The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-18
BRIEFS BY WIRE.

General Wei has been beheaded in
Pekin for cowardice.
General Stiles, a prominent soldier
from Indiana during the rebellion, is
dead at Chicago.
William Z. Vanderbilt has sailed
for Europe and will let his wife get
divorce by default.
The Nebraska house has tabled, by
vote of 81 to %, a resolution calling
for the free coinage of silver.
In the Idaho legislature the ballot
for senator Thursday showed no
change-Sweet, 21; Shoup, Is.
The secretary of the treasury has
requested the resignation of the col
lector of customs at es DMoines, Iowa.
Hon. Senator Tasse, Canadian com
missioner to the Chicago Worlds
fair, and an ex-member of parliament,
died after a long illness.
The naval appropriation bill pro-
vides for building three more battle
ships at cost of 81, 1000, 600 each and
a number of torpedo boats.
Hon. Patrick Hammill, member of
the Forty-tirst congress, died at his
home in Oakland, Md. He was 20
years of age and had been in feeble
health for several years.
In the Idaho house a resolution to
su bmit the woman's suffrage amend
ment to the voters at the next gen
eral election passed. It will be signed
at once by the governor.
The Delaware house and senate
adopted joint resolution denouncing
the report that the governor of the
state could neither read nor write,
and therefore had sent in no message.
The interior departm ent has 60
proved representative Brodericl1s bill
to sell surplus lands on Indian reser-
walton of Pottawatomie and Kickapoo
Indians in Jackson and Brown coun-
ties, Kas-
The house territories committee
has agreed to report a bill to regulate
| the liquor traffic in Alaska. The eff
feet of the measure will be to restrict
the traffic and confine the issue of
license to white people.
A bill making it penitentiary of
Tense to SOW johnson grass in Texas
has been introduced in the legisla-
ture of that state, and it is apt to
pass. Johnson grass has and is ruin
ing hundreds of farms in Texas.
Secretary Gresham has called upon
Chairman Sayers of the house appro-
priation committee to urge that pro-
vision be made to carry out his rec
ommendation for payments aggre-
| eating $425, 900 on account of the
claims incurred under the Behring sea
agreement
The Catholic university of America
at Washington is in favor now with
gifts and requests. Besides $50, 900
| given by Joseph Baingan, the univer-
sity has received by beQuest of Mrs.
Selinda Whitford of that city $50, 900
for the endowment of a chair in the
| department of law.
According to United States Consul
| German at Matamoras the production
of cotton in Mexico is decreasing in
consequence of drought during the
last few years and the appearance of
called ''poplote" SHARP shoouer),
which is very destructive to the bolls.
In Scranton, Pa, the South steel
mill of the Lackawanna Iron and
Steel company has resumed operations
and went on a double turn, employing
between 700 and 500 men. The North
steel mill will start up on double
turn before the week ends At least
1, 500 will be at work making steel
rails.
Efforts in behalf of Judge Kicks are
being made very quietly in the house.
Two prominent Ohio lawyers, Virgil
F. Cline of Cleveland and w. J. Lynch
of Canton have arrived and are max
ing a canvass of the house. Both of
them are Democrats and they are de-
voting their attention to the Demo
cratic members.
Represe ntative Money has intro
duced bill to raise revenue by an in
crease of tax on retail dealers in
liquors The tax on such dealers is
fixed at $50, and every person who
sells foreign or domestic distilled
spirits, wines or malt liquors, in less
quantities than five gallons of the
same. is to be regarded as retail
dealer.