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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30
DISASTROUS FIRE.

Hannibal, Mo. the Scene of Most Disas-
trous c"nf1agratIon-A Large Gap Burn-
ed In the Bu ,iness Portion of the city,
Involving Losses Aggregnting Fully
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
Timely Help from Quincy Saved Much
Property
HANNIBAL, Mo, Nov. a6.-A large
portion of this city was destroyed by
fre last night, cntailiug an aggre-
gate lvss Of about $500, 900.
The fire originated in the store OF
the Williams-NoUrhis Dry Goods Co.
by lamp breaking in the millinery de-
partmcnt The surroundings were as
lniianmable as powder, and the inter-
'or of the great building was soon in
1ames
The fire soon spread to adjoining
buildings. and in less than an hour
posing brick buildings with
their contents were destroyed.
The city fire department was power
less, and the Quincy department was
summoned and arrived within forty
minutes Brave work confined thf
damage to two blocks.
The losses are about as follows:
Wi'liams-N -Noorhis Dry Goods Co.,
building and stock, $3.50. 900. insurance
e95, 900; Ilolmcs-D Dnliin Cigar Co., build
ings and stock, S25, 600, insurance &c.,
300; Robinson Bros, wall paper. paints
and oils stock and buildings, $50, 900,
insurance 100000; Boughton & Me-
Cam, wholesale stationers, building
and stock. $4,000, insurance s1G, 900;
Courier-Post, totally destroyed, loss
10000, insurance $500; c. Rob
erts, building, $4,000, insur.
ance $500; Hester hotel, loss $685..
200, no insurance; Dan Kelly, Kes-
tor house building, $4,000, no insur-
ance; John Logan, building, $1,000.
partially covered by insurance; W. w.
White & Co., druggists, loss $1,000.
covered by insurance: H. II. Clayton.
building, $4,000, partly insured; An-
drew Hill, tailor, loss and insurance
unknown; ". G.. Brown building,
$4,000, insurance, e.. 800; Andy Master.
son, saloon and household furniture.
loss, $4,000, insurance, 81 800; T. c.
James, music store, loss unknown.
The fire at midnight was still burning.
but under control.
The flames broke out at $3.50 p. nj.
AT o'clock telegram was sent tG
Quincy for aid from their fire depart
ment.
They got out their apparatus, loaded
1t on special train and by G:45 were
at the scene Of the fire, working hand.
in-haud with the Hannibal men.
The promptness of the Quincy men
no doubt saved much property from be-
ing destroyed.
The dispatch to Quincy was sent noue
too soon, for in il few minutes after the
telegraph and telephone wires We're all
down and it was impossible to send
message.
So far as wns learned no serious
accidents happened to any OF the fight.
ers of the flames.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26.-Congress-
nan Charles O'Ncill, the Father of
the House of Representatives" he hav-
ing been member of the lower house
of congress from the second district of
PENNSYLVANIA since 1862, with the ex-
ception of the forty-second session,
died at his home in this city at S
o'clock yesterday evening.
mfr O'Neil was born in Philadelphia on
March 81 1921 and was graduated at Dickcrson
college. He was a member of the Pcnnsyl-
vania house OF representatives in 1850, 1851,
Isa2 and 1850, and was a member of the state
senate in 1853 Mr. ONCill left Washington
August % last, when for the first time in his
life he was stricken with illness, Pneumonia
developed and this caused his death. He was
unmarried and resided with two nieccs. Polit'
ically he was a republican.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30
LATER NEWS.


