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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14
DEeMING'S DOoMSOAY.

Death Penalty Mon lay. May :3-Aus-
trlIian Justice Il Prompt and Emphatic
-Derming RegaIing His Keepers with
Fairy story of Family Insanity.
MELBOUENE. May 1O.-Thc execution
If Frederick Bailey Dccming. the con-
victcd murderer. has been set down for
May -. DecIning is kept in irons to
keep him from injuring himself and
others. for he Is at times very savage.
while in his best mood he is forbidding
and mornse. lie is reported as saying
that his mother predicted that he would
be hanged before he reached the age of
30. With regard to his family history
he states that his fathers mind was un-
hinged that he was nf very violent
temperament and that he died in n luna
tic asylum at Birkenhead. His mother
he describes as good and kind. but she
also was confined in lunatic asylum
until shortly before the prisoners birth.
His brother sam. he also asserts. was
likewise confined in a lunatic asylum,
but this fact was only known to his
other brother Albert. When in En-
gland last year. the prisoner declares. he
NdlutN " siNt'i NV
whereabouts of his brother sam. lie
has sister who is employed as house
maid ut New Brighton. near Liverpool,
and another who lis not right in her
head" Decming has also given infOrma-
tion as to some serious family trouble
which he saws occurred between lSSO
and 1SSl. These stories. however. are
t,,.,l1t- I,ni.1 lac hn
know the Deeming family. and who say
that while never distinguished by spe-
cial energy of character. its members,
except Deeminr. were always respect
able and clcar-hcaded Nobody in Mel
bourne puts any faith whatever in the
murdererS stories about himself and
others. although it is believed that the
manuscript which he is preparing may
give substantially correct account of
the tragedies at Rain Hill and Windsor.
Ordered to Cairo and 1t. Louis.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. May lO.-Secretary
of the Navy Tracy has ordered the war
ship Concord to Cairo and st. Louis, but
leaves the execution of the order in the
discretion of Commander White. This
officer, yesterday afternoon, said that
under the circumstances he thought il
hardly proba bile that the Concord would
go any farther north than Memphis.
The vessel will remain here during the
bridge celebration. Yesterday after
noon the officers of the Concord were
hanqucted by the city officials. At the
close silent toast was drunk to the
memory of Abraham Lincoln.
Hundreds of Families Driven From Their
Homes.
LINCOLN. Neb.. May 9.-It has been
raining here steadily for thirty-six
hours salt Creek bottoms are flooded
and hundreds of families have been
compelled to move out of their homes
The water in the western part of Lin
coin is over one mile in width and IS
rising at the rate of six inches an f"ur.
Between 200 and 800 houses have Dccn
invaded by the flood and the occupai u
have been compelled to move surfer
ing and destitution will be great as the
most of the people driven from their
homes are among the poorer classes
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

DExSIsoS. Tex. May e.-The rain
fall at this and surrounding points dur
ing the last forty-eight hours is with
out precedent in many years All
water-courses have overfowed their
banks. washing out cotton and corn.
and indeed injuring all growing crops.
Hundreds of acres have been totally or
partially destroyed. and much OF it will
have to he planted again The outlook
for corn crop is gloomy, the season
being too. far advanced to hope for good
returns. but with fair weather, though
somewhat late. the cotton planted IN
the next few days will be all right
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14
Below Greenville, Miss

GREESvILLE, Miss, May Sat
o'clock this morning the levee on the
Arkansas side of the river gave way at
the Dick Hunt plantation. TWENTY-FIVE
miles below here. opposite Lake WASH
ington. and about five miles above
Grand lake. The levee at this point IL
about feet high, and the latest reports
received from there, at noon to-day,
were TO the effect that the gap was IS
feet wide and the water running through
at a depth of feet The outlet for this
water will be into Bayou Mason. This
break will inundate large portion o
south Arkansas and north Louisisrs,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07
High Farming.

