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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
NOVEL AND SENSATIONAL.
Bloody Riot I~nsuGurated by a Jealous
Woman at n Picnic.

VANCEBURG, KY, Aug. 26.-One of
the most novel and sensational cutting
and shooting affairs in the history of
Lewis county took place on Spy Run
creek, near Vanceburg. Saturday after
noon.
John Brown, of Vanceburg. gave a
picnic at Paradise grove. The at
tendance was large, gay and select.
All vent we'll until 6 o'clock. when
the trouble began.
For some time Mrs. John McPiney
has been jealous of her husband. He
was dancing with Miss Birdie Smith,
and when the set was finished he
kissed her. Mrs. McPiney Immediately
jumped upon the platform and leveled
a revolver at Miss Smiths head. The
latter instantly drew a dirk knife and
made a slash at Mrs. McPiney.
Mrs. Martha Charles attempted to
save Mrs. McPiney and had her right
hand severely cut near the wrist.
Harry Cole then ran in to disarm Miss
Smith, when she sprang at him like a
tigress and plunged the blade into his
breast just above the heart. The
tumult now became wild. Men flew
at each other like beasts. On every
side men fell bleeding with broken
heads, knife wounds, etc. Women
tainted and children screamed. 1t was
some time before the riot abated.
It is reported this afternoon that
Cole will die.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
LATER.

THE London Sun of the 25th said:
1T is rumored that the marquis of
Salisbury, the British premier. has de-
termined upon decisive action in re-
gard to China, and that a British fleet
will occupy one OF two Chinese ports
and perhaps land marines in order to
enforce Great B~ritain's demands in
connection with the investigation of
the recent massacres."
THE committee of the English Church
union has startled church circles by
declaring that civil marriages are an
Offense against church discipline.
Parties who have incurred censure by
entering into such marriages ought,
according to the committee, to obtain
a~bsolution before being admitted to
communion.
The associated banks of New York
city, in their statement for the week
ended the gath, showed the following
changes: Reserve, decrease, So, 100, 200;
loans, increase, So, 25s, 800; specie, in
crease. s519, 800; legal tenders, de-
crease, IS, 6ss, 800; circulation, increase,
SIS. 200.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, at the sug-
gestion of the civil service commission,
has removed the maximum age limit
of the requirements for applicants for
appointment in the government print
ing office. The modification of the
rule will apply at the next examina-
ton.
CANADIAN cattle suffering from
pleuro-pneumonia, were recently
landed at Deptford, England, and the
Canadian authorities were refused per-
mission to examine them. American
inspectors are threatened with the
same prohibition.
A DISPATCH from Rome, on the o5th,
said that Signor Achille Naginelle,
under secretary to the Italian minis
try of commerce and a member of the
chamber of deputies, had suddenly
become insane in the baths at Levico,
in the Tyrol.
PAUL RECLUs, the anarchist agitator,
who, though absent from France was
recently sentenced to serve a term of
imprisonment, has informed the public
prosecutor in Paris of his intention to
return and surrender himself to the
authorities
ATthe T~wenty-eighth annual Trades
Union congress to be held at Cardiff,
Wales, the week of September ., Sam
uel Gompers and P. ]. Mcguire are ex-
pected as delegates from the American
Federation of Labor.
COMPTROLLER BOWLER has begun the
preparation of his decision in the sugar
bounty case and expects to complete
it by the Sist-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
ColOred MasOns.

The twenty-ninth annual commune
cation of the Masonic grand lodge of
Missouri (coloredl was held at Lexing-
ton.
Over l25 lodges were represented. Rev. j. c.
Madison. OF Lexington, delivered the address
Of welcome. and Inman Page. president OF
Lincoln institute. responded. Grand Master
]. II. Pelham, who has filled the position for
twelve years, read a notwithstanding annual
address, showing 4 remarkable growth Of the
organization during the past Masonic year.
Officers elected: Grand master, J. II. Pelham,
Hannibal: deputy grand master. a. J. Wash.
Kansas City; senior grand warden, o. H.
Winiton. Palmyra: junior grand warden, Joe
E. Hereford, Chillicothei grand treasurer. w.
H. Jones, st. Joseph: grand secretary, A. r
Chinn. Glasgow; secretary OF relief. Amos
Johnson, Columbia.
The committee of relief Of widows and or
phanS reported that $500 had been raised to
be divided among the beneficiaries of thirty
six death. This is the best report in the his
tory Of the organization.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
MISSOURI A NEWS.
One Hundred Sears Old.

