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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The funeral services over the body
of Rev. ST. Smith, d. d., famous as the
author of the national hymn, Amer
ica," were held at the First Baptist
church in Newton, Mass.
j. T. Doolan died at Jacksonville,
Ill. aged 107 years.
Alcaens Hooper, the first republican
mayor of Baltimore in 30 years. was
ipaugurated.
Congressman j. 2. Dolliver and Miss
Louise PeIrsons were married in the
First Presbyterian church at Fort
Dodge, la.
Senior Augusta De Saguira ThediIn,
Portuguese minister to the United
States, died at his residence in Wash
ington, aged IS years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
LATER,

FORTY-sEvEN business firms were
burned out in the seven-story L-shaped
building 215-2l7 Van Buren, street and
276-27S Franklin street, Chicago, one
of the most ornamental and fire-proof
buildings in the wholesale business
district of that city, on the I'D. Four
firemen and one lady were killed, and
a large number of men, women and
children injured. Loss on building,
500, 0OO, and on stocks, $500, 900.
ANOTHER and much worse accident.
as the result of the carelessness of a
moterman, was narrowly averted at
Cleveland, O., on the 22d, where only
the strength of the closed iron gate
prevented three loaded electric ears
from going through the open draw of
the Superior street viaduct to the
river, 100 feet below, where so many
persons were recently killed.
IT was reported, on the 22d, that
Senator Calvin S. Brice, Gov. elect Asa
5. Bushnell and Col. w. ?. Orr, of Pr
qua, O., had become owners of the ma
tional gas plants supplying Sidney,
Troy, Piqua, Dayton, Springfield and
other Ohio towns, and also of the
Springfield illuminating gas works.
REV. FRANK HYATT SMITH, underIin-
dictment for writing obscene postal
cards, was taken before the United
States circuit court in Boston, on the
ed, adjudged insane and SEM imme-
diately to the government asylum at
Washington.
w. ii. L. DURRANT, under conviction
for the murder of Blanche Lamont in
San Francisco, was taken before Judge
Murray, on the 22d, for sentence. A
continuance until the eth was moved
by his attorney and granted by the
court.
FAILURES throughout the United
States for the week ended on the 22d,
as reported by r. G. Dun & Co., were
$50, as against 322 for the correspond
ing week last year. For Canada the
failures were 40, against 81 last year.
SEvENTY-FIvE Armenians employed
at the Whitins machine works at Whit
insville, R. l., struck, on the 22d, be-
cause the superintendent refused to dis
charge three Turks who were working
in company with then.
MATT ADAMS, clerk Of the district
court at Denver, Col, having resigned
and disappeared, investigation into his
accounts, on the 22d, developed a
shortage approximating $1,000.
THE electric light works in Clems-
ford, England, were destroyed by fire.
ON the 22d, causing a loss of s1Oo, 900.
GOLD shipments to Europe by New
York houses, on the Esd, aggregated
IS, 900, 900.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
MISSOURI A NEWS
Missouri Odd Fellows.
The grand encampment of the L o.
o. F., of Missouri wassheld at the state


The grand encampment of the L o.
o. F., of Missouri wasaheld at the state
home of the order, south of Liberty.
The grand encampment elected officers as
follows: :. W. Hoover. of Harrisonville grand
patriarch; j. W. c. Black, st. Louis, grand
high priest: ]. G. Adkins, Kansas City, grand
senior warden: X. VI. Abercrombie, st. Joseph,
grand junior warden; E. NJ. Sloan. st. Louis,
grand scribe: E. WilkerSon, st. Louis. grand
treasurer; Henry Cadle. Bethany, grand re-
porter; C. A. Conrads, Trenton, grand mar
shall. Gen. t. 7. Parsons. ST. Louis, preSi-
dent OF the department council, and O.. H. P
Grunden. assistant acknowledgement. hold their
positions until next April.
Department council officers elected: Lieut.
Col. NJ. I. Balaley, Joplin, vice-presid0nt; Maj.
J. F. Weston, st. Louis, treasurer: Col. t. P.
Rixey. Jonesboro. warden: Charles r. Wend-
Ter, St. Joseph, guardian; Maj. Charles A.
Linck, St Louis. sentinel.
Both the grand encampment and department
council meet in st. Louis next November.
In the drill contest Canton Lincoln, No. IL,
Joplin, won the first prize. J. S. Hire, of that
canton. captured the medal for the best drilled
chevalier.
The encampment closed with g banquet at
the home.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30

The first annual exhibition of the
Boone County Poultry association con-
tinued three days, and was attended
by leading poultry growers from all
surrounding counties. Over 400 fowls
and twenty varieties were on exhibit
ton.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
Farmers Institute at Lebanon.

