The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-11

TdilEpdi COMMISSIONED. =. L. tl1g tOn,
of Milwaukee: insurance commissioner,
Ole Eitan- of Barron. CoBgressmen;
First district, J. y Muyfupk. cf Greer
eorni+' Second. Is. :. Martin. 6f Mad
isOn: Third. J. Thomas. of Hazel Green;
Eighth J. T. Zonne. of Appleton
THE Iowa prohibitionists IN eonven-
tion at Dc> Moines nominated the fol-
lowing state ticket: Secretary of state.
=. ii. Taft. humboldt: auditor. A. Il.
Whitmorc: treasurer. r. VI. Diehl.
Delegates to the national convention
werr chosen and 4 blatforft, adopted
- h,ch declares for prohibition, state
and national: woman stffrage, protee:
ton tn American labor and stricter
naturalization laws, and urges the clos
ing of the worlds fair on Sundays ard
the refusal of The Sale of liquors on the
grounds.
MIxxEsor. prohibitionists in conven-
tion at Minneapolis nominated full
ticket with ". ]. Dean. of Minneapolis,
for governor. The platform declares
that the liquor traffic is the overshadow-
ing question and demands the repeal of
the license law.
a soUrHEoUND Santa Ee passenger
train was held up by masked men ueac
the station of Red Iock, Kan, in the
Cherokee strip, and robbed of Sse.ooo.
TIM following congressional ncmina>
,ions wcr, made: Indiana, Ninth dis.
;ric;, Daniel Waugh trep.l, reuomiua-
ted Illinois. Ninth district, n. "
L.. as-.-s.
u. ". rcndlcton.
AN estimate Of the amount OF dam
ages caused hv the lu>s from the high
waters from EauSa> City to New Or
leans p'arht> th, cnnrmru> figure Of
Sc.n.OcO.Noa.
Ar Louisville n ma>>-mcetinc was
held t. celebrate the lo0,h anniversary
"t the admission If Kentucky into the
union.
Mrs A,EEIr Gs>r and Mrs, Sarah
Waplc committed suicide at Lima, u
ncmc>;ic troubles wcrc the cause,
Ar New orleans the river was higher
than ever known in its history, and the
water was finding its way over the
ferry landings into the city streets,
MINNESOTA rcpnhl,rRn> will hold
their state convention at ~. rahl rr
July y ~ nominate STATE hEliccrs
Tur b,,ard of trade in chicago ap-
pointed Sniicitlrg committee tS aid
the flood sufferers. Fully 5000 persons
in Illinois have lost everything and are
in destitute circumstances.
TENNESSEE rrohibitionistS in conven-
tinn at Nashville nominated Edward
II. East, of that city. for governor.
THE Mutual Ecnctit Life Insurance
association of HillSdale. Mich. has col
lapsed. Members will he transferred
10 the odd Fellows Mutual of tales
burg Ill.
Ar Ncadm"rr. ILL.,, Moses Taylor, a
farmer. in tit of jealousy ~h"t AND
killed his wife and I. Foster and then
took his own life.
Tnk democrats in the Fifth Ohio dis
trict have nominated Dennis u. Dono-
van for congress.
BY the sinking of the steamboat John
Matthews in the Arkansas river at
Van Burcn, Ark, four men were
drowned
IL Ohio a cyclone passed over Moore
field, Harmony and Springfield town
ships, and the damage to crops, forests,
farm buildings and orchards would run
up into the tens of thousands.
DEMOCRATS in convention at Tampa,
Fla. nominated Judge Henry Mitchell
for governor. In speech the nominee
declared that he was not third party
man aud favored the free roinaUp of
silver.
FIRE destroyed the winery at Santa
Rosa. Cal. on the celebrated ranch of
Thomas Lake Harris, causing loss of
500. 600.