The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-05
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Drentzer, ex-consul of the United States
to Norway during Grants administration,
came to this countr yfrom Sweden in 1874,
served as an officer in the Florida war
sin militia. He has been n in active " 1rac-
uce as a lawyer while in America.
Victoria. B. c.. Jan. 5-The steamer,
Queen Adelaide brings news that the
steamer Rio Maru was wrecked off Omai
soon afterwards was foundered. An Eng
lishman named Richmond has been MUIR
dered IN Chemulpo.
Springfield, Ill, Jan. 5.-For the third
time since the street car mems strike was
inaugurated. dynamite was resorted to
last night, being placed on the street car
track and exploding beneath a car con-
tanning twelve passengers. No one was
injured but the car was badly wrecked.
Rome, Jan. 5-Lieutenant General Mirri
minister of war resigned in consequence
of attacks made upon him because of his
efforts in 1898 to secure the liberation of
Slgnor Palizzolo, member of the chamber
Of deputies, accused of numbering Signor
Notarbartolo former director of the Bank
bank case frauds.
Madrid. Jan. 5.-The minister of finance,
Senior Villaverde, has rendered his resig-
nation to Senior Silvela, the premier, as
and the majority of the ministers regard
ing the governments budgetary proposals
London, Jan. 5.-William Waldorf AS
tor has sent $4,000 to the fund for equip
ping the City of London volunteers In a
gests that the gift Be devoted to the pur
chase of quick IRE arms for the new bat
terry to be attached to the troops. This
9 9s%SS AS'0' '0'A' war contributions TO
first dramatic effort of Edna Lyaii (Miss
Ada Ellen Bayley) was produced last
lighting play Of the civil war Of the sew
enteenth century and was we'll received.
New York, Jan; 5.-Among the passen-
gers who arrived last night at quaran-
tine on the steamer Darmstadt from Bre-
men was Baron Marschal Won Bieber-
stein
Richmond. Ky Jan. 5.-Rev. John G.
Fee, founder of Berea college at Berea,
an institution for both blacks and whites
died at Berea today. aged "a.
Butte. Mont, Jan. 5.-Two hundred and
sixty men have signed an agreement here
Boer army. They are -Irish-Americans,
German americans and French-Ameri-
cans. Only those between twenty and
them were enlisted. They will leave as
soon as an agent of the Transvaal. now
on his way, arrives here.
Victoria, B. c.. Jan. 5.-A dispatch from
Seoul dated December T. to the Nicnini-
chi of Japan, says the protest of the Rus
sian minister, against the land purchase
at Masampo, made by Japanese, was re-
jected by the Korean government and the
land has consequently become the prop
erty of the Japanese.
Salt Lake. Utah, Jan. 5.-Senators Shoup
idaho and Clark (WyO-) members of the
committee on territories accompanied by
Binger Herman, commissioner of the gen
eral land office and Governor Murphy of
Arizona spent yesterday here on their
way from Arizona and New Mexico The
party left for Washington last evening.
Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. 5.-W. J. Steph-
ems of Ogden. filed a petition in volun-
tary bankruptcy today. As set forth, his
liabilities amount to 1856. $50, while he
claims exemption on $50 worth of prop
erty which is the sum of his assets.
Berlin, Jan. 5.-Exports from Berlin to
of 1899 were $50, which was an in
crease over the corresponding quarter in
1888, of $493.254. For the calendar year
Berlin's exports were $6,633. $50 or an in
crease over 1898 of s1,306, 703-
Des Moines. Iowa, Jan. 5.-President
Mckinley according to a dispatch from
Washington to people at Knoxville, Iowa,
has pardoned E. E. Cassat, former presi-
dent of a national bank at Pel1a, Iowa,
who was sentenced to nine years in the
He has served four years and nine
months and is in badly broken health
He was a member of the state senate.
St. Thomas, D. W; |. Jan 5,-The
cruiser Proserpfne and the Russian cruis-
ter will stay seven weeks at this port.
New York, Jan. 5.--The following new
board of directors of the General Car
riage company was announced today: Cy-
rus Field Judson. Joseph Letter of Chica-
go, Winfield S. Jewell. Frank w. Curtis