The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-02
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

was recently killed by falling from
cherry tree.
ST. JOSEPH street car conductors
threaten TO strike because the roads de.
mand that thsy give bonds.
NEAR Willow Springs the other day
an engine ran into hand-car contain
ing eleven employees. Two of them,
James Kamtzer and Fred Eberlea,
were killed and another Ind his arm
broken.
DURING a late thunderstorm Thomas
Burlisson, residing near Lake Springs,
in the northern part of Dent county,
was killed by lightning. He took shell
ter under a large tree and lightning
struck the tree.
ThE house and barn OF Mrs. Elliott
Of Salisbury, burned recently. The loss
was $1,000 in money, $1,000 worth OF
diamonds and jewelry and all the furni'
ture. The fire was said to be the work
of an inccndiart.
LEE HARDY, a young farmer 22
years old, was found dead in the woods
near Shclbina the other day. His gun
was found beside him with one barrel
empty, the charge having passed
through his body.
TIE big plant of the Kansas City Car
& Wheel Co. at Birmingham, which has
been closed since the first Of last Feb
ruary, will be opened again early in
July by the Missouri Car & Foundry
Co., of st. Louis.
WHILE crossing bridge at st.
Joseph the other day j. +. Arnold wa:
struck by train and knocked iutC
BlacllsnalSc creek. lie was fshed ont,
walked home distance of fourteen
blocks, and in two hours was dead.
Two new antitrust distilleries are in
process Of erection in st. Louis, while
third is preparing to double its capac
ity. The new concerns are backed by
the wholesale rcctiiers, through whom
the goods are to be placed on the mar
ket
PROF. AMAZON, of Drury college, Mt
Springfield, has suddenly resigned tc
the surprise of the public, but greater
surprise came when it was learned that
he had absconded after securing in
dorsemcnts for about 81, 800 by his fell
low professors.
AT Aurora the other morning tramp
used insulting language to a lady in the
depot, and Depot Agent Roolk under
took to put him out, The tramp re-
sisted when Rook struck him a blow
under the left ear with his fist, break
ing the fellows neck.
WHILE closing up his store at Agency
Ford, buchanan county, the other
night Theodore Smith was shot and
killed by three masked men in the
presence of his sevcn-year-old son.
Robbery was evidently the main pur-
pose of the murderers.
A wINDsToRM at Charleston the other
day almost demolished the Baptist
church, unroofed the opera house and
the stores of A. McElmurry, Bloom.
year e Patt and many other business
firms Hon. ]. J. Russell and family
narrowly escaped being killed.
THE suspicious actions of man an
swering the description of L. b. Soper,
who murdered his wife and two chill
dren at Archie, on April 81, caused him
to be arrested at Springfield the other
day.sITe was held for Identification, but
proved not to be the man wanted.
RECENTLY Henry Campbell, a farmer
living near Ritchey, sent his thirteen
year-old daughter to the post Office for
his mail. She failed to return and a
search was instituted. The body was
found terribly cut and mutilated, the
girl having been sriminully assaulted
SAMUEL REEVES, farmer, was killed
by his hired man, named Blagg while
blowing in a field about four miles east
of Oak Grove the other day. A dispute
arose between the men when Reeves,
it is reported, struck Blagg, when the
latter cut Reeves throat Blagg was
arrested.
THE thirtieth annual session of the
| Missouri State Teachers association
convened at Pertle Springs on the Esd.
Teachers and superintendcnts from all
parts of the state were present. Presi.
dent Fleet, of the Mexico military acad-
emy, presided, and papers were read by
prominent educators.
| A ST. JOSEPH policeman recently in
terfered with young girl and her lover
is they were "lissing goodnight" "
yhereupon the mother of the girl had
lim arrested, declaring that the young
people were simply parting for the
hight, according to an established GUS
;om, of which she was cognizant
| Ar o'clock the other morning the
warehouse of the queensware firm OF
Z. douglas & Co., at St Joseph, was set
on fire by spark from a passing loco
motive and the building was entirely
burned. The lower floor was filed with
crates of imported ware. The esti-
mated value of the contents was Sl5,-
100, with an insurance of Sc, 600. The
building cost $4,000.
The Missouri Chautauqua assembly
oegins at Pertle Springs July and
continues until July Is. The manage
ment has designated Tuesday, July Z,
as press day and extends a cordial in
vitation TO the members of the press of
the state to be present on that day.
Mr.. f. w. Stephens, of Columbia, Mo-
president of the national editorial asso-
ciation, will be present and deliver a
lecture on the Newspaper Profession.
All editors and publishers who can pos
sibly attend are urged to be present
and assist in making press day at the
assembly n success. They are especially
requested to take the ladies with them.
SPREADING rails caused wreck on
the Kansas City & Southern road near
Osceola the other night resulting in the
death of Engineer Litchner and o. NJ.
Crandall, of Clinton, a passenger who
was riding on the platform. The en-
gineer reversed his engine, but not in
time to prevent it's plunging into n
creek and both men were drowned.
Gov. FRANCIS has extended for sixty
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