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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-16
Memorial TO Permit Bond Issues for
Water and Lighting.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, 13.-The
Mayors convention adjourned after
adopting a memorial asking the as
sembly to submit an amendment to
Sec. IL, art. 10, of the constitution by
adding after the word district" the
following: "And for the purpose of
purchasing or erecting water-works,
electric or other light plants when
such city elects to own same, and to
provide proper sewerage for such city =
The object of the amendment is to
permit the issue of bonds for the pur-
poses named by cities of the third and
fourth classes.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-16
TIMBER.

OF course the great drawback at
present is the timber. This whole
panhandle" district is covered with
immense growths of black and white
oak, cottonwood of enormous size,
gum. ash, hackb,rry, locust and cy-
press. 1t requires no small determina-
ton to come into such a territory from
the prairies of the North and open out
a farm, but with farm once secured
in this section annual crops are as
certain as the revolution ofthe seasons,
for crops never fail in this favorite
section.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-16
The sadie Raymond Comedy Co.


Oar theatre going people will be de-
lighted to learn that the above well
known company are engaged toappear
here for solid week commencingn next
Monday, Feb. Is. This is one of the
largest and most successful repertoire
organizations on the road, carrying
their own band and orchestra, scenery,
properties, &c. The fact that the peo-
pie composing it are ladies and gen.
tlemen as we'll as artists of the highest
merit make their visit welcome one
every where. They are endorsed by
the press and public everywhere they
have appeared in the last six years.
On Monday night two ladies or one
lady and gentleman will be admitted
on one reserved seat ticket. On Mon
day evening they will produce the
screaming curtain raiser, My Neigh
bors Wife" to be followed by the
beautiful pastoral play, Maud Null
ler," dramatize of Whittier's beauti-
full poem.
Admission 10. %. and 50 cents.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-16
STOCK-RAISING.

The advantages of the ''panhan-
die" district for stock raising are
very great. These alluvial woods are
filled with cane eight and ten feet high,
green all the year around. The sloughs
and bayous are covered with grass,
even now green under the snow, and
affording sustenance to stock. Great
overcup and burr-oak and hickory
trees scattered through the woods af-
ford ample mast, and hogs running in
the woods are fat the whole year.
Many hundred thousand acres OF
land lie open and afford very valuable
range for all kinds of stock and the
new railroad now opened for traffic
affords quick facilities to ship the
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-16
INCREASE IN LAND VALUES.

The great advantage OF this levee Is
now being felt in the great apprecia-
ton of the value Of land in the pan
handle" The value OF land has more
than trebled in the last year and Il
great and steady influx of emigration
is pouring into this wonderfully fertile
district from Kentucky, Tennessee and
Illinois.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-16
The Wear Murder Case.

The intimate connection between
Judge Wear and the Missouri Pacific
is becoming apparent more every day.
In the Cash-BOok of February 9TH, j.
J. Bowman writes from KennCtt as
follows:
II is generally understood here that
the legal department of the Missouri
Pacific railroad took charge OF the de-
fense in consideration of Judge Wear S
services to that road in the matter of
appointing u receiver for the
Houck railroad some time ago, when
the Missouri Pacific was trying to get
control of that road and get it out of
Mr. Houck's hands. It is predicted
that more will be heard of this case
later on,
But Judge Wears court is not the
only court that the Missouri Pacific
owns, nor is Judge Wear the only
Judge. Bat We are afraid it would be
considered Republican slander to
refer 20 the distinguished iurists by
name that occupy eminent judicial
positions but are known to be- II" ser
wants of that Incorporation
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-16

ditch four feet deep and six feet wide
was excavated along the proposed line
of levee and that ditch filled with new
and clean dirt in order to insure the
safety of the work The est OF this
levee was over seventy-tive thousand
dollars ana not dollar was advanced
on the Devee Script or Bonds issued
by the District by any capitalists in
st. Louis or Memphis to aid in this
work. Even the merchants and cotton
commission men of those cities who
have always derived lucrative trade
from planters of this section did not
give any financial support. However,
the people substantially finished the
work for twenty-seven miles, and in
order to complete the system the
United States Government is now
building twenty-five miles more levee
and when this work is finished q solid,
unbroken and magnificent levee of
over fifty miles long will extend from
near Point Pleasant in New Madrid
county to the Arkansas State line
where connection is made with the st.
Francois Levee District of Arkansas.
1t can be truly said that the people Of
Pemiscot county in starting the great
public work OF building levee along
the Mississippi River and building
twenty seven miles Of it alonc and un-
aided have demonstrated Il public
spirit equal to that of the people o.!
anv county in this State.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-16
Mr.. ASAE OBJECTS.
/ lie Wants to be Guardian of sarah
AlIhCa Terry.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Feb. l2.-
Richard Porter Ashe objects to sum,
mary removal from the position of
guardian OF Mrs. Sarah Alth6a Terry,
insane, and has prepared a strong
answer to the petition OF Thomas II.
Williams, who asks that ne be remov-
ed and Williams appointed in his
stead. Upon presentation of Williams
petition, Walter y. Levy, then Judge
of the Superior Court, suspended Ashe
and appointed Williams temporary
guardian. Now the petition for the
permanent removal of Ashe and the
appointment OF Williams comes up for
consideration before Judge Stack.
Ashe answered III detail all the charg-
es OF Williams and denies every alle-
cation OF improperly in tine manage
ment OF the estate. An account was
filed by him yesterday, accompanied
by vouchers for all the money he has
expended, showing that he has spent
more than $500 in excess OF the amount
he has received. having advanced or
contributed the sum from his pocket.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-16
NEW RAILROAD.

