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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


Itseems almost incredible that father
and mother will both become so addict
cd to drink that they will allow their
children to go dirty, ill-clad and hungry.
The other day in St Louis the police
took to the police station two little girls
and little boy. The girls were aged
and years and the boy years Now
let the officers tell the story:
They found the children playing In the
street and took them in charge. Going to
the house they found the trout door open.
Th-y stepped In and found the house entire
Iy devoid of furniture. in one corner Of
room was a pile of straw which the family
undoubtedly called n bed. In another room
the parents were asleep on the floor. Both
were stupid with drink, and the OH
G r. coud not arouse them. Tie parents,
Thomas and Mary OBrien. are habitnal
GrUnkards. and both have been sent to court
Scores of times. The children arc pretty and
the 10y ve v intelligent In the station he
It'd the officers that the children generally
lived with their uncle, Mr.. Freeman. His
uncle is married AMI has three children Of
his own. UnIike his relatives. he Il n man
Of exemplary habits, and Is given m excel
leat reputation by his neighbors. He is
plumber, snd out of his earnings has sup
ported his sisters children for years. The
Little boy said they had no stove or furniture
n; hom.. and seldom Ind anything to eat
His father, lie said, drank up every cent he
could get hold Of, and his mother was little
better
The children will be taken from their
unnatural parents, ard good homes will
he found for them.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24
THE EAST,

IT has been decided by the Sabba-
tartan society to inaugurate war on
Sunday newspapers in Pittsburgh and
to arrest all editors, reporters, com
positors and pressmcn found working
after midnight Saturday night
RUTHERFORD Il. HAYES was reelected
commander in chief at the meeting in
Philadelphia of the Loyal Legion of
the United States
IN Boston Rev. Or. Phillips Brooks
was coEsecrated bishop of Massachu-
settS.
by the bursting of fly wheel in the
Amoskeag cotton works at Manches-
ter. y. H.. three men were killed and
nine injured.
In session at Reading. Pa, Joseph E.
Palmer, of Brooklyn. was elected ma
t-onal commander of the Union Vet
eran Legion.
Tue property of John Hocy, the de-
posed president of the Adams Express
Company, has been attached for S7l2,-
$50.
Ar Madison Square garden, New
York, fourteen bicycle rilers, includ-
ing representatives of America, Ger
many. England, Scotland and Ireland,
started on Il six-day race.
The shipbuilding firm of Harrison,
Loring & Co., of Boston, failed for $500,
OJ0; assets. $500.
ST. BLAIsE, a stallion, was sold at
New York to Charles Reed. of Gallatin,
Tex. for SlO9,00J.
THE partnership extending over near
" fifty years between Alvan q. and
George B. Clark. the famous telescope
III akors of Cambridge, Mass, has been
dissolved.
THE well-known author and writer,
James Parton. died at Newburyp ort,
Mass, aged 60 years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

THE Russian government was said to
be negotiating for the purchase of large
quantities of brcadstuffs in the United
States. Fourteen million persons
were said to b. in need of immediate
help.
DUEING 4 storm the steamer Citta di
Roma was wrecked at Marine cove. n.
T.. and her crew of twenty-five men
and GOO cattle were drowned.
THE marriage of Josie Mansfield.
who figured in the murder of Jim
years ago, took place in London to
Robert l.. Read, New York lawyer.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted at mass
meeting at Belle River. Ont, in favor
of political union with the United
States
IT was said that the pope was afraid
of being aSsas~inated if he remained
longer in Rome. and that he was con-
WINGED that the Italian government was
preparing 10 cxpel him.
THE death of Count Ludwig Won Arco
Valley. aged Il years. German minister
to this country, occurred in Berlin
while undergoing a surgical operation.
IN n desperate stie Get fight in Nalpa-
raiso with a crowd of Chilian sailors
three men from an American man of
war were killed and several others
were more or less severely injured.
Ar Beauvais. France, blacksmith
named Mcnard WAS arrested on the
charge of having murdered his four
wives.
EMIGRATION from the port of Bre-
men thus far this year is ll2,0ll. against
S5,613 in 1890. OF these l0),11O went
to the United States, against S5,6l3 in
1891.
IT was reported that Admiral Jorge
Montt had been elected president of
Chilli to succeed Balmaceda.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24
Resigned Ris OmciaI Position.

