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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-06
ESCAPING The o
He Made n Plain and Profitable E1pIana.
ton.

. . y u 8AA &Hu II oulhO <sLpl6u8H
tion.
A boy came running up the street to
the hotel and announced that they
were going to lynch a man on the pub.
lie square, and so We cut the dinner
short and went over. There was a
crowd of about forty rough-looking
men, most of them from the Blue Ridge
mountains, and in the miest of them
was an Indian doctor who was sell
ing a liver medicine. They had a rope
around his neck, and though he
looked rather pale, he hadn't lost any
of his cheek. The landlord was a
leading man in town, and as he made
his way into the crowd and asked
what was up an old mountaiueer with
hair two feet long replied for the
crowd:
I'VE ar jest a-gwine to hang him,
Bill-that's all!'
What yo' gwine to hang him fur?"
oueried the landlord.
Fur LYNN and deceivin'. Down at
Bristol, TO weeks ago, him sold ME a
bottle of this stuff, and it laid me in
bed fur two weeks. 1t was jest the
same with five or six Others
"Hev you got anything to say?" was
asked of the doctor" who was calmly
surveying the crowd around him.
Il hev," he replied. Il am charged
with lynn and decivin'. 1 deny it.
Iere is a medicine that acts directly
on the liver. It's purely vegetable. 1t
was discovered by To- Wa-He, the cele-
6rated Sioux chief, and have been Of
fsred one thousand dollars for the Sc
cret of it. My friend here says he
bought a bottle fur his liver and it
made him sick"
Mighty nigh killed me, it did," said
the old man.
"Yo' bought it fur yo'r liver, didn't
yo'?"
Il did"
But it didn't act on .yo'r liver. Why
not? Let's investigate a~little. Hev yo'
got a ~liver??"
I'm co'se l hev! What sort of a var
mint do yo' take me furr!'
"If yo' hev a liver please tell us whar'
it's located?"
But he couldn't tell. He looked
around in a dazed and helpless way,
and the crowd began to laugh.
kin any man in this crowd locate
his liver?" asked the fakir.
No n cared to try it, and after a
look around the man continued:
I'm sellin' a liver medicine. If l
sell to 4 man who hasn't got a liver
the medicine naturally begins to work
on his kidneys or lungs or spleen, and
expected to know who has a liver and
who hasn't? Kin l go marchin' up and
down this broad commonwealth asking
every one l meet if he's provided with
a liver? OF course not! l must take
fur granted that all of yo' are pro-
vided fur, and that thar is Il basis fur
my remedy to work or. Am l to be
hung for that?'
NO" Mo-" shouted a dozen voices,
and five minutes later the doctor"
was passing out the dollar-bottles with
one hand and taking in the dollar-bills
the other and saying to the peo-
Pile:
Don't git onduly excited, good
folks. This yere is a liver medicine.
If yO' hain't got no liver it won't do
yo' 4 burned bit of good. BE sure yo'
lr' right and then come ford and git
the only purely vegetable remedy ever
bestowed upon malind as 4 boonI"-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-06
Too Late.

The house had been aroused by a
burglar. Mr.. Jones saw a man with a
mask going through the pockets of his
pantaloons, and, as quick as thought,
he shot at him, the intruder making
good his escape.
"Why, asked Mrs. Jones, thorough
ly awake, what did you scare me
for?"
Il saw a man robbing my pockets,
and fired at him"
well, he didn't get anything" said
she, complacently.
How do you know?'
80, 1 tried 'em myself before we
went to bed."-Adams Freeman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-06

Mr.. Richmann-You have n hand,
some young man named De Ribbon in
your employ. l understand. He is en-
gagged to my daughter, and I'd like
YOU to do me a favor"
Merchant-Certainly, my old friend.
Want him advanced. eh?
NO. want him kept just where he
is until my daughter gets tired wait
ing for him to be able to marry"
.'Um-how long will that be?'
about six weeks.'-N. Y. Weekly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-06
In Easy circumstances.

Witness" said the lawyer in the po-
lice court the other day, You speak of
Mr.. Smith being well off, is he worth
five thousand dollars?'
mo, sab"
Two thousand?"
NO, sab, he amt WORT twenty. five
cents"
Then. how is he well off ?"
Got a wife, who is a washerwonan,
sab, and sports de hull family, sah."-
Tonkers Blade.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-06
An Exception to the Old Saw.

