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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-11
THE COMPANY RESPONSIBLE

For the Awful Accident at the Louisville
a. Jenersonvilie Bridge-The Foreman
of tho Erection Gang Says tire Accident
was the Result of Disobe dience pf Or
ders.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, Jan. 9.-The coron'
rr's inquest into the Louisville & JEFF
fersonville bridge disaster, which has
been in progress since last Friday, YEAS
concluded at . o'clock yesterday. The
verdict of the jury was that the acci'
dent was due to negligence on the part
of the Phoenix Bridge Co. in failing to
take proper precautions for the safety
of the men. The jury did not take
over five minutes to reach n verdict.
Following is the vcrdic. in full;
The deceased came to their death on the
morning OF Friday December Is, 1893, in the
Ohio river, between the fourth and iifth piers
OF the Louisville s. JenersOnville bridge, from
injuries produced by the collapse OF the ncom'
peted span between said piers while dis
charging their duties rs employees of the
Phoenix Bridge Co, under whose supervision
the bridge was in process OF erection. We fur
ther find from the evidence that the accident
was due to negligence on the part OF the Of
fcias OF the Phoenix Bridge Co, In failing to
observe proper precautions in the construction
OF said work.
Some sensational testimony was
given by r, c. Woolford, foreman of
the erection gang yesterday morning
Mr.. Woolford stated that he had two
foremen under him. lie declared that
the terrible accident was the result of
disobedience of orders, as when asked
by subforeman If it was safe to let
the men work on the traveller in its
leaning condition, he had given in.
structissis to keep them off until Supt.
Mckee could be seen about it. Wool.
ford stated that when he returned from
Mr., Mckee the men were on the trav-
eler and five minutes later the accident
occurred.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-11

In convention at Harrisburg Pa. :,
the republicans nominated Galusha A.
Grow, of Susquchanna, for congressman
at large.
The legislature of Massachusetts con-
vened at Boston.
A BELIEF that only seven of the 1904
silver dollars were in existence has been
an error, for the eighth one has turned
up in Philadelphia.
In New York city the fire losses in
1899 aggregated Sj,d30, 1887, against s.,
060, 1897 in 1892.
WILLIAM MORRILL, and d. j. Cushman
were killed and George Kcifer fatally
hurt in a freight train collision at War
saw, n. Y.
The famous song writer and vcntril-
oquist, Harry Kennedy, died at his
home in Brooklyn, N. Y.
NEAR Ipswich, Mass, the schooner +.
+. Willard went ashore and eight OF
the crew were drowned.
IN Boston the ID. Lothrop company,
book publishers, mndc an assignment
with liabilities of s250,O00
In New York five-cent restaurants
were being established for the benefit
of the suffering unemployed.
THOMAS KINNEY and his wife an
aged couple living in Orange, Conn.
were burned to death in their home.
FIRE destroyed the Albany theater at
Albany, n. Y, entailing loss of sl25,
900.
The funeral services for Elizabeth
Palmer Peabody, founder of the kinder
garten in America, were held at Boston
BY an explosion in powder mill
near Poughkeepsie, n. Y. four mer
were killed and number injured.
In Pittsburgh, Pa, Polish mother
smothered her twin babies by wrap
ping the blankets too tightly about
them.
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Epitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FlFTY-THlRD CONGRESS.
Regular Session,


WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3.--In the senate
Senator Frye (Me.) introduced n resol
luton that there should be Nj, inter
ference on tho part of the TINTED States
government by moral influchc Or phys
tral fotSo for the restoration OF Queen
tiliuolsaiapi or for the maintenance of
the provisional government of the
Hawaiian Islands during the pending
congressional investigation. In the
house Mr. Bland introduced bill to
make the scigniorage silver In the
treasury Immediately available by issu-
ing certificates against 1t and then coin
Ing tho silver. A resolution was
adopted setting aside Friday and Sat
urday next for the consideration of the
Hawaiian matter The designations
of Representatives Fellows and Fitch,
OF New York, were presented.
THURSDAY, Jan. 4.-1n the senate
a resolution was introduced calling
on the secretary Of the treasury for d
statement Of the sums paid Mr.. Blount
as commissioner to Hawaii, and the
orders and law Under which such pay
ment was made. Adjourned to the
sth, In the house lack of n quorum
prevented taking up the tariff bill
Mr.. De Almond (Mo.) introduced u
resolution for the appointment of n
special committee for the purpose of
investigating the feasibility of remov-
ing the capital and locating a site.
FRIDAY, Jan. s. - The senate was
not in session. In the house rules
were reported to govern tho tariff de-
bate, but the absence Of quorum pre-
vented their adoption.
SATURDAY, Jan. G.-There was no
no session of the senate. In the house
the democrats were unable to secure n
quorum and no business was transacted.
A resolution was adopted ordering the
arrest of absentces.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-11
FROM WASHINGTON,

