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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
WEST AND SOuIh.

THE bank at Spearville, Kan, was
robbed by three men of $4,000 in cash.
A MOB took two brothers named Bur
CESS. who were in Jail at Lebanon, Va,
charged with the murder of Oak Suth-
erland, and lynched them.
In annual session at Denver the
Woman's Christian Temperance union
reelected Miss Frances f. Willard, of
Chicago, as president.
THE W. II. Gilcher, steel steamer
owned by Cleveland parties, was, with
her crew of twenty zen, given up as
lost in the recent storm on Lake Michi-
gan.
On the lakes the recent gales were
probably the most destructive to the
lake shipping in the history of the in
land marine. The losses in five days
were estimated by underwriters to be
about $3.50, 900, fully a dozen boats hav-
ing passed out of existence, and not
less than twenty-five seamen having
been lost.
In San Francisco Mrs J. G. Johnson
killed her 15-year-old son and then took
her own life. She was deserted by her
husband year ago.
AT her home near Brazil. Ind, Mrs.
Sarah Shepard. aged 1o4 years, was
burned to death by her clothes catching
fire from her pipe.
THE marriage of Col. James Gilbert,
who is feet IL inches in height, and
Miss Emma Mossman, 6 feet . inches
tall. took place at Sauk Center, Mimi.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
Epitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FROM WASHINGTON.

PRESIDENT HARRISON has extended
the benefits of the American copyright
act to Italy.
In his annual report to the secretary
of the treasury E. C. O'Brien, commits
sioner of navigation, notes an increase
in the tonnage of shipping on the great
lakes from Ill ,269 tons in 1889 to l. IS3, :
55s tons in 1892. and says it now en-
braces fleet of large steam vessels,
models of beauty and efficiency, which
are offering unequaled transportation
services.
THE mint officials expect that by the
middle of this month they will be pre-
pared to strike the souvenir worlds
fair silver half-dolIars and that they
will be ready for distribution about
Thanksgiving day.
GOVERNMENT receipts from all
sources during the last ten months of
the current fiscal year aggregated
s13a, Isl, 10I, against sll9, 74j, 995 for the
corresponding ten months of the pre-
ceding year.
The statement of the public debt
issued on the 1st showed that the inter-
est and non-intetest bearing debt de-
creased Sl96, $50 during the month of
October. The cash in the treasury was
500. aO..4 $50
THE resignation of George s. Batch
ellor as United States minister to Por-
tugal was rendered to Secretary Fos-
ter.
IN his report to the secretary of the
treasury f o. Leach. director Of the
mint, says that the coinage of the
mints during the last fiscal year aggrc-
gated ll3.556, l24 pieces, valued as
follows: Gold, S35, 500. .9sI: silver dol
lars. $500. 4G1; subsidiary silver,
SG,65?. Sla; minor coins, Sl,296, 10; total
value, S5l, ,.9a,916.
THE leading clearing houses in the
United States report exchanges of ST.
:i3S. I9S. .i4S during the seven days
ended on the 18th, against l.11i. l5o, l23
the previous seven days As compared
with the corresponding week of 1891
the increase was 20.2
THE president has issued proclama-
tion appointing Thursday, November
~. as day of Thanksgiving and
prayer.
il the United States there were 25S
business failures IN the seven days
ended on the ith, against Isl the pre-
vious seven days and 253 for the cor
responding time last wear.
IL his annual report TO the secretary
of the treasury United States Treasurer
Nebcclier shows that the district Of Co.
lumbia debt has been decreased S.,
i5G, 40, leaving the total debt SIS
1I9. 001.
The superintendent of the dead letter
office shows i'll his annual report de-
crease of Is $50 pieces, or nearly per
cent less than the number received
during the fiscal year of 1891. notwith-
standing the fact that the postal bust
ness of the country has increased near
" per cent.
Is their Weekly Review of Trade K.
a. Duu & Co. say: Even in the last
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
4 hTEP NEWS