"They say"
The German gentleman held the OBJ
ject ont at arms length.
that circumstances alter cases,
but" he smiled softly to himself.
no circumstance in the world can
alter this sweitzer-kaso." Selling a
knife, he hurriedly cut into the linn
burger and devoured it ere the neigh
bors could complain to the board of
health.-N. y. World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-06

"A young woman whose husband
lately died was forced to repress her
tears and wear a smiling face, because,
as she said. she hadn't n handker-
chief fit to be seen, except one" and
that she had to keep for the funeral"
Such command over the feelings, from
a sense of higher duty, is very rare
and very impressive
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-06

Over one-third of the 5000, 900 i'm
migrants who have come to this coun-
try since immigration. statistics were
collected by our government came
during the ten years between 1850 and
1890.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-06
circumstances Alter Cases.

johnnie Masher-Miss Esmerelda, I
swear by all that is sacred that l do
love You devotedly.
Miss Esmerelda-But suppose, Mr..
Masher, that l tell you, in all serious
ness, my entire fortune has been swept
away, and that 1 am penniless. In that
case, would you still say that you do
love me?
Johnnie Masher-Well-er-I would
say that l didlove you.-Texas Siftings.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-06
Woman.

Mr.. Jinklets-What do you think OF
the coming woman.
Mr.. Blinkets-Well, if n Is any
thing like the going woman she'll be
late.-Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-06

A western editor met a well.
educated farmer recently, and in
formed him that he would like to have
something from his pen. The farmer
sent him 4 pig, and charged him 50. IS
Tor il.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-06

Glydys-Since you discharged your
dining-room girl, how do You and
your younger sister get on with the
work?
Constance-Oh, nicely; she sets the
table and l set the ~clock.-Truth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-06
-SkilIful as Ever-Edward-"I,

-SklIIfuI as Ever.-Edward-"Isnt
Dick going off in his writings?" For
rest-"I haven't noticed it." Edward
1t seems to me he has lost that ex-
auisite delicacy of touch he used to
have" Forrest (ruefullyi-''By jovel
You wouldn't think SO If you had seen
him work me for ten this m~orning.".-
New Rochelle Lie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-09
GEORGE AUGUSTUS sALA.
The Distinguished London Journalist and
Author Dead.

The Distinguished London Journalist and
Author Dead.
LONDON, Dec. George Augustus
Sala, the distinguished Journalist, is
dead.
George Augustus Henry Sala, jour
nalist and author, was born in London
in 1928. In the early part of his
career he became contributor of
articles to newspapers and magazines.
He founded and was the first editor of
the Temple Bar Magazine
He visited the United States in 1868
as special correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph, and in the latter part OF
the following year published the re-
suit of his observations under the title
of America in the Midst of War" He
was war correspondent for the same
paper in France in 1870, witnessing
the fall of the empire in Paris on Sep
TENDER 4. He afterwards went to
Rome to record the entry of the
Italian army into that city, and in
January, 1875, he visited Spain on the
occasion of the entry of Alphonso XII.
He visited Russia in December, 1876,
as special correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph. and subsequently traversed
the en- re to observe the mobilization
of the ssian army then in progress.
Mr.. s a started a weekly paper in
May, 189 entitled Sala's Journal, but
has since discontinued the publication
of IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-09
NEWS IN BRIEF.

