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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
HiII-walker Murder Trial.

IRoNToN, Mo-, April 29.-1n the
Hill Walker murder case, on trial in
the Iron County Circuit Court, before
Judge Green, the facts developed to-
day were to the effect that at the
time Hill shot Walker, May Is, 1895,
Walker was very much under the in
fiuence OF liquor. Hill charged Walker
with having made derogatory state
ments about him, that Walker ac-
knowledged, whereupon Hill struck
him severe blow in the face with his
left hand, and Immediately drew a re-
volver, while Walker was in the atti-
tude of recovering from the blow,
having fallen against bystander,
and. taking deliberate aim, fired al
him, the shot taking effect in the left
breast, and Walker expiring within
three minutes afterward. Forty wit
nesses are in attendance and a dozen
were examined to-day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
Resolutions of Respect to the Memory
of Miss Ida Haman.

RESOLVED, That, whereas Miss Ida
Haman, an honored and beloved MEM
Der of the Clio Society, has been sud
denly taken from our midst by death,
we the members of this society do Of
fer these resolutions of regret and re-
gard for our late co-worker, and do
extend to her family and friends our
earnest sympathy in their affiiction,
and be it also
RESOLVED, That we certify our high
appreciation OF Miss Haman's charac-
ter as a woman and student, and be
it resolved also that copy OF these
resolutions be submitted to her re-
latives, that one copy be printed in the
daily paperssof the city and that the
other be engrossed upon the official
records of this society.
CHArT1E DysART,
May H FEE, Committee.
ELLA BRowNING!ij }
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
awhiskyNo Cure for Poison.

.sWhiskywill never cure poison.
Gus snake bite, y said Prof. Theodore
A. Scilurr the naturalfst OF thirty
years experience, to'a reporter The
idea that whisky is an antidote for
the bite of rattlesnake or any other
venomous reptile is delusionso pop
,ilar and general thasI always take
svecial pains to correet asd expose II
sn.ny lectures. Whisky never win
ana never did cure any one bitten BY
a snake, hut because son. person
took some whiskey after being bitten
by a harmless snake and'recovered he
attributed his cure to the whisky, and
so the idea gained circulation. 1
have never known = case to be cured
by the use OF whisky and have known
several cases where it had been used
to result fatally Whiskey only adds
additional pofs6n TO the system in
stead of renovtug and destroying that
] of the snake.
1.-The only thing that will per-
son bitten by rattler or other poison
Gus snaks Is the use of permanganate
of potash. This is an effectual cure
in almost every instance. The venom
| Of q reptile is injected into the blood
I i'd the poison destroys the blood
| glabules. vas bitten by q rather
Il - : \ ls-sE. -.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
International BimetalIism

There was much truth and some err
ror in the closing resolutions of the
Brussels Bimetallic Congress. The
greatest service which can be rem
dered the world" in a business way
would be, as that deliverance asserts,
1.-THE esta blishment of a fixed relation
in the respective monetary value Of
gold and silver by the great nations
and the unrestricted coinage of both
metals by all the nations at that ratio.
On this point three out of every four
persons who have given any intelli-
gent thought to the question are in
substantial agreement. Very little
dissent from this proposition was
heard at any of the various interna-
tional monetary conferences which
have been held. The difficulty is to
get the nations to unite in establish
ing this fixed relation.
That part ofthe resolution, however,
which says that this fixed relation
could be created not only by .gener-
al monetary agreement of all the great
nations, but ''even by the greater
part of them,' is open to very serious
question. The only way in which the
relative monetary value of the two
metals could be maintained at an ap-
proximately fixed proportion would
be by the establishment of a uniform
ratio by the leading countries, and
the unrestricted coinage Of both metals
by all of them at that ratio. The
"greater part of the nations could
not do this. England would have to
be in this coinage scheme in order to
make it effective. Probably if Eng
land entered into it Germany would
not hold back, but England's partici-
patton would be absolutely essential
to the success of this endeavor. II
England remained out of the scheme
it would undoubtedly fall, even though
every other nation were in it.
Much less is heard about interna-
tional bimetallism at present than was
heard a few years ago. In the none
tary conference in Paris in 1868, soor
after the enactment of the Bland-Alli'
son law, the American representatives
were sanguine of success in the very
near future. Even in the conference
of 1881. after their disappointment
three years earlier, they thought they
saw a general reconciliation Of the
white metal:in sight. But repeated
defeats have destroyed much OF ths
confidence of American bimetallists
The Brussels conference of 1892 ended
like the previous ones in Paris with
cut accomplishing anything. The rea
son why the smaller and less forma
gathering which has just been held il
Brussels did not receive much popu
lar attention is that nobody imagined
it would accomplish anything. Still
the United States will always be read.
to take part in any gathering of rep
resentatives of the great nations he!'
lin the interest of universal bimetall
ism, and it will do its part toward tn
establishment of that condition
l-GlOhe- Democrat
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
steve B. Fraser.

