The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-01-29

A FREsuEr inundated the loVer por-
tion Of Morristown, n. j., and randered
homeless scores Of poor people. One of
the buildings destroyed was the one in
which the first telegraph instrument in
vented by S. +. b. Morse was stationed
when the initial message over tole4
graph wire was sent TO Boston in 1885.
In New York the match between
Steinitz and Gunsberg for the chess
championship of the world, which had
been going ON Shnce December 8, was
decided in favor of Steihitz. The score
was. Steinitz, o = stiursberg,- Z; drawn, 3.
BEING told by a medium that her hus-
band was faithless Mrs. Ludwig Ander-
son poisoned herself and three children
at Brockton, Mass.
JOHN X. AYDELoTTE, editor of the
Daily Democrat at Hamilton, o., was
caught in the fly-wheel in the engine
rouruu and instantly killed.
An San Antonio, Tex, during a low
crs' quarrel Bertha Gross shot and fatal
ly wounded James Hartley and then
committed suicide.
MISS GEORGIA MORTIMER, aged 25
years, a leading member of the might
Qwl' Company, fell dead at Kansas
City, Mo.
JAMES O'NEtI, Chicago s North
western conductor, was shot and in
stantly killed by burglar concealed in
box-car
WHAT has long been known as the
Oldest hqrse'in The world died in Bus
falo ~ Y, on the 22d. He was owned
by Mr.. Braun, who bought him when
he was : years old and had him, forty
years.
AnoUT seventy letters belonging 10
the Northwestern National Bank Of
Chicago, and supposed to contain over
100000 in drafts, etc, were delivered
to stranger by clerk in the Chicago
post-oiliee and were missing,
JEFFERSON BAILEY, stock buyer
and farmer living near Washington,
Ind, was robbed of 81, 400,
-,ruE- Pension Office at Washington
from January1 to Is, inclusive, issued
1887 pension certificates the greater
portion of -them-heinG granted under
the dependent pension law. This was
the largest number ever issued during
like period,
. lNlEhNAL TfNtnut MollttNlbiiH lbI NilN
first six months of The current fisca
year were s75,G97, l4S, comparative in
crease Of s6,0lS66a over the previous
six months,
ONE HUNDRED men went TO the
| Chinese quarters at Wilton, Ore, ant
led The celestials out with ropes arounC
their necks and drove them from tn,
town.
The funeral of King KalalSaua, of the
Hawaiian Islands, took place in SaI
| Francisco on the I'D, and the rcmuinl
were placed on the steamer Charleston
which sailed immediately for Honolulu
WILLIAM c. DUNCAN, city salesman
for the diamond house of Lewesohn &
Co. in New York, disappeared will
$50, 900 worth of diamonds and pearls.
BnIGADIER-GENERAL 5. V. BENEr
Chief Of Ordnance of the army, was oI
the ed placed on the retired list, hav
ing reached the age of 81 years.
STEPHEN f. SHERMAN, IA prominen
member of the Buffalo IN. W boar,
of trade who was convicted OF grand
larceny, was sentenced TO five years il
prison at hard labor.
| GENERAL MILES reviewed the troop
in the field at Pine Ridge, S. d. There
were 9, 900 men and $40 horses In line.
NEAR Newport, Tenn, Captain L. c
Dunn was shot and killed by w. A
Moore, Jr. Peyton Dunn, son of tn,
murdered man, then shot and lxille,
| Moore.
-AF-t.aagE,- Eph-Mnnre killei
himself just asbhe was about to b,
tried for killing two menwithout cause
An organization 10 be known as tn,
Confederation of Industrial Organiza
tions was perfected at Washington, an,
Ben Terrell, of Texas, was elected presi
dent. The resolutions call for abolition
of National banks; Government loan
TO the people at per cent. interest; tn
prohibition Of alien ownership Of land
a graduated income tax; Governmen
ownership of the telegraph and rail
roads, and the election OF President
Vice President and United States Sen
ators by direct vote of the people.
The village of Seaville, Ky, was al
most totally destroyed by an ineendiar,
fire.
The Tooth anniversary of the admis
sion Of Vermont into the Union wa
celebrated by the Vermont ASSOCIATE u
at Boston.
4 ALL Chinese laundrymen and laborer
had been driven from the towns o
Western Alhene and Adams, IN Oregon
BY mobs'