The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 4.-The German
Order of Harugari has elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Charles
Ziegenhagen, Chicago; vice president, L.
B. Bischoff, Denver; great overseer, Fred
Schmidt, Pennsylvania; great secretary,
Charles LAUDER, Brooklyn; great treas
urer, Philip Koehler. Chicago.
Canton, O., Sept. 4.-President Com
pers of the American Federation of
Labor has given his permission to the
local committee to canvass the various
locals throughout the state for contr1bu-
tons for the Mckinley Memorial as
ISOLATION.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 4.-E. v. Elm
stein & Co., proprietors of a large de-
partment store, have made an assign
ment. The liabilities are given as $117,-
900 and the assets $4,000. The firm has
been in business for so years. The cred
itors are said to number 200, the largest
being in New York and Philadelphia
New York, Sept. 4.-Colonel Frederick
Martin, who served under General But
Ter in the civil war and was military
mayor of Richmond after its surrender,
is dead at his home in Crawford, N. J.
New York, Sept. 4-Dispatches from
Bologna report, says a Rome dispatch
to the New York American, the murder
there under mysterious circumstances
of Count Bonmartini, a rich land pro-
prietor and son-in-law of the famous
surgeon, Prof. Murricount. who bad
| been staying in Venice with the coun-
tess and who recently returned to his
palace near Bologna. An unknown wo-
man is believed to have admitted to the
palace several desperadoes who muir
dered the count and fled with 100000
Hvres.
Philadelphia, Sept 4-while the Penn
sylvania railroad is still transporting
weekly thousands of tons of bituminous
coal and coke originating on the lines
east of Pittsburg and Erie, Its antnra-
cite shipment, week ending August 30.
of 513 tons, was the smallest since the
strike was inaugurated. The other ship
ments for the week were: Rituminous
coal. 541, S86 tons;' coke. 1856 tons.
Philadelphia. Pa, Sept. 4.-The stain
ed glass workers who have been on
strike in five esta blissments here. re-
turned to work today, the question at
issue having been satisfactorily adj
justed.
Denver, Sept 4-The National as
ISOLATION of Letter Carriers. which is
holding its annual convention in this
city, sent telegram to President
Roosevelt congratulating him upon his
escape from serious injury in the acct
dent at Pittsfield. Mass. The conven-
ton has postponed the election of Off
GERS and all other important business
until tomorrow Many of the delegates
are absent today on an excursion in the
mountains
Agram Hungary. Sept. 4-The procla-
nation of martial law here yesterday af-
ternoon has resulted in the restoration of
order The police have replaced the mill
tary in patrolling the streets.
Cincinnati o.. Sept. THE Odeon, be-
longing to the Music Hall association, and
under lease to the College of Music. was
destroyed by fire today, the loss being
100000 The south wing of the big music
hall adjoining the Odeon was damaged to
the extent Of $4,000.
Cleveland O., Sept. 1.-The tuemen's
strike which has been on for five months
has been settled. The men will return to
work at once at all lake ports. where the
tug trust has boats. All non-union men
in the employ of the company are to be
discharged within 80 days
Monterey, Mexico Sept. THE Arizona
Mexico Copper company has been organ