The Topeka state journal., 1901-03-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
LOCAL SUMMARY.


Col ]. w F. Hughes received nOmina-
tiOn at the primaries Saturday as the
Republican candidate for mayor Of To-
peka- Majority 779.
Mrs. Carrie Nation furnished $1,000
bond to keep the peace, and was re-
leased from the county jail Monday.
Joseph Richards died from wounds
inflicted by himself with a. dagger
officer NJ c. Carpenter was bound
over in the city court on a charge Of
embezzIement.
Albert Parker was nominated by the
Democrats in convention as candidate
for mayor Of Topeka
Grain Dealers association of Kansas
held a meeting behind closed doors
1t WAS officially announced that the
Topeka Daily Capital is again held by
the Bank of Topeka, F. o. PopenOe nav
ing lost control
Mrs. Lulu Pigg was granted a divorce
from her husband. Aaron T. Pigg. and
was allowed $1,000 alimony and the Gus
tOdy of her child.
Jas A. Troutman lost his case in con-
nectiOn with the De Boissiere Odd Eel
lows home in the supreme court.
Mrs Carrie Nation and her Home De-
Tenders fail to agree on q candidate for
mayor Mrs. Nation branded her fol-
lowers as towards
Capt. j. G. Waters issued a call for a
Populist convention to nominate a can
didate for mayor of Topeka.
The forty-sixth annual conference of
the Kansas Methodist church was held
T. S Williams entered upon his duties
as commissioner Of elections for To-
peka-
+. T. and b. F. Sim purchased the
Swift e. Holiday drug store
Seymour Hoff, an employe of the
Wolff Packing company, was severely
injured by the breaking of a truck rail
which allowed three hogs to fall upon
The charges against Police Judge
MagaW and the continuation Of Chief
Stahl were again postponed by the city
council
Mrs. Nation received $50 from the sa-
loonkeepers Of Peoria as the balance Of
money due her for editing the Peoria
Journal
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY
Nine. persons killed and fifty are in
jured by boiler explosion in steam laun-
The formal rejection Of the amended
Pauncefote treaty has been received
Cadet Hensei resigns from west Point
On account Of injuries received while be-
San Francisco admits existence of bu-
bonie plague amoug the Chinese in China
Willis Point. Tex. is visited by de-
struetiye cyclone and a number of persons
Sixteen deaths in Arkansas are the re-
suit Of a wind storm that passed over the
Three women destroy bar and mirror
fin a saloon in Armourdale.
The Evans bill. restricting prosecution
Of pOlygarnisfs. which passes both
branches Of Utah legislature, is vetoed
by Governor Wells
The boilers of an engine on the Lehigh
road explodes. killing three men,
The negro murderer of Mrs. Younger IS
burned to death at Corsicana, Tex, be-
fore 5,0o0 people.
Pending final negotiations for peace in
South Africa an armlStlce has been
granted. General Botha and Kitchener
comforting and an agreement Will be
reached
Ex-President Benjamin Harrison dies at
his home in Indianapolis of pneumonia
after Illness of a. week The funeral
Will take place tomorrow
More punishment Of Chinese officials is
demanded by the foreign ministers. who
present q list of ninety-Six. of whom they
desire six executed, the others to be pun
ished as the Chinese see fit.
The town of Cloverport. Ky. is wiped
out by fire from the bursting Of gas
pipe. Not 41alf dozen houses are saved
and 5000 people are homeless
Andrew Carneeie creates an endowment I
fund of $5.0oo.o00 for superannuated and
disa bled employees of his company.
The phenomenon of bloody rain oc-
CURED in Italy due to dust from the |
African desert blown across the Mediter- |
ranean-
Mrs. Richardson Of Savannah Mo. is
indicted for the murder of her husband, |
Frank Richardson. who was shot and |
killed as he entering his home last |
Christmas eve.