The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-12-29
MISSOURI, evaaIncs.


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Twenty-Five prisoners are in jail at
Poplar Bluff awaiting action of the
grand jury and in default of payment
of fines in misdemeanor cases.
John Salmon, of 1920 Division street,
St. Louis, has been admitted to the
city hospital, suffering from cancer of
the lip, caused by a scratch inflicted By
his pet cat.
At a meeting of the st. Louis Bust
ness Mems league it was decided to
make an effort to secure both the dem
ocratic and republican national conven-
tions for st. Louis.
The board of curators of the state
university, Columbia, has invited the
state officials and the members of the
Thirty-eighth general assembly to visit
the university during the first week in
January.
The Ministers alliance of Kansas
City will make u canvass of the church
members of the city. Those that in
dorse the scheme and will push it say
it will have a tendency to bring the
entire city under Gospel influence.
DIR. Hicks, Of the faculty of the state
university, has been granted a leave of
absence, to extend from June, 1895, un-
til September, 1897, during which time
he will investigate German philosophy
and economics in the schools of Berlin.
Some tough, for amusement, shot a
O-ryao~.a11 no1o.aI ~ir1 ~ EoncoS Citu
the other day. She lay on the ground
half an hour before some kind Samari-
tan came that way. She was shot in
the hip, the bullet coming out near the
knee.
The Fort Scott road is furnishing the
bulk of the corn receipts at Kansas
City. Corn specialists in Kansas City
believe that when the pockets" in
western Missouri and eastern Kansas
are exhausted receipts will dwindle
sharply.
William Lozier, a miner. was caught
beneath two tons of soapstone in a
coal mine 2 miles east of K~eytesville,
and crushed to death. Not returning
home to supper, his wife went in
search Of him, investigation resulting
in the finding OF his dead body in the
mine.
Measles in a virulentf form has broken
out among the negro population Of
Paris, Monroe county. and there have
been several deaths. The colored por-
ulation of Paris is about 500. and much
fear is expressed over the spread of the
disease. They are poorly housed and
clothed.
The Kansas City poultry show was
the biggest thing of the kind ever held
in the world. All kinds of domestic
fowls from all over the United States
and Canada were on exhibition. There
was more growing and cock-a-doo-del-
dooing in that town than at any time
since the great boom.
Diphtheria is spreading in Kansas
City. Health Officer Warning has been
using serum, obtained from the Pas.
teur institute. This is the new RENE
dy for diphtherla. 1t has been tried
in St. Louis. and it is claimed with
success. A st. Louis physician claims
that he has discovered n better remedy.
The failure of the Stock bank of Sla.
ter has caused the following who had
Endorsed for it, to make assignments:
Joseph Field, LOO acres of land, val.
ued at $50, 600; w. Il. Storts, 400 acres
of land, valued at $40, 900: Joe Baker,
Jr., real estate and personal property,
S12O. 600. j. Baker, Jr.. made a general
assignment, with William Field and
William l. Garnett as trustees. They
AVE given a bond of 5000, OOO.
In addition to the medical building
and the gymnasium, the board of cura-
to ask the legislature for $40, 600 with
which to erect a new clubhouse, and
for SIS, 900 which is to be expended in
building a greenhouse and improving
the horticultural gardens. The board
considers both of the appropriations
necessary, and incorporated them in the
report to be presented to the legisla-
ture without hesitation
Many Missouri stock raisers are
visiting Kansas City and investing in
feeding steers. j. ID. Baker, of Clinton
county, sold his hogs in that market
and invested in steers, which he ship
ned home to be fed. ]. j. Robinson, of
saline county, sold his sheep, which
averaged 100 pounds, for So 40 per hun
bred, and also invested in feeders.
Among the other feeder buyers were
Frank z. Mitchell and James Nc
Laughlin, of Bates county.
Attorney II. N. Phillips, of Maiden,
has filed with the Butler county court
a bill for SIG, 35s.63, attorneys fees for
legal services rendered Butler county
in the Ease of the F. G. Oxley Stave
Co. VS.. Butler County. The case was
recently decided in the county's favor
by the supreme court. One hundred
thousand acres of swamp land was
involved, and the decision vested the
title to the same in the county. The
bill was not allowed, but will be taken
up at the adjourned term.
The feeding Of cattle in Missouri on
cotton seed appears to be carried on
more extensively than generally sup
posed. 1t can be bought in Texas and
other southern states for SO a ton, and
laid down at Missouri stations at a
total cost of SIS a ton. The seed. it is
claimed by some, W the purpose
better when fed with bran. Four hun.
dred car loads were recently shipped
to a Nebraska feeder through a Kansas
ga. Lo,ea ,pl fha1a 10 o1co n nond do.