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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
INDIAN SLAUGHTER.

Revenge for Murders Committed Nearly
Twenty Years Age Prompts an Attack on
the Bannocks. In Which 1t IL Said. FIJI
teen of the Indians. Including One or Two
Squaws, were Slain While Fleeing for
Their Lives.
CHICAGO. Aug. pa special from
Burns, Ore, saws: A courier from
Diamond Valley reports the killing OF
fifteen BannOcks by cattlemen under
the leadership of Rye" Smith.
Smiths reason was revenge for the
murder of his father in 1878 in Dia-
mond Valley.
There is great excitement in the
town and through the country. Troop
A is in readiness to march on short no.
tice, and is awaiting orders from the
county sheriff for authority to act.
While particulars of the affair are
difficult to obtain, it is learned that
the matter has no bearing on the
Jackson's Hole troubles. Ever since
Smiths father was killed in 1878 by
warriors of the Bannock tribe he has
been on their trail and not a few ha We
met death at his hands.
1t seems a party of Indians were on
their summer hunt near Diamond VAL
ley and killed a number of cattle be-
longing to the stocllmen whose herds
pasture in that vicinity. A party of
cattlemen was organized to punish
the marauders, and Smith readily I'M
dertoOk to lead them.
The pursuers located the Indians
about an hour before shutdown at their
camp near the western edge of the
valley. and without warning opened
fire upon them. The Indian bucks
were thrown into a panic and fed for
the hills, the squaws following suit.
The stockmen pursued them and fired
a volley at the fugitives dropping sew
eral of them, including one or two
squaws. The pursuit was not contin-
ued, the cattlemen believing efficient
punishment had been inflicted.
The courier reports fifteen dead In
dians were found after this one-sided
battle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
SPANISH

Ruthlessly Slaughter seventy-Four Wound.
ed Cubans and the Surgeons Attending
Them-Swift R~etributiOn Visited Upon
the Perpetrators OF the Savage Decd
Havana Volunteers Routed.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 2+-News
has been received here to the effect
that the Spanish guerrilla, Garrido,
last week raided the hospitals of the
eastern department and ~barbarously
butchered Seventv-four wounded sol
diers under treatment therein, togeth.
er with several surgeons who were at.
tending them.
When Gen. Jose Maceo vas ap.
prised of this atrocity lie immediately
who came across Garrido on the out
skirts of Santiago, but as the guer-
rilla'S force was overwhelmingly u
perior to his own, he kept watch on
the enemy's movements and sent to
MaceO for re~inforcements.
Maceo himself came to his support
with a strong force. Garrido'S troop
was surrounded, and, after a short en-
counter, during which thirty-four
Spaniards were killed, surrendered.
Garrido was seized and shot. The
news reached the Havana papers, but
those which ventured to publish an ac-
count of the affair, were suppressed.
The first detachment of Havana vol
unteers, ent to the front last week,
distinguished themselves by getting
totally routed in their first engage.
ment. 1t is stated that a second de-
tachment will leave Havana in 4 few
days time.
A passenger train has been held up
by the insurgents at Santa Rita, prov
ince of Las Villas, and $3.50, 900 con-
signed to Havana captured.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
INTERNAL
Heavy Failing ON in Receipts from July
Last Year.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The returns
of the internal revenue receipts for
July, the first month of the current
fiscal year, have been compiled. The
total receipts were S13, 579, 666, a de-
crease as compared with July, 1894, of
S11, 979, 231. This large difference is ac-
counted for by the fact that in July,
1894, great quantities of whisky were
taken out of bond to escape payment
of the increased tax which was i'm
posed by the new tariff bill.
The sources from which the July re-
ceipts of 1895 were received were:
Spirits, 81, log, 75s, a decrease, as COM
pared with July, 1894, of Sl2,316, GAO
tobacco, s., . ,675, an increase OF
S224, I49; fermented liquors, S3,667, 7s5,
an increase of Sill, 1870; oleomargarine,
S155, 947, a decrease of SIS, s62; miscel'
~laneous sources, S27, 400, an increase Of
SIT, 3s1.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
BEAT ALL NATIONS.
Practical Superiority of American Battle
Ships Demonstrated

