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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
DESTRUCTION AND DEATH.

Seven Persons Blown to Atoms by "A
| Explosion In the American Forcite Pew.
der Co.'S Works Near Lake Hopatrong
y. 1.-Two Others Injured, One Fatally
The Remains of the Victims Scattered
Over Several Acres of Ground.
| NEWARK. n. J.. April l9.-The works
of the American Forcite Powder Co, q
short distance from the landing station
at Lake Hopatceng, on the Morris &
Essex railway. blew up shortly after j
o'clock yesterday afternoon. and seven
persons were blown to atoms. The
killed are:
j. ID. Smith. superintendent of tho
works.
Jacob Carlson.
| VIM. Pierce.
| James Vagh
| A. johnson.
Godfrey Water, and an unknown
Swede.
Besides these two men were injured.
One of them, BENJAMIN Cassigcre. will
probably die.
The works consisted of a number of
small buildings scattered at distance
of 3bout 800 feet from each other. The
nitro-glycerine mill was the first build
ing to go up. and the shock of this ex-
plosion caused six other buildings to be
rent asunder by the dangerous contents
exploding. The report was terrific and
was heard in the surrounding country
for many miles. buildings in the vi
| cinity rocked as If on stormy sea. and
in some instances appeared as if about
to topple over. The startled residents
rushed from their houses and saw a
cloud of dust and smoke flying through
the air. near the lower part of the COM
pany's works. They knew instinctively
what had happened. and ran for the
mountain side. fearful lest some of the
large houses of the company. In which
there were tons of the highest and dead
liest explosives might go up at any mo-
ment.
When several minutes had passed
without their fears being realized, the
people cautiously advanced to the scene
of th- explosion. There the wreckage
was found to be on fire and burning
fiercely. The most timid of those pres
ent. seeing in this a new danger-there
being possibility that the flames
might spread to the storage houses
again fed. The others. however. ran
out the company's fire apparatus and
water from the lake vas used to fight
the fire.
In short time the flames were under
control and the wreckage scattered
about and overhauled for the purpose
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
WEST AND SOUTH.

FIRE destroyed the main building OF
Clarke university for colored students
near Atlanta. Ga. Loss 100000.
THE Florida republicans in state con.
vention at Tallahassee passed resolu-
tions indorsing IIarrison's administra.
ton and the Mckinley tariff and de-
rlaring that all elections as now held in
Florida are unmitigated frauds.
A SETTLEMENT of the difference BE-
tween Italy and the United States re.
sulting from the lynching of Italians at
New Orleans has been made by the pay
ment of $4,000 by the United States to
the families of the victims.
FLAMES swept away nearly the entire
town of Fremont. Col.
MICHIGAN railroads earned during
January last 81. .759, 225. ~, an increase
OF Ill per cent. over the corresponding
month last year.
On the Illinois Central road passen-
ger train was held up by robbers at
Newsomc Mills, La, and the safe of the
express company robbed of 5000.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

