The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-05-09

tee to call convention to commit
the party of the state to the question
of unlimited coinage of both gold
and silver.
Joe X. Hickey and his SON in law,
X. II. Spencer, have purchased a
brokerage commission business in st.
Louis. This looks as though Col.
Hickey is about to abandon Wash
ington, where he has held sway for
many years.
Ten head of fat steers belonging to
Miss Bette Gentry were killed by
lightning in pasture near Sedalia.
They had punched together under a
large oak tree. The bolt of lightning
struck the tree ana killed the cattle.
They were valued at 5000.
Gen. s. s. Hayran died at Hous-
tonia, aged seventy FIVE years. He
was n graduate Of West Point, and
was in more battles during the civil
war than any other officer, save one,
who came from that institution. He
was breveted three times, and also
served in the war with Mexico.
The secretary of state has just
published statement of the condi-
ton of Missouri banks on April 3.
Their total resources amount to
$111, ,126,07S So. They have in gold
coin So, 513, 1864 so; in silver, 1884,
582.63, and in paper money of all
kinds, $7,275, ,2sl.77. Their capital
stock, paid in, amounts to s21 ,26l,
10000.
w. NJ. Gottschalk, of Milan, went
to Macon hotel. He did not know
how to shut Of the incandescent
light in his room, and wrapped a
towel around it. While he was asleep
the towel burned Off and fell to the
floor. The carpet ignited, and the
smoke would have suffocated Cots
chalk had it not been for the fact
that his transom was open. The
night clerk traced the smoke to the
room and extinguished the fire.
Jacob Wasserfall a Joplin widower,
secured license to wed Miss Hattie
Basuer, of st. Paul, Mimi, with
whom he had been in correspondence
through an advertisement in a Chi
cago matrimonial paper. He had
sent $40 in payment for her trans
portation. She was expected Satur
day but up to Tuesday had not
arrived. The expectant groom had
arrived at the conclusion that he
had been beaten out of his $40.
Two men have been working the
short change racket upon Jefferson
City and Sedalia merchants. This is
the game: They go into store and
buy 5 cents worth of goods and hand
the merchant a $40 bill. When the
latter turns around to get the change,
they substitute a 81 bill. They be-
fuddle the merchant by saying each
to the other, "let me pay for it," ETC.,
and the other one makes a purchase,
and as result they beat the mer-
chant in almost every instance.
Bob Jeffries, while looking for
hawks nest the other day, found the
dead body of strange man in the
McMillen pasture one half mile east
of South Greenfield. The body was
partially decomposed and was lying
near fallen tree top. A coat, vest
and hat were near by. In the right
hand of the dead man was a small
round mirror. The body was fairly
well dressed, but nothing was found
by which the man could be identified.
1t was thought by those who viewed
the body that the man had probably
pcch ucdu HiohIH' cOinc ueiicNc
the body is that of desperate Hoff-
man.
Mrs. Mary Kay, widow of the
late Rev. Henry Kay, well known
minister of the southern Methodist
church, committed suicide at the
Fulton Asylum. She formed a chain
from strips of bed clothing with
which she hanged herself in her
ward. Her husband met the same
fate at the st. Joseph asylum some
months ago. The suicide of her
husband caused Mrs. Kay to 60 vio-
lently insane. She was taken to the
Fulton asylum from Montgomery
City, and after a short treatment
was returned to her home as
restored; but the Gu. e was only tenn
porary, and soon after she was
returned to the asylum. She was
often heard to say that she had
nothing to live for after her husbands
death, though she had four grown
children living. Rev. Henry Ray
was known throughout northeast
Missouri where he preached for years.