The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-12-19
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
Mrs. D. B. Culberson, mother OF
the governor of Texas, is dead.
Major Thomas o. Towles, who has
been for twenty years chief clerk oi
the house, has resigned.
Great Britain has ann nounced that
Oklahoma divorces will not be rec
ognized by that government
The Sultan, after nearly months
dalay, has granted permits foi
guardships to pass the Dardanelles.
A message from Minister Terrell
at Constantinople says that Ameri-
can missionaries at Kharput are safe.
The death warrant of Theodore
D rrant has been signed and the
date of execution fixed at February
30. "
| Ii
| A family of Eve Gei ! . is re-
s..:s = ~ So t.saf rl.tasrs ? ussr-
Bowie Station in New Mexico by
apaohes.
The candidacy of Allison for the
presidential nomination was an
nounced by the Iowa Republican
committee.
Prof. Bross, OF Paris, Texas, who
undertook to walk 1000 miles in as
many consecutive hours, covered G4S
and quit because nobody took any
interest in it,
Mrs. Catherine Derey, of Month
cello, ILL.,, hears from her husband,
whom she mourned as dead for
forty-six years. Meanwhile she had
married and become widow.
The controversy over the Temple
lot in Independence, Kas., was de-
cded by the United States court OF
appeals in favor of the Church OF
Christ of Independence.
Details are now given Of the
agreement under which the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas has just
gained an independent entrance into
Galveston. All litigation is at an
end.
M. Adrien Lachenal, who was vice.
president for 1895, has been elected
president of Switzerland for 1896.
He is a radical in politics and his
home is in Geneva. NJ. DeucheI
Thurgan has been elected vice pres
ident of the republic for 1896.
/ The American Federation of Labor
refused to cancel the character OF
Musicians Mutual Benefit Associa-
ton, No. 5,579 as requested by the
Trades and Labor Assembly of ST.
Louis. The credentials committee's
report, which was adopted, rejected
several delegates because they were
socialists. Several resolutions were
introduced, among them being one
for t.. free coinage of silver at 1e
to 1.
DIR. Evans, President of Hedding
College, in a statement announces
that he has prohibited the playing OF
foot ball at Hedding. He declares
the game more criminal, from a
moral standpoint, than prize fight
ing, and classes it with the bull fight.
} He says that students killed in @
oot-ball game are murdered, and
asserts that college girls also have
been greatly injured by witnessing
the game. He critioises the pres:
for giving more space to foot bal
than to legitimate college work. II
conclusion, he claims the game les.
sens the standard OF scholarship anG
encourages hoodlumism.
Mrs. Sarah Ray, of Laporte, Indi
ana, "A years of age, made an offs,
of 100000 to the young man whit
best pleased her, and George Brown
26 years old, paid such assiduou
court that she consented to MARI!
, him, it being shown that he was o
p geod character and Representative
of a good family. Mrs. Rays rela
tives attempted to prevent the wed
ding by instituting proceedings t,
declare Mrs. Ray of unsound mind
After an exciting trial jury rules
, in her favor. Fearing that ther
j, might be further effort to break tn
match, Mr.. Brown and Mrs. Rry raj
away to Westfield and the knot wa
tied. True to her promise, she CAV
to the bridegroom a check for 500,
900.
: Embarrassed by inability to NEE
: outstand ng paper, A. Fl. Andrew
r & Co., Chicago, the largest schoo
. supply house in the world, wa
I forced to close its doors. Afte
3 confessing Judgment in the circui
court for $25, 7s6, in favor of tn
Globe National Bank, the compan
made an assignment to Frederic
A. Holbrook, the secretary. Tn
y assets were given as tetween $500,
i 900 and 100000, and the liabilitie
o between $3.50, 900 and 100000. Tn
: Judgment was on two notes, execu
a tod Novanhar 1Q The aharifY too