The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

TELEGRAPHIc SUMMARY.
Crispi. former premier Of Italy, dies at
Shamrock IL in tow of the yacht Erin,
arrives at New York and prepares for
races
Germany and France are bidding for
two islands on the northern coast Of Cuba
owned by Spaniards-
In his speech at the BlenheiIn celebra-
ton Chamberlain intimated that the gov
/ srnment was considering plan Of reducing
Ireland 5 representation in parliament.
aboard, beached on Georges island. in
Boston harbor. to prevent sinking
hill at Pekin that the final draft of the
Chinese protocol had been agreed upon by
The Joliet steel workers join the strikers
| while the South Chicago members Of the
retarv Tighe revoked their charter
Empress Frederick is buried in the mau-
soleum at Potsdam park at the side Of her
General Uribe-Uribe reported killed in
battle at San Cristobal while helping
Venezuela troops repel invaders from Co
Congressman-elect Joseph A Conroy
and two other Bostonians badly cut in
man charged with doing cutting
Baron Adolf Erik Nordenskiold Swe-
dish explorer. geoIogist and naturalist.
BY burning Of waterworlxs crib in lake
at Cleveland, Is men are killed by fire and
suffocation
Tropical storm in the gulf sweeps. wa
ana property mandates New Orleans and
IN mile race at Brighton Beach Gre
sceus defeats The Abbot before enormous
crowd
Captain Cabrera. influential officer com
manding southern Batanzas. is captured
by Lieutenant Grant
Wreck of missing ship Manchester has
been found on desert island in Marshall
group No trace OF crew.
The dangerous Arch rock in San Fran
cisco bay is blown up by 80 tons of nitro
gelatine-
hold state conventions and virtually ig-
more Mr. Bryan.
Henry Flagler secures divorce under
new Florida insanity statute
LOCAL SUMMARY.
shooting herself through the heart on ac-
count Of domestic troubles
company IS forming TO control the
liquor traffic, both wholesale and retail
Gov Stanley addresses the Modern
Woodmen at the lOg-rolling at Norton
first prize at the annual summer meeting
Of the Central Whist association at
Prof. ferdinand Deschamps of Belgium
confers with Gov. Stanley on the woman
Judge Albert Horton is interested in a
new railroad which files an application
It is called the Cherokee and Red River
railway and is to connect Joplin and Ca
Barber Asphalt company begins work
of repairing Topeka's pavements-
ETOCerS
ster barbecue and picnic for September 25;
Herman Johnson. a painter, is arrested
for cOunterfeiting and passing bogus
nickels in slot machines.
E. p. Webber. a bookDinder, is white
capped by a mob and made TO strip him
self Of his clothing and submit to a coat
of paint account of his association
with a notorious colored woman, Matte
Gircher-
Topeka free employment bureau leads
all others in the state with a record OF
over 3. coo places found.
Gov Stanley decides not to appoint
of the state and the present incumbents
G ". Pen Dell of the Chicago North
western railway is appointed electric sig
nal inspector of the Santa Fe-
Arran gements are begun Tor a ceLeDra-
The grain trust is to be attacked by the
farmers of the state thrc-1gh the courts
The city council decl. : the city TAX
levy shall be II mills
Vice President Roosevelt Is met at To-
peEa on his return from Colorado BY Col
Warner and party OF Kansas C1tyans-
He refuses 10 talk Of the clubs organized
to boom his candidacy
The Metropolitan street railway OF Kan
saS City IS sued in the United states cir
cult court here for $1,000 damages Tor
the death of Henry n Burrows on May
G H Payson. a former Kansas convict.
who was appointed to a place on the lili-
1ois state claims commission by Governor
Yates resigns under a fire Of criticism
Rev Charles F. Parharnss Bible school,
is converted into rOadhOuse- Others are
being planned along all the roads leading
into the citS-
car tracks OF the Vinewood railway on