NATIONAL bank notes outstanding
December 81, 1905. were valued at s2Os,-
442,O
DumNo 1893 cast-bound railway ship
ments amounted to 3,2Sl, $50 tons,
against ., 1860 in 1892
AT the United States mints the coin
nge executed during the month of De-
cember aggregated S,7i4,55l pieces of
the value of $40, 400, 1925.
THE Wilson tariff bill internal rev.
enue features have been agreed on by
the house comL,ittec. An income tax
of per cent. is among the provisions.
THE government was informed that
Minister Willis had written to the pro-
visional government in Hawaii request
ing that they surrender office, as the
United States government had decided
in favor of the restoration of the queen,
and that while President Dole had
promised reply soon it was hardly
expected that this would be favorable
to the queen.
The treasury department statement
puts the stock of gold money in the
principal countries IN the world ut s3,-
0Oi 300, 900, silver at IS, g3l, 100, 600, and
uncovered paper money at S2,I00, ,0O0, :
900.
EXCHANGES at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 5th ult. aggregated
5000, 500, 55i, against SITS, 800, l20 the
previous week. The decrease, COM
pared with the corresponding week in
1898, was 25S,
IN the United States there were 5I1
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 5th, against 344 the week
previous and 23l in the corresponding
time in 1898.
IN tho United States the total amount
of tax collected on beer during the year
1898 was s3l, ,9G2, 743.
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RIFLE AND SABER.

TnE pneumatic guns of the Vesuvius
throw shells weighing four hundred
and eighty pounds all the way from
threc-quarters of mile to mile
and thrcc.cighths.
CAPT. BIGEI.ow, of Nevada, blind
union soldier, formerly of New York
cavalry regiment, is a regular con-
tributor to the ex-confederate home at
Higginsville, Mo,
AMONG the latest acquisitions of the
Brazilian governments new navy is
Ericsson's submarine torpedo boat, the
Destroyer, one of the most terrible en-
gines of naval warfare.
In the new army rife, n long, taper
ing cartridge, thirty-caliber, is used.
1t has n velocity of tYo thousand feet
the first second, The rife, with five
cartridges in the magazine, weighs
about nine pounds.
NJ WADDINGToN, ex-ambassador from
France to England, says he has never
known the peace of Europe to be fully
assured, Meanwhile the czar and EN-
peror William are getting their re-
spective armies upon full war foot
ing by way of double assurance.
Or all the kingdoms in Europe, Spain
has the fewest daily papers.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-11
FROM HONOLULU.

