The Topeka state journal., 1901-06-27

san FRANCISCO, June Zine AlaDa4ud
Press association excursion has ar
rived in San Francisco and will remain
until Saturday. Most of the leading
dailies and weeklies of Alabama are
represented in the party, which num-
bers 12S and includes 55 ladies.
Leipzig, June 27.-Herr Exner, di-
rector of the Leipziger bank, which suS-
pended payment Tuesday, June 20, has
been arrested. The public prosecutor is
investigating the affairs of the bank
Madrid. June 27-The Correspondencia
says twelve cases of bubonic plague and
four deaths from that disease have oc-
CURED at Oporto, Portugal
Vienna, June 27-Count Gilbert
Hohenwart Won Gerlachstein has been
appointed Austro-Hungarian minister
to Mexico. Diplomatic relations be-
tween Austria-Hungary and Mexico, in
terrupted since 1867, the year Emperor
Maximilian was shot, are thus formally
re-established.
Santiago. de Chill. June 27, Cvia Gal
weston, Texas)-The result of the pre-
liminary elections Tuesday for presi-
term has expired, shows that the Lib
eral candidate, Jerman Riesco, a rela-
tive of Senior Errazuriz, secured very
large majority over the Conservative
candidate, Pedro Montt-
Portland. Ore. June 27.-United
States Senator John H. Mitchell left
last night for Paris, France, in re-
sponse to cablegram announcing the
serious illness of his wife.
Paris, June IA dispatch to the
Figaro from Rome says that as a re-
suit of the recent conferences between
the pope and Cardinal Gibbons the in
terests of the Catholic church in the
Philippines will be entrusted to mem
bers of religious orders who are natives
of other countries than Spain.
Cleveland. O., June 27.-seeretary of
State Hay has received a telegram
from President Mckinley -consenting to
the secretary's going directly to his
summer home at NeWberry, N. H, from
Cleveland. so that he may recover from
the depression and illness incident TO
his bereavement. Secretary Hay will
leave Cleveland today.
Seattle, Wn., June 27-The Postal
Telegraph company announces the
completion of telegrapaic communica-
ton between this city and Port Simp-
son. Alaska, via Vancouver, Ashroft.
Quesnelle and the Skeena river. The
line from Dawson in a southerIy direc-
tion is also being pushed. At present
there remains gap of 80 miles to COM
plete between Hazelton and Telegraph
Greek. It is hoped to complete this
by the beginning Of winter.
Havana, June 27.-Gen. Wood, who
for several days has been suffering
from an attack of grip and malarial
fever, is declared to be better. although
he is still confined to his house.
Chicago, June ga dynamite shell
which had accidentally been placed
with scrap iron in a cupola at the
American Car and Foundry cOmpany's
works exploded, breaking the cupola
and pouring molten metal on seven
men. Thomas Cusack, foreman of the
cupola room, was killed, and Frank
Baleen and Michael Smentak, fatally
burned
Washington. June 27.-The war de-
partment has published a list of cap
lures and surrenders in the Philippine
islands, supplementary to the list pub
Hshed on the 18th instant It shows that
the total number Of insurgents captur-
ed or surrendered up to May Is last, is
37,94S.
Los. Banos, Cal, June 27.-An i'm
mense grain fire is raging nine miles
south of here Ten thousand acres of
grain have been burned and still
larger area of grazinz land has been
swept by the flames.
Cambridge. Mass, June 27.-At
melting Of the Harvard alumni associ-
alton John D. Long was elected preai-
dent