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

An enunciator company of Detroit,
Mich, has made novel proposition to
the Chicago worlds fair directory. 1t
proposes to connect the cities OF the
two hemispheres by electricity, SO that
when President Harrison touches the
electric button and starts the machin-
cry the fire bells will ring and the ma
tional flag be hoisted in towns all over
the United States and the opening of
the exposition be announced to the
cities of the old world. Another
feature in connection with it will be
the starting Of music boxes in all Of
the cities to play the musical pro
gramme which will be carried out in
that connection in Chicago They pro
pose to do this without charge to the
directory. The matter will be con.
sidered later.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

II .
In addition to these demands. the fact must
be taken into consideration that onethird Of
the ordinary receipts into the revenue fund is
set apart for the use and benefit of the public
schools.
As an evidence Of efficiency on the part OF the
county assessors, county clerks and collectors
in the assessment and collection Of the reve-
nue., the auditor gives table showing the per-
centages of delinquency in the several coun-
ties.
As regards the future rate Of taxation. the
auditor closes his report with the following sig
nificant paragraph:
Section s of article 10 of our constitution pro-
yides that whenever the total valuation Of taxa
BILE property in the state reaches the sum of
Sg0n606O the state revenue tax rate shall be
reduced from % cents to Is cents on the 500
valuation By reference to the abstracts Of the
assessment, found in the appendix to this re-
port il will be seen that that point has been
reached. and unless the state board OF equaliza-
ton which meets the last Wednesday in Feb
ruary. shall, IN equalizing and adjusting the
valuations of the several species OF property
between the counties, reduce the total to less
than SbnU0UD. the levy for lsa2 taxes must
be reduced to the rate a 10 cents on
the slOO valuation. This board. at its meeting
in February 1890 fixed the total valuation at
SSt2 az 0J9 "A. including railroad bridge and tele-
graph property. When it meets next February
the abstracts Of assessment Of property IN the n
counties certified to this Office. will, with the
valuation of railroad, bridge and telegraph
property foot up. probably, about sel0 0OO.G0
II is evident at a glance that levy OF l5 cents
on the sID valuation in ls.2 on an assessment OF
SllOmnD will not be sufficient to meet the
transfer of one third of the receipts into the
revenue fund appropriated for 1872 by the
Thirty sixth general assembly, for the support
Of public schools and to pay the expenses Of the
state government The difference between the
taxes raised on this sum at this rate will be
$50 AS less than % cents on the 500 on $ST.
~ 71g the total assessment for 1901 taxes. This
is a serious problem and must be solved. for it
will be impossible to meet the demands on the
revenue fund with a reduction 6 spo445 in the
rpceiDts
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

NEWTON, Kas, Jan. 19.-The fast
mail train on the Santa Fe was wrecked
here at 1880 yesterday morning. A
switch rod broke as the engine passed,
allowing the rails to spread. No one is
to blame for the accident w. J. Jones,
formerly private secretary to ex-Sena-
tor Ingalls,. was the mail agent. and
received painful but not fatal injuries
The mail car was thrown across the
track and turned over on its side. Tho
baggage and smoking cars left the
track but remained right side up The
passengers hardly realized that . wreck
had taken place.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

The New York Central's cannon ball
train, the empire state express, has
broken all previous records by rrnning
ten miles in six minutes, which is at
the rate of one hundred miles an hour
There was freight wreck at LYONS
and the express was detained at Clyde
There it was switched t. another track
in order to get through in some sort of
time. 1t arrived in Rochester nineteen
minutes late. Charley Hogan. the en-
gincer, had level st-e:cl of track be-
fore him ten miles long t. Grimesville
He pulled the throttle wide open. Rail
road men predict that he will reach Il
speed before long of one hundred and
twenty-five miles an hour.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

