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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

There will be four Or five hundred
people attend the Democratic Cong
ressional Convention insthis city on
the 22nd of July. Let them ome-w
can take care of them. We have the
best of everything to be found in a
live, progressive city.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
In our announcement column to-day

In our announcement column to-day
will be found the announcement of Ed
Hayes who is a candidate for Prose-
cutting Attorney. Mr.. Hayes is we'll
known to the voters of this county. He
is a native of Cape Girardeau county.
He is a young man who stands high
in the estimation of the people who
know him and as a lawyer he is ready
and bright. Ifnominated he will make
a good Prosecuting Attorney.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

Why not make u dollars
out of rw66er-that's a great
cheme-then they'll stretch. It's
a pretty hard matter to make a
FIVE dollar bill stretch over a ten
dollar purchase, and even we can't
do that for you-blt yet, until
rubber dollars are made we'll come
nearer to it than amy store you
know Of.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

The obe-Democratsays Prof. Van
diver. Democratic candidate for Con-
gress in the Fourteenth Congressional
District, has Withdrawn from the race.
This will be news to Prof. Nandiver' :
friends.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

We've got a scheme. Beef
steak has gone up. If it goes
much higher nobody but the
but the Angels can reach it.
Oil is up among the clouds a
little higher and it can be poured
on the troubled waters in the
clouds. Hides are up and
shoes may go skyward, so the
papers say.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

Psychologists may trace a similar
ity between Holmes, the Philadelphia
murderer. and Gen. Weyler, the
Spanish butcher. not only in their
mutual delight in bloodshed, but in
the readiness with which they take to
slaughtering people On paper when
unable to do any actual violence.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

Prof. Vandiver instructs us to state
that the item in the Globe-Democrat
saving that he had withdrawn from
the Congressional race is untrue. he
saws he is in the ace to stay and I'M
til the convention names the nominee.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

The Physicians in the Pearl Bryan
murder case cannot agree as ID wheth-
er the girls head was cut off while
she was alive or after she was dead:
but they seem to have reached the
unanimous conclusion that the pro-
cess of decapitation is highly inju-
rious to the health.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

E. S. McCarty is receiving many
complimentary notices from the Demo-
cratic press in all parts of the State.
Mr.. McCarty may not get the nomi-
nation for Lieutenant Governor but
he will give the Democrat who does
get it a very close call.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

The delegates from this county to
the Republican Congressional con-
yention will leave here next Tuesday
morning for Poplar Bluff. The con-
vention will be held on Wednesday
next and the work of the convention
will probably be done in one day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

Congressman Motley was present at
the Republican county convention IN
Bollinger and made a speech in which
he appealed to the Republicans OF
Bollinger with tears in his eyes to
give him another chance to go to
Congress-,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

FINAL SETTLEMENT.-NOtlce is hereby
+ given to all creditors and Others interested
in the estate of Frederick Gerstacker, deceased,
that the undersigned Administrator OF ssl9
rsrate intends TO make final settlement thereof
az thenext term of the Cape Girardeau Court
OF Common Pleas of Cape Girardeau county,
Missouri. to be held at the court house IN the
18th, 1886.
on,jniI administrator
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

Stoddard county has instructed for
B. B. Cahoonfor Governor and Moses
Whybark for Judge of the St. Louis
Court of Appeals.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

B. B. Cahoon has ten counties in
structed for him for Governor and he
will carry a number of counties that
have elected delegates and failed to
instruct.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

Col. r. c. Kerens sand Chauncy L.
Filley will probably both be elected
as delegates at large to the National
convention. Southeast Missouri will
support them both.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

With B. B. Cahoon in the Cover
nor's mansion Missouri will be one
of the greatest of all the States in the
Union. Republicanism means pros
perity and happiness for the people.
Give us Cahoon and we will have
both
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

