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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
North CaroIina'S Little Republic.

In the Western part of North Caro-
lima is perfectly organized republic.
Independent of both State and nation
al Governments. It is known as the
Qualla Reserve. and is the home of
of about LOCO of the Cherokee Indians
belonging to the Eastern branch. The
reserve has an area of $4,000 acres,
or eightty-twO square miles, of the
richest valley land of the state. lying
along the Ocona. Lufta and Soco
Creeks. The President of the little
republic is elected every four years.
He receives a salary of $500 year,
but when at Washington on business
for the republic he gets 81 day extra.
He is called chief, but none but a
Cherokee of more than b years is
eligible to the echieftainship. When he Is
absent his duties are performed by
an assistant chief, whose SALARY is
$3.50 year. The chief has a Cabinet
of three Secretaries. and the Congress
comprises two delegates from every
100 members of the tribe. The Cher
okee males of Ii. and all white men
who have Indian wives. have the
right to vote. The constitution pro-
vides for the maintenance of a public
school. in which both English and
Cherokee are taught. The inha BIZ
tants of the reserve are intelligent.
fairly we'll educated. law-abiding and
industrious. Harper's Round Table.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
No Republican split on Silver.

Evidences that the silver Rcpubli-
cans will make no serious demOnstra-
/ ton in the ST. Louis Convention are
accommodating. \ short time ago the
mitted its delegates at large. one of
whom is Senator PettiTrcw. to vote
! for protection and sound money. This
was an important break in the silver
line. Another indication OF weak
cning' in the silver region Is tfordcd
! by Senator Teller. the mOst pronounce
ed and courageous of the Republican
/ silver champions. In an interview in
Washington the Senator says the
silver Republicans will Loyalty sup
port the nominee of the st. Louis Con-
vcntiOn if they believe he is really.
I sincerely. honestly and earnestly in
I favor of an International agreement.
and would endeavOr to secure such an
agreement in good faith.
This expression. which undoubtedly
voices the opinion of four out of every
five of the Republican I6 to l men.
makes their position plain, The Ma
tional Convention will commit the
party TO an effort to secure an inter-
national agreement on silver. and the
candidate. whoever he will be. will
stand squarely on the platform. This
desire to get general reconciliation
of silver by Europe and the United
States has been the position of the
Republican party ever since silver be-
came an issue. in 1877. and no ration
al being supposes it will be abandoned
now. Very few intelligent Republic
cans suppose that the adoption of
international bimetallism can be ac-
complished in the near future, but
every Republican wishes it. and
wants the Government to work for it.
In the interval. of course. the gold
standard. which has been in opera
ton since 1894. except in 1928 while
the country was on the paper basis.
will be maintained.
The platform will set forth the SEN
timent of the bulk of the party on the
finance question. the candidates. when
selected. will be guided by the plat
form. and the entire party will sup
port the candidates There is not the
smallest room for doubt on any one
of these points. The silver Republi-
cans would gain nothing by going
over to the Democracy. for there is no
hope for the adoption of free coinage
by that party except on the condition
of silver RECOMMENDATION by Europe.
which is the Republican position. OF
course they will not go to the Popu-
lists or to the third party under
whatever name it may be. In that
direction madness lies. Colorado. !
Montana and the rest of the silver |
States. with the possible exception OF
Nevada. will give their electoral votes !
to the Republican ticket. The ticket
could De elected without their votes. /
but it Will get them. There will be no
break in the Republican line on silver
or any other question in ls96.-Globe-
Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
SpectacIes for Children.

