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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

On April 80 Ferdinand Ward, the
notorious swiudler and financier, will
be liberated after residence of six
years and six months at Sing Sing.
TWENTY-FIVE bodies of the thirty-one
miners entom bed in the Hill farm mine
near Dunbar, Pa, June 1, 1890, were
said to have been recovered
THE death of Joseph Rigby, 60 years
old, occurred at Mansfield, Pa Eight
cen years ago he broke his back, and
since that time has been bed-ridden.
The death of Rev. DIR. Frederick A..
Farley, the Oldest graduate of Hayward
college, occurred at his home in Brook
lyn. n. Y, at the age of nearly %
years
The governor of Pcnnsyl vania has
pardoned Editors Mellon and Porter,
of the Beaver Star, sentenced to six
months imprisonment for libeling
Senator Quay.
FLAMES swept away the Rankin
glass works near Braddock, Pa Loss,
S1OO, 600.
IT was said that three members of
the schooner Winnie Laurie's crew
were eaten by their comrades The
schooner has arrived at New York,
sixty days without food.
THE Good Gray Poet" Walt Whit
man, died at his home in Camden, n.
j., aged 7S years
By the explosion of a converter in
Carnegie's mill at Homestead, Pa, sig
men were fatally burned.
FLAMES in the curtain works of John
Bromley & Son in Philadelphia caused
loss of 100000.
THE steamship La Touraine made
the trip from Havre to New York in
days, 23 hours and so minutes, the
fast on record.
The failure was reported of the
American Bobbin, Spool and Shuttle
Company at Woonsocket, K l., for
5000, 900; assets, S1,500.0o0
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02
WEST AND SOUTH,

NEAR Park City, U. T., a train was
derailed aud six passengers were in
jured, two proba bly, fatally.
AT Owosso, Mich, Charles Fairfield
was found by friends dying in the poor
house. He formerly lived at Toronto,
Ont, and during the last ten years has
spent his entire fortune in searching
for his wife, who eloped.
The democrats who oppose Gov.
Tillman, nominee of the regular de-
mocracy, met in state convention at
Columbia, S. c., and nominated John
C Sheppard for governor
AT Richmond, Va, Rev. John JAS
per, the author of "The Sun Do Move"
theory, and Widow Carey, of his flock,
were married. She is his fourth wife.
Jasper is so years old and his bride
is So.
August ARNpr, a railroad man in
St. Louis, in a fit of anger shot his
wife mot fatally and then killed him
self
TENNESSEE prohibitionists will meet
in Nashville June 10 select national
delegates and to nominate candidate
for governor.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

IT is said that the old black overcoat
of the German army will shortly be
abolished. Experiments have been
r>ade with various regiments during
the last twelve months with overcoats
OF various shades of gray, which have
led to the conclusion that light gray
is the color least distinguishable at a
distance, and, therefore. beA adapted
for wear in view of the use of smoee-
less powder
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

THE management of Yale college at
New Haven, Conn, has decided that
next fall all the post graduate courses.
with the degree of doctor of philoso-
ply" will be open without distinction
of sex. 1t is not the design to estab-
lish an annex or other rival of the col
leges already existing for women, but
TO receive the graduates of those col
leges and give them as good opportu.
mites for the most advanced research
and education as can be found in Eu-
rope Yale is the first of the great uni
versities of this country to make this
change.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-The extra.
dition treaty between the United States
and France which Paris dispatch
says was signed yesterday morning
by NJ. Ribot, French foreign minister,
and Mr. Whitelaw REID. the American
minister, is, it is understood, similar to
the one recently negotiated with Great
Britain and ratified. 1t has been in
spected by the state department Off
cials here and ab,mt three months ago
was sent over to Paris for the sigma
lures obtained yesterday. The date on
which it will go into operation has nos
yet been. given out.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

MEXICAN laborers while digging in
the extension of the Santa Cruz canal
came upon one of the strangest of the old
Aztec cities They struck the first ruin
about twenty feet below the surface.
Everything about the old building had
been wonderfully preserved, owing to
the alkali in the sand. The first build
ing consisted of triangular structure
about three hundred feet in length and
two hundred feet in width. The roof.
which had doubtless feen thatch, had
caved in, but the wooden pieces by
which it was held together were as
sound as when put in thousands of
Years ann
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

less excited by the information that DIR.
Rabener, of Roumania, has announced
his ability to knock the everlasting
wiggle ont of them-that is, the infiu-
enza style of bacillus-by the use of
creoline. The well known facility with
which the bacillus adjusts himself to
his environment and extracts susie
nance from the most unpromising in
gradients, will have n tendency to make
people little slow at first to buy creo-
line by the barrel with a view to its
general consumption.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

