The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-11-12

The estimated gross earnings of the
Rock Island road for the month of Oc-
tober were 81, Cyl ,S36, decrease from
the corresponding month of last year
Of Sos, $40.
THE Constantinople correspondent
of the United Associated Presses tele-
graphed. on the 4th, that Shefik Pasha
had replaced Nebei,n Pasha in the
office OF Turkish minister OF police.
THE national election, on the Sd, re-
suited in an overwhelming victory for
the republican ticket, indications
pointing to a vote for Mckinley and
Hobart of nearly 800 in the electoral
college.
CHAIRMAN HANNA announced, on the
5th, that Mckinley and Hobart's cleo
tion was assured by over one million
ma jority of the popular vote, the
largest ever given to any presidential
candidate.
DR. ALONZO ii. QUINT, member OF
the American board of commissioners
for foreign missions, and one of the
visitors at Andover theological semi
nary, died suddenly, on the 4th, of
heart disease.
NEWS has been received from Sucre,
Bolivia, that the commission of for
eigr affairs of the senate has presen-
ted motion in that body for the reco-
milton by Bolivia of the Cuban insur-
gents as belligerents.
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A STATEMENT prepared by the comp.
troller of the currency shows that the
amount of national bank notes in cir
culation October was S234, SOS, ,657, an
increase for the month of 81, 345, ,637,
and for the year of S2l ,Os9,429
A PROMINENT Cuban representative
in Key West, Fla, says that, without
assuming the role of prophet, it can
positively be announced that the city
of Havana VIII be besieged by MaXimo
Gomez within the next 60 days.
The coinage executed at the Uniteo
States mints during the month of Oc-
tober was an follows: Gold, SIS, 727.-
500; silver, SO, s44 900; minor coin, $780,
900; total, Ss.63s, 400. OF the silver
coined, 81, $40, 600 were standard silver
dollars.
A NUMBER of corpses have been
washed ashore along the coast of the
province of Huelva, Spain, as the re-
suit of shipwreclks during the recent
gales. A sailing vessel foundered OFF
Cartagena, and several of her crew
were drowned.
On the 4th President Cleveland is
sued his proclamation appointing
Thursday, the Twenty-sixth day of
November, as day of national
thanksgiving for dangers averted and
blessings bestowed, and universal
prayer for continuance of guidance
and blessing.
THERE were handled on the Big
Four lines proper in October, 537, ,476
passengers, against 544, s62 in October,
1895. There were handled on the PeO-
ria & Eastern in October, 16, ,O99 loaded
cars, lO,6oO fewer than in October,
1895. In October there were handled
on the Big Four system proper, $780,
637 loaded cars, against 16S, S,O96 in Oc-
tober, 1895.
On the 18th, Mr.. Bryan, having been
informed that National Chairman
Jones conceded the election of Mr.. Nc
Kinley, Immediately sat down and
wrote patriotic and complimentary
dispatch to the successful candidate,
gracefully accepting the arbitrament
of pending issues by the people. whose
will is law.
THE sub-treasury at New York re-
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gold las the working force was engaged
in counting silver deposits which ac-
cumulated, uncounted, in the weeks
preceding the election. Recent hoard
ers OF gold are showing much anxiety
to get rid of the metal in exchange
TOR greenbacks.
In the county circuit court at jack
sonville, Ala, ON the 5th, in the case
OF Miss Lizzie Hendrix, who sued the
Southern Railway Co. for SIC. 900 dam
ages for being Overpowered and kissed
by conductor while she was riding
on an accommodation train two years
since, verdict was rendered for plain
TN, who was awarded $245.
LIVERPOOL commercial and shipping
circles are we'll satisfied with the re-
suit OF the presidential election in
America. The exchange was crowded.
on the 4th. at an early hour, and the
bidding at the opening was very active,
resulting inadvances in prices of from
one to six points, Chicago, Milwaukee
q st. Paul and Louisville & Nashville
leading in the rise.
REPORTS from all parts of the coun-
try, on the 5th. told of long idle facto-
ries. workshops and foundries, en-
pioying workmen to tho number of
many thousands, either already
started up or preparing to do SO at the
esrAest moment, feeling of conf
aence in the future having brought
ont boarded millions of gold to seek
profitable investment.
ssnAuROAD managers are looking for
greatly increased traffic within the
next few weeks. Theyssay now that
the election is over, the merchants
: ssnroughout the west and southwest
3 wno have been delaying the ordering
u their goods will no:s, that they have
some assurances of the way the mar
ketsare likely to turn, demand their
.lnter stocks. aud this is expected by
{ the roads to make n vastly improva1