The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-18

and Golf decided that the provision of
the state ~dispensory law preventing
importations of liquor for private use
in the state was unconstitutional.
DR. S. G. HOOKER, mayor of Stanford,
KY, committed suicide by hanging be-
cause of family troubles.
FIFTY families were said to be in a
starving condition in one township in
Athens county, o.
THE argument in the reopened in
come tax case was concluded at Wash
ington and the supreme court would
probably render its decision in a few
days
FULTON GORDON, who killed his wife
and Archie Brown, the son of the gov
gether at Louisville, KY, was dis
charged from custody, the judge hold
ing hat his act was justifable homi-
eide.
The state department at Washing
ton was informed by Consul Monaghan,
at Chemnitz, Germany, hat an effort
was being made there to keep for
ely OuI "a liz lcCu1lCd1 q
and industrial art schools.
JOHN CAMERON, one of the best known
men in Cincinnati, died from the ex-
cessive use of cigarettes.
THE Ohio-Colorado Mining and Mill
company at Cleveland, with a capital
of 81, 100000, passed into the hands of a
receive.
TIM Sfotn panl-a-c' ocSAoiofinn IN
session at Jackson, Miss, adopted by
an almost unanimous vote resolutions
opposing the free coinage of silver.
THE Lexow Greater New York bill
was lost in the senate on the final
passage by a vote of yeas, IA; nays, 10.
A wINDsTORM swept over the north
ern part of California. doing much
damage in the fruit section.
LIGHTNING struck a small boat in the
harbor al Duluth, Mimi, and two of
the occupants, Charles Emory, of Bay
City. Mich, and George Barshaw, of
Duluth. were instantly killed.
JOHN HALL aud Dan Henson, farmers
and rivals for the hand of a woman at
Jasper, Ala, fought near her house
anu each hllltu Tic cIIieE.
CHICAGo's new democratic daily is to
be issued under the name of the Daily
Chicago Chronicle.
FRED and Claude Hammer, aged IA
and II years, sons of F. w. Hammer,
were killed by lightning while blowing
in a field near Hickory, Miss.
THE Ohio Southern railroad went
into the hands of a receiver.
THE comptroller of the currency has
a call on national banks for a
statement of their condition at the
close of business May Z.
THE exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 10th aggregated
sI27, 123, 9s1, against 81, O94, 322, 1925 the
previous week. The increase, COM
pared with the corresponding week in
1894. was 25.6.
AN explosion of coal dust in a mine
at Sopris, Col, resulted in the death of
four men.
Two ATTEMPTS were made to wreck
trains near West Burling-
ton, la. Ties were used, and were so
placed that both trains were stopped.
The business portion of Ceresco,
Neb., was destroyed by fire. The post
office, bank, hotel and every business
house were entirely wiped.
THE race track at Hawthorne. near |
Chicago, was raided by officers and n
of bookmakers were arrested. |
CONFEDERATE Memorial day was gen.
IL - = - l
10th.
THERE were 227 business failures in
the United States in the seven DAYS
ended on the 10th, against 231 the
week previous and FOG in the CORE
spending time in 1894.
The Langdell gingham mills at
Philadelphia, operated by William T.
Troth & Co., were damaged by fire to
the extent of 500, 900.
THE Illinois Steel company at South
Chicago threw down the gauntlet to
its striking employees by discharging
every one of them and announcing that
It would fill their places and start the
mills full handed.
AUGUST TEFFER, married, shot and
iilled Clara HerboId, aged &c, and then
1illed himself at Philadelphia. She
would not elope with him.
MATT BAIsY shotand mortallv wound
ID his wife near Wellborn, Tex, and
went across the country, 10 miles,
shot Gus Rowe. jealousy was the
ause.
THE May returns of the department
If agriculture at Washington show an
Increase in wheat of Is points from
he April average. being SEQ, against
ia last month and s1.4 in May. 1894.
THE National League of Musicians in
ession at Cleveland elected Alexander
}remner, of New York, as president.
II portions of Kansas and Nebraska
now fell on the 10th.
Gov. MORTON signed the police mag
bill which legislates the New
FORK police justices out of office.
THE plan to make the American Pro-
ective association an international
organization was adopted by the su-
IRENE council II session in Milwaukee.
BRIG. GEN. THOMAS LINCOLN CASEY,
hief of engineers of the army, was re-
ired, having reached the age limit, ca
ears, and Col. W. P. Craighill sue
eeds him.
AN explosion of natural gas wrecked
building in Chicago and injured
narEnnS