The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-10-24
MISSOURI NEWS.

OnarloB Stovone was erreStou uohr
Chillicothe, charged with the murder
Of VIM. A. Ellis.
Boonville IL to have . new market
house and expects to add metropo-
Titan hotel in the near future.
8. p. Black, who disappeared
from Carl Junction, on September
30, IL at the homo Of his brother in
Cranberry, N. O.
A baseball circuit comprising Sa-
vannah, Amszonis, Fillmore, Rosen-
dale, Rochester, Rush and Nodawsy
will be organized next year.
The corn crop Of Missouri averages
Ill per cent. according to the report
Of Department Of Agriculture, or u
per cent. better than any state in the
Union.
There Is q district in st. Louis with
100000 inhabitants and only one
church. Formerly IL contained
twenty two churches. 1t now has
300 saloons.
The only monument 30 far erected
on the Chickamsuga battlefield for
confederates was raised by Missouri,
which raised also two monuments to
union soldiers.
Judge Ellison Is instructing grand
jnries where he is holding court to
indict every road overseer who fails
to do his duty in the repairing or
constructing Of roads.
Tho bond investment companies,
of which there are three in the state,
are still making q fight on tho de-
cision OF State Treasurer Stephens,
order ng them to close.
The state convention of Missouri
Universalist churches was in session
at Lamonte the first of the week.
Fifty delegates representing twelve
churches were presnent.
Work on the smelter at Hunter
mines, Camden county, was begun
last week. Sixteen Thousand pounds
of lead is already mined, and work
being vigorously prosecuted.
Luellus Cunningham, son of James
Cunningham, has won, by a compete
tive examination, the cadetship of
the Sixth Congressional district to
the United States Mil tary academy
ct West Point.
Fraak Alcorn, q well known and
popular Missouri Pacific conductor,
died of sumption at his home in
Sedalia, leaving four, motherless
children, Mrs. Alcorn's death having
occurred some months ago.
Farmers are inclined to be careless
about complying with the require
ments of a statute adopted by the
last legislature providing that all
hogs that have died of cholera shall
be buried three feet under ground.
Failure to observe this provision is
punishable by 500 fine.
Mayor Clark has vetoed the cur
few ordinance passed by the War
rensburg council, announcing his
belief in its unconstitutionality, and
calling attention to the fact, further
more, that anyway the city has no
night policeman to enforce it, and
the council refuses to confirm anyone
he appoints to that position.
The Missouri populist committee
adopted the Following:
We affirm our devotion to the princi-
Piles embodied In the national platform
Of the Peoples party adopted at Omaha
July 4, 1892:
legislative bodies, we deem 1t necessary
to the perpetustion Of American liberty
that moro direct legislation be adopted.
We therefore recommend that in the
next national platform OF the peoples
party there be demand for such direcl
legislation as 10 embodied in the initia.
tive and referendum.
The Missouri Grand Lodge knights
Of Pythias held It's annual meeting
in Hannibal. DR.. H. J. Ravold, Of
st. Joseph, was unanimously elected
grand chancellor; DR.. W. T. Rolster
OF Cape Girardeau, grand vice chan
cellor; Stanley B. Walker, OF Hig'
ginsville, preiate; John Holmes, O
st. Louis, grand keeper Of recordl
and seal; Adam Theis Of Hannibal
for the twenty drst time re elected
grand master of the exchequer; j
D. Thomas Of Willow Springs
grand master -at-arms; Leo Keller
Lexington, grand inner guard
W. q. Webb, Macon, grand QUITE
guard. The principal interest cen
tered In the election of suprem,
lodge representatives. The candi
dates were: George R. C.-wagoner
81. Louisi James A. Reud, Kansa
City; Harry 81. Allen, sedalia; Johl
N. Basket, Hannibal; R. H. May
bury, Kansas City; J. A. Frink
Springfield, and W. A. Radcliff, Sc
dsl,a. Allen was elected on tn
third ballot and Wagner on the dfth
James A. Reed was elected truste
for three years, John N. Bsskett 70
two years and M. D. Wood for on
year. Tho Grand Temple OF Rath
bone Sisters elected officers ~ fol
lows: Grand chief, Mrs. A. Farley
Of Kansas Cityi grand senior, Mr.
3. J. Taylor, Marcelinei grand jun