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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28

memoration OF George Washington
the lower house of the Missouri
legislature was discussing the advis
ability of criticising itself for the
hasty consideration of a resolution
for a removal of the state capital to
Sedalia. As soon as the journal hao
been approved, Mr.. Davidson intro
duced the following resolution, an,
moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, On Wednesday, during the
morning hours in this house, there was o
motion made by the gentleman from
Pettis county, that the rules be SUI
pended for the purpose OF taking up and
passing concurrent resolution No. 20,
providing for submission to the voters OF
the state a proposed amendment to the
constitution, providing for the removal
OF the state capital to Sedalia; and
WHEREAS, Said resolution was passed
by vote Of about 81 to 10; and
i s'fss.s,s,s-.S. z. U nd,,e naslo Was eAulJts.a Z
In the manner of forcing consideration
Of said resolution through this hous.
before the members thereof had an
opportunity to see or read the same, ol
acquaint themselves with the provisions
thereof, and we're called upon to vote
upon the same without any knowledge oI
its provisions than the word of its au-
thor; and,
WHEREAS, The said resolution was
Immediately conveyed to the other end OF
this capitol, and was there taken up and
forced through the senate, against the
protests of those who desired time to
consider the matter, and was thus rail-
roaded through both houses in the unpre-
cedented short time Of about three hours
from the moment the copies thereof were
laid on the desks in the house; and,
WHEREAS, The terms and provisions
OF said resolutions are not such as was
generally understood by the members
from the statements OF those iavorng its
passage, it being understood that the
city OF Sedalia and the township sur
such removal and,
WHEREAS, In TACT, by the provisions OF
said resolutions, they are not bound to
pay one dollar, thus entailing upon the
taxpayers OF this state a possible expense
OF several million dollars as well as ruth
lessly wiping out millions OF dollars OF
property OF people OF this state, without
opportunity to be heard, should said be
voted; therefore, be it
ReSoired, by the house, the senate con-
curing, That we deplore the unreason-
able haste with which said resolution was
railroaded through both houses, and that
we condemn such mode OF procedure as
dangerous, unfair and unwise.
After long debate Mr.. Sartin
moved to table the resolution, which
was adopted by vote of so to "a.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28

government to issue invitations for
an international monetary congress
to take action for the rehabilitation
of silver as a circulating medium.
Previous to its adoption Count
Podowski- Wegner, secretary of state
for the imperial treasury, on behalf
of the government, declared its
sympathy with the oject aimed at by
the resolution. The motion which
was submitted to the reichstsg by
Mirbach had received the signatures
Of the unusually large number of 100
members of that body comprising
conservatives, national liberals and
members of other parties.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28
AN ARTISTS MEASUREMENTS.

From Harper's Bazaar.
An artist is authority for the fol-
lowing measurements, which he claims
are necessary for perfect model of
physical beauty of the female form.
"To meet the requirements OF a
classic fgure," he says, woman
should be "five feet four and three
quarter inches tall, thirty two
inches bust measure, twenty -four
inches around the waist, nine inches
from armpit TO waist, long arms and
neck" A queenly woman, how
ever, must be "five feet Ave inches
tall, thirty six inches bust, twenty
six and one half inches around the
waist, thirty ive inches over the
hips, eleven and half inches around
the ball of the arm, six and a hall
inches around the wrist, hands and
feet not too small" A similar
authority lays down the rule that nc
colors should be worn save those
which have a duplicate in the hair,
eyes or complexion, and he claims
that woman with blue gray eyes
and thin, neutral tinted complexion
never looks 80 well as when dressed
in blue shades which are mixed with
gray. A brunette should wear cream
color, as this reproduces the tints OF
her skin; while fiorid compilations
look we'll In plum and heliotrope,
also in dove gray, as these contain Q
hint OF pink, and so harmonize well
with the face in which there is a good
deal OF color.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28
NEW RAILROAD TUNNEL.