The number of specialized midgets to
be seen around everywhere nowadays
is something startling. 1t is hard to
believe that there were probably as
many of the preceding generation in
need of the same help for defective
vision. who never got it. Many family
physicians make it part of their reg
ular duty to know that the children in
their charge have normal sight. or
the chance of getting it. There was a
baby in arms In the street ear recent
ly, fat. healthy. hearty fellow,
whose bright rogueish eyes looked out
through pair of large spectacles,
securely fastened by an elaborate ar
rangement of strings and rubber
bands.
Across the car was woman. who,
looking at the baby. told this of her
own experience-thatw when she was -
years old she went to an oculist for
treatment of slight injury incident
ally that she had never had normal
sight and that the constant strain to
which the weak nerves had always
been subjected was the one certain
cause of the agonizing headaches that
she had suffered every little while
from her earliest childhood. That
she had always been delicate and all
ing was the result of the headaches,
naturally. y few weeks treatment
and the use OF proper glasses proved
all this true. There was never an
other headache-her SPLENDID cOnsti-
tuition jumped at its chance and she
was strong and we'll at once.
Twenty-Five years Of girls life in
almost constant suffering for lack of
a pair of spectacles when child. And
she was the cherished daughter of a
we'll -to-do man.-New York Tribnne
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
HAD A HIGH TIME.
Some Fellows Who Discovered 4
Farmers Private Bank.

DEXTER. Mo-, April 14.-Frank
Vincent is Il farmer who lives in
Stoddard County. He had i'm
prOvised bank out of an old boot
which he placed on a sill under his
house. This he filled with his savings
until he had accumulated about $500.
Jim Edwards. Il farm hand. found the
money by accident some time during
the past and he and five companions
have been living like princes since.
Their prodigality attracted the at
tention Of the neighborhood, but no
one knew where the money came from
and a strict vigilance failed to give
any clew.
The mystery was solved Il day or
two ago when Harry Watson went to
Bernie and rot drunk and in his maud
lin condition gave the snap away. He
refused to tell who his accOmplices
were until rope was placed around
his neck and one or two strong hauls
made. He gave the names of Jim,
George and Charles Edwards and
Charles and George Morning, and they
have since been arrested and placed
under bond. Frank Vincent. the
loser. never missed the money until
Watson peached. About SEQ or 500
of the money was recovered. Vincent
did not deem banks safe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
COuIdn't shave Il Bit.

When the famous archaelogist came
into the club yesterday afternoon his
erudite conntenance was ornamented
at several points with sticking plaster,
and there was general inquiry
among his friends as to what was the
matter.
Razor, said the professor. briefly.
Good gracious. Where did you
get shaved?" asked .one of our young
er members sympathetically.
Its a strange thing said the
man of learning. Il was shaved this
morning by man who really is, [
suppose. little above the ordinary
oarber know of nay own knowledge
that he took double first-class at
oxford: that he studied at Heidel
berg afterwards. and spent several
years in other foreign educational
centers. | know. also. of my own
knowledge, that he has contributed
scientific articles to our best magazine.
and has numbered among his intimate
friends men of the highest social and
scientific standing in Europe and
America. And yet" soliloquized the
savant. s"he cant shave a man
Gecently."
BY Jove." exclaimed the young
members. in astonishmant. What is
ne a barber for. with all those ac-
complishments:"
oh. he isn't Il barber" said the
6ook-worm, yawning. You see, |
shaved myself this morning. Ans
werS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
STRUGGLE FOR RAILROAD.
Receiver Fordyce and Supt. Houck
are still ut War.

KENNETH. No, April l5.-The
trouble over the appointment of Col.
5. W. FOrdyce as receiver of the
kennett Il Southern Railroad by
Judge Wear is not yet over. Yester-
day afternoon when the Sheriff started
to take possession of the property and
arrest young L. B. Houck. the Super
intendent. that official had Il train of
freight cars loaded with ties backed
into an open switch and wrecked.
HOuck then jumped on the engine
and pulled east into PemiscOt county
in Judge Riley's jurisdiction. Under
his orders the other engines crew
pulled outnorth for Campbell. and it
Is said wrecked cars at that end of the
line and cut the telegraph wires. Re
ceiver FOrdyce special train here was
left hemmed in on a side track by the
wreck. No telegraph communication
could be obtained
Later the wreck was cleared and one
of the HOuck engines showed up from
the North. The Sheriff succeeded only
this morning in getting it ten miles
north of here. 1t was brought back
Young L. B. Houck is supposed to
be holding the fort at Caruthersville
with the other engine and the coaches.
1t is expected that his uncle, Judge
HOuck. is making some movement be-
fore Judge Riley. Col. Fordyce has
made ]. b. Homan. of Little Rock
superintendent of the property.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
BY the Barrel.

