The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-08-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND PoLITICAI.

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The Maryland farmers convention
h,s indorsed senator German.
A DISPATCH from Erie, Pa, says Ex-
Congressman Scott's condition is
slightly improved Mr.. Brand, his
physician, says: ~ am confident Mr..
Scott will recover, though his recovery
will be necessarily slow"
Ex-senator BRUCE, of Mississippi,
opposes the schemes Of negro iemigra-
tion TO Liberia and says Bishop Turner
is the only prominent colored tman in
this country who advocates it Mr..
Bruce says the American negsoes are
Americans They are African in moth
ing but their color.
THE Novosti, of st. Petersburg, In an
article on European politics, ttaltes oc-
casion to review the course Followed
by the Salisbury governmenttend saws
that II it Is the policy of Great Britain
TO continue her presc mt nttittt y toward
France and Russia the peace Of Europe
will be guaranteed for long time to
come.
say the Byrd party was victorious in
the late election, having secured every
member Of the lower house of the
tribal legislature. The result means
that the intruders must go and every
white man on the expiration of his
permit
Col. FREDERICK PHrsTER, of New
York, has been appointed adjutant-
general of the G. A. II.
HENRY c. MILES has been appointed
United States judge of the northern
and southern districts of Mississippi
MRS. SARAuC. Polk, widow of James
X Polk, tenth president OF the United
States, died at Nashville, Tenn, on the
18th.
THE funeral services over the re-
mains of James Russell Lowell took
place at Harvard university. Inter
ment was in the family lot at Mount
Auburn.
REV. DIR. JOHN HENRY HOPKINS one
of the most distinguished clergymen of
the Protestant Episcopal church, is
dead, aged 81.
MATsADA SoRAHICHI, the noted jap
ancse wrestler, died suddenly at New
York recently. lie was suffering from
consumption.
THERE is absolutely no foundation
for the reports that Jay Gould is Sc
riously ill at the Soda Springs, Idaho.
THE continued canards of the French
press in regard to the cmperors ply
steal condition are received in Berlin
with contempt kilograms from Kicl
testify to an untiring energy and n de-
votion to state duties on the part of the
emperor which are not likely to be dis
played by man at deaths door.
THE international geographical con-
gress in Bernc, Switzerland, has closed.
The next meeting will be in London.
IT is reported that Mr.. Abbey has
tried without success to secure the SER
vices of Mime. Nordica and Nine. Patti
for an operate tour in America De-
spite all the managerial diplomacy dis
played by him Patti would only promise
| to sign n contract with him for a con-
cert tour.
RUSSIA meditates prohibiting the ex.
portation of fruit
WAR is reported to be again imminent
In Samoa
A CALL has been issued, signed by
U. S. Hall, chairman, for a convention
of the members of the Farmers ALI
ance opposed to the sub-treasury plan
and in favor of the Fort Worth resolu-
tions. The meeting is to be held in
St Louis September IL
WILLIAM BuTTERwoRrn, son of Hon.
Benjamin Butterworth has been ap'
pointed private secretary to the COM
missioner of patents.
The grave of Nathaniel Hawthorne
has recently been so mutilated by relic
hunters that it has been found neces-
sary to encircle it by high fence.