Practical Superiority of American Battle
Ships Demonstrated
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-An unofficial
report to the secretary of the navy,
recently received, contains further evil
dence of the general superiority of the
new ships of the United States navy
over the best of the navies of the Eu-
ropean countries, especially of those of
Great Britain. Mention has already
been made of the fact that at the Kiel
celebration, at midnight, without a
moments warning of preparations
the engines of one of the YES
sells were coupled and u%ncoupled.
at the request of Emperor
William, who was spending the even
ing on board, the whole operation re-
quiring but two minutes and forty
five seconds, greatly TO his majesty's
establishment. But it has not been
published that the same operation on
board the cruiser Blake, the crack
ship of the British Lavy,a drill, when
every preparation had been made for
it, required thirty-three minutes for
it's performance.
Another thing which elected ex-
p~ressions of praise and establishment
from the official visitors to the Column
bia at Kiel, was the condition and APP
pearance of the vessel SO soon after its
trip. Everything, to their surprise,
was found to be s%hipshape. After the
Blake had undergone her trial trip, it
was said. months were required to put
her in order, the machinery having
racked so in that ordeal, and it was
difficult for visitors to the Columbia to
understand how the American ship
had beer so speedily put in condition.
The report further stated that the
machinery in the Blake was to be torn
out, and that she was to be practically
reconstructed, although still n OF
the new vessels of the British navy.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
II VINE LOUISE
Working the Ruin of the VitIculturIsts OIL
Italy.

Working the Ruin of the VitIcuIturIsts OIL
Italy.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-According to
a report to the department of state by
Minister Eugene German, at Zurich,
the damage to vineyards in Italy by
the insect commonly known as the vine
louise has been enormous. Since the
appearance of the insect in that coun-
try it has totally ruined 2S2, 529 acres
of vineyards and 1856, 16O acres part
ly so.
Sicily has been and is still the great
est sufferer from the pest. The vine
yards ruined on that island cover an
area of 239, sol acres, and 156, 1926 acres
are partly destroyed. An investiga-
ton made by the Italian depart
ment of agriculture shows that
in consequence of a change made
in the culture of agricultural
Notwithstanding grain for wines
the wages paid to farm hands has
decreased by S., 3s5, 400, and the re-
ceipts from products S., 1913, 200. The
effects of the vine louise can be seen
over the whole island. with the eX-
ception of the southern part. The
province of Sarassi, in the island
of Sardinia, is overrun by the
insect to such an extent that no meas
ures are taken to fight it. In Calabria
the same condition prevails. The gov
eminent has restricts. its measures to
endeavoring to protect the province OF
Caglieri, which SO far has been spared.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

The Fanatic CelestiaIs Reckoning On the
Evil Day When Full Account Must be
Given To the Powers Whose Citizens
Have Been Murdered or Maltreated-At-
tack Upon an American Mission Near
Fuchau.
HONG KONG, Aug. 23.-lnformation
has been received here that a large
mob Of Infatuated natives, armed with
weapons of every conceivable kind.
made an attack a few days ago upon
the American mission near Fuchau
and wrecked the chapel and school at
tached to the mission. Four native
scholars attending the school were
wounded, but the teacher, an Amer
lean, succeeded in making his escape.
The strong anti-foreign feeling which
exists in Fuchau is spreading rapidly.
The populace parade the streets shout
ing drive out the foreign DEVILS and
it is not safe for a foreigner to show
himself.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
v HIS TRAIN.

An Engineers Thoughtfuiness and Pluck
Prevents q Holdup-Driven from His Cab
by Robbers, He Returns and Puts the
Train Under Full Headway, Causing the
Surprised Bandits to Jump on and ADAM
don the job.
GALVESTON, Tex. Aug. 22.-An I'M
successful attempt was made to hold
up the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe train
No. ) at Hiedenheimer, this morning
at 9 o'clock.
Trains Nos. 5 and 6 pass at Heiden-
heimer, and it was while No. 5 was
pulling out of the switch that two
men boarded the engine, and at the
point of their pistols forced the fire.
man and engineer to crawl out of the
cab windows to the pilot.
The robbers then proceeded to the
passenger coaches after firing several
shots to scare the engine crew. But
after the robbers disappeared toward
the coaches Engineer Franks and his
fireman returned to the cab and set
the engine to going at full speed
and did not stop until the train
reached Cameron, where the crew
made a tour of the train to
see if they could find anything
of the robbers, but they were rot
there, and tits supposed they jumped
off when they found the train running
at full speed, from which fact they
evidently thought something was
wrong and they had better give up the
job. 1t is probably due to Engineer
Franks thoughtfulness that the hold
was not successful.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
The Report Confirmed.

