The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-10-30
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

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neither of which took effect The
shooting grew out of tho publication Of
a scandalous article rejecting upon tho
character of Judge Burgess. The Judge
declared that be shot to kill. Judge
Burgess was d candidate before the late
Democratic convention for Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court.
ABOUT six o'clock the other evening
fire was discovered on the top floor Of
the retail dry goods establishment at
Frank liroI. at ST Louis and after bard
WORK the build.n g and stock were saved
from total destruction. Tho damage to
tho STOCK was 500, 900 and to tho build.
ing, which is owned by the firm, so, 900
Fully covered by insurance. Other
losses sustained by adjoining firms ag-
gregatcd 90, 900.
A. GooDSpEEp tho conductor OF n
yard crew of the Gulf road, recently fell
under the oars at Joplin and was killed.
lie leaves a wife.
TIE other night unknown parties en-.
tered the Office OF the Herald, the only
paper published at Pacific City, pied the
type and utterly destroyed the material
in the Office.
A FEW days since a saw-mill pro-
srietor named George Wetteroth, com.
mittcd su eide at his homo near Kciso,
Scott County. lie placed a double
barrc!cd shotgun to as head and pulled
the trigger with his toe, tearing the top
Of his head away
Two earthquake shocks lately stirred
d, IA, pn,,1, 81 r,,Nn fI;,,,lnon
BURGLARS entered Walter Wilson's
drug store at Dixon the other night and
took about 500 worth of jewelry and
watches, The thieves also IA ded sew
crGl other establishments, including
the p~ost-oilicr, but secured but little
booty elsewhere.
Is the circuit court at Mexico the
other GAJ Mrs. Mary Lee Burchard got
n Judgment against John NJ. d c'scy, of
Texas, for breach OF promise of mar
riage. Mrs. Burchard resides in Mar
t%insburg and was hetrothcd to Dick,y,
but he married another lady on the dag
set for his marriage with the pa mt II.
TnE Republican Congressional com
mittcc of the Third district has chosen
I. : Kinney, of X ddcr, to supply the
vacancy on the ticket. caused by the dec.
liuation of Wi Lam Gibson
lllNES and huffman, the alleged OF
tcrvillc train robbers recently had their
preliminary examination at Boonvillc
and were held TO await the action of the
grand jury. Circumstantial evidence
was strong against them.
SOME excitement was caused at Kan
slS City the other day by the d scovcry
that three graves had beer robbed at
one Of the cemeteries, presumably by
medical students.
TnE principal of st. .Its"ph's high
school recently suspended twenty-thrcc
pupils for violation of the rules The
super ntcndcnt upheld the principal
and the plrcnts took the part Of tho +
pb~strcpcrous children. and there they
were"
The convention of Presiding Elders
,f the. Methodist Episcopal Church of
NJ ssouri, Kansas, Iowa ami Nebraska
was recently in session at st Jos phi.
Th $ was the fourth convent on held by
the Presiding Elders Of the four States
named, and vas more largely attended
than any of its predecessors, there
beng over II hundred Elders and rs
many pastors present.
The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias,
at its recent session in St Louis, elected
the following officers: Grand chancol.
10y, DE- BIsictt, of sInni bal: vice.
grand chancellor, d. Lcaluetter, OF
Pennington; grand probate. Rev. DR.
Gierlow, of ST Louis; gr.nl banker,
Adam Thjes, of Hannibal: grand keeper
Of records and seas. John II. iiolm,s.
Of st. Lou 5; grand master at arms. j.
Stultz, OF Webb City.
The last State Legislature enacted Il
law providing for the taxation Of all cx-
press companies doing business in the
State over rented or leased | mes, the
tax be NC s. on every 500 received or
charged-ior carrying freight within the
StHtr. The law provides for an annual
report from the companies to the State
Auditor for each years business The
Pacific Express Company refused to
comply with the law, and Auditor Sci
bert brought suit to test it. In the
United States Circuit Court at Kansas
City the other day Judges Philips and
Caldwell decided against the company
and declared the law valid.
TIE court at Mexico has declared that
the Local Option law has not been prop.
crly adopted in Audrian County and is,
therefore, not in force.
\ CARPENTER named Emil Waterman
committed suicide at st. Joseph the
otfar day by jumping into the river.
Family and financial troubles were the
cause.
THE other morning u freight train on
the st. Louis & San Francisco road,
made up Of cmpties and loaded cars, was
wrecked, near Conway. 4 ghteen cars
were completely demolished and eight
or ten damaged more or less. While
clearing away the debris tho men were
Mortified at finding a dead body in the
midst of the wreck, which proved to be
hat of a tramp lie was mashed to an
unacceptable condition, There were
no papers about his person to lead tt
his Identification.
Two negro boys aged fourteen ant
nlne years got into a quarrel at one 0
the colorel schools o. st. Louis tn,
other day who the older boy in a fit o
rage drew u knife and stabbed the
younger boy in the side infictlng
dangerous and perhaVs fatal wound.