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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14
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Is the senate. un tn. 18th. house bill
comforting an American registry up N
two vessels Of the Inman Steamship
Co.. was pas>cdhy vote If 80 t" 10. \
resolution was adopted advising the pay
mrnt Of the S2.?gl.Ii0 appropriated to
paw To- the Chortaw and thickaSaw In
dianS and held up hy the president
I'm the house the river and harb"r
bill was further discussed, amended and
passed The housc then proceeded with
business affecting the u strict Of Column
bia.
THE employment of non-uniOniSt
named sitnckdalc caused a riot at the
Castlcdon colhcry. near liartlepool.
England. on the 9TH. Several heads
were cracked ny the police: the house
of the objectionable miner was torn
down: that of one of the mine officials
was burned. and 100 tons of the com
pany's coal was carried off 10y the strik-
ers
The house shipping bill, giving an
American registry to the Inman ships
CITY of Paris and CITY of New York. was
called up in the senate, on the 9th. and.
Notwithstanding the protests of Mr..
Mills. of Texas. and Mr.. Palmer. of
Illinois. who desired further time for
its consideration. was passed by vote
Of II yeas and 10 nays.
IT is reported that wealthy syndi-
cate composed of New York. Chicago
and indianapolis capitalists will secure
oil territory in Jay county. Ind. and
build pipe lines to carry oil to Indian
apolis and Chicago. tn bc used by mills
in those cities for fuel. The Chicago
line will pass through Logansport,
Ind. and supply that city.
The execution of Frederick Bailey
Decming. the convicted murderer. in
Melbourne. has been set down for the
a3d neeming is kept in irons to keep
him from injuring himself or Others. for
he is at times very savage. while in his
best mood he is forbidding and morosc
4 DISPATCH from Shanghai says that
the military students at Shun-king are
endeavoring by violence to eXpel the
British missionaries from that city.
The feeling of hostility to foreigners is
rapidly growing in that region.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED members of the
New York Paving Cutters national
union went out on strike. on the 9th.
in support of the strike of the quarry
men in New England who were locked
out on a question of wages.
HARRY MCCLosKY. the twelfth victim
of the Central theater fire. in Philadel-
pbia. died in the hospital in that city
on the 9th.
NAVIGATION has been resumed in the
Baltic, that sea now being free from ice
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

.IoUN LEEK. living near Griffin. TIA,
celebrated the Tooth anniversary of his
birthday. Mrs. Nancy Scro-ginS. aged
s6 wears: Rev W. Braham. 50 years;
Leonard Harris. % wears: Mrs. Sarah
Eachels. % years: +. NJ. Joiner. - years;
Mrs. ID. Leek, wife. Gi years: Mrs.
Hiram Bcckham. % years: Mrs. u. Tor
bear. III years: Mrs. IIecdlc. G6 wears:
Mr.. oLawrence. is years: Mrs. OLaw-
renee. - years. as guests, formed the
most remarkable assembly of neigh
borS ever seated at an anniversary table
in Georgia. Mr. Leck has never been
ont of the state. He was volunteer
in the war of lSl2
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Working for Better Roadways.

