The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-03-27

olded on the 21st thhttHe law providing
for the execution Of stitninals by cleo.
tricity Is constitutional
THE body Of II. w. tsongiey. protni.
hent merchant 0f Dayton, Ky., was
found In the river twenty miles below
Cincinnati on tho s1st He had been
missing since February3
IT was discovered on the 21st that
large numbers OF Chinese had crossed
the Detroit river into the United States,
and that there was ~ organized band
of Chinese smuggiers II Detroit,
THE Opening meeting OF the Schwein.
furth convention was held near Rock.
ford, ILL.,, on the 21st and in his sermon
Schweinfurth claimed that a 2-year-old
boy had died short tifne ago and that
he had restored the iaf 10 lie and health
by the laying on of he IDS,
THE exchanges at th leading clearing
houses In the tinted fsT tes during the
Week ended on tho 22d aggregated
81, ,045, 81, 1889, against sl,132, 645, 1888 the
previous week. As compared with the
corresponding week Of 1889 the in
crease amounted to 0.3
FRANK FooK, Chinaman, shot an
other Chinaman named Sam Lee at
Dubuque. Ia, on the 29d and then COM
mitted suicide. The quarrel was over $50.
In New York on the 22d Sheriff Flack
and his fellow-conspirators were con-
victed before Judge Barrett of having
illegally conspired against Flack's wife.
A CYCLONE on the 22d killed one man,
injured several others and ruined much
property in Edgemore, y. G.
NEAR Decatur, Ind, a man, a woman
and child were instantly killed on the
22d by an explosion of dynamite.
A NEW counterfeit dime which closely
resembles the genuine was put in circu-
lation in New York on the 22d.
In a railway collision on the 22d near
Portage, N. Y, Fireman Hughes and
Brakemen Riley and Olsen were killed
and several other persons were badly
injured.
HIun water In the Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers was causing great
damage on the 23d to farm lands and
houses in the vicinity of Pittsburgh, Pa.
REV. R. +. SHINN, pastor Of the First
Congregational Church at Morris City,
H., dropped dead in his pulpit on the
evening of the esd just after no had
spoken the last word of his address.
OLIVER COLE, of Dixon ILL.,, had both
legs cut off on the 22d while trying to
board a freight train.
PRAIRIE fires were raging on the 22d
in Southern Colorado down to the Kan
sas border, and already hundred thou.
sand acres had been devastated.
OPTIONS on nine Kentucky whisky
distiileries were secured for an English
syndicate on the 22d at Louisville.
SAM MARTIN, a negro, was taken out
Of the Wrightsville (Ga.) Jail by mob
on tho Esd and shot to death. He was
accused Of murder.
SEVERAL big Cleveland brewers were
on the 2sd forced 10 Pay 80. 900 to the
Government for using barrels of illegal
size.
A BOILER in a saw-mill at Wickliffe,
KY, exploded on the 22d, killing two
men and badly injuring five others.
GEORGE A. WATSON, who had served
eight years in the penitentiary at
Columbus, o., for burglary, was par
doned by the Governor on the 22d, his
innocence Of the crime having been es-
tablished.
AT Almena, Mich, on the 22d Albert
A. Fosdick was found shot'dead in the
same room Of the same house in which
his brother, DR.. Fosdick, was seriously
wounded recently. The mysterious
tragedy created great excitement
In searching the ruins at Seattle,
Wash, on the 22d Of the block recently
burned the charred remains of two men
and one woman were found.
THE main business portion OF Hamil-
ton, ILL.,, was burned on the 23d.
NINE suicides on the West side in Chi
cago were reported during the week
ended on the 22d.
THE Washington and Indianapolis
baseball clubs retired from the Nation
al league on the ED, thus leaving eight
teams in the league.
WHILE on drunken spree on the 2sd
near Covington, KY, William Kinney,
Peter McGinness and John Burke were
drowned by the capsizing OF boat
G. III. WHITAKER G. Co., hardware
dealers at Toledo, o., failed on the 22d
for $4,000
A PRAIRIE fire on the cath burned over
fifty quarter sections OF land near
Wichita Kan, causing loss of $500, 900,
and in Rocks County an immense
amount of hay and grain had been de-
stroyed.
A SEVERE wind-storm prevailed
throughout Oklahoma on the 24th, do
ing great damage to the unsubstantial
dwellings Of new settlers. Rube John
son, wife and one child were killed by
the falling timbers of their house.
THE Midway Hotel and other build
ings at Kearney, Neb., were burned on
the Gath. Loss, Sl00, 200. A man named
Harry Deming was killed.
A FIRE on the Gath in the business
portion Of Laredo, Tex, caused loss Of
500, 900.
COLE & KNOTT, silk manufacturers at
Paterson, N. j., failed on the gath for
500, 600.
DURING the seven days ended on the
Gath there were 4,25O pension certif-
Gates issued from the pension office at
Washington.
THE visible supply of wheat and corn
in the United States on tho Gath was, re-
spectively, 27,633, lsO and 1916, s27
bushels.
r. M. KING, seventh-day -ad ventist
Of Obion County, Tenn, was on the gath
fined $75 for working in his fields on
Sunday.
AT Red Lands, CAL, P. G. McConkey,
hotel-keeper, and Charles Gresham, q
newspaper proprietor, had fight on the
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