The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-07-18
GENERAL NEWS.
william @. Cochran (rep.) was
elected speaker of the Illinois House.

The united societies of Christian
Endeavor will meet in San Francisco
in 1897.
The French Chamber of Deputies
passed a bill abolishing all taxes on
drinks less than Is per cent. alcohol.
VIM. Fl. Anderson, of Kentucky,
has been appointed register Of the
United States land Office at Enid,
Oklahoma.
Senator Marion Butler, OF North
Carolina, says he believes the popu-
lists will carry Kentucky at the COM
ing election. -
The French Chamber passed ! mus,
tion urging tlh sovvsnNzs Gei<
tiate with the United States for q
treaty of arbitration.
Governor Matthews, of Indiana,
says he does not aspire to the presi-
dency, but would feel it his duty not
to refuse a nomination.
Senator Vest sailed for Europe
after saying that an attempt to make
the democracy endorse the gold
standard would split the party.
Colonel Wilson, superintendent of
the White House grounds, has rec
commended that a presidential exec
utive Office be erected on the
grounds.
Discussion of the last presidential
baby recalls that the first White
House infant, now an aged woman,
is clerk on a meager ralary in the
treasury department.
The citizens of st. Ignace, Mich,
have decided to honor the last rest
ing place of Father Marquette with a
monument befitting the courage and
enterprise Of the explorer and mis-
sionary, who, in 1870, established his
Jesuit college, military station and
missionary headquarters there. Thir-
ty years ago Father Jacker, of St.
1gpace, by a study of the records Of
fere Marquette's career and exact
measurements, located his grave in
st. Ignace. A modest monument has
since marked the spot. Arrange
ments are now being made for state
memorial service on August next.
Following this it is proposed to erect
monument which shall suitably
commemorate the distinguished ex-
plorer.
The National Educational Associa-
ton in Denver elected these officers:
President, Newton G. Dougherty, of
Peoria, ILL.,; vice. presidents, Mich
olas Murray Butler, of New York
City, Mrs. A. j. Peavy, of Denver,
w. II. Bartholomew, of Louisville,
L. G. Schaeffer, of Harrisburg, Pa,
w. N. Sheats, of Tallahassee, Fla,
Henry SabiD, of Des Moines, L. E.
.McElroy, Of Portland, Ore, G. G.
Pearce, of Beatrice, Neb., Henry r.
Pattingill, of Lansing, Mich, d. II.
Halsey, of Oshkosh, Wis, r. B. |
Lewis, of Ogden, Utah, Estelle Reel,
of Cheyenne, Wyo.; secretary, Irwin
Shepard, of Winona, MINI; treasurer,
I. @. McNoiil, OF Kansas City, Mo.
director for The stale, John r. Kirk,
Jefferson City.
The joys of married life are differ
emily es mated by different people,
and it has been alleged that some OF
the swe test pleasures come in the
"making up" after family Jars. On
this grounl Mrs. Isaac Brewster of
Monroe county, Pennsylvania, has
been getting full measure of salts.
faction out Of her twenty-five years
of welded life. In that time she
has deserted her husband just forty
two times. She and Isaac would
disagree about something, aud she
would promptly 90 away, first to her
parents and latterly to her married
children. Forty -one times shs was
coaxed back by her disconsolate
husband, and everything was lovely
for few months each time, until the
next outbreak. One time, when
they parted over a custard pie, it
cost Isaac 5000 and the deed to a
house to get his erratic spouse back.
But now she refuses to go back
again, and the courts have been
asked to appoint a guardian for the
estate.
Senator Blackburn laughed when
shown telegram in a New York
paper, saying 1t was reported In the
east that he had withdrawn from the
Kentucky senatorial race. 81 was
nevsr more in race than am now,"
said the Senator, "and never felt
moro confident of success" When
asked about the reports that he had
been requested by the chairman of
the state committee to not make any
more silver speeches, he said: "The
committee has made no request of me
to ignore the currency issue. The
late state convention, by very de-
cided majority, refused to put free
silver plank in the platform, and by
a very much more decided majority ]
1t refused to indorse q single gold
standard. Its only utteranee upon
the currency question was reaffirm-