The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-03-02
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

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Fobt lmlncfs We're killed at JOPLIN 6n
TIE 3ist bS tile Giving In of mine
which they were attempting to prop up
with trnbers
MAMIE, the three-ycGr- daughter
of Jack Smith, of Louisiana. was horrl-
bly, burned the other afternoon by her
clothes taking fire from an open stove,
W. DflLEipER, OF Chillicothe, won
the competitive debate at Yale college,
aud will represent the university law
school at the Yale-Princcton debate
March tercxt
.Tttfs otbef night bhrgidrs broke into
stores &c Robertson 4 Son, Moody e
Williams and Welsh & Roberts and the
post offies at Ozark, and considerable
booty w i secured.
JoHS w. FRITz, one OF Louisiana's
prominent young business men and
manager Of the City mills, failed with
liabilities amounting to about $50, 900
He bought too much wheat last fall,
WILLIAM CovNGToN, Henry county
stock dealer, was accdently shot in
Texas county a few days ago, where he
had gone for some stock. His injuries
wers reported to be of fatal nature.
fnB plant NJ the j. N. Roberts man.
hfacturing plant dt Popular Bdtf
burned the othef night The company
tftanufactuEed all finds OF baskets; fruit
Packages and bdttcr trays, The capac-
ity for the tianrfacture of trays was
greater than that of any other concern
in the United States. The loss is about
$40. 900, with BIN insurance of Sl0,OJ0.
JOHN HUGhEs. n negro who was
studying for the ministry, insulted
young woman on the streets of Mobcr-
ly the other night lie was arrested
and confined in the city lock-up The
next morning. while the attention of
the guard wis diverted thrte brothers
Of the young lady entered the cell room
and literally filled his body with bul.
lets. lie will die. The brothers were
arrested.
w. NJ. ALLEN, formerly employed in
liquor store at Kansas City, went to
the Jail in that town the other day and
asked to see man who had been con.
victed of embezzlemeut. He was rccog-
nized as a young man that the officers
had been after for more than . year to
answer an indictment for emliczzling
400 from his employer, Mrs, Klein.
He said that he had given Mrs Klcin'a
note, and supposed that the matter had
been settled. He was locked m
THE state supreme court has decided
IN interesting point in case which
had been pending in the courts for over
twenty years In July, 1879, Mary Jane
e,it
for s., 900 damages against the st. Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern railroad for
being elected from the ladies' car an |
compelled to ride in another. The court
decided against the plaintiff, holding
that railway companies had the right
to make such regulations in regard to
the color line,
JEPTHA II. SIMPSON, worth a quarter
million dollars, committed suicide in n
most deliberate manner at St Louis
| the ptr ~ Forming. lie procured an
| old razoE donned his night shirt, put
on his night cap, put tub by the side
of his bed 10 catch the blood and, lying
down upon the bed, put his head over
the tub and cut his throat lie was
dead when found Deceased was 62
years of age and his second wife died
twenty-threc years ago, since which
time he has lived as rccluse.
| THE grand jury at st. Louis returned
seven indictments against Michael
Foerstel-thc ex-city treasurer whose
son stole SGG, 900 and committed sui
cide-charging him with cmbezzle-
ment As soon as the indictments were
turned in capias for the arrest of
Foerstel, which had already been made
out BY the clerk, was turned over to Il
deputy sheriff, who set out to serve 1t.
Foerstel arrived at the -Four courts n
little later in company with his as
signee, Gus Meechin, who furnished
tl6, 900 bonds.
THE other night siX-months-old
babe was left at the door Of Rev. w. II.
Barnes, of Macon, with pitiful note
asking him to care for it. Later n po-
liceman arrested woman who con-
fessed that she left the child. She said
she was from Ottumwa Ia, and was
hired to abandon the child by man
from Salina, Kan. Mr.. Barnes recog-
nized the woman as member of his
congregation in Wisconsin ten years
ago, but refused to tell her name. The
woman, he says was Il noted elocution-
list See is about S5 years old.
The week ended February IS was
the most active of the year in the Jop-
lin mining district There was an in
creased output of ore. Owing to the
decreased output of the past few weeks
and the partial exhaustion of the stocks
on hand at the snelters, there was an
increased demand for zinc ore and
prices advanced steadily The average
price for the week was s22 in Joplin
aud s2l.50 at Carterville and Webb
City. There was no change in the lead
ore market, the price remaining al
s2l.75 per 1000, delivered. The value
of the output for the week was ss3,6l2
AN aggravated case OF poisoning is
reported from Seymour. Some fiend
attempted to poison stock belonging tc
j. w. Heckendown, harness maker
The poison was arsenic and creosott
and was given to the cattle and horses
In salt They had recovered from the
effects of the first attempt, when they
received the second dose and fln'
thoroughbred Jersey bull and hcifel
and blooded hog died. An attempt
was also made to poison Mr.. Hecken
down by placing poison in his waite
bucket, but that was discovered in time
The guilty party had not been discov
cred.
HoS. JOHN G. TARsNEY, member O
congress from the Fifth (kansas City
district, was taken suddenly i'll u
Washington ON the 10th. His condition
was very critical Two days later Mrs
Tarsney, worn out with the excitemen
and watching by the bedside of he
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