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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-31

LINAL SETTLENEST.-NOt Notice is hereby
l. givrl to ali creditors and others interested
in the estate of iIriir: I.ange, ST, deceased.
that the undersigned late pnEiic Administrator
De bonis roa with the will ANNEXED ard ss
such having chargr Of said estPte intends TO
make filel settlement thereof at the next term
Of the Probate court of Cape GiraTucau county,
Missouri. to he held at the court house in the
city oil Jackson, Missouri, OF the 9th day Of
November, ISL.
ANDREW II. SCIlLUETER,
octl.ElS Late Public administrator
FINAL SETTEENEST.-Sptice is hereby
L given 10 all creditors AID others Interested
in the estate OF William Ingram, deceased.
that the undersigned administrator OF said
estate intends to make final settlement thereof
at the text term Of the Probate court OF Cape
Sirnrdcau county, Missouri, TO be held at the
court house in TIL. city of Jackson, Missouri,
On the gth day of November. Isl.
JOSEPH q. W~EiNIoLD,
octl1nIS administrator
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-31

1t will be noticed that Republicans
got prompt punishment in P~ennsylva-
MIA. How about the gentlemen above:
How many are in the penitentiary:
The morning call., 1891-12-14
THE ELISOR METHOD.

The Chronicle is much pleased at the ar
gument of Justice Mcfarland designed to
show that Judge Wallace could not law
fully appoint an elis0r to select Grand
Jury until it was shown that the Sheriff
was disqualified. This argument, however.
only shows the perfection of the ring in
which cur municipal affairs are conducted.
Neither Mcfarland nor his journalistic ad-
mirer perceiveS any impropriety in per-
hitting the Sheriff deputies TO select jury
whose business it would be to examine into
their acts. 1t is safe TO say that very few
men would be hanged if they were allowed
TO select their Judges aud juries. We pre-
sumo that Il is on the maintenance of tile
rule that suspected criminals should select
the persons to try their cases that the
power that controls political affairs in this
State hopes to escape. No boodler can be
said to be in danger from Jury Of his own
selection. The movement of Judge Wal
lace in the appointment of an eli50r was an
effort to fit the Judiciary out of the rut in
which for some years it has been run.
Jurors selected from a box in which there
were lot Of names selected by Superior
Judges who owe their offices to the South
ern Pacific Railway Company and to Buck
ley would not make a very searching in
Quiry into abuses. Perceiying little chance
to get an efficient jury in this way, Judge
Wallace had the choice between appointing
the Sheriff. the Coroner or an elisor to COM
plete the jury. The Sheriff's Office,
he urged. was to be investigated
Complaints have been frequent that it is
through the Sheriff's deputies that unfit
persons are summoned to serve as jury
men. Tie Coroner was not a proper per-
son to select for SINH lar reasons. That
Office is under all administrations in urgent
need OF investigation. After the Coroner
comes the elisor. Judge Wallace chose this
method because lie could appoint a man
who held no Office, and who had only
citizsn'S interest in the doings of the Grand
Jury. 1t is not at all surprising that men
whose necks were in the halter should cry
out against the elisor method. BY that
means way was open to try boodlers by
Juries not Of their own selection. The
larger bOodlerS saw for the first time that an
exposure of their rascalty was threatened.
The public has no kind OF doubt but that a
majority of the members of the last Legis-
lature were bribed TO vote as they voted on
many questions. The decision of the Su-
preme Court declaring the elisor method OF
selecting Grand Jury Illegal is an an
nouneement that these Senatorial bcoders
shall not be tried except by juries of their
own selection. The court in TACT declared
unlawful an exercise of discretion vested
by law in the Superior Court 1t happens
also that the Superior Judge whose pro-
ceedings ara declared illegal has a higher
reputation as JuriSt and as lawyer than
any Justice on the Supreme bench,
The morning call., 1891-12-14
A MAN AT THE PANE,
1most Alone Mt Night, n Farm Wife Ses
Il

