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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
FOREIGN,

A DISPATCH says that Japan seized
the British steamer Yiksang. with q
quarter of n million cartridges, near
Taku.
The British museum in London has
withdrawn from public"use in the Ii
brary the books in its collection of
which Oscar Wilde is the author.
THREE convicts who tried to escape
from the Russian prison at Koongor
were ordered to be beaten to death by
the guards with Che butts of their
rifles.
ADvICEs from Cuba say hat the rev.
dictionary party had formally declared
the independence of Cuba from Spain,
had announced the officers of a new
government and given to the world the
constitution of a new republic.
OFFICIAL cable advices from the Co
lombian government announce the
complete subsection of the rebellion
and the restoration of n normal condi-
ton of peace in all the departments of
the confederation.
IN a battle between revOlationists
and Spanish troops at Trosones $50 of
the latter and four of the former were
killed.
IT was announced that if Great Brit
ain approved the territorial demands
of Japan in regard to Manchuria and
Corea Russia would consider herself re-
lieved of the obligations of common
action, and would oppose Japan on
land and on sea.
Two VILLAGES were destroyed by
floods in Hungary and many lives were
lost.
AS \ result OF The recent election in
Denmark the radicals have secured a
small majority in the folkething. This
unexpected outcome caused much eX-
element throughout the kingdom.
EDWARD FADY, John James, Stephen
Fady and John White were drowned
while shooting at Catalena, n. F.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
A BIG UPRISING

Expected in the Province of Puerto Priu.
cipe, that Will Probably Decide the Fate
of An Fastening to the Front
with Eleven Thousand Men-The Outlook
Said to be Very Bright for Cuban Sue
cess.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April ia
special from Tampa says: News from
Cuba is to the effect that there is a
big uprising in the province of Puerto
Principe, that all the laborers, sugar
field hands and sympathizers are in
arms and that a battle is at hand that
will probably decide the fate of Cuba.
The uprising in Puerto Principe is
general and will seriously affect re-
suits. Maceo is on the island hasten
ing to the front with II, 200 men.
Manuel de la Cruz and family
rerched here from Havana last even
ing. He is the author of several
works on Cuba and is an intense pa
triot. He was compelled to come here
or suffer Spanish tyranny. He feels
confident that the Cubans will triumph
if their leaders remain firm. He says
the troops in Havana are dying by
hundreds, and those in the mountains
are dying and deserving. The outlook
is very bright for Cuban success, he
thinks.
A letter was received mere from Ha-
vana to-day saying that a Spanish Off
Ger riding on a train with some ladies
began to take liberties with them. On
the same car was a duelist by the name
of Mendieta, who, when he saw what
was being done, drew his revolver and
killed the officer. He then left the
train.
Manuel Sanguilly arrived from Cuba
last evening. He is the brother of
Julio Sanguilly, now confined in Cas-
Moro, charged with treason.
He says that the report of Gomez's
death is not true. The Spanish gov
eminent, he says, is conciliatory in
spirit, but the Cubans do not meet any
advances for peace under Spanish
domination.
Yellow fever is raging in Havana
and particularly among the unac-
climated Spanish troops. The infantry
are most afflicted.
Secretary Quesada is now in New
York, but what his mission is or what
are his intentions are not known to
Figuerado, leader of the Cuban patriots
in this section. There is something
important expected to happen here to,
day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
LATER.