She is an English woman and IA
new domestic in boarding house.
She was rolling heavy barrel along
the basement hall when one of the
boarders passed her.
What have you there. Annie
The hash barrel. sir. =
The What
The hash barrel.
Great Scott. l knew We ate lot
OF it. but l didn't think she bought it
by the barrel. New FORK Recorder
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18

\ more or less distinguished young
foreigner placed an advertisement in
the personal column of a morning
newspaper few days ago. requesting
information as to the Whereabouts of
his father. who had left his family in
Europe years ago and had been heard
from last in San Francisco. \ GER
tain private detective with an eye to
business noticed the advertisement.
and in due course of time an agent
connected with his bureau called upon
the more or less distinguished young
foreigner and informed him that should
he call at the office he could make an
rangemcnts TO have his father found.
He did so. After long talk with the
head of the bureau. to whom he gave
full particulars about his missing
parent. he was informed that his
father could undoubtedly be found and
that the charges would be 50 as Il
starter and 50 when the job was com
plcted. ''Mein GOtt.." he exclaimed.
''Das is what wants mein fadder
for" The deal fell through. San
Francisco Examiner.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
Bucklen.s Arnica SaIye.

The best salvein the world for cuts.
bruises. sores. ulcers. salt rheum.
fever sores. letter. chapped hands.
chilblai ins. corns. and all skin crup
tins. and positively cures piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price - cents per box. For sale a
Elomeyer & Haman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
BaIlard's snow Linement.

If you have a terrible pain in the
small of the back, get bottle of
Snow Linement. 1t will positively
cure it and at once. Try it and rec
omend it to your friends. Sold at
Wilson's drug store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
OII

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way x Co.. Boston. Mass. for copy
of DR.. kaufmann's great Medical
Work: 1C0 pages. colOred illustrations:
OF great value to every family.
Arizona republican., 1896-09-25
DYNAMITE CONSPIRACY.
Ivory Charged With Being an
 Abettor.

LONDON, Sept. 24.-Edward s. Ivory, alias Edward Bell, New York saloon keeper, charged with being connected with the alleged dynamite conspiracy of which Lyman is said to be the moving spirit, was arraigned in the Bow street police court today. c. F. Gill, who appeared for the treasury department charged with conspiring with Lyman, Kearney and Haines to cause a dynamite explosion in the United Kingdom, also with abetting a dynamite offense. Gill claimed the -four men mentioned had left New York in August and said it was quite clear they were supplied with money sent to this country by the Fenian or ganization in New York for the pur- pose of going to Antwerp, preparing bombs and dynamite, then securing men in London or Glasgow to explode them Gill said that September 15 had been fixed upon as the time when the last step would be consummated. Ivory and Gill had left New York Aug ust 15, reached Southampton August 26, and proceeded to London. His special duty was to interview the per sons considered likely to be willing to engage in the crime proposed.
Arizona republican., 1896-09-25
FALSE TEETH.
Preacher Swallows His and Expires in
 a Short While.

OTHUNNWA, Iowa, Sept. 24.-The Rev. T. w. Russell, pastor of the Sec ond Presbyterian church in this city, swallowed his false teeth at breakfast yesterday morning, and in thirty min utes he was dead. The generally ac- cepted belief is that the direct cause of death was apoplexy induced by a hemorrh age caused by the preee's>a If the plate in the victim's stomach. The Rev. MT. Russell was s5 years old and unmarried. All his relatives reside in Scotland. He had been in Cttumwa but six months, having come to the pastorate of the Second Presbyterian church direct from theological school. He was an able minister, but since coming to Cttumwa had been in ex- tremely poor health and very de- spondent. While eating breakfast this morning the plate came loose in his mouth and he swallowed it. He started to physicians office, but soon returned to his boarding house, seem ingly careless as to the result of the accident. On entering the house he fell, and when a physician arrived he was dead.
Arizona republican., 1896-09-25