A state read convention was held at
Springfield on the 4th and 5tk. Many
prominent citizens were present. The
following was adopted:
J. -he enlargement Of the power of counties
townships ard road districts in the matter of
devising ways and means for the improvement
of public highways 50 that the largest portion
possible of the public revenues may go to q
fund to he used solely for road improvement;
the enlargement of road districts as 10 give
longer employment through the season Of road
work. so as TO secure greater skill, and the
use OF improved machines in road construction.
. That all state and county revenues from
dramsbop licenses. and all such revenues in
cities of the second class, he applied TO build
ing. maintaining and repairing public streets
and highways.
= That provision should he made hy law
whereby private citizens may suhscrib, for
building public graded and paved roais in part,
and he entitled to aid in such work from public
funds.
& That provision should be made by law
whereby townships. districts or other sub divi-
sions-of thu state may organiza, upon n vote ~
the people. for road purpo ses. and for bui'ding
and maintaining public roads.
;. The submission to 4 vote Of the people Of a
constitutional amendment lodging in the vari
Gus counties Of the state the power to deter
mine the question Of the sum to he raised by
the taxation Of its citizens for the purpose of
improving the public highways. so that the i'm
rTuvement Of roads and the provision of ways
and means therefor shall he subject TO the de-
cision of each county by vote of the people
thereof.
&, That in each county and township in the
state there shall he formed road association.
having a president. vice president and secre
tary. the purposes "f which will be to obtain
information and data 10 inaugurate road i'm
provcment in their respective districts. to have
urofficia,ly and generally in charge the public
interests in resp to such improvements. and
TO cooperate with the state board improve
ment association.
The committee also submitted a con.
stitution and bylaws. which were
adopted. The name of the organiza.
tinn is To he The Missouri State Road
Improvement association" Scdalia was
selected aS the place for holding the
mex. meeting. and the second Tuesday
in January the time
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

On the Santa Fe road an express
train went through 4 bridge into ra-
vine near Dumas. Mo, and seven per-
sons were killed and over thirty others
! were injured.
PATRICK O'SULLIvAS WHO was SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment for connec-
tion with the murder of Dr. Cronin in
Chicago, died at the pcnitcntiary in
Joliet.
GREAT damage WIS reported from
cities in Illinois. Iowa and Kansas by
foods.
PRoHIBITIoNIsTs of Arkansas met at
Little Rock and nominated y. J. Nelson
for governor.
THE republicans of Minnesota in CON
vention at st. Paul elected delegates to
the national convention and adopted n
platform indorsing President llarrison's
administration. protection tu American
industries, favor a currency based on
gold and silver. and denounce specula-
tion in agricultural products.
Tom BAILEY and l.. u. Slaughter
tboth colorcdb were hanged at Little
Rock, Ark. Slaughter murdered his
mistress and Bailey killed peddler.
Thomas I.awton was hanged at Canon
City. Col. for the murder of John Hem
ming in 1891.
The report of Bishop Thoban on mis-.
sion work in India ut the Methodist
conference in Omaha shows 30. 900 mem
bers have been added to the church in
the past four years.
lN the Third Illinois district the pro-
hibitionistS have nominated Joseph f.
Young for congress: in the Eighth Ohio
the republicans nominated Thomas j.
Morgan. and in the Fifth Nebraska the
independents rcnominated W. A. Nc
kecgan.
AT Stuart. Ia. Charles Nansarten
and Minnie Guff. who were engaged to
be married. tried to ford Beaver creek
and both were drowned.
VIRGINIA republicans in state convcn-
tion at Richmond elected delegates to
the national convention who will 90 un-
instructed.
Snow fell to the depth of Ii inches
throughout the northwestern tier of
counties in Nebraska.
The Eutters & Peters salt and Lum-
Der Company plant near Ludington,
Mich. was wiped ont by fire. the loss
being Sl75.000.
Is san Francisco Charles Tamerlin.
stcvcdore. committed suicide while
drunk by throwing himself into the fur
mace of a fire tug.
FRoSrS and rains have DESTROYED two
thirds of the grare crop of California.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 9Th were: Boston, .S3:;;;
Brooklyn. -: Louisville. GIL: Pitts
burgh. 80; Cincinnati, go; Phila-
dclphia. 800: Washington. 800: Cleve-
land. Al; New York. .43s: Chicago.
$50: st. Louis. .29i; Baltimore, nj.
The percentages in clubs of the West
ern league were: Milwaukee. 500: Kan
>as City. IA: Columbus, .G4:;: Toledo,
5I6: Omaha. 400: 1t. Paul. -: Mime
apoliS. -250; indianapolis, 900.
The peoples party in Kentucky made
the following congressional nOmina-
tions: First district, H. +. Keys: Sec,
ond. Thomas Petit: Third. c. W. Big
gers: Fourth. NJ. Il. Gardner.
\ CLoUpEUESr caused flood near Or
lando. q. +. that drowned many cat
tie and washed away several houses
and barns John Crockett was killed.
a B"sT clpsilcd at W"od>dale island.
near Cincinnati. ard Alice Larue and
Katie Clark, Young ladies', wer,.
drowned.
Is western Kentucky buffalo gnats
were causing great loss. 1t was es-
timatcd that 1.0J0 horses had been
killed hv thcm.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

