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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
ILLINOIS populists In convention at

ILLINOIS pOpuliSts In convention at
| Springfield nominated John Randolph,
of Fulton county. for treasurer, and
Miss Lavina Roberts, of Pike county,
for school superintendent.
SEVERAL thousand people were rem
dered homeless by a flood in Pueblo,
Col, property was damaged to the
amount of 500, 900 and some lives were
| lost.
IN state convention ut CarrolltOn
the Missouri prohibitionists nominated
for supreme judge K. Il. Robinson, su-
perintendent of schools Miss Ellen
Morris, and for railroad commissioner
7. C. Yates. of Newton county. The
platform declares for prohibition, ma
tional and state, absolute; favors uni
versnl suffrage; gold. silver and paper
money all to be at par, and opposes na-
tional banks and issne of government
bonds.
\ BOILER at a sawmill near Adelphi.
o., exploded, instantly killing EDgi-
neer Joseph Shewler, Theodore Saw
yer and Sherman Waite.
The greater portion of the business
part of Maysville, Mo-, was destroyed
by fire.
IN ST. Louis the Central Trust COM
pany failed for 100000.
a BUILDING at Omaha occupied by
the Manger Printing company and the
Columbia Clothing company was
burned, the loss being S2e0,000.
4 FLOOD swept away the village of
Conconully, in Washington, and Mrs.
Almira Keith was drowned.
AT meeting in Springfield of Illi-
noiS coal operators, an attempt to end
the great strike ended in failure.
Ar Palmyra. Mo-, John Russell.
bank cashier. and his wife were shot
by burglars whom they surprised in
their home.
On the Chicago board of trade wheat
dropped under any price heretofore
made, July getting TO 54s4c and June
to ~ 30.
The flood in the Columbia river in
Oregon continued to increase, and the
fertile bottom lands along the river
from the Rocky mountains to the sea,
a distance of 600 miles. were all in
undated, crops were all ruined,
houses washed away and stock
drowned Thousands of persons were
homeless
The coal dtors in six states mott
fed strike readers that they proposed
to open the mines by force.
Al Columbia. =. C., Morgan White
was executed for murder.
MRS. II. lIorrENs and her two chill
Gren were drowned by the capsizing of
a sailing boat at buffalo, Ia.
THE Populists of the Seventeenth
Illinois district nominated James A.
Crawford, state president of the United
Mine Workers, for congress
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

A WESTERN genius has invented a
machine for making gas for illuminat-
ing purposes ont of wood instead OF
coal. The machinery i, very simple,
consisting merely of II rct"rt and puri-
fying chamber. with a tank for holding
the gas. lie claims that the machine.
can he used for domestic purposes. and
that by attaching it TO AN ordinary
cooking stove enough gas to- last a day
can he made by the fire necessary to Il,
the cooking
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
WORLDS FAIR MUSEUM.
A PerpetuatIon of the Columbian Exposi-
tIon's Strik~g Features.

Chicago. June 3.-Thc Field Column
bian museum. occupying the Art build
ing at the Worlds fair. was dedicated
this afternoon. The museum is the
largest in America. and completion of
it has been accomplished since the close
of the exposition.
The exercises were simple and i'm
pressive. The programme was as fol-
lows: Invocation. Rev. F. W. Gunsaulus;
history of the museum, :. J. V. Skiff;
address. Edward &. Mason: formal OPEN
ing address. Edward f. Aver.
Eleven thousand five hundred tickets
of admission were issued for the occa-
sion. The museum was intended as n
pcrpetuation of the more striking fca-
lures of the Worlds fair, and received
an endowment of 1000. 900 from Mar
shall Field. F. J. V. Skiff. who was
chief of the department of mines and
mining at the fair. was chosen director
general. and the museum is divided into
departments, over each of which there
5 a director.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

The Chicago common council re-
Gently passed an order declaring that
no person. firm. company or corpora
tion shall expose for sale, sell or offer
for sale to any person or persons. cor
poration or firm. directly or indirectly.
within the city of Chicago, any cigar
ette or cigarettes containing opium,
morphine, glycerine. jimson weed.
belladona or sugar" This order
amounts practically to a prohibition
OF the sale of cigarettes. as there are
none of the cigarettes now sold that
do not contain some OF all of the del
eterious drugs named. 1t seems tina
the cigarette must GO"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

4 U:TTARAN minister in Chicago
has severed his connection with that
denomination because it Is not Sufli-
ciently liberal to suit him. ami proposes
to start church of his own. where the
membership will have the utmost free
dom of thought. lie will perhaps, says
the St. Paul Globe. realize the inno-
cent dream of Mrs. Partington, who
loved To attend church where the
gospel is dispensed with"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
A PROFITABLE TRIP.
Direct Steam Communication with Sorwa
Proves Eemunerative.