: a gektlsman in this city, received a
letter yesterday from our former fel-
low-townsman. Steve B. Fraser, musi-
clan, burnt cork artisteand telegraph
operator. steve has been all over
America and he is now filling an en-
sagelnent for a patent, medicine iirl1
at Montreal, Canada. Our people az
remember Stette Fraser
Mr.. Fraser writes thatsee met Sur
Fullenwider. formerly Of this city, a
Toledo, Ohio, where he is Hanaser Q
the principal opera house; IN thas city
He says that Burt is a fine fellow ant n
is doing well,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
TO MEET HERE.
The Editors of Southeast
Missouri
WIN Meet in Cape Ctrardeau May
15 and 16.

WIN Meet in Cape Cirardeau May
Is and 16.
The next meeting OF the Southeast
Missouri Press Association will be
held in this city May 18th and 18th.
This will be the first editorial con-
vention ever held in this city and our
people should make preparations to
entertain the editors royalty. They
will be here two or three days and
they should be shown the sights of the
big city. We have something here to
show them and we want them to see
our city by day and by night. There
will be editors here from all over
Southeast Missouri and we want them
so entertained that they will go home
prepared to give our city a write up
that will do US good.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
Ravaees OF Temperance

We may get some faint notion OF
the rapages of the, tenpet:an noe ssnta,
ment whensses learn that a kentuck..''
Judge granted new trial on sil''
ground that the jury drank a few GAL
lions of whiskey while deliberating on
the case A few years ago if Ken
tueky. jury, had asked for water y
would have been fined for contempt OF
court and discharged.-Memphis Com
mercial Appeal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
HeisIaa Yesls ozS

The ST. Petersburg slazette. says
Russia has the Oldest man on earth.
Its Moscow corresp6A dsnt seIls Of
him thuss
s'There appeared this week IN the
Office of the police surgeon an ged
man who wished to have his inlded
hand bandags The surgeon hound
up the woun6 and then began talking
with the patient. he learned erentu-
ally, from documentary evidence,
that the man was born in 1857, during
the reign of the Empress Elizabeth,
and therefore is lss years old. The
old man, whose name Is Kusmin, said
he was. a native OF Moscow and from
his twentieth to his eighty-sixth year
had ben q coachman. In his eighty
sixth year, however, he had upset his
master, q count, and the counts
brother, had hurt beth seriously and
had been sent to Siberia, where she
had lived until 1898. In that year he
decided to return home, and he ar
rived in Moscow inaiss4 BE at saace
started for Kieff on a. pilgrinaa se,
from which he had just come back.
He was much grieved to find that all
the friends of bis youth we're dead.
"Kusmin's eyesight is undimmsd,
L.: boo,;nc ia oood and he ia 4
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
Is This FART