Almost Alone ut Night, n Farm Wife Secs
n Robbers Masked Face.
On recent evening during the absence of
Mr.. c. I. Hoisinger, who lives near Ore
Hill, Pa, his wife, who was alone with her
three children, noticed a man standing in the
road in front of the house, but, surprising ii
to be some person passing by, she paid no
further attention to him until she saw him
in the yard behind the house; but. SUD-
posing it was some neighbor on ain GRAND.
she lit lamp and seated herself at table.
She was, however, soon surprised to
notice man looking in at the window, vet
she supposed that some neighbor, perhaps.
was looking in to see II her husband was at
home and as the man disappeared she re-
sumed her work. But soon after the man
appeared again, gazed in at the window for
moment and disappeared. The Thought that
some villain might have known that thew
had $1,000 in the house with which to make
a payment on farm recently purchased
now terrified her. Alone with three small
children, about an eighth of a mile from her
nearest neishbor, what to do she knew not
Again the lace appeared at the window
and by pushing the lamp up close to it she
noticed that the man was masked and that a
revolver CLEANED from his coat pocket. She
hurriedly caught up her two smallest chill
dren, and, followed by the oldest, slipped
out of back door and ran to her nearest
neighbor. James McGregor, and notified him
of what had happened. Mr. McGregor, with
Mr. Holsinger. young school-teacher. hur-
ried to the scene of the trouble, and on their
way met Mr.. Holsinger, VINO was on his
way home. The three searched the house
but found no one in 1t, but upon inyestiga.
ting If anything was missing. they found that
a trunk in which 5000 had been kent had
been ransacked.
Fortunately the thief, in his hurry, failed
to find the money, it having been hid in
some clothing. Four hundred dollars mora
was undisturbed in another part of the
house. Mrs. HOlsinger is now confined TO
her bed as result of the shock. The would
be thief was evid eDtly some person who
knew considerable of Mr.. Hoisinger's busi.
ness affairs. Record.
The morning call., 1891-12-14

eral understanding that Congress put sugar
rom all countries on the free list. The
tariff act. which makes all sugar free after
a certain date, contains clause in which
the power is given the President, after the
lapse of a specified period, to reimpose
duties on sugar from countries that have
refused to give products of the United States
reduced rates of duty. But this clause could
not be construed as authorizing the Presi-
dent TO rempose duties on the sugar Of a
nation with which this Government had de-
ciined to enter into reciprocal arrange
ment In point Of fact, Cuban sugar was
on the free list when the reciprocal arrange
ment was made with Brazil. Our con-
temporary, in giving circulation to this
absurd story, shows low appreciation of
Mr. Blaine. Many unkind things have been
said of the man from Maine, but it has
been generally admitted that he Possessed
an average amount of common sense. But
what could be said of man who would give
his word of honor not to do thing aud
then proceed openly to do it? If this slur
at the American Secretary of State had
come from London, no one would have been
surprised. The comments of London papers
on American affairs have not recently been
OF a character to make report like that
published in our local contemporary mat
ter of improbability. But it was reserved
for so-cailed American journal to hold
Nj r. Blaine up to the public as man with
out honor and without sense.
The morning call., 1891-12-14
LOVE TURNED TO HATE.


BaItimore's Sensational Breach of Prom
ise Case.
Mary Minetsberger, a tall and handsome
brunette of q years, has sued John Wesley
Evans of Baltimore for $4,000. for breach
OF promise OF marriage. Both parties are
we'll known. Miss Minetsperger, when
visited by reporter. displayed a diamond
engagement ring, and said:
II first became acquainted with Mr.. Evans
about eight years ago, and until last July he
visited me almost daily. From the very first
he gave me clearly to understand that his in
tentions were to marry me, although he did
not make formal proposal until about two
years after we met. At that time Mr. Evans
was by no means IN atfiuent circums tances,
and we both knew it would be impossible to
marry at that time. | waited patiently,
however. and encouraged him in his struggle
for fortune. His condition improved, and
he Is now very prosperous. / can tell you
1t is pretty hard for a woman to lose eight
years out of her life, and those the best
years, too. The time Of our marriage was
first set for the fall of 1885, and after that it
was postponed from season to season until
last July. when the final rupture came.
Two weeks after we first met Mr.. Evans
received an anonymous letter from LAWYER
in town. The writer warned Mr.. Evans
against me and cast aspersiOns on my char
acter Mr.. Evans inquired into the charge
and discovered 1t was false. Then he
brought me the letter, in order that might
identify the writer. He told me that he
was satisfied the charge was malicious
lie, and he thought the writer should be
punished. / knew at once who the writer
was. He was well-known lawyer, mar
Tied man. with married children, who had
prosecuted me with his attentions. He did
not deny writing tho letter then | charged
him with it, and took the public horse
whipping my brother Edward gave him
without n murmur. Ny father had pre-
viously given him taste of the same thing
on account Of his prosecutions, and it
was partly in jealousy and partly in spite
that the anonymous letter was written. 1t
is this letter. if he has it, that Mr. Evans
probably wants to bring forward as his rea-
son for not marrying me after lapse of
eight years. 1t was not until Mr.. Evans
began to make money that he thought
would not be the wife Tor him. Before that
he appeared to delight in talking about our
marriage. What L now want is satisfaction.
| don't want the money the suit is instf-
tuted for. but do want to show that Mr..
Evans was tritling with the wrong woman,
and let the world know just what 1 have
suffered"
Miss Mnetsberger Is a member of one of
the most fashionable Episcopal churches in
baltimore and very popular in society. Mr..
Evans Is prominent in church and social
circles. He declined to make statement
in the matter. but declared his intentions Of
making no compromise and permitting the
case to go to trial.-St. Louis Globe Dem
Orrat
The morning call., 1891-12-14
&" INTRINSIC VALUE"