InE United States supreme court, in
an opinion read by Chief Justice
Fuller on the 27th, dismissed the APP
peal of James Lennon from the judg-
ment of the circuit court of the United
States for the northern district of Ohio.
This is the ease growing out of the ia
nous strike last spring on the Toledo
& Ann Arhor railroad, in which Len
non, Lake Shore engineer, was fined
$50 for contempt of court in refusing
to haul his train-because it contained
some Ann Arbor cars.
TnE tariff bill of 1898, prepared by
the democratic majority of the ways
and means committee, was submitted
to the minority, on the 27th, for their
information and consideration. The
republicans, under the rules, have ten
days in which to prepare their report,
at which time the majority report will
be finished, and the bill will then be
presented to the house.
INDICTMENTS charging perjury, fraud
ulent insolvency and misdeamcanor in
receiving deposits after the institution
was known to be insolvent were found
on the 27th, against the officers and di-
rectors of the Madison Square (New
York; bank. Joseph +. Blaut, the
president. was indicted on two counts
for perjury.
THE funeral of Congressman Charles
lONeill, the father of the house of
representatives" who died at his home
En- Philadelphia, on the 25th, took place,
,,pn the 27th, from the Arch-street Pres
Ibyterian church, of which Mr. ONeill
,,vas member, to West Laurel Hill
lcemetery.
In the highest and most reserved
circles of Rome it is said to be well
known that the present dream Of the
vatican is the establishment of n
federal Italian republic.
II was reported at buffalo, N. Y, on
the 27th, that the strike on the Lehigh
Valley railroad would be extended to
the Nickel Plate, Erie, Lake Shore and
West Shore roads.
I HERBERT SKnEs, colored, of Louis
willie, KY, is i'll of varioloid, which he
and his physician say he contracted in
a laundry where Pullman Car Co. lin
ner WAS washed
PHENDEReAsr, the murderer of Mayor
Carter Harrison of Chicago, was locked
| up ~ Kinsley, Kas., for six weeks last
] February, as a dangerous lunatic.
Or the 27th King Humbert charged
IRlansrdelli, president of the chamber
b,f deputies, with the formation Of a
,abinAt.
n AHRAvY shock of earthquake was
slt ~ the 27th, at Montreal and many
sher places in Canada
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30
THE EAST.

AT the 125th annual banquet of the
New York chamber of commerce Sec
retary Carlisle talked on finance.
NEAR Beaver, Pa, n hotel was burned
and James Hughes, John Kelley, j. p.
Wilbur Robert Stanley, Barney Wilkes,
j. j. Wrenn and Daniel Wrenn per.
ished in the flames.
IN New York Judge Fitzsimmons de-
cided that a rambling debt made at a
race track should be paid.
Ok the Lehigh Valley railway lines
the strike had on the 22d assumed vast
proportions, The freight bloclades
were growing worse and the passen-
ger service was seriously interrupted
Ihere was no sign of weakening on
either side, and the struggle was re-
solving itself into one of endurance.
i. V. PowDERLy was Reelected grand
master workman by vote of 25 to 20
at the annual NEE ing HI Philadelphia
of the knights of labor.
In New York the appoi ltment of a
receiver for the American Casualty
insurance company brought to light
the fact that the company has lost ST.
100000
BECAUSE of poverty Antonio Ledetc-
Ky, bohemian woman A years of age.
and her unmarried daughter hanged
themselves IN their rooms n New York.
FLAMES caused loss Ct upward of
2,OOO,OO in the business center of
Springfield, Mass.
The once celebrated b. lard PLAYER,
Joseph Dion, eX-champio,, of America.
was sent to the Wards island insane
asylum in New York
In session at Syracusa, N. ". the
national grange, Patrons OF Husbaudry.
adopted resolutions denot ncipg Secre.
tary Morton. of the agricultural depart.
ment, for an attack upon tn, grange in
speech and calling upon tho president
to take steps Immediately a. secure n
secretary of agriculture who hall be in
aoTord. with their interests
Wilkesbarre and towards ad above
situation was serious on tn uffalo the
orders have been quietly issss 23d and
Sixth regiment membe s to ed to the
move on a minutes notice. prepare to
pected other troops would 1t was ex-
out ne ordered
on the 24th the contest b,
Lehigh Valley Railroad constween the
its striking employees ia led tnpany and
least detection on cither sidp show the
advantage on the comp sny'se with the
to the large number O une side, due
men who are willing T. do Employed
for a livelihood. A few rains nything
ing moved. kwere be
NEAR Scranton, Pa, t rec bs
drowned by breaking rouGi ys wore
on pond while skating the Ice
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30
FiENOlSH ROBBERS
Bind an Old Farmer and Try to Torture
Him Into Revealing the Whereabouts
or supposed Hidden Treasure.

Bind nm ola Farmer and Try to Torture
Him Into Revealing the Whereabouts
or supposed Hidden Treasure.
COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 27.-Three men
assaulted Daniel Thomas, farmer
and capitalist living half mile from
early yesterday morning; ana bintlng
him securely carried him to the house
where Mrs. Thomas the only other per-
son on the farm, was also seized and
bound. Searching the house, the
robbers found no money and then
demanded to know where $50, 900,
which they claimed to know was
in the house, was kept Thomas
told them that the only money he had
out of the bank was s25 in his pocket
book. They insisted that there was
money in the house, and removing his
shoes applied lighted matches to the
soles of his feet. They tortured him
this way for an hour, and left, secur-
ing only the s25 and gold watch and
leaving Thomas and his wife bound
and with towels tied about their mouth
so they could not give the alarm. 1t
was late in the day when Mrs. Thomas
managed to free herself and arouse
the neighbors They are both elderly
persons, and may not survive the
rough treatment.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov, 27.-At the
instance of the indianapolis police Ed
Fulford, superintendent of construction
of the American Long Distance Tele'
phone Co., was arrested at Syracuse.
N. Y, Saturday, and will be brought
back to this city. He is charged with
embezzling a sum estimated at from
$40, 900 to $50, 900 from the company by
issuing fraudulent vouchers. The com
pany recently secured franchise to
carry their line from New York to st,
Louis through this city. The worh
is being pushed very rapidly froia
Richmond, Ind. westward,
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

