The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-08-20
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


Parker, river man, was supposed TO
be fatally injured.
Miss HYAcINTHE JANIS died at Bonne
Terre the other day, aged one hundred
years, less two months. She was born
at Ste. Genevieve while the territory
was still under Spanish rule, and though
all her life was spent in southeast Mis-
souri,, she had been the subject of three
separate governments.
The other morning as Eli Fisher, Of
Upton, was leading a pet hog, the an
imal became infuriated and made a
vicious attack on him, throwing him to
the ground and lacerating him terribly.
Mr.. Fishers dog, hearing his screams,
came to his rescue, and saved him from
being torn to pieces.
FULLY ten thousand people were pres.
ent at the late ex-con federate barbecue
at Easton. About 81, 500 was realized
for the ex-confe derate home at Higgins
vile. Speeches were made by Senators
Vest and Cockrell and Congressman
Crisp, Stone and Wilson. None of the
speeches were of political nature.
CLARENCE CLARKsON, prominent
young man of Charleston, was caught
the other night in the act of setting fire
to Browning's photograph gallery, in
which building Clarkson had various
heavily insured articles. He confessed
as soon as captured, and gave as a rea.
son that he was hard up and wanted
the insurance money.
THE other night big dwelling on the
Mississippi county poor farm, occupied
by Poormaster Lamb, was burned to
the ground during the absence of the
Lamb family. The fire was of incen-
diary origin, and Demarcus Molder, q
ninetecn-year-old cripple, perished in the
flames. 1t was supposed that he fired
the building but was unable to escape.
AT the close of late three days re-
union of soldiers at Alanthus diff
Guilty arose between the marshal and
some parties, which resulted in Frank
Coffey being shot in the abdomen by
John Phillips and Reuben Stanley seri-
ously stabbed by II. T. Lunsford.
Phillips also received slight wound.
Homer Mccullough was accidentally
shot in the arm.
A TRAMP was recently killed by the
cars in the Missouri Pacific yards at Sc
dalia. He proved to be Peter Smith. of
wealthy family in Germany. lie had re-
sided in New York until recently, when
he came west to seek his fortune, but
being unable to obtain employment
and running out of funds he beat his
way on a freight train. lie had money
to his credit in New York savings
bank.
JOHN and Herman Hake, brothers,
were recently visiting their mother
near Tuscumbia when they got into n
quarrel over trivial matter, Herman
being intoxicated. Herman vowed he
would kill the whole family, and when
John attempted to prevent him, he
drew a pistol aad attempted to shoot
him, whereupon the latter seized a
shotgun and killed Herman. Both
men had families.
AT Springfield the other day viii Roe,
a local tough, and Policeman Douthett
engaged in a shooting affray during
which seven shots were exchanged.
Roe had been riding on a swing and re.
fused to pay his fare. The proprietor
called policeman, when Roe opened
fire on the two men He fred three
shots and ran, when the policeman be-
gan to shoot The officer fred four
shots at the retreating rowdy, but he
escaped through dark alley.
A CONVENTION of the Knights of La
Dor was recently in session at st. Louis.
The principal business, beyond that of
a routine character, was a decision to
call another state convention in Oc.
tober to take action toward perfecting
arrangements to have the Knights of
Labor in the state and the state branch
of the Farmers Alliance cooperate in
politics as far as their principles would
warrant in accordance with the agree.
ment entered into between the alliance
and Master Workman Powderly some
time ago
| WILLIAM b. LLOYD, ayoung man who
victimized number of cigar firms re-
Gently at st. Louis, was given three
months in Jail on a charge of fraud
He is the son of ex-Gov Lloyd and is
an intelligent man. He is only twenty
eight years old, but has had enough ad-
ventures to fill book After his
fathers death he entered the regular
army as private and was at Pine
Ridge during the recent trouble. He
was given n medal for bravery at the
battle of Wounded Knee by Gov. Mer'
riam, of Minnesota, and took advantage
of the first chance to pawn it. Lloyd
has of late been in wild company, but
the cigar steal was his first crime.
The state Sunday school convention
recently held at Pcrtlc Springs was NJ
| ;ptaroot;n1 ua thor;nr of SUNDAY eohon
workers. The treasurar's report showed
that during the past year S7s5. 10 hat
been received from Sunday schools
S1l414 collected at conventions ant
other public meetings; S4,s special
subscription; S37. 80 Godfrey -McGrcgo
memorial. The disbursements for tn,
year amounted to S5,27l.sS, leaving
balance in the treasury of S65s. 13. Tn,
election of officers resulted in the
choice of d. r. Wolfe, of St Louis, fo
PRESIDENT A. L. Wagner, of Kansa,
City, for vice-president; Robert Rut
ledge, of St Louis, for secretary, ant
William Randolph, of St Louis, fol
treasurer.
THE bulletin of the state board o
agriculture for August gives the fol
lowing average condition of crops fo
the state: Corn, So per cent; oats, II
buckwheat 97; potatoes, Irish, 60
sweet, 03; tobacco, 90; timothy, 1O2
clover product 9s, quality, 90; cotton
sorghum, s5; apples 73; peaches, 03
grapes, 81.
SOME enterprising individual Is en-
deavorlng to secure Frank James resi-
dence at Nevada for exhibition at tn,
worlds fair. With Mrs. Samuels' resi-
dence, the house that Jesse was shot IL
and Franks residence the "Jamel
L mill ha ..rall 4