positions neither their names nor those of the railroad for which they work will be made public at present. Meanwhile tlhe case will be thoroughly investigated by Henry George, John McBuide and other agents of the Ma tiomal committee.
 The delegation numbered nearly a dozen men. They told Chairman Jones that yesterday the foremen in their respective departments came around with request for them to go to Gam ton. The request was smoothly put, and upon several of the men debating the question of the trip, they were told if they did not care to take a day of for thejourmey the railroad would give them a permanent holiday. Chairman Jones was also informed that at least fifty of the men from the yards in ques- tion had decided that discretion was the better part of valor and that, while they intended to vote for Bryan, they would make the trip to Canton that they might hold heir jobs and keep their little ones i'm food.
Arizona republican., 1896-09-25
ALLEGED COERCION,
Railroad Men Compelled to Make a
 Trip to Canton.

CHICAGO, Sept. 24. - Indisputable evidence was given the National Demo- cratic committee today that the rail road corporations are compelling their employees ito make the pilgrimage to Canton tonight. Under pain of dis missal the employees of certainly one railroad, at least, have been forced into making the much talked of trip to visit Mckinley.
 This morning the delegation of rail- road men called on Chairmen Jones and Campau at the Auditorium annex and unfolded a tale which started every bit of Democratic blood in the hotel a-boiling. For various reasons but chiefly to keep the men in their
Arizona republican., 1896-09-25
PERHAPS FATALLY BURNED.
Distressing Accident to a Kansas City
 Woman

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 24.+A distressing and perhaps fatal accident occurred at 5:30 yesterday evening at the home of Thomas N. Thomas, 1912 East Eighteenth street. The clothing of Mrs. Thomas, who was preparing supper on a gasoline stove, took fire from the blaze, immediately envelop- ing the unfortunate woman in flames.
 Realizing her danger, she ran rolled in the damp grass, and with the aid of Mrs. Graham, a neighbor, ex- tinguished the flames.
 Mrs Thomas was frightfully burned about the head, face, arms and hands; her thighs were also bIistered. She was carried into a neighbOring drug store, where Police Surgeon Landon gave her temporary treatment, after which she was sent to the city hospital. She was resting we'll last might.
 Mrs. Graham sustained burns on the arms and hands aiding Mrs. Thomas to put out the fire Had the fire got beneath Mrs. Thomas she would un- doubleday have been burned to death. The flames from Mrs. Thomas burn ing dress set fire ito some tapestry as she ran through the house, but the fire department put it out before it did amy great damage.
 MT. Thomas is a blacksmith at Eff teenth street and Wabash avenue, and was not at home at the time of the ac- cident.
Arizona republican., 1896-09-25
IMPERIAL LETTER.
The Missive Presented by Li Hung
 Chang in Washington.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The per sonal letter from the emperor of China to President, Cleveland, which formed the credentials of Li Hung Chang, has been placed on exhibition in the H. brary of the department pf state. It is wrtitten on a scroll of lemon colored parchment paper about five feet in length by a foot and half in width, a portion being in ancient Chinese and part in modern Chinese characters, with the royal red seal and the em- perors autograph in the center. The envelope is a great sheet of yellow satin, embroidered in gold and silver with exquisite workmanship, with five large Chinese double dragons convent entity arranged.
Arizona republican., 1896-09-25
MILITARY CHANGES.
A Transfer of Many of the Garrison
 Posts.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Secretary Lamont has made an important modi- hcation of his recent decision regard ing the transfer of troops. As now provided the Fifth artillery, at present distributed along the facillc coast. will relieve the First artillery dist,sib- uCeo aalloAo i4ou' .Aelhi pe-7uo Al ,.ae de partment of the east and the depart- ment of Missouri. Instead of relieving the Third artillery stationed at south Atlantic posts, as originally ordered. the First artillery will garrison pcsts vacated by the Third aa,tille,-v on tae Pacific coast, as originally intended.
Arizona republican., 1896-09-25
JAlPAlN ALARMED.

