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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-13

ordinary pills. with their gripping and vio-
ieuce What kind Of . man or woman can
It DO who buys them
It's some one who doesn't know about Dr..
Pieroe's Pleasant Pellets - that's certain
They're better = they're the best, in every
trouble of the liver, stomach, and bowek
They do more good, do It easily and naturally,
ara do II 10 that it ldsts-cleansing and reg.
ulating tho whole system. Sick and Bilious
Headache, Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious
Attacks, Dizziness, are surely prevented,
quickly relieved, and permanently cured.
ler they're guaranteed % give satiSfaction
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18
WEST AND SOUTH,

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,,,,,,,,. h,iIrr =, :, ~, ,v,,.;, .,,,,,b nf
rd,riI,o IrJ
Ix OREGON tho rc,uhI;r,ns cIcc,cd
,bcir i.,,n ,icl,c. br u,,,r;,i,.s raprinr
from :; oeo IN & oeo and control both
br,n,.hc. of ,bc Icri.,,,urc Hermann
.,,J Eli. irons wore clc..,,.d ,.,n.,rc,.-
n,e,
Tur ronuhIi,.,u ,,-ion,I convention
convened at N,nucapoli, ON the ,th. !.
Slo,, Fas,.r,. of New York. wa, elected
,cmporarv chairman. and tbc various
committees were appoiu,cd.
The Iowa rcnrlc:s rarty held their
state convention in Dcs Moincs and
elected national dcIcra,cs The Plat
form favors a graduated income tax,
postal savings banks, and asserts tha;
land is the heritage of all the people
and that the government should own
and operate railroads
FLAMES destroyed the mammoth sew
grippe works of Robinson Bros at
Bkrcn. o. Loss. sI0D.o0o.
VIRGINIA prohibitiunistS in conven-
tion at Lvnchburg elected delegates to
the national convention in Cincinnati
and adopted resolutions favoring the
suppression by law of the manufacture
or traffic in Intoxicating liquors.
A CIorDBt RST swept away nearly the
entire village of Zwinrle, la. only one
house being left. Much live stock was
drowned.
The death of George +. Green, who
invented the first scIf-bipdcr first
electric street ear and first pneumatic
sbu,Icr for pbo,opran,crs ,,ccurrcI at
KaIamazoo Mich. a~ed 80 wears.
GroRG1, probibitionists met in con-
ront;nn ~ a,I.n,, and decided 70 mt :.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18
BOLD, BAD RoseseS

Pair of Desperadoes Hold Up n suburbs
80 Tfsin In the Outskirts Of san Fran
ciscS sui ,SAs-rs sixteen Thousand Doll
lars which vj< fsehg fsrr,ed Out to
Pay the Hands of fSfs .iS;fso59 Man sfsct-
uring Co. at Emeryviile.
SAN Francisco, June ia ts'ing
'"hf,sry took place on the Berkeley
train yc,so. aas Hrny,ina by which the
Judson Manufacturing ,c' tost $4,000
in gold and silver. coin. I've rfer
boarded the train when it stopped al
the E-etseet station. Both had drawn
revolvers. anu ,ii,s fses Of one of the
highwaymen was bl2csssr1b: John
Gibson. secretary of the Judson Nat.'t
featuring Co, accompanied Ivy Harry
Morrison, a clerk, was going to Emery
vile, where the factory and rolling
miils II nc soypany are located. TO pay
a months WageS ~ ,tfSe 100 employees
who work there Tne 1siSuey was In
two bags. $1,000 in gold In one and.
5000 in silver in another. Gibson snS
Morrison were both armed. but the rob
bcrs covered them and the custodions
Of the money were obliged to dcii.sr UT
the Treasure,
As soon as ths robbers got possession
of the money they LETT ti'e ear and en-
tered a dilapidated buggy ds%s%" 'rT an
old horse Gibson and Morrison, Mn
had had no chance to defend them
st'i~rss. drew their pistols and fired sew.
eral shiots II tic fleeing robbers before
they reached tfc buggy. tfI!e of the
men is supposed to i:ate' been hit, fof
he was seen to staGger tCwart tho
buggy. and was assisted into it bt hi<
companior. They then drove rapidly
away.
The man whose face was hlackcncd
is supposed to have been an empio.re "f
the company, who had disguised him
self for fear that the secretary. who
hds hcCn In the habit of paying the
men OF. might recogniza him. The
thirty or more passengers in the car
had hGfilS realized ~hat had taken
place before lie Fohbers we're In pos
session of the money Siid 2falsiRg their
escape. As soon a. he could got lack
to Oakland Wilson went to the oif?cs
Of the chief of police and described the
ttiiTs and its perpetrators. Half
dozen iGicS' detectives are aiding the
Oakland force Il tirr search for the
robbers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18
Epitome of the Week.
HTEsFsT'1-a "EWs COMPILATION.
FIFJY-sECoND CONGRESS

