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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21
LATER NEWS.

IL the senate. on the 18th, Mr.. Donel-
son Caffrey, the new senator from
Louisiana, appointed to fill the unex-
oired term of Senator Gibson, deceased,
took the oath of Office. Most of the
session was occupied by a speech by
Mr. Morgan on the Nicaragua canal
bill.......In the house the session was
principally consumed in the considera-
ton of the bill ratifying the agreement
with the Cherokee nation of Indians
for the cession to the Cnited States of
the tract of land known as the ''Chero-
kee outlet" The government appro-
pirates IS, OOO, 900 to carry out its part
of the contract The measure was
amended so as to allow the United
States six years in which to pay the
compensation; in the meantime the
government to pay per cent interest
upon the sum.
AT the session of the independent Ia
Dor party at Bradford, England. Satur-
day, the miners committee reported in
favor of the abolition of overtime, piece
work and drill work; the esta blishment
of forty-eight hours as legal weeks
work; the making of provision for the
sick and disabled and for orphans and
aged widows; the collective ownership
of land; adult suffrage, and the aboli-
tioa of the house of lords
4 DISPATCH from st. Paul de Loanda,
Angola, West Africa, reports collision
on a down grade, between a locomo-
tive on the Congo railway and wagon
loaded with dynamite and gunpowder
the conclusion exploding the dynamite
and causing the death of fifty persons,
including NJ. Liqueue. head of the So
ciete Anoyme Beige.
AT meeting of the French cabinet,
on the 18th, NJ. Tirard, minister of
finance, presented for consideration his
bill taxing bargains on the bourse ten
centimes per 1000 francs, and another
bill, limiting the note issue of the bank
of France to 1000, OOO, 900 francs.
PorE LEO is said to be greatly inter-
ested in the situation in America and
desire. of,thaf daie, ~" =" 'NH "''''
,ns nas. 81 II This liberal etfrr is made with
iical tea of demonstrating the advantf
ing haofida offers invalids anri tour
NUS is quickly reached, delightful
demonery respect. and the trip iicrcr c.
Columty mIch-rartically nothing If
under Is occasion.
ahSn For particulars please cali OH M
old. wis Route" agent, or address j
n. Y, on the 10th, for the murder Oh
Mrs. Ettie Eemasck. at her home in
Schenectady.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

SAM SANFORD, the patriarch of Amer
lean minstrelsy, will celebrate the tif-
tieth anniversary of his connection
with the profession at Philadelphia
February 1G. Negro minstrelsy in this
country dates from Sanford's first per-
fnrmance. An Old-timc show will be
given to commemorate the two events
mentioned. Fashionable Philadelphia
will turn out and have > good laugh.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

TIE past season of lake navigation
was in two resrects the most disastrous
On record. Never before have somany
lives been lost in 4 single season, the
total of fatalities reaching ninety-five.
The losses undergone by the marine
underwriters also exceed those in
Cured in any previous season of lake
navigation; the amount reaches ST.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

ONE of the most dangerous counter
feits in existence was presented at the
counter of the State bank in St Louis
the other day. 1t was an admirable fac
simile of a two dollar silver certificate.
1t bears the head of Gen. W. 5. Ham
cock and is of the series of 1856, letter
T. The paper is SO good as 10 defy de-
lection by anyone except an expert
The point where detection is easiest is
in the lathe work around the figure
two in the upper right-hand corner.
This is light and the lines are not as
distinct as In the genuine bill. The bank
officials pronounce it one of the best ex-
ecuted counterfeits they have ever seen.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

The greatest number of people ever
killed by an earthquake since the
dawn of history was 100, 900 The date
of the terrible disaster was l1OG. and
the scene of the most violent disturb
ance was at Yeddo, Japan, and vicinity.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

THERE are thirteen stars. thirteen
letters in the scroll held in the eagles
beak, thirteen marginal feathers in
each wing, thirteen tail feathers, thir-
teen parallel lines in the shield. thir-
teen horizontal bars, thirteen arrow
heads i'll one foot, and thirteen letters
in the word quarter dollar"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

Mrs. HANNAH CHARD of Port Norris,
\. v. who can still thread a needle
and do good sewing, has enjoyed a
merry holiday season, and hopes to
celebrate her l06th birthday April 20
next
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Mr.. Fiii.y the Republican Candida,