Direct Steam Communication with Norway
Proves Remuneratiye.
Chicago. June 3.-Bringing herring
from Norway by steamer direct to Chi
cagn proved to be a profitable venture
for the little Norwegian steamer
Craggs. 1t is stated that the owners
will realize a profit of Sli.OOO on her
cago of 5000 barrels. The cargo of
-four and provisions which she will
take back to Norway will pay the ex-
pcnscs of the trip Three more such
successful trips and the Craggs will
pay for herself. The success of the
venture is causing some talk of estab-
fishing a regular line of steamers be-
tween Chicago and Norway, with about
the same class of boats as the Craggs,
making monthly trips during the sea-
son of navigation.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

WILL CARLETON received for his
cover the Hills To the PourhouSc" $50.
and for his Bets and | Are out" edi-
torial encouragement from his SUI,
periur ON the Tolcd" Blade. To- which
he contributed it, and on which he was
then Salaried writer. and he is and
probably will he better known by
these two than by any of his other
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

R"TERT WINTHROP. who recr ntlv
started on his s6th year. has had a
personal acquaintance with every
president of the United States except
Washington and jefferson. He is the
oldest living cX-speaker of the national
house of representatives, the oldest
surviving Massachusetts senator, and
it is seventy-three years since he was
schoolboy at Boston's celebrated Latin
school. Few men of TO are so wei,
preserved and so vigorous mentally
and physically as he.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

JUsT fifty years ago the first tele
graph line was opened and set in opcr-
alton. People who insist upon talking
about the good old times will kindly
pause to consider what the world
would have been to-day If the tc!e-
graph had not been in operation for a
half century
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

RUEAwAYs are said to he unknown
IN Russia. There every horse has a
thin cord with moose around its
neck. the other end of which Is tied
To- the dashboard. As soon a. horse
starts to run this cord is pulled and
the animal stopped at once. \ horse
does not mind pulling at the bit, but
he cannot move without wind.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

TIM people of the United States ex-
pended in 1890 S24.000.Gao for police.
Si2.000, 900 for prisons and reforma-
tories and s23. 000. 900 for the support
of the Judiciary. Viewed in this light
crime seems to be about the most cx-
pen>ivc luxury in which this country
indulrrS
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

OVER a million and quarter of dol
lars have been realized from the sale
of Moody and Sankey's hymn books
Every dollar of this amount. To the
credit of the evangelist~ bc it said. has
been expended in religious and char
liable work
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
NOT A RACE AT ALL.

The Paris and the Majestic just Happened
to be Near Each Other.
New YORK, June S.-Capt Randle of
the steamship Paris was asked this
morning regarding the reported racing
between his ship and the Majestic ON
the trip from New York to Southamp-
ton. He said that there was no race at
all. Both ships were making good
time and was about half mile apart
when the Paris crossed the bow of the
Majestic. The comments in the papers
were the result of criticism by people
with little il any nautical knowledge.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

THE most prominent citizen of Mar
tin, Tex, is Augustus Bonapartc Cesar
Dundreary Emerson Ferdinand Grant
Hannibal Isaiah jackson Knox Leon
idaS Meredith Nicholas Oscar Tute
Ring.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
HIGH CLASS ROWING.
Pair of Canadian Oarsmen Interviewed
In England.

LONDON, June 3.-The Pail Mall
Gazette prints an interview with the
Canadian oarsmen, JOhu ]. Ryan ant!
Joe Wright, who are entered in the
Henley regatta, to he contested il,
July. Both express their admiration q:
the skill of the English ladies in scull
ing. and pay high tribute to the bcaut,
of the Thames in the question of higi.
class rowing. They are agreed in their
opinion that the Canadian professional
oarsmen are far superior to the English,
a fact which they think is well known.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
REV. NATARI KITAsHIN

Rev. NATARI KITAsHIMA, who
preached his first sermon recently as
pastor of a Unitarian church in Vine
land, y. J., is the first Japanese regu-
larly ordained to the ministry in this
country. There are two japanese stu
dents in the Harvard divinity school.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

ROY may look better with clean
hands and with big stiff white collar
around his neck. but it is doubtful if
he feels half SO good as in his normal
state of dirt and dilapidation.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

The tune of I'VE Won't TO iiome
Until Morning" is said to date back to
the time of the crusaders. and many
of the singers of it nowadays feel fully
es old as that when they wake up.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

LAUREL, June 3.-Senator Gorman is
very much improved and was feeling
better to-day than at any time for the
Dast two months.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

CREMATION is bccnming popular il
the United States. We have now
eighteen Incorporated crcmatories. and
about 5000 bodies were cremated dur
ing 1Sg3.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

ELECTRIC pianos. which play them
selves, the keys being depressed as
though by some unseen hand, are now
being manufactured.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

THE Congo railroad. p miles long
has begun operations aud Is the mod.
est beginning of railroad invasion OF
midAfrican territory. The fare one
way is s2J.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
THE INSsTlATE MISSOURI
Engulflng the Prosperous Little City of
Winthrop, NO., In Its Turgid Channel.

