Fair play., 1892-01-16

last Congress, and favorably reported,
but was not reached for action by the
house The author of the bill is Rep
resentative Tarsncy. He will also in
troduce a bill to grant certificates OF
discharge to Fosters battalion of Mis-
souri, cavalry. 1t was raised by Maj
Emery Foster in johnson county dur.
ing the late war, and mustered into the
service, but the original muster rolls
were never filed in the war department.
and the members have no standing as
soldiers in the official records 1t pro-
vides for the filing of duplicates of the
original muster rolls and the recogni-
tion by the department of those who
served in this battalion.
Daughters of the Confederary.
The annual meeting of the Daugh.
ters of the Confederacy was held at st.
Louis.
The report of the treasurer Mrs ". P How
ard, showed balance in hank of over Sll DI.
| Mrs f. II. Davis and Mr. y. d. Mcknight Of
| clayton. brought in a check for 81 tr,j realized
| by their auxiliary from the dinner at Creve
| Conur. Mexico. Hannibal and Paris had not
been heard from, but the auxiliary at Mont
somery City wrote that they had fund of S2oo,
| and Sedaia S2ti,. The other auxiaries sent in
as follows; Cape Girardear. sI.Cnn: Iouisisna
S*5 is: Chillicothe. SlT: Marshall. Ss@ -:
| Boonvile, S2l0.s5: Bloomfield, Sl2.25; AR.
row Rock. SiW; Fredsricktown. Sll3 80 The
| towns OF Monticello La Grange, Newark. Lew
iston and Edna have still tho sum of s2i7e5
| after furnishing the Martin f. Green memorial
cottage at cost of Slts. The ladies' Of Mexico
sent the money realized from their ball on
Christmas night. The grand bali given Thinks
giving night i'll st. Louis cleared nearly S5nU \
| letter from the benevolent association Of the
confederate home was read. calling for assist
| ance for the poor and suffering confederate sol
dlers and their families. and after some discus
| sion 1t was decided TO send $50 Mrs. VI. A +.
| Mcclure, was, by acclamation. elected president
; FOR life, while Mrs A. c. Cassidy received the
unanimous vote OF the society As first vice pres
ldent. Five other vice presidents We're chosen.
also recording and corresponding secretaries
and Mrs. W. P. Howard, treasurer.
The Express Company Decision.
Attorney-General John y. Wood feels
very much gratificd over the favorable
decision to the state in the United
| States supreme court in the suit
| brought by the Pacific Express Co.
| against him and Auditor Seibert, to re-
strain them from the collection Of s.
| on each 800 of receipts on busincs
done in Missouri
Mr.. Wood has had charge of the case from
| its inception when the fight was begun in the
federal court st Kansas City before Judge Cald-
Well IN who's. court decision was rendered ad-
versely to the recalcitrant corporation The
Adams accepted Judge Caldwell's decision
rs final. and concluding to abide by it.
paid up their arrcaragcs.. and have
slnce complied with the law strictly
The Pacific, however fought il ont.
and the result is that a heavy sum in the way
of penalties will find its way into the state
treasury from the Golfers of the express cor:,-
pany. The law provides that penalty OF Sl0j
shall be paid by any express company violating
the provisions Of the act of 1850 ard the am pUnt
now due the state from the Pacific is Sli lCI
This the company will have to pay with all the
costs IN the case, which pretty heavy The
decision, il is understood. also definitely fixes
The right Of the state to tax Telegraph com
panies. something that has not been clearly es.
tablishcd before.
The Son Also Accidentally Killed.
George kreis. the 6year-old son of
John krelS. st. Louis cigar manu-
facturer. living in st. Lonis, fell from
n window in the sixth story of his
grandmother's house. at Dulnth. Mimi,
the other day. and WAS instantly killed. |
The little fellow was reaching for |
icicles and lost his hold of the window
sill. The remains We're taken to st. |
Louis and buried in Belicfontaine |
cemetery beside his mother, who was |
killed by Missouri Pacific train nj |
Webster Groves about eight months |
ago.
An Asylum That Is SeIf-SustninIns.
The annual report of Superintendent |
c. r. Woodson of state lunatic asylum
No. 2. made to the board of managers |
the other day. shows the somewhat re-
markable fact that the institution has
been self-sustain;ng as to maintenance
during the past year. The last general
assembly appropriated SaS 900 for this
purpose and, up to date, not n cent has
been drawn from the state treasury.
There are sos patients in the asylum.
The asylum is located at st. Joseph.
Sentence OF Death.
In the criminal court at st. Joseph
Judge Silas Woodson sentenced Peter
Wright. colored. convicted of murder
in the first degree. to be hanged on
February 25. The judge was overcome
when he began to pronounce the sem
tence and broke down and wept for five
Wright was Indifferent.
Wright killed William Clark, also COL
ored
Declared Constitutional.
The supreme court of the United
States. through Justice Lamar. has
rendered decision sustaining the de-
rision Of the circuit court of tie United
States for the western district Of Mis-
souri, that the law passed by the Mis-
souri, legislature taxing express COM
panies on the amount of their receipts
was constitutional.
Made a Rig IIauI.
Burglars or sneak-thieves made big
laul from the residence Of J. F. Corle
# the Corle & Sen Oatmeal and Cereal
O.. Kansas City. They took sS. 600
worth of jewelry and papers valued at
so, 600.
Can End His life in a Flash.
Adelbert Slye. the alleged Glendale
rain robber in Jail in ST. Louis, savshe
las the means to end his life in flash,
md will never go to the penitentiary.
Knocked Down ana Killed.
Mrs. Belle Hutchinson. a ,,idow so
ears of age. was knocked down and
lilled by a Missouri Pacific train at
Ienton station. St Louis suburb.
Death Caused by Apoplexy
William a. Hargadine. senior partner
# the Hargadine- Mckit,riclt Dry Goods
o.. one Of the largest firms in ST. Louis.