The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-08-07

JUDGi. ItAKEI,, OF chicago. ruled on
the 1st that tho act Of the Illinois Leg
islaturc authorizing pool-scling on
race tracks was Illegal
THE stallion Duquesrc, owned by
Philip lIackc, OF New York. and valued
at $50, 900, died on the LIST at stock
farm near Paris, Ky.
FoR the week ended on the I'd the
percentages of the baseball clubs in
the Players League wore: Boston, COS;
brooklyn, .573i New York, .b59; phila.
delphia, .55s; Chicago, .536; Pittsburgh,
45O; Cleveland, .425; Buffalo, 800 The
clubs in tho National League stood
Philadelphia, .65l; Brooklyn, .G5o Bos-
ton. .G32; Cincinnati, .595; Chicago,
sis; New York, .425; Cleveland, .2S9;
Pittsburgh, .2l7.
Fire broke out In q hotel at Farina,
III, on tho I'd, and before the flames
could DO extinguish. t,9 business
blocks were destroyed Loss, 1SGl, 600.
Mus. WALKER, wife OF farmer living
near Benton, ILL.,, took carbolic acid on
the I'd and died almost instantly. De-
spondcncy and poverty were the causes,
WHILE the friends Of Martha Davis,
Of Brooklyn, N. Y, were preparing her
body for burial on the 2d she showed
signs of life and in lew hours after
was in fair way to recovery.
JAMES CLARK e Co., coffee dealers OF
New Orleans, made mn assignment on
the I'd. Liabilities, Si5s,0O0.
HENRY FRYBAHGER, whilo shooting
snakes on the Sd at Lancaster, Pa, ac.
cidentally shot and killed his sister,
aged years.
CLEMENT j. CiTALLER, treasurer, and
w. w. Chandler, manager OF tho East
Transfer Company at New York, were
arrested on tho Sd on the charge of
swindling tho company out OF SlO,O OOo4
AT Flanagan, H., Vincent Obert, a
wealthy farmer, was instantly killed
on the 3d by being thrown from his
buggy in q runaway.
Two PASSENGERS were killed and a
I'M Der OF others seriously injured by
the collision Of two passenger trains
near Redmond, Ind, on the 3D..
PAUL YAGEn, 78 years Of age com.
mitted suicide at Kansas City, Mo. on
the 3D. because his daughter-in-law
would not give him money with which
to get whisky.
IT was said on the Sd that Texas
fevcr was destroying cattle by the hum
drcds in Butler and Elk counties, Kan.
c. Il. EMERSON and John llamer were
killed in a political row at Ogden, U.
T., on tho I'd.
w. A. Booze, a colorcd preacher OF
Gordon County, Ga, put rat poison in
the food of a colorcd family Of ten per.
sons named Lallcy on the Sd, and sue.
ceeded in killing three of its members.
| J. L. MAYER, of st. Louis, had stolen
from his room on the night of the Sd
$4,000 worth of mining stocks and q
small amount Of cash.
/ The A. A. Freeman Company's large
store, elevator and mill was destroyed
by fire at La Crosse, Wis, on the I'd.
Loss, $500, ,000;' insurance, SldO, 900,
STARVATION and pride caused the
death of SpcnceS L. Pritchard, author
and actor, at New York on the ID.
By the burning of barn in Chicago
on the Sd the young son of John k?uder
was burned to death.
CHARLES MCCAFFERY, the champion
bridge jumper of Canada, cssayed tc
jump from the Atlantic Companys der.
rick at Boston on the Sd, a distance OF
13) feet, and was drowned.
ENGINEER SAM MOORE and Fireman
Charles Lanahan were instantly killed
near Oakdale, Ky, on the Sd by a train
falling doSn an embankment.
THE first triennial cantonment Of the
Patriarchs Militant, Independent Order
Odd-Fellows, convened at Chicago or
the 4th. Over 10000 uniformed mem
bcrs were in attendance.
Two SONS of Freeman r. Dickerson. q
book publisher of Detroit, aged II and
8 years, were drowned while in swim
ming at Star Island, near Detroit, on the
4th.
REV. SAMUEL BAEcHLER, pastor o
the Lutheran church at Hartford City
Ind, was overcome by heat on the 4tl
/ and died in a short time.
/ Mrs. JouN FuLFoRD, residing nea,
Martinsville, Ind, gave birth on thu
4th to baby without n tongue. Th'
child was bright and healthy.
Mrs. c. w. FoRREsrER was drowned
near Niles, o., on the 4th in an attemp
to save her 2-year-boy, who had falleI
out OF skif.
A WIND and hail-storm swept owe
Lyons, Osceola, Dickinson, Emmet ant
Winnebago counties in Iowa on the 4th
destroying crops, killing many horses
and cattle and seriously injuring sew
eral persons. Hail-stones as large a
hens eggs fell to the depth Of 81!
inches
FIRE at Normal, ILL.,, early on tn
morning Of the 4th caused loss of Sl3,
600.
The sixth annual convention of tn
United Brotherhood of Carpenters AM
Joiners of America convened at Chicag
on the 4th.
AMELIA KERHoFF, living near Hum
boldt, Ia, accidentally shot hersel
through the heart on the 4th Will
attempting to take revol YER from
pocket in her brothers coat.
AT a negro picnic near Kansas Cit
on the 4th Joseph Franklin shot an
killed William Bryant.
N. q. NELSON, jeweler OF Grafton
N. D., committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart on the 4th.
SEAMAN e. SMITH, shoe dealers a
Cleveland, o., made an assignment O
the 4th. Liabilities, $50, ,0O0
BUD CoMproN and William Alexander
murderers, were sentenced by tn
United States Court at Fort Smith, Ark
on the 4th to be hanged on October /,
CHEMICALS in the office OF the Denye
Fire Brick and Chemical Company a
Denver, Col, exploded on the 4th, blow
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