The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
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ycarg white giri named Mcknight.
Blue RICE, a farmer in Fleming
county, KY, and Zecl Turner, a farm
hand in his employ, fought over a diff
ference in their accounts and both were
killed. 80. ,h..
biRGL..Gs entered ;ie home of Farm
er Joseph Foreman at Fairfield, O., and
secured g, OO0.
The legislature of Louisiana has
passed bill whereby lotteries will not
be allowed in the state after December
81. 1893.
Tmg republicans uf Iowa in state con-
fention az Des Moiucs terminated W.
n: McEarlaitt tof Secretary 81 state. c.
Ii. Mccarthy for state auditor. Il. II.
Rceson for treasurer. John I. Stone for
attorney general, &. W. Perkins for
railway commissioner, and A. Il. Crem-
Minis and J. NJ. Remlcy for electors at
large, The Plaifnru indor.rs President
Harfi-ot. administration and his re-
nomination and the national platform
adopted at Minneapolis.
Is collision on the Cotton Belt road
at Altheimer, Ark. five passengers
were killed, five fatally injured and
several others less seriously hurt
TrtE prohihitioni>ts met hi national
convention at Cincinnati on the 18th
and organized by making J. p. st. John
temporary chairman. Eli Ritter, of
Indiana, was chosen as permanent
chairman and Sam Small as secretary.
After several speeches and the election
"a,
adjournment was taken for the day.
FLAMES ruined the business portion
of Olin. Ia
Two DAUGHTERS of DIR. Himel. aged
respectively "A and 10 years, and Misses
IIsmiiic and Angelo lambert were
drowned near New Orleans by the cap
sizing pf b'tai
IL Illinois oats will harvest eighty
five bushels to the acre, So says the
state board of agriculture.
\ CoLoEEp mob lynched negro
named Donnelly al Haynes, Ark, for
assaulting Il little colorcd girl.
The Tenth congressional Iowa repub-
lican convention at Boone renominated
J. p. Dollivcr for congress. and in the
Seventh district ]. A. T. Hull trep. was
renominatcd In the Eleventh Indiana
district the democrats renominated A.
y. Martin.
il national convention at Cincinnati
the prohihitionists on the a0th ult.
nominated John Eidwcll. of California,
for president on the first ballot. the
vote being: Bidwcil. 5a1: Dcmorest, of
New York, 1::?; Stuart, of Ohio. lT?.
j. y. Crahtil, of Texas, was nominated
for vice president. The platform says
the liquor traffic is foe to civilization,
says the money Of the country should
he issued by the general government
only. favurs tariff only "a defense
against foreign governments. rcstric-
tion Of immigration. dcnounccS trusts.
declares uncguivocallr for the Ameri-
can school and opposes any appropria-
tion of public moneys for sectarian
schools.
IN special session at Madison the Wis
consin Legislature passed the Legislative
reaprortionmcnt bill. The measure
gives the democrats the house by ma
iority of two with fourteen districts
doubtful. and the senate by majority
of nine.
TuE death of Mrs. John Homer oc.
Cured at Fairhury. H.. aged lO0 years
Two E:EMEE!:S Of the Williams (ind.)
Christian church were cxcommunicated
because they favored having an organ
N the church.
IL Catalonia and C"ncordia parishes
in Mississippi district 10 miles wide
and forty long has been inundated for
weeks and large numbers of the popu-
lation are in great want.