i"ncc II independence and manhood in
New York. Not long ago one Of the
fashionable clubs in that city required
If all its WATERS that they should he
lean shavcn. aS only members should
nnioy the adnrnmrnt of Il beard. And
only the other day woman refused to
liv" with her husband ard was sus-
tanned in her refusal by the courts he
,ausc he could not raise a musra"he. The
world moves.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

An anti-trcating leagnc that has been
formed in Philadelphia is stirring up
club circles. 1t originated with several
members of the Union League club.
and inside of twentyfour hours more
than score of the members of the club
joined the league. Applications for
membership have poured in since from
all the clubs in the city. No doubt
about the carnestness of the promoters
and members of the league isexpres>ed.
Its promoters say that the league gives
a man new liberty. and puts him as
ease everywhere. Any member found
treating or accepting a treat from a
fellow member will he fined.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

lr i, only recently that people have
been permitted to ascend the rock and
November the British military. with
their families. and persons connected
with the British navy. have been per
mitted 10 visit this fine lookout. The
privilege, however. has not been ex-
tended to the citizens of Gibraltar nor
10 strangers visiting the fortress. a cir
cumstancc which is generally resented.
particularly by the subjects of the
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

in-chicf Of the army at the age of a.:
Cromwell entered upon his rcmarka BILE
career at 20: Napoleon conquered Italy
bcfnr, he was 30; Gladstone was Il
member "f parliament at ~: Macaulay
began his literary career at 20: Column
bus started out on his voyage of dis
covery at :6; Frederick the Great he
gan the Thirty Years War at the age of
20. and Blackstone had finished his
commentaries before he WAS -.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

GUTHRIE. Okla, May s.-The heavi-
est rain for years has fallen stead
lily for twenty-four hours. East of Or
lando cloud-burst caused the streams
to rise six feet in few minutes. drown
ing many cattle At Oklahoma City
the lower part of the city is flooded and
bad washouts on the railway and in
the country so omany bridges are washed
away that the mail routes were aban-
doned. Near Saltwater, three house.
and many barns We're destroyed by
wind: John Crockett was fatally in
jured and some stock killed
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14
A COOL HEAD
Prevents n Panic In Burning Theatcr at
Cleveland, %.

CLEVELAND, o.. May s.-During the
performance of Charles A. Gardner's
company at II. Il. Jacobs Cleveland
theater last night the house was dis
covered to he on fire. There We're .. 900
people in the thcater. Manager Frank
addressed the audience from the stage,
cautioning the people To he cool. and in
the meantime the exits were thrown
open and the crowd hurried out. Not
an accident occurred. and the house
was nearly cleared by the time the fire.
men arrived. The front of the theatcr
was badly damaged by fire and water.
Crossed electric-light wires started the
blaze. The thcatcr was but recently
opened. replacing the structure burn ri
early in the winter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14
An Indiana man has invented pro

An Indiana man has invented proc
rs> for aging" viulin>. He claims that
IN tw" weeks time he can impart To
any ordinary violin all the fullnc>S and
varius. If he has any process. says the
Chicago Tribune, by which he can take
common. everyday. average fiddler
and make him 275 years old he is the
man for whom the world has been
vcarning all these weary ages.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

young farmer named BcrnhciSscn.
Vt Usage county. and his wife were
drowned in the Marics river. near West
phalia. They attempted to ford the
swollen stream in a wagon drawn by
four horses, and We're swept away by
the torrent One of the horses freed
itself from the harness and reached the
hank. hut the other three were drowned
The couple were wcll-to-do country Pen-
pie. and had only been married about a
wear.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

LADY ERuYNTEUpE MALET. wife of
Sir Edward Malet. has a private collcc-
ii"n of shoes. numbering nearly Il
Thousand pairs, from dainty satins TO
>nuwshocS. She l. otherwise we'll
hccled. So To speak. for he has been
known to wear aS much AS 500. 600
worth Of diamonds at a ball.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
The Murdered Body of an Unknown.
Handsome Man Found In AN Empty Box
Gar at Chicago.

