The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-09
EVENTS.

In a severe engagement between gov
eminent forces and rebels in Bagota
200 of the latter were killed.
Bank clearings of the principal
United States cities for last week show
a total increase of 24.2 per cen
Nat Herreshoff has agreed to take
command of the Iselin syndicate cup
defender in her early races.
Representative Spring, Texas legis-
lature, wants sleeping car fare 81 a
night, regardless of berths.
The Senate ratified the Japanese
treaty after adopting al amendment to
strike out the ten-year limit.
The Observation-Disclosures announces
that Count Herbert Bismarck has been
promoted TO the rank of colonel.
Inc Gar has thanked NJ. De Staal on
the completion OF ID years service as
RUSSIAN ambassador to England.
IN the Illinois legislature a bill has
been introduced declaring the Amer
Ict. rroueculve Association a conspi-
f..Cs.
y phi Tor the punishment OF train
wreckcrs Was agreed ON by the house
culn.nIuUee inter commerce.
ou11ciUur General Maxwell has re-
sighed Owing 10 differences with At
toruey General Olney regarding the
income tax.
During an insanity trial at Quincy,
lii. officers arrested the wrong man,
found him insane and put him in jail.
Chinese peace ENJOYS have arrived
at Hiroshima and We're given a preli-
minary audience by the japanese min
listers.
A $4OO, 600 cotton mill will be built
at Bath. Aiken county, S. c., soon.
Augusta, Ga, and Aiken, 5. c., cap
ital.
Colonel Nathaniel o. H. r. Dawson,
United States commissioner of educ
ton for many years, is dead in Selma,
Ala.
Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion of Rockford, has decided to es-
tablish a free institution Tor curing
drunkards.
Deputy State ZANE Warden Hicks,
of Wisconsin, was found dead. 1t is
thought he was murdered by %poachers.
Yesterdays statement of the condi-
ton of the treasury shows: Available
cash balance, $I44, 603 ,3O4; gold re-
serve, S44, 705, 500.
1t is stated simi-officially that Secre,
tary Carlisle will be appointed to the
Supreme bench to succeed Justice
Jackson.
. Hon. w. T. Wilson will deliver the
q annual address at the commencement
of the University of Mississippi, Junt
e 4, next.
0 Judge f. lockwood Hoar, United
States attorney general undcr Gran
in 1870, died at his home Iii Concord
Mass, aged -.
IL Is considered probable that the
e Illinois legislature Will appropriate
S funds providing Ior a state exhibitor
J at Atlanta.
English bankers express the oplnlol
- that Europeans are losing confldenc'
III the commercial honor OF the United
States.
Additional Italian troops lett Maple
!! Tuesday to complete the defenslv'
force, in Egypt, against the Tigu delv
s ishes.
d Japanese bombarded Wei-Hai-We
and landed troops who captured thre
n of the forts and silenced another b,
st heavy firing.
n The Illinois Steel company, Chicago
n has decided to add a tin plate plan
e which will be one of the largest in tn
world.
Among the numerous bills intro
duced in the Illinois house was on
directed against the wearing of hlg
hats at theaters.
)r
Bradstreet's financial review state
40 that stocks show unusal strength, not
withstanding the present monetar
10 troubles.
l. Tennessee representatives in Con
Il gress have been m~emorialized to al
Ig in securing payment of the suga
m bounty for 1894.
Captain Isaac Keys, a federal Office
under Presidents Grant and Lincoln
u and a prominent banker. is dead a
Springfield, Ill.
The steamer L%udington, which mad
= a search for the wreck of the Chicor;
= has reached St. Joseph, Mich, after
fruitless trip.
Announcements that bonds will
co issued has caused the New York banl
To ers to return a great amount of gol
in to the treasury.
It'll Crawford Crosby, alias Cheroke
,r- Pill a noted outlaw. was caDtured