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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-26
WANT WAn
Government Students in
Mexico Clamoring
for 1t.
The Demonstration Il Result of Pres
ident Diaz' Attftude.-He> Notf-
fled Guatemala that Mex
leo Would Conccdc
Nothing.

CITY OF MEXICO. January d.
After very stormy Cabinet meeting
last night, President Diaz notified
Guatemala through its Minister that
he would not concede an iota and that
Guatemala would haye to give in to
MexicO's demand or suffer the conse-
quences.
Other Central American representa-
tives here at q meeting made the state
ment to oPresident Diaz that they under
stood Mexico was trying to graspCen-
tral American territory. President
Diaz denied the assertion. and stated
that Mexico would have her rights,
the boundary lines should be as Mex
leo claims and that Mexico had all the
territory she needed. It looks as
though the other Central American
Republics were behind Guatemala.
All the Government students are
marching in the streets with bands.
shouting Viva Mexico" Viva
Diaz. and ''On to Guatemala. =
They are nov in front of the palace
from 1900 TO I5.CG0 strong, clamor-
ing for war and pledgingtheir support
to President Diaz. They are mainly
composed of the students OF the iaV
ald medical schools.
Mexico has been preparing for war
for some time and has about 12,0GU
troops on the border. All the officers
that have not been inactive duty have
bean notified 10 report for marching
orders.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-26
50 DROWNED.
Went Down with the
Wreck of the Steamboat
State of Missouri.
struck n Rock on the Indiana side
of the Ohio River and Sunk-Somc
of the Passengers Rescued by
Passing Craft-A NawI
Swamped and its Occu-
pants Drowned
pants Drowned.

OWENSBORO. KY, January 20.-The
big New Orleans packet, the State of
Missouri, struck rock on the Indiana
side Of the Ohio near Alton. Ind.
about O'Clock last evening and went
down in 10 feet of water. She gave a
heavy lurch forward and rapidly sank.
Four passengers on the City of Ow-
ensborO passing here. this evening"
were picked up near the kentucky
shore. They swan for life on planks
and reached the willows. One reached
the shore. and the others remained in
tree many hours until rescued. They
were W. G. Leathers, from Hopking
County, KY. and man named Gre
CORY. Of Cave-in-Rock, I'll. The names
OF the other two could not be learned.
These passengers report thatthe boat
struck Il rock near the stern and gave
a sudden lurch forward. a yawl was
launched. but so many people crowded
into in that il WAS sooa sunk As the
boat iurched again second yawl was
put off from the sinking boat. III Which
four women passengers and some of
tine cTbiu passengers managcd TO get
nIac,s Ta,tb,rs ,.,ya,. s.r,u b.r,...
but m,,a,r,.d fo keen a3oat UntiI ba
reached the wiilp%s. He saY Tour mem
drowned n.,,. him bur ,v.,s n.,..e,.l,cs
to act On. chan, ha,maid ,rts n.cl,ed
nm bv . boat from = farm bon.,e oar
nv mud .aro,.s, ,,.sc,,od ,,o.s,,,,,..,.s
yrara n;,lrad nm .,r,b,,. ~. 4 ,al,an
IN, 70 ,,,,s,.-.,... a.. .,,...,,,,. nm
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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-26
Hon. ii. w. J. Ham.

Mr.. Ham got rousing reception at
the outset. and entered at once into the
good graces of his audience with his
broad good-humored face and his
quaint ways. His tall figure lowered
high in air. and when he stretched out
his long finger and began one of his
excrutiatingly funny stories with the
remark Down where l hve," the
audience was prompt to take the point
and cheer and laugh at his witticisms.
New York Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-26
SHERMAN'S BILL.
Measures Intended to Provide for Il
Temporary Deficiency of Revenue.

measures InlenOeQ 10 PrOV10e Tor a
Temporary Deficiency of Revenue.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. January IL
Senator Sherman to-day introduced a
bill ito provide for a temporary def
cheney of revenue. =" The bill sets forth
that its purpose is to enable the Sec
retary OF the Treasury to maintain the
redemption of United States notes ac-
cording to the provisions of the re-
sumption act OF January II, 1915, and
Alison to enable him to pay current
deficiencies of the revenue. 1t author
ICES the Secretary to issue and sell at
his discretion. at not less than par, in
coin, either of the description of bonds
authorized in the resumption act or
coupon or registered bonds. to an
amount sufficient for the objects stated.
not exceeding the current deficiency of
revenue. bearing not to exceed 3 per
cent interest. redeemable at the pleas
ure of the United States in coin after
five years.
In lieu of any OF these bonds the
Secretary is authorized. at his discre-
ton. to issue certificates OF indebted
ness Of the United States. payable in
coin after five years, at the pleasure OF
the United States. in denominations
from s. to 800. at 3 per cent interest.
The certificates are to have qualities
privileges and exemptions like those
described in the resumption act for the
bonds authorized. 1t is also provided
that upon the deposit OF United States
bonds or certificates bearing interest
any national banking association
the same shall be entitled TO
.,c.-iv'- circulating notes not exceeding
t1 tn" hole amount the par value OF
'e hn7d| deposited. and not to exceed
t. amru.t paid in as capital stock.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-26
Journalistic Plotting.

