The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

TELEGRAPHIC sUMMARY.


TEL .EGRAPHIC SUMMARY
Charles A. Townes appointed to sue
coed the late Senator Davis. Of Mime
sofa. takes his seat in the senate.
The question Of the eonStitutionality
Of the Elaine exfradItf1u treaty between
Great Britain and the United States Is
to be brought before the supreme court,
an cpinioH from which viii be regarded
as setting the mode Of procedure IN il
ternationaI arbitration cases
The FuEurfty Of 1903 to be run az
Shaepshead Bay viii be the richest turf
prize offered. the value Of the race
reaching SIS. 0aQ-
James parker. innocent of the crime
charged against him. has been released
from the penitsntiary at Philadelphia
after serving seven years Of d 1s-year
sentence
ter sinks ard the crew Of eight Is drown
ed
Mrs. Mary Mclean. mother Of John R.
Mclean Of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Mrs.
Geo. Dewey and Mrs Ludlow. wife Of
Admiral Ludlow, dies IN Washington OF
heal4 trouble.
Five little cockleaheHa. led BY the gun
boat Annapolis, comprising the mos
quito fleet. VIII 60 90 the Philippines 10
do patrol duty in shallow waters
The haneas CORPUS case Of ObeElin
Carter has been dismissed by Judge
Hook and Carter Is remandsd TO the
penitentiary to serve his sentence Of
five years.
Bishop LittIejohn Of Rhode Island Is
forced To cancel appointments for the
next six months because Of Ill health
Owing to the influence Of Frank PIalt.
son of Thomas Platt, New Yorkss claims
against Armour & Co. for 81. roo, Gee, for
the illegal sale Of GIanmargarine, are to
be abandoned G. H Hammond Co 5
claim for $500, 900 Will also be dropped
Gov. j. W. G BeckhaEn was Inaugural
ted governor Of kentucky TO I'll the
three years remaining OF the term for
which NErY4 F@1aoGI and TIA VI9r coli
tested last year.
An explosion Of gas IN a Union Pa
cif1c railway tunnel near Aspen, Wyo,.
kills four men
The ship subsidy bill is taken up by
the senate and arcuses widespread OPP
position bur Is strongly urged by Sena-
tor Hanna who delivers 4 speech favor
The Standard on company gets pos
session OF the Pacific Coast Oil company
with all its interests and valuable pro-
pert1es in California
The exercises commemorative the re-
movaI of the national capital from Phil
adsIphfa to Washington are held with
elaborate ceremonies IN the latter city
DeWet, with his forces. succeeds N
eIudIng Gen Knox who has been fol-
lowing tlle B0er commander night and
day. DeW@ts sk11IfuI tactics force the
admiration OF the British army.
The defense in the Sells divorce suit
begins its testimony The expense of
the case will reach So, Goo
Jockey Tod Sloan. IN being refused 4
license by the English Jockey club. has
had other clubs closed to him and he
viii probably race no more
Negotiations among the powers in the
Chinese settlement GuE1e to an end. all
agreeing to the conditions as outlined
by Count Won BuIow-
Gen BothA issues d proclamation de-
cIaring GA TrauSvaaI government viii
not surrender VicePresident SchaIkbur-
ger. who IS in charge, viii continue the
struggle indefinitely.
The depositors in the Harlem Savings
bank Of New York commence an uncafI- /
ed for run on the institution and s125.00g I
a day Is paid out The securities of the /
bank are of the best
The jury in the Morrison murder trial /
after being out four days, find it iu1pos- |
charged by Judge Shln1. They stood /
three fer conviction ang nine for ae- |
quittaI The case will n9w go over 10 I
the spring term Of court.
A cloud burst IN San Francisco causes +
loss of life and much damage to proper L
ty- For 4 time the city was entirely cut I
OF from communication with all points I
outside
One man holds up the Illinois Central I
fast mail just cut Of New Orleans His +
booty was q few registered letters Of I
trifing value. In Texas two bandits f
make a good haul from a train on the I
Cotton Belt near Texarkana- The postal i
clerk was badly injured and the mail /
pouches stolen
IN severe fighting in the TransvaaI the
British force under Gen Clement IS com
piled to retire after having five officers
killed The British garrison at komatI-
poort is IN q serious situation being
threatened by a large command Of
Beers
! warshfp has been asked for by re-
turned missionary to be sent to the New
Hebridas where the heather natives are
arising against American missionaries
and converts.
Congressman Hit of Illinois makes
formal announcement Of his candidacy
for United States senate.