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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
st. Louis District W. &. T. U.

st. LOUIS Distrfct W. Z. Il. U.
The seventh annual convention Of the
St Louis district w. c. T. L. was held
few days since.
In Mrs. A. X. Wilson'S paper on Sunday school
work she advocated a more systematic course Of
temperance teaching N the Sunday schools.
Mrs NJ. j. CORN suggested that the secretaries
Of the different unions be instructed to address
letter every week to Mayor Noonan of st.
Louis. insisting on the enforcement of Sabbath
observance. A paper on equal suffrage was
rad by Mrs. n. ]. Tweed. Unlimited suffrage.
she said. meant as much for the women as for
the men, and the possession of the ballot by
the women would be 4 step toward the final
triumph of temperance. Mrs. Ella Wood, of
Carondelet. who read paper on the attitude of
the church toward temperance work, criticised
.hurch people for their connection with
the saloon element. She scored those who rent
buildings for saloon purposes. a letter from q
minister who refused to join in the crusade
against tobacco brought forth hisscs ard cries
of Shame" from the women present. The sub
ject of using Cnfermcntcd wine in the churches
was brought up by Mrs. J. T. Field. Mrs. Field
desires that the W. c. T. U. furnish the wine for
use in the St Louis churches. AL the churches
represented at the convention now use unfcr-
mented wine. and while the matter was dis
cussed no action was taken. Mrs. Alice Will
iams of Cameron, state lecturer for the Mis-
souri, W. C. T. T., addressed the convention
She appealed to men to enlist in the temperance
cause. She presented an array Of figures and
statistics regarding the liquor traffic If the tax
imposed upon liquor should be placed upon any
necessity it would incite revolution, she said.
She thinks prohibition is the watchward of the
hour
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

THIS country came near having Cres-
centia as the name of one of its states,
instead of Maryland. 1t was originally
intended to give that name to the prov
ince granted as proprietary govern
ment to Lord Baltimore, but when the
charter was presented to Charles J..
for his signature he struck out that
name and substituted Maryland" in
honor of his queen, Henrietta Maria, of
Franco
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

Mr.. BLAINE is difficult man to III
terview. He is very reticent Post
master General Wanamaller talks
guardedly. but is affable, and general
ly popular with interviewers Secre-
taries Tracy and Foster are very ap-
proachable. The president does his
talking through "Lige" IIalford, his
secretary, and all that comes through
that source can be put in a nutshell.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19
LATER.

| Is the senate. on the li;h, the vice
president presented a number of docu,
ments. The presentation of petitions
and memorials was interrupted hy the
receipt of n number of executive nomi-
nations, after which the introduction
of bills was resumed. large number
| being presented. Then, on motion OF
| Mr.. Sherman, the senate proceeded
to the consideration of executive busi-
ness in secret session. The doors were
| reopened at leo p. m. and the senate
adjourned. The house was not in
session on the 14th.
THIRTY-sEvEN passengers taken in
mid-occab from the disabled steamship
Kansas arrived at New York on the In
man line steamer City of Chicago, on
the 18th. and were sent to Boston. The
Kansas is a big frcighter plying be-
tween Boston and Liverpool, and oc-
casionally carrying passengers
TROUBLE is brewing in the northern
part of the Flathead reservation, in
Montana. between some claim-jumpcrs
and several Indian families who were
placed on allotment lands on Dayton
creek short time ago, and whom the
whites have driven away from their
homes.
In the German reichstag. on the 18th,
Herr Bottischer. minister of the in
terror. said that no tri.hinn had been
found in pork imported from the United
States since the bill providing for the
inspection of such pork had become a
law.
THE governors of the states of Rio
Janciro and Sac Paulo. who were ap-
pointed by Fonseca, have resigned.
The troops of the insurgents in Rio
Grande do Sui have laid down their
arms and disbanded.
ApvICEs from Mendosa saw that a
regiment of the Argentine army has
been stationed along the Chilian from
tier to guard against raids upon Argcn-
tine territory said to be contemplated
by Chilian troops.
DAVID BROWNING CULBERsoN, of
Texas, has concluded to accept the in
ter-state commerce commissionership
rendered him by President Harrison.
The revenue cutter Bear, which had
been cruising near the seal islands, has
returned to San Francisco for the win
ter.
JOSIAH MISoT, formerly law partner
of Franklin Pierce, died at Concord, N.
H., on the 14th, aged 7S.
PRINCE GEORGE of Saxony was
thrown from his horse, on the 18th, and
broke his collar bone.
JOEL R. MAYEs, chief of the Cherokee
nation, died at Tahlequah, l. T., on the
l4th.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

