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The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
SUNDAY Law.

Sunday base ball playing has been
condemned by an overwhelming vote
in the lower branch of the Missouri
Legislature. It is said that the present
statutes of the State are ample to pre-
vent Sunday games, If enforced, but
as theredoeS not seem to be public senti-
ment enough in the two largest cities
to enforce the existing laws in this re-
respect, the wisdom of adding on more
law is questioned. Curiously enough,
one of the leading pastors of st. Louis
not DR.. Burnham-is opposed to the
action of the House. because the ball
game is IAN essentially harmless form
of Sunday recreation" and the law
would thus be still further brouhgt in
to contempt. Those people who thought
Sunday opening at the Worlds Fair
a most glaring sacrilege must marvel
at this attitude of the st. Louis preach
er.-Springield er. Mass, Republican.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
Injured In a Runaway.

ORAN, Mo-, February 12.-Late yes
terday evening, while ex-Sheriff Mont
p. Wade and ex-Collector w. H.
Hiesser were returning to Benton,
from this place, their horse became
frightened and ran away. The bug
gy struck stump and threw its occu-
pants out with such violence that each
sustained serious injuries. Mr.. Wade
had the flesh terribly mutilated and
torn from his hands, and Mr.. Heisser
was injured about the head and hips,
and his recovery is considered doubt
full. Mr.. Wade is at present Deputy
United States Internal Revenue Col
lector.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
A Doctor Heard From.

Mr.. EDITOR:-I find in your paper
the following:
why don t some of our doctors send
off and get some of that new remedy
for the diptheria?'
Well, because we study the literature
of the subject and know 4 that DR..
Hausemann. of Berlin, and DR..
Virchow himself and q that Prof.
Kassowitz, of Vienna, Feb. 8, 1895
declare Diptheria tserum
to be not only unreliable. but further
more very often the direct cause of
death of diptheric infants.
Respectfully,
PROF. DR.. WARNER SCHMID.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16

! We are pleased to learn that the
two little children of Charley Blattner,
who have been suffering with diptheria,
are improving.
| L. L. Profit. who was in the city a
couple of days, left for home this
afternoon.
River men do not expect the river to
open before the 10th of March.
Taere will not be many vacant
rooms on Main street after next
month.
The Pension Department sent sever
al thousand dollars to this city this
week.
Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers
does Its work thoroughly, coloring
uniform brown or black. which,
when dry. will neither rub, wash off, d,
nor soil linen.
It is time Candidates for city offices
we're letting the people know what they
want. y few lines in the DEMOCRAT
will spread the news.
Christ Hirsch and wife are out in
'hn country visiting Mrs. Hirsch's s
...,, her who is reported dangerously
IL.
Gardeners are getting ready for the
spring planting.
Two hunters killed one hundred rab-
bits over in Illinois near East Cape
Girardeau last Tuesday. They could
have killed more but they could not
carry the game.
Adam Frank had some fine pork
hogs butchered to-day.
There are several whisky drnmmers
in the city calling on our saloon keep
ers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
FIVE MEN TO HANG.
Decisions In Nineteen Murder Cases
Handed Down by the supreme
Court.

