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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07
WOOL IS PIG HATS.

y very picturesque and entertaining
struggle has begun in Georgia for the
control of the State Farmers Alliance
and OF its newspaper organ. A. is
generally known. the alliance has been
successful III Georgia III capturing the
Democratic party machinery in most
of the districts. Il has elected six out
of ten Representatives 10 the Fifty
second Congress: it has elected the
Governor and a majority OF the Leg
islaturc. and it only failed to elect Il
[ nitcd State, senator because of dis
Scn>ion> il lis oWn rank.
The leading man i'll the Georgia Al
lance thus far has been Col. Lconidas
Felix Livingston. cX-pre>idrnt OF the
state Agricultural Society. Congress
man-clcct. president of the State ALI
ancc and hacker Of the .SO"thcTH III
oHce Turner. which has been the
official State organ.
1t seems that Gov. Northrn and
some OF his appoiutees and tol. Wad-
/ dell. the present president of the stat"
I Agricultural society. are anxious To
throw OF The leadership Of Col. Liv-
ing~ton and get control OF the State
organization themselves. To that end
fourteen OF them met in caucu> at the
Executive Mansion one night last week
and proceeded To depoSe the Fii1acI
from lis post of official organ and
make arrangements to start Il new or
gan. The proceedings Of thC caucn
were meant to he secret. of Course,
bat somehow thcy leaked out. and the
last number of the F0fmeT proceed,
10 >pi! them upon the %raI,icr Of lis iine
sarcasm. thus: We confess that oEI
paper is not the organ of the class Oi
alliance men Who meet in the parlor,
of the Executive Mansion. They art
OF the plug hat variety. while we rep,
resent the wool lat boys" ANOTHER
paragraph *. il possible. still more
crushing: The peo.l" of Georgia
cvcrla>;in@ly sat down upon that
Markham caucus. and it is now in
order to smash into a cooked hat
.Northen's parlor caucus The wool
hat boys Will attend to this little bus.
incSs. and don't you forget it,
of course. if the plug hat Gpithet
sticks. GOV. NOrthen and Col. Wad-
dell may as well give up the contest.
But. on the other hand. Col. Liyin%s-
ton must he very careful hereafter al
ways to wear a wool hat. There are
suspicious that sometimes when he is
away from home he wears a Derby.
1t is very pretty quarrel as it stands.
But then something must be done to
make politics lively in Georgia.
Prophecy is dangerous. but we vcn-
turc To predict that in this case the
wool hat boys will come out ahead.
and that Livingston will continue 10
be a bigger man than NOrthcn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07
Stockholders Meeting.

| Noti-r i. hereby given, that 4 meeting of tn
,~htocShuIdcrs of the Cape Giraryieau Southwest
trI Railway Company, will taxi. place at tn;
general Offices Of said company, In tn" city a
tapc T. raTi, au. Missouri, Oh saturday. Apr
9Th. l-!i. in order TO submit ia the stakeholder
of said company. the question of issuing Two
MilliOa Dollars in General Consolidated EoEda.
secured by mortgage on the said road in that
behalf and it, Proposed eNt'asiou, aad hraacEc-
that NAV be- acquired. for the purpose of rr-
TpdtccmiHg prescht ont ia ding hoEis. cNtin-
guishiag the floating debt Of the company, cX-
tei.dinE tie road ard acquiring branch roads,
and = morally T." transact such other business a.
NAV come Def rc said nrptiug
By Ori,r of Bari of Director Of said COM
pany- LOUIS HOUCE. President.
! Albert HAWKINS, Secretary.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07
Nnticn To Contractors

Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned
Road aad iSrii.c commissioner of Cape Girar-
.ii"au County Missouri. will. on saturday.
March , III I~gI. at L o'ciocI NJ let Contract
l"r the -cIa ir at the nG-th pier ri the i,rir c
across White y atrr near White water station.
said TrpGjr consists at taking d.wn a i rn-
placing sail pier or by r"pairiIs said pier with
.Ut taking il dOwl. Plan apd specifications
furnished On the day of Lifting.
l. VI. f;-an,
Road :. Fridge commissioner
FrIruar. II.h I-yI
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07

