The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-11-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

upon the life of the czarewitch ut Otsu,
ana who was sentenced to imprison-
ment for lite, died in prison last week
Of pneumonia.
The New York prcsby terry has de-
cided to drop the Briggs heresy case.
ACCORDING TO late returns from Iowa,
the democrats elected Boics by 5000
and the rest of their state ticket by s.
600 and secured the senate.
New YoRK's legislature Is probably
democratic by three majority on joint
ballot
Adm. JEoRa MoNTr, commander Of
the junta's navy in the recent war, hsSt
been elected president of Chill. 80
PRESIDENT FoNsEcA, OF Brazil, has
dissolved the congress Of that country
apd issued call forapother election,
Bio Janeiro has bsvn placed under
martial law. Imperialist plots are
alleged.
OFFICERS Of British war ship charge
the officers of the United States war
ship Baltimore with having virtually
acted rs spies for Balmaceda-
A PLOT to assassinate Gen. Canto, the
Chilian congressionalist military leader,
is reported.
CHARLES MORTON STEWART has been
elected president of the board of
trustees Of Johns Hopkins university,
Baltimore, in place of Judge George
w. Dobbin, deceased.
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TRACY has
received resolutions of the national
civil service reform league indorsing
his course in making the navy yard
workmen non-political.
THE republican league has advices
that ten counties of Kansas were car
ried solidly by the peoples party, forty
nine solidly by the republicans and the
others divided.
SENATOR SHERMAN considers the re-
suit of the Ohio election a rebuke to
free silver advocates. He believes the
silver question will be the great issue
in the next presidential campaign.
THE election in Cork came off on
the 9th. The result was not i'm
mediately published. 1t was believed
the McCarthyite candidate was elected.
CORRESPONDENCE concerning the re-
cent troubles in San Salvador is made
public 1t shows that President Ezeta
was generous to foes
ARCHDUKE JOHANN, of Austria, miss.
ing for months, is believed to be living
in Chilli with his morganatic wife and
| is said to have been q soldier in the
| late war.
A LETTER from Officer BENJAMIN w.
Wells, of the Baltimore, disproves the
charges that that vessel acted as q spy
for Balmaceda just before the final
battle in Chill.
PRESIDENT FoNsEcA, of Brazil. has
been proclaimed dictator and troops
nre on guard everywhere in Rio jan
| eiro.
THE Chilian junta had to send troop
OF cavalry to protect the American
legation from a wild mob who i'm
agined the recent attempt to assassi-
nate Gen. Canto was Matched in the le-
CATION building.
CHARLms JEAN JOSEPH THIREAU died
recently in Paris He was societaire
of the Comedie Franchise and an old
and we'll known French actor.
Ex-Gov. ]. GREGORY SMITH, president
of the Vermont Central, died of heart
failure at st. Albans, Vt, recently.
BARON FAvA, Italian minister to the
l
! from duty on leave for some time owing
to the controversy between the Italian
and United States governments on ac-
count Of the New Orleans affair." has
been promoted to the rank of plenipo-
tentiary OF the first class
A. e. PORTER, United States minister
TO Italy, has received permission from
his government to make n brief visit to
the United States.
THE daughter of Senator Mitchell, of
Oregon, is to marry the Due de Roche
foucauld. a French nobleman.
COMMANDER.IN-CHIEF PALMER of the
G. A. R. has issued a proclamation re-
questing all members OF the order to
refuse to participate in demonstrations
when the confederate flag Is displayed.
THE vote at Cork was: Flavin. Nc
Carthyite, $3.50; John E. Redmond,
Parnellite, A,i57; Capt Sarsfeld, con-
servative, 1.16l.
LAFARGUE. the socialist who was
elected deputy for Lille, France, has
been liberated from prison. 1t is re-
ported that the cabinet is inclined to
grant a general amnesty.
The Irish-American national league
officers have issued an address calling
for peace and union in Ireland, no mat
ter II all the present leaders be sacri-
| feed.
The province of Rio Grande de Sui,
Brazil, has revolted against the dictator
ship of Fonseca 1t was said that a
grandson of Dom Pedro was en- route
to raise a rebellion.
TURKEY has refused to grant Russia,
request for the gathering of the bodie,
of Russian soldiers killed in the Russo
Turkish war at San Stefano, where 1
was proposed to erect memorial.
The fittieth birthday of the prince O
Wales was celebrated in England OF
the 9th. Many handsome presents were
received.
CAPT T. G. CUsHMAN, now in Sa,
Francisco, declares that Baron Vol
Pilzach, chief justice Of Samoa, tried Il
bribe him to blow up the Apia Gala
boose. in which were fivc chiefs
LORD MAYORS day in London wa
marred by bad weather.
PREMIER RUDINI, of Italy, recentl,
defined the papacy question in th,
chamber Of deputies.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
FoRTY-sEvEN convicts from Somer
set, KY, ffty-seven from Chattanoog,
and four from Middleboro, KY, who
i had haan relaaaad NV vnknars - ~.