1t seems not to be generally known
in Southeast Missouri that DR.. L. I.
Hall, first assistant physician in the
State Insane Asylum at Fulton, has
offered his resignation to take place
July I4th or earlier if the board will
provide a successor. 1t is possible
that this successor may be elected at
the next meeting of the Board OF
Managers on May 18th. From the
best of sources we learn that consid-
erably more than one-fourth of the
whole number of patients in the Asy-
-60S-are from Southeast Mis-
souri,, while of 100 employees not one
is from this section of the State. Can
any one explain why this is the case:
Aud is it just and right that it should
so continue? We think not. 1t is
intimated to US by one who has every
opportunity of knowing the grounds
of his suspicion, that the resignation
of DR.. Hall has purposely been kept
dark in order that successor to him
might be elected and installed before
Southeast Missouri should find out
that there was vacancy. Whether
this is true or not. it is due to the
people of Southeast Missouri who are
SO vitally interested in this institution
that the successor to Dr.. Hall should
come from this section, and that he
should be elected only after the fullest
and fairest notice. widely published
in the local press, has been given
that every part of this section ma!
have the opportunity if it wishes o
presenting the name of some favorit'
medical son. We are not wfthou
good physicians in this part OF tn
State Notwithstanding its remerkabl,
good health, and We insist that tn
merits shall be Recognised in the Sc
lection OF a successor, to DR. Hall
And while in the line of protectin
the interests of our part of the State
we will also inquire why about 25 Q
those 100 employees could not also b
taken from tilfs Same neglected sec
tion2 We ask the local press of thi
section to take hold OF this matter an
let ays,ee that Southe:s st Missouri rt
ceives fair treatment in the eqnipmer
of this State Institution unless il ca
be Justly shown that we have not th
rsen land women competent to FIJI tn
various positions necessary to tn
conduct of the Asylum. Benton Rec
ord.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
CHOSE PRof. TATE
Baird Colleges Dirscsors Elect New
Executive Omcer.

batrO COIiese'bD1rSCtors EieSt u y NoW
Executive Ofdcer.
CLINTON, Mo-, April ~, The
Board of Trustees of Baird College
has unanimously elected to the presi.
dency of that institution for. q term of
three years, commencing June I, 1895,
Prof. ]. B. Tate, formerly professor
of Stephens College, Colnmbia and
more recently of Harden College;
Mexico, Mo.
Prof. Tate is brother of Rev. Mn.
Tate of this city. Prior to his ten
years connection with the above
named institutions he lahored tffteen
years in the public schools of the
State, and was Superintendent of she
city schools of Pleasant Hille LIN
neus, Miami, Slater and Fulton. His
new position will pay him an equiya-
lent of SO, 600 per year.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
lsnncklen,s Arn1ca saIYe.

The best salTein the world for cuts.
CRUISES, sores, ulcers, salt rheun,
fever sores, tetter, ehapped hands,
sehilhlains, corns, and ali skin ernp
kssias, and positively cures piles, or no
pa ssuired. It is guaranteed 70 give
8 pei'f is satisfaction or money refunded
Price % tSdts per box. F'os's sale a
;Blomeyer Hamap.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
card of Thanks.

We desire to return our sincere
thanks to the kind friends who lenl
their assistance, and especially to the
faculty and the students OF the Nor
MAI school who paid their respects fo
the family on the day of the funera
of our daughter and sister.
g. HAMAN, SR.,
AMEIIA HAMAN,
. & Jof1 HAMAN,
RoBF. n .HAMAN,
~ MARTHA HAMAN,
PHn HAMAN. -
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

Kausrdss snow I.infment wtn Care,
Neuralgia. 1t willal cure Igsst
Back. Sore Throat, Wounds, SpranS.
Bruises. Cuts, old Sores. Ladies. 1t
will cure your back-aehe. Sold at
Wilson'S drug store.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-10-31
Look out for Boomerangs

Our enemies had plenty of time
to present their arguments to the
public and we want to warn all
voters against dirty and malicious
ISLANDERS that may be circulated on
the day of election by the Unholy
Alliance-the demo-pops and the
Rathdrum Ring goldbugs. The
Silver Republicans and the Silver
Democrats-don't confuse the latter
with the peoples democratic party
have made clean fight and the
enemy have been unable to assail
them in a single instance. The
only hope now of the enemy is dirty
work. Look out for it.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-10-31
In a Blaze Of GIOrv!
Silver Campaign Closes
HON. FRANK GANAHL,
The Orator.
gl0ndlaS7 Might
EVERYBODY COME.
Mother Heyburn's Tale of Woe.

Hon. E. NJ. Hepburn and Hon.
James NJ. Shoup held forth at
the City Hall last Tuesday evening.
They are said to be the two most
able gold bug orators in the state
and our voters have had a chance
to listen to the best exposition of
goldbuggery that the Idaho gold
bugs can put up.
Mr.. Shoup was the first speaker.
"Jim" is nice fellow and a gentle
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-10-31
Dubois, Bryan and Silver Will
Sweep Old Kootenai,
BY BIG MAJORlTiES
The People resent the Demo-pop
attempt to Dsfranchise. The
People opposed to Ring Run.

