The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-04-03
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


to settle the deficit by an equal assess
ment of S1,35o each. Fifteen of the
twenty-five had paid in and the others
agreed to do so.
THE trial of William Miles, who shot
and killed Captain Nat NJ. Kinney, the
Bald Knobber chief, at Forsythe, termi-
mated in the criminal court at Spring
field with verdict of acquittal, on the
ground of self-defense. Miles was i'm
medlately taken back to Jail to be tried
at the next term of the Christian County
court on the charge of killing Sheriff
Branson and Detective Funk at Kirby |
vile, in Taney County, July last.
A FATAL accident occurred the other |
evening at a saw mill at Kinzer, small |
station about three miles east of Poplar
Bluff. An unknown man, about thirty
I've years Of age, employed ,as mill
hand, was cleaning sawdust from the
pit under large circular saw which was
in motion and while attempting to get
out Of the pit struck the saw His
shoulder blade and all the ribs on the
left side were completely severed
CECIL NJ ENGLISH, a discharged street
car driver, who had been drinking,
boarded Washington avenue car at st.
Louis the other afternoon and COM
menccd abusing the conductor, James
A. Fitzgerald. He finally drew pistol
and shot Fitzgerald dead. English was
promptly arrested.
THE latest weather crop bulletin of
the State Board of Agriculture says that
the wheat crop throughout the State is
recovering from the effects of the lato
cold weather, and that the average is
now about 90 per cent 1t also states
that the peach crop has been killed and
other fruits slightly damaged.
An official statement taken from the
records, of the number and amount of
mortgages filed in Boone County during
January and February, showed the num-
. Der to be 100, aggrcgating $50, Gj6. 40.
The vast majority of these are on farm
property, machinery and stock. Boone
is one of the wealthicst counties in Mis-
souri,, there being only Ii counties out
of the IA in the State which have a
greater taxable wealth.
THE other day Mrs Mary Weigans,
wife of farmer living in the Osago
/ Bend, eighteen miles from Jefferson
/ City, fell from a chair on which she was
standing and her head struck box,
breaking her neck.
MARTIN MORRISON, a well known
I grocer, fell from a second-story window
of his block in Kansas City the other
morning, and died shortly after from the
internal injuries he received. 1t is sup
posed that dizziness, which overcame
him while looking out of the window,
caused the fatal fall. He leaves wife
and four children, and an estate valued
at about $4,000.
TIE assistant superintendent of re-
pairs of public buildings, after recently
examining the public buildings at St.
Joseph, declared that it had been
damaged to the extent of $40, 900 because
of the waste pipes having been allowed
to freeze up during the winter and over
flow the building
IT is said that New York syndicate
of capitalists will build an electric light
plant and make other investments in
joplin to the extent of half million
dollars.
THE Kaw elevator at Kansas City was
burned the other night together with
$4,000 bushels of grain. The grain was
insured for ST., 800. The fire was thought
to be the work of an incendiary
THE Senate on the Goth confirmed NJ
L. Dougherty as postmaster at Farm
ington and William Cochran, DR., al
Milan.
TIE notorious Hampic Stevens sho
and fatally wounded Helen Rauh at {
Kansas City house of ill-rcputc the
other night. lie was promptly JAILED
Ill al
escaped punishment
JOHN MEYER, an old soldier siXty-twt
years old, was recently in ST. Loui
soliciting work. lie said that his hous'
at Birds Point, Mo-, was washed ava,
by the flood, drowning his wife and TIVE
daughters. He also reported that
number of other persons were drowned
at the same time.
THE Railroad Commissioners have or
dered the Wabash Company to max
proper repairs on the Columbia brancl
of their road =
As the ferry-boat Static Fisher wa
making her first trip at Jefferson Cit
the other morning with passengers, mai
, and express matter for the Chicago
, Alton north-bound train a strong puff c
, wind from the north drove her in shor
, and on to a submerged rock, snaggin
q large hole in her hull and causing he
to sink in six feet of water. The pa
, sengers were taken off without diff
Guilty. The boat was valued at 5000
and insured for 49, 0O0
AT a recent meeting of the board {
curators of the State University, hel
: in st, Louis, the vacancy created by tn
: resignation of Prof. A. +. Fleet, of tn
IL. chair of Greek, was filled by the ele
p ton of Prof. w. G. Manley, gradual
Of the University of Virginia, recent
+ professor of ancient languages in Merct
!, University, Georgia, and now pursuin
- postgraduate studies in Greek at Ha
= ward University. Prof. Manley come
4 from race of teachers, presents IL
!. very highest recommendations and wi
q bring to the department the results
recent study in Greek language and Ii
c erature in one of the great universiti
l. of America.
4 OFFICERS from Douglas County We
recently at Lebanon searching for thr'
!. crooks who had robbed store at AL
!. and escaped after being arrested.
= AT the late meeting of the St Lou
:, conference of the Methodist Episcop
!. Church in Rolla, the report of the COZ
= mittee on statistics showed over 1870
- new members, church property amour
ing to 1915, 900 and a missionary cole
ton reaching Sl4, 565-an increase ov
- the preceding year of So, 1853.