SEVERAL districts of Sicily were
shaken severely by earthquakes on the
14th. The shocks were most violent
in the province of Syracuse. In Monte
rosso Alamo churches and other build
ings were laid in ruins. The garrison
at the barracks were alarmed after the
first shock and were marched out In
haste as the walls were cracking, and
the people of the town were so badly
frightened that they refused foreman
indoors.
THE murdered and mutilated body of
Minnie Williams, a young domestic,
was found in the study of Rev. DIR.
Gibson, pastor of the Emanuel Baptist
church in San Francisco, on the 18th.
On the 18th, another horrible discov-
cry was made of the dead body of
Blanch Lamont, in a small room in the
steeple of the same church. Suspicion
pointed to a young medical student.
and he was arrested.
SOUTH DAKOTA was visited, on the
18th, by the worst dust storm in its
history. The wind began blowing
early in the day, and increased in
velocity until noon, when the dust
was flying at such a rate that the sun
was obscured, although it was a clear
dav. 1t is believed that much of the
grain recently sown was blown out of
the ground.
The statement of the associated
banks of New York city for the week
ended on the 18th shows the following
changes: Reserve, increase, S992, $50;
loans, increase, 1854, 500; specie, de-
crease. 1915, 500; legal tenders, in
crease, SS29, 100; deposits, increase, S.
COS, 200; circulation, increase. ST., 300.
THE president has appointed the fol-
lowing members of the Dawes Indian
commission: Alex. b. Montgomery, of
Kentucky; Thomas b. Cabannis, of
Georgia, Frank c. Armstrong, vice
Kidd, resigned.
UNITED STATES CoNSUL-GESERAL VIII
LIAMs at Havana has been granted an
indefinite leave of absence and ordered
to report in Washington.'
JAMES WILMoT SCOTT, of the Chicago
Times-Herald died at the Holland
house in New York, on the 18th, of
apopleSy.
THE pope's encyclical inviting Pro-
testants to join the Catholic church
and directing Catholics to pray for
their conversion was expected to ap
pear on the 18th.
PROF. JAMES DWIGHT DANA, author
and scientist, died very suddenly at
New Haven, Conn, on the 14th.
The associated banks of New York
city held S14, 922, 7s5 in excess of the 25-
percent. rule on the 18th,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
MISSOURI A NEWS.
Missouri weather-Crop Report.

COLUMBIA, April 10.-The weekly
crop bulletin of the Missouri depart
ment of agriculture says: During the
fore part of the week the weather was
quite cool. and heavy frosts occurred
in many localities, though very little
damage is reported; but during the
last three days the temperature was
much higher, and the mean tempera-
ture of the week was from . to 3 de-
grees above normal throughout the
state. The precipitation was Slightly
in excess of the normal in the north
east section, but in all other sections
there was a deficiency. The rains were
very beneficial to wheat, oats and
grasses, but much more is needed in
the central and northern counties. On
the whole, the week was very favora-
bic for farming operations, except in a
few localities, and fairly favorable for
growing crops. Wheat came through
the winter well, very little being re-
ported winter-killed, and is generally
in fine condition.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

JUDGE 4. SCoTT SLOAN. of the Third
judicial circuit, died at his home in
Beaver Dam, Wis, aged - years. He
served in congress from 1861 to 1863.
GEORGE B. SWIFT took the oath OF Of
fee as mayor of Chicago.
Ex-Gov. JAMES l.. KEMPER, of Vir-
ginia, died at his home near Gordons-
vile, aged 10 years. He was n brigade
commander in the confederate army.
w. JENNINGS DEMOREsT, one of the
founders of the prohibition party and
publisher of Demorest's Monthly, died
in New York.
THE net result of municipal elections
in New Jersey was 4 victory for the re-
publicans.
MRS. EMILY FREEBURN JAMES, wife of
ex-Postmaster General James, died
suddenly in New York.
The thirteenth general assembly of
the Arksasas Legislature adjourned
sine die.
JAMES II. CAMPBELL, minister to
Sweden and Norway under President
| Lincoln and a member of congress in
1874 and in 1855 and 1860, died sudden
ly at his home in Wayne, Pa, aged rs
years.
GEN. GEORGE ". JONES, of Dubuque.
Ia, the oldest living ex-United States
senator. except James w. Bradbury, Of
| Maine, celebrated his DIST birthday.
DAVID RAINS, who resides 20 miles
south of Arkansas City, Kan, in the
Chickasaw nation, celebrated his 1OSth
birthday. His wife is 1O3 years old.
Iowa republicans will hold their state
convention in Des Moines on July 10.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
THE LOST
A Voice From the Deep that Throws Some
Light Upon the Disaster.

