The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-22
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.


Denver, Colo, Aug. 22.-William B.
Felker, state senator. ex-railroad com
missioner and one of the leading attor-
neys of this city. died yesterday after
noon aged Sc years. He formerly prac-
tised his profession at Oshkosh, Wiscon-
sin.
Berlin, Aug. z2.-The Lokal Anzeiger
announces the engagement Of Queen
W1lheimina. to Prince Frederick Adolf OF
Mecklenberg- Schwerin.
Paris, Aug. 22-Marcus DAILY left Paris
this morning for London on his way
back to New York There is no truth
IN the report that he is seriously Ill
London, Aug. 22-It is reported in
Odessa, according to a dispatch to the
Daily. Express, that, in consequence OF
the strain upon Russiass financial re-
sources, owing to the Chinese campaign,
a specially accredited representative or
the Russian minister of finance, M.
DeWitte, has concluded, or is about to
conclude, AN arrangement with synd1-
cate or all the great insurance COM
panies in the United States for a loan
of S00,000.0OO roubles.
Berlin, Aug. 22.-Owing to cases of
bubonic plague at Hamburg the govern
ment authorities are taking unusual pre-
cautions to avoid the Introduction Of the
pest into any other part OF German ter
ritory. Quarantine is particularly rigid
against Cardiff.
Paris, Aug. 22-Col. Marchand, of
the general staff of the China expedi-
tionary corps.
San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 22-The
transport Sherman sailed at noon for
Nagasaki with troops and supplies des-
tined for China. On board the vessel
are battalions of the Second, Fifth and
Eighth regimentss. together with gen
officers
and signal corps men. There are over
1900 officers and men on the transport
Louisville, KY, Aug. 22-The prohibit
ton state convention nominated for
governor John D. White of Manchester,
Clay county, formerly a Republican
congressman from the Eleventh district.
Candidates for presidential electors were
also nominated. There were fifty dele
gates for woman suffrage.
Clarinda, Ia, Aug. 22-The 1900 Chau-
tauqua assembly at this city closed
with a political debate between Con-
gresham Lands of Indiana and Champ
Clark of Missouri. There was an at
tendance of 5000 before dinner. Just
after dinner a terrific wind and rain
storm came up, and the Chautauqua
Hundreds of people were inside shelf
cred from the storm. Five were hurt,
though not seriously.
New York, Aug. 22.-The visiting
Cuban and Porto Rica.n teachers were
the guests of New York city today,
their immediate hosts being the board
of education. They were taken to sew
eral points of interest, including Gen
eral Grants tomb, Columbia univer-
sity, a public school, Central park and
the aquarium. They sat down to an
open air banquet on the Mall in Cen
trail park.
Guthrie, o. T., Aug. 22.-Six men lost
their lives this morning by the caving in
T. Shafroth, H. R. Wales, Jerome Hill,
S. R. Stude and John Meade.
Washington. Aug. 22-The United
Christian, the official organ of the
United Christian party, announces that
prosperous farmer" so years old, has
been nominated for president Of the
United States by the national commit
tee Of the party. 3D.
Washington, Aug. 22-General Mac
Arthur has informed the war depart I
ment of the arrival of the transport
Sumner at Manila The Sumner carried
a portion of the Fifteenth infantry des-
tined for Chinese service as far as
Nagasaki, there transshipped the troops
to the Indiana, and then proceeded on
her way to the Philippines.
Rome, Aug. 22-The Pope has adj
dressed a letter to the cardinal vicar, in
which he sets forth the danger of the
free propaganda of Professionalism in
Italy, and especially in Rome. He OBJ
serves that this propaganda is permits
sible by law, but goes on to show how
painful to him is the situation resulting
from it, since he can not oppose the
propaganda