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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-09
Lou Rodney Tells n War story

A correspondent of the Scott County
Newsboy credits the following to Lou
Rodney:
"Rod's" (Lou Rodney war remiu-
iscenses would make good reading
matter. Lou was in our Office last
Saturday and told US some of his war
experience. He was looking through
a copy of the history of Southeast
Missouri, and saw the name of ors of
his comrades mentioned, and then gave
us the following: This fellow could
have soldiered from the time the war
began until now and would never have
been wounded. | was with him three
years and the only time he was
in an engagement was when the enemy
slipped up on US and fired, killing our
captains horse, then this soldier
jumped off his horse and told the
captain to take it while he took to the
brush, Lou gave his name but as
this might make the old soldier who
lives at Jackson, Mo-, feel bad, | with
hold his name. With LOUIS permis-
sion l may give the readers some more
of his war stories.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-09
THE LUCKY LETTER.
A. j. in Ones Nanme Is Worth
Million Sometimes.

A. j. in Ones Nanme Is Worth a
Million Sometimes.
A Michigan man in Washington not
long ago had little experience.
He was seated in the reading-room of
his hotel looking idly out of the VIM
dow, when one of the Washington con-
tingent of respectable loafter saunter-
ed in and sat down near him. Ia a
few moments the new conner had OPP
ened up conversation with him. and
the Michigan man was quite interested
in the stories told by his new acquain-
tance.
''By the way" ne said, as a fine-
looking man passed the window. there
goes Washington millionaire, and
his first name begins with J. Have
you ever noticed that j. seems to be
lucky letter in financial way? Take,
for instances, Jay Gould, J. j. Astor,
]. d. Rockefeller, J. G. Fair, J. W.
Mackay, J. G. Bennett. John Shcr-
man, J. w. Garrett, John Wanna
maker, James Mcmillan, j. b. Hig-
gin, and whole lot more, all with a
somewhere in their names and every
man of them with million or more. >
"Um-well, I never noticed it be-
fore, - replied the Michigan man, but
l see it now very clearly since YOU
have called my attention to it. =
"It's quite remarkable, isn't it!
Very, I begin to wish that my par
ents had given me a name with a J in
it,
The other party laughed.
II come under hehead very nicely.
he said. my name is James Jay Ia
cobs.''
"You ought to be in a very good
fix, indeed"
I'D consider myself so if you'd be
kind enough to lend me dollar till
tomorrow" he said with bow. II
was expecting a check tonight, but
for some reason it has failed to come.
And before the Michigan man could
recover his wits the other man had the
dollar and had asked him out 10 take
drink with him.-Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-09
If the Insurance Company's Don't
Burst.

1t is a strange thing that three towns
in Southeast Missouri-namely, Pop
lar Bluff, Dexter and Piedmont
always burning down. If the Insur-
ance Companys hold on these three
towns will surely become respectable
towns in the near future.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-09
Leather Transparent as Glass.

After the hair has been removed
from the hide, the latter, tightly
stretched upon frame. is rubbed,
with the following mixture:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-09

Before the hide is absolutely dry it
is placed in a room which the rays of
the sun do not penetrate. and it is
saturated with solution of bichromate
of potash. When the hide is very
dry, there is applied to its surface an
alcoholic solution of tortoise shell,
and a transparent aspect is thus OBJ
tained.
This leather is exceedingly flexible.
1t is used for the manufacture of toilet
articles, but there is nothing to pre-
vent it from being used for foot gear,
and perhaps with fancy stockings
shoes made of it would not prove un-
pleasing to the sight. They would at
least have the advantage of novelty
Magazin Picturesque.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-31
A BLOW TO VIRGINIA.
HER UNIVERSITY RAvAoED BY
FIRE.
wouId-Be Lynchers Killed : Fearful
Accident In Chicago River-Prec9-
cious Young Bandits Rife Passen-
yer Cars-Labeled silver Dollars.
Historic building Burned

The University of Virginia at Chariot
tesville was almost irreparably injured
Sunday by the. burning of the rotanda
and main hall, the most important build
ing of the institution. Not only the an
mex, with it's contents Of almost incalcu.
able value, was destroyed, but the grand
old rotunda, which stood as the greatest
monument to Thomas Jefferson, the i'm
mortal founder of the university, and
which was built after plans of his own,
was a mass of ruins. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000. Under the super
vision of Professor Echols the corps of
students made strenuous endeavors by the
use of dynamite to prevent the spread of
the fire to the rotunda. So nnhssive was
the destruction, however, that the dyna-
mite had little impression. The statue
of Jefferson, which is very heavy, was
dragged from the burning building.
When it was seen that the rotunda was
doomed, efforts were directed to saving
the professors houses. These were con-
nected with the rotunda by the old chapel.
The latter building was blown up with
dynamite and the flames were arrested.
Just then the wind changed and clean
sweep of the buildings was. ayerted. ye.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-31
Alaskana Worked I'm.

