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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
MISSOURI ROADS.

Commanieatioa from Hon. Levi Club
buck. Secretary Of the State Road linz
provement Association the Local
Option Road Law Can be Pat TO Work.
The following is from Hon. Levi
Chubbhck, Secretary of the State Road
Improvement association:
The local option road law enacted by the
Thirty-seventh general assembly of Missouri
Il radical departure from any road law hero
tofore force in this state and as II Is thought,
win. n given . trial. be the means Of greatly
Improving our roads. II must be adopted in
the different counties by vote OF the people.
An election for this purpose may be had BY
order OF the court whenever 100 qualified vo-
ters and Taxpayers shall so petition
The prominent features Of the law are that
at It's adoption the county court shall appoint
county supervisor OF roads who shall have
supervision Of roads and road work Of the
county. BIS irst duty after appointment will
be TO divide the county into convenient road
districts. according to amount Of road word re-
quircd rather than the milage Of roads Maps
Of the road districts, showing boundaries and
location Of all the rosds, are 10 be fled with the
county clerk.
AZ the Februsry term Of court the super
visor is 70 make report 70 the county court,
eAeWfnR ~ eeaAfo6n s1Ahe En11a OF thacounri
y. indicaffne where special work-eulverts.
bridges, draining, grsveling and macadamizins
is needed.
Kmsans are ut command. and the court or
ders she work done, the supervisor advertises
for bids. and lets the contract for the road
work Of each district for one year to the lowest
and best bidder. he giving bond for faithful
performance Of his contract
The money for this work Is TO be raised by
full-tax Of q on each male inhabitant between
q and 81 years. and property tax OF from 10 to
% cents on the 300 valuation. all to be paid In
money into the county treasury, and paid out
on warrants drawn by the county court.
II In addition to this law the people will vots
for the constitutional amendment TO be voted
on at the next general election. providing for
the fevying OF . road tax up TO Is cents on the
300 valuation for road purposes, Missouri will
Re in . fair way to get out Of the mud. and make
such strides in the march Of progress as have
not vet been dreamed of.
The Missouri Road Improvement associa-
tion. which has for its purpose the securing OF
this result. is auxiously watching to see which
county will take the lead In adopting the local
option road law.
Non,-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
THE EAST.

AT Buffalo, n. Y, two children Of
fire
FLAMES ruined the Leroy business
block at .Petrolia, Pa, the loss being
$500. .0Oo
AT Kirkwood, Del, the trotter Ayres
p. with running mate Telephone, went
a mile in 2:O311.
FRANK LAUGHLIS, Michael Reagan
and J. Harrington were killed by an
explosion during a fire in the gun cot.
ton factory at Newport, r. l., and three
other men were seriously injured.
FIRE damaged the New Haven Conn.
opera house to the extent of 800. 600.
THE death of Commodore Samuel
Lockwood, q. S. n, the oldest officer
on the retired list, occurred at his home
in Flushing, N. Y, in his Goth year. He
Joined the navy when IL wears old.
PROPOSED meeting of anarchists in
New York to celebrate Gov. Altgeld's
pardon of the Chicago anarchists
Schwab. Neebe and Fielden-was
stopped by order of Superintendent OF
oiitt bNN Iuts.
The failure was reported of the New
Jersey Sheep & Wool company, doing
business at Jersey City, for $500, 600.
FLANFs in the oil town of Mcdonald,
Pa, destroyed ten buildings, causing a
loss of 800. 600.
Is Gravesend bay, near New York, q
yacht capsized and seven persons were
drowned.
THE death of Samuel Blatchford, as
sociate justice of the United States SUI
preme court, occurred at Newport, r
l., aged 73 years He was appointed a
member of the court by President
Arthur In March, 1852.
AT the age of 7o years Capt George
White Remick, one of the naval heroes
of the civil war, who served on the
Kearsarge during her engagement with
the Alabama, died at Newburyport
Mass.
The firm of Patrick Riley & Son
leather dealers at Newark, y. j., failed
for 5000. 900.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
LATER NEWS.

