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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-06
DIED.

DIED.
BARNEY-In East Providence 90 inst HAIR
MET Woodbury., widow OF Philander Barney.
Funeral from the residence OF her son. r. w.
barney, l0l Arnold street Providence. on Tues
day 7th inst. at O'Clock y. m. Relatives ana
friends are invited 10 attend.
Burial private.
CLAKKE.,,ln This city, 4th inst. HARRIET
cox IN this city. on the 9th inst, MICHAEL Cox.
aged 90 years.
DOBBIN-In this city. suddenly, 9Th inst, ED
WARD NJ DobBiN' In bis ilst year
Funeral private
KEACH-In this city on 5th inst, MARY A,
kEAcn. widow OF Seth Reach, in the sd year
la NG-In this city on the ith inst. RuBY
daughter Of James aud sarah A. Lang. aged 1
MATTE~ON- In this city, Attn inst, J. Albert
MATTEsoh. son OF Cynthia and toe late Burrill
Matte'qn IN the i5d year OF his age,
l.. sou of John a. and Nellie NJ. Nc Mauus aged
ii years ana months.
MOOREHOrsE-ln this city. Sd inst. SARAH
A widow OF Henry Moorehouse In the 5sth year
Funeral rom the Church OF the Epp any. Potter's
7th inst. at $50 O'Clock. Relatives and friends
are nvitei TO attend. Burial at convenience Of
the family.
i. SIlEHMAN. wife Of Thomas ). shermin and
aaqghtsr OF Phillip Budnton. Ia the 57tn year
Burial later.
SMITH In Pawtloket. Sd inst, LoIs l.. SMITH.
IN the 5dth year Of her age.
Funeral Tuesday, 7th inst, az o'clock, from her
mothers residence, Il6 Lonsdale avenue. Rela-
yves and friends are Invited To attend
Please omit flowers.
TtELt.-ln Warren, 4th inst Mrs. JOHN ID.
TuELL, IN the 10Th year OF her age.
New Bedford papers please copy.
WILBOUK-In this city, suddenly, on the 4th
ard days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-06
LOST And IOUND.

EOUND-DOG. ON CAMP sT., FEB. lST. WITH
Il no collar. owner can have bv proving prop-
erty aud paying ch rges. 80 Bacon ~. rat
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-06

TO LET-CoTTAGE ON VERNON ST. NEAR
u ialas rooms, steam heat, ali modern i'm
provements. Address E-iS. News offce laz-tf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-06
CITY ADVERTISEMEyTS
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
UNPAIDTAXES

The undersigned hereby gives notice that In
accordance with Chapter A OF the Public Statutes
he will, on WEDNESDAY. the 18th day OF Febrt-
airy, 1898, levy on all real estate in the city OF
Providence against which city taxes for 1892 are
unpaid, unless paid before said 10th day or Feb.
ruary. ID. L. ID. GRANGER
Ja24-19t City Treasurer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-06
MARRIED,

Marriage and Funeral Notices. one insertion,
50c. each additional Insertion. f6c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-06
PERSONAL.

NNANTED-THE ADDRESS OF MISS ALICE
w May. II she will leave her address az %
Eddy 81, she will freat s. oaise f3-3t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-06

no LEr-NEAR GORHAM MFG Co. ONE
u half Of q ubie cottage. m0dern improvements.
near horse and steam cars. Address A rs News
laQf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-06
TO HOUSES

Three Tines under this heading 10 cents.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-06
FOR SfIE-HOTSES.

EOR SALE NEAR PARK ST. TO CLOSE AN
\ Estat One cottage house Of nine rooms
modern convenience. also one two-family house of
twelve rooms. Part culars OF Nathan G.. Bedeil 90
Westminster street Room {. fit
EpR SALE.TWO HANDSOME COTTAGES on
Il the east side; all modern itnprover nts; priccs
low and terms easy. ISAAC l. GOFF, weybos et
corner dor ance street. fat
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-06

MILLER g. vAUGHAN.3 CUSTOM HOUSE ST.
ln Dealers In all Standard Securities Interest
paid on deposits suoiect N check at sight
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-06
ABETTING A COMPANY.

ENCOURAGES SYSTEMATIC SAVING
ISryEn Sin month for years accumnates 20 s25oo
Paid In capital 81 900 900 Subscri bed Ell 600 ooD
per cent guaranteed. ONCE. "a weybosset street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-06

HOMES. HON ES HOMES. 10 MINUTES RIDE
IL on y. Y, y. II. III. X. r.. near street cars
houses lots or both on easy terms; beautiful stua-
ton. "A. News Office. nIg ~
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ron SfLE-RE4L ESTATE.