AS sure as the sun rises on the
Sd day of November, victory will
perch upon the Silver Republican
banner in Kootenai county.
The Silver Republicans and the
Silver Democrats are now thorough
ly united and the victory will be
decisive. The attempt of the demo-
pops to disfranchise a large major
ity Of the yoters ofKootenai county
has driven nearly al self-respecting
former democrats a d populists in
to the Silver Republican ranks.
And as the alliance between the
Rathdrum Ring gQll bugs and the
demo-pops becomes palmer each
day, the vote of those aggregations
grows beautifully less.
Gentlemen who have just can
vassed the south end of the county
say that there are only two parties
there-the goldbugs and the Silver
Republicans, and the goldbugs IRE
fewer than on the Kootenai The
Silver Republican ticket will come
to C@ur d. Alene with majority OF
800 for the Dubois legislative ticket
while the county ticket will have al
least $50. These majorities car
not be overcome in the rest of the
county, but the five northern pre-
cincts will come down to the PenC
d. Oreille with a majority of close t.
200 for the legislative ticket and tn,
county ticket close up to the legis
lative. The centre of the county i
sure to give the Silver Republican
ticket majority.
The Silver Republicans and Sill
yer Democrats have made splendi,
fight. Their ticket is strong on
and they are fighting for principle
The Unholy Alliance has no
been able to find a single flaw i
the Silver Republican ticket tina
would stand investigation. 1t
the true Dubois, Bryan and Silve
ticket in Kootenai and the clan
slide" in its ia yor will be the mos
! remarkable revolution in polite
that was ever known in North Idah,
These are facts-not idle boast
to cheer the boys up-but fac
cleaned from careful canvases
the county.
The Unholy Alliance is doomed
Dubois, Bryan and Silver wi
sweep the board clean in Old Koo
4. enai by tremendous majorities.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-10-31
Democratic Advice.

Hon. James H. Hawley, the state
Democratic leader, and chairman
cf the state democratic advisory
committee, has issued an address
to all democratic voters in Kootenai
county advising them to vote the
Silver Republican ticket in this
county, the Electors Democratic
county ticket having been taken
from the ballot by the Rathdrum
Ring gold bugs and the demo- pop
ring.
Now, in conformity Herewith,
Mr.. A. l.. Jameson, the democratic
committeeman, has issued the folio.
wing letter of advice to democratic
voters:
DEMOCRATS ATTENTION.
To Kootenai County Democrats:
In regard to the address of James
H. Hawley, chairman of the demo-
cratic advisory committee of the
state of Idaho, which was addressed
to the democrats of Kootenai county,
| wish to put myself on record in
harmony with bis views His adj
vice is sound and it meets the senti-
ment of every honest democrat in
Moth Idaho. [ quite agree with
him for the following reasons:
1. That the fusion of certain
would he leaders of both the demo
cratic and populist parties in this
county was to down our Silver
Champion, the Hon. Fred T. Dubois
which is in line with the pol
icy of the fusion carried out at the
state convention.
2. That in consideration of the
ardent efforts made by Hon. Free
f. Dubois to obtain legislation fav
orable to Bonner's Ferry and Nortf
Idaho, and which legislation he die
obtain, and above all for the noble
stand he has taken on the silve.
question, | feel it my duty as (
, democrat to ask that every homes
democrat who wishes the return t.
the United States senate of GU
Silver Champion, that he vote tn
Silver Republican ticket, which i
pledged to Bryan, Dubois AM
Silver.
ARTHUR L. JAMESON,
Democratic Committeeman
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-08-14

Wa. Justice, Of Philadelphia, has
quit the restaurant business and moved
into half of Isaac Murphy's house.
Miss Edith Wood, Of Camden, is Wis.
iting Miss Stella redrick.
Samuel NJ. Hunt passed away last Sun
day morning at l O'Clock after many
weeks of patient suffering. He was
well known and highly respected, be-
ing 10 years old except three days. The
funeral took place Wednesday, services
were held in the NJ. Z. Church of which
he had been a faithful member for a
humber of years. The Odd Fellows of
which he was a number attended in a
body.
Miss Eva Stidham, of Washington,
D. c., is the guest of Lottie Sweeten.
Constable Geo. r. Pedrick took Lucy
Hunt TO the Salem County Almshouse
OIL Thursday. She is afflicted with tenn
porary fits of insanity.
Mrs. Geo. Roberts, who has been
very III for the past week was taken to
the Hahnemann Hospital in Phila., on
Tuesday where an operation was per-
formed. At this writing she is doing
well. DIR. A. B. Black and her hus.
band accompanied her.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-08-14
BASE BALL,