New YORK. Oct 2O.-Senor Mard,
consul general of the Argentine Re-
public and prominent merchant of
this city, has resigned his official posi-
ton. and the consulships Of the repub-
lies of Uruguay and Paraguay which he
also held. Senor Mard, who is Cuban
by birth. presided at the exercises re-
Gently held by the Cuban residents of
tEis city in commemoration of their
declaration of independence. This, it
seems, reused the ire of the Spanish
minister at Washington against Senor
Mard's action. Senor Mard heard of
this and Immediately resigned 50 as to
remove all embarrassment from the re-
public which he represents.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24
Epitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FROM WASHINGTON.

THE exports of beef, hog and dairy
products from the United States Tor the
month of September were valued At
So s31,9 ,9S9.
Is his annual report to the interior
department the governor of New Mex
leo recommends the admission of the
territory as state in the union.
THE exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week endcd on the 10th aggregated
LILO. 7l2.33:@. against 81, 226, 413, ,057 the
previous week The decrease as com
pared with the corresponding week of
1899 was 800
THRuCGToUT the country business
was reported to b.. strong and constant
Is importing
THE business failures in the United
States during the seven davs ended on
the 18th numbered o59, against 243
the preceding week and .21 for the cor
responding week last year.
IHsesaion at Washington the Ecumen-
ical Metho list council adopted a me-
mortal louk ny to a union of the vari-
ous branches of the church. A me-
mortal on the determination of the
liquor traffic was also adopted.
The resignation of Gov. Steele, of
Oklahoma, has been accepted by Presi-
dent Harrison.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24
NEW MEXICO.

Annual Report of Gov. Prince OF New Mex.
leo to the Secretary Of the Interior-Ths
Importance Of the Land Court Bill Rec
oEnixed by the People Of the Territory
The Statehood Question. Irrigation. Etc
WASHINGTON, Oct 20.-The annual
report of Gov. Prince of New Mexico
has been submitted to the secretary OF
the interior. The report says that the
people of New Mexico gratefully rec
ognize the action of congress in passing
the land-court bill for the settlement
Of private land claims No one but
those familiar with the subject. the re-
port says, can appreciate the import
ance of its advantage to the future OF
New Mexico.
In regard to statehood, Gov. Prince
says that the constitution was submit
ted to n vote by the people on October
I, 1890. and it was defeated by a large
majority. This action on the part OF
the people, the governor says, while
peculiar. does not indicate a disinclina-
tion to assume the condition OF state
hood He says that New Mexico
should not be kept in the subordinate
position of a territory, for the reason
that she possesses the number of in
habitants, the resources, and the taxa
BILE property necessary to admission.
The total assessed valuation of the
property of New Mexico in 1890 was
s45, l99, SAT, and of this s1,97a, 163 was
exempt from taxation under territorial
laws The financial condition of the
territory. the governor says, is re-
markably good.
On the subject Of irrigation the
governor says there Is nothing OF
greater importance to New Mexico than
this. The future Of the territory de-
pends very largely on the increase OF its
area of cultivated land through the
comprehensive systems of irrigation
The mining industry throughout the
whole territory has increased in
amount and profit during the past year.
The total mineral product for 1890 was
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24
HONORABLE MENTION.

Goodness and Good Judgment on the Part
Of Members of the Atlanta's Crew Mem
toned In Onicial Reports-The ATTAIN
ta . Stanch Sea Boat.
WASHINGTON, Oct 2o.-Capt. Phillip
of the United States steamer Atlanta,
in report to the navy department on
the explosion of gas that caused the ac-
cident in the Atlanta, says: Il desire
to call the attention Of the department
to the acts of the executive, Lieut. b.
NJ. Mason, and Carpenter E. w. Craig.
who fearlessly rushed into the smoking
compartments, followed closely by
Cornelius Moran. master at arms;
John Kronberg, ships mate, and Chas-
Gross, gunners' mate) who, by their
cool Judgment and decided action
located the trouble and soon dispeled
all anxiety on the part Of the others
who were at other stations for an
emergency.
Lieut.. Mason reports Ensign Cape
hart and Britain. who by their action
and coolness rendered him valuable as
sistancc. In conclusion i desire to
state that consider the Atlanta as q
ship the best sea boat i have ever
been on board Of"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24