Heretofore the timber, except where
located very near the Mississippi River,
has been OF no value. but during last
year line of railway has been com
pleted by Louis Houck from Camp
bell to Kennett, the County Seat of
Dunklin County and thence to Caruth-
ersville on the Mississippi River, a
distance of forty five miles. This road
runs through the ''panhandle' of Mis-
souri, and offers an outlet to this great
timber district either by rail at Camp
bell via the Cotton Belt or via the
River at Charlottesville. Although this
line has been finished less than a
month several immense sawmills have
been located along the road and the
timber business of Pemiscotand Dunk
| lin counties promises to assume i'm
mense proportions and, of course, as
soon as the land is cleared of timber
corn and cotton farms will be opened
out Farmers settling in timber belt
while not dDle 10 dI OIce Opcl OuL d
big farm. because to open out big
farm is the work of a life time in Il
timber region, can, however, by cut
ting timber and hauling the same to
the saw mills in the neighborhood and
making slaves, secure steady income
while gradually clearing their farms.
Nearly everything necessary is found
on the land that the settler intending
to open farm needs. Timber to build
good substantial log houses and out
houses, timber for barns and timber
for fencing and fire wood without end.
On the other hand in the celebrated
prairie districts further North the far
mer settling on prairie section of
land must buy lumber for his house
and barns, lumber for his fencing and
also annually and forever his fuel. 1t
is very evident that the settler with
limited means in timber district has
great advantage.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-16
NEW YORK'S SCANDAL.
LeXow Investigation Causes an
Elopement ''in High Life.o

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Winfred
Waters, daughter of John r. Waters,
President of the Insurance Lloyds,
eloped on Jan. 10 with Richard Henry
Gatling, son of DR.. Gatling, the in
ventor of the Gatling gun. He is a
brother-in-law of Hugh o. Pentecost,
as well as his law partner.
The Pentecosts live in this city and
young Gatling lives with them. He is
a handsome young man and popular
in the social circles in which Winfred
Waters moved. Mr.. and Mrs. Waters
knew young Calling was wooing their
daughter. When the young people
became engaged, about four months
ago, it was with the knowledge and
approval of both families.
The Lexow investigation brought
trouble to the young people as to
many others. Gatling's name figured
in the testimony in a way his pros
pective father-in-law did not like. 1t
was in the testimony given by Hugh
o. Pentecost, too. Testiiying concern
ing the system OF bribery that pre-
vailed among prison keepers, he said
that young Gatling. his partner. as an
attorney. had himself had experience
in prison keepers bribery. He ques-
toned Gatling, who defended himself,
but Mr.. Waters was far from satisfied.
This did not effect the young man s
standing with the young lady. however,
and she kept her promise to marry
Gatling. in spite of the objections OF
: her parents.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-16
MAYORS CONVENTION.

omission 10, %, and 30 cents.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-17

tee? Did Dr. Moseley say scat to Bill on that occasion? By no means. Dr. Moseley wrote congratulatory letter to 'Egon.' Bill, recognizing him as bright light about the throne. How long has 1t bsen since lot of negroes went to CleVe- land, O., to represent the republican par ty of Alabama? Last February they went on this mission, chaperoned by Dr. Moseley. Did not the last republican president three years ago, and the last republican speaker of the house. whom the Alabama republicans want to make president in 1896, do their best to restore military control at the polls in Alabama, knowing that would mean negro supre- macy here?
 Tt is amazing beyond all bounds of ex- perience, 1t is preposterous beyond all limits of reason, to call upon populists of Alabama to reform our government by an alliance with the republican party, wllich is rapidly gathering into it's fold all the anti-reform. plutocratic sentiment of the whole land for one final grand struggle to enslave the people,"
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-17
TO BUY CUBA.

