The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-09-17
Tnr case Of Miss Ava, who turned up


at Cincinnati after an alleged abduction
from Chicago, was profound mystery.
She denied emphatically being Miss
Diss de Bar or Of being Mime. BlavatslSy.
IN consequence OF the publication of
a false report In a newspaper Of Guth-
rie, Ok, that the president had pro
claimed the opening OF new lands there
was a terrific rush OF settlers on the
18th, followed by great disappoint-
ment
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended September ~ showed an average
decrease Of 9.7 compared with the cor
responding week of last year In New
York the decrease was 1A1. In New
York, Boston and other cities this year
there were only Ave days In the week
last year six.
FoUR men were fatally injured by
the fall of swinging scaffold at the
railroad bridge, saltsbprg, Pa. 80,
s't;;sss ms Pxsd1ks s0naof wealthy
EpglIeh banker yes drcxneas aeeis
l4ss.FftEfly ~ fro.sf,ftt sjtd. = !
T.. RocHEFOKr, France, has been raw
aged by fire.
by the capsizing OF boat at Milwau-
kee Robert and Frank Gerth were
drowned.
AN old colored woman known as
Aunt filiio" Hunter was In saloon
al Milwaukee drinking with Two men.
when one OF them, Just for fun, !"
{iEuited lst=dress with a match. q shn
died in great agony Tho two mon es-
capped.
The German government has begun
the prosecution of the. editor Of the
Kladderadatsch for ridiculing the holy
coat OF Treves by a cartoon headed
''The Gull Sharing Pilgrims. Treves
is now visited by better class of peo-
pie, who stay longer and patronize the
hotels.--x----
THE Chattanooga (Tenn.) belt line
has been sold.
FoUR of the German turner's socie.
ties of Chicago have formed the national
turner federation, throwing off allegi'
ancc to the North American turner.
bund. The old bund was not radical
enough in its opposition to anarchism
and socialism.
BRITIsH blue jackets and marines
have occupied the island of Mitylene
near the Dardanelles. probably under
an arrangement with Turkey for the
purpose of checkmating Russo French
designs on ConstantinopIe.
FRIGHTFuL floods have been reported
in Spain. In the country around Toledo
9, 900 lives were said to be lost
THE French steamship Nantes is
ashore at Gorunna, spain.
ONE thousand employees of the saw
mills about ottawa Ont, have struck
for a reduction Of hours and an increase
in wages.
THE shortage Of David Hastings, mar
ket clerk Of Allegheny City, Pa, Is
placed at sS2, 647.
ZELEwsKI's German expedition Int,
Africa has met with misfortune. Thre'
hundred black troops were killed will
most of the officers The enemy ais
captured his guns and munitions o
war.
THE heavy drafts upon the trcasur,
balances in redeeming AZ per cent
bonds reduced the net balance in thu
treasury, which on September l wa
500, 900, 900. TO s4s. 900, 900 September IA
A New YORK Central tram recent,
went mile a minute for over sevel
hours.
CHICAGO elevators are swamped witt
grain.
: The British legation at Constau
tinople has been instructed to max
, representations to the sultan in behal
of the great need Of sanitary super
vision over the Mecca pilgrimage'
which are believed TO be largely, II nc
: chiefly, responsible for the disseminS
3 tion of cholera