The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-18
missouri STATE NEWS.


Inc State InfTcrtNy.
JEFFERSON CITY. March s.-Gov. Store has
transmitted to the general assembly. and had
read In both houses special message calling
upon the assembly TO appropriate s.'O.oOo with
which TO complete the university buildings
After referring tc the Destruction Of the main
partmentai buildings tt:5. Rtfe stree bssu
erected. he said:
so far the state has responded nobIy to the
and has manifested a determined purpose 10
make Its misfortune end as "a blessing. The
curators como now and submit to the repre-
sentatives OF the people a request to supply the
sity building. The plans which our accom-
plishcd architect has outlined have bean OK
hibited for your inspection Thes%build-
E not on scale am as frss 70
magnihcent a. / would like it, still IL
you'd Re building not ,unwartSSssf the
sis osss sIS piSs SRe IL Fl sa as ea "a
ti9n- To construct. this building. 1t is esti-
mated by the architect who has proved him
self to Re exceedingly careful and accurate In
his estimates, the sum Of ss5DOIO VIII be re-
quired. which sum urgently recommend to lie
appropriated for that purpose In this conneei
tion il is proper fessm me TO state that ihs-reyel
nues Of the state are now in condition to justify
this appropriation"
The governor also called att ention to the
fact that Of the ss36-57 appropriated for the re-
constr uction of the departmental buildings not
dollar had Eeen collected from the people in
the form OF general taxation, the money appro-
priated being the insurance on the burned
buildings. donations from the people Of Co
lumhia and n fund derived from the insurance
department. The state at large is therefore,
now asked for the first time TO contribute the
means necessary TO complete the work Of re-
Construction. and thu sum asked for, the gov-
ernor thinks il d very modest one. The gov
ernor further said;
Before concluding ask leave to direct at
ten:ion TO the fact that when the university
buildings have feen completed and equipped
the revenue now annually flowing into that in
stitution from different sources will probably
he sufficient TO support IT without drawing up
bn the treasury bf the stale. The annual in
come Of the university is now between ss1Gp
and se0.OO. TIE institution will be at least
Substantially seif-sustaining:'
The Sunken Lands Of Southeast MISSOURI
JEFFERSON Cfrf. March 1O.-The sen-
ate has passed a bill that is bclived will
prove of great Importance in the fnture
to swamp-land counties Of southeast
Missouri
1t appropriated $4,000 for typographical
and hydroyraphical survey OF the sunk and
overfiewed lands OF Cape Girardeau, Bollinger,
Scott. Mississippi. 'Stoddard, New Madrid.
1-tHnlScOt. Dunklln. anu NdNnt. Each
OF the counties is to have ten commission
ers 10 he appointed by the governor,
and the commission shall meet month
ly for the exercise of supervision over the
progress OF tho survey. A chief engineer is to
he appointed Mt a salary not exceeding sI75 per
month. and he can appoint an assistant and
such employees may he necessary The real
object in view is 10 find out the probable cX-
tent Of the sunken and Overfowed lands thst
ks,e
strong provision for the preservation Of all
Held notes. maps. plats and explanatory noies
by filing copies with the secretary OF state and
the next general assembly. 1t is believed that
an immense tody of such land can be recovered.
Whisky was His Curse.
The other day an unknown man was
found in gutter in st. Louis, uncOn-
scious, bleeding from an ugly wound in
the back of the head.
He was taken to the city hospital where II
was ascertaincd that his name was Horace y.
Morgan. He died in q few hours. At one time
he was principal Of the st. Louis Central high
school. and was 4 well-knOwn man In the west.
Whisky was his curse, however. He was born
IN New York ffty-six years ago. and attended
Williams college where he was graduated
with high honors receiving the degree Of Ii ID.
Soon afterward he married an estimable wOm-
nm and moved to st. Louis. He soon created a
hame for himself. and in isSs was appointed
principal Df the high school. Many Of the now
prominent business men of the city were in
>tructed by him. and during the last few years
pf his life he was dependent on his former
pupils for the necessities of life. II is believed
the poor man fell and hurt his h cad.
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