~fOA
BENTON HARBoR, Mich, April ID.
II. Graham, president of the Graham &
Morton line, received a message at 5 p.
m. yesterday from Saugatuck sen by
Mrs. Hancock, wife OF the purser of the
City of Chicago, saying that a bottle
was picked up on the beach at Glenn's
pier yesterday morning containing a
note signed by Robert Mcclure, engi-
neer of the Chicora. which read as fol-
lows:
Capt. Shines and Mr.. Clark washed
overheard. Engine is broken and we
are all lost. Are near enough to land
to see the shore if it were not snow
ing"
The bottle was sem here by express,
and examination will show the genu-
ineness of the message-Mr. Graham
thinks it worthy of belief. If
so, it goes far to prove the
statement of the man Plum
mer, of South Haven, who said
he say the Chicora near that port on
the afternoon of January 81, and will
show hat the Chicora was only lost by
the breaking of machinery or the loss
of her steerage gear. The hull in that
case is near the shore and search will
be begun at once.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
TO THE LOWEST BIDDER.
Contracts for Building sea-Going Torpedo
Boats.

WASHINGTON, April 14-Secretary
Herbert late yesterday afternoon
changed his mind and awarded the
contract for building all three of the
sea-going torpedo boats to the Column
bian iron works of Baltimore, Md,
awarding none to San Francisco as
was at first intended.
The boats will be of about 13s tons
displacement, and will have a speed of
about twenty-four knots. The YES
sells, exclusive of Armament, will cost
S97, 800 apiece. The Columbian works
were the lowest bidders.
The secretary also decided that the
torpedo boats authorized by the last
naval appropriation bill shall be
larger and faster than those contracted
for. With this end in view, he di-
rected Chief Constructor Hirschborn to
prepare plans for vessels of $50 tons
displacement, to have a speed of TWEEN,
seven knots.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
A Farmer Assassinated.

George Stice, a farmer, 5 miles
southeast of Macon, was assassinated
while sitting at his window with his
little daughter the other night by
some one conceal in the bushes, firing
the contents of a heavy-lOaded shot
gun at him. The bullets struck him
in the head and death resulted instant
ly. The little girl beside him was
covered with blood, but aside from
slight wounds made by the broken
glass was uninjured. An inquest
failed to throw any additional light
on the killing. Stice, with his wife
and two children, arrived at Macon
from Scotland county about three
months ago. Nothing was taken from
the house and no attempt made to
harm any other members of the fami-
ly. The deceased was about 40 years
old.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
AN EASTER SHOOTING.
A Man Fires Five Times, Every Shot
Taking Eject.

BALTIMORE, Md, April 15.-Easter
morning was ushered in at South Balti-
more with a shooting affray, the vic
Tins being Edward Lawrence, shot in
the groin and through the left arm;
William Lawrence, bone of left arm
shattered and finger shot off; Charles
Foss, shot in right leg.
Welsh and William Lawrence had
been political enemies for some time,
and renewed their quarrel when they
met yesterday morning. They were
about to come to blows when Edward
Lawrence interfered. Welsh then, it
is charged, drew his revolver and fired
five times. Every bullet took effect in
some ones anatomy. Foss was a deaf
mute, and was shot by accident.
Welsh was arrested.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
They Died Together.

Louis Frank, aged -, and Katie
kolb, aged Il, lived in st. Louis, loved
and became indiscreet. There was no
objection to their marrying, but the
young people were afraid of disgrace.
They resolved to die together, and GO
ing to a grove around a pond in the
southwestern suburbs, ended their ex-
istence. They first took poison, then
shot themselves through the breast,
and then cut their threats. There they
lay until a boy, passing through the
grove, found them. They left a letter
showing that it was premeditated sui
eide, and giving the cause. The girl
wrote in the note: "Who wants to
love must suffer. = = \ l should not
have given myself away, but l loved
him and he loved me So" They were
buried in one grave.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
Looking Bright for Depositors.

Bank Examiner Galbraith, in charge
of the suspended National Bank of
Kansas City, has forwarded 5000, 900 to
the comptroller of the currency. 1t is
believed a dividend of % per cent. will
soon be declared to depositors.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
Street Railways in St. Louis.

The street railways of st. Louis ag-
gregate 300 miles, of which Q miles
were constructed last year. The mile
age will be greatly increased this year.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
CIRCUS TRAIN WRECKED.
Considerable Damage Done, but No Loss @
Life Occurred.

