The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-28
The News Condensed
important Intelligence From All Parts
DOMESTIC.

of a foot over a strip a mile wide near
Marshalltown, Ia, and corn was cut to
the ground and every Nestige OF vege-
tation was destroyed.
ISAAC EDWARDS was hanged in the
p~enitentiary annex at Columbus, o.,
for the murder of Sarah Sellers in
Hooking county.
THE ninth annual national encamp-
ment of the Sons of Veterans met at
Knoxville, Tenn.
JOSEPH CALLAHAN and his wife and
three children and another woman
were killed by the cars at a crossing
near R~ustburg, Va.
The twenty-seventh annual session
of the society of the Army of the Ten
nessee began at Cincinnati.
DANIEL CoFFEY, one Of the best
known detectives in the police depart
meut at San Francisco, committed sui
eide by shooting.
THE sovereign grand lodge, Indepen-
dent Order of Odd Fellows, met in sew
enty-frst annual session at Atlantic
CITY, \. }. The total membership is
100, 795; relief paid out during the year,
CO. IOI1A III w.
OVER 20 1000 coke workers in the Con-
nellsville pa district decided to strike
for higher wages.
IT was announced that, owing to un-
avoidable delays, the Columbian
worlds fair diplomas would not be
ready FOR delivery until next Feb
ruary.
Mrs. MAMIE LEWIS emptied the con-
tents of a shotgun into the back of her
divorced husband near Clinton, Ia, in
ficting fatal wounds
AN opinion by Chief Justice Hurt at
Dallas says that there is no law against
prize fighting in Texas
GEORGE w. SINGER, aged IS, post
master and keeper of a small general
store at Dunfee, Ind, was murdered in
his bed and robbed of $500.
WILLIAM ANDERSON, a prominent
farmer, and two young ladies named
injured by being thrown from a car
riage at Williamstown, Ind.
REPRESENTATIVES of the bimetallic
leagues from all over the silver strong
holds of the country met in Chicago to
form a league to advance the interests
OF the white metal.
THE big battlesAp Maine, seven
years building at the Brooklyn navy
ward, was put into commission.
FORTY business houses and many res
licences were burned at Dodge, Neb.,
the damage being over 100000.
An expedition, consisting of several
hundred we'll equipped men, left Key
West. Fla, to aid the Cuban insur-
gents.
AT Summerfeld, Kan, A. A. Ger
harris livery barn was burned and fif-
teen head of horses were cremated.
MORTON DUXBURY rode from Provi.
dence. R. l., to San Francisco and back
again in 4S days and Is hours. Dux.
bury is the first bicyclist to make the
Journey from coas to coast and return.
THE State bank at Perry, o. T., one
of the leading banks of that city,
failed for $50, 900.
TIE college at Beloit, Wis, opened
with women enrolled as students for
the first time in its history.
The National Association of Labor
Statisticians met in Minneapolis.
THE cotton states and international
exposition, the great show of the
south, was successfully opened at At
lanta, Ga. After the parade and the
addresses of welcome and congratula'
ton President Cleveland, at Gray &c.
bles. touched a buttonand flashed Owe
the wire the electric force which SET
the ponderous machinery of the expo
sition in motion.
As THE result of an incendiary FIRE a;
Alaska, Mich, but n store was left
in the village.
JOHN MOORE was sent to the work
house for thirty days at Pittsburgh
Pa, for beating his wife. Magistrate
Donahue let Mrs. Moore fix the pun
ishment.
Two LITTLE girls, daughters OF
Thomas Thompson, a farmer near Hi
opolis, H., were poisoned to death by
eating elderberries-
FRED HARTMAN and his wife were
found murdered in their home at Serb
her, Neb.
A STORM that swept over Sanilac and
Huron counties in Michigan killed four
persons and damaged property to the
extent of $3.50, 900.
SEVERAL business blocks at Indian
oils, Ind. were burned, the total loss
being nearly $500, 900.
THE Patriotic Sons of America in SEES
sion at indianapolis, Ind, elected James
Kilon, of Denver. Col, as president.
JoHN r. GENTRY peat Joe Patchen in
three straight pacing heats at Milwau'
kee. Best time, 2:O5k.
JOIN and James Howard, desperate
moonshiners of Knott county, Ky,
were killed by evenue officers.
The ~dedicatory exercises at Chicka
E.auga, Tenn, Of spots where heroes
fell in the IL tie war were attended by
multitudes of persons from variou:
portions of the country.
THE thermometers all over the west
on the 18th registered in the vicinity
of 100. In Chicago there were three
deaths from the heat
THE Morgan company's sash ant
door factory and other property was
burned at Oshkosh, Wis, the total los.
being nearly 5000, 900. ]. thinner, {
workman, was burned to death.
Gov. CULBERsoN, of Texas, refused t.
express himself in reference to Judge
Hurts opinion favorable to prize-fght
ing, but it was evidenth he would ignore
the opinion and prevent the fight.
Ross c. VAN Ro6KELES. receiving