The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-04-15

Mr.. Houck is still on top in ms
fight with the Missouri Pacific rail-
road, and if the big corporation does
not buy up the big courts he will re-
main on top for all time to como.
The colored Masons Of this city
propose to build q Masonic eMpl in
this city this year. They built the
foundation last year.
Some of our people who were SO
enthusiastic in their efforts to abandon
our old city charter TO become a city
of the third class, nov acknowledge
that they htineq to let a bird 60
The present city laws are SO punctur-
ed with tehcinic.litiss t,.at the city at
torney is afraid to express an opinion
or answer a question when asSee ior
advice by the City Council.
THAT was a wise idea in tn
officers of the steamer New Idlewild
in taking the steam whistle off the old
Idlewild and putting it on the new
boat. Everybody along the river
| had become familiar with the souLd
of the old whistle. and they are glad
to lear it again on the new boat.
A scecnade was rendered Mr..
and Mrs. Book at their residence Oh
Frederick street last night by the
Eureka Band. They We &c taken b!
:. prise but nevertheless the band
wa. cordially received and were
highly entertained Until :. late hou'
hen they bid the fair host and
hostess "a kind good night.
-Thc A,raor Line stea ner City
of Monro; ,anicd at our wlia # to-da.
on her way I? thu river. Besides a
big "trip OF gen. al freight she had on
hoard a crew of Icve, hands NJ ii tlIeil
trans that have been working in the
Sc nth all winter. The crew consist
ed If about two hundred men AND
abun one hundred and fifty hea { o.
horses and miles. together will
wagons. scrapers End tools for lc,'c'
O.. r~ailroau work.
The new City Council will hay I
to Make some kSs whereby TO in
CREASE the city revenue. and tn
ordin2hce introduced and voted down
oy the S,h Board, with somc revising
is the proper plan. The ordinance
was r.r-iedly prepared and before it
is again offe. Il for passage it should
be thoroughly revised and all the bad
"break," should be bloited out. This
will take some time, but we believe
,he new Council will go 10 work md
do vI,a! the old Council left undone.
More revenue. We must have and the
only way 10 get it is by the license
s.>iem.
The Ii, use lax ordinance III"
CITY Cuuacii vas been al work on f'r
several weeks came Up at the meet
ing last night for ':asSage tnt it failed
to PASS. The ora nance is quite Il
lengthy document a'd it embraces
,v~cry;hing that can be cached IN thf
ell, BY q license Ia Y. TIA regular
ryen,. raiser ami had it b, II made
A law 1t nuld have added 'evera
| ;housanG do.'ars annually TO th, cit!
treasury. 7. ontains many go a
and wise faatr, IS and ii also ha,
! some faulty section Later on VIZ
/ vii, poias out some q the bad meas
! urcs ii. the ordinance ana 'rv to sho"
where amendments are ~ "ccssary
| if the oriitancc Is 10 again Co.le III
ioT passaSc.
lion. viii Hunter, who is in Ia.
city today tells us that the people o
Scott entity are anxions 10 have tho
iCoi:niictrrSsc and N1rI: rhtilroad OK,
tended to Ills city. lie is s,irtirised
he SAYS. to know that the bushes
men Ge This city are taking so littl'
interest in iEiis Aat'htad enterprise
Mr.. Hunter is very enthusiastic ab0a
the matter. lie wants to come It
Cape Gifardcau to do his trading
The f'e5fie of Scott county want t,
market tlicir produce here rid, thetI
is no reaSoh Ahy IL town should no
make a little effort TO secure the cx
tension of this ROAD.