The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
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Opponents to the Teller Indian bill
are working for its defeat.
John Dunbar was shot dead at New
kirk, Ok, while stealing chickens.
Fire at Aurora, Mo-, destr Dyed the
new Mercantile block. Loss $40, OOO
The loss 60 the Florida orange crop
by the storm is estimated at $40, OoO,.
o6o
At Belleville. Ill, Annie Kahn was
sentenced to hang for killing her hus-
band.
At Richburg, KY, Henry benson
was murdered by his stepson, Jean
Burke.
Experiments are being made in ST.
Louis with anti toxine as cure for
small pOx.
Most of the present week in the
senate will be devoted to the appro-
priation bills
Two miners were blown to atoms
at Palmyra. Ohio, by an explosion of
giant powder.
Henry T. Hinton was acquitted of
the murder of DIR. w. Fl. Houghton at
Benton City, Mo.
Colonel Cody Bourne aged 90, was
married to Rose Brown, aged 16, at
Lawrenceburg. KY.
The president signed the bill Great
ing a new federal jngeship for the
new Chicago district.
Ireland has experienced great snow
storms. Snow in Dublin is three
feet deep on the level.
The mystery surrounding the muir
der of the Tucker family, near Ard
more, is still unraveled.
Elk Congressman Wade of Missouri
is making a canvass for sergeant at
arms of the next congress.
Judge o. M. Spencer, of st. Joseph,
Mo-, and Miss katherine Turner of
Columbia will be married March 5.
That Governor Mckinley aspires to
the United States senatorsnip from
Ohio is political gossip in that state.
An organized gang of freig hit car
thieves has been broken up in St.
Joseph and five of the men arr este d..
There seems to be no show for
legis alton to carry out Mr.. Cleve-
lands recommendations for gold
bonds
A bill was introduced in the Arkan-
sas legislature prohi biting the manu-
facture and sale of liquor in r.
kansas.
A dispatch from Shanghai sa Us that
the Chinese have a total of IT'S, GOO
troops in Manchuria opposed to so, 00O
Japanese.
Miss Jennie Hughes put gasoline
instead of petroleum on wood in a
stove and was fatally burned al
Sedalia, Mo.
1t is not beyond the bounds OF
probability that 'Senat tor PETER will
| be call d to preside over the senate
as president pro tenn.
In Pensacola, Fla, TIE mple Bethel
! the Jewish synagogue, was destroyed
by fire. The organ and altar and
ornaments were saved.
The Blackwell mail coach was held
up and robbed near Newkirk, Ok, by
two men. One ma med Johnson was
killed and the other captured.
Policemen Healy and Moran of Chi
cago have been given fourteen years
in the pententiary for killing {
Swede who refused to treat them tt
whisky.
The Kansas supre mecourt has de
| clared unconstitutional the law under
which western counties had been pay
ing bounties for the killing of wolves
rabbits and gophers.
At Louisville. KY, fire completely
Quilted the Crescent tobacco ware
house and Meyer, Bridge & Co. ::
woodenware esta blishment. Abou
$50 hogshead of tobacco were burned
The total loss is estimated at SITS, OCO
An agricultural bulletin says farm
animals in the United States are
worth nearly So, 900 600. 600: there arr
IS. OoO 600 horses. 800, 600 mules, so.
| 600, 900 cattle, including 10000, 00'
milch cows; AZ. 600. 600 sheep and "A.
600, 600 hogs
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