Governor Hill made speech at Elmira,
n. Y. the night before Congress convened,
from which the following paragraph is
taken:
The Democrats OF New York and the whole
Union now stand united In denouncng the
Sherman law. and demanding that every silver
dollar shall be- by every test In the Mint, In
melting pot IN the market here and throughout
the world, the equal OF The present gold dollar.
MIR. Hill has undertaken a big job. There
are two ways by which the intrinsic value
of silver dollar may he made equal to the
intrinsic value of the gold dollar. One is by
causing the commercial value of silver
bullion to advance to 81 90 an ounce, the
other by putting silver enough into the sill
yer dollar to make its bullion value equal to
the bullion value of gold dollar. 1t is a
pity Mr.. Hill did not let the country know
which of these two methods he pre-
fers. There are only the two.
When silver becomes worth in the market
81 % an ounce. 4121s grains of that metal,
800 fine, will be worth as much as 25.S
grains Of gold. Meantime, if the two dol
lars are to have the same intrinsic value
the weight of the silver dollar must be ill.,
creased by little more than one-quarter
But when a silver dollar is coined whose
intrinsic value is the same as that of gold,
MI HIPS troubles will only have COM
menced. Any tluctuation in the gold value of
silver will upset the equilibrium. If silver
should go up to one dollar an ounce, fewer
gruins would be required to give it an in
trinsic value equal to that of the gold dol
lar than at present, when silver is under the
dollar mark. And If silver should chance
to depreciate still further, heavier dollar
would of necessity be required. MIR. Hill
should know that 1t is absolutely impossible
TO determine the intrinsic value of the dollar
of either metal. Their relative value and
their commercial value may be ascertained,
bnt their intrinsic value is an unknown
quantity. The only way to get at the in
trinsic value of either would be to demon
etize both and let the natural uses of each
in the arts and manufactures determine It's
value. Mr.. Hill said in the same speech
that the New York Democratic Convention
tested President Harrison's refined gold and
refined silver with very bitter acid by adding
the two words intrinsic value" to the
equality demanded for the dollars of the
two metals. The acid was very bitter, in
deed, but it will burn rather the fingers
that apply it than the hands that it is
applied to. The equality that President
Harrison demanded was currency equality,
and that the two dollars now have. In-
trinsic equality, which term the New York
Convention used as synonymous with COM
mercial equality. will come when silver goes
up 10 81 90 an ounce.
The morning call., 1891-12-14
BOTH WERE SOBER.
A Policeman Arrests a Man Very
Unjustly.

Shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon the patrolwagon was seen on Kearny
street going to the city prison at an easy
gait with a respectfully dressed citizen in
charge of policeman. As the prisoner
briefly the idea was that he must have been
arrested for some felony.
When taken to the prison desk he gave
the name of Thomas j. Tierney, and the
charge of drunk was placed against him.
The prisoner was very much astonished, as
were the reporters present, and. thinking
there must be something behind the charge,
an investigation was made.
The story is that the Salvation a rmy was
holding services on Fourth street, and
Tierney among others was standing near
by, and made some joking remark about
the services. Hardly had he done so when
he found himself in the clutches Of the law
represented by Policeman Farley.
1ierney made no resistance, but jOked
with the policeman, and requested that he
he taken to the Folsom-street Station, but
Farley walked him across to Ellis and
Stockton, and turned in call to the Cen
trail Station. BY this time an immense
throng of people had congregated. and ap-
peared to be rather amused at the arrest,
thinking evidently that it mus. be a joke,
as prisoner and policeman were both per-
fectly sober
While waiting for the wagon Tierney re-
quested the policeman to walk him away
from the crowd. dsliking the notoriety and
curiosity of the crowd. but Farley refused
Tierney's sobriety was acknowledged at
bench near the desk until he could hear
from Undertaken OConnor, by whom he
has been employed for some years. Tier
ney secured bail in few minutes.
The morning call., 1891-12-14

