The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-19
BRIEFS BY WIRE.

Another bond issue may be looked
| for shortly.
The st. Joseph Republican has sus-
pended publication.
Joe Quinn murdered his wife and
then took strychnine near Dalton, Ga.
John T. Waterhouse, millionaire
and the oldest merchant in Honolulu,
is dead.
In Boise, Idaho, the senatorial bal
lot Friday resulted: Sweet. 20; Shoup,
Is; necessary to a choice, 2s.
Joseph Nance was killed by his
son-in law. Jesse Sewer, at Cowden,
Ill, the result of a family row.
The Bankers Loan and Investment
company of New York with half a
million liabilities has gone to the
| wall.
Congressman Linton of Michigan
| proposes a sixteenth amendment to
the constitution prohibiting sectarian
| schools.
Camden, N. J., will soon have one
| of the largest sugar retneries in the
country. The plant will cost nearly
| $4,000, 900.
Shaft No. 1 of the Spring Valley,
Ill, mine is again on fire, the miners
having been driven from the shaft by
the smoke and flames.
AS a result of Nat Goodwin's jam
! boree at Dallas and Fort Worth, Tex,
| Miss Ella Winthrop and two others of
the company were discharged
w. B. Winzenred, produce and COM
mission merchant of Atchison, Kan,
has failed Attachments and mort
| cages were filed to the amount of
81, 900.
At Dutch Flat, Cal, sixty hours of
continuous showing has left five feet
on the level. The roofs of houses
have been cleared of snow to prevent
crushing.
Sam G. Hotaling, near Paramount,
Mimi, shot and killed his wife's
father and motheriand his wife and
was afterward shot by posse which
pursued him.
The American Slate Blackboard as
ISOLATION was organized at Bethlehem,
Pa, with 500, 600 capital All of the
twenty two manufacturers of the
country are members.
William Waldorf Astor has made a
contribution of 5000 to the New
York police pension fund for services
rendered at the funeral of his wife
there a few days since.
Solomon Packer, the wealthy pawn
broker of West Superior, Wis, who
disappeared in a mysterious manner
from Superior, October 81, is heard
from in South Africa.
Edgewood, the former home of
Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, and
until Friday the property of his
daughter Mrs. Kate Chase, was sold
sold at mortgagee's sale.
Stockholders of the Bankers Loan
and Investment company of New
10 - liz,
misrepresentation and bad investments
of Galen H. Coon, secretary of the
company.
The cash balance in the treasury
Friday was Sl51, 619, 1851; gold reserve,
S75,7121 1876, less engagements yester-
day and to-day amounting to 81, 4OO,-
900, which makes the true amount of
gold reserve ST., 3I2, 1875.
Fifteen hundred men, employees of
the Aetna Standard iron works at
Aetnaville, Ohio, will probably have
to remain idle, as the company will
not accept the malgamated associa-
ton scale on tin plates and will close
down the mill indefinitely.
More opposition was developed In
| the executive session toward the Jap
anese treaty than had been expected
| by its friends, the distinguishing fea-
ture of the session being the display
of criticism from unexpected sources,
via senators from the Pacific coast.
Robbers broke into the postofice at
Greencastle, Mo-, blew open the safe
and secured some stamps and regis
tered packages. Then they stole a
hand car from the section house and
rode about eighteen miles and threw
the car from the track and walked
into Kirksville e.
Rollin McNama, a member of the
Elliott & McNama firm, of Mexico,
Mo-, which failed, has left
the country and taken his wife
! with him. 1t is reported that he has
his pockets full of money. There are
many thousand dollars which the firm
has handled recently that cannot be
accounted for.
Call up Phone 153 and have our wagon
call for your bundle.
TOPEKA STEAM LAUNDRY.