The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-16
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

lHTRRDAY, N0yeuDcr ~, Will DC tIe
day to give thanlts and eat turkey.
THE presidenfhas appointed Charles
Speck collectord intfshal revenue for
the First St Louis district.
JosErH MEYER. SO years of age, who
was some time 400 assaulted with
hatchet by his 500 mt Sedalin, died from
the effects OF hisin juries.
JuDGE CoPESaAvER, one OF the i'm
prisoned ST Claif county judges con-
fined in Jail az Kansas City for con-
tempt, has been temporarily released
by Judge Philips on account Of serious
illness.
CHARLES w. ERnART, n wealthy
farmer, aged ~ years, was murdered
in his bed on his farm eight miles from
Boonville the other night, IlisS Sfwo
sons John and Louis, were later ar
rested charged with the crime.
WuIIAMJ J. DAusfER, aged ~ years,
wealthy farmer who resided about
three miles southwest from Clayton,
was thrown from his cart the other
evening and received injuries which
caused his death in short time
Mrs. BYRON MowRY, wife of the
mayor Of Cartervlle, recently spread
some butter mixed with strychtine
upon piece of bread to kill rats. !ler
ten-vear-old son got hold of and a.s
portion of it. lie died in short ti,he.
JUICE DE FRANCE, a prominent At
torney of Kirliwood, died suddenly in
the courthouse at Clayton the otlfr
day. He had gone to the latter place
as counsel in a case and was stricke II
with paralysis while entering the cou.'t
room.
WILLIE GosNEY. aged IA years, com
mitted suicide at Paris the other evei.-
ing by firing a bullet into his brain.
He was the support of his widowed
mother. The only cause known for the
act was his becoming displeased abou.
his supper.
FLORENCE Pryor, IS years old, died
from large dose of morphine, at he.
home in Kansas City the other morn
ing. Clearly case of suicide. The
woman was the wife of William Pryor.
private soldier stationed at Fort
LeavcnwOrth.
\ COOPER county jury has given vii.
liam SPAIN S., 900 verdict against the
Missouri Pacific railway The conduc-
tor of train told him blood-curdling
robbery story, whereat he became
frightened, jumped from the train and
broke his leg.
JoHN CLARK was recently tried at
Kansas city and found guilty of muir
der in the first degree for the killing
and robbng of Madame Wright in that
city on the evening of September ..
Harry Jones, his accomplish will lie
tried in December
Gov. STONE issued his proclamation
designating the fourth Thursday in
November as thanksgiving, but dis
covering the error changed it to the
fifth Thursday November 3Ol conform
ing to the proclamation of the presi-
dent The 3oth will be thanksgiving.
JUDGE WADE, who was at one time a
citizen of Missouri and wrote and pub
lished number of law books which
have been standard authorities in the
state, died recently in Los Angeles
e Cal He was judge of the superio,
n court of California at the time of hi.
death.
( Two men were killed on the Missouri
4 Pacific road at the tunnel, near Jeffer
son City the other morning. They
: were on the top of car of the east
s bound express train stealing a ride
: and were killed by being struck by the
roof of the tunnel. On the body of one
was found letter signed ELLA" writ
4 ten at Decatur, ILL.,, September %. 1898,
c and addressed to William l.. Hill
Q Spikestown, Minn.
Ar St. Louis the other morning Johr
: Miner, tough character, undertook tc
a whip his wife, when she seized a pisto
: and shot him dead. The coroner's jury
returned verdict of justieable homi
;. eide. Miner was suspected of the mur
s der of Annie Weiss, some years ago
G whose death created a sensation at the
time, and also of another murder. De
Z velopments since his death go to con
d firm the belief that he was really tn
Weiss murderer.
g WILLIAM KEMP, under bond at Chilli
Q cothe, for an attempt on the life OF AL
/. pha Dean, a normal student, attempted
suicide recently by gashing himself il
the neck and wrist with pocket
knife. The physicians pronounced tn
> wounds serious, but not fatal louni
u Kemp has been an invet"rate cigarett
smoker, and at times heavy drinker
l. The excessive use of cigarettes has to
J. certain extent it is said, made him il
responsible for his acts,
' Mrs BELLE CLoPToN wife of w. II
' Clopton, one OF the most prominen
L lawyers of St Louis, committed suicd
( at the family residence il that city tn
other day by first cutting her throa
y and then hanging herself She wa
& fonnd by her little daughter when tn
N cnhap1 frh
c cause of the tragic affair was melaI
l. choly over religious matters, the ur
J. fortunate woman having worked hel
k self to the belief that to her salvatio
/. was lost and life was not worth livin.
e On October 10 Mr., and Mrs. Morr
l. Miller left home in Vernon county G
l. a visit, leaving their two sons behin'
e George Miller went away next da.
s. saying he was going to visit friends |
d Green City. As nothing was hear
from him, after few days scare
Al was made and his body found in
v cornfeld short distance from h
# home. There were two bullet holes
n the body, and he had been dead sever
" days. Frank Hall has been arreste
II charged with the murder. Jealousy
the supposed cause of the crime.
10 THE other day three highwaym'
,e committed bold robbery at Bonnet
r, Mill, on the Missouri Paoific railroa
IN They held up the agent w. S. w
r. liams, and plundered the ticket offic
q, They commanded Williams to open Il
IN safe, and upon his refusal to do so
q. was knocked down w!tli pistol al
in gagged and the robbess proceeded
s. blow the safe open. They only
O. cured $50 in money.
THE president has appointed Cal
+. W. p. Hall assistant sdjutant-genel
of of the army. Capt Hall was born
In Missouri in ls4s and is a brother
IN Hon. U. $. Hall, congressman from
IN Second district
FIRE at Newburg the other