EOR SALE-EXCELLENT STOCK FARM OF
20l acres with flenty ~ good buildings sllo
etc. PHlNEAS a. CONLEY. OAK Lawn. r. l.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28
tRckh WASHINGTON.

rHE following United States sen.
ators were elected: Michigan, Francis
B. Stock kbridge trcp.); Indiana, David
Turpie tdem.); Tennessee. W. u. Bate
tdem.}: New York, Edward Murphy
(dem.); Massachusetts, Henry cabot
Lodge frep), Connecticut. Joseph K.
Hawiey (rcp.l: Maine, Eugene Hale
(rep.): Delaware, George Gray ldcm. }.
IT was resolved at the convention oi
the National League of Good Roads in
Washington that the colleges of agri.
culture and mechanical arts in the sev.
era! states should make specially OF
thorough instruction, scientific and
practical, in the construction and main
tenance of good roads.
THE business failures in the United
States during the seven dax ended on
the Goth numbered SS2. against sd the
previous week afd @?s for the CORE;
spending time last year.
DU.ISc the scteb days erded on the
2eth the exchanges 1T. the leading
clearing houses in the United States
aggregated s1,464, GIG. $40, against ST..
$40, S0s.9Sl the previous week. As
compared with the corresponding week
of 1892 the increase was l3. /.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28

NEAR Belfast, Pa, Martin Miller,
aged 80, was killed and his wife Kate.
aged 43, fatally injured by their sleigh
being struck by an engine.
A TRAIN crashed into large sleigh
load of peop'c at Lonsdale, T. J., kill
ing eight of the occupants and injur-
ing a dozen Others.
In Pittsburgh the Peoples Mutual
Accident association was declared to be
hopclessly insolvent
The Pennsylvania legislature re-
elected Mattcw S. Quay as United
States senator.
THE report of the general secretary
at the eighth annual meeting in New
York of the American Protective Tari fl
league showed that during the past
year the general operations of the
league had been more extensive than
ever before in its history.
On the Pennsylvania road trains col
lided near Jersey City, n. j., and fif-
teen persons were injured, three ia
tally.
THR late Horace Smith, of SPRING
field, Mass. left in his will, with the
vi SlV-UOV, tuC SoldtC,
valued at about 5000, 900. to bencv-
olcnt and charitable institutions
THE death of Jules Eichberg, aged
, 60, the famous composer and musical
director, who for a generation had
been a notable personality IN Boston,
was caused by pneumonia
THE death of Joseph Winsor, aprom-
inent inventor, occurred at Providence.
X. l., aged 81 years. He was married
seven times and secured judicial separ-
alton from six of his wives. The seven
wives survive him.
A FIRE destroyed Story & Co.'S ware
house in New York and fifteen fire.
men were buried under falling walls
and four were probably fatally in
jured. The property loss was $500, 900.
HUGH DEMPSEY, district master work
man of the Knights of Labor, was
found guilty in Pittsburgh of admins
tering poison with intent to commit
murder in the Homestead poisoning
cases The extreme penalty for the
crime is fine of $500 and ten years
i'm priSonment
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28
NEWS NOTES FROM ABROAD.

A STEAM DERRICK that easily lifts an
eighty-ton gun and swings it around as
readily as if it were bale of hay is on
one of the docks at Hamburg.
IS England. France, Germany and
Belgium the number of births per thou
sand of population is steadily falling.
The rate of decrease is slower in some
of these countries, but is marked in all.
The Castle of Grey, where Voltaire
spent so much time in the society of his
blue-stocking friend, Marchioness du
Chatelet, has just been sold for $780,
600. The buyer is rich French manu-
facturer, NJ. Viellard-Migeon.
BAVARIA continues to take the lead
in Germany in beer drinking, the con-
sumption during ls9O-'9l having been
over two hundred and sixty quarts per
inhabitant. Posen heads the list in
schnapp drinking-about twenty-five
quarts per inhabitant
SEVERAL men who have outlived their
greatness are now glad to earn their
living as coachmen in Berlin. Among
them are sixteen mobiles, seven retired
army officers and three pulpitless pas
tors Three British nobilitics now glee-
fully crack the whip as London cab
men; they. are an ex-member of parlia-
ment, . baron and a marquis,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28
later HFvS.