THE verdict of the jury IN the lams
case reads: ''On the assault and battery
cases we find defendants not guilty.
and the county pay the costs On the
aggravated assault and battery cases we
find defendants not guilty, but Col.
Hawkins and Col Streator shall pay
half of the costs" A motion to strike
out the clause requiring the defendants
Hawkins and Streator to pay half of the
costs was made, and ordered filed by
the Judge.
GRAND DUKE SERGIrs, of Russia,
| brother of the car and husband of
Elizabeth. daughter of the late grand
duke of Hcsse, and granddaughter of
Queen Victoria, has been received by
Pope Leo in the throne room of the
vatican, with every honor accorded to
members of imperial and royal houses.
CRUISER No. q was successfully
launched at the Union Iron Works, at
San Francisco, on the ath. and chris
tened by Miss Belle Dickens the 'O!ym-
pia." The launching was witnessed by
Is, 900 people.
EDWARD u. TURIN. n bachelor, the
wcalthiest man in Sumner county,
Tenn, was convicted of murder in the
first degree at Gallatin on the 18th.
lie killed W. NJ. Carter, of whom he
was jealous.
CONGRESSMAN EDWARD F. MCDONALD
died at his residence in Harrison, y. j..
on the 5th. of pneumonia. lie was the
democratic candidate for reelection
from the fifth congressional district.
UNDER advice of his encouragement
Gov. Eagle of Arkansas has refused to
commission lady notary public, claim
ing that women are ineligible to hold
Office.
BIsMARCK's attack on the new Ger
man military bill is regarded as stu
pid piece of work which will be sting
ingly rebuked by Chancellor Caprivi.
The drought in western Texas, New
Mexico. Arizona and north Mexico, was
broken by twentyfour hours shower
on the 5th.
NELL, the American poisoner in Lon
don, was, on the 5th, granted weeks
respite to permit of new evidence being
presented.
MIKE BoYLAN was burned to death in
the destruction of John Scacock's har-
ness shop in New York city on the 5th.
THE pathologists of the agricultural
department are experimenting to dis
cover hydrophobia virus.
On the 9th there were sixteen cases
of smallpox in Seattle, Wash, and the
disease was spreading.
Mr.. AND Mrs. KENDALL's American
plays have not been well received in
England
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

In the lead and zinc industries astonishing
progress has been made notwithstanding seri-
Gus obstacles were encountered. especially in
the southwestern portion of the state, result
ing from extraordinary rains during the spring
months. which greatly delayed work. The al
ready large output would have been much in
creased but for tn s trouble. Jasper county
leads in the total value. or rather actual
amount received for its product. with a total
for lead and zinc Of $50 417.3l This county
has made large increase in both lead ore AMI
zinc ore. tha amount in excess of last years
receipts being SS3I. .:5e 81 TIL, output of zinc
amounts to 81 per cent. of the entire zinc prod
net of the state.
St. Francois county shows an increase in
the production Of lead ore over the preceding
year. and has to its credit 4s per cent. of tho
entire lead ore produced in the state The
following shows the product of each comfy in
tons Of lead and zinc ores:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

THERE are now over 100, 900 Jews in
the Holy Land. The Jewish population
there at present is larger than it has
been at any other time since the end of
the first century of the Christian era.
Nearly four-tifths of them all have gone
thither from other countries within the
past few years, and they have been go
ing thither this year more steadily than
ever before. In former times only a
small mum Der of Jews were permitted
TO live in the country: but the restric.
tions upon their settlement in it and
upon their ownership of land have been
removed. and they can now repeople it
and take possession of it
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

IlAErLEIGH, the sculptor, has nearly
completed his heroic statue of Erics-
son. and those who have visited his
studio in New York city declare tnat it
is one of the finest works of art of the
sort ever made in this country. The
statue will probably he completed in
bronze in the spring, when there will
be appropriate dedication ceremonies.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
LET ALI Be T4ANkFul