Mr.. Filley the Republican Candidate
The republican members of the gem
eral assembly held a caucus at Jeffer-
Son City on the night of the 1,th.
1t was for the purpose of honering soma
member Of their rarty with the complimen-
tsrt vote for United States senator. Con.
trary TO expectations the nsm,s OF sey-
eral prominent republicans were presented.
and, after four ballots. Chauncey I. FL.
ley. OF St Louis. was nominated. Req
resentatIve PASCAL was elected chairman and
Senator wurdeman secretary. A call Of the
roll showed forty eight members present.
The following candidates wers presented:
Chauncey l. Filley, Of St. Louis; Judge
Charles Burton. Of Nevada; Hon. James
C., McGinnis, Of st. Louis; Maj William
Warner. Of Kansas City; Hon. V. ~ wreks.
OF Jasper county. TIE first ballot resulted:
Filley, 10; Burton. 10; MoGinnis. l2: Warner.
4: Weeks, 3 The secon1 BALLOT Warner AMI
Weeks dropped ont Of sight. The result: Fill
ley. 81; Burton. a.: McGinnis. l3 The thiri
ballot was as follows: Fil'ey. p: Burton. Is:
McGinnis, ii. On the fourth ballot Mr. Filley
was nominated by this vote: Filley, 81: Bur-
ton. Is. Ths nomination was made unanimous
and the caucus diourned
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21
AN AWFUL CRIME.

a Lazy yagabond Fatally Wounds Iii,
Father and Mother and shoots His
sister at Chester. Pa.
CHESTER, Pa, Jan. 16.-A tragedy
was enacted here yesterday afternoon
which will result in the loss of two
lives and the conviction of Thomas
Rodgers as a double parricide. The
latter is a young MN, "a years of age,
and the victims are his father. Thomas
Rodgers, go years of age, his mother,
Martha Ann Rodgers, of about the same
age. and his married sister, Mrs vii.
liam Kildey.
Thomas sat back of the stove in the
kitchen of his parents home just after
the MONDAY meal, when his father
reprimanded Kim for his laziness. de-
clariug that he must go to work.
Thomas answered: "You can't put me
out" and, going upstairs, secured his
brother-in-law's revolver. The wife and
daughter attempted TO save SIR. Rodg-
ers, but the young villain pushed them
aside and deliberately fred two bullets
into his father at short range. After
his father had fallen to the floor young
Rodgers kicked him in the face.
The mother attempted to escape by the
cellar door, but bullet from her sons
revolver struck her in the back and
penetrated her left lung. The sister,
Mrs Kildey, fed from the house by the
front door and her brother pursued and
shot her. The bullet glanced on the
shoulder blade and this saved the young
woman's life.
The revolver now empty, the would
be murderer ran up the street to an
alderman's office, two blocks distant,
and entering, locked the door against
large crowd which followed The pG.
lice were notified and Rodgers was
locked up.
The prisoner said the attack was the
result of family row, and that he in.
tended to kill the old man. lie gave n
reason, however, for the assault on hir
mother and sister.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

DURING the past year there We're IT,
4li new corporations, representing u
total capitalization of S., g83, OF {, 49:;, in
corporated in the United States. ac.
cording to the report of the United
States corporation bureau
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

The lmperia! club of jefferson City
gave reception on the evening of the
10th to Gov. and Mrs. Stone in the
Madison house hall
Over 500 invitations were issu,i, all the rs-
ception proved to be one OF the most brilliant
social events that h1s taken place in Jefferson
City for years Many Of thos, who atten led
the inauguration renamed 4 over to attend the
rec 'ption. Nearly nil the members OF the leg
stature and tho state Officials w.re present
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

Jacob Teufel, n German shoemaker,
aged 60 years. committed suicide at
Sedalia by shooting through the head
with n revolver. Teufcl had been drink
ing heavily for a week.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21
Ronded Debt of the STATE.