ScycrII glass Dl overs undertook to
| tltmolish Kuntz's saloon ut Alexandria,
Ind, when Michael Sapp, the bar
ten icr shot and killed james McCann
| and A ndrew Gallagher.
NJ. Il. HANSEN. a Babcock wis
lun3erman, disappeared when a mass
| of forged lrper which may amount to
S50.OG0 was discovered
LIEUT.. BURNER and three seamen OF
the revenue cutter Oliver Walcott were
drowned by the wrccking OF 4 small
loat near Port Townsend, Wash.
THE Shoshone and Arapahoe Ind;-
ans have ecdcd to the government l.
100000 acres of land in Wild River res
vat.on, Wyoming, for SGOO,OOo.
GEORGE DYER was lynched by a mob
at Eastville, W. Va, for the murder of
Mrs. Fannie Faddcn, aged 30 years,
while attempting to rob her.
TuE Bank of Columbia and the Co.
lumbia blink, both located at Nashville,
Tenn, have closed their doors
EY the burning of the stable of Z.
NJ. Morgan at Sabipa. o.. thirteen val
liable trotting horses were lost
On the Pan Handle railroad n col
lision at Mingo Junction. o., wrecked q
limited train and two trainmcn were
killed and four injured Nopassengers
were hurt
Ar Clifton Forge, W. Va. three
negro rioters We're lynchcd by mob of
800 men.
REPORTS from registers of deeds in
fifty-fire counties show that over ST.
600, OO0 in farm mortgage indebtedness
was released in Kansas during Septem-
ber
THE death of Mrs. Annie Demund
occurred at Woodland, Mich, aged los
years.
4 GREAT find of gold was made at
Oldham. n. :. There were twenty-five
tons of quartz in sight, which it was
estimated would yield at least 100
ounces to the ton.
NOTICE W as received by Mrs. Ann A.
Dodge, an inmate of the poorhouse at
Butte, Mont, and so years of age, that
she is the heir to- an estate worth
SIS. 900. 900 in England.
MARY DuN THURMAN, the wife of
Judge Allen q. Thurman. died at Col
umbus. o., aged 50 years. She was the
victim of Ia grippe during last winter
and never recovered from the attack.
a LARGE cannon exploded at Fort Re-
covery. O.. tearing the side of a dwell
ing out and killing two children and
seriously injuring three men.
HENRY Hahn, living near McGregor.
Ia, cnraged because the daughter of
John Otto would not marry him, shot
and killed Mr. Otto, his brother vii.
liam, and then escaped.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24
THREE MEN KILLED.

Disastrous Results OF . Locomotive Explo-
sion Near st. Clair, Pa--rhe Engine,
which Had just Come from the Repair
shops. Completely Demolished - A
Fourth Man Fatally Injured
PorTsvILLE, Pa, Oct. 20.-At 6:45
last evening a terrible accident oc-
Cured at fuckers watch box, short
distance below St Clair, in which
three men were killed and one fatally
injured. Mountain engine s55 on the
Philadelphia & Reading road was
drawing a train Of empties up the
grade when the boiler exploded, COM
pletely demolishing the engine. tear
ing up the tracks and doing great dam
age to telegraph lines and surround
inps. The names of the killed are:
Charles warnicker, brakeman, of St
Clair.
Harry Wagner. engineer, Of Port Car
bon.
Mahlon Keepe, fireman.
Charles Bauer, brakeman, of St Clair,
was fatally injured
1he men were in the engine cab when
the explosion took place. No cause Is
assigned for the explosion, the engine
being just out Of the shops.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24

Two MEN are now hard at work cut
ting the Lords Prayer in letters an
inch deep and six inches high on the
face of a big rock on the Bristol (Vt.
road. They are hired by DIR. Green. of
Buffalo. who pays them forty five dol
lars for the job. The rock is as big as
a house, and stands at bend in the
road which here takes sharp turn
and goes up steep hill. 1t is about
the hardest place in Vermont for
team. and in the season when teaming
is liveliest there is more cussing there
every day than anywhere else in Yer
mont
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24

THE following are the names of the
nations which have so far accepted the
invitation extended to them by the
United States to participate in the
Worlds Columbian exposition in Chi
cago, the number being thirty five in
ali: Argentine Republic: Bolivia; Bra
IL: British Honduras; Costa Rica; Cuba;
colony of Spain: Denmark: Dutch Gui-
ana; Chilli; China; Colombia; Ecuador:
France; Germany, Great Britain; Guate-
mala; Hayti; Honduras: Jamaica; japan;
Mexico; Nicaragua: Peru; Porto Rico;
Russia: San Domingo: Salvador; Siam;
Spain; Trinidad; Turkey; Uruguay;
EeneZula.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24

