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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21
LONDON PRESS OPINIONS

Comments Of Prominent London Journals
They DO Not Find the Terrible Ex-
preston of Popular Indignation Entirely
objectionable.
LONDON, March 16.-The Star says:
"The impressive feature of the New
Orleans affair was the perfect orderli-
ness maintained throughout the pro-
ccedings. Here. champions of law and
order stand aghast at such proceedings.
The American democracy has sounder
notions as to what law and order really
mean"
4 letter has been written to the Pail
Mall Gazette by MOretOn Frewen, a
son-in-law of the late Leonard Jerome.
in which that gentleman defends the
action of the citizens of New Orleans as
Strengthening out of the Italian ques-
tion once for ALL and he adds that he
.'leaves it to the old women of both
sexes to moralize over the so-called ex-
cesses of the blOodstained populace,
etc" The writer comments on the ac-
sion of the men of Louisiana who arc
not spoiled by the spirit of submission
to the letter of the law, which has
upIt 81 W CiIdStGldtN bht
race
The Pail Mall Gazette, replying to
Mr.. Frewen's letter. criticises it gener-
ally, but holds that Englishmen should
not lift their hands in righteous horror,
and adds: "Onc branch of the Anglo
Saxon race does not differ from the
other in this matter. The citizens of
New Orleans, finding that the jury did
not do its duty, said: I'VE must by one
means or another put down crime"
The st. James Gazette, continuing its
comments on the affair, says: The
incident shows that native Americans
have not lost the quality of stern reso-
luton which is sometimes dissolved by
a life of comfort and luxury in modern
society. The men who organized this
defiance of formal justice are not
ashamed of what they have done.
They have defeated society of foreign
rufTians who were trying to terrorize a
whole city. 1t is doubtful if John Bull
has enough grit left in him to protest
in as emphatic a manner as the citizens
of New Orleans have protested
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

The Yelled Prophet has issued his
edict to the people of st. Louig notify
ing them he will appear in his beloved
city next fall and in the i2ll of 1s92 and
1898. He imprcsses upon the people of
st. Louisiana bids them fail MOTTO
prepare to entertain the thousands who
will come from every state in the union
to gaze upon the splendors of his pa
geant. He instructs numerous wealthy
and public-spiritcd citizens, whom he
names in public print, to prepare for his
coming: and as they dare not disobey
the decree of His Serene liighncss, it is
safe to say that 81. Louis will welcome
the Prophet in the years named with
great eclat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

Miss MoLLIE TALNAGE, a niece of
DIR. Talmage, was born in China and
lived there some time as a missionary.
She could speak Chinese before she
learned English. She says the Chinese
language is very difficult to master,
because so much depends on the tone
or pitch in which the same word is
spoken. For instance. the word Gee
has eight different meanings a. it is
pronounced The word "Ku-je" means
precious. and it also means devil. ."
One American who was studying the
language referred TO his wife as his
''Ku-je," and as he did not get the
pitch right he called her devil
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

WHAT next! An electrician says that
in short time every man can have his
own fireworks on tap, To he turned ON
whenever he entcrtains his friends. He
declares that. for Il comparatively mod
crate outlay. he could arrange an cleo
trical display that would last for many
years. and could be repeated as often as
desired. 1t would comprise rockets. Ro-
man candles, wheels. Niagara falls and
all the modern pyrotechnical effects.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

A 16-year-old son and 12-year-old
daughter of John IlOltzcn. Il prominent
farmer of Lake Creek township. Pettis
county. were attacked by a rabid dog
and the girl was bitten twice in the
face. Her brother ran to her rescue,
when the dog bounded at him and in
flicted wound in his right cheek. Mr..
Holtzen took the children to Kansas
City. where he will have maidstone
applied to the wounds.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 17.-The
dispatch sent out from here to the ef-
feet that 1.2OO journeymen plumbers
were locked out is grossly exaggerated.
A claim was made by the plumbers
about two weeks ago that ]. p. Adam
son was employing other than union
men. and on Thursday last they Or
dered all union men to leave his shop.
The master plumbers. excepting one or
two firms. have notified all of their
men that there would be no more work
for them until the Adamson question
was settled. 1t throws out Of employ
mept about seyentv-five or 100 men.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

A NEW YORK preacher. commenting
on the proposed law to make the cxcr-
else of the franchise compulsory, puts
the case As follows: The man who
deserts in the army is held to he IA
traitor and is shot The man who de-
scrts the ballot-thc substitute for the
bayonet-should he punished by civil
law as criminal. The crime commit
ted is precisely the same in degree as
that of the deserter''
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