Mississippi county Republicans in
structed for Mckinley for President
and B, B. Cahoon for Governor. The
delegates to the Republican Congress
sional convention go uninstructed but
it is understood they are for Barnes.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

The Democrats have no hopes OF
carrying Missouri this year. They
are keeping up a Boosting lombard
ment of the enemy, but are preparing
10 surrender when the first frests OF
November show up.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

The Republicans of Bollinger Il
ty instructed for Mckinley for Presi-
dent. B. B. Cahoon for Governor,
Mozely for Congress and Thomas NJ.
Green for State Senator.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

The Southeast Missouri editors who
will come here to attend the editorial
convention on the 18th and 18th Of
May will find the latch string of the
DEMOCRAT office on the outside door
and they are invited to make the
DEMOCRAT Office their headquarters
during their stay in the city.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

The Republican Senatorial conven-
ton should be held in this city. Cape
Girardeau is a winner for Republican
candidates. Motley was nominated
in this city.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

The editors who come here in May
will not only come to attend the edi-
torial convention but they will come
to see the sights in the metropolis OF
Southeast Missouri.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

The Republicans of Illinois have
nominated John r. Tanner for Gov
ernor and w. A. Northcott for Lieu
tenant Governor.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

EINAL SETTLEMENT.-NOtice is hereby
given TO all creditors and others interested
in the estate of Frederick Bruno, decea6d,
that the undersigned administrator of said
estate intends to make final settlement thereof
at the next term of the Cape Girardeau Court
of Common Pleas of Cape Girardeau county.
Missouri, to he held at the court house in the
CITY of Cape Girarieau. Mo, on Monday,
Nav Jj;h. Ise;. SAMUEL HIT,
anJ5D5I administrator
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

B. B. Cahoon has counties in
structed for him than any other can
didate in the field for Governor.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

The Negro State League of Missouri
will hold a convention at Jefferson
City May It'll.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02

We are authorized TO anhouho0
E S. BARNES,
OF New Madrid county, as a candl-
date for Congress, subject to the ac-
ton of the Republican nominating
convention at Poplar Bluff, MAY oth
1896.
FOR STATE SENATOR.
We are authorized to announce
THOMAS R. GREEN
As a candidate for State Senator from
this Senatorial District, subject TO the
decision of the Senatorial Republican
nominating convention.
FOR SHERIFF.
We are authorized to announce
BERNHARD GOCKEL
As a candidate for the Office of Sheriff
of Cape Girardeau county, subject to
the action of the Republican nominal
Ing convention.
We are authorized to announce
EDWARD F. REGENHARDT
AS a candidate for Sheriff of Cape
Girardeaucounty, subject to the action
of the Republican nominating con
ventiOn.
FOR COLLECTOR.
We are authorized to announce
PETERLEHNER
AS a candidate for reelection to the
Office of Collector of Cape G~irardeau
county, subject to the action of the
Republican nominating convention.
We are authorized to announce
A. H. GRANT
AS a candidate for the Office of Col
lector of Cape Girardsau county, sub
ject to the action of the Republican
nominating convention.
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
We are authorized to announce
EDWARD HAYES
AS a candidate for Prosecuting At
torney of Cape Girardeaucounty, sub.
ject to the action Of the Republican
nominating convention.
We are authorized to announce
ROBERT N. SAWYER
AS a candidate for Prosecuting At
torney of Cape Girardeau county,
subject to the action of the Republi.
can nominating convention.
FOR ASSESSOR.
We are authorized to announce
J. FRANK CALDWELL,
AS a candidate for Assessor of Cape
Girardeau county, subject to the de-
cision of the county Republican NOM
mating convention.
We are authorized to announce
d. A. NICHOLS
Asa candidatefGr the Office of Assessor
of Cane Girardeau county, subject to
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
We are authorized to announce
d. A. NICHOLS

Asa candidatefGr the Office of Assessor
of Cape Girardeau county, subject to
the action of the Republican nominal
ing convention.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
PROBATE DOCKET.