xA
ThaakssisinE ProciAmatioa.
wAsHrseToS. Nov. s.-The president
has issued his annual thanksgivink
proclamation a. follows:
By the presidsst Of the unitsd stasss Z
raoczAHAssox..
Ths gifts Of God 20 our nation ths past ysar
have been so abundant snd % suecial H1ea
spirit Of Thanksgiving awaits not d5ns1it
only the appointAent ofs : day whsn isR
have common exprsssionL He HI
stayed the pestilsncs 1t ont doors;
be has Riveu uss users lcs6 = for
the free civil institutions n ~ croakzo& q
which his directing providencs wn = cpa>pte-
nous; he has awaks5sd > deeper reverence eur
law; he has widensd our philanthroFy lte
call to succor dfstreas in other lands; -
has blessed our schools and b bringing forward
. patriotic and God d-fesriug eeneratsou - ~
cute His great and bansacsnt desiGns 11kd4r
country. He has given "a great iux@lD =
material wealth and Wide difRus564 RA11s
tentment and comfort fn the homes a -
pie; he has given as grsce to the sorfol - &:
wHKREFoEE. I. Benjamin Harrison - ~
Of the United Ststes, do csj1e ~ - = =
pie to observe, as We have bsen v6a4 -
day, the 24th day Ct this month of Nevel1
rs day Of thanksgiving to 0od7ar his me1s1
and Of supplication for bis ccnllaBsd carp snd
grace. = 2
In testimony whereof, I have hsrsunso nj
my hand and caused the sal Of the Uuitad
States to be affixed. -
Done at the city of washington tbl9fourth dry
Of November. one thousand si9hf hundsQ6
and nfnety-two. and of the iniep611ence ox
the United States. the one hundred aue sgs
enteenth. BHssanIx HAne1s1ls
By the president: -. - - 49,. {.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

THE law of Denmark gives to every
Danish subject, man or woman, the
right to pension Mt 60 years of
age, except in cases of convicted erim-
inals, of those who have fraudulently
made over their property to relatives,
brought themselves to distress by ex-
travagance, or who have during the
preceding ten years received relief
from the parish or been convicted of
mendicity The parish examines each
case and reports the amount of relief to
be granted. 1t may be withheld if the
beneficiary becomes ineligible through
misconduct or improper expenditure of
his pension, or if he marries
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

SOME one who processes to know says
the oldest living American actresses
are Clara Fisher Macdcr. born in 1911,
and Mrs. John Drew, who is seven
years younger Mrs. Drew appeared
on the stage babe of . months and
has acted ever since. Mrs Maeder was
on the stage from 1917 to 1889 and thcn
went into retirement
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

Lester Walker. 10 years old, was ar
rested and Jailed at Sedalia to answer
the charge in the United States dis
trict court at Kansas City of having
sent through the mails an obscene and
threatening letter to Nimrod Cligler, n
merchant of Longwood. The obnox-
ious missive contains all manner of vul-
gar cpithets and the writer threatens
to burn Cligler's home if he ever made
the receipt of it public.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

THERE was Il flavor of humor anC
Eallantry combined in n remark made
10y Judge Wilson To Il middlc-agcd
woman in court the other day. say>
the Cincinnati Times-Star. She told
Juge Wilson she never would appear
as Il witn-ss for fear the attorneys
would ask her age Leave that to me
madam" said the judge, with his
most courtly air, IF any lawyer i'll my
presence asks your age, I'll seud him
to Jail for contempt
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
S pension, or if he marries.

IT is reported from Hamburg that
new remedy for cholera has been in
troduced there by DIR. Richard Weaver,
which has saved ninety-nine out of a
hundred patients in the first stages and
20 per cent. of those having the most
malignant form of the disease. The
remedy is said to have been tested in
London and to have received the rec
ommendation of Sir Edward Clark
1t is percedalc crystals dissolved. and
the solution is administered by iniec-
tions under the skin. 1t is said to be
harmless and equally good in all mala-
dies having microbic origin, and is
claimed to be boon bevond price.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

signcr of the Inman steamers City of
Paris and City of New York, who came
over here to consult with the Cramps,
has been taking glance at our new
navy, and this has led him to observe
that with such vessels as are now in
the service of the government the
United States navy need not take Il
back seat for any power on the globe.
The fact may be recalled that even when
it was in the infant class the United
States navy always managed to occupy
a good place in the front row.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

The supreme court has a decided n
case that will he of Importance to prop
crty owners of cities where Sunday pa
perS are published.
Two St. Louis municipal assembly or Tered n
certain street inprov ii. and the circuit court
nrpointnd commissioners To assess benefits and
damages Mrs Sieferar assessed so bena-
f's. hut refused to pay. Thn defense was sat
m that tho l'gal notice was published orlv
three davs instpal of four. required nv
law. the fourth publication baing in n Sunday
issuc. The case has been tax n to the su-
r-amn rourt. AMI the ruling was in favor OF
Mrs Siaferer. Tho city must return all money
collected from property owners. and pay for
the Improvement
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

A ST. LoUIs parsonage named
O'Reilly, sick of consumption. died
not long ago in st. Mary's iniirmary.
lie said he had an insurance on his
life. and half of it he left by will to the
Sisters of Mercy who attended him.
lie was well cared for, and was buried
in consccrated ground. 1t appears now
that he had no insurance and nothiu.
to leave t" any body. This, presumably,
is an instance of ruling passion being
strong in death.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
Death of well-Known Jur!st.
Judge John X. CravenS dicd at Kan.

