The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-02-20

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missouri sIATK NEWS.
Tho A. q. q ". of lglsseuri.
The biennial session Of She Missour1
grand lodge ancient Order Of United
NYorxmen, was held In 81 Louis
There were 40 preseut out 0f tho SIC deis-
ates enfit151 to sit In the mcetin9 when tho
conycntion was cnllcd 80 order Before the
convention went into executive session Mayor
stusc, and welcomed the delegates TO tho city
He dweit upon the rood accomplished by wel1-
conducted bene6ciaI organizations, and Was
loudly appis uded. 4 Il <
The grand recorders report showed the af.
fairs OF the order to be IA a flour;shing condi.
ton. the disbursements having been 6i6oSs. q,
icavlng balance Of e6.807S9 fn the general
FUND The Disbursements from the Beneficiary
fund amounted to II, 1877 s4so.s, leaving bai.
Anco OF u. 49, .02.
THE LIQUOR QUESTION.
The grand master ,workman's report was -
exhaustive one. showing the work done during
the past two years. He took up tho HQuof
question, which has for . long tiUc bccn agitata
ing the order. He Sid that after being aps
prised that the death rate was much hi4hcr I'd
St Louis than any where else In Missouri. hc
had made o diffgcnt investigation. and found
that a largo pcrcentage Of tho deaths wcrc duo
TO disease supcrinducel ! BY the excessive use Of
alcoholic liquors. He told OF tho progress Of
the work OF excluding not only those rho used
alcoholic liquors. but those who sold them os
vol, and Expressed a hope that the laws OF tho
order would never be mid, less strl agent ON
this point.
A Voting Nilssourian's succcss.
Jaspcr N. Morrison, NIissourian,
has been named f5r Judge advocats.
general by the president. So
Says Washington dispatch: Jasper N.
Morrison, d young lawyer. caiuc here from Mis-
souri, feW years ago and obtained q clers.htp
In the bufedu OF the judge acknowledgement OF
the army. He liked the place. and ma lc q caro-
full study sof military law. BY gradual steps
and on his merits he was advnncei until he be-
canic chief clerk OF the bureau. one OF the
most important of the war department The
dispatch then cites how Mr.. Morrison, s conduc
Of the famous Maj. Ames case attracted at-
tentton. When the time came t) III the va
c1ncy OF judge advocate In tae army Mr.. Nor
rfsOn's name was suggested to the president
and supported warmly BIZ Secretary Lamont,
Gen. Schofleid and othersI. The onlco Ia a
very desirable one. It carries with It the cow
mission and pay CT . major in the army |
is for life. with tn, privileges of retircn,csst.
and tho usual allowances OF officers Of tho
regular army. Morrison has relatives In the
western part ot Missouri. and Is well known
in the state.
May Delay the Work.
From the opinions OF attorneys en-
gagged by the county court, it appears
that Johnson county may not have q
new courthouse for some time.
The money is to be raised by three Ieyies Of
2h mills the eio0 valuation in as many
years. In the opinion OF Prosecuting Attorney
F. b. Fulkerson and other lawyers, the court
must wait until the money Is in the treasury
and builder want to take the responsibility
on themselves. The attorney general will be
requested TO submits his opinion.
He Gambied ana COMMITTED Suicide.
Howard nj. Cummins, n gambler Of
Clinton, and widely known in Missouri,
Kansas and Texas, committed suicide
at Fort Scott, Kas., taking morphine
He left letter giving directions as to tho
disposition OF his body, He asked to bc buried
ut Fort Scott, and that none of his relatives DO
notified until after the funcral: that his moucy.
be given to his parents. and that he he buried
In n ptnc-box. in cheap lot, adding That he did
not believe in giving kD man a 800 burial =
He was %. He rclucsted that there be n,
funeral. no pa a1c, no Invitations and no cs-
play. and that his body be hiuled out ia drsy.
s. NJ. Barker, OF yeyisvIllc.
8. M. Barkcr,sof Welisvillc, died the
other morning. yg-s
Mr.. Barker was . prominent man. being z
mason and cashicr.of the Wellsville bank. His
grandfather, James MnckeY. commanded this
Spanish fort at st. Louis duriug tho Spanish
war. and built the first brick house In the vii.
lage OF st. Louis. and which afterwarl was
made o part OF the Sacred Heart onvcnt. ro-
Gently torn down. His paternal. grandfather
served with distinction In the revolution, p1r-
ticipssing In all the principal battles.
had Fro at Keunett.
Burglars visited Kennett the other
morning before daylight, blew open tho
post Office safe and then fred the town,
II buildings being consumed. Loss.
S5O, 900; insurance, $4,000. The stocks
Of goods were generally moved ont,
but badly damaged. THO banks safe
stood the test. That institution is do
ing business in temporary quarters,
and will rebuild at once.
Josisss NJ. Antho1y.
Josiah NJ. Anthony died near Fred-
eric:<stown, after n long illness.
He was born in Madison county in 1870, ana
was promfncnt 6garc :n-its history for many
years He was n mcmhcr Of the Twentieth
Twenty -eight, Thirty-Erss and Thirty-sccond
general assemblies of this ststr. lYc wns tdcn.
lifted with the granEc and Farmers Alliance
movements, and was ut ono tine state prcsi.
dent of the latter organization.
Settled an Old Trouble.
2 w. l. Burdettc is dead, and his son,
w. l. Burdcttc, is dying at Sugar La!sc,
near st. Joseph, the result of n fight.
George May and Charley, his nephew. en-.
gayed In fight with the -Burdcttes. and. after
q desperate tuss'c. worsted thsm- The elder