The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-05-16
have prompted the act. Mcguire
was born at Boonville in 1888.

the same thing, and Brotherton once
stood opposite st. Charles, but It
went into the capacious NAV OF the
Missouri, as did also primitive
st. Joseph.
The National Bank of Rolla, Phelps
county, was selected as the deposi-
tory for all county funds by the
county court of that county court
last Monday. Their bid was 7 lilo
per cent on all daily balances. This
is the highest bid we have yet seen
in the state.
A young man broke down a water
bucket shelf in Macon county
school house. The school board as
sessed him seventy cents for it, but
he refused to pay. The board sued
HIM, the jury hung, the case went to
a higher court, and now the costs
amount to more than 5000.
Andrew II. Lucas, inventor Of the
Lucas ship and of a successful grain
binder, died in st. Louis at the city
hospital from dementia, resulting
from business disappointments. He
leaves widow and daughter. The
deceased was deprived of the benefits
accruing from his inventions.
Edward Powers was shot and killed
in Justices Office at Maryville.
Powers had J. F. Harvard arrested
and bound over to keep the peace.
Another suit followed, in which
row was started with j. +. Howard
on one side and o. P. Hubble and
Powers or the other, and Powers lost
his life.
The dispositions now being taken
in the case of Mercer, of st. Louis,
VS.. the Commonwealth Land and
Development Company of Sedalia,
promise to furnish some interesting
matter. Before the case is conclud-
ed members of the Legislature will be
summoned to testify whether or not
they received any valuable consider
alton for their votes on the passage
of the capital removal resolution. T.
III. McKenna, a clerk in tho legisla-
ture, swore under oath that a mem
ber of the house told him he had re-
ceived sum of money for his vote.
The directors of the Missouri State
{ hautauqua have made the following
additions to the board: Lon V.
Stephens, Jefferson City; j. r.
Kirk, Jefferson City; Walter Will
liars, Columbia; R. H. Jesse, Col
arsbis; Mayor Websta. Davis, aah.
sas City; E. NJ. Wright, Kansas City
Prof George II. Howe, Warrensburg;
Prof. ]. w. Ellis, Plattsburg; Prof.
G. II. Laughlin, Kirksville; II. p.
Fdris, Clinton; Judge Harry Conway,
Lamonte; G. A. Ramsey, SPRING
field; Rev. DR.. S. j. Nichols, Rev.
Jesse Bowman Young and DR.. J. II.
Garrison, ST. Louis, and j. II. Pinker-
ton, Paris, Mo.
John G.. Chandler, aged 60, lead.
ing attorney of st. Louis, was
instantly killed by falling down the
elevator shaft of the Security build
ing. He fell head foremost from the
seventh floor to the first and struck
on his head and shoulders. Mr.
Chandler had been practicing law in
st. Louis with distinguished success
for twenty five years. Before com
ing he was located at Wheeling,
w. Va, and was then the attorney
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
company. Nine years ago he was
appointed the attorney for the Chi.
cago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
company for st. Louis. The
deceased leaves a widow, formerly a
Miss Barber, of Sandusky, o., and
several children.
The commission appointed by the
governor in accordance with a law
passed by the late general assembly,
to provide means for the erection of
statues of Gen. Frank p. Blair and
Thomas II. I'enton, in Memorial Hall
at Washington, d. c., held its first
meeting for the purpose of organic
ing. All the members, Gov. Stone,
Judge o. M. Spencer, of st. Joseph;
Gen. Odon Guitar, of Columbia, Hon.
b. b. Cahoon, of Fredericktown; Col.
Peter l.. Foy, ,f st. Louis, and Col.
James II. Birch, of Plattsburg, were
present. The commission organized
by electing Gov. Stone chairman and
Col. Birch secretary. 1t was resolv-
cd to meet again in the Southern
Hotel, st. Louis, June 20, 1895, when
bids will be received and designs for
the proposed statues will be sub
mittod. The appropriation is s12,-
900.
1t Is said the fifteen months old
child of Mrs. Nelson, who was
acquitted of murder in Hannibal the
other day, played an important part
in securing the verdict in its mothers
favor. While little Willie Stull, the
only eye witness to the tragedy, was
on the stand, the child toddled over
to him, playing with him during the
whole time he was giving his testi-
mony and this wrought upon the
feelings of the jury. When the
prosecuting attorney began his