H. e. Palmer, brother of Senator
Palmer of Illinois, fell dead in the
street in Pueblo, Colo.
&. C. OutcaIt, who was cashier of
the Capital State bank. was acquitted
at Lincoln, Neb.. of completely in
wrecking that institution.
The next Confederate reunion will
be held in Richmond, Va, on June 80
and July l and 2, 1896.
Mrs. William White at Leavenworth,
Kan, swore out a warrant for her
husbands arrest, and he cut his throat.
Chief Justice Martin of Kansas, held
that the new mortgage law applies to
contracts made before its enactment.
DR.. Fred Vernette's deposition in the
Stillwen murder case, taken at Hanni-
bal, No, was damaging to DR.. Hearne.
In the suit of the State of Nebraska
vs. ex-Treasurer Hill for funds lost in
the Capital National bank failure the
verdict was for the defendant
Emperor William has directed that
all his children be taught shorthand
The Berlin courts have several
months work ahead in trying Social
lists for treason
The storm on the British and Dutch
coasts continues. A number of lives
have been lost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-09
Quarrel for the Republican Con-
vention on at Washington.
Chicago, St.Louis, San Francisco
and Pittsburg Want It.
ST. LOUIS CONFIDENT.
San Francisco Has the Largest
Number of Votes Now.
The Prize Will be Awarded at
Tomorrow's Meeting.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Chicago, st.
Louis and San Francisco, three OF the
cities competing for the honor of hold
ing within their limits the next ma
tional Republican convention, are now
well represented here by delegations.
Pittsburg, the fourth competing city,
has her vanguard in Washington,
while the main body guard is due to-
day.
Chicago's committee of five arrived
here last night. They included George
B. Swift, S. w. Allerton, T. c. McMil-
Ian, J. Irving Pierce and w. D. Boyce,
and with them as the representative
of the state is T. N. JamIson of the
Republican committee of Illinois.
st. Louis has good sized delegation
here also, about fifteen having arrived
yesterday, in addition to those already
here. The arrivals to-day included
Richard G. Kerens, a member of the
na1onal committee; Mayor Walbridge
Of st. Louis. ex-Representative Frank
and s. M. Kennard, prominent bust
ness man. These three gentlemen
will make the arguments and an
nounce what st. Louis has to offer.
Hon. William Warner, who is also a
member of the st. Louis delegation,
said: ''We feel very much encouraged
and think we have an equal show
with any other city at present. In
the first place, it is neutral ground be-
tween the Presidential candidates, and
it might be said, the sectional feeling
of the country. 1t is great Repub-
lican city, and we can furnish hall
that will seat 900 in a building that
is absolutely safe, with an abundance
of committee rooms. Our hotel &C
commodations will be equal to the de-
mand, and there will be no raising of
prices"
Pittsburg. according to the state
ments of her delegates now here, will
have committee of sixty-five or sew
enty citizens in the city to-day.
The San Francisco delegation, which
is making a hard fight for the conven-
ton, held a meeting at which their
plans were discussed and a programme
mapped out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-09
SENATE FUSS.
Craftsmanship States Are Now
Mapped Out for Senate.
11. c.
Provided the Republicans Sue
coed in Reorganizing It.
CAUCUS ON SATURDAY.
Morrill, for Finance, Sherman
for Foreign Relations.
Lodge for Finance and Cullom
for Judiciary.

WASHINGTON, Dec. e.-The Republic
an caucus committee of the Senate
will hold it's first formal meeting to-
day. after the adjournment of the Sem
ate, for the purpose of considering the
question of filling the committee va
cancies and selecting chairmen of the
various committees While nothing
has been finally agreed upon it looks
now as if the craftsmanship of the more
important committees would be as
tor; appropria tions, Allison; coast de-
tense, Squire; census, Chandler; COM
merce, Frye; District of Colum bia,
Mcmillan; finance, Morrill,; fisheries,
Perkins; foreign relations, Sherman;
immigration, Lodge; Indian affairs,
Pettigrew; interstate commerce, Gull
lom; judiciary, Hoar; military affairs,
Hawley; naval affairs, Cameron; post
offices and postroads, Wolcott; print
ing, Hale; privileges and elections,
Mitchell (Oregon); public buildings
and grounds, quay; relations with
Canada, Carter; rules, A1drich; terri
tories, Davis.
A majority of these assignments go
to the Senators whose names are mem
toned by virtue of seniority, but there
were some exceptions made necessary
by the PROBABILITY OF senior mem berS
receiving other assignments.
There are forty-six standing and
fourteen select committees. At pres
ent the Democrats control forty-six of
the committees, the Republicans nine
and the Populists five. There are if
teen new Repu blican Senators who
have no committee assignments. In
the event of the Republicans being al
lowed to organize, they will have a
craftsmanship for each Republican
Senator, with one to spare, even after
the Utah Senators shall take their
seats
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-09
The Kentuckv senatorship.

FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. 9.-Now that
the legislature is made tie politically
by the Democrats re-electing A. ].
Carroll at Louisville, the aspirants for
the senatorship to succeed Senator
Blackburn are here with their mana
gers, and a very holly contested fight
is on. Governor-e1ect Bradley arrived
at $50 a. m. to-day After his inaug-
uration tomorrow it is stated he will
be an important factor in the sena-
torial contest, and it is generally con-
ceded that the governor-elect favors
Congressman Hunter. who managed
the recent successful campaign in the
State for the Repu blicans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-09

NEW YORK, Dee. "a syndicate of
American capitalists has been formed
in this city to aid the Cuban insur-
gents. To Marquis de Santa Lucia.
president of the provisional republic,
a representative of the syndicate has
made proposition TO loan the Cuban
republic SIS, 900, 600, contingent on the
recognition of belligerency by the
United States government. In ex-
change the syndicate will accept S45.-
600, 900 in Cuban bonds, the same to be
Cancelled from customs receipts i'm
med1ately on the recognition by Spain
of the Cuban republic, or a declara-
ton of peace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-09

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 9-To-day the
federal grand jury will begin investi-
eating the way in which the jury Sat-
urday acquitted Richard Outcalt of
completely in robbing the Capital Ma
tiona1 bank Some sensational revel-
ations are imminent. Judge Dundy
said that some papers and some people
had been trying this case before the
public before the court had taken it
up, endeavoring in that manner to in
huence the jury, and the law should
step in and see that such conduct did
not go unpublished The court, Judge
Dundy said, had received threatening
letters from different ones, advising
him as to his duty, and these things
were to be investigated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-09
SCORED DR.. AHLWARDT.
The Mission of the Anti-Semitic Agitator
Is Vigorously Denounced.

IS Vigorously Denounced.
New YORK, Dec. AT a meeting of
Lodge IS of the Independent Order
Free Sons of Israel, Julius hamburger,
the grand master of the order, made
visit of Herr Alhwardt, the German
anti-Semitic agitator, to this country.
He said, among other things:
'sWhen the A. P. A. question was
mooted in this country and the revivi-
fication of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS became
rampant, the true Americanism of the
people asserted itself, the press, pull
pit and orators moulded public opin-
ion and relegated these pernicious
doctrines to oblivion. The visit of
Dr. Ahlwardt to our hospitable shores
to engender and inculcate anti-Semitic
doctrines will fail at the outset. This
fanatic, bigot and alien, imbued with
hatred for the Israelite from his child
hood, sets up a gospel of his own to
preach on American soil, which is in
contradiction to the fundamental prin-
ciples of our great free and most lib
eral Government. In every State in
our Union people of our faith and be-
lief at all times have been honored
and respected by elective positions and
by appointments We have not heard
of any anti-Semitic sentiments in our
Repu bile, and believing in the great
American doctrine Of free speech do,
however, unhesitatingly denounce
anyone who proposes to undermine
the bulwark of our governmental
foundation of civil and religious lib
ertv to all mankind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-09
ARIZONA INDIAN SCARE.
Supposed Murderers of Merrill and His
Daughter Captured.

Fort GRANT, Ariz., Dec. 9--The
party of White mountain Apache In
dams, who are missing from their
camp on the San Carlos reservation,
and who are supposed to have muir
dered Merrill and his daughter near
Solomonville three days ago, were ar
rested and brought into San Carlos
agency late last night by detach-
ment of Captain Bells troops of the
Seventh cavalry, and the Indian
police.
SILVER CITY, N. M, Dec. 9.-Orders
were received at Fort Bayard
yesterday ordering out all the remain
ing cavalry at that post to make forced
marches across into Arizona to assist
in the capture of the band of renegade
Indians that committed nine murders
near the San Carlos reservation last
week. The troops left at once.
The orders were accompanied by a
report that the citizens posse, which
left Duncan, Ariz., Immediately after
the discovery of the murders, had run
into the Indians near Clifton, Ariz. i.
and that fight had followed in which
one or more of the posse had been
killed, and the order for moving the
troops was for the purpose of closing
in on the band before the Mexican line
could be reached
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-09
NO LEGISLATION THIS YEAR.
Congress win Do Practically Nothing
Before the Recess.

