Iron County Register from Ironton, Missouri • 2

BYKLID.AKE. (RONTON. "1 MISSOURI. John Owen, a well-known water-color artist, died' at his residence in Detroit, on the 4th, of pneumonia. It is estimated that 200 fishermen belonging in Hull and Grimsby, England, were drowned during the recent gales off that coast.

It was reported in official circles in Brussels, on the 4th, that the Belgian government intended to lay before parliament a proposal to" annex the Congo state. John M. Walker, who was once a partner with Flood, O'Brien and Mac-key, in the "Big Bonanza" mining com-bination, died in San Francisco on the night of the 3d. The public debt statement, issued on the 2d, shows a net increase in the public debt, less cash the treasury, during December of $31,320,776. Total cash in the treasury, $782,754,289.

Fakmek Charles Buehl was burned to death and his wife was seriously injured, on the 2d, while trying to save their house and barn at Port 'Washington, which had been fired by their insane son. Aix of the live cattle arriving at Belgian ports from Montreal, within the past six weeks have been slaughtered with the exception of 100 head which were quarantined for further examination. Twentt-beven anarchists imprisoned in Barcelona, Spain, during the dynamite campaign, were released, on the 2d, and left the city. The announcement that they were free caused some public uneasiness. The old ship Portsmouth has ended her cruising days and is being dismantled of her guns and put out of commission.

It is probable that she will be assigned to the state of Connecticut for the use of the naval reserve. Charles W. Mowbray, an English anarchist arrested in Philadelphia recently, was, on the 2d, indicted for making a seditious speech. He had declared that he would organize anarchist groups in every city of the country. A mspatch from Calcutta to the Lon-don Times says that James Westland, minister of finance, has informed the vice-re pal council that it is not the intention of the government to open and operate the Indian mints on the government's own account.

On the 4th the Black Diamond Steel of Pittsburgh, which employs 6,000 men, announced a cut in wages averaging 10 per cent, all the way through, though in some departments it is said to reach 80 per cent. The men were undecided what to do. Levi P. Morton, ex-vice-president of the United States, was inaugurated as governor of New York, at Albany, on the 1st. The ceremonies were simple.

The incoming and retiring executives exchanged compliments, and the new governor afterward held a reception. Reginald Sunderland, a nephew of CoL Sunderland, member of parliament for North Armagh, and related to several titled families, was committed for trial in London, on the 3d, for the murder, on the night of November 25 last, of a young woman named Augusta Dawes. The London Daily News, of the 1st, says: "The distress in Newfoundland represents the result of reckless trading, against the effects of which no banking system in the world can pro-Tide. It is evident that Newfoundland must abandon her isolated political position." Dr. Parkhcrst is dissatisfied with the windup of the Lexow investigation in New York city.

He thinks Supt. Byrnes has been let down too easy. The superintendent's resignation is "the talk of the but some eyes see a string attachment connected with it. The three new indictments found against Capt. Howgate, formerly chief of the signal service, for forgery and embezzlement, were, held, by Judge McComas, of Washington, on the 3d, to be not barred by the statute of limitations, and the trial of the cases on their merits was set down for the 21st.

Messrs. J. W. and T. E.

Kirkbride, who have drilled, near Findlay, in the past few weeks, two of the largest flowing oil wells in this country, if not in the world, added another big gusher to their list on the 1st. The estimated production of the new well is 10,000 barrels, valued at $5,500, per day. In the senate, on the 3d, Mr. Quay, of Pennsylvania, gave notice of an amendment to the urgent deficiency bill, whieh proposes to strike out all that portion of the bill which in any way relates to the income tax or its collection, and to substitute a new woolen schedule, constructed along the lines of the McKinley woolen schedule. Mrs.

P. T. Babnum is now in a private hospital in England. For some time her health has not been good, and the climate of this country does not agree with her. She has ordered the sale of the mansion in Bridgeport, which the great showman had built for her after plans of her English home, and which was jast completed when he died.

The WithingUm 3c Cooley Manufacturing the largest manufacturers of agricultural tools and implements in the world, located in the Jackson Mich.) state prison, served notice, on tthe 1st, that it will terminate all its contracts for the employment of convict labor on June 1 next, because of -the hostility of labor elements to convict -competition. On the 2d the supreme court of Cali--riornia decided the appeal of Alice Edith Dfekason, the alleged widow of 'the late Thomas H. Blythe. in favor of i Florence, the daughter. The appeal rwns from toe decision of Judge Coffey awarding the Blythe millions to Florence and was the last appeal in the ase to be decided.

There are still several minor appeals pending from Judge Coffey's recent order of distribution of the estate, but they are merely jtechnical and practically hopeless. NEWS AND NOTES. A Summary of Important Events. FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. ISecond Session.