The second base ball club of Penn's
Grove, which has been under organiza-
tion two weeks, went to Woodstown on
Saturday last and were defeated by the
first nine. the cor being 16 to 10.
On Wednesday last the WoodstowL
players returned the game here. As
our boys did heavy batting before they
had an idea they would win and sure
enough they did.
Errors were made by both sides but
were due to the rough ground on which
they played. Brandith, our pitcher,
succeeded in striking out eleven men,
while our opponents had three pitchers
and struch out six. Capt. Dole the first
basement, not only did well at his posi-
ton, but also made a home run, in the
fourth inning. All the players did ex-
ceptionally well, considering the team
put up against them. The play rs did
line work with the stick, 50 fine that
Woodstown had to change pitchers
every two or three innings.
Our boys, it is understood get suits
by this victory, and we sincerely wish
them success, especially with New Cas-
tie this Saturday.
Following is the score: RUNS.
WoodstOwn 3 4 l 0 0 4 0 0 0-12
| Penn's Grove 41143 X-15
Time of game 2 hr. 10 min. Umpires
Mattson and C~onover. Batteries, Shan
non and Brandith; Green, Porch, Duf.
fly and Atkinson.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-08-14
COUNTY

Sheriff virgins sold in front of the
Court House, in Salem, on Saturday,
tue residence of Geo. II. Durham, No.
66 Walnut ST., Salem, to the Farmers
Mutual Insurance Company, for $500.
The entire plant of the John Wallace
canning factory, of Woodstown, was
also sold at the same time to MI. Frank
Davis of that place for $500.
Those living in the eastern part of
County who were injured in the acct
dent at Atlantic City are recovering.
Jacob Hitchner, of Elmer, one of the
injured, is rapidly improving and win
soon be able to be out, Mrs Job Kiger,
who received severe injuries, is doing
we'll and in a short time win be about
as usual. The Johnsons, of Shirley, are
still in a serious condition, with the ex-
ception Of the daughter, Della, who
came home during the past week. Mr..
johnson, who is still in the Atlantic
City Hospital, has injuries consisting OF
a broken shoulder blade, broken arm,
two fingers off, and head, breast and
stomach bruised and injured. 1t is also
thought that he is internally injured.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-08-14
RIOT.

The annual picnic of colored people
from Salem and the surrounding coun'
try was held at Penn's Grove on Wed.
nesday, when about 800 were present.
They had a merry time, which ended
in a riot. Some of the men got full of
bad rum, became abusive and when
Marshall Harker attempted to arrest
one a riot was raised. The man swore
he would kill the Marshall, and to de
fend himself Marshall Harker drew a
revolver and shot twice at his legs. The
shots missed the man and one hit a 10
year old boy named Edward Duck, OF
Claysville, 10 the leg.
Finally the leader was tripped and
felled to the ground near the rear cor.
nsr of Leap & Sons store, where he lay
for several minutes. When the others
saw the fellow limp and blood running
from his nose q riot ensued Is they
thought lie had been shot dead. Clubs,
revolvers and razoTs were threaten on
the Marshall who left the crowd for the
good of his health. The fellows name
was Henry Davis, of Halltown.
Constable Jacoby was in the midst of
the melee and while trying to quell the
riot he was hit on both cheeks. A
woman finally had more influence than
any in quieting the riot. The fellow
was net captured for fear of the riotous
mob.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-08-14
U

EDIToR-In is with the deepest re.
greet we announce the death of John NJ.
Springer, of this city, after an illness of
only one week. lie was stricken down
with typhoid pneumonia and although
everything that the best medical aid,
and most careful and tender nursing
could do, that sad messenger death
claimed him from his relatives and
dearest friends on August 9th.
He was a young man of rare ability
aud most excellent habits, and his
friends were ''legion"; loved by all who
knew him and admired and respected
by his employers as well as the many
patrons with whom he came in contact.
He was employed in the brokerage
firm of L. J. Morrissey & Co., in this
city. The remains were inferred in
Riverview Cemetery, Penn's Grove, on
the It'll inst. The greatest sympathy is
expressed for the bereaved Parents,
Sisters and Brothers of the deceased.
Respectfully,
u "