The Topeka state journal., 1901-03-16
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
Chicago, March 16.-Oliver Hammond,
a capitalist, dropped dead suddenly in
the RoOkery building yesterday after
noon Mr. Hammond was largely in
terested in the Chicago grain and New
York stocks.
San Francisco, Cal. March 16-The
transport Indiana has sailed for Manila.
She has on board the TWenty-eighth in
fantry, Major Richard T. Yeatman,
Twenty-se infantry, commanding,
and company D, Tenth infantry, Lieut..
G. N Jones. commanding
San Francisco, Cal, March 16.-The
squadron of the Fifth cavalry has ar
rived from Fort Myer, Va. They will
sail for Manila on the transport Meade
today The squadron is made up Of
troops J, K, L and M. in command of
Col. w. A Rafferty,.
Tacoma, Wash, March 16.-In the
United States court Judge Ellinger
granted the defendants motion for a
nOn-suit in the case brought by s. A.
Gibbs against the Washington Red
Cedar Manufacturing company to re-
cover damages under the anti trust law
claiming the association had damaged
his business by combining to fix prices
and curtail output
Canton. O.. March 16.-Judge George
o. Baldwin, of Canton, a. lifelong friend
of the president, has received word from
Washington that the president intends
to appoint him consul at Nuremburg-
Tacoma, Wash, March 16.-In the su-
perior court Judge Smell decided the
state law making eight hours days
work for all men employed on public
works applied only to men employed by
the day, and not to men working by the
month or year.
Montreal Que. March 16-During a
fire in the wholesale drug house of
Leeming, Miles & Co., opposite Notre
Dame Cathedral today the roof forced
out the walls. One fireman was killed
The loss will be heavy.
st. Louis, Mo, March 16-Andrew Car
negie has offered to donate 81, ,0O0, 600 for
St. Louis. The offer is similar to many
others which Mr.. Carnegie has made to
cities through the United States and
abroad.
London, March 16.-Lord Salisbury.
that he may take exercise in London,
has obtained King Edwards permission
to ride the bicycle in the grounds OF
Buckingham palace, which he is doing
this week. Every morning he goes along
the public thoroughfare from his resi-
derce in Arlington street to the palace.
The premier is unattended save by his
daughter Lady GWendoline Cecil, who
also rides the wheel
London. March 16-The Daily Mail re-
ports an enormous increase IN the num-
ber of desertions at A1dershot especially
from the cavalry. He attributes this
condition of things to the inadequacy Of
pay and resentment in view of the fact
that the yeomanry gets five shillings per
day and the cavalry one shilling.
Chicago. March 16.-George w. Per-
kins conservative, has been elected
president of the Cigarmal1ers' Interna-
tional union. The vote was: Perkins,
hael, 1874; H. H. Acton, 6ss. The latter
three candidates are socialists.
San Francisco, Cal, March 16-The
Of the Chicago Com
mercial club arrived here last night in
a special train from southern California.
The party will be banqueted tonight by
the commercial bodies of this city.
Cleveland, o., March 16-The dry
goods firm of Gavigan, ,Parmlee e White
1y was placed in the hands of a receiver
today. The firm has debts aggregating
about 100000 and claims to nave assets
that will meet its obligations
st. Joseph No. March 16.-The city
council has accepted the offer of Andrew
Carnegie, giving $4,000 to South ST.
Joseph for a library and Light school.
providing teachers and a librarian and
assistant were supplied by the city.
Salt Lake, Utah. March 16.-In the
senate the governors veto of the Evans
bill was called up and on motion as to
whether the bill should be passed, not
the veto, the vote was 8 to
9. The bin originally passed by vote
of II to and u votes were required to
pass the bill over the governors veto.
Salt Lake, Utah. March 16.@There
were filed for record here today a war
ranty deed for 81, ,000, 900 from Royal c.
Peabody and wife of Brooklyn, N. Y, to
the Utah Fuel company, conveying Z,400
acres of land at Sunnyside, Utah. with
mining apparatus and coking plant; also
q trust deed from the Utah Fuel COM
pany and the Pleasant Valley company
to the Morton Trust company of New
York for 81. 100000 covering 1854 acres of
coal land in this, Carbon, and adjoining
counties.
ST. Petersburg. March 16.-Bogalpoff,
minister of public instruction, who. while
holding a reception February 27, was
shot by Peter Keperoviclx, formerly a
student at the University Of Moscow,
died Of his wound
For q Child
who is mot doing well'-the condition
occurs now and then with all children
Scott's emulsion of cod-liver oil is a
food that begins to build you up at once
of course, it don't show at once
mot doing well'' means that the child
is not getting the good of his food. Not
today or this week; it may have been