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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

MANY lives were lost and millions of
dollars worth of property were de-
stroyed in the republic of Salvador by
an earthquake. Whole towns were
wiped out, and hardly a city in the
country escaped the awful effects of
the convulsion.
THE death is announced of cx-Presi-
dent Grcvy, of the French republic,
aged 81 years.
Ar conference of Chilian officials it
was decided to hold an election Novcm-
Der is for the selection of president
and other officers.
A HOUSE which had but recently been
completed in Regcntsburg, Germany,
collapsed and eight of the occupants
were killed and number injured.
HnNpURAs adviccs state that at an
election held there Ponciano Lieba was
elected president.
MOTHERS purposcly placed their chill
drcn in the way of infection in Tam
! bon. Russia, where diphthcria was
raging. preferring TO see them die of
( the disease rather than see them
! starve.
! THE mutilatcd body of a woman was
| found in the hold on the arrival of the
steamship Fremont at Montreal, Can.
I 1t was supposed she had been muir
dcred.
A PASSENGER train dashed into a
body of railroad laborers at Glasgow,
Scot and, killing five men
THE failure is announced in London
of Alexander & Son. corn brokers' with
liabilities of e1.s70, 9Os.
OFF the coast of Attica the Italian
steamship Taromina collided with a
Greek steamer and went to the bottom.
The captain of the ship, several of the
crew and about 100 of the passengers
were drowned.
IN gale on the Nova Scotia coast
the crew of the fishing schooner Geor-
giana. sixteen in number, were
drowned.
THE revolution cost Chilli s7o,0o0.0o
As the nominal revenue of the state Is
So, ,OOo, 900, recuperation would be
speedy.
THE details of the recent earthquake
shock in San Salvador show that hun
7 frCuS oil lives WERE itSb dhu an iii
mcnse amount of property destroyed
FLAMES in Quebec destroyed twenty
nine houses.
CORRECTED estimates of thu number
of persons drowned by the co 1ision of
Cane Colonna between tn, Italian
steamship Taormina and the Greek
steamship Thessalia show that sixty
lost their lives
DURING battle between natives an
German soldiers in east Africa 800 oi
the latter were killed
AT Tungatghscin, China, riots were
reported and all the property of thu
Roman Cathol C missionaries there wa:
in ruins.
IS Tosa, China, an unknown Ameri
can vessel was wrecked and seventeen
of the crew drowned.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19
A Farmer Injured.

Ernest Burris, farmer, while haul
ing a load of stone into stockade at
warrensburg. was caught between the
door beam and stone, and probably IA
tally injured.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19

A CURIOUS bit of local history is en-
balmed in the name of one of the
townships in New Castle county. Del.
The name as now spelled is Pen
oader." and it is that of the township
in which lies the Welsh Mort settled
about two hundred years ago by a
Welsh colony. some of whose de-
scendants still hold parts of the tract
In the midst of the Welsh Mort stands
Iron hill, the only considerable en-
inence in Delaware, and Pencader is
only slight corruption of the Welsh
Pen Cadr. which means the great hill
or the hill fort The early Welshmen
named their township in its honor.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19

Caldo B. jackson, confined in Jail at
St. Louis, was mortally wounded by
Edward johnson, afellow-prisouer, with
n mon stick
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19

The thirteenth annual session of the
German Methodist conference was held
at st. Joseph, The fourteenth session
will be held at Higginsville.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19
Total No Hogs.

To these states. in proportion to their
hogs, will go the benefits of the new
demand for hog products
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19

HENRY Cook. Norwich Conn
tailor, has beard seven feet two
inches long. though he is only five feet
six inches tall What does he do with
il when the wind blows?
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19

An automatic machine has been
made which forms. fills, weighs and
seals packages in those establishments
where large quantities of goods are
constantly put mp. 9s
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19

ACCORDING to the most recent census
returns London has u population of
$500. 900. Paris of 2,4sO. O0a, Berlin of
1874. 4s5 and St Petersburg of 1000, ,0O0
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19

While the Noel Bros. cattle dealers,
were loading some cattle at Lexington.
John was gored by an infuriated steer.
He was struck in the breast, and his
mouth torn open.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19

