The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-16

THE claim Of Adah Richmond, the
the Boston theatrical manager and
millionaire, in 1871, in Providence, R.
l., has no official record in that city to
support it.
The treasury gold reserve, at the
close of business on the 18th, stood at
S119, 0s4, 124. The days Withdrawals
amounted to SOC, DOC.
CARDINAL LUIGI GALIMBERrI, titular
archbishop of Nice and formerly papal
nuncio at Vienna, died at Suchtein, near
Dusseldorf, Prussia, on the 7th. from
throat trouble. He was born in Rome
in 1886 and created a cardinal in 1898.
THE riding school attached to the
University of Heidelberg, Germany,
was burned on the night of the 9Th.
and two women. two children and q
horses were burned to death.
Mr.. AUBRY BEARDsLEY, the English
artist who was reported to be very i'll
in Brussels. has recovered his health,
and resumed his work in London.
THE United States war ship Mime
apolis sailed from Southampton, on
the eth, for Cronstadt.
HENRY SAVIOR, while delirous from
fever, leaped from a third-story win
dow of st. Joseph's hospital, Fort
| Wayne, Ind, on the 18th, and received
injuries which caused his death an
hour later. He was 81 years old and
leaves a wife and five children at Ant
werp, o.
DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL
WILLIAM TTLGHMAN, of Guthrie. Okla,
received a draft for $1,000. on the eth,
from the Rock Island Railway Co., for
the capture of Bill Raider, the outlaw,
recently convicted.
The Deutsche-Asiatich bank at Ber-
lin, on the eth, paid to the agent OF the
government of Japan the sum of ST.
600, 600 marks as part Of the Chinese
war indemnity.
GEN. BERHAL, of the Spanish army,
! has been driven out of Cuba by Gen.
Weyler. The Butcher and Bernal
parted bitter enemies, and are likely
to fight a duel if they meet in Spain.
TIE jury at Columbus, o., On the 18th,
in the cast of Ohio VS.. eX-State Senator
John J.. Geyer, Of Paulding, indicted
tor alleged solicitation Of brides, re-
1c;rrlls sd 3 vHsss::cltt OF not guilty.
| By a vote of 425 to 9s the Methodist
general conference at Cleveland. O.. on
the 7th, decided that the four women
delegates might retain their seats.
PETROLEUM of good quality has been
found eight miles east of Guthrie,
Okla, and there is much excitement.
THE Citizens bank of Union City,
Ind, closed its doors, IN the sth, be-
cause of inability to collect. There
had been quiet withdrawals from the
bank by depositors, and when the city
and school t~reasurers withdrew their
accounts the bank had not a dollar
left. The liabilities are SIS, 600, and
the assets $685. DOC.
A ROME On. " jury in the case of
John Watson Hildreth, one of the boys
who wrecked a New York Central ex-
press train, returned a verdict, on the
Sth, OF murder in the second degree,
and he was sentenced to Auburn prison
for life. Theodore Hubbard and Her
bert Plato, his two accomplices, got 40
years each.
RoMULUs CoTELL. the murderer of
the Stone family at Tallmadge, O.,
pleaded not guilty, on the sth, when
arraigned before Judge kohler, OF
Akron, although he had previously
confessed the crimes. Attorneys were
appointed to defend him, but the date
of the trial was not fixed.
THE treasury gold reserve, at the
close of business on the 9th, stood al
SIT, 656.314. The days withdrawal
amounted to 81, 544, 400.