LONDON, Aug. GA dispatch to the
Times from IIong-Kong confirms the
report of the attack upon the American
mission chapel and school near Fu-
chau, and adds that Capt. Newell Of
the United States cruiser Detroit has
gone from Fuchau to kucheng. The
dispatch also says that thousands of
additional a~nti-fOreign pamphlets and
placards have been distributed through
nut Canton.
Fuchau, or Foo-Chow, China, near
which place natives attacked the
American mission building, is the we'll
known capital of the province OF
Fokien, on the Min river, about p
miles from its mouth. 1t is one of the
treaty ports. and has a population es
timated at 500, 600.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
Ex.CONSUL WALTERS CASE.
The State Department Confident of Secur-
ing Ample Redress.

Ing Ample Redress.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Enough is
known regarding the progress of nego-
tiations in the case of ex-Consul Wal
Ter to justify the statement that the
department is confident they will re-
suit in the release of Mr.. Waller, with
indemnity for his imprisonment and
the restoration of his property rights.
There is also authority for the
statement hat the department feels
assured that Walters bare release
could have been secured before
now, but it was felt hat this would
be accomplished at the risk of losing
indemnity for Imprisonment and pro-
lection of Mr.. Waller in his property
rights in Madagascar. AS the money
interests involved are placed by no
one in the department at less than ST.
O00,0 GOO, the case has been handled on
the theory that it was better that Mr..
Waller should continue to endure his
incarceration for a few months rather
!han risk losing his claim.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
THE HIGHEST OFFICIALS
Will be Implicated in the kucheng Out
RACES.

LONDON, Aug. ga dispatch to the
Globe from Shanghai says the dead
lock in the Kucheng inquiry continues.
1t is believed that the prisoners in GUS
tody there will implicate some of the
highest officials in the outrages. The
imperial tutors Weng-Tung-Ho and
Le-Hung-Tsao, who have been APP
pointed members of the tsung-li-ya-
men, are intensely opposed to foreign
ers. Le-Hung-Tsao has informed the
foreign ministers at Pekin that the
government is powerl ess in Kucheng,
which information he supplemented
with the assurance that the popula'
ton there were perfectly peaceful.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
MRS. FLORENCE MAVERICK.
A Prospect at Last For IA Reopening of
Her Case.

LONDON, Aug. 24.-In the house of
commons Thursday 7. p. O'Connor re-
ferred to the case of Mrs. Florence
Maybrick, who is serving a life term
of Imprisonment for poisoning her hus-
band, and for whose pardon numerous
petitions have been presented to the
home secretary, both from English and
American sources. Mr.. O'Connor said
in regard to her that there was an
intense feeling of dissatisfaction.
among both American men and women,
with the trial and conviction, and he
believed that the lord chief justice
shared this dissatisfaction. He thought
that the time had come when there
! should be a revision of the unfortunate
woman's sentence.
Sir Matthew White Ridley, secretary
of state for the home department, re-
piled that in view of the strong feeling
which prevailed, he would consider it
his duty to inquire into the case as the
result of the representations made by
Mr.. O'Connor.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
SUDDEN DEATH
OF Ex-Governor Morris, of Connecticut
Biographical.