United strtes Minister wills Makes His
Demand fof The Restoration OF Biliou-
kalsni to the Powers and Prorogatives
of Her Quceniy Ofics-President Dole
Promises to Consider. and Answer
When Ho Gets Heady-Tho situation In
Honolulu
Copyright 1894, by tho United Press
VICTORIA, B. c., Jan. q. Tho steamer
warrimoo, which arrived here last
night, brings adviccs from Hcmolulu
hinder date Of January I.
on December l3 last President Dole
addressed the following communities
tion to Minister Willis:
DEPARTMENT OF TohEIeS AFFAIRS
December ~, 1893
sIRAI am informed that you are In commu'
nicution with Liliuokalani, ex.quecn With y
view Of fe4cA,ublishing the monarchy in the
Hawaiian isfardsi and OF supporting nor
pretensions to the cUvcrelgnity VIII you
inform me II this rGrSort rs true or
II you are acting In any way hostile To the gov
crhnent. fully appreciate tho I'set that any
such action upon your part, in view Of your OF.
fetal relations with this government wonln
seem impossible. but as the Information mas
come TO me from such sources that am com
peeled to notice IT, you will pardon me for press
fng you for an immediate answer.
Accept the assurance of distinguished CON
sideration, with which 1have the honor to be,
sir, your obedicnt, humble servant
SANFORD B. DOLE,
Minister OF Foreign Arars.
His Escenency A. S. Willis Envoy Extraor
dnary and Minister Plenipotenary. Homo
lulu
Minister Willis replied as follows:
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, I
Honolulu. Dec. 70, 1893,
Sir. have the honor to inform you that
have q communication from my govern
ment which | desire to submit to the presi"
dent md ministers OF your government at an
hour to-day which 1t may please you TO desig.
sir, your obedient servant,
ALBERT s. WILLIS.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotcntiary, L. S. 4.
Hon Sanford u Dole, Minister OF Foreign AZ
fairs.
Later in the day the American Min
lister met President Dole and members
of the provisional government, and in
lengthy address, recounting
the history of the Hawaiian
revolution as President Cleveland,
guided by Commissioner Blount's re-
bort, regards it, demanded the surrcn-
Ger OF all authority to the deposcd
uueGt!, President Dole answered that
his goveriitHspt would take the matter
under advisemeHt and answer as soon
as they were ready.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-11

A shocking case of miserliness and
soualor was discovered in st. Louis a
few days ago. Mrs. Mary McGraw was
found nearly dead from starvation,
surrounded by her pets-four dogs,
four cats, u dozer chickens and dozen
birds. She was removed to the city
hospital. Want OF food and toll had
done their work, and all the invigorat-
ing medicines and broth given her
were of no avail, and she died. The
deceased was over 10 years of age, and,
besides owning tho house wherein she
wns found, had several other pieces OF
property in the ueighborhcoJ
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-11

ONE OF the most notorious opium
smugglers in the country, Donald Ken.
nedy, was arrested Mt Detroit.
THE legislature of Maryland met st
Annapolis for its biennial session.
NEAR Tuscumbia, Ala, Jake Kilroy
went to bed with lighted pipe In his
mouth md hc and two children were
fatally burned.
The Louisville, Evansville g. st.
Louis and the Ohio Valley railway COM
panies wint into the hands of receivers.
THE retiring treasurer OK Greeley
county, Neb., f.. +. eastman, was said
to be short $4,000.
In the house of Sol Collins at Spring
Creek, Mo-, powder exploded and Col
lins, his wife and four children would
die.
lY Chicago twenty-cight Arabian
horses from the worlds fair were sold
at auction, the average price being $500
head
In St. Louis the Haynes Realty &
Financial company, conducting
heavy real estate business. failed for
si75, o0O
WHILE insane Mrs Joseph Wentz, Of
i"iuuiiobulB, W. uro"neu ncrSelI anu
babe.
FIRE swept away two.thirds Of the
business district of the town Of Cor
with, Id.
FoR the murder of his son-in-law
Dan Gilchrist (colored) was hanged at
Rockingham, n. {.
A mon lynched All Davis, an old
negro, in Lonoke county, Ark, for
stealing hogs.
AT Sheboygan, Wis, tho Gutsch
Brewing company failed for 800, 900.
Ar Kansas City, Mo, Martin Reed
(colorcd) was hanged for killing his
wife on September 10, 1890.
AT Muncic Ind, officers arrested
two Of gang of counterfeitcrs and
secured n complete outfit for making
money
Phil EVANS (colored) was hanged a,
Bardstown, Ky, for assaulting n little
girl on October l5 1898. lie confessed
before he died.
Tue failure was announced of the
baldwin Grain company and the Atlsin-
son brothers, of Oxford, Ind, with liza.
bilitcs of $3.50, 900
SIX undcrtatcrs in Louisville were
sued for S25, 900 damages because they
refused burial until bill due one of
them was paid.
FLAMES wiped out the village of
Pocahontas, Ark.
lN the heart of Elwood Ind. rich
deposit of gold was discovered by work.
men.
IN San Francisco Cinnamon tore
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-11

