The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-11

instead. foreman Lyons was killed and
Engineer Akerman and Brakeman
Jacobs each had leg broken. The
sheriff is after the wreckers
Lima, Peru, April 11-Mr Cuthbert
Jones has filed at the United States
legation, claim against the Peruvian
government for five million soils. The
claim is said to grow out of a refusal
of mining rights founded upon the ex-
press letter of the law.
Accra, Gold Coast Colony, West
Africa, April 11.-Sir Frederick Mitchell
Hodgson, governor of the colony, sends
a dispatch from Kumassie announcing
tlement of the difficulty between the
British officials and the Kumassie tribes
men have not succeeded.
Paris, April lie Petite Parisien
says today: Another episionage case
has arisen, which is surrounded by deep
mystery. On Sunday the police arrested
M. Leon Gaget, who is charged with
Berlin, April 1.-THE imperial court
of appeals has reversed the decision of
the court below in the Club Des Harm
losen gambling case, tried last October,
and has rendered new trial
McKinnville, Ore, April 1.-THE Re
pubicans of the First congressional dis
for congressman George A. Sleet of
CIackamas county and ]. B. Davis
OF Yamhlll county were elected
to the national Philadelphia convention
and We're instructed to vote for the
nomination Of President Mckinley.
Los Angeles, Cal, April 11.-W. ].
| Bryan addressed a large crowd last
night. Ex-United States Senator S. G.
! White presided over the meeting. Mr.
Bryan will attend meeting of the sill
! yer Republican state committee today.
Kingston, N. Y, April III. Albert
Merritt, aged IS, one of the most sue
! city, in fit of temporary insanity to-
! day shot his mother through the head
and then shot himself, dying instantly
1t is thought Mrs. Merritt will die.
New York, April ia special session
| of the chamber of commerce, in honor
of Hugh H. Hanna, was held today at
the chambers rooms. Several addresses
We're made, complimenting Mr.. Hanna.
! upon his work at the Indianapolis mon
etary convention, and Mr.. Hanna made
brief speech acknowledging the honor
done him.
Berlin, April 11.-Emperor William
has finally approved the plans for the
| restoration Of the ancient Roman castle
| near Wiesbaden, called ''The Saale-
| burg" After the building is restored
it will be used as a museum for Roman
antiquities.
Auburn, Maine, April 1.-THE Repub-
!icans of the Second Maine congress
sional district renominated Charles
Boutelle as g. candidate for represen-
tative.
San Francisco, April 11-At the stock
holders meeting of the Central Pacific
railroad company today the following
were elected a board of directors: w.
F. Herrin, J. G. Stubbs. J. KrutChsnitt,
R p Schwerin, - Wilcutt and J. NJ.
Hanford.
Washington. April 11.-Senator Bard
from the committee on public lands, has
reported favorably the bill recently
passed by the house making it a mis-
demeanOr to set fire to forests on the
public domain and in forest reserves.
Washington, April 11.-Acting Secre-
tary Allen has ordered a change in the
command of the naval station at Ha-
vana- Capt. James G. Green, now il
command, will be relieved by Lieut.
Commander Lucien Young, at present
captain of the port at Havana. Capt
Green is relieved at his own request.