State Treasurer Stephens submitted
his report to the Legislature on the 10th.
The report shows that the total bonded
Indebtedness of the state is Sc, $50. 900.
State school fund certificates. 81, ,14O,-
900; state seminary fund certificates,
81, 191, ,95s.23.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

The First Missouri district is the
largest tobacco manufacturing center
in the world, and shows steady gains
over all competitors. The internal
revenue receipts of the district in 1892
were 81, 46l, ,6i5. 81, representing 5T,694,-
o33lz pounds of plug, twist, fine-cut
and smoking tobaccos manufactured
and sold by forty-three manufacturers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21
Music for the st. Louis Exposition.
Gov. stones First Pardon,

Gov. Stone issued his first pardon on
on the 18th.
Thomas McLauZhlin, convicted in Clark
county October, 1887. OF burglary and larceny
and sentenced to the peaitentiary for fiv, years
is the beno ficiary. Mclaughlin is well along in
the last stages OF pulmonary consumption,
hence the pardon.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

Maggie Belcher, aged -, made mis-
step in ascending the stairs Mt her
home in St Lcuis, and fell to the bot
tom, breaking her neck. She was dead
when picked up.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21
Col. Pope SnUbbed.

st. Louis people are somewhat
worked up over the snub of Col. Pope.
a townsman, by the people of Toronto,
Can, where Mr.. Pope is consul.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

Fire in the toy and notion store CT
Henry Fabricus in st. Louis did dam
age to the stock estimated at 25,G0s,
and TO the building 5000.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

1r is said to cost s40o, 900 to take care
of the convicts of this country in ex-
cess of what they earn for the states.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21
Legislative Gossip.

Mr. Smith, of Rails, arose In the house ths
other morning to gu sstiol Of privilege ovei
a squib that had appeared in a morning paper,
saying:
Gen. Benjamin F. Butler is dead. Senator
Kenna. OF West Virginis, is dead. Mr.. Blaine
is a very sick man and Gov. Eagle OF Arkansas
is dying: but. strange to relate, Smith, Of Rails
county, is still enjoying coed health. He must
feel uneasy, however, in view OF the present
mortality among great men"
Mr. Smith waxed eloquent In denouncina
the squib as a wanton and unprovoksd attack,
and wound up by introducing resolution de-
claring all mcmb,rs OF the Missouri house to
be men whose greatness should be recognized.
The resolution was received with great ap-
plauss and laughter, and was followed by
motion from NJ. Drabells, Of st. Louis, 'to
lay under the table" Another member moved
that it bs referred to tho committee on militia.
which the speaker declared was carried.
AN UNPLEASANT DISCOVERY.
There Is no littls disappoint ment among
many candidates over tbs discovery that the
terms OF the present incumbents OF the offices
they seek will not bs vacant for some months
to come, AMI in two or three Instances for =
year or more. An idea seems to have prevailed
that the terms Of all officers holding under ap-
pointment Of the governor expired with his
term Of office. or ware without auy txsd terms.
They are beginning to see thsir error.
FREE SCHOOL BOOKS
Senator Love- Of Kansas City, who Is push.
=. ing the matter OF free school books, says ths
Information he Is constantly receiving from
the east strengthens him in his con-
victions The superintendent Of public schools
in New Hampshire writes him that The
free. book law IS IN force in that state
and they would not think of going back to the
old system
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

SOMEBODY has invented a cradle
which rocks itself and plays baby tunes
at the same time. This will be a great
helpto poor, prosecuted, overworked
fathers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

TwESTY-sEvEN state legislatures are
now in session. 1t gives one an inlSling
of the mass of craftsmanship Uncle
sam requires to keep the wheels going
rOund
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21
had Fire at Kansas City.

A destructive fire occurred in Kansas
City on the 18th, starting at 1880 a. IN.
The fire started in the rear Of the large block
on Walnut street occupied by the Jaccar;l
Jewelry and Watch Co. So rspid was tie PRO
gress Of the flames that in fifteen minutes
from the limo the alarm was turned In tho
large six story building was on. sheet Of n-s.
IT spread TO the adjoining buildings occu-
pied by thu Goss Heating and Plumbing
Co. the Western Art association and
r cd Bros. Wholesale hardware. The cold was
so extreme that the firemen found great din
entity in battling with the fire. and it made
rapid Roadway. At l O'Clock the Jsccard es-
tab ishment was complete wreck, with loss
of sl1.0Oo The Foster Wool Co. occupied the
second and third floors: loss. $50 900: insurance
not known. Ths Kansas City Art school oc-
eupied tho top floor; loss. 5000 The boss o,
the building. owned by D. o. Smart. is SAC. 0 o;
insured for S35 0Q
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

r HENRY TAYLOR, the man who in
vented baby carriages, was picked up
by the Waltham Mass police in de-
ranged and starving condition.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21
The ProprIetor Disappeared.