| NEW RAILROAD TUNNEL.
On February 20, the first regular
scheduled train made trip through
the new Baltimore and Ohio Belt line
tunnel, Baltimore, which is six miles
long. Work has been IN progress on
the tunnel for more than four years.
4 tsoo oe- ecSss,. = . tas pees ef'
Tor long time. 1t cost the railroad
company s7,000,000. It is expected
TO have the electric apparatus finish
ed by April 1, and the electric motors
at work pulling trains through. At
ter that time no steam engines will
be allowed to enter the underground
passageway. Passenger trains be.
tween Washington and New York
will save from 20 to 10 minutes.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT HOT SPRINGS.
Three lives were lost and S75, 900
worth of property destroyed in a fire
which broke out at Hot Springs at
O'Clock Friday morning. Nearly all
the property destroyed was board
ing houses. The dead are:
Mrs. Clara Scammon, boarding
house keeper.
d. w. Wing, Glen Falls, n. Y.
Mrs. Maggie Hecox, boarding
house keeper.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Bronson, of Macon,
Mo-, were slightly injured In jump
ing from burning buildings.
The fire originated in a bakery on
Ouchita avenue, over which were
furnished rooms. Here Mrs. Scam
mon, who kept the rooms, was
burned.
The other buildings burned were;
The Laclede, loss $4,000; The
Ouachita, loss $4,000; The Illinois,
1000; The Missouri, $4,000; The
Oak Lawn, $4,000; The Bloomington,
s6 600; II. NJ. Hudgins' residence,
$l2, 900; X. l.. Williams three story
brick SIP, 900; John Lin's grocery
$4,000; E. Randolph's residence,
$4,000; Ledgerwood's bakery, the
Tennessee Stables, the West House,
and fifteen cottages of total value
of SIS, 900.
There is very little insurance, the
loss being practically total.
The fire was at the south end of
the gulch in which Hot Springs is
located and the wind was from The
north. AS result none of the
larger hotels were at any time in
danger. The fire burned both sides
of Ouachita avenue to Hawthorne,
one side of Hawthorne to Woodbine
and both sides of Orange TO Quapaw
street.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28
NOT IN THEIR SET.

From the New York Sun.
''You must be very careful to have
nothing to do with those bacilli,''
said q germ mamma to her small
daughter.
"Why, mammal"
ssBeeause we belong to the very
exclusive artihcially propagated
bacilii, while they can lay no claim
whateysr to culture.,
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28
ONE CASE.

From the Indianapolis Journal
!. Watts--Did you ever know of any
one dying for love9 - '-'''
:. Potts-v-once.> /. knew fellow
who starved to- death after. being
refused by an heiress.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28
WILL TAKE THE PLATFORM.

Congressman Champ Clark will
take to the lecture platform as soon
as his official term expires, next
March. He has three lectures
"Aaron Burr" "Rlcher Than Col
conda," and '"The Picturesque Men
of the 53i Congress.n Mr.. Clark is
under the management of the Demo
cratic Press Association, which is
looking for dates. ,... -.-..
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28
, STOCK DEALER UNDER ARREST.

a STOCK DEALER UNDER ARREST.
Stephen Elliott, a member of the
Audrain county McName & Elliott
stock firm, which failed for $50, goo
with assets thus far of only few
hundred dollars, was arrested.
Rollin McNane, the other member
of the firm, has disappeared and
detectives are in search of him.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28
THE WEEK AT HOME.

TO ABOLISH FOOT BALL.
At a meeting of the faculty of
Harvard college it was voted to rec
ommend to the athletic committee
that inter collegiate foot ball be
abolished
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28
NOT A PAPAL DECREE.

The recent encyclical letter of the
Pope in repardt to the secret societies
was read in St. Paul. The transla-
ton as read merely advised the
young men of the church to keep
out of secret societies not endorsed
by the church, leaving it to their
own discretion. There was nothing
mandatory.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28

WANTS NO EXTRA SESSION.
1t is said that President Cleveland
has stated his disinclination to call
an extra session.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28

AT Kansas City the retail butchers
and retail grocers have combined
against the meat packers.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28
ALL SORTS OF ITEMS.

SHOT HIS PLAYMATE.
Emil Wank, of st. Joseph, aged II
years, accidentally shot Charles
Schmids, playmate, dead while
toying with Winchester rifle.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28

In the case of the State OF Missouri
against Charles Burnett for the kill
ing of John Kirsch i'll: Paris, last June,
the jury, after being out six hours,
failed to agree and We're discharged
Bail was fixed at $500.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28
FOR a NEW ST. LOUIS BRIDGE.

