The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-09
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.


Baron Won Stumm Halberg, Conserva-
tive member Of the reiehstag, is dead
Sofa. March e.-The Macedonian com
mittee has summoned an extraordinary
plications in Macedonia. Great excite
nent prevails in Maeedonian circles and
ly developments in Macedonia
Washington, March SIN addition to
ex-senator Carter, whose appointment on
the St. Louis exposition commission has
for members of the commission ex-Sena-
tors tors j y. Thnrstpn OF NebIas.l<a VII VII
w Mcbride of Oregon
Vancouver. B. c.. March s.-Andrew
Carnegie has agreed to give $50,0O for a
public library building for Vancouver, the
only condition being that the city furnish
q suitable site and agree to contribute S.
900 annually for the maintenance of the
library
Phoenix, Ariz March 9-A destructive
cloudburst visited Maricopa county. south
of Tempe, this morning, carrying away
five miles of the track of the Maricopa
and Phoenix road, large force of men
It will be a week before the train connec-
tons are made
Niles, Mich, March "a runnor of mys-
ter1ous origin started a run on ths First
National bank here yesterday and after
about $4,000 had been paid out the Of
hcers Of the institution closed the doors
open next Monday and pay all-depositors
in full.
Sheboygan, Wis, March 9.-Andrew Car
negie has agreed to give Sheboygan SO, 600
city buying a site and appropriat ting ST.
500 annually for support Of the library
New York, March s-The police raided
gambling room at l o'clock this morn
ing IN an RGuse at s West West
taken The proprietor of the place, Geo:
Brotherson, escaped A large amount OF
gamblers paraphernalia was seized
London. March s.--The T1en .Tsin CORE
pamphlets are widely and secretly circu-
lated villifying foreigners and melting the
Boxers to make renewed efforts
Constantinople. March 9-The Sultan
has appointed committee of ministers
to devise measures to counteract the adj
ditions to the party of young Turkey,
whose members are again active
London. March 9.-The Morning Post
and the Daily Express publish dispatches
from Copenhagen declaring that the ne
United States for the purchase by. the
been definitely broken off.
Boston. March 9-Rev. Mark Trafton,
an eminent Methodist minister and for
merly a member Of congress from Massa-
Davenport. Ia. March 9--Andrew Car
public library provided the city furnish
$500 annually for its maintenance The
council will agree to the condition.
Halifax. y. s. March 9.-The steamer
Numadi. with the Strathcona horse on
board, arrived in port today from Liver
pool. The steamer anchore1 in stream to
pay off the men. The soldiers will pro-
coed to Ottawa at once
Providence, r: L. March Edward w.
Tinker, formerly champion wing shot OF
the world and well known hotel keeper
of Providence, died here today.
Springfield, Ill, March s.-Andrew. Car
negie viii give $4,000 to the city of
Springfield for a free public library. The
city has voted $4,000 a year for mainte-
nance
Washington. March 9.-NTr. Payson. rep
resenting Morgan Bros of Seattle today
signed at the navy department the con-
tract for the construction by the firm of
the battleship Nebraska
London. March s..-CongueIo Yznaga-
Dowager Duchess of Manchester, and Sir
John and Lady Lister Kaye will sail for
New York today
st. Petersburg. March 9.-The health of
Count TolstOi the novelist and social re-
former here is occasfOning unusual anx-
iety. He has grown thin and complains
of pains in the kidneys and of liver trou-
bleS.