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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21
LATER.

A NUMBER of prominent editors, ho-
tel men, railway officials, politicians,
etc, met in New York city, on the 10th,
to devise means for securing the repub.
lican convention in 1892 for that CITY.
Chauncey NJ. Depew was among those
who favored the project, and subscribed,
on behalf of the New York Central
Railroad Co, 50, 500 toward a guaran-
tee fund. 1t was proposed to pay the
general expenses of the convention,
but not the expenses of delegates.
THE insane wife of journeyman sad
dler in Litchfield, England. cut the
throat of her own daughter and those
of two step-daughters, all three of
whom died almost Immediately. She
then cut her own throat, inflicting a
fearful cash. The unfortunate wo-
mans husband, nearly insane with
grief and despair, tried to cut his
throat when he saw the blood-drenched
room in which his wife and dead daugh-
ters were found.
THE miners of the department. Of Pas
de-Calais, France, have sent messengers
10 England to solicit aid in the present
struggle from English miners. The
latter will, it is believed, extend their
support, although no official action has
been taken on the subject If the
struggle is protracted, aid may also be
asked from America
THERE is strongly-snpported move
ment among the city councillors of Mu-
mich to compel the erasure from the
golden book of the kaiser's autograph
entry, on the occasion of his recent
visit, to the effect that ''the will of the
king is the supreme law"
ACCOUNTS from the interior Of Russia
say that general exodus has begun of
the Germans who. for a century past,
have taken a leading share in the de-
of the industrial welfare of
the country.
THE president accompanied by ex-
Senator Sewell, of New Jersey, left
on the 10th. for Bengies,
Nd. on hunting trip, to be absent
two or three days
IT is reported that the pope has not
yet come to a decision on the question
Of leaving Rome, but there is no rea-
son to believe that the idea has been
abandoned.
GEN. CHARLES NICHOLAS LAcRE-
rELLE, a member OF the French cham
Der of deputies, monarchist and
Crimean veteran, died in Paris on the
10Th.
The French chamber Of deputies has
placed duty Of twenty-five francs per
700 pounds on American pork, as sug-
yested by the senate committees re-
port
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21
Catrino Garua'. Rebellion In Mexico

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Nov. 15.-There
can be no longer any doubt that Catrino
Cara has opened the revolutionary ball
in Mexico in earnest. A dispatch re-
ceived here last night states that Cara
made an attack on Guerrero late yes
terday evening, and was only driven of
after stubborn resistance on the part Of
the Mexican garrison at that place. In
the conflict one Mexican officer was
killed and another wounded The loss
on Garza's side is not definitely known.
Guerrero is located miles from the
Rio Grande, and is a port of entry Of
Mexico,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

Ex-KING MILAN is to receive an adj
ditional ., 600, 600 francs from Servia, as
part of the price for his living out of
the country. The ex-king has no de-
sire to return, having tasted the de-
lights of Paris, where he has been
leading most eNtravagant life, hav-
ing run through a million francs within
a few months.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

WHEN the Lima Center (Wis.) lodge,
]. o. e. T., was about to be called to
order, on the night of the 10th. STICK
of wood with an auger hole in it was
put in the stove and Immediately an
explosion occurred, breaking the stove
to pieces and seriously burning one of
the members The flames were quickly
extinguished. No clew to the person or
persons who tried to blow up the build
ing has been found.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

HERR Mass, prominent banker of
Charlottenburg, Germany, is, upon his
own admission, completely ruined. He
says his liabilities are about 1,75O, 900
marks. He admits embezzling the
funds of his clients, also a considera-
bic amount of money subscribed for
the erection of church in honor of the
late Emperor William.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

MICHAEL KIRsCHER was arrested in
New York, on the 12th, for forgeries
amounting to so, 900 francs committed
in Bucharest, Roumania. lie was dis
charged from custody next day, how
ever, there being no extradition treaty
with Roumania. He had $40, goo in his
possession when he landed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21
MichiEan's Indetcrminate Sentence Law
Declared Unconstitutional.