IN the senate, on the 2lSt, the new
Columbian postage stamp was vigor-
ously attacked by Mr.. Wolcott Coli.
who called up his joint resolution di-
recting the discOntinuance of these
stamps The anti-option bill was dis
cussed for little over an hour and then
went over without action.......1n the
house the session was usherad In by an
eloquent speech OH the national quar-
antine bill from Congressman Rayrior
(Md.) }, who depicted the danger which
was imminent to the people of this
country from unrestricted immigration.
THE McBeth lamp flue works at E.
wood, Ind, the largest of the kind In
the world, We're destroyed by fire on
the 22d. The warehouses were saved.
The fire originated from too high pres
sure of natural gas Over 600 men are
thrown out of employment The loss
is estimated at 500, 600; fully insured.
PETER JACKSON. the pugilist, has
signed contract with Manager Stock
well, of San Francisco, to appear as
Uncle Tom, beginning on February %.
Parson Davies will take the part of the
auctioneer. The piece is expected to
run in San Francisco for three weeks
and then be put on the road.
The outbreak of cholera in the Neitle-
ben lunatic asylum, near Berlin, shows
no signs of decreasing in virulence.
The total number of cases, up to the
21st, was slxty-three. Ofthose attacked
nineteen had died. Prof. Koch reports
that the river Saale below the asylum
is infected with cholera bacilli
SEVEN or eight of the firemen of Hook
and Ladder Truck No. of New York.
were injured, three of them seriously,
at LEO o'clock a. IN. of the 2lst, by the
fall of the west wall of Story & Co.'S
four-story warehouse, at the southwest
corner of King and Washington streets,
during fire.
The forces under the command of the
Cuban minister Of war returned in tri-
umph to Port au Prince. on the 2lst,
from L'Ange de Neau, where the up
rising against the government of Pres
ident Hippolyte had been entirely
crushed. They captured a number of
prisoners
The Daily News of Des Moines, To-,
publishes the affidavit of John ]. Ham,
ilton, United States Attorney, that F.
NJ. Hubbel offered him $40, 900 to sup
port his proposal for the purchase of
the waterworks by the city of Des
Moines.
The Exchange Telegraph Co. of Lon
don is authority for the statement that
Prince George of Wales will marry
Princess May of Teck during the second
week of April
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28

The supreme court of Pennsylvania
has decided that the old blue law, en-
acted in 1894 and relating 10 certain
worldly pursuits on the Sabbath day,
is still in force. The case upon which
the decision was rendered was that of
Thomas Matthews, publisher of the
Pittsburgh Sunday Leader, who was
convicted of publishing and issuing
his paper on Sunday under this act.
The court in conclusion commends the
act, but says that too liberal enforce
ment of its provisions may lead to its
repeal, and that it is in more danger
from its friends than its foes.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28

A TENNESSEE judge named Spring
field, presiding over a court at Chatta.
nooga, announced the other day that
no person in necessitous circumstances
will be punished in his court for steal.
ing coal from the coal trust Several
men and women who had been arrested
for depredations on the ring coal
yards were discharged. Judge Spring
field has original notions of equity not
exactly in conformance with modern
legal methods of Jurisprudence. But.
with the thermometer at ten below zero
and coal at trust prices, the native
sense Of justice makes strong appeal,
to a merciful magistrate.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28

The Sedalia road convention was a
success. The legislation. asked, of the
general assembly was Bet fo:tti rs fo''
lows:
S9ch laws will enable the counties to Sc
cure practical application OF the best methods
of improving roads. local option law that
VIII enable counti's to accept or reject the
PROPOSED roai law. 1t IL not the sensa of
this convention that the present road
law be repealed, but amended. The
General assembly should submit TO the
people a constitutional amendment allowing
counties to lery not eSces ling 90 cents on the
sioo for road purposes, and slso to i.ste bonds
to run not longer than tw ,nty years. the inter.
est and principal tc lie raid oIt Of the connty
road fund, the issuing OF such bonis to he de-,
teriiinsd " tie tcte ot counties Si-fiins tc
issyia such bonds.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28

THOSE who are unacquainted with
the facts in the case often express sur
prise when told that not more than one
man in 500 who has been struck by
lightning survives, and that with the
larger animals the ratio is still smaller.
The electromotive force of bolt of
lightning, says an electrician. is about
3, 500. 900 volts. the current about H.
OOO, coo amrercs. and the time of the
discharge about LEO, ZOO part of a sec
ond! In such a bolt there is an
energy equa. to 2.45O, OOO,O watts,
or about 3.2s4, lS2 horsepower! Is
it any wonder that lightning usually
L;lls9-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28
WEST AND SOUTH.

