The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-18

The Ancient and Honorable Artil-
lerv company Of Boston gave a BAN
quet in London, on the night of tho
9th. to a most distinguished company,
including the prince of Wales and his
brother the duke of Connaught.
AT the Catford track, London, on
the 9th, johnson, the American bicy.
clist. made a mile, with a flying start,
in l minute Al 2-5 seconds, breaking
the record.
The free silver platform was adopt.
ed by a more than two-thirds majority
by the National Democratic convention
in Chicago, on the 9th. At the night
session the nominating speeches for
president were delivered.
IT is announced that Baron Hirsch's
widow has donated $780, 900, 600 to pro-
mote the emigration of Russian Jews
to Argentina.
AMOS RONERBAUGH, 4 retired farmer,
noted as being the largest man in his
section of the state, died at Hanover,
Pa, on the 9th. He weighed 423
pounds.
JOSEPH VI. FRAsEY, son of Rev. Guy
Frasey, of Brooklyn, n. Y, was jump
ing off a moving freight train at Coshoc-
the wheels and was torn to pieces,
death resulting instantly.
The old McKune residence, of Nor
mon fame, in Pike scounty. Pa, was
wrecked by lightning on the 9th. 1t
was in this building that the manu-
script for the Mormon Bible was COM
piled in the veal 1890.
JOHN LAFRANCE and Norman De-
Baux arrived in San Francisco, on the
9th, from New York, having made the
trip on bicycles in 81 days. The best
previous time was 81 days.
A PASSENGER train was derailed near
Batraki, on the Samara railway, in
southern Russia, on the 9th. Forty
persons were killed and injured. The
accident was caused by distractions
placed on the rails.
AFTER the nomination of VIM. J. Bry-
an for president by the Democratic ma
tiOnal convention at Chicago, on the
10th, the Pennsylvania delegates, who,
on the call of states, had refused to
vote, held 4 long and animated caucus
for the purpose of arriving at a con-
~clusion regarding the attitude of the
delegation on the vice-presidential
question. 1t was finally decided to al
low each delegate to act as he pleased,
when il wa stated that about TWEEN
ty-five of them would vote for various
candidates., the other 80 declining to
vote.
MARK HANNA, chairman of the re-
publican national committee, had 4
long conference with Maj. Mckinley
at Canton, O., on the 10th. The fin
ishing tou ches were given to the list
of members of the executive and adj
visory committees, and it was said the
personnel of the two organizations
would be very soon given to the pub
lie.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, who, with his
private secretary, spent the day, fish
ing. on the 10th, when informed of the
nomination of William j. Bryan by
the National Democratic convention
at Chicago, absolutely refused to eX-
press an opinion upon the result.
Col. WRIGHT SCHAUMBERG, of st.
Louis. died in New Orleans, on the 9th,
aged SO. He went from St. Louis in
1861 as captain of a company of con-
federate soldiers, but was captured
soon after at Camp Jackson. He es.
capped from the Union prison, joined
Gen. Prices army, was captain and ad.
%jutant general on the staff of Gen. Lit.
tie; chief of staff of Gen. VanDorn;
lieutenant colonel. under Gen. E.
Kirby Smith, and inspector general
of the Transmississippi department Of
the confederacy at the end of the war.