The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27
BRIEF TELEGRANS.


Philadelphia, April 27-AIfred F.
Hunt, president of the Pittsburg Re
duction company and captain of Bat
terry B, Pennsylvania National guard,
died here today aged "A years.
New York. April 27-The erosion
High Duty Pumping Engine company
has applied for voluntarily dissolu-
ton of the corporation. Liabilities SPA
e47, assets S4,12o.
Des Moines. Ia, April 27-The COM
mfttee of regents of the Iowa State I'M
iversity at Iowa City, met today and
determined on Prof. Harry P. Hutch
ms as president of the institution to
succeed President Charles A. Schaefer,
deceased.
London, April 27.-The Daily Mail
this morning congratu1ates the Aneri-
cans on their victory at Calumpit. ad-
ding that their success is particularly
gratifying to Englishmen, who alone
appreciate the difficulties with which
our cousins have contended-''
San Francisco April 27-The United
States ship Ranger has just had her
dock trial at Mare Island and viii soon
be ready to go into commission a new
ship to all intents and purposes. She
will be sent to Manila as soon as she is
ready.
Richmond Ky. April 27-President
W. C. Frost of Berea college is in re-
ceipt of a letter from D. K Parsons,
the Chicago philanthropist, offering an
other gift of $4,000 to the endowment
fund of the Berea college on the same
conditions as the former gift
Bradford, Pa, April 27.-Two well
shooters, Joseph SmalIey and Daniel
Lane, were today blown to fragments
and George R. Gibbons and John Knox
were injured by the explosion of a tor
Ia q X ia dino & Las
south
New York. April 27.-Captain George
c. Gibbs, who commanded the steamer
River Queen, in the James river when
President Lincoln and the Confederate
peace commissioners met on board of
her is dead at his home in Sag HarbOr
N Y, aged IS years.
San Francisco. April 27.-Up to date
136, 600 cigars in boxes bearing counter
syIvania firm have been seized in this
city. Some of these have been sold as
low as $7.45 per thousand, while the
genuine stamps alone would have cost
So. so for each thousand cigars.
Berkeley, Cal. April 27-Prof. John
Fryer, head of the department of ORR
entail languages and literature in the
University of California. will leave on
Friday for three months trip to
China Prof. Fryer goes in the inter-
est or the CQ1neSe imperial government
to consult on several educational mat
tiers.
New York. April PA. T Stewards
mansion at Fifth avenue and Thirty
fourth street, which he built at a cost
of 81, coo, 900. may be torn doyn. per
sistent rumor to that effect is current
among the members of the Manhattan
club which now occupies it The ground
is enormously valuable but the house
is no longer in the fashionable residence
district.
Chicago, April 27--Two meetings of
the policy holders of the Western Mu-
tuaI Life association were held today.
One was called by President Thomas
Rhodus to meet at the association
rooms. After a short session it ad-
journed to the Great Northern hotel
where an independent meeting was held
and a committee appointed to examine
into the affairs of the association
San Francisco, April 27.-James Spe-
yer. of New York city, president of the
New York and London banking house
of Speyer & Co, has arrived in this
city. He will be the guest at an elab-
orate banquet to be given tonight at
the Palace hotel by the local heads of
the Southern Pacific to c. P Hunting
ton and General Hubbard, first vice