The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-12-17
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

taken,
THE boiler Of the Chairman saw mill
at Otterville exploded the other day,
killing Henry Jennings aud Sterling
Coe. The building was torn to pieces
and the plant entirely destroyed.
A MAN who stopped at a sc. Louis
hotel the other day and registered as
&c II. Foraker" was later discovered
in his 70 m suffering from a heavy dose
of morphine. lie died in four hours.
A. j. BAcnMAN, a switehman, was
killed in the Kansas city, Fort Scotia
Memphis yards at Kansas City, about
twelve o'clock the other night His
foot caught in a frog while making a
coupling.
THOMAS RYAN, while recently at
work on aSnew bridge in course of
erection over the railroad tracks at st
Louis, fell to the ground, q distance of
forty feet receiving injuries that
caused his death several hours later.
The business men and other citizens
,eLkanaas City, have oFganzsd lQrthe.
pnf pbssSf Pa4iSi6a INC S4ai tsat KAN
"a City for the place OF holding the
democratic national convention, and
have made formal application to the
national executive committee.
WILL MoRroN a former clerk OF the
Rich Hill Coal Co, but temporarily oc-
cupying a position in the yards of the
Missouri Pacific railroad in that city,
was killed at an early hour the other
.moNniag who Ia The aol VI making q
coupling lie leaves a wife and child
$ BHff nwi-hM wife were prob
ably fatally burned by IN explosion or
gasoline at Kansas City the other day
Mr.. Ball hasa drug store on the South
west boulevard and he and his wife
were both at the store when a gasoline
stove which was kept there exploded,
and In attempting to %exdnguish the
flames Mr.. and Mrs. Ball received their
injuries. Mr.. Balls hands were litei ally
burned off and his wife was frfghtfully
burned.
THE residence of S. M. Fry, seven
miles southwest of Springfield, on the
Galena road, was burned the other
night and Miss Minda Payne, a young
lady eighteen years old, persisted in the
flames The house was a two-story
building, and the fire originated in the
room occupied by Miss Payne, up
stairs. Several other members of the
family barely escaped a similar fate.
TIVE house, was IN f~utt=htaze before tho
alarm was given. Miss Payne vas a
niece Of Mr.. Fry,
WHILE recently digging a cellar on
his place in Middle River township,
four miles from Fulton, Mr.. NJ. Brewer
nnearthed a den of snakes, The rep
tiles were rolled up in immense balls,
alternating. There were several vari-
cites, but the common mud moccasin
and spotted rattle S predominated.
Quite a number were discovered crawl
ing in and out of-the fedges-0AFoelS
seemingly acting as sentinels for those
sleeping Arrangements have been
made for a gran snake hunt, and
dynamite will be employed to extermi-
nate the reptiles.
SENATOR VEST has offered n bill
in the senate which provides that on
and after July l, 1891, the terms OF
the circuit and district courts of the
United States for the western district
OF Missouri shall begin and be held
as follows: At Kansas City on the
fourth Monday in April and the first
Monday in November, annually; at st.
Joseph on the first Monday in March
and the third Monday in September, an
nually; at Springfield on the first Mon
day in April and the FIRST Monday in
October, annually; at jefferson City on
the third Monday Ia March and third
Monday in October, annually.
C. L. GARRETT seventy-one years old,
was murdered in the presence of his
AHife. and granddaughter by an un.
known assassin, at his farm ten miles
east of Neosho, the other evening.
About eight o'clock while he was lying
on the sofa, a knock was heard at
the door. Mrs. Garrett answered
the summons, and upon opening the
door a stranger pushed pasiher into the
ROOM, and, flashing a revolver in the
old laly's face, demanded all themoney
in the house. On this Mr.. Garrett
started up, when he was shot dead by
the stranger, who Immediately fed
without taking anything. Mr.. Garrett
had about 500 in his pocket
In division No. 1 of the supreme
court the other day Judge Sherwood,
in deciding the case of Thomas VS..
the Missouri Pacific Railway Co., held
that each railway company was con
stitutionally and legally bound tc
receive and handle, without discrimi
nation or unnecessary delay, eacf
others ears and passengers. This Is
an important opinion to commercial
interests and it is the first time thai
this provision of the constitution has
been held to be mandatory, thai
when a sound ear is offered for
transportation, no matter II its coup
iings are different fr m the cars
OF the receiving company, the recep-
ton of such car by a railroad company
cannot he refused, because the consti-
tuition and law demand 1t The opinion
says "a railroad employs engaged in
switching cars assumes as n Of the
risks OF such service ali perils incident
to coupling all the cars, whether for
eign or domestic, no matter how mucf
the foreign cars may differ from th'
domestic in their method of being
coupled"
THE other night a son of r. A. Garner
living about six miles east Of Perryville
while fooling with a revolver, accident
ally discharged it the ball entering
the head of young Poison, who WASH
the room, killing him instantly.
The football game played at Kansas
City on the 5th between the KansaI
university and the Iowa university
teams ended in a row over the decision
OF the referee, when the Kansas boy
were two points ahead, aud the Ram'
was awarded to the Iowas.