STATISTICS of the worlds fair recent
~ published show that out of total
attendance of $4,000, ,OJ0 only 1856 eases
OF drunkenness were reported This
means less than one case of drunken
ness day while the fair lasted. 1t is
remarkable showing for the sobriety
of the American people and one that
every American can be proud of.
lr is said that syndicate of rich
Englishmcn is preparing to reproduce
the famous worlds fair court of honor
III connection with new thcater to be
erected in London for the especial ac-
commodation of America" which
scored such a success during the expo
sition. 1t is II big undertaking, but the
enterprise is novel and may attract a
paying patronage. The adoption of the
court of honor idea is great victory
for American art and architecture.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30
Sad Fate OF Josesph Dion Ex-Champion.
Billiard Player OF America.

New YORK, Nov. 27.-Joscph Dion,
the once-cele brated billiard player, ex-
champion of America, was removed to
the Wards island asylum for pauper
insane last Thursday from the Belle
vue hospital reception pavilion,
whittier he had been conveyed from
private sanitarium in Connecticut by
his wife, 1t is proposed to give aid to
the unfortunate man, and the billiard
fraternity all over the country, and
Canada, whence Dion came, and in
Paris and London are to he called upon
to give exhib tons in every town and
city where experts with the cue can be
found.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30
Slaughtered without Mercy,

DEMING, n. NJ, Nov. 27.-While no
absolutely authentic information has
MS vet been received from the scene OF
Thursdays battle, rumors are current
of rebel victory. The fight occurred
near Casa de Jalos,, twenty-five miles
northwest of Cas,i Grande. The rebels
circled around the troops, and at a
given signal closed in. After the Off
GERS had been killed by the first fire
the soldiers attempted to take refuge
in adobe houses. The rebels pur-
sued them, and the soldiers, being hud'
died together and frenzied with terror
were slaughtered without mercy.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

QUEEN VICTORIA has fifty five pet
dogs, They live in the grandest canine
style that was ever known. Their
dining-room is handsomely carpeted
and ornamented with the portraits of
their celebrated ancestors in oil and
water colors. Some Of the pictures are
adorned with tufts of the hair which
belonged to the departed pots of her
majesty. The dogs are proud of their
portrait gallery, and they despise all
the low-bred ours of creation. How
nice it is to be Il queens dog.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

AT length the Dead sea is to be navi-
gated, and two sailing-boats, one rath-
er large and heavy, for cargo, and the
other smaller and ncatcr, for passen-
gers, have lust been conveyed from
Jaifa to Jerusalem by rail, and thence
TO the Dead sea by road. The boats
belong to the sultan, rs does also the
Dead sea, which forms part of the
crown property and it is A bdul iiamid's
intention TO turn to good account the
salt, bitumcn and sulphur that abound
in its waters and on its shore
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

IN compliance with the law Of
March, 1903, the first annual national
fast day was celebrated throughout
Germany.
GREAT destitution prevailed amon.r
the Indians all over Canada. One of
the Indian towns in the northern part
of the province Of Quebec was wiucd
out by reason of the famine and moro
than 400 Indians persisted from hunger.
THE minister OF foreign affairs in
Rome issued a report based on the re-
ports of the Italian consul in New York
and the consul general of Italy at San
Francisco advising no further minirra-
ton 10 the United States on account of
the hard times prevailing in America
THE cholera statistics for Russia
show that from January to November,
1893, there were 10, lG7 cases and 80, ISL
deaths
ADvICEs show that 237 lives were lost
off the British coast during the recent
gale, and that cor lives were saved by
the coast guardsmen and lifc-saving
crews.
1T was stated that the war in Mate
bella land was over. King Lobcngula
had fled northward toward the Ham-
besi river
IN the northern part of chihuahua
the Yaqui Indians were said to have
Joined the McXicau Insurgents.
IN London the brazilian legation re-
ceiyrd dispatches announcing the sink
ing of Mellos warship Javary, with all
on board,
AN American named George Lifon
and two natives were slain by the in
habitants of the island of Pentccost,
one of the New lIrbridcs group, and
one of the men was eaten.
AT London, ont, thirty-livc thor
oughbred' horses belonging to 7. ID,
Hodgcns, a noted horse breeder, were
burned to death.
An avalanche caused the death of
nine villagers, including the mayor and
deputy mayor of the Alpine Commune
of Louvic- Loubiron:
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