Decisions in Nineteen Murder Cases
Handed Down by the supreme
| Court.
JEFFERSON CITY, No., February u.
division No. 2, of the State Supreme
Court. handed down this morning
opinions in nineteen criminal cases, of
which seventeen are affirmed and two
are reversed and remanded; among
the number are five in which the death
penelty was assessed by the trial court,
four for murder in the first degree and
one for rape.
In all these cases the judgments OF
the lower courts were affi m ID and the
executions set for March q, 1895.
Among the number are the cases OF
Edward and Jamos Murray, who were
convicted of killing Edgar Fitzwilliams
in st. Louis, and William Taylor,
who was convicted of killing Tobe
Carlyle, a porter on the Chicago and
Alton Railroad, on March IL 1893.
John Crisp will b. ha lged on the
same day for the killing of ohm Pruett,
in Wright County, on July 81, 1891,
as result OF some difference between
them. Crisp loade 4 his doubled irrele1
shotgun and, secreting himself behind
fodder shock in the field where Pruett
was at work, fired and killed his man
instantly.
Joseph Burries, negro tough, is to
pay the death penalty for committing
rape in most horrible manner upon
Bertha Potter, white child, I years
of age, at st. Joseph, July 80, 1894.
In addition to the above cases the
Court affirmed FIVE cases of murder in
which the penalties assessed, rape. from
ten to twenty-five years.
One of the most important cases de-
cided to-day is that of the State vs..
Haight and Levy, in which the judg-
ment of the lower court, assessing
their punishment at twenty-five years
each, for robbery, is affirmed. Haight
and Levy are two of the most notorious
co ,fidence men in the country. They
were convicted of robbing an old man
named Trice, a farmer of Clinton
County, of $500. They represented to
him that they were land-buyers. and
induced him to draw from the bank
the sum named for the purpose OF pur-
chasing some land for them. When
they left town they covered the old
man with a revolver and forced him
to give up the money. They will be
brought to the Penitentiary at once.
The disposition of the criminal cases
this morning is additional evidence of
the splendid and satisfactory record |
made by Division No. of the court,
and by Attorney General Il. F. Walk !
er and his assistant, Mr.. Morton Jour
dan. During the two years of the
official term OF the Attorney General |
there have been briefed in the office,
argued and submitted and finally dis
posed of 226 cases, s. per cent of which |
have been decided in favor of the
State
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Go to Kimmel for fine bannas. f4-1W
p. H. Hook pays the highest cash
price for second hand goods in Haarig.
janl8-1m
Begin the year right by trading WITH
Haman and hold fast to that which
is good. lis Main.
A fifty cent piece is as big as a cara
wheel these days, you'll have more of
these wheels in your pocket and less
wheels in your head if you trade this
year exclusively with G.. J. Haman, ll6
Main.
Permanent corn cure, found at last
1t is a pair of Haman's comfortable
shoes, rs Main.
What queer state of things: Ham,
an winter weather shoes are all 'soleds
and yet there are plenty left.
Ernest Hobbs mas opened second
hand store at the old Bonney stand
on Main street where he will buy and
sell all kinds OF goods.
The newest thing out, next to tho
New Year, is Haman's ) Button Con
gress gaiter for ladies, l15 Main.
Canvas leggins at Hannah g lis Main.
Cash paid for furniture, ETC., at
Ernest Hobbs on Main street.
Just received a large lot of fresh
groceries ut Flentge & Heinberg's.
The largest assortment Of Rubbers
in the Cape at Haman's. lis Main.
If you want to buy anything in the
second hand line call on Ernst Hobbs.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
THURSDAY.

The ice in the Mississippi River here
is twelve inches thick and our ice
dealers are filling their ice houses
with it.
DR.. Warner Schmid says there is
nothing in the new diptheria remedy,
but we have other doctors here who
differ with DIR. Schmid and as soon
rs they can get the remedy here they
are going to try its virtues.
There will be an adjourned term of
the County Court on the first Monday
of March.
Capt George Kieth. we'll known to
many of our citizens. will be in com
mand of the Anchor Line steamer City
of Cairo when river navigation opens
up.
Cape Girardeau will have a supply
of ice this year to make ice cream to
feed all the girls in Southeast Mis-
souri,.
Judge Sawyer writes home to Il
friend that the Normal Schools are in
no danger. He says money for the
support of the schools will be ap-
propriated the same as usual.
John Stratman purchased wagon
load of rabbits yesterday.
There is a book agent ir the city
but he is selling only law books.
The river is rising at St. Louis. but
it will require a rise of several feet to
run the ice out.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
MONDAY,