TUESDAY, June The seuatc passed
the diplomatic and consular urprupriaa
ton bill. In the house Il hill wis
passed nppropria''ng Sa.O0j for the
establishment of weather bureau sta
tions on Middle and Thunder lay
islands, in Lake Huron. The urgent
deficiency bill was also passed. June
Is, was set apart for the delivery of
eulogi>tic addresses In the tArmure OF
the late senator Wilson. of Maryland.
WEDNESDAY, June S. The prn>isir
deficiency hill was laid i'efcE,, tie s,.n-
ate and rrf'Ffct IL the pso.niritt;;c oil
appropriations. \ i'iu "ae 'ii.;tucen
apPr"rria'i-s 5!t5C.GoJ for Il branch
hnfi!C Tor volunteer disabled soldiers
and sailors at or near Beatrice, Nch.
In the house the agricultural appropri-
aticn hill was passed
TGrIsDAY, .tunc u. TT ;.,e senate
The urF"r' 3cnr!:n;y bill appropria,-
'Hf "rcr $1,000 900 for the present
fiscal year vas passed. Two of the
general appropriation bills--thc lcGis-
lativc and agricultural-au the t,to
bills for the admission ~ sr.' WsS,Cy
AMI Ar'>'1''.. - states were received
ION the house. Adjourned to the 18th
In the house bills were passed permit
ting poor persons To Suc in the United
States courts upnn naiia. IL. and
authorship: t'.L courts tn appoint coun-
81, defining the crimes of murder in
the first and second degree and man
slaughter IN places and on waters
under the exclusive jurisdiction Of the
United States. and modifying the re-
viScd statutes 50 a. to di>rCnse with
proof Of loyalty during The war uf ti'e
rebellion n prerequisite t. hci1g tc-
stofid uf admitted 10 the rsnSinn rrIi
fwpAY. luna 10. The senate vas
hot IN ,ess,,,n. In the house thu day
"as spent in the consideration of un-
important measures and the evening
session WAS devoted to the conaidcra
ti"n of private pension bills. Adjourned
to the iC.h
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18
THE EAST.

THE mal'hut,sc and elevator of Mack
lem Il Slater at Niagara Fails, =. Y.
was burned, the loN,, being SiNn n01
Four 'ircmer rvcr injured. Two fatally.
1iiE village of Old Windham. Conn.
celebrated the two hundrcdlh annivcr-
>ary of lis birth.
THE Maine democrats in convention
al Bangor nominated Charles +. John
son, or Watcrvilic. for governor. The
platform advocates change, in tho pro-
hibi,ury law "a rs Ia permit hotels and
drug stores to sell liquors and recon-
mcndS the nomination of Cleveland for
president.
TIE death OF Sidney billion, financicr
and railroad ma%natc, occurred at his
residence in New York. aged - years.
Ar Moscow. Ia, tornado destroyed
many buildings there and in the sur
rounding country. but no lives We're
lost.
SIXTY FIVE dead bodies had mp to the
10th been taken from the ruins at
Titusvillc, Pa, caused by fire and flood,
and more were missing.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18
LATER NEWS

