The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-10
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
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BIG DEAL IN TEXAS OIL
Beaumont. Texas. April 10.-The larg-
est sale yet consummated in the Beau
mont OIL district was made today wher.
one EailliOn two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars We're paid for the property
of the Texas Western Oil company form
erly the Southwestern Oil company of
Corsicana. The buyers get the Beatty
gusher. which has a producing capacity
of 10000 barrels per day The sale was
effected by Chas. D. Pullen. of New York
city, for capitalists headed by r. L. Che
ney Of Chicago
POSTMASTER FOR WALL STREET.
Washington. d. c., April 10. y
Paddock has been appointed fourth class
postmaster at Wall Street. Linn county,
Kan, vice B w Gibson, resigned
NEW RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS.
Washington. D. c.. April 1O.-FTitz
Weber of Galena- Kan. and W. L. D.
Rock Of Waterloo, Ok. have been ap-
pointed railway mail clerks
SUBSTITUTE CLERKS NAMED.
Washington, d c.. April 10-James p.
Shaw has been appointed a substitute
clerk in the pOstoffice at Pittsburg, and
Oliver H Meek at Parsons. Kan
WALDECK- ROUssEAU's sUBsTI-
TUTE
Paris. April flowing to the illness
Of NJ Rousseau, the premier and
minister Of the interior, nj. Georges
Leagues. minister of public instruction
and worship, has been appointed to the
ministry Of the interior ad interim
LEAD PRICES DROP.
Denver. April 10-The News today
says The local manager OF the smeiter
trust has announced that the selling
price for lead has been reduced from 81
to $780, and mine operators look for a
still further reduction. The price is FIX
ed arbitrarily by the trust. The s4 rate
has been in effect for over a year. The
mine owners entered into an agreement
with the trust to accept the 81 rate re-
gardless of the market price of lead
which at that time was above 81 The
agreement expired January 1 and the
trust now claims that on account OF
over production Il is unable to maintain
the 81 rate.
PRICE OF PRUNEs REDUCED.
San Jose. Cal. April 10.-The directors
of the Cured Fruit association have re-
duced the prices on all prune sizes to a
two cent basis for a term of 10 days
They have also decided to submit to the
members OF the association the question
Of the further life OF the organization.
JUST FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES
Fresno, Cal. April 1O-The new direc-
tors or the new raiSin association have
taken hold OF the problem presented bv
holding over 100 carloads of last wears
raisins on hand with a possible market
for only One-th1rd Of that amount before
the new crop comes in. Under these cir
cumstances the directors have resolved
to cut Inc price temporarily to three
cents a pound for seeding purposes al
lowing the retailer to sell one pound
cartons for 10 cents with the distinct nm
Outstanding that such sales are to be
solely for the purpose OF advertising cal.
ifornia. raisins-
Sofia, April ia Macedonian armed
with a revolver and yataghan was arrest
ed Yesterday at the entrance to the So
branie. The president Of the SObranie
has received letters threatening to blow
UP the chamber of deputies with bomb.
Berlin April l0.-The river Rhine has
risen considerably above the normal
stage. 1t Is announced that at Cologne
yesterday the river rose to is feet, ana
that on the Swiss border villages are
flooded and the people have fed from
their houses
lexington. Ky. April 1o-A movement