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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-16
WRECK ON THE VAN.

| The Fast East-EOund Express Ditched
Near Pocahontas. IlI.-The Fireman Kill
ed and Many Hurt-Thc Postal Clerk,
suffered the Most Scverely-The Acci-
dent Due to the Breaking Down of the
Engine Casualties.
ST. LoUIs. June lO.-The through eS.
press. east-buund. which left here at
$40 a. IN. on the Vandalia road. was
ditchcd on sharp curve a mile east of
Pocahontas, ILL.,. 10 miles east of this
city. The train was running at a rate
of 40 miles an hour.
The engine toppled over in the ditch,
and two mail ears. a combination bag
gage and passenger car were badly
wrecked. and the ladies' coach was
turned over on its side. Fireman :. A.
Poulton. of Terre IIaute. Ind. was
buried beneath the tender and probably
instantly killed. Engineer Thomas
Menifee, of st. Louis. was badly in
jured about his arms and shoulders.
Postal Clerk Alhaugh was seriously in
iured about his chest. A number of
passengers are reported badly injured.
The accident is believed to he due to a
broken piece of machinery on the loco
motive.
The following is list of the killed
ard injured:
KILLED.
:. A. Poulton. fireman. indianapolis.
INJI-RED
II. Although, postal clerk: head, chest
and back: dangerously.
II. W. Brouston, postal clerk: head,
shoulders and chest: slightly.
c. Unverson. postal clerk; head, hip
and knee: slightly.
Oscar Van Horn. postal clerk; head,
shoulder and back; seriously.
+. II. Riley. postal clerk. head and
hack: slightly.
|. VI. Barnett. postal clerk. arm scald-
ed, back hurt: seriously.
J. Byron IIumes, postal clerk: leg
slightly hurt.
Thomas Menifce. st. Louis, engineer:
one finger cut off, badly bruised about
head and face
G. II. Tremble. conductor: hand bad
ly injured.
Miss Anna Bachelor. prostrated from
fright; will recover.
Samuel Richards. Denver; bruised
badly in arms and back.
Mrs. Capcn, 653 Dale avenue. St
Louis: slightly bruised.
Miss Lizzie Riley. IIartsville. Ill;
badly bruised.
The injured were removed to private
residences in the neighborhood of the
wreck, and are receiving every posi-
BILE attention. The majority of the
passengers were from st. Louis. but
few are from points west and south of
here. A special train was made up.
and after four hours delay the remain
ing passengers were carried east.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-16
FROM WASHINGTON,

IN the United States the visible sup
| ply of grain on the 4th was: Wheat
$685.. 900 bushels; corn, 7.496, 600 bush
| els: oats, 2,G06.0O0 bushels: rye, 252. 0OC
bushels: barley. 100, 600 bushels.
II the United States and Cunada the
total fire losses during May were SlO..
1880. making the losses for the first
five months of 1894 aggregate s53. $50.
200. against sG9. .637 .65U during the same
time in 1898.
The colOred republican clubs will
meet in national convention in Wash.
ington Iulv2.
EXCHANGES at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the sth aggregated
S9DI I.&53. >26. against Sill 1.O6O.979 the
previous week. The decrease. COM
pared with the corresponding week in
1892, was 22.2.
IN the seven days ended on the sth
there were 216 business failures in the
United States, against ls3 the week
previous and 322 in the corresponding
time in 1888.
THE United States has filed claims
for 22.50o, 900 pesetas for customs duties
against Spain.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-16
THE largest horse in the world. King