THE Seventeenth Illinois district dem
ocrats hare renominated Edward LAM
for congress.
WYOMING democrats in state conyen
tion at Cheyenne elected delegates to
the national convention supposed to bt
favorable to the nomination of Hill fol-
president.
THE Nebraska democrats in state con
vention at Omaha adopted resolution.
declaring adherence to the declaration
and principles laid down in the nation
al democratic platform of 1884. and de
nouncing the Mckinley bill. The dele
gates to the national convention go un
| instructed.
IN Dinwiddie, Chesterfield and Prin.
cess Anne counties, Va, cyclone de,
stroyed many houses and outbuildings
and several lives were lost. Fruit an!
other trees were also swept AWAY.
AT Tahlequah, I. T. John Waner wa;
| hanged for the assassination of George
Dougherty.
GEORGIA republicans in state conven.
tion at Atlanta adopted resolutions in
dorsing the administration of President
Harrison and instructing the delegation
to vote for him at the Minneapolis con-
vention.
NEAR Iiomando, Fla, Robert Steven
son, paymaster of the Empire State
Phosphate Company, and Mr.. Payne, a
mail carrier, were murdered for their
money.
The volume of trade this year was
said to exceed that of any other year.
Western cities were gaining almost
without exception.
The republicans of Washington met
in Seattle and chose delegates to the ma
tional convention. The sentiment was
overwhelmingly for Blaine if his can
didacy is possible.
AT Ottawa plot was discovered by
which an organization in China was
bogus certificates
IN the Sixteenth Illinois district the
peoples party have nominated Thomas
Ratcliff for congressman.
Is the northeastern corner of South
Dakota the Sisseton Indian reservation
surplus lands were opened to settle
ment and thousands of eager settlers
rushed in to seize claims.
IN the flood in Marengo county, Ala,
John Langstonc and his wife and twelve
children were drowned.
JEU GENG and Lew Bach. both Chris
tian Cinnamon, were shot and mortally
wounded by highbindcrs in st. Louis.
THE percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 10th were: New York.
1000; Boston. 1000: Pittsburgh, $50:
Chicago. .661: Brooklyn, .667; Louis
vile. .661: Philadelphia. 500: st. Louis.
.333: Cleveland. .333: Cincinnati. $50:
baltimore. 900: Washington, 200.
The saloonkeepers at Sioux City. Ia.
In retaliation stopped all the street ears
on Sunday and compelled the closing
of all places Of business.
HEAVY shocks of earthquake were
felt in Portland. Ore, and points near
by. No damage was done.
AT San Antonio. Tex, incendiary
fires destroyed the offices of the Daily
Democrat and Daily News and several
other buildings.
An average decrease of about 20 per
cent. in the cotton acreage of the south
was reported.
John +. GEIsT. a carpenter, shot and
killed his wife at Dayton. o.. and then
took his own life. jealousy was the
cause.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

Few college classes have contained
so many men destined to be distin.
guished in after life as there were in a
class that was graduated nearly half a
century ago from an unpretentious and
now unknown academy in Frankfort,
Ky. In that historic class were Il.
Gratz Brown. q. q. Vest. T. r. Critten.
den, Joe blackburn. W. c. F. Breckin.
ridge and John Mason Brown. They
all lived within few miles of Frank
fort. were brought mp as boys together,
and were taught by the same quaint
old schoolmaster. man named Ii. B.
Sayers. who had more than local rep.
utation as disciplinarian.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
LATER.

In the senate, on the 18th. the bill to
amend the circuit appeals act and the
bill increasing the number of judgrs of
the court of claims from five to seven.
were passed Most of the remainder of
the day was spent in executive session
over the modus vivendi in Behring sea
and other matters.....In the house the
entire day wasdevoted to the considera-
ton of the naval appropriation bill,
which was finally passed as it came
from the committee with the exception
of the dry dock at Algiers, La, which
was stricken out on point of order.
THE jury in the case of VIM. f. Wood
ruff, ex-state treasurer of Arkansas,
charged with embezzling state funds
and converting them to his own use,
returned verdict, on the 18th, of not
guilty. This was the second trial, the
jury in the first trial, which occurred
last November, failing to agree.
THE leaders expect that 2,000,0 900 So
cialists will take part in the professions
in the different towns of France on May
day. The authorities do net expect any
disturbances, but measures will be taken
TO suppress them should they occur.
THE works of the American Forcits
Powder Co, a short distance from tho
landing station at Lake Hopatceng, N.
j., blew up, shortly after 8 o'clock on
the afternoon of the 18th. and seven
persons were blown to atoms.
The Italian socialists declare that
they will make show of their strength
on May day, and the authorities of the
various Italians cities are anxious over
the outlook, and are taking precautions
for public safety.
The non-union miners of Durham,
England, about 10000 in number, re-
sumed work on the 18th. The men had
nothing to do with the strike, but were
forced out of employment.
A AREGULARLY-oRDAINE preacher from
Ohio is confined in the Washington City
workhouse on a charge Of vagrancy.
His offence was preaching the gospel
on the public highways.
CHIEF ENGINEER NJ. B. CLARK, q. 8.
n, retired, died in Washington, on the
18th. Mr.. Clark invented the defective
armor now used on war ships of all ma
tions.
THE germs of smallpox still seem to
linger in New York city, six new cases
being posted at the bureau of conta-
gious diseases on the 18th.
RICHARD CARROLL, the comedian, and
Josie Sutherland, recently divorced,
were remarked in Washington on the
18th.
REPORTS from the Crimea state that
Russia is fortifying Sebastopol in .
most formidable manner.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
THE Moous vrvEnDu.


