The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26
MISSOURI A NEWS.
At His Sweetheart's Home.

MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
At His Sweetheart's Home.
Fred Marshall, aged %, died very
suddenly at the home of his sweet
heart, Miss Ethel Rowe. 2l34 Eugenis
street, St. Louis, the other night. The
circumstances surrounding the death
of the young man are tragic, and some
OF them are indeed peculiar. The po-
lice department is inclined to
look upon his death as a case
OF self-destruction, but the rela-
tives of the young nan deny that such
q thing could be possible. In the
pockets of the deceased two small
phials were found. One of them is
labeled '~strychnine," with the usual
skull and crossbones, and the other
smells strongly of carbolic acid. Both
were empty.
State Weather-Crop Bulletin.
The Missouri weekly crop report, is
sued September Is, says: 'In the
northern and western and central
counties the soil is generally in good
condition for fall seeding and work
is progressing favorably, but in other
parts of the state the ground is
generally too dry, though seeding is in
progress. Corn is beyond injury by
frost, and in some central and south
ern sections cutting is nearly COM
pleted- Contemplating is progressing
rapidly.
Terrible Fall of Two Miners.
In the La Tosca mine at OrOnogo,
Jasper county, Frank Ward and Scott
jackson, miners, were being hoisted
ont of the shaft in a tub when the
hook broke and they fell 12O feet.
Ward a killed. Jackson's injuries
consist of a crushed foot, the heel cut
off and several ribs broken, besides
being terribly cut and mangled. Ward
vas single and jackson had peer mar
rled about six months.
American Beef for Japan.
The Kansas City packing house of
Armour Is Co. has received an order
direct from the japanese government
for Is car loads of corned beef. The
order is II of the biggest ever re-
ceived in Kansas City. and will be
ready for shipment within "A few days.
This immense shipment of beef is be-
lieved to be for use in the japanese
navy
Mrs. Todd Out on Bail.
Mrs. Virginia T.. Todd, who is
charged with the murder of her daugh-
ter, Hester Bethel. and who has had
two trials, each time the jury failing
to agree upon a verdict, was released
on bond the other day. She had been
in the New London Jail for nearly a
year. Immediately on her release she
left for Bowling Green to visit a sister.
4 Five-DolIar-a-Day Job.
The auditing committee appointed
by the governor, consisting of Senator
Il. X. Cash, Representatives Julian and
Odneal, elected Baxter Brown, of War
r%ensburg, clerk of the committee.
There were only % applicants for the
~clerkship. 1t pays So per day, and the
job lasts for three months.
La Grange BAPTIST College.
La Grange Baptist college opened
with an enrolment of over 100, the
largest in the history of the school.
Miss Brewer, one of the faculty, IS a
sister of Judge David J. Brewer and a
niece of Judge Field. 1t is confidently
expected hat the enrolment viii
reach $50 by October l.
Another Big Failure IN st. Louis.
The wholesale millinery firm of Pratt,
Simmons Il krausnick, doing business
at SIT Washington avenue, st. Louis,
fled a deed of trust, the other day, Sc
curing preferred creditors to the
amount of over $50, 1000. 1t is under
stood the total liabilities are in the
ueighborhood of $3.50, OOO.
State school of Mines.
The Missouri school of mines and
metallurgy, at Rolla, opened for the
season with the largest enrolment in
its history. Eleven states and terrific
ries and Old Mexico are represented,
and two students from Germany are
on their way to enter the institution.
Mexican War Veterans.
The annual meeting of Mexican war
veterans of Vernon county was held at
Nevada the other day. Twenty years
ago there were 81 of these veterans in
Vernon county. At the recent meeting
seven answered from Vernon and two
from Cedar county.
Negro Gambler Killed.
George Candy, a notorious colored
gambler of Columbia, was shot and al
most instantly killed recently by
Warren Meridith. The negroes quar-
relied, and Candy first struck Meridith
with a brick. Meridith was arrested.
Used a Knife.
D. Il. Payton and W. p. Taylor had
a Sight at La Grange. Taylor drew
his knife and slashed Payton over each
eye, infictirg ugly wounds, and then
stabbed him twice on the right Shout
der and once in the back.
Ate Broken Glass.
John Pellitier, in Jail at Linneus for
carrying concealed weapons, attempted
to commit suicide by eating broken
glass. lie will probably recover. He
is said to belong to a good Kentucky
family.
Accepted His Resignation.
Rev. Albert S. Hughey. for five years