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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-19
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Satisfactory Conditions shown.

The report OF the secretary OF war exhibits
satisfactory conditions in the several branches
Of the public service iEtruSted to his charge.
The limit % o-r military force, as fixed bv
law, is conStG tiy and readily maintained. The
present discipline and morale OF our army are
excellent, and marked progress and efficiency
are apparent throughout its entire organiZa-
tion.
The entire army has now been equipped wi;h
new magazine arms. and wise policy demands
that all available public and private resources
should be 50 en- plOyed as to provide, within q
reasonable time, a sufficient number to supply
the state militia with these modern weapons
and provide an ample reserve for any emer-
gency.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-23

Ing bsretaox ami the woman had
mans saddle. TIE correspondent then
accurately describes all three pcrsOns
snd the horses they rode. and says one
u the men Informed him that they
we're from Salt Lake City and that his
mltner was sick 4 Washingtol. The
article then fHys, "i did not think
much about the story NJ the time, bui
10 now sc,ms very improbable Que
ard II II altogether rost,b'e that tue
girl was kidnapped" rne Tribune
asks /. anyone knows them, 10 which
We answer yts; they are the three par
tlca We nc toned two weeks aro ne
uring ut the Cottage hotel, AMI were
two sons of J0un W.. Yiu x, iho lazy
Uptnr fNu uf'pu fNH .N|.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-23
NEWS OF The WEST.
All Tho City OllCars Of Waterloo, 0'.-
6OD, Resign.
Az ELEVATOR CRUSHED HIS HEAD.
SKY Y,ars for Murl,r-tree that
KINDA Man Us afr llisC MI
Three Drowhig.

Charles Marshall, found guilty Of
murder In tue second degree, was son'
fenced by Superior Judge Noyes NJ
Riverside, Cal, On Tuesday 10 serve a
term OF sixty years In jail.
Tuesday afternoon Grace Reed OF
Franktown, Nevada, drank siX ounces
VI carboiic acid, dying almoel immejl.
atuly. Dependency was the cause,
She had recently secured divorce
from a mtu named Wood.
Charles Piorson, laborcr nj Srquoia
Mile, Gal, was fatally crushed Uy q
log OH FRIDAY last, and the remains
were brought 20 Fresno we1nesday Ia
a ctflln made from tbs 10y which
caused his death. Piefion was ~ years
oil age ard unmarfird.
A. b. Connolly, n wealthy farmer Of
Tracy, CAL, met with an Accidrn
Tuesday nigut that cnused his death.
He was driving from his farm ~ a
noighbot's after dstk when his team
got scared anu tan away, throwing
him out. He WINS dtaggud some die.
lance anu twu wheels ran over his
chest. He has a sister sOmCw here IN
the Eat.
John goary, a ioamstot, % yotFs Of
age, WIS killed "Wednesday, ut sau
Fnncisc3, by q descending elevator
deary deliberately thrust hi, head un.
der chain that bars entrance TO the
elevator shaft. The elevator was com
ing down rapidly nj the time and
struck him On tho back OF the head
ctushing bis skull anu killing him ~.
tluntly.
II +. Tormcy, chief oqok at th,
Bfookiyn hotel, San Francisco, was IN,
victim OF un accident shortly anei
midnight Wednesday moTuing whict
viii probably cost him his life. Tor.
mey went 10 sleep on the trbck Of Go,
5utro road near the Cuii House. The
last car going out rau over Tourney
crushing both auElrs, The dOctlri
say ho will not recover, as he IL an Old
man,
Preston, Idaho, New Era; Dr.. Can.
Held was called 10 Lewiston last Halut
day on account Of very SERIOUS acct
dent. A young sou Ot Mfr Pond ri
that place was working tn tho Hell
with horse and cullivatOr, when the
animal ran awuy and tho boy was Ia
some manner struck In tho back u tue
head ana nearly scall cd. IL took abou
fourteen stitches 10 Few up the wound
but the doctor says he is getting alUnl
uicoiy.
Glenvood Springs, Colo, Avals nchr,
a most uuhUar1.lt case OF absent.
mindoduoss was observed at tho RI
Grnnto depot here sunday morning.
On the arrival 4 the train from Aspen,
lady carrying q haby on her atm anu
leading another by the hand, alighioI
She wnlket down toward tho emit o.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-23
nA-I.IorNn lNlTn.InN.

