The state capital., 1891-11-21

GEN. CHARLES NICHOLAS LACRE-
TELhE, member ef the French cham
ber Of deputies, a monafehist and
Crimean veteran, died in Paris On the
10th.
In d row over game of cards in
saloon at Chandler, Col, on the
10th, John Cox shot and killed John
Anderson, and then shot j. L. Calhoun
in the neck, inflicting a wound from
which he died soon after.
A FIRE that started in the basement
of Penny & Gentles' dry goods store In
ST. Louis. about o'clock on the MORN
ing of the 18th, completely destroyed
the entire block bounded by Franklin
evenue and Morgan street, including
Penny &c Gentles', Sonnenfeld's, dry
goods and millinery, and Famous mann
moth outfitting store, and several small.
er concerns in the rear of the larger
buildings, Crawford's dry goods store,
opposite Penny t& Gentles', was badly
damaged on the Franklin avenue cor
ner. The losses will be very heavy.
THE eclipse of the moon on the night
of the 18th was observed under the most
favorable circumstances In Boston, as
the sky was cluudless. At Harvard pho
tographs were taken, the plates being
exposed five minutes. The plates were
Immediately developed and examined,
the principal object of observation be-
ing to determine if possible whether
the moon has a satellite.
UNDER ruling of the treasury de-
partment, made public ON the 10th, it is
unlawful for newspapers to print fac
SMILES Of United States coins or money
of any kind issued by the United States
or foreign governments.
THE second anniversary of the proc
lamation of the republic of Brazil was
observed in Rio Janeiro on the 10th. A
military review and fetes were held In
honor of the occasion. The day passed
quietly, the public taking scant interest
in the celebration. The situation in
San Paulo is daily becoming more and
more grave.
Mrs. EDGAR GEORGE, of Bunker Hill,
Ind, on the 10th gave birth to four
lly-developed girls. The father is
farmer.
THE supreme court of Missouri, on
the 10th, passed upon the case of the
State of Missouri VS.. Burgdorfer on u
writ of error from the city of ST. Louis
The opinion of Judge Claiborne is re-
versed and the case remanded. Judge
Thomas, who delivered the opinion,
holds the Stone anti-pool bill to be con-
This decision will close all
the poolrooms in st. Louis.
ADvICEs from Rio de Janeiro confirm
the statement that Fonseca's govern
ment has prohibited the use of codes
by the cable companies at all points
under the dictator's control. This
means that all news sent abroad from
those points must first pass inspection
by press censors. The telegraph sys-
tenn in Brazil was constructed by the
government, and has always been un-
Ter it's control.
THE taking of the Testimony before
Chief Justice Dee and Judge Allen, at
Plymouth, N. H., to determine the de-
gree of murder in the case of Frank c.
Almy, who pleaded guilty to the muir
Ter of Miss Warden, began on the 18th.
The victims mother and sister related
5he story of Almy's residence in their
family and detailed the murder scene.
Almy frequently shed tears.
DURING the progress of the great fire
N st. Louis, on the 18th, woman
named Bradley, in attempting to cross
Broadway, became entangled in some
fallen wires, and catching hold of live
electric wire, was instantly killed.
SIX four-story brick business houses
n Carter street, Chattanooga, Tenn,
he property of w. A. Posey, were
burned to the ground on the 18th. The
,otal loss is about $780, with small
The wholesale house of the Minneap.
Ills Glass Co. and Lindsay Bros agri
cultural implement house, at Mime.
tpolis, Mimi, were burned on the nth. |
The total loss is nearly 5000, 200; fully
insured.
In the lower house of the Austrian |
on the 18th, the govern
nent was questioned in regard to the
ate panic, and as to what would be |
lone in regard to rumor-mongers whose
tories affected markets. Prime Minis |
er Taafe stated that the public prose
utor was proceeding against the au-
hors of the alarming reports.