EMrEI;"E FENNCIs IuSErH has made
Buda-Pcsth, tn" capital of Hungary.
rnv.il residence. thus depriving VIENNA
Of he cxcluSivcncSS which that city has
cnjoyrd heretofore in this respect. The
compliment is' an acknowledgment OF
the welcome which the IIungarians gave
him during the recent celebration OF
the twcntv-fifth anniversary of his ac-
rcssion to the Hungarian throne.
TIE wife of Secretary Elkins has
founded and endowed home for poor
children at Deer Park. Nd, having be-
come deeply impressed with the need
of such an institution. Her sympathics
had been deeply stirred by various
cases requiring surgical aid in the
nrighb prhond of her residence. One
little boy She sent to a baltimore hos
pital for treatment and paid his ex-
pcnscs for two years.
THE empress of Germany and her six
Young princes will arrive at Wilhelms-
hohe on the a6th, where most of the
family will spend the summer. The
crown prince will soon proceed to the
island of Norderncv. in the North sea,
to take the sea baths. The empress
will then return to Potsdam.
THE stage that runs between Great
Falls and Billings. Mont, was robbed
twice during the week ended on the
llth. In each instance the mail and
treasure boxes were taken. but it is not
known how much they contained. The
government has offered a reward of $500
for the capture of the thieves.
President LEoNIDEs L. Polk of the
National Farmers Alliance died at the
Garfield hospital in Washington city at
l1;13 a. IN. of the 11th. The immediate
cause was urRmic blood poisoning,
caused by bladder trouble, of which
Mr. Polk had been a victim for many
years.
AsIArIc cholera is raging with in
creased mortality in Afghanistan, and
there is no hope of arresting its prog
ress. as the sanitary condition of the
country is the worst possible.
Mr.. CLEVELAND is suffering severely
from rheumatism, with which he has
been afflicted ever since his arrival at
Buzzards' Bay, Mass, where he is spend
ing a season of rest.
OK the 18th, Mr.. Joseph Seep, of the
Standard Oil Co., distributed checks for
SIS to each of the needy and uncared-
for food sufferers in Titusville, Pa
Mr.. AND Mrs BLAINE arrived at Bar
Harbor, Me-, on the l1th, and were
driven at once so Stanwood, their sam
mer residence.
THERE was 1. neavy frost at Farming.
ton, Ne, on the morning Of the llth,
the thermometer standing at "a.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE,

4 HOUSE in the Syrian Alps was de-
stroycd hv lightning and eight persons
were killed.
SAN DoNINGo adviccs say that the re-
port has been confirmed that Samana
bay. in the western part of the terminus
Of tic SANCHEZ Lavaga railway, Do
minican republic; has bcch tedcd to the
United states.
Is London the Now Oriental bank
failed, with liabilities of about ElS,-
OO1. 900. besides the paid-up capital of
81. 600 O0u
EEEIIN dispatches confirm the recent
runners of the death in the interior of
Africa of Emin raShu.
GovEEHNENT troops at the canton of
OriZaba. in the state of Vera Cruz,
Mexico. had an encounter with Il band
of maraudcrs and killed seventeen Of
them.
\ LoHroN dispatch says that the
original portrait of PocahontaS, painted
IN I6l2. has been secured for exhibition
at the worlds fair.
AT Wri>>cnfclS, Germany, Herr Gun
thcr. master dyer. murdered his three
children To spite his wife with whom
he had quarrclcd.
REBELS at Matto Crosse, Brazil, had
"A seven dav>' battle with government
troops and utterly defeated them. One
thousand men "f the governments
army and all their chief officers were
killed upon the battlefield aud large
rumGCr were wounded
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18
FROM WASHINGTON.

Mr.. ELAITE lef, Washington for Eos
ton en- rontr to Ear Ilarhur
THE president has approved the ac'
granting = pension toes Senator george
". IoncS. OF Iowa.
IN Washington William Henri IIar-
ri-un died "a tho are of 1Oi years. 6
months and :? days. lie claimed to
have cnjoycd an acquaintance with
George Washington.
IN spite of all obstacles. tho a-.,rc-
gate volume "f trade WAS >rid to he :
per cent. greater throughout the coup-
try than u year a!":-
TIM hns!nC>s failures in the United
States during Tie scvci days ended on
The 10th numbered tH2, against "05 the
preceding week and 81 for the core
sT"nding week last wear.
THE exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in III. United States during the
week cndcl on the 1Cth aggregated
sl.lS3. $50, against Sl.Ol9. I6:,. So the
previous week The increase a. COM
pared with the corresponding week of
1891 was ID g.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18
HUMOROUS.