The Methodist Record has again
made its appearance. 1t is now
printed at Jackson. Like the MethO-
dist circuit rider, the Record changes
base often. 1t was published for a
while at Charleston, then lis publica-
ton Office was moved to this city.
Now lis publication office is at Jack
Spn
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07

Ono man on the jury ia the Vail
case held out to the last and hung the
jury. Ii stood eleven for acquiltal and
one for conviction. The jury was
discharged and Vail wa rcmamdcd
back TO jail.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07

VI. y. Tanning. for MANY years
Governor Francis private secretary.
has embarked in the newspaper bus
hes, in 1t. LOUIS. This is another
Francis move on Senator +. VI. Cock
rnll
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07

The Census Office has issued a bul.
lctin on the area of States and coun.
ties in the United States and Terri.
tories. The largest county in the
country is Iavapai. in Arizona, which
embraces 29.236 square miles. and is
larger than Rhode, Island, Connect
cut, Massachusetts IL New Jersey
combined. The second largest county
Is San BernardirO. Cal. with 2I.GCO
square miles. The smallest county is
Alexandra. III Virginia. - square
miles. There are p counties each of
which is larger than Massachusetts.
while there are 81 counties larger
than Rhode Island.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07

W. {. Hall has been appointed by
Governor Francis and confirmed by
the State Senate 10 succeed Lee
/ Meriwctllcr a. state Labor Comui>,
sioncr. There Is politics in this az
/ pUintmcnt.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07

Lee Mcriwcther. the "bounccdT
Labor Commissioner, met Governor
Francis on the street in jefferson
City Monday morning and had it not
been for the Interference of by
ISLANDERS a rough and tumble fight
would have been the result of the
meeting. The Governor has appoint
ed W. {. Hall, brother of L. :. Hall.
the President of the Farmers Alliance.
to succeed Meriwcther as Labor Conn
missioner. and that caused Mcri-
wcther TO don his wal paint.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07

The North and south will entertain
for each other this wear kIndlicr and
more friendly feeling, than cyer. That
i. 10 say, it i prophcsied that the
watermelon crop will be wnu>ually
LARGE.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07

DIR. Talmagc receives $4,000 aycar
from his Brooklyn congregation, 3d.
900 a year from Il firm Tor the advance
publications of his sermons. $500 Il
year for his contributions TO a relig-
ious journal. besides what he earns
ON the lecture platform and from
general literary work. We would
like 10 swap salaries with the biz
preacher for about six months.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07

The New York Nal and Express
publishes the portraits of all the new
Congressman. Among the list We
recognize the face OF Hon. Marshall
Arnold. or Cpn2rcs>man-ciect.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07

The Missouri Legislature will not
likely adjourn before about the first
Of April. Thai will be time enough
for the Southeast Missouri member
to yet III their corn crop.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07

The people a. well as the lawyers
should know the law of the State. and
the laws enacted by the Legislature
should he pnhlishcdin the newspapers
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07

The Presbyterian church of New
bedford. Pa. has declared itself IN
!aSor of mairimcay. 1t demanded
That 4 n~rwly-cIcctcd deacon resign
because he did not come up to the
rule requiring that a deacon s!inll l."
'.thc husband OF one wife an! have
his children in ,dbjcci;pn.'
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07

The new attempt of the British
Government I" define the bu%uH,larir~
of the Portuguese territory in east
crn Africa brings to mind the fact
that the petty kingdom OF Portugal
still holds extensive Possessions in
various parts of the globe. though il
lost lis brazilian dominion nearly
seventy Years ago. 1t holds the
Azores and Madeira in the Atlantic
occ it holds the important rr@ioa
of Benguels i'll western Africa and
that of Mozambique in eastern Africa:
it holds Goa in the East Indies and
the large island of Timor in the
TiniOr Sea. besides lesser possessions
elsewhere. including Macao in China.
They are all governed in Il rigorous
way from Lisbon. and are source OF
revenue for Portugal. At this time
the British authorities arc bringing Il
heavy pressure to bear upon the
Portuguese Government in order TO
secure a change in the boundary of
the region claimed by it in eastern
Africa, and the probability is that
Portugal will succomb indcr the
menaces recently addressed 10 it.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07

