The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-03-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

| IETtJoNAL AMI
EXTERIOR WILLIAM has been confined
to his bed with a cold.
THE pope sent a communication to
the papers defending archbishop Ire
land against the attacks OF his enemies.
CONGRESSMAN HABrER, of Ohio, has
written an open letter to Senator Hill
calling upon him to define his position
on the silver question.
| The Indiana state republican con-
vention instructed the delegates to the
national convention to vote for Presi-
dent Harrison's denomination.
| THE commercial treaty between
Spain and the United States has been
ratified.
THE commercial treaty hetwcen the
United States and France has been
| concluded
WILLIAM LINEDEK, the millionaire
banker and miller of St Paul, Mimi,
died suddenly on the 10th of cancer OF
the stomach. He was 81 years of age.
| PRINCE JOHN SoBIEsK, grandson of
the king of Poland, was arrested at Mt.
Kisco, New York, recently with horse
and wagon which he had stolen.
| THE pope has communicated to the
newspaper Observator Romano a note
defending Most Rev. John Ireland, d.
D., archbishop of st, Paul, Mimi,
against the attacks made upon him by
his enemies in the United States
| The president and Mrs. Harrison en-
tertained at dinner on the evening of
the 10th Dr. Won Holenbep, the new
minister from Germany to the United
States
| THE United States minister to Brazil
says that country is settling down to
peace and prosperity.
1T is asserted by Berlin papers that
there is no cause for anxiety regarding
the cmperor's health.
| JUDGE j. w. GREGORY, of Garden
City, Kan, made an argument the
other day before the house committee
on irrigation of public lands, in sup
| port of the bill to cure defects in exist
ing laws.
| In the Iowa senate on the 1tth the
Australian ballot bill passed without
a dissenting vote. 1t is different from
the ballot bill passed in the house and
will now go to that body again.
| Mrs. POTTER PALMER ma lie an ad-
dress before the special house commit
tee on the worlds fair the other day,
urging favorable action on bill before
the committee to appropriate S1S5, OO1
to be di,bursed directly by the board
OF lady managers of the exposition.
Hon. HENRY WATTERsoN, iu an in
terview, declared that Mr.. Cleveland
should not be nominated for president
and that the democratic party should
come west for it's candidate for presi-
dent.
| ALLIANCE congressman will establish
an alliance congressional campaign
committee.
IT is said Jay Gould abandoned his
Mexican trip because he was afraid of
being kidnapped.
| ARCHBISHOP IRELAND, of St Paul, is
to be made a cardinal.
THE English liberals oppose Lord
Salisbury's position in the seal fisheries
matter.
THE Kentucky house has passed the
bill prohibiting lotteries of any kind in
the state.
| NINE. CLEMENCEAU has received di-
vorce from her husband.
NICHOLAS CROUCH, the author OF
"Kathleen Mavourneen" and other
popular and famous songs, is dying at
his home in Baltimore.
| THE dominion government has de-
cidcd to enfranchise the Indian popula-
ton of British Columbia.
| RI. REV. GREGORY THURsToN BEpELL,
third Episcopal bishop of Ohio, died at
noon on the 18th, in New York. lie
was over 80 years of age.
| GROVER CLEVELAND has accepted
an invitation to deliver an address at
Valparaiso, Ind, at the formal opening
OF the new college chapel, May /.
THE grand duke Of Hesse died at 4
o'clock on the morning OF the 18th.
Mrs. MARGARET DAYTON, widow OF
the late William Dayton, who was on
the presidential ticket of Fremont and
Dayton, died on the 18th at her home,
Trenton, N. j., in the send year of her
age
HON. FRED DOUGLAS has accepted the
position offered him by Hayti as its
representative at the worlds Colum bian
commission. The government of Hayti
has appropriated S25, 900 to be spent on
| us tAhiUlG
THE governor of Massachusetts, has
signed the anti-free pass bill.
A LETTER written by ex-President
| Cleveland to Gen. Edward S. Bragg, of
| Wisconsin, has been made public, in
which Mr.. Cleveland says that voters
should be left free to select their. can
didates aud that his party should act
with thoughtfulness and deliberation.
| AN address has been issued to the
peoples party calling upon them to
meet in their respective towns and viii
lagos on SATURDAY., March 20, for the
purpose of organization.
The emperor Of Germany ordered the
army in mourning for three days
owing TO the death of the grand duke
| of Hesse.
LADY HENRY SOMERSET made two
farewell appearances before Chicago
audiences on the l4th.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
ANOTHER American sailor was