A BIG crop of old maids seems immi-
nent. Judging from statistics. If the
statistics of Great Britain are correct
the excess of women and girls over men
and boys in that country is about 90O,-
900. an increase in ten years of about
100000. In Germany the number of fe-
males in excess of males is about 1.OOO.-
OO1. In Sweden and Norway the weak
or sex is in the majority by about ESQ.,
OO'; in Austro- o-Hungary by 5000 and
IN Denmark by GO.OOO. In the United
States. Canada and Australia the males
are in the majority. In this country
there are about 100000 more men
than women.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24
LATER.

THE examination of the Omaha
tNeb.) lynchcrs was postponed, on the
18th. to allow new afiidavits to be filed
declaring that Smith was frightened TO
death. The post mortem. it is said,
disclosed the fact that Smith had died
of fright before he was hanged by the
mob.
HIS late visit to Chicago has quite
changed the opinion of Sir Henry
Wood, English commissioner to the
Worlds Columbian exposition, that
New York was the best city for the
fair. He now thinks that the selection
of Chicago vas the proper one.
A LONDON TIMES Valparaiso dispatch
says impartial evidence confirms the
statement that the United States
squadron in Chilian waters both in
words and deeds displayed enmity to-
ward the congressional party during
the recent war.
TIE Lebanon (Tenn.) Observer,
whose fiery editorials on certain Off
cials had for several days kept the town
in stir, was burned between 1 and 2
a. IN. on the 18th. 1t is said to have
been the work of an incendiary.
An epidemic of scarlet fever has
ragged for several weeks in Girard col
lege, Philadelphia, though without
fatal results Nearly forty of the
younger pupils have been attacked, and
the fever is vet uncontrolled.
DIR. WM p. MEANY, for the past
eight years a resident of London. is in
Chicago, to arrange for the opening of
an Anglo-American bank, with Offices
in London and Chicago. The capital
stock will be Sj,0OO.OOO.
The pope, in sending his blessing to
the organizer of the recent French pill
yrimage, bitterly complains of the at
tack upon the pilgrims by IAN ungov-
ernable populacc."
The commercial congress of the west
ern states interested in deep water har-
bors on the gulf met in Omaha, Neb. ,on
the 10Th, with more than 100 delegates
present
SECOND COMPTROLLER GILKEsoN, in
his report to Secretary Foster. says
during the past year his Office has set
tied so. 1872 cases, involving STA ss4, ,06a.
PREMIER PARKER of New South
Wales has resigned in consequence of
the recent government defeat on the
eight-hour question.
W. j. ARKELL bid in the Mount Nc
Greeor railroad, at the mortgage sale
at Saratoga, n. Y, on the 10Th, for
S2s, 500.
JUDGE CANE, with whom the poet
Whittier lives, says there is no truth in
the published report Of the poets i'll
uess.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24

The report of the state superintend-
ent of agriculture shows that the aver
age yield of wheat in Missouri was Il
bushels per acre. In the northeast
portion of the state wheat averaged Is
bushels; rye. IA, and oats, 90. In the
northwest portion wheat. Is; rye, Il,
and oats. 81. In the southeast section
wheat, 13: rye, Il. and oats, %. South
west section, wheat, l.; rye, II. and
oats, "a In the central portion wheat
averaged IA; rye, 1a, and oats, 90.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24

A few ago days Gov. Francis and sever
nj Missouri congressman, accompanied
by several members of the Missouri
river commission and number of we'll
known citizens, visited the improve
meats made by the federal government
at the mouth of the Usage. They found
the work progressing satisfactorily.
The gentlemen were unanimous in favor
of liberal appropriations for the i'm
provement of the great western water
ways. Engineer :. II. Young delivered
an address. in which he said that an ap-
preparation of $50, 900. 900 or $4,000, 900
would secure an average depth of eight
feet from Kansas City to the mouth of
the Missouri
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24

HALF seconds are close figures in
trotting a mile, and the muscles that
make such a change are wonderfully
trained, and move like clock work
when the regulator is changed a little
to faster time. Sunol. the phenomenal
California mare, lowered her record of
2:l01l to 2:1O. but she is yet short of
2:OS24, the record of Maud :.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24