Look to it, farmers. Decrease your
acreage and make each acre of your
farm more productive. Try the plan
of high farming. Good manuring is
good farming. 1t makes good crops
as well as good land. In Europe it
has been demonstrated that it will
pay to make acres rich. The small
farms of France, Belgium, and other
parts of the Continent give immense
yields per acre. The garden farms
around our cities yield Immensely in
many instances with profits In pro-
portion. The plan of Melvin's Gar
den Farming is based upon this idea
and it is a correct one. Two or three
acres in small fruits and garden pro-
ducts brought to their highest state
of cultivation and productiyeness
will be very remunerative.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07

Constipation leads to a multitude of
physical troubles. 1t is generally the
result of carelessness or Indifference to
the simplest rule of health. Eugene Nc
Kay. of Brantford, Ont. writes:
Il had for several years been suffer
er from constipation. had taken a great
many different remedies, some of which
did me good for time but only for a
time, then my trouble came back worse
than eyer. was induced by a friend
whom Brandreth's Pills had benefited to
try them Two each night for a week,
then one every other night for about six
weeks. Since that time l have not ex-
perienced the slightest difficulty what
ever, and my bowels move regularly
every day / believe firmly that for
sluggishness of the bowels and bilious
ness Brandreth's Pills are far superior
to any other"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07
FOR NAVAL CADETS.
Those Who Passed and Those Who
Failed

Among those entered at the Naval
Academy yesterday as having passed the
required examiu alton, mental and physi-
cal. in addition 10 those already publish
ed ia THE CAPITAL were Charles Burt,
Georgia; Paul Tsussig, al large. son
Of Lieut. f. ID. Taussig, United States
Navy; II l. Kimball, Massachusetts. and
Walter s. Volkman, Pennsylvania; A.
w Marshall of Texas; G. p. Burt, who
was appointed by Speaker Crisp: w. 5.
Nolkmar, who is a son of Colonel Nolk-
mar. United States Army.
Those who failed physically were: F.
o. Goodridge, 4. o. Sykes, Nathan Shell
ton Patrick Fitzgerald. The latter was
appointed from Texas, but is resident
Of New York CITY. He will make one
more place for the Secretay's alternates,
of whom there are nine. Arthur Cren-
shaw, who is the appointee of Hon. Hill
airy Herbert. chairman of the House ma
val committee, also failed physically.
Another Marylander who has passed
the mental examinations is T. N. Nj. Will
Jams, of Hagerstown, who made an ex-
ceptionally good record in the studies
which count most at the preliminary ex-
animation and when the candidate be-
comes cadet and takes his course at the
Academy Young Williams is a son of
T. j " illiams formerly of the Hagers-
town Mail, now on the editorial stall of
the Baltimore sun. Both Terry and
Williams are thought to be in good shape
physically, and their admission as full
fledged naval cadets is believed TO be
only a question of a day or two III. o..
Bissett, the other Marylander, will re-
port for his physical examination in a
week.
Among those who passed mentally in
addition To those already mentioned
were: Castlemsn, of Kentucky; Mitchell ,
Arkansas; Briggs. Indiana; Green, Mich
igan; Rice, Kentucky; Schwalback, Wis
consin: Olin, Indiana; Curtin, Pennsyl
yania Hoenstein, France. Miss Shan
non, La Hamilton, Iowa
The following passed TO day: Arthur
Crenshaw, Alabama; Richard III. Robin
son, Ohio; Thos. A. KeaIney. Missouri;
Albert w. Marshall, Texas; ]. b. Henry,
Jr.. New York; Dudley w. Knox, Tenn;
l.. G. Palmer. Missouri; |. G. Wettengel
Colorado.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07
rhe weather crop Rnlletln.

Weather crsp bulletin No %. issued
by the Maryland State Weather Service
Of the United States Department OF
Agriculture in charge of G. p. CrOnk.
meteorological. for the week ending Sept.
5th, gives the following
During the past week there has been
no rain in Maryland. with the exception
of scattered showers. the heaviest of
which are believed TO have occurred in
Wicomico county. The weather has
been uniformally cool, the average tenn
perature for the week being. probably.
several degrees below the normal for all
portions of the State, and there has been
plentiful amount of sunshine.
SOUTHERN MARYLAND.
Reports from Southern Maryland state
that all crops are suffering from drouth
and that the yield will be short in con
sequence thereof. Rain, to be of benefit
must come soon.
ANNE ARUNDEL.
Reports from local correspondents in
Anne Arundel gives the following:
BristOl-No change in the weather
since last report, except that the nights
are cooler. All crops suffering for rain
Tobacco firing badly. Corn drying up
Pastures nearly gone.
EO. WEIGH.
Je'oeu The past week has been hot
and dry Thursday, September LIST, it
turned cooler with harsh drying north
west winds The drouth of the past
four weeks has materially shortened all
crops. Corn, tobacco and potatoes are
irremediablY injured. Glover, timothy,
and red-top sown last spring, are sppar-
emily as dead as can be
A G. WILSON
PrtuSent.--The weather still continues
dry at this point. Farmers have COM
menced to cut corn and tobacco. We
are having cool nights and warm days.
Ground too dry for wheat seeding Wa
ter supply getting scarce for stock and
creeks very low. A steady warm rain
needed for late crops.
II. t. DoN MADISON.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07
A Remarkable Circumstances.