William, being 21iz hands high and
weighing S,O2T pounds. died at Chester
ton. Ind. lie was valued at $1,000.
IT was said that twenty members OF
the Denver industrial army were
drowned by their boats capSizing in
the Platte river near Brighton, Col.
THE death of Rhoda Irwin occurred
at Battle Creek, Mich, aged 1Ol years.
She was born a slave on the plauta.
tion of Alexander Irwin in Bedford
county, Va.
| JUDGE BAKER sentenced Theodore r.
Haughey, president of the defunct In
dianapolis national bank. to six years
in the penitentiary.
IL cyclone near Baker City, Ore.
James Parrish. his wife and child were
killed.
WISCONSIN republicans will hold their
state convention in Milwaukee July %.
The floods throughout the northwest
caused a loss of over s5.O0O.OO0
IN convention at Columbus the Ohio
prOhibitionists nominated the follow
ing ticket: Secretary of state, Mark e..
McCaslin; judge of supreme court, J.
W. RosenbOrough; state school COM
missioner, Prof F. V. Irish: member
of board of public works, ii. 7. Earles.
The platform favors equal suffrage;
money issued by government alone:
tariff as defense against foreign gov
ernmentS; government control of rail-
roads and telegraphs; one days rest in
seven: pensions; revision of immigra-
tion laws; extension of time of natur-
alization; public schools in English
language: and opposes all forms of Ii
ccnse. local option or taxation of
liquor traffic.
The governor of Illinois sent troops
to Pekin to suppress the mining riots
in that vicinity. Sheriff Newton. of
Danville. said that Vermilion county
was in a state of severe anarchy.
THE doors of the German national
bank at Denver. Col, were closed with
deposits of $50. 900: resources, sl,777,-
900.
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were
made as follows: Illinois, Eighth dis
trict, \. J. Hopkins (rep.) rcnominated;
Seventeenth, \. +. Smith (pro.). In
diana. Third district. r. q. Tracewell
(rcp); Tenth. Rev. =. VI. Hathorn
tpop.); Eleventh. \. F. Benson CpopD.
Kansas. Fifth district, John Davis
tpop, renominated. Kentucky, Eighth
district. Phil Roberts (rep).
ApvICEs from Ardmore. I T state
IT The t<crcisc> crc.cd promptly
.g : o'clock with the cho. lis. You
been a friend to me-" with viol
1 guitar ana ri-ro arcomrairme
With :i:ariiS by the entire school.
, the ci0sc of This song Miss +. socs
1t stepped forward and very graceful
p dclivc rcd ihe Words of greeting
y Archbishop Kahn" Il beautiful poe
! with touching tribute 10 the Graz
I Old Man" RiGhi Ror,p,e Creek,
6L.. -...i> Sald to be at an end, the
striking miners having surrendered to
Gen. Brooks. commander of the state
militia.
THE citizens of Cairo, ILL.,. starved
Gen. Kelly and his commonwealers
into an agreement to leave the county.
\ MOB took Isaac Kemp. Il negro,
who murdered Deputy Sheriff Ned
Carver in WestOver, Md. from Jail and
shot him to death.
Is several large cities Il serious coal
famine was reported and numerous
factories had been closed
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-16
EpitOme of the Week
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION
FlFTYTRIRO CONGRESS.
Regular Session,

MONDAY, June 4-The tenth week of
The tariff debate began in the senate
and an amendment was presented
10 the bill declaring all combi-
nations, conspiracies, trusts. agree
ments or contracts to be contrary to
public policy and illegal and void. In
the house the time was occupied in
| discussing the state-bank tax bill. A
senate joint resolution appropriating
| $4,000 to defray the expense of the
sugar investigating committee was
agreed to.
TUESDAY, June 5.-I In the senate
the amendment to the tariff bill
placing sugar on the free list was lost
and an amendment fixing sugar duties,
to go into effect January |, 1895, was
carried by a vote of IS to %. In the
house bills were introduced to provide
for arbitration and to prevent hostili
ties between labor and capital, and to
reimburse the soldiers of the rebellion
or their heirs for the average annual
difference between gold and the value
of the paper currency in which they
were paid.
WEDNESDAY. June Ga resolution
was adopted in the senate for the
appointment of special committee of
five senators on the existing public dis
trcss. The tariff bill was further con-
sidcrcd. and a bill was introduced to
preserve the purity of national legisla-
tion. In the house the bill to repeal
the tax on state bank circulation was
defeated by a vote of lT2 to 102.
THURSDAY, June The action of
the attorney general in claiming
$4,000, 900 of the Stanford estate was
discussed in the senate, after which
the tariff bill was further considered.
In the house bill for a new public
building at Elgin. ILL.,, was favorably
reported, as was also one for the sur
vey of a ship canal route from the Ohio
river to Lake Erie.
FRIDAY, June Sin the senate the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill lSl,579,4$S and the army APP
preparation bill tS23. .G08,l ,llSl We're re-
ported. Tie tariff bill was further
discussed. \ resolution to set at rest
the claim of the United States against
the estate of Leland Stanford was laid
on the table. In the house the Indian
appropriation bill was considered. 1t
wa, decided by the committee on inter
state and foreign commerce to report
Il bill for the requirement of the Mic
aragua canal by the government and
for carrying on the work to compile
tion
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-16