1 Is tbe senate, on the 3d, discussion of the resolution proposing an investigation Into the affairs of the senate restaurant occupied the morning hour, the resolution being placed on the calendar. Senator Morgan spoke three hours In reply to Mr. Turpie's speech against the Nicaragua canal bill In the house, after the usual routine opening, the currency bill was taken up and its passage advocated by McCreary and Breckner, and opposed by Messrs. Haughen and Adams. The chaplain, in his opening prayer, made an eloquent appeal for divine guidance of the members.

Is the senate, on the 4th, the morning hour was devoted to further discussion of the Nicaragua canal bill, which afterward went to the calendar. The military academy appropriations bill was passed with a few and the pension bill was taken up, but went over without final action In the house, nearly all the day's session was occupied by the debate on the currency bill, radical speeches, for and against the measure, being made. A night session v. as held under the rules for the consideration of private pension PERSONAL AND GENERAL. The British bark Oseo was wrecked on the breakwater at Holyhead, England, on the 30th, and all hands, twenty-four in number, were drowned.

The Delevan house at Albany, N. was burned on the night of the 30th. One life was reported lost, and several guests were injured in their efforts to escape from the building. A dispatch from Pekin of the 30th announced that Li Hung Chang had been superceded in the supreme command of the Chinese armies by Kun Yi, ex-viceroy of Nankin. Milo Lee's barber-shop and lodging house at Elwood, was wrecked by an explosion of natural gas on the 30th, and six persons were badly injured.

John Fitzgerald, ex-president of the Irish National League of America, and one of the most extensive railroad contractors in the country, died at Lincoln, on the 30th. In the burning of his residence at Newaygo, on the morning of the 30th, Charles White lost his life in a vain effort to save that of his 6-year-old son. Terrible destitution exists in Perkins, Chase, Dundy, Lincoln, Hayes, Hitchcock and Frontier counties, and the worst feature is the people in several localities are afflicted with scurvy for want of wholesome food. The city building at Biddeford, was damaged to the extent of $50,000 by fire on the morning of the 30th. Besides the city offices, the post office and police station, the building contained the drug store of Dr.

Warren, McKenny Meard's hardware stores. Mrs. Ward's millinery parlors and the York County savings bank, all of which were damaged by smoke and water. William L. Strong was inducted into office as mayor of the city of New York, on the 1st, his election representing very much the same conditions and social elements that asserted themselves, in 1872, in the choice of William Havemeyer for mayor: the main purpose in the earlier case being the overthrow of the Tweed regime, and in the present case to correct abuses known or suspected in the police and other departments of the city government.

A Mrs. Reinecke, wanted in New York for embezzling $10,000 worth of diamonds, which she had smuggled into the country for several New York firms, was arrested in Santa Bosa, on the 1st. The arrest was made by Mrs. M. E.

Darragh, searcher in the New York customs service, who had followed Mrs. Reinecke across the continent. United States Ambassador Eustis and Consul-General Morse held New Year's receptions at their respective residences in Paris. More than 20,000 prisoners will be benefitted by the czar's decree of amnesty. Many of them have been already liberated.

The Prince knitting works at Chicago, employing 150 girls, were burned on the 2d. Thirty of the young ladies were rescued from the third-story windows by the firemen. Cause, spontaneous combustion; loss, $40,0000, partly insured. John B. Bergamini, 30 years of age, and his wife Kate, 70 years old, were found dead, on the morning of the 2d, at their home in New York.

They had been suffocated by escaping gas. The recount in the mayoralty contest in Winnipeg, was completed on the 2d. As a result McMicken was unseated and Gilroy was declared mayor by 8 majority. Two street cars in Indianapolis, collided, on the 2d, in a blinding snowstorm. About twenty persons were injured more or less seriously by the accident.

On the 2d, Gov. Morton of New York nominated Alva H. Doty to be health officer of the port of New York, and he was promptly confirmed by the senate. An emery wheel burst in the Pope Knitting factory at Bucyrus, on the 2d, crushing the skull of Frank Greenwich, a 17-year-old employe. The principal part of the village of Sherman, N.

was burned at 1 o'clock on the morning of the 2d; aggregate losses, $30,000. Eight business places, including the leading stores and post office at Per-rysville, were burned on the 2d; loss, $30,000. Francis II, the last king of Naples, was buried, on the 3d, from the parish church in Arco, the Tyrol, Austria. The decoration of Count Von Wal-dersee with the order of the Black Eagle was officially gazetted in Berlin on the 2d. The president, on the 2d, awarded a medal of honor, for distinguished gallantry, to Brevet Wm.

H. Withington, U. S. of Jackson, in voluntarily remaining on the field, under heavy fire, at Bull Run, July, 1861, to aid his wounded superior officer Gen. (then colonel) Orlando B.

Willcox, resulting in the capture of both officers. A 8 tort was telegaaphed from Washington, on the night of the 2d, that the New York financiers, through Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, 'had demanded the retirement of Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle, and that the president would stand by Mr. Carlisle.

A New York dispatch, however, stated that Mr. Morgan characterized the story as absurd. Edward McMcllin. a lineman in the employ of the Western Union Telegraph was awarded a verdict at Newark. N.

