The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-16

at Sedalia August Is to %.
The second trial of Ed. r. holland,
late state treasurer, on the charge OF
embczzing alb ut S33, 600 commenced at
jefferson City on the 9th.
THE governor has issued the for
nal order for the state military en-
campment to be held ut Lake Contrary,
near st Joseph, Augugt 10 to i6.
C. w. MACUSE, editor of the National
Economist, recently addressed large
meeting of farmers at Marshall in the
interest of the sub-trcasury plan.
A JURY in the probate court at Kan
sas City recently adjudgcd Mrs. Eliza
beth Thompson, the noted philanthrop-
ist of Stamford, Conn, insane.
THE newly-appointcd school book
commission held its first meeting at
jefferson City July s. w. 5. Goodwin,
| Of Clinton, was chosen secretary The
| commission will at once advertise for
bids for furnishing school books for the
state. Superintendent Wolfe is ex-
ofiicio president of the board.
L. VAUGHAN and Iiedry Mock, farm
crs living near Warsaw, Benton county,
recently became involved in a quarrel
in regard to house rent and Vaughan
shot Mock dead. The murderer escaped
and fortified himself in d hou e in the
hills Officers went in persuit but at
last accounts he had not been captured.
Il. W. FYAN, congreSSman.elect from
the Thirteenth h district, met with very
serious accident at Marshfeld the ot er
night lie was returning home from
his Office about 10 o'clock when Il de-
fectivc plank sidewalk caused him to
fail, fracturing his right wrist and right
thigh, His injuries are SO serious that
the physicians do not expect him 10 re-
cover fer at least two months.
ABOUT 1 o'clock on the morning of
the Fourth an attempt was made Ia
assassinate Wil!ia.n Hobrecht, a prom
inent citizen of Sedalia. lie was awak-
caed at that hour by u bullet crashing
through the window. He arose in
stantly, when second bullet whistled
in close proximity t. his head a
ncighbur, who was attracted BY the
shorting, saw two white men running
, from the spot. No arrests were made
I WILLIAM CAULFlELD, a young farncl
, living at Brush Greek, in Lac cdc caGn
, ty, met with q terrible accident tht
> other afternoon. He was in the BARI
| loft showing down hay with pitchforli
and when he got through he threw tn
. fork down from the loft, The tines en-
, tered the floor, leaving the handle
which was broken, in perpendicula
position. by some means Caulfield fel
, from the loft, striking upon the hand
. of the fork, which penetrated III
- ..rl,y
a inches. His injuries will prove fatal
UNDER the act passed by the las
4 legislature Gov. Francis has appointe
a a school text book commission, consist
!. ing of Judge f. ii. Norton, of Pla,
A county, ex-chief justice Of the suprem
. court; Prof George l.. Osborn, prime
= pal Of the Warrensburg normal schoo
Thomas L. Lingle, editor of the llenr
. County Dem cratic, and U. 5. Hal
president of the Farmers Alliance
l Under the provisions of the act tn
= commission must select system {
~ text books for use in public schools {
ID the state and make contract for til
l. purchase of the same for period {
y five years.
. REceSrLY Christian Milterucker.
Young man, fell from cherry tree I
st. Charles and died next day from I'll
" injuries received. The case was stril
:, ingly coincident with the death of ii
- Young mans uncle June 23, who @
- that date fell from cherry tree in h
70 back ward and crushed his skull. Bot
- uncle and nephew bore the same nam
~ both we're painters and both were cri
4, pied in the left hand. The fall in eac
:, case was crused by the breaking OF
"a limb, and they both fell from the san
: tree. Neit,e fell more than twely
! feet, but en- ii fell head downward, al
20 striking on a brick walk crushed h
skull.
-, Mrs. M. DAVIS, rs years old, died
~ Westport recently without care and
10 need of the actual necessaries of Iii
y She was paralyz zed, speechless and hs
o. starved. She had ST. in bank b
~ positively refused to have any of
~ drawn ont TO purchase food or medicir
=, She even refused to send money to
~ son in Omaha SO that he could go a
y" care for her.
ar Mrs. MARY A. lscorT, widow
'is years old, suicided at ST. Louis the OF
er day by taking morphine. Ill heal
On and the need of money led to the a
IT. Up to the death of her husband In @
on cago two years ago the family was
comfortable circumstances