The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-03-31
rnr Denver (Col.) Oh and Gas Co. has


struck oil at Morrison, q town fourteen
miles west of Denver. Particulars of the
strike are being kept secret but it is
known that the oil was found in a new
well which was started recently. The
Quantity of oil at present is not great,
but it is asserted that the main flow will
be reached in short time.
BENJAMIN EGaENsPIELDER, so years
old and married, whose residence was at
Utica, six miles east of .Tcffcrsonville,
Ind, committed suicide, on the 2Tth, by
cutting his throat from ear to ear, al
most severing his head from his body.
Eggenspielder had been on a drunk Of
several weeks duration.
STRANGE to relate but little of the
fruit in Mississippi was killed by tho
late blizzard. Much OF the peach and
pear crop was in bloom, and for thirty
hours the trees were covered with ice,
yet reports say that the fruit crop will
be larger than last year.
THE five-story building occupied by
the Omaha CNeb.) Hardware Co., was
completely destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock
ON the morning of the 27th. The loss
on stock is s1T5,O00 insurance, $40, 900;
buildings, $50, 900; insurance full. 1t is
believed the fire was started by burg
lars.
PINK VAGBLE, the falls pilot at Louis
vile, KY, was stricken with apoplcxy
on the 27th, while taking the John A.
Wood over the falls. His condition is
very critical. Capt. Varble is SO years
old, and is one of The best-known river
men in the west.
CLAUS SPRECKEIs' sugar refinery at
Philadelphia has been formally turned
over to the Sugar trust in consideration
of s7,O0O,o0O in trust certificates. Mr..
Spreckels will go to San Francisco,
where he will remain.
MAYOR FAwcETT of Burlington, Ia,
began his administration by an order
for all gamblers and disreputable char
acters to leave the city at once, and for
all saloons to close at midnight and all
day Sunday. The police are strictly
carrying out his orders
Mr.. a. PARDEE, the coal king, died at
Philadelphia on the 27th. His wealth
has been variously estimated at from
$50, 900, 900 to $50, 100000. 1t is possibly
not over the latter of these figures, but
it may even exceed them. At the time
of his death he was not able to estimate
it himself.
The great rush to secure leases of min
eral lands in the iron belt in the north
ern part of Minnesota is practically over,
inasmuch as nearly all the land supposed
to be ore bearing is secured either by
lease or contract.
THE agricultural department will
show at the Chicago fair models of
plants attacked by insects and disease,
besides many other interesting exhibits.
LORD SALIsBURY's last note is said to
contain the intimation that the British
government is willing to enter into an
arrangement for the protection of the
| seals in Behring sea as soon as the arbi-
tration treaty is ratified.
THOSE persons of Tel Kcyb, Turkey,
who violently expelled Rev. Mr.. Ainslic.
one of the missionaries of the America n
board, some time ago, have been tried,
convicted and imprisoned.
JOHN j. LINGEMAg, the youthful
crank who, on December - last, called
at the mansion of Cornelius Vanderbilt
and demanded the millionairc's brains,
and who was committed for mental eX-
animation, has developed a new mania
which has been a source of great an
noyance to the family of Jay Gould.
He made frequent calls at their resi-.
dencc ringing the bell and demanding
to Tsee Mr.. Gould's oldest daughter
Helen, and declaring himself to be her
lover. He was arrested, on the 2sth,
and sent to Bellevue hospital.