or Ex-Governor Morris, of Connecticut
Biographical.
New HAVEN, Conn, Aug. 23.-Ex-
Gov. Morris sustained a shock of apo
plexy yesterday morning, and died
shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon.
Luzon Burritt Morris was born in
Newton, Fairfield county, this state,
on April l, 1927. He attended the Con-
necticut Literary institute at Suffield,
and there prepared for Yale, where he
was graduated with the class of 1854.
After graduating he chose the profess
sion of the law, and was admitted to
the bar in 1886.
In 1853 the degree of A. NJ. was con
ferred upon him by Yale. He served
in the house of representatives from
Seymour two terms and from New
Haven four terms and was in the
state senate one term. He was judge
of probate of the New Haven district
six terms, from 1857 to 1868.
Judge Morris early identified himself
with the democratic party. In 1863 he
was his party's candidate for governor,
and had, it was claimed. a majority
over all other candidates of 26 votes.
His plurality owe Gen. Merwin, his re-
publican opponent, was 1856. The
memorable and tiresome deadlock fol-
lowed; the case went into the courts
of the state, from the lowest to the SUI
preme, on one point and another, and
stayed in litigation until the term had
nearly expired.
Judge Morris was again his party's
candidate in 1892 and this time was
elected by a clear majority owe all
other candidates and was in~augurated
in January, 1893.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
TERRIFIC
A waEonload of Nitrogly oerine Creates
Havoc Near Lincoln, Pa.

A waSonload of Nitroglyoerine Creates
Havoc Near lincoln, Pa.
LINCOLN, Pa, Aug. 23.-An explosion
of nitroglycerine occurred just out
side of the city limits at 11:45 yester-
day morning. A man named Hall, a
resident of Oil City, vas driving a
wagon loaded with nitroglycerine to
the top of Bully hill, and vas within
$50 feet of the building, when for some
cause unknown the stuff exploded.
The wagon and horses were blown to
atoms, and not a vestige of Halls re-
mains are to be found. A hole five
feet deep was torn in the earth. The
shock was great in Franklin that win
dows were blown out and a number Of
chimneys were knocked down.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
BLOODY AND FATAL BATTLE
The Victor Pursued by Officers and Friends
of the Dead Man.

LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. GA bloody
battle occurred yesterday afternoon at
the Middlesboro waterwOrks in which
James Lyle cut Peter Sullivan to death.
Lyle fought like a wild man N lit
orally carved Sullivan to pieces. AT
ter he had accomplished the deed Lyle
took to the mountains. The officers
were soon notified of the tragedy, and
together with about fifty friends OF
S~ullivan's started in pursuit of the
murderer. %Sullivan's friends vow they
will hang Lyle if captured
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
THREE MEN SHOT
by a Negro Prisoner, Who Thereupop
Makes His Escape.

LINCOLN, Ill, Aug. 23.-While a ne
gro, supposed to be Albert Pehnix,
a hotel waiter, and Frank Phoenix, a
brother, were being taken to jail early
yesterday morning from the railroad
yards, Albert shot his companion, G.
W. Blackford, the Waterman who had
arrested the men, and Sergeant Matt
Rodgers, of the Illinois national
guard, who wa called to the watch
mans assistance. All three are badly
wounded. The negro escaped
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
RURYlNG HIS BoNDSMAN.
Omitted States Treasurer Morgan Goes to
Bridgeport to Attend a Funeral.

WASHINGTON, Aug. "a. United
States Treasurer Morgan left here yes
terday for Bridgeport, Conn, to at
tend the funeral of a personal friend,
who was also one of his bondsmen as
United States treasurer. During Mr..
Morgan's term of Office three of the
twenty-five men who originally went
on his bond have died. His bond is for
only $50, 900, but the aggregate sum
for which all the twenty-five men
qualified was over 81, 900, 900. The
death of the three bondsmen does not
affect the validity or sufficiency of the
original bond, as the remaining sure
ties qualified for over 49, O0, 900.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
A BIG FIRE.
Twenty-Five Buildings Burned and Many
Damaged.

KINGSTON, n. Y, Aug. 26.-Early
yesterday morning a fire started in a
barn owned by r. and c. l. Lefvre, at
Rosendale. about eight miles south o.
this city, and spread both up and dowr
Main street. Twenty-Five building:
were totally destroyed, and a dozen
dwellings on the opposite side of Main
street more or less damaged. Among
the buildings destroyed was the Re
formed church and parsonage. The
loss will reach s125, o00.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
MURDER OF THE eANNocKs.
A Crime that Must be Tried and Pun
ished by the Local Authorities.