THE engineer who had charge of the
survey through Colombia for the in
ternational railway from the southern
boundary Of Mexico to the northern
boundary of Bolivia. 1000 miles in
length. reports that for many miles
the line runs through a mining region
so rich that the material dug ont of
the. cuts for the road will contain
enough gold and silver to pay for the
construction of the road over that sec
ton.
THE professors, Kayayan and Thou
main, who were sentenced at AngOra
to be executed for completely in the
rioting at Cesarea and Marsovan. and
who were pardoned by the sultan on
condition that they leave Turkish ter
ritory, sailed from Constantinople for
Marseilles on the 9th. The sultan
gave them free passage, and, in addi-
tion, presented each of them with
s40O.
SECRETARY HoKK SMITH and Post
master-General Bissell. left Washing
ton. on the sth, on their summer vaca-
tion, the former making a tour of the
west and the latter going to Glenn
Summit, Pa. Secretaries Gresham and
Morton were the only cabinet officers
left in the capital.
A BRONZE tablet, bearing the follow
ing inscription, was unveiled at the
City hall in New York on the sth:
Near this spot, in the presence OF
Gen. Washington, the Declaration OF
Independence was read and published to
the American army, July 9, 1776."
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIvE Chi
nese were lost by the burning and
abandonment of the Spanish steamer
Don Juan on the sth. The vessel was
afterwards towed to Manila, Philip
pine islands, and beached.
FIFTEEN persons. were injured at
Coney Island, on the sth, by the col
lapse of q platform at one Of the sta
tions on the elevated railroad which
runs between Brighton Beach and
West Brighton. N. Y.
UPoN her arrival At Valparaiso the
Philadelphia will receive orders to pro
ceed to Samoa, where the disturbed
condition of affairs makes il desirable
for the United States to have a war
vessel.
DURING the reception of the Colon
bian minister at the vatican, on the
sth, the pope said that America would
receive q patron saint, as Columbus
would be beatified shortly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
Missouri Supreme Courts Reports.


Under an act approved March RI,
1898, Gov. Stone appointed the follow
ing as members of the state board OF
agriculture:
D. A Ely. Adair county: Fl. C. Ireland Ltv.
ingston county; Alex. Maitland, Ray county.
John H. Young. Atchison county; John F.
Groves, Lafayette county; F. E. Bybee. Cass
county: Wallace Estill, Howard county; F. NJ.
Russell. Laclede county; J. A. Potts, Audrsin
county; A. W. Meyer. Franklin county; Nor.
man j. Colman. ST. Louis; J. I. Donovan. 81.
Louis; W. r. wilkinsoa. Perry county: p. ".
Gully. Howell county; C. p. Cook. Lawrenne
county
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15

IL Iowa a cyclone did great damage
in the counties Of Calhoun, Cherokee,
Buena Vista, Ida, Sac and Pocahontas.
The village of Pomeroy was almost en-
tirely swept away and over fifty per-
sons were reported killed. At Quimby
two aged women were killed, and at
Aurelia over dozen persons lost their
lives Manson was half destroyed and
several persons were killed, and at
Fonda ten or more lives were lost In
addition to the above scores of persons
were injured. The, property loss was
enormous
A TORNADO passed over the central
part of Rogers county, Neb., destroying
barns, houses, windmills and fruit trees.
Several persons were injured.
EVERY day it costs about $4,000 10
carry on the worlds fair.
Conductors and engineers on the
Queen & Crescent railroad were charged
with robbing the company of goods
valued at 80. 900.
On September the American Bank
ers' association will convene in Chicago.
A TRAIN at Galesville, Wis, killed
Anton Falls and Ida Iahssau, a YounS
couple soon to be married.
BECAUSE she refused 10 marry him
n. B. Plummer shot and killed Miss
Sadie Fisher at Birds Points, Mo-, and
then shot himself fatally.
At Spokane the Washington national
bank which suspended several weeks
ago has resumed.
FLAMES destroyed the entire business
portion of Russiaville. Ind
AT Salem, Ore, the world is 9 mile race
record t4:4sk) for trotters was broken
by the stallion Blonde, who made the
distance in 4:iS
DURING a fire in Chicago in the Lin
coin hotel eight persons were injured,
three probably fatally.
SEvENTYFOUR persons were dead, at
least five more to die, and over 100 in
jured as a result of the cycl. ne that
made its start at Quimby, Ia, south of
Cherokee, and ended at Pomeroy. The
property loss was immense, many per-
sons were homeless and destitute, and
the governor issued an appeal for aid.
CRY MARSHAL MORRIssY, Bud Smith
and Jim Francis were killed and four
Others were wounded during drunken
| fight at WOodbine, Ky.
ALBERT BAUMBERGER murdered d. S.
Krieder, wife and four children at
Cando. n. d. A dispute over wages was
the supposed cause
DEMOCRATS in Iowa will hold their
state convention in Des Mones on Au-
gust 23.
NEAR Palestine, Tex, train robbers
secured $500 from the Pacific Express
company and overlooked ss5, 200.
A MOB hanged Seay J. Miller, the ne
gro charged with the outrage and muir
der OF Mary and Ruby Ray at Bard
well, KY, and the body was burned
after being horribly mutilated.
IN Arkansas the State bank Of Stutt-
gart, and the Arkansas Farmers and
Traders bank of Dewitt failed to open
| their doors
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15

