The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-11-20
JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER $780,

tor resulted In O collisibn between two
freight trains OH the Norfolk &C West
ern railroad, thirteen fdiies from Pc
tersburg Va, on the t4th. Both en-
gines and sixteen cars were wrecked
and George Breckham, colored brake.
man, was Instantly killed.
On the 14th cxPresidept Grover
Cleveland promised Mayor Burnett and
other prominent local Democrats OF
Springfield, o., that no would bs pres.
cut at the annual Jeffersoh Club ban.
quet In that city February q and added
that he never broke his promise.
THE business portion OF the town OF
Burton, O., was destroyed by fire on the
14th. The loss is heavy and the in.
surahce light. The fre originated from
spontaneous combustion in tho varnish
room Of Taylor & Coles furniture store.
THE insolvency of the great financial
house of Barring Bros & Co., OF London,
with liabilities OF S75, 600, 600, and sur.
plus but unavailable assets OF $50, 00O,.
o00 was averted, on the 1FGb, by the aid
| OF a syndicate, headed by tho Bank OF
England. which promptly pledged S55,.
600, 600 to the credit Of the embarrassed
bankers.
| AT the investigation of the alleged
| grievances Of the forty Indians at
tached to Buffalo Bilrs Wild West show
during the European tour just complet-
ed, by Commissioner Belt in, WASH
ington, the Indians were questioned
closely, and all denied the charges
that they were illtreatcd. They said
| that they were we'll cared for and de-
sired to continue their engagements
with the show.
| FEARING that Italy Is about to make
attempts upon Tripoli, three thousand
Turkish troops have been sent to rein
force the garrisons of the province, and
the forts are being strengthened.
THE garrison at Copenhagen has been
strengthened in consequence Of the
tension between the Cabinet and the
legislative majority, popular disturb
| ances being feared.
| TELLER JULIUS +. SMITH, OF the Mer-
chants National Bank of Amsterdam,
| N. Y, is a defaulter in the sum OF So
500. A warrant for his arrest was is
sued on the 18th.
|
of Melbourne, Australia, who have been
on strike for several months, have
given up the struggle and resumed
work.
BISHOP O'DwYER, of Limerick, is
| quoted as speaking adversely of the
American tour OF Messrs Dillon and
| O'Brien.
| SHIRLEY 1IDBFRD, the well-known
botanist, editor Of the Gardeners Mag
azine. of London, died at Kew Gardens,
London, on tho 18th.
| A STORY, which does not find much
credence in any quarter, emanates from
ex-Chief Of the Secret-Service Division
John $. Bell, that President Harrison
had narrow escape from assassination
in Washington last May.
On the night Of the 18th the Denver
& Rio Grande Railroad Company sue
cessfully opened the standard gauge on
their line from Denver to Ogden, and
commenced the running of through
trains to San Francisco.
SERMONS were preached in several
of the Toronto (Ont.) churches, on the
10th, with Birchall's life and death as
text.
| A LARGE detail OF convicts has been
ordered from Russian prisons to labor
on the line Of the proposed Siberian
railway.
| THE Gar has EXTENDED clemency to
Lena Simonski, the woman condemned
to death for taking part in Nihilist
conspiracy against the, life of General
| KurOnot1xin