he Agreement Besweea the United states
and Great Britain for the Protsctioa Of
the Fur Seals In .BehFfng Sen Pending
the Arbitration Signed by Sir Julian
Pauucefote. the British Minister and
Secretary blaine.
WASHINGTON. April 19.-An agree
ment between the United States and
Great Britain for a modus yivendi in re-
lation to the fur seal fisheries I'm Behr-
ing sea. for the present. was signed
yesterday morning by Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British minister. repre-
sentihg the government of her Britain
mic majesty. and by James g. Blaine,
secretary of state. representing the
government of the United States This
important agreement wa signed at II
o'clock at the residence of Secretary
Blaine. who, owing to the inciement
weather. did not go 10 the department
He at once took it over 10 the executive
mansion and laid it before the presi-
dent, who in the afternoon transmitted
it to the senate for its action.
The modus is in the form of a supple
menatal convention to the treaty of ar
bitration recently negotiated and rati-
fled. The modus vivendi states that
both governments will prohibit during
the sealing season the killing of seal in
that part of the Behring sea lying east
ward of the line of demarcation. de-
scribed In article 1 of the treaty of 1867,
between the United States and Russia.
and each government will enjoin its
citizens and vessels to an observance of
this agreement
The United States. il is understood,
is allowed to kill for the subsistence Of
the natives on the islands of st. Paul
and st. George 1900 seals, the same re-
striction as was made last year, and the
United States binds itself to observe
this prohibition.
The vessels of either the United
States or Great Britain. or citizens of
either country, offending against this
agreement may be seized by either
of the high contracting parties, but as
over TO the authorities Of the nation to
which they belong. who shall have
jurisdiction to try the offenders and
impose the penalties for the same.
In general it may be said that the
document is renewal of the agree
ment of 1891, with the addition Of a
clause providing for the settlement of
damages sustained by the Canadian
sealers through the interruption of
their business in case the arbitration
goes against the United States.
Under this clause, owners of Canadian
sealing vessels have already begun TO
file their claims with a commission ap-
pointed to receive and present them.
But Gen. Foster, the agent of the United
States, who is preparing the case for the
government. and Hon. E. J. Phelps,
are leaving no point uncovered,
md will be fully prepared to meet the
.lairns on this score in the event that
hey shall ever be pressed for payment.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

A NEWLY invented device for prevent
ing catcrpillars from climbing trees is
the winding of the trunk of the trees
for space with alternate wires of cop
per and zinc SO closely that the
marauder must touch ono wire of each
kind at every step of his progress. The
result will be an electric shock strong
enough to precipitate the villain to the
earth. Encouragement and nervous
prostration would probably drive the
creature to eventual suicide under this
t,aa
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

\ DOCTOR in st. Louis says that mel,
incholia with suicidal impulses. hallu.
cinations. rrecursory symptoms of in.
sanity. insomnia. crying spells, pracor.
dial anxiety, fears of impending evil.
vertigo. beginning of impairment OF
memory and Judging power. and even
the lowering of the moral tone are at
tributable to chronic tobacco intoxica-
ton This may be called hitting the
pipe with Il sledgehammer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

MANY stories are told of Queen Vic
tOria's dislike for tobacco smoke and
her restrictions on its use near her pal
aces. but her latest request, which
amounts TO an order, appears to be the
most radical of all. Recently one of
the cabinet ministers received letter
from her private secretary. Sir Henry
Ponsonby. saying that her majesty
begged that in future he would not
send his dispatches saturated with to-
bapco Snoke
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

A FEATURE of the series of recent
storms in the west was a shower of
mud along the line of the Union Pacific
railroad in the vicinity of Onago. Kan.
The south and east sides of houses were
plastered with mud, and n Union Pa
cific train was SO covered that its head
light was invisible. The phenomenon
has not been explained.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

