The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-02-20

cent increase OF wages.
THE investigation into the Jersey
City IN. J,) election frauds has devel-
oped the fact that one-third Of the votes
in six election precincts cast for Senator
Mcdonald, we're fraudulent.
ALL the clubs and organizations in
Great Britain interested in the eight
hour question have called meetings in
order to make the May demonstration
in Great Britain universal and success
full"
THE New York City grand jury, on
the 18th, began an investigation on its
own account into the wrecking Of the
Lenox Hill and Equitable banks. Bank
Examiner Hepburn and Conrad N. Jor-
dan were examined.
JUSTICE DEAK, of the British Column
bian Supreme Court, has rendered de-
cision which declares that the Govern
mont of tho United States has no juris-
diction over Behring's Sea outside Of the
marine league limit
J. S. HARTMAN, the pedestrian, has
signed an agreement, on wager OF
So, 600, to walk from some city in In
diana to San Francisco, and then back
sufficient distance to make 5000 miles,
within sixty-five days,
THE German Socialists have aban.
doned their idea of organizing an uni
versal labor strike in May, owing to tho
favorable utterances contained in the
recent rescripts issued by Emperor Will.
lam with regard to the working classes
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY Lacy
declared, on the l2th, o final dividend
of ten per cent. in favor Of the creditors
of the Lowell National Bank. of Lowell,
Mich, upon claims proved amounting to
$50, 1886, The bank failed In September,
1885,
IT is estimated that there Is in the
hands of Kings without thrones, Princes
without principalities, and Dukes with
out duchies, many Of them, indeed,
without countries, wealth. sufficient to
pay the public debt Of every power in
Europe.
Mrs. MARY SHERMAN, house keeper
OF the late Amos e. Beckwith, president
of the Dyerville Manufacturing Com
pany of Providence, r. l., now claims to
be his widow, and says she intends to
assert her rights. The matter causes
social sensation.
SIR JOHN MAcDoNALD discrcdits the
report that the United States Govern
ment has decided to strengthen tho fleet
of cruisers in Behring Sea and to use
more stringent measures during the
coming season to keep Canadian sealers
out of those waters.
Ara largely-attended meeting of Phil
adelphia business men, on tho 18th,
resolutions were adopted protesting
against the Mckinley bill relative to
the administration of the Customs laws,
and urging the Pennsylvania Repre-
sentatives to oppose its passage.
PRINCE ALEXANDER OF Battenburg,
the cx-ruler of Bulgaria, who is known
as the Count of Hartenau, has been ap-
pointed commandant Of the Seventh
regiment of Austrian Dragons, sta
toned in Vienna. 1t is understood that
he will be made a General within a
year.
MGR. DoANE, of Newark, N. j., who
was lately given the title of Prothono-
tary Apostolic by the Pope, notified the
parishioners Of St. Patrick's Cathedral, on
the 10th, that they must take their
children from the public schools and
send them to the parochial schools, on
penalty of accommodation and denial
OF absolution.
THE National convention of colored
men in session in Washington, on the
4th perfected permanent organization
by the election of Rev. j. C. Price, of
North Carolina, as president, and W. c.
Chase, Of Washington, secretary. A list
Of honorary vice-presidents, one from
each State represented in the conven-
tion, was also selected.
AT special meeting of the freight
committee Of the Trunk lines, in New
York City, on the 18th; to take action in
the matter of through rates to the
Northwest, which had suffered Of late
by reason of the cutting of the st. Paul
and other roads, it was decided to with.
draw all quotations to the Northwest
and quote only to Chicago.
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HEAVY rain, on the night Of the 18th,
did considerable damage in the eastern
part Of Cleveland, o. Several sewers
became clogged and the water backed
into cellars and filled the streets to q
depth of three and four feet Houses
were undermined and two or three
streets were badly washed out. The
fire department had TO be called upon
to assist in reducing the food.
ATToRNEY-GENERAL MILLER has re-
versed the decision of Attorney G General
Garland and decided that the Union
Pacific Railroad Company, under the
Thurman act as amended by the act o.
March 8, 1887, can sell the five per cent
bonds now in the sinking fund and re
invest the proceeds in the first mortgage
bonds OF any of the railroads that have
received aid from the Government.
ALL the Republican journals OF Franc,
approve the sentence of two years i'm
prisonment imposed upon the Duke o
Orleans. They declare that the posi-
bility of pardon is precluded by tn,
demonstrations indulged In by the Or
leanists, and assert that even reduo
ton Of the sentence u improbable.