The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-04-27
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

to be removed.
DURING the late ''unpleasantness' in
the weather situation Columbia had
quite SnowStorm.
JUDGE j. p. Ross, q pioneer, died at
Versailles the other day at the age of
81 years. lie located in Morgan county
Ia 1885,
William p. HOSEA, OF the dry goods
firm of T6btle, IIosea 4 Co., dropped
dead at ST. Joseph the other night. lie
was 40 years Of age.
THE flegf6, Richard Robinson, who
murdered Johanna S6h661 man; d Wits
woman, has been sentenced To be
hanged at Sedalia June 9.
AUDITOR SEIBERr has figured that the
last general assembly cost the state
sf45, 5,447.Ts, Of which the pay Of mem.
bers aggregated s19,o42.03.
THE state board of equalization is in
session at jefferson City for the annual !
assessment of the railroad, bridge aud
telegraph property of the state.
CHARLES HAMILTON, a colored team
ster was shot and killed at st. Louis
the other day. while driving his team,
by stray shot from target rifle in the
hands of some unknown person.
w. V. LOGAN, one of the largest
small fruit growers in the state. reports
that peaches are nearly entirely de-
stroyed by frost in Vernon county.
Strawberries are considerably injured.
Gov. STONE has offered reward Of
5000 for the arrest and delivery to the
sheriff df st. Charles county of William
Rice, THE negro murderer, who escaped
from the Jail at st. Charles sdme days
ago.
THE governor Has signed the bill re-
quiring bond Investment companies to
deposit with the state treasurer the
sum of $4,000 before they can do busi-
ness in the state. He has also signed
the local option bill.
Az appeal has been made to Gov.
Stone by ex-Treasurer Ed holland for n
pardon. He recently wrote long let
ter to the governor and many promi-
nent citizens in different parts of the
state are said to be favoring his appeal.
JULIA RIDDLE, dining-room girl at
Brookfield was arrested recently
charged with throwing her illegitimate
baby from a moving train. When
found the child was well wrapped up
and uniniured. She acknowledged the
crime.
ISRAEL. V. MEYERS was recently ar
rested at Kansas City upon the charge
of writing a letter ordering counterfeit
money and held in sl.50O bonds to an
swer. Under late decision of Judge
Philips person ordering green goods"
is equally guilty with the person sell:
ing
An immense stone, weighing perhaps
twenty tons, slipped down upon Rachel
Lightfoot's shanty on the bluff over
looking the Union depot the other
morning, crushed it and killed her in
her bed. She was colored woman
about so years of age and lived alone in
her shanty, gaining scant livlihood
by washing. -
Mrs. OHEARN. who shot the courtc-
zan, Mollie Gore, at Kansas City be-
cause the latter had stolen away her
husband, is a free woman again. The
grand jury only indicted her for man
slaughter in the fourth degree and the
prosecuting attorney dismissed the
case. lie will bring the case to the at
tention of another grand jury.
THE south-bound train on the Iron
Mountain road was derailed near Vic
toria the other night. Conductor Dates
and two trainmen were badly hurt.
Three passengers received slight in
juries. The train consisted Of three
coaches, two sleepers, express and bag
gage car While running at n high
rate of speed the trucks of the baggage
car left the tracks and were followed
by the remainder of the train, which
partly overturned in the ditch.
Gov. STONE has appointed Senator
Hiram Bledsoc. of Cass county, and Col.
Samuel Simmons, of st. Louis, commits
sioncrs to locate the position of the
Missouri troops who were engaged in
the battle of Chickamauga. These ap-
pointments are under the provisions of
joint and concurrent resolution passed
by the Thirtyseventh general assem-
bly,. The battlefield is to be trans
formed into park by the national gov
ernmcnt, hence the desire to have the
position of the Missouri soldiers accu-
rately marked.
WHILE lately plowing in field neaf
Carthage, during n heavy storm, two
farmers We're partially stunned and
their teams scared by the falling of n
bail of fire, The teams We're going in
opposite directions and the drivers did
not see the body approaching, but a
man who was planting corn several
hundred feet away, heard whizzing
sound and saw the ball descending in
appearance like large augur. Fort
unately neither was touched. A large
hole was made in the ground and n
cloud of dust raised as IL disappeared.
THE governor filed with the secretary
of state his veto of three bills passed by
the legislature. They were the bill
amending the law concerning the
fencing of public highways, because the
title is defective; the bin amending the
law relating to insane persons and their
estates, because it is a radical depart&re
from the rule and practice in other judi
cial cases; and the senate bill in relation
to insurance companies, the governors
| objections to it being that it would set
aside safeguards which every well-con-
Quoted insurance company should be
permitted to establish for its own pro-
lection.
APRIL is was st. Louis day for sensa-
tions. In that city on that day +. +.
IIargraves, 81 years old, shot himself;
Charles Heitzberg, a butcher, hanged
HIMSELF William O'Brien, an engineer,
took poison, and Clara Gray fatally
stabbed Stella Gray in a house of i'll
repute.
BURGLARs entered the Chinn dry
goods store at Webb City the other
night and carried away sixty-eight
rolls of fine silk, two large valises, a
large number of silk handlxerchiefs and
$50 in cash. Each roll of silk contained
from ten to thirty yards and the stoler
booty amounted in value to between q, +,
500 and 1000.
KINGSTON recently held a popular
election for postmaster at which Johr
NJ. Esteb distanced all competitors. liz
will be recommended by Mr.. Dockery