john Berry, 10 miles southwest Of
Salem, Dent county, is 100 years old.
Being the only person who ever attained that
age in the county. a picnic and reunion was
held near the old gentleman's residence.
Nearly l,50o people we're present. He came to
Missouri in 1890. While residing in Shelby
county, Ill. previous to coming to Missouri. he
hauled freight from st. Louis when ii was yet
a French village. there being but one Amer
lean citizen doing business there. He has
resided upon the present home place sixty-five
years, and without changing his domicile has
resided in Shannon. Texas and Dent counties.
BY his first wife he had thirteen children,
eleven Of whom are yet living. OF his
second marriage were born seven. Of
whom six survive. He suffers 4 great
deal from rheumatism, and has to use
crutches. He began smoking when co years OF
age.
During the present year the following, who
were nearing the century mark. have died in
Dent county: William Crider, aged 9s. Tim
othy Kinney aged 81, and James Organ aged 9s.
But Mrs. Rachel Skyles, who was born in
l19s, still lives. She owns a farm Of $50 acres,
is a member of the Methodist church. and is
remarkably vigorous and healthy for one Of
her age.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

on the grounds, and some even brought
live stock, so that a stranger on enter
ing the grounds would think he was
entering a country fair. This part of
the proceedings attracted so much at
tention that it will probably result in
the organization of a permanent insti-
tuition of that kind. On the second
night the camp was brilliantly lighted.
and the veterans held an old-fashioned
camp fire. Hon. B. F. Russell, of Craw-
ford county, speaker of the lower
house of the legislature, delivered an
address, and many other prominent
speakers were heard.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
MISSOURI Ex-CONFEDERATES.
Eleventh Annual Reunion of the Missouri
Association at HiggInsville - Ofhcers
Elected.

Eleventh Annual Reunion of the Missouri
Association at Higginsvilie - Ohacers
Elected.
The eleventh annual reunion of the
State Ex-Confederate association was
held at Confederate Home farm near
Higginsville. Many were present from
all parts of the state. Secretary Bar
low read several letters of regret from
prominent persons who had been in
vited to attend the reunion, but were
prevented. Among them was n
one from Maj. William Warner, of
Kansas City, and one from Rev. ].
William Jones, chaplain of the old
North army of Virginia. Father
John Bannon, whose home was former
ly in st. Louis, known as the fighting
chaplain of Guibor's battery, wrote
from St. Francis Xavier's, Dublin, Ire
land.
Maj. Henry Newman was introduced
as master of ceremonies. After feel
ingly %alluding to the monument to be
erected at Chickamauga on September
10 in memory of the battle begun there
by Bledsoe's battery of Missouri and
the substantial monument of the Con-
federate State home by the ladies of
Missouri, Maj. Newman introduced
Senator Cockrell, who entertained the
audience for about a half hour. Col
John 7. Crisp, of Independence, also
spoke.
The election resulted in the unani-
NOUS selection of James Zimmerman,
of St. Louis, for president, n vice.
president from each congressional dis
trict and one at large, as follows:
First district, K. F. Peddicord, Pal
myra; Second. F. L. Pitts, Monroe;
Third, T. K. Cash, Clay; Fourth, Elijah
Gates, Buchanan: Fifth. E. W. Strobe,
jackson; Sixth, w. C. Bronaugh, Hem
nv; Seventh, T. C.. Hoy, Pettis; Eighth,
A. L. Z~ollinger, Cooper; Ninth, w. FL.
Kennon, Audrain; Tenth, Henry Gui-
Der, st. Louis; Eleventh, Frank Gaien-
ME, st. Louis; Twelfth, s. NJ. Kennard,
st. Louis; Thirteenth, S. L. Asbury,
st. Francis; Fourteenth, o. IL. P. Ca
tron, Howell; Fifteenth, c. 7. Davis,
Vernon.
Maj Harvey Salmon, OF Henry coun-
ty. was unanimously elected vice-presi-
dent at large. These officers compose
the executive committee of the state
association and of the home.
The Daughters OF the C~onfederacy
~canvassed the past years work, made
plans for the future, heard reports
from different sections and decided
that it was not advisable to form a
state association.
Gen. Shelby was not present, al
though he had previously announced
his intention Of being there. Impor-
tant business in his official affairs as
marshal of the western federal district
of Missouri prevented him attending.
The second day was given up to the
transaction of business, the first day
being regarded as reunion day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
Killed Himself In a Bath Tub.

