The state capital., 1891-07-18
The Boatmen's Fire and Marine X

wind up it's affairs and go out of busi-
ness. The capital stock of the concern
was $3.50, 600, and the reserve 500, 900.
The risks, aggregating $370, 600, have
been assumed by the Norwich U nion
Insurance society of England. The
stock of the company has not paid a
dividend for five years, and the stock
holders deemed it best to close up to
save further loss
THE London Times. in long article
on the Worlds fair, says that tits not
doubted that the exhibition will, IN
many respects, surpass all those pre-
viously held.
IT has been decided that the royal
commission to represent Great Britain
at the Worlds fair will be composed of
the Society of Arts, which carries with
it the prestige OF having the prince Of
Wales for it's president and Sir Richard
Webster, the attorney general. as its
chairman. The council contains many
members who are well qualified to in
sure a successful issue.
GENERAL MASTER WORKMAN Pow
Derby has declined the Worlds Fair
commissionersip to which he was ap-
pointed short time ago by Gov. Pat
tison of Pennsylvania.
THE International council of the Con-
gregational church met in London on
18th. One hundred American divines
were present to represent the church in
this country.
WILLIAM FORsYTHE, of California,
member of the National Worlds Col
umbian commissi on, was rejected by
the local board Of reference, on the
18th, as a candidate for chief of the
horticultural bureau
HENRY MOEHROFF and his 17-year-
old daughter Josephine were arrested
in Brooklyn, on the 18th, charged with
having set fire to their house by the
aid of kerosene. Both were held to
answer
THE Spencer iron works, at Scranton,
Pa, which had been idle for several
days, owing to a strike, were started up,
on the 18th, with force of non-union
men. None of the strikers, who num-
Der about fifty. will be taken back.
By the explosion of box of dyna-
mite cartridges on the tramp ship r. C.
Booth, lying at the Brooklyn wharf, on
the 18th, two men were killed, one of
them being blown to atoms, and two
others were wounded. large hole
was blown in the starboard side of the
steamship and she soon filled and went
to the bottom.
POLICEMAN JOHN D. RYERsoN, of Jer-
sey City, n. j., became involved in a
row early on the morning of the 14th,
with James Brennan. Lizzie Brennan,
the latter's wife. interferred. Brennan
was shot dead and his wife fatally
wounded. The injured woman was
taken to the hospital. Ryerson was
arrested.
DUNCAN, the American charged with
attempting to murder his wife at
Bettws-Y Coed, Wales, recently, was
acquitted, on the 14th, on plea Of in
sanity. The prisoner was, however,
detained in custody pending the de-
cision of the court as to what disposl.
ton shall be made of him.
THE governor of Nizhnee NovgOrod,
Russia, has warned the committee of
exchange that spectators forming cor
ners to raise the price of grain, or other
wise trading on the growing necessities
of the people, will be punished and ex-
peeled from his jurisdiction.
PROF. JOHN LLOYD was shot asld
killed at Murfreesboro. Tenn, on the
Hath, and Tom Morton, his nephew by
marriage, is suspected of the crime.
He has disappeared, and it is known
that there was trouble between the
men.
PHINEAs M. AMOUR, who was prohi-
bition candidate for governor of Con"
necticut last fall, died at his home near
Middleton, on the 14th, aged IS. His
death was caused by heart disease.
The national editorial convention
met in st. Paul, Mimi, on the 18th,
about 500 members of the profession
being in attendance.
THE petition committee of the French
senate recommended, on the 14th, that
the government favorably consider the
appeal of the Panama shareholders
that it cooperate with the Credit Fon-
cier to raise funds to complete the
work.