CHIEF JrsrIcE LrCAs, of the Virginia
supreme court, is but four feet high,
hut he is SO dignited that no facetious
lawyer has ever dared to dub him a
hrief
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19

OVER eight hundred patents have
been granted by the United States
patent Office on electric storage bat.
teries and their details
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19

William McCulloch was arrested at
Excelsior Springs a q supposed bank
robber. but wsa Identified q ~ ~
eapsd lunatic
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19

The chair occupied by Garibaldi in
the Italian Legislative chamber in Rome
is hung with laurel wreath. Since
the patriots death no one has been al
lowed 70 use IL.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19
4 ATER-

THE five accused mercantile apprais-
ers or Philadelphia, E. w. Patton,
Samuel Houseman, Harry Hunter,
James +. Bell and Albert Crawford,
were arraigned. on the 18th, charged
with "conspiring to cheat and defraud
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and with making false and fraudulent
returns as mercantile appraisers
They were held in 81, 500 bail each for
appearance at the next term of court.
The floods in the province of Toledo,
Spain, have inflicted enormous damage
and caused the loss of 1000 lives ac-
cording to official advices thus far re-
ceived from the stricken district Com
munication is entirely cut off in many
/ directions, and it is believed that when
the full returns are received a still
greater calamity will be discovered.
THE ST. James Gazette says that the
startling news concerning British oc-
cupation of the island of Mitylene OBJ
viously possesses political significance
of the first importance. 1t adds that
the island has position of considera-
BILE strategetic Importance, although
possessing little in the way OF fortifica-
tions.
VICE-PREsrDENT LANE, Of the Union
Pacific, states that the refunding plan
adopted by the directors of that road is
rapidly nearing completion, and that
none of the creditors are causing
trouble, all of them being willing to
await the company's arrangement OF
the United States debt.
The committee formed in London to
bring about the release of Mrs May
brick. confined on a life sentence in
Woking prison on conviction of poison
ing her husband, has retained the
services of Sir Charles Russell and Sir
Horace Davey in order to test the
legality of the sentence.
THE official announcement comes
from Calcutta that the government has
lchosen a 5-year-old relative of the ex-
maharajah as the new rajah of Mani.
DUR. During his minority affairs will
be administered by British officer.
JOHN SAUNDERS, a prominent young
business man of Pleasautville, O., sud.
denly became a raving maniac from
brooding over a quarrel which he re
Gently had with his brother in regard
to business matters
SECRETARY BLAINE and family will
probably go to Augusta, Me-, on the
10th, to remain month.
OVER 200, 600 bushels of wheat were
shipped for export at Baltimore, Md,
on the 18th.
on the llth vessels ct Baltimorl
loaded over sco,oo2 bushels Of whesI
for export
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19
A Mechanical Book-Kcepcr.

w. :. burroughs. of St Louis, was
in Washington the other dav to look
aftcr the patenting of mathematical
machine. Mr.. Burroughs ingenious
device not only adds up long columns.
but it subtracts, multiplies and divides.
II is in short mechanical book-keeper,
and there is no danger of it running
AWAY to Canada
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19

Deputy Constable Joseph Elasr shot
and killed Scott Brady. colored. ut Lake
Contrary, near St Joseph few uiebta
a1o.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19

A PAPIER-MACHE trunk is one of the
latest ideas The baggage-smasher
finds it practically indestructible.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19

THE worlds trade in 1889, according
to good statistical authority, amounted
to SIS, SS5, 900. 600. of this two-thirds is
beyond the reach of American compe-
tition. The remainder is to be found
in Asia, Africa, Australia and North
America outside of the United States.
One-fifth of this is in South America,
Mexico and the West Indies The COM
merce of this field may be largely pos
sessed by the United States il we choose
10 engage in active competition for it.
1t lies at our very doors, inviting our
enterprise, and it will be our own fault
if we do not avail ourselves of the op-
portunity to appropriate it to ourselves.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19

MORE people bern in Vermont reside
out of the state than in it.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19
ONE HUNDRED MILES An HOUR.
A Lsee0ssivs fhas b ExDsesea
Pull = frain 70 PAilaaeiHhis 1
90 Ninutes.