Via Iio Crnndn western pathway.
Milwaukee Hud return, yl8 81; July
10, Hand 10.
~. B-uis and return, $3.50; July Is.
10 HuI 20.
Omaha ana return 5000; August IS,
n ana IS,
NiIaauhJo and Return, $3.50;
August - and %.
81. Ptul aud return, $500; Auguli
20 ru1 30.
DO through sleeping car; cool
mn delightful trip through ibC noun.
tuin; famous eccnufii comfortable
equip meni.
BTITTITUL sNITAIHi
$500 given away ia prizes at 5ailalr,
Pioneer Day.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-05
VERMONT ELECTION
FIRST CONTEST IN THE EAsTOF THE
PRESENT CAMPAIGN.
An Entire State Ticket and Two
COngressmen Are Choxen-Repub.
lican Managers Say Their Ticket
Has Been Successful by Thirty
Five Thousand Majority, or Big
Ago,

white River Junction, VT, Sept. 3.--Thc
Green Mountain state declared for Josiah
Grout. Republican, Of Derby, for governor
today, and for the Republican state ticket
entire by majority that cquallel the pre-
dictiOn of the most confident Republican
managers. Returns from the distant towns
are, as usually, rather slow In coming in.
but the count In all sections of the state
shows substantial Republican gains and In
dicsittng that the majority for the Republic
an state ticket will be about :iOOOO. This
Is the largest majority ever given for Il
governor IN this state. The nearest ap-
proach to 1t being In 1858. when the majUr!-
ty was 21,GS:;. The Republican leaders
claim the majority may reach 5000 and
even 81 ,OW. Henry Powers the Republican
congressional candidate In the First district,
and William NJ. Grout. in the Second, are
both reelected by increased masOritics.
and the state senate and house are in
control of the Republicans by practically
the same majority as two years ago. The
weather generally was cool AMI fair through
out the state. and brought on: the hundreds
or Nrpublican voters who have not been to
the polls Tor years. Practically the full
Ne9ublitsln vote was cast. On the other
hahl the lack of organization In the Demo-
cratic ranks WAS very apparent. Many
Democrats who do not endorse the platform
OF the Chicago convention remained away
the polls While the more dissatisfied ones
voted the Republican ticket The Populist
ana Prohibition vote was practically the
same as four years ago. The ticket follows:
Governor, Josiah Grout Of Derby: .ieutcn-
Mt governor. Nelson w. Fisk Of Isle La
Motto; state treasurer, Henry f. Field Of
Rutland; secretary Of state, Chaun"ey w.
Browncll of Burlington; state auditor,
Franklin ID. Hale Of Lunenlerg: congress-
man from First district, II. Henry Powers
of MOrrissvillc; congressman from Second
district, William NJ. Grout of Barton.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-05
. MARKET REPORTS.
Latest Quotations From Grain ansl
Live Stock Ceneerx,

AASC SNVcA ScuScrS.
Chicago, Sept. S.-Wheat September
So 7-sc; October, SIC; December, SO 1-2d
60 5-sc; May, % 1-sc. Corn--septembcr
20 3-Sc; October, 20 5.Sdi2O 3l": December
u 5-Sc; May, 24 Bic. Oats--S.ptember
10 1-2Q115.5-Sc: October. Ii 7-S, lGc: Decrm
Der, 1G 5-Sc; May, 1S 7-sc Pork-Scptcm
Der, $50; October, $50: January, S6.S. l-2
Lard = September. S3.37 IL; October
$3.37 1-2: December. &52 1-o; January
$3.5OIa.52 1-2. Ribs September. sal,
October. $3.25; January. Ss.21. FMx-Cash
&; lie: September, G3 La,
Gs 1-2c; December. q Lie. Tlmothy-Cash
$2.8O; September, S..:s,; October. $50.
Chicago. Sept. 3.-Hogs-zMalkct now ac.
tive; heavy and medium grades steady: ligh,
weak to Sc lower. Light. $i.lla,321; mixed
S2.sI 1-2I3.3i: heavy, S2.:Imt3.27 IL; rough
%3M t.SO; cows anu hrifcrs. Sl.25r,a.15: Tex
as steers, $2.I0n3.45; Westerns, S2.1Wn3o5
stocsers ana feeders, 2.i,n,:;.To
Minneapolis. Sept 3.-Scptenibcr opening,
81 ''Sc: highest, ~ 5-Sc: lowest. 3. 1-2c
close, 30 1-Sc. DcccmE'cr opening, 56 1-Sc
highest. a6 1-Sc: lowest, ~ Use: close
MI l-Se. On track-No. l hard. doe: new,
rs .-Sc; No. Northern. old, 53 lie; new,
80 1-2s;51 1-2r.
Milwaukee. Sept. 3.-Flour In fair demand.
Wheat weak; No. . spring. :E'r: No. l
Northern. fGc; December JI :..Sc Corn dull
and weak; No. 3. 81 1-oc O.;.s steady: No.
2 white. is 1-2c; No. g white, llM1S 3-4c
Barley firm and wanted; No ., ::;c; sample.
lsaIc. Rye dull: No. l, &c. Provisions
stcady.
South st. Paul. Sept. 3.-Receipts. 1000
hogs. 800 cattle. ~ calves. 500 sheep. Hogs
weak; light hogs about steady; others :ic
lower. Representative sales at S2.31,i:hl l5
cattle steady; fair demand for butcher
stuff: better demand for stockers and feed
ers this week. Representative sales ut
$o.5WtI4 4.GJ.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-05
PITH OF THE NEWS
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEE IN 4
CONDENSED FORM.
4 General leesume of the Moat I'M.
portant News of the Week, From
all Parts OF the Globe, Boiled
Down ana Arranged In Con.
venient Form for Rapid Fer.
usnl BY Busy People.


