The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-08-31
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

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I Cow BfoNE has returned from his
westcfp trip much improved in health.
Y KANSAS Cry. packing fotise Sfiipl6yes
threatened to strike because Of d teD
per cent ,tedliction OF wages. ''":aa4
THE attihg governor has issued a
proclamation Offering a reward 5f 1900
for tile arrest and conviction Of the un-
known parties who robbed the express
car OF the st. Louis 4 San Francisco
train near Rolla on the night of August
II.
PATRICK HILL, q laborer employed in
the o. X. creek sewsr at Kansas City,
was instantly killed the other after
noon by the falling of hoisting pan
heavily loaded with earth. He was
about so years Of age and leaves a fam.
lily. "' s--' -'. Y. =.
FIRE at Wellington on the o2d de.
stroyed two feed stables and contents
owned by Bryant & johnson and Linn.
berg Bros, the African Methodist
church and parsonage, the town Gala
boose and small cabin. Four horses
perished.
Ar Kansas City the other night Mr..
and Mrs. Nichols undertook TO exter-
inmate bed bugs with gasoline. Mr..
Nichols Held match While his wife ap-
piled the gasoline. An explosion fol-
lowedthat seriously burned both par
ties. The bugs escaped. .
AT Monett the other night party of
young men got on a spree and assaulted
several persons, among them j. A.
Cooper, whose skull was fractured.
The city marshal arrested all the party
except J. +. Tracy, who resisted and
was shot several times. lie could not
live. ... ..,. 70 ..-..
FRED NEFF, one of the most noted
dcsperadoes in central Missouri, was
killed near Portland the other evening
He had been drinking and when re-
turning home met n man against whom
he had a grudge and attacked and
beat him over the head with pistol.
The man got hold of the weapon in the
scutile and shot NefY dead.
Buck FLEsH,iAN and Davis Hatton
quarreled near Platte City the
other day and Fleshman cut, Hat
ton on the shoulder. Fleshmah fol-
lowed him up, when Iiatt6n drew his
revolver and fired two shots. One took
effect id Fleshman's LETT shoulder,
and he died within fifteen minutes
Hatton received five cuts but will not
die. ...H...... ..
THE confederate reunion at Higgins
vile closed by the election of the fol-
lowing officers: President, James. Ban
herman, of st. Louis. vice president,
Harvey Salmon. of Clinton, and vice
president for each congressional dis
trict. The annual address, by Judge
Gibson, of Kansas City. on the first day
of the meeting, was listened to by a
large audience.
The wife of Bud Naylor who lives
north of Rocheport, took morphine, mis-
taking it for headache medicine, and
for over two weeks was in comatose
condition, the family being unable to
arouse Tier for but a few minutes A,
times in her sleep she. was seized with
cramps and 1t required the strength o
four men to hold her, but she did mo-
become conscious.
The prosecuting attorney Of Jasper
county has brought suit against 260 oil
the most prominent business men Of
Joplin, Carthage, Webb City and Car
terville to secure damages for loss tC
the county consequent upon alleged
under-valuation of stocks. Nearly l0t
of the defendants live in Joplin. In
dignation at Carthage reached white
heat over the matter.
JOHNNIE EDMUNDs, the former office
boy of the missing DIR. G. w. Fraker, OF
Excelsior Springs, who disappeared on
July 13, three days after the alleged
drowning of the physician, whose life
was insured for s5S, 1000, has returned tc
the home of his parents at Kansas City.
He told a remarkable story of his trav'
els to Buffalo, N. Y, Chicago and Cali
fornia without money, but says he
knows nothing of the missing doctor.
SEVERAL months ago money broker
by the name of Lane, of Longview
Tex, was robbed of ever $40, 900, which
he was in the habit of carrying about
with him, being afraid of banks. Hi'
three sons, all prominent, were sus
pected, and one was recently arrested
at Little Rock, Ark. Some weeks since
attorney of the county in which Long
view is located, appeared at Springfield
this state, with his wife and spent
money freely. When he offered two
large checks to be cashed suspicion wa,
aroused, and orders were received t.
arrest him, which was done and he wa'
jailed. The following morning he wal
found dead in his cell, having com
mitted suicide by taking poison that HI
had smuggled in with him.
Missouri Jared well in the makeup
of house committees. Three chairman
ships of good committees and two com
mittee places which are considered th
equivalent of chairmanships, went t.
Missouri congressman. Bland retain
his old place as head of coinage
weights and measures, and Hatch O
agriculture. Heard is chairman of tn
District of Columbia committee. Tars
ney got his much coveted place on tn
ways and means committee. Decker
| got third on appropriations second o
expenditures and is chairman of tn
4 joint committee to investigate the es
ecutive departments. Cobb got plae
on banking and currency. and so di
Hail. De Almond was given plac
on naval affairs and also on elections
Morgan on military affairs, Burne
post office and post roads and militis
Arnold territories and education, Fya
on invalid pensions and Clark on pei
sions and claims.
MAJ. JOHN G. LULLEMAN, prominer
In business as q real estate dealer
direotor of the German-American sa,
ing bank and member of the Mu
lanphy board, controlling $4,000
charity bequest, committed suicide :
st. Louis the other afternoon b
shooting himself in the head. ~
A CABIN on farm north OF Charlie
town, occupied by m old colore
woman and several young childrel
was burned the other morning. TIL
old woman ives a. paralytie and W,
| buried to q crisp. An elght-year-ol
child was 80 badly burned that 81
Il died and one 10 Years old completed