The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-09-29

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Bolding and Ed o der Yer OF Decem.
Der IS. 1891. in the Indian country.
IT was claimed that adventures
were destroying all the animals in
Alaska by the indiscriminate use OF
poison.
AT Galesburg. Ill, Directly paced a
mile in 2:07&, reducing the 2-year-old
record from 2:O9.
The United States veterinary con
vention at Philadelphia condemned
the docking of horses tails.
INDUSTRIOUS hammering by bears
forced December wheat options in
New York to $50 cents, a new low
record.
The ready-made clothing industry in
Boston was paralyzed by a strike OF
the operatives, involving $500 EN-
ployes.
The locomotive fIemen in owen
ton at Harrisburg, Pa, agreed not to
strike as long as contracts were not
violated.
II was discovered that the present
tariff law makes no provision for a
duty upon preserved fruits.
BISHOP Macs suspended the Catholic
young mems institute of Covington,
KY, for dispensing beer at a recent
picnic.
GEORGE SCHMoUs was hanged in the
Jail at Pittsburgh, Pa, for numbering
his wife and two children.
NEW YORK physicians were puzzled
over the case Of a woman weighing
ninety-eight pounds, but who could
not be lifted against her will.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows in session at Chattanooga de-
cided to admit women to the order,
The Reaves Warehouse company at
Savannah, Ga, failed for $500. 600.
THERE were 212 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 21st, against 207 the week
previous and sci in the correspond
ing time in 1898.
WILLIAM LEDBETTER, a farmer, and
j. H. Clayton, an engineer, living near
St. Clair, Mo-, were arrested for coun-
terfeiting silver dollars.
EDMoNIA ANDERSON and Irene Wash
ington, two octoroons, fought a duel
with knives at Swift, Ala, and both
were killed
The New York constitutional con-
vention adopted a civil service amend
ment recommending old soldiers for
office.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 21st aggre-
gated 5000, 2S7, O45, against 1858, 26S, las
the previous week. The decrease, COM
pared with the corresponding week in
1898. was 100.
A TRAIN struck a buggy at London,
o., and Mrs. Ii. L. Jewell, of Greeley
Col, was killed, and Mabel and Helen
Stutz were fatally injured.
A CYCLONE which swept northern
Iowa and southern Minnesota killed
two persons at Emmetsburgh, Ia, and
three at Leroy, MINI. Dodge center
and Lowther, in Minnesota, were
CHARLES E. NORRIS, wanted al Pear
sail, Tex, for a murder committed ten
years ago, was arrested in Chicago.
A COMPANY has been incorporated at
O.. to build an electric road
from Pittsburgh to Chicago and to
furnish heat and light to towns along
the line.
c. a. JONES, a La Grange Qnd.) bust
ness man convicted of assault on a lit
tie girl, was found dead in his cell
from poison.
C. II. BLAKELY, of Chicago, was
elected president of the United Typo
theta at the Philadelphia meeting.
BRECKINRIDGE's son attempted to
pick a quarrel with Judge kinkead 1t
Lexington, KY, and made an attack
with a knife on a former friend who
had supported Owens.
GAZING of the earth from some I'M
known cause created great excitement
farmers in the vicinity of
Wichita, Kan.
IN the supreme court at Boston an
to prevent the sugar trust
doing business in the state was refused.
The Commercial bank at Weeping
Neb., closed its doors with de-
of S26, 600 and $50, 600 in loans.
FRANCIS NJ. LOGAN, aged so, a fire.
bug and proud of it, went to the state
penitentiary from Kansas City, Mo-,
for five years for setting fire to the
yards of the Kansas City Lumber com
pany. He volunteered the statement
that he had been causing big fires in
all parts of the United States and Can
ada for many years
A RAIN and hailstorm did great dam
age throughout central Iowa. At
the storm was especially
JOHN and Jasper Atkins (white) were
hanged at Winnesboro, s.. c., for the
of William Camp.
The cattlemen and Cheyenne Indians
lear Woodward, o. T., were at val
and the settlers in the vicinity were
moving their effects into town and the
citizens We're arming.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
IN convention at Saratoga Springs
the republicans of New York nom