The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-01-19

scripts pro scnted to Knox library N
New York by Banker John S. Kennedy
have been pronounced forgeries by the
British musGuih experts.
TnR Hotel St. Louisy tile first large
hotcl ever built in Duiath, Minn., was
destroyed by fire, the loss being $780,
900, William Baudre and Charles Pres
ton, railroad men, perished in the
flames.
EIsHTEEN persons were badly injured
by the telescoping OF ach eago Il EastE
ern Illinois accommodation train by
the Chicago & Erie express ut Fifty
fifth street in bbitago
THREE more negroes were lynched in
Monroe county, Ark, on account of the
Atkinson murder at Cotton Plant
THE four negroes named Charles
Brooks, Frisby Comegys, Fletcher
Williams and Moses Brown were
hanged at Chcstertown, Md, for the
murder Of Dr James i. Hill April "a,
1904. Three of them we're 10 and one
13 years of age.
HENRy SARGENT CoDMAN, landscape
artist Of the Worlds Cblhihbian expo;
sition, died suddenly at st Luke's hos
pital in Chicago.
In a railway wreck near Minshall,
Ind, George Stith, engineer, and Will
lam Warren, fireman, were killed.
AN engine with snow-plow in front
dashed into the rear of Chicago &
Northwestern train at Story City, Ia,
hjuriug twcnty-one people, but kill
ing no one
il the tinted States during the seven
days ended on the 18th the business
failures numbered 3O6. against $40 the
previous week and $50 for he CORE
spending time last year.
THE national deep water way con-
vention in Washington effected per-
mancnt organization and adjourned.
The steamer John Warner blew out
a flue ct Chattanooga, killing two deck
hands, and twelve others were scalded
more Or less seriously.
IRENE FAwoETf, aged 49, was
drowned iii the river at Pittsburgh,
Pa, while trying to save her 7-year-old
sister Bella, who had fallen through
hole in the ice.
TWENTY-FIVE persons narrowly es-
capped death from asphyxiation by il
Illuminating gas at Pittsburgh, Pa.
BEN LAFARauE, son of the state su-
perintendent of education, was lynched
In Avoyelles parish, La, He killed d
negro soittc weeks tgo;
A PASSENGER train on the Iowa Cen
trail was derailed near burlington. Ia,
killing two unknown passengers and
iniurng fatally Rev. Mr.. Miller, of
Wayland, Ia; Elmer Reece, of Morning
Sun, Ia, and L. S. Drummer, of Wyo-
ming, H.
FLAMES at brewster, n Y, destroyed
several business buildings, causing q
loss of 100000
Ihh Winnebago indians at the reser-
vation near Black River Falls, Wis,
were suffering terribly from the, cold,
tho mercury being 40 degrees bsloH
zero
IN quarrel at Dallas, Tex, Albert
Grant shot Fannie Howard and then
killed himself.
JAMES KELLY and Tobe Hines, two
farmers living near Truxton, Mo-, en-
gagged in a quarrel that resulted fatally
to both
Z. G. ALLEN fatally shot his wife und
shot and killed Bert yah Tassel Id d
RESTAURANT at Rice Lake, Wis. lie al-
legged that the two were criminally iti-
innate
DIrnrrlERIA and scarlet fever were
| epidemic at Danville, Pa, and all pub
lie gatherings had been prohibited.
THE pope has decided to establish a
permanent apostolic delegation in the
United States, and has nominated Mgr.
Satolli to be the first delegate.
Miss ETHEL CARY, an estimable
young lady aged ea, shot md killed an
unknown inari at Crawford, Tenn, who
attempted to assault her.
Mrs NJ. NJ. ANDERSON, of Pulaski,
has been elected assistant sergeant-at-
arms of the Arkansas legislature. This
is the first time woman has been
elected to that position.
INTENSELY cold weather was reported
from all portions of the country, the
thermometer ranging from a6 degrees
below zero in the north to 10 belew in
, the south. At Knoxville, Tenn, and
vicinity over dozen persons froze to
death.
/ EXPORTS from the United States to
South American countries in 1892
amounted to S62, sos, OO3 an increase of
S7,1O6, 359 over the previous year.
THE continued cold weather has in
! creased the suffering at Homestead,
Pa, and it was stated that nearly 800
people were on the verge of starva.
q tion.
! Gov. STONE. of Mississippi issued a
proclamation commanding the white
cap organizations in the southern part
of the state to desist and Offering SlOU
reward for the capture of each of the
! outlaws.
! BECAUSE told that he must go to
work Thomas Kilday fatally shot his
father, mother and sister in Philadel-
phia.
! FIRE destroyed the Neufeld manu-
featuring company's building in Chi
cago, the loss being 100000.
The country residence of w. C. Har-
rison near Philadelphia was burned
with its contents, the loss being Sl25,
600.
j. n. MITTLEBERGER, treasurer of st.
Charles county, Mo-, was said to be
$3.50 short in his accounts.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Mr. BLAINE's condition showed no
decided change on the nth. He had
lost no strength within the last twenty
four hours.
The republicans of the Connecticut
legislature renominated Joseph r.
Hawley for United States senator
/ KANSAS has two houses OF represent.
atives in session in the same hall, the
republicans and the populists having
organized INDEPENDENTLY of each other,