The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWSs*
The agricultural department. y 20
ing to experiment with flax growing
The war department officials thinl
the Bannock trouble will be settIe,
without bloodshed.
William Pickler, awaiting trtAlsfo
completely in the Carson mint st6Al
was found dead in bed.
Firemen turned hose on 3 ealxa
tion Army detachment at Nehkaslrl
City and raised great row. y i
The Marine hospital serv1na ~
reported 101 ner 80 al
1EEsn; +
THAT it'S sn n WIND S6ss blow
good to nobody IL oddly shown IN
connection with the severe drought
In Michigan. The extremely dry
season has brought q large propor-
ton Of the farmers OF that region to
severe straits, but 1t has brought q
big boom to the manufacturers OF
fire protection apparatus. The ordi.
nary supplies OF water have COM
pletely failed in many localities,
while almost everywhere water has
become scarce. It is learned that at
least hundred towns in the state
have been made to realize their
urgent need of fire protection, and
the fire protection companies have
for some time past had more orders
than they could fill.
Democratic primaries were held in
various counties Of South Carolina
for the nomination of candidates to
be voted for by the democratic vot-
ers in the election Of August 20 for
members Of the constitutional con-
Many of the conservative
democrats refused to 60 into the
primaries, which were controlled by
The reform faction Of the democracy.
Of the 100 delegates nominated about
1870 are reformers. In several coun-
lies conservative democrats will run
Independent tickets In the regular
election, whore tho negroes vote.
The reformers will have a majority
,f at least sixty in the convention.
Senators Ttllman and Irby, Govern
or Evans, Ex-Governor Sheppard,
Stokes and Talbert,
Lieut.. Gov. Zimmerman and ex-
Congressman George Tillman were
smong the delegates nominated.
The vote was light.
Chow will the Marshalltown con-
vention handle tho money question?'
vas asked Charles A. Welsh, secre-
,ary Of tho Iowa democratic state
central committee. "Every indica-
ion is that the bimetallists will be in
said he. "You can Judge
or yourself when l say that of thirty
counties thus far heard from twelve
are instructed for free
coinage of gold and silver at the
alto of 16 to /, four counties adopt
he Chicago platform Of 1892, two
Express themselves in favor of max
ng the campaign on state issues, and
welve counties go uninstructed.
The probabilities are, of course, that
! majority of the counties of the state
will not instruct at all, as it is some
What unusual in this state for county
to instruct the state
but of those that 60 un-
instructed large majority will be
or free coinage at 16 to l."
In speaking of the Bannock Indian
rouble, President Roosevelt, Of tho
Jew York police commissioners,
aid that the worst calamity that
,ould befall an Indian was to allow
,im to kill game. Speaking from
vide experience, Mr.. Roosevelt said
he Indians salvation lies In his be-
coming civilized, and consequently
le should be kept from wild sports
IS much as possible. Mr.. Roosevelt
aid that Bannock Indians generally
we're considered friendly tribe, and
lot by any means bad Indians, such
q the Sioux and the Arspshoes.
hey are very brave and will fight
Ike fends, when cornered. Ac-
ording to the commissioner they
ave q great desire for fame, but the
'nly fame they understand Is to be
aimed by gathering scalps and steal
lorses.
Mr.. Roosevelt was out in Jackson's
Iole In 1891 and mixed a great deal
With the Bannocks and the sho-
homes. He says there has always
'een more or less friction between
he settlers and Indians over the
hooting of elk. The Indians, he
ays, have the right to shoot game