The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-15
BRIEFS BY WIRE.

The thirty fourth ballot was taken
for United States senator in Idaho
without change.
The forty third ballot taken for
United States senator in the Della
ware legislature showed no change.
In the New York Assem- bly, there
was introduced bill to prohibit the
formation of pools, trusts and COM
bines.
The heaviest fall of snow ever
known in San Antonio, Texas, is on
the ground there. It is over six inches
deep and still falling.
viii Norton, the Yale man who
coached the Reliance foot ball eleven
of Oakland. Cal, in 1s93-94, has been
found murdered in Florida.
In Newton, Kan, Pat Hickman shot
and killed Thomas Williams of that
place. Both were colored. Domestic
troubles caused the tragedy.
Fred Washaussen, first violinist of
the wang" orchestra, now play ing
at Kansas City, is confined in cell
at police headquarters. insane.
The bodies of two boys were found
along the Pennsylvania railroad at a
point in Westmoreland county, Penn
sylvania. They were frozen to death.
4udSGCI SOnuC11N has rs
sued an address in Brooklyn, n. Y,
denying that the trolly strike had
been declared off and exhorting strik-
ers not to go back to work.
In the Illinois senate bill to define
and provide a penalty for the Grim e
of train robbery has been introduced.
The penalty provided in the bill is
death or confinement for not less than
ten years in the penitentiary.
A tremendous explosion OF powder
and gas, caused by an overcharge ed
blast, occurred in the coal mine at
Odin, Ill. No one was killed outright,
but several were seriously injured,
and number quite badly hurt.
President Lewis of the Brooklyn
Heights railroad says that about zoo
of the strikers called on him and
asked to be taken back. He said he
would take them back as fast as he
could make places for them, which
would be in short time.
Julesburg, Col, reports: Extreme
weather has been recorded for TWEEN
ty-six days last past, the thermome-
ter ranging from 10 to 80 degrees be-
low zero during the recent blizzard.
Millions of snow birds and rabbits
have been frozen to death.
ished on the ranges of Colorado in
consequence of the cold. and it is
feared the loss will be heavy unless a
| change takes place soon. Many set
tiers in Eastern Colorado are suffer
ing from cold and hunger.
Three men have met death in the
| past few days on the strip of land
| added to Burt county, Nebraska, by
the accretion on the Missouri river,
and the murderer cannot be punished
since neither Nebraska nor Iowa
claim jurisdiction over the disputed
territory.
The public school building at La
mont, Iowa, was totally destroyed by
IRE while school was in session The
fire caught from the furnace. Alfred
Brown, one of the pupils, was fatally
injured and Clarence Lake, another
| pupil, had his leg broken. Loss or
building, $4,000.
In New York George F. Slossor
and Charles Hammacher manager
for Maurice DAILY, whose billiard hail.
were raided on Sunday, February 8
were found guilty and fined $40 each
in the court of special sessions. Jus
tees Hogan, Meade and Rayn de
cided the billiard halls were public
places.
It is reported that Contractor Davi.
Paige, who left the United States
few years ago to escape the con
Huntington's name for over 5000, 900
and who is now in South America
intends to return home. PAIGE
friends have taken up nearly all tn,
forged paper.
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