The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-12
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Indications are that the pooling bill
will be killed by senators.
Nine prisoners escaped from the
Athens county, Ohio, jail.
1t requires 1877 employees to attend
tbs wants of forty Kansas senators.
The United States' expense in the
Samoan government so far has been
$71.46
Mckinley will speak in Albany this
evening at the ce1e bratlon of Lin
coins birthday.
In Rockford. ILL.,, Frank Burnam's
dry goods store was damaged $50, QUO
by fire; insured.
A Fort Scott man narrowly es-
capped death by poisoning. Strych-
nine in mis- beans.
At Birmingham, Ala, Young Stovall,
who assasinated Wiley Jordan, starved
himself to death in jail.
Hon. A. R. Greene, of Leeompton,
has been appointed Congressman
Blues private secretary.
Two masked men held up the oper-
ator at Falls City, Neb., and robbed
the Missorni Pacific safes.
The Age Herald of Birmingham,
Ala, the only morning paper, was
sold at receivers sale for $4,000.
Minister Arriaga of Guatemala says
Mexico has reduced her indemnify
claim to an amount satisfactory to
Guatemala.
R. M. Thomas of Plattsburg, Mo-,
has been made assistant superintend-
ent of the Chicago Division railway
mail service.
The st. Joseph union depot, de-
stroyed by the FIRE of Saturday night
will be rebuilt on a more pretentious
scale than ever.
Mondays statement of the con-
dition of the treasury shows: Avail
able cash balance, $142, 412, OO7; gold
reserve, Sal, 3y3, 212.
Dr. Louis Klopsch, the .philanthro-
pist, says that the number of famine
sufferers in the West is much greater
than has been reported.
Theo. Rigg died near Leavenworth,
Kan, leaving 500 to little nephe W
in Indiana, saying that he. had years
ago defrauded the boys mother out
of it.
Carl Hoffman of Grand Island, Neb.
who lost his wife and child on the ill
fated Elbe, arrived on the Umbria
in New York and threatens to sue the
North German Lloyd company.
Congressman Dockery has received
a 500 contribu ton to the conscience
fund of the government from some
unknown, whose conscience would
not let him keep it any longer.
A Wall street news agency learns
that the Morgan syndicate asked Sec
rotary Carlisle Monday if payne Mt
would be made at once on the bonds
so as to save interest, which would
| otherwise accrue. Secretary Carlisle
answered that this could be done.
In Newark, n. J., Joseph Courier
shot his wife as she lay asleep with
| her child in their home. Two shots
were fred, one bullet entering the
woman's intestines. After the shoot
! ing Courier cut his own throat with a
razor, but the wound is not regarded
as dangerous.
The sunny South woke up Monday
morning to find herself covered with
| heavy blanket of snow. Snow be-
| gan falling at 1890 and continued al
| intervals until daylight. 1t is three
and one-ha1f inches deep on the
level Street car traffic is practically
abandoned for the time.
Mrs. Ada NJ Smith has begun sui
! for $4,000 damages against B. A.
| Hayes. w. c. Hayes, r. C. Hayes
Scott r. Hayes and Fanny Hayes, the
sons and daughter of the late ex
President r. B. Hayes, for permanen
injuries claimed to have been received
fierce dog owned by the Hayes
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