The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-06
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Berlin. Aug. "a joint stock company
has been organized in Hamburg with
capital of 10, 100000 marks to work new
ly acquired nitrate mines in Chile Herr
Haas, a member of the Reichstag. is
chairman Of the company. Among the
shareholders are several agricultural
and bank companies.
San Francisco. Aug. 6.-Isaac Minor,
the Humboldt county. Cal. redwood
king, announces the sale of $4,000 acres
of timberland in Del Norte county, to
a syndicate of Wisconsin capitalists,
headed by H. C. Foster. One million
dollars is involved in the DEAL
Estes Park, Col, Aug. 6-The forest
fire situation south of Longs Peak is
firing and timber cutting on the part of
the fire fighters, coupled with unfavor-
able winds and rain, have checked the
progress of the flames. Three hundred
thousand feet of timber are reported to
have been destroyed.
Cripple Creek. Col. Aug. Crank
Holland was crushed to death, John
Moore perhaps fatally injured and Burt
Smith and Joe Schank badly hurt in a
cave in in the E1Paso mine on Beacon
Hill today. Holland was % years of age
and his parents are living at Oklahoma
City. Ok.
Rome, Aug. s.-Italia announces that
Mgr Guidi, at present in the office of
Cardinal Rampolla, the papal secretary
of state. has been appointed apostolic
delegate at Manila
The Hague, Aug 6tFormer President
Kruger of the Transvaal republic was
visited today by Gen. Lucas Meyer.
Mr.. Kruger will make a call upon for
State.
/ Constantinople,A ug6.-Turkish troops
have attacked a large band of Albian
brigands in the neighborhood Of Okhri-
da, European Turkey. The chief and
10 of the brigands were killed and 9TH
ers were captured by the troops.
Rome, Aug 6-King Victor Emman-
uel has contributed 100000 lire to the
restoration of the campanile Of St.Marks
which collapsed July IA.
Butte, Mont, Aug. Ga special to the
Miner from Salmon, Idaho, says that
the Red Rock stage was held up by
lone highwayman this morning while en-
route to this place and the treasure box
rified. It is not known what the robber
secured. There was but one passenger.
a woman. and she was not molested.
Sheriff Hughes and posse are in pur-
suit. ~s
Trolnsoe, Norway. Aug Gin an in
explorer, said that the alleged trouble
between himself and Captain Johanson.
of the America, was grossly exaggera-
ted. He characterized the reports Of
trouble as cheap sensation and said
there had been no deaths on board the
America during her trip.
Munich Bavaria, Aug. s.-The be-
trotha1 of Archduchess Marie Annoin-
Glade, of Austria, and Duke Siegfried,
of Bavaria, which was announced from
Vienna June Is, has been broken off by
mutual consent
Chicago Aug. 6.-The striking black
smiths and their helpers, who threaten
ed to tie I'D work at the Pullman car
shops decided today to return to work
for ten days, pending the settlement of
their grievances by arbitration. The Of
ficials of the company promised that the
difficulties should be overcome. Should
the eompany's proposals not be salts
factory, the men say 5000 workmen
will go out.
Dubuque. Ia, Aug. 6.-Train robbers
held up the Chicago, Burlington & Quin-
cy limited two miles north of Savannah.
ILL.,, about midnight. The express car
was blown uD.