The talk now is that Spain may be will ing to sell Cuba for a good round sum. Speaking of Spain's financial troubles and the difficulty to get money to prose- cute the war against the Cubans, the Washington Post says
 Under these circumstances the out look now is that the United States will undertake to bring about a settlement of the trouble. This will be done, if the programme now under consideration is carried out, by suggesting to Spain that she allow the insurgents to purchase the island. Should she agree to this proposition, the insurgents would at once form de facto government, asspme pos session. and begin to raise the necessary money by system of internal and cus- toms taxa tion. The debt would probably run along for several years unless the influential friends of the insurgents, in- cluding American corporations with large interests at stake in Cuba, should agree to advance the money In lump sum. Under no circumstances would the United States assume responsibility for the debt, nor would the annexation of the island be contemplated. The Uni ted States would simply act as go-be- tween and endeavor to bring to a happy conclusion a war which otherwise prom ises to drag it's slow length along at great cost of money and lives"
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-17

ble the republican party will for once not attempt to even half way straddle the financial question: In fact, there is no substantial hope for free silver through either of the two great parties But 9 tyro in political economy would see al q glance that this has nothing to do with internal matters to which state goyern- ments alone relate, and in which as citi- gems of the state we have first and deep- est concern.
 Alabama needs a progressive man for governor. She needs a much more thor ough and serious looking into things pertaining to the state at Montgomery. This is probably why some people grow so frantic at the thought of making Joe Johnston governor. This is too, the best reason in the world why he should be made governor and why he is sure, be- yond peradventure, to carry every coun- ty in north Alabama. The present out look Is that he will carry every white county in the state. and will begin to in- quire into matters, as governor should after his inauguration. which is more than probable.
 ''So far as state matters are concerned, it is of about as much importance Go know a mans specific religious views (so he is not an Ingersollian pagan), as 1t Is to know his financial views. Neith- CT is of first consideration, by a long way.
 Tn the approaching gubernatorial con- test the Argus is for Alabama; therefore, the Argus Is for Joe Johnston. We ac- cord every man his views on national af- fairs. But we steadfastly maintain that a governor should hold the state of great CT importance than himself"
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-17
LANES DEFEAT.

It is alleged that the defeat of Judge Lane in the Eighteenth Illinois district was due to the fact that he was a sil- yer man nominated on a silver platform. There is no more ground to believe that Lanes defeat is to be attributed to his silver views than that Campbens defeat in Ohio is to be attributed to his gold views and to the gold platform upon which he ran. As to Judge Lanes de- feat, Hon. William Morrison. who is a gold standard man and did not agree with Judge Lane, is thus reported by the New York Press:
 "As the chosen candidate of the demo- tic party he should have had the support of every democrat. I do not see any occasion for discussing the matter at this time. Lane would have been beaten on any platform Any democrat would have been beaten on a New York platform in that district on election day"
 'Why?" asked the correspondent.
 For the same reason" said Colonel Morrison, that the democrats were beaten everywhere"
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-17
ALABAMA WANTS IMmIGRAr1or

The Birmingham Times publishes let ter from MT. Banks, recording secretary, in reply to criticisms of that paper on Governor Oates, in which he says, amongst other things, that Governor Oates has directed him to say, that he ''has no authority to direct the commits sioner of agriculture to expend any DOT tion of money to induce immigrants to come to Alabama; nor does he under stand the philosophy by which the editor Or. Moseley) supposes that the farmers are to be benefited by inviting more farm CTS into the state to rival them in their productions.
 It seems to the State Herald that an influx of substantial and intelligent farm CTS into our state would be blessing to all classes and industries. If our farmers could dispose of some of their lands at fair prices and increase the number of their neighbors, thereby getting better school and church privileges and making rural life more attractive, it would seem to be desirable thing to do
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-17
SOMETHING
PUBLIC OPINION..
HOGAN.

The future historian may write of re- publicanism as the party which Wendell Phillips conceived, Abraham Lincoln es- tablshed and Grover Cleveland perpet- uated.-Fort Worth Gazette Oem)
 Republicans should bear in mind two pregnant facts: First great victories bring heavy responsibilities; second, the democratic party is never so dangerous as when it's internal dissensions have been paralyzed by an overwhelming de- feat.-Memphis Scimitar (Dem.)
 Missouri is reasonably sure to go re- publican by a safe majority. Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina are some what less sure, but the democrats will be frightened in all three of them. Dela- ware, Maryland and West Virginia ap- pear to be good republican ground for 1S96.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat Rep)
 Armed with these arguments the ad- ministrationists are making a very strong fight for g. third term for Cleve- land. The late elections, as interpreted by them, have helped the third term movement. It means, they say, defeat for those who oppose the policy of MT. Cleveland.-New Orleans TimesDemo- crat.
 All the gold mines of the Yukon would not compensate for single days war between England and the United States,
 