"If the new engine l am about
have constructed is not capable
of making 100 miles an hour I'll g
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19

THE grip of an ants jaw is retained
even after the body has been bitten off
and nothing but the lead remains.
This knowledge is possessed by Ger
tain tribe of Indians in Brazil, who
put the ants to a very peculiar use.
When an Indian gets a cash cut in his
hand. instead of having his hand sewn
together. as physicians do in this coun-
try, he procures five or six large black
ants, and. holding their 'ieads
near the cash, they bring their jaws
together in biting the flesh. and thus
pull the two sides of the cash together.
Then the Indian pinches off the bodies
Leaving the heads clinging to the flesh.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19
A APera mbuiating Bccr-Iiouse.

p. W. Bush. postmaster ut New
Castle. Gentry county; f. T. Iiavens,
and f. r. Bush. of New Castle, were
arrested the other day by United
States marshal. charged with peddling
liauor about the country without
license. The men are said to have
built three-story beer-wagon, with
ice compartments. and Travelled about
the country with it, taking In alliance
meetings, revivnls and other gather
iprs. They gave bonds OF $1,000 each.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19
Resulted In Death.

Nettie Rogers, negress, 10 years
old, died in St Louis from the effects
of a knife wound. George Anderson,
Il wears old, was her lover and her
SLAYER. Anderson and his sweetheart
had some words. Anderson was jeal-
ous of Ncttic, and the conversation be-
tween them soon resulted in Anderson $
drawing his knife and stabbing her.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19
,rt;n;oua which has rscen-

artinique, which has recently been
devastated by hurricane, is by all
od.,s the most beautiful island in the
West Indies The chief towns are st.
P.ene and Fort de France. 1t was in
the latter that Empress Josephine wss
horn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
For Tobacco Growers.

Hon. Leti Chdbbuck, secretary OF the
board Of agriculture, has sent Uit the
following circular, dated Columbia,
Sept. \.
bsAR siR-I am Instructed by the chief uf
the United States weathet buteau to arrange
with the tobacco growers of the state rela.
tise to the establishment of a system OF
frost warnings for their benefit:
The cold wave flag will be tile frost warIt-
Ing symbol. and display stations will be es.
tablIshed In tobacco growing sections
wherever dispiayman tpreferably a tobas-
co ytower) can be secured, who will pur.
chase or secure by aid OF the community,
nag and display 1t from tall stan for the
benefit OF the growers Of tile section. Inc
Information can also be disseminated "
bulletins posted in public places; through
the tir,ss; by telephones. mill Whistles etc.
The warnings will be sent by telegraph at
government expense, and the only cost TO
the community will be the purchase OF the
nag Iii can be homo made, " OF the resuia-
tion size and character, six C6) feet square.
with black square in ccnrer), the erection of
staff and display OF tue nag
At points where daily forecasts arc no"
srnt. the dispiayrfian Is requested to proside
n second staff, from which 10 uisPiaF 'he
frost warning symbol.
This Office will he glad to correspond with
parties in the different counties OF the state
who are Interested in growing tobacco, re-
rardir- the establishment of frost warning
STATIONS. A the season Of frosts ls at hand
brompt action will be required. il this sys :
TEN Is to be perfected for tliis season. hc-
spcctfully, LEVI eHuBButh,
director State Weather Service ana Acting
Observer Weather Bureau.
Missouri Press Association Officers
The following officers were elected
mt the St. Louis meeting of the Mis-
souri Press association: W. q. L. jew
ett, Shelbina Democrat, president; l..
d. Bogie, Richmond Democrat, first wee
president: Sam Kellar, Lebanon Ke-
publican, second vice-prcsident; ;. u:
Tetwiler, Charleston Democrat, third
vice-prcsident: Chas. NJ. McCrac, Rolla
Herald, recording secretary; r. NJ
White, Mexico Ledger, corresponding
secretary; W. l.. Thomas, School and
Home, treasurer.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-10
IN CONGRESS.
The Only Business Transacted Was Read
VI. ing the Presidents MESSAGE.

