The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-08-05

| coinage OF silver ne Sal1 ne never yet voted
against the free coinage OF silver.
The State Refuses to Fay.
The state has refused to pay its pau
per debt to st. Louis, and the courts
will be appealed to.
City Treasurer Chas Scudder received let
ter from State Auditor J. NJ. Seibert. in which
that ofricial says he can not audit the sl2.5OO
state insane account due the city of st. Louis
| for the care and board OF patients kept at the
asylum for the state from January to June 30
| 1903. Mr.. Seibert says that in the opinion of
Attorney General Walker the law authorizing
the payment is unconstitutional. This law.
which was passed by the last legislature ap-
| propriated $4,000 for the purpose and
was passed after bitter fight by the state on
cials. The ground the attorney general takes
Is that as nothing in this act shall be con-
strued to pledge the state to the payment, tho
state, therefore. is not Obliged to settle.
The State University Building.
JEFFERSON CTrY. July 25.-Gov. Stone Sec.
retary Of State Iesueur and Auditor Seibert.
composing the commission having charge OF
the fund appropriated by the last general as.
sembly for the building OF the state university
at Columbia, met and approved the contract
awarded some days since by the board OF
curators to F. II. Binder. Of this city for the
Bell. OF Fulton. who drew the plans and who
will supervise the construction. was In CONSUL
tatiOn with the commission. Mr.. Binders bid
furnished by Mr. Binder in $4,000 Work IN
der the terms Of the contract must commence
Immediately.
The Hisginsville Court Act.
Judge Broaddus granted an injunc-
tion restraining the holding of term
of the circuit court at Higginsville in
September.
The last legislative passed an act for the
holding OF two terms CT the circuit court In
Higginsville each year. thus taking two terms
away from Lexington. This is in La Fayettc
county.l The suit was brought to test the con-
stitufionality OF the act. Judge Broaddus' de
cision says the act was constitutional. An ap
peal has been taken TO the supreme court.
Will Pay the Bonds.
The county court of jackson county
has ordered the payment of 500, 900
worth of bonds, issued in 1873 by Kaw
township to aid in the building of the
Kansas City. Topeka & Lawrence rail-
road. This road Twas never built. but
the county has paid interest for TWEEN
ty years, and will pay the bonds at
their maturity, August 1.
School Children in Pettis County.
The school enumeration of Pettis
county shows a total number of school
children of 1856, of which S.6s7 are
white and $40 colored, male and female
being about equally divided.
Bank CIearinss at st Louis.
During the week ended on the 2sth
the bank clearings of st. Louis were
SIC. SIS. $50, decrease of 2O.6 per cent
compared with same week last year.
Maud McKibben Indicted.
Maud McKibben has been indicted
by the St Louis grand jury for murder
in the first degree, having, it is charged,
poisoned her father and sister.
Missouri State Fair Association.
W. J. Millby has been appointed, by
the Pettis county circuit court, receiver
for the Missouri State Fair association.
He gave bond for sso, 1000.
The Oseeola Bank Assigns
The bank of Osceola made an assign
ment the other day. Assets, about
$40, 900; liabilities, same. Stringency
in the money market
Caused by sunstroke.
Thomas B. Haw, aged IS, who had
resided in Macon county for forty-five
years, died the other day from the eff
fects of sunstroke.