 at the same time if the Canadian police attempt to take forcible possession of mining claims held by American miners, somebody is going to, get hurt.-San Francisco Chronicle, Rep.
 The statement that Quay has decided to make determined fight for the repub- lican presidential nomination Is not sur prising. He has been doing work In his party for long time, and despite the number of votes he has controlled for it at the right time, he has had to bear the odium of being the wicked partner of the concern.-Richmond State, Dem.
 Campos' recommendation of home rule for Cuba IS virtually plea-of nolo con tendere. He cannot see much hope. for Spain when he advocates the surrender of everything but the semblance of her authority. The insurgents must have the whip hand, and "Libre Cuba" seems to be at hand. What are we going to do about it?-Detroit Tribune, Rep.
 The completeness of the German rout is indicated in the fact that only three of the twenty wards in Baltimore cast a plurality for MT. Hurst, while the demo- cratic candidate for mayor went down in the general disaster being defeated by some 5000 votes. The democrats of Mary land will be foolish to trust themselves again to the leadership of the senior sem ator from that state. He and the in- terests he represents are responsible for the overthrow of the party this year, Providence Journal, Ind.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-17
MORT MnUsTRIRs.

No question should awaken deeper fn- terest in the mind of every citizen of Bir- minglTam at this time than how the won- derful resources of this district can be brought to bear more practically on the growth and development of the city. On the proper solution of this problem rests the future of Birmingham. Merchants who wish their trade to expand; real es tate owners who desire their property to become more remunerative, as well as professional men and mechanics who come here expecting Birmingham to be- come a great city, and consequently grow up with 1t into prosperity-all these hopes and expectations hang on the growth and development of Birmingham. It should be an easy matter, therefore, to bring all these interests together and se- cure from them such cooperation as would obtain the realization of their just expectations. Some of these say that the city will grow anyway on the natural growth of the district, but that fallacy had as we'll be dispelled at once, since Birmingham and her interests are not considered by those who are developing the district, and besides purely pig iron production and coal mining will not build a city. There is a mutual relationship, it is true, that should not be lost sight of, but it is equally true that Birmingham needs and must have more manufactur- ing establishments to work up these raw products before she can expect any great growth over what now exists.
 This is a plain, simple statement of a fact that no intelligent citizen who un- derstands the conditions surrounding Birmingham can gainsay. Some of the distinguished visitors who were here dur ing the past week were heard to express unbounded surprise that city with such resources as were here seen on every hand could still have so few industries contributing directly to its growth and development.
 It must become deep-seated convic- tion in the mind of all our citizens that Birmingham must have more industries before the city can take another step onward in her march of progress When that conviction is backed up by spirit of pride and enterprise we shall soon have a great city. Birmingham is endowed by nature to become the industrial metrop- oils of the south. Surely we will not let that possibility escape for want of proper effort to secure its realization.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-17
State Questions.
Selma Times,


 We believe that political harmony in the democratic party is far more impor- tant to the prosperity and the material progress of Alabama than the questions, who shall be governor or who shall be senator?
 The governor-elect, whoever he may be, will have little to do with national finan- ciaI legislation. His chief duty and con- cern will be to look after the fiscal and the internal affairs of the state and to preserve it's social order. He cannot leg islate.
 The United States senator-elect will have but little power to direct or change the current of financial legislation for some years to come. The republicans. having both branches of congress, will pass just such laws as they please to pass, in spite of the democratic party and the veto power of President Cleve- land.
 ! : These being stubborn facts, 1t is the duty of our party and our people and ought cordially to unite and elect a thorough business man for governor. In r the present condition of the states finan- cesi it would be wise-without at all re- fecting upon the present administration to select man conversant with mon- etary affairs.
 2 We honestly believe that no one better fills the bdll than Capt. Joseph F. John | ston of Birmingham. He has made a splendid success in managing his own | affairs and is willing to devote his time and energies to the service of the people of Alabama. We believe he is honest and competent, and would reflect credit upon | the people and the position. If he is not the man, let us find him.
 The most important duty devolving upon the people is the selection of wise and competent senators and representa- tives. Law-making is a science-largely a gift, which every "clever fellow" does not possess. It is grievous mistake to send merely "a clever fellow" to make laws. He ought to be man of good edu- cation, of sound sense and practical jrIdg ment-familiar with the needs of the peo- pie. He should be qufck-witted, clear headed-knowing what to vote against, as we'll as what to vote for These are matters that deeply concern the people in the coming election. As far as possible let national issues be elimi- mated from the state campaign. Our com mon enemy boast that the solid south is
 broken. Let Alabama prepare to take care of herself the very best she can.