The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-10-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
rrnsoNAL AND roLITICAI

PERSONAL AND EoLITICAL.
ADvIcKs from Ascuneion, the capital
Of the republic Of Paraguay, bring news
Of an attempt to OVERTHROW President
Juan G. Gopzales ThG attempted rev.
olution, however, was promptly sup
pressed by the troops iqt tal to the gov.
ernment
THERE has been rising In the prov.
ince of Fukir, China. The rebels capt.
ured town, but later were expelled
THE Transmisslssippi congress de-
voted day to the silver coinage ques.
tion. The final vote w4s for the free
coipage OF the -Ameries 4produet on1ys
The London Tirnes Paris corre-,
spondent says: IA sman person.
age of high rank recently sought to
induce the czar to allow IAN interview
with the German .empcrssrs The reply
from Russia was: The czar's safety
requires secrecy in making journey.
The car has reserved the right to ar.
rive at spontaneous decision in the
matter. '"
SECRETARY BLAINE said in Boston
that he had never felt stronger than at
present His appetite was vigorous.
THE French cabinet has refused to
accept the senate's 25 franc duty on
American salt meats.
DR. DOYLE GLANvILLE, the leader OF
the British South African expedition,
is said to have died of exhaustion at
Matabeland
THE report that Ex-senator Ingalls,
was taken sick in Massachusetts, was
a mistake.
THE Farmers Alliance Of Florida
mum bers, according to the secretary,
only 5, ,4O0-a decrease of over 2, 200 in a
year.
DIPLOMATIC complications are not
likely over the assault on American
sailors in Valparaiso. The recent
lynching in New Orleans is case
which placed the government in a posi-
tion where the Chilian government is
at present
w. Fl. BIDpLE, of Butler county, was
elected president of the Kansas Farm
ers' Alliance. vice Frank McGrath.
Mr. GLADSTONE has prepared an
Irish home rule bill in such shape
that 1t can be announced at any time.
1t Ia ssid to be far more liberal than
that OF 1885.
The Indiana alliance has indorsed
the Ocala platform, sub-treasury feat
ure and all
THE duke Of Fife is selling his estates
investing in business.
THE Irish American republican
league OF Illinois met in Chicago recent
ly and was addressed by Gov. Fifer. Its
purpose was purely political.
THERE was a stock jobbiug rumor set
afoat in the United States on the gath
that Queen Victoria was dying. She
was in her usual health.
SECRETARY BLAINE returned to
Washington on the oath and called on
the president. He declared that his
health was first class
MORE than million citizens Of this
country have signed the petition to the
czar asking for better treatment of
Siberian exiles.
1T is announced that Bismarck will
certainly reappear in the reichstag and
much trouble is expected. Revelation
of secrets is not improbable.
In speech at Toronto, Ont, the
minister of agriculture intimated that
the Dominion government had given
up all hopes of securing reciprocity
treaty with the United States.
JOHN DILLON thinks 1t is stupid for
Ireland with its dwindling population
to get up quarrel with England.
IT is authoritatively announced that
DIR. Won Hollohen, German minister to
Japan, has been appointed minister to
the United States TO succeed the late
Count Arco-Valley. He is about so
years of age and a bachelor, and was
appointed minister to Japan four years
ago.
MINISTER EaAN on the Goth formally
presented the demands of the American
government to the Chilian junta for
reparation for the outrages on sailors
at Valparaiso.
PROMINENT men interested in bimetal-
lism have. obtained informal creden-
tials from the national government to
press the cause in Europe. This is re-
garded as good sign.
The question of the right Of Chicago
women to vote in the coming election
for school superintendent has been
taken before the state supreme court
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