List of Executors, Administrators Guardians .lm. m ~ u 10 dav and date
below named, at the May Term, 1896, of said court to be begun ~ neua q
the court house in the city of Jackson, cape 0hardeau "ms' N"'
o Monday, May 18th, loH.
Monday, First Day-May 18th, 1896.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR CONGRESS .

We are authorized to
SET S. BARNES,
OF New Madrid county, as a candl-
date for Congress, subject to the ac-
ton of the Republican nominating
convention at Poplar Bluff, May oth'
1896.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
FOR STATE

FUN SIAIb
We are authorized to announce
THOMAS R. GREEN
Az acandidate for State Senator from
this Senatorial District, subject to the
decision of the Senatorial Republican
nominating convention.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
FOR ASSESSOR.

We are authorized to announce
J. FRANK CALDWELL,
AS a candidate for Assessor of Cape
Girardeau county, subject to the de-
cision of the county Republican NOM
mating convention.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25

are higher; canned goods are higher,
due to the smaller amount put up by the
canning companies that were refused
money by the banks on which to operate
during the fruit and vegetable season;
an alarming number of burglarles are re-
ported in all the large cities; large num-
bers of miners, many of them white
haired men, are leaving the silver mining
regions, having despaired If procuring
work.
It is given out that the Wilder mansion
at Bolton, Mass, has been purchased by
President-elect Mckinley, through his
manager, as a summer residence. This
is the same house that was provided as
retreat for Napoleon, but never used by
him as he too long delayed his departure
from France. Ardent admirers of the
Major may be delighted with this coinci-
dence and regard it as further proof of
his being a man of destiny, but we
venture to suggest that a little study of
history or a sober second thought might
divest' this comparison Of much of it's
glamor. 1t may be all very we'll to be
like the great man of France-but there
is Waterloo! A. r.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
BRYAN TO LECTURE.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov 17.-It has been
definitely arranged that William J. Bry-
an is to take the lecture platform, and
his first address will be delivered at At
lanta, Ca, early in December His route
as far as it has been arranged at pres
ent will be, after leaving Atlanta, jack
sOnville, Savannah, Charleston, Augusta,
Birmingham and New Orleans. After
leaving the latter city Mr. Bryan will go
through Texas, then on to California and
Oregon, and will not reach the cities of
the East before the latter part of Feb
ruary, 1897.
The man behind the enterprise is v. E.
McBee, of Norfolk, Va, superintendent
of the Seaboard Air line. Mr. Bryan has
contracts for a series of lectures under
the management of Alexander Comstock,
who is the representative and associate
of Mr.. McBee in the enterprise. The
terms of the agreement from financial
standpoint have not been made public,
but it is reliably understood that the
remuneration which Mr.. Bryan is to re-
ceive will exceed the salary he would
have received as president of the United
States in the event of his election to that
office. Arrangements are already under
way to have the delivery of Mr.. Bryan's
first lecture in Atlanta made the Occa-
sion of great demonstration which will
be in the nature of monster reception.
The lectures to be delivered by Mr.. Bryan
will be non-partisan in their character
and will for the most part be upon gov
ernmental and social topics as it is ex
pressly stipulated in the contract that
tie tour shall have no political aspect or
cO1Oring
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
MEN LAID OFF.

NEW YORK, Nov. 18.-It is an
nounced in the tapestry mills of the
Alexander Smiths Sons Carpet Company
in Yonkers tonight that one-half of the
force will be laid off Friday and the re-
mainder by Wednesday Of next week and
that the concern would shut down until
January or later. 1t is also announced
that probably the others mills of this
company would do likewise within the
next two weeks. If this occur, about
1000 hands will be thrown out of em-
ployment. The cause given is that there
is no market for carpet and that the
company has in stock far in advance Of
any probable demand.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
COXEY'S PLATFORM.