4 bill was before the New Jersey
Legislature some time ago which
would place restrictions on the pres.
ent marriage customs of that State.
Ii l. needless TO say that this measure
struck terror to the hearts of Phiia-
dcip!lia Young people. who. have ii
years past made Camden. just across
the river in the "'skcetcr" State, a
modern Grctra Green. Assembly
man Cole, of The latterplacc. however,
made vigorous onslaught against the
measure, and the Legislature squelch-
ed 1t. much 10 the relief of I'hilIic's
Youngsters and Camdeu's parsons.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07
saturday. the Fourteenth Day of
March \. ID. 1891,

Between the hours Of niac O'Clock in the fore
noon and live O'Clock il tn" attUrnoOl Of that
dav, at tn" court house door. ia the city OF
Cape Giraricau. County Of Cape Girardrau, and
STATE oi Missouri. proceed to sell the said de-
scribr'i real estate, at public yeIdue, to the
highest bidder, for cash il ha ID. II satisfy said
note a-d expenses Of cNccuting thu dgcd of
trust AJGuST EIEi;WIETII.
fsInaI SheriN Of CaIe tiiraT tcau clnnty, Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07

The Illinois Legislature is still ham,
mcriEg away at a United States Sen
ator. The big three still hold OH for
a Farmers Alliance man.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07

There are $500 Indians Twin" on
reservations ia New York State. The
ScnccaS are the largest tribe, having
1000 members. They have buried
the h:tchct, smoke the pipe Of peace.
and instead OF having ghost dances
they have Christmas trees, just like
the palc-faces.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07

Lee Mcriwether, State Labor Com
missioner and his wife have agreed
TO disagree.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07
S. S. HARRIS
Phys C an and SurGeon.

Osice in rear of TrCkey's Dru: Store, corner
Of Independence and spanish Streets. Cape Gil
r9rfaai ry7>pccial attention given TO Surgery
-utt= l-r- =. J-p-a.ls-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-07


Mrs. Logan. widow of the late
General John a. Logan has been
writing letters to friends in Illinois.
telling them what she knows about
Senatorial contests in that State. II
will be remembered that Mrs. Logan'>
husband was once ballotcd for several
hundred times in the Illinois Lc@is-
lature. But he was finally successful.
Mrs. Kate Reynolds. of Pittsbur@.
Pa, Went skating a few DAYS ago with
her husband. accompanied also by an
old lover. The husband could not
keep up with the wife and her old
lover, and they skatcd away from him
out of sight and into the dim some
where. They have not yet returned.
II is one of the saddcSt ice stories on
record. Absolutely nothing is known
of the pair save the certainty that they
skated into a moral air-hole.
, 1891-07-14

A popularity of the schoolboy mind is
to put things negatively. AS for exam
pie, a boy was asked to write a short es-
say on pins by way of an exercise in
composition, and produced the following:
pins are very useful. They have
saved the lives of a great many men,
women and children-in fact. whole
families"
"HowsoT" asked the puzzled inspector.
on reading this.
"Why by not swallowing them" was
the immediate reply.
On the same line was the essay of an
other schoolboy on the subject of salt,
which he described as 1.-The stuff that
makes potatoes taste bad when you don't
put it on. "-London Tit-Bits.
, 1891-07-14

These springs are RAPIDLY becoming IA
nous on account of the wonderful cura-
tive properties of the waters, and the
many marvellous cures which have been
effected by the thermal baths.
The town and springs are delightfully."-
situated In a picturesque valley in the
Black Hills country, Astounding in beau
tltul scenic effects and at an altitude of
3,400 feet above the sea level; thus insur-
ing n pure atmosphere and exhllaratlng
climate, absolutely free from malaria.
Under the enterprisiDg and progressive
management of the Hot Springs company
many desirable improvements have been
made; amoug the number the erection of
a c~ommodious bath house fitted up with
all modern conveniences for the comfort
of guests. New hotels have been built
and comfortably furnished throughout,
conducted in first-class style and at rea-
sonable rates. Those who prefer stopping
at a private house will find many board
ing places where good accommodations
are furnished, and at moderate prices.
The superior daily service now afforded
by the Burlington route to Hot Springs,
with through sleeping car accommoda-
tons from Omaha, Lincoln, Aurora and
Grand Island, makes the trip an easy and
enjoyable one; ard for the benefit of all
who desire to test the efficacy of the
waters, round trip tickets at reduced rates,
good for ninety DAYS, are now on sale at
all offices of the Burlington route.
For pamphlet, descriptive of the
springs. and full information at to rates,
time, etc, apply to any agent of the com
pany, or to j. FRANCIS,
Gen'l Pass'r & Ticket Agt., Omaha,
MI.
, 1891-07-14
An American Vessel se,xed.