J. on the 3d, against the company ol $25,000 for injuries received while working among the wires on a pole in Jersey City in June, 15891 Dispatches from Belgiuio, on the 2d, announced that the Belgian government had prohibited the importation of American cattle, alleging the prevalence of pleuro-pneumonia in the United States as the reason. Dr. Salmon, chief of the bureau of animal industry, says there has been no pleuropneumonia in the United States for two years. The census office made public a report, on the 2d, showing that the owners of farms and homes, regarded as substantially the land owners of the United States, own more than 90 per cent, of the wealth of the country.

Hamilton Fish was, on the 2d, elected speaker of the New York state assembly. Guard Temple, who recently shot and killed Convict O'Day in the Ohio penitentiary was, on the 3d, exonerated by the coroner, who rendered a verdict of justifiable homicide. The United States cruiser Detroit arrived at Port Said, Egypt, on the 3d, on her way from Naples to China. Alexaner Bid the French artist, died in Paris on the 3d. Mrs.

Mary T. Latiirap, president of the Michigan W. C. T. died at her home in Jackson, on the 3d, of acute neuralgia, aged 56 years.

She had been ill about a year. Robert Bruce, the head of a Chicago detective agency and one of the best-posted men in the country on criminals, was found dead in his office on the 3d. He had been drinking heavily. Frank P. Moore was arrested at Savannah, on the 4th, for using the United States mails for fraudulent purposes in sending clairvoyant circulars through the post office.

He is said to be wanted in Cincinnati for similar offenses. A warrant was sworn out, on the 4th, for the arres of ex-City Treasurer George Swart zkopf, of Valparaiso, on the charge of embezzling city funds to the amount of 13,860 during his two years' service as city treasurer. An enormous crowd gathered at the state house in Denver, on the 4th, to listen to Gov. Waite's final message. An Austrian polar expedition will leave Bremerhaven in June, 1896.

Julius Prayer will be in charge of it. Snow fell in Nice, France, on the 4th, to the unprecedented depth of five inches. Michael Berbick and his two children, John and Michael, aged 5 and 4 years, respectively, were smothered to death in the burning of their home in New York on the 4th. Ox the night of the 4th fire destroyed the upper stories of the Iron block in Milwaukee and all of the building adjoining, owned by the Martin estate. The loss on the Iron block is $150,000, and that of Delorme Quentin, the occupants, is on stock.

The Martin estate loss is S40.000. A. W. Hill, superintendent of the Wabash (Ind.) paper mill, dropped dead of heart disease at Marion, on the evening of the 4th. He was at the Big Four station awaiting a freight train, to return home, when he fell dead on the platform.

The secretary of war has written a letter te congress recommending the appropriation of to pay the damage done by the explosion of an ammunition chest in the streets of Chicago last July. On the recommedation of Postmaster-General Bissell the president, on the 4th, issued an order extending the civil-service regulations to all superintendents of stations in the post offices of the United States. The order takes effect immediately on its promulgation. Secretary Herbert has decided to send a naval attache to the United States legation at Tokio, and has selected for the post Commander Francis M. Barber.

It is practically settled that the naval appropriation bill, as reported to the house, will contain provisions for two and possibly three battleships, at a cost of about 54,000,000. The United States post office detectives made a most important arrest at Pittsburgh, on the 4th, when they captured M. P. Strayer, a sub-letter carrier, in the very act of rifling letter containing money. LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The senate was not in session on the 5th In the house the feature of the debate upon the currency bill was Mr. Cockran's two-hour speech, discussing the nature of money and currency, and declaring that tbe subject could not safely be treated as a party question. He thought the Baltimore plan the best proposed, but having no faith in its passage, would vote for the Coombs bill as a step in the right direction. Messrs. Catchings and Boatner spoke in support of the bill and Mr.

Lacy against it. At the conclusion of the debate a call for a democratic caucus, to be held on the 7th at 3 p. was read. Tokio, Japan, correspondence of the United Press per steamer China, via San Francisco, January 6, says: Full investigation goes' to show that considerable modification must be applied to the first reports circulated as to tbe needless ferocity on the part of the section of Japanese troops and land transport corps engaged in the capture of Port Arthur, and adds that the Japanese indignantly deny that any soldier wittingly leveled rifle or raised sword against noncombatant civilian, still less against woman or child. Detective Pinkerton has been placed in charge of the work of ascertaining the responsibility for the escape of desperadoes from the jail at St.

Joseph, New Year's morning, as the Burlington railroad officials are determined to recapture Pat C. Rowe, who helped to hold up the Eli train. The man who passed revolvers to the prisoners had been identified, and it was expected would be placed under arrest on the 7th. News from Hawaii per steamer China, arrived at San Francisco on the 6th, says that Bush, Crick and Nawa-hi, three of the four conspirators arrested on December 8, were committed, on the 24th, for trial by jury. Though their scheme was regarded as impracticable, the government regarded it in a serious light, and was determined to make a wholesome example of those implicated.

