The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-08-14

Orleans on the Sth It classed strict
middling, and was sold at auction on
the Exchanges.
TIE strike OF tho switchmen on the
Mackay system of railroads came to an
end on the sth, the company granting
tho increased demand of wares.
For the week ended on the 9th tho
percentages OF the baseball clubs in
tho Players league wcre Boston, .597;
Brooklyn, .5s5; Chicago, .544; New York,
$50; Philadelphia, .537; Pittsburgh,
.446; Cleveland, AL; Buffalo, .2sG Tho
clubs in the National League stood:
Brooklyn, .674; Philadelphia, .O33: Bos-
ton. 62G; Cincinnati, .OO7: Chicago
.522; Now York, .422; Cleveland, .Sos;
Pittsburgh, .2o4
COMPLETE census returns on the 10th
gave Colorado a populat tion of 41o, 500, a
gain of 216, 4s3 since 1890. The increase
gives one more Congress sman to tho
State.
A FAMILY feud caused fight with
knives at Tuscanola, Miss, on the 9th,
In which three men wore killed.
CHARLES CosGRovE an aeronaut, was
instantly killed at Portland, Ore, on
the 10th while making parachute de-
scent from a balloon. He fell 200 feet,
and his body was mangled almost be-
yond recognition.
Mrs. MICHAEL FAMEY, aged 10 years.
was found murdered in her house at
Germantown, Wis, on tho 9th. Rob-
berry was supposed to be the cause.
The United Brotherhood of Carpcn-
ters and Joincrs of America closed its
annual session at Chicago on the 9th.
William II, Klivcr, of Chicago, was
elected president.
THE strike on the New York Central
railroad still continued on the 10th and
was spreading to other Eastern roads,
the knights of Labor threatening to tie
up the whole Vanderbilt system unless
their demands were acceded to.
WILLIAM DAILY and Benjamin Shaw
were killed by William Jenkins in a
dispute over horse trade at Colvillc,
Wash, on the 10th.
Ar the leading clearing g-houscs in the
United States the exchanges during tho
week ended on the 9th aggregated
81, Iii, ,GI2 22G, against 81, $50 $50, Pa tho
previous week. AS compared with the
corresponding week OF 1889 tho increase
amounted to 1876
EMMETT AND JOSEPH FITz, brothers,
were killed in a general row at picnic
at Mills Grove, Mo-, on the 10th.
GEORGE II. NUTTEE, Republican
candidate for tho nomination of county
clerk at Charleston, w. Va, was shot
and mortally wounded on the 1lth by
some unknown person, supposed to be a
political enemy.
FIRE in Dayton, WASH, on the llth,
destroyed property to the value of $751;
900.
GOVERNOR STEELE, of Oklahoma, an
nounced his intention on the 11th to
call special election for legislative
vacancies, so that the Legislature may
assemble as soon as possible.
CHARLES and Daniel Ellison, BROTH
ers, killed each other at Pattison, Tex,
on the 1lth.
THE census enumeration of Illinois,
completed on the llth gave the State
population OF 3, sol, ,2Si, 4 gain of T23, 414
in the last ten years, thus making
1t the third State in the Union.
THE town OF Madison, Mo, was al
most destroyed by fire-bugs on the 11th.
Seven OF the leading business houses
were destroyed.
The National encampmcnt of tho
Grand Army of the Republic convened
at Boston, Mass, on the llth, thou
sands of veterans being in attendance.
President Harrison and portion of his
Cabinet arrived and we're given public
reception.
lT was estimated that $4,000 original
package saloons were in operation in
Iowa recently and that on the 11th
ninc-tcnths of them went out of bust
ness.
REPORTS from Kansas on tho 1lth
were to the effect that the corn and
other crops had been greatly improved
by tho rain that had fallen generally
over tho State.
THE bursting of a watcr-spout on the
1lth in tho mountains above Boulder
Col. caused flood in the river, and w.
j. King and wife were drownod.
DoLPH GIBSON shot and killed Albert
Ncyland at Orange, Tex, on tho llth.
Neyland killed Gibson's mother some
timo ago
RAGING prairie fires were devastating
the counties of Western Kansas on the
llth, totally destroying the entire crop
in vast stretches of the country.