The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-01

lOTu, IdtHcT VI MIS- JONI w. MGSndV,
who died at his home in the city OF
Rome, on the goth, has been embalmed,
and will be brought to America for in
terment.
r. T. FRYE, president of the Illinois
State Horticultural society, who was
asphyxiated by gas at the Great
Northern hotel in Chicago a few days
before, died in the Cook county hospi-
tai on the 21st.
The treasury gold reserve, through
the action of the New York national
banks in depositing SIS, $50, 900 in gold,
stood at the close of business on the
23d at SOL. ss1, no. The days with
drawals were S239, 400, taken for hoard
ing purposes.
PHILADELPHIA banks will aid in re-
storing and maintaining the national
treasury gold reserve. A movement
was started among them, on the 22d,
to raise 1000, 600 for this purpose, and
before the close of business over $780,
900 was pledged.
IT seems probable that Henry C.
Payne, republican national commit
teeman from Wisconsin, who was ex-
pected to do a large share of the work
In the present campaign in the west
ern states. will have t o retire from
actual service on account of ill-health.
The Butte (Mont.) Inter-Mountain,
an evening republican paper, owned
by Senator Lee Mantle, came out in
an editorial, on the god, supporting
Bryan and Sewall, and declaring that
1t can not support the national re-
publican ticket because of its opposi-
ton to silver.
ADvICEs received in Vienna, on the
23d, from Salonica, stated hat the
Turkish troops had had 4 battle with
the Macedonian insurgents at Demir
Hissar, in which the insurgents lost
800 men. The Turks pursued the in
surgents, who took refuge in the
mountains at Perrin.
PRINCESS MAUD Of Wales, youngest
daughter of the prince of Wales, and
granddaughter of Queen Victoria, was
married, on the 22d, in the Chapel
Royal, Buckingham palace, to Prince
Charles of Denmark, son of the crown
prince, and grandson of King Chris
tian X. of Denmark.
The National Populist convention,
In session at st. Louis, refused to ac-
cept Arthur Sewall as their nominee
for vice-president, on the 24th, and
nominated instead Thomas E. Watson,
of Georgia, for the office. They then
adjourned for the day without making
q nomination for president.
SAMUEL MELVILLE and w. II. Kevan,
single-tax speakers, were arrested at
Dover, Del, on the night of the 22d,
for speaking on the streets without a
permit. They were fined $40 and costs,
in default of which they were sent to
jail for 30 days. This makes five
speakers now under arrest in Dover.
FOUNDERS DAY, the banner day OF
the Cleveland (O) centennial celebra.
ton was observed on the ed, and was
L4lA Oh Il SlAb W biS SlNl W oOlIo
D. Rockefeller of a large and valuable
tract of land for the extension of the
city's park and boulevard system.
The property given is worth between
e6OO, 900 and 500, 600.
The Cincinnati Price Current, on the
23d, summarized the crop conditions
for the previous week as follows: In
dications for winter wheat are but lit
tie changed. The spring crop is some.
what lowered. Oats are considerably
reduced. Corn and hay improved.
Winter wheat and oats are largely I'M.
satisfactory in quality.
EXTRAORDINARY efforts are being
made by United States Health Com.
missioner Stump by which immigrants
from countries where infectious dis
eases exist, though they may be free
from disease when they are landed,
may be tsn?ed and watched by health
officers, so tieat if the disease appears
it may be promptly stamped out
A NEW YORK Herald special from
Washington, on the oath, said: Capt.
Gen. Weyler intends to show no lem
iency to American merchants engaged
in the Cuban banana trade unless he
is overruled by orders from Madrid,
and in case he is directed to grant the
delay requested there is danger of
strained relations between him and
his government"
A DISPATCH from Washington, IN the
oath. said: "a e%ablegram has been
sent to Mr.. Mckinney, minister of the
United States at Bogota, a copy Of
which he was instructed 70 lay before
the Colombian government, demand
ing that that government reply imme.
diately to the ITO notes recently adj
dressed to it in regard to making
amends for the outrage committed on
the American schooner Whitford il
March last"
THE populist national convention
met in st. Louis on the 22d, and dur
ing the day session effected temper.
airy organization sand took a recess
until eight o'clock pending the report
of the committee ON credentials
When they met at night, through some
mismananement, the hail-the same
IN which the National Republican con.
vention was held-was in darkness, and
the convention was compelled to adj.
So,rp fro nco~ttn- o,r h,,.