LANSING, Mich, Nov. I4.-The su-
preme court yesterday declared the in.
determinate sentence law, fathered by
the state board of corrections and char
tiles, modelled from q like law in other
states and passed by the Michigan leg
islature of 1879, to be unconstitutional.
The act permits the courts to sentence
q criminal in general way, leaving it
to the discretion of the board of con-
troll of the prison to which he is sent, to
fix the amount of time to be served. The
test case was that of the People vs.
Daniel Cummins, convicted of larceny.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

OMAHA, Neb. Nov. IA special from
Broken Bow says: The bank of Kloman
Il Arnold suspended business yester-
day. They gave mortgage to the
Bank of Omaha on all their real estate
holdings No statement has yet been
made public The county and city Of
ficials, particularly the treasurer, are
caught in the failure, SIS that bank was
used as a depository. The bank ex-
sminer is in charge. A bank at An
selmo. owned by the same parties, has
also suspended. and several Touring
mills owned by them lave been At
tached
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21
vhor...l. Arrest of Newspaper Men.

MONTREAL, Can, Nov. 1.-THE gen
eral wholesale arrest Of publishers,
editors and correspondents Of news
papers that have published revelations
in connection with the Wheelan-Que-
bee court house job on charges OF
seditious libel, is looked upon as .
piece of bluff on the part Of the Mcr-
cier government. II is generally un-
derstood that the Mercier. government
is in desperate straits and some move
uent has TO be made to prevent seri-
GUS bolt on the part Of the nationalists-
Prominent Judges and lawyers laugh
. 4
ct the matter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

POSTMASTER VAN Corr of New York
proposes TO station postal clerk on
the docks of the foreign steamship
companies in order that mail may be
received up to within ten minutes of
the vessels departure.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

feet at Rio Janeiro should the British
admiral judge that such a course is
necessary. 1t is believed in London
that the revolution will be lasting and
that the national party. if it be true that
it has the support of all the provinces
will triumph.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21
Gone to New Fields.

The state university has lost several
well-known instructors this year.
Prot. c. G. Tiedeman went to Colum bia
college. New York; Prof. Speyers to
Rutgers; DIR. McRae to Rolla, and Prof.
J. p Royal goes to Goodwater, Ala
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

A MOST serious revolt broke out, on
the 10th, near Foo-Choo, one of the
treaty ports of China and capital of the
province of Fo-Kien, on the Min river.
The rebels had for a time full sway,
and marching in force upon Tehwei,
sacked the town of everything val.
uable. burned a number of houses
to the ground, killed several people,
and at last advices were resting after
their labors preparatory to sacking
other towns
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

MORMON missionaries from America
have invaded the famine-s stricken prov
ince of Samara, Russia, where they
paint in glowing terms picture of
America as a land flowing with milk
and honey, invariably selecting for
their victims families in which are "a
large number of girls.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

The jury in the case of ex-Treasurer
Woodruff. of Arkansas, was discharged.
on the 18th. being unable to agree upon
a verdict They are said to have stood
6to6. Juror Boiling told Judge Lea
that sympathy was the opl- obstacle
in the way Of . verdict
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21
Shaw Garden Scholarships.


John Harris, of South Fork town
ship, Howell county, is al years old,
has been married three times and is the
father of twenty-one children, the
Youngest of which is three weeks old
The county court has granted him SIT
to help him through the latest scrape.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

A DISPATCH to the London Times
from Santiago de Chilli says that
advices received there from Valparaiso
confirm the statement as to the prudent
and pacific attitude assumed by the
states and by the various officials of
that country.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

REV. SAM SMALL, the noted evangel-
list, was attacked in an Atlanta ga.
barber-shop, on the 12th, by IA saloon
keeper whom he had denounced from
the pulpit lie was knocked down,
kicked in the face and severely in
jured, losing several teeth and having
his lower lip split open.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

