The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-11-13
JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13,
'estilt was doubtful in Connection

result was uOuDJtul III SOuHeCuSuH III
indiana and illiiiois the Democrats
eietted theft State .tibketi also in New
Jersey. Tho Republicans Carried Ohio
by about 1s,OdO majority! In the eight.
eeh Statos that elected Legislatures
which would each choose United
States Senator tho Democrats were sue
cessful in majority OF them.
CAPTAIN N. NJ. BROOKS, of Virginia,
has been appointed superintendent OF
foreign mails In the National Post Uhide
Department.
GENERAL Il. A. ONEAI. who was
Governor Of Alabama from 1882 to 1886,
died IN Florence, Ala, hged 10 years.
RAsbAtb DRAKE, who was born Id
New Jersey In 1919, and all active Abo.
litionist in his time, died at kalama-
MOO, Mich, aged 81 years.
JoliN UanEn died at Watertown. Wis.,,
aged 100 years
4. S. pEAsE, who invented Improve.
ments in harvesting machines, an appli-
ance for testing oil by electricity and
printing telegraph instrument, died in
Buffalo, n. Y, aged GT years.
As A result OF the recent election tho
Partners Alliance will coitrol the kan-
sas Legislature which elects a successor
TO Senator Ingalls.
BARCLAY MARTIN, member Of Con-
grcss before the war, died at Columbia,
Tenn.
GENERAL DAVID B. McKIDBEN, U. 5.
A., on tho retired list, died in Washing
ton, Tgcd 90 years. OF cancer OF tho
throat General McKibbcn served with
distinction in the Mexican and Indian
wars and in tho war Of .ho rebellion
Ar the recent election in Nebraska
the voters decided by 40, 900 majority to
retain high license and local option as
the lest mode of temperance.
A. G. EVANS, president OF the A. C..
Evans Company at Springfield, o., and
one OF the city'S twelve millionaires,
died from tho effects of opium, taken
with suicidal intent.
II. S. Mills, of Kansas City, Mo-, a
millionaire banker died at the fremont
House, Chicago, of spinal disease.
HARVEY FISK, one of the best-known
bankers in this country, died of heart
failure at his residence in Wilbartha, n.
j.. at the age OF 81 years.
,JonN MEYERS, one OF the wealthy cit
liens of Logansport, 1rd., died from the
effects Of a rat bite.
FOREIGN.
A HURRICANE passed over the south
west of Ireland and number Of houses
at Skibbereen were wrecked.
A MOTION was presented in the Mex
leo Chamber Of Deputies asking that all
priests VINO we're not Mexican citizens
be expelled from the country as being
| pernicious to the welfare of Mexico.
TIE Hawaiian Government applied
to the Iapcncse Government for :, 0OC
more inm grants, and they would be
sent.
TnE Russian Government has exilcd
| to Siberia Fathers Dnochovski and
Jcndrzcwski for spreading the CATHOLIC
faith.
AN attempt was made to assasslnate
the Sultan OF Morocco.
THE buildings at Tai-Ping-Fu, China
in which the Government powder fac
tories were situated, were blown up and
800 persons killed.
The Canadian Cabinet has denied tho
petition for a commutation of the death
sente nee of Reginald Birchall, the mur
derer of Benwell.
LORD LONDONDERRY, speaking a
West Hartlepool, Eng, declared tha
Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien deliberately
organized the Tipperary riot.
THE influenza was again spreading IL
Berlin, forty cases having been reported
of which seven were pronounced hope
less by the physicians.
TIE Roumanian Government was al
loting u vast quantity of State land IL
free farms to peasant families.
LATER NEWS.
4 STRANGER giving the name O
William Fontaine, 10 under arrest a.
Birmingham, Ala, for swindling 1,20'
school children out OF ten cents each
collected as admission fees to bogus
show. When tho children refused II
leave the hall Fontaine raised cry o
fire, and in the panic which ensuet
many Of his little victims were trample1
under foot and severely injured. A
woman accompanying the swindler wa
also arrested.
SERIOUS election troubles are re
ported from the city of Rosario. in tn
Argentine Republic, where party feel
ing ran SO high that frequent fights oc
Cured between the supporters OF tn
various candidates. The troops wer
called out, and order was eventually re
stored, but not until several person
had been killed and many wounded.
WIN. SMITH, the engineer, and Thos
Kerns, the conductor, who were re
sponsible for the recent wreck on tn
New York, Ontario G. Western road
were arrested and arratgned in Scrar
ton, Pa, on the 11th, on q charge
criminal negligence. They were hel
in 81, 500 bail.
THE health OF Mr.. Balfour, Chief Se'
rotary for Ireland, is so impaired this
the tour of inspection OF the distresse
localities Of Ireland will not be resume
at present. He will proceed at once
the West of England, whore he will d.
/. vote himself to recuperation.
NEWS OF an uprising in Honduras WI
confirmed on the 11th. Order and con
ulete peace prevailed in the rest Of Il
Central American states, all assumir
/ a neutral position in the matter, whic
Is looked upon as unimportant al
purely local.
NEGOTIATIONS are practically pc
fected by which the Pennsylvania RAJ
road Company will, on the 1st OF ia
uary, take control Of the Vandalia lin
The deal is said to include the Ter
Haute & Logansport division.