Ths County Court adjourned Fri
day evening.
The Probate Court at Jackson con-
vened this morning and it will be in
session all this week.
The Common Pleas Court is still in
session and it will be in session nearly
all this week.
The Cape Brewery and Ice Company
is putting up fine lot of ice. Il is
cheaper to put up ice than to freeze it
by machinery.
There will be an adjourned meeting
OF Justi Post No. l73. G.. 4. r., this
evening at O'Clock. All members
are requested to be present.
Ben Jeffords, of ST. Louis, is in the
city on visit to his parents.
&. f. Betten came in from Jackson
Saturday evening and spent Sunday
with his family.
Died, at the residence OF Charles
Blattner near this city February 10th,
1895, Augusta Laura, daughter of
Charles and Annie Blattner, aged
seven years, seven months and one
day. The funeral took place from the
Methodist church in this city this
afternoon.
Jerry Hit says shipping stock to
market by rail is both expensive and
troublesome. He will not therefore
push the stock shipping business till
the river opens.
There is talk of another barber shop
up in Haarig.
Yesterday was a regular spring day
but last night we had another snow
storm to remind us of Hicks predic-
tons of a blustery February.
Prof. Vandiver went up to jefferson
City Saturday.
Fred Regenhardt will be at the court
house till Saturday to collect back
taxes for the County Collector.
The County Court awarded the
county printing for this year to the
DEMOCRAT. There were four bids in
and the court decided that the bid of
the DEMOCRAT was the best bid
Mr.. C. Keuneke, who left the Cape
some two years ago writes us that he
is on his way home. There is no place
like the Cape and Mr.. Keuneke will
hereafter live in Gods country.
Mr.. L. NJ Rowe, of Charleston, is
in the city representing tho Fraternal
Mystic Circle, Beneficial Order. He
will cali on our leading citizens
and explain the workings and benefits
of the order.
DR.. Humphreys Specific III" for
Grippe and Colds is nov on every
tongue. It will ''break up an OBJ
stinate cold thai ''hangs on" For
sale by all druggists.
TUESDAY.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
FRIDAY.

\ young man in Lowell, Mass.
troubled for years with constant
succession of boils on his neck, was
completely cured taking only three
bottles of Ayers Sarsaparilla. An
other result of the treatment was
greatly improved digestion with in
creased avoirdupOis.
In the ease of Lindemann VS.. Dennis,
in the common Pleas Court. the court
rendred decision this morning in IA
or OF !4indemann for S4+G.S0.
Judge Ross convened the Common
Pleas Court this morning and the court
will bo in session two or three days.
johnny Doyle fell in the skating
rink last night and sprained his arm
SO severely that he had to call a
doctor.
Hicks says look out for cold wave
on the 10th OF February.
The Cape Brewery Il Ice Company
will have an ice house full of as line
ice as was ever put up in this city.
They got the ice from Cape LaCroix
creek and it is as pure as any lake ice
in the country.
The masquerade ball at the Opera
House last night was grand success.
There were nearly one hundred and
fifty maskers in the hall and some of
the costumes worn were very hand
soIl".
y dead newspaper tells no tales,
but The newspaper that lives can tell
wha; was omitted by the unfortunate
victim g., starvation.
The :, die Raymond Company will
open :. weeks engagement at the
Opera iousc in this city Monday
night. his company has been at
Jackso his week and our Jackson
friends y it is a splendid company.
Seve. wagons crossed the river on
the ice Today. They are going to
keep on crossing till some person will
find watery grave.
Louis e. Houck. President of the
Perryvillc Railroad. is in the city.
At its meeting on the first Monday
in March the County Court will ap-
point some one in this city to look
after the poor. and that person will be
authorized to give permits to the poor
farm to persons who are, under the
law deserving of such permits.
The Owl Club will not give Il mask
ball this year.
When the river opens up business
will improve. This is official.
Eleven wagons are hauling ice to
the brewery.
Sackmann's Liver Tonic advertise
ment showed up handsomely at the
mask ball last night.
Christ Hirsch's 5 mother-in-law. who
has been dangerously i'll is improving
and she is now quite out of danger.
There are two or three candidates
for city officers in this city who are
going to run themselves down before
the day of election.
A number of Jackson young people
came in last night and attended the
ball at the Oprea House.
Maj. ]. B. Dennis left the city yester-
day on pleasure trip. He will be alb
sent for two or three weeks.
Sackmann's Liver Tonic Company
gave parade through our streets this
afternoon. DR.. John Sackmann has
a great medicine and he believes in
advertising it.
Will H. Heiserer. who was thrown
from buggy last Monday and severe
ly hurt. is improving and his physician
says lie is now out of danger.
In the case of the city vs.. Frank Un-
nerstall, charged with keeping beer
depot without city license. Judge
Ross to-day granted a new trial and
the case will come up for trial again
at the May term of the Common Pleas
Court.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
Cure Yourself.