THE Alabama oyster law test case is
decided by Judge Semmes in habeas
corpus proceedings. The test was
made to see whether the new law for
bidding the shipment of oysters in the
shell out of the state at certain seasons
and by rail only would stand. The
judge decides that n prohibition of this
character is unconstitutional, as vio-
lative of the freedom of interstate COM
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24

DR. S. +. SYLVESTER and other we'll
known physicians of Portland, Me. have
been experimenting with chloride of
gold and manganese as cure for con-
sumption Solomon Cheney, a we'll
known resident Of that city, who had
been given up by his physicians as hav-
ing an incurable case of pulmonary tp-
berculosis, has been undergoing the
new treatment for six weeks, and the
physicians concur in the announce
ment that Mr.. Cheney has since been
steadily improving in health and
strength and that he is in fair way to
be about his business again within q
very short time.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24
The Rush Ordered Back to the Sealing
Grounds

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20.-In COM
pliance with orders received from
Washington the Rush sailed for ALASKA
Yesterday at noon. The Rush was or
dered back to the sealing grounds, as it
is reported tha; many of the sealers. not
being satisfied with the few seals, are
waiting to make a descent upon the
roolSeries when the war ships have left
Behring sea and there will beno one to
prevent them from killing all the seals
they can catch. The Rush will remain
around the Seal islands until the mid
He of Dece mber.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24

DWIGHT l.. MOODY expects to leave
this country next month for the winter,
although he has not decided yet
whether it will bc to go to Scotland and
England or to India In the latter
country DIR. Pcntecost would be glad to
have his help. In either ease Mr..
Moody will throw himself vigorously
into evangclistic work. lie has urgent
invitations from number of places in
the Old World to come and ahor
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24

Do not forget Library day." Novem-
Der -. Let the people of Missouri,
whether in the town or in the country
districts, contribute their mite to make
this Library day" success in every
district. Some can contribute % cents,
others 80 cents, and still others 81 or 81.
For months State Superintendent Wolfe
has been arousing the teachers of the
state on this subject, and if the patrons
will come to their assistance they will
take in this line the greatest single step
ever taken by any state.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24

DURING the year ended March 81,
1891. the inhabitants of Great Britain
consumed %, ,S2s, .s4 gallons of whisky.
Of this amount 4,S21, l4j gallons were
disposed of in Ireland almost gallon
per head. In Scotland the average was
even greater, amounting to one and
one-half gallons per head.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24

A BRIDGEroRr Comm boy was re-
Gently treated for a cut in his foot at
the Emergency hospital. After probi: &
the depth of an inch the surgeon fc!t
an object that was removed with diiii-
Guilty. 1t proved to be live snail about
the size of a hazclnut.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24

JAMES DHEDGE and Sir Henry Wood.
of the royal commission TO represent
Great Britain at the worlds fair, have
prepared report eulogizing the pros
poets and arrangements for the fair
and urging active participation by the
people of Great Britain.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24

THE young emperor of Germany does
not appear like that other product OF
his country, Rhine wine, to improve
with age. 1t is asserted that he grows
more arbitrary than ever and considers
himself infalliblc. The disillusion
when it comcs--as il willis likely to
be extremely painful to this young be-
licver in monarchies.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24
4 Professional Tiger Tanner Killed

LONDON, Oct. 20--A most sensational
incident is reported from Belgrade. A
professional tanner of tigers entered
the cage of a Bengal tiger in the pres
ence of many spectators The tiger
seized the man and tore him to pieces,
many Of the witnesses fainting at the
awful scene, which none was able to
prevent
Then a report spread that the tiger
had escaped from its cage and was at
large in the streets A panic spread
throughout the city and people rushed
about taking their children to places OF
safety. The report proved to be false.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24

WASHINGTON. Oct 2o-Capt C. w.
Coulson, of the revenue cutter Rush. in
a report to the treasury department of
the operations of the Rush in Behring
sea, SAYS that the vessel cruised 6,7se
miles in the sea and boarded twenty
three vessels. sending n number OF
them out of the sea and taking several
prisoners. He says that If the presi-
dents proclamation had been issued in
time TO have been received by him and
other revenue cutter officers in Behrina
sea by June Is. sealing in the ses
could have been almost entirely pre-
vented this year;
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24
TEACHER Commits Suicide.

Miss Emma II. Schaberg, teacher in
thc kindergartcns of the St Louis pub
lie schools. committed suicide by taking
paris green. Her friends believe she
was under the impression that she was
going insane, and preferred death to
INSANITY.