The bill providing for a new Bridge
over the Mississippi g. St. Louis was
again favorably reported to the sem
lte
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28

FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
The silver question in the United
States and Europe has been the sub
ject which the financial world in
Berlin has been chiefly occupied with
during the past week. An important
phase OF the question was reached
when the reichstag declared In a res :
olution submitted by Count Won Mir
bach, the agricultural leader, som
moning another international con-
ference on currency. Mirbaeh,s
resolution instructed the federal
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28
BETTER PRICES FOR HORSES.

Horsemen are finding comfort in
the good prices which have recently
been paid for first class animals.
Pasny Blossom, the well-known
Cooper county trotter, has been sold
to r. L. Hartman, OF Buneeton, for
$4,000. She was bought in Ken
lucky when yearling for 5000. Her
record is 2;12 and her age is five
years. She goes to Boston.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28
COSTLY DOG

COSTLY DOG.
Jacob Meyers, % Kansas City, ic-,
a 81 80 dog b. ,isoning rec,r''v
He brought suit a asainsL his neignJor,
Mrs. Mary Kaufman, chereing her
with the destruction 3 the canine.
Alter some delay in the law the jury
returned a verdict Of malicious pros
ecution and awarding the payment
OF S59.50 costs to Mr. Meyers.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28
WILL HANG on THURSDAY.

WII.Tl IIl-'V ON IIII I0IIAl,
Tne supreme court of Missouri has
departed from the old established
rule OF selecting Frida5 as the day of
the week when death penalties shall
be inflicted. All of the five prisoners
whose death sentences were affirmed
by that tribunal last week are g., ,ac
on Thursday, March 2t.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28

81 Friday while the two old field
were laundering a salute
the State Capitol Hin In com.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28

In the senate house bill repeating
law under which members of the
state board OF equalization receive
IS day was read the third time and
passed.
The committee on constitutional
amendments reported favorably a
concurrent resolution reducing the
minimum school age to five years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-12
WHAT WILL THEY DO?
DISCOVERY ABOUT
MEXICAN AND SPANISH LAWS.
A Law Passed in 1857 May Yet Prove
Potent Factor in the Settlement
of the Silver Qucstion--A Condf-
ton Thnt COnfrOnts Us.


Washington, Feb. u.-Another example
of how mixed our currency laws are since
gold bugs began to tamper with silver.
has come to light. and is likely to cause
much trouble to the treasury before set
tlement is made. 1t appears that in ISL
a law was passed making quarter pieces
of Mexican and Spanish silver dollars
ceivable at the treasury. pOstoffices aud
land Offices at twenty cents apiece. AMI
eighth and sixteenth dollars receivable at
corresponding rates. This and the next
section of the act were re-enacted n
1919. and are now part Of the revised
statutes. This was discovered today, an1
when The Herald correspondent informed
some silver senators and representatives.
! the news soon spread among the silver
men on the floors, and they had gleeful
meetings to Joke over it. All were in
credible at first, but were treasured when
it was discovered that Director OF the
Mint Preston corroborated the statement
| that the law was still in force. He asked
| fer its repeal in his report Of 1893 Nov
there is much speculation as to what
will be the effect. Mexico has unlimited
coinage and by presentation of bullion
at the mint silver quarters can be turned
| out in enormous quantities.. That bullion
value of a Mexican quarter is now u
cents, and under such conditions silver
would sell TO the government Tor one
dollar an ounce. No restriction as to +he
amount receivable is made. and it is
! claimed that all customs, postofflce and
| revenue payments, even to income tax.
could be made in Mexican quarters.
More than that, money orders illimitable
could be purchased in Mexican quarters
! and United States lawful money drawn
out on them. Mexican quarters cannot
Ibe paid out again by the government.
| for the revised statutes provide that al
I foreign coins received by the United
States treasury shall be re-coined before
| being circulated anew
| To show what effect these revelations
Twin have, confidential dispatches have
been sent notifying importers of goods
from Mexico, who pay hundreds of thou
sands annually from customs duties. This
law will be more effective than the Sher-
man act, because it viii make the pu.'-
| chase of silver by the government COM
TdIsory with fixed prize at a dollar an
ounce. Should a proposition be put for
ward to repeal the Law, silver men VIII
probably fight it, in line with their policy
to give nothing to the treasury but free
silver,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-12
LSneciaI to The IaraId.I

