The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-09
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


THE latest bulletin issued by the
state board of agriculture says that the
wheat crop is better than last reported,
tie Injury done by the rains being less
than was expected. Corn is growin2
rapidly and is being cleaned as fast a.
possible.
THE governor has offered reward OF
$500 for the arrest and conviction of the
murderer of Maggie Campbell OF
Newton county, and similar reward
for the arrest of Thomas Smith, of Bu-
chanan county. The rewards stand
good for one year.
IN st. Louis county some time since o
justice of the peace sentenced Clarence
Ross, printer, to nine months i'm.
| prisonment for climbing on railroad
cars, adjudging him him guilty of tres
pass. When the matter was brought tn
the notice of Gov. Francis he immedi
ately issued IL pardon TO the young man.
The governor has rcspited until
Thursday, August Is, Henry Henson,
of St Louis and Christian Young, Of
Lafayette county. Both were to have
been executed on July 2. Application
was made in both cases for commuta.
ton to life Imprisonment but the gov
ernor will not interfere further.
The supreme court hhs confirmed the
sentences of Thomas Williamson, for
the murder of Jefferson Moore, in Pet
tbs county; Charles Seaton, for the mur.
der of Lewis Channell in Jasper coun.
| ty; Marshall j. Hultz, for the murder
of Allen Vawter in Boone county: W.
B. Harbor, for the murder of A. L.
Smith, in Butler county and John II.
orrick, for the murder of Ennis, ID
Wayne county.
ED TORRANCE, desperate character
kidnapped his child, which the court
had granted to his divorced wife, on
the streets of Maryville the other day.
Snatching it from its mothers arms he
ran down the street toward the depot
followed by mob of people which he
held at bay for over an hour with a re.
volver The sheriff and posse finally
succeeded In taking him,
THE governor has pardoned Franl,
Linnenburg, who was convicted OF
murder in the second degree in Law
renee county in 1890 and sent to the
pcnitcntiary for twelve years Linnen-
burg Is insane, and was taken back tc
Lawrence county to be cared for at the
expense OF the county. There are still
number of insane criminals in the
penitentiary who will be disposed of as
fast as their respective counties can be
notified to take charge OF them.
The wholesale ami retail grocery es
tablishment of David Nicholson, at St
Louis, was completely destroyed by fire
the other morning The fire spread sc
rapidly that all the firemen could dc
was to save adjoining property. The
north wall of the Nicholson building
toppled over on the adjoining one-story
building occupied by c. Bockelbrinll,
cigars, and Ticknor & Co., talors. Or
the south side the fire spread to board.
ing house. Several small buildings or
Che west side of Nicholsons were also
damaged Nicholson's loss was esti.
mated at 500, 900; nearly covered by in
surance.
THE following statement Of the
financial condition of the state has been
made by Treasurer Stephens: Funds
in the treasury July /, g., $40, ,s36.52;
outstanding bonded debt, 6 per cents
1883, 900, and 81 per cents, S., $40, 600;
reduction of bonded debt since January
|, Sl,16o,00o The deposits are as fol-
lows: Cash in vault, 5000. 9S; Union
national bank, Kansas City, S345. ZIG. OF;
Franklin bank, St Louis, $40, 23l. n;
First national bank, jefferson City,
s6i, 1906; First national bank, Kansas
City, Sl15, ,539 so; Exchange bank,
jefferson City, S84, 277. 43 Kansas City
State bank, S345, ,S39 90; Central national
bauk, SG4, 10.
THE teacher of school near Kinks.
vile recently found it necessary to COR
rest a pupil, one of the children of Mrs
Ella Davis, whereupon Mrs Davis went
to the school house and threw brickbats
through the window while school was
in session. The teacher. Miss Campbell,
had a warrant issued for her arrest
The constable went to the Davis home
to arrest the woman, When he began
to read the warrant she drew n revolver
and ordered him to stop He obeyed
hastily He returned in n short time
and again undertook to arrest her,
when she fired shot at him He stood
Ais ground, however, and finally sue
cecdcd in placing her under arrest and
disarming her.
The other afternoon Marshall j.
Hultz, n farmer of Boone county, COM
mitted suicide by cutting his thrort
June 7, 1888, Hultz shot and killed Allen
Vawter, highly respected and we'll
known farmer. The men were neigh
bors, and previous to this time had had
some little trouble. When the trial
took place in 1889, Hultz was found
guilty and sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary. An appeal was taken and
the prisoner released on bail. On tho
day of his suicide telegram was re-
ceived that the supreme court hal
affirmed the sentence and an officer
went to his farm to arrest him, which
was done without any trouble, While
talking to the officer Hultz drew knife
from his pocket and cut his throat, dy-
ing in about twenty minutes.
THE river at Kansas City on the 3Oth
had risen one foot above danger line,
and was higher than it had been since
1881. Many people abandoned their
houses in Harlem, and at many places
buildings were under or surrounded by
water. The Missouri was nearly pa
feet above low water mark.
BULLING, the st. Joseph wife muir
derer, who escaped from Jail several
weeks ago few days before the time
for his execution, was recently cap
tired in Chicago after making desper-
ate resistance. When officers attempt
ed his arrest he was thought to be u
Pennsylyania murderer. but proved "a,