The annual report of the United
States shipping commissioners for the
shipments and discharges of seamen
for American seagoins vessels to have
been 129,4S5, compared with 11S,493
for the previous year.
The state department at Washington
has received Il copy Of the new French
law anncXims madagascar to France
1t provides that French goods shall be
admitted to Madagascar free of duty,
while other foreign goods shall pay Il
duty Of 10 per cent ad valOrcm. This
rate is the same that the United States
paid under the treaty with the Hova
government.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-05

A 100000 fire occurs ut Sault Ste.
Marie.
Ontonagon, Mich, is entirely burned.
Loss, $1,500O0O.
Near Rome City, Ind, farm barn
was struck by lightning and a young
man who had taken refuge there from
the rain was instantly killed.
BY Il freight wreck ON the Northern
Pacific. near Horse Plains, Mont, four
men were killed, including the en-
ginecr of the freight.
Charles Potter, one of the best
known guides of Northern Maine, was
accidentally shot and killed near Old
Town by Charles Il. Russell, who mis-
took him for Il bear.
The Sconenlan house in the Yosemite
valley, with its entire contents, was
burned. The Sconeman was built lin
1856. 1t cost $4,000 and belonged to
tho State Of California.
The through Chicago mail train on
the pittsburg e. Western road was
wrecked at Valencia by running into a
freight train. Many persons were
hurt the extent Of the injury done is
not known.
Mrs. Lillian Graves Parsons of Chi
caso, who is visiting in Syracuse, N.
Y. was struck by an electric car while
riding bicycle and thrown to the
pavement, receiving a deep scalp
wound and severe bruises. She will
recover.
A lamp, filled by mistake with gaso-
line, exploded at the home Of DR. Nc
Gregor at Atlantic, Iowa, while the
doctor and his wife were at church.
Little Helen McGregor. aged eight, he
roically rushed into the room where
everything was on fire and dragged
down stairs and saved the twin babies.
Herbert b. Cook of New York, aged
twenty-five, only son of George Har-
vey Cook, president of the Briggantine
Railroad and Transit company, was
drowned Mt Briggantine beach. Cook
was bathing with Joseph T.. Snyder Of
Philadelphia and Miss Elma Steahle
Of Pittsburg. They were caught by
the undortow. Snyder and Miss
Steahle were rescued.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-05
NJ. L. AYERS.
Agent Phoenix Fire Insurace
Of Hartford,
DICKINSON, N. DAKOTA,
White Badger Barber
E. cnRlsrlANsoH, Proprietor.
All Work First Glass.
Hair Cutting a Specially
DICKINSON, DAKOTA.
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SPANIARDS FIRM,

They Are Determined to Hold Cubs,
Regardless of Cost
Mexico City, Sept. 1.-Charles Ack-
ers, the London Times correspondent
In Cuba, has just arrived, and in an
interview with the Mexican Herald,
says:
Gen. Weyler is an extremely able
officer, perhaps the ablest man for the
position to be found in all Spain. The
martial law established by the Span
iards in Cuba since the outbreak of
the insurrection is absolutely the same
as the martial law anywhere. 1t Ia
certainly impossible to predict when or
how this devastating struggle will ter
inmate. The Spanish government is
firmly determined to use every possible
resOurse In order to maintain it's hold
on the island. You may consider 1t as
good as settled that the Spanish gov
ernment will spare no sacrifice toward
retaining Its sovereignty"
In regard to the accounts of Span
ish atrocities he says: II cannot state
from personal observation that 1 have
come across any act of wanton cruelty
inflicted by the Spaniards on Cubans,
but of course this is war, and Span
iards cannot afford to be led by false
information or any other covert or
open sympathy with Cubans. Natur-
ally there have been gross exaggera-
tiOns made by both sides. From my
personal observation I can say that
the weight of evidence seems to be
against Cubans, as it is a well known
fact that they hang and shoot suspects
as well as inoffensive people freely,
and do not hesitate about 1t. This is
the time Of heavy rain falls in Cuba,
and much cannot be done in military
vay''
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-05
Crimes and Grim ais.

