The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-08-27

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the English channel On the French
coast much damage was done and
bark was lost and four men drowned.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended August 22 showed an average de-
crease Of 1916 compared with the cor
responding week of last year In New
York the decrease was 1913.
G. L. SHORT, the deputy United States
marshal, who had quite a reputation
in Stevens county, Kan, troubles, was
shot and killed recently by a desperado
named Bryant whom he was trying 10
arrest in the Indian territory. Before
Short died he managed to kill Bryant
with his Winchester.
CHARLES HAWKINS, a desperate, has
been 1ynched at Shelbyville, Ind. He
had murdered the city marshal, Don
Bruce.
AMERICAN securities were in demand
on the London stock exchange during
the week ended August ~. The de-
Tnand- fan. gold by Germany had an un-
eefssiuR effect sEhe continental bourses
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TiE Brewers Union 81 Amefich hfSst
In national convention at Central Tur-
ner hall, St Louis. The chief object
of the convention was to arrive at some
settlement regarding the boycott on
the Anheuser-Busch and Lemp brew
cries by a local union.
AT Beaver, Ok, DIR. Davis was horse
Wliippad- by Thomas lnlow, The doc
tor,was accused OF taiiving ubout Mrs.
IhsoW and wien attacked @5ys .har 7hnss
band attempted 20 shoot him, but In.
low took the ruvolver away, broke ~
and then thrashed him.
THE strike on the Lake Erie & West
ern is as tight as ever and not wheel
on a freight car on any one of the diyi-
sion has turned for week All the
clerks in the freight houses have been
laid off.
The regent OF Manipur and Prince
Angoa Sena. whose sentences of death
were commuted by the viceroy OF India
10 transportation for life. have been
sent into exile in the Anandam districts
a british convict settlement in the bay
of Bengal
The stories of misery received from
Russia are almost incredible. In Bes-
sarabia peasants are actually Offering
their children for sale in order to buy
food, and dealers at Constantinople,
hearing of this have purchased through
agents in Russia considerabte nums
Der OF female children.
THE dedication of the monument in
commemoration of the Sioux massacre
in.is62, in which l. 900 people lost their
lives, occurred at New Ulm, MINI, on
the 22d Many veterans of the Sioux
war were present --a.--
| FURTHER news shows the people of
chihuahua, Mex, in terrible destitu-
tion, oceasioned by prntracted drought.
President Diaz has adopted measures
looking to the relief of distress.
WHILE John Dexter and his wife
were attending the funeral OF "a muir
dered man at Ada, o., their fifteen
year-old son secured shotgun and ac
cidentally killed his twelve-year-olC
sister.
THE third payment OF $4,000 each
has been ordered made TO each state
agricultural college under the recen
law.
FIRE at Charleston, Ark, destroyed
the courthouse and a number of bust
dess houses. The county records were
lost. The loss will reach about SEQ, 900
partially Insured;
THE recent frostsdid great damaPe'tC
the tobacco and cranberries in Wiscon
sin. Necedah reports that half of the
cranberry crop in that district is de
stroyed, involving a great loss.
IT is reported that the Mexican gov
ernment proposes to seize the 1ehuan
tepec railroad as not being built ac
cording to contract q