The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-10
MISSOURI 4 NEWS.
Recent Nentbs.

y" oAASo - fhiSys ohS VI n oCSs
known of the older residents of st.
Louis, and for many years n of its
most prominent manufactures. Mr..
Filley was born in Connecticut, in 1915.
and achieved a successful business ca
reer. He was a man of the utmost per-
sonal probity. Once a friend for whom
he had become an indorser failed, and
Mr.. Filley was involved to the extent
of 81 1000, 900. His friends urged him TO
go into bankruptcy. He refused, asked
for time, and eventually paid off the
debt, with accumulated interest
amounting to 100000.
Rev. Samuel Huffman, aged 95, for
so years a resident of Savannah, and
the oldest odd fellow in the state, at
his home, in that city, from old age.
Mr.. Huffman spent the greater part of
his life as a pastor in the Methodist
church. He was a mason of high stand
ing.
Charles A. Benson, whose death in
Luzon while serving in the Third Unit
ed States cavalry, last January, has
just been reported, was a St. Louis
boy, and was formerly Il member Of
the First Missouri regiment.
Richard Russell, 62 years old, ut
Clinton.
Thomas Warren Booth, a well-known
young commission man of St. Louis,
of pneumonia.
Mrs. ]. B. REYNOLDS. wife of DR.. j.
Il. Reynolds and sister of DIR. c. Il.
Woodson. superintendent of the hos
pital for the insane, No. 2, at ST. .Jo-
seph.
James d. Hart, an cid q. A. r. vet
eran and prominent Free Mason and
Mrs. Jennie Brands, widow of Kemp
Brands, at Slater. Interment at Sweet
Springs.
The wife of Rev. L. P. Bowen, former
pastor of the Presbyterian church ut
Marshall, at Monroe, La. Interment at
Marshall.
Joseph L. Minor, one of the pioneers
of Randolph county, at Huntcrville,
aged 81.
Mrs. Joseph Dreiss, aged %, at
Odessa.
Samuel +. Patterson. IS years old,
at Neosha of apoplexy. For - years
he had been surveyor of Newton
county.
Taxable Wealth of st. Louis.
The report of Chairman Fredericks
of the St. Louis board of assessors
shows: Land, acres, II, 7Os.O6. valued
ut 50. 94S. 900; town lots. IL, S92, valued
at $500. 043, 100. Total real estate, S311,-
992 800. Banking corporations, $1s,451,-
$50; railroad corporations, 94,260; all
other corporations. SS,64S,210; bonds,
notes and evidences of Indebtedness,
SIS. 4O9, 40; horses, mar and geldings.
1890, valued at S416,SSO; mules, 800.
valued ut $15.31O; neat cattle, 6,1O0,
valued 1T S1O6. 100; swine, so, valued at
Ss25G; farm implements and all other
personal property, 13,76S,54U Total
personal property, S44,911.230; total
real estate and personal, $356,30 500.
THE above does not include street
railways and railway mileage.l
Secretary Lesueur's Report.
Secretary of State Lesueur reports
having received and paid into the state
treasury taxes and fees for the month
of February as follows: Notarial CONF
missions, $40; domestic corporations
tax. S6,O53; foreign corporations tax,
$3.50; miscellaneous fees, $446.75; land
department fees, s46.75; recording
railroad contracts, $292.1O; bank in
spection fees, $1,O5s.5O Total, S9,569.1 10.
state Treasurer Pitts Report.
State Treasurer Pitts has filed with
Gov. Stephens his report of the trans
actions of the treasury for the month
of February. 1t shows the following:
Balance on hand, January 81, S3.197,-
4 1.39; receipts Tor February, $497,-
99s.91; disbursements for February,
S263,731.25. This leaves a balance in
the state treasury at the close of bust
on February IS of $1.432, 1886.
Nv" AouE 0Hu u Dc&BuEs
Catherine Costello, a bsggar, who
for years was 4 familiar figure at the
steps of the ST. Louis merchants ex
change, is no longer a mendicant. The
old wonan's daughter said she had
come into her inheritance. "Yes, moth
err" said she, has been summoned
from poverty, to riches.and now stands
at the great throne of God"
4 Pleasant Surprise.
Rev. 5. j. Niccolls, ID. D.. pastor Of
the Second Presbyterian church, ST.
for 81 years, has been laying up
treasures. His congregation, the other
night, gave his S3,50O-$1OO for each
year of his ~pastorate.
SPrInGHeId's Big Revival.
The Springfield revival has been in
progress over two months, and the con.
number nearly 1000. Mai.
Cole is now making preachers of law
yers, doctors, merchants and laoOrers.
He Made 1t Disappear.
Harry Bowers, aged SO, of No. lib
South Sixth street, St. Louis, while
demonstrating to children his ability
as a slight-of-hand performer, swal-
|oxyol a Sn-nopf piaoa