ELLEN TERRY is mourning the death
of her mother, whom she lost recently.
There was more than ordinary love
between the two. and English theater-
goers remember the sweet-faccd old
lady who was so regular and admiring
an attendant at her daughters per-
formanccs. Hers was the face that
Ellen looked for on first nights. and il
it wore its usual expression of loving
pride the great actress was content.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

A CoUrIE in Biddcford, Me-. have sep
aratcd four times and reunited three
times since their wedding in May last
The last time the wife returned to her
spouse she admitted that she was n
little quick tempered. but declared that
she would give him fifty dollars if she
made another break in six months.
She broke away in two weeks and now
the husband will size for the fifty dol
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

IT took four electric shocks to kill
Jeremiah Cato in the death chamber a,
Sing Sing recently. and all who were
present agree that it was a revolving
spectacle. Yet it does not seem wholly
impertinent to recall that it required
fourteen stabs with n butchers knife
for Mr.. Cato to murder the man whose
wife he coveted and for the slaughter
Of whom he has paid the penalty.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

PHILADELPHIA. April 19.-Three wire
tappers named Dougherty. Johnson and
Thomas. were arrested at Gloucester.
On Saturday afternoon last for tapping
Western Union wires At the hearing.
Yesterday morning. they were held in
81. 900 bail each for trial at the May
term of court Not being able to fur
nish bail they were committed to prison.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
A Murdered Babe Found Hanging In =
Chimney.

BERLIN, April 19.-Annie Kilz ha
been arrested at Schwetz for the Iaur-
der of her child. The infant mysteri-
ously disappeared, and for long time
no trace of it could be found, and
though the woman was suspected of
having made away with it. no evidence
could be brought against her. Finally,
by mere accident, the child's body
was discovered hanging in the chimney
in the house in which she lived. It
had been reduced by the heat and
smoke to the condition Of an Egyptian
mummy.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

The funeral of Luke w. Burris, who
was clerk of Clay county for twenty
two years, took place the other day.
He was born at Boonville in 1917, was assessor
and sheriff Of Washington county and also rep
resented it in the legislature. He came to Clay
county in 1883, and was sent to the legislature
several terms In 1884 he was the democratic
nominee for lieutenant governor on the ticket
with Thomas L. Price. His last term as county
clerk do es not expire for two years, and an ap-
pointment by Gov Francis will be necessary.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
A Verdict Of Not Guilty In the Case o,
Arkansas Ex-Treasurer.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 19.-At
1890 a. m. the jury in the case OF VIM.
E. Woodruff, ex-state treasurer, charged
with embezzling state funds and con-
verting them to his own use, returned
a verdict of not guilty. This was the
second trial, the jury in the first trial,
which occurred last November, failing
to agree.
A civil suit is now pending in the
chancery court against Woodruff and
his sureties for the recovery OF the sum
claimed by the state due from bonds
and scrips
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
wires Down and No News.

WASHINGTON, April IA telegram
was received at the headquarters OF the
army by Gen Schofeld from Gen.
Brooke. II stated that since the 18th
wires had been down and no news had
becn received from Col. Van Horne,
who was to have left Fort Mckinney
for Fort Douglass Sunday morning, in
charge of three Of the cattle own
ers who had surrenerled to the mill
tary. Col Van Horne had only twenty
fiye soldiers with him. The dispatch
from Gen. Brooke expressed no opinion
as TO oi. Van Horne's success IN getting
through.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
American Contributions Missed In Ire
land.

