The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-24
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The gold reserve has been yanked
down to 500, 775, Oo6.
1t has not been decided yet how
many lives were lost on the State of
Missouri
The permanent fund of the Smith
sonian institution amounts to nearly
81, 900. 600
A movement is on foot for estab-
fishing at Excelsior Springs a Nation
al Printers home.
Rival arbitration bills of Attorney
General Olney and Commissioners
Wright may cause much debate.
The Kansas State Editorial associa-
ton was entertained by Lawrence
people. The mem bers viii visit New
Orleans next month.
Senator Dolph failed of election in
the joint session of the Oregon 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 choice, 20.
The Augusta, Ga, Evening Chronicle,
United s tates Senator Patrick WaIsh's
paper, has suspended publication,
after an existence OF six weeks.
The miners employed at the Scott
mines in Pennsylvania have accepted
a reduction to So 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
signed Liza bilities $48, 1000; assets
bout the same. The firm had been
in business forty years.
Senator Squire has introduced
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 a large crowd. The
building will cost $500, 600
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 Eliza bethtOwn, KY.
In Chicago there was much rejoic-
ing on the board of trade when it was
announced that Senator Washburn of
Minnesota, the anti-OptIOniSt, had
been defeated for re- election.
The California assem- bly, by a vote
of 67 to has adopted resolution de-
handing that congress defeat any re-
funding scheme for the Pacific rail
raads and demanding the foreclosure
| of the government mortgages agains t
the railroad.
In Albany, N. Y, while responding
| to an alarm of fire the driver and
| ladderman were thrown from truck
No. 1. The driver, Robert F. Gilmer,
was killed. and the ladderman, John
Kinary, will die.
Senator Berry's bill makes it com
| pulsory on all roads in the Indian
territory to carry passengers on local
! freight trains, and provides penalty
of $50 for each day any road shall fail
| or refuse to do SO.
Secretary Gresham has submitted
| to congress an estimate for an apprO-
priation of So. 900 for the execution of
the obligations of the United States
and the protection of its interests and
| property in the Samoan islands
The senate committee on foreign
relations has authorized a favora BILE
report on Senator Morgan's amend
ment to the naval appropriation bill
making an appropria ton of $40. 900
for dredging the Pearl Harbor (Ha-
waii) bar.
The house committee on election of
president, and vice president has
agreed to report joint resolution
| amending the constitution so as to
provide that the president shall be
/ eligible to service for but one term
| There was no dissen ting vote.
Twelve carloads of supplies arrived
in Lincoln from Georgia and were
promptly distributed to various poin is
in Southwestern Nebraska Eighteen
carloads of provisions from New
Orleans and two from South Carolina
are reported on the way
In Chattanooga the plant of the
| Tennessee River Compress company,
occupying two acres of ground in the
| midst of network of railroad tracks,
was almost totally destroyed by fire,
| together with 1900 bales of cotton.
The total loss is about $50. 900 and is
! well covered by insurance
! United States Consul CNeil at
Stockholm, Sweden. reports to the
state department that a bill was
passed by the Swedish government
| on the eth instant raising the duty OIL
| grain and -four to the following rates
Ali kinds of grain per 200 pounds, g.
cents; malt, Sl-7O; -four. sta
The secretary of the interior ha:
issued a requisition on the secretary
of the treasury for S12,575, 900 for the
| quarterly payment of pensions, 81
follows: Topeka, Kan, $4,000, 900;
| Indianapolis. Ind, s., 700, 900; Phila-
delphia, 81, S25, 900; Knoxville, Tenn.
81. 500, 900: New York city, 81 ESQ, 0c0
and Louisville, Ky, 81, 200, 600