The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-08-25
DOMESTIC

THE Methodist jubilee convention.
to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary
of the establishment of the first con
ference in Iowa, convened al Cedar
Rapids with 1000 delegates in at
tendance.
IT was reported at Bridgeville, Del.
that a sailboat had capsized in the bay
and that twenty-five persons had lost
their lives.
FLETCHER ROBBINS, the pugilist who
was badly beaten in a fight with James
Lindsay. died of his injuries at Platts-
mouth, Neb.
STRIKING Pullman employees were
said to be on the verge of starvation,
the relief store having closed for lack
of supplies.
THE National League of Colored
Democrats mel in Indianapolis, Ind,
and greetings were sen to President
Cleveland.
FIERCE forest fires were raging in
the vicinity of Meadville, Pa, and al
ready a large tract had been burned
over.
THE tariff bill, signed by the presid-
ing officers of both houses, was taken
to the president by Representative
Pearson. of Ohio.
AN address to colored voters, urging
them to cut loose from the republican
party. was issued by the Negro Ma
tional Democratic league in session at
indianapolis.
FRANK PRATENEs, living near Kala-
mazoo. Mich, mistook his wife for a
burglar and shot her. She died in his
arms.
THE wholesale grocery store of R. c.
Williams & Co. at New York was de.
stroyed by fire, entaili..g loss of fully
$500. 900.
MINES in the Massillon (O.) district
will be consolidated S o as to operate
them more cheaply.
THE malthouse of Busch & Epps was
totally destroyed by fire in Chicago,
mourning a loss of 500, 600.
OTTo ZERGTER, of California, broke
the mile record at the Denver bicycle
tournament by going a mile in 200 is.
W. L. STIMAL and Fred C. Thurman
have broken tie 200-mile bicycle rec
ord by making the run from Buffalo to
Erie il Is hours and 20 minutes.
THE labor commission appointed by
President Cleveland to investigate the
causes which LEAD to the recent rail-
road strike convened in Chicago.
MRS. MILLER and her 1S-months-old
babe were murdered at Seattle. Wash,
by thieves, who afterward fired the
home to conceal their crime.
A QUARREL over a dog trade resulted
in the loss of three lives at Lee
tochatchie. Ala.
The grand jury of Shelby county,
Tenn, found 5Ss indictments In two
days against persons charged with sell
ing liquor without licenses
GOVERNMENT officials have decided to
send enough warships TO Corea to pro-
tect American interests during the
Japanese-Chinese war.
NAVAL regulations hare been
changed reversing the policy of per-
uniting right of asylum for political
refugees on American vessels.
MIS-. NJ. Brown. of Omaha, Neb.,
was fatally burned by a gasoline ex-
plosion. She attempted to fill the
tank without turning off the flames.
Jason COLE, living on a farm near
Hyannis, Neb., was found sitting on
his mower in the hay field. dead. He
had been shot through the head by
some unknown Lerson.
REPORTS to the director of the mint
show that since July l the number OF
silver dollars coined amounted to $685.
600, of which 40, 600 were coined since
August l.
TIRE constitutional convention Of
New York decided by a decisive ma
jority upon removing the 5000 limit
for damages by the loss of life.