j. w. Walker, OF st. Joseph, killed
himself in a Kansas City hotel.
He took q dose of carbolic acid and then shot
himself behind the right ear. Walkers clothes
were on the floor by the bath tub. while he re-
posed in the tub on his back Mr.. Walker was
a well-known democratic politician. and was
the leader of the Buchanan county delegation
in the state convention held in Kansas City in
May. 1894. He was a sound money man, and
made a vigorous fight against the adoption Of
the Bland platform.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
A VERITABLE FIEND.
urder by n Woman Whose Hogs He
Had DIven out of His Corn.

by q Woman whose Hogs He
Had DIven out Of His Corn.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 26.-News
of a sensational murder comes from
Caldwell, Lee County, Va. One of Andy
Sutton's hogs got into a corn patch
belonging to Andy Bowling. Bowling
drove it out, and was assaulted by SUIT
toms wife, who began throwing stones
at him. The first stone stone knocked
out three of Bowling's teeth. knocking
him down and ~senseless- Mrs. Sutton
then climbed owe the fence between
her place and the ground outside the
corn lot and struck Bowling a Sec
ond blow in the temple, killing him
instantly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

The Missouri ~penitentiary can now
boast of having the tallest convict in
the country.
He was delivered to the prison officials by the
sheriff of Wayne county. His name David
Mitchell; his sentence is two years for forgery.
He is p years of age. and he is 6 feet "A inches
in height. Capt. Jesse b. Tolin. who has been
dressing in" cOnvicts at the prison for the
past ten years, says that Mitchell is the taileSt
man that ever passed through his hands.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
M'KINLEY AT CHAUTAUOUA.
Compelled to Hold an Informal Reeep-
ton at the Close of Service.

Compelled to Hold an Informal Recep-
tion at the Close of Service.
CHAUTAUQUA, n. Y, Aug. 26.-Dr.
W. w. Ramsey, pastor of the fremont
street church, Boston, preached the
sermon yesterday morning. Gov. Nc
Kinley and Senator Miller were both
in the congregation.
Gov. Mckinley left the grounds yes
terday with DR.. Flood for Williams
port, Pa, and Senator Miller left for
his home in Herkimer.
So eager were the people to see Gov.
Mckinley and shake hands with him
hat the governor was obliged to re-
ceive informally at the close of the
morning session.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

WILLIAM STRONG, who retired from
the bench Of the United States su-
preme court in December, 1850, died at
Lake M~innewaska, n. Y, aged 81
years. Mr.. Strong vas also a member
to 1851.
LEONARD w. VoLK, the sculptor, of
Chicago, died suddenly at the Hotel
Cascade in Osceola, Wis, of heart
trouble. aged e. years
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
Mini. Henry NJ. Clark.

MAJ. Henry NJ. Clark, of Boonville,
died of pneumonia the other morning,
aged 20.
He was born in Kentucky, but had resided in
Boonville most Of his life. He was appointed
postmaster of Boonville in 1876, and held the
place through four administrations. He joined
the southern army in 1861 and went to Texas,
where he remained until 1870. He married
Miss Virginia Mack in 1857, and leaves only
the widow to mourn his loss. He was a prOmi-
nent mason and was buried under the auspices
of that organization
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

John Dryer, residing near Lexing-
ton, was accidentally shot in the head
by his brother. while shooting at q
mark. The wound may prove fatal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
UNION VETERANS.

They Have n Fine Time at Willow Springs
Looked Like = County Fair, Owing to q
Display of Vegetables and Live Stock.
The G. A. R. encampment at Willow
Springs was largely attended, and
the town had more visitors than
probably ever before. Addresses were
made by Col. ]. ]. Martin. of West
Plains, and DIR. A. Mullinix, Of Will
low Springs. The Willow Springs
glee club furnished excellent music.
Many of the veterans brought fruit
and vegetables and displayed them
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

The dwelling and barn of Henry
Tevebaugh, . miles south of Housato-
mia, Pettis county, were destroyed by
fire. Loss, So, 900; partially insured.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
LORD SALISBURY
Determined Upon Decisive Action In Re.
gard to China.

LONDON, Aug. 25.-The Sun says
that it is rumored that the Marquis of
Salisbury. the British premier, has
determined upon decisive action in re-
gard to China. and that a British fleet
will occupy one or two Chinese ports
and perhaps land marines in order to
enforce Great Britain's demands in
connection with the investigation of
the recent massacres.
The prevalent opinion is that the
time for temporizing is past.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
On ChatteI Mortgages.

