The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

SENATOR SHERMAN was formally re-
elected by the Ohio legislature on the
18th. lie made brief address.
IN the Columbus (O.) republican
legislative caucus the Britain resolu-
tion to investigate the legal rights of
Calvin L. Brice to represent Ohio in the
| senate was agreed should b, re-
ferred to the committee on privileges
and elections of the house. The i'm
preston prevailed among members that
this would be the end of the proposed
investigation.
THE duke of Clarence and Avondale
heir r-esumptive to the British throne,
lied on the morning of the 14th of con-
gestion of the lungs.
IT is reported that the president will
send a message to congress January 81
asking permission to send an ultimatum
to Chill
SECRETARY BLAINE, for the president,
has cabled condolences on the death of
the duke of Clarence in England.
PRESIDENT DIAz. of Mexico, is Sc
rcnely confident that the Cara move
ment will not affect his control to any
extent
The Iowa democratic central COM
mittee has decided to present the name
of Gov Boise to the national conven-
ti,n if there be not harmony in New
York.
CARDINAL MANNING, the distin-
guished Roman Catholic prelate of En-
gland, died on the 18th of congestion of
the lungs in his S4th year.
CARDINAL SIMEONI, prefect-general
of the propaganda, died on the 14th of
influenza Aged sc.
THE president has sent to the state
department the correspondence on the
Chilian trouble. 1t is said that he will
prepare a sharp message and send it
with the correspondence to congress in
a few days
RUporPH ROGERS. the celebrated
American sculptor, died at Rome on the
18th from pulmonitis.
THE princess of Wales aud the Prin,
cess Mary are deeply affected by the
death of the duke of Clarence and are
under medical care. The miners con-
gress of Great Britain has refused to
pass resolutions of coincidence.
JOHN W. WIcKHAM, the oldest man in
Iowa, diei at Ottumwa, Ia, on the
18th, aged 100 years
LATE dispatch from Ell Paso, Tex,
stated that the Cara revolution excite
ment along the border was receiving
little encouragement along the Upper
Rio Grande. Reports sent from there
and points in New Mexico and Arizona
were mere speculations-
GEN. ALGER, of Michigan, reports
failure to induce Mr. Blaine to declare
himself in regard to the presidency.
ACCORDING to the Paris Eclair plot
against the sultan of Turkey has been
discovered in Stamboul and 800 persons
have been arrested.
COMMANDER EVANS, of the Yorktown,
cables from Valparaiso. Chill that the
Chilian minister of foreign affairs has
refused to allow the refugees to leave
ON merchant vessels
THE Chilian trouble is the absorbing
topic of discussion in Washington.
Many congressman believe Chilli will
yet apologize and that the question of
damage will be referred to arbitration.
IT was reported that Congressman
Wheeler, of Alabama, was preparing to
challenge Congressman Boutelle of
Maine to a duel as the result of the
latter's manner of speaking of him on
the floor of the house a short time ago
WAR between Bulgaria and Servia is
regarded as quite probable. The for
mer objects to the har boring Of refugees
on the Servian frontier.
ABBAs PAsHA. the new khedive of
Egypt arrived at Cairo on the 10th and
was given great reception
The annual dinner of the Tariff Re-
form club of New York city was held
on the night of the 10th. Speeches
were made by Senator Villas, Congress-
men Springer, Warner and Breckin-
ridge, of Arkansas, and others.
Gov. FRANCIS has called a special
session of the Missouri legislature to
meet on February 18th.
The London Times recently stated
that reports that there was a hitch in
the Behriug sea negotiations were en-
tirely unfounded The joint commis-
sion in Washington will prepare re-
port embodying all the facts disclosed
by the examination and any recon-
mendations upon which the British and
American representatives were abe to
agree. Points on which they disagree
the commissioners viii be at liberty
to refer to their respective government