Don't pay large doctors bill. The
best medical book published, 100 pages,
elegant colored plates. will be sent to
you on receipt of three 2-cent stamps
to pay postage. Address A. P. Ord
way & Co., Boston, Mass.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
WEDNESDAY,.

wagons nave ceased 10 make t.lpS.
| WEDNESDAY.
| The case OF the State against utton,
charged with assaulting old Uncle
Dick Oliver, was tried by u jury in
Justice Willer's Couct yesterday and
the defendant was fined five dollars
and costs.
The y. o. u. w. Lodge OF this
city is considering the holding of a
series of special social meetings this
year for the benefit Of the order. The
idea is a good one.
Our doctors say the new remedy for
diptheria is too expensive yet 10 in
troduce in the general practice. Ex-
pense cuts no figure with man who
has Il child choking to death with the
diptheria. Let some one our doctors
get out of the old rut and DO some
thing for suffering humanity.
f. A. Kage has introduced an ordi-
nance in the City Council to increase
the salary of the City marshal to four
hundred dollars per year. The salary
is now three hundred dollars and
there are about forty candidates for
the office.
Mr.. Cannon informs US that he re-
ceived two car loads ofcoal yesterday.
William Burgess was out to-day for
the first time in several weeks Mr..
Burgess has had a hard time of it this
winter with sickness and We are glad
to see him out again. We hope he will
soon regain his health and strength
SO that he will again be able to at
tend his business.
\ Memphis Spoke and Handle Fac
tory has written to this city TO see
about getting q location here for their
factory. We have the room and we
hayetha raw material herefor such an
enterprise.
Several wagons have been hauling
coal across the river on the ice to-day.
They are going to keep bn venturing
on the ice till some one finds watery
gra We and give, the DEMOCRAT a sem
sational item 20 publish.
The government will sell II big lot
OF One-cent stamps tomorrow. st.
Valentines Day is great day for the
young people.
c. Lindomann * Son have Il contract
TO build 2 nice brick residence for Mr..
Meyer on his farm mile west of this
city. They will begin the work as
soon as the weather will permit.
Twelve or fifteen tramps bunk in the
railroad machine shops eveay night.
Out of work, out OF grub and out of
patients with the Democratic hard
times. the poor devils are forced to
take shelter III d cold railroad shop
and stare starvation in the face.
The Sadie Raymond Comedy Co., is
the best and most complete repertoire
company on the road.
The two little children OF Charley
Blattncr's who are now at the hospital
are, We are pleased to state. some bet
ter.
The Cape Brewery and Ice Company
is getting out fine quality of ice
from Cape LaCgoix Creek. The ice is
about ten inches thick and is as clear
rs crystal.
Judge Ross will render decisions in
some important eases in the Common
Pleas Court Friday.
DR.. Rolston left this afternoon for
HiHsboro. ILL.,. to visit his mother who
is dangerously i'll.
Ladies free Monday night at the
Opera House to witness the opening
performance of the Sadie Raymond
Comedy Co.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16

Why don't some one OF our doctors
send off and get some Of that new
remedy for the diptheria? If there is
any virtue in the new remedy our
doctors should not be the last of the
profession to find it out.
Our coal dealers will surely look a
little ahead for their coal supply 70"
next witner. The experience the present
winter has given them will serve them
as q lesson that they will not be likely
TO forget for some time tie come,
Thos. W. Cannon, of Cairo, Illinois,
IL in the city looking after his interests
here.
Cape Girardeau will BE- well rep
resented at the State Capital this
weok.
There isnU such thing as salary grab
bing in this city. The salaries paid
the city officials are not worth grab
5ing after.
several cases of diptheria in the city.
Farmers say we have had splendid
wheat growing weather this winter and
they expect big harvest next spring.
Our Commission merchants are get
ting ready for big business when the
river opens up.
The st. Charles Hotel is to be paint
ed and put in thorough repair through
out as soon as spring opens.
All the Normal School Presidents
are in Jefferson City making love to
the Democratic State Senators.
The suit OF the city against Charly
Blattner was dismissed in the Common
Pleas Court by the city. The city
impounded some cattle belonging to
Charley Blattner that escaped from
Mr.. Blattner's pasture and wandered
into the city. and Mr.. Blattner refused
to pay the impounding fee.
Two snow storms in one week is
very good winter weather for Feb
ruary.
Hon. l.. T. KlOstermann. Leon J.
Albert. Prof. McGee and Mayor Pier
onet left the city this morning for JEFF
ferson City where they go in the inter-
ests of the State Normal School. They
expect to spend several days at the
State Capital.
The snow storms have been keeping
us from receiving our mails on time
for several days.
We have investigated the aims and
plans of the Fraternal Mystic Circle.
represented by Special Deputy, E. NJ.
Rowe, and will say that it is evidently
very pretty Fraternal order, imbody-
ing death indemnity. unequaled by
any order of the kind. We would like
TO see a lodge instituted. in our city.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16

