The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-03-09
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

about March %.
The Lacledc roller mills at Lebanon.
were burned the other morning. Loss,
10000; insurance, t14, 900
MICHAEL HAaERrY, n young man, was
thrown from his horse Mt Vienna the
other day and instantly killed,
TIE National Electrical association
met in convention at st. Louis Febru.
Jury IS and continued three days.
JAMES RICHARDSON, founder of the
Richardson Drug Co. at St Louis, died
in that city the other day ut the age of
10 years
IHB house on the I'd defeated the
teachers institute bill, which had for
It's object the rcmedying of the most
objectionable features of the present
law,
REoESrhf George w. Foster, aged so,
proprietor of a saw mill about eight
miles west of Mexico, was killed by the
cars while walking on the track near
Thompson.
GEN. T. r. FREEMAN, commander of
Freeman's brigade during the civil war,
died at Neosho the other day of typhoid
fever, aged 81 years His command was
the last to surrender its guns in isd5.
The supreme court has affirmed the
judgment of the lower court in passing
the death sentence upon Thomas Smith.
who a year ago in Kansas City killed
George Cameron. Both the murderer
and his victim were colored men. The
day of hanging was set for April II.
In n lengthy opinion in the federal
court at Kansas City the other day
Judge Philips denied the petition ri
benjamin +. Copenhneer and Thomas
d. hewitt st Clair county judges, who
asked to be discharged from impris "
mcnt by II habeas corpus process.
Judge Philips remanded the judges
back to Jail, but expressed the wish
that the cusc might be taken 10 the su.
prcmc court and settled for all. The
attorney for the imprisoned judges will
| appeal to the United States supreme
court.
AT Chillicothc the other day a sensa.
tional SANDER suit was filed in the cir
cuit court, wherein Drury n. Morris
asked for 5000 of Daniel Maberry
as damages. Maberry is a merchant
and is totally blind, having had both
eyes shot out during the war by u man
whom he was sent to arrest, Mabcrry
being a member of the provisional mi
litia, and for which injury he has long
received a pension of s72 per month.
Morris was, until recently, his business
manager, and accusations OF embez1le.
mcnt led to the suit
IN the supreme court at Jefferson
City Judge Black handed down n decis-
ion in the case of the state against the
Missouri Pacific railroad, in which the
alternative writ of mandamus asked
for by the Encouragement was granted.
This suit was begun nearly fifteen
years ago and its termination is n vic
tory for citizens of Independence and
Kansas City. The alternative writ Of
mandamus was given to compel the
Missouri Pacific to run Mt least three
suburban trains n day between the
county scat and Kansas City.
In the house on the ad the fellow
servants bill introduced by Mr.. Davis,
of buchanan was defeated. The meas
IRE provided that railroad and street
car companies should b. Liable in dam
ages for injuries suffered by one en-.
plOye through the negligence or care
lcssncss of another employee. There is
yet another servant bill pending in the
house which is more comprehensive in
character than the one defeated, as it
includes all persons and corporations
engaged In any hazardous business Or
operating any dangerous machinery.
Bon DAVIS, n white man, and his
family were sent to the county farm OF
Audrain county a short tima since as
paupera, HScause Superintendent
Mundy, at Davis request, would not
lay IN a supply of canned fruit and
other delicacies for the table at the
farm, Davis the other day attempted to
brain tie superintendent with an AK.
Davis was jailed at Mexico and the
prosecuting attorney filed information
against him, declaring him vagrant,
and ii found guilty he will be adver-
tised and sold at public auction to the
highest bidder.
SIXTEEN years ago Theodore ahock,
of Mexico, suddenly and mysteriously
left the town, leaving a great many
debts unpaid, for which judgments
were Immediately procured All efforts
to trace him up were vain, and the
other day the people were 'shocked"
by his mysterious advent In their midst,
when he quietly paid all claims against
him, aggrcgating several thousand dol
lars. All of his pockets seemed to be
filled with money. He asked no 1ues-
tions and would answer none. When
the last Judgment was satisfied he de-
parted as quietly as he came and no
one knew that he vas in town till he
had gone. Shocks home is believed to
be in South America.
THERE were three accidents within a
radius Of two blocks from the corner of
Union avenue and Hickory street at
Kansas City the other day. Five men
and a boy were badly hurt The most
serious of the three accidents was at the
warehouse of Fairbanks, Moore & Co.
L. Murphy, William Sevidge, u. NJ.
Orcott and John +. Windot were at
work on the second floor of the build
ing when they had occasion to go to
the fourth floor. They boarded n freight
elevator which broke and they fell
about thirty feet, All were badly hurt,
August Peterson, twelve years old, was
seriously hurt by being caught in a
jam of wagons and James Morrison, n
teamster, was badly injured by being
thrown from his wagon.
IT is said that the friends of cx-State
Treasurer Ed holland will make another
effort to obtain his pardon. The papers
that were submitted To Gov. Francis in
his behalf are still on file in the eSacu-
tive office, and Gov. Stone will be asked
to review the case. holland has yet
about n year to serve.
THE strike of carpenters, briclSlayers
and hod carriers at Springfield, which
threatened to be serious has been set