A Crime That Must be Tried aud Pun
ished by the Local Authorities.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-It is stated at
the department of justice that the
United States can not initiate pro-
ceedings requested by the Indian bu-
eat to bring to justice the white men
who killed the Bannock Indians dur
ing the recent troubles in Wyoming.
That offense. it is explained, is a crime
against the state, and the state Off
Gals are expected to carry out tbs
law, arrest the guilty parties, convene
the necessary %coroner's jury, lay the
case before the proper grand jury,
and, if any indictment be found, prose-
cute the guilty parties in the courts.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
An Important Difference.

To make it apparent to thousands, who
think themselves III, that they are not af-
fected with any disease, but that the system
simply needs cleansing, is to bring comfort
home to their hearts, as q costive condition
is easily cured by using Syrup of Figs. Man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
IN STATt QUO.
The Ireland Building Collapse Inquest
Suspended.

NEW YORK. Aug. 24.-The inquest
into the death of the fifteen worlxmen
who lost their lives through the col
lapse of the Ireland building on West
Broadway and West Third streets, was
suspended yesterday morning in order
to allow the coroner's Jury to visit the
ruins. A force of men was ready at
the building to dig up the central pier
and expose the stone and concrete OF
the foundation for examination by the
jury.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
SMALL NOTES IN DEMAND.
Wanted in the West and %uthwe to
Move the Crops.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Considera-
BILE demand is being made on the treas
ury from New Orleans, st. Louis, Chi
cago and other western and southwest
ern points for small notes, with which
to move the crops. The treasury is well
supplied with these denominations,
and will furnish the points asking for
them as rapidly as demanded. The eff.
feet will be not only to distribute
money among the people, but at the
same time to build up the treasury
gold reserve by the exchange in which
these small notes invariably take part
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
FOR A THOUSAND NILES.
Big Race On the TapIs Between Wheel
men Shabel and Seavy.

TORONTO, Ont. Aug. 24-The opeE
challenge of Ferdinand Shabel, the
1000 kilometer bicycle champion OF
France, who is now in this city, TO
race 1000 miles, for the worlds record,
has been accepted by NJ. A. Seavy. a
a Boston professional. Seavy wired
Thursday from Rochester as follows:
Am ready to race Shabel any time or
place for 1000 miles" Shabel has al.
ready commenced a course of training
for the race.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
HAS a BIG CONTRACT.
MIR. Hill Would Better Own Up the Corr
and Back Down Gracefully.

DALLAS, Tex, Aug. 2S.-POstmaster
Hill recently made the remark that he
would give five dollars each for every
ear of corn brought to him that was II
inches or more in length, meaning
thereby to back his judgment that
ears of corn do not grow to thai
length. John CASTOR, who is Guilt
waiting a farm near Hutchinson, is a
friend of Mr.. Hill. Thursday he
plucked five ears of corn from his
field, the shortest of which was "a
inches in length. brought them to Dial
las and drew on Mr.. Hill for So.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
HANGED BY A MOB.
A Negro Taken From Jail at Monticello,
Ark, and Lynched.

MONTICELLO, Ark, Aug. 2a.-Wednes-
day night at 100 a. N. a body of about
twenty-five men went to the Jail here,
broke the door down and took the ne
gro, Jones, who broke Jail last Mon
day, but who was recaptured before
getting far. His body was found yes
terday morning dangling from a tree
not far from town. No clew to the
perpetrators or participants in the
lynching. Jones was locked up oa
charge of murder.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

TEACHER-'Whv did you have your hair
cut so short, BobbyF Bobby-''So that
You couldn't pull it, ma'am."-Harper's Ba-
Ear.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

PARIS. Aug. 23.-The Matin, in az
article reviewing and condemning the
outrages upon British and other for.
eign missionaries in China, declares
hat Lord Salisbury must with
the utmost energy if he expects to OBJ,
tain satisfaction from the Chinese.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

BAGGsLY-"Does Bowser belong to your
club!" Waggsly-"No, my club belongs to
Bowser. He's chairman of the house com
mittee. "-Brooklyn Life.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
NSecretary OIney May be Relied Upon"

LONDON, Aug. 23.-The Pail Mall
Gazette, in an article treating of the
Chinese outrages, says that Secretary
Olney may be relied upon to take Wig
orous action in behalf of the Ameri'
cans maltreated.
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