The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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on the pretext that brigandage makes
the occupation of the country a neces-
sity.
On the 21st che associated banks of
New York city held S29. 3n5, SIS in ex-
cess of the requirements of the 25-per-
cent. rule.
THE London Chronicle says that Mr..
Mckinley has written a letter to Sir
Henry Irving, thanking him for his
congratulations upon the election, and
expressing the hope that Sir Henry
will visit him in the White Honse.
WILLY HAAS. who cut the throat of
Mrs. Emma Brader, his employers
wife, at Covedale, July ), was convict
ed in Cincinnati, on the 21st, of first
degree murder, and will be the first
victim of the electrical chair in Ohio.
A RIO occurred at Cleveland, O., on
the night of the 22d, between a score
of Hungarians and as many Irishmen,
in which many men were stabbed, sew
eral of them fatally. The fight ragged
f%uriously for half an hour before the
rioters were dispersed by the police.
The report that Gen. Weyler is to
be superseded by Gen. Pando as cap
tain-general of Cuba is pronounced
upon semi-official authority to be with
out foundation.
THE Southern Pacific railroad
steamer San Benito, from Tacoma for
San Francisco with a coal cargo of
5000 tons and a crew of 43 men, was
driven ashore, on the 22d, two miles
north of Point Arena in a heavy gale.
Five of the crew were drowned, ten
others were picked up by the steamer
Point Arena and the captain and 81
men were left clinging to the rigging
with slight hope of their being saved.
WHEN the curtain was rung down al
the Coates opera house in Kansas City,
Mo-, on the night of the 2lst, the stage
lost the Oldest actor on the American
and English boards, for C.. w. Coul-
dock then quilted the stage forever and
ended his theatrical career. He is
nearly 81 years old, SO of which he has
been al actor.
The weekly statement of the New
York city associated banks for the
week ended on the 21st showed the
following changes: Reserve, increase,
SIS, Sol, $50; loans, increase, SO, $50, 400;
specie, increase, 81. COG, 500; legal ten
ders, increase, 50, O79, GOO; deposits, in
crease, S21, 92s, 500; circulation, de-
crease, SIZE, 200.
KING HUMRERT returned to Rome,
OF the 23d, and received a popular ova
ton, to which he replied with a speech.
His majesty received King Alexander
of Servia on the 25th.
The terms of settlement of the Man
itoba school question, as agreed upon
by the Dominion and Manitoba gov
ernments, are far from giving satisfac-
ton to the Catholics of Quebec.
AFTER clinging to the rigging of
the wrecked steamer San Eenito 81
hours % men were rescued by the
steamer Wrott, on the 23d, and trans.
ferred to the steamer Point Arena,
which took them to M~endocino, Cal.
Their rescue was g most hazardous
undertaking.
A TELEGRAM from Madrid, on the
23d, said: 1.-The government has in
structed Capt.-Gen. Weyler that it is
for reasons Of international
and domestic politics, that he should
not return to Havana until he has
achieved something decisive against
Maceo." On the same date a telegram
from Havana announced the doughty |
generals return to that city and his
intention to postpone action against
the insurgents.
DR.. ]. d. MORRISON, of Ogdensburg,
N. Y, has decided to accept the bish-
opric Of Duluth. Mimi, to which he
was elected last month.
SIR FREDERICK NAPIER BRooMs, K c. |
NJ. G., died in London on the Goth.
Up to the 23d Mr.. Mckinley had re-
as presents, since his election.
three eagles, four coons, two roosters,
one jack rabbit and a lamb.
No was held in Charlton
county, Ca, on the Sd, and it is said
hat the people did not know that one
was in progress in the country.
The dead bodies of Herman Meyers
and Nora A. Richardson were found
lying on the ground in front of a va
can't house on Downey street in Indian
apolis, Ind, on the cath. Each was
lying in a pool of blood, and a revolver
was lying close to the corpse of Mey-
ers. Two gaping wounds in the girls
back and one in her breast told the
story OF a murder, while a hole in
Meyers left temple indicated that he
had killed himself after taking the
girls life.
In the Prussian landtag, on the oath.
the bill providing for the conversion
of the Prussian four per cent. consols
into az per cents. was taken up and
referred to the budget committee.
Several members spoke on the subject
and were unanimous in expressing ap-
prevail of the scheme. DIR. Miguel, |
minister of finance, said that another
conversion was not likely to be made
the next IL years.
HIGHwAYMEN held up a crowded
street car in the heart of the retail
of Chicago, on the cath, robbed
passengers of money and watches
and made their escape, notwithstand-
ing the pursuit Of two policemen and
other passengers on the car.
No ADVICEs, official or private, had
Washington, up to the 24th,
which shed any light upon the re-
ported return of Gen. Weyler to Ha-
vana.
A DISPATCH from Manila, via Toxic.
Japan, said the Spanish troops under
Maj. Artega had sefeated a body of