Car at Chicago.
CHICAGo. May $ What will probably
prove to I've sensational murder was
committed in the vicinity of the IT.
Paul railroad yards at an early hour
yesterday morning. The body of the
victim. a handsome. wcll-drcsSed man
Of 50, was found in an empty hox-car at
o'clock in the morning, and when dis
covered was still warm. The skull was
crushed as if by blows from hammer.
Nothing of value was found on the body
except handsome tiger-cye ring.
There were no papers. and up to n late
hour last night the remains had not
been identified. II is the theory of the
police that the man was murdered for
the purpose of robbery, or from some
other motive. and the remains carried
to the railroad yards and concealed in
the car shortly before the discovery was
made.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

The storms in western Missouri on
May l and Were very destructive.
Near st. Joseph the storm assumed the
severity of a cyclone Barns were dam
aged. stock destroyed and several fatali-
ties are reported. Among those killed
was the wife of Alph Daniels; three
children of James Daniels We're serious
ly hurt: an old gentleman by the name
of sharp received wounds which will
probably prove fatal. and a child hy the
name of Baird was instatly killed.
Those who escaped did 81 by retrcating
into cyclone holes Many of the people
wadcd in water waist deep. The desc
lation in its track can hardly be de-
,t.rib,.,l
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

y SWISS doctor is reported to have
succeeded in getting photographs of
painted windows in their original col
orS. They were sent To- dusseldorf
and the Photographic Journal speak
favorably of them. They were taken
by the midday sun
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

NEW YORK. May s.-The meeting of
prominent leather dealers yesterday in
this city resulted in an agreement not
to wet any hides for sixty days-that
is. there will he no tanning during that
period. Meanwhile the large stock of
sole and other leather on hand will he
greatly diminished. and prices are cx-
pccted to take an upward turn. There is
now such a glut of leather that prices
are too low for any profit. At the end
of sixty davs tanning will he resumed,
and each tanner will produce as much
as he sees fit. One hundred tanneries
we're represented.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

Claims a Zig slice of Mexico.


TIL" following special was sent out
from Mexico to the Globe-Dcmocrat on
the 9TH:
Ms. F.. :. Mansfield. widow Of Rev II. e.
Mansfield. who died last week. to day startled
many property owLers in this city by making 4
demand upon them to deliver to her dover
interest in about thirty acres Of ground in the
most fashionable residence portion of Mexico
SGit has already been instituted against the
Chicago X Alton and Wabash railroads. Mrs.
Mn fi"ld will claim one third Of the rrnts ar-
cruing from from this property from the time
Of her husbands death to her own demise IL
she gains the suits. which is quite likely. the
rent consideration will ha computed on tho
haSiS of what the property was worth when
originally sold Rav. Mr.. Mansfield was the
founder Of this city and at one tim" owned all
the land on which it is situated. His widow de
mands her dover in all of Beatty's addition and
Il large Part Of I.aid's addition
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

WITH regard to the influence of cleo
tricity on the growth of plants. series
If experiments on maize, wheat. to-
bacco and beans indicate that atmo~-
pheric electricity exercises a beneficial
influence on vegetation
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

THE emperor OF China does not stir
out much in wet weather. This i> due
in Part to the fact that it takes ten
men To carry his umbrella. and it is DIFF
ficult to get them away from the fantan
table all at once
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14
How MANY characters has man. anv-