Judge John X. CravenS dicti at Kan
sas City, on the I'd, of malarial fever,
He was one OF the most widely known iursts
Cf the state H. was 81 wears oil and hal
pr-rtcad law in western Missouri for over
thirty wears. He was leading republican and
had held many important Offices. This year he
was n candidate on the republican ticket for
circuit Judge oe Kansas City.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

The works of the Ruth Cob-Pipe Co.
in st, Louis were badly damaged by
fire few nights ago st. Louis is the
home of the cob-pipe-in other words
it was first made there, and from Mis-
souri, corn-cobs They are shipped all
over the country
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

QUEEN NICToEIA's maids of honor,
who are paid sl,500 year for their
services, earn their salaries. They are
obliged to appear before the queen in Il
new gown every day. and to be in readi-
ness to attend her majesty at any and
every hour of the day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

The st. Louis street-car building com
four companies engaged in this busi-
ness in St Louis. They have grown
tired of fighting each other. and say
they want peace and little profit on
their stock
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

PRESIDENT TYLER's first wife died in
the white house. Before marriage her
name was Letitia Christian, she being
the third daughter of a Virginia gen
tleman. She was born November L.
1879, and March %. 1873. married John
Tyler, he being about % years old and
little more than year her senior
She died September 10. 1872, in the cX-
ecutivc mansion, where her third
daughter was married and two grand
children were born. The cause of her
death was paralysis.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

The St Louis grand jury has investi-
gated the city institutions. and reports
them all overcrowded. and that many
repairs are needed. New legislation is
needed in order to correct many exist
ing evils
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
COUNTIES


While leading COW through Middle
berry, Ind, John Shultese dropped
dead. The animal was giving him a
great deal of trouble. and it issupposed
he overexerted himself and died of
heart disease
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

home in New York city, aged % years.
IL PENNSYLVANIA fierce forest fires
were raging along the mountains from
Ohio Pyle to Delaney's Cave, 4 dis
tancc of 20 miles, doing great damage.
IN the vicinity of .Iohustown, Pa,
one of the most destructive forest fires
ever known was raging, and farmers
and stock raisers would be heavy losers.
A CONTRACT was made by the sugar
trust with John Bailey, of Philadel-
| phia, for 5000. 600 bags. in which all
sugars will hereafter be shipped in
| stead of in barrels.
SEVEN incendiary fires in thirtv-six
| hours were discovered in different
| rarts of Beaver Falls, Pa. They were
attributed to the strikers, who threat
ened to get even with the town council
| and every body in general for trying to
| get the Carnegie Company to start its
| mill with non-union men.
REV. j. c. BRADBURY, Il retired
| Methodist preacher, and his wife, both
over 20, were struck by train while
| crossing the Erie railroad tracks at
/ Painted Post n Y. and Mrs. Bradbury
was killed and her husband fatally in
| jured.
THERE were 1865 cases of diphtheria
in Philadelphia from January l to Oc-
tober 81. and of these 1,095 were fatal
The ravages of the disease continue to
| increase.
IN New York John Murphy, arrested
for illegal registration, was sentenced
| to three wears Imprisonment by Judge
Benedict, and Judge MARITIME sentenced
q. C. Holland and W. Green to two
years each in prison for the same Of
| fensc.
| The immigration into this country
during September, the great cholera
month, was 2S,229, against 52,106 in
September, 1891.
| THE death of Gen. Samuel Wyllie
| Crawford, who commanded the Penn
| sylvania reserves at the battle of
Gettysburg, occurred in Philadelphia,
| aUed 55 wears
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
a eIc bEAt lH lsos.

