The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-11-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


| HANDSOME tablet in memory of the
late Clinton B. Fisk, prohibition candi-
date for president in ISSs, has been pre-
sented by his widow and family to the
Methodist church at Coldwater, Mich,
by Mrs. Fisk.
THE Italian government gained a
heavy majority in the recent elections.
THE Chilian ministry has resigned.
I lN an officially inspired article on the
army bill the Berlin Post states that
since 1888 the Russian force on the
Prussian frontier has been increased by
sixty battalions of infantry and forty
eight squadrons Of cavalry.
THE Belgian parliament is In session
The king deplored commercial deprcs-
sion, which, he said, was due to pro-
tective tariffs.
The duke of Marlborough was found
dead in bed recently lie was famous
in the divorce court and for having mar
ricd Mrs Hamcrsly, an American
heiress.
BRITISH newspapers expressed salts
faction with the turn of the election in
the United States, which, they thought,
would inaugurate Il new economic pol
icy advantageous to both countries.
1T was stated with strong probabil-
ity that an extra session of congress
would bc called Immediately after the
4th of March.
SUMMARIES of returns on the night of
the 10th showed the election of Weaver
In Kansas, and the election of Cleve-
land in Ohio, Indiana, California, nli-
nois, West Virginia and Wisconsin
Russell was reelected governor OF
Massachusetts.
THE king and queen of Portugal were
hooted by mob as they left Lisbon on
visit to the queen regent of Spain
CLEVELAND carried Missouri by about
10000. Stone defeated Warner by about
so, 900.
IT is rumored in military circles that
Gen. Miles and Gen. Howard will cx-
change departments shortly.
The legislature of the state of Wash.
ington is about thrce-fourths republic
an and a contest over the senatorshin
has already been inuuguratcd between
George Turner and senator Alien.
The British government, it is said,
will retain control of Uganda. Africa,
The wife of cx-t;ov. Osborn, of Kan.
sns, died of consumption ut Phoenix,
Arl.
The address of Herr Most at the an
archist memorial meeting at New York
was comparatively tame
THE president is preparing his annual
message 10 congress. 1t will be brief.
ELECTION returns of the 18th indicated
that the republicans carried Ohio bv a
the legislature was ma ajority republic
an on Joint ballot. California was un,
settled. In Texas IIogg had Il plurality
over Clark of $4,000.
Hon. W. II. CORNWALL headed The
new Hawaiian ministry, which was inn
mediate voted out by the assembly.
THE report of the death of Theodore
Child has been confirmed. lie died of
cholera at Ispahan, Persia, Novembera.
lT is rumored that Niscount Dudley,
n son of the earl of Arran, will marry
the widow of Robert Shcarman, of New
York. The earl Of Arruu, it is said,
opposes the match. The viscount is
"a years OF age and his prospective wife
has daughter nearly as old us that.
IT has been discovered that Petroff,
who has been engaged in getting up
statistics in regard TO Alaska, has de-
liberatcly falsiicd his reports, placing
this government in II false position In
the Bchrin% sea negotiations.
THERE is ii probability that the agita-
tion about the calling of AN extra scs-
sion of congress for tariff legislation
will result in the appointment of tar
i'll commission.
JUDGE ID. NJ. COOLEY of Iowa, died in
New York city. He was brother of
Judge Thomas NJ. Cooley.
GAIT. l.. S. DENsMoRE, chief usher at
the White house, died recently after an
illness of several months
ASSUMING that Kansas will send q
populist to the United States senate and
that Montana, California and Wyoming
will send democratic senators, the
democrats will have as many SEN
ators us the republicans and popu-
lists combined, and thus be able to
oGganisc the senate by the casting vote |
of Vice President-elect Stevenson.
RUSSIA has rejected the German pro-
posals for u commercial treaty.
IT is announced that the Franco Rus
sian treaty of alliance has been signed. |
CLEVELAND received 5O6 plurality in
Delaware. Casey (dem.) was elected
governor,
FoUR alliancemen and three demd-
Gratis were returned to congress from
South Carolina.