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

REPEATED attempts have been made
TO burglarize the Office of the Utah Com
mission, ut Salt Lake City, supposed to
be by Mormons anxious to procure the
registration books,
FoR the first time In the history Of
Denver, Col, all the liquor saloons were
closed on Sunday, the 10th. This was
in accordance with a recent decision of
the Supreme Court. One or two restau-
rants dispensed liquors to their patrons,
but the law relating to the saloons was
strictly enforced.
THE House Of Representatives, on the
18th, passed unanimously the Senate
joint resolution recognizing the United
States Of Brazil.
REPORTS from Mile Lac lake, Mimi, in
advance of the report of the visiting COM
mission headed by DR.. Howes, are Of a
very alarming character as to destitution
and disease, the latter largely ia
grippe" but singularly fatal, and equal
to an epidemic Of smallpox. In some
cases whole encampments have been
down, with not enough well Indians to
feed the sick, even II they had food,
which they have not
THE next SmDgerfest will be held at
Cleveland, O., in 1893.
Mrs. WILLIAM l.. BRADLEY, wife of
one Of the leading capitalists and real
estate owners of Dubuque, Ia, died very
suddenly, on the 18th, while under the
influence of chloroform, administered
by her family physician.
IT is now calculated that tho Siberian
railroad will be completed within this
decade. 1t will be $500 mills long and
is expected to cost $50, 100000 roubles.
JUDGE A. C. BRADFORD, Register of
the United States Land Office in San
Francisco, died suddenly, on the 18th,
on a train at Irvington, Col.
THE Senate bill granting public land
for reservoir purposes to the city of Col
orado Springs, Col, was, on the 18th,
ordered to be favorably reported by the
| House committee on public lands.
TIE first shipment of iron from Ala
bama to Pittsburgh was sont from Shef-
| field, on tho 18th. 1t consisted of 5000
tons A contract for another shipment
of $4,000 tons has been made. A BAN
quet was held on the night of the day
of shipment at which prominent bus
iness men celebrated the event.
A MOVEMENT is on foot by the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company to secure
control Of the Baltimore & Ohio, thus
making, with the Wisconsin Central, a
complete line from ocean to ocean,
THE Louisiana State Lottery Com
pany, which is making S3700, 600 per
annum net, will propose to pay tho State
| lnL nf fnr al ~
its charter, which expires two years
hence.
THE Paris edition of the New York
Herald, OF the 18th, states that Presi-
dent Carnot has decided to pardon the
Due d'Orleans.
-rsJEFTBEy JERwAY, captain OF the
fishing schooner Midnight, OF Glouces.
ter, Mass, has been missing since the
18th. He had with him $3.50, part OF
which he owed his men.
EFFORTS are being made in England
to organize an international demonstra-
ton in favor of an eight-hour working
day.
THE National Assembly of the League
Of American Wheclman began their an
nual meeting at the Grand Union Hotel,
New York City, on the 18th. About
sixty members we're present.
SENATOR BLAIR, on the 18th, presented
in the Senate petition signed by 80, 600
citizens praying for the pensioning of
army nurses.
CAPTAIN LIKLAuRoFF, Of the Russian
army, was found on the 18th, severely
wounded in the dwelling Of brother Of
ficer, Captain BezobrazoH The cause OF
his Injuries is being investigated.