The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-02-11
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

City, fell down an elevator shaft the
other morning and was instantly killed.
WHILE lately out hunting Scott
Moore, of Galloway county, was shot
and killed by the accidental discharge
of his gun. He was twenty-seven
years old,
THE report Of the Acknowledgement
gives the strength of the standing
army" e Miss ,uri to be, officers, 17O;
hon.com nissioned officers, 814; mu.
s~icians, 1877; privatcs, /, 740; total, 2,2li;
aggregate, o,3SL. Number of available
men, $50, 900.
a nitt, has been introduced into the
senate for the relief of Ed ard S.
Armstrong. Of Rails county. The bill
appropriates ST, 673. IA, the one-eighth
part of n judgment rendered by the
court of claims on November %, 1860,
against the United States.
HENRY WEiaMAN, about sixty years
old, and who had resided at Weston for
nearly half n century, set fire to his
dwelling the other night and then took
poison. He was found wandering in
the woods, but died next morning.
The house was consumed. A few
weeks previous his wife left him which
unbalanced his mind.
Mrs. PATTI MOORE, of Kansas City,
president of the Missouri ladies' board
of managers of the worlds fair, desires
the names of ladies interested in the
progress and advancement of the
women of the state to Jake hold of the
practical work of the women's depart
ment, understanding that this is a work
of love and honor, in which every
woman Of Missouri should have a state
pride.
FRANK MYERS, who had just COM
plcted a term for burglary in the peni-
tertiary at Jefferson City, made an at
tempt to kill himself the other day
upon learning that an officer from Kan
sas was ready to take him to that state
to finish n term in the Kansas peniten-
tiary, from which he escaped several
years ago. His attempt at suicide was
a failure and he was handed over to
the Kansas officer.
DR. j. ii. TINsLEY, q practicing ply
stefan of Laclede county, has been in
dicted by the grand jury for drugging
and c~riminally assaulting female pa.
tiSh'n, oiO Nv uduS htSl u IL pr
farmer. There were three indictments
found against him and when an officer
attempted to arrest the lecherous doc.
tor he resisted and made his escape.
Tinslcy has a young wife, to whom he
had been married but Eve months
S. II. BRENNER's barrel house on the
Southwest boulevard at Kansas City
was blown up by dynamite at an in
conveniently early hour the other
morning. The establishment was COM
pletely destroyed. Bremen, who lodged
o far away, was not awakened by
the explosion, although every one else
for blocks around heard and felt the
terrific blast. Bremen declared a dis
charged bar-keeper was guilty of the
crime and the bar.keeper was equally
as positive that Bremen himself was
the guilty party.
AT the close of business on the last
day of January State Treasurer
Stephens furnished the follow
ing statement of the condition of
all funds: Revenue fund, S646, 1913. SO;
interest fund, 1914, 36+ 60; school fund,
1853; school moneys, SlS6, 108. SO; semi
nary fund, sos 0S; executors and adj
illustrators fund, S32. 276. So; insurance
department fund. SAG, S27. 40; canal fund,
s3O5. 80; militia fund, Sl4, $40. Ga; earn
ings of the penitentiary, Sill, 947. II,
sinking fund, S26, sos 23; colored insti-
tute fund, S4s0. 90; balance January 81,
81, 32S, $40. 81.
Mrs, HEpspETII, wife of the Glen
dale robber, has made a confession
that her husband, Slye, Dink Wills on
and James Francis were implicated.
She says soon after the robbery
the parties divided a large sum OF
money among themselves at her house,
but she asked no questions. At the re.
quest of her husband she went to Cali
fornia where she was arrested. Slye,
Wilson and Mrs. Hedspeth are in Jail
at St Louis. Francis was lately killed
at Pleasanton, Kan, after shooting q
Fort Scott policeman, and Hedspeth is
said to be in a country where he cannot
be eXtradited.
THE supreme court recently rendered
n decision of Importance to hotel keep
ers. In July, 1891, Mrs. L.. A. Kinsley
registered at the Southern hotel in ST
Louis and was assigned a room ant
after remaining at the hotel for two
days sent for the manager and asked
about the payment of board bills. She
was informed that it was customary
for guests to pay their bills weekly,
She stated that she was expecting u re
mittauce and it would be announcement
for her to pay her bill before the ex,
piration of two weeks. This was salts
factory to the manager and she re
NAMED. At the expiration of two
weeks she notified the manag tina
the remittance had not arrived but tina
she expected it next day. 1t did no
come that day and she was put out o
the room, her personal effects hell fol
the bill and she arrested under the new
dead beat" law, for obtaining boart
under false pretenses, In the St Loui
criminal court she was convicted anc
sentenced to Jail for ten days. She ap
pcaled IL the supreme court has re
versel the judgment, holding that tn,
~defendent was convicted against tn,
law and evidence. The new law, how
ever, was held to be constitutional.
G. w. CLAYTON, a merchant of ST
Joseph, had his right foot shot OF
above the ankle the other day by tn
accidental discharge of a shotgu,
which he had in his buggy.
THE Sentinel office Mt Sedalia wa
recently destroyed by fire. Loss
IS, 900; insurance, 50, 900. Other prop
erty destroyed carried the loss t
S15, 900.
JOHN SHAW, a miner, was shot an
fatally wounded at Rich Hill the othe