EnguIfIng the Prosperous Little City of
Winthrop. NO., In Its Turgid Channel.
ST. JOsEPH, Mo-, June 3-As direct
result of the high water in the Mis-
souri, river. which will not begin to re-
cede for some time, the once prosper
Gus village of Winthrop. thirty miles
south of st. Joseph on the Rock Island,
Hannibal & st. Joseph. Missouri Pacific
and Kansas City, St Joe & Council
Bluffs railroads, will soon be wiped of
the face of the earth.
The Missouri river when il first be-
gan its spring rise this year, began
cutting the bank at the edge of the
town and adjacent to il. and to-day
half the place has melted into the river,
together with half dozen farms of l6O
acres each. The channel of the river
was a half mile west of Winthrop last
year, but to-day that channel is sand
bar and the new channel occupies what
WAS once the main street of the village.
Assisted by the citizens, the railroad
companies have been spending thou
sands of dollars in an effort TO stop the
cutting of the river, but the efforts have
been in vain. and the work has been
given up. The water is now within few
rods of the tracks of the four compan-
les which run parallel to each other at
that point. and is rapidly eating its
way into the railroad right of way.
All four companies are preparing tn
abandon their roadbeds and ente-
Atchison from a point further north.
In such an event the S1O0.O railroad
bridge connecting Winthrop and Atcii-
son will be abandoned Winthrop,
which was town of 1,JOO people, has
already lost most of its population, and
rs the houses cannot be sold they are
being torn down and carried into the
country. The work of demolition of the
Methodist church, a structure which
cost $4,000 a year ago, is now going
on, it having been sold to farmer for
$50. Farmers who owned farms valued
at 3, 600 and $1,000 month ago arc
without an acre of ground to-day.
r.,., Ending Of /. street Duel which May
Lead to Another Feud.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. June "A special
from Middlesboro, Ky, to the CONNER
cial says: Andy Johnson and James
Horn killed each other in a street duel
at Wascota, hamlet ten miles from
here, Saturday night. johnson was a
policeman and was attempting to ar
rest Horn when the shooting occurred.
johnson was one of the most noted
characters in southeastern kentucky.
He has killed eight men and two wo-
men. The cc-atry is full of Johnsons,
and Horns, and this nsy lead to en-
other feud
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

New YORK. June 6.-The steam yach.
Atalanta, owned by George Gould,
sailed for Glasgow yesterday after
noon to witness the yacht races IN
which the champion American slo"p
Vigilant, now owned by Mr.. Gould,
will participate. Mr.. Howard GoulG
and party of friends sailed on the At
Atlanta.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

Judge Hampton 7. Gray died at Neva-
da. aged -. He WAS judge of the Pettis
county court for eleven years. In 1859
he removed to Nevada. represented
Vernon county in the Legislature. and
was probate judge at the time of his
death lie was mason and member
of the Christian church.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
Died In South Carolina.

Prof. C. W. Bulky, for several
Ucnths mem Der If the faculty of
Gorge r. Smith college, Sedalia, died
il South Carolina
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
Evening Session.

At the evening session Gen. Thos. T.
James, of New York, presided. There
were addresses by Alexander Russell
Webb. of the Mahommedan church,
and Father Murphy. of the Roman
Catholic church of Canada.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

The prnhihitioniStS held their state
convention at Carrnlltnn. The candi-
dates. nominated by reclamation. are
as follows: Supreme judge, X. Il. Rob
ins"n. of Barton county: supcrintcnd
ent of public schools, Miss Ellen ID.
Morris, of Kansas City: railroad con-.
missioner. &c. Yates. of Newton county.
THE PLATFORM
EclfirmS allegiance to the national prohibit
tion party: declares for absolute prohibition
national and state: opposition to high license
AMI in favor Of local option; in favor Of univer-
sal suffrage while there are other reforms that
need The attention Of the people. still prohibit
tinn iS the main reform. and to he enforced
must have party behind it: pledges the en-
forccrcnt Of all laws that are good and
tn" repeal Of all bad legislation: favorS
gold. silver and paper money. all &c
be- At Il par and are "ppo~cd 10 national banks;
opposed to any issue of government bondS:
frCc-tra;lc plank with bipartisan commits
sion: opposition To all munopolicS and declares
In favor Of economy in the administration of
pG'iliC affairs: opposed to rnn-reSidcnt> hold
Ing land and is in favor Of lin itin. the indivif-
ual and corporate ownership Of land: in favor
Of civil service in favor Of the election of
president viCc-prcS;Gcnt and United States
senators hy direct Notc Of the people: in favor
of anti-optinn and opposes the formation Of
trusts and combinations.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