The interruption of foreign trade growing out of the alleged violation of treaty obligations with Germany in regard to beet sugar and consular prerogatives have become so alarming that President Cleveland, Secretary Gresham, Att'y-Gen. Olney and Secretary Carlisle have taken the matter under serious consideration. On the 5th the banks of New York held $35,863,050 in excess of the requirements of the 25-per-eent rule. MISSOURI STATE NEWS. The New Speaker.

Benjamin F. Russell, the first republican speaker of the Missouri house of representa-tave for many years, was born in Oxford county. Maine, October 26, 1844. He served in the Tenth Maine regiment of infantry and the Third Massachusetts cavalry, entering the service at 16 and retiring from the service as first lieutenant. He came to Missouri in 1862, and after three years spent in teaching was admitted to the bar in Texas county, but soon after es tablished a republican newspaper at Salem, Dent county.

He purchased the Crawford Mirror in 1875, and has continued its publica tion to the present time. He was a delegate to the league convention at Louisville in 1890, and was reading clerk of the con vention. He was elected to the legislature in 1892. receiving 103 majority. He served on the committeee on criminal iurlsDrudence and joint committee on print ing.

He was reading clerk of the national league convention at Denver in June last. He was elected at the late election, receiving 201 majority. He made an active canvass, speaking in various parts of the state. He was married to Miss Bessie MilsaDs in 1880. at Steel ville.

Mo. Resides at Steelville, Crawford county.j State University Needs. The curators of the state university will ask the legislature for $238,500. The following is an itemized statement of the university needs, obtained from President Woodward of the board of curators: Fifty thousand dollars for maintenance, $60,000 for a medical building, 125,000 for a greenhouse, for a gymnasium, $40,000 for a new club house, $5,000 for equipments, $3,500 with which to purchase the Ficklin property, $5,000 to put in a new heating apparatus, $50,000 with which to equip the scientific department, $40,000 for a new library. The curators will urge in particular the sums necessary for the greenhouse, medical building and gymnasium.

The curators will also ask the legislature to provide funds to support chairs of journalism: history which is to be separated from the chair of political economy physical culture ana elocution. The director of the gymnasium will.of course, have charge of the department of physical culture, and in case the legislature does not make an appropriation for the chair of physical culture a director will be employed out of che revenues of the university, scanty as they are this year. Postmaster at Shelbina. The long-pending controvery over the postmastership at Shelbina was settled by the nomination of John S. Preston.

This is in Col. Hatch's district, and has given the farmer no end of bother. The papers in the case filled a half-bushel measure. So hot has the fight among candidates been that the republican postmaster held over several months beyond the expiration of his term. Every dem ocratic patron of the office put his name at least once to the papers.

Mr. R. M. Wallace. CoL Hatch's committee clerk, took a day off and counted all of the names supporting each candidate.

Then Col. Hatch arranged the candidates according to the number of signatures and indorsed the candidates in that order. St. Lonia Merchants Exchange Presidency, George H. Small will be president of the St.

Louis Merchants' exchange dur ing 1895. Mr. Small has been vice-president the past year. He is 52, was born in Kentucky, but reared in Missouri, his father, David Small, removing to Lafayette county over forty years ago, where he followed the occupation of farmer. George H.

Small served in the confederate army, enlisting in 1861, and remaining until peace was declared. He then took a three-years course in college, entered the commission business in St. Louis, where he has remained ever since. He has served as police commissioner of St. Louis, being appointed by Gov.

Francis. The Homeopathists. The homeopathists will make a strong fight for recognition in the state eleemosynary institutions. More particularly, it is said, in the insane asylums, and for the establishment of a chair of homeopathy in the state medical college in the univerisity at Columbia. A committee representing the Missouri Institute of Homeopathy, the official body of the state, had a long interview with Gov.

Stone, and have interviewed many members of the assembly. The committee will remain on the ground and make a strong fight for representation for their school. Treasurer Stephens' New Bond. State Treasurer Stephens, in compliance with the law, has made a new bond to the state in the sum of The signers (there are sixty-seven) made oath that they own that much unincumbered real estate. The amount required by law is $500,000 with no less than ten sureties, to be approved by the governor This is the strongest document of the kind ever filed in the state department, it is said, and the governor, upon its examination, immediately approved of the same.

I. M. Davidson. I. M.

Davidson, one of the most prominent and wealthy men in Butler county, died the othemday. He was the largest holder of real estate in the county, owning land scattered all over the county. 100 tenement houses and over 500 lots in Poplar Bluff. He owned a large amount of county warrants, bonds and cash, his wealth being estimated at over $200,00 The deceased was public-spirited, was 60 years of age, and leaves a widow and eight children. State Board of Health.

