The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-23

ably oyer the Servant girl" question
since the emancipation Of the slaves.
The city council of Rio de Janeiro has,
in consequence, attempted regulation
by prohibiting the leaving of employ
ment except under conditions.
A DIG strike among the anthracite
miners is possible. The companies are
preparing for the trouble by bringing
into the section large numbers of the
laborers fresh from Europe. The griev-
ance of the employees is that the com
panies will not pay every two weeks as
the law orders.
THE French railway strike is already
weakening. Employees on the Eastern
railway have signed protest against
the strike. The men at the Romilly
depot have decided to return to work
and it is expected that large number
of the strikers will resume work.
ACTING SECRETARY CHANDLER has
issued an order providing for the ex-
tension of the lines of counties in Okla
homa, so as to have each county con-
tain 700 square miles, and also provid-
ing for the subdivision of other land
into counties of about roo square miles.
The bulletins issued by the French
board of trade show that during the
month of June the imports increased
Sc, 724, 900 francs and the exports de-
creased 10, 444, 900 francs.
A RUSSIAN jew, fugitive from 81.
IBERIA. has been refused entry into the
United States because of his poverty.
FRENCH police have searched the
house of Director Canet of the artillery
department of the Forges ct Charities
and found some smokeless powder sup
posed to have been distracted from the
government factory. The discovery will
lead to prosecution.
EARLY the other morning two bodies
were discovered in the whirlpool float
ing around in the eddies at Niagara
falls. One was nude and seemed to be
the body of woman. The other was
partly clothed
STRIKERS from Carnegie's Homestead
mills went to Duquesne, Pa, with
brass bands on the Goth for the pur-
pose of preventing work until the dis
pute was settled. The police were
overpowered.
THE miners overpowered the militia
at Briceville, Tenn, but permitted
them to depart with the convicts who
were to take the place Of the miners.
Gov. buchanan was very angry and
called out all the state militia.
The president commuted to impris-
onment for life the sentence of death
passed on young Belden, who was to
have been hanged at Wichita, Kan,
July "a, for murder in the Indian terri
tory.
JUDGMENT has been given in the ac-
ton brought in the interest of Mrs.
May brick against a life insurance com
pany to recover el0,0 insurance upon
her hus bands life. The court decided
that as Mrs. Maybrick had murdered
her husband she could not recover the
amount.
A SAILING yacht containing sever
persons capsized off Victoria, b, c., re
Gently. One person was rescued un
conscious. The others were drowned
THE village of Sawyerville, Osceolf
county, Mich, consisting of thirty
houses, one general store, one larg,
sawmill, shingle mill and lumber yard
was totally destroyed by fire, The los
was between $3.50, 600 and $500, 600.
A MASS meeting was held in St Paul
Mimi, on the night of the Goth to pro
test against the projected Hall-Fitzsim
mons prize fight A warrant was sworr
out for Fitzsimmons.
A TORNADO recently passed over I
portion of A9ne Arundel county, Nd
No lives were lost so far as known.
The Merchants National bank o
Fort Worth, Tex, has suspended. As
sets reported ample.