The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-07-20
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

RAISALTER, TRIps & Co., grocers, OF
ST. Joseph, have failed.
BARRIERS at Kansas city arc moving
in the direction OF Sunday closing.
THn Missouri state Sunday school
convention met at Springfield on the
18th.
DIR. FRAKEH, of Excelsior Springs,
Nns recently drowned while fishing
near Camdcil.
A TRAY containing 81 900 worth Of
diamonds was stolen from j. NJ Gibbs
iewclry store at Hannibal the other
evening.
THE French Commission Co., OF Kan
sas City, has made an assignment.
Liabilities about 500, 900, Of which all,
except Si5, 600 are secured.
THE Springfield Bank ~ Commerce
has failed The last statement showed
s25G,oOO in resources, a surplus of about
$4,000 and $4,000 in deposits.
WHILE moving grass the other day
near jackson, William Green, a farmer,
got in front of the sickle and was run
over. One of his legs was severed from
his body and the other badly injured
DIR. WARNER HoLT, of Missouri, who
was dismissed by Commissioner Raum
for giving Congressman Tarsney in
formation as to the granting of a pen
sion for badness has been reinstated.
Missouri dentists, recently in session
AT Excelsior Springs, elected officers as
follows; President, W. s. Tucker, of
Springfield; secretary, $. G. A. Ruby,
of Clinton; treasurer, j. A. Price, Of
Weston.
WILLIAM rLUE, of Vernon county
was recently bitten on the hand by a
rattlcsnnllc and his whole arm and
shoulders became fcarfully swollen and
his suffering intense. 1t was thought
he could not recover.
IlRs. MARY LIPrE, wife of promi-
nent farmer of Pcttis county, who had
been mentally unbalanced for some
time, escaped from her watchers the
other night and committed suicide by
drowning in II pond on the farm.
CHARLES H. Bruce, booltkeepcr for
the First national bank died very sud
denly at Kansas City the other morn
ing from heart disease and an overdose
of morphine taken to quiet his nerves
The deceased was about 81 years old.
The first annual session of the Mis-
souri, Methodist assembly began at
Pcrtle Springs on the 10th and continued
nine days. The assembly was under the
auspices of the three con nfcrences of the
Southern Methodist church in Missouri.
THE members of the st. Joseph board
of public schools were recently hung
in cili-y from a telegraph pole. A
placard pinned on the breast of the
fgures warned the directors that here
after the schools must be conducted on
n higher moral plane.
Tue Kansas City national bank (J. S.
Chic. Is ban'i closed its doors on the
lith The assets were believed to be
ample to pay all dcpositors in full. The
failure carried with it the Franklin
Savings bank, n small concern closely
allied to the national bank.
T. f. BuRILSGAMr, president Of the
dcfunct Bank of Commerce at Spring.
| field, has been arrested on the charge
of receiving deposits when he knew
| the bank was insolvent. Cashier New
man was also arrested on the same
| charge, They were released on bonds.
REV. DR. w. PORE YEAMAN, of CO.
lumbia, has accepted the presidency Of
the Grand River Baptist college at
tiallatin. DR.. Ieainan is moderator of
the State Baptist General association
and last year was prominently mem
toned for the democratic nomination
for governor
DURING recent storm Mrs. Robert
O'Ncal and daughter Maggie, residing
near Ozark, were struck by lightning
and the daughter instantly killed
Mrs, O'Ncal was living, but not likely tn
recover. They had just left town in a
buggy and were on the road from Ozark
to their home.
The Missouri board of worlds fair
commissioners will change Missourrs
| day at the fair from July 10 to some
/ day in August, yet to be determined.
The reasons are the contemplated re-
ductions in passenger fares, and the
further fact that the Missouri state
! militia will visit the fair in August and
the two dates will be made to agree.
.IoIS ". REID, one of the best known
! and wealthic5t Young men of Kansas
! City, was found dead in his room at
| the Coates house, that city, the other
! morning. lie was 70 years old and son
| of the late Congressman Reid, and his
| death was the result of heart disease
aggravated by dissipation. His father
| fell dead some years ago of heart dis
ease while in the act of boarding a
train at independence.
The other evening Harry Stine at.
tcmpted to kill his young wife at Kan
sas City by shooting her. The bulle,
missed its mark. however, and he shot
and killed himself. lie had been mar
ricd only four months, lie wasted al
his earnings at gambling, for which Il,
confessed to his wife he had acquired q
passion. and when he returned home
after night of such dissipation, anC
she ubpraided him he committed the
deed.
Soon after midnight recently drov.
of Texas steers escaped from cattl,
pen and charged through the streets o
Amazonia. A freight train was jus
entering the village when the steers
noticed the headlight and made head
long charge at it. The engineer re
versed his lever and he and the fireman
jumped. The cattle and the engin
came together, both going at almos
full speed, and n wreck followed. Sew
eral of the steers were killed. Fireman
Mason, of the freight, was slightly in
jured by jumping.
MISSOURI bankers, lately in session a
Excelsior Springs elected officers a
follows President, ]. NJ. Wilcoxson
of Carrolton; vice president, John {
Russell, of st. Louis; secretary ant
traasurar FRA nlf u Hnys of Iancastar