The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-12-10
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Gov. Hn.fshas removed the county
clerk of Onandeg "a county. N. Y, who
refused to 90, ersign certificates Of
election OF democratic candidates to
the legislature.
The Cherokee commission has de-
clined to offer more than IS, 600, 900 for
the Cherokee strip and proposes to
leave the price to congress.
Rev. CHARLES II. SpuRGEoN, the
noted London Baptist preacher, now
at Mentone, Italy, for his health, is
improving very slowly.
A RECIPROCITY treaty with the Brit
ish West Indies is regarded as probable
THE report of General
Wanamaker has been made public, 1t
contains many points of general inter-
est and makes many suggestions.
THE British minister to China con.
firms the worst reports Of the outbreak
In Mongolia. He states that hundreds
of natives have been massacred, but
believes no Europeans have been killed
A PARIS paper charges that England
and China are figuring on a com bina-
ton.
THE daughter of Rev. DIR. Talmage
miss May Mortimer Talmage) has been
married to Daniel Delavan Mangam,
Jr.
Dom PEDRO of Brazil, died at the
Hotel Bedford, Paris, at 1905 a. m, on
the 5th. lie was born Decent Der .,
1925, and deposed November 10, 1889.
FRANCES overtures for united dem
onstration of the powers against China
have been received very coldly in En-
gland and Germany. The former is
afraid of a Russian trap.
Miss ALICE RIDEoUT, of San Fran
cisco, a young lady still in her teens,
has been awarded first prize for the fin
est designs of groups for the womcns
worlds fair building.
Gov. CAMpBELL, of Ohio, was reported
considerably worse. He had a high
fever and could not open his mouth
without prcciptating paroxysm of
coughing.
Coz. DICK TAYLOR died at Chicago on
the 4th, aged 90. He had been resi-
dent of Illinois over sixty years. lie
was veteran of the Mexican war
and personal friend of both Lincoln
and Douglas. 1t was be who suggested
to Abraham Iiat IN the idea OF green
backs.
PRINCE VIcToR of Wales ("Collars
and Cuffs") is engaged to Princess Vic
toria Mary of Teck.
RAILROAD MAGNArE HUNTINGTON, in
n letter to Texas man, bitterly at
tacks the present railroad legislation
of that state.
Col. HERNANDEZ, arrested in Mexico
on suspicion of sympathy with the rev.
olutionists has been killed, probably
because it was deemed best to get him
out of the way.
THE news of the death of Dom Pedro
was received in Brazil without demon
stration.
ADM. WALKER had n conference with
Secretary Blaine prior to his departure
for Brazil to take command of the
South Atlantic station. lie said the
Chicago, Atlanta and Bennington will
probably touch at St Thomas on the
voyage south.
THE Shanghai correspondent of the
London Times confirms the report of
the defeat Of the rebels and says that
their rcvcrses were so severe that they
retired to the mountain businesses. The
imperial troops have recaptured Cham
yang. Their losses were slight
The people of Switzerland by ple-
biscite have rejected the proposition
that the state purchase the Central rail
way.
THE Roumanian cabinet has re-
signed.
THE new commercial treaties be-
tween Italy and Germany and Austria
have been signed in Rome.
THE new triple alliance treaties ex-
pccted to be favorable to America as
they will admit grain at lower rates
THE situation in about all the CEN
trail American states is reported very
grave owing to financial and other
troubles.
A NEW York republican paper an
nounces that free coinage bill cannot
pass the senate over the presidents
veto, though it will probably do so in
the house.
JAMES H. KELLOGG, formerly presi-
dent oil the New York state temperance
society. suffered a stroke of apoplexy
while addressing n meeting at the
Emanuel Presbyterian church, Roch-
ester, N. Y. He died on his way home
in the ambulance.
The president has accepted the resig-
nation of Secretary Proctor
SECRETARY FOSTER is suffering from
low fever and another physician has
been called to Surgeon-General Hamil-
tons assistance.
SENATOR PETER has taken up his
residence in the house formerly oc-
cupied by Senator Ingalls,.
The democratic caucus chose c, f.
Crisp. of Georgia, for speaker of the
house. The final ballot stood: Crisp,
l19; Mills, 1876; Springer, a; Stevens, L.
The following nominations were made
for the minor offices: Mr.. Kerr, Of
Pennsylvania, for clerk; Mr.. Yoder, Of
Ohio, for sergeant-at-arms; Turner, of
New York, for doorkeeper; Dalton,
of Indiana, for postmaster.
SPAIN threatens reprisals for the in
creased tariff on Spanish wines import
ed into France.
ELECTION riots in the United States
of Colombia were suppressed by the
military.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Four English Quaker delegates have