The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-01-09
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
Queen Victoria knighted the chie
Justice of Sierra Leone, who is I
negro.
n Rev. Nathaniel @. CLARK, membe1
of the Amer can board OF foreigy
missions, is dead.
IL Is reported that President and
Mrs. Cleveland will make a foreign
tour when the presidents term ex.
pires.
Judge Reagan of Texas, the only
sur living mem er of Jeffe son Davis
cabinet, has written a let or com
mending President Cleveland's ven.
ezuelan policy.
All the able-t odied male studente
n tie Gslifprnia ststs universyty 4
! lEserhley hSvs p!ed a thersslx q
s-~k 80 ~ " I. =
Novels shd wheeibarrows, under ths
dirocticn Of gang bosses, for tht
benefit Of thejr alma mater. Theii
wori will be Tor the purpose of i'm
proving the grounds about the uni
veralty. They will straighten out
crooked paths and roads, grade the
campus, repair the roads, and pre-
pare the ground for a new gateway.
The work is considered essential by
the committee on grounds and
building, bat the board of regents
has no money to devote to the
needed improvements. The students,
on learning Of the situation, voted
unanimously that they would do the
work The park commissioners Of
San Fr. ncisco will furnish the tools,
and after the holidays the students
will don JUMP ers and overalls and
work as day laborers until the i'm
prov yements are made. They will be
busy for a week or SO, and will save
to the university about $4,000.
The two hundred and twenty fifth
anniversary OF the Congregational
church Of Greenwich, Conn.,, which
was celebrated several weeks ago
brought to light some interesting
peculiarities of the old time. For
Instance: "In 1860 twenty male in
we're taxed for preaching,
and had to go to meeting or pay five
shillings fine. In those days SER
vice tegan at eight O'Clock and
lasted all day; the worshipers
brought lunch and hot bricks. In
1901 lottery was held for the bene-
fit Of the society, and twelve hun
ired tickets were sold. At the
annual meeting they voted to spend
one dollar and twenty five cents for
i uor. OF the officers of the society
the committeeman received from
Afty cents to one dollar and fifty
-ents year, the treasurer got a
dollar, and the man who swept out
The church at that time received
thirty seven cents. The salary OF
The first settled pastor (l678-S9
was fifty pounds with firewood, or
sixty pounds Without Surely the
world does move, and the years
have brought about marvellous
changes in the Christians standards
and idaals.
w. ]. H. Traynor, the supreme
president of the American Protec-
tive Association, has issued to the
Of the order throughout tho
country a circular of nearly 5000
words reviewing the progress of the
and the present sltua-
son. Mr.. Traynor states in his cir
cular that h large number of the
members OF congress are also mem
bers Of the A. p. A. pledged to the
following measures, most of which
will be introduced into the house
during the present session;
A bill to secure just distribution
Of federal Offices (known in the last
congress as house bill S,s94.)
A bill to esta lish national uni
versity known in the last session as
house bill 8, )49.,
A bill to restrict immigration and
regulate natura ization (known a.
Linton's bill, house bill s,774.)
Linton's joint reso ,utlon, No. IL,
amending The oonst tuition, prohib-
Il ng or all time secta ian appropri-
atoms
A bill to prohibit advertisers or
others from ing the national en-
olem as an adyertis ng device.
A bill to open to inspection all
monasti and private or semi public
institutions that are not under state
control.
A bill prohibiting the official rec
ignition 6y the United States or any
officer thereof or the dignitary OF
my ecclesiastical body or church or
The Official recognition of such as
IS the delegate or representative of
any church or ecclesiastical power.
A bill prohibiting any body OF men
other than members Of the United
States army and navy and of the
militia Of the various states from
drilling or parading or keeping in
my Armory or using firearms or
deadly weapons of any kind; such