The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-04-21
DOMESTIC,

DOMESTIC,
IT has lust leaked out that Gamble
Weir. chief of police at Pittsburgh, Pa.
who died suddenly three months ago,
was poisoned.
THOUSANDS of acres OF land in the
Jim river valley in South Dakota were
under water. The property loss by the
Mississippi floods was estimated at over
81, 900. .0O0.----
NEAR Wilde, KY the residence Of
Mrs. John Coffey was destroyed by fire
and she and her s-year-old child were
burned to death.
FIRE in the building OF the Washing
ton ID. CO Star damaged the plant of
that paper TO the extent OF ss5,0 900.
Louis AuBERTIS, who murdered Mrs.
Charles T. Leonard November "a, 1891,
gas hanged at Freehold, N. J.
TmE bonse OF Mrs. Henry Nierman
at ST. Louis took fire during her
absence and her two children, aged ?
and years, were burned TO death.
II. wuTsHAw, bookleeper in the
United States bank of New York, is a
defaulter to the extent Of $4,000.
MARY STANTON, young actress, died
In New York from excessive cigarette
smoking,
TnE richest gold strike in the history
Of the Black Hills was struck In the
keystone mine near Rapid City, $. ID.
puRING the month Of March Loss, ,997
bushels OF wheat were marketed in
Michigan. The condition 81 the grow
ing crop was reported to be excellent.
In Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota Sc
we're snowstorms prevailed, the heaviest
ever known at this season of the year.
ANNIE KIRKwooD. II years old, of Up
land, Ind, and Minnie Tucker, years
old, Of Ada, Mich, were burned TO
death while playing around burning
brush heaps.
A MAN named Pearson, his four sons
and man named Dempsey were ar
rested in Winston county, Miss, for
robbing the mails.
IEFE WEAVER, Of Center, Ah,, who
eruelly i'll -reated his 5,year-old dahgh-
ter, was given 100 lashes by his neigh.
bors and driven from home.
WHILE the life-saving crew at Co.
auielle City, Ore, was practicing the
boat eapsiged and Capt Nelson and
three of the crew drowned.
W. HENRY, Frank Josett and David
Hogan, Of Lima, o., were killed by an
explosion in lIardy's machine shop.
TWELVE Tennessee militiamen were
in irons at Coal Creek awaiting court
martial on o charge Of eansplrlng y
hang two Of their officers
TnE Moosic powder mill near scran
ton, Pa, blew up, and nine employees
we're killed and twenty. others were iq
iured,
THE lowest estimate placed ON th'
loss OF life in the flooded district of Mis-
sissippi was $50, almost all OF whom are
negroes. More than 1900 families II
the counties of Lowndes, Monroe ant
Noxubee were homeless and suffering
for the necessaries Of life.
DumNo January last Michigan rail
roads earned ST,T50, 225.Ia, an increas'
OF Ill per cent. over the corresponding
month last year.
A PASSENGER train on the lllinoi
central road was held up by robbers a
Newsome Mills, La, and the safe o
the express company robbed OF "a, 600
THE 'sorth-bound passenger train oi
the burlington, Cedar Rapids a North
ern was delayed five hours by annH
precedented fall pf snow between Rock
ford aud Albert, Lea, MINI,
A suoHrAaE NJ $50, 900 In the funds o
the Kingsessing building aud Loan at
sociation at Philadelphia has been de
covered, .
Mrs. MANY WKIcn, who was lnjure
by freight train on the Zig Four rail
road near Greencastle, Ind, has sc
cured verdict for $40, 600 damages.
THE main building Of Clarke univei
sity for colored students near Atlanti
Ga, was destroyed by fire. Loss, 500
OOO.
Tux difference between Italy and I'll
United States resulting from the lynel
Ing of Italians at Now Orleans has bee
settled by the payment af $4,000 b
the United States 70 the families OF I'll
victims.
4'nE frame Jail at Iron River, Mich
was set ON fire and burned. presumabl
by woman who was locked up In /
consuming the unfortunate inmate.
TnE largest number Of Immigrant
that ever crossed the Atlantic.on on
ship arrived at baltimore. There wei
a,igs On board.