The state board Of agriculture held
a two days session of the farmers in
stitute in Lebanon. Prominent speak
ers were present and discussed agri-
cultural and horticultural topics.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30

In the National Hardware associa.
tons convention in Pittsburgh resolu-
tons were adopted asking the repub-
lican and democratic national commit
tees to make the presidential campaign
one of three instead of six months.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
Judge Il. NJ. McGrarY.

B. NJ. McGrary, judge of the East
ern district of the county court of
Howard county, died the other day,
aged 20. At different times he held
the offices Of assessor, sheriff and
Judge.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30

Jacob Heathern, aged 81, in the en-
ploy of F. W. Roll on a farm 6 miles
northeast of California, committed sui
eide by shooting with a pistol through
the heart. Dependency was the cause.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
Prof. q. II.

Prof. G. II. Laughlin, vice-president
and professor of English language and
literature in the North Missouri state
normal school, K~irksville, died of
typhoid fever, after an illnessiof ten
weeks.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30

Cornelius Burgess, aged 80. commit
ed suicide near Fairville, Saline
ty. He was found hanging to the
rafters of an unfinished house.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30

West Plains has been found to con-
tain PISA inhabitants. The census
was taken by the city council. A To-
cal option election has been called.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30

Geo. w. Kinchelo, a well known
populist orator vino formerly resided
at Macon, died at the home of rela-
tives in Wright county, aged GA.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30

The supreme court has rendered a
decision on n number of important
questions as to qualifications of voters
and the validity of ballots.
1t was in the case Of Landlord (dem) VS..
Gerhard (rep from Daviess county, a con-
tested shrie, atty case, in which the supreme
court decided in favor of Gerhard. The court
holds that a ballot is not vitiated by the fact
that the voter, before depoSiting his vote in the
ballot-bOx. writes his own name on the ballot.
Section 4671 OF the Revised Statutes of 1879,
under which it was claimed that such 4 allOt
was invalid, is held to have been repealed by
section S of the act of 1891, amending the Aus
tralian ballot law.
The court al o SuStains the decision of the
trial court that a young man is entitled to vote
who. when lG years of age. went 10 Washing
ton city to live with his father, the latter Oc-
eupping a government position in Washing
ton, and who remained there until - years of
age, an d then came back to his home in this
state. the son testifying that he had never in
tended to change his residence from Missouri,
and the trial court so finding.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
Capitalist and Spectator.

John G. Langdon, aged 50, capitalist
and s%peculatOr, Kansas City, who had
been i'll for a fortnight, died the other
evening. His death was caused by in
famnation of the stomach.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
Because They Employed a Woman.

The st. Louis board of underwriters
has expelled a firm of insurance writer's
because the firm employed a woman.
The woman's husband died a year ago.,
leaving Il family not toe well provided
for. The firm that employed her hus-
band gave her work, and she has been
very successful. Prominent st. Louis
women have taken the matter in hand,
and it is intimated hat women who
have property to insure may be heard
from
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
Appointed Minister to Switzerland.

The president has appointed John l..
Peak, of Kansas City, to be minister
plenipotentiary to Switzerland. vice
Mr.. Broadhead, resigned.
~ can not say much except that 1 shall ac-
cept the appointment and await the presidents
instructions" said Mr.. Peak to 4 reporter
soon after the news was received. Il will not
be able to leave before January l.. highly ap-
preciate the honor the president has done me,
and will 80 to my duties gladly"
Mr.. Peak will take his entire family with him
to Switzerland, and will place his three daugh-
tiers in foreign schools.
John L. Peak is one of the most distin-
guished members OF the Missouri bar. He
graduated from the law SCHOOL, 1850 at Louis
vile, KY, in which state he was born in 1888.
He came to Missouri in 1868. and has ~continu-
Ously practiced law since then, being aSSo-
ciated at different times with John NJ. Rogers,
now Of Chicago: Caldwell Yeaman, late MEM
Der OF the state judiciary Of Colorado; X. L.
Yeager and Il. E. Ball. He served three terms
as prosecuting attorney OF Jackson county.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
Robbed Poor Boxes In Churches.