OTTAWA, Ont, July 13.-The collector
of customs at Victoria informs the de-
partment of the seizure near that point of
the sloop Flora of Seattle, Wash. for neg
Letting to report inward. A fine Of 1900
was imposed. Two customs officers To-
Gated the vessel In a cove a few miles from
Victoria. and hailed her. A man appeared
on deck. asking what they wanted. They
expressed a desire to see him and he
pulled within twenty feet of the beach in
a skiff. and then demanded their business.
Learning that they were customs officers
he Started back to the ship, but they COW
cred him with revolvers and compelled
him to take them to the sloop. They
found that the vessel was a smugpler,
having sixteen Cinnamon on board, who
were to be landed on the United States
shore. Ii the fine is not paid in thirty
days the vessel will be confscated and
sold to the highest bidder.
, 1891-07-14
CAN READ HIS TITLE.
Ohio Democrats Gathering at
the Forest City.
Governor Campbell Sure of a
denomination.
The Opposition Conferred on
Virgil P. Kline.

CLEVELAND, July l3.-The delegates
to the Ohio Democratic convention are
rapidly gathering here. 1t is conceded
by all unprejudiced oues that Governor
Campbell will be renomInated on the first
ballot. His opponents are Lawrence 7.
Neal of Chillicothe aud Virgil p. Kline
of Cleveland. Up to today Neal was his
principal competitor, but within a few
hours the Kline boomlet has assumed
proportions which makes him apparently
the only formidable opponent of Camp
bell. The logic of the situation has
caused all anti Campbell men to combine
under the battle cry Of anything to beat
Campbell, and the question was who
was the most available candidate. To
this question o there is little division
of sentiment. 1t is understood that the
anti Complexities will struggle hard to
create a break in the ranks of the enemy,
but the chairman OF the state central
committee tonight believes that Campbell
will be nominated on the first ballot The
platform is the subject ofmuch discussion.
1t has been decided that the party will
stand by its position of a year ago on all
the leading issues, commend CamUbelrs
administration, denouuce the Republican
national administration, denounce the
ffty-frst congress for extravaganza, de-
nounce the Mckinley tariff bill. aud de-
mand a reduction of tariff taxes.
While the free coinage sentiment IS
strong, there is lively opposition to it, and
many conservative Democrats are urging
that the financial question be not made
an issue &C all.
, 1891-07-14

New YoRK. July l3.-The Atlas line
mail steamer Athos, from Port Lomon,
arrived this afternoon. Late in june the
Athos touched at Havti. and, according
to tie officers, il was learned that Fred
Douglass, United States minister to
Hayti, had lett his post ct Port-au-P Prince
because the Havtian government did not
care to recognize the representative OF
the United States, and it was rather the
desire OF the BLACK republic" to break
off all intercourse with this country. The
Haytian government, it was said, fears
the United States, and in order to avoid
interference of any kind from this gov
eminent, will sacrifice social intercourse
with it. Legitime was still at Kingston
and growing in favor. The Haytians pre-
fer him to Hippolyte, and only await his
word to institute another revolt. The
Athos also brought the news of the fail
ure of the extensive fruit importing cor
poratiou known as the Baltimore Fruit
company. This COMPANY maintained n
fleet Of ocean steamers between Philadel-
phia and Blue Fields.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-Actine Sec
retarv of State Wharton regards the re-
ports brought by steamer fron HAITI that
Minister Douglass had left Port-au-Priuce
because the Haytian government desired
to break off intercourse with this country
as pure invention and Gays there is no
reason to believe that any such condition
of affairs exists in Hayti.
, 1891-07-14