THE sultan has ordered the strength.
ening of the military forces in TripolI,
the only important African province
still acknowledging the actual sover-
eighty of the porte. The Tripolitans,
it is said, have been considerably
shaken in their allegiance by stories of
the prosperity of Tunis under French,
and Egypt under English rule, and the
symptoms of discomfort have of late
become alarming to the tyrannical
pasha-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

IT is reported that the Russian min
lister OF finance. NJ. Fishnogradsky, is
suffering from nervous prostration, ow-
ing to the trouble about the Russian
loan and the famine, and that he will
resign.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

THE census office issued a bulletin,
on the llth, giving the population of
Ohio by minor civil divisions. The pop
ulation of the state in 1890 was 3612,-
3l6, against 3.1sO,O62 in 1850. of the
eighty-eight counties in the state twen-
ty-eight show decreases, most of them
very slight.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

IN a twenty-four hours run, ended
at a m. of the 18th, the Edgar Ihom-
Son steel works at Braddock, Pa, pro-
duced ], 1o7 gross tons of finished steel
rails, breaking all previous records.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

GEN. AsTRoGILDo, who is in command
of the nationalist forces in Rio Grande
do Sui, has occupied several strategetic
points and is preparing to meet the die
tator's troops should they attempt to
subdue that province
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

BLACK diphtheria of an exceedingly
virulent type is running riot in Cier-
mont and Warren counties, o. Whole
families are down with the disease,
and its victims are dying like sheen,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

KING HUMBERT and Queen Marguer-
lite arrived at Palermo. on the 18th, and
met with an ovation from the people
The streets were packed with an enor-
nous and enthusiastic crowd. Sogreat
was the anxiety to see their majesties
that many accidents resulted from the
crush
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

The German government proposes TO
submit bill in the reichstug consider
ably enlarging the powers Of the police
in dealing with anarchists and other
agitators. The bill will probably be-
come law.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

The grand lodge of Missouri Knights
and Ladies of Honor held their biennial
session in st. Louis. Members in Mis-
souri & 535
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

AUTHENTIC advices by way of Monte
video state that the brazilian province
of Rio Grande do Sui has seeded en-
tirely from the Brazilian republic, and
the military in that province support
the revolution.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21
O'Shen's Bond Filed.

Chief Grain Inspector J. NJ. o'Shea
has filed his bond of $50. 900 with the
board of railway and warehouse COM
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

At Blue Mill, jackson county. the g.
year-old daughter of Samuel Mitchell
started a fire in the yard and was
burned to death
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21
The Eject Of Economy.

Missouri started out in the year 1874
with stock of thirty five newspapers,
and by industry and economy has now
accumulated 92O.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21
Lively Selling.

Nearly 100000 worth of suburban
real estate was sold in ST. Louis within
the two weeks ended on the 1lth. Two
of the days il rained
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

jefferson barracks, St Louis, is to be
reconstructed. and a complete cavalry
regiment, it is stated. will be stationed
there,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

A Kansas City court of appeals deci-
sion acknowledges the right of a ne
gress, kept in ignorance of her free
dom, to recover her wages
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21

At Nevada month-old babe was left
on the doorstep of Michael Maroney
Although the Maroneys have six chill
dren, they took the stranger in.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-21
MISSOURI STATE NEWS
Legacy to . st. Louis Woman.

