The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-21
Tgr entire business portion of Con-

THE parade of the Grand Army OF
the Republic at Louisville, KY, was
participated in by So 600 veterans. In
the evening speeches were made by
Henry Watterson, Lieut.. Gov. Jacobs,
Commander-in-Chief Lawler, Gen. Lew
Wallace and Mrs. John A. Logan.
Four members of the Louisville
Ky.) legion were instantly killed by
the explosion of ammunition in the
caisson of a gun being drivenfor service
in the q. A. L. parade.
TRAINS collided on the Great North
ern road near Ashby. Mimi, and five
persons were killed.
THE New York Central's record
breaking train went from New York
to Buffalo, 436 miles, in 4O7 minutes,
or 6 hours and II minutes, In average
of GiH miles an hour, breaking all rec
ords.
THE wife and child of a man named
Stiles and his father-in-law, j. d. Bor-
den, We're killed by Indians near
Las Flores, Cal.
FLAMES in tobacco warehouses at
Lancaster, Pa, caused a loss of Sl0G,-
600.
DISPATCHES from various points in
the northwest reported extremely hot
weather, the Thermometer ranging
from 80 to % degrees.
At the encamPment in Louisville
Col. l. y. Walker. of indianapolis, was
elected commander in chief OF the
Grand Army of the Republic and st.
Paul captured the reunion and en-
campment in 1856. The report of the
adjutant general showed the total
amount expended for charity the past
rear was SlgS. SOS. The total member
ship in good standing on July l WIS
357.G39.
II the bicycle tournament at Spring
field, Mass. T. j. Titus made - miles
and IS5 yards in one hour, w. c. San
ger went . miles in 4:24, and Starbuck
made 5 miles in 1911, and E. c. Bald
went one-half mile in i:O1-aIl record
breakers.
TIE total number of votes in Phila-
delphia, as shown by the assessors re-
turns, is 291, $50, an increase of 5,SGs
over the corresponding assessment last
year.
STEPS were being taken by the grand
lodge, a. o. L. w, of Missouri, to ex-
pei every saloonkeeper and bartender.
A PORTION of the grand stand on
which were seated at least 10000 peo-
pie witnessing the Grand Army fire
works in Louisville gave way, injur-
ing about 200 persons, but no fatalities
were reported.
Miss ANNIE LONDONDERRY. of Boston,
the globe girdler who left Chicago on
a bicycle i year ago last spring. ar
| rived home two weeks ahead OF her
scheduled time.
TWENTY-FIVE of the thirty bodies of
the men who lost their lives in the OS-
| ceola mine fire near Houghton, Mich,
were recovered.
THE free-for-all class pacing race at
Louisville for a purse of 5000, with
Robert j., Joe Patchen and John L.
! Gentry as starters, was won by Robert
j., the best time being 2:Ofi+.
4 PASSENGER train on the Santa Fe
was held up by four masked men at
Curtis Station, o. L, but the robbers
got nothing.
THE international yacht series in
New York bay is at an end. The
| American yacht. Defender, sailed over
the course alone, thereby winning the
third and deciding race. The Val
kyrie went to the starting point,
crossed the line and then hauled down
her sails and quit.
! nrayy oartbDuaEa ChOnE loS+inr
ten seconds prevailed in lower East
Tennessee along the North Carolina
state line. No damage was done.
A TORNADO destroyed the railway de-
pot a Cape Vincent, n. V, killing two
persons and injuriug several others.
THE Iron exchange bank at Duluth,
Mimi, owned by the Merritts, made
an assignment and will retire from
business. Depositors will be paid in
full.
TIE exchanges at the leadingucleGr-
ing houses IN the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
Ssg7. 600, 9lS, against 1914, $40. 800 the
previous week. The increase. com,
pared with the corresponding week in
1894. was 10.
CHARLES II. KEY 81 executed al
Paris. Tex, for killing Smith McLath.
lin III the Chickasaw Nation July y,
1894.
THERE were Isl business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th. against 1SG the week
previous and PIG in the corresponding
time in 1894
A WIND and hail storm did damage
at Wooster. o., M vicinity to the eX.
tent of $500, OO1.
TIE eighth international conference
OF Young Mems Christian associations
of the United States and Canada opened
at Clifton Forge, Va.
Mrs. EMMA RIGGS, aged Il, and her
daughter, aged 10, were burned to
death in Philadelphia. The clothing
of the daughter caught FIRE. and the
mother lost her life in trying to save
her child.
METHODIST conferences at Ann Ar
Dor, Mich, GttImwa, Ia, and Jackson
vile, Ill, voted to admit women as lay
delegates.
THE withdra wal of 81, $50, OO3 in gold
from the treasury left the gold reserve
in Washington at 500. PCS, 57i.
FOREST fires were again raging in the
vicinity of Atlantic City, \. j.. consum'
ing everything in their course. \ vast
amount of valuable timber and game
land was being swept by the flames.
For the second time in two years the