-"Do you wish proofs of my love?"
'No." she answered.: my negative
makes them unnecessary. Washing
ton Star.
There's nothing without work. you know"
,.s mus spoke - ,he seeuy Guy ,rom p,%m 90
And pailv work the growler."
-Washiprton Star. =
=. Won, er-..;ive "A
.ao. ;nr,,ra,;,o tho familiar proy-
~. There ;s NO gcI,,us but industry
prn;I-.srbe Chinese laundryman is q
genius. Chicago Tribune.
He Was Homely. .Too.-Fangle-"I
sos,ns IN me very strange that Mrs. Nc
On th,, bomeiy mug dog" Cumso-'Not
ata!I You ought to see her husband"
-Euoch.
1T the FuneraL-First Friend
Eyes. DIR. Pellett told him he must take
a rest. but Dick kept right on" Sec
ond Friend-"But the doctor had his
way. after all. He was correct in his
diagnosis Boston Transcript.
-Eron , Wasbcrvoman's Sta rldpoint.
Mrs. Con Fidinr-"Thesea are nv new
diamopds. Bridget. They are blue md
of the first water Bridget Launderry
-"Shure, mum. who ever heard of blue
In the first watcr?'-,Jcweler's Weekly.
Sudden Susn;c;on n-"Tbat's a
fn. I,ok;nc doc of vours." "You bet.
H. :. II'bloodcd EnoIisb fox-bound.
T ,,.a,,Idn,, ,.,l,, ,,vo bundred-tvo hum
- rouIdn.t t,Le t,vo hundred
- -. e - w. tba a,ssssor9,,~
C.I.S en- TT T-;h,,r. III
on'''
-"a''il,a l. a.,- '-n" 80:
old son. VINO Is nagrantiy disreearuing
table etquet'e, II we were a.
another Ia pie shouid oe 50 ashamed
of you | would not know where to hide
my head Young Dogenes mot at all
abashed)-"fou could put it under the
table. Harper Bazaar.
An Old Fogy Saw-Mill.-'I was
ms, stnppinp 70 see your modus operan-
di = explained the visitor in the saw.
mill, I'VE amt got anv." apologized
the sawyer. I've been tryin' to git
the boss to interduce some of the new
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18

ALI the financial reports piainlv
prove that the United states Is the only
general prosperity exists at tn" present
tin'" The foreign trade balance in
favor of the United States during the
twelve muuths ended April 80, ls9!,
WA, SI19. to6.5Ii. The increase of ccx-
ports uf the United States during the
twelve months cndin" Apri! 80. 1892,
was I:'a2 per cent. l. is learned from
British authorities iha: there was de-
crease in british exports during the
calendar year 1891 of 30 per cert.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18
Mercfer's Downfall.

MONTREAL, Can, June a.-Ex-Premier
Mercier has made a voluntary abandon
ment of the whole of his estate for the
benefit of his creditors. The official act
was signed on Monday. A list of
creditors has been prepared, and they
will be notified to attend a meeting to
be held here on the 10th instant The
amount of liabilities is about 100000.
The news was communicated to the
ex-premier's friends Wednesday, and
caused great sensation, as the aban-
donment made by Mr.. Mereier will
bring about his resignation IS a member
Tor Boneventare. -
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18

ANoIHEE serious duel has occurred in
France. y man who had l,ccn compr..-
missed in a family scandal fought with
the editor OF the paper in which re-
port Of the facts was published. Roth
parties were severely wounded. II
may be thai after time Frcnrh dlcls
Will become .omc;hinG hrside, mere
matter of f"rln nr con,c,ics In this
ease the r'iiir- was siaShcd with a
sword "n'ii he could stand no longer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18

