The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-25
MISSOURI AND THE FAIR.
The State Worlds Fair Commission AD-
pointed by the Governor-who They
Arc,

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Governor Francis has appointed the
Missouri Worlds Fair commission. The
last legislature made an appropriation
Of sljd. 600 for Missouri; exhibit at ths
Co1umb bian exposition in 1893. The act
provides for the appointment of a COM
mission Of seven men There were
about seventy-five applicants for aP=
pointment. Every interest. every local;
ity and almost every class of people
have been clamoring for recognition.
The members were selected come from
northeast, southwest, southeast, north
west and central Missouri. with one
from st. Louis and one from Kansas
City. Five of the seven are democrats,
or thought to be, and two are republic
ans. but the governor disclaims having
had any political qualification in view.
He says his effort has been 10 appoint
representative Iien from the different
sections of the state. and that he has
endeavored to see that no interest
would be neglected. The members Of
the board are:
Nicholas ii. Gentry, of Pettis county.
[Mr Gentry is president of the Interstate
fair at Scdalia lie has national reputa-
tiOn az breeder of Berkshire hogs, fine
sheep and thoroughbred cattle.
DIR. f. Med. Coffey. of Platte county.
fDr. Coffey is we'll known throughout the
state as n prominent cx confederate, and
represents one OF the richest agricultural
sections Of the state. lie Is said TO be a gen.
tieman Of excellent a ldress. of public spirit.
and his recommendations have come from
al quarters of the state.
/ william Dawson, of New Madrid couIi-
ty.
IAN member of congress. Mr.. Dawson
Is 1t present engaged In the lumber trade.
and will, no doubt, see to it that timber,
which Is one Of the great interests of Mis-
souri,, is not neglected in the state exhibit.
He halls from a section which grows cotton
as well as all the cereals.
II. Ii. Gregg, of Jasper county.
mir. Gregg has doubtless been appointed to
represent the milling interests Of the state,
as lie has been actively engaged I'm that in.
dustry since his retirement from the secre-
taryship OF the board of railroad commits
sioners of Missouri. He was warmly in
dOrscd by the mining exchanges of SOUTH
west Missouri, and is known as a man of In
teligence and culture
Hugh McGowan. of Kansas City.
mr. Nccov,r VOC .t-or,rv u-,.d h, N.
live stocx interests and the packing. houses,
as well as the manufacturers and jobbers.
ne was inr Two terms marshal OF jackson
nrn"rsssiv., I cj,Jzar. " -, ~ ro.,.rr Wi.sonr, u
Hon Nathan Franl, of 81 I,ouis
MIR Frank was in the Fiftv.nrst congress-
and on the joint committee on the Worries
falr. He was an ardent supporter OF ST.
Louis In the contest Tor the location, and
mehDer OF the committee appointed AT the
last session OF congress TO investigate at
Chicago the expenditures OF the NATIONAL
commission Mr. Frank was the only mem
Der of the commission recommended BY tho
citizens oil 81 LOUIS.
Mr.. Charles W. Green, OF Linn county.
TE,Ii,or oy ,bc okdaIJ Aroma and Ia ,Ia
vounga., ,narI,.r of III. commiss5on NJ
co,,,, no., ha s,i,, % ronros,,,, ,L a ,,rosa a.
well 40 a,ricuI,ure He wos raisad or a
farm and is f,miIiar with the hort ticpl,uraI
interests of tho state. tn the nromotion Of
which the columns of his naner have in a
large mart be.n devoted lie started in tho
ncwsnaper business a. DrookfieId about
seven r.ar. oyn- vvitbout fame or fortune-
,r tn do, ;s tho eJIitor and ,,uh,i.bcr 81 oua
oT ,ho hr,,b,cst ,,-ccrIi,s n, t,,a .,.te1
Capturing Alleged Illicit DlstilIers.
The ST touis Rppuhlic rerentlv paye
- i,,,.. - T,,se,to,
d" AZ '"h' Va 'h. N"P."i. o
and Thomas fiatton, IN Pem1scot coun-
ty, on the charge of Illicit distilling. by
Denutv United States M,rsb,ls Nall
81 NoC1,,-o Tho Jon,,,;o. ,,,,,,.,, o.
"N' ~,
coihpahled ny oherilI Aoerlli Oh rehiisr
cot. Saws the Republic in its account:
In ,bcir searcb tbrouyb the sw,mn tbev
had located tho c,I,in home NJ ono ~ ,bo
parties and learned from his wife that her
husband was Mt a nei.hbor'-. some tive miles
away. Acting on her directions they at
iemnted to find the house but in the intense
dorkp,ss of tho fore,t tbcx Iost their v,v
Fortup.teIv however they discovered n
Iivbt in the distance. AnnroachInu tbev
founI n log cob,n and were lust in time to
oyerbear conversation between a bow and
an old man, in which the former told tho
latter that the United States marshaIs were
nm nj his house hunting his father and Inf,
I-nc,e Tho .,.Just az have exnected - re-.
marked the old man. "and I have warned
those bows time and again that tbey would
get into trouble II they did not stop that
business. Now you ny ON0r 10 your tnCl0