L. II. Mollencott who fell dead in st.
Louis the other day. had resided in the
city since 1860. He was born in Ger
many fifty.three years ago lie had
been member of the Masonic fra
ternity for twenty-five years, During
the war he was stationed at st, Louis
in charge of the commissaries of Capt
Coryell's cavalry. He was man OF
liberal education, and had many strong
qualities which won for him host of
friends He was n brother of Hon.
Richard Mollencott, an cN-member of
the legislature, and now in business in
st. Louis.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-11

PLYMOUTH, Ind, Jan. "a look.
ing man of about 40 years of age was
found dead yesterday morning about
four miles south of town. At the cor
oner's inquest 1t was found that the
mans name was probably Peter Arnoll,
of Philadelphia. He had some letters,
cheap watch and ss7 in money on his
person. A ticket from Philadelphia to
Chicago, dated January 4, was also
found In his pocket. lie was noticed
previously walking near the river
about midnight by some boys, who
supposed he was drunk. II Is thought
be died from exposure
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-11

The Spanish steamer Mosques Sunk by
CoiiisIon-Two Lives Lost.

LONDON, Jan. s.-The British steamer
Esk, bound from Shields for London,
with coal was in collision last night
with the Spanish steamer Mosques,
ore-laden, and bound from Bilboa for
Middlesborough, The Spanish steamer
was so badly damaged that she sank
stern first in few minutes after be.
ing struck. Twenty-Five of her crew
succeeded in clambering on board the
Esk, but two others went down with
the steamer. The Eslt sustained much
damage. The accident occurred off
Lowestoft during dense fog.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-11
MISSOURI MINES.

The seventh Annual Report of the Inspeo-
tor OF Mines Nearly s4,O0O,OOO Worth
of Coal Mined In Missouri, During tho
Year Ending june 80, Inst.
Z Mr.. Charles Evans, inspector of mines,
Has submitted to the labor commission.
er the seventh annual report of his de-
partment for year ending June 30, 1898.
The report is quite interesting, and
from 1t the following facts, of inter-
est to operators and miners, are COM
piled;
In view OF the unsettled condition Of business
generally. the report shows an encouraging in.
crease In the production and receipts from tho
continuing operations OF the state Also, that
inc business OF the year has been reasonably
profitable to both operator and miner. with the
result OF unusual harmony between employer
ana cmploye during the period covered by the
report. But live strikOs occurred. nil Of which
were shoft-livod and unlmportant.
The following table shows the product OF
cath county with the price per ton received for
coal:
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-11

The belief in Chinese Columbus
was first allowed by scholars only
about fifty years ago. The claim is
that Buddhist priest in tho fifth CEN
tury crossed the Pacific to IT, is conti-
nent and returned, making Il written
report of his discovery. Tn" report
still exists. II was translated into
French in 1891 by NJ. dc GuigncS
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SiFTEO FROM SCIENCE.


Ir is admitted by most divers that
twenty-five feet is about the limit at
which they can see under water.
=, SILvERT, OF Dohlcn, Saxouy, pro-
poses the manufacture of glass pipes
by rolling down molten glass in grooves
or flutes, and using IA core to complete
the formation Of the pipe or tube.
The moon is not SO small after all.
Its surface area is fully as great as
that of Africa and Australia combined,
which would make it only about thir-
teen and half times smaller than our
earth.
PROF. KocH will shortly publish an
exhaustive work on an improved
method of using tuberculinc and the
diagnostic properties thereof. The
work will also treat Of the recognition
of the first stages Of consumption.
THERE are over three hundred noun
tains on the North American continent
tina. arc over 10000 feet in height, In
Alaska alone there are scores of them,
and not loss than Gve In that boreal
region exceed $4,000 feet.
THERE are 10 Italy, according to the
estimate Of DR.. j. Murray Mitchell. co.
600 Evangelical Christians in o popula-
-
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-11

-Smith-"For Heavens sake, Mar
garet, do hurry up and get dressed, or
the performance will be over by the time
we reach the theatcr." Mrs, Smith
That's just what you always say,
John, yet we sometimes get there be-
fore even the second act has begun
Raymond's Monthly.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-11
LABOR in MISSOURI.
Information from the Annual Report of
the State commissioners.

