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

A GRAND iuryat Pittsburgh, Pa, In
dicted tio men for violating the state
oleomRrgurine law.
NEARLY the entire town of Fremont,
Col, was destroyed by an incendiary
fire.
A FIRE that started in storehouse Of
the Long Island Railroad Company at
Long Island City, N. Y, caused loss
of $500, 900.
AT the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated ST.
2f7. .sT5, 03T, against sl,2l1 500, 2s7 the
previous week. The increase as com
pared with the corresponding week Of
alSof was 7.ts-l. sse......i... s'.it =. .iaf
JofIS wANER wns hnnfe, ~ ssshle-,
'quah, J. T., Tor the assassination Of
George Dougherty- -s.=.s-=a..-
Tvs. paper mill of ". a ". M, Crime
- etlJrnsrrr. sfisA. tstefps an Ulited
states bank and treasury note paper.
has been made for thirteen years. was
burned, the loss being S12SOOO.
In tho United States the business
failures during the seven days ended on
the 18th numbered 22G, against 2Os the
preceding week and 25l for the corre-
pspaudtng Svs;eit- lust sean a.. NJ. W
FRASfks FanIKEs and. Arthur White
hdrs \, sbf '45awttni, ny ~ Nsrt drowned
by the capsizing Of their boat. .s-.sss.ss
A CYCLONE destroyed many houses
and outbuildings in Dinwiddie, Ches-
terfield and Princess Anne eounties
Va, and several lives were lost. Fruit
and other trees were also swept away
THE treasury department at Wash
ington has issued a circular excluding
from free entry all animals not abso-
llutely and strictly pure bred.
ALBERT &c. PORTER, of Indianapolis,
| has received orders TO return to Rome
and resume his duties as minister 10
Italy. -
THE Sisseton Indian reservation sur.
/ plus lands in the northeastern corner
7 of south DalSota we're opened to settle
ment and thousands Of eager settlers
rushed in 10 seize claims.
- THE New York assembly has passed
a bill giving women the right Of suf-
fragc in all state elections.
THE Russian relief steamer Indiana,
which has just returned from Iibau,
brings many mementoes from Russians
as marks of their esteem and gratitude.
TnR Interstate national bank Of New
York closed It's doors voluntarily, the
depositors getting 30 per cent Of their
deposits.
RoRERT STEVENSON, paymaster OF the
Empire state Phosphate Company, and
] Mr.. Payne, mail carrier, were murs
I 1o,.d nao,. Uarnapdn Ila for their
money.
RoBERr NEAL and an unknown miner
were instantly killed by falling slate in
coal mine at Brazil, Ind.
r. G.. DUN & Co. report that the vol
pme Of trade 4his year exceeds chat OF
any other year. Western cities were
gaining almost without exception,
SUPERINTENDENT BYRNE, tho new
chief OF police Of New York city, has Is
sued an order that all saloons must be
closed on Sunday,
liz the National league the percentages
of the baseball clubs for the week ended
Boston, 1000; Pittsburgh. $50; Chicago,
.60T; Brooklyn, .G67; Louisville. .G6I;
philadelphia. 800; st. Louis, 1888; Cleve-
land, .aa3; Cincinnati $50; baltimore,
600 Washington, 900.
IN retaliation the saloonkeepers at
Sioux City, Ia, stopped all tho street
cars on sunday and compelled the clos
ing Of all places of business.
lN disreputable house in Provi-
dence, r. l., Adair Simoni shot and
killed Mary Marrigan during quarrel
L Ia 10. In. Ia
PepneE
j TNKS6wN persons made an unsuccess.
full attempt TO wreck the New York eN-
4 press on the. Delaware, Laekawanna n
! Wcstorn pailroad near Oswego, \. y.
IN fire in Boston Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Rubens jumped from the third
story and were killed and their son-in-
law jumped and was fatally injured.
Two HEAVY shocks Of eariAqGake
geIe felt in lOrtland, Ore, md points
near by No damage was done. ~
Reports show an average decrease OF
about 30 per cent in the cotton acreage
of the south.
JOHN LANdToNE and his wife and
twelve children were drowned ikth6
Hood in Marengo county, Ala.
LEW Bach and Jeu Geng, both Chris
tian Chinamen We're shot and mortally
wounded by highbinders in st. Louis.
JAMES ABnog confessed at Newark
n, j., 70 having seven wives In differ
ent parts of the'countiy,
IN jealous rage John p. Gelst, {
carpenter, shot ind killed his wife a
Dayton, o., and then took his own life
W. G ERsKiNE, OF Pittsburgh f'a., WA
knocked down by footpads ana robbed
Of 81, 900 in money and other valuables
INcENDIARY fires at San Antonio
Tex, destroyed the Offices Of the Dali!
Democrat and Daily News and severa
other buildings
TUE Iowa weather bureau states tina
: tho season in the state is fully tw'
weeks late,
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,
TuE white republicans of Texas me
in state convention at Dallas and nomi