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

board, making the descent IN three min
utes. and rolled down a ffty-foot en-
bankment at the end OF, the track.
Four persons were killed, two fatally
and others seriously injured
in jumping from an engine that had
become unmanageable on the Denver,
Utah s. Pacific railroad near Lyons,
COL, on the 22d three men were killed
and others seriously hurt ~
TIE business failures Throughout
the country during the seven days
ended on the e2d number 1872, as com
pared with 1877 the preceding week and
200 for the corresponding week last
year.
THE air-brakes Of o freight train
standing on grado atiSummit, CAL.
gave way on the 22d and tho train
dashed into another freight train at Cas-
cade, killing four men.
Two YOUNG men werp killed by the
premature discharge ~ ssccnnon in a
sham battle at Athens, Pa. on the 22d
People in Northwest Wyoming were
excited on the 22d over rich finds OF
gold in the Tongue river field and there
was stampede from the surrounding
country.
FIRE at Groten, s. D., on tho 22d de-
stroyed nearly all the west half Of the
business portion of the town, entailing
loss Of $4,000
IN trotting match for S5, 900 at Wash
ington Park, Chicago, on the 22d Pale
Alto defeated Jack in tNree straight
heats, the last being made in 2:l3, the
fastest time on record in match.
NEAR Shelbyville, Mich, on the 22d
Barnum & Bailey circus train broke
in two. A car platform was torn out
and two men we're thrown under tn,
wheels and killed.
TIE percentages Of the baseball club!
in the Players League for the weel
ended on tho 23d were: boston, .602
Brooklyn, .5S4; Now York, .574 Chi
cago, .543; Philadelphia, 1924; Pitts
burgh, .446; Cleveland, .422; Buffalo
.2S6. The clubs in the National League
stood: Brooklyn. 6G3; Boston, 1927
Philadelphia, .G13; Cincinnati, COG; Chi
cago, .53l; New York, All; Cleveland
.3l6; Pittsburgh. .1s).
JACOB BEEGoLD and Frank Olean, o
Wilkesbarre, Pa, who were injured dur
ing the recent heavy windstorm there
died on the 23d, making twelve death
thus far.
| GEORGE EARLY and Bayard Wood
| (colored) wero executed on the 23d a
Rocky Mount, Va, for setting fire to
warehouse, which was burned to tn
ground.
WHILE sinking gas we'll on the %
in tho Maple creek coal fields nea
Pittsburgh, Pa. a vein of very rich gol
ore was discovered
EDWARD CHECKLEY arrived in Chicag
ON the 23d from New York on bicycle
having made the trip in fourteen days
six hours and twenty-five minutes.
A CRAZY man named Quinn killed hi
wife and five children on the 23d nea
fsi$ings.on, Mon, and was himsel
killed while resisting arrest
AT the leading clearinghouse /
the United States the exchanges durin
tho week ended on the 23d aggrt
gated 81, ia, s3l, ,246. against 81, 1l5,SS3
O01 tho previous week. As compare
with the corresponding week of 1889 tn
increase amounted to 20.l.
FRANK NJ. ALLEN, teller of the Car
ital City Bank at Nashville, Tenn, wa
on the 23d reported short in his &C
counts to the amount of $40, 900.
THE sugar mills at Ness City, Kan
were burned on the Esd. Loss, $4,000
THE remains Of John Ericsson, the il
ventor, were borne from New York hal
Dor on the 2Sd on the naval ship Bait
moro for Sweden. mid booming OF car
non and dipping Of flags
THE first international convention
instructors of mutes ever held in thi
country commenced in New York on tn
23d.
Snow fell on the 2Sd at Milton an
Easton, Pa.
TE business part OF Pembroke, o
was burned on the Gath.
SIXTY-FIvE THOUSAND men were OF
OF work in New York City on the 2sd t
result of the brick makers strike.
THE supreme council of railway me
in session on the 23l at Terre Haut'
Ind, referred the whole matter of tn
New York Central strike to Il committe
of three men.