MISSOURI STATE NEWS
Legacy to . st. Louis Woman.
romantic story was brought to light
at St Louis recently. which will be a
piece of good fortune To Mrs. Anna
Brown, ntIrse in St Louis charity
hospital. About a year ago Central
Missouri was agitated over the crusade
trouble at Lathrop and the subsequent
divorce Of Rev. J. NJ. Carmichael from
Mrs. Anna Carmichael. Mrs Car.
michael went to Clinton, and there
obtained the right to change her
name to brown, stating in her
petition that the name OF Car
michael was a source of sorrow
and was detriment to her success in
obtaining living. She then went to
St Louis and obtained her present
position. A few days ago John Morris,
wealthy bachelor of johnson county,
died, and when his will was opened it
was found that he had left his entire
fortune, amounting to $50, 900, to Mrs.
Brown for the reason that he thought
she was wronged and prosecuted
woman. lie had never met her, but as
he knew her family he took great in
terest in the case and left the money
10 her for the purpose of fighting the
case again in the courts and clearing
her name.
a Society Event.
The first notable society event of the
season in jefferson City took place the
other night at the governors mansion,
the occasion being a reception rendered
Mrs. J. Il. Montgomery and her two
daughters. Misses Mary and Antoinette,
by Governor and Mrs. d. K. Francis.
The mansion was brilliantly lighted and
tastefully arranged for the occasion.
Choice flowers were displayed in the
most artistic manner which feminine
ingenuity could devise, and the
executive mansion never appeared
more attractive. The chief object
Of the reception was to afford
Mrs Montgomery an opportunity to
meet her old friends and to form new
ncquaintances among those who have
succeeded former state officials and
no" h"'e 'heir iahhifs Ut inc ehPiIdi'
There was music and dancing for those
disposed and refreshments were served
during the evening. All the state Off
GERS and their wives were present. and
Jeff.rsor r,;,r soo;at, .,,s ,,avar ba,,or
represented.
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tam and far apart, and the auctloneer
changed his tactics III you have no
use for 1t yourself 1t Is an appropriate
gilt for certain acqualntances; 1t is such
n pretty way OF suggesting to man
the proper thing Tor hlm to do and so
on. 1he thing OF beauty hnally
went to junk dealer.
silver in Jackson County,
Some excitement has been awakened
in Van Ruren township. Jackson conn
tv over the discovery of silver in sun-
nosedIv pavinp quantities Parties
from there rcport a vein from eiohtecn
to twenty feet thick and half a mile
wide which has b.ep found IN ba at
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07
A New Four aaster AfIoat.
REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
The Supreme Court Dismi sses Cases
against CLERK j aWett.

CONCORD. N. H., January 6.-The consid-
Grafton of the proceedings against Clerk
Jewett was resumed before the Supreme
Court this morning.
F. S. Streeter of Concord, one Of the coun-
sci for the defendant, opened the arguments
for the defendants By their proceedings
said he, the plaintiffs were endeavoring to
disfrauchise $4,000 inhabitants of the state
claiming that the census of June, 1890. was
not the last general census of the United
States No town, Democratic or Republi-
can, neglrc,ed to elect additional representa-
tives, under that census last November. Did
not both parties thereby consider that the
last general census of Littleton, from which
plaintiff Bingham comes elected an "if en-
titled" member under. No proclamation or
official PRONUNCIATION of the census Of 1890
was required by the act under which it takes
Effect Hence the objection of the Demo-
Gratis was not we'll founded.
Col. Daniel Hall Of Dover and Hon. VIM.
l.. Foster of Concord. also argued on that
side, Oliver E. Branch following for the
plaintiff.
Iu the afternoon Mr.. Frink made the clos
ing argument for the plaintiffs. He stated
their position to be that the clerk had simply
to enroll the members elected, as prescribed
by the statute. He had no judicial auth0ri
ty to decide between rival claimants for the
same seat, or to pronounce upon the legality
of the election of any member. He said that
the final judge in matters of contest was the
House itself which had the right to accept,
reject or amend the report OF the clerk to
such extent as the members saw ft
lie said that the persons whom he repre-
sented had the utmost confidence in the in
| dependence, fearlessness and honesty Of the
| court in determining the questions involved
| In this controversy and he should regard 1t
| as grent mifortune II the court declined to
| take jurisdiction upon them.t IL is OF N, scOp-
| sequence in the settlement OF this issue
| whether the conditionally elected Jepresen-
| tatives shall finally be admitted or not. The
| only question involved Is whether the clerk
| shall comply with the plain requirement. o.
| the statute in the preparation of the roll of
| the House, or disregard it.
10 1881, the clerk, A. W. Baker. Repuhli-
| can, in preparing the roll for organization.
| did not include additionally elected members
| under the census enumeration of 1880, hay-
| ing acted upon the best obtainable advice In
| so doing. This course was right and the
| recedent thus established should be followed
| by the clerk in making up the roll for organ
| ization tomorrow.
After short interval the opinion of the
| court was delivered by Judge Doe. The
| cases against the clerk were dismissed on
| the ground of want of jurisdiction.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The Builders Exchange Chooses its
Directors and Delegates.