The stockholders of the Moultrio
county QlL) creamery have decided to
close down. as the business has been
conducted at Q losss.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
Aecsdentally Killed.

Jacob Landel, an old settler of Ford
county, Ill, was killed by the acci-
dental discharge Of revolver in the
hands of . neighbor.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15

A physician of Brewsters. n. Y, has
invented an electric disinfectant that
promises to be of vast importance in
killing disease germs
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15

Sam Wilson, the lone train robber,
who held up Missouri Pacific train,
has been taken to the penitentiary "a
serve his sentence of fifteen years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15

Excise Commissioner Bell of st.
Louis snnou nces a vigorous enforce
ment of the letter of the law. There
are many unlicensed saloons in the city.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
Wrecked By !. Defaaltins Cashier.

OGDEN, Utah, July 1o.-Oscar E. Hill,
cashier of the Commercial national
bank, has been discovered to be . de-
faulter in the sum of $4,000. The dis
covery was made on Saturday, when
Hill was forced TO make . showing OF
the status Of the business, but the
matter was kept quiet until last night
Experts run over the books yesterday
and discovered the crookedness OF hih
to cover q period of six years That he
had been able to elude the governments
inspector and the directors for 50 long
Is an evidence of one of the most adrois
steals in the history Of banking.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
Jerry simpson Denies Having the 6ssef-
Material Bee.

wAsHrSeroS, July 1o.-Represents.
tive Jerry Simpson was shown Lass
night a dispatch from. Topeka, Kan.
stating that deal had been MADE oy
the populists Of that state whereby ne
would become q candidate for gov
ernor next year. and that Gov. Level
I;ng had been chosen for the senate TO
.pcceed Senator Martin He said there
was no. a scintilla of truthin the story
so far as he was concerned, and he
doubted the statement regarding Gov:
Lewelling's candidacy for the Untsee
States senatoyship-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
THE IOWA TORNADOES.
The Visitation Carried Death and
Destruction.
Pomeroy Practically Wiped Ont. And the
Death List There and Elsewhere
Simply Appall,ng-Somo
of the Victims.

FoNDA, Ia. .July7.-The tornado that
passed west and south of this place be-
tween 6 and I o'ciockThursday evening
demolished buildings and groves, In
juring many pc-sons and causing the
loss of many lives The victims are:
DEAD.
John Detweifer.
Mrs. Amos ii. Carton.
Child of Mrs. A. ii. Carton.
Sam Hearson and entire family.
D. E. Miller and two of his family.
Ed Sargent and entire family.
THE INJURED.
Mrs. John Detweiler.
1.-TWO children Of Mrs. A. H. Carton.
C. E Shirley. 49, ~ $50
Mrs. C. E. Shirley.
Several members of the family Of A.
w. Emo.
The buildings of the following per-
sons were demolished:
George Sanborn, barn.
Mrs William Marshall, tenant-house
and barn where John Detweiler re-
sided.
Amos III. Carton, house and barn.
Harvey Eaton, barn.
Samuel Hearson, house and barn.
Schoolhouse.
The course of the storm was little
southeast, and was preceded by an east
wind and slowly-moving clouds going
westward. 1t was attended by heavy
fall of rain and some hail, and an un.
usual electrical disturbance
Sam Hershaw, wife and two children
are missing. Mrs Hershaw was in con-
finement when the storm broke. All
were blown away, and are thought to
be dead.
Farm buildings were razed to the
ground, and cattle destroyed, trees up
rooted, fences leveled and general
havoc created over the small area
covered. Beyond and south of the town
of,Aurelia the storm wreaked its fury in
a comparatively thickly-settled neigh
borhoOd, and here the greatest loss of
life was inflicted. but it was impossible
to reach the scene, and the names of
the dead are not yet known. 1t is
known, positively, however, that fif-
teen. or more people have been killed
there.
Not for years has this section been
visited by such terrible and sweeping
calamity. Hundreds of people have
temporarily abandoned their avoca-
tions to follow up the line of destruc-
tion wrought by the tornado. The
boundaries of the storm are as clearly
defined as though it had been laid by a
line. In some places where trees stood
close against each other one is twisted
from its roots and the other left unin-
jured. But in cutting through Usage
and arbor Vita hedges this is most no
ticeable, the cut being almost as sharp
as though it had been the work Of .
gardeners shears - ---~----------
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
Chl.eh Bugs In Corn.

