The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-16
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Arkansas house elected Hon John C.
Colquitt speaker.
The Massachusetts senate re- elected
Senator Hoar by vote of "a against
John E. Russell with vote of 4.
Democratic mem ers of the Texas
legislature have agreed on Horace
Chiffon for United States senator.
The postoffice department has de-
clded not to change the name of APP
pomattox Court House to Surrender.
The New Hampshire legislature has
ratified the Republican nomination of
William E. Chandler for United States
senator.
The citizens of Lathrop, Mo-, and
vicinity sent car of provisions and
clothing to the needy of Western
Nebraska
A braham Mckinney, a Kansas ter
ritorial pioneer and one of the oldest
and best known citizens of Emporia,
died of pnue monia.
Robert Jacks, clothler at Wichita,
failed with Liabilities of about $50 o0o
already heard from. He had bee IN
business for twenty three years.
In Raleigh, n. c., Marion Butler
was unanimously nominated by the
Populist caucus t o succeed General
Ransom as United States senator.
Miss Laura Ducher of New Castle,
Neb., and Clyde Ewes of Vermillion,
s. D., Skated into an air hole a nd were
drowned. The bodies were recovered.
John Murray Mitchell as served
notice of contest by mail on Con-
gressman-elect James J. Walsh. his
opponent in the Eighth New York
district.
While crossing the Mississippi river
on the ice at Hardin, Ill, MISS Ida
Trembling and Miss Mollie Rodgers
broke through the ice and were
drowned.
w. K. Ris1ey. who killed Garrett
Wright in Ozark county, Missouri, has
been committed to jail without bail.
He was brought to West Plains for
safe keeping.
Secretary Carlisle is changing the
. features of his old currency bill and
adding new features in an effort to
construct a measure on which his
party can agree.
At a meeting of the senior class of
the Yale scientific departments it
was voted to adopt the custom Of the
academic seniors and have a ella SIS day
and also wear caps and gowns.
In Austin Hon. Charles Culberson
was inaugurated governor of Texas
in the presence of several thousand
people who thronged the spacious
hall Of representatives and the gal
3eries.
John Brockway, a Morgan county.
Missouri man, held upon charge of
forgery in the Saline county Jail, tried
to end his life by taking Rough on
Rats. His condition was discovered
before it was too late.
The Republican caucus committee
of the Minnesota Legislature Tuesday
afternoon decided to hold the sena-
tor al caucus Friday evening at S
o'clock. There is but little change in
the situation and predictions are un-
certain.
United States Senator Mcmillan
was reelected by the Michigan legis-
lature in joint session, receiving an
unanimous vote. Julius G. Burrows
received all the votes for the short
term senator except that of Donovan
of Bay, Democrat.
The restitution among the people
of St. Johns, n. S, is dreadful The
relief Office and soup kitchens are
surrounded by hundreds of persons.
The officials are not giving relief to
able bodied men, although they need
it as much as others.
Both houses of the Montana legis-
lature balloted separately for United
States senators. The Repu blican
caucus nominees, Lee Mantle for the
short term and Thomas Fl. Carter for
the long term, received the solid Re-
publican vote in both houses and their
election will be ratified in joint as
| sembly.
The federal grand jury at Omaha
returned an indictment against r. c.
Outcalt, cashier of the broken Capital
national bank of Lincoln, charging
him with classifying books of the
banks. This is the bank in which the
state lost 1926, 900 and President
Mosher is now serving a sentence of
| five years for looting.
! A vote for United States senator to
| succeed Senator Wolcott was taken in
| the Colorado legislature. In the
! house forty-one votes were given for
! Wolcott, Republican, and twenty
| three for Congressman Pence, Popu-
| list. In the senate Wolcott received
/ sixteen votes; Thomas NJ. Patterson.
| Populist, sixteen and Charles S.
| Thomas, Democrat, two.
The Tennessee house of represents
| Democratic resolution providing for
the postponen en- of the opening and
publishing OF the vote for governor
until au investigation could be made
of charges of fraud in election. The
| resolution was adopted by the senate
| several days ago. Populists voted
| withs the Republicans in the house.
| The post office department. will in 3
| short time issue circulars to express
companies warning them against car
| rying m after in envelopes without q
stamp, as it is frst-class matter. and
| Accord ng to the law should not be
! transported unless inclosed in
stamped envelope This action will
be taken to prevent express com
panies from carrying lottery adver.
l tisements.