General Jacob S. Coxey has formulated
the following as his platform for 1900:
1. Demonstration of gold as we'll as
silver.
g. State ownership and operation of
all railroads, wagon roads, waterways,
irrigation works, telegraph and tele-
phone lines.
3. Municipal ownership and operation
of all street car lines, waterworks, mark
ct houses, gas and electric light plants,
and all other public utilities.
4. Employ the surplus labor in public
work.
5. Government banks of deposit and
loans direct to the people at cost, and all
of the above practically carried out
through the non-interest bond plan.
g. Equal suffrage without regard to
sex.
7. State control of liquor traffic.
8. Election of president and of United
States senators by direct vote of the peo-
pie.
This is a very sensible platform and
should meet the approval of all REFORM
ers, and especially Populists, who have
been agitating these identical principles
for years, but the most serious objection
to it probably would be that 1t does not
embrace the initiative and referendum
and imperative mandate, the most desir-
able of all features Coxey will have to
do a little revision.-St. Louis Evening
Journal
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25

mental in having enacted in the laws Of
the United States the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the present ratio of
16 to 1, without awaiting the consent of
any other country: The Republican
platform adopted at St. Louis asserts
that the bi-metalAe system should be re-
stored, but that the American people are
helpless to bring about bi-metalism for
themselves until foreign nations are
willing to assist. The American people
cannot afford to surrender the right to
fegislate for themselves on all questions,
and, so long as the right is disputed, it
surpasses all others in Importance. The
POpulist platform presents several new
Issues to discuss, which, during this
campaign, will in my judgment, endan-
ger the success of my cause. l am not
willing to be party to anything which
will divert attention from the money
question. Nor am willing to be placed
in the attitude Of securing help from
other political organizations by sacrific-
ing my associate upon the ticket. He is
as squarely upon the Chicago platform
as l am myself, and he has defended the
cause of bimetalism against much great
er opposition than have the men of the
West and South. l desire to be left free
to support Sewall during the campaign.
1t is due to myself and the Populist con-
vention that there should be the most
outspoken frankness between U.S."
To this dispatch was added a post
script requesting that it be read to the
convention. Senator Allen knew that it's
reading would result in the refusal of the
convention to make Mr.. Bryan it's can
didate.
Thus we have traced the action of the
Bryan managers through the stormy
scenes of the convention. What all hap
pened in the private rooms of hotels the
people likely will never know. The
Bryan managers on the Populist side
were almost continuously in secret COM
munication with the Democratic bosses.
Bryan's nomination was secured by
fraud and false pretense.
1t is enough for the FPopulists to sup
port him on the ticket with a full set of
Watson electors.
In the st. Louis contention were full
ly so delegates from Tennessee whose
representation was based upon Republi-
can votes. There were fully that many
from North Carolina, and half that many
from Virginia that were also based upon
Republican votes
Confusion reigned every where and it
all resulted from the action of the men
who could not resist the aroma of the
flesh pots.
If the Peoples part HIVES the trading,
compromising Office :seekers must meet
their political death.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
RAD IL TRuE

The claim is already made that the
Peoples Party in this state has no long
er any legal existance because it formed
a fusion with the Democratic party.
If that view of it is sustained by the
powers that be. then one of tho fears
that we entertained against fusion is
realized.-Fergus Globe.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
NO MORE BLACKLIST FOR TOWN
SEND

Willmar, Mimi, Nov. 14.-John Town
send of Long Pine, Neb., q Great North
ern brakeman, was instantly killed here
this morning. He was drawing pin
between moving cars and slipped on the
ice. Townsend was working under an
assumed name, as Pat Riley, on account
of being discharged from some other
road
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
BUTLER'S ULTIMATUM.