IT is reported that the Palmers. one
of the largest naval and shipping firms
in the United Kingdom, are arranging
to transfer their plant of works at New
castle-on-Tyne TO certain port in the
United States where they will conduct
their business in future Mr. Rookie
feller, of the Standard Oil Company,
will, it is said, join the enterprise, con-
trolling $4,000, 900 and using his influ-
ence to secure government contracts
for warslips
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

IN a scboolhouse nea, Coalton, O.,
little Matte Oney attempted to climb
through window. when the sash fell
upon her and killed her.
THE Mississippi legislature has de-
feated the bill sppropriating $50. .O0C
for state display at the Columbian
exposition.
FIRE destroyed the courthouse and
all the county records at St Charles, Mo.
FOUR men were killed by boiler ex.
plosion l2 miles north of Dayton, o.
MICHAEL SMITH, his wife and eight
children were poisoned at Dubuque,
Ia, by eating beef affected with lumpy
jaw. The mother and one boy would
probably die.
NJ. b. CURTIS, the actor awaiting trial
in San Francisco on the charge of muir
der, has been admitted to bail in the
sum of $4,000.
IN Adrian, Mich, Mrs Henry Lards
and her two children were fatally
burned by gasoline explosion.
AT Louisville, KY, Henry Smith
(colored) was hanged for the murder
of his former employer, Louis Specht,
on January Is, 1891.
AT the age of 100 years Mrs Mar
gararet Courley died at Watertown,
Wis
AT Rockport, Cal, the steamer Ben
ture was wrecked and both engineers.
the steward, one fireman and one sail
or were drowned.
Ten buildings were completely
wrecked by cyclone at Cerro Gordo,
Ill, and twenty others were more or
less damaged. No lives were lost
FoR causes unknown J. J. Gafford, q
young travelling man of Manning, Ia,
killed Mabel Stevens and then shot
himself at Omaha, Neb.
SIX men stole boat from the wharf
at San Francisco and went to a picnic
across the bay. The boat capsized and
four were drowned.
LIZZIE DEMONS. aged 10, ard Eva
Williams. aged II, were run down by n
train at Evansville, Ind, and fatally
injured.
IN n fit of jealousy Adam Neidig, a
Ger, Gsrnin the sSG.rs sh2tl hllc:a and instantly
Ind len Americassis as denscly popu-
IS as Europe, this half ofthe world
ored lave a population of nearly l.
rarT Q0, ,000-practically the same as
Ar,f the whole world at the pres
Lam me.-me Youths Companion.
churt
erin Life In Six Acts.
killci BARY Roy
BTng, crying, Fooling. schooling,
MissSht and day; -.ue canton, MO, SIX
colored men were drowned.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

HERMANN ZEITuSG, who makes his
living by travelling in trunks and then
exhibiting himself in variety shows
on the continent, made his last "trip
from Antwerp to Christiania in a wood
en- box, which stood on the ships deck
four days and four nights without any
body's knowing that it contained a
man. The voyage was stormy, but
Zeitung kept his nose 20 a crack in the
boards, ate his sandwiches and kept
wall
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

IN the course of lecture at New
Haven, Conn. Rev. Thomas S. Dana,
an educated Indian, made this singular
statement: The Indians never cook
anything in the house. They always
cook outside, giving as their only rea-
son that if they cook inside the steam
will collect in their clothing and draw
the lightning. Whether this is truth
or not do not know, but l do know
this: No Indian wigwam has been
struck by lightning since the dawn of
history, and no Indian has been killed
with lightning for more than 100
wears "
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

II Russia child ten years of age can
not go away from home to school with
out passport Servants and peasants
cannot go away from where they live
without a passport A gentleman re-
siding at St Petersburg or Moscow
cannot receive the visit of a friend who
remains many hours without notifying
the police of his arrival, as the case
may be. The porters of all houses are
compelled to make returns of the ar
rival and departure of strangers And
for every one of the above passports a
charge is made of some kind.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

THE female interest in woman suf-
frage seems to be on the down-hill
grade in Boston. The total number of
women on the poll lists this year as
qualified to vote is only l.5s9 as COM
pared with 1S4.0s9 men. Last year
number of women registered was S. a92,
owing 10 the influence of sectarian
scrimmage. Now, however, that things
have quieted down nearly 1000 have
decided they don't want to exercise the
privilege of suffrage.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02
years age

A YOUNG woman from Sweden has
been looking for her sister, of whose
whereabouts she knew nothing except
that she was in the United States Fl
nally she drifted to Portland, Me, and
in inquiring for this sister mentioned a
name that sounded little like Swift
So she was taken to the store of Mr..
Swift, who. however, proved to be en-
tirely ignorant of the girls where
abouts. But while she was telling her
story a man happened to be in the store
who said that he had Swedish servant
girl who might possibly be able to help
the inquirer. The servant girl proved
to be the long-looked-for sister.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02
COLLEGE ORATORY.
The IIonors Carried OGby the State Univer-
sity and Drurv College.

