The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-15
WEST AND SOUTH,

AT cincinnati Two persons were
killed and three seriously injured in {;
collision between freight train and {;
street ear.
THE National Woman. Christian
temperance union annual convention
will he held in Denver, Col, from
October rs to November
Maj. MAGoSE, - years of age. ar.
rived in Chicago, having walked from
Grant county, Ore. IA distance of 2,1OC
miles. TO attend the dedicatory cxer.
ciscs of the worlds fair.
RETURNS from Florida indicated the
election of the entire democratic ticket
by 10, $50 majority.
Ir was said that trains carrying
workingmen would he run to the
worlds fair carrying passengers 1,50J
miles for one dollar.
AT n barbecue at0;oforth. Ky, Rob-
ert Jones was shot and fatally wound
ed by Thomas Arnold. During the
difficulty Robert Asbury, bystander.
received Il wound from which he died
in few hours.
DEMOCRATS of Idaho and North n2-
kota, at the behest of the national
committee, have withdrawn their cleo
toral tickets and indorsed the electors
of the peoples party.
Ar Coffeyvillc, Kan, five members of
the Dalton gang of outlaws entered the
First national bank and ordered the
cashier to hand over all the money in
the bank lie refused and drew re-
volver and opened fire on the robbers.
The shooting attracted a crowd of citi-
zcns, who also opened fire on the rob-
bcrs, and in the fusllade that followed
all the bandits and four citizens were
killed.
FLAMES broke out in grocery store
in Johnstown, o., and before it was
subdued had destroyed half of the vii
lage, including the business portion.
Ar Mount Pclil. Tenn, Alexander
Bell (colored) was taken from Jail by
enraged citizens and lynched for an al
legged assault on white woman.
The death of Col. j. II. Rice. cx-state
auditor of Indiana, occurred at Indi-
annapolis. aged - years.
JOHN NJ. MoAg, IA millionaire of Sioux
City. Ia, died at the Keeley institute
at Chicago. lie was once member of
the Nebraska legislature.
THE Nixon paper mills at Richmond,
Ind, were tally destroyed by fire.
Loss, 100000.
JAMES CoBB vas nominated by the
democrats of the Twelfth Missouri dis
trict for congress.
AT Howell. Mich, three persons were
burned to death in fire which de-
stroycd block of buildings.
The supreme court of Indiana re-
fused to advance on its docket for an
carly hearing the suit recently ap-
pealed to test the constitutionality of
the apport;onment acts of 1885 and
1891.
AT the state election in Georgia the
de mocrats carried the state by from
50. 600 to 60, 900 majority.
FLORIDA election returns indicate
that Mitchell tdem.) carried the state
by fully 10000 majority, and that Bas-
kin peoples party carried one county
(Baker) by majority of Is.
A BLOCK of business houses, includ-
ing an opera house. were destroyed by
fire at Paragould, Ark, ,entailing a heavy
loss.
JAMES SHOOK was shot and fatally
by DIR. p. Turner at Elkhart,
Ind, for refusing to leave his Office
when ordered to do SO. Shook was
under the influence of liquor at the time.
Roscoe MARBLE (colored) was hanged
at Lafayette, Ga, for the killing of
Rev. Nehemiah Witt.
1. II. sHIvELr, prominent young
farmer at Wichita, Kan, died At his
home in terrible agony from hydro
phobia-