The agitation of the Alaska boundary
question has been taken UP, bodily by the
American.residents of Juneau and a move
is now being made TO form a boundary
club at that place to keep the people and
the government fully alive TO the danger
of losing the valuable Yukon mines. The
war cry "Ten Marine Leagues or Fight"
is being sounded. A Washington dis
patch says: 1.-THE people of juneau may
possess their souls in peace" said Gen.
Duffield, of the Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey, "as to the possibilities of that city's
being included in English territory, if the
results of our survey of the boundary
line between Alaska and the British pos
sessions as far as made, may be accepted
as assurance. They seem to be unneces-
sarily worked up over the situation. They
should know that the commissioners act
ing in behalf of this country and Great
Britain will have no voice in the final de-
termination of the dispute, as it will be
settled by the high officials of the foreign
affairs offices of the two countries. The
mission of the commissioners is to furnish
data upon which these functionaries can
reach conclusion, and it is with this
end in view that our engineers have been
in the field this summer and last"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-31
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
1915 to $3.50; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to $500; sheep, fair to choice, $3.50
to $3.75; wheat, No. red, SOC to Coo;
corn, No. 2, 31c to 32c; oats, No. 2, 1Sc
to Ice; rye, No. 2, 39c to 41c; butter,
choice creamery, zoe to 22c; eggs, fresh,
16c to 1Sc; potatoes, per- bushel, 2Oc to
25c: broom corn, common growth to
choice green hurl, 21ac to 41ac per pound.
ndianapolis-Cattle, shipping, $500 to
$5.25; hogs, choice light, $500 to $4.25;
sheep, common 10 prime, $500 to $500;
wheat, No. 2, 63c to 65c; corn, No. 1
white, 20c to Bic; oats, No. 2 white, 21c
to 22c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $500 10 $3.50; hogs,
$3.50 to $500; wheat, No. 2 red, &c to
03c; corn, No. yellow, 27c to 29c; oats,
No. white, Tic to 1Sc; rye, No. 2, 36c
to Csc. y
Cincinnati Cattle, $3.50 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $4.25; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. 2, 66c to &c; corn, No.
mixed, Bic to 33c; oats. No. 2 mixed, Zoe
to 22c; rye, No. 2, Acc to 44c.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $4.25; sheep, $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. red. 65c to G6c: corn, No.
yellow, &c to 34c; oats, No. 2 white, 22c
to 23c; rye, 42c to 43c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. red, &c to CSC;
corn, No. 2 yellow, &c to 33c; oats, No.
2 white, 22c to 23c; rye, No. Ale to 43c.
Buffalo-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $4.25; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. 2 red. Csc to 60c; corn, No.
2 yellow, 36c to 37c; oats, No. 2 white,
23c to 25c.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 spring, 5Sc
to SOC; corn, No. 3, 29c to 31c; oats, No.
2 white, Zoe to &c; barley, No. 2, 40c to
42c; rye, No. /, Doc to Ale; pork, mess,
$S.25 to 1915.
New York-Cattle, $500 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $475; sheep, $500 to $500;
wheat, No. red, Toe to Tic; corn, No. 2,
3Sc to 39c; oats, No. 2 white, 23c to 24c;
butter, creamery, 16c to 24c; eggs, West.
ern, 18c to 21c.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-31
WANTS THE CONVENTIONS.
Chicago Preparing to Take Care OF
Them If They Come Her Way.