Corn is king this year to the follow
ing extent in the ten leading corn
growing states: Iowa, 33l. .562, 900: Hi,
nois, 24l,076, 900: Missouri pol, l7G. 900;
Fansas, 16s, s63, 600; Nebraska. I45, ,Oo4,-
900; Indiana, ll6, 400, 900: Ohio, 90, 80,
600: Texas, 93, 122, 900; Kentucky, So.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

LORD LYTToN is the sixteenth earl
who has died during the last eleven
months. England lost ten out of a to-
tai OF one hundred and nineteen, Ire
land four out of sixty-two, Scotland
two out of forty-two
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

Hon. John ID. Campbell, of Rockport,
visited st. Joseph few days ago and
was suddenly taken ill, and died in a
short time at hotel. The deceased
was one of the most prominent lawyers
and politicians of northwest Missouri,
and had filed the position of state sena-
tor twice. He leaves a widow and four
children, and an estate worth Sl25, 900
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

ANDREW JACKSON, when judge of the
supreme court, held the first court ever
convened in Tennessee under an old
sycamore tree at Elizabethton, and a
photograph of that historic tree is one
of the priced possessions of Tennes-
Seean
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

SIMPLY for killing a man a Texas
gambler is fined thirty seven dollars,
and for discharging domestic who
whistled necessarily a Chicago EN-,
ployer is compelled to pay her full
wages and the costs of lawsuit be.
sides Justice is blind but hits hard.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19
THE NEW SENATORS.
biographical Sketches and Tortrsits O
the Embryo La wmnkers-

the Embryo La wmnkers-
Sixteen new senators representing
the republican. democratic, and farmers
parties have taken seats in the Fifty
second congress.
Hon. William \. PETER, of Kansas, Senator
ingalls, successor, Is man sixty years of age.
He was born IN Cumberland county, Pa, joined
the argonauts when nineteen years Of age and
amassed some wealth. In 1881 he returned to
Pennsylvania, but later removed to Indiana.
He enlisted in the Eighty-third Illinois volun-
teers in ls6l and served thrcsyh the war. After
the war he settled in CiarKsville, Tenn. where
.be engaged in the practice Of law. In 1870 he
removed to Fredonia. Kan. and q few years
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

So FAR as numbers are concerned
the Indian population of the country is
no longer formidable. The total In
dian population of the United States is
only 2I9,273. OF these only 1873, 3s2, ex-
elusive of a few prisoners of war and
convicts, are under the control of the
Indian office-not taxed or taxable
Many of these are children and women
and of the braves the greater number
are peaccable. Twice as much money
is expended yearly now on Indian edu
cation as in 1sss, and that policy pur-
sued for few years longer will, it is
believed, almost eliminate the Indian
question from American politics
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

The members of the st. Louis COM
mission firm of Armour & Taylor have
disappeared, and are wanted on n charge
of fraud. They are said to have had
many victims, whose losses will aggre-
gate $4,000 They received many con-
signments, made no rcmittanccs. re-
manned open month, sold everything,
paid for nothing, and skipped with the
proceeds.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

The Globe-Democrat prints a Wash
ington special, under date of December
:. to the effect that Gov. Francis, who
was then in Washington. stated that he
would convene the legislature in extra
session January IL.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

The Grossman family, of st. Joseph,
who are Hebrews, celebrated funeral
rites because of the clopcment of their
daughter, Miss Haidec, with one David
Lcipsky. Miss lIaidee is now regarded
rs dead by the family.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

The boiler of Chalman's saw mill ut
O,tcrville, Cooper county, burst. The
engineer. Henry Jennings, WINS killed
instantly, and Sterling Coc was hurt so
that he died in n short time. Jesse
Wilson was slightly injured.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

OVER three hundred thousand orange
trees have been planted within the past
year on the line of the Monterey &
Gulf railroad in Mexico by planters
who have been engaged in orange cul-
ture in California.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

Or the explosive used in the assault
upon Russell Sage a New York expert
says: II am almost certain that dyna-
The odor was uDmistakable. Nobil.
ings gelatine is the most powerful
form of dynamite known. 1t is made
of nitro. o.glycerine and collodion. Rack.
arock is another form. The amount
used was at least a pound. If
the bomb, or whatever it might have
been, had been thrown in closed
room without windows the building
would have gone down. Usually in
these cases time fuse Is used, or the
man might have had an electric primer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

The prevalence of la grippe around
and in st. Louis is unprecedented in its
ravages, and the afflicted may he num-
bered by thousands Scores of clerks
in the government and city offices, real
estate men, policemen, business, finan-
cial and professional men, including
doctors and many women, are victims.
In many manufactures at the present
rate the working force will be tenn
porariIy crippled. Many physicians in
speaking of the grip say that while the
disease is not serious, its tendency to
impair the constitution makes it un-
pleasant
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

A BRONZE statue of William Penn,
thirty-seven feet in height. will be ex-
hibited at the worlds fair by the city
of Philadelphia. After the fair the
statue will crown the new Philadelphia
city hall
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