gasoline stove exploded at the house
of Adam Long. lj26 Central street. Kan
saS City. and Nora Kcivil and Mary
tilynn. two dnmcsticS. were burned 50
badly that they will die. The two girls
were alone i'm summer kitchen at the
rear of the house. They were ironing
linen, and attempted to ill the gasoline
stove from a tivc-gallnn can. There
was an explosion, and in an in
slant the interior of the kitchen
was a mass of flames. Ncighbors
heard the explosion. and saw the
two girls rush out upon the lawn.
their clothing on fire. The girls
screamed in agony. and in a few min
utcs ncighb"rs had wrapped their bod
les in sheets. The girls were horribly
burned. The flesh dropped from Mary's
limbs in roasted chunks when an at
tempt WAS made to lift her upon Il
strctcher. Nnra's face was burned
black and swollen 50 that the eyes were
hidden. The hair was completely
burned from her head. Every stitch of
clothing was burned from both girls
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-16
COXEYITES DROWNED.
The Denver Contingent Endeavor
to Navigate the Platte,
And Many of Them Lose Their Lives
Through the Capsizin= Of Their
Frail Boats in tho Swollen
River by Cattle Guards.

DESvtR. Col. June AT least fif-
teen members of the Denver contingent
Of Coxeyis army lost their lives by
drowning i'll the Platte river Thursday
night. Cor ,ner Martin yesterday morn
ing went down To Brighton with cof-
fins. He returned at noon. being una
bic to secure any of the bodies.
Four have been washed ashore
Gn the other side Of the
river. about eight miles this side of
Brighton, at point known rs Nc
Kay's bridge. To reach them it would
he necessary to travel about twenty
miles ont of the way, but he expects
to recover them later on. The other
inen who are missing have also been
drowned and their bodies carried far
down the fiver. One man found
drowned at Brighton has been idetiti-
fed As Charles McCune. a Missourian,
a member of the Utah contingent.
They started off during Thursday
until about 300 had taken passage in
twenty-siX boats. which had been built
IF light material by the Coxeyites here.
H' Ht'IhlN Hdu PItdtiN SN'iith biic
stream and n very high wind made
navigation extremely dangerous. The
first boats to arrive at Brighton made
no report of the dangers they had
passed through and it was late at
night that reports of trouble began to
come to this city.
1t was McKay's bridge. about six
miles about six miles above Brighton,
caused the most trouble. The flood
poured under it with the speed of n
mill race. and there. hidden by the
stream. were barbed wires stretched
hcfoss to prevent the passage Of stock
under the bridge at low water. The
wire caught the boats and overturned
them.
About $50 men are now cncamped be-
side the river at Brighton drying their
clothes and Incorporating. A large
amount of provisions arrived on the
Union Pacific train consisting of crack
ers. hams. beans. tea and coffee.
\ large number of men spent the
night in the trees along the banks of
the river. and several were left on is
lands y searching party was sent OUT
yesterday morning to help these men.
The ranchmen along the banks also
aided large number of the unfnrtun.
ateS.
Yesterday noon an attempt was
made To find out how many more were
missing. and the rolls of the companies
We're called. Companies 4, Il and c re-
ported all present or accounted for.
Each man has astonishing stories
to tell of the numbers that
were drowned. The numbers range
between five aud twenty. No one,
however. Is able to tell the names of
them. There might easily In large
number drowned. as the Platte is in
such condition it would he impossible
to recover the bodies.
The Coxeyites will make no further
attempt to- go east by the water route.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-16
The LABOR TROUBLE

at Cripple Geek, Col, Ended by Agree
ment-The Full Terms of the settlements
The Miners to Restore " Borroweo
Property and Give Up Their Arms-6en'
Brookes and the Militia to Gu.santee tno
Peace.
CRIPPfY CREEK. Col, June 10.-The
.abOr difficulty in this district was SET
sled last night by definite agreement,
first, lstween Messrs. Hagersman, Nof-
fat, and the small mine owners at ooio-
RADIO Springs. and second between the
county commissioner and Gen. Brooks,
at a meeting held at military head
Quarters In Altman. The terms
of this agreement are: FIRST
that the deputies will be at once with
drawn from the camp; second, that the
mine owners shall be given immediate
and peaceable possession OF their prop
efty: third. that the militia shall furn-
ish protection equally to miners and
the mines: fourth, that troops shall re-
main in the district ut : least thirty
days and as much longer as the COM
manding officer may dee m necessary TO
secure perfect smoothness in the opera
ton OF the mines; fifth. the miners are
to deliver Mp TO the commanding gen
eral all arms OF their own and those
taken from others. together with all
personal property belonging to others,
borrowed or otherwise acquired, and
all material taken from mines:
sixth, troops are to be sta
tioried Mt Cripple Creek, Barry
and Victor with headquarters at Alt
man; seventh. persons for whom the
sheriff has warrants shall be arrested
by Gen. Brooks and shall be turned
over to the sheriff at Colorado Springs
The deputies broke camp at Victor yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock and started
at once for Colorado Springs, where
they will disband.
The matter of opening the mines was
also freely discussed. and most of the
owners present were in favor of start
ing work as soon as possible and giving
Gen. Brooks full opportunity to
show that he can and will per-
form what he has promised. The
chances are, therefore, that some of the
mines will be opened to-day. and un-
less Gov. Waite changes his mind and
sends new orders to Gen. Brooks the
whole district will be in oper
within week.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-16

