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

IT was said on the 14th that plan
was on foot to establish in New York
City National university, to be mod
eled after the great institutions of
Europe, with an endowment at the out
set Of $40, 900, 900. John ID. Rockefeller
and Rev. R. :. Macarthur, of the Bap-
list church, are the promoters Of the
enterprise.
LAVENDER C SrINNAGE, dealers in
general merchandise at Scotland, s. D.,
failed on the 14th. Liabilities, S75, 900;
assets, SlO,o
Two UNKNOWN men were swept over
tho Niagara Falls on the 18th. One
was clinging to boat; the other leaped
into the rapids before tho boat reached
the falls and tried to swim ashore, but
failed.
BY an explosion on tho 14th in the
soap factory of The Kendall Manufacture
ing Company at Providence, r. l., ter
employees were badly burned, two
fatally.
THREE men and one woman were
killed and several others seriously in
jurcd in a so-called negro riot in the
eighborhood of Birmingham, Ala, OF
the 14th.
THE vinegar factory OF Paul Bcchtne
at Milwaukee was destroyed by fire OF
the 14th. Loss, 100000.
AN oil we'll was struck near Findlay
o., on the 14th that produced 1000 gal
Ions the first hour. This is said to b,
the largest flow known.
In quarrel at North Platte, Neb.
on tho l4th Edward Newman shot hi
wife and himself, both dying instantly
THE distillery of the kentucky Dis
tillery Company and Conrad & Seller
Great Western pork house at Louis
vile. Ky, were totally destroyed b.
fire on tho 14th. The loss was estimated
at over 81, 900, 900; partly insured.
HENRY Il. WALDO, Of Minneapolis
and Miss Gussie Hoffman, of Kansa
City, were drowned on the 18th whil
fishing on American lake. near Tacoma
Wash, by the capsizing OF their boat.
In u collision on the Cincinnati South
ern road near Danville, KY, on the lat
Louis Simpson, engineer, and tram
were killed.
Mrs CARRIE HOWARD, OF jamestown
N. Y, found her stolen child, whic
had recently been abducted, in an asy
lum in Erie, Pa, on the 18th where
had been taken after being abandone
by its abductors.
NEAR Santa Barbara CAL, natura
gas was struck on the 14th, with o flo
OF 5000, 900 feet day.
BY unanimous vote the United Cal
penters' Council of Ch icago resolved o
the 14th to call out on strike all cal
penters and joiners under its jurisdi,
tion September l. The violation by tn
New Bosses Association OF the agre,
ment by which the recent strike wa
settled was given as tho cause Eigh
thousand men would be affected by thi
decision.
UNKNOWN persons placed an obstru'
tion on the Baltimore & Ohio railroa
tracks twenty miles from Pittsburgh o
the night of tho 18th. An excursio
train struck it and two engineers and
supposed tramp were instantly killed
A BARN belonging TO Josiah Beatt,
near Columbus, Ind, was destroyed b
fire on the 18th, together with 1910
bushels Of grain and farming impl'
ments, the whole valued at $40, 00
partly insured.
BUSINESS failures during the seve
days ended on tho 18th, number fC
the United States 1T4, Canada 23, tots
1877, as compared with 203 last weel
For the corresponding week of last es
total 2l3, representing 1871 failures 1
tho United States and SO in Canada.
The body of John kirkland, forema
Of the Pennsylvania shops at Crestlin
O., was found under the railroad bridl
at that place on the 18th. There wei
deep cuts on his head, and his watc
and money were gone.
CHARLES PRATT was taken from Ia
and lynched at Blair, Neb., on the 15l
by enraged citizens for the murder
M. r. Towne and daughter A love a
fair was the cause of the murder.
j. ii. WARD, q well-known member
the Baltimore Corn and Flour Exchang
committed suicide on the 18th by Gu
ting his throat with a razor.
WILLIAM TULLEY, of Columbia Cit
Ind, set spring gun for burglars
his gun storo on the night Of h
l4th. On entering the store his TO
struck the trap and he received bo
loads from double.barreled rife, XII
ing him instantly.
Two PINKERToN detectives belongir
to the force now at Albany, N. Y
guarding railroad property, were kill,
on the 18th by being run over by trai
CARELESS contractors caused the {
most total demolition Of Red Cliff, Co
on the 10Th by the explosion OF powd
with which they were blssttng,