The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-08-06


the seven days ended July 30 numbered
PAT, compared with 254 the previous
week and 1s9 the corresponding week
of last year.
A PETITION has been filed in the fed
eral court Mt Fort Smith, Ark, for re-
ceiver for the Fort Smith, Paris & Dar-
danclle railway.
FIRE In the cotton wareh ouse district
of Liverpool destroyed property worth
$3.50, 900.
j. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS large -four mill
at Morehouse, Wis, was destroyed by
fire. Loss, $4,000.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended August showed an average de-
crease of 14s compared with the cor
responding week of last year. In New
York the decrease was 1917.
1T was reported that Texas cattle in
the Cherokee nation attacked cow
boy, woman and two little girls and
gored all four to death.
CuECoTAH, l. T., was struck by tor
nado on the night of the Ist. Much
damage was done, several animals be-
ing killed. "N H
JOHN FRoa and Jackson Wolf. Sem
mole Indians, were executed by shoot
ing at Wewalsa, l. T., in the peculiar
fashion of the Seminoles for the murder
of John Harg.
In Henry county, Ala, a mob took
from the officers four negroes, two men
and two women, who were charged
with burning dwelling house. On the
way to the river one of the men es-
capped. The others were placed on the
bank of the stream and shot The
body of one of the women was recov-
cred.
THERE was quite serious fight be-
tween Slavs and Huns in St Lodis
Catholic church, Cleveland, o., re-
Gently.
RIoToUs Bohemiaus drove out work.
men at the Omaha & Grant smelling
works. Omaha, Neb. The trouble
originated over the new eight-hour law.
IssAAC NEWTON BAKER, private Sec
cretary of Robert q. Ingersoll, was
shot and fatally wounded by Orville
Anderson at Croton Landing, N. Y,
during a dispute. Both parties oc-
'cupied the same dwelling and the fam
lilies commenced to quarrel.
A DISPATCH from Rome says that
some excitement was occasioned by the
threatened suspension of the bank of
Rome, an old Catholic institution. The
trouble arose over an order from the
pope for the withdrawal of $4,000, 900
deposited in the bank to the credit of
St Peters pence.
A MASSACRE of fourteen OK drivers
occurred near Lake Charles, La, on the
I'd, the work of anumber of desperadocs
known as the Texas gang" who were
at enmity with them.
FIRE destroyed the big plant of the
Richmond Electric Light & Power Co.
at St George, Staten Island. The
building was valued at 500, 900 and was
total loss.
The state of Jalisco, Mexico, has
been in great financial difficulties since
the accession of Gen. Galvan to the
governorship. He is said to be about to
close the schools and to favor all kinds
of gambling. The state is also over
run by brigands.
ONE million dollars was lost in fire
which started in Siegel, Cooper & Co. S
retail dry goods store, Chicago.
The sensational dispatches sent out
from Catlettsburg, Ky, about the
murder of the Brumfield family, in
Wayne county, w. Va, by Italians, are
without foundation. the facts existing
only in the Imagination of cores
pondent
ABRAHAM BAcKER, heavy dealer in
commercial paper, of 2s5 Broadway,
New York, has failed. Liabilities and
assets run into millions. Tightness of
the money market caused the disaster.