The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-12-08
CURRENY TOPICS.
THE NEWS m BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Death. - IS
ALARGE, attendance andimpressive
ceremonies marked the funeral of Ger.
Gibson at Tiffin, o., on the Goth.
OWING TO the spread of diphtheria
throughout the city of Detroit, Mich.
the board of health, on the Goth, or
dered the closing of every public
school in the city until the epidemic
abate.
NICHOLAS H., car Of Russia. and
Princess Alexandra Fedrovna (Alix OF
Hesse-Darmstadt) were married in st.
Petersburg, on the Goth, in accordance
with the wishes of the dead car, who
seemed to fear that some political in
fiuence might be brought to bear to
break the match if it was delayed:
On the eth Gov. Flower of New
York issued a notice giving District
Attorney Fellows of New York city
four days in which to answer the
charges filed against him, on the Goth,
by the German-American Reform union
of New York city. and &c show cause
why he should not be removed from
Office.
A vIoL.EN shock of earthquake. hav-
ing motions both undulatory and YER
teal, was felt at Brosica, Italy, on the
eth. The shock was followed by
rumbling sounds. Similar shocks
We're felt at Bologna and Verona. The
average duration of shocks was four
seconds.
JOHN d. FRANCIS, the aged father of
ex-Gov. Francis. of Missouri, died sud
denly al his home in st. Louis, on the
27th, aged "A. lie had apparently been
in the enjoyment of the best of health
until the day of his death.
PRINCESS BISMARCK, nee Peuttkamer.
died in Varzin, on the a7th, aged 20
years. She was married to Prince Bis
marck, July Is, 1S47, and vas the
mother of three children, Marie, Her
bert and William.
The United States of Colombia has
drawn against the Panama Canal Co.
of Paris for 100000 francs, on account
of the sum which it agreed to pay for
an extension of the concession.
T.. NICARAGUA has passed a rigid law
regarding compulsory military service
which will embrace both natives and
resident foreigners between the ages
of Is and 35.
ALL the executive departments of
the government closed at IL m. on the
2sth, in order to give the clerks an OPP
.portunity to prepare to observe Thanks
giving day. ="
+ Rio JANEIRo advices state that .chol-
era has appeared among. the Chinese
coolies in various parts of the states of
Rio Janeiro and Sac Paulo. The dis
ease causes death in a few hours, and
doctors are undecided whether it is
cholera or a new type of yellow fever.
AT s o'clock on the morning of the.
27th the city of Waterbury, Conn, was
shaken from end to end by the explo-
sion of 100 pounds of illuminate of'mer-
curry in a powderhouse OF. the Water
bury Brass Co. John Kelly, aged 46. q
powdermaker, who was in the build
ing, was blown to pieces. 50 ,
: BRITISH MINISTER COSTING has noti-
fed Nicaragua that Great Britain re-
fuses to recognize the Nicaraguan gov
eminent at BluefieldS.s After an ex
change of views, on the 27th. Minister
Goshing t~elegraped to Port Lima for a,
British war-ship to come at. once to
Bluefields. 1t is reported that the
Nicaraguan canal project is at the bot
tom of the. matter, and serious trouble
is feared.
A BALLOT was taken in both houses
of the Alabama general assembly. on
the 9th, for United States enator to
succeed John 7. Morgan (dem.). Nor
gan received % votes in the senate and
81 in the house; Warren Reese (pop.),
of Montgomery, received 9 votes in the
senate and "a in the house.
THE Security national bank of Grand
Island, Neb., closed its doors on the
eth. 1t is thought not to be so much
of a failure as disagreement between
the.oficers of.the. bank: 1t has a cap
ital stock of 5000, 900. The deposits are
said to be $50, 600, of which $40, 600. are
county funds. United States Senator
George e.. Vest, of Missouri, is largely
Interested. -
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SLAIGHT at Ash
land, Wis, has sworn out warrants for
the arrest of j. II. Leasia, chairman of
the county board of Ashland county,
and E. b. Gordon, town clerk of. the
town of Morse, charging each of. them
with the crime forgery upon election
returns for county superintendent of
schools in the town of Morse.
An earthquake at Quito, Ecuador, on
the eth, lasting thirty-seven seconds,
did great damage. Pulcan church was
destroyed, and fourteen bodies were
taken from the ruins Many other per-
sons were killed or wounded. :. The
government sent aid to the sufferers.
THE funeral of Anton Gregor Ruben
stein took place in the Alexander New
ski church in st. Petersburg on the
2sth. Delegates from many musical
societies followed the remains of the
great pianist and composer from Peter
hof to st. Petersburg.
THE police and post Office officials of
London and Liverpool are closely
watching the developments of a revival
of Fenian activity in both those cities.
The movement is attributed t o the
American section of the Irish party.
JUDGE ISAAC HOWE. late candidate
for governor of South Dakota on the
populist ticket, died at his home in
Bedfeld, on the 2sth, after an illness
of three weeks.
PORT ARTHUR is being reorganized
by the japanese. The people of the
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