CHICAGO, April 14.-George W. Hall
circus, en- route from San Antoni
Tex, to Evansville, Wis, was wrecke
last evening while passing throud
the switching yards of the Northwes
ern railroad here. The train "
backed into by another train compoS
of freight cars and being pushed 81
switch engine. The Baggage carl
the circus outfit was demolished
the next car, a sleeper. was mi
shattered. In the latter were
troupe.
Mrs. Hall, wife of the propri$s
had her left hip fractured, and is
posed to have been internally iniJet
Several other persons were slightF
jured.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
Life is But a Weary Came"

Prescott w. Tatum, aged II, a clerk
in the Wabash railroad office in st.
Louis, cut his throat and died. 1t is
believed that he was deranged on ac-
count of sickness. He left a note stat
ing that life is but a weary game"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
TERMS OF a
Finally Arranged by the NegotIators at
S~himonOseki.

LONDON, April 1.-THE Morning
Post has this dispatch from Shanghai:
"A private telegram from a Chinese
official in Hiroshima reports that the
terms of peace were finally arranged
by the negotiators in Shimonoseki
Saturday"
However, a Yokohama dispatch, also
in the Post, says that the ENJOYS did
not meet Saturday, but were expected
to reach a final decision yesterday OF
to-day
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20

Citizens of La Plata and vicinity are
making determined efforts to secure
the location of the soldiers home, to
be decided at the &. A. r. convention
at Macon, April 1918.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
Miles of Cnimproved Streets.

st. Louis has 500 miles of u~nimproved
streets and 200 miles of unimproved
alleys. Their Improvement would
greatly increase the taxable wealth of
the city.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20

JUDGE STEVENSON BURKE, of Cleve
land, who ranks among the foremost
Of Americas railroad lawyers, said that
it was his opinion that the government
could not compel the railways CT the
country to pay the income tax.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20

Colored people of Sedalia held a
meeting and protested against the re-
%tcntion of Prof. j. w. Cool in the fac
ulty of George L. Smith college. He
is charged with immortality.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20

E. Giles and Miss May Miller, of De
Soto, eloped to st. Louis. They pro-
cured license and went to a hotel,
where they were united in marriage.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20

Mrs. Anna Evert, aged so, wife of
Robert Evert, zoos North Sixth street,
st. Louis, went into the yard to quite
a dog fight, returned to the kitchen
and fell dead.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20

Miss Nellie Oesterhaut, of Kansas
CITY, who was visiting relatives in St.
Louis, saved an old man from being
crushed to death by a train.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20

Capt Albert Parker, for many years
a resident of Sedalia, died at San
Diego, Cal. He was a brother-in-law
of Senator Cullom, of Illinois.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
A BLOODY WARFARE
Between HOmesteader Settlers an
tlemen.

PERRY, Okla, April 15.-S
trouble prevails in Beaver cout
the extreme western portion Of
homa, between homesteader "
and cattlemen. Cattlemen
fenced in the homesteaders' ferk.
every day brings fresh reports
ings and battles between the n
factions. Many complaints hs
to the secretary of the intef
special agents have arrived att
CITY to make investigations
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
Killed by Falling Slate.

Thomas Moore, a miner at Panama,
Vernon county, was preparing to come
put Of the mine for dinner when fall
ing slate killed him. He was 81.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
\ Strange Incident.

While watching the ascent of 4 bal
in Clinton, the S-year-old son of
w. 5. leighton ran into Il b~arbed-wire
fence and his jugular vein was almost
severed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
Hanged Himself.

John T. Wolff, a cigar-maker, aged
AZ, who resided at $3.50 Iowa avenue,
st. Louis, hanged himself with a
clothes line. lie was found by his
wife.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
Found Dead on the River Bank.

August Freund, for years a well.
known merchant of st. Joseph, was
found dead on the river bank south of
st. Joseph a few days ago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20

Thomas Punshon, the Santa Fe en-
gineer, convicted of killing mis- wife in
a cab in st. Joseph, has been denied q
new trial and will hang.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-14
WISE WORDS.

