The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22

brelia fixed after many weeks of floods.
Dean Millspaugh will be consecrated
as bishop in Topeka some time In Sep
TENDER. The exact date has not been
fixed.
The attendance at the Sunday concert
by Marshalrs band yesterday was not
large, although the music was exception
ally fine.
Yesterday mornings Chicago Times
Herald contains two columns about and
portrait of Col Thomas Moonlight of
Kansas
Minnie BIaddern Fiske has returned
'The Queen OF LIARS" in Topeka next
winter.
Mr.. W. H. Simpson of the Santa Fe
advertising department, who has his
headquarters in Chicago, was in Topeka
Saturday.
Yesterday was "Woman's Day" at the
First Christian church. Mrs. Harlan of
Atchison made an address at the morn
ing service.
81 wouldn't read anything about
that old silver debate" says a Topeka
girl. II think it's just too Horr-id."
[Applause.]
Fannie Page, who signs her name
"Her X mark" wants a divorce from
Ewing Page. alleging cruelty and fail
ure to support
Several society young men were going
to whip a policeman on Kansas avenue
late Saturday night, but the officer talked
them out of the notion.
Fred. J. Close now has his political
residence in Shawnee county and has
been made a member of the POpulist
county central committee.
A
D. Hubbard of the New Process steam
laundry to Issue $500 of receivers certi-
| fcates to pay the employees in full to
date.
Rev. W. B. Hutchinson says his first
experience in the pulpit was when he
was small boy and played hide and
seek in a deserted Presbyterian church
in Canada.
The Gospel Union summer bible school,
under the direction of George S. Fisher,
formerly state secretary of the Y. M. c.
| A, is to be held at Bismarck Grove Au-
gust 10 TO %.
If Telegraph Operator Frank Rogers
who killed himself Saturday, had been
compelled to receive the Harvey Horn
debate, his act would be more generally
| understood.
On the old Commonwealth building ap-
pears the sign."E. II. Snow, state printer"
| and on East Eighth street is another sign,
81 K. Hudson, state printer" Somebody
| is mistaken.
Several Topeka men who in a rash
moment last spring had their mustaches
shaved off are now being abused by their
! friends while trying to coax new ones
into existence.
1t appears now that Band Director
Marshall really did have good induce
ments to move to Ogden or to Denver,
| but Topeka people are glad he has con-
Guided to stay here.
An old house on Fillmore between
Ninth and Tenth street, one of the oldest
land marks in Topeka, is being torn
down. A famous Indian chief is said to
have died in this house.
Scott Kelsey, the Republican candi-
date for county commissioner, is an &C
tive member of the Shawnee County
Horticultural society, which will meet at
his house, near Oakland, Wednesday,
July 81.
The chief of police has received a
letter from Iowa stating that if Faro
is wanted at Topeka he can be had for
| the asking. He is working miracles
among the Hawkeyes under an assumed
/ name.
Mr. Jennings of the weather bureau
| receives SONS Oh his aQVlC6S through tD6
| postofice. His informers are probably
unaware that they are liable to arrest for
sending threatening" lett ers through
the mails.
David Overmeyer has filed his report
as special ID faster in the Black Bob Indian
land cases. He decides that the land
purchases made by Ex-Governor Thomas
Carney and Judge William r Wagstaf
were not fraudulent
Agpecial to the JOURNAL from Wichita
says that the sun rose at Wichita this
morning at the usual time notwithstand-
ing the threats of the jointists An
effort will be made however to keep il
from setting this evening.
The Populist county central committee
held a meeting Saturday afternoon and
decided to put a straight county ticket in
the field this fall. A convention to nom
mate the county ticket has been called
for September IA The primaries will
be held September Z.
A morning paper foolishly started the
report that the ladies who managed the
Scranton miners benefit entertainment
cleared Just two cents. The facts are the
net receipts in cash were ninety-twO dol
lars and the money was sent to the mayor
of Scranton. The expenses of the en-
tertainment were only three dollars.
HEAVY REINFORCEMENTS.
Spain Feels Necessity of Sending 10000