The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-05-11
NATIONAL GOSSIP.

epe+iai Agent Murphy of the Agricultural
| Department Going to Europe to Exploit
American Corn American Wines to he
s3iven Boost-wm. NJ. Springer on
'acstion-The NcSy Congressional Direc-
tory-Dea'h Of Col. Lamon, Etc.
WAsHTNGToN, May On its gossip,
the Post has the following:
TO EXPLOIT AMERICAN CORN.
Special Agent Murphy, of the agrf-
cultural department, leaves in few
days for Europe. He will be accom-
panied by State Senator Mcttus of Ne
braska. For some time past Mr. MUIR
ply has been engaged in an endeavor
to introduce Indian corn. or maize,
to the people of Europe as
n food. He has cooked cakes
for them initiated them into
the mysteries Of "dodger," and made
them acquainted with the delights of
u "epg bread" He has met with fair
success. but. working unaided, could
not accoiq ujish all that he hoped. A
bureau will be established in London
by which the merits of corn will be ex-
plotted every day in the year. 1t will
he served in all its various forms There
Is special appropriation foe the pur-
pose,
AMERICAN WINES IN EUROPE.
California wines are already among
the prodnct that will be placed in con
tincntal st0machs. Secretary Morton
believes that when the people across
the #'aAer are shown the excellence and
eheapness f these growths Of the
wGttern hemispiicres, they will buy
them. 1Tantv of corn is shipped now.
but it is fed only to euadrupeds. Amer
lean wines are unkR0~n, except to Ger.
tain dealers in the fair Of Province,
put French labels on them and seno
them back to the United States.
Nh. SPRINGER GONE TO MACKrNAC.
William VI. Springer has quietly left
the city for the lake country of Wiscon-
Gin. His address, until further notice, will
be Mackipac. He stated that he would
not return ul,i] September or October,
s@hich means that he will not return
until thr extra session is called His
absence indicates that he has finished
all the tariff woth it is possible
for him to do in Washington: that
he is thoroughly satisfied as to-
the wishes of the president, and
that he desires some months of leisure
in which to recuperate in advance of
one of the most tremendous struggles
in the Legislative history of the coun-
try.
THE NEW CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY.
Fhe extra edition of the Congress
siOnai directory, cUrrootei ~, ar,--;i nn
hno just come from the public printer
and is in great demand 1t was
ordered by resolution Of the SEN
ate so as to cover the principal
changes incident to the change of
administration. The joint congress.
on printing deemed it desirable to give
the biographies of the new senators
and members of the house of the new
LII, congress, and this has been done
a. a result of early and continuous eff
fort Oh the part of the compiler, who
secured the biogra phies of all the rep
resentatives of the LII committees,
and is therefore able to give them all
in this special edition almost at the
GIta9pssr@ the LII congress.
through the medium of the directory
before the meeting of the LII con-
grcss, and the speaker will be enabled
10 learn through these biographies the
peculiar qualifications of the new mem
bers for committee work, and thcrefore
be able to make up, in most part, his
committee for the LII congress at tho
earliest possible day"
This issue contains also official biog-
raphies of President Cleveland. his cab
met and of Mr.. Justice jackson, the
new member of the supreme court of
the United States
TO this useful and compact magazine
has been added new feature under
the classifying title Executive Man.
sion Rules" consisting Of the rules re-
Iating to the conduct of business and
the reception of visitors at the White
House, as arfnpunced by Private Sccre'
tary Thurber, by Girection of President
Cleveland.