The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-09-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
CARDINAL MANNING, Of England.
heartily indorses the project for the
worlds trade congress-
THE president has appointed Francis
Hendricks collector Of customs for the
port Of New York. 70 succeed }. $. Fas-
sett resiKned
In reply 70 the inquiries n'nde by the
Boston Globe among the lelegates TO
the republican state conrcntion as TO
their preference for president in 1sO2
ssf answers were received OF these
s72 favored Blaine, Al Harrison, while
Aiger had supporters. ex-Spealter
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Co,ntAxnEn A. q KnEtooa. Of the
United states navy h9s 1.1na remo-e.. Z.
" 81 EIIz4bcth'a qsYtN. suffering
from brain trouDie. 49, -
NEBRAsKA democrats met at Grand
Island on the nth and nominated
Judge J. II. Brody for member of the
supreme court and f. A. Brogan and S.
+. Henclser for regents OF the uni-
yersity. o
'--iAkasss1oxi yanseyf y =. .sis.s A.
bolted the democratic ticket.
'fITE first cabinet injecting since Che
Secretaries Blaine aud Proctor were
absent
RABBI SAMUEL FREUDER, OF Daven-
port Ia, has formally. renowned
Judaism.
THE Chinese government II is an
noupced, is not aware Of the threatened
naval. demonstration by the com
bincd fleets OF the powers
THE press of Paris without exception
attacks the emperor OF Germany for his
Erfurt speech on Napoleon l.
M. RIBoT, French minister Of foreign
affairs, has handed to the Chinese
charge d'affaires a note insisting upon
the urgency OF upholdiug the security
of the lives and property Of foreigners
in China.
AN acute crisis prevails in Quebec
over the government scandals. The
guilty parties being mainly French
Canadians has been the cause OF in
flaming race passions with English
Canadians, causing bitter animosity.
Ex-CoNeREssMAN WILLIAM L. ScorT,
of Erie, Pa, died at Newport r. l.,
whittier he had been taken for his
health. His estate was estimated al
$40, 900, 900.
TUE insurrection in Tamaulipas, Mex
leo. was snuffed out by the capture oi
the leader Garcia, who was shot and
then banged.
SIR GEoRGE GREY, ex-prcmier of New
Zealand, has made a proposition that 4
new upper chsmber be formed in the
government OF New Zealand, that thi,
new legislative body be composed en-
tirely OF women aud that IL replace tn,
present upper chamber.
REPoRrs OF Balmaceda's escap,
proved TO be erroneous. He wa,
secreted all the time in the rooms of the
Argentine legation at Santiago, which
fact was not discovered until he ended
his tragic career by shooting himself
through the head. Great rejoicing fol
lowed the death OF the tyrant
-GRs-JosEPH KNAPP president of Tho
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., o.
New York, is dead
Mr.. PARNELT- speaking at Cabin
teely said that one of the dangers o.
the future was a diminished Irish rep
resentation In parliament No Englisl
party, he said, could be trusted. The
adoption of the lone man vote" princi
pie would mean a grievous reduction o.
Irelahd's electoral power
RUSSIA is negotiating treaty with
Persia TO exclude English-made good
with Persia trademarks
IT is said the German government
will modify the Alsaee-Borraine pass
port regulations
uScoNFIRMED reports have been re
ccived OF tho assassination of Presiden
Bogran, of Honduras
The president has appointed William
w. Morrow, of California, TO be Unite,
States district judge for the northern
district OF California, vice IIoffmann
deceased. and Mack A. Montgomery, o
Mississippi, to be United States distric
attorney for the northern district o
Mississippi.
LIEUT. Gov JONES, of New Yorl,
has refused to run on an independen
ticket for governor
THE new British postmaster-gencra
is Sir James Ferguson, late secretary q
the foreign office.
Ex-CoNeREssMAN W. c. WHlTTHoRNF
of the Seventh Tennessee district, die
at Columbia. Tenn. recently, aged 0
years Mr. Whitthorne had been 4
bad health for several years