Samuel Clcws. wholesale and retail
dealer in fruits. candies and nuts, at
Joplin, is missing.
The fact that his disappearance bee Iris
aosed about. and loc1l crsd'tar' seizei his
stock OF gods under attachnents Clsws'
wife is still in town, but she says she is not in
torinc as to his Whereabouts Clews has bseI
doing apparent ly eood business.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

Near Lone Jack, jackson county,
negro murdered his wife on the road,
and tried. it is said, 10 burn her body
under pile of fence rails.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

THE whole number of males in the
United States is ss,e51, $50 and the
whole number of females 80, ,554,370.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

Warren Jordan, u years old, son of
Jacob Jordan, of Nevada, accidentally
shot himself. inflicting a wound that
proved fatal within an hour.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

1T is announced that the Oroya rail-
road will be open for business this
month. The line. 200 miles long, con.
meets Peru with the basin of the Anna.
zon. Its construction has cost about
$50, 600. 600. or at the rate of $3.50, 900 per
mile, the great expense being due to
the mountainous character of the
country through which it runs. The
line was begun twenty-six years ago
by Henry Meigs, but work on it was
suspended by the financial ruin of
Peru in the Chilian war. and now has
been finished through the efforts OF
Michael Grace, of New York. 1t is
wonderful feat of railroad engineering.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21
Success Of the New Remedy for Acton,
Omycosls.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. - Secretary
Rusk has received from DIR. Salmon
chief of the bureau of animal industry
a report on the experiments and inves'
legations being made in Chicago in thu
treatment of cattle for actonomycosia
or ''lumpy jaw" The report conclude =
that the remedy tried-iodide of pu-
tassium-is remarkable success, 63 psr
cent. of the cattle there treated havin ,
been cured The greater part, of these
were very seriously affected whea
taken for treatment. The report shov :
the cost of treatment to be trifliu9
by comparison with the results, and 4
is also proved that the disease is ne t
contagious, twenty-one head of health '
cattle having been confined in clos
quarters with the diseased for thrt /.
months without showing any signs of
being infected.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

A jury in one of the divisions of the
circuit court at Kansas City has placed
n definite value on handsome nose.
The clse in point IL that of E merry Bruc,
against A. A. Bomb,ck AMI wife. Bruc, al
legged that while sitting in his luggy OF the
southwest bou'evard Mrs. Bombeck drov, by
at az very rapid pace. and her buggy c1:lilei
with his owing to har careless drvi ~, with the
result that his nose was so bllly cru 3hed that
1t has never regained Its shape. Bruce further
allsge that his nose WIS n particularly hand
some ona, and he consi lere I 1t his strong point
Of beauty. Tha jury siz>d up his moss and
aw3r led him S675 dam1ges
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

IN Escaped Murderer Captured.
let Carter. the condemned murderer
Tbert Crockett, at Mount Vernon,
, escaped six years ago, has been
red in Oregon.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

An eminent physician believes that
savage races have better color percep-
tion than civilized. of one hundred
Indian boys he found none color blind;
another group of Two hundred and fifty
bad but two, while none of the girls
were found TO be color blind.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21
Death of q Bank Cashier.

e. nstus Clements, cashier of the
First national bank of Springfield, died
, few days ago. Iutermer& occurred in
,t Louis
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

Ait. Louis grocer made and set a
aled trap for a burglar, placing it
o store. The burglar entered, was
R't, and is in Jail.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-21

Rev. II. /. Fleming. a graduate oi
Northwestern university, class of 1856.
has accepted a call to the Lindell Ave.
nue. Methodist church, of st. Louis.
The st. Louis church is branch of the
old Union church. which is one of the
most prominent, not only in point OF
number, but in wealth and popularity
Music for the st. Louis Exposition.
The board of directors of the st.
Louis exposition has engaged Sousa's
new marine band, John Phillip Sousa
conductor, for the full term of the next
exposition, commencing September q
and closing October 81. Several of the
old Gilmore band favorite soloists are
mem bers of the organization.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-05-18
Senator Washburn is quoted as saying

