The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
A Brief Review of Important Local
and General Happenings.
LOCAL SUMMARY.

Gov. Theodore Roosevelt speaks In
Topeka, but avoids reference to poll
tics. His train stopped ten minutes
on the way to Rough Riders reunion in
Oklahoma City.
First train on Santa Fe through line
to San Francisco starts on Sunday.
State Republican free silver conven-
ton meets in Topeka and selects del
egateS to national convention in Kansas
City Vice Presidential candidate
Charles A. Towne addressed the con-
Santa F'e abandons Coolidge as a d.
vision point.
win of A. v. Auter probated. Es-
tate of $4,000 left to relatives.
Waterworks plans completed and or
dered filed. Estimated cost of new
plant, $43S, 1920.
Site for new Santa Fe shops for
mally transferred to company by Com
nercial club committee.
C. A. Higgins, assistant general pas
senger agent of Santa Fe, dies in Chi
cago.
w s. Moore has his pockets picked
of 1925 during crush at the Santa Fe
depot.
Four thousand people go to Kansas
City from Topeka July 4.
Noble L. Prentis stricken with pa
ralysis while visiting his sister at La
harp, Ill 1t is reported that he can
order of Railway Photographers adjust
grievances against Santa Fe and go
home.
Councilman Warner estimates cost of
improving old water plant at 100000
Census of 1900 shows Topekas popu-
lation is SO, 500, a gain Of $500 over last
census.
TELEGRAPH SUMMARY.
Governor Roosevelt attends the
RoH Oh Riders reunion at Oklahoma
CITY making many speeches en- route.
Docks of North German Lloyd Steam
ship company at Hoboken, n. J., burn
ed Three ocean steamers lost with car
goes; 200 persons drowned and many in
jured by fire.
The name of Chas. NJ Sheldon of To-
peka placed on the Christian party tick
ct for vice president.
Reservoir bursts at Grand Rapids,
Mich, doing great damage to property
Prominent editors ask Bryan to drop
the 16 to 1 plank
Two persons killed and 20 injured in a
wreck near Butte. Montana.
w. E. Winner goes into voluntary
bankruptcy, with liabilities of 81. 600, 600
Statue of George Washington unveiled
at Paris.
Strike of st. Louis street car men de-
clared off.
Rev. Chas. NJ. Sheldon declines to ac-
cept nomination for vice president.
Democratic national convention meets
in Kansas City and dominates William
J. Bryan for president, and Adlai E.
Stevenson for vice president.
Six persons killed and many injured
by an explosion of gasoline tank at
Parlzersville, Virginia.
Report comes that every foreigner in
Petcin has been killed
Tien TSin becomes untenable to the
allied forces.
An imperial decree issued from the
Chinese capital urging people every
where to take up arms and exterminate
the foreigners.
An excursion car at Tacoma, Wn.,
tuTnbles so feet into a gulch, killing AZ
people and injuring Others
American monument to Lafayette I'M
yelled at Paris.
First national convention of the Sill
yer Republicans assemblies at Kansas
City, and dominates Bryan for presi-
dent.
Prince Tuan. the new ruler of China
forces the emperor and empress dow
ager to take poison. The emperor is
dead and the empress dowager is in
sane.
Works of the Standard oil company
at Bayonne, n. J., destroyed by fire.
Thirty persons kill and 1875 injured
while celebrating the Fourth of July in
the United States.
Five thousand Christians reported to
have been butchered in Pekin.
Noble L. Prentis stricken with para