lN the senate. on the 9TH. after mach
preliminary Sparing. the members set
tied down to work on the tariff hill,
| and accomplished more than on any for
mer day of the seven weeks considera-
ti"n of the bill, eight pages. compris-
ing 81 paragraphs, being disposed of.
In the house, three hours We're spent,
under the fiveminute rule. on the In
dian appropriation bill. seven pages be-
ing passed over. Most of the session
was occupied in the discussion of una
vailing motions to amend.
FRAU CoCISMA WAGNER. of Bayrcuth.
widow of the composer. is causing
much comment by her growing eccen-
trlciticS. She recently composed five
poems in honor of her son Siegfried's
dogs. On his birthday she gave re-
ception in the new music pavilion
built for him in the garden of the villa
Walmfried. After the guests had as
semhled she called in the dogs and had
her five poems recited and sung for
their benefit.
The imports. exclusive of specie, at
the port of New York, for the week
ended June ., We're S6,63O,23i of
which Ss67.242 We're dry goods and
S5.762,996 general merchandise. For
the corresponding week in 1898 the i'm
ports We're S1O,217.37O. of which 81, ,546,-
99l were dry goods and $3.50, ,2f9 gen.
eral merchandise.
THE weekly statement of the associ-
ated banks of New York city for the
week ended the STIR shows the follow
ing changes: Reserve, decrease, 81, ,O46.-
$50: loans, increase, Si10,40O; specie,
increase, S1,4 400; legal tenders, de-
crease. g, 800: deposits, decrease, ST.
25s.2OG; circulation. decrease, $4,000.
IN the municipalities of British Co
lumbia corresponding to American
counties, it is found by a census, taken
carefully as possible, that fully $1,000
people are homeless in consequence of
the flooding of the Fraser river. What
their losses will be or have been can
not yet be calculated.
IT is stated that George Gould has had
an interview with the prince of Wales,
and that they have arranged for a
series of matches between the princes
cutter britannia and the Gould sloop
yacht Vigilant.
THE imports of specie at the port of
New York for the week ended on the
9th, were S103,41s, of which slOI. .129
was gold and s2,2s9 silver For the
corresponding week of 1898 the imports
were S97,247.
On the 9th the associated banks ~
New York city held 76,91s, $50 in excess
of the requirements of the 25-per-cent.
rule.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-16
4 Singular Verdict.

ST. LoUIs. June 9.-The coroner's
jury in the case of John Thomas. shot
and killed by Mate Hurst, of the steam
er Pittsburgh. returned a verdict of
'killed in self-defensc." notwithstand-
ing the establishment of the fact that
Thomas was running away as fast as
he could when Hurst shot him. The
grand jury may take a different view
of the matter.
LATER-Mate Hurst and the witnesses
were taken before the grand jury, and
on the same testimony given before the
coroner an Indictment for murder in the
seoond degree was at once found.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-16

BUZZARD's BAY. Mass. June g.-Mrs.
Cleveland arrived at Gray Gables after
an exceedingly pleasant, comfortable
sail on i. c. Benedict's steam yacht
Oneida. The sail up Buzzard,s bay was
delightful. and more perfect day to
inaugurate Mrs. Cleveland's sojourn
here could not be desired. The party
comprises Mrs. Cleveland. the Misses
Cleveland. nurse, govcrness. MIR Bene-
diet and members Of his family. They
did not come ashore till 10 o'clock,
when :, full inspection was made of the
improvements at Gray Gables.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-16

y PATENT has just been taken out
for the manufacture of a new com
pound intended as subStitut" for but
ter, butterinc. olcomargarinc and
other articles of the sort 1t is said tC
be a superior article. and the owners
of the patent have refused an Difer OF
Sl.000ooO for it. The COW has evil
IDENTIFY outlivcd her usefulness in this
country
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-16
CoxEY, BROWN AND JONES,
The Leaders of the Commonweai. Released
from Prison.


