The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-10-19
The News Condensed.
Important Intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.

JOHN ALEXANDER and David Will
liams were killed by the falling of a
bridge near ~Abbeyvile, Ala, which
they were repairing.
A CARLOAD of new corn, the first of
the season, arrived at st. Louis from
southeast Missouri and graded No. 2.
This is the earliest that corn grading
No. , has ever arrived at that market.
AN earthquake shock occurred in the
vicinity of Wenona, Ill, doing great
damage to the coal mines,
c. n. SMITH, who recently killed his
sister-in-law, Edna Buchert, and his s.
year-old daughter, Louise. was sem
fenced at Decatur, Ill, to be hanged
November %.
THE records of the treasury depart
ment at Washington show hat l,322
persons paid income taxes a~ggregating
ST., 100 before the adverse decision of
the supreme court. Of the whole num-
Der 700 have applied for and been re-
funded the amour paid.
A REWARD of 81, 500 has been offered
for the arrest of the mel who held up
and robbed the trolley car on the out
skirts of Chicago.
SIX men were seriously injured by
the explosion of a boiler at Hibernia,
n. j., and it was feared some of them
would die.
AT Willows, Cal, w. A. Gehorn, ed
itor of the Journal. shot and killed J.
Z. Putnam, druggist. They disagreed
about an account amounting to d few
dollars.
THE Smith Lumber company at Kali
kaska, Mich, made an assignment,
with liabilities of 500, 900.
AT the municipal election in Indian
apolis, Ind, the democrats were vic
torious by a majority ranging from
between 1000 and 5000.
A PRAIRIE fire in Brown county,
n. D., burned over 40 miles in length
and destroyed much property. One
person was burned to death and sew
eral severely scorched.
The liberty bell arrived in Atlanta
and was installed in the Pennsylvania
building with elaborate ceremonies.
REPORTS from Michigan were to the
effect that Il general snowfall occurred
throughout the state.
THERE were lost from the port of
Gloucester, Mass, during the last fish
ing year thirteen vessels and ninety
two men,.
EDWARD ANDERSON. who was to have
been hanged at Hastings, Mimi, for
murder, cheated the gallows by strang-
ling himself.
The Temple cup, being contested for
by the Cleveland and Baltimore clubs
of the National league, was won by
the former by a score of four games
out of five.
d. ?. ROCHE, a printer, killed his
wife and then. took his w life at
Scranton, Pa, the unfaithfulness of
his wife being the cause.
Two MINERS were fatally injured by
Leadville, Col.
UNITED STATES treasury officials ar
rested thirty Chinese women at the
exposition grounds at Atlanta, Ga. 1t
was charged that they were imported
for immoral purposes.
By the burning of a four-story tene-
ment house at Cincinnati three per-
sons were burned to death.
MARY KUNZE, neal Logansport, Ind,
was pronounced dead by her attending
physician after a long sickness. Eight
cen hours later, and just before the
time of the funeral, she arose in her
coffin and asked for a drink of water.
1t was thought she would ecove
ONE man was killed and twenty-five
persons were injured at Manor Station,
Pa, on the Pennsylvania railroad, by
a car jumping the track.
REV. FATHER CHARLES FLAHERTY,
charged with assaulting Marie Swee-
ney, Il little girl, at Geneseo, n. Y,
was sentenced to seven years impris-
Onment.
IN the United States court at Fort
Smith. Ark, Ell Weikie, George Brown
and Alexander Allen were sentenced
to be hanged December 10 for criminal
assault.
THE ~Episcopalian general conference
in session at Minneapolis, Mimi, de-
cided upon Atlanta, Ga, as the next
place of meeting.
INFORMATION was received at Pan
ANA that a revolution had broken out
in the interior of Venezuela.
A FIRE in Portsmouth, Va. did dam
age exceeding $3.50, 600, destroying over
1000, 600 feet of lumber, 1000 bales of
cotton and 100, 900 slaves, besides two
large warehouses.
By the explosion of a steam feeder
at the Scott & Holster mill at Duluth,
Mimi, John Lessard and Charles Han
son, workmen, We're fatally injured.
THE receipts of the Temple cup series,
which will be divided among the play
ers of the Cleveland and Baltimore
baseball clubs, were Approximately
SIG, 900. The Cleveland club will re-
ceive 50, 600 and the Baltimore club So
400.
JOE PATCHEN, the pacing stallion,
defeated his two rivals, Robert j. and
John L. Gentry, al Louisville, Ky,
winning three heats out OF five.
OWING to the prevalence of diph-
liberia the board of health has ordered
the schools of Greenville, H., closed.
By an explosion in a theater at Ger
sicana, Tex, Harry Cooleridge, of the
Devils Auction company, was killed
and nine others seriously injured.
PROMPTED by jealousy, Thomas Speer,
of Pike county, Ca. during the alb
sence of his vile killed his nine chill
dren by administering poison to them.
The twenty-fourth anniversary of