LONDON, Sept. 24.-A dispatch to The Globe from Shanghai says: It is believed that the dispatch of the Rus sian squadron to Shanghai will be the first result of the agreement reached between Lii Hung Chang and Russia which is viewed with anxiety and sus- picion in Japan. China is repairing the docks and workshops of Port Arthur and is storing quantities of coal. It is thought these movements indicate a startling development in Russian policy.
Arizona republican., 1896-09-25
SCARED TO DEATH.
Janitor Beneke's Fright Causes Hem
 orrhage Resulting in Death.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Charles F. Beneke died on Monday at No. APO E7ast Seventeenth street, where he was employed as assistant janitor. Beneke was 58 years old and had been i'll but a few days,
 The immediate cause of his death was hemorrhage of the lungs, but Coroner's Physician O.Hanlon said yes- terday that fright caused Beneke's death. On eptember g Jacob Andrews hanged himself in the house No. 420 East Seventeenth street. Beneke dis covered Andrews body. He was then literally scared to death His hair stood on end, his teeth chattered, his knees knocked together, he was speechless, he almost collapsed.
 Beneke did not recover from the shock. His lungs were naturally weak and his fright weakened the action at his heart and further retarded the cir culation in his lungs. Then followed the hemOrrhage which carried him off.
Arizona republican., 1896-09-25
The Uprising of Colorado
 Miners.
Martial Law in the City of
 Leadville.
Many Arrests Have Been Made and Further Trouble Is Hourly
 Expected.

DENVER. Sept. Ex-Governor Mc- Intyre received reports from Leadville today that miners from Aspen, Grip pie Greek and San Juan are quietly gathering and that at an opportune moment the strikers will wipe out the entire National Guard and burn the town.
 Col. Merriam, of the Seventh in fantry, stationed at Fort Logan, has received orders to take the field at a moments notice. If federal aid is needed the governor will address Pres tdent Cleveland directly who will in turn through the secretary of war or der General Wheaton, commander Df the military department of the Col orado, to act.
 Samuel Thatcher and w. H. Scott, miners, were arrested today Charles Mitchell, a Denver Times correspond ent, is in the guard house, having been arrested for using disrespectfu lam guage to Adjutamt- General Moses who took him to task for reports sent out. The civil officers are for the time being allowed to exercise their constd- t,ptional prerogative when they do not interfere with General Brcohs move ments. Military law is supreme in Leadville today. Soldiers will make arrests, disarm all but officers of the law, hold prisoners subject to the com-
 manding officers pleasure and search
 houses without any other warrant than the order of General Brooks. The
 military court of inquiry to inquire into the circumstances of the destruc-
 nion of the Coronado mine and loss of life incident : thereto convened this forenoon in secret to endeavor to es-
 tablish the identity pf those engaged
 in the riot, for the, benefit of the civil | authorities. 4
 I The following officers and members
 of the Miners union are in jail under a strong guard, being held for the murder of Fireman Okeefe: Peter
 TurnbuH, vice-president; E. J. Deware,
 secretary; George Handy, Wm. O'Brien,
 Patrick Kennedy, J. V. Doyle, Joseph ! Otis, John Abern, Conner Richards,
 Ernest Nicholas, Eugene Cannon, Cor nelius Sheat, Michael Weible, Gus
 Johnson and Ned Claud.
 1 Five members of the executive com
 mittee, including P Amburn, are still
 at large and a search is being made
 for them. The charge against Edward
 Boyce, president of the Western Fed
 eration of Miners, was arrested last might for melting a riot, based on a
 speech he made al couple of weeks ago.
 Secretary Dewal and other officers
 declare the outbreak of Monday morn
 ing was contrary to tine policy Of the
 union and greatly deplored by them. The arrests have caused cons ter Il salttiol
 among the strikers and it is believed greatly weakened their cause.
Arizona republican., 1896-09-25
RELIGIOUS RIOTS
Protestant Church and College At
 tackled by a Destroying Mol,

CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. s4.-A mob attacked the American Presby- terian church in Amusa, Calientes, Tuesday night, and broke windows and doors with stones. The Rev. D. Sharp's house was also attacked. A mob attacked the Morelos Protestant college in the same city Wednesday breaking every window in it. Several arrests have been made and the au- thorities are anxious to identify the leaders. Minister Ransom has been appealed to to use his best offices with the government to secure the punish ment of the offenders.