The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-12-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Maii'
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
CABINET speculation e%ngrosses The at
tention Of democrats who are now in
New York to the exclusion of almost
everything else.
DR. c. w. SIEMESs, the well known
engineer and electrician, died recently
at Berlin.
THE Berlin correspondent of the Lon
don News says that it is reported that
Prince Albrccht has resigned the regcn-
cy of Brunswick, owing to i'll health.
IT Is reported that Senator Hill has
been offered u r~emunerative position
with q life insurance company and that
he is giving it favorable consideration.
The president, in answer to a rcsolu-
ton, transmitted to the senate q report
holding that the agreement between
the United States and Great Britain
concerning armament on the gr%eatlakes
was still in force.
THE minister of marine has given no
tice of the adhesion of the Spanish gov
eminent to the conclusions Of the
Washington maritime conference with
regard to the prevention of collisions at
sea
IT is officially announced that there
will be no social events of any kind at
the executive mansion, Washington,
during the present winter.
AMONG recent senate combinations
was that of Ed C. Little for consul-gen-
eral at Cairo, Egypt.
G. NJ. LAMBERTSUN, of Lincoln. Ncb.,
has been appointed as assistant secrc'
tary to succeed Mr.. Nettlctun.
JUsrlCE HARLAN, of the United States
supreme court, will sail for Europe
about the Goth of this moath, us one OF
the arbitrators in the Eehring seal fish.
cries dispute.
HERBERT SPENCER, the English phil
osopher, was reported very ill in Lon
don on the sth. lie was in his 73d
year.
PROF. j. :. NEwBEHRY, the geologist,
died at New Haven, Conn, on the 18th.
lie wa born in 1892.
TuE army bill is ready for the house,
IT makes an appropriation of $24,2O?,'
$50.
TIE Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Times says the French republic
was barely saved from destruction dur
lhS-lHN lClIlll tAIlbliiE WV WV
Panama scandal.
DIR T. II. Hoy, d noted physician and
naturalist of Wisconsin, is dead.
THE election of a senator in Montana
depends upon the outcome of Il coutcsi
which is now being wagcd before the
supreme court.
SARAH B~ERNHARDr met with Il COO
reception at Moscow, presumably bc'
cause she was Il JcwcSs.
SECRETARY TRACY has submitted his
annual report showing the condition of
the navy.
PREsIpENT-ELECT CLEVELAND was at
the Reform clubs banpucnt ut New
York on the night of the 10th. The adj
dress of Mr.. Cleveland was received
with hearty applause.
PRINCE FERDINAND, Of ~Roumania, has
arrived at London to wed Princess
Marie, daughter Of the duke of Edin-
burgh.
GIN. RosEcRANs is reported much
better in health at Washington.
THERE are runors that George NJ.
Gould has Il fancy for fast horses and 4
career on the turf.
AN amended draft of Gladstonc's
home rule bill has been submitted tC
the liberal ministry.
TIE Portuguese minister of war has
resigned owing to the failure of the cab
met to agree upon his proposed army
reforms. The stability OF the cabinet
was threatened.
THE crazy King Otto. Of bavaria, is
rapidly growing worse.
ABBE BENEDICTINE SMITH, who was
well known in America, has died OF
pneumonia at Rome.