The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-12
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Armenlans are preparing an address
to Mr.. Gladstone.
Cesar Cantu the Italian historian, il
dead, aged 81 years.
At Chicago James Temple, the
veteran abolitionist, died aged TO-
Negotiations for a federation OF
New Foundland and Canada are in
progress
The steamship Umbria brought for
the account of the bond syndicate
a2so. 600 in gold Monday.
In Dover, Del, the sixty ninth bal
lot for United States senator was
taken Monday. It resulted: Higgins,
6; Addicks, 6; Massey, 4; Wolcott, 6;
Tunnel, 8.
The steamship Lucania, now on her
way to New York, has 9233, 900 gold
coin consigned to August Belmont &
Co. of the bond syndicate.
The BARRIERS National association
is in session in Pittsburg. About
fifty delegates representing all Sec
tions of the country are present.
John Faye, an old fisherman, who
lived three miles from Nashville, was
killed by Allen Albrook, a 19-year- old
boy, who made his escape from the
Tennessee Industrial school. AL
brook surrendered to the police
The Birmingham, Ala, Age-Herald
has been resold to w. P. Carney, rep
resenting Frank P. O'Brien, for S23,-
$40. Five thousand dollars forfeiture
was required before any bids could
be made.
A whale about seventy five feet in
length and evidently an old settler,
was killed off Nahant, Mass, by a
picked crew of experienced men from
Nahant.
Among the passengers who arrived
on the Cunard steamer Umb at
New York Monday was General NJ .
Barrios, the special envoy sent to
Great Britain from Mica ragua to ad-
just the differences betw cen the two
countries.
At Shreveport, La, Charles Cham
bers was shot and killed by L. A.
Daughtrey. The difficulty grew out
of business transaction. Mr.. Cham
bers was well and favorabIy known
throughout the South.
Assistant Postmaster Gaylor has
collected some statistics with regard
to dead letters in the New York post
office. He finds that in a quarter an
average of 1000 dead letters sent
by correspondents in the United
States accumulated in the New York
postotice.
A meeting of strong syndicate Of
Western Michigan lumber men is
being held in Muskegon to plan for
| some gigantic lum Der operations, the
first step of which will be the pur-
chase of several thousand acres of
pine lands on Georgian Bay, Ont, the
logs to be towed to Muskegon for
saving.
In accordance with resolution
adopted by the Colorado senate Sena.
| tors Fulton, Armstrong and Carley
were appointed a committee to in
vestigate the charge of blacklisting
| by the railroad companies of mem
| bers of the American Railway union
and others who participated in the
strike last year.
! Postmaster General Bisse11 has un-
der advisement a new design OF
money order which will give more
| facility in handling it and in sepa-
rating the coupon from the money
order. 1t is more nearly to the size
of the ordinary bank check, and this
fact it is thought should increase its
| use.
Professor c. A. sColyar of the Inter
| national exposition of Atlanta is in
| Washington consulting with DR.. Day
of the geological survey regarding
the interior department exhibit al
Atlanta. DR.. Day assured Secre tary
Smith that the exhi bit of the depart
ment would be rapidly pushed Tor
ward.
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