The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-10-31
GENERAL NEWS.

It is officially announced that ty-
phoid and diphtheria are epidemic in
Chicago.
A race Of motorcycles or horseless
carriages from Chicago to wsukegan
and return will be run on November
2.
The prolonged drought has re-
suited in many thousand tons Of
river freight being sent by rail, to
the great profit Of the roads.
Russia has sent her feet, which IL
usually in winter quarters at sebas-
topol, down the Bosporus to watch
England and Turkey.
Ex- x-Governor oliver Ames died In
North Easton, Mass. He was "a
years old. He had become widely
known tnronsh .his, aann4nifsn w4tAs
large business entsrprisss, = well -
on account Of biz long and honorable
political record in this stste. A
widow, two cons and four daughters
survive him.
The appropriation for the loss on
the recoinage of worn and uncurrent
silver coin for the fiscal year Is ex-
hausted ,andno furthertransferof such
coin can be made from the treasury
to the mints for reco mage, and as 1t
is the intention Of the secretary of
Of the treasury not to resume. at
present at least, the coinage of sill
yer bullion purchased under the
Sherman act, and as the stock Of
gold bullion on hand at the mint at
New Orleans Is very limited, the
secretary has decided to discontinue
all coinage operations at that mint
for the present.
Instructions have been given for
the furlough, without pay, of nearly
all the force employed at the New
Orleans mint. About seventy en-
ployes will be furloughed until such
time as coinage operations can be
resumed.
The treasury now holds Of silver
bullion, purchased under the sher-
man act, 1877, ,C44, GOO fine ounces, the
cost of which was s124 O30, 1928; the
CO Mug value of this bullion in silver
dollars is $177 1854, 900. If this bull
lion were coined into silver dollars
the profit to the government on its
coinage would be nearly $54 700, 900,
which sum could be paid out as ordi-
nary expenses Of the government or
silver certificates could be issued
against it. 1t Ia not thought that the
coinage of silver dollars will be re-
sumed at tho mint until there il
some action by congre ss on the cur
rency question. The mints at Phil
adelphia and San Francisco will con-
tinue to be employed in the coinage
of gold.
Late dispatches indicate that the
"Venezuelan question is approach
ing an acute FORM" The dispute is
between that republic and Great
Brita n concerning strip Of country
betw cen Venezuela and British Gui-
ana. In 1910 an imaginary line was
run. beginning at point at which
Sir Robert Schomburg landed and
extended south; but no survey was
made. In 1855 rich gold mines were
discovered on the Venezuelan side
Of this line and now Great Britain Is
insisting on including these in her
Guiana territory. But to complicate
matters q syndicate of United States
capitalists has recently secured from
the Venezuelan government the
right to operate these mines and this
is one of the reasons why we as a
nation are involved In the contro-
versy. England has also watched
every opportunity for pretext to
strengthen her claims upon this
disputed strip of land and now we
see the two nations preparing for
war. Two Maxim guns are to be
placed on the British frontier at once
and the Venezuelan government has
placed an order for ten guns to de-
fend her territory. Rt.Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain has taken the initiative
In the controversy and strongly
advocates the pressure Of the British
Gains. He has advised the con-
struction Of military road from the
Barima river to Cuyuni which will
Cross the possessions recently granted
to the United States syndicate, north
and south and near the middle. All
of the points to be touched by this
road lie outside Of the schomburg
line and in the territory which IL Is
understood Great Britain now refuses
to arbitrate; and hence the serious
nature of the difficulty. The Bsrima
gold mines are said TO be fifty or sixty
miles west Of the Schomburg line.
The Episcopal convention at Min
neapolis adjourned after addressing =
pastoral letter to the church. The
document is addressed to the clergy
and laity Of the church. The bishops
refer to the successful deliberations
Of the convention, to the progress In
the work otrevising the constitutions
and esnoss and to the need Of more
systematic and general contributions
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