The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-06
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BRIEFS BY WIRE.
The new cruiser Olympia was
placed in commission at Mare island
navy yard.
In Pittsburg two persons were
burned to death and another proba-
bly, fatally injured.
A bill was introduced in the Ar
kansas legislature prov iding for
railroad commission.
Tuesdays statement of the condi-
ton of the treasury shows: Avail liable
cash balance, $143, AIS, 632; gold re-
serve, $42, 754, 642.
Senator Brice says he thinks the
government would sell its Union Pa
cif1c railroad debt for SIS. 900, 600.
A combine of Southern pine lumber
men has been formed. 1t will include
most of the Southern states.
Mexican authorities have seized
herds of American cattle in Lower
California, and have put several
owners in jail.
The house judiciary committee has
voted to favorably report the senate
bill for an additional United States
judge for tn Ninth judicial circuit.
In Sioux City. Iowa, ex-County At
torney 7. F. Bevington was acquitted
of the charge of conspiracy in the
county boodling cases. The states
principal witness failed to appear.
Wilhert Irwin, superintendent of
the Texas Midland railroad, fell from
Inbound train about eight miles
from Terrell, Texas, and was killed.
The report sent out from Atlantic
City to the effect that w. Il. Fenton,
| his wife and three children had been
~ s.
| roneOus-
! congress an abstract showing the
militia force of the country by states
and territories. The entire force is
placed at 116, s99.
The runners and drivers of the
Lehigh Valley Coal company at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, to the mum Der of
900, returned to work. The company
| granted nearly all the demands of the
strikers.
The house committee on elections
has decided the contest of Belknap
again t Richardson of the Fifth Mich
! igan district in favor of Richardson,
tn sitting member.
The senate has modified its former
action on the Japanese treaty to the
| extent of inserting a provision which
will render it impossible to abrogate
the treaty before it goes into effect.
Senator Ledgerwood has introduced
| in the Tennessee senate a bill repeal
! ing the separate coach lava law re-
| curing railroads to provide separate
coaches for white and colored passen-
gers.
The power of removal bill for New
! York has passed the senate, all the
! Repu blicans and one Democrat voting
for it. 1t had previously passed the
house and now goes to the governor
for his signature.
In Pittsburg, Pa, the tin plate mill
of the Oliver Iron and Steel company
has started up. The Amalgamated
association scale has been signed and
the mill will run under union rules.
Five hundred men are given employ
ment by the resumption.
President Cleveland has vetoed the
bill apprOpriating S136 for the relief
of Fl. w. Mcconnell, postmaster at
Jacksboro, Texas. The veto is based
on an error in the name, which should
be P. P Mcconnell, and also on the
fact that the amount appropriated is
too large by S42.
The jury in the case of Octave Des-
FORCES, the Doodle councilman of
New Orleans, who was charged with
! endeavoring to prevent a witness
from testifying. after being out half
an hour, returned verdict of guilty
The penalty is not less than one year
and not more than five in the peniten-
tiary.
New York racing associations are
having bill prepared to present to
the legislature which shall simply
1egalize racing. If it passes there
will speedily follow the introduction
of concurrent resolution to amend
the constitution so as to nullify the
anti-gambling amendment so far as it
relates to betting on the race track.