pany from paying taxes, and for such other
purposes as were supposed to be profitable
TO a few men. Buckley and his aids seem
to have grown rich from controlling con-
ventions, nominating candidates for NUM-
cipal and State Offices, and of course. after
having been used In one direction, they
thought they might as well manipulate GER
tain positions. those of clerkships about tie
City Hall, for instance, for their own
benefit. This is the way some Of our citi-
zens explain how it happens that we cannot
obtain a grand or petty jury which is of
much use except to foster and encourage
crime. We hope, now that progress has
actually been made toward throwing off a
thralldom which is unparalleled in the
United States, that Mr. Pixley will furnish
the public with some more of his lucubra-
tions on subsidies, for it has been said he
knows something about them.
The morning call., 1891-12-14
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The suggestions resulting from the recent
conference of Postal Inspectors at Washington
will generally meet with approval In reference
to the free-deliveFy service the inspectors rec
commended that its benefits be extended to towns
OF 5000 inhabitants and $4,000 postal revenue
per annum. Besides increased accommodations
In the registry and money order departments,
they urge modification OF the posiai-n0te sy..
lem by the Issuance of money orders In lieu
thereof for the same price charged for postal
notes OF equal amount under The present plan.
Regarding that clause of the Presidents mes.
sage referring 10 the large influx OF Chinese into
the United States from Canada, Minister of Gus
toms Bowel says the Dominion Cove rnment is
powefless (more likely unwilling to render as.
sistanc in checking The movement. AS regards
returning Cinnamon to the country from whence
they came lie states that where they had estab-
lisbed dOmicle In the Dominion by paying their
per capita tax they should be returned TO Can
ada, but where they had landed at Vancouver
In transit 10 the United States, and had
smuggled themselves across the border without
paying The Canadian per capita tax. they should
be returned to China as the place from whence
they came. As the President sums up the sItua-
ton, the impossbility OF personally perfectly
guarding our extended frontiers Is apparent
The Dominion Government collects head tax
OF $50 from every Chinese entering Canada, and
thus derives considerable revenue from those
who only use its ports to reach position OF ad-
vantage 10 eyade our exclusion laws"
The morning call., 1891-12-14
NEVER AFRAID.

Christopher A. Buckley is said by the
Examiner to have received the news of the
decision of the Supreme Court in the
Bf2rer case with characteristic euuanfmity
de is reported as saying that he never
was afraid of the outcome of the matter"
1t must be admitted that Buckley was in
position to estimate correctly the strength
of the influences at work to procure de-
cision adverse to the Grand Jury. He
knew pretty nearly who was implicated
besides himself. Buckley is q practical
politician. He cares less about the law of
case than he does about the parties TO
suit. Never mind The law" Buckley
would say; tell me who is against you"
The Grand Jury has found out who is
against them. They received some infor-
nation on that point when Richard
Chute was before Judge Murphy, aud they
received more when the Bruner case was
decided by the Supreme Court The latter
decision may be regarded as liberal edu-
cation in the department of practical poll
The morning call., 1891-12-14

ways a very popular fellow. but on the oc-
casion OF this trip he cut wide swath.
When any OF his many friends approached
or showed any indication of stopping him
he ordered them to stand aside. as he had
dynamite enough in his arms to blow up the
town. 1t is unnecessary to add that he was
given all the territory he wanted. until he
reached the river, where he gently unrolIed
the blanket aud let the big terror slip into
dangerous stuff got where 1t was found is a
mystery. The slightest blow, kick or care
less handling on the part of passer-by
would probably have caused terrible acct
dent.-Parkersburg wv Va.) cor. Cincinnati
Eponirar
The morning call., 1891-12-14
NEWS FROM ABROAD,

The NeacS Letter mas received exclusive
information from Brazil that Mr.. Blaine.
while arranging for reciprocity between
that country ana the United States, gave
the Brazilian Minister his word of honor
that no arrangement should be made with
Cuba by which sugar from Cuba should be
admitted free into the United States. This
information causes the greater surprise in
this city on account of the somewhat gen.
The morning call., 1891-12-14
A STICK OF DYNAMITE
Narrow Escape of Child From Death
by the Deadly Substance.