SAN FRANCISCO, June 13.-The steam
ship Gaelic arrived here Saturday even
ing. twenty-one days from Hong Kong,
via Yokohama. She reports that two
boats. containing six sailors from the
sealer Matte r. Dyer, had arrived at
Yokohama. They lost their ship in the
fog May IL. while hunting seals
Over 1000 japanese emigrants will
leave June for Hawaii. Alarge num-
Der of japanese contemplate going to
the United States on May Il.
The japanese house of representa-
tires passed resolution declaring want
Of confidence IN the government
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18

TINT new railroad through the Holy
Land VIII run from Acre tO Damascus,
along the eastern side of Mount Car
mel. thence across the Esdraclnn plain,
by Nazareth. Main, Jezrcel and Beisan
To :hc river Jordan, along the eastern
shores Of the sea of Galilcc to the lIau-
ran plateau or plains of Rashan. and
theme" across the plain of Damascus,
skirting the eastern base of Mount Her
mon. This road will probably in due
time brcrm" part of a trunk line to the
Persian gulf and India The names
gwen are familiar 10 Riblc readers.
and the project will open land of
wonderful interest to them.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18
Mower Post, G.. 4. X. viii Not Surrender
ITS fharter,

NEW ORLEANS. Jrne l3.-Contrary
to general expectation, Mower Post
No |, G.. \. r.. at a meeting called
Cor the purpose of deciding on the adj
visibility of surrendcring its charter
in view of the recent action Of Com
mander-in- Chief Palmer, who ordered
that full recognition be accorded the
colored posts in the department, refused
to take the step. The action of the
pest is regard as a decisive victory for
the colored posts. assuring them the
support of the white members of the
orders.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18

The life of an editor in Turkey is far
from hcin" a happy one. He is not al
lowed 10 publish novels that have not
been approved be Il court official. petit
tions regarding abuses of the admins
traIion. and must avoid the names of
prominent people. II an ofiiceholder be
accused of theft or other crime the event
must he suppressed. Neither is it al
lowed to publish reports of attempted
murder of princes or riots in other cCun-
tries. The editor is instructed to give
preference TO all news regarding the
health of the emperor and his family.
the condition of agriculture and the
progress of industry and commerce.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18

THE dcftocrats " H5nrrntirr, ut Lam
basaS: t. atiJpIJd d platform de-
inanding tariff for revenue only and
free silver, and opposing national banks
as banks of issue. T!!;c national dele
gates chosen were uninstructcd.
WILLIS and llchnic Enhlcn.rry were
drowned at Racinc. Wis. while bath
itis. atH te+i Natii,F aaa EsifiiF frrid
met like fate at Cedar Rapids, la.
WHILE plowinI in his field near Can
ton, Miss. Nathan John, farmer, was
killed hy hailstoncs.
nruorEtfa Of Miasis.Ippi IN conven-
,iah at Jackson elected uninstructcd
delegates To the national crhtrhtion.
The platform tasefs turiH reform and
tirnJuHcts rstiprocitF:
=. y, bis saiohH ~ 'rGfac; tc'., hob
'ur', f-sse James slayer, was shot and
killed by Deputy Sheriff Kelly.
IS the republican nat onal convention
at Minneapolis on the 9th test vote on
the adoption of the committee on ere
drEtial> Indicated majority 1T the
fclfEa,rs IN iaror of Harrison. The
platform was reported and adopted.
DURING 4 storm three negro men and
n woman were killed by lightning on
plantation 10 miles from Canton, Tenn.
TuE business portion af t!slnont.
H.: svas hGo;itd by a cloudbiussst and
cons dcrablc property was swept away
Is session at Montgomery the regular
Alabama democratic convention renom-
mated Thomas e, Jones for governor,
Hv- su,'r"ns roiirt judges ana candi-
date for attorney general.
The democrats in the seventh Ohio
son for congress. and in tho Fifth Kan
>as district the peoples party nomi-
mated John Davis.
ES-TSA-WAH-TAH-lSKAH, All, tho noted
Usage chief. died ut Pawhu.ka, Kan.
bf iiright's d'Stas tie Was lust sins=
ing h's sFGHnd tfftii as tirinciHai chict
nj tic nsagc nation.
BENJAMIN HARRISON was rcnominatcd
for president of the United States on
the first ballot at The republican nation.
al contention il Minneapolis 7ri The
afternoon % thc 10th, the rotc being:
Harrison, 80; Mckinley. Isl; Blaine, Isl:
Reed. /: Lincoln. /. Whitclaw Reid,
Of New York. was nominated for vice
president by acclamation, after which
the convention adjourned sine die.
\ NEGRO naThcd Tobe COCK ssas
iiaiisrd in the Jail al Eastrop. lex. for
the outrage and murder of Miss Ida
Moore, Il Young white woman.
On the new Chattahc"chcc electric
line, two cars were wrecked near At
lanta. Ga. and three men were killed
and two fatally injured.
FLAMES destroyed Woods, jerks &.
Cos planning mill at Cleveland, O. the
loss being S3:'0,OO0
ar Kansas tity, Mo- tho thrrttomc-
ter marked rs degrees iii tho shade and
three persons we're fatally >unstrucL.
THE king of ru>tlcr>. Jack bliss, was
killed near Arlahd, Wyo.. by Deputy
Sheriff Trey and posse.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18