a new and startling chapter in the
annals of journalistic enterprise" is
told by Friedrich Villiers. the veteran
English war correspondent, who has
just reached this country from Japan.
He asserts that as result of the rival
ry between the New York Herald and
the New York World, the eorrespon-
dent ofthe former paper, De Guerville,
plotted against the life of James Creel-
man, World correspondent. seeking to
have the Japanese execute him as a
spy. 1t will be remembered that the
World secured an exclusive report of
the Port Arthur massacre, which the
Herald strove to discredit until the
volume of evidence supporting Creel-
mans narrative became so great
as to silence detractors. Villers
asserts that enraged by this
scoop De Guerville strove to
have his successful rival hanged. This
seems to becarrying journalistic rival
ries a shade too far. and we note with
pleasure that the Herald is going to
supplant its sanguinary correspondent
with Col. John a. Cockerill. who won t
get scooped. and if he should. would
be more likely to hang himself in re-
morse than to hang the scooper.-
Chicago Times.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-26
RABBITS GAN FEE0 THE WORLD.


theF y QUO soon i'oR!atc Large Is
P''''
WIN me constant i"cfeaSe o.. t''e
popul"loA "i me ""fiG 'h2a'sc'p'eS o.
AditnuS nave p-.'3lc'ed an inadequate
!ood supply 10 ih' iutu'c- Inc chem-
ISIS nave Son5t ~ feassafe MANKIND
WIN M p'oph.ci "t i"Cd manufacture
Ia the iaborafofN from the basic ele-
meAts oi h!r etfth. AR ana wafer
around US. : hef nope for tne poor
- no" hai" out pl IL Nof"eigiah
Soc-"'oEiS'' mo ..ndS il sure sdiVauoh
IN inc rabbit. AIe'N A'rie 'o"hny IS
20 k''" 'l' ''"i' rom 'he "o"f.
i@a ido"'t' H'5 ne" philosopher
o! u'1t G~c'a''s' supplies III Iith!
lays IN" requirements "i 'the po"f
mans food Inc poor can easily
raise 'hen' ior 'hey are cAeip TO Keep
ana 'heir p'onatihE power IS most eA-
tfaoruinacy' remnant mas caicuia'ed
iAat one pair viii IN louf years urle'
nave multiplied ih'o l'-'+'o4c. n le-
male RABBIT caslS young ones elSht
times ii year, IL she CASTS seven at the
average. she bears iifty-siX. all told.
in a wear. Let us say she bears fifty
,,,,. ,o,r and es.;mo+a ooob Of IN
pouhus' She Prou"oeS ooV pouhus vi
meat IN Il year. AS many poor people
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-26
An Avalanche of silver.

While two of the Mint employees
We're working on the bags of silver in
the last vault. which is now being
counted, Il few days ago, number of
the bags burst. and in moment there
was an avalanche of over 1900, 600 sill
yer dollars. which came very near
burying the two men, and which burst
through the iron grating of the vault
as though it had been paper. Since
then the money has been piled in the
vault ke so much coal, and the men
shovel it into sieve, sift the dirt from
it as though it were coal, and then
dump it into the hoppers, which run
it over the counting-table and into new
bags of $1,000 capacity, in which it is
weighed, preparatory to being stored
in another vault. The fashionable in
terrogation in the Mint now is: "How
many shovelfuls of silver dollars
We're sifted to-day" And the counters
reply. ''Oh, about ton or so. Phil
adelphla Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-26
New Publication.

We have received copy of Specific
Manuel, enlarged and revised edition
by F. Humphreys, NJ. D. 1t will be
welcomed as Guide to those who use
Humphreys specific. A copy will be
sent free upon addressing the Hum
preys' Company, New York.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-26
Preparing for Business.

