The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY

TELEGRAPHlC SUMMARY.
King Edward VII crowned at West
minister Abbey. Queen Alexandra
crowned after the king.
Severe wind and rain storm in north
eastern Kansas does great damage.
Senator James NJ Mcmillan, of Mich
igan, dies at Manchester. Mass, Of
heart failure.
Fight persons are burned to death in
Landon hotel, San Angelo. Tex.
James Joseph Jacques TisSot painter,
dies in Paris.
May Yohe and former Capt. Strong
are together at Lisbon.
Osborne house has been presented to
the British nation by King Edward for
army and navy hospital.
Fourteenth week of anthracite coal
strike closes with no break in unions
ranks Attempt of operators to start
washeries is not successful.
Lord Derby. winner of $50, 900 in race
with Boralma, is beaten by Louise JET
ferson at Empire City track.
The Coronado monument marking the
end of the Spaniard's march in Quivera
province, is dedicated at junction City.
Charles Salyers, white, and Harry
Gates, a negro lynched by mob at Lex
ington Mo-, for murder of farmer.
The Knights of Pythias hold their
grand meeting at San Francisco. Sew
enty-five thousand visitors are enter
tanned.
Skull of man Of glacial period is dis
covered near Leavenworth. Kas
H.
cused murderer of his mother and Miss
Minnie Mitchell, still missing. Oscar
Thompson, boarder at his home. breaks
down and makes partial confession.
Outpost of Camp Vicar in Mindanac
surprised by Moro spearn en-, who killed
two members of the Twenty-seventh in
fantry and wounded two others.
Oliver Wendell Holmes. son of poet,
preme court, appointed justice of United
States supreme court to succeed Asso-
ciate Justice Gray.
The city of Barcelona has been cap
tured and sacked by Venezuelan revo-
lutionists after sharp fighting, in which
1877 men were killed and many prisoners
taken. The United States sends war
ship Topeka to care for its interests.
Judge Caron, of the Canadian superior
court, sets at liberty Greene and Gay
nor, the American contractors. on the
ground that the requisition papers are
faulty.
International Typographical union at
annual convention in Cincinnati re-
stricts hours per week to a maximum OF
81 and makes other changes in it's laws.
International Harvester company Of
Chicago is incorporated, with capital
of $120, 000, 900. Member of the firm of
]. P. Morgan & Co. is chairman of the
finance CON mittee.
Policemen Devine and Pennill. of
Chicago, are killed by supposed bur-
glars while attempting their capture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fair are killed
in automobile wreck near Evereux.
France.
Fourth distribution of per cent,
amounting to $10,000,000, to United StateN
Steel underwriting syndicate, making
total payments to the members, besides
the return of their original investment.
of 10000. 600
Drouth in New South Wales and
Queensland has devastated sheep
ranches, one man losing over a mil
lion sheep out of his herd of million
LOCAL SUMMARY.
The American Book company case is
appealed from the Kansas supreme
court to the United State supreme
court.
Willis L. Moore. chief of the Limited
States weather bureau, grants Topeka
the daily corn and wheat region bulle-
tin service.
war on the liquor dealers who sell to
Indians.
The Topeka railroads grant one fare
rate for the round trip to the state fair
to be held September 8-13.
Homer MCGEE is killed by a falling
rock while at work on building being
erected at Third and Kansas avenue.
Kaolin is found while blasting rock for
the Washburn college sewer.
John Curran whips Editor N H.
Gaines of the Advocate in his Office on
Quincy street.
The record for hot nights for this
summer is made in Topeka Wednes-
day night.
Chas. F. Ceilley. of st. Louis, is or
ganizing numb Der of labor unions in
Topeka.
Trainmaster A. e. Austin of the Santa
Fe is sandbagged at Lawrence, it is
supposed by employees of the Buckskin
Bill circus.
The Street Railway company an
nOunces it's intention of building an
electric line of double track to the fair
grounds for use during the Forthcoming
fair.
negro boy named Simmons browns
in the Kaw river.