A writer from West River, in the Ma.
ryLand Gazetts, relates the following In
teresting incident: "Twenty-three years
ago child, little girl. daughter of
Mr. Thomas Parks. dropped pitcher in
a well on farm on Parker's Island The
child grew to womanhood and married q
Mr. 8. J. Smith; and now comes the re-
markable feature of the story. The well,
when the pitcher fell in. was about a
hundred yards inland; but, by the action
of the sea, has washed away until now
the well is about a hundred yards out to
sea, so that during a low tide a short
time ago son of Mrs Smith who was
playing out on the sea bottom discover
ed the old well and commenced q random
exploration and fished up the old pitcher
his mother lost twenty-three years ago
The old pitcher Is now assigned place
of honor on the top of the house. or
some other place, we did not exactly
learn where"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07
The Hill,s Bridge ouestion.

Hills bridge, over the Patuxent river.
has not yet been made free bridge. the
Prince Georges county commissioners
having refused to unite with Anne Arun-
del county with this object in view. I'm
der the circumstances nothing can be
done until the Prince Georges authori-
ties reconsider their resolution, and APP
propriate one third of the purchase mon
ey, as authorized by the last Legislature
II is thought to be probable that this
move will be made at any early day
which would settle the long pending
controversy, and crafty the people in
Anne Arundel and Prince Georges, who
would be benefited by free bridge II
is said the Anne Arundel commissioners
are not disposed to evolve legal entan-
clements by the refusal of the Prince
Georgeans to come to terms. The mat
ter was informally discussed at the meet
ing of tho board of commissioners yes
terday. and the board said that they had
fulfilled their part of the law. and that
the matter now rested with the Prince
Georges authorities.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07
Naval Orders

The following naval orders have been
issued by the Navy Department since
our last issue {:
Assistant Surgeon James Stoughton
has been ordered to the San Francisco.
Paymaster w Thomas has been or
dered to duty as purchasing paymaster
and general storekeeper at the naval sta
ton, Port Royal. 5. q.
Chief Engineer William III. Harris has
been detached from the Wabash and or
dered to duty as member of the engin-
GERS naval examining board at Philadel
phia.
Chief Engineer Philip Inch has been
detached from the San Francisco and
granted two months leave.
Chief Engineer A. s. Greene has been
detached from the navy-yard. League Is
land, Pa, and ordered to duty as mem
Der of the examining board and ordered
to the Charleston.
Chief Engineer Fletcher A. Wilson
has been detached from the Charleston
and ordered TO the San Francisco.
Passed Assistant Pavmaster II. r Sui
livan has been detached from the James
town.
,=SiAssistant Surgeon L. w. Spratling has
been detached from the San Francisco
and granted leave for month.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07
The Anne Arundel Medical Society.

The Anne Arundel County Medical
Society met in the parlor OF the Mary
land Hotel yesterday, with DR.. s. II. An
derson of Woodwardsville. president,
and tho following members, present: Drs.
Davidson, Hammand. CAN'T, Johnson
and McPharson of the county and Drs.
Kennedy, Thompson. Henkel and Mar
chand of this city. Several interesting
surgical cases were related and an enter
tainng discussion of the methods in vogue
to prevent the threatened invasion of
cholera was held. DR.. j. q. Mcpherson,
of Severn, Anne Arundel county, was
elected member of the society.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07
Dun rises ....5 -
sup sets. Csc Moon rises II
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