How MANY characters has man. any
way" Those who say they respect So
and-so aS a man hut diStrust him as 4
politician would do well To regard this
question l. man AN intr~cr like Il
billiard ball in which a dent i a ,lisa-
hility. ar is he a thing Of compartments.
like a steamship. of which some may be
stove in while the rest may float him
into portp
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

Deputy United States Mar shal John
Son. of Kansas City. arrested Isaac Hug
gins. of l'artnn county. on warrant
sworn out by Supt. Mcmillan of the so
cicty for the prevention of cruelty of
animals of Kansas City. charging Hug
gins with loading hogs under cattle
shipped tn the ahovc-namcd city Hug
gins was taken to Kansas City. He
claims that he was hired to make the
trip by j. Il. Wagner and j. X. n:!l.
prominent stocllInrn of Lamar. and
did not load the ear or known how it
was loaded until he went To take care
of the stock.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

ERLASGEE, KY. May s.-At this place
Yesterday morning Major Hendrix. 4
Tennessee negro. killed his own child.
aged months. and severely wounded
Mrs. Gilmore, a colcred woman who in
terfered in behalf of the child Officers
are securing the country for the cul-
prit who has taken tn the woods
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

Mrs. HARRIET BEECHEE STOWE will
he sc years old if she lives until June
II, and the anniversary will hr crle-
hrated by the pupils and graduates of
the Hartford female seminary. which
WIS founded by Miss Rrcchcr in lS21
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

Miss IRENE =. WOOD. of Coche>ett.
Mass, has taught school without inter.
ruption in the same school-room in that
villaSr for seventy-two consecutive
terms. She is now taking a vacation.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

WHILE the pine tree is no longer the
backbone of Maines lumber industry.
there is surprising quantity of that
timber in the state. About 50.00O. 600
feet of pine are surveyed in the docks
If Bangor every ycar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

lr has been a mystery to some people
how Italy. country without gold
mines. could obtain the gold with which
10 pay the SO. .OOO. 900 or 81 a year due to
foreign holders of her bonds. The mys-
terry is explained away by Mr.. Dering,
secretary of the British embassy in
Rome, who declares that American
travellers alone spend SS5.o0O,O 900 a year
in gold in Italy. while other foreign
travellers expend fully double that
amount. This is irrespective of the
money brought into the country in the
form of donations to the Holy See by
the $4,000 religious pilgrims who an
nually visit the Eternal CITY.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

THE largest postage stamp collection
in the world is in the British museum.
TO which It was given by the late mem
ber of the English parliament. 5. X.
Tapling. This collection contains over
100000 rare specimens. and is valued at
about 100000
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

The executive committee of the MI,
sissippi Valley Amateur Rowing asso-
citation has decided to hold the annual
regatta at st. Joseph. on Lake Contrary.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

SoNE one has figured out that it
would take forty years for all the water
IN the great lakes Ia pour over Niagara
AT the rate of one million cubic feet a
SeconU
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

Chas. ". Trcfney. lctter-carricI
was fined 800 and costs in st. Louis
for sending an obscene letter through
the mails to woman on his route.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

At st. Louis Winfield Mussler was
painting on barge. He fell from a
swinging scaffold into the river and
was drowned. He was recently married.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

Gov. Francis has appointed Thomas
F. Layton judge of the Taney county
court to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of 4. J. Storms
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14

h. "ni,nnoHA Nil, h nils a,'1ree Jaw "here, ere.
ninety days residence and both pro
bate and district courts have iurlsdlc,
ton.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14
New .Inil for Wcsi HIains.

The Howell county court has made 4
contract with the Pauley Co. of st.
LouiS. whorchv the latter company is
to build 81, 900 Jail at West Plains.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14
Not Much Hone.

There is slight probability that the
Taney county grand jury will return
any indictment for the murder Of Dep
uty Sheriff Williams.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14
Found Eead.

The dead body of c. c. kemper. a
banker of Egerton. Platte county. was
found in the private office of the bank
Foul play is suspected.