FLAMES swept away the Alien &
Ginter branch of the American Tobac'
CO company at Richmond, Va, the loss
being S25O.OOO.
STEPHEN NJ. WHITE (dcm.) has been
elected United States senator from Cal
ifornia, +. NJ. Cockrell, (dem.) from
Missouri, Cushman X. Davis rep
from Minnesota, and David Turpie
(dem.l from Indiana
IN Cairo. ILL.,, Patience Williams, a
colored woman, died at the age of over
100 years.
JUDGE REED during the trial at
Wichita, Kan, of a divorce case in the
district court quelled small-sized riot
by whipping the defendant, Oscar San
ders.
The death of Mary Ann Nelson, q
colored woman who claimed to be 1So
years old, occurred at her home near
Orland. Ill.
IN Maryland several men were
frozen to death in small canoes that
were caught out and frozen up a few
miles from Nanticoxe, and three tramps
were frozen to death near Princess
Anne.
IN Cleveland motor car ran into a
sleigh load of persons and five were
badly injured.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28

OSE of the most significant signs OF
the times is the fact, just made public
that young lady is to be graduated
next June from conservative old Johns
Hopkins university with the highes'
degree in its gift-that of doctor o.
philosophy. The recipient of this un
precedented honor is Miss Florenct
Bascom. daughter of Prot John Bas
com of Williams college, Massachusetts,
who from 1884 to 1857 was president o.
the university of Wisconsin. From thi:
western institution Miss Bascom .ha,
already received the degrees of bache
lor of arts, bachelor of literature, bach
elor of science and master of arts
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28
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N-vCN. FRANCIS DdnQueteu.
On The evening OF the 10th II compli-
mentary banquet was given ex-Gov.
Francis at the Southern, in st. Louis.
Tho banquet -as tara wed without Tegafi to
tattS, sld 'sst p+rtas,r' cf' u trst o. tRc
inCs. Prominent ani hon,red c:tiz thu s.1:s
OF Mis- 'ouri could possibly call tog,th,r. tn,
dining hall was carly filisl with tho gusts
who placidly awaited the coming OF ths eI-
governor. to seat themselves with him. Tn,
long lin, OF tables We're decgratsd With AL that
gould rhsIra 're eersee md stit tts spr ,tita
Ferns ana rowers. music and laughter. ,oinci
In with the menu and tolsts to make
the event suprsmsly enjDylble- Not
long after the eighth hour all the guests wsro
assembled aud took their places at the tables.
The delicate menu gave the opportunity for
general conversation and it was improved by
all. The only additional feature of excellence
to this scene was thu charming music rendered
by til, string orchestra. Addresses wcre made
by several prominent citiz ,ns. In closing his
remarks tho ex. governor saidi success Il male
swsetsr ny 'asJa OF the strr yles reqlirei to
achieve It. The difficulties and misgiviIgs df
hsec'tiTe hohc' are femHfed arl ollitc-atc1
doubts as to the wisdom OF Official acts are dis
siratei by tho verdict OF this c1nin,nt iarv as
pronounced by this fearless and learned judge.
The sweetest boon in life to a man. after the
smile of his wife and the blessing OF his mother.
is the approval of his friends"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28

university is in Europe is incorrect. In
the tenth and eleventh centuries the
university at Fcz, Africa, was almost
the only seat of Arabic and Christian
learning in the world. Before univer-
stiles existed In Paris, Oxford. Cam.
bridge, Padna or Bologna students
fiocked to Fcz from Andair-ta, France,
and even England, and Fee is to-day
the principal western seat of Moham-
medsu theology.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28

The second big social event of the
Legislative season occurred at jefferson
City on the evening of the Goth.
Thn occas. OF was n complimentary reception
rendered TO Gov and Mrs. William J. Stone
bv til. Perian club. The RECEIPT on took place
at ST. Peters hall, AMI wIs attended by thu
elite Of Jefferson City society and by many Wis
itors from abroad The hail was tastefully
decorated. AMI with the many elegant toilets
worn presented n brilliant scsne. Some 500 in
vitations were issued. and the guests inclu led
all tha p,opls in official if, at the ,itol. s,us
tors representatives, etc. A st. Louis orches.
ira furnished the music for the dance pro-
gramIae.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28
Epitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
HFTysscoyp eaNsRssS.
Eerond Session.