DUBLIN. April 19.-The Parnellites
are arranging for convention at Cork
for the purpose of devising measures
for the relief of the evicted tenants.
The archbishop OF Cashel has appealed
TO the anti-Parnellites to support the
movement, but they fight shy of it, be-
licving it to be some new election dodge
against them. Both factions are feeling
more and more every day the effects OF
the falling of of American contritu-
tons. 1t Is only \ question of which
viii succumb to the lack Of sinews Cd
Wat first.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

Representative Cobb. according to a
Washington dispatch. has reported ia
vorably the bill introduced by Mr.. VIII
son, of Missouri. for the relief in the
sum of 5000 of the Presbyterian church
and the masonic lodge at Platte City,
damaged during the war.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

Alfredo Barili, music teacher of
Kansas City, has been sued for $4,000
damages for alternating the affections of
Mrs. DIR. Horine, of Chicago. Barili is
a nephew of Adeline Patti, who, when
his conduct was made known to her. de-
nounced and disinherited him. having
previously made her will giving him
half her fortune
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

Julius Hunicke. ex-police commits
sioner Of St. Louis, prominent in the G..
A. R. and superintendent of the Schnai'
der Brewing Co., died the other day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

Ora May Cox, aged Is. of Nevada. is
recovering from severe case of hic-
coughing. She began last August, and
often hiccoughed 100 times minute.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

The discovery is made that the
Alaska soil and climate are peculiarly
adapted to hop-raising, and the predic-
the greatest producing country in
the world. A Portland syndicate has
purchased large tract near Fort
Wrangle, and will plant it with hops.
The sun shines with almost tropical
heat during the short summer. and
hence the crop is sure of maturity.
Land can be had for the asking, labor is
cheap and the soil needs little prepara-
tion. The hops can be gathered for
twenty-five cents basket, or about
half the rate paid pickers in Oregon.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

JOHN c. HERMEs. better known as
Drum Major Jack" of the Columbus
O.) barracks band. one of the best
known drum majors in the United
States army, has been placed on the
retired list after serving thirty years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

The army now carries on its retired
list thirty-two brigadier generals and
four major generals. The quartctte of
major generals is composed of John
Pope 5. s. Carroll, J. C. Robinson and
Daniel E. Sickles.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

Theresa Gamer. handsome woman
of advanced years. recently appealed to
the superintendent of the St Louis po-
lice for protection against annoyance
from ghosts
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

JOHN II. 1SNAS. the richest man Of
the south, was drummer boy in the
confederate army. and when the war
was over he did not have 4 cent or a
friend to help him.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

SINCE the advent of Jack the Rip
per" of London, this country has devel-
oped Jack the Kisser," Jack the
Peerer,' Jack the Snippc~" and sew
erai other kinds of bad jacks" The
latest is Jack the Smasher," who is
now troubling Chicago. He breaks into
the houses and destroys costly furni-
ture, paintings, statuary, jewelry, cur.
tains and dresses, but does not carry
off anything. Not a single article of
value has been missed. though a great
many have been rendered worthless.
The Jack" business has become fad
among the vicious and nothing short
of few doses of cold lead will cure it.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

Ex-Gov. NATHANIEL $. BERRY. of
New Hampshire, now 95 years of age.
is the oldest of all the living ex-gov-
ernors. He occupied the executive
chair of the Granite state from June,
1861. to June. 1863.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

The statement that until this year
no February has had Five Mondays for
two hundred years was referred to the
University knowledge and Information
bureau. World building, New York.
whence comes the reply that there were
Five Mondays in February of the years
1916, 1914, 1872. 100, 1712, 174o, 1I6s,
1876, 1908, 1886, 1854, 1872 The like
will occur in 1904.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

GRAVE fears are entertained thai
Mrs. John a. Logan sustained serious
injury TO the spine in the fall she re-
-ently had from a camp chair.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

MATTHIAS HARLEY, who has been post.
master at Fairview village, Chester
county. Pa. has resigned after holding
that Office for thirty-two years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

The legislature Of Massachusetts has
conc',;dcd that $1,000 n year is about
..ie right price TO pay for governor of
that state.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

1t is believed that a medal recently
found in Turn Back creek, Greene coun-
ty, belonged to De Soto, the Spanish cx-
plorer. 1t is much corroded.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

The executive committee of the State
Bankers association dropped into st.
Joseph the other day rather unexpect-
edly. The object of the visit of the
committee to st. Joseph was to induce
the bankers of that city to become
members of the state association.
Every bank in the city signified tswill-
ingness to join the association, and
agreed to send one or more representa-
tives to the state convention, to be held
at Sedalia June and 10.