The Globe democrat OF the 2bth says:
The honors in the intercollegiate oratorical
contest which took place at the Entertainment
hall Exposition building, last night. were di
vided between the State university and Drury
college. J. II. Lamotte. OF the first named insti-
tuition. was awarded the first prize, gol1 medal
worth S40. and V. o. Coltrane. of the second
named. came next on the list with a gold medal
worth 81. The announcement Of the decision OF
the judges was received with a ringing yell,
which rose and fell like ocean surge. The
young lady graduates were no less enthusiastic
in their admiration for the victorious candi-
dates than their male companions.
The speakers and their topics were as fol-
lows: Our Tendency Toward Centralized
Government" v. o. Coltrane, of Drury: THE
True Republic,' G. Y. Salmon. of Missouri VAL
ley: National Perils," W. ]. Williamson. Will
lam Jewell: Conflict the Nucleus Of Reform"
J. $. Gatsan. Westminster; THE Irrepressible
Conflict" J. H. Lamotte, Missouri State uni
versity; The Outlook" Fred Tower, Park
college: What Is the Answer" j. T. Gose,
Central college. The medals were awarded by
Chancellor Chaplin. The judges were Hon.
Charles P. johnson, Hon F. N. Judson, Super
intended f. H. Long. Maj C. c. Rainwater,
Prof NJ. s. Snow.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02
A BRAVE DEFENSE.
A Lady Cashier Successfully Resists IN At.
tempted Robbery.


tempted Robbery.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March .6.-Miss
May Bryson, book-kecper at the
Fleischman yeast establishment, had a
desperate encounter with robber last
evening. She was counting the re-
ceipts of the day when a man rushed
in and entered the cashiers private
office. Miss Bryson brushed the money
into a waste basket under the counter
and slammed the door of the safe aud
showed the key up her sleeve.
The robber grabbed her and des-
perate struggle ensued. She fought
like a tigress and pushed the fellow
out into the main Office. lie struck
her several times with his fist, but she
continued her hold upon him, scream
ing all the time at the top of her voice.
lie finally looscd himself and ran out
of the Office just as assistance arrived.
There was nearly $500 in the safe at
the time of the attempted robbery.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

SAYS letter from PIatie City:
Near here, few days since, Mrs. David Kin
sey. accompanied by her 6-yes r-old daughter,
Ora. went to visit n neighbor, who also has o
daughter about the same age. The children
went oUt to play, and finding n stump IN fira
tiey gathered arInfuls of corn stalks and threw
them on the fire. The wind carried to flames to
little lOra's clothing. and in an instant she was
enycopnd in flames. Her clothing was burned
from her body, her eyes burned out. part OF her
tongue burned of, her hair burned from hel
head and the body almost burned to a crisp.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

By the death of Max Strakosch,
which occurred at Fordham, n. Y, the
musical world has lost one of the most
alert, enterprising and honest of Sim
presarios. He was one of the most SAN
guine, genial and delightful of men,
and his fund of good nature never was
exhausted, not even during the last four
years of his life, during which he suf-
fered from paralysis. His nephew,
Carl Strakosch, it will be remembered,
married Clara Louise kellogg. He
himself, after remaining a bachelor
many years, married Miss Nelson, a
New York lady, by whom he had four
children-two boys and two girls
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

PARIS. March 26.-M. Henri Roche
fort, the notorious editor of the In
transigeant, has been sentenced TO
prison for one year and to pay fine OF
8, 900 francs for having published insult
ing articles against Quesnay de Beaure-
paire, the public prosecutor. The
trouble began at the time Of the prose-
cution of the late Gen. Boulangcr
when the public prosecutor exposed
Rocheforts record remorselessly and
pronounced him to be n rogue and an
adventurer. Rochefort's subsequent
attacks on the public prosecutor have
been exceedingly virulcnt
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

INDIA will probably be the next coun-
try requiring deliverance from the
pangs of hunger. She had an export
able surplus of 10000. 600 bushels of
wheat, but has sent away over s.. .000,-
900 bushels And people are always on
the verge of starvation in that over
crowded country.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

The casual reader can hardly fail to be i'm
pressed with the great proportion Of native
born. 1t appears from the compilation that the
foreign born population of st. Louis is only 20
per cent. of the whole. The present census
goes further than preceding censuses in anslyz-
ing the native born. 1t goes back generation
and gives the foreign born and native born
parents. or the native born white people of ST.
Louis more than one-half are of parents born
outside Of the United States.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