THE following countries have A
larger national 'l:'ft than the tni,rd
States: Austria. hungary. France,
German States. Great britain. Italy.
Russia. Spain and Turkey. The ma
ti"nal debit of France Is the largest. he
in@ S'i.4:1. .50a,oNa. against Ssia. iaO. .5iI,
the national debt uf the United States.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18

SONE people are born frccklcd and
Others have frcclilcS thrust upon them.
The former class might as we'll accept
their frcchles as dispcn>ation of Prov
idrncc, for nothing can be done for
them. The latter cHn always get rid of
their Iti'ic.inn. SAYS the Scientific
American. by using n couple of fdrachms
oi .,Hl 2mrlnnia with an ounce of Ger
man cologne, the solution mixed with
d pint "f distilled water. Applied two
or three Times a day, states one of our
contemporaries, it will cure the worst
case q. acanired frecklcs on record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18

THs rurE'a.idn of the German en-
pr" "1.S ~. 4;S.II0 December /. IsgO.
The relative numbers of the leading
''erinan states stand as follows:
Pru>>ia, 2?.?5I.::f;; Bavaria, 3.59i. 9Ss!;
SaEonv, :;.5Oa.GSl; Wnrtcmhurg. a.N:G.-
~; Baden. l.G5T. sf.: -Lorth-
ringcn, Loo. .tNG: Hess, aa.. Ssa.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18
DESTROYED THE BARRIER.


Practical Protest Again DivcrtinC Pub.
lie Property to Private Uses.
LONDON, June ia number of
landlords. including Lord Sackvillc-
West. who was given his passports
from Washington while serving as Brit
ish minister to the United States re-
Gently built barrier across the famous
Avon. near historic Stratford They
claimed private rights in that portion
Of the stream. and wished to exclude
the public from its enjoyment. Last
Friday about twenty students Of BalliOl
college visited the spot with hammers
and axes. and despite the efforts Of the
gamckecpcrs of the estates Interested:
destroyed the barrier.
The Stratforl police arrived on the
scene too late 10 prevent the students
from carrying out their plans
The people of Stratfortl sympathize
with the students. and are raising Il
fund to help them fight the obnoxious
landlords.
This il not the first time that Lord
Sackville-West has incurred the ill-will
of the townspcople of Stratford. Not
long ago he claimed ownership of Il
public place which had formerly be-
longcd to his ancestors, but had been
ccdcd To the use of the people of STRAIT
ford. His attempt to deprive the people
of the benefit of the property in ques-
ton failed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18

i CURIOUS superstition pferails in
NorwaT. When people are in quest of
Il drowned body. they row to and fro
with rooster in the boat, fully ex-
r"rting that the bird will crow when
the boat reaches the spot where TIE
corpse lies
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18

y Young Mc>icr" Woman claiming to
he possessed ri divine power has been
banishod, being charged hy the Mex
'ctn government with havin instisaied
an Indian uprising.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18

THERE are i.o2a Americans residing
in China, and 5ea of these are women
engaged III mission work. N ra,c OF
their expulsion Christioni;y will he a
larger sufferer tnan commerce. as far
n, the :lN,nal residents are concerned.