Minersville, Feb. 1f.-There was a MUIR
der and suicide here yesterday.
George Burke son of Charles Burke,
deceased. one of the first settlers ut ali
nersviIle and San Bernardino. Cal. had
a grudge against his brother -in-law,
William Greesman, the latter a quiet, III
offensive man. for some time. AMI yes
terday after a few words. Burke pulled
dirk and stabbed Greesman twice IN
the left breast, over the heart, hnrrs
him instantly
Burke then mounted his horse, rcde to
the residence of a stockman named Row
man, and borrowed the Iatter's Winches-
Ter for the purpose, as he said. of Kill
ing a beef. as he had done often hereto
fore. Bowman shut the door after haul
ing Burke the rifle but immediately heal
ing a shot, he opened the door AMI saw
Burke lying in the open gate, with one
hand over the gun and a fearful wourd
obliquely through his forehead, complete
~ blowing off the front part of his shuU.
The suicide uttered not a word.
Burke was born at Minersville. He was
unmarried and had no occupation except
that of cowboy. Gresham was a good
citizen, married and leaves wife ana
several children.
Burke's sanity had been questioned for
some time. and the tragedy is said 10
have been unjustifiable and without any
cause or provocation whatever.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-12
FIVE FIREMEN HURT.
FIFTY FEET BY
FALLING FLOORS.
Building Entirely Gutted. and the
Loss VIII Not Be Far From One
Hundred Thousand Dollars; In
&urcd For One-HaIf.

Kansas City. Feb. u.-Five fremen
We're seriously, three of them perhaps ia
tally injured in a fire which ragged in the
West Bottoms this afternoon. They are:
Fred Ricketts,, member of a hook and
ladder company, internally injured by
being struck by a revolving crank.
James Hauren and Sam Cox were pre-
cipitated fifty feet by falling floors.
T. K. Gaffney had his arm broken.
Con O'Hearn, frozen almost stiff.
Hauren. Cox and O'Hearn are in Sc
rious condition tonight and the chances
are against their recovery.
The fire started in the building occupied
by the Creamery Supply company. Their
stock was entirely consumed and the
building owned by George P. Messervy,
OF Boston, valued at about $4,000. was
Quilted. Reeves & Co, manufacturers of
straw packing. the Campbell Paint com
pany, and two or three other firms in ad-
joining buildings, had their stock slight
ly damaged by water. The fire started at
/ o'clock, and for a time threatened to
wipe out the entire block, being beyond
control for four hours. The total loss ag-
gregates 100000; insurance $5O,0
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-12
A CABLE TO HAWAII.
BILL TO INCORPORATE A COMPANY
IS INTRODUCED.
c. Erwin. Who Has Extensive Ia
tereStS in Hawaii and Japan-Pro-
posed IncOrpOratOrs All Have
Wealth.

