The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-10-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


HARVEY WArTERsoN, father OF Edit
or Watterson, Of The Louisville, KY,
Courier-Journal, died on the lst A
generation ago Harvey wattcrson was
prominent in political life. He sup
ported Douglas for the presidency and
sided with the union In the civil war.
THERE was q notable gathering of
Irish Americans at Chicago on the list
to consider the schism existing in Ire
land.
w. II. SMITH, OF Minnehahn, has
boon nominated for congress by the
South Dakota independents.
TnE deliberations of the Irish confer
ence at Chicago resulted In decision
to steer clenr of the home factions. A
motion to support the McCarthyitcs
was voted down. M v. Cannon, st
Omaha, Neb., vas elected president To
succeed Fitzgerald.
A TELEGRAM TO the New York Herald
says that reported disturbances in Qua.
tcmala are pure fakes.
The situation In the Samoan islands
was, according to last mail ndviccs,
again uncertain. Mataafa, the cx-king,
"oS - tiobui duu tilC OIl-
cials are not liked.
THE expulsion of Bishop Dubs from
the German Evangelical church has
been confirmed.
By direction of the president, n re.
| quest has been sent to the governor
| general of Canada, for the postpone
mcnt Of the reciprocity conference.
The reason given for the postpoDement
is the continued illness of Secretary
Blaine.
SIMEON RAY, who has been secretary
OF the St. Louis Globe Democrat com
pany for the past sixteen years, and
connected with the paper for quarter
| of a century, is dead.
COUNT ToI.sToI writes to tho Novoc
Vremya that all his works dating from
1881 will, in future be free to be pub.
lished or translated.
| HENRY M. STANLEY and Lieut.. A. NJ.
| Jephson, who was one of Stanlcy's of.
ficers on his last African expedition,
have gone to Ostcnd, Belgium as the
| guests OF King Leopold.
THE earl of Portsmouth Is dead.
Mrs. EX-PREsIDENr CLEVELAND was
confined of n daughter on the Sd.
THE Princess Battenberg, youngest
daughter of Queen Victoria, has beer
confined of a son.
| Mrs. FRANK LESLIE was married al
New York on the 4th by Rev. c. Il.
Deems TO William c. Kingsbury Wilde
M. A., of London.
Mr. GLADSTONE has been presented
with the freedom of Newcastle, En-
gland
TIE remains of Gen. Lasnlle, which
were recently disinterrcd in Vienna BY
deputation of French officers ant
placed in silver coffin with mucf
solemnity, have been transferred te
Paris and deposited in the Hotel dcs
Invalides amid great pomp and cere
mony.
GEN. PATRICK KIRBY, aged 81, dropped
dead in the hall of his residence or
Fifth avenue, New York.
THE president has appointed Lieut..
Col. Charles Alexander chief medical
purveyor OF the army to succeed Col
Vollum, retired. The position is next
in Importance to that OF surgeon
general.
| EDWARD i. PLATT, son OF ex-senator
Platt, of New York, has been married
to Miss Harriet ]. Colt, of Washington
CAPT. ELI FOSTER died at his home II
Chicago. Capt. Foster was prisoner
in Libby prison and was one of the
nineteen officers who escaped from tina
place through the famous tunnel.
THE New York presby terry has votet
to continue the case of DIR. Briggs
charged with heresy.
ADvIcEs from Massowah say tht
forces of Gen. Ras Alula and Dcgia,
Mangaria have successfully made {
combined attack on the forces of ID,
I,eb, the third aspirant to the throne
The battle was fought near Amba
garina. De Beb was killed and HI!
army totally routed.