THE experiment of propclling boats
through the Erie canal by means of
electricity has proved successful, The
boat was propelled at 4 miles an hour
aud made all the curves and locks un-
falteringly. 1t will revolutionize the
canal business and will lead to the con.
struction of other water ways no
doubt. 1t is asserted by electricians
that enough electricity to propel all
the traffic along the Erie from Buffalo
to Albany can be furnished from the
Niagara Tunnel Electric company.
Think of transmitting the power OF
the falls hundred of miles for propelling
boats
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30
Two Colored Children Cremated.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Nov. 27.-Roy Luz
cas- and James Il. Williams, two little
'colored boys residing with their par
ents in Kansas City, were burned to
death yesterday. Their parents live
in adjoining houses, and the former
went out for the afternoon. They left
the boys in the Lucas house. At 8
o'clock the house was discovered in
flames, which had gained such head
way that it was impossible to make
any effort to save the children. When
the fire had burned itself out the
bodies of the children We're found,
burned to Il crisp.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

SUSAN B. ASrnoNY believes that
more people have been converted to
woman suffrage in the last ten years
than IN the thirty years previous. If
we can get New York state we shall
nave something to say at Washington.
Next year we expect Kansas to come
out for full suffrage. Only municipal
suffrage is granted to women in that
stNtC now
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30
WEST AND so tn

AT Cleveland the Jos, IA
| Sons Worstcd Manufactu iugT urncf n
one of the largest conceI IS of ofnpAny
in the country, made . asl the Kind
with liabilities of s4OO. 90 iSpment
The st. Paul (Minr a
passed an anti-poolroo Of derrnen
which also operates again tprJ iinance
euchre games. grcssise
A MOB took Fred Gus lvesi
| the officers of the law ! from
courtroom at Ottumwa, la and Istice's
him from the balustrade iust aanxed
the door. lie assaulted lit ,utS{de
years old, daughter of 10 IS Il eglH
THE governor issued a rocf sxe.&
to the people of Wisconsin ca ,mHtion
help for starving Gogebic ind ipg4or
A TRAIN struck carrii re f xX
| o., containing Sallie and iphA Xtdin.
daughters OF DR.. S. NJ. Ket .Kklso.
Leila McDill, daughter of Prd 'okssud
McDili, instantly killing tho David
young ladies' 8hree
For the murder of Augr t NJ
and wife September :, y p4Eeen
Wooten (colored) was hang d q ttehen
Ala. pBard.
A FIRE at Newberne, Tepn.,V
loss of s4O,U and cosi th itRiled
three men, Lee bradshaw, Patq yes Of
and Ed Gilbert. fo5fntt
| +. q. Johnson, of Aberdeen,i s@4
was the victim OF the mob's fns s. D..
tumwa, Ia, instead of Fred GuA at OF
FIRE destroyed the Padd ck-l afson.
Iron company's plant at st Lo&l wiley
loss being $l50,000. = the
c. NJ. OvERMAN, the bcnkers 80
robbed the Citizens national bt whe
Hillsboro, o., of 100000, pl ded nk Al
to two indictments for en- ezzix iiitl
and was sentenced to fiv ye8, aenl
each. y tou
AT the advanced age of y4l T
colored woman who was one rar3 70
Henry Clay died in Springfie INA sol
DIRECTORS of the failed Fa ierH
Merchants bank OF Minneal lis md
indicted for fraudulent pract ess IN
THE death of Mrs. Maria cooi{4 s
Cured at Quincy, H., on sr ID 70
birthday. h
In Detroit. Mich, the buildi g oca (
pied by Edison, Moore & Co., " holes& \
dry goods merchants, was burr ed, III
five of their employees persisted in III I
| flames and two others were Xxi led Il
| jumping from windows, The propsrt ]
loss was $7sO.OO n,
In fight with five thieves ned
Wooster, o., Robert Ewing, IN on
farmer, was fatally shot
THE steamer Alameda arrived II San
Francisco from Honolulu bringing
news that no change had been made Ia
the government up to the time OF sail
ing
POVERTY caused the death of Mrs.
Nyra Weed, of West indianapolis. For
. year her husband has been out Of
employment.
On the Chicago & West Michigan
road an east-bound passenger train was
thrown from the track near ICELAND,
Mich, and over a dozen persons Were
seriously injured. Ia
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