Congress VIII Do Practically Nothing
Before the Recess.
WASHINGTON, Dec. e.-The house
program this week is a dreary waste.
Until the committees are appointed,
the machinery of the house is blocked
and nothing can be done save by
unanimous consent Any resolution
that might be presented-and it is in
this form that the sensations that agi-
tate the lower branch of congress. are
usually sprung-would go down before
single objection. For this reason no
attempt will be made to do anything
until Speaker Reed announces his
committees, which he now expects to
have ready at the end of the week.
QThe indications are that prac tically
nothing can be done in the way of the
consideration of actual legislation
until after the holidays
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-09
MURDERED BY A BOY.
A st. Joseph officer Fatally Shot by q
Twelve Year-Oid Boy.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. Dec. 9.-Oficer
William 81. Frans, of the police force,
who is member of the big four, the
city's detective corps. was fatally shot
yesterday by Abe Leibowitz, a 12-year-
old son of s. Leibowitz, pawnbroker
at 3i2 Edmund street.
Constable Grin McCafferty of Atchi-
son was here in search of stolen
watch which Frans located at Leibo-
Wits shop, and wanted to take to the
Central station for Identification.
Leibowitz objected and Frans said he
would take him along. A scuffle en-
sued, in which Leibowitz and his wife
got the officer down on the floor. The
boy procured a revolver from behind
the counter and opened fire on the
policeman. Five shots were fred.
three of them taking effect, one in the
back of the neck and one in the right
side. Both p1owed their way clear
through Frans' body, and the third
went through his left arm. The boy
and his father are under arrest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-09
CURSES AND ANAPHEMAs.
Harry Hayward Excoriates His Brother
Adry, bitterly.


Adry, Bitterly.
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Dec. 9.-Adry
Hayward visited his brother Harry,
who is under sentence to hang for the
murder of Catherine Cling. The meet
ing between the brothers was ar
ranged by the parents, who beseeched
the condemned man to see Adry once
more before he died. He remained
obstinate to their entreaties for long
time, but finally yielded, and sent by
messengers a note reading: "Dear
Adry:-I want you to come at once to
the Jail, as 1 wish particularly to see
you. / have no other object than the
desire to ask your forgiveness for any
wrong, either real or imaginary, I may
have done you. l want once more to
see you on this earth This is the wish
and dying request of your brother.
HARRY"
When Adry reached the jail the two
brothers engaged in interested CONVEX
sation. What passed was not heard
by any person until Harry raised his
voice to say: Nov 1 have done my
part. have forgiven you for all you
have done. Now you do as l ask"
Ik''But, Harry, how can I?" returned
Adry, appeallngly.
The answer was too much for the
prisoner. He sprang to his feet and
poured fourth TRADE of abuse never
before heard in the old Jail:
''You low down, mean, contemplate,
miserable, damnab BILE wretch. You re-
fuse to do that, after what I have
done. You God-forsaken tool. You
have played good part, but now 1
can tell you what think OF you. My
letter to you was after all only a decoy
for that purpose. You id william.
If l could only get at you I'd dig out
your brains with a knife. l would
tear out your heart with my hands. 1
l would crush the two together, cut
them to pieces, squeeze out the juice,
make it into pie and thrust it down
your throat
He clenched his hands in his rage
and stamped his feet fercely. His
face was ashen and livid by turns
Adry sat quiet for a few minutes, but
seeing the uselessness of waiting
longer, arose and started to go.
'tGod bless you. Good-by, Harry
he called sadly, as he was about to go
down the stairs.
"Oh, you villain" was the return
greeting. MAY the curse of God fall
on you and yours and allow me to
haunt you until your dying day. Aha!
/ will meet you on the brink of hell
with a redhOt poker
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-09
Brice Secures = Concession.

concession from the Chinese govern
ment to build line of railroad from
tide water to Pekin has been obtained
by a. syndicate of American capitalists.
The road will be about 200 miles long,
and will tap availab BILE coal mining dis
tricts. The operation and construc-
ton of the line will be under the direct
patronage of the Chinese government,
but American capital and engineers
are the principal factors in the
scheme. Among the men of promi-
nence said to be in the deal are Sena-
tor Calvin S. Brice of Ohio, Whitelaw
Reid, editor of the New York Tribune,
ex-Secretary of State John W. Foster
and others