Senator Washburn is quoted as saying
in an interview recently:
Every day proves to thinking men
that the country suffered severe blow
in the election of Cleveland. 1t is as
Stunning the proportions of public
calamity. We are destined to have
four years of stagnation in business.
Confidence has been lost and it is not
likely to be regaineddur Cleveland's
administration. Had Gen. Harrison
been reelected we would not have had
a financial panic in this country. In
view of the consequences involved, it is
simply amazing that sensible people
could have preferred Cleveland to Har-
riSOn last fall.
While we do not doubt our Senators
staunch allegiance to the g. O. p, we are
little inclined to question the truth of
the quotation, from the fact that we
have always given Mr. Washburn credit
for too much home made common
sense to commit himself by the utter
ance of so sinister prophecy. Grant
ing, for the sake of argument, that the
facts were true, and that the country
really was upon the verge of wholesale
bankruptcy, it would be the part, nay,
the duty, of man elevated to Senator
Washburn's position, not only not to
assist the depression along by words of
evil augury, but to do all in his power
to relieve that depression, and to
strengthen the failing pulse. We be-
lieve the senator is misquOted
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-05-18

The delinquent subscriber who could
hear unmoved the following pathetic
appeal of the ELLSWORTH Eagle, must
have heart harder than Bessemer
steel:
This Il is to announce that the wealth
er in this S has been without since
the morning x * ~ sang together; in
consequence of which S S S are scarce
in this Office, and we are obliged to ~
this opportunity of urging our subscrib-
ers to C. in what they o, as we dis
like to stand around with a + in hand
to keep our creditors from taking pos
session of our personal effects. DO U
C.?
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-05-18

An odd story of mendicancy comes
to us from New York, in which the
beggar, far from being poor and needy
is gentleman of leisure, and an &C
cumulator of wealth. He comes from
Croatia, where he has a handsome house,
large estate and a bank account of
thousands of forms. He has made
several visits to this country before,
and has accumulated his wealth by
begging upon the streets of New York.
His modus operandi is to pour acids
over his left hand, and stand on some
prominent street corner, where he can
exhibit the SCARED member to sympa-
thetic passers-by. Needless to add that
the sound right hand is kept busy
slowing away the charitable contribu-
lions of people not nearly so opulent as
the pseudo-beggar
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-05-18

We had given up the notion, we had
even ceased to sorrow over the fact.
that circumstances would not permit of
our attending the Worlds Fair, maugre
the invitations proffered, and the in
ducements set forth, until we learned
last Saturday that Jewish rabbi of St.
Paul had discovered where the Prophet
Isaiah has fOretold the great event, and
viewed in spirit, through the interven-
ing ages, this great and glorious era in
our history. Then, we admit, our sor-
row broke forth afresh.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-05-18

Our old time friend, THE PRISON
MIRROR, says that eX-guard Meehan
has gone to Chicago where he hopes to
become detective. This is decidedly
the coolest joke we ever knew THE
MIRROR to perpetrate. Meehan knows
as much about detective work as COW
knows about the value of silver dol
lar, and instead of him catching anybody,
he would be the first one to be caught,
provided the crook thought he had
enough money about him to pay for the
trouble. Please don't make any more
such cracks, Mr.. MIRROR, or we shall
be tempted to cut you off our exchange
liSt.-P1estOn Times.
Now, MIR. Langum, be good. You
have been in state prison las an official,
of cOurse) and ought to know how badly
one would feel to be deprived of his
favorite paper, so please don't cut us
off your exchange list.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-05-18

Where now are those who predicted
financial crises, revolutions, earth
quakes, and other calamities of minor
Importance, should the democratic
party secure control of the government d?
The democrats have now had possession
of the earth and all it contains for over
two months, and yet old Mother Earth
continues to revolve in her accustomed
orbit as though nothing unusual
had happened. Verify, verify, the
political prophet is of the tribe of
AnaniaS.