Chicago Preparing to Take Care of
Them If They Come Her Way.
Active preparations are in progress in
Chicago to care for one or more Of the
national political conventions in case that
city is selected. A large force is ut work
on the big structure to be known as the
Coliseum, located at the corner Of sd
street and Stony Island avenue, the
main entrance of the old Worlds Fair
grounds. The immense building will be
completed and opened in May next with
an international cycle tournament on a
Quarter-mile track, to be followed In June
with horse show to take the place of the
Washington Park derby. Several promi-
nent Chicagoans will visit the New York
horse show and will there make such pre-
liminary arrangements as will result in
giving to Chicago, in June next, a horse
show at the Coliseum that 1t is expected
will be as satisfactory and as profitable to
Chicago as the Madison Square Garden
hore show is to New York.
With the new Union Elevated Railway
loop in operation next spring, the Colise-
um will be easily accessible from the
downtown hotels, as well as from the
north and west sides of the city, and with
an adjustable amphitheater capable of
seating from 5000 to $4,000 people, the
Coliseum 1t Is claimed can take care of
the national conventions IL held in Chi
'cago, In a manner that will be satisfac-
tory to the representatives from every
State In the Union.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-31
CHICAGO THE FAvoRITE.


Pittsburg the Only Competitor for the
National Republican Convention.
Cities filed with an ambition to have
the next Republican national convention
will have six weeks in which to organize
their campaign to capture the national
committee. The Pittsburg boomers, after
practically admitting their inability to
raise the $4,000 voluntarily pledged for
the lifting of the national committee's
debit as condition of getting the con-
vention, have girded up their loins and
declare their city once more "in it." San
Francisco, st. Louis and Buffalo are can
didates, but Chicago is the second choice
Of every member of the committee, and
very probably first choice of majority
against all corners. San Francisco can
not seriously hope to secure the honor,
and st. Loris is not so strong as Pitts
burg. The contest is more than likely to
narrow down to Chicago and Pittsburg.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-31

Three thousand Insurgents Defeat
Eighteen Hundred spaniards.
Reports of desperate battle In the
San Juan coffee-growing valley, between
Holguin and Barajagua, were confirmed
by dispatches received by the Cuban
junta at New York. The forces engaged
were led by General Antonio Maceo, with
5000 Cubans, and General Echague, with
1900 Spaniards The greater portion of
the Cubans were not actually engaged,
according to the report, but continued tho
advance toward the west after the battle.
Only 500 cavalry defended the rear Of the
Cuban army and kept the Spaniards from
advancing. About 300 Of the Spanish
troops were killed. General Maceo's
of succoring the insurgent forces In
Santa Clara province who were threat
ened by Spanish infantry A letter was
received from Brigadier General Rego.
who is holding a position In the noun
tains about midway between Cienfuegos
and Trinidad. He has about 100 men,
divided into seven companies OF cavalry
and ten of infantry. He reported that
the Spanish forces were massing ut Glen
fuegos, Trinidad, and Villa Clara. Spies
reported that they were TO make con-
certed attack. In Villa Clara there are
over 1900 Spaniards, in Cienfuegos
about 1000 and in Trinidad 1900, max
ing in all formidable force to be re-
pulsed by the Cubahs. As soon as the
sugar-cane fields are relieved from 1.-The
dampness of the recent heavy rains the
insurgents will begin to burn them.
Gomez has given orders to destroy every
thing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-31

One Killed, Two Fatally Hurt, amt
Many Rruised.

One Killed, Two Fatally Hurt, and
Many 1ruised.
In q rear-end collision at Hyde Park,
eight miles from Boston, on the Provi-
dence division of the Consolidated Road,
Thursday night, brakeman was killed,
two passengers fatally injured and nine
teen others seriously hurt. The New
London express, on time, running ut a
speed Of fifty miles an hour on a down
grade, came in collision with the rear
end of the Dedham local passenger train,
telescoping combination and passen-
ger car in which were about 100 persons.
The rear brakeman was SO badly crushed
that he died in an hour, and two passen-
gers, one q, woman, were dug out from
the burning debris and removed to the
Massachusetts General Hospital in dy-
ing condition. Among the passengers
who were within four feet of death and
who escaped from the wreck through car
windows were j. Montgomery Sears, the
wealthiest man in New England, whose
holdings aggregate $4,000, 900, and Con-
gresham Elijah A. Morse, of Canton.
The property loss to the railroad company
will exceed $50, 900 and the accident loss
through injuries will without doubt be
close on $5OO,00O -.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-31


Miss Frances Willard was again elect
cd president of the w. @. T. U. at the
twenty-second annual convention held in
Baltimore. There was practically no OPP
position although complimentary votes
were cast for several other prominent
workers. Other officers were elected as
follows: Vice President-at-large, Mrs.
L. M. N. Stevens; Treasurer, Mrs. Helen
M. Barker; Corresponding Secretary,
Mrs. Katharine Lent Stevenson, of Mas
sachusetts; Recording Secretary, Mrs.
Clara @. Hoffman, of Kansas City, Mo.
Assistant Recording Secretary, Mrs.
Frances ]. Beauchamp, of Kentucky.
The days proceedings were opened with
devotional exercises conducted by Miss
Elizabeth Greenwood. The venerable
Mother Thompson, the original temper
ance crusader, offered prayer. The re-
port of the Committee on Credentials
showed that forty-three States were rep
resented and that 425 persons were pres
ent and entitled to vote.
The Committee on Resolutions made its
report and the convention took 1t up for
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-31
Cessation in Coinage.