Items of Intcrc-t-LoCal aud Otherwise
Nineteen tongers licenses had been
issued up TO this morning by the Clerk
Of the Circuit Court.
-Thos. Owens has resigned as trustee
10 the almshouse, aud Thos. /. Ball, Jr,
appointed to succeed him.
The barges Katie Moore, of New York
and Home Bound. of Philadelphia, are
In port with coal to J. Il. Flood
The North German steamship Stutt-
cart, from Bremen, has arrived at Hamp
ton Roads, with zoo immigrants aboard
Albert L. Gorter purchased at trus-
tees sale Yesterday the Gorter farm of
10 acres in the 4th district, with inn
provcmenis for $500.
A large cart heavily loaded with ma
nure. belonging 10 Mr. +. II. Humphrey,
Of Primrose farm, near Annapolis, broke
down on Gloucester street. late yester-
day afternoon
Basil Il. Benson has been awarded
the scholarship from Baltimore county
10 st, Johns College, Annapolis The
college has enrolled over 100 scholars for
the coming term.
Tho steamer Phlox which reached
her wharf at the Naval Academy yester.
day morning from Norfolk. reports en-
Countering severe hsil-storm In the Pa
mNent river on her way up.
N. Brewer and wife have transfer
red to Margaret h. Diefel a lot near West
street for $l35; II. w. Hawkins and wife
transferred to Bruno r. Anderson one
acre in the fifth district, consideration
5000.
Capt Jas, Turner, the popular cap
tain Of the State steamer Governor Nc
Lane. has been invited TO witness the
launching of the tug John /. Mahon,
named for the well-known Baltimore
politician.
County Commissioner Wayson was
appointed committee of one 10 exam
inc and report whether In his judgement
IL was necessary 10 build new bridge or
repair the cid one over Cabin branch.
near the farm of VIM. II. Hopkins in the
Sth district
The Maryland Synod of the Luther
an Church will meet in seventy third au-
nual session in Frederick city on Octo
Der .. The Synod has ninety clerical
members and represents COMMUNICATE
membership OF 1881, The value of its
church property is nearly 81 100000. II
contributed to benevolent objects last
year $l52,SS7.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07

Many persons are unable to sleep on
their left side. The cause has long been
puzzle to physicians. Metropolitan pa
pers speak with great interest Of DR.
Franklin Miles, the eminent Indiana
specialist in nervous and heart diseases,
who has proven that this habit arises
from a diseased heart He has examin.
ed and kept on record thousands OF
cases. His New Heart Cure, a wonder
full remedy, is sold at VIM. L. Marcy s.
Co. Thousands testify TO its value as IA
cure for Heart Diseases. Mrs. Chas.
Benoy, Loveland, Colo, says its effect
on her were marvellous Elegant Book on
Heart Disease free.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07

Talk of patent medicines-you know
the old prejudice. And the doctors some
of them are between you and us They
would like you TO think that what's cured
thousands won't cure you. You'd be-
lieve in patent medicines IL they didn't
profess TO cure everything and so, be-
tween the experiments of doctors, and
the experiments of patent medicines that
are sold because there's money in the
"stuff," you lose faith in everything.
And, you can't always tell the prescrip-
tion that cures by what you read in the
papers. So, perhaps. there's no better
way to sell remedy, than to tell the
truth about 1t. and take the risk of its
doing just what 1t processes to do.
That's what the Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association. of Buffalo, N. Y
does with DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery and DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription.
If they don't do what their makers
say they'll do-you get your money back.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07
Pennsylvania Railroad 20 the g. A.
r.. Encampmenea at washing
ton During September.

Undoubtedly the most interesting en-
campment of q. A. r. nen ever held will
convene az Washington during Septem-
Der The interest manifested In the en-
campment has been national. and the
Government and local authorities in the
National City are making elaborate prep
arations for entertaining the old soldiers.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will sell excursion tickets from all sta
tions on its lines TO Washington, from
September 18th 10 Goth. valid for return
until October 10Th. inclusive, at rate of
single fare for the round trip. These
tickets viii be valid for stop off at Bal.
timore and Philadelphia in each direc-
ton within limit A stop of privilege
will also be allowed at Harrisburg and
other points south OF Washington on
foreign roads, issue of tickets from the
West
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has also issued one of the most compre-
hensive guides as vet compiled OF the
National Capital.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07
Complications in the New Oyster
Law