Washington Feb. IA bill to in
corporate the International Pacific
Gable company for a cable from Cal
ifornia to the Hawaiian Islands, thence
to Japan and other points in the Pa
cific and the mainlands OF Asia and
Australia, was introduced in the House
today by Representative Charles W
Stone, of Pennsylvania.
The incorporators are: William Al
word, Samuel T Alexander, Hugh
Craig, William H. Diamond, Alfred S.
HartWell, Ed 3. Stone, John Irwin, Ray
Stone, A. C. Halves. Herman Oelrichs,
Charles r. Bishop, G. w. McNear,
Lewis B. Parrot, W. NJ. Buckner, c..
J. Taylor. D. o. Baldwin, Henry F.
Allen, w. ]. Adams and John D.
Spreckels.
The bill proposes to give the com
pany the right to hold the requisite
connections, land office and station
and exercise such powers as may be
granted by any other government with
| the provision that nothing in its action
be construed to commit the United
States to any financial liability or
guarantee of the carrying out of its
| contract.
The capital stock is to amount to
! s., 900, 900 in 10000 shares of 800 each,
with the right to increase to 100000
shares by a vote of two-thirds of the
stock. and the stockholders are to or
/ ganize when 81 100000 of stock has
been subscribed for and 10 per cent.
of the subscription paid in. Nine di-
rectors are to constitute the board, to
serve three years and hold their meet
! ings in the United States. The bill
| includes an authorization for pei
cent bonds to the amount Of $20,000,0O0
to constitute a first lien on the prop
erty and provides for an annual re-
lport of the company'S affairs to the
secretary of the treasury.
The cable project has been the work
of Admiral John c. Erwin. who re-
Gently retired from active service anC
at whose request Mr.. Stone introduced
the bill. Admiral Erwin has extern
sive interests in Hawaii and Japan. o.
the other incorpOratOrs, Mr.. HartWel
lis a prominent lawyer of Honolulu
who was at Washington in 1891, work
iing in the interests of a cable. Charlie!
IR. Bishop is the richest man on thu
islands; Hugh Craig is prominen
New Zealand capitalist; John D
lSpreckeIs is a son of Claus Spreckels
land the others are prominent Cali
Ifornia business men. 1t is understood
1.-The incorporators will endeavor to oh
Itain subsidies from the government
interested and will try to secure tn
patronage of the United States fo
. their company.
Representative Stone says he
; heartily in favor of the Senate pro
, vision for cable survey, and does no
: think the plan for Incorporation o
this company need interfere with tn
government course or is necessaril
| antagonistic to the Senate plan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-12

Quarantine Feb. lila Gascogne,
the lon6-overdue French steamship,
hnped into port last night with three
red lights hanging from her mizzen
mast as a signal that she was dis
abled
Her passengers We're all on deck.
some of them singing and most of
them cheering, as persons are wont to
do when their minds are suddenly re-
lieved of a heavy strain. For thirteen
days of voyage lasting sixteen
days, the ship had been disabled.
1t was comparatively good weather
when the break occurred, but the
steamer was doomed to run into some
of the worst weather of all her Voy-
ages.
When the break had been repaired,
the steamer proceeded on her way,
but under greatly reduced speed.
When near the banks Of Newfound-
land, the La Gascogne ran into gale
that increased to hurricane force.
While of Sable island, Feb. ., the ma
chinery broke down again and the
steamer was again hove to, this time
for II hours. During all this period
the engine did not make Il single reVO-
luton. When the second repairs had
been made, the steamer started ahead
once more under still further reduced
power and headed towards the Long
Island coast.
1t is a remarkable fact that during
the entire voyage across the Atlantic,
La Gascogne did not sight a steamer
until she passed one bound for Phila-
delphia late on Sunday. Late yester-
day, the French steamer signalled
Sandy Hook lightship. While the pas
sengers were constantly worried on
account of delay there was never 4
panic among them. They knew their
! ship was a staunch one, ana they had
confidence in their captain. And be
sides, they knew that the ship was not
totally disabled. But they were ner-
vous and apprehensive at times, and
! they hailed the conclusion of their
voyage with JOY They cheered the
captain and they cheered the crew
and they cheered the World tug.
! Following is a copy Of the log Of the
La Gascogne, copied by one OF the
! passengers and thrown overheard &c
the World tug in a bottle. II shows
the vessels position from day to day
and the number OF miles reeled of
every a hours.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-12
DEBS' CASE.
JURORS ILLNESS WILL PROBABLY
NOT DELAY 1T.
1t is Believed Another Man Can BE
Secured, and Everything Arrang-
ed Satisfactorily to All Parties.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE Debs conspiracy
case was again delayed by the illness of
Juror Coo.
Judge Grosscup and a physician visited
the juror at his hotel. and at the opening
of court the judge announced that Coe
could not be in court for at least two
weeks. After a lengthy consultation with
the attorneys, the court said that at ,
O'Clock he would announce a decision as
to what action would be taken.
The attorneys for the defense this af-
teTnoon declared that If the judge decid-
ed to call another jury they would accept
the eleven jurors now serving, and would
read the evidence to the new man. This
suggestion struck Judge Grosscup favor
ably. and he asked all the defendants if
they were willing to accept this course.
All agreed with the exception of Hanna
han. who was not in court. If his con-
sent is obtained, this plan will be fol-
lowed.