The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-01-30
GENERAL NEWS.
DR.. Thomas Armitsge, the famous
BaptIst preacher, is dead.

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DR.. Thomas Armitsge, the famous
BsptIst preacher, Is dead.
A,portion Of the police force Of
New York City now use bicycles.
At Wilmington, Del, . brick
aver wife has been left an heir to
IN estate Of s5, 100000.
Tho Massengsle brothers, the most
noted mountain desperadoes Of Ten
lessee, were shot to death after a
;errible battle with deputies.
Henry watterson, in speaking
,bout the next democratic national
convention, said:
'sAdy ticket 4 Col. William r.
Of Iliinois, for prssldens,
ind Gen. 5oha b. tsordon. II (aeor~I
Iiayf ~ Sip6y - 11t1< <puspse
5oth sbot at lfom dlllsrsHt sldss
iuiing the war, and l am willing
that they shall be put up again and
be shot at"
One hundred and fifty union ma
chinists employed at Ingersoll &
Sergeant Drill compsny's plant at
Pa, went on strike because
they were ordered to work on cast
Ings made by the non union moulders
hired by the company TO take
he places Of the regular men now
on a strike. It is believed tho plant
will be shut up, throwing 500 men
out Of employment.
Tho Orange Judd Farmer publishes
the result Of an exhaustive investi- :
CATION relative to the number and
value OF farm animals throughout
The United States. The total value
o. all classes is estimated at 81, 1884,
400, 600, or s62, 1879, 900 less than a
year ago. This 10 the lowest point
yet reached since the decline began
In 1898. The heavy decline in the
past year has been chiefly in horses
and mules.
The expense accounts Of the chair
men OF the delegation from the four
cities competing for the Democratic
National Convention shows that
Chicago expended $t75; Cincinnati,
81, 800; New York, $4,000, and St.
Louis, $500. Each delegation es-
tablished headquarters at the Arling-
ton hotel, and the amounts stated
were actually expended In connsc-
ton with the maintenance Of the
headquarters.
In order to bring about-a moro
general observance of Washington's
the Union League club, Of
Chicago, announces that in coopera-
ton with the express companies 1t
will furnish the words and music OF
"Amer CT, !" Hail Columbia" "eed
White and Biue," and "star 8 an
gied Banner" free to any orga lied
celebration OF tho day anywhere in
the United States. A free distribu-
tion OF the songs for celebrations in
Chicago has been conducted for q
number OF years by tho club, and II
is proposed to make this general.
The 100000 damage suit Of Char
les E. Johnson against DR.. Leslie E.
Keeley of Dwight, ILL.,, was continued
In the district court at Leay enworth
Kansas, Until Mar h 8, upon the
counsel for defendant showing that
plaintiff was in contempt by reasor
Of ha ing failed to furnish securit,
for COSTS previously ordered by th'
court.
Counsel for plaintiff insisted tina
Or. Keeley's answer be stricken
from the files because in his deposi
ton he refused to tell the formula o
his bichloride OF gold cure, and tha
Judgment be entered rgslnst him Il
default.
A dispatch from Pomona, Gal.
says: Children and graudchildrel
of James Rogers have been amaze
by the In ormation that he recentl.
married Miss Ida Nelson at the hom
Of the BRIDES parents, near Pres
colt, Ariz. The groom is n year
cd and the bride win be Is mex
May. Mr.. Rogers has fortune G
asout 100000 invested in farr
lands and bank stocks in Iowa, lot
in Des Moinss, Iowa, and sbou
S1O0, 900 in property In Los Angeles
He has been an active business ma
and was q member of the Iowa leg
islature for several years. Mr.
Rogers left school only few week
ago.
TIE latest project for 3 mountai
railway alma at NO lower peak tina
that Of Mont Blanc itssif. The sum
NIT 10 to be reached, a. in the cas-
Of the proposed Jungfrau Railwa,
by means Of . lift. A French com
pany u being formed with tn
object, and the necessary plans IN
estimates have been prepared b
the wsll-known mining engineer, y
Sartlier. At height Of 2,200 metel
above the level, and at q poii
above Chamonix, . gallery "a to
made in the rock. The total lengi
OF the shaft from the crest Of Il
mountain to the last station 10 2,b,
meters. The work will bs carrie