The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-11-26
FOREIGN.

/, 1902.
FOREIGN.
VESSELS arriving in Scotland from
America with cattle report immense
losses of animals on the passage.
JoINr debates were being held at
Windsor, Ont, on the subject of polit-
ical union with the United States.
BEoMwELL BooTH astonished Lon
don and advertised the Salvation Army
by giving n dinner to 600 thieves. He
asked the queen to be n patroness.
A BILL for the suppression of the
slave trade was introduced in the Ger
man rcichstag.
The French liquidator OF tho Pana-
mn Canal Company says in his official
report that ths United States govern
inent would like to obtain control of
the canal.
MEXIco's temporary reciprocity ar
rangement with the United States has
been concluded. and after January 1,
1892, the high duties on live stock and
other products of the United States
will be lowered.
REFUGEES from Rio de Janeiro who
had reached Montcvldo expressed the
opioion that Dictator Fonseca would
not be able tolong maintain himself.
THE British bark Kate Sanction was
abandoned in the North sea by her
crew of thirteen men. nine ct whom
died before being picked up.
TnIRTY-sIX THOUSAND coal miners
were on strike in the department of
Pas de Calais, France.
HARDMEYER & MIcHAEI.sEN, bankers
at Ham burg, have failed for So, $50, 600.
The Chilian electoral college held a
meeting at Santiago and officially
chose Admiral Jorge Montt for prcsi-
dent of the republic of Chilli.
THERE was said to be a move on foot
in Hawaii to dethrone Queen Liliuo-
lsalani and set up u republic In the
Sandwich islands.
The supreme court of SaXony has
decided that remaining seated while
the emperor's health is being drunk is
an act of high treason.
HALE a dozen stores in the business
portion of Beamsville, Ont, were de
stroyed by fire.
THE British steamers Rugby and Ed
dlethorpe collided in the Bosphorus
and the Eddlethorpe sank almost i'm
mediately. Three sailors were drowned
A TIDAL wave caused great loss o.
life and damage to property through
out the Gilbert islands in the South
Pacific, and eighty people were drowned
upon one of the island
ApvIcEs from Rio de Jau ueiro were {
the effect that everywhere disconten
and disaffection with tile present
regime were becoming moro pro
nounced. In general terms, the poit
ical condition of Brazil was described
as closely bordering on anarchy.
| LATER NEWS.
| CHICAGO socialists, at u meeting or
the 22d, publicly tried and acquitted
rhos. j. Morgan, their candidate FOL
mayor in last springs election, of the
charge of beedling, and took tho sen
sational step of publicly denouncine
the anarchists and declaring they
would never again join with them IL
political movements or in the annua
demonstrations in memory of the exc
,uted anarchists.
THE barometer in use at the weather
bureau in Toledo, o., sank, on the 2Sd
to lower notch than had ever before
been recorded. At noon intense dark
ness settled down upon the city
making it necessary tor shopkeeper
to turn on their gas and electric lights
and the street gas lamps would hav
been lighted had not the gloom begal
TO dissolve at the end of an hour.
The supreme council of the Farmers
Alliance, in session at Indianapolis
Ind, adjourned, on the 22d, to NEE
next year at Atlanta, Harrisburg o
San Francisco, the place to be selecte
by the executive committee. A gran
summer encampment was decided upor
the fixing of the time and place bein
,, left to a special committee.
The national republican committe,
in secret session in Washington o
, the Esd, elected James S. Clarkson, {
l Iowa, to succeed Chairman Quay; p,
Hobart, of New Jersey, vice-chairmar
: to succeed Mr.. Clarkson. and WilliaI
1 Barbour, of New York, treasurer,
, succeed w. w. Dudley. The election
were by reclamation.
Gov. ALVIN p. HOvEY of Indiana die
: Mt his hotel in indianapolis, at leo |
m. on the Esd. His last moments wer
peaceful and conscious. All the in
mediate members of his family WEI
present. The direct cause of his deaf
was heart trouble, superinducing fai
ing respiration.
RI. HON. VIM. L. JACKSON, the new
/, ly-appointed chief secretary for Ir
= land, was reelected, on the 2ad, as men
ber of parliament for North Leet
without opposition. Mr.. JaclSson's a.
pointment as Mr.. Balfour's successt
. necessitated his re- election to the sci
: he represents,
THE national republican committe
!. in session at Washington, ON the 23
0 selected Minneapolis as the place f.
holding the republican national CO.
|, vention, on the sixth ballot June
J. next is tho date chosen.
r THE mayor Of Dax. France, and Il
Q perfect Of the department Of Lande
= fought duel on the asd, Tho NAV,
Twas wounded IN the arm,