APAPEE was read before the Canadian
society of civil engineers by f. \. Cor
thell, in which he claims that an ar
tificial waterway enabling vessels
weighing. with their cargocs. five thou
sand net tons and drawing twenty feet
to trade between Chicago and Liver
pool could be made at an outlay of
twelve million dollars and that the
cost of transportation per ton between
the two points would he two dollars and
fifty-nine cents less than by all-rail
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


The following statement, arranged by
months. is of interest as showing the
progress Of development in the zinc and
lead region of southwest Missouri. The
figures represent the combined sales of
ore from Joplin, Webb City and Carter
vile in JASPER county, Mo-. and from
Galena, Cherokee county, Kas., adjoin.
ing Jasper county on the west, com.
piled from weekly mining reports:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

NEW ORLEANS, March IA clerk
in the office of the register of votes
said yesterday afternoon that he had
examined the registration books for
the purpose of ascertaining the allegi-
ance of the men executed by the people
on Saturday, and that he found that
every one of them was a registered
voter of the city of New Orleans.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

Miss MARY LISDENBERG, of Quaker.
town. Pa. has just completed a bed
quilt that contains twentythrce thou,
sand two hundred and twenty-cight
pieces. II is to he hoped that when
Miss Lindenberg is married she will
not insist upon her husband counting
them all when he comes home from his
lodge in order to find out if he has had
too much fratcrnal lemonade.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

SAN Francisco, March 17.-About a
dozen years ago a malta society -four
ished in San Francisco. Members of
the gang terrorized their countrymen
and others exactly as the Chinese high
binders have been doing more recently.
They robbed and murdered and had the
entire Italian community in state OF
terror. At length a robbery was coml
mitted which led to the arrest of half d
dozen men, and one, named Nell was
convicted and sent to the state prison
for six years. Nell, after serving his
time. was extradited for a murder he
had committed in Sicily.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

a Kansas City livery stable by falling
from hay-ioft. He was throwing hay
through a square shaft into the base
ment, thirty-five feet below, when he
missed his footing and fell headlOng,
striking between two bales of hay that
had Just preceded him. His neck was
broken and his skull crushed. lie was
unmarried. % years old. and the sole
support of his aged mother, with whom
he lived
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21
A LITTLE HEROINE.
A Family Saved from n Terrible Fate by
the Prompt Action of an s-Year-OId

A Family Saved from n Terrible Fate by
the Prompt Action of an s-Year-OId
Girl.
CLEVELAND. o., March 17.-Early
Saturday morning the frame dwelling
and dry-gocds store Of J. Rosenwasser
and two dwellings adjoined. were
burned. ROsenwasser's family of four
lived over the store and would undoubt-
edly have lost their lives had it not been
for the courage and promptness of Lille
Roderck, aged $ years, who lives Op-
posite the Rosenwasser residence. She
happened to awaken about Q o'clock
and saw the fire breaking out of the
building. She ran down stairs in her
night dress and stockings, rushed across
the street in the face of a driving bliz-
zard with several inches of snow on the
ground and succeeded in rousing the
family by her cries and knocks.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

Bridget Joyce, widow. 95 years old.
died at her residence in st. Louis, and
her body was taken to the morguc. The
corpse presented a horrible sight when
the city undertaken arrived to take it
to the morgue. The face had been
badly gnawed by rats, which must have
attacked the old lady before her death.
Such was the condition in which the
remains were found that the city I'M
dertaker. though seasoned in such ex-
perience, could not brace himself to
handle the body. 1t is supposed that
the old lady died from senile debility.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

At Scdalia an incendiary fire at an
early hour the other morning caused
the residence of Mrs. $. ]. Burkes to be
burned to the ground. The lady and
two children escaped in their night
clothes, after being almost asphyxiated.
Loss, g., 900; insurance, 5000
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

The stockholders of the American ma
tional bank Of Kansas City are endeay-
oring to reorganize. The prospects are
that their effort will be successful.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

LHIUoKALANI !. may be- an awkward
kind of name, but the posscssor rules
with undisputed power in her Hawaiian
kingdom and Is rather good-Iooking
lady, even though her complexion he Il
little dark
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21
Aroused by the Fate of Th-ir Country

Bosroy, March 1.-THE Italians OF
Boston have been aroused by the fate
of their countrymen in New Orleans,
and a meeting was held at p m yes
terday in Roma hall. 1913 Hanover
street. for the purpose of organizing
large committee and of calling the Bos-
ton Italian colony to mass meeting
for the purpose of protesting against
the New Orleans affair. There is great
agitation among the people of the col
ony, who deplore the dreadful facts, but
the meeting will undoubtedly be ecnr
Quoted with order and digni.S,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