Farmers in the vicinity Of Vandalia,
H.. are complaining that the chinch
sugs are beeiaRips to damage sas
RfeMins corr.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
cone nn a SIrht -SeeIng Tour,

vice-President Stevenson and family
and party of friends have gone to the
Pacific coast on a sightseeing tour.
They started from Chicago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
A Railway Agent Dts.ppesrs,

NJ. J. Kelley, agent of the Big Fo1i
railway at ST. Louis. has disappeared
His accounts are straight, and no cause
for his absence can be given.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
Lost His Lie.

Hugh d. Smith, a wealthy farmer,
attempted to drive team hitched TO
farm wagon across the Q. tracks at
Batavia, Ia, and lost his life.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
A Hank Aasl1ns.

The Exchange bank Of Webb City
has assigned. Capital stock, SO, 900;
deposits, $4,000. J. C. Stewart, press
dent
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15

The interest paid by the state de-
positories on daily balances Of the state
funds amounted to s1,5se.s7 during
June.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
III ollday Pardons.

More Hill, a negro, and VIM. Breck,
white, were pardoned from the peid-
tentiary by the governor on the Fourth.
Breck is a young man.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
Killed o Crook.

Coby jackson, colored crook, was
shot and killed by Anthony Workman
in St Louis upon whose premises No
was trespassing.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
Blev Out q Horse's Eve.

At Sedaiia a giant frecracker eE-
ploded near the head of team. aud
one Of TIE horse's right eye wss blown
out
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15

Heavy rains in the southwestern part
of the state caused serious washouta
along the Missouri Pacific and delsy
in traffic.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
A Clothing Company Embarr.ssed.

A Clothing Company Embarrassed.
The Golden Eagle Clothing Co. Of
Kansas City was closed under q chattei
mortgage. The debts will aggregate
s9o, 900:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15

stances wiped out by the tornado and
in houses that contained all the way
from four to eight persons, not more
than one escaped alive. Husbands
have been left without wife or
children; children are left orphans
and there are fifteen or more women
In Porneroy tonight who have neither
husband nor children left The grief
of those bereft of the ones they
held most dear is something
horrible to witness They walk
up and down in front of the spot that
marks the place where stood their
happy homes, crying and sobbing and
refusing to be comforted. Most horri-
BILE of all is the wall of the little chill
dren robbed of home and mother and
father and in some cases of brothers
and sisters. TO.
The destruction of property, and
especially of growing crops, is very
great, but il Is not being considered in
connection with the greater loss Of hu-
man life. One of the worst features of
this phase of the storms work is the
terrible manner In which the bodies Of
the victima ars. crushed and msngled.
Some Of the Dead at Pomeroy.
Dies MONIES, Ia, July Following
is partial list of killed at Pomeroy:
Mrs. Maria Adams
Mrs C. r. George.
w. Arnold and wife.
Mrs. Michael Quinlan and baby.
]. P. Lundgren-
Miss Ollie Lundgon.
DIR. White.
Silas Rushton. -...
Mrs Tillie Johnson
Lena Kieier.
Ollie Frost.
Mrs Guss Dahlgreen.
Mr.. Hulett and wife.
Mr.. Netting and wife.
benjamin Davey.
Ezra Davey.
Mrs. d. L. O'Brien and baby.
j. NJ. O'Brieu.
Old Mr.. Dillsmith.
Boy named Nudge.
Mrs B. ]. Harlow.
A. Foche.
The wires are down and news hard
to obtain.
rh. ro-,.a, a. Stnrr, U.Ls
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15

DEs MONIES, Ia, July 7.-Goy, Boies
left this morning for Pomeroy to per-
soaally superintend relief fpr the
cyclone sufferers. Forty bodies have
been recovered at that place.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-24
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Interesting Items From Various Points
the County Reported by Our
Staff of Correspondents
WALLER.

