The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-09-11
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setcu ho quoTuHl UelnB present.
DOMESTIC.
Ar the meeting of the American Bank.
ers' Association in Saratoga Springs,
N. Y, on the 4th Morton McMichacl, of
Philadelphia, was elected president for
tho ensuing year.
THE wife Of Charles Graham, living
near New Albany, Ind, was so fright
ened on the 9th by drunken man
swearing at her that she went into con-
WILSON'S, from which she died.
THIEF men were sulIocatcd on tho 4th
by the gases in cess-pool which they
were cleaning on Staten Island, New
York.
A PRIZE offered for rat.killing result
ed on tho 4th in 20, 93s rat-tails being
presented at the Office of the Atlanta
Ull.) Fair Association.
SEVERAL houses in the village Of
Aniwa, Wis, were wrecked by hurri-
cane on tho 5th. No lives were lost.
TuE business failures In the United
States during the seven days ended on
the 5th numbered 203, against 159 the
preceding week and 20i the correspond
ing week last year
Bon SHELTON (colorcd) was hanged
on tho 5th at Laurens, s. c., for the
murder of William Ray Ford.
Two OF tho largest natural gas wells
ever developed in the Pittsburgh (Pa.)
district wcro struck on tho 5th.
AT Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 5th num-
Der OF the richest corporations in tho
country formed an alliance against
strikes. 1t was agreed that in case
strike occurred to enforce unreasonable
demands, whether the strike be against
one or all OF the associated factories, all
work was to cease. The alliance en-
ploys 60, 900 workers,
THE town OF Dallas, n. C., was raided
by whito caps on the 18th and many
houses were destroyed. Tho cause for
the raid was unknown.
MISS IDA llUSsUcKEi,, agod % years,
handsome, cultivated and highly con-
nccted was convicted of forgery at Scy-
mour, Ind. on the 5th and sentenced to
the female rcformatory for three years
Butts CITY, Mont, was excited on
the 9th over the discovery of silver
lead sixteen feet wide and assaying
500 ton. Laborers excavating a cellar
for n business house struck the ore at
the depth of twelve feet.
AT the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 9th aggregated
81, O94, 72o, 100, against ST., 1875, 97s, ,957 the
previous week. As compared with the
corresponding week of 1889 the in.
| crease amounted to 1871.
A GIRL at Hudson, Wis, coughed UP
shingle.nail on the 9th that had been In
her lungs several years
THE celebration Of the fortieth ami
versary of the admission OF California
into tho Union was commenced in San
Francisco on the 9th.
FIFTEEN men were killed and many
injured by the premature explosion Of
blast at Spokane Falls, Wash, on the
| 9th.
TIE Rich distillcry at Uniontown,
| Ky, was burned on the 9th. Loss, $780,
900; insurance, S43,
s. j. DICKSON crossed over tho Niagara
gorge on q wire cable on the 9th.
Roy WILKES paced half mile in the
unprecedented time of 1:014 at lnde-
pendence, Ia, on the 9th, being the
1 fastest time on record.
THE population of the State OF YER
mont, as announced by the Census Bu-
reau on the 9th, was S32, $50. decease
in ten years of eighty-one.
THE percentages OF the base ball clubs
In the Players League for tho week
ended on the 9th were: Boston, .625;
Now York, .506; Brooklyn, $50; Phil
adelphia, $50; Chicago, .526; Pitts
burgh, .444; Cleveland, 400; Buffalo,
.272 The clubs in the National League
stood: Brooklyn, 1896; Boston, 1926;
Pbiladelphia, 500; Cincinnati, $3.50; Chi.
cago, $40; New York. .47O; Cleveland,
.29S; Pittsburgh, .175.
NEAR Summit, in the Cherokee Ma.
tion, freight train ran upon half.
open switch on the 9th, killing the en-
ginecr. The fireman and three tramps
wero burned to death in the wreck.
A CYCLONE on the 9Th in Roam and
| Jackson counties, w. Va, did great
damage to property and injured many
persons
| THE New York State Farmers League
was Incorporated on tho 9th, the object
being to unite the farmers of the State
for political action and 10 secure fed
GRAFTON OF all farmers organizations in
that State.
TnE National Bank at Kingman,
Kan, failed on tho. 9th for a large
| amount
JOHN WoLvERTINE. a section foreman
on the NortherH. Pacific railroad, was
knocked down and soalped by Indians
near Hope, Wash, on the 7th. lilo waa
terribly injured. est would recover,