John Schmidt was arrested in st.
Louis for robbing the "poor-box" in a
church.
He acquired considerable money by rob-
bling the poor boxes in different churches. For
two months the poor-bOx in one church had
been robbed of $40 monthly. and 4 detective
was sent to watch the box. The detective had
been concealed behind the altar about an hour
when a man who seemed familiar with the
church entered and took the seat by the box.
As he passed in front OF the altar ne knelt and
bowed. kissed his prayer book devoutly and
walked with Bonded head to the pew. He had
not been kneeling ng when the detective saw
him reach behind him and slip 4 steel rod into
the box. After fumbling around with it he
drew it out and then placed in the box corset
steels which were formed into tweezers. II
only required 4 few seconds for him to extract
4 coin from the box. Arrest followed.
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SUBURBAN NEWS
ANACOSTIA.

The friends of the parties who are about
to make application for a license for a
saloon in Anacostia and those who are op-
posed to the project are getting in line for
q final conflict before the excise board.
Professor Selden d. Ely will today sue
coed Miss C. G. Brewer as principal of
Van Buren, School, Miss Brewer having re-
signed to accept a more lucrative position
in a private school. There will also be, il
teachers, but none that are of much pub
lie Importance.
Mr.. James A. Williamson, whose sick
ness with typhoid fever has been referred
to in The Star, died yesterday afternoon
at his home, No. AZ Jackson street. The
fur eral Will take place tomorrow after
noon. Rev. James McLaren, pastor OF the
Anacostia Methodist Episcopal Church, will.
1t is expected, conduct the services. The
interment will be made in the Congress
ional cemetery. Mr.. Williamson leaves
widow, their only son dying, after brief
illness. last winter.
Saturday was the day named by Presi-
dent Griswold of the Anacostia Railway
Company for the replies to the circular,
COPY of which he had given to each driver,
to be sent to him. So far as is known,
none of the men addressed made any effort
to answer the questions. This was the re-
suit fore5hadowed IN The Star. The pur-
pose of the circular has not been satisfac-
are keeping very quiet in relation to the
matter. they feel, SO they express them
selves in private conversation, that there Is
trouble brewing, and it seems to be quite
certain that the Street Railway Union will
Eot lose sight of the subject.
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RADCLIFFE. SUTTON N CO.. AUCTIONEERS.
Successors to Radcliffe, Darr & CO..
DUNCANsoN BROS. AUcTIoNEERs.


ABLE PROPERTY Situated ON MASSA,
ASENEr fWEMEE Ss 18th AHR
SIXTEEN Btr.DiNG LOTS FRONTING on
ONTARIO AvENUR AND SUPERIOR STREET,
BY f virtue Of t the , Will of John B. Taylor, de-
ceased, and by virtuel Of DEGREES of the Supreme
cat of 5a Ds sS IN sell f az
THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER, A.
D. 1895 AT FIVE O'CLOCK, d Pm, in 'front.' of the
depth thereof f of lot nun5eecd 5, in square Isl.
This property hss front Of twenty go feet on
ana df e OF nm aD Sev one
ON THE SAMfe AFTERNOON AT iIAIF-PAST
FIVE O'CLOCK shail sell %, In front Of the prem.
front by an avefase depth of one hundred and
thirty nine $3.50 E,et to thirty 3O) foot alley Of
This properly ffbnts on street near the corner
OF FRIDAY AFTERNooN, oGT Q E 70
O'CLOCK in front OF the premises, shall sell lots
numbered 80, ii, 81, So 81; 50, SO, 81 IS SO, 60,
Inkins Subdivision Of Mount Pleasant NOW called
ty No. 6. folio 1856 Of The Office y the surveyor Of
Terms of sale: One-third cash. balance 10 one
and two years, at per cent per annum interest,
upon the property sold, NIL cash, at option of
purchaser: Except, upon the propsrty located in
this lot cash A deposit Of 5000 will be required
upon each lot in squares l55 ard 15s and Of $loo
&C., at cost of purchaser. Terms of sale 70 be
complied with in is days from date of sale, other
wise executor and rstee reserves the Fght to re.
purchaser after five days advertisement OF such
resale In some newspaper pushsd IN Washington.
H. R. WEBB, Attorney. Ae''''f UNI se a1ussss
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FALLS CHURCH.

