The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Ex-United States Senator Lewis of
Virginia, is dead.
The Superior National bank at West
Superior, Wis, has suspended.
Tennessee" King is suspected of the
McAfee murder at Lincoln, Ill.
Henry Bradshaw killed his wife and
committed suicide near Paris, Texas.
Major o. P Fowler, a former Mis-
sourian, disappeared from Perry, Ok.
The Duke of Sake Coburg and Gotha
will resign his duchy in favor of his
son.
A National silver party may be or
gained at convention to be held in
St. Louis.
Any soldier in the German army who
advocates socialism will be court
martialed.
keepers were fined $50 apiece for sell
ing liquor.
Rosario Gardeno, the seventh victim
of the Italian Malta murderers, died at
New Orleans.
At MADEIRA, Cal, sixty men lynched
Victor Adams, who shot and killed
Justice Baker.
Ex-President Harrison made patri-
otto speech at 6ag-pOle raising at
Old Forge, N. Y.
Lucius Lusk Stone, United States
marshal for the southern district of In
dian territory, is dead.
The empress of Germany has not re-
covered from the sickness caused by
her exertions at Kiel.
An attempt will be made to estab-
lish a line of steamphips between New
Orleans and California.
The North Canadian river is out of
its banks, and has flooded FL Reno
valley several feet deep.
The St. Louis Democratic primaries
resulted in the election of a full dele
cation of free silver men.
j. w. Reinhart, formerly of the Santa
Fe, has accepted the presidency of the
Chesapeake and Western railroad.
Louisiana sugar planters are trying
to secure a reversal OF Comptroller
BOwler's order in the bounty case.
The results of Democratic county
conventions throughout Iowa, Indicate
a victory for the "sound money"
forces.
Luther Mendenhall, the richest man
in Duluth, and president of the First
National bank, has been sued for
divorce.
Statistics indicate that this years
production of gold will be greater by
several millions than that of any
former year.
James G. Pilling, well-known
throughout the country as an expert
on Indian languages and mythology,
died at Washington.
Abe Rothschild, one of the most
notorious diamond swindlers and con-
fdence men in the country, is locked
up at Huntsville, Mo
Judge A. c. Pattee of Salina, Kan,
has purchased the Junction City Trib-
une, ex-Congressman Davis paper. It
will advocate POpulist politics.
There is talk of calling a special ses-
sion of the Montana legislature to de-
feat the possible consolidation of the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
The store of the Newoka Trading
company at Newoka, 1. T., was looted
by the Christian brothers and other
outlaws. They got away with about
$500 worth of valuables.
Felix Murray, railway mail clerk
running out of Omaha for thirteen
years, has been arrested, charged with
pilfering money from the mails. He
is alleged to have stolen SIS, O00
The Nebraska supreme court will be
called upon to untangle the Omaha
A. P. A. and police and fireboard
middle, which threatens Omaha with
two police and fire departments
The last step in the retirement of
Archbishop Kendrick was taken at St.
Louis when Judge Russell Invested the
aged prelate from his property rights
and conveyed them to Archbishop
/ Kahn.
The Oklahoma supreme court has
! decided that divorces obtained in the
! probate court are illegal Hundreds
! of Eastern people who have been
! granted such divorces, will be COM
! PEELED to have their cases retired in the
district courts