The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-05-04
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

Wk. ALLEN, n miner, was recently
killed In mine at Rich Hill. lie was
% yeas of age.
THE Odd Fellows of the state celc-
brated the scventy-fourth anniversary
OF the order on April 2G.
JAMES ii. CHINN, of Platte county. has
erappointed chief clerk of the peni-
itenfasry The salary is $1,000.
JupeE GIBSON Of Kansas City. has
Supheld the provision of the. city charter
whmh taxesall citizens $3.50 who fail
TO vdte.
The big wheat belt in the lower bot
tomg of Howard county was lately
undrr water for several days, and the
crop was seriously damaged.
AtfHED NIcBofsoS was struck by
pas&siger train on the Lexington
Branch Of the Missouri Pacific the other
night and sustained injuries that re-
Suited fatally an hour later.
RAIN and wind lately damaged the
mines ut Webb City to the extent OF
100000 At Ofonogo three houses were
demolished, and one lady, Mrs. Fuller,
seriously If not fatally injured
T. NJ. EASTMAN, the New York cattle
buyer and exporter, and perhaps the
largest shipper of high-grade western
cattle to the east in the country. has
decided to make Kansas City his chief
buying center.
ALICE ALLEN, years old, arrived at
Nevada the other day from the Indian
territory, on her way to reach her
grandfather. She could only tell that
he lived in Missouri, but did not know
the place. She was being kindly cared
for
NEAR Carthage, during the prev
alence of recent storm. the farm
houses and barns of Stephen lIcndricli
and Harry Platt were blown down and
two horses killed. Dave Owens, Charles
Feree and Isaac McBurney. all farmers,
also suffered seriously
+. q. FINcH, residing with his son-in-
law, Judge Brooks of the Vernon coun-
ty court left home the other day. II
was supposed that he had gone to visit
relatives, but later his remains were
found in n hog lot. lie was 10 wears of
age and it was supposed that he had
dropped dead. The hogs had fearfully
mutilated the body.
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of a Chicago firm, paid his addresses to
a young lady of Boonville and they be-
came engaged. An hour before the
wedding blanchard skipped the town.
Soon after II letter from his wife told
the story. He is already married. The
young lady had narrow escape and
will probably in future be more partic-
ular upon whom she bestows her Il fec
tions.
In the famous libel suit brought by
Prof. Blees at Macon against the
preachers who charged the school man
agement with immortality in teaching
dancing. Judge Ellison decided that the
law does not recognize dancing or the
teaching of dancing as immoral or IL
legal, and consequently the charging of
person with dancing or the teaching
of it could in no way be construed as
SANDER or libel.
A MAN named j. II. Russell entered
the Diamond restaurant at Kansas City
the other night, which is owned and
operated by Miss Irene Burt and
talked awhile with her about renting a
room. Suddenly he struck her a blow
in the face, grabbed her hand-sa tchcl
containing certificates of deposit for
over $4,000 and about SG2 IN cash and
fed. The thief was pursued and capt
ured, and the money recovered.
IN the dining room of his fathers
residence at Independence the other
day James l.. Pearcc, 81 years old, shot
and killed himself. Pcarce, Sr.. was
Tor years member Of the pork packing
hrm of Henry Ames IL Co.. St Louis.
He moved to Independence only six
months ago, buying n magnificent
home. The young man was subject to
dts of melancholy and it was during
one of these that he committed the act.
LATE interviews with farmers In the
| vicinity of Scdalia showed that the late
cold snap had killed cherries. plums,
early pears and the finer varieties of
| peaches, but the harder varieties of the
latter fruit are expected to furnish II
fair crop. Early apples are also killed,
but the late ones are safe so far Wheat
looks well and the oat crop is fine, but
| large acreage of corn will have to be
veplanted. as the recent wet and cold
weather has caused it to rot in the
ground.
JOHN OWENS, 30 years old, was struck
| by Missouri, Kansas & Texas freight
train in the southern part of Sedalia
| 1T 10 o'clock the other night and hurled
| into cut by the side of the road. lie
remained unconscious three or four
hours, with the rain falling upon him.
| On becoming conscious he was unable
| 20 walk, and remained on the ground
Until next morning, when he was dis
| covered by passer-by. lie was taken
aome and received surgical attention,
but died Of his injuries
AT California the other day Francis
Adams was acquitted of the murder of
Thomas Nivens. The killing took place
nearly thirty years ago, during u
drunken carousal by party of young
men. Adams fed aud was not heard of
until last fall when he returned and
gave himself up. He left n wife and
four small children. In the meantime
| his wife had died and his children
grown and married. He was - at the
| time of the homicide, but is now old
and dccrepit. Nivens, who was killed,
was ~.
TIM other day n Missouri, Kansas &
| Texas passenger train struck defect
| i've switch at Paris, and the train and
three ears went into the ditch. The
engineer was slightly injured, but the
passengers escaped unhurt, An ex-
animation proved that the switch had
been tampered with.
NEAR Golden City the other day, f
B. Fenner, a farmer, had six head of
two-year-old steers killed by lightning
at one stroke. They were near a wire
fence. There We're three steers also
killed in n pasture near by. man by
the name of Marshall had a mule killed
and 7. w. Cook had fine $3.50 jack
killed.
IN leaving St. Louis saloon the 9th
or day Matthew Northaker, German,
accidentally brushed against neg'o
when the latter shot and instantly
i Gtlla1 Mr..