Miss Bertha Shaw of Washington, D. c.,
IS visiting Mrs John NJ. Newton at her resi-
dence on Broad street.
Rev. S. n. Ball returned Saturday from
trip 20 Waterford, Va, and conducted the
service Sunday morning at the Methodist
Episcopal Church on Washington street, of
which he is the pastor.
The regular monthly union meeting Of
the Y. z. S. C. L. was held at the Presby-
terrain Church, on Broad street. Sunday
night. Rev. j. T. barber. pastor of the
Columbia Baptist Church, delivered the
serm N.
Mrs Laura Wright and her niece, Miss
Maude keleher of Washington, d. c., are
visiting their father and grandfather, Mr
c. \. Newton, sr.
Mr.. Lynn 5. Abbott of Chicago, who has
been stopping with his parents at West
End for couple of months, is spending
a few days with friends in Berryvlle Va
before returning to his business in Chi
cage.
Miss Carrie Fowler of Baltimore, Md, is
spending some weeks with her cousins
Misses Carrie and Mary Kenmore
The Washington. Arlington and Falls
Church electric railway have published
notice that they will at the next term of
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the county court apply for the appointment
of five commissioners to assess the dam
ages to land owners for the right Of way
through Falls Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Payne and little
son were the guests of Mrs. Charles E.
Markin on Broad street Sunday.
Mrs. S. L. Bliss of Washington, D. c.,
has been the guest of Mr.. and Miss Merri-
field since Saturday.
About two acres of land belonging to 3.
T. holland. located near West End Station,
was sold Saturday afternoon by Eugene 3.
Taylor, trustee, to satisfy a deed of trust.
Mrs. E. r. Merrifield and daughter, Miss
Tiny, who have been spending some time at
Round Hill, Va. returned to their home on
Columbia street Saturday morning.
Mss Mollie Newton and Mrs. Samuel r.
Newton and daughter Gertrude who drove
up to the Blue Ridge mountains two weeks
a most delightful trip. They drove by the
way of Herndon, Leesburg, Round Hill,
Snickersville and Bloomfield, returning by
Leesburg, Hamilton and Farmwell. They
also spent considerable time at Unison.
where they enjoyed the charming hospital
ity of Mr.. and Mrs s. E. Newton. They
made several trips to the Shenandoah val
ley and the Bears Den, the latter being the
most popular resort in that part of the
Blue Ridge.
Mr.. Josiah H. Drummond of Portland,
Me- was the guest of Mr.. G. A. L. Merri-
field on Broad street Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. James E. Jester and Mrs Lewis,
VINO have been visiting Mrs. England at
Vinecrest, returned to their homes in
Washington. d. c., this morning.
Mrs. Preston McWhorter and little daush-
Ter Louise, who have been spending the
summer with Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel r. New
lon, VIII return to their home in Washing
ton tomorrow.
Mabel Allen. led the Y. p. S. C. L. on Sun
day evening.
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ALEXANDRIA COUNTY.

A meeting of the Citizens League of
Alexandria county was held Friday at the
residence of Mr.. A. B. Hines Among
those present were Messrs A. D. Torrey-
son. r. s. Lacey. A. w. Cathcart, R. r.
Feitch. DR.. 7. F. Hance, C. E. Dessez,
Fred Shellhorn. w. r. Birch, Frank Lyon
and j. G. Gurley. In the absence of the
president. Mr. H. A. Whallon, DR.. T. F.
Hance was called to the chair, with Mr..
Frank Lyon as secretary.
A long discussion was held on the SUBJ
ject of the working Of the county roads
and the administration of the road law of
1894, especially with regard to the con-
tract system. After free interchange of
views among the members present. it was
decided to arrange for an informal con-
ference between the league and the county
supervisors having charge of the roads, on
the subject of the law of 1894 and it's exc.
cution.
The members then discussed at some
length the general condition of county af-
fairs, with especial reference to the en-
forcement of the laws. 1t was decided to
hold a meeting in the near future at Carlin
Springs, many of whose residents are much
interested in the work of the organization.
The committee on law and order, of
which Mr. Frank Lyon of Ballston is chair
man, will investigate, as far as practicable,
all violations of law brought to it's notice.
to the end that offenders may be punished.
The Indications are that the membership
of the league which Is rigidly scrutinized
best citizens of the county, who are anxious
for it's improvement and development. The
secretary of the organization is Mr.. Frank
Lyon of Ballston.
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RIEERDALE.