The state board of health will formulate a lot of legislation for the general assembly. Among other things that will be included in the bill, or bills, to be presented will be a provision providing for the establishment of county boards of health, for the purpose of collecting vital statistics. The board will ask an extension of its powers, so as to have control of all epidemics and communicable diseases. A Murderer Escapes. John Owens, under sentence of death for a murder committed in Atch ison county, escaped from jail at -r i t-, a orw tosepn.

or uis capture, sow revvwu. An Insurance Man Forks Over, J. W. Lancaster, a weathy insurance man of St. Joseph, was awakened ty a burglar the other night and forced to hand over valuables worth $400.

Depositors Will Be Paid in Full. The assignee of the defunct Commercial bank, St. Joseph, says the depositors will be paid in full and a few thousand left for stockholders. Rev. H.

H. Seeley-Rev. H. B. Seeley, a superannuated minister of the M.

E. church, died at Chillicothe of cancer, aged 58. He served in the Union army. Fanner James Beber. one of the oldest farm ers in Jackson countv.

has assiraed. Assets, about 1,200 acres of farming land, valued at 860,000. la Bad Way. Depositors of the failed Slater sav ings bank have been hopeful of recovering something, bnt have at last given up in despair. MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

"Jefferson Citt, Jan. S. The Thirty-eighth general assembly convened at noon yesterday. Both houses at the capitol were densely packed with visitors from different parts of the state. Senate Promptly at noon Joha B.

O'Meara called the senate to order. About 25 members were present. The lieutenant-governor made a brief speech, in which he referred to the financial and industrial storm, and came out openly and strongly in favor of reform in the election laws. Senator Lyman presented a resolution, which was adopted, asking the appointment of a committee to provide for new rules and to report the number of committees necessary and the number of members for each committee. An adjournment was taken until to-day.

Hottse Ihe house gallery was crowded to its extreme capacity with women, politicians and visiting statesmen to witness the organization. It is more than twenty years since the republicans controled either branch of the general assembly. According to the new law. Secretary of State Lesueur called the house to order. Immediately thereafter the republicans named their temporary organization as follows: Temporary speaker, A.

C. Pettijohn, of Linn; temporary chief clerk, L. Morsey, of Warren; temporary doorkeeper, Fred Buehle, of Cole. The temporary organization being completed, the new members were sworn in, when the house adjourned until to-day, to await the result of last night's caucus. ui THE CAUCUSES.

The republican house caucus was called to order by Dr. A. C. Pettijohn, of Linn. Mr.

E. J. Higby, of Schuyler, was elected chairman. Mr. W.

L. Morsey, of Warren, secretary, and CoL Fred Buehle, of Cole, sergeant-at-arms. Mr. J. E.

Swanger, of Sullivan, nominated Mr. B. F. Russell, of Crawford, for speaker. His nomination was seconded by Mr.

Moran, of St. Joseph, and Mr. J. H. Bothwell, of Pettis.

Mr. Dorman, of Greene, nominated Mr. but that gentleman withdrew, and Mr. Russell was nominated by acclamation. Mr.

Russell received an ovation when he took the speaker's chair, and made a speech that was frequently applauded. He warned the republicans that "temporary success sometimes comes by accident, but prosperity comes as a reward of patience and wisdom. It was resolved to nominate the other officers by secret ballot. Mr. R.

W. Mueller, of St. Charles, was nominated for speaker pro tern, by acclamation. For chief clerk. A.

C. Harwood. of Atchison; John F. Carter, of Grundy; Nelson Church, of Harrison; Lee D. Bell, of Newton, and Albert Griffin, of St.

Louis, were presented. First Ballot Harwood, 12; Carter, 20; Church, Bell, 11; Griffin, 3a Second Ballot Harwood, 14; Carter, 23; Church, Bell, 11; Griffin, 35. Third Ballot Mr. Griffin was elected by the following vote; Harwood, Bell, Griffin, 43. For assistant chief clerk, D.

S. Kelly, of Randolph, and Wm. G. Kitchen, of Stoddard, made the race. Mr.

Kitchen was elected by a vote of 56 to 22. For engrossing clerk twelve candidates were nominated. Harry L. Eads, of Carroll-ton, was nominated on the third ballot. For enrolling clerk, John P.

Collier, of Christian county, was selected on the third ballot. Doorkeeper G. H. Fountain, Moniteau. Sergeant-at-arms J.

C. Elbridge, Greene. Official Reporter Samuel Kellar, Phlaski. Chaplain Rev. E.

B. Lytle, Grundy. Folder Giles Bell, colored, Callaway. At the republican senatorial caucus Senator Busch. St.

Louis, was elected chairman, and Senator Davidson, Harrison, secretary. The following were nominated for official positions: President pro James B. O'Bannon, Dallas: E. D. Norris, Grundy, secretary; C.

D. Curtin, Newton, assistant secretary; Walter Sander, St. Louis, official reporter; A. L. Evans, Kirksville.

sergeant-at-arms; Joseph Flick, Cole, doorkeeper; P. W. Wills, St. Joseph, folder; chaplain, A. J.

