The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-01-16
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into Spain of any exiles from that coun-
try who have been sojourning in France.
Regular passenger traffic in being sub.
jected to inconvenience and delay by
reason of the measures adopted.
THE boom in pig iron at Glasgow has
collapsed, owing to the placing of large
orders to sell in the hands Of the brok
ers. On the 10th Scotch warrants had
declined one shilling, and Cleveland
warrants one shilling and six pence.
CONGRESSMAN FLOWER and Mr.. Bel
don, of New York, gave reception to
the Worlds Fair committee from New
York City at the Arlington Hotel In
Washington, on the night Of the 18th,
which filled the large dining hall Of the
Arlington from eight o'clock until mid
night with q crowd of Worlds Fair peo-
pie not only from New York. but from
st. Louis, Washington and Chicago.
THE weather in Berlin, on the 18th,
was brilliant and great crowds Of people
were out to witness the funeral Of the
dowager Empress Augusta. The
Schloss chapel was filled with the dig
nitaries Of the empire. Court Chaplain
Koegel delivered an grafton worthy OF
the occasion, the discourse being based
upon Augustus motto: "Be joyful in
hope, patient in adversely, steadfast in
prayer"
EXTRAORDINARY vigilance is being
displayed in Antwerp, Belgium, where
another confagration among the petro-
leum docks and warehouses is greatly
dreaded, and merchants are complain
ing loudly of the extra outlay to which
they are subjected by the measures of
precaution adopted by the authorities.
THE firm of Jennings, Friedman 6,
Stevens have decided to remove to
Ephing N. H., whence the firm went to
Haverhill, Mass, last July. They en-
ploy four hundred people.
THE committee having charge OF the
arrangements for the National encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, to DO held at Boston next August,
have issued an address to the people,
appealing for tho cordial cooperation Of
all patriotic mon and women in extend
| ing to the visitors a genuine Massachu-
sets welcome in the work Of securing
accommodations for them. The COM
mittee expect one hundred thousand
Grand Army mon to be in tho city dur
ing the encampment.
A COMBINATION is being made between
some Of the principal oil producers Of
Pennsylvania and foreign capitalists
looking to the construction of a system
OF pipe lines rivaling that of the Stand
ard Oil Trust. 1t is stated that the
foreigners are purchasing $40, 900, 900
worth Of wells outright and making
friendly alliances with the owners of
all the others.
THE Boston Board of Health had re-
ceived, up to noon Of the 1lth, reports of
436 deaths-the largest number ever re-
corded in seven days. No less than 113
Of the deaths are ascribed to pneumonia.
Influenza is attributed as the cause of
fourteen deaths.
The chief of the secret police OF Mos
COW, Russia, was shot and instantly
killed while raiding a Nihilist club, on
the night of the 10th, by a woman named
Olga Charenko, one of it's members.
The woman then committed suicide.
THE Pope and eight of the cardinals
Of his household are suffering with in
fiuenza.
Ex-GovEENoR CHARLES FOSTER oi
Ohio was unanimously nominated, on the
18th, by the Republican caucus for
United States Senator.
Mrs. FITzGEoRGE, wife of the Duke
of Cambridge, died on the l2th.
On the 18th the khedive sent spe-
cial train to meet Stanley at Suez.