C. p. F1antis 9tsn Bays tbs IRON Masn-.
Z tsar end stsaf sd Irsa sWsfks Near
Dnraseo. Mexfoa. 80
SAN ArrosBos Tex. Nov IA afs.
patch has been received lsere from Do.
ranRo stating that ono Of the largcst
mining deals cvef known. II sMexico.
had Just been consammnted The deal
was The purchase OF the wonderful iron
mouutAih nesr Durango and fke, sexS
tsnsise steel and iron works 10 that city
by Coils P. Huntingdon preaident of shs;
Southern Pacific company. WhafpricS
Sas paid for these valuable properties
Is not known, but It will. run up fnt6
the millienx It Il believed that NJ
Huntington had the bargain a. Rood
as made when he extended tie AexiA
can International <rsilroad into Do
range. This monntsin epnt6 = -
largest deposit Of frou 8 thei - -
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

ST. Louis cast G5.9S1 votes for the
electoral tickets four years ago. The
registration for tho presidential cleo
tion of this year showed s7.33o quail
fed voters in the city. The census re-
veals that there are 135. 900 males of
voting age in the CITY of st. Louis
This means that $1,000 of the $4,000
males of voting age in st. Louis take
little interest in elections. Or, TO put
it little differently. less than two
If the city take the trouble to register
There is something cumbersome and
faulty with the registration system. or
the highest privilege of American citi-
zenship is poorly appreciated in st.
Louis.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

PHILADELPHIA has organized 4 society
for the eating of horseflcsh. 1t does
not seem very popular. as. to secure Il
membership of twcnty-three, the pro
jcctors have had to include Pittsburgh,
Chicago and Cincinnati.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

Dorsey Goodwin, of Timnonsville,
$. c., whipped his 7-year-old step
daughter with strap for twenty-five
minutes. She is dead
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

In the last ten years the population
of Greenland has increased per cent.
1t is a curious fact that the women out
number the men very greatly, espe-
cIallY in South Greenland.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

CONSTABLE PILKING ron in 4 fit of in
sanity at Ballinadrina, Ireland. killed
Sergt. Logan and his wife and two
children and fatally injured the SER
gcant's three other children and then
killed himself.
The chamber of deputies committee
on the revision of the Belgium con-
st.tution have rejected the proposal to
grant universal suffrage. The vote
stood 6 against the proposal to in its
favor.
AN express train crashed into n
freight train near Thirsk. Scotland,
and ten persons were killed and large
number in iured.
PoIiCE while searching the house Of
a suspected smuggler in the district of
Touiisky. Poland, discovered the de-
composed bodies of nineteen persons.
AFTER being reported dead many
times. Osman Digna has appeared in
Soudan. With number of his fol-
lowers he has occupied Sinkat, and has
raided close to Sualiim.
THE oyster boats arriving at Non
trcal from the North Shore fisheries
state that the catch had tarncd out al
most Il failure.
ANOTHER revolution has broken out
in Porto Allegro; Brazil, in the state of
Rio Grande do Sul. The government
troops charged on the rcvolutionists
and killed number of them.
AT Granada, Spain, mob burned
several buildings because the queen re-
fused to unvcil the Columbus and lsa-
bella monument.
DURING the fiscal year ended June
50 lSg2. the total number of Chinese
who entered Canada and paid the poll
tax of $50 each was 3,216, as against
2,1l4 during the previous year.
Is Zacctas, Mexico. thousands of
poor persons were said to be on the
verge of starvation, and many had fled
to the mountains. where they were liv-
ing on the prickly pear, maguey plant
and mesquite bean.
The bark Norcross, which left Phi "a
delphia on October for Rouen with a
load of petroleum, was burned in the
Seine with loss of ten lives.
The city of Vienna is now declared
to be free from cholera and the prohi-
bition of public meetings has therefore
Ieep reScinded.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

b. G. Green, prominent farmer neai
Shelbyville, Tenn, went to town to at
tend a circus. He fell in with slick
young man; loss, 81, 900.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

There is great shortage of coal in
the St. Louis market, owing TO the
grain blockade interfering with getting
coal trains from the mines.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

Rev. Charles Kolin, n former Catholic
priest of the diocese of Omaha. Neb.,
has renounced Catholicism. He has
Joined Methodist church in st. Louis.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

Harry Duncan. colored, has been con-
victed at Clayton, on change of venue,
for killing Officer Brady. of st Louis.
This was Duncan's second trial.