The oil men of Pennsylvania are
excited over the objection to their ex-
hibit at the worlds fair. alleging that
a storage Of petroleum or its products
en- the ground would b, of such a
dangerous character as to be a con-
slant menace. The oil men say that it
is not fair that one of Pennsylvania S
greatest products should not be dis
played. They threaten that if the
commission will not give them room
to put up building they will purchase
gr.und AMI erect a structure in which
all of the oil men whp wish can display
their exhibits If the commission gives
them plot of ground the men in the
oil regions propose to put up large
bui ding
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

An eastern financial paper recent
" published the following: The most
important of the actual results so
far accomplished bv the big crops is
seen in the general disposition of west
err farmers to pay off their mortgages
1t seems likely that there will This wear
be more farm mortgages paid off than
have b en- in a number of preceding
years together The state of Kansas
keeps a record. whi-h is published
monthly, showing the statement of
M rtgages released in the various coun-
ties. Without exception the releases
show heavy increase over the amount
of new mortgages recorded This will
be found to be true all through the
uaSt
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

DETECTIVE WOODS. of De1ver, now in
San Francisco, who has been employed
by the friends of DIR. Graves, under
sentence of death at Denver for the
murder of Mrs. Earnaby, has thirty
affi iavits from people in that city sho w.
ing that Mrs. Barnaby was not poisoned
by DIR. Graves. These afiidavits insinu.
ate that Mrs. Barnaby'snurse purchased
poison and that she had expressed the
wish that Mrs. Barnaby would die and
leave her some money
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

THE steamers Acapulco and City OF
New York, belonging TO the Pacific
Mail Steamship Co, have left San
Francisco for Panama. On reaching
Santa Barbara, Cal, they will be
given speed trial, extending through
the Santa Barbara channel, to fix their
rating under the new mail subsidy
schedule adopted by the postmaster.
general, and also to determine TIE
availability of the vessels as cruisers il
needed in the event of war
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

THE Baroness Burdett-C Coutts has not
only been conspicuous for setting the
fashion among English women against
the use of birds and bird plumage for
the adornment of millinery. etc, but
she has successfully promoted tie
manufacture of artificial birds for the
purpose, new industry that gives en-
pl' yment to several hundred girls and
women in Paris.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23
Pilgrim shriners.

sr. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Jan. 1a-fhe
hotel Ponce de Leon has been opened
tor the season. The members of Mecca
temple, Knights of the Mystic Shrine,
- Nav York, with their wives and
daughters, are en- route on special
tr,in over the Pennsylvania railroad for
S. Augustine. They will arrive here
"wednesday the Goth inst. and will be
entertained at the Ponce de Leon for
four daya They will stop at Atlanta
a. the guests of the mobiles Of Ysarsb
Temple. Saturday will be spent in
jacksonville and in visiting the orange
groves of Charles H. Cum,nings
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

A RECENT dispatch from Berlin stated
that the. North German Gazette had
caused a sensation by publishing a
statement that preparations were being
made to convey the royal strd from
Trakehenen, which is two miles f. ON
the Russian frontier, to place of safe
ty in the event of Russian invasion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23
Tn. Cruiser B.l,Imor. Ordered south.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 19.-The call
says the cruiser Baltimore, now at
Mare Island navy yard, has been
ordered to leave Wednesday for the
south. She will go direct to Acapulco.
Capt Schley and the officers of the
Baltimore have asked to be reassigned
to her on the understanding that
trouble will occur with Chilli, and
many Of her crew have re-enlisted on
the same understanding. It is stated
that the Mohican, a wooden vessel, has
been ordered to leave Mare Island for
Panama
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23
Those Torpedoes are Simply the Filling
Of an Old Order.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Mr. George
Asta-Burnaga, who was charge daft
faires of the Chilian legation in Wash
ington during Balmaceda's administra-
tion, says that the torpedoes which
Admiral Walker saw at Montevideo on
their way from Europe to Chill were
ordered by Balmaceda and intended to
be used against the insurgents, but
were delayed in receipt Their exist
ence therefore can not be considered
as evidence of warlike preparations on
the present Chilian government against
the United States.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES

In the senate, on the 18th, the bill
fixing the times of holding the district
and circuit courts of Iowa was paseed.
A large number of bills were intro
duced, and when the morning business
was exhausted, the bill to enlarge and
amend the act of 1873 for the distribu-
tion of the award paid by Mexico to
the United States under the mixed
American Mexican claims commission
of 1856, was taken up.......ln the house
resolution asking the secretary of the
treasury for statement of the money
appropriated and available for the
Worlds fair and an itemiZed statement
of the money expended was adopted.
The bill prepared by the joint commit
tee on printing, regulating the whole
subject of government printing. was
read in extcnso, discussed and laid over.
Two hundred sailors and many Off
GERS of the British Mediterranean fleet
are in the hospital at Malta, Frustrated
with influenza. There are $50 addi-
tional cases of the disease scattered
among the various vessels of the fleet
The members of Mecca Temple,
Knights of the Mystic Shrine, of New
York city. with their wives and daugh-
ters, arrived in St Augustine, Fla, on
the 10Th. for four days stay.
HENRY G. DowD, alias Jack, the
Slasher," was arraigned in the Tombs
police court in New York city, on the
18th, charged with cutting the throat of
William Muller early the previous
morning. Dowd, in answer to the
charge, pleaded self-defense.
Mr.. WM. O'BRIEN proposes that the
whole question of Mr.. Redmond's and
his own relations with the late Mr..
Paruell shall be submitted to arbitra-
ton. with the understanding that he
whom the decision adversely affects
shall retire from public life.
Mrs. SUSAN b. ANTHONY, Mrs. Eliza
beth Cady Stanton, Miss Lucy Stone
and Miss Howell appeared before the
house committee on the judiciary, on
the 18th, in support of the joint resolu-
ton introduced in the house by Mr.
Greenleaf, of New York, proposing an
amendment to the constitution extend
ing to women ,the right to vote at all
federal elections
1t is claimed by friends of DIR. Graves
that one of the witnesses against him
in the late trial in Denver, Col, has
admitted before many witnesses that he
himself sent the bottle of whisky to
Mrs. Barnaby which is supposed to
have caused her death.
TIE formidable monitor .Montauk
has been ordered prepared at once TOR
service at the League Island navy yard.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23
Three More German Soldiers Asph yxiated
by Gas.

BERLIN, Jan. 19.-Three soldiers bill
leted in a house at the Horn were
found dead yesterday morning, having
been suffocated by escaping gas. The
fact that quite a number of similar
deaths among soldiers have occurred OF
late has aroused the suspicious of the
military authorities, and an inquiry.
covering not only the cases of the
three latest victims, but all of the
others, has been ordered. Some think
that suicide will be found to be the ex.
PLANTATION of the mystery, and some en-.
tertain graver suspicious
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23
League Island Navy Yard Again the Scene
of Active Work. ---

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. l9.-After years
of comparative idleness the League Is
land navy yard has begun to show signs
of life and industry. In pursuance OF
orders from Washington. the formid-
able monitor Montauk will be prepared
1T once for service. A force Of men has
been put TO work sufficient to equip the
vessel for sea in three weeks, though
Capt Coughlan, acting commandant at
League Island. remarked that if urgent
necessity required it the Montauk
could be equipped in a week. Capt
Coughlin added that the two other
monitors at League Island-the Ma
hant and Jason-could also be gotten
ready for service in a week. Though
the orders from the navy department
were brief and unexplained, the Off
GERS Of the yard naturally construe
them as bearing on the Chilian trou-
bles
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

Mrs Albert Ogle, of Kansas City,
lives in a small brick house, where, as
she says. a ghost once a week goes
through the pantomime by which the
SON of its builder hanged himself there
wears ago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23
Secretary Blaine Thinks an Amicabls
Settlement Highly Improbable.

WAsHrNGT'0, jan 10. - Secretary
Blaine, in the course of conversation
conducted with friend yesterday, left
it to be inferred that the probabili of
an amicable settlement of the difficulty
with Chilli is highly improbable, in
fact. he broadly hunted as much when
asked how the latest phase of the
quarrel. the gross insult to
Commander Evans, of the York.
town, has affected the situation.
The presidents message to congress is
already printed, and unless reparation
is offered ere then will go to the senate
on Thursday. The president awaits a
more detailed report from Capt.
Schley and when this is received, it
will doubtless be submitted to congress-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23
NAVAL ACTIVITY.

