The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-12-11
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


S24, 246 "a; executors fund, s58 rs; in
surance department fund, s39t 80; earn.
iDgs State penitentiary. s17, OBS The
disbursements during the month we're:
State revenue fund, S121, 693. 23; State
interest fund, $3.50 II; executors fund,
el12 SO; insurance department fund,
S1,115.67; State penitentiary, Sl7,013.52
The balance on hand November 80 was
se57, 24175.
Rev. SIMON p. ANDERSON, an educated
colored man who had for six years
been pastor OF the Central Baptist, the
aristocratic negro church OF St Louis,
q year ago drew from the bank funds be-
longing to the church to the amount OF
nearly 81, 300, forging the signature OF
the church clerk to checks The other
day he was convicted and Sentenced to
five years in the penitentlary.
JULIUS FISCHER who was defeated for
county clerk OF Jasper County by Mrs
Annie Baxter by about8O0 majority, has
filed papers claim ng the office on the
ground that h 8 successful opponent Is
woman and is therefore not ellg Iblc.
Mrs Baxter is said to be ON nently
qualified to perform the duties OF the
Office .
FIRED j. BEIDEN, bookkcepcr for the
Kansas City Investment Company, was
recently arrested charged with embez-
zllng $500 OF the Investment Com Panys
money Two years ago the company
bought 10 acres OF land valuea at sloo'-
900 near Toledo u and using be' den
as straw man mad the deed maae
in MS name Belden giving deed OF
trust which has since disappeared
Belden declined to sign new deed,
and then the company claimed to hav'
discovered shortage in his accounts,
and had him arrested
S. M. MURPHY, a painter, d ed recent
ly at Kansas City of glanders
IT is stated that movement is on
foot among the cities OF M ssouri hav-
ing populations between 800 and 5000
to get into the Australian ballot family,
along with the larger cites
A MAN supposed to be Nathan G.
Lewis, OF Galveston, Tex, was found
dead in his room at st. Louis tho other
morning. The coroner was investigat-
ing the case. Lewis told the land ord
OF whom he rented the room, that he
was travelling salesman for Massa-
chussets boot and shoe company
GEORGE SCHEID shot his wifo in tho
head at 81 Lon the other evening and
then mt n bullet into his forehead
Uis wound was fatal INIT his wife will
reoover Lat Jnno tho coun,e sena.
,.tod tho wife oo'ro to tho house ~ ber
noronto whoro abo Rad since l;vod
CrctI TuoM,s tho voung son q,
Mouor Thon,,s ., p,,r,yr, who had
heen cuttino n wide swatb in snortiny
circles at Kansas Citv for tho. last few
norths w,s ,rreated the other dav
CHARGED with three senarate crimes OF
forgerv Matt Rentscbeler formerly
travoling salesman for n grocery com.
n,nv wos arrested as an accomplice.
'rhnnos NJ, ,ssad a forged cbocl. for slO
IN n hnsipass Arm In Kansas Citv Kan,
ond whon orrostod two other similar
ohoo,,s wora fonnd in his nossossion
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