Mr.. Charles Smith and wife Of Potts
vile, are visiting relatives and friends
at this place.
F. The farmers seem to be waking up
this fall and doing great deal of
plow,ng. This not only saves time
and labor in the spring, but it often.
times destroys worms and other insects
that injure the spring crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Hirleman are
on visit to relatives in Schuylkill
county. While on their way they
stopped day or two at the county
seat to take in some of the teachers
institute
Rev. Mr.. Mailman delivered very
practical as well as instructive and en-
tertaining sermon last Sunday in the
Union church, taking for his subject
the parable OF the talents.
Messrs. B. F. Fritz and Z. A. Butt
spent few days in Bloomsbury last
week, attending some of the sessions
OF the institute.
A Sunday School convention for
Jackson township, has been announced
to be held In the Union church at this
place a week from next Saturday,
Dec. end, in tie evening.
Invitations are out for the wedding
of Miss Eldora Thomas and Norton
Cole, of Benton, to take place on
Thursday, the 23rd.
New mating has been placed in
the church which adds greatly to its
appearance. Now with an organ and
new mating our church compares
favorab'y with Others. A little more
liberality is needed yet towards their
disbursement.
Cold weather is prevailing here ;
last week the snow laid about three
days and this week has commenced
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-24

Jacent-trees growing upon the hill
sides, beautiful ornamental spruce,
pine and cedar.
When are we to have the wire
bridge to span the creek leading to
the post Office? We trust the date is
not far away when we can walk this
bridge.
Ample preparations are being made
to celebrate Christmas at lions church
in the evening of that day. There
will be declamations by the young
people, fine singing and fine Christ
mas tree full of good things.
Archy Averill and wife of Berwick,
visited E. M. Laubach recently and
procured pump for his ice dana
well 50 feet deep to flood the DAM
with extra water in the winter, to man.
ufacture larger quantity of ice than
the stream affords that feeds the dam.
Archy is bound to supply Berwick with
congealed adams ale" next summer
when the sun drops toward us and the
birds are singing
E. M. Laubach is doing a fine bus-
ness pump making.
The bridge across the Fishingcresk
near Ammerman's store needs repair
ing badly. 1t is anticipated that there
will be some trouble about teaching
the school at Forks, or paying two
teachers.
VIM. Unangst has some excellent
poultry that he is preparing for mark
ct.
All those are fine palatable oysters
at Mr.. Mosteller's grocery and con-
fection store at Orangeville and don't
you forget it.
o. A. Peeler will have a sale of
farm stock and utensils December s,
at Peelerstown. o. A is preparing to
go West about Christmas.
Last Sunday eve at about s o'clock
thieving parties just escaped from Mr..
Trump's cellar. They were frightened
away and had taken nothing. Grain
has been missing lately not far from
Forks along the Huntington creek-two
farmers robbed Of about IL bushels
apiece. Lock your graneries, cellars,
smoke houses, etc.
Jas. McMichael Of Berwick visited
Benton on Saturday with two horse
dealers to locate them in the sale OF
horses.
VIM. Unangst killed a fine heifel
and three hogs on Monday last
There is more gossip in this coun
try than we have any use for. The
one who listens to mean gossip is
about as ornamental as the one who
does the gossiping. The one who
comes to you with gossip will go away
with gossip about you. Gossipers
should be muzzled like stray or mad
dogs,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-24
CHARTER NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that an application
Will be made to the Governor OF the state OF
Pennsylvania on Monday, December IS, a, d.,
James p. Casey, George 4. Saul, charles w.
Hoffman, Pierre Roullot, Wm. J. Greenhough.
VIM. hin and Others under Act of Assembly OF
the Co monwealth OF Pennsylvania, entitled
an Act TO provide for the incorporation and reg
ulation OF certain corporations, approved April
9th, A. d., 1874 and the several supplem ents
tion to be called the Penn Elevator Englnee ring
company, the character and object OF which is
for the manufacture OF elevators and special
sess and enjoy all the rights, DEMENT'S and priv
ileges OF the said Act OF Assembly and It's sup
plements. G. w. MILLER,
li-I-tf. Solicitor