"
Second session.
TUESDAY. Jan IA bill to repeal
the silver-bullion purchase provision
of the Sherman bill was reported in
the senate and the McGarraghan bill
was defeated by n vote of 20 to Is.
The joint resolution 10 amend the con-
stitution so "a to limit the piesidRntir,
Office to one term @as dlseHssed. In
the house n bill Was introduced to. re-
fand The 4per cent. bonds to increase
the circulation of the. ,natiorat banks
and to diScontir-r the purchase of
silver SilIion. A resolution was
agreed TO making provision for the
joint meeting OF the two houses Of con.
gress on Wednesday, February s. Ia
count the electoral vpte.
WEpxesB.y: Han. is.-As soon rs
the srr@ta net Senator Sherman an
SHahced the death of ex-President
Hayes, and, after paying a tribute of
respect TO the deceased. he moved that
the senate adjourn In hoi,or rf tho
dead and an adihurH,6i""iIiit was at
once taken; u the house the sundry
niF'l bili $40, 600. .Oool was reported.
Representative Haynes, of Ohio, an
nounccd the death of. ex-Prcsident
Hayes and made speech euIogistir NJ
the deceased and thr h5Gse adjourned
in respe-t - lis memory.
THURSDAY, Jan. I9.-The anti-optiou
bill ana the measure for a constitu-
iional amendment 10 limit the presi-
deatial Office to one tprin were dis
cussed in the s-r.,c. The nomination
ef fhiau W. Halford, of Indiana, to
De paymaster with the rank of naior
was received. In the house tha bit
providing that no person shaii be ex-
cused frrm nttsating or testifying be-
inie me interstate commerce commits
sion on the ground that the testimony
or evidence may tend to crimina.s him
was passed. The bin f,f ths establish
ment of = .hhlional quarantine was
ral'.-" nj, ont no action was taken.
FRIDAY, Jan. 90. - The senate met
and Immediately adjourned out of re-
spect to the memory of ex-PrcSident
Hayes In the house the general de-
ficiency appropriation bill $50, 95G. .GIOl
for the next fiscal year was reported
An adjournment was taken out of re-
spect 10 the memory af ps-Prrsidrnf
Hayes.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28

MISS EMMA M.vAHAx, of ST. louis.
has written s,1Oo words on the old-style
postal card. She did the work withou.
Il magnifyinS glass end with com.
moI lead pencil. Every line ant ~odrfd
of it is legiblc THROUGH = SIass. and a
part of it pla:" Enough to be read by
the naked p;,e.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28

Trk profession of prize fighting still
pays. Last year the forty leading men
in it cleared an aggregate Of s,'ttit,
Corbctt leading the list with SIS, 900,
half the salary ~ INC president of the
United States. three times as much as
a cabinet minister earns and five times
as much as United States senators re-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28
a Notice from the state Treasurer.

State Treasurer Lon V. Stephens is
sending out important letters to the
prosecuting attorney Of the various
counties
H calls their attention to section 2i0s Of
the Revised Statutes o: Missouri of lss9 which
requires mutual savings fund, loan and buil1.
Ing associations organic ii Ter tho laws Of
other states to deposit slo0 an with the state
treasurer. fie ad Is that no foreign loan and
building association or company or corporation
has made the deposit reQurel.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28
A Pastors Residence Burned.

The residence of Rev. T. II. Clelland,
pastor of the Calvary Presbyterian
church at Springfield, was burned.
Most of the contents were saved.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28

MOsT amateur tragedies generally
have the effect of comedy, but the one
played in SRn Francisco the other
night where the heroine turned her
ankle just as she was about to plunge
actually killed the very estimable gen
tleman, the author of the play, ended in
a worse tragedy than the play itself.
1t is one consolation, however, that
Just such an accident as that is not like
ly TO happen more than once in a hun.
dred wears at least.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28

HERBERT SrFSCER has been writing
for more than forty years, ard 4
partial estimate Of the profits from the
sale of his most important books za,;Gws
that they have brought 1::::;I less than
fI,eOs year. Decidedly philosophy
does Tot ray the philosopher in cash,
whatever it may give him in intellcc-
tual satisfaction.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28

ULEABoRG, which is suffering f'S,''i
famine, is the northernn,--t govern
ment OF Finland, ard mas an area of
G",954 square niles and population of
nearly ~, 900. For SEQ years Uleaborg.
ssac most of Finland, was par. .,f
Sweden 1t has been an a~.fl ldage of
Russia since Isnp
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28

James Comstock, aged 81, veteran
of the Mexican war, died at Carthage,
the other day, after few days sick
ness. of pneumonia.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28

BAVARIA continues to take the lea6
in Germany in beer drinking, the CON
sumption during 1sso-9l having beer
over two hundred quarts per inhab
liant Posen leads the list in scknap
drinking-about twenty-five quarts PEI
inhab bitant.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28

A NEW opal field has been discovered
in the state Of Washinstrr. With The
diamond mines IN tdaho the ruby de-
posits of MoRtana and the opals of
Washington at their very doors. as it
were. the hotel clerks of the hilarious
west will lie able to fit themselves ont
after fashion that Solomon in all his
glory never dreamed of.