The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-21
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

trouDle anu may ldnu VIM III pTlbOn.
THE Mississippi river at st. Louis OH
the 10Th reached the lowest stage ever
known by the board OF underwriters.
A. ]. TABOR, a'stranger, was recently
killed by the cars at Hamilton. lie
was about G5 years old and partially
blind.
FIRE at Upton the other day de.
stroycd u row OF buildings including
the first business house erected in the
town in 1857. Loss covered by insur-
ance.
A u wave that struck the western
part of the state on the 18th caused II
sudden tumble in the mercury. II
showed a fall of 80 degrees in n few
hours.
Hon. JoHN j. INGALLS,, Of Kansas,
spoke to an audience of $500 people at
Kansas City on the evening of the
nth, on the social and political issues
Of the day.
THE second annual meeting of the
Missouri State Poultry association was
held at Warrensburg, December IL to
ID. From 500 to 1000 birds were on
exhibition.
\ lorIIN dentist who was reported
to he too frisky with lady patients and
received a scvcre drubhiug hy their
male relatives, has sued his a~ssailauts
for 81, 900 damages.
TIE governor has rcspitcd to January
: Marion Reed, the old negro who was
to have been hanged at Kansas City on
the 18th for the murder OF his wife,
Reed is Is years old.
CHARLES C~uFAruAM, employed by the
Municipal Electric Light Co at st
Louis, was instantly killed the other
lay by coming in contact with a live
wire while handling a lamp.
DICK ROBINSON was hanged at Sedalia
IN the 18th for the murder Of Johanna
Schollman, alderman girl. lie was cool
to the last and on the scaffold made a
brief speech to the spectators on re-
ligiou.
MAN named Stalcy, an employee Of
lumber company in Ripley county, was
killed a few days ago. He was cutting
down a tree, which fell and lodged in
another, breaking off some limbs, one
of which struck Staley, breaking his
neck.
Coz. ALTON Il. EAsToS. one OF the
most prominent citizens of st. Louis in
early DAYS, died in that city the other
iav at the age of ST wears, He had
held a number of prominent positions
in the state and the city of Alton. Ill.
was named for him.
Ar an carly bour the otbcr morn;p,
the smith boring block. n brick build.
ing in the business part of Lathrop. was
entirely DESTROYED by fire. A literary
entertainment was held the night be.
fore in the opcra hall. which occupied
the entire second story of tho building
and the fire is s%cpposed to have orig.
mated in Thu. dressing rooms.
GEN, IT, C. MooRr. A we'll known busi-
ness man of Nevada. was awakened tho
other uirht by two burglars who had
entered the house. He fired n shot and
thcn iunped ont Of bed The fir. was
returned by the burglars and n run.
ninr battle ensued. each FIRING three
shots The BURGLARS nsconad bv n ra,r
ln,r throurh which the,, had enter.d
Tur STATE Poultry association. re-
Gently in session at Warrensburp.
elected officers as follows: President,
NJ. l.. Andrews. of Sedalia. vice nresi.
Ipnt. ,IDln T.. nnlell of Lamar. Spcre-
tary. Polla &. Carroll. of W~orrensbnrp
treasurer. c. r. L~ittle6eld.
ter: executive COMMITTEES. 4. ! Rlake.
# 81. Louis. chairman: G. w. FRY. Of
Dunlap, and Mrs. Emma Foster of Anil.
willie.
Tur state auditor has drav WI his war.
rant on the treasury for s13s o7o to m v
tha .imi-,nnuo1 ;ntorost of tbo state
due on %anuary l., 1894, The auditor
also drew his warrant for / OOO In
take mn outstanding bonds Of that
amount collod for ~redemntion D,com.
b,r 20 1so3 This LOT ~ bonds togeth.
az with what has aIro,dv hann p,id wiII
eouol thc constitutional rrou;rem.nts
/ of $3.50, 600 of the state debt maid this
ve,r
Tur third annual session NJ the
Northwest Missouri Press ossocia tion
was lately hold nj ST .Joscnb There
wer. 1o5 member in tepda and
fine Questions discussed were ~ great
interest to the craft, The officers elect.
ed wcr,. E. :. ,Garvev of the Grant CITY
Times rresidsrt. n Norr;s ~ ths
Trenton Tribune. first vice president:
James Todd,o of the Nodaway Democrat,
second vice presidept; r. r. Wilson. of
the Tarkio Avalanche, third vice presi.
dent; Curtis Wray, Maryyille Tribune,
Secretary. y 4 Rutherford. Andrew
County Republican, corresponding sec.
retary. c. f.. Reid. Albany Advocate.
treasurer, and p, !, uaipey. of the
Barnard Rustler. chaplaip.
The examination into the affairs OF
the Western Trust & Savings associa.
ton, at Kansas CITY, promises to add
to the list of Kansas CITY bankers
awaiting trial for fraudulent manipu
lation of funds intrusted to their care
The books OF the concern, when pro
duced in court, were badly mutilated
many pages having been torn ont.
Five pages of the ledger, showing the
banks account with the National banl
of Kansas City, were missing, and thir
tnnn papnS Of tbn inurnnl ,yara MONA