Bradley, St. Louis countv. Senate democratic caucus elected O'Meara, chairman. Senator Morton, secretary, and Senator Bledsoe, sergeant-at-arms. The nominations were: President pro Senator G.

T. Dunn, Lincoln county; secretary, Cornelius Roach. Jasper; assistant secretary, R. E. Lozier, Carroll; sergeant-at-arms, G.

T. Wells, Bollinger; chaplain. Rev, C. G. Davis, Cole; official reporter, W.

M. Smith, St. Louis; doorkeeper, U. A. Mc-Bride, Johnson; folder, Charles Allison, Henry.

Pages Masters Billy Jones, Callaway county; William Martin, St. Louis, and Jack Gray, St. Louis. The caucus remained in executive session until a late hour. House democratic caucus elected Mr.

H. S. Julian, chairman, and Dr. W. N.

Graham, secretary; Davidson, of Marion; Drabelle, of St. Louis, and Moore. Mississippi, were nominated for speaker. It required four ballots to nominate. On the last ballot, with Drabelle out, the vote was: Davidson, 27; Moore, 26.

Other nominations: Speaker pro Paul B. Moore, Mississippi: chief clerk, Lon Luther, Johnson county; for assistant chief clerk, Sid J.Ray, Kansas City; enrolling clerk. West McMurray; sergeant-at-arms, John J. Burnett; engrossing clerk, D. C.

McClurg; chaplain, Dr. W. M. Prattsman; doorkeeper, Wm. S.

Rex, St. Louis; official reporter, Mr. Mitchell, of Clay county. When the list of nominations was finished Col. John T.

Crisp made a characteristic speech. Mr. Davidson, the nominee for speaker, was introduced and made a short speech. Jefferson Citt, Jan. 4.

Senate When the senate convened yesterday morning the democrats thought to push their caucus slate through, and were about to proceed when they discovered that they lacked a quorum. Hasty visits to the committee rooms failed to reveal the absent democrats, and then a motion was made to adjourn till 2 p. m. During roll-call on this motion enough democrats appeared to carry it ayes, 16; noes, 15 every republican being present and voting against the motion. I Democrats take this action of the republicans as an indication that the minority will be aggressive.

At the afternoon session the democrats elected their caucus slate. A committee was appointed to draft resolutions to the memory of the late Senator Mo-Ginnis. of St. Louis. House The house was called to order by Temporary Speaker Pettijohn, and prayer was offered by Dr.

W. M. Prottsman, of Cole. The house then proceeded to the election of permanent officers, the republican caucus slate, after which recess was taken till 3 p.m. At the afternoon session Speaker Russell was sworn in by Judge Robinson, of the supreme court, and then Mr.

Russell addressed the house for a few minutes. Jefferson Citt, Jan. 5. The general assembly met in joint convention yesterday and canvassed the vote for state officers cast at the November election. The result did not differ from that heretofore published.

After short sessions, both houses adjourned until the 7th. Senate The senate committee on clerical force reported, recommending 15 clerks for the secretary, 5 for the enrolling force, 5 for engrossing and one page for vice-president of senate. The committee on rules reported in favor of 21 standing committees, with one clerk each. This is 7 committees less than last session. The governor's message was received and read, and 2,500 copies in English and 1,500 in German were ordered printed.

The doorkeeper's force was fixed at 13. House A committee was appointed to ascertain the clerical force and other help required. The question of rules was referred to a special committee, and 7,000 copies of the governor's message i were ordered printed la English and 5.000 in German. GOSSIP OF WOMEN WRITERS. Miss Florenck Mabbtat is coming to this country to lecture about ghosts and other creepy things.

Maxwell Gbat, the author of "The Silence of Dean Maitland," is now a confirmed invalid. For ten years she has not left the Isle of Wight, where she lives with her aged father. Mrs. Elizabeth Phelps Ward has written the serial that will run in the new volume of the Atlantic It is eaUed "A Singular Life," and it is said to be in her earlier and mystical manner. Lady Colxxsts Campbell's new anti-radical weekly, The Realm, has made an auspicious beginning.

She has a long list of well-known names among her contributors, and to quote her own words, "The Bealm will be thoroughly np to date." Heb royal highness Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lome, has a pretty talent for drawing which she has pat to use in making illustrations for Douglas Campbell's poem, "Auld Robin the Farmer," published by David Douglas, of Edinburgh. Many professional illustrators might envy Princess Louise her talent. MISSOURI GOSSIP. Supt. Wolfe's Report.