Hon. Henry Blackmore, commission
er of labor statistics and inspection,
has filed with Gov. Stone his annual re-
port.
It is his first report and the fifteenth OF the
department. a considerable portion OF tho
work is devoted to n discussion OF the labor
question and the tendencies Of the times in that
direction
The factories In ST. Louis and Kansas City
are, US rule, tile report Ilys. fairly well
equipped with appliances for tn safety of en-
ploycs and for the preservation Of their health,
The book contains tn following table show.
ing the number OF people employed In the vari.
Gus OccupallOns In thn city Of 81. Louis:
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-11

There Ia only one mine. the Iron Mountain.
now in operation In tn state. md not u pig.
Iron furnace running Less than Sf.0O tons
were mined tn" past year. Lca1 and zinc min.
Ing also shows great depression. Tho valuo OF
these two ores tor the year Is placed at about
3ajJ,OJO, or al out s!,0D)O0D less than last year
1hs gloomy state of on ,ir4 Inspector tcgravo
says, is due 10 bu-in - depression Ind not TO
any lack Of minerals Many OF the lead and
zinc mines have closed down and will not rc.
sumo operations until there IL better market
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-11

Twelve cities in the state report to the com
missioner their street railway mileage He
deduces from these reports that there are no
cities In the world that are superior In the mat
ter of facilities of this kind to st. Louis and
Kansas City OF the total number OF miles in
the twelve cities reporting, about onehalf Is
In the city OF st. Louis, while about one'fourth
is in Kansas City. The capital invested is &3l.
367 $50 on which the gross earnings last year
was SG.OIQ3TI. There are Ili2 employees on tho
street railways OF the state, and the average
yearly earnings OF this class OF wage.workers
II s8)i.S3 The commissioner states that in his
opinion the earnings OF the street railway com
panlcs are not large even though they do an
I'm Innns hlslnnAs
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-11

The looks Of the ONCE show that the inter.
est on the state debt has been promptly paid.
The money required TO pay the interest falling
due idnunry on the state bonds was rcmittcd
10 tho American Exchange national lank of
New York, the recently appointed fiscal agent
Of the state, In ample time as required by law;
and by order OF thc board Of fund comm ssion.
els on the 31th ult the amounts necessary to
tdy the 'ntetcst due on the state certificates OF
iudcbtedn"sS held Ill trust for tho state school
and seminary funds were transferred from the
state interest fund to thn credit Of the state
school and seminary funds respectively. Dur.
Ing the past year the boarl OF fipd commits
StGacrs purchased, on July J. S3l.On Of upma.
tured 6pef'cent, bonds from the st. Louis ma.
tionnl bnnk on the tasis oi per cent, and
called In for redemption. nj par, the %th ult.,
tei4 900 Of the 3i,'per-cent option Lbnds blac'
ing that amount with tho states fiscal rpcnt In
New York.
On January t. 1893. the oaded delft OF the
state consisted Of the following described
bonds; viz:
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bonds. due April l. tsgi ..... .......S 5000
i636 per cent. Hannibal & ST. Joseph
renewal bonds, due July |. 1891. ~! 900
20s 6 per cent sta'c funding bonds,
due July !, 1891. 20S 900
iO9-6 per cent state funding bonds,
due January l. 1906. -. 49,, 400 900
2+-G per cent. pcnitcntinry indemnity
bonds, due April L. 1875. 90. .......... 1000
9i-6 per cent. Hannibal 4 St Joseph
renewal touds due July |. 1895 ...... 81 ,001
55-6 per cent. Hannibal & st Joseph
renewal bonds. due Janunry |, ls96. ~ 900
1916 per cent Hannibal & 81. Joseph
renewal bonds. due July !, 1891. ...,.. 337 900
ii-6 per cent Hannibal & 81. Joseph
renewal bonds. due July l. lsgi.,.-.. II % O
l21-3H per cent option bonds due
March /, 1907 rcdccmahlc March !,
ls0! .,.........,....:. .....,... ~ 900
436 3i2 per cent. option bonds. due
July |, 1871, rcdecmublc July t. 1892. 1876 900
T00-3', per cent. option londs due
October L. 1897 rcdccmallc Ottoher
/ is0a ...........,....,.. 10000
2931-3'i per cent option onds. due
January, 1PS, redccmable January l.
.ss ,s ~ w
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Or all the kingdoms in Europe, Spain
has the fewest daily papers.