Stephen d. Peet, editor of American
Antiquarian, has this to say about Mis-
souri, in article on exhibition of arche-
illogical relics at the Worlds fair:
There are, perhaps, more archaeological relici
in Missouri than in any other state in the uniOi
that is to say, relics gathered in the state or by
citizens of the state. The Historical Society of
Missouri has splended collection. Europeans
nre interested in these subjects. They have not
sem the relics of Missouri, though they may
have heard of them for there are ways which
quiet men have of ascertaining what other quiet
men have accomplished. / am satisfied that if
the Missouri exhibit is not large in other re-
spects. the prehistoric exhibit will attract great
attention Gentlemen of the Historical society
could secure the loan of private collections.
Possibly the Academy Of Science would ccm-
bine with the Historical society and with the
private collections make the exhibit complete.
1t does not require much money to bring these
articles together and place them where they will
be seen. They would constitute a unique feature
of the Missouri exhibit
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

The will of Mrs. Mary d. Patchin,
dcvising an estate valued at 5000 900,
has been filed for probate in st. Louis.
1t gives nearly all to relatives.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

A st. Louis burglar, caught in the
act, in endcavoring to escape, dashed
into the house of policeman, who was
there, and was arrested.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

an education. While working In this way he
studied law, and now ranks among the first
lawyers Of Texas.
DR.. Jacob n. Gallinger. Of New Hampshire,
takes the place Of Mr.. Blair. He was born q
British subject in the province Of Ontario. In
early life he Was a printer, but later studied
medicine, and in 1883 began n practice which
now extends beyond the limits of his own state.
He has been q member OF the New Hampshire
legislature. During the war he was surgeon
general OF New Hampshire, with the rank OF
brigsdier general. He has served four years
in congress-
RedfeId Proctor, who was appointed by the
governor of Vermont to fill the vacancy caused
BY the resignation Of Senator EdmundA has
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

A few years ago it was computed by
the st. Louis water department that it
would not be necessary to extend the
water mains beyond Kings highway.
and the system was planned according
ly. but developments have shown that
the calculations were at fault. The
suburbs of the city have grown Won
dcrfully of late. and the thousands who
have removed far beyond Kings high
way are now demanding water. The
city has now about 400 miles of water
InainS in nsn
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

AFTER making two or three fortunes
for others Blind Tom. the musical
prodigy, has been turned over to an in
sane asylum to close out his remaining
days of life.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19
Another Important Decision.

The Missouri supreme court has de.
cided that railroads must receive and
transport all cars offered by other rail.
read companies
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

Pat Lavan, Albert Miller and Matt
McNarna were killed and about TWEEN.
ty men wounded in q railway collision
in Howell county.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

WHAT'S in a name? A horse thief
named Herbert Spencer was nearly
lynched by a mob at Williamport, Pa.
the other night The indignant Will
liamsporters did not like Herbert's nat
ural selection of other peoples prop
erty.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

The Missouri state grange held its
annual meeting at Liberty. Quite a
number of prominent members were
present
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

A new fast-mail service will soon be
established between ST. LOUIS and New
York The time viii! he thirty-twe
hours
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

The officers of the defunct Citizens
bank at Nevada,ha been arrested on
indictments found by the Vernon county
grand jury charging embezzlement.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

Secretary Curtis of the Y. NJ. c. \. at
st. Joseph has objected to the use of
the hall for theatrical performance
for the benefit of the Working Girls
Entertainment association.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

DIR. e. NJ. DAWSON says the unrx.
piored area of Canada is one million
square miles
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

MUSICAL notes, as now used, were in
vented in 1880
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19
Fire and P.nic-Thres Firemsn injured

ASHLAND, Pa. Dec. 16-At 7:so
o'clock last evening fire broke out In
frame dwelling at Centralia, mining
town, one mile from here, and before u
was extinguished it had DESTROYED elght
buildings owned by James Haggerty'
O. NJ. Millard. Irwin Bros. and James
Grant. When the alarm OF nre was
first given. there was a large crowd
in the opera house. where an enter
tainment was in progress, and the
people rushed madly over each other
for the doors. Fortunately no one Fas
very badly injured. Three fremen feii
and were seriously injured
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19
The Coming Grand Exposition In Quite

The Coming Grand Exposition In Quito.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The bureau
of American republics has been re-
quested to bring to the attention of the
American public that there will be held
a grand exposition in Quito, Ecuador.
which will open in the latter part OF
March. The exposition will afford an
opportunity for the display of Ameri-
can manufactures in a market that is
now practically unoccupied, particu-
larly is this so in respect of the smaller
articles of agricultural implements in
which the genius Of the people OF this
country have made so great progress.
Axes are unknown In that country.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19
HELPLESS ON THE OCEAN,.
Thirty-Seven Passengers Taken From the
Steamship Kansas In Mid-OceaB, Which
was Drifting with q Broken shaft.