WASHINGTON. June 11.-Coxey, Brown
and Jones. the leaders of the common
veal were released from Jail at 0 o'clock
yesterday morning. No demonstration
attended their departure. They shook
hands with the deputy warden and
watch officers, thanked them for their
considerate treatment and entered a
carriage driven by Oklahoma Sam, and
drawn by four commonweal horses
At the district line the 'wealers from
the camp were drawn up in line to re-
ceive the distinguished party. They
unhitched the horses and themselves
hauled the liberated leaders to the
camp. Coxey and Browne spoke dur
ing the afternoon. COxey said it now
looked as though the men might eN-
tend their stay at the capital into the
winter. He said he was going to make
an address on the Fourth of July at
Knoxville, n.y., for which he would be
paid $3.50. He also had other engage
ments to speak during the past month.
In speaking of his chances for cleo
tion to congress. Mr.. Coxey said he was
not acquainted with the situation of
affairs in the Massillon district, as he
had not been at home for about three
months. Advices received from friends
there, however, indicated that he would
he SuccpSsful
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-16

THERE are l?.9i5.jIi unmarried men
of marriagcablc age in this country
and IT.IS3.9>s women of the same kind
Either somebody in the census Office i
prcvaricat-'r or there j. a great deal
of wasted affection to Uncle Sans ac-
count. What we need i, not only Il
boom in industries In: in matr Inonv
Think of thirty-scvcn million cross old
bachelors and sour old maids,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-16
SPANISH DUPi-IC!TY
In the Matter of Collecting Customs Du.
ties in Cuba.


MADRID. June 81 nitcd States Min
lister Taylor has communicated Il note
to the Spanish government declaring
that the customs duties are improperly
collected in the island of Cuba.
owing 10 nisintcrpretation of the
treaty with the United States.
As result the United States
claims reimbursement in the sum of
22.590.0e0 pcSetas on the ground that
articles which are free + duty. accord
ing to the first text of the agreement,
are not included in the Spanish copy of
the agreement which was sent to Cuba
for the ISe Of the Spanish customs off
cials in that island. 1t is said that If
Spain yields in this matter the Cuban
revenue will undergo a decrease of
li.OOO. 900 peSetas.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-16

Says Joplin dispatch: Capt. J. L.
fIalibaugh has completed his statistics
for the division of mining and technolo-
gy of the United States geological sur
vey. and his figures show the total pro-
ductiOn of lead and zinc ore for Jasper
county for the year 1893. tn bc as fol-
lows: Lead ore, 2j.41j, Isl pounds; zinc
ore. lSl.9li.129 pounds. Total value of
both products, S2.26s.6l1. The Statis-
ties furnished cover the output Of Jas
per. Lawrence. Greene and Newton coun-
ties. and Cherokee county. KaS. The
total production of the entire district
represented by counties is S:'.ii1.2:I:.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-16
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
State Educational Matters.

The commencement exercises at the
state university, Columbia. were high
ly interesting The annual alumni
address was delivered by DR.. Hanau W.
Loeb. the day previous to commence
ment. DIR. Loeb is graduate of the
university and native of Columbia.
The commencement exercises were brief
and pointed. Rev. e. W. Hatcher. of
the baptist church, offered prayer. fol-
lowed by a brief address by President
X. ii. Jesse. who introduced Gov. Stone
and Lieut.-Gov. OMeara. The governor
and Acknowledgements delivered short
addresses appropriate to the occasion.
Hon. W. =. Cowherd. of Kansas CITY.
delivered the commencement address.
and it was an able and eloquent effort.
The valedictorians were Miss .Jeanie A.
Shaefcr. of the academic department.
native of Columbia. and Mr.. William T.
Barton, of the law school a native of
Bourbon. Mo. These addresses were
splendid productions.
1t was announced !hat the attendance
this year has been greater than ever
before in the history of the university,
and the prospects are eXceedinsay fiat
tering.
Gov. Stone arrived in the city the day
before commencement. and the board
of curators and the state board of agri-
culture held meeting. There was
some surprise expressed at the sudden
resignation from the faculty of the uni
versity of DIR. J. 5. Blackwell. professor
of modern Semitic languages. and DR..
George ID. Purintoh, professor of biol
ogy. both of whom were among the
oldest members of the faculty.
The curators appointed Edward eau
thorn, of Columbia. professor of mathe,
mathics in the agricultural college
and Prof. j. E. Jones was granted
leave of absence for one wear. to visit
Europe.
W. Il. Richard. director of the Schoo,
of Mines at Rolla. presented his annual
report. which proved highly satisfac
tory to the board