Steamboat owners are getting ready
for the spring business. They are
painting up their boats and greasing
the machinery SO as to be ready to
shove out as soon as river navigation
opens up.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-26
HOoSIER PATRIOTISM.
Cleveland's Hawaffn Policy De-
nounced-As to Old Glory.


nounced-As to Old Glory.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, January D.
\ resolution was presented to the
Legislature to-day condemning the
Hawaiin policy of President Cleveland,
denouncing the hauling down of the
flag, urging the speedy annexation of
the islands and recommending that a
warship be kept at Honolulu in order
to prevent any other nation from gain
ing foot hold there. 1t passed by a
strict party vote.
A bill was also put through to-day
providing for the the flying of the
American flag overevery school house
in the State.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-26
MISSOURI MILITIA.
Interesting Pension Case
Comes Up at WASH
ingtOn,
Nearly 1900 Veterans Affected by
the Case-Mr. Reynolds Decision
Wonld Take Away Their
Pensions.

WASHINGTON. D. C.-January D.
The House Committee on Individual
Pensions adopted joint resolution
for the relief of certain Missouri mill
tiamen.
\ recent decision by Assistant Sec
retary Reynolds. OF the Interior De-
partment, holds that members of the
Missouri State Militia and the Pro-
visional Missouri Militia VINO served
in the war of the Rebellion are not
entitled 10 pensions under the law of
June. 1890.
1t is stated upon the authority of
officials of the pension bureau that
between 10000 and l5.0G0 of these
soldiers are now drawing pensions
under this Law.
y strict enforcement OF the decision
of the Assistant Secretary would
necessitate dropping these soldiers
from the pension rolls.
The committee to-day. at The request
and upon the representation of the Of
fcials of the pension bureau passed
resolution stating that the act should
be so construed as to include the mem
bers of the organizations in question.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-26
CARLISLE'S POLICY.
= Plan for Circulating an Increased
Volume of silver Certificates.


| WASHINGTON. Jan. 2l.-An impor-
tant meeting of the House Appropria
tions Committee was held to-day. in
which Secretary Carlisle took part at
the request of Chairman Sayers. The
conference was over the adoption of Il
policy by which the Secretary hopes
to put into circulation an increased
volume of silver certificates of small
denominations in place OF Treasury
notes. The committee decided to strike
from the sundry civil bill stipulation
that for several years has been added
to the item providing for printing
Treasury notes to replace those re-
ceived at the Treasury. Secretary Car
Isle stated that it was his desire TO
get more silver certificates of small
denominations into the hands of the
people, but explained that other notes
occupied the field and crowded them
out.
Several members of the committee
led the discussion from the question
at issue into the byways of finance.
Once Representative Sibley ofPennsyl-
vania asked the Secretary what obiec-
tion there would ha to system of
redeeming notes in gold and silver NJ
the option of the Secretary OF the
Treasury instead OF the holder.
IF that policy had been inaugural
cl al the beginning OF resumption.
answered the Secretary. lit would
have worked brilliantly andno trouble
would have arisen from il. But nay
predecessors have followed the policy
OF redeeming in gold or silver at the
option OF the holders OF paper, and
any Secretary who tried 10 change
this policy and force silver on MAJ
who wanted gold. or vice versa. par
ticularlv at sucl 4 critical period -
W. bave baon passing through. would
nave praciDitat.l disastrous results.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-26
Ashes for Fruit.

There is no question as 20 the id-
visibility of hauling the ashes We
should say up TO 519 or 900 bushels
per acre: in fact, tlnre is not much
danger of doing any b lrm. no matter
how heavy the app.,,AtIOn. In regard
to barnyard manure. circumstances
would indicate the quantity advisable
to use. as all the fruit might not be
benefited alike. For the apple orchard,
unless the ground has been heavily
manured recently and is very fertile,
what would be considered heavy ap-
plication would undoubtedly be bane-
fetal. In the peach. pear and plum
orchards, We should b. guided By the
growth of the trees: if they have made
an extensive growth of wood the past
season and are very vigorous owing
to large quantity of nitrogen already
in the soil, We should give Il light
application; if they are making sio"
growth and seem to lack vigor, sc
should make one strong applications
and note results carefully. meantime
applying the ashes in connection.
For grapes, we should use very little
barnyard manure. except 10 stimulate
the wood growth, as in the case OF the
fruits above mentioned. The grape is
a lover of potash and will stand almost
any quantity of leached hardwood ashes
We should also advise the use of farm
yard manure on the current and berry
plantations to produce satisfactory
wood growth. The only danger in the
small fruit plantations would be the
extensive quantity of farmyard manure.
which, if so applied, might cause 4
rapid growth of soft wood and canes,
and these might not ripen sufficiently
in the fall to stand the winter -Coun-
try Gentleman.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-08-22
,.ssEpSTnY1 LAND
-IUs'a,sE.l ,:.Ss s,YFRC
Is eSS7Vs B(eoESsN Y
The CHINA AsTERs.
These Popular Animals Afford q Wide
Range of Color From Habit and Season.

These Popular Animals Afford a Wide
Range of Color From Habit and Season.
Professor L. II. Bailey of the Cornell
experiment station says: The China as
ters are among the best Of the ANIMALS
for popular use. They are essentially
autumn flowers, and little is to be gain
cd by forcing them ahead Of their sea-
son, except when they are wanted for
sale as cut flowers. In central New York
they may be sown as late as the first or
even the middle of June with good re-
suits, II the soil is rich and if they are
given good care. There is multitude
of varieties. For growing in borders per-
haps the best type is the Comet, in va
rious colors
Other excellent races are the Truffaut,
known also as Perfection and Peony
Powered, the Sempleor branching,
Chrysanthemum fowered, Washington,
Victoria end Mignon, and Queen of the
Market The last is commended for ear
illness anu graceful open habit, and it is
once tn BEST for cut flowers. Many
other types ere valuable for special pur-
pOoSS. IJl6 SIOWh VI SOCuEu6du 10 Ouu
and attractive. Among the quilted as
ters, the various strains of German
quilted, Victoria Needle and Lilliput
are excellent. The very dwarf tufted as
ters are well represented in Dwarf Bou-
quet or Dwarf German and Shakespeare.
The greatest desideratum yet to be at.
tanned in the China aster is pure vel.
low flower. There seems to be some gen.
eral incompatibility between the cyanic
and the xanthic, or yellow, series Of
colors. Yellow of a pure type has not
yet been attained in the annual phloxes
and many other plants which affect the
blues and reds. Yet the chrysanthemum
and various other plants combine the
two, and it is confidently expected that
the China aster will eventually do the
same. We already have distinct ap
proaches to the yellow in the Lemon
Gem, in which the flowers are suffuse6
with lemon yellow tint, and in a vel
low quilted variety introduced this yeal
as the Yellow Aster This latter aster il
one of the crowned type, having goot
yellow center and border of whitisf
rays
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-08-22

ton set going. The plants remaining are
then thinned out with hoe, and special
pains is taken to cut out all weeds and
old or weak plants. This leaves the old
bed clean, and with plenty of manure
close by, in which the old plants can
make new roots. The plants soon send
up new leaves, which are much healthier
than they would be were the old foliage
allowed to remain, and if we have an
ordinary season an abundance OF run
ners will be sent out, and by winter the
old bed will look nearly as vigorous as
a new one.
This method of renewing the old bed
has the merit of destroying all the dis
eased foliage, and to some extent also
injurious insects. 1t is very important
that the renewed bed be kept healthy by
frequent cultivation and the destruction
OF any insects that may appear in order
to have it do its best in fruiting the fol-
lowing season.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-08-22

dence. He is of medium size, and in every.
thing suggests the lawyer or merchant
rather than the head of one of the greatest
detective bureaus In the world.
Captain o Brien was appointed patrol
man Nov. 90, 1875, and for the past IL
years has been on the detective force. One
of his first detective cases was sensation
al one and was really the forerunner Of the
famous Doodle aldermen cases. Mrs. Schuy-
Ter Hamilton, Jr., left her home on Jan
II, 1885, with her nurse and baby. On
their return they met two men coming
down the front steps, One of them car.
ried bag, from the top Of which peeped o
silver teapot Mrs. Hamilton chased the
men, crying, "Stop, thiefl" but they es.
capped. Investigation showed that large
amount Of solid silverware had been stolen,
and large reward was offered for its re-
oovery. A month later o Brien arrested
Thomas Taylor alias Shannahan, alias
Buck Taylor, and John Raymond alias
Sheeny Harris. They were fully identified
by Mrs. Hamilton and the nurse. Taylor
received ten years and Raymond six and q
half.
At the trial of Henry .Jaehne one year
later on the charge Of bribery 1t came out
that he had bought the silverware stolen
from Mrs. Hamilton and had melted II
down. He compromised by having fac
slmile set of the Hamilton silverware made
by Tiffany, for which he paid 81, 900. Fol
years previous to that Jaehne was known
TO the police as fence.
The aggregate Of sentences secured by
O'Brion is 094 years and 10 days. He ex'
poets to make 1t an even thousand within
few days. In nine OF his cases judgment
was suspended. The fines imposed ON his
prisoners amounted to $780, The property
recovered by him was valued at Sl45,.
244.02. He added to the rogues' gallery the
photographs of 150 criminals.
The result of the new policy of the New
York detective department. Is awaited with
considerable interest all over the country.
Should Captain o. Brien succeed to any ex
tent In banishing the crooks from the me
tropolis the police departments of Other
great cities may look for an influx of crim
tnat~
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-08-22
GUERRILLA WARFARE.
A Graphic Description Of Present Condi-
tions In Cuba.

A Graphic Description OF Present Condi-
tions In Cuba.
The following extract from oJuan
Martin el Empecinado, descriptive of
guerrilla warfare in Spain in 1911, may
perhaps be found pretty accurate picture
Of what 1t is in Cuba today, the fact being
borne in mind that Spanish blood--im-
proved--flows in the veins of the defenders
Of "Crba Libre," and their methods of
gombat are those sanctioned by the tradi-
tions Of their race:
"The acumen of great military captains
Is won't to be compared to the sight of the
eagle, who soaring in full sunlight to an
immense height, secs thousand secrets
hidden from the common gaze. The pen.
etration Of great guerrilla chiefs may be
compared TO the vigilant no urnal ambus-
oade of those fierce, carniv rous birds that,
from the roofs. the spires, towers, ruins
and forests, watch the Needless and tran
quill victim in order to fall upoI It,
"In guerrilla warfare there are no true
battles-that Is to say, there are not those
duels, foreseen and deliberate, between
armies In which each seeks the other in
encounter, select their ground and fight TO.
gether. The oombats of the guerrillas are
surprises, and in order that there shall be
O collision 1t Is necessary that one Of the
two parties is ignorant Of the proximity of
the other. The first quality of the guerril-
las, even more important than valor, Is a
good gait, because nearly always they win
their victories while running.
1.-THE guerrillas do not retire; they fly;
and flight Is not shameful foe them. The
base Of their strategy Is the art of uniting
and dispensing themselves, They con-
dense together to fall like the rain and
scatter to escape pursuit In such manner
that the efforts of the army which proposes
to exterminate them are futile, because
they cannot contend with clouds. The
principal arm of the guerrilla Is not the
blunderbuss or the rifle; 1t is the earth
yes, the earth, because, owing to the facil
ity and marvellous efficiency with which
the guerrillas move, 1t appears to modify
itself at each step, lending itself to theii
maneuvers
Figure to yourself that the soil arms
itself for self defense against the invasion
that the hills the rivulets, the rocks, thC
deflles, the morasses, the caverns, are NOR
tiferous machines that take conscious par
In the encounter with the regular troops
and erect themselves, sink, roll and fal
upon, flatten, submerge, suffocate sepa
rate and destroy them. Those mountains
that lowered yonder and now appear here
those ravines which multiply their wind
ings, those inaccessible peaks that dis
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-08-22

other day Mrs. Mary e. Lease rode by on
her wheel. "Do you like the Syrian cos
tune, Miss CreditorS" asked the reporter.
"I think ii Is horrid, said the bright
and handsome young cyolist as she curled
her lip. MRS. Lease may like 1t, but
wouldn't wear one of them under any cir.
cumstances. much prefer bloomers."
"Do you wear themY'
'No. 1t is n question I have not yet dc.
oided to my satisfaction whether 1t Is prop.
or for young woman to wear bloomers.
rather think not, although 1 have sufii.
cient experience as cyclist to realize that
they are better adapted to cycling Uhan any
other garment. think the change from
the usual costume to bloomers Is too radl-
cal. 1t might be reached by degrees, and
think the first step toward them should
be the short skirt and Elton jacket.
Miss Creditor is apretty girl of II, gift.
ed with many accomplishments both nat
ural and acquired Although low In stat.
ure, she has charming figure and q
wealth OF dark hair.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-08-22
Ounce Culture.

The New York experiment station
issues bulletin relative to ounce cul-
ture. A dry loan is recommended as the
best soil, made friable by thorough cul-
tivation and fertilization. Potash and
phosphorio acid are the proper feeders,
with q conservative use Of nitrogen.
The trees should not be plowed more
than ID to 15 feet apart, and clean cul-
ture is recommended. The best treat
ment for diseases and insects indicated
for pear blight is to cut off and burn; for
fungus, spraying with the bordeaux
mixture; codling moth, paris green and
bordeaux mixture; ounce curculio, jar
into sheets A bushel per ton is fair
yield. The trunk should be 90 inches OF
less from the ground