The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-03-27
DOMESTIC,

BENJAMIN GREwEL was lynched on
the Goth at Robinson Station, KY, BY
farmers whom he had defrauded by the
use of bogus checks.
ADvIcEs of the Goth from the Flam-
beau Indian reservation in Northern
Wisconsin report an alarming scarcity
of food, and that there was great suf-
fering among the Indians there.
HORN CLOUD, an Indian at the Stand
ing Rock IN. d. agency, killed squaw
named Julia on the goth because she
would not live with him, shot dead her
father, known as Irish Mike, and then
took his own life.
THE work Of distributing provisions
and supplies among the destitute miners
at Wilkesbarre, Pa, was actively COM
mcnced on the goth.
STRANGER made the acquaintance
of j. L. Sterrett, Of Sterrettania, Pa,
on train on the Goth, and at Cleveland,
O., snatched purse containing So, 800
and escaped, leaving Mr.. Sterrett penni-
less.
AT Westport, Conn, Annie Loveric
and Mamie McDermott fought with
bare knuckles on the Goth, the result Of
quarrel about young man. Miss
Loveric won the battle.
IT was stated on tho goth that over
200 moonshiners, with over 100 Illicit
stills, had established a fortified camp
in Franklin County, Va, and openly de-
fed the authorities.
TIMOTHY WINEMAN, aged 10 years,
shot and killed BERTHE Polhamus, aged
II years, at Joliet, H., on the Goth dur
ing a quarrel over game of marbles.
A STATE conference of Iowa Repub-
licans who favor modification of the
liquor laws will be held April in Des
Moines.
A GENERAL raid against the sellers OF
liquors in Indian Territory was COM
menced on the Goth by United States
Marshal Walker.
THE Minnesota encampment, G. A. r.,
at Minneapolis on the Goth elected
James Compton, of Fergus Falls, De-
| artment Commander.
The believers in man named George
Jacob Schweinfurth, who claims to be
Christ rcincarnated, assembled on the
goth near Rockford ILL.,, for ten days
meeting.
Two BLOCKS of buildings in La Villa,
suburb of Jacksonville, Fla, were
burned on the Goth. Loss, $125,000.
THE Cataract Hotel at Niagara Falls,
N. Y, one Of the largest and most
historical hotels in the State, was sold
on the Goth to Mrs. Peter A. Porter for
SOL, 200.
FIVE persons were killed on the 21st
in collision on the Midland road near
Hancock, N. Y.
PRINCE SAUNDERs (colored) was
hanged on the 2lst at Plaquemine, La,
for the murder Of Rhody Walker, and
Edmond Nicholas (colored) was executed
at Franklin, La, for killing young
girl.
The schooner II. Duncan, of Glouces-
ter, Mass, lost six men during storm
on the 21st at Browns bank.
THE Asa Clothier dairy barn, together
with twelve head Of fine cows, was de-
stroyed by fire on the goth at Decatur,
Ill.
RoBERr MosELY (colored) was hanged
on the 2lst by lynchers near Huntsville,
Ala, for an attempted outrage on Miss
Ellen Austin.
PRESIDENT CoRBIN, OF the Reading
road, announced on the 21st that no
person would be employed by his COM
pany who used liquor or visited drink
ing saloons.
STATIsTIcIAN DoDaE in his March re-
port on The 2lst to the Agricultural De-
partment says the impoverished condi-
tion of American farmers is due to over
production.
THERE were 200 business failures in
the United States during the seven days
ended on the 2lst against 900 the
previous seven days. The total of fail.
ures in the United States January to
date is 3,l67, against 3,3ss in 1889.
GOVERNOR THAYER denied on the 2ist
that there was destitution among farm
ers in Western Nebraska.
REPORTS from every part of the coun.
try on the 21st represented trade as
fairly satisfactory.
CHARLES L. Colby resigned on the
2lst as president of the Wisconsin Cen.
trail road and was succeeded by e. Alb
bott.
AT LEIGHTON, Pa, ON the 21st Web
ster Campbell accidentally shot and
killed his sweetheart, cornelia Hiskey,
aged 10 years