William Burgess is still confined to
his room.
Clark James informs US that he will
open up q saloon in Otto Hanny's old
stand on the Levee next Monday
morning.
The ground hog is gentleman and
a scholar. AS a weather prophet he
outranks the Rev. Hicks.
Pedestrians are still crossing the
river on the ice here. but the coal
wagons have ceased 10 make trips.
WEDNESDAY.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
The Next Reunion on shiloh Battle-
field

The Next Reunion on shiloh Battle-
field
will be the most interesting one that
is likely ever to be held on that histo-
ric field.
This assured by the appropriation,
now a law of the money to convert
that field into a National Park.
Last April, when this law was only
a consummation hoped for, the attain
dance of Union and Confederate veter-
ans was very large: and it will assur-
edly be much larger next April.
This circular is to notify all parties
interested that movement is on foot
to organize a party large enough to
comfortably fill a steamboat, ri Il
low round trip rate of transportation
the boat to start from st. Louis and
lie ut the landing of the battlefield for
the accommodation Of its passen gers
AS Shiloh is - miles fromthe near
est railway. and no accommodations
for many visitors, the reunion is neces-
sarily Il steamboat trip.
a meeting to organize for the neces-
sary preparations will be called in
due time.
Meanwhile, correspondence can ad-
dress to T. NJ. PAGE.
Care Headquarters Department of
Missouri. G.. A. L.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
ADLETS.

FOR RENT OR SALE-A two-stOry brick
residence building, situated on the southwest
corner of Sprigg and North streets; the building
Is In good condition and possession can he given
at any time. Good title will be given Fos
further particulars call on Deane & Juden, Reaf
Estate Agents.
WANTED The Euclid Oil Co, Cleveland,
Ohio. Statesmen wanted. Good terms and ex-
cellent oils. Write MS
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
SILVER COINAGE.
senate Finance Committee Is In
Favor of 1t.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.-The meet
ing of the Senate Committee on
Finance to-day resulted in a decision
by vote of six to five to report a
measure for the unrestricted coinage
OF silver on the basis of the provisions
of the ninth section of the bill intro
duced by Senator Jones Ark. }.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
IT Is mo MORE.
Turned it's Toes to the
Daisies.

Fhe New Era, After a Struggle OF
Several Years, Dies of Starvation.
The New Fra, the Democratic paper
that has eaked out a miserable ex-
istence in this city for about five years
has at last died a natural death-star-
vation. During its five years of life
it was in the hands of numerous news
paper adventurists, all of whom came
here to stay, and the.r did stay, as
long as they could get credit from our
people.
Old man Leatherhead was the last
of the failures who undertook to raise
the dead and he was the worst failure
of the whole lot. He stranded the old
craft and he leaves it so badly Grip
pied that it can never be lioatad again.
Charley Minton was the only decent
man who ever had charge of the Era
and he could not make it success.
The gentlemen who have invested
their money in the Era plant have the
sympathy of a large circle of friends.
Their money is gone from them and
their heirs forever. The gentlemen
are worthy men and good citizens but
they made bad investment when they
embarked in the newspaper business
and we mourn with them for their
loss.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-10-11
is ELKToN IN IN

The Man OF "rhe Mysterious Couple
Said to Hsu From Cecil's Metropolis.
PITTsBUR0, Oct IL. Tho cause Of the
Penney lvania railroad wreck last night
has not been exactly determined Super
intendent Pitcairn said yesterday 1T
seems to me 10 have been one Of those
railroad accidents which cannot be
avoided. The train jumped the track
which at that point seemed to have the
proper gusge The wheels coming
against the curve threw the car from the
track, as near as can understand and,
coming IN contact with a switch rail,
overturned H.
WThe 7uuknown man and woman, who
are called The mysterious couple, are
1T ManorRnd refuse TO disclose their
Identity They are supposed 10 DO an
clipping couple The man Is believed 10
have come from Elkton, Md, aud bis
companion from Peach Bottom, Pc.
Both are well dressed and appear 10
have plenty Of money.