The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-10-29

over serious CAVERN IN the lgveei
THE town Of Meifingen, Switzerland.
has been almost swept out Of existence
by fire.
CHARLES MILLER, formerly a linemau
for the Western Union Telegraph Co.
In Kansas City, Mo-. was accidentally
killed in Indianapolis, Ind. He met
death by getting hold of live wire
while repairing the wires OF an electric
street railway,
A DISASTROUS prairie fire was report
ed raging south OF Muskogee, 1. 7.
Corn and orchards were destroyed. The
damage was incalculable.
The service Of summons at Balti-
more on Secretary Blaine in suit for
the value Of southern bonds bought by
Dutch merchant years ago was pre-
vented by the secretary being asleep.
YOUNG VAN SCHAAcK, q noted ANA
teur sport of New York, announces his
secret marriage five years ago to New
Jersey girl
The Italians Of Chicago have passed
resolutions denouncing the Italian con-
sui there for his conservative attitude
concerning the New Orleans trouble
and for not raising the Italian flag Sep
tenn Der 30.
THE children of John Cummings, q
farmer living near Penctanguishene
Ont. set fire to their home, while their
parents were absent, and three of them
perished. The mother returned in time
to rescue the fourth child but was her.
self probably fatally burned.
THE European stock markets have
been quiet all the past week. Ameri-
can securities were well held in Lon
don.
A GRAVE financial crisis is expected
in Spain.
ROBERT BONNER offers S., 600 to any
horse that will trot in 2:05 within two
years.
THE negro Lee Green, who murdered
the family of man named Lowe near
Queen City, Tex, was captured and
burned to death by a mob of whites and
blacks
THERE was a dynamite explosion at
the Cumberland (Pa.) quarries. Four
men were fatally injured
AN attempt was recently made to
blow up the Office of the National
Press, the McCarthyite organ, at
Dublin. The editorial rooms aud other
portions of the building were shat
tered, but fortunately no one was hurt
TEED, the Chicago Messiah, seems
to have control of the Celibate Society
OF Economics in Pennsylvania, who
own property worth, it is said, $780,
600, 900. Teed promises big things
| SLossoN defeated Schaefer in the re-
cent billiard match at New York.
THERE is talk of compromise in the
Searles- Hopkins will case. The first
trial resulted in sustaining the will
which cut off Timothy Hopkins.
Two British vessels were in collision
recently in the English channel The
Charlwood was sunk and nineteen
lives were lost.
| A FRiaHTFUL boiler explosion oc-
Cured ut the electric light plant at the
Louisville (Ky.) gas works. One man
was killed and several persons were in
jured. The damage run up to $500, 00O
THE general appraisers of merchan-
disc goods in session in New York have
decided that the invoice values OF i'm.
! ported woolen goods were about right.
The pacing horse Direct in match
with Hal Pointer on the "lsite" at Co.
lum bia, Tenn, made the three mile
heats in 200, 2:0s and 2:Ossi.
AFTER the Staroud (Russia) riots had
been quelled, day or two ago, many
peasants were found dead in the streets
from excessive drinking.
THE doctors say that Katie Cole, a
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