New York, Nov. IA special to The
World from Raleigh, N. c., says: Sen
ator Buffers paper says editorially:
Speaking now for the Peoples party
of North Carolina, and we belive, for the
nation, we take the liberty of serving on
Mr.. Bryan that if he desires to head the
reform forces of the Peoples Party in
the next fight he must do so under some
other name than that of Democrat. The
name has become a reproach and a
stencil among the people, and it will not
be supported any mOre,s now nor here
after. In the campaignsjust closed, the
Peoples Party Joined forces with the
Democrats and the Democrats again
played the people falssf grossly and brut-
ally false. We are done with the now
and forever, and also with any man who
seeks to lead the people thereafter under
any standard that may9bear the name or
have the smirch of the swOrd Democrat
thereon. Il
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
ANOTHER FRAUD.

One of the fakes OF. the campaign was
the circulation of silver dollars of the
coinage of 1896. The existence of these
coins is evidence to the unthinking per-
son that coinage is in progress and that
we are thereby enjoying an increase of
money in circulation. The repeal bill of
1893 removed all authority for increase
of silver money Under the law of 1890
treasury notes were issued in payment
for bullion and the authority was con-
ferred to coin this bullion as might be
needed to redeem such notes. Hence it
follows that every silver dollar OF. 1896
put into circulation retires paper dol
lar and the circulation remains un-
changed. It is game of swapping dol
lars
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
HOBARTS' COAL COMBINE.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 18.-Nothwith-
standing the fact that the miners in this
district have been working irregularly
for months the coal trust will soon issue
orders suspending operations at all Mon
ongahela river mines from December 1,
1896, to February 1, 1897. This state
ment was made by Captain Lysle of the
Lysle Coal Company. He said the mark
cts at all down-river points are over
stocked Captain w. w. O'Neil, one Of
the largest shippers here, concurred in
this statement and said shutdown for
two months is advisable. Captain Lysle
said the proposition to suspend OpratiOns
would be submitted to the next meeting
of the Pittsburg Coal exchange. While
the proposition will be considered at the
next meeting it is also said that the
move has been determined upon for sew
eral days, and the exchange will merely
be called upon to ratify the action of the
trust. There is much Indignation among
the miners, 5000 of whom will be thrown
out of employment. They say the only
reason for the shutdown Is to compel
consumers to pay higher prices for coal
by keeping down the supply on hand.
They have been working irregularly for
months, and not one of them has made
more than enough to keep soul and body
to gether by the most frugal economy.
Hundreds of them are destitute already,
and If thrown out cf work during the
winter season there will undoubtedly be
many deaths from starvation and insult
f1cient protection from the weather. For
months the miners were told that Nc
Kinley's election would bring prosperity
and they have looked longingly forward
to time when sufficient wages could be
earned to permit them to obtain the ac-
tual necessaries of life to which they
have long been unaccustomed. In the
suspension of operations they see the re-
lentless hand of the greedy coal trust,
and meetings are being held to consider
what shall be done. The citizens of
Pittsburg are also indignant at the action
of the trust, and mass meetings will be
held to denounce the closing of the
mines. kilograms from other cities state
that an increase in the price of soft coal
will prevent the opening Of manufac-
tories and requests are made that legal
proceedings be taken against the trust.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25

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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
Dockash Ranges and Heaters

SO Nicolet; also our sample floors at 7l7-7l0 All
IN THE NORTHWEST AND CAN SAVE YOU
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25

The Rings steal hundreds Of mill.
Sens annually from the People. One
tenth Of the plunder 10 used to con-
troll the daily press and buy up the
leaders Of the two old parties, to
darken intelligence and make the
voters poor. blind and incapable Of
eeif-defense. Strike before It IL too
late.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25

me sos e Of f,snsesss ai1ses sIHz Ssz
state. county and township; and ~. I
100000 more annually Of Interest a
watered stock" Of railroads: usuFlouo /
the stealings Of elevator. wheat, luna-
Der. cattle and other rings. What Dc
the people ret for It aIl1 NothinG.
Speak ana act.