The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-11
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

THE president has appointed Charles
Il. Hill postmaster ut Maiden.
FIRE at Independence on tn, "a dc.
stroted property to the value Of $50, Ooo
B., MARTIN REED, colored, was hanged at
Kansas City on the 5th for the murder
Of his wife in 1899.
THE steamer A. l.. Mason, owned at
Kansas City, ran against. n snag and
was sunk near Friar's Point, on the
lower Mississippi, several days ago
The boat was valued at sa5, 900, and
was insured for e5, OJO. She carried a
valuable cargo.
Two of the train robbers who robbed
the Frisco express at Mound Valley,
Kan last September. passed through
Carthage the other day in charge OF
officers and were fully identified by
parties at Carthage who ere passcn-
gers on the train.
JAMES CIR LSTEAD, n farmer living
near Columbus recently met his deuth
ln distressing manner lie wns haiti.
ing load of corn, when his team ran
off. The wagon ran over him and lie
died in two hours from his injuries. The
deceased was about 80 years old lie
leaves wife.
Ar the close Of business on the last
bf the year State Auditor Sicbctt fould
that during the year he had drawn
warrants footing up grand aggregate
of s3,4G7, ,o)7.10. There is in the treas
ury to the credit of all funds the sum
of s4t7,3O2. 50 with which to begin the
business of the new year.
TiIE commissioner of labor statistics
has filed his report with the governor
A considerable portion of the work is
devoted to discus sion of the labor
question and the tendencies of the
times in that direction. IL makes a
volume OF i4j pages, and contains valu-
able statistics and informrtion
NJ. SHAY, for the past thirteen years
agent for the Chicago & Alton rail:
way Mt Marshall, has itystcriously
disappeared. An investigation of his
accounts showed him to be defaulter
in the sum of over 81, 900 to the Alton
company and s575 to the Knights OF
Pythias lodge of which he was treas.
urer
j. WEST GOODWIN the veteran editor
OF the Sedalia Bazoo. recently severely
criticised Il burlesquc combination that
appeared in that city, when three iratc
females of the company attempted to
horscwhip him. West and his Office
force routed the "combn,tion' capt.
urcd their whips and hats anl landed
them in the police court
The other night ex-Aldcrman PEN
dlcton, of St. Joseph, attempted to
drive across the Hannibal 4. ST. Joseph
tracks at what is known as Dead
Mans Crossing when he was struck
by an engine and fatally injured His
father and mother were ltillel by
switch engine while crossing ra l.
road track about II year ago
Ar st. Louis the other night C. p
lIatson, d discharged switchman, at
tempted to kill Edward Mcdonald,
foreman of the Fridge Terminal Co.,
but failed in his purpose. The neXt
morning his hcadlcss body was found
on the traclss-in y depot yards Cir
cumsta ices showed that he deliberately
threw himself before an engine and
was run over
THE executive committee of the pop
ulst party of Missouri met at Kansas
Ciy the other day and organized with
A. Rozelle, of Tarkio, as chairman; A.
l.. Gardner, of Broollfcld, secretary,
and A. j. Littcll, of Tarhio as treas.
urer An address was formulated and
sent out as the official uttcrance of the
state committee. II urges n thorough
organization throughout the state.
RAYTowN, in jackson county, evil
IDENTIFY contains II lot of bad boys They
attempted to break up meeting in the
school house the other night, but We're
driven off by the town marshal After
the meeting they rode through the
crowd and several girls were trampled
upon by their horses. The Youngsters
were arrested and heavily fined, and
one of them held to the grand jury for
malicious manning.
THE residence of Mrs Sarah Kelley,
in Lincolnvile, was destroyed by fire
the other night, and her two grand
children, Landon Bailey, aged years
and Lena West, aged : years. were
burned to death. Mrs Kelley put the
children to bed, and after they fell
asleep went to visit II neighbor. Dur
ing her absence the house caught fire
from the stove and the little ones per-
ished in the flames
THE report of the state treasurer
shows that on November 80 there was
$3.50, ,95S i5 on hand. During December
the receipts into the treasury from all
sources was 81, 100 900. 80, while the dis
bursements amounted to Sl,2ls 6s39S,
leaving n cash balance on hand Janu-