Unusual Activity In Naval Circles on the
Pacific Coast- Omcers on Shore Leave
Ordered to Report to Admiral Brown
The Big Spreckels Tug-The Naval Re-
serve Getting In Trim.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19.-Orders have
been received here for all officers on
shore leave to report to the admiral OF
the Pacific squadron at once for duty.
-Four of the officers are stationed at the
Union iron works, supervising the con-
struction of the Oregon and the Mon
terey. These are Naval Constructor x.
W. Steele, Assistant Naval Constructor
A. W. Stahl, Chief Engineer F. Lutz
and Lieut. Flynn, inspector OF electric
lighting.
A well-known naval officer said yes
terday afternoon that rush telegram
had been received by these officers from
Washington on Saturday afternoon to
report Immediately to Admiral Brown
for special duty. Admiral Brown Is
now on the San Francisco at Santiago,
and the officers have already reported
to him by telegraph and are now max
ing arrangements to leave for San
Diego as soon as possible.
The San Francisco has her full COM
plement of officers, SO these orders ma
turally give rise to the impression that
some immediate action is to be taken
by the United States government
Despite denials that the government
is looking after Spreckels' new tug
Fearless, Admiral Irwin and Capt
Schley were again at the Union iron
works Saturday and inspected the mon
ster tugboat The captain was par
ticularly pleased with the Fearless,
and SAID she would make a splendid
torpedo boat The only thing needed.
he said. was to put protective armor
over the engine room.
The naval reserve has esta blished a
bureau of naval intelligence, and every
effort is being made to get all informa-
tion regarding San Francisco bay, its
strong and weak points. the best place
for an engagement. II such thing be
unavoidable. and where to lay torpedoes,
A canvass will be made of the vessels
in port to estimate the number of avail
able ships that could be used in case OF
war. At San Diego they have need OF
a war vessel very badly. r4
Gen. z. L. Coon opened a recruiting
Office for the first brigade Of volunteers
for the war with Chilli. The cruiser
Charleston is expected to leave to-day.
At Mare Island 1000 tons of coal are
being put aboard the Baltimore. A
force of machinists and coppersmiths
are working on her
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

THERE is a movement on foot in
Paris, France, to secure a popular OBJ
servance of Sunday and very strong
society has been formed to further this
cause. The honorary president of the
society is Senator Jules Simon and the
president NJ Leon Say.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

SIR EDWIN ARNOLD, the distinguished
English journa ist, is reported as say
ing that South America would one day
have 500, 600, 900 inhabitants, and that
the entire continent would acknowl-
edge the supremacy of the government
at Washinp.on
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

Says jefferson City dispatch of JAN
uary 5:
Gor. Francis has ordered the issuance OF
writ to the sheriff of Newton county directing
that official to call special election on Satur
day. February O. for the purpose of electing a
successor to Representative Fulkerson, who
died last summer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

JOHN A. MCCAULI., a manager wh1
has brought forward more popular
comic opera people than all other
American directors combined. is hope
less invalid at his home in Baltimore
and is in poor circumstance financially.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

Henry L. Preston, editor of the Kan
sas CITY Sun, has been indicted on
two counts by the jackson county grand
jury for violating tie McGlynn law,
passed by the legislature last winter,
forbidding the publication or circula-
tion of indecent literature.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

RUSSIAN agents are distributing
throughout Russian Poland manifes-
toes accusing Polish land owners of
causing distress by exporting corn "a I'd
declaring that the czar is doing his ut.
most to alleviate the suffering.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

The St Louis Cotton Compress Co.
sustained a loss of SIS. 900 by fire few
days ago. About 1000 bales of cotton
were damaged by fire and water.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

Dick Loan. a farmer, who resided
near Platte City, Platte county, left his
bed the other night and hanged himself
With a trace chain.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

