The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-08-28

trict, W. n. Parrctt (Dem renomi-
mated. Ohio, Sixth district, John II.
brigham Rep). Missouri, Twelfth dis
trict, w. B. Lewis (RepD. Kansas,
Fifth district, John Davis Peoples
party, First district, L. C. Clark (Far-
mers' Alliance).
REruBLIcANs in State convention at
Boise City, Idaho on the 2lst placed
full ticket in the field, headed by
George L. Shoup for Governor.
SIMEON L. BALDWIN, of New York,
was on the 22d elected president Of the
American Bar Association in session at
Saratoga, N. Y.
JonN G. COY. OF Larimer County. Col,
was nominated for Governor OF that
State on tho 22d by the Independent
Labor and Farmers Alliance conven-
tion.
w. T. Clark, Of Cleveland o., was on
the 22d elected president of the Union
Veterans Union at tho National En-
campment in session at Lakeside, O.
HORACE L. PAGE, member Of the
Forty-third, Forty-fourth, Forty-fifth
and Forty-sixth Congresses, died on the
23d at San Francisco, aged 81 years.
THE Democrats on tho 23d nominated
John B. Long for Congress in the Sec
ond district of Texas, and j. b. Beeman
in the Fifth Mississippi district In
the Second Indiana district the Farm.
ers Alliance nominated Sampson Cox.
FOREIGN.
ADvIcEs OF the Goth say that the Sui
tan of Morocco had compile tely van
ouished the rebels at Zemmour, be.
heading eighty of them.
1t was said on the Goth that Druex,
France, had been swept by a cyclone
and at least 500 houses were destroyed.
The loss was estimated at 1000, 00O
francs. No loss of life was reported.
A CYCLONE swept through the canton
OF Vaud, Switzerland, on the Goth,
doing an immense amount of damage.
The villages Of Lavallee and loux we're
devastated, and whole forests were de-
stroyed.
THE steamer Gregory was burned on
the Volga river, Russia, on the Goth.
Many of the steamers passengers lost
their lives some being burned to death
and others drowned.
IT was said on the Goth that the av.
erage wheat yield of Manitoba would be
twenty-five bushels to the acre, or totaI
of 90 600 900 for the whole province.
IT was said on the 2lst that one re-
suit of the peace between Guatemal;
and San Salvador was that President
Ezeta, of the latter country, retire,
which he did. Vice President Ayalu
has assumed power and was arranging
for an election for q new President.
The Spring Hill coal mines strike in
Nova Sco:ia. which had involved nearly
II 900 men and had lasted two mQnths
ended on the 2lst in complete victory
for the men.
BY the swapping of boat in thu
river at Conway, Wales, on the 2lst
eight persons were drowned.
IT was said on the 22d that cyclon
had caused the loss of $50 lives II
4 Switzerland.
SEVERAL. eases of leprosy were dis
covered on the 23d at Englishtown, Is
c. The victims had associated with
their neighbors and it was feared tn
disease had been communicated to
great many people.
ADvIcEs of the 23d from the New He
brides islands state that the natives o
Amha island had massaCred the crew O
a German labor vessel. A French wal
ship subsequently shellod the village
on the island.
THE potato crop in Ireland was re
ported ruined on the 23d and the condi
ton OF cereals was bad.
THE British war-ship Buzzard arrive
at Halifax, n. s., on the gath fror
Jamaica with fve cases of yellow feve
on board.
LATER NEWS.
In the Senate, on the 25th, tn
House bill for lighthouse tower o.
Smiths Island, Va, was passed with
large number of other lighthouse ar
propriations incorporated as amend
ments. The Senate also passed Senat
bill to repeal certain laws relating t
post-office bids and House bill rclatin
to oaths in pension and other cases
The afternoon was spent in discussio
of the lead ore paragraph OF the Tarf
bill. ...... In the House the conference re
port on the Sundry Civil bill-whic
retains the Senate amendments rela
tive to irrigation and survey OF publ
lands--was agreed to, but the Senat
amendments to the River and Harbe
bill were nonconcurred in. The deaf
of Representative Watson, of Pennsy
vania, was announced, and the Hous'
after adopting the usual resolutions
regret, adjourned.
BILL was favorably reported in tt
House, on the 25th, to require tho:
using railway cars in Interstate trafh
to equip them with such automat
safety couplings and breaks as wi
not req uire trainmen to go between tt
cars to couple or uncouple them, or
go on top of the cars to use hand-breal
in controlling the speed OF trains.
THE Queens Hotel, at Sunridge, Ont
with its contents, were burned to Il
ground at three o'clock, on the morniI
Of the 25th. The guests, OF whom the
were large number, escaped with d
ficulty with the exception OF two
Thomas Powers and Herbert Layton
who were burned to death. Two othe
, we're more or less injured.
SPECIAL LAND COMMISSIONERS NE
SHAM reports concerning the destit
ton in Oklahoma, after house,
house inspection, that fully one'thi
Of the people need aid, while tv
, thirds of the farmers need seed whe
, Many are in want Of food, are witho
work and have nothing to sell.
, J.rp paws from Alaska confirms