Reading novels at midnight by the
light of the moon is not known in the
United States, but according to the En-
glish wife of Sig. Gregorio Revuelto, of
Guatemala, it is no uncommon thing to
see a senorita reclining in a hammock
with a book in her hand on her fathers
veranda in the Costa Cuca district, Qua
temala, between 10 and l o'clock in the
morning. Sig. Revuelto is a wealthy
coffee planter, and is in this country, ac-
companied by his wife and sister-in-law,
IN a pleasure trip. The travellers are
restored at the Grand Pacific hotel.
'.'There are no moonlight nights in this
country or in England like we have in
Guatemala" said the Spanish planters
wife. 1.-THE moon at certain periods of
the month is so bright that it is as light
outdoors as during the day. English
and American poets write about the sub
lime August moon, etc. They should
see a moon in Guatemala during the time
it is full They would then have some
thing to go into ecstasies about."-Chi-
cage Tribune.
, 1891-07-14

CHICAGO, July l3-Another record
was broken at Washiugton park today,
Van Buren,, carrying seventy five pounds,
running a mile and 100 yards in I:45,
beating the standing record of Ash. The
feature OF the days sport was the manner
in which the great California colt, Ra-
cine, disposed of bis field. With i22
pounds up he jumped to the front and
was never headed, winning in the fast
time Of | 454.
Another record was broken by Aloha
in the mile aud one-sixteenth race with
ITO pounds up and not a horse to push
him down the stretch. de did the dis
lance in lao, halt a second under the
best previous time.
As to Van Buren's performance in the
mile and 100 yards race, Judge Burke
claims that Van Buren, vent the mile in
1889 Is, which beats Racinc's 1891 M ade
a year ago over the same track.
Van Buren, also beat in this race the
record Tor a mile and fifty yards and.
counting Aloha victory. there we're thus
several records smashed today.
, 1891-07-14
International Congregauonarists.

LONDON, July l3.-The delegates to
the international Congregational council
met this afternoon at Memorial hall. Rev.
Robert Williams Dale. presiding. After
the address of welcome by the president,
Rev. Bean of Melbourne, Australia. was
elected president. In the course Of r.
Dale's address he referred IN n
Spurgeon's illness, saying. ut is not ,;me
and let us hope the time is far d;staot
when we will have to speak Mt lana,L
upon Mr.. Spurgeon's great qualities and
conspicuous services. We now s1mnI,,
desire to tell him how earnestly we ep;reat
God to arrest the progress of disease and
restore him to health" A resolution IN
he above effect was unanimously adopted
and ordered sent to Mr.. Spurgeon's
family.
, 1891-07-14

CHICAGO, July l3.-lt is stated that n
contract by which the principal glucose
works of this country have gone into the
bands OF an English syndicate closed to-
night. For several days last week a
party of Englishmen, headed by H.
Cooper Gleadow, were 10 Chicago. When
they left they carried with them a
proposition for the sale OF plants formerly
controlled by the Glucose trust. Today
the syndicate teleRraphed the attorney
representing the old trust accepting the
proposition. The trust was composed OF
companies controlling factories in Buffalo
and Glencove. N. Y, Davenport and
Narshslltown, Iowa, Waukepsn, Illinois.
East st. Louis, Peoria and Chicago. The
combined capacity of the factories is be-
tween GO, 1000 and 10000 bushels of corn
a day. The property is valued at about
SIG 900. 600 and. it is said. that to handle
these plants the English company will
float bonds amounting to 800, 600, 900 par
yalnp
, 1891-07-14

BAR HARBoR, Me, July l3.-Mr.
Blaine was out driving this afternoon in
an open carriage. HIS physicians said to-
night that the patient was improving
rapily. He SENS TO have taken a fresh
hold upon life and health. He has a
strong constitution, and no one who sees
him can fail to notice his rapid improve
ment almost daily. His friends feel conf
dent that Secretary Blaine will return to
Washington in the fall perfectly well, and
will enter upon an active political life.