The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-09-10
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

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TBE other day a seven-year old boy
taken from band Of gypsies at
eneca, Kan. The little fellow gave
his name as Charlie Jones and said that
his mother lived In Missouri and that
his father is dead
PETER RENFRow, who was recently
found guilty at Springfield OF murder
In the first degree, has been sentenced
TO hang Friday, October O. He muir
dered Deputy sheriff Dorris In Texas
county, July is, 1883.
The monthly statement OF State
Tfeksur.- Stepher1sAaTasAa Aat dpring I
the month OF August the state bohded /
debt was reduced 100000 The re-
oeipts for August were $780, 400 20, and
A. asrs--s--s-,r,. = 4. ioa nQA, 60;
. TIM ailiaficc CONVENTION at 'Psftfaf I
Springs, after lively debate, defeated
the. sub-treasury scheme and Che third |
party movement 1t was agreed TO
leave these questions TO the sub-alli-
anees for adoption or re ejeetion,
The governor has offered a reward of
$500 for the apprehension and convic-
cion of the parties who olateiy attempted |
to wreck the south-bound Burlington |
express on the ST, Louis, Keoixuk & |
Northwestern railway four miles west
Of Louisiana.
JUJIUs SPEcKMEYER, of St Louis,
grew despondent from long illness and
the other night, after kissing his wife
good-by, took down his shotgun and
placing the muZzle TO his mouth pull ed
tho trigger The charge tore the top OF
his head off. He leaves SEVERAL children
The Corder bank robber, who gave
the name of Murrell and who was
lynched was identified as Lon McFad-
den, a farm hand who had worked on
farm near Aullville two years ago lie
had been arrested for horse stealing in
Shelby county and soon after escaped
from jail and had since been at large.
The ladies' OF Moberly. who have
been raising money for the benefit OF
the confederate home, held meeting
recently, at which Capt. Pitts, Of Paris,
treasurer the Second district was
present and received at the hand s--of
the local treasurer $500 for the cottage
at the home to be called Randolph cot
tage.
The convention Of Missouri bankers at
Lebanon perfected the organization of
the Missouri Bankers association by the
election OF the following officers: Presi-
/ dent, Robert=B. McElhaney, of SPRING
field; vice-presidents, s. W. J. Anderson,
Kansas City; c. W. Rube, Lebanon,
and Breck Jones, St Louis; secretary
and treasurer, J. Caro- Russell, st
Louis ----------
THE secretary Of the state board of
agriculture furnishes the following
crop and weather bulletin for the week
ended August 30: ''rhe rainfall and
temperature were below the normal
and the sunshine normal for tho whole
state. The heavy rains of last week
put the ground In good condition for
plowing and greStly revived corn and
pastures that had been suffering from
the drought"
OK the St Louis g. San Francisco
road the other morning, near Brush
creek, two freight trafus -coflided'- kill
ing both engineers and both tiremer
and demolishiug both trains. The
killed were George Huston, engineer
c. c. Bridewell, engineer; Abran
Noble,- fireman, and Harry johnson
fireman The men killed were resi-
dents of Springfield, and all leave fami
lies. Two bralSemen were injured.
On the 9th OF last October Mrs. Lo'
Essex was elected by the people OF Bar
ton county superintendent OF school
and J. w. Beam, her opponent contest
ed on the ground of errors in the count
A recount increased the lady's majority
Then Beam continued his contest in tn
I courts on the ground that a woman
ineligible 10 hold the office, and thu
: court so held and declared the offic
vacant. Mrs. Essex will appeal.
THE retail druggists of the MississiI
, pi valley recently met at St Louis an
, perfected an organization with Thoma
, Layton, of St Louis, president; D.
, Goodyear, OF Memphis, Tenn, vic
J president; c. Howard Willett, of Kai
1 sas City, secretary; DIR. George Sloal
l of indianapolis, treasurer. The objec
of the association are stated In the TO
, lowing platform adopted by the CONVEX
ton: ''Wo hereby agree to withdra
\ our patronage from any wholesa
/ dealer or jobber who knowingly tu
! nishes cutters with any merchandi'
: whatsoever"
WHILE a policeman was making h
rounds at Kansas City the other nigl
/, he ran across a peculiar case Of destitl
= tIon. He found family on the stel
of the Cumberland Presbyterian churC
= at thirteenth and Oak streets The
had no covering and the little ones, Il
youngest Of whom was but thr'
months old, were shivering In the nigl
. air, while the father was so weaken'
! by sickness that he could go no furthe
- The man gave his name as W. r. Ia
y lor. lie said that he and his family hi
le L. left their home in Oxford, N. C.. abo
d thirteen weeks previous for Puebl
Col. They had tickets TO Nashvnl
N Tenn, and upon arriving there pu
N chased tickets to St Louis On u
Us way he's taken suddenly sick Al
1t was compelled TO stop at Madisonvin
ID Ky., where he suffered for over twel
p weeks. When he got able TO be
10 again his bill was s21b After payil
this he only had enough TO get as I
r as Mexico, Mo, where the citize
+ bought the family tickets to Kans
1t CITY. Taylor said he was carpen'
he and had relations in Pueblo, who did n
d. know Of his destitution. The fami
was properly cared for
IL ONE of the most destructive wrec
Or that has ever occurred on the Ait
o road took place about two miles west
T. Higginsville recently. II was caus
by the freight train known as .
v. ond II running into the caboC
p Of first II. Both were eastward bouI
10 but the air brakes Of, the first train
some means became set and stopF