State Supt. Wolfe, in his report to tbe general assembly, discusses me great questions vitally concerning teachers and patrons. First and fundamental, is a liberal outlay on the part of patrons and teachers, as the great requisite to educational progress, nut ouuay investment to bring the best results, must he intellltrentlv made. Pleading for the re-establishment of the state training school, to license instructors in teachers' county institutes, that the time and monev of teachers mav not be squandered, the superintendent says: "There is much excel lent institute work in the state; more good work; but there is too much that is poor." The present institute law relieves the county commissioner, as an individual, from granting county certificates, and intiusts this duty to the county institute board of examiners, it urgently recommended that state certificates be no longer granted by the state superintendent, but by a board all this that the people may the more intelligently invest their annual outlay of 16,000,000. Commending the strength and desirability of the institute law, as originally designed, the superintendent says: "The original bill was an organic whole a unity, that could not be touched without mutilation l) county institutes, (2) district institutes to grant state certificates, (3) the state training school to grant institute instructors' certificates.

In setting forth the necessity for more efficient supervision by competent educators selected by boards as in towns, the superintendent says: With election of county superintendent by a direct vote of the people, often not the best qualified person is elected, but the smoothest politicianthe candidate who has the greatest number of relatives in the county, who has put the most local politicians under obligations to him, or who has no policy can teach it either round or I utter no word against the honest politician or against politics, but against the demagogue who cries, 'undemocratic' when the people attempt to get value received for their money. The paramount question with the people is, how can we get the worth of our money?" In discussing what should be a rational course of study he decries against the mistaken policy of the forced attempt to make children thorough in books and nature beyond their tastes and capabilities. He thus sums up his argument for a rational course of study: "Here seems to be the heart of the whole matter to read man in his works books, drawing, modeling, making and God in nature, and to communicate oneself most fully and completely to his fellow-man in language (including music), drawing (including painting), modeling and making (including the work of the artisan and sculptor." Callings. One-sixth of the prisoners in the Missouri penitentiary are under 20 years old. By buying two horses at once you can get them for $5.40 each at Mary-ville.

A Kansas City paper urges every citizen to insist that the state build better roads. Missouri has produced the tallest woman and the two heaviest steers in the world. Congressman Morgan believes this congress will pass some cind of a currency bill. Judge John T. Mays, of Vernon county, has purchased 840 acres of land near Houston, Tex.

Through live stock trains are to be put on between Kansas City and the City of Mexico. A good young Carthage man has not missed a week day evening from home or a Sunday evening from church in ten years. Two men named Wright and Risley, in remote part of Ozark county, became involved in a quarrel, which resulted in Risley killing Wright. Miss Lizzie Shelton, aged 20, of Booneville, was sent to asylum, recently, crazy with the idea that she had poisoned herself and with an insatiable appetite for raw eggs to counteract the drugs. Paul Alexander, a well-known lawyer and member of the Kansas City bar, was found dead in a pasture north of Independence.

Xo marks of violence were found on the body, and death is supposed to have been due to heart disease. The normals at Kirksville, Warrens-burg and Cape Girardeau are all overcrowded, and the enlargement of these schools or the erection of another building at some other town seems to be a matter of necessity in the near future. John Riston, of Richland, a pioneer, 89 years old, has gone insane after being bed-ridden for two years. At that time he broke his leg and the fracture was not set, as the doctors felt sure he would die anyhow. He has chewed tobacco for eighty years.

The receipts of the Kansas City police court during 1894 were $38,950, while the expenses were $39,250. A great effort has been made by the board of late to make the receipts equal the expenses. Most of the joints -were "pulled" for $100 each during December. Mr. W.

C. Little, of St. Louis, suggests a plan for the relief of the financial situation and permanent improvement of the currency plans of the country. He proposes that government obligations be funded into long-running bonds bearing a low rate of interest. As some of the farmers of Missouri are shipping cotton seed and cotton seed meal to feed, the following from a Kansas City paper will be of interest: John Dyer, of Meridan, had on the market 243 meal-fed steers averaging 1,000 to 1,137 pounds which sbld at 83.50 to $3.80.

Of the 8,707 people who died in St. Louis in 1894, there were male, female, married, single, white, colored, children under 5 years of age, persons 70 years of age and over, C60. The births were: White, colored, 723; male, female, 5,900. Total, A. V.

Robinson, manager of the Mc-Grew Milling Co. of Lexington, says his company may build a mill of 1,000 barrel daily capacity at Kansas City. "You see," said Mr. Robinson, "down at Lexington we had only the Missouri Pacific and we wanted to tap other roads. It stood to reason that if this idea was a good one, why right here at Kansas City, where we could tap all the roads of this whole section, was the best place of all for Mr.

Robinson said his company was thinking of going to Coffey ville, but after reading of the amount of business transacted in Kansas City during the year decided to remain in Missouri. Says the Kansas City Times: There is important state legislation which will attract the attention of the sen ators and members, the consummation of which should challenge their constant and" earnest efforts. There are important reforms needed in the bal lot laws of the state, and in the perfection of those laws all partisanship Jl -1 rr ftnuum ue put miuc a. iie purity ox tne elections is of greater importance to public than the success of either party. ana the existing laws are inadequate for the purpose oft properly guard- ing the electoral machinery against fraud.

DUN'S COMMERCIAL REVIEW. Interesting Fljrure. CAf and Comparisons rlth Othelr swrs-A. Notable Increase la Commercial -Prices of Commodities at the towMt level Ever Known-Th. Oatflow of Gold.