Complications in the New Oyster
Law.
The oyster questson has gotten into q
muddle as the result of defect in the
law passed by the last Legislature. In
section IA of the new law tongers are
permitted to take oysters from Septem-
Der 10 to April 20, which is a change
from the old law, which permitted the
taking of oysters from September ! to
April Is. Section 81 of the new law
provides that 1t is unlawful to have oys-
tiers in possession from April 30 to Sep
TENDER /. This is the section of the old
law embodied in the new without change.
and is inconsistent with. the change in
section IA Tongers on the Eastern
Shore have secured legal o inions to the
effect that under section 81 of the new
law they can catch oysters from Septem-
Der to Is without a license, provided
they do not sell the oysters so taken un-
til after the 18th instant. States Attor
ney VIM. e Stewart, of Talbot, holds
this view, and has published 1t. Com
mander Seth, of the oyster navy, who
was at the Hotel Rennert, Baltimore
Monday night, said: "As far-fetched as
Mr.. Stewards construction appears. it
has its advocates, and the question has
unsettled matters. Many communica-
tions have been sent me urging me to
check the taking of oysters before Sep
TENDER, as clearly intended by the new
law have authorized the deputy com
manders OF the State fishery force to ar
rest all persons found taking oysters be-
fore that date. / must enforce the law
as find it. and shall arrest under it un
til the courts give different construc-
tion
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07

The protracted meeting which begun
at the Eastport Baptist Church last sun
day night has been very successful : a
number of persons having professed re
ligion The Rev. Henry W. Kemp. of
Baltimore, has been assisting the pastor.
Rev. j. ID. bayfield,. The Rev. Kemp is
a very forcible preacher and has great
influence over the people The meetings
have been we'll attended. Mr. Kemp will
preach every evening this week except
Saturday.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07
The Court OF Appeals.

When the Court of Appeals begins its
fall term. the first Monday in October,
about the first business to be transacted
win be the adoption of resolutions on
the death of the late Judge Levin T. III.
Irving. This ceremony win take place
Tuesday, October 4. the day set apart
for the arguments. The first five cases
will be included In the assignment, which
Will not be known until the docket is
made up. about the middle of September
Thirty eight cases have SC far been APP
pealed TO the October term of court
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07
Patents Granted

The commissioner of patents of Wash
ington. ID O.. sent out yesterday 400 pa
tents for mechanical devices, "a designs
and Is trade marks. Six patents were
sent to Maryland. one of which was to an
Annapolitan. Mr.. Gottleib Scharfe, of
Annapolis, was granted patent on q
gas purifier and condenser
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07
Young Mems Christian Association
NESTING

Mr.. Charles II. Russell, vice president
OF the Young Mems Christian Associa
tion. presided At the meeting held last
night in their rooms over the City Drug
Store, on Main street The reports OF
various committees were made. The
building committee have been delayed by
certain law technicalities in the nego-
ttatious for the purchase of the Temper
ance Hall building. thus causing hind.
rance in securing the building. Mr.. L.
s. Riley has been selected as legal advis
er in the matter. The weekly prayer
meetings viii be resumed on Friday eve
ming.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07

We have made arrangements with the
Associated Press, for all the particulars
of the Sullivan Corbet fight which takes
plrce tonight in New Orleans. and will
bulletin The result CT every roand fought
on the Bulletin Board in front of the
CAPITAL Office tonight, where the sport
ing public viii have the benefit of see
ing
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07
Personal Mention.

Mr., and Mrs. Geo A Culver, who have
been spending some time at Montery
Springs, Blue Ridge Summit. Pa, have
returned.
Miss Lee Black. of Baltimore who has
been visiting the Misses Davis, Church
street, has returned home.
Miss Minnie Brotzman, wSo has been
visiting Toronto Ohio hsSreturned home
accompanied by her aunt. Mrs. Minnie
l.Shon, and daughter, Lille.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07
MARYLAND Pensions

The following pensions have been is
sued to Marylanders by the government
Adolphus f. Slaughter, George McKin-
ley, John Lane, (deceased,l Peter Eader,
Josiah Sigler. Additional-Thomas
Jones. Increase George Dieffenbacher
Nicholas Drew. Original Widow-Mal
tina Johnson.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07

Mr. John Mancha. secretary of the
Clairmont Improvement Association, of
Clairmont, Va, and Miss Lola Stevens,
of Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel county.
were married to-day at Glen Burnie by
Rev DIR. Spencer, OF st. Margaret's Epis-
copal Church. A large company was
present There were a number of hand
some presents After wedding break
fast, the bridal party left for Washing
ton.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-07

A Cold of unusual severity developed
into difficulty decidedly catarrhal in
all its characteristics. threatened a re-
turn of my old chronic malady. catarrh.
One bottle of Ely's Cream Balm COM
pletely eradicated every symptom of that
painful and prevailing disorder.-E. w.
Warner. Rochester, N. Y.