The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-01-26
TELEoRAPHIC NEWS IN BRIEF

The gold reserve has been yanlSed
down to SOC, 77j,O06
1t has not been decided yet how
many lives were lost on the state OF
Missouri
The permanent fund of the Smith
sonan institution amounts TO nearly
81 600, 900
A movement is on foot for estab-
fishing at Excelsior Springs a Nation
al Printers home.
Rival arbitration bills of Attorney
General Olney and Commissioner
Wright may cause much debate.
The Kansas State Editorial associa-
tion was entertained by Lawrence
people. The members VIII visit New
Orleans next month.
Senator Dolph failed of election in
the Joint session of the Ore gon legis
lature, receiving only forty four votes,
two short of a majority.
In the Idaho legislature for senator
Wednesday Sweet lost two and Shoup
gained Result-Sweet, 10; Shoup,
Is; necessary TO cho ce, %.
The Augusta, Ga. Evening Chronicle,
United States Senator Patrick Nalsh's
paper, has suspended publication,
after an existence of six weeks.
/ The miners employed at the Scott
mines in Pennsylvania have accepted
reduction to - cents per ton, with
the provision that the company's store
Is to be abolished.
In Louisville, Ky, Kimbell Bros.
contractors and builders, have as
signeo. Liabilities, $4,000; assets
about the same. The firm had been
in business forty years.
Senator Squire has introduced a
substitute for the free coal bill sent
to the senate by the house last session
a bill levying an internal revenue tax
of So per barrel on beer.
The corner stone of new Masonic
temple was laid in Detroit, Mich, by
the grand master of the state, in the
presence of large crowd. The
building will cost $500, 900
Friends of Mrs Ben Hardin Helm
are making earnest efforts to prevent
the confirmation of Mr.. Joplin, who
was appointed to succeed her as post
master at Elizabethtown, Ky.
In Chicago there was much re joic-
ing on the board of trade when it was
announced that Senator Washburn of
Minnesota, the anti-optlonist, mad
been defeated for re- election.
The California assembly by vote
of G7 to 9 has adopted a resolution de.
} manding that congress defeat any re
funding scheme for the Pacific rail
roads and demanding the foreclosur G
of the government mortgages agains'
the railroad,
In Albany, n. Y, while responding
TO an alarm of fire the driver and
laddcrman were thrown from truck
No /. The driver, Robert f. Gilmer,
was killed, and the ladderman, Johr
Kinary, will die.
Senator Berry's bill makes il com
pulsory on all roads in the lndiar
territory to carry passengers on loca
freight trains and provides penalty
of $50 for each day any road shall fai
CT refuse TO do so.
Secretary Gresham has submitted
TO congress an estimate for an appro
priation of SO, 900 for the execution o
the obligations of the United State
and the protection of its interests anC
property in the Samoan islands.
The senate committee on foreign
relations has authorized a favorable
report on Senator Morgan's amend
ment TO the naval appropriation bIl
making an appropriation of Sl1O,0o
for dredging the Pearl Harbor (Ha
waii) bar,
The house committee on election o
president and vice president ha
agreed to report a joint resolution
amending the constitution SO as t.
provide that the president shall b.
eligible to service for but one term
, There was no dissenting vnta-.