New York, Jan. G. Cc's weekly review of trade, issued today, says: Failures for 1894 are fully reported, this week, being 13,885 in the United States and 1,850 in the Dominion of Canada. Liabilities in the Lnited: States were $172,992,856, and in Canada $17,616,215. Neither the decrease ol over half in this country, nor the increase of over 40 per cent.

in. Canada, is surprising, but the statement shows that most of the decrease in the United States, is in manufacturing liabilities, while the increase in Canada is liabilities of trading concerns. A few states, including New York and Pennsylvania, show-more failures than in 1893, and in a few southern states, the amount of liabilities is larger, but in the central and western states, very much smaller-In eleven of the last thirty-eight years, reported liabilities have been larger than in 1894, thongh for this year, and 1893, tbe statement is confined to commercial failures, as it was not in former years. The failures have been 12.5 in every 1,000 firms doing business; the liabilities have averaged $132.77 to each firm in; trade, and in proportion to the value of solvent business represented by all clearinghouse exchanges $3.63 fo every $1,000. The complete review of different branches of business given to-day places in a clear light the fact prices of commodities are at the low-est level ever known.

Eight years ago in July, prices averaged only 73.69 per cent, of the prices for the same arti-tides, and in the same markets January 1, 1860, and this remained the lowest point ever touched until August 10 1893, when the average fell to 73.76, but early last yearv prices dropped below all previous records and have never recovered, the average, December 26, being only 63.73 per cent, of the price in 1860. The range was very little higher at the end of the year and about as low October 25. The fall since a year ago has been 5K per but very unequal in different branches. In iron and steel products 14 per in wool 13.4 per cent, and in woolens and cottons, about 15 per cent. These changes contrast sharply with the decline of wagea paid per hour's work, which, as was shown last week, average only 1.3 per cent, less than a year ago.

The volume of business represented by exchanges at the principal clearinghouses was $156,450,000 daily in December, against $141,604,000 in January; but 8.1 per cent, larger at the end than last year, while 35 per cent, less than last year in January. Comparing with 1892, a year of general prosperity, tho decrease for December was 26.1, and ranged from 21.7 to 29.2 below that year since June; but at the beginning of the year was 32.3 per cent, below 1892, and ranged from 23 to 37 per cent, below that year, for the first five months. The exports of $4,550,000 gold this week are not because of merchandise movement, for the excess of exports over imports of merchandise has been from $20,000,000 to 000 per month. Unquestionably large withdrawals of foreign capital, through sales of securities and otherwise have caused the outgo, the dura tion and extent of which, depends upon other than commercial elements. Extraordinary abundance of money has resulted from the general dullness of trade, and the movement to this center has been unprecedented in volume.

The condition of industries has been largely governed by the fall in prices, and while production is much greater than a year ago, the aggregate increase being fairly measured by the increase of 8.24 per cent, in hours ot work done in November, compared with the previous year, it has been the controlling feature in almost every important industry that consumption has not kept pace with the output, and has not sustained prices. The woolen industry records a pro duction for the year of about a quarter less than nominal, and for the last four months 28.47 per cent, less than in 1892 in quantity of wool consumed, but in value of product the decrease was, of course, greater. The cotton industry.while materially close to the cheapest point ever known. keeps most of the mills at work, but by selling goods at prices quite un- preceaeniea. The output of boots and shoes has been the largest known in number of pairs, but besides a fall in price below all records, there has been a general preference for the low-priced goods, and the attempted advance on account of the rise in leather caused a marked decrease in orders.

The year has been" especially note worthy for the lowest prices of wheat and cotton on record. Both suffer from wholly unprecedented accumulation of stocks, crops being larger. Outside this country, wheat production has not decreased enough to justify a price of 60 cents at New York, and the accumulation is largely due to false reports of yield intended to frighten buyers and raise prices. The same in- fiuence has been felt in cotton, which is also affected by world-wide denres- sion in business and decrease in consumption of goods. WaaU an Increased Appropriation for tb national Guard.

JSFFERBOW ClTV. Mn Tn ThS. 1 ww tu a message to the lerUln.tn Gov. Stone asked for an increased ap- propriation to maintain the national guard as a nositive nwAsdtv nnl Th. cause an adequate militia force re Vnftviul nil cvusvs or me employment of the regular army in purely domes- Treaanry Balan-.

NEW 'YORK. Jan. TrcaKnrv bal- ances last night: Coin, $75,130,003, currency, $76,170,504. Captured on the Deaert. PlIORXIX.

Afii Jin Tk murderer Price and counterfeiter -Young were captured on the desert near Gila Bend by Deputy Sheriff' Prothero and party and brought here late Thnm UVt tt ma uiw- tally wounded and Young was shot in. ik. icpuiy aaerin irotnero was. hot in the arm. Orowmed Derla the Late Galea, M0 fishermen belonging in Hull and.

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