A FRENCHMAN has invented tor
nado destroyer which he says will de-
stroy any tornado which comes in con-
tact with it. Ills invention consists of
high tower, ON which is placed pow
erful torpedo which will be exploded
by the tornado that strikes it The
torpedo is filled with powerful ex-
plosive which will create such II dis
turbancc in the atmosphere as to break
the force of the tornado aud destroy it.
He proposes that cities in the tornado
districts should be encircled by these
towers and torpedoes SO that they will
be perfectly guarded by these tornado
deBtroyers,
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

PROF. GARNER, the eminent American
scientist who has devoted his life to the
study of the language and literature
of the monkey family, is on his way
home from Africa, bringing with him
two big chimpanzees with whom he
claims to be able to converse with com
parative ease. The youth of our schools
need no longer be satisfied with French
German, Spanish, Scandinavian, Latin
and Greek, hut can master chimpanZee
and babo,n 1t is. too bad that
Darwin Is not living to rejoice
in the pathological discovery which
brings us SO near TO our simian
cousins
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

ICE closed the Mississippi river n.
Niinton' ln1 IN unusual occurrence ut
this time of the year
IN ut OF insanity Gustav Truhn, n
weltto-do farmer in Bush Lake town
ship Mimi, killed his wife and child.
/ iiiE president and cashier q. the bank
at buckley Wash, absconded and took
everything but the building, The loss
70 the depositors is about s95. 900.
IN the pcnitcntiary at Columbus, O.,
'eighty cohvicts were suffering with the
grip. WV
IN fire in the Weisner & Co. livery
stable at Stevens Point, Wis, seven
Teen horses were burned.
AT kanlglcc, H., Jesse y. O. Smith
murdered his divorced wife, Ella
Haughh Smith, and Mrs. Catharine
Gray bill and then shot himself fatally.
The death of Maj. Morgan c. IIamil-
ton, of Brooklyn, N. v, occurred -t
San Diego. Cal, where he had gone to
spend the winter, aged 81 years. lie
served from Texas in the United States
senate as a republican from 1870 to
1877.
ELsoN SNAPPER was the second man
to Kill himself Mt Burbank. o.. because
he had been Tilted by Miss Hattie VIM
ters
THE billiardist Frank c. Ives. made
run of 45G in his game at I4-inch
balk line with Scha"icr in Chicago, sur
passing the worlds record by rs points.
THE funeral of Gen. Jeremiah NJ.
Ruslk took place at NiroQua, Wis. A
great gathering attended tie services,
including ex-Presidcnt Harrison. ey-
Attorney General Miller and other
notable persons
In Chicago Julius Mas once pros
porous merchant, starved to death in
an attic.
SCORES of young cattle in all parts of
Oklahoma Territory, were dying from
an unknown disease.
THE sales of foreign exhibitors dur
ing the worlds fair aggregated over
$40, OOO, 900.
On street in Wheeling John i
Jacob, who was governor of West Vir-
ginia from 1871 to 1919, fell dead lie
was "a years old.
For the murder of Carrie Carrinrton
Foreman CcoloreiJ was hanged
at Portsmouth, Va.
FIRE destroyed the Henrietta thcatcr,
hotel and Park thcatcr at
Columbus o., the loss being $1,000, 900
Two men were burned to death.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

IhE universal good health during the
summer and fall of 1893 is something
to tc profoundly thankful for. Had
there been an epidemic in connec-
tion with the hard times the distress
would have been appalling. Eastern
cities as well as western report lower
death rate than for many years.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

IRE Brazilian steamer El Cid has
been attached for debt When the sal
aries of her cooks are paid, says the
court She can go where glory calls.
Thus do the fortunes of war turn upon
the acts of II brace of cooks and n con-
stable
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

New ZEALAND is the first of the Eng.
lish colonies to give women equal po-
litcial rights with men. A bill giving
them such rights has just become law.
1t gives to all women, married or
single, the same right to vote as il now
possessed Nv lacg,
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

THIS announcement appeared in =
kirschcva tBavaria) paper. Lost, on
the asd of September MY wife, Anne.
Whoever has found her is begged to
keep her, lie will be Handsomely rc.
wurdpd "
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

The superintendent of the West
FONT academy IS opposed to foot ball
as entailing too much danger to life
and limp. The cadets should be sub
lectcd to nothing more dangerous than
bayonet chargcs.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

A NEW railroad line between New
York and Boston, which will shorten
the distance thirty miles, is to be built
at an early day.