The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-06-17
The school of Mines.

The twenty-sccond annual com
mencement of the School of Mines of
the state university was held at Rolla.
Hon. Frank Rothwell. president of tn" board
of curators made an extempOraneous address
BM Dillry. vice president of the hoard OF cura-
tors. said that it was the Intention of the board
to make this one of the greatest
technical schools in the country. Aft
er the delivery Of certificates and
diplomas by the president OF the univer-
sity. Dr. ]. II. Jesse. Gov. ". ]. Stone made
short speech. The titled graduates were: B.
8. Miss Mary Busliett. of Rolla thesis. CLASH
ficatiOn Of Insects" NJ. F.. John C. Reid Of
PleasantOn. kas.. THE Cyanide Process for
Gold" and Frank l.. Tyrrell. Of Sinking. Mo.
Civil engineer Clifton b. Spencer Of Joplin.
Mo. Comic Machines Certificates in assay
Ing were granted to G. f. Alexander. T. :. De
lay. f. p. Dyer, F. L. Tyrrell. W. = Thomas
and Miss Lillian J. Lewis. OF ST. Louis. Miss
Lewis has the honor OF having received the
first certificate for practical work in the lab
oratOry ever given to lady at the School of
Mines OF Missouri.
RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT.
ThOs. +. Delay, Il student in the department
of chemistry and metallurgy. has been ap.
pointed assistant professor OF chemistry and
metallurgy in the New Mexico school of mines.
Francis Whitaker & Sons Embarrassed.
The well-known pork packing firm
of Francis Whitaker & Sons, st. Louis,
is financially embarrassed.
The business was established years ago by
Francis Whitaker. He accumulated large
fortune and made a reputation that was world
wide. his cured meat commanding premium
In the. markets This fortune and the
busineV, was left to his son John. who is
now at the head of the house. and who look Mr..
Michael McEnnis an old employe, into partner
ship Several years ago the firm established a
large packing house at Wichita. Kas.. hut il is
said that II never paid. and WAS the real cause
of the present embarrassment. Mr.. Whitaker
has enjoyed the reputation of heing very
wealthy and had q l5-stOry building popped
up on vacant lot during the night
time IL would have caused no more surprise
than did the fact that Mr. Whitaker was en-.
barraSSed II is said that he holds great deal
of valuable stock in such enterprises as street
railways. Merchants bridge etc, but that he
can not realize on it, owing TO the stringency Of
the money market. without great Sacriticc--a
perfect burning up of dOllarS-hence he deter
mined TO let affairs take their natural course.
The Town Hog Defeated.
The city election at Lexington the
other day was very exciting.
Several months ago the city council passed
an ordinance prohibiting stock from running
at large and the candidates, ut the erection
held the other day. ran on the ticket OF hog or
victory as t heir candidates won by an over.
whelming vote in every ward in the city.
Caused by Failure Of the Wheat Crop.
The mill and elevator company OF
Charleston has failed for $4,000, the
banks refusing to carry them on ac-
count of the failure of the wheat crop.
Goes to the Penitentiary.
Jesse Brooks was sentenced to the
penitentiary for five years in st. Louis
for manslaughter. lie pushed man
from street car, causing his death.
Broke the Divorce Record.
Sixteen divorces in thirty-two min
utes was the record made by Circuit
Judge Slower at Independence. This
breaks the record as reported so far.
Dropped Dead.
jefferson Argyle. formerly of St Jo-
seph. but recently of Denver, Col,
dropped dead at Maitland, Mo-, where
he was visiting daughter.
Captured In Kansas.
Three negroes and one white man,
among the prisoners who escaped from
the Pettis county Jail, have been cap
tured at Oswego, Kas-
Death Of . Physician.
DIR. Joshua Thorne, aged 60, died at
Kansas City Of complication of dis
eases. He had practiced in Kansas CITY
for thirty-fouI years
Took Arsenic.
Alderman Lee B. Kinder, of Lexing.
ton, attempted to commit suicide, tax
ing arsenic. Domestic trouble was the
cause.