During the past year the G. A. R. in
Missouri has gained ten posts. The
post funds and value of property owned
by the organization in Missouri aggre
gate SGa, s5451. OF this amount SO
$50 o6 is held as relief fund, while Sc,
SO ~ was expended during the year TO-
the relief of deserving comrades.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

SENATOR MORRILL,, of Vermont, has
the best record in the United States
senate for regular attendance. Until
his present illness he was not absent
without leave a week altogether, in
rain or shine, during his thirty years
membership.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

Immediately on adjournment of tn,
legislature large number Of the mem
bers were taken to Columbia on n free
excursion. Many of the members were
accompanied by their wives. The state
officials and a goodly number of the cit
liens of the capital also accepted of Co
lumbia's hospitality.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

The stomach of James Kennedy, a
professional glass-chewer, was relieved
at the st. Louis city hospital of tacks,
nails, glass, etc. weighing a pound.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

The Lindell hotel property in St
Louis has been sold to Howe & Chas.
saing. lessees, for ss75,OO9. This is the
largest sale ever made in St. Louis.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

II IS said that members of the defunct
Masonic Mutual Aid association who
refuse to pay their pro rata of the in
dcbtedness will be sued.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

Jane Porter, colored. servant of the
Beals at Kansas City when Baby Beals
was kidnapped, has gone insane through
worry over the incident
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

Chicago is reported to be securing
Nebraska grain by rate manipulation
which effectually shuts out St Louis
and Kansas City buyers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

At Kansas City Warren Watson, clerk
of the United States circuit court, was
run over by a dummy engine and an
arm and leg cut off.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

The sheriff of Taney county has no
tilted Gov. Francis that he is doing all
in his power to arrest the murderers OF
Deputy Sheriff Williams.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02
Cowhided His Wife.

Ed Anderson. of st. Louis, the other
night, enraged because his supper was
late, cowhided his wife. Some one else
will have to get his suppers now.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02
Worked His Way Into JAIL

Joseph Schwartz, who opened fake
fur store in Kansas City and swindled
Chicago merchants. is reported to be In
Jail at Chicago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02
1t Affects the Government.

The burning of the Meyers tobacco
factory at st. Louis has decreased the
internal revenue receipts at that point
from IS, 900 to $4,000.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

A young man supposed to be j. Kes-
sing, of Chicago, was found at the
O'Neill hotel, St Louis, a few days
ago. with a bullet in his brain.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

l. F. Brown, who has been conduct
ing monthly stock sales at Graham,
Nodaway county, on large scale, has
failed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02
DastardIy Attempt to wreck Train.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 99.-At I
o'clock yesterday morning, passenger
train No. 4, on the Louisville & Nash
vile, bound for Cincinnati, ran into four
cross-ties placed on the trestle 5 miles
north of birmingham. and would have
been wrecked had not the train Stacked
up. While the obstruction was being
removed fagman went back to guard
the rear of the train, when two robbers
fired four times at him. None OF the
shots took effect. The two men had put
obstruetions on the track in order to
wreck and rob the train. After trying
to kill the hagman they fed on horses.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02
From Excessive Drinking.

". B. Hudley, who has three times
heen sentenced to death, is lying at
point of death at Kansas CITY from OK
eessive drinking.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02
Saws a New Orleans dispatch:

Col D. B. Morey, general freight agent Of the
Illinois Central railroad was shown the dis
patch above. He said: 1T is nothing but one of
the usual stories to divert grain from New Or
leans to eastern ports. II the grain business
continues to grow as il has done in the last few
years have no doubt that the Illinois Central
will endeaver to meet the demand for increased
facilities"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

THE Atchison Globe says the only
way to win in an argument with a
woman is to walk off when you have
stated your side of it
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02
Poor Terminal Facilities.

A Kansas City dispatch says.
Quite n stir was created among grain men
here when it became known that the Illinois
Central had announced its refusal to receive
any more grain for export from New Orleans.
The road states that its reason for this action is
because of the imperfect terminal facilities in
New Orleans.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02
Murderer's Troubled conscience Found
Him Out.

NEW YoRK, March s9.-AlexAnder
Farmer. the eccentric Georgian, who
surrendered himself at the Tombs Po-
lice court a week ago. stating that he
was a fugitive from Jackson county
was Yesterday returned to the Georgian
authorities by District Attorney NicoiL
Farmer is under indictment in Georgia
for murder. He says he killed Ira
Dy.ke. of Jackson county, fifteen years
AGO. Deputy Sheriff Colyer took
Farmer south. Farmer is q typical
southerner in appearance. He y .
young man OF dark complexion
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-02

Interesting Census Figures of st. Louis.
Official figures on the population of
St Louis, giving sexes, native and for
eign born. and white and colored, have
been received from the census office
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