The Borden & ~Swearingen shutter
and iron works, Kansas City, with a
branch at st. Louis, was closed the
other day under chattel mortgages.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
Battle of Lexington.

A reunion of the survivors of the
battle of Lexington will be held there
on September 81. Prominent speakers
will be secured, and the veterans given
a good time.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
Retained by the Defense.

Col. Nat c. Dryden, st. Louis, and
Col. R. z. Anderson, Hannibal, have
been retained by DR.. and Mrs. Hearne,
who are charged with the Stillwell
murder.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
A Girls Foolish Act.

Miss Charlie Field, of 1928 Lucas
avenue. st. Louis, swallowed prussic
acid and died.
1t seems that her lover had broken their en-
gagement. Miss Field was -, and was a
stenographer for the Tilden Chemical Co..
where it is supposed she procured the
deadly drug. She went to her room in the
evening, lit the gas until the room was
brilliantly Illuminated. took the small bottle
containing the poison from a drawer, removed
the cork-one swallow, and all was over, for
prussic acid kills quickly. The hottie dropped
to the floor, and her form fell over until her
head and shoulders rested on the window
sill. There she was the next morning. when
her little nephew went to call her for break
fast, and said "Auntie. wake up" thinking she
was asleep. A note was found, in which she
said life was not worth living. and concluding:
Pay my debts; l am not entitled to decent
burial" Miss Field was a handsome girl and
a devoted bicycle rider.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

Thomas Dixie, conductor on a Kansas
City. st. Joseph & Council Bluffs train.
walked from the caboose, near Yves
ton, while asleep, and was fatally in
iured.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

Jonathan Jones, of near Sweet
Springs, Saline county, is wanted
for shooting Mrs. George Anthony in
the leg because she would not dance
with him.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
Wants a Guardian Appointed.

A case attracting considerable inter
est was filed in Pettis county the other
day.
1t was a petition in the probate court by
Mrs. Sallie F. Mcclure asking for the appoint
ment of a guardian for A J. Gentry and wife. the
latter a'sister of the petitioner, on the ground
that they are OF unSOund mind. Both defendants
are members OF wealthy families in central
Missouri, and is charged that Gentry has
sQuandered $4,000 in the past few months.
Mrs. Gentry, the petition states, is possessed
OF a large amount of personal and real proper
ty, which she inherited from her father, and
she permits her husband to squander it and
convert II to his own use. Gentry, the petit
TONER states, is an habitual drunkard and
wastes his income in riotous living.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
FOREIGN.

THOMAS BoND. who murdered George
Hackett and attempted 10 kill Mr.. and
Mrs. BLACKWELL at Orgreave last
spring, was hanged at Stafford, Eng
land.
PRESIDENT DIAZ, of Mexico, issued a
decree recognizing homeopathists as
regular physicians
The steam trials of the American
line steamer st. Louis over 4 measured
course in the English channel We're a
complete success.
THE American mission at Foo Chow,
China, was attacked by a mob armed
with various weapons and the chapel
and school were wrecked and four ma
tive scholars were fatally wounded.
THE Hawaiian legislature ratified the
contract for a telegraph cable from
Honolulu to San Francisco.
The official statement Of the assets
of Bingen Brothers, bankers who re-
Gently failed st Genoa, Italy, shows
them to be e3, 500, 900. The liabilities
are el4, O00, 200.
A PAPER in the City of Mexico which
is supposed tc represent the views of
President Diaz says that Mexico has no
wish to annex Cuba.
THE Chinese soldiers stationed at
Tien-Tsin revolted and attacked a
number of shops in the city and killed
100 persons.
SINCE the outbreak of cholera i'll
Japan there have been $4,000 cases of
that disease and 10000 deaths.
A STATEMENT issued in London of the
condition of Oscar Wilde's finances
shows that he is a bankrupt.
PETER DENNY, one of the best-known
shipbuilders OF the Clyde, died at Dunn
barton, Scotland. aged 50 years.
Miss ANNIE 5. PECK, of Boston,
climbed to the peak of the Matterhorn
in Switzerland. 1t is said that only
two other women have done this
Miss Brevoort, of New York, and Miss
Carrel. daughter of a Swiss guide. The
top of the mountain is 1905 feet
above sea level and is most difficult Of
access.
OVER $4,000 iute workers in Dundee,
Scotland, were on a strike for increased
wages.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