F"UR-FTFTHs of the engines. including
locomotive engines, now working in the
world. have been constructed during
the last twenty-five years, and repre-
sent grand total of forty-nine million
horse power.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

DE LEssErs is now cighty-six years
old. AT eighty he was rugged en-
thusiastic and vigorous octogenarian.
but since the collapse of his great PAN
anna canal scheme he has aged and
broken pcrceptibl--.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

Az official letter from the Eastern
lunatic asylum Of Virginia to the gov
ernor of that state says that one of the
inmates has been there for fifty-four
years and is one hundred wears old.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

A meeting of st. Louis workingmen
protested against the hanging of three
Hungarian strike rioters now under
sentence of death at Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

CoLUMBrs will he honored by the
Ohio city which bears his name with a
bronze statue. designed by 4. II. Park.
1t will cost two hundred thousand dol
lars, and. with pedestal, stand thirty
feet biph
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

ACCORDING To reliable estimate
there are four hundred women lecturers
in the United States. This estimate.
however. does not include those who
follow in the footsteps of the renowned
Mrs Candle
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

BOX alleged to contain books and
addressed TO minister of the gospel in
Montana was examined by customs in.
sPectors and found TO contain ninety-six
pounds of opium. valued at over 81 400
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

MUCH the most deplorable feature of
the recent floods along the Ohio was the
fact that thirty thousand people were
thrown out of employment, many of
them for months. 1t is bad when homes
are swept away. but even worse when
Is lost the resource which created them.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

JERSEY CITY, Y. J.. March 17.-At
midnight Sunday, while Engineer John
Gibbons was blowing out retort at the
Jersey Central railroad gas-house at tie
foot of Washington street, the gas ex-
ploded. Gibbons succeeded in turning
off the burning gas, but was severely
burned on the head, face and hands.
Fireman George Ross, who went to Glib
bons' assistance, was badly burned on
the hands Frank Woodstock, one Of
crowd that gathered after the explosion,
fell over chain fence, which surrounds
the gas-house. striking on his head on
the stone pavement
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

TnE smallest city. without doubt. in
the world is Seward, Alaska. 1t has
Just three inhabitants. two of whom
constitute the city government, while
the third is the people.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

During january. 1890. the output OF

During January, 1890, the output of
zinc was 10,0l0,5sO pounds, and lead l.
05S,O pounds, valued at s15O,G64. In
February, 1890, the zinc output aggre-
gated 17,76l. $50 pounds. and lead 1,4s7,-
go pounds. valued at s175,a26. These
figures are given to show n comparison
of these months and the incre ise of
sales in the corresponding months of
this year.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

Mild weather has prematurely swelled
the fruit tree buds in many parts Of the
state, and growers are fearful Of consid-
cradle damage by freezing.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21
Leads all Other Counties.

Lafayette county leads the other
counties in the state in the amount of
money received from county funds. 1t
receives 81 los so
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

Death OF an old ~. Louisan IN tanad'i.
The death is announced of John Les
perancc. who had been for twenty
years a familiar figure in Canadian
literary circles. lie was born in st.
Louis in 1886. and adopted the nom de
plume "Laclede," after the founder of
his native city. He served on the con-
federate side in the civil war in the
United States. and went to Canada up
on the defeat of the cause which he had
cspoused. lie contributed largely to
Canadian journalism, and was an inter
csting writer of poetry and story.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21
The Smallest Rain-storm.

a rain of the most diminutive area
on record fell in 81. Louis the other af-
ternoon. 1t occurred in front of the
Laclede hotel on Chestnut street, and
while barely covering the width of the
street only extended in length from the
west side of the Laclcdc entrance to the
Hurst hotel entrance, Il distance of
about 100 feet. For the space of about
two minutes the rain poured within this
area and flushed the cutters, but out
side this space the stones of the side
walk were perfect dry.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

W.. ]. Ednay, formerly connected with
the J. S. Merrell Drug Co. of St Louis.
is short. He is missing. Drink ID said
to be the cause
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

The executive board of the ex-con
federate association held an important
meeting in relation to the state home in
st. Louis the other day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

Amelia Walfnrd. aged 2I. died at the
Woman's Christian Association home
in Kansas City from the effects of an
overdose of morphine. She was taken to
the home several weeks ago sick. Owing
to slecplessness the physician prescribed
morphine. She went to a drug store
and procured grain of the drug and
took all of it. She was not discovered
until dying. She has relatives some
where in Ohio, but none in Kansas
CITY:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21
THE MAFIA MASSACRE.

The italian Government Awaiting Fur
ther Information Regarding the New
Orleans Tragedy Before Taking Action
In the PremIses-The Matrer Presented
In the Italian Chamber of Deputies and
| Statement Made by the Premier.
LONDON, March IA dispatch from
Rome says that the Government will
take no further action in respect to the
massacre Of Italian subjects at New
Orleans until word has been received
from the American government as to
its course. The popular feeling on the
subject in Rome and other cities has
! not abated. and the demand for action
is loud and imperative. The news had
the effect, for the time, of
stemming the current of partisan
animosity, which has been running
very high both in the chamber of depu-
ties and outside, and all parties appear
united for the time being in indigna-
tion against America This is consil-
cred, the dispatch says, q disquieting
symptom, as the Rudini cabinet may
go any length to please the popular
sentiment. 1t is stated that orders were
given yesterday to suspend the direc-
tions previously given for diminish.
ing the active force of the navy.
Baron di Brocchetti, naval attache at
Paris, says that the Italian navy is now
one of the finest in the world and
could easily block entrance to the Med
iterranean to any power except France
or England. while sending swift sailing
cruisers to every ocean to prey on the
commerce of an enemy. As to the
Italian commerce, it is largely confined
to the Mediterranean.
In the italian Chamber of Deputies.
ROME, March 17.-In the chamber Of
deputies yesterday Marquis di Rudini.
the Italian prime minister, made a
statement with regard to the killing at
New Orleans, on Saturday last, of
Italian prisoners who had been ac-
quilted on the charge of having muir
dered the late Chief of Police IIennessy,
of that city. The premier informed the
chamber that the Italian government
had taken prompt cognizance Of tho
affair, and had placed itself in COM
nunication with the American govern
ment through the Italian minister
at Washington, Baron de Fava-
In response to its representations,
Premier Rudini informed the chamber,
the Italian government had received
through the American secretary of
state, Mr.. Blaine, the assurance that
President Harrison recognized the
right of Italians resident in the United
States to the protection of the govern
ment and laws of that country. This as
surance was accompaI led by an express
sion of the profound regret felt by the
president for the unfortunate occur
renee.
In his communication to the Italian
government Mr.. Blaine also informed
it that the president had charged the
governor of Louisiana to taile effective
measures to guard the Italian popula
tiOn of the city of New Orleans from
further violence and to use every effort
to bring the assassnis to justice.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-05
IRRIGATION N WYOMING.

TuE fourth Of the series of census
bulletins devoted 10 arid States aud
Territories clmprohcnds Wyoming.
There are In that state { otal Of 3,gii
farms, Of which 1917 are irrigated. The
total AREA Of land IN these 1917 farms il
l,5ll,Sil acres, upon 22O,07j acres Of
which crops were raj sed by Irrigation
In 1850. In addition TO the irrigated
area from which crops were gathered,
there were 10000 nc res irrigated for
grazing purposes.
The average size Of irrigated farms
on which crops were raised IL 10 acres.
The avetnge int cost Of water right Is
$500 per acre, and the average cost Of
preparing tho soil for cultivation, In.
Guiding the purchase Of laud, is si.Os
per acre. The average present value
Of the irrigated land OF the State, In.
Guiding buildings, etc., II reported a.
sal.i0 per acre, which, deducted from
the average annual value Of products
per acre, leaves nm annual average re-.
turn OF s7.sl per acre,
In comparing tho total irrigated
acreage IN crop of Arizona, New Mex.
leo, Utah and Wyoming, the following
figufes are found respectively; G5, SCI,
0l,7ij, s1a,l5S, aud $685. The aver.
age silc OF irrigated farms IN the four
divisions already named In acres
is respectively rs above cnum.
Grated, 81, 30, % and no. The
number Of irri gatoB respectively
are l.07j, 3.Os5, 0,5.i aud one l.gl7.
Here 1t II seen that Utah and Wyom.
Ing occupy extrome positions as re.
CARDS methods aud character of agti.
culture. The average Size Of farms In
Utah Ia tweuty.seyen acres, while In
Wyoming 1t " llD. but la the latter
State, large quantities Of land are lrri.
gated Tor obtaining hay aud forage,
while In Utah the irrigation Is entirely
used for farming proper.
The average drst cost Tor water right
per acre Ia In Arizona sLOJ, In Now
Mexico $3.50, Ia Utah slO.5i, and Ia
Wyoming $500. The average annual
cost OF water la these divisions h 10.
spcctIyely sl.55, 81 %, so,9l aud sO.ll
The average annual value Of product.
per acre is also respectively ;ls.ga,
$3.50, Sls,O3, and ss,25.