The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-01-02
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scaled the walls and escaped. |
Had they desired, they could have se-
cured the keys, which were on the per.
son Of Keeper Brennan, and let 500 des-
perHaoes loose.
The United States war-ship Enter
prise arrived at Gibraltar on the Goth.
Several Of her officers and crew were
suffering from influenza, and the ship
was consequently quarantined, where
upon she proceeded westward.
THE influenza, which is almost cpl
demlc in Paris, is assuming o more seri-'
GUS type than that which characterized
1t OF the outset. Many cases have de-
veloped into pneumonia with fatal re-
suits.
THE Provincial Government OF Para,
Brazil, has established in Its own inter-
est o monopoly Of the India rubber trade
against which many exporting houses In
Para, chiefly American and French,
have emphatically protested.
THE Russian influenza has reached
the Rocky mountains. Three-fourths
Of the citizens OF Denver are suffering
from It. Reports from Cheyenne are to
the effect that that city is similarly af-
fected.
LATE reports from the scene OF the
rioting at Jessup, Ca, place the num-
ber killed at ten.
TIIE city solicitor of Philadelphia has
decided that the Eight-Hour law is ap-
plicable to the departments under con-
troll Of the city government The law
was enacted by the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature twenty-one years ago, but has re-
manned dead letter until attention was
recently called to it by the United
Labor League.
THREE workmen were injured, one Of
them fatally, by the falling of scaffold
at the new building of the Thompson
Houston Electric Light Compai.. at
Omaha, Neb., on the Goth.
THE United States cruiser Charleston
went into commission, on the Goth, at
San Francisco, Captain George G. Renly
taking command. Commodore Benham
and his officers and many citizens wit
messed the hoisting Of the flags, and the
band played 1.-THE Star Spangled Ban
ner." The Charleston will probably
not be ready for sea until February.
A SEVERE shock of earthquake oc-
CURED at Acireale, Sicily, on the Goth,
throwing down several houses and bury
ing their occupants beneath the ruins.
ZAALBERG's immense carpet manu-
featuring works at Leyden, Holland,
were destroyed by fire on the 2sth. The
loss is very heavy and large number Of
operatives are thrown out Of work.
DURrNa the temporary absence Of
Mrs. Lena Schip from her home in
Omaha, on the Goth, the house caught
fire and her three children, boy Of
seven, a girl of four and six-months-
old baby boy, who were locked in the
house, were burned to death. A hun
dred people witnessed the casualty, but
were unable to save the imprisoned
children.
THE Pope has sent an autograph let
ter to Dom Carlos congratulating him
upon his accession to the Portuguese
throne.
THE National Bank Of Mexico has de-
clarcd dividend of six per cent. on ac-
count of the current years profits, and
will probably declare nine per cent. ad-
ultlOnal later on.
THE Auditor and Public Examiner of
South Dakota are looking into the af-
fairs of tho livestock insurance COM
panies of that State, and the latter are
rapidly dropping out OF existence.
JAMES SMITH, the New York letter
carrier who shot and killed his two
children, aged respectively two years
and eleven months, on November % last,
was placed on trial, on the 2Tth, before
Judge Gildersleeve. The jury adjudged
him insane, and he was committed TO an
insane asylum.
THERE have been several deaths in
Vienna from diseases that began with
influenza.
THREE nuns of the order of st. Fran
els have been imprisoned at Munich fol
cruelty to their pupils.
THE Brazilian Consul General Saliva
dore Mendonoa, telegraphed c. r. Film
81 Co., OF New York, on the 27th, that hi
had received cables from Brazil prepar-
ing him for bad news. He continued
however, to have confidence in tht
strength of the government
THE stockholders of the Bells Gar
and tho Clearfeld & Jefferson Railroad
companies voted, on the 27th, to consoli
date under the name Of tho Pennsyl
vania & Northwestern Railroad Com
pany.
w. DAVIS, day telegraph operator q
Peach Springs, Ariz., was shot an'
killed, on the night OF the Goth, near tn,
telegraph office in that place. o. L
Abrose, the night operator, has been ar
rested, charged with the shooting.
PORTUGAL, Germany and Italy will
shortly send circular note to the Pre-
visional Government of Brazil protest
ing against that governments scheme 4
regard to the naturalization of foreign
ers residing in Brazil.
HENRY LoHMANN, aged seventy years
q prominent German Turner and free
thinker Of Baltimore, Nd, died O
Christmas, and the remains were Gre
mated at Loudon Park on the 27th.
Two THOUSAND persons in Lisbo
have the influenza, including the Quee
and Senor Gomez, the Foreign Minister
In freight wreck on the Pennsy
vania railroad near Altoona, Pa, on tn
27th, sixteen cars were demolished, fou
engines wrecked and Fireman Charlie
English injured so that he died. III
wreck was caused by one Of the train
parting on the mountain.
! PRINcEss THERESA CHRISTINA MARIl
j ex-Empress OF Brazil, died at lOport,
Portugal, on the 2Sth. She was
daughter of Francis T., King Of the Tw
Il Sleilies.
u EMIS PAsHA is again improving.
i MANY officers Of the Russian arm,