THE result of the republican prt.
maries in Pennsylvania was a victory
for Senator Quay ard Il defeat for the
combination of politicians through
out the state who tried to overthrow
him.
THE Ohio democrats in convention at
Springfield nominated for governor
James E. Campbell, John B. Peaslee
for lieutenant governor, James w.
Knott for state treasurer, w. 7.
Mooney for supreme judge and q. A.
Fairbanks for attorney general. The
platform indorses President Cleveland's
administration and opposes the free
coinage of silver. A minority report
demands the free coinage of both gold
and silver.
THE Maryland prohibitionists in con-
~vention at Baltimore nominated Henry
7. Andrew for governor. The resOlu-
tons adopted Endorsed the Omaha plat
form cut declared against free silver.
IN convention at Omaha the Ne
braska democrats nominated Z. j..
Phelps, of Schuyler, for supreme court
Judge and adopted a platform favoring
the immediate restoration of the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and sill
yer at the present ratio of 16 to l, with
out waiting for the aid or consent of
any other nation on earth. A minority
committee report commencing Presi-
dent Cleveland's administration was
rejected.
LUzoN B. MORRIS, ex-governor of
Connecticut, died at his home in New
Haven, aged GS years.
The duke of Marlborough reached
New York on his first visit to the
United States. He will tour the world.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-05-02
Recovered the Stolen watch.

The silver watch stolen from the jew
elry store of Z. Knackstedt, Maryland
avenue, by Jos. Peterson, colored, and
mentioned in last evenings CAPITAL,
WAS recovered by the jeweler this morn
ing. The boy had taken the watch to
Mr.. Ziehlke, on West ssreet, which he
offered to sell for $l.50. Mr.. Ziehlke
took the watch and told the boy to come
to him in the evening and he would let
him know if he would buy it. In the
meantime, the boy was arrested and COM
mitted to Jail, and Mr.. Ziehlke seeing the
account of the boys arrest in the CAPI-
TAIL took the watch to Mr.. Knackstcdt,
who identified it as the one stolen by the
boy from his show case the evening be-
fore. The lady's gold watch and chain,
which the boy brought to Mr.. Knack-
stedt and offered to sell for trifle, are
still in possession of the jeweler, await
ing identity.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-05-02
NEWS IN THE STATE.
Condensed from Our .saiiy and Weekly Ex-
changes.

Condensed from Our ssaiiy and Weekly Ex-
changes.
About one thousand persons attended
a school entertainment at Crisfield yes
terday.
Tie tax rate in Calvert county has
been fixed at $l.10 on each 500. The
taxable basis is S2,073, ,g69.
Cardinal Gibbons will address the Ma
ryland State Temperance Alliance IN
baltimore on May 18th.
The trial of Marshall Price at Denton
is attracting a large crowd of people
from the Eastern Shore.
Samuel Fitz, aged thirteen years, was
drowned in dam ut Emmitsburg, in
Frederick county, yesterday.
Two hundred and twenty schoolteach-
ers of Washington county are expected
to take the examination for certificates
to teach.
About sixty saloon keepers have taken
out city licenses in Hagerstown in addi-
tion TO the county and State licenses.
The city license is S25 retail and $40
wholesale.
At a meeting Of the Republican Asso-
citation of Frederick City last night a
les0lution was unanimously passed Ito
collect 81 900 to prosecute violations of
the law in the registration of voters for
the approaching municipal election.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-05-02

ANY one who has ever had an attack
of infiammatory rheumatism will re-
joice with Mr.. J. A. Stnmm, go Boyle
Heights, Los Angeles, over his fortunate
escape from siege Of that distressing
ailment. Mr.. Stumm is foreman of
Merriam 3 confectionery establishment.
Some months ago, on leaving the heated
work room to run across the street on
an errand, he was caught out in the rain.
The result was that when ready to 20
home that night he was unable to walk,
owing to oinflammat0ry rheumatism. He
was taken home, and on arrival was
placed in front of good fire and rub
bed thoroughly with Chamberlain 3 Pain
Balm. During the evening and night
he was repeatedly bathed with this lini-
ment, and by morning was relieved OF
all rheumatic pains. He now takes
especial pleasure in praising Chamber
lain's Pain Balm, and always keeps .
bottle Of it in the house. For sale by
Feldmeyer Bros. City Drug Store.