The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-11
LOCAL SUMMARY.

congress in the. Sixth district. an
nounces that he has given up attempt
to effect fusion on congressman
Topeka'S faShinOabIe family club,
known as the Esmwood, is consideI1ns
proposition to disband because of the
small membership.
Ex-Governor IeWelling, who has been
aftiliating with the Socialists, decides
to support the Fusion state ticket.
Major ]. D Remington, the Baker
candidate, is nominated for the legisla-
ture by the Republicans of Miami
county after a very exciting contest.
Joseph Rapley, known as Topeka
joe" notorious safe cracker, was cap
tured in Portland, Oregon. and taken to
Virginia to answer for his crime.
John Sutherin resigns as a member of
the Shawnee county Republican central
cimmittee, because he cannot support
Stanley.
The Santa Fe places an order fo4 two
hundred ballast cars to be used in the
work of reducing grades.
Governor Stanley decides to sustain
the quarantine against tuberculo5 Of
cattle, made by the Live Stock Sani-
tary commission.
Canadian rnillers making large i'm
pGrtaticas OF y ansas wheat for sae'l.
Board of education decides to rebuild
the heating plants at Clay school and
the High school
Topeka school census shows a total
OF II ,527 school children in the city.
w E. Winner announces that his
Kansas City and Topeka has not been
abandoned
Tax levy for Shawnee county is fixed
at 13.1 mills by the county commission
ers- The levy last year was IA mills.
City council repudiates its action,
making State Journal the official paper,
and gives the city printing to the Cap
ital.
Farmers trust is organized in Topeka
and $4,000 is subscribed to complete the
organization
E. L. Shaffer, steward of the Topeka
insane asylum is Summar1ly dismissed
1t is charged that he neglected his duty.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal takes
charge of the Mutual Building & Loan
association of Topeka
Deeds for the Parsons asylum site
filed with the secretary of state.
Mutual Life Insurance Co of New
York pays $4,000 to settle its share of
Report that General Manager H. U.
Nudge of the Santa Fe is to be made
vice president of the Memphis received
in Topeka and denied by Mr.. Nudge.
Steward Thomas Hayes of the Osa-
watomie insane asylum resigns.
VIM Pigsley, Rock Island brakeman,
has both feet crushed off in a collision
in North Topeka
Santa Fe stores great quantities of
coal to avert a possible shortage of fuel
Police raid wholesale liquor house of
Frank RaynOr and capture a. car load OF
beer and other liquors.
superintendent Elliott announces that
the Topeka auditorium will not be COM
pleted before September Is.
Sophie Harding, a young woman,
takes laudanum with suicidal intent.
Her life was saved by a physician.
DR.. Michael N. Regent, and other Off
GERS of the Knights and Ladies of Sc
curity in Chicago are convicted of
fraud in palming off bogus corpses for
deceased members
Secretary F. D. Coburn issues a crop
bulletin. showing that the wheat crop
for this year amounted to rs, ,0S1 600 bush
els The acreage was 4, 4,26S, 704. and the
average yield per acre was 1927 bushels
He announces that corn shows an indi-
cation of about half a crop of Sc per
cent.
w. P. Mcclure, a Republican old SOL
der, who claims to have introduced Gov.
Stanley in Kansas politics, announces
that he will not support him for reelec-
tion.
E. r. Bartlett is appointed right of
way agent of the Santa Fe to succeed
the late Capt. c. B. kilner.