The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30

The largest aluminium plant in the
world will soon be in operation in st.
Louis county.
The Sedalia Morning Star, repub-
lican, has changed hands, and is now
consolidated with the Sentinel.
The birth rate in st. Louis for the
week ended the 10th was larger than
for any prior week in the city's his
tory.
Col. W.. II. Phelps has been in WASH
ington recently, and, according to a
dispatch. says that Morrison is the
strongest candidate the democrats can
nominate for president.
Canvasses made by the st. Louis
board of election commissioners show
hat many thousands of st. Louis
voters are not registered. They are
found in the west end wards, and are
generally wcll-to-do people.
Gov. Stone has granted a pardon to
$. d. Henson, who was convicted Of
murder in the second degree in Stod-
dard county in September, 1888, and
sentenced to the ~penitentiary for TWEEN
ty years. He is now a physical wreck,
and threatened with paralysis. At one
time Henson was a very prominent man
in Stoddard county.
Joseph Webb shot and killed his
brother-in-law, George Reed, at his
home near Alto Vista, in the north
western part of Davies county. Webb
had been drinking, and was very abu-
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stealing. Reed interfered in his sis
ter's behalf, and this so enraged Webb
that he shot him, death occurring al
most instantly. = Webb was placed I'M
der arrest.
The funeral of John G. Longdon,
who died in Kansas City. took place at
the home of James Peak, a brother-in-
law, in Lexington, and vas attended
by a large number of friends and ac-
quaintances. He was SO years of age,
and went to Lexington when 4 small
boy. He never married. In addition
to several large farms in Lafayette
county, he leaves valuable property in
Kansas City. He had life insurance to
the amount of Sos, 900, and enough real
estate bonds to foot up over S30O,000.
The new SIS, 900 high school build
ing dedicated recently at Sedalia was
taken possession of the other day by
249 pupils, out of a total enrolment of
266. Devotional exercises were CON
Quoted by Rev. ]. B. Fuller, pastor of
the First Baptist church. after which
Prof. j. D. Wilson, principal, delivered
a short address to the pupils. as did
also DR.. Ira I. Bronson. president of
the board. Supt. G. V. Buchanan i'm
mediately took initiatory steps to or
ganize literary societies in the high
school, to meet once a week.
Lewis jefferson Wood, n of the
oldest settlers of western Missouri,
died of pneumonia at his home in
Smithville, Clay county. He was a
brother of the late DR.. Joseph NJ. Wood,
Kansas City's pioneer physician, and of
William T. Wood, ex-circuit judge of
Lafayette county. He left three sons,
James W.. Wood and Il. F. Wood, we'll
TODD citizens OF Kansas City, and L. ].
Wood, Jr., United States gauger at
Liberty. His widow, Mrs. Mary Wood, !
who Is n, and two married daughters
also survive him. He was So years old.
Deputy United States Marshal B. j.
Pearman arrested John 0'Conner, ex
postmaster at Maryvills, at Monet the
other day, and conveyed him to St
Joseph. O'Conner was appointed I'M
der Garfield through the effort of Con-
gresham Ford. of the old Fourth dis
trict, and after holding the Office for
about eighteen months defaulted for
nearly $1,000 and disappeared. He
says he has spent ell the time since !
1882 in New and Old Mexico until
eight months ago. He was peddling a
patent insole for shoes at Neosho and
at Monet. When told the charge |
against him he said: "Yes, I'm the |
man. and Pm glad 1t Is all over"