The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-08-18
DOMESTIC

In the 2-year-old pace at Buffalo, y.
Y, Carbonate forced Directly to pace
a mile in 2:12. a new worlds record.
A TRACTION engine on which Charles
Hudson and viii Dandelien were rid,
ing broke through a bridge near
Springfield, Ill, and the men were
killed.
CAPT. RICHARD d. BLINN, one of the
country's most noted race-track build
ers, died in Chicago.
THE Gossard Investment company at
Kansas City, Mo-, failed for $500. 900.
MICHIGAN's total tax levy for 1894 is
81, SS9, 1875, or S242,0 Ts less than last
years levy.
Gov. CROUNsE. of Nebraska. was pc
titioned to convene the legislature that
measures may be taken to relieve the
people in the drought-stricken sections
of the state.
A RECEIVER was appointed for the
Warren Live Stock company of Chey-
enne, Wyo, The liabilities were stated
at 5000, 900.
property in st. Paul, the Northwestern
Fuel company being the heaviest loser.
The total receipts from internal rev.
enue since June 80, 1894, was stated at
the treasury department in Washing
toni to be $50, 1914 ,661. against ST, 70S,-
55s during the same period last year
THE wholesale grocery house of Nc
Cord, Bragdon & Co., at Pueblo, Col,
was burned the loss being $3.50, 600.
GOVERNMENT reports showed that
most northwestern states were still
suffering from drought. All unhar
vested crops had been injuriousty af-
fected.
FOREST fires were still raging in
northern Wisconsin, and great dam
age was being done to hay and Gran,
berry marshes.
TWENTY business buildings and three
residences in the center of Adair, Ia,
were burned, causing a loss of 1882, 600.
HENRY F. JOHNSON, was hanged at
Allentown, Pa, for the murder of his
daughter, and Harry Manfredt was
hanged at Pottsville, Pa, for the muir
der OF George Ochs.
The governors of three states took
part in the celebration of the Tooth an
niversary of the building of the fort at
Defiance, o.
HENRY RUSSELL (colored) nearly de-
capitated his wife with a razor in Chi
cago and hurled her body from a win
dow and then cut his W throat.
THE Citizens savings bank at Ports
mouth, o., passed into the hands of a
receiver.
The total of immigration from the
port of New York during the month of
July was 1905.
The business portion of Franklin,
Ill. was destroyed by fire.
An attempt to hold up a Lake Shore
express train at Kessler, Ind, was
foiled by the engineer, who ran his
train through the obstruction at full
speed.
THE ninth anniversary of the death
of Gen. U. S. Grant was observed at
Mount McGregor, n. Y.
WILLIAM BEAN, a farmer near Bow
ling Green, O., was instantly killed by
a humble bee sting on the temple.
THE fire loss of the United States
and Canada during July aggregated
the enormous sum of $40, S07, 900. For
the fire seven months Of 1894 the total
was 81, 920, 200.
II. Fl. WARNER, the patent-medicine
man. returned to Rochester. n. Y,
from Europe penniless, having lost the
remains of his fortune at Monte Carlo.
The Hawkeye Commission company
of Omaha, Neb., failed for $500, 600.
EIGHT of the men who resorted to
unlawful tactics in the labor troubles
at Paterson, n. j., were given sem
tences ranging from three months to
six years
WINNEcoNNE. Wis, a town of l, 200
Inhabitants, was practically wiped
from the map by a conlagration caused
by burning forests.
HARRY A. GARDNER, cashier of an AL
toona PA. national bank, disappeared
with $40. 600 of the institutions funds.