The public school of this place, with Miss
MCGEE a.; teacher, opened this morning with
between thirty and forty scholars in at
tendance. Last year the children residing
in this locality were compelled to trudge to
Hyattsville in order to attend school, and
the establishment OF public school here is
a great convenience to them. This school
stands at the corner of Columbia and JEFF
ferson avenues, near the old Calvert man
sion, and is a neat building, with twelve
windows, two cloak rooms and a belfry.
The school room is 60x2s feet, and the cell
ing is fifteen feet high. The Riverdale
Park Company has presented the school
and the furniture therein to Prince Georges
county.
The trustees of this school are Messrs
J. a. Blundon, b. u. Stephen and Charles
Earl.
Mr.. Robert C. Mangum is having a hand
some three-story house, with tower,
erected on Maryland avenue.
DR.. Ellis of Washington was the guest of
Mr.. ]. A. Blundon yesterday.
MIR. l.. H. Emmert and family, who have
been Spending the summer with MIR. and
Mrs. j. A. Blundon, have returned to Wash
ington.
large fish pond six feet deep has been
made at this place by building a concrete
dam on a small branch of the Eastern
branch. This pond will be stocked with
fine bass.
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HYATTSVILLE.

The old Hyatt mansion, on Bowie ave-
nue., was the scene of brilliant festivity
last Friday evening, the occasion being
one of the many series Of balls given by
the Hyattsville Assembly. Music was fur
nished by an orchestra from Baltimore. A
number of people from Hyattsville. Col
lege Park, Baltimore and Washington were
present. A bountiful supper was served,
after which dancing was continued till a
late hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Mills gave a
birthday party to their daughter, Miss
Jessie, few evenings since at their home
on the Brentwood road. about two miles
from this village. A large number of
young people were present and a very
pleasant evening was passed.
Mr.. Edward Latimer late editor of the
Hyattsville Herald, has been appointed
to a position with the lexington and Sol
diers' Home railway.
. Mrs. John G. Holden and Miss Lottie
Fenwick have returned from a sojourn at
Leonardtown.
Miss Emily Schoepf left for Atlantic
City last Saturday to join her mother and
sister, Miss Alice Schoepf.
Miss Minnie Fillebrown of Washington
was the guest OF her cousin, Mrs W.
Brooke Hunter, yesterday.
Mrs. DR.. ]. r. Owens has returned from
a visit to relatives in Baltimore county.
The thermometer in front of the post
office registered 102 degrees at o'clock
yesterday.
Rev Alexander Du Vaughn, colored, held
an open air religious meeting al the sta
ton in this village yesterday.
Work vas commenced this morning at
Highlands in grading the road for the
new electric railway.
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ANOTHER CLAIM.
John Sewers Wants Redress for Inn
prisOnment in Cuba.

John Sewers Wants Redress for Inn
prisOnment in Cuba.
John Sewers, an American sugar planter
at Sagua, Cuba, who was imprisoned by
General Campos and subsequently ordered
to summarily leave Cuba, passed through
Washington Saturday night on his way to
his old home at Warrenton, Va. He will
return to Washington in few days to pre-
sent his case to the State Department.
Sewers claims that he was in no wise
identified with the insurgents, but was
nevertheless imprisoned by Campos' orders
for ten days and subjected to many indig-
nities When released he was forced to
leave Cuba on twenty-four hours notice.
The brief time allowed did not give him an
opportunity to arrange for the departure of
his wife and children, who are still IN
Cuba. Mr.. Sewers will ask the State De-
partment to demand a heavy indemnity
from Spain for interfering with the rights
of a law-abiding and inoffensive American
citizen. Mr.. Sewers says he believes the
Cubans will be successful in achieving
their independence.
"They are fighting" said he, mot so much
against the Spaniards as to throw off the
yoke of government which they regard as
oppressive and detrimental to their in
tereStS."