The Only Business Transacted Was Read
Ee ing the Presidents Message.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-The reading of the
presidents message in the senate consumed
an hour and half. It was listened to
throughout with close interest and ordered
laid on the table and printed. The senate
then adjourned until tomorrow
The reading of a message in the house
never receives much attention and the last
one proved no exception to the general rule.
On the completion of the reading of the
message it was referred to committee and
ordered printed. Resolutions requesting
the speaker, in appointing the committees,
to apportion the same among the several
states and territories according to popula-
tion, and to appoint at least chairman
from each state and territory were pre-
sented and ordered referred to the COM
mittee on rules, when appointed. The
house then adjourned until Saturday with
the understanding that further adjourn,
ment will be taken until Wednesday. ~
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-10
TRO1TING HORSE BREEDERS.
Annual Meeting of the Association and
Election OF Officers.

Annual Meeting OF the Association and
Election OF Officers.
New York, Dec. 9.-The annual meeting OF
the National Trotting Horse Breeders asso-
citation was held to-day. committee was
appointed to confer with the National and
American Trotting associations with refer
ence to securing unity of methods In ac-
cepting new records. Leland Stanford, b.
F. Tracy 4. d. Packer and G. H. Pratt were
reelected members OF the executive com
mittee, and Z. G. Doolittle, of Connecticut,
was chosen in place Of Charles Backman.
resigned. The sum of $3.50 was voted to-
ward the fund for erecting monument to
the noted sire, Hambletonian. senator
Stanford sent a check. The total is now
$1,000. The election of officers resulted:
President, II. w. r. Mali, New York; vice.
president, Senator Leland Stanford, Cali
fornia; second vice president, Hon. l. ".
Baker, New York; third vice-preaident. A.
New York; treasurer. w. r. Redmond, Nor
ristown. Measures have been taken looking
towards securing rights which the commit
tee thinks have been monOpolized by Il syn
dioats of wealthy breeders composing the
American Trotting Register association.
The executive committee declared ut
meeting of representative breeders in Chi
cago last April, when the project to relieve
John III. Wallace Of his contract for CONF
pilinR the trotting register. assumed mater
ial shape, that it was inferentially under
stood the National Association Of Trotting
Horse breeders would succeed 10 such
rights as had been in tho hands OF Wallace.
instead by the syndicate. 1t is asserted that
The latter adopted rule allowing PAGERS
with record OF 2:25 or better to be regis
cred as trotters.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-10
A "DETECrlVE" DETECTED.
His Mistress Charged with Stealing $11O
from II Stranger.

His Mistress Charged with Stealing 81 10
from n Stranger.
Katie Teno, Clore street woman, who
says she is Irish, though possessed of a
French brogue is in serious trouble. Her
"friend," c. W. Murray, an alleged detec-
tive, is concerned in the difficulty, and is
likely to receive practical instruction in
the ways of criminals before long. Last
evening G. w. Rumley. young man from
the east, tempted by the Establishments of
Mrs. Teno, dropped into her single story
residence on Clore street. He had five
twenty dollar bills and a ten dollar bill in
roll in his trousers pocket. When ready
to leave he found the roll missing. Before
the discovery Mrs. Teno had stepped to the
door where she had brief conversation
with man. Murray then asked passing
stranger to send policeman, and Officer
VanAsse appeared a few mo-
ments later and hearing Rnmley's
complaint took the woman to Jail. She
was hardly behind the bars before Murray
appeared aud laid the key to her hous, on
the sergeant's desk He was about to walk
away when Sergeant Nicholson stopped
him. He had seen him about before and
had placed him as ono of the mon sup
ported by women. He searched him aud
found the bills rolled as Rumley described
and including $40 silver certiiicata which
Rumley remembers having at the time.
Murray alao had n nickel star marked only
Especial policeman The charge against
both prisontrs is grand larceny, for which
the penalty ia from from two to five years.
Murray came hore from Missoula about II
month ago. Hs claimed to be u detective
and said hp WIS on a search for several
robbers This was all tho information ho
would give. The woman lived here some
time ago. She had husband, or lover,
named Teno. whom she left soon after go
ing to Missoula. She and Murray will be
examined to-day.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-10