was Drifting with q Broken shaft.
New YORK. Dec. 15.-Thirty-sevcn
passengers taken in mid-ocean from the
disabled steamship Kansas arrived here
Sunday on the Inman line steamer City
of Chicago. and were sent to Boston.
The Kansas is big freightcr plying
between Boston and Liverpool. and oc-
casionally carrying passengers. She
left Liverpool for Boston November 2s.
She encountered stormy weather from
the start until December 3, when a
fearful gale was blowing. The vessels
engines were slowed down. The
gale ragged throughout the night, but
abated considerably. The following
day there was heavy swell on and
suddenly while rolling in the trough of
the sea the shaft snapped in two. At
the time the Kansas was about 600
miles from Cape Clear. Next day the
steamship St Filtans was sighted. She
was spoken, but signaled that she did
not have accommodations for the pas
sengers of the disabled steamer. As
there was no immediate danger, the st.
Filtans passed on. On Sunday the City
of Chicago was sighted on her way to
Liverpool. She hove to about mile
away and consented to take the pas
senpers of the Kansas. The transfer
was made by means of life-boats of the
Kansas. 1t took an hour and half to
complete the work of transferring, but
it was done without the slightest hitch
or accident of any kind. Sunday cable
dispatch was received stating that the
disabled steamer had been picked up
and tOwed by the German steamer
Wandrahm, which left Boston Novem-
Der % for Hamburg, but was again lost
by the parting of the hawser.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19
Expensive Court Plaster.

Cubbage-Well, the court allows
Miss Flypp $4,000 as balm for he-
blighted affections.
Rubbage-It isn't balm It's o
plaster--s cnurt pixster.-Jury.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

The present system of charges for
the use of telephones by annual sub
scription is by many considered unjust,
inasmuch as some subscribers speak
often and much. whereas others use
the telephone only occasionally. In
some German telephone Offices an elec-
trically driven clock is attached to each
telephone, which will work as long as
the telephone is off the hook, and stops
directly it is replaced; the service is
charged for according to the time re-
corded. 1t is claimed for this system
that unnecessary conversations are
prevented, that those that take place
are limited to reasonable length, and
the useful efficiency of the whole in.
stallation is increased.-Electric
Another Variation of an Old Joke.
.I own q thousand acres of land" :"
said the heiress
"How delIghtfulr'
"And there are twenty young men
sfter me-"
For the lands sake!'
"Yes."-N Y. Press
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-07
The Immigration Movement.

There is to be another meeting of citizens
to-day to take into consideration the ques-
ton of the advisability of
establishing in this city a branch
Of the southern immigration bureau.
The meeting held few days ago was not
very well attended. The business men Of
this city want capital to come here, they
want industries established here and they
want the country settled with thrifty
farming population. but they don't want
to help bring about such desirable condi-
ton of affairs. They are willing that others
shall do the work. They stand ready to
reap the benefits.
The only way to build up the city is for
all to work In harmony for the city's ad-
vancement. Newspaper talk and other
kinds of advertisement will not accomplish
what we desire unless we do something for
ourselves.
The business men should look into tn is
immigration scheme, and if 1t gives promise
Of being OF advantage to this city and this
section. lend it a helping hand. Go to the
meeting to-day, and find out what it is that
it is proposed to do.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-07
Sympathy for Fava.

There seems to be quite strong feeling
of sympathy for Baron Fava, who, until a
few days ago, was the Italian minister at
Washington. He the only one who seems
to have been hurt by the little diplomatic
| furry between this country and Italy, and
his recall is said to have made him sick.
Perhaps his government may consent to
construe his recall as leave Of absence and
permit him 60 return to Washington to
represent Italy in the effort to arrive at a
satisfactory settlement of the New Orleans
affair.
| If he made no blunder it would be only
just to reinstate him. And there is no evil
dence as yet that he blundered. The course
which the Italian prime minister took ap-
pears to have been dictated wholly by a
desire to satisfy a clamorous public senti-
ment. If such was the case the prime min
lister, and not Baron Fava, Numbered. It
would be unjust to make the baron suffer
! for the blunder Of his chief. He has been
in Washington for ten years and is very
we'll liked there. While not man Of con-
spicuous ability he IS fully capable of dis
charging all ordinary duties which devolve
upon the Italian minister in this country.
The New Orleans affair is not likely to
be the cause Of any more trouble The
Italian government has finally got clear
understanding of it. and it doesn't appear to
call for energetic action on the part of the
Italian government. 1t may turn out that
the two men Of those who were lynched for
whose death reparation could be claimed
were not such citizens as Italy is proud of.