The annual meeting of the Builders was
held last evening. The secretary and treas
urer. Messrs. T. j. Feeney and Jas. Miller,
made their respective reports, both OF which
showed the organization to be In prosper
Gus condition. The following gentlemen
were elected as officers for the ensuing year;
President. Robert w. Jackson; vice presi-
dent, Nathan e. Redlon; secretary, Charles
E. Snow; treasurer. James Miller; board Of
directors, A. ID. Smith. Jas. Cunningham,
Nelson renney, VIM. 81. Scott. Melvin P.
Hawkes. and Thos. j. Feeney. The latter
are to select finance and house commit
tee to complete the list Of exchange officers
The delegates chosen to attend the National
Association Of Builders convention In New
York next month, were A. d. Smith, 7. j.
Feeney and r. w. Jackson. They were In
structed by vete Of the meeting to use their
discretion In deliberating and voting upon
the principal topics to be acted on at the
forthcoming convention. At this juncture
Mr.. Smith called the president-clect to the
chair. Mr.. Jackson made brief speech of
thanks. A vote Of thanks was rendered the
retiring officials.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07
Gathering OF the Clans.

DOVER, Del, January 6.--Both branches
OF the legislature convened here today.
HARRISBURG, Pa, January 6.-The legis-
lature ,sembled today, Caleb b. Thompson
was elected speaker of the house and Boies
Penrose, president of the senate.
LINCOLN, Neb, January 6.-The Farmer,'
Alliance has captured the legislature and
is temporary speaker and Eric johnson
clerk of the house. G. Fl. Piertle is secretary
of the senate.
Hartford, CT, January 6.-The legisla,
ture meets at 10 o'clock tomorrow. As the
senate Is Democratic and the house Republi-
can there is likelihood of a. deadlock over
the choice of a governor. Albert w. Walker
was nominated for speaker by tie Demo-
Gratis.
PIERRE, S. D., January 6.-The legisla
ture organized t day. The senate elected
Republican subordinate officers by one ma.
j,rity TIE house elected Seward CoddinE-
ton, county independent, speaker, by one
maioritv
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07
Cumberland County Agricultural
Society.

The annual meeting of this society was
held at Gorham yesterday. but owing to the
stormy weather there was but small attend
ance. President Vinton was in the chair.
The proposed amendment to the constitu-
tion to allow non-residents Of Cumberland
county to become members was granted
passage. The amendment to change The
number of the board of directors from seven
to thirteen was indefinitely postponed. The
amendment to the constitution to allow the
directors to mortgage the property in case
they should deem 1t necessary, was passed.
The folio wing officers were elected: Pres
ident, w. Fl. Vinton; secretary, b. F. Whit
tier; treasurer, f G. Scamm N; trustees, j.
f. Heald, FL. 9. johnson. A. =. Warren, l.
L. johnson. b. +. Carter aud Charles Mitch
ell; member of the State Board Of Agricul-
ture, w. II. Vinton; auditors, George O.
Emery and b. f. Parker.
The treasurer's repOTs showed receipts
s4.365 SO, expenses S4157.26, having a bal
ance OF S2l4.62. The debt of the society Is
81, ,387 50, of which S1.100 were expended for
buildings. The state stipend of $500, not vet
paid will reduce the debt by that amount.