ALUMINIUM as the coming metal is
making its way to the front Field
TASKS of aluminium instead Of the or.
dinary glass TASKS are being introduced
experimentally into the German army.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

Circuit court began at Clinton the
other day. with Judge James II. Lay
on the bench. In his charge to the
grand jury the judge paid Henry
county very high compliment on the
good behavior of her citizens. He
stated that there was but four criminal
cases on the docket and they were mis-
demeanors The civil docket is the
smallest for many years The grand
Jury will look into the defalcation of
the late ex-Public Administrator Thorn
MS A. Chaney.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23
Their Golden Wedding.

Rev. w. E. Dockery and wife of Chilli
cothe. the parents of Congressman Dock
ery, celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary few days ago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

A dispatch from Columbia to the St
r

Louis Globe Democrat says:
A number Of students Of the State university
have addressed letter TO Gov. Francis giving
reasons why. in their opinion, the institution
should be removed to some other point. The
principal objection to Columbia is that it IL
necessary to take a roundabout route in order
to reach the town at all. The mail facilities,
they state, are poor, the number Of boarding
houses inadequate and the water supply uncer-
tain The letter is said to have been signed by
over $50 students
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

The st. Louis banks. at their last Of
fetal report, had aggregate liabilities
of SIS, go, 500. of which S13, $50. O51 was
bank deposits, s37, 7O7,62e demand de-
posits, Sl3, 226, 137 time deposits, S7,22h,-
OsY surplus, SIG. $50. 900 capital and s4O5,-
900 circulation. The banks had Sl2,-
$50, 666 cash on hand; Sll,02l,3l4 cash.
checks and exchange; s6a, 4s1, 40 loans,
discounts, bonds; 81, ss1. 200 real estate,
furniture and fixtures, and $3.50, 1000
bonds deposited to secure circulation
king the aggregate resources $751;
On 500
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23
Adjudged Insane

Charles W. Crawley, wife-murderer,
was saved from trial at Kansas City q
few days ago by being abridged insane
after the act.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

There have been several mysterious
''hold-ups' in Sedalia of late, and the
police seem powerless to cope with the
mysterious footpad, who is described as
being over six feet in height. gaunt and
fierce. Women and children have been
numbered among his victims.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23
House and Children Burned.

David Buckner and wife, of Smithtou.
Pettis county, left their two children,
aged and years, alone The house
and children were consumed by fire.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

Winfield Scott Chaplin, fourth chan
cellor of Washington university, st.
Louis. was installed the other night
with appropriate ceremonies
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

Fire broke out in the main business
portion of Webb City and four frame
buildings and the stocks of goods
therein were burned; loss, $4,000.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23

The St Louis Globe-Democrat Of the
10th contained the following specials:
APPLETON CRY. No, Jan. l5.-Hon. Ava E
Page. master Of the state grange, went around
in this city to- day with a subscription paper TO
raise money to be paid on the condition that the
university be moved to Appleton City. In less
than two hours he had S500O pledged. The
people here are in favor of rebuilding the uni
versity but not in Columbia Mr. Page said
that every one he has approached on the sub
ject expressed himself opposed to Columbia,
and some are in favor of moving it even il the
state must lose all the property that was not de-
s.royed by the fire.
CLINTON. No, Jan. IA committee Of ten of
our most prominent citizens was appointed to-
day to devise plan for this vicinity to work by
in order to secure the rebuilding Of the State
university in Clinton. DIR. g. Y. Salmon, John
L. Voolfolk A. P. Frowein H. p. Farris. c. H.
Watkins r. c. McBeth W. F. Carter. J. G.
Darmon John H. Britts and Joseph p. Landis
compose this committee. and are for the uni
versity first and location second. They will
look well to the interests of Clinton. The gem
eral public Of one opinion here. and that is
that the new buildings should be built at the
most accessible place. and where fire protection
will be furnished All of the alumni Of this
vicinity say move the university to more &C
cessible place. and leave what there is left at
Columbia there as an agricultural college and
manual training school