The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-05
MISSOURI STATE NEWS,

II. S. HINES and Frank Hoffman,
lately on trial at Boonville for the OF
tervillc train robbery, were acquitted
w. III. Lawrence, who confessed to
wrecking passenger train at Otterville
last November, was sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary.
A LATE fire at Edna destroyed an en-
tire business block. The heaviest losers
were j. j. Lycan, s35,0Oo, insurance
S27, 900; and Brown Sims. $l5, 900, insur-
ance SlO,O 600. The total loss was put at
S125, 900, about half covered by insur-
ance. Phillip Miller was badly hurt by
a falling iron post.
THE other day A. j. Smith, an old sol
dier, died at st. Joseph. When the body
was being carried from the ffbuse q two
year-old daughter of the dead man
picked up cup containing embalning
solution and going into the next room
drank its contents. She died next morn
ing in great agony.
W. +. KERsHAw, cashier of the Nc
Donald overall factory at Kansas City,
was knocked down by two men just as
he was about to enter the factory the
other day and robbed of 81, 500 which
Il
ployes His assaiants escaped across
the river into Kansas.
V. j. CLARK, formerly Il station agent
and operator at Wintcrset. Madison
county, Ia, was arrested at Dran, Scott
county the other night. lie is charged
with appropriating some $40, which he
obtained by issuing fraudulent money
orders of the American Express Co. lie
had been at Benton for two weeks.
CHARLES DALTON was adjudged insane
by the county court at Danvillc the other
day and sent to the insane asylum at
Fulton. Dalton was arrested two years
ago upon charge of horse stealing,
and has stood several trials, in which
the jurics failed to agree. He is now a
desperate man, having to be confined in
his cell by heavy chains.
SOME days ago Charles Wischart re-
siding near st. Joseph. made disparag-
ing remarks about Miss Cora Miller, a
highly respectable young lady. She
called a council of young women and
invited young Wisehart TO appear be-
fore them. His answers to her ques-
tions not being satisfactory the young
lady produced raw-hde and gave him
severe whipping.
THE first state single tax conference
met at jefferson City the other day for
the purpose of cffccting Il state organi-
zation. A state committee. consisting
of one member from each congressional
district and three members from the
state at large, was appointed. The
committee was instructed to use all
means at its command to advance the
single tax cause.
4 MAN with many aliases, known to
the local authorities of Boonvillc as w.
II. Lawrence, has confessed that he was
one of the Missouri Pacific train wreck
ers last November at Otterville. and for
which two men were on trial at Boon
vile when the confession was made.
Robbery was the sole cause. Law
rcnce's pal, who goes by the name of
Smith and who also has several aliases,
claims to be innocent. Both hail from
New York.
A KILLING rs reported from Miller
county. Hugh Vaughan, saloon
keeper of Tuscumbia. was ont hunting
on the Usage river with a party OF
friends, when a stranger entered the
camp and soon after quarrelcd with
Vaughan. The stranger drew his knit,
and started for Vaughan, when the lat
ter struck him with Il billet of wood
from the effect of which he died The
identity of the man who was killed is
| not known.
The census office has finally an
'nounced the population of Kansas City
by wards. AT the time of the enumcr
alton last June there We're fourteen
wards in the city, and the population
within the limits as then constituted
was 1871 Since the census wa
taken, however, the supreme court o
the state has decided TIA
wards II, H. 13 and II are not legal,
parts of the city. and that the act u
the city council which annexed thi
territory is null and void. That leave
the total population of Kansas City. a
the boundaries now exist ll9,G6s.
| T.. WHITMoRE, manager of the schoo
OF telegraphy at Independence, had
thrilling encounter with burglar ahou
2o'cloclS the other morning. He wa
awakened by slight noise and discoS
cred the burglar going through hi
clothes. Whitmore jumped for him an
desperate struggle ensued in whic
the burglar fred two shots. intlictin
slight flesh wounds upon Whitmore, VIII
released his hold upon the thief whc
he escaped by jumping through II wiz
dow. Upon investigation Nhitmor
found the burglar had got away wit
about $50 in cash and lot of valuabl
papers.
THE other day strange accident -
Cured at De Soto, by which Willia
Reid, one of the Oldest citizens of Il
place, lost his life. He was found
; his yard, his breast badly burned, Ii
whiskers burned off, eye-lashes gon
eyes burned out, and his whole face Il
unrecognizable mass of charred ties
There were no witnesses, but from Il
indications it appeared that he III
risen and gone to the closet; there ligh
, ing match, he dropped it burnir
among some paper, which caught ii
: and, flashing up in his breast and fac
= caught his clothing and beard al
t smothered him at once so that he cou
y not protect himself. He staggered o
into the yard and fell dead
y THE president has approved the b
u for the relief of William jewell cole.
at Liberty. The bill appropiates s;
c 200 for occupation of the buiLiing as
) hospital during the late war
AT Poplar Bluff the other cvenir
C Joseph Cruise, an engineer on the Ire
q Mountain railroad, shot and prohab
% fatally wounded Conductor James La