The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-26

II Is repOEltG Luh6 an tApcUitiOu
from Honduras landed on the south
side of the island of Cuba. recently,
with large supplies of ammunition and
arms. and that the cargo was safely
delivered into the possession of Gen.
Rivera.
A HEAVY wind and rain storm ragged
along the Atlantic coast on the 18th.
At Atlantic City, y. j., the large Casino
building. where the Ellis' disaster hap
pened two years ago, collapsed with a
crash, carrying with it an u~ntenanted
cottage next door.
A DISPATCH from Cape Town says
that Col. Cecil Rhodes country house
was destroyed by fire on the 18th. 1t
may be presumed that the country
the South African palace of the EXPIRE
mier of Cape Colony.
ELNATHAN HALL, n Of the largest
buildings in connection with the Knox
vile (Tenn.) college for colored stu
dents, was burned, on the 18th. The
building was occupied by female stu
dents, all of whom escaped. The loss
will reach S25, OOO, and is said to be in
sured.
GEORGE WILSON and John Palmer
were arrested in New York city on
the 10th. charged with swindling
pawnb:okers of that city and Brook
lyn to the extent of thousands by
means of alleged gold watches and
chains presented as pledges.
FRANK Il. PFIsTER, IS years of age, a
clerk in the Indian bureau at Wash
man Pfster, of Kentucky, committed
suicide, on the 10th, by shooting him
self through the right temple.
The United States cruisers Newark
and Raleigh arrived at Key West, Fla,
on the 10th, after an unsuccessful
chase after the alleged tilibuster Three
Friends.
MARION HATFIELD, Il relative of the
notorious Hattields of Kentucky and
West Virginia, was hanged in Sneed-
vile, Tenn, on the 10th.
On the 10th there were 10 steamers
due at New York from European ports,
nine of which were from two to six
days overdue.
MAJ. MCKINLEY went to Chicago, on
the 10th, for a weeks visit with friends.
The beautiful and costly Casino
building, together with the bridge
which spanned Four-Mile run at the
main entrance to Schenly park. Oak
land station, Pittsburgh, Pa, were de-
stroyed by fire, on the 18th, at 1:55 a.
IN. The casino building and contents
represented an investment of about
S540,0 00.
Mrs. J. COLEMAN DRAYToN, daugh-
ter of Mrs. William Astor, was la
ried in St. Columbia's church, London,
on the 18th, to Mr.. George IIaig, a
member of the firm of Haig & Haig,
whisky merchants.
Hermann, the magician. who gave
a performance at Rochester. N Y,
on thenight of the 10th, at the Lyceum
theater, died.in his private car at Great
Valley, y. Y, on the 18th, while en-
route to Bradford, Pa,
On the 18th the federal assembly at
Berne, Switzerland, elected DIR. Adolph
Deucher president of the Swiss con-
federation for 1897, and Mr.. Fraffy,
the present minister of the interior,
vice-president. Mr.. Deucher vas vice
president for 1895 and for 1896.
The court-martial of the anarch.
lists arrested for completely in the re.
cent disturbances at barcelona was
concluded on the 18th. The sentences
imposed are kept secret, and anyone
divulging them is to be severely pun
ished. 1t is believed, however, that rs
of the anarchists have been sem
fenced to death and So others to penal
servifude.