The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-08-03
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

FrSE rains the past week in many
parts of the state
ALI the striking miners at Carbon
Center and bedford In Vernon county,
have rh1urHcd to WORK
The comptrollft ~ the currency has
given permission for the Missouri I'D.
tional bank at Kansas City to reopen.
The total valuation of railroad prop
erty in the state, rctrrned for taxation,
is sG5, 500, ,99SO3 an increase GErr Last
year Of sl,5its soil
THE Western hotel at Seneca,
burned the other morning Several
other buildings also burned. Loss,
$40, 900; insurance. $1,000
ALBERT CLAYTON, II salesman with
Steer e Robinson's dry goods house of
Trenton, was drowned In the Grand
river while bathing the other day.
81. Jdsiiru celebrated the fiftieth an
tiiversary oi her sxistet'cd OH tile 2jth.
There was grand procession arid
speeches by Gov Stone and other
notable
THE railroads have finally reached
an agreement by which worlds fair
round-trip tickets will be sold from
| Kansas City for $l3, good on all trains
for thirty days.
Gov. STONE addressed large meet
ing at Washington park, on the I'D.
The occasion was Il picnic by the Au-
rora club. of Kansas City. His speech
was mainly devoted to finance and the
present business depression.
ABour 200 Colorado miners who had
! l,g.,,, &c l,,. IA Il
ing of silver mines, arrived at Kansas
City the other day. They expressed
willingness to do any kind of work as
it was II ''groun hog" ease with them.
Gov. STONE has granted another res
pito to Harry Duncan, the st. Louis
/ negro whose execution was set for July
/ "S stay is granted to August ~ to
! give puncan'S attorney an opportunity
. to copy the records and prosecute an
appeal to the United States supreme
court.
/ DurISU "a recent storm lightning
struck the barn of James iillispie, Il
I farmer residing IN Linn county, in
stantlv killing twelvcsycar-old son
/ and u fine team of horse, and seriously
iniuring Mr. Gillispif. They were un-
hlN'lllllE lIt team lilNi'lt tll' 'tlh bI
the time.
1 TmE Hydraulic Press Brick Co., of
St Louis. the largest of its kind in the
west, has issued notice to its EN-
ploycS and officers notifying them that
ON August Is a 10 per cent, reduction
in salaric" and wages will be made. be-
ginning with the president and includ-
ing even the water boy.
NEAR Chillicothe the other day WILL
lam Lankford and Sam Anderson, who
had u grudge against n young man
named l.edhettcr. went to his house to
'do him up. They broke down the
door when IIankfurd received the con-
tents of II shotgun and Anderson was
shot with II revolver. They didn't do
him up"
Two unknown men, one dead and the
other so badly manglcd that. he could
not live, were found ut the side of the
Burlington track one mile north of
Weston the other morning, They had
been struck by a passenger train. They
had been working for the ballast com
pany near Weston and had started for
Kansas City.
JAMES MACK. Il boycar tourist. had a
terrible struggle for his life in Il NOV
ing train on the Hannibal road early the
other morning. a tramp who was steal
ing a ride in the same ear thought
Mack had some money, attacked him,
and after IL desperate struggle, stabbed
him nearly to death before trainmcn
discovered and rescued him,
THE other day well-dressed boy of
about lG years of age applied to the
sheriff of Nevada to be locked up. He
said he had run away from his home at
Camden, Mo, about two weeks pre-
vious and had gotten back that far on
his way home from Texas. The sheriff
took him into his family and communi-
Gated by telegraph with his father, who
went after the prodigal.
FoURrm-CLAsH postnastcrs recently
appointed in Missouri: At Napoleon,
Lafayette county Mcacon Squires; at
Deer Ridge. Lewis county, j. Thomp'
son; at Nerlcsyille, Butler county, +.
Davis: at Buffalo. Dallas county, j.
Ballard: at GaSconadc, Gasconade
county. +. H'lcischer: at Gayoso, femi-
scot county, Harvey McFarland at
Long Lane, Dallas county, w. Lindsey:
at Lone Spring, Hickory county, c.
Franklin: at Wanamakcr, Saline coun'
ty, c. Rucker.
MICHAEL O'NEIGI who for many
years had been postmaster Mt Fnil
Play. Mo-, fell dead in IA Redondo jCal.
saloon the other day, just as he called
for drink OF whisky and his twelve
year-old daughter was begging the
saloon-iecper not to let him have thu
liquor ONcil'S wife (thc secondl rar
off with another man some month:
since and taking his daughter will
him. he followed the clopers to Califor
mia. Since his wife deserted him h
had taken to drink,
rIIE governor, auditor and secretar.
of state examined the bids received b.
the curators of the university for erect
: ing main edifice in connection wit
the university Nv Columbia. The con
; tract was awarded by the curators t
! +. II. Binder. and this action was al
proved by the state officers, as was ais
, MIR. FINDERS bond for s5O0.000. Wor
) will be commenced Immediately. Tn
5 bids were not made public by the cura
| tors, but were as follows; +. II. Binder
jefferson City, s2+l, 800; Theo. Lacof
Nevada, S2b5. 900: Allen n Co., st. Louis
= S2g2, 900; Anderson Bros, st. Ioui'
: S2g5, 900.
t AT Scdalia the other day Thomas
the siN-ycar-old son of Louis Harris
was attacked by II rat that weighe
= nearly two pounds and the right han
: was bitten and lacerated so badly tina
0 It was feared he would lose it froi
blood poisoning. The child's cries a
tractcd his mother, and she was con
e pelled to kill the rat before its hold wa
. released.
: On account of an increase in the pric
of coal caused by the miners, strik'
= and n decrease in the price of minera
: caused by the financial stringency, mir
Q of the largest lead mines at Auroi
Q closed down the other morning
await developments.
a IT is stated that the insurance con