Elkhrad, Christian county. W. J. KctnCr
vice Vim. Mcconnell. resigned.
North Salem. Linn county. a. F.. Lambert
vice \. II. Payne. dead.
Tindall. Grundy county. Rosa Tracy, vice u.
Il. Linthicum. resigned
Brnrk. Scotland county. D. +. Hyde. vice II.
Is. EGTleStOn. rCmOrCd
Greeley. Reynolds county. J. ID. Jones. vice
M,triS Adams. resigned
MatSon- St. Charles county. A. =. MatSon. vice
]. J. Hoffman. resigned
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

Grccnlcat Taney county. Charles J. MAIDEN,
postmaster
n;dllc. Macon county, Daniel F. Snider,
postmaster
Rankin. Andrew county, Samuel F. Cole,
postmaster
Kip. Douglas county, George W. Mason. post
master.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
College Commencemcnts.
ST CIIAEI ES EAIIEGE


The first graduating class of the new
st. Charles college received diplomas
the other day. The commencement ex-
ercises were held in the Clay Street
Methodist church. and the graduates
were George II. Bowles. scientific
course. and Misses Emily Il. Lanius,
Maggie F. Taylor and Hattie f. Bait
son. classical course.
STEPHENS FEMALE COLLEGE.
An unusual amount of interest wa.
manifested in commencement at Ste
phens' female college. Columbia.
caused partially by the fact that it was
Rev. T. W. Barrett's last appearance
as president of the college. The insti-
tuition will undergo an entire change
of management. The resignation of
President Barrett was caused by i'll
health He has been at the head of
the college for the past eleven years.
during which time the institution has
been very successful. Rev. :. F. Tay-
lor. Of Liberty, will succeed Rev Mr.
Barrett as president. and will assume
charge Immediately. There were four
teen graduates. There was no valedic-
torian. hut the two young ladies who
received the highest grades had their
names favorably announced and took
prominent parts on the programme
They were Miss Exic Mitchell and
Miss Sunie Denham. Both the young
ladies are natives of Boone county.
IIrEpTy rpMAIr ,nIrrcr
The Corbin opera house. Liberty. was
crowded to witness the commencement
exercises of Liberty female college. At
the call of President Mcnefee. twenty
three young women came upon the
stage to receive their diplomas. Con
the high test for graduation
in this college. the class is an unusual
ly large one. The exercises were of
high order.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

The twcnty-fifth annual Commence
mcnt of McCunc college. Louisiana.
was a very interesting one. and was at,
tended by large audience. The PAST
year has been very successful.
The Christian college at Columbia
has passed a very successful year. not
withstanding the institution suffered a
very sad blow in the death of President
:. +. st. Clair last November The col
lr%c has since been in charge of Mrs.
st. Clair. Ten young ladies were grad
uated this year. Miss Annie Holmes.
Of Hannibal. was valcdictorian.
Two Young ladies received their di-
?l"mas at st. Louis seminary this year.
They were Miss Susan Black. of Kan
SIS City. daughter Of Chief Justice
Francis VI. Black of the supreme court
of Missouri. and Miss Gertrude MaySr.
daughter of Dr. George Maycs. of Walk
er. Mo.
Fourteen Young ladies graduated
from the BAPTIST female college. Lex
ington. This was the thirtv-ninth an
nual commencement of this inStitu-
tj"n. Miss Annie l.. Hickman was vale
dictnrian.
Seven young ladies graduated from.
Mrs. Millcr's female seminary Scdalia
There We're five graduates from Pilot
Grove college. The school has enjoyed
4 Successful wear
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
Soldiers. MoDurcnt Unveiled.

A soldiers monument was unveiled
at Warrensburg Decoration day. Rev
Dr. Jesse Bowman Young. st. Louis
delivered an address.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

The commencement exercises of the
Jefferson City public schools were held
in the hall of the house of representa-
tivcS. which was crowded to its capac.
ity.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

1t is given out that Cashier Thomp-
son af the suspended First national of
Scialia was Il heavy loser on Northcrr
Pacific preferred stock.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

II. Clay Arnold, Of Kansas City. q
member of the board of managers of
the 81. Joseph asylum for the insane,
vice E. p Gates. resigned.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-09-14
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