The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-04-17
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

FORMING at HARTMAN, q small station
three miles west of st. Joseph. Tho en-
CINE was thrown off the track and turned
completely ovor, as were also the ex-
press and baggage cars. The baggage
man, express messenger and fireman
were badly injured, but the others es-
capped. OF the few passengers none were
seriously hnrt
A DELEGATE convention representing
81 subdivisions of the Farmers and
Laborers' Union of Macon County, was
held the other day at Macon. There
were fully $50 delegates present. The
convention adopted a resolution to sup
port no man for the State Legislature
who is not identified and in full sympa-
thy with the order, and who will not
publicly pledge himself to support no
man for the United States Senate or
Congress who is not known to be in full
sympathy with the objects and purposes
of the Farmers and Laborers' Union of
America. The convention also demand
ed a graduated income tax; that the
value of mortgage liens be deducted
from the full value of real estate for as
sessment purposes, and the submission
a " SShoOlbuOlOIdl dlutllutlllClJ lONlb M
counties to vote a maximum tax of 25
cents on the 500 for road purposes.
A FEW days since Congressman Will
son and Dockery, of Missouri, appeared
before the House Committee on Rivers
n Harbors and at considerable length
advocated he most liberal policy in
making appropriations for the improve
ment of the Missouri river, and for an
appropriation for the proposed survey Of
the river from the old mouth of the
Platte just above Parkvillo to a point in
Platte County opposite L~eavenworth.
TIE executive committee of the Mis-
souri, State Press Association met at st.
Louis recently and decided that the an
nual meeting should he held at Hanni-
bal on August 10. Mark Twain will be
invited to deliver an address. The meet
ing is to be followed by an excursion to
st. Paul, Helena, Yellowstone park,
Salt Lake City and Denver. The cost
Of this will be about $50.
CHECKS have been received from the
bondsmcn of ex-Statc Treasurer holland
amounting in the aggregate to $50, 5o7.-
so, leaving a balance of S12, 23T. 50 still
due the State. Most of the bondsmen
who have not paid have notified the
Governor that they will do so, and it is
asserted that the deficiency will soon be
in the treasury.
THE late municipal election in Kansas
City resulted in the election of Ben
jamin Holmes, Democrat, for mayor by
2,l03 majority over Davenport, Repub-
lican. The Democrats elected the en-
tire city ticket except auditor, and a
majority of the Council. The total vote
pQllcd was about %, 600 or 1000 less
than the registered vote. The Repub.
Leans carried st. Joseph.
WHILE Alexander Mcdonald, a car
rcnter, was at work on an arch of a
temporary elevator shaft in the sixth
story of the new Coates Hotel at Kan
sas City the other afternoon, the arch
gave way and he fell to the basement, II
distance Of seven stories. He was car
ried into the hotel office, where he was
able to walk around and talk. The fact
that he was not instantly killed is ex-
planned by the fact that he struck some
timbers in falling. Apparently his
worst injury was a broken wrist.
JANE HARVEY, colored, the Oldest per-
son in the State, died at St Joseph the
other day. She was 119 years old and
had 70 grandchildren.
THREE boys named Cannon, Stevens
and Stone and a man named Wright
were recently killed by tho caving in o.
an old mine in which they were digging
for lead ore at Webb City.
THE Randolph County Farmers and
Laborers' Union met in convention a
Moberly recently and among the de
mands they adopted was n removal o
the tariff from the necessaries of life
and that the same be placed upon the
luxuries of life, and Il gradual reduction
of the tariff until it is brought to a rev
enue basis, and also the imposition o
an income tax upon the net income o
the wealthy class. They also demand
ed that tho grain law be so amended a
to put the weighing of all grain in thu
State under the control of the Stat,
Grain Inspector.
LOUIS ZEIGLER, an old citizen of Han
nibal, fell dead of heart disease at din
ner the other day.
STEPS are being taken to organize
Young Mems Christian Association il
Carthage.
A YOUNG man by the name of Richard
son was paying attention to the daugh
ter Of Robert Snorgrass, a Morgan Cour
ty stockman, against the parent
wishes, and the affair resulted the othe
evening in the shooting and slight
w~ounding of Snorgrass by Richardson
IL the circuit court at Sedalia tn
other day Judge Ryland instructed tn
grand jury to return indictments agains
persons playing progressive euchre an
other such games for prizes as bein
contrary to law. Lawyers said it wa
only intended as a joke, but the gran
jury did not so view the matter and az
cordingly went to work making the il
quiry.
DELEGATES representing the principe
lead and zinc mining towns and camp
of Southwest Missouri and Southeas
Kansas met in convention in Joplin tn
other day and organized q permanent
organization, to be known as the South
west Missouri and Southeast Kansa
Lead and Zinc Mining Association. Th
object of the association is to promot
the welfare of the mining industry i
the districts named.
Mrs. C.. o. SIMMONS, wife of the I;
nous "Parson" Simmons of Bald Knol
Der distinction, and other women relate
to the imprisoned regulators have circ,
lated a petition asking Governor Franc
to pardon the three convicts confined
the penitentiary for the Edens-Gree
murder. The three convicts pleade