Narrow Escape OF a Child From Death
by the Deadly Substance.
One of Judge Jim Partridge's little chill
dren picked up an innocent appearing
package on the street, tied up In yellow
paper. The find had something of the ap
pearance of big stick of beeswax or axle
grease. The child took the thing home,
where he fortunately found his father, to
whom he handed the innocent-looking stuff.
As soon as the Judge (who is an old oil mani
saw the big yellow stick in the hands of the
child he turned pale. The innocent-looking
stuff was big stick of dynamite-enough
TO blow up square OF the town. Judge Jim
handled the stuff daintily; got a big soft
blanket and rolled it up, and started for the
Kanawha River.
Judge Jim Is usually very social and al
The morning call., 1891-12-14
MEATHER REPORT.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICCLTURE,
WEATHER BUREAU.
SIX EnANrIscn HecenLher B lSql

SAN FRANCISCO December ID 1891
Weather Conditions and General Forecast.
The slight disturbance II the Southern Washing
ton coast continues. and the effect thereof has teen
10 give the rains indicated n last evenings fore
cast, Washington receiving average Of third of
IN inch "a tenth OF inch less in eastern por-
tOusl Northwestern Oregon half inch, with
scattering showers IN the remainder OF the State
and in Northwest California.
he high pressure areas over Nevada and Utah
continues decreasing in intensity. and slowly
rising temperatures a resultant over that sec
ton. CioudleSs weather prevails over Southern
California. Nevada and Utah this evening. rain and
snow falling in Northern Arizona. scattering rains
in Southern Washington. Oregon and Northwestern
California and generally threatening conditions
elsewhere.
In California the highest temperature to-day
ranged from 24S At Red Bluff and KeeIer to c62 at
Los Angeles. In Western oregon 1t was from go
20 81. in Eastern oregon about 80. IN Washington
from 80 TO 752.
Force st TIL p. VI. Monday.
For Northern Calfornia-LishJ scattering show
erS and slightly warmer in northern and central
portions. except stationary temperature at Eureka
fair stationary temperature in southern portion;
variable winds
For Southern Catifornia-Fa1r; southerly winds;
slightly warmer.
For Oregon and Observation-Disclosures rains
clearing away, except fair in Northern Washing
ton; variable WINDS; stationary temperature,
cept cooler III Eastern Washington and western
oregon.
For Utah-Fair: slightly warmer.
ROBERT Z. KERKAN. Chief OF Division.
II
The morning call., 1891-12-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gregg of Hamilton,
ILL.,, have been married So years. Mr..
Gregg is doubtless the oldest newspaper
editor in the State. having established the
Carthagenian, at Carthage, Ill.,, in June,
history, and has written much on the sub
ject. Mr.. Gregg is sc and his wife 81 years
The morning call., 1891-12-14
,rcqIo> SAFES To-Day.

REAL EsrArE.-By Real Estate Exchange, at 16
Post st.. at Il o'clock.
fuRNITTRE.-By M. j. Simmons, at 1857 Market
Gt.. al II O clock.
tuRNIrunE--By Geo. e. Lamson, at l7l2 octavia
St. al II O'Clock.
ETRNITURE.-By G. y. LeutholtZ u Co., at I'M
Mission ST, at / O clock
The morning call., 1891-12-14
AN INGENIOUS INVENTION.


An Orange-PeeIer That Removes the
Coat Without Any Trouble.
A remarkably ingenious and simple
orange and lemon peeer is now being in
troduced, by which it is claimed that 1000
oranges may be peeled without soiling fin
ger or glove, or losing drop of juice. The
peeler is piece of wire, nickel-plated, very
much in the shape of a button-hook, but
with tiny blade let into the inner bend of
the hook. When the point of the hook is
drawn into the fruit it slides between the
pulp and the peel without danger of enter
ing either. while the blade divides the peel
easily and rapidly, after which it may be
removed without trouble
The morning call., 1891-12-14
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