At Guthrie. o. r., Mrs Dell MANN
ing, wife Of the fa:.ncr who was mur-
dercd recently, has been arrested on Il
charge of completely IL. the murder Of
her husband.
On the night of July z last. Mrs.
Richards, living OH a farm i'll Kendall
county, Illinois, was attacked and
robbed by three ruffians. The men
were tracked. and. it is reported, have
Just been arrested in Kansas.
Six miles west of TonsanoXic, Jef.
fcrson county, Kansas, two farmers
engaged in battle mounted cn traction
engines AS result, ole man was
lnortally wounded and both engines
were wrecked.
At Van Buren, Ark while sparring,
Emsic Williams was hit III the left
breast by Will Clark and sank down
and died Immediately. Clark was eN-
amincd by the cOflner. who acquitted
him, tho verdict being accidental
homicide.
w. A. Faux, who says he is from
Valley Falls. Kan, has been arrested
in Colorado Springs on charge Of
having written letters to w. $. STRAIT
ton, themillionaire minc-owner. threat
ening him with death and the destruc-
tion of his property unless he should
give him $1,000.
During the festival following col
orcd wedding in Pittsburg, Robert
Scott, Il former lover. insulted the
bride, and the groom, George Hall, at
once shot him dead. A general fight
was then precipitated, in which the
bride was dangerously stabbed twice
and the groom injured.
Word has been received Mt Silver
City, n. NJ, that nine of the gang of
desperadoes wno robbed the Separ
stage and wounded several members
sf the party which pursued them. are
surrounded IN the Skeleton canyon,
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-05
People in Print,

NJ. Ribot, ex-prcmier Of France, has
sailed for America.
Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper
Ponsonby, second Baron de Manley, is
dead at London.
The death Of Leopold Herr Of New
York, the father of Dr. Cornelius Herr,
of Panama canal fame, occurred ut
Bourncmouth, Eng, where Mr.. Herr
was visiting his son.
1t is reported that DIR. Nanscn in
tends to conduct an expedition to the
Anarctic ocean in search of the south
pole before returning to the Arctic re-
gions.
John l.. Waller, the Iowa consul to
NADIA gaScar, who was thrown in Il
prison for eleven months by the
French government, is in Cedar
Rapids. He was formerly Il resident
Of Cedar Rapids.
John c. Mcrinc, a portrait painter Of
reputation, G;cu Mt Kansas City, NO.,
aged seven;y-llye years. Among his
canyascs arc portraits OF Abraham
Lincoln, to whom lie was related;
Henry Clay and other old-timc states
men. lie had lived in Kansas City
since 1860.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-05
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
1t Now Stands ut S07S. 4O7, ,1OO, Lcs
CNSS, I'm rrSnxury

~ NOW stands ut SO5S 4DS, 100, Less
CnSs, in Treasury.
Washington, Sept. 3.-Thc monthly state
meMl of the public debit issurd from the
treasury department. shows that at the
close OF business yesterday the public debt.
less cash in treasury. was $97S. ..iD7. .l9i.
which Is an increase for the month of SD.
342,GS4, which Is accounted for by the loss
OF nearly exactly that amount Of cash OF,
hand, due TO the excess of expenditures over
receipts. The debt is recapitulatcd as fol.
lows: Interrst-bcaring debt. $S47 ,3G4, 900
Interest on which has ceased since ma.
turity. 81 1.G22,:mD; debt bearing no interest,
S312.SG,47 This amount, however, does
not include s3,;a.4aG,s73 In certificates and
treasury NOTES outstanding and Offset by
an equal amount of cnsh In the treasury.
The cash In the treasury Is classified as
follows: Gold, Sl@, @,S2l.2OO: silver. S5l3.G47,-
IOh: paper. S;7'11!23.:GS: bonds. Gisbursing
officers halnl!ccH. etc. Sl7,302,27G, making
n total Of $Sl1, 1,aSS.74i. against which there
are demand liabilities amounting TO $685.
O422,@ which leaves S243.3liO,l 400 cash IN