A man is fool in some new way
every day.
An open foe is less to be feared than
q pretended friend.
Living beyond ones income is one
of the heights of folly.
A feast ofreason that ends in intox.
ication is feast of folly.
One good act is superior to one hun.
dred prudent resolutions.
Seek the company of the well-in-
formed and well-conditioned.
No difference where man goes, he
finds things that he does not like.
If man hires girl, he does not
think his wife has anything to do.
When q man gets in trouble the only
thing his friends give him is advice.
The truth may long be kept down,
but in the end it is certain to triumph.
Tho sword never achieved victory
for the right without indicting wrong.
If woman has an idea that you
think she talks too much, she will hate
you.
Life, when longest, is too short to be
wasted in dissipation and vain pur-
suits.
The people who have tho softest
carpet to kneel on often do the least
praying.
If all women were plain, men would
gallantly hold that tho plain were
beautiful.
This is tho ago when women are
making every effort to do what men
have done.
One of the surprising things of this
world is the respect worthless man
has for himself.
A business seldom amounts to
enough to give all the employees the
credit they claim.
Old age is supposed to bring wis
dom, but in too many lives it brings
little else than regret.
When turning over that new leaf
do not forget the old one, but profit
by its blots and blemishes.j
Credit has its virtues, but it is Of
ten q poor thing for those who are
reckless in their expenditures.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-14
Invalids Exempt From Wrinkles.

1t will often bo noticed that in
family of women one who has been au
invalid for years will be the ono who
will preserve her youthful looks the
longest. Invalids almost always have
o certain exemption from wrinkles and
time-worn faces. This must be due to
the sheltered, quiet lives they lead,
the freedom from excitement and the
partial immunity from cares that
touch them last of all, being borne by
the rest of their friends as fur as may
be. There must be little moral in
the statement, too. 1t is not desira-
BILE to shirk ones share OF work or
worry for the sake of preserving ones
good looks. But one might easily
think how far those worries and that.
work may be avoidable and so emu
late the serenity of the invalid.-St.
Louis Star-Sayings.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-14
The Oid.Time Warming Pan,

Warming pans are as much n thing
of the past rs spinning wheels, and are
seen in modern homes, like the latter,
only as quaint ornaments. Yet it is
not so many years ago that they held
an important place in the domestic
economy and were the source of other
wise unattainable comfort in the
chambers where breath CONCEALED and
the sheets on the beds were like gla.
ciers. A lady who is now elderly,
thought not yet old, tells of the per.
forated brass warming pan of her
childhood, and when company was in
the house little sugar was sprinkled
over the Goals in the warming pan in
their honor. PepYs presented Cap
tain Beckford "with q noble silver
warming pan" in 1669.-St. Louis
Star Sayings.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-14
Making Soldier Clothes to Fit.

"Does your clothing fit you?" is
likely to become common question
among the soldiers. 1t has been u
custom largely followed by soldiers to
draw clothing from the quartermas-
ter's stores larger in size than needed,
SO that they could have it made over
and fitted better to the person; but
the Qurtermaster.G General thinks this
On unnecessary expense to the sol
diers, and Il few days ago wrote a re-
QUESTION directing attention to that
part of the army regulations which
specifies that "no issues of clothing of
larger sizes than actually needed for
the enlisted men, for the purpose of
altering them into smaller sizes can
be made" and which also makes it
the duty OF the commanding officers
tc see that the unmade clothing, when
made, conforms strictly to the stand
dard patterns. Philadelphia Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-14

Stupendous rs are the dimensions OF
many pictures exhibited year by year
on the walls of the popular galleries,
and which would seem to appeal for
attention more by reason of their
quantity than of their quality, it is
interesting to remember that Meis
sonier's little masterpiece commonly
known in France us ''The Five-Franc
Piece, and representing two men dis
cussing the siege of Bergen op-Zoom,
the whole being painted with the
greatest accuracy and finish on sur
face smaller than that of a five-shill
ing piece, is yet valued at close on
$4,000. The precious little picture
was painted by the great artist for a
wager in n few hours. Cincinnati
Commercial.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-14

ocean drovers have work trying to
keep them in order. Sometimes every
thing is washed away, and cattle and
all go to the bottom; but the owners
don't care, because each bullock is
fully insured as soon as it leaves the
stock yard"
Every one of the cattle destined for
shipment is inspected at the stock
yard by United States Inspector,
and has a numbered metal tag inserted
in the right ear. This is matter of
courtesy to the English Government,
and to certify that the cattle are
sound.