The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-07-14
ELMER FoIeHYER and Barbara Bolden


wero married Mt Huntington, Ind.
The bride had three hours before been
granted divorce from her former hus-
band.
The Marshall county wv. va.) aims
house was partially destroyed by fire
and Wesley Holmes and E. Duncan,
two Of the inmates, perished in the
flames.
JOHN JONES, a piano factory hand at
Springfield, o., fell into vat Of boil
ing water and was scalded 10 death.
The supreme court Of Tennessee says
that Col. Clay King, of Memphis, law
yer, soldier and author, must hang by
the neck until dead on August IL for
the murder of David H. Posten.
AT the leading clearing houses in tho
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the sth aggregated ST.
l40, sol, ,767, against es.03l, 1886, s6s the
previous week. The increase as COM
pared with the corresponding week OF
1891 was 1877.
THREE men were killed by falling
wall at Memphis, Tenn, and railway
property valued at Si1s,0oo was de-
stroyed.
In the United States the business
failures during the seven days ended on
tho 9Th numbered 171, against 1917 the
preceding week and 247 for the corre-
spending week last year.
THE corn crop Of Texas would, It was
said, be enormous--the largest in the
past afteen years.
THE drygoods house Of Neuhassel
Bros. was completely destroyed by fire
at Toledo, o., causing loss of $500, 600
FIVE persous were drowned in the
bay just off Bedloe's island, New York.
They were in q small row boat and
were struck by the steamer Ccphus.
GEORGE STONE (colored), and MUIR
dercr Of William Birkley, was hanged
1t Fayetteville, Tenn.
TIE town of Troy, w. Va, was
wiped out of existence by fire.
Cook & WAITBY's circus was wrecked
near McGregor, Ia, and thirty valu-
able horses were killed and several Of
the show people were injured.
PRoF. CALVIN, of the state university,
has been chosen as lowa's state geolo-
gist to conduct a new survey.
FIRE destroyed the largest part of the
business district Of Bethany, Mo-, the
loss being 500, 900.
NINE long-term prisoners escaped
from the state prison in Boston through
the sewer in the middle of the yard.
EDWARD O'KELLY, who killed Bob
Ford, the slayer OF Jesse James, was
found guilty at Lake City, Col, of MUIR
| der in the second degree.
IN the National league the percentages
Of the baseball clubs for the week ended
on the 9th were: Boston, .7os; Brook
lyn, .e82; Philadelphia, .6l6; Cincin-
natl, SIT; Cleveland, .553; Pittsburgh,
.4s6; Washington, .472; Chicago, .44s;
New York, .443; St. Louis. $3.50; Louis
Vile, .8s4; Baltimore. .2b4. The per-
centnges in the new series in clubs Of
the Western league we're: Minneapolis
.75O; Columbus, ia; Milwaukee, 900;
Indian napolis, 900; Omaha, .4se; Kan
Bas City, .4l9; Toledo, .429; Fort
| WAVING, 80.
InE entire division of the national
guard Of Pennsylvania, about 5000
men, has been ordered to Homestead by
Gov. Pattison to support Sheriff Nc.
Cleary in suppressing the riots at that
place,
OSCAR WIssINaER, aged 60 years, who
was divorced three. months ago from
his wife at Springfield O., shot her
dead and then killed himself. The
couple leaves eleven children.
FIRE practically destroyed the new
mining town Of Biwnbic, Mimi
BY series Of explosions ut the
works of the Giant Powder Company
at Highland, Cal, property worth about
$3.50, 900 was destroyed and six persons
were killed and many were injured,
some fatally.
L. L. SPooNER of Chicago, broke the
worlds bicycle record for twenty-four
hours, making 1915 miles and 1,G05
yards, which is II miles and Is yards
better than the distance Travelled by
Waller, of California, who had previous.
ly held the record.
GEORGE SMITH was hanged at Sher'
man, Tex, for the murder of Marshal
Isbel of Bells, Tex, in January, 1901
The Ainslie Milling Company at Port
land, Ore, failed with liabilities OF
$500, 900 and assets 500, o0o
A FIRE at the tannery OF Wedkind
Hallcnberg & Bros. in Louisville, KY.
caused loss Of $780, 200.
FoR the first time in the history o.
Dayton, o., all the saloons were CLOSED
over Sunday.
GUsTAvE PoTTs and his wife commit
ted suicide near White Plains, N. Y.
by banging themselves. No cause
known.