The appropriation for the loss on the
recoinage of worn and uncurrent silver
coin for the current fiscal year is exhaust
ed and the work. will be stopped. The
Secretary of the Treasury will not re-
sumo, for the present at least, the coin
age Of silver bullion purchased under the
SHERMAN act" The New Orleans mint
will be closed, but the Philadelphia and
San Francisco minis will continue to coin
gold. The treasury now holds of silver
bullion purchased under the Sherman act"
1877 ga 900 fine ounces, the cost Of which
was 1914, 0S0, 1913. O. The coinage value, Of
This bullion in silver dollars is SLIT ,964, :
coo. If it were coined into silver dollars
the profit to the government would be
nearly SD, 100000, which sum could be
paid out for the ordinary expenses of the
government. 1t is not thought that the
coinage of silver dollars will be resumed
at the mint until there is some action by
Congress on the currency question.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-31

Island basis to battle with intemper-
ance, reaffirms allegiance to the prohibi-
ton party, commends the action of the
Atlanta commissioners in closing the ex-
position on Sunday, declares for infer
mented wine at the sacrament, favors
scientific temperance instruction In the
public schools and affirms that the w. @.
II. u. has never received any money for
the endorsement of any school physicol-
ogy;" condemns bird shooting tourna-
ments, the use of narcotics, and lynching,
favors female suffrage and deprecates
''the use of weapons in school drills as
fostering a military spirit"
Miss Willard favored q resolution ad-
hitting Catholic and Hebrew women to
active cooperation in w. G. Il. U. work.
One Of the delegates suggested 1t might
not be quite consistent for the "Won-
ems Christian Temperance Union" to ask
Hebrews to affiliate. She laid special en-
phasis on the word christian" Miss
Willard with a good deal of feeling said:
"They have extended the hand Of SYM
pathy to our organization and our cause.
We should invite them to cooperate. l
want to welcome them to us if they want
to come" Finally the convention enthu-
siastically adopted the resolution, and
Miss Willard said she thanked God for
this act Of the convention, and that she
considered it a. honor and pleasure to
extend the hand Of fellowship to Catholic
and Hebrew women.
The convention Endorsed it's Woman's
Temperance Publishing Association, con-
Quoted by women in Chicago. 1t Endorsed
the temperance hospitals which do not
administer brandy and other intoxicants
in medicine. 1t rejoiced in the usefulness
of the various young peoples societies of
the churches 1t commended the organi-
cation of a w. @. Il. L. lecture bureau
and expressed appreciation of the Demon
est temperance medal contests. 1t asked
for q place for women on the divorce
commissions of the various States.
Mrs. Matilda b. Carse, of Chicago, pre-
scented the '"Temple report" showing the
progress of raising $500, 900 necessary to
clear "The Temple" in Chicago of debt.
Mrs. Carse reported $10S,O00 on condi-
ton that the balance be raised by Jan. 1.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-31
WILL MEET DEC. 10.
Republican National Committee IL
Formally Summoned.

Republican National Committee Is
Formally Summoned.
Senator Thomas Henry Carter We'd
nesday issued this call for meeting of
the Republican National Committee on
Dec. 10 in Washington:
Headquarters Republican National
Committee, New York City.-The Repub-
lican National Committee Is hereby called
to meet at the Arlington Hotel, Washing
ton, ID. c., at p. m, Dec. 10, 1895, to
designate time and place for the meet
ing of the national convention in 1896,
and to transact such other business as
may demand consideration.
THOMAS III. CARTER, Chairman.
"JOSEPH III. MANLEY, Secretary"
The option was given TO Chairman Car
ter to choose one of two dates, Dec. or
10. At the urgent request of some of the
committeeman who live in the extreme
West, and to accommodate Joseph II.
Manley, chairman of the Executive Com
mittee, Mr.. Carter decided on Dec. 10 as
the date of the meeting. In either case 1t
would mean ON early convention, begin
ming about June /, while it would be
within the Interpretation of the six
months rule to hold the convention the
last week in May, as Gen. James $.
Clarkson, William NJ. Hahn and Joseph
II. Manley desire.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-31
G2&7yIi|I|SS!ai|Ss9
GOSH,