costing $6s, ,G23, ,565, or mn average OF $1.03
per fine ounce. The report says the price
OF Silver since tho pas8aga of the new law
lnctuated between DC cents md yl.2l per
fine ounce. Tho ranes Of the United States
produced during tho hscal yoar 1,63S, 1888
ine ounces OF gold Of the commercial and
coming value OF 49,, 1000, and 64,60O,O0
tine ounces OF silver, OF the commercial
value OF S57, ,225, 900 and tho coming value
of $40, O,4Gi ,4G5. The product Of the mines
and reduction works OF the United States
was, gold 1,BS8,3GG fine ounces, and silver
6l.92O.027 fine ounces. Tho product OF the
world was, gold G.oiG, s75 fine ounces Of the
fine ounces OF $l34,sa6,OQ0 commercial
value and $l66,G77,OOO coming value. The
stock Of gold and silver in the United States
on Nov. Inst WAS, gold $77l, 130, DBL. silver
$b39. 241.624. The number of national
banks in operation Oct. 81 last was 1854,
with capital stock Of 1864. 755, 8G5.
The existing tariff went into effect Oct g,
1880. From then to Sept. 30 last tho value
Of imports of merchandise was 1894, ,716,-
507, an increase OF 811,247.1l6 over the
same period OF the preceding year. OF
this 1897 BOZ. 1Q7 was free goods, an increase
OF $ll8,002,436. The receipts from GUS
toms in the same time were 1885, 279,654, q
ponding period OF the previous year. "A
comparison Of the prices Of goods imported
under the old and new tariffs where rates
have been increased" says the report. will
demonstrate that the tariff is tax upon
the foreign competitor in our markets in
the sale OF such articles as are extensively
produced here, and that the duties are in
fact deducted from the foreign market
value and are paid by the foreigner 40 u tax
for the privilege of selling his goods here
at prices fixed by our own people compet-
ing among themselves in their own mar
ket."
On the subject of immigration tho report
says that on account of the approaching
exhaustion of the supply of free arabic land
a trifing percentage Of arrivals engage in
farming. The majority crowd into the big
cities, stocking the labor market and de-.
pressing wages, while the least efficient and
most vicious drift into the poorhouses and
prisons. The laws to check this have ac-
complished something but have not pre-
vented large increase in immigration and
distinct deterioration in its average
quality. He recommends more stringent
laws for the detection Of criminals, ex-con-
victs, polygamists and assisted immigrants
and to prevent these classes coming in
Though Canadian ports.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-10
Dead, Injured and Missing.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 10.-The work of search
ing for the bodies in the buildings de-
stroyed by fire this morning is still going
on at an early hour this morning. A fire.
man is missing and is now believed to be in
the ruins of the Boone Paper company
building, wedged between huge piles of
paper that filled the cellar. The dead re-
covered at Menne d Co.'s nre: Lulu Klein,
Carrie Luckhardt. Barbara Bell Amanda
Dckey. VIM. HulZmeier. Chas. kimmel,
Clara Ida Parker. The missing and cer-
tainly dead at the Boone Paper company q
building are: Tom Moore, Sam Baker,
Will Davis Tony Schlick, all of No. hook
and ladder company. James Weinler and
Thos. Bechulder who worked at Menne's,
were also missing this afternoon,
but their relatives have not been
heard from tonight. The injured are
Katie McGarvey, Theresa Holthaus Ed
ward lniger, Lille Greenwald, Chief
Hughes, James Nuttall, Patrick Sheehy,
Allen Grimes and Henry Wetherford. Fire
Chief Hughes has concusalon OF the brain.
How the fires originated Is still uncertain.
There we're only two Office fires at the
Boone Paper compnny's building and it is
certain the flames originated in neither of
these. AT Menne IL Co.'s u number of fires
were burning, but none account for the
starting OF the flames. 1t is now doubtful
il there was IN explosion at Bamherger,
Strong d Co.'s, next door to the Boone
company, at the time the tiremen were
caught.