The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-04-23
EpitOme of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
DOMESTIC.

treasury department. 1t is of the
series of 1856, check letter b 1863 The
note bears the portrait of Gen. Han
cock and is signed by w. $. Rosecrans
as register and James w. Hyatt as
United States treasurer. The 81" in
register is not dotted and the st" in
states il not crossed.
LIEUT.. SCHwATKA started for Alaska
to explore the country from the Yukon
river west. This is his third expedition
to Alaska.
THE census office has issued bull
letin giving the population of cities in
the country containing 5000 inhab-
itants on more. The total urban popu-
lation in 1890 was IS, 235, go, or 30. l3 per
cent. of the total population. In 1880
the urban population was 11,313, ,547, or
22.57 per cent. of the whole.
WHILE j. w. Jacobs and Abraham
Carr, prominent citizens of jefferson
will, Ind, were attending a funeral at
Bcnnettsvillc their horses ran away and
both gentlemen were thrown out and
probably fatally hurt.
SENATOR FAssETTE, in the New
York legislature, charged that $3.50, 900
blood money was extortcd monthly by
the police of New York city from the
liquor interests of that city.
WILLIAM HOFFMAN was struck by
lightning and instantly killed at Tren-
ton, Mo.
THE new secret order known as 1.-THE
knights of Reciprocity" was said to be
rapidly gaining strong foothold
throughout the west. Members are re-
qurcd to pledge themselves to support
the pcrpctuity of the union, to favor
liberal pensions to soldiers and sailors.
to maintain the doctrine of protection
of American Industries, and to advo-
cate and work in favor of II free ballot
and an honest count.
THREE men were killed and two bad
ly injured in railroad wreck near Bal
timorc, Md, in which a freight train
plunged through trestle.
The body of William lines, which
was buried at Corunna, Ind, two years
ago, was distinterrcd and found to be
pctrified, every feature being preserved
even to the hair
TnE Western baseball association
opened the season with games at Lin
coin, Omaha and Denver, wet grounds
preventing game at Kansas City.
The Ross building in which Staten
c, New York post office, was located,
was destroyed by fire, involving a loss
of 5000. 900. The mails were saved.
c. l.. DAVIDSON, of Hull, was elected
| department commander of the Iowa G..
| 4. X. at Dubuque.
Tuu Winner Investment Company of
Kansas City, Mo, made an assignment
for the benefit of its creditors. 1t was
claimed that its assets exceeded the
liabilities by 100000.
A TERRIFIC cyclone passed . miles
vest of Gland, Tex One man was
| killed and another badly hurt.
a FIhE which started in the whole
| sale drug house of Charles Lcich IL Co.
at Evansville, Ind, caused loss of
$4,000.
WrIEN burned two saloons with
rhcir contents mt Scott, o., because
hcr owncrG continued to furnish their
us nds with. liquor after they had
cccivcd their protests.
THE Todd mills and elevator at Dial.
ns, Tex, were destroyed by fire, the
| loss bcirg S20000J
WILL SKAGGs, colored desperate
who fatally stabbed white man
na!acd Kirby was riddlcd with bullets
near Bowling Green, Ky, by Il posse of
mi icd men
Is the United States the business
failures during the seven days ended on
the 18th numbered 25l, against 2ii
the preceding wet = and PA for the cor
responding week last year.
WALKER BRowN (colorcd) was hanged
at Laurens, S. c., for the murder OF
Noah Ramagu last November
THE entire government lifc-savinR
service for the Eleventh district, which
includes Michigan, Illinois and Wis
consin, has gone ON duty.
LAvIrRINu, Il young Omaha Indian AT
the Carlisle Q'a,) school, is to enter the
Presbyterian ministry and will labor
among his OVID people.
Ar Shullsburg, Wis, Mrs Jacob
Blotz shot and mortally wounded hcI
brother, Henry Ivey as he was enter
ing her house for the purpose of killing
her.
The old east mill of the Norwich
Company was burned, causing n loss OF
$500
AT Alliance, O., Addie Duncan, @
farmers daughter, fell from fence
and broke her neck, and hogs partly
deyoured the body before it was found
JAMES LYNCH, of New Brunswick
N. j., after being indicted for wife
beating, went home and hanged him
self
WILLIAM GREEN (colored) was hanged
at New Orleans for the murder o
Joseph Proper on January 9, 1890.
WHILE Alta Foster, aged 10; Ray
mond Foster, aged5, and Walter Smith
aged 10, were playing on skiff in tn,
river near Marietta, o., the boat cap
sized and all three were drowned.
THE Ohio State Farmers Alliance wa
organized at Columbus.
WHILE eating breakfast Mrs. Nesbit
of Leclaire, Ia, fatally shot her hus
band and then herself. Domesti,
trouble was the cause.
GEORGE and Fred Dunawas indians
were hanged at Tahlequah, /. T., TO
the murder last September of Wasl
Lee, Cherokee.
A TERRIFIC windstorm at Marion
Ind, completely crushed the Crosb,
paper mill and damaged number o
other buildings.
BY an explosion in silver mine nea,
Aspen, Col, Edward Reed, Thomas
Kennedy and John Mahoney wer,
killed,
PALuDoRA, little town ON tn,
Beaver river in Beaver county, O. T..