The Treasury shows an available cash
balance of 1882, 1S3,69S and gold re-
serve of sos, 291,OS7.
.Yancey Lewis, of Ardmore, I. T., is az
pointed United States Judge of the Gel
trail District of the Territory, to succee
Judge Stuart.
In the presence of a gathering that
filed the edifice Rev. r., Dewitt Talmage
was installed as co-pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church.
1t is expected that appointments will
be made soon to fill the vacant positions
of solicitor of the Treasury and United
States Judge in Alaska.
The State Department has received
from Ambassador Patenotre, of France,
the invitation of the French republic to
take part in the French exposition Of
1900, which is to usher in the twentieth
century.
The Postoffice Department has COM
piled the receipts of the thirty leading
cities of the United States for the third
quarter of the year 1895. The receipts
were $7,40O, 449, against S6,733,710 for
the same quarter in 1894, an increase Of
go per cent.
Attorney General Harmon made his
initial appearance in his official capacity
before the United States Supreme Court
Wednesday, making the opening argu.
ment in the Greer County case, involving
the question of the boundary line between
the State of Texas and the territory Of
Oklahoma.
The Detroit Dry Dock Company, which
the Naval Bureau chiefs recommended
be awarded the contract for building two
of the six new gunboats, now wishes to
withdraw that part of its proposition
which looked to the assembling of the
parts for the ships Mt Seattle on the Pa
cific coast.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-31
Exit-Manly Art.

The Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight sue
cumbed to public sentiment.-Pittsbur
Commercial-G Gazette.
This episode may be said to end prize
fighting in America. No State will toll
crate it.-Minneapolis Tribune.
Prize fighters begin to think that the
Governor with the marble heart is just
about unanimous in this glorious country
of ours.-Detroit Free Press.
Speaking of the tt-Fitzsimmons
fiasco, does not the result look somewhat
like immortality can be legislated against
successfully Commercially
peal.
1t is q victory over the lower passions
of men, triumph Of conscience. For
once the better element in human nature
has scored a knockout.-Kansas City
Journal.
Corbett and Fitzsimmons have made
costly nuisances of themselves. But if
the curtain which drops on them is never
to be raised again on prize fighting they
will have been of>some use in the world.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
But another fight was fought and won.
1t was the fight between the United
States of America and Corbett and Fitz-
simmons, and for once the United States
came off victorious. 1t was a bigger bat
tie than even these great names indicate.
For it was fight between civilization
and barbarism.-St. Paul Pioneer-Press.
The inability of the wealthy managers
of the Florida Athletic Club to find law
full battle-ground for the Corbett-Fitzsim-
mons prize fight is proof positive that pro-
fessional pugilism has received its death
blow in this country. Public sentiment
Is against these exhibitions, not alone
because of theiri brutality, but by reason
of the thugs and rowdies which make up
the greater part of the people who support
them. No respectable community cares
to be invaded by such an element.-New
York Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-31
DECREASE IN THE RECEIPTS.
Internal Revenue Collection for Thre
Months Show a Falling OFF.

Internal Revenue Collection for Three
Nonths Show Falling OFF.
The statement prepared at the Internal
Revenue Bureau of the collections of in
ternal revenue during the first three
months of the present fiscal year shows
the total collections to have been $37,-
IA, 47S, as against $5S,O54, 10S for the
same period last year. The amounts
from the several sources of revenue are
given as follows: Spirits, SIS, $3.50, OBS,
decrease from the same period last year
S21 BOZ, 1854; tobacco, $S,01J,54 increase
$460, 600; fermented liquors, SIC, 1893, 100,
increase $792, $50; oleomargarine, $685.
334, decrease $137, 504; miscellaneous,
SS9,47O, decrease $113,992.
During the month of September last
the receipts are given as follows: Spirits,
Sc, 1O9, 400, increase $5,661 POP; tobacco,
$2,676,066, increase 1865; fermented
liquors, $3,0SS,522, increase $500, 422;
oleomargarine, $97, 1872, decrease 500, 634;
miscellaneous, $29,945, decrease S134,-
493. Total receipts for September $12,-
OO1 ,956, which is n gain over September,
1894, of $5,SS2, 25f. So farsduring the
month of October the receipts from in
ternal revenue amount to $9,66S, 26O,
which is a slight gain over last month.