The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-08-21

"a THAN OH bne MA4khiBdn StHITHl
road struck broken swiUch at Au-
gusta, Mich, on the 18th, overturning
the engine, which exploited, killing the
engineer and fireman, and injuring sew.
eral other persons.
IT was estimated on the 18th that the
wheat crop of Minnesota and the Dako-
tas would reach 93, ,o00t0Qo bushels. The
yield per acre for the State Of Minneso-
Ia was estimated at 13 bushels; for South
Dakota, 1O1f bushels, and for North Da-
kota, III bushels.
1r was said on the 18th that the re.
cent rain throughout Illinois, Iowa and
other States materially benefited the
corn crop, and that thes-ield of potatoes
would be larger than was expected.
AT the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 16th aggregated
s1,1t5, 1888, o91 against tl Ill, ,G42, 22e, the
previous week. AS compared with the
corresponding week c-'1ts9 the increase
amounted to 1874
A CALL, was issued on the 10th for q
Prohibition State convention to be held
in Des Moines, Ia, September 4.
For the week eaded oJ the 10th the
percentages Of the baseball clubs In
the Players League were; Boston, .6o2;
brooklyn, $40; Chicago, .567, New York,
.547; Philadelphia, .525; Pittsburgh,
.44o; Cleveland, .4S5; Buffalo, 1856. The
clubs in the National League stood:
Brooklyn, .65a; Boston, .6s9; Philadel.
phia, .614; Cincinnati, .G10; Chicago,
.531; New York, .437; Cleveland, .815;
Pittsburgh, .202.
As A result of the strike on the New
York Central railroad fifteen Pinkerton
men and Ave citizens were injured In
trouble that ensued at Albany, N. Y,
on tho 18th, some Of them, it was said
fatally
No LESS than six murders were said
to have been committed at indianapolis
| Ind. on the nth, resulting from differ
ent causes.
MASKED bandits held up train or
the Missouri Pacific railroad in Rob
bers' Cut, thirteen miles from Sedalia
Mo-, early on the morning of the 17tf
and secured 100000 belonging to the
Pacific Express Company.
JOSEPH A. JAMESON, a wealthy mem
ber OF the New York Stock Exchange
committed suicide by hanging in tina
city on the 18th, temporary insanity be
ing the cause.
FIRE in the Dunnell print works a
Providence, R. l., on the 18th destroye,
property valued at S35O,000. Six hun
dred hands were thrown out Of employ
ment
IT was estimated by the Superintend
ent Of the Census on the 10th, after
rough count of the tabulated footing
Of all the States and Territories, tina
the population Of the United State
would reach $4,000, 900.
FIRE in New York on the 18th DE-
stroyed the stables Of the Lion Brewin
Company, and fifty horses perished l
the flames. Loss, 100000.
EARLY on the morning Of the 18th fir
was discovered in Crows Operations
at Highmore, S. D., and the flames wer
not checked until nine blocks were dt
stroyed.
THE stage between Linkville an
Lakeview, Ore, was held up and robbie
on tho morning OF the 18th by tw
masked mon, who secured the expires
box, mail bags and small sum {
money from the passengers.
Ten men were killed in riot b'
tween coal miners at Kohns, Ala, o
the 18th.
A LIGHT snow was said to have falle
at Denver, Col, on the 18th.
THE statue of Lafayette which Franc
has presented to the United State
reached New York on the 18th.
A CONSOLIDATION of tho three large'
firms in this country engaged in tn
manufacture OF undertakers' supple
was effected at New York on the lStl
under the title of the National Caske
Company, with a capital stock Of SO, 900
900.
THE Jefferson iron works at SteubeI
vile, o., were burned on the 18th, eau
ing a loss Of 500, 900.
THE strike situation on tho New Yor
Central road had not materially change
on the 18th, proposition to submit
arbitration the differences between tt
Knights OF Labor and the railroad con
pany being refused by the latter.
THE Statistician of the lnter-Sta
Commerce Commission made his sc
ond annual report on the 1st
covering the operations Of 1885,
miles OF road. The net incon
from operations was $500, 1O0, 42s al
after deducting the fixed charg
the net income of all the roads
the United States was Sl01, 1888, "a
or S56l per mile OF road. The tot
amount of stock is S4, PSI, 100, 719;
bonds, 81, 267, 527, $50.
BY the explosion of boiler in Il
Lincoln (Neb.) gas works on the IS
William Denneen, a fireman, and lie
Maggard, drayman, were killed.
THE Denver Lottery Company clos
its doors in Kansas City, Kan, on t
.. 18th. 1t had received $40, 900 from t
sale of tickets and had paid no priz'
A warrant was issued for the arrest
the manager, but he had fed.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The Ne braska State Democratic CT
vention in session at Omaha on the IA
' nominated James E. Boyd, OF Omat