The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
A Brief Review of Important Local
and General Happenings.
LOCAL SUMMARY.

and General Happenings.
LOCAL SUMMARY.
Santa F'e shop committee of CONNER
cial club realizes $1,000 from sale of
houses on property bought for shop ex-
tension.
H. NJ. Wise, Topeka real estate man
sentenced to two years in penitentiary
for robbing J. A. McKeon.
Body of man found in Kansas river
and identified as that of an inmate of
state insane asylum named LichIie
Bank Commissioner BreidenthaI is
sues report showing increase of $2,173,-
057 over February statement.
Ex-Governor L. d. Lewelling presides
over meeting of Social Democratic par
ty at Wichita indicating his assertion
from PopuliStS.
Officers of Twenty-second Kansas, col
ored, open fight on Governor Stanley on
theory that he did not treat colored SOL
dierS properly.
Kansas association of Charities and
Corrections meets in Topeka.
Supreme court decides that death SEN
tence must be imposed in conviction of
murder in grst degree, no matter if the
culprit is under age.
City council approves agreement for
settlement of WaterWOrkS controversy.
Miss Maud Thomas of AT Hancock
street committed suicide because Of a
love affair.
Receipts of Topeka postoffice show an
increase Of $4,000 over preceding fiscal
year.
Republican state central committee
meets and gives out statement that Re
publicans will carry Kansas by $4,000
majority.
Assessors returns give Topeka's popu-
lation at 36,782.
Statement given out that Kansas has
contributed $4,000 to India famine relief
fund.
G. A R. officials start movement to
prevent use of order by designing peo-
pie.
Howard M. Holden, owner of Andy
Wilson ranch, complains to county COM
missioners about personal property tax
claimed but which he says he paid.
Pool Grinstead, editor of Wathena Re
by appellate court which reversed the
cases.
State house officials detect short
weight ice being supplied by local trust
Governor Stanley insists upon live
stock sanitary commission Withdrawing
quarantine rules which permit IMPOSE
lions on cattlemen.
j. l. Wilcox, Rock Island switchman
caught between bumpers of cars and is
badly hurt,
Mrs Margaret Kincaid dies from eff
feet of drinking I've by accident
Assessors returns show all real estate
In state be valued at $3.50, 600 600
W. b. Storey succeeds James Dun as
chief engineer of the Santa Fe
Topeka promoters give up plan to hold
state fair.
Meeting of Farmers Trust called for
Topeka August z.
State Millers' association meets in To-
peka and elects following officers: Pres
1dent, j. H. McNair, Halstead: vice
president, A. J. Hunt Arkansas CITY:
secretary, c. V. Topping, Enterprise:
treasurer, David Bowie, Topeka.
Charles Blood Smith and Crosby Bros
order automobiles.
A. e. Blythe succeeds r. X Jamison
in office of Santa Fe tax commissioner.
j. l. Campbell, ex-county commission
er, dies at Chilocco. Ok.
TELEGRAPH SUMMARY.
Chlnese reported to be fighting among
Vice presidential candidates on the
ncket with Mr.. Bryan go to Lincoln to
National Educational association con-
venes at Charleston, S. C.
Five women and a little girl drowned by
the sinking OF yacht on Lake Erie.
Trial of Caleb Powers, ex-RepubLcan
ss Sc OF state OF Kentucky. on charge
gins at Georgetown.
Strike on St Louis Rapid Transit is re-
Sumed.
,Dowager Empress of China again takes
charge of the government.
Fourteenth infantry and Fifth artillery
ordered to China from Manila
Cape Nome district placed under mar
Continuous fighting at Tien Tsin with
heavy losses on both sides.
statement regarding trouble in that coun-
try.
Robbers hold up a train the Illinois
Central in Kentucky and secure SO. 900.
Plot to aSSaSSinate President Mckinley
discovered and frustrated.
West Virginia Republicans hold state
convention and nominate A B. White for
governor.
Nebraska fusionists hold three conven-
tons and unite on Governor Poynter for
reelection
Mckinley and Roosevelt officially noti-
fed of their nomination for president and
wee president respectively.
Twenty persons injured in collision on
Springfield, Ohio, trolley line
Democratic national committee decides
that the Bryan and Stevenson notification
shall take place at indianapolis, August 8.
Nearly a hundred persons injured by the
explosion of an oil tank at Somerville,
Mass.
National Republican executive commit
tee is made up by Chairman Hanna
Perry Heath succeeds ChaS. r. Dick as
secretary and Cornelius N. Bliss becomes
teasurer.
British defeated by Beers with heavy
loss eighteen miles from Pretoria.
WI Ting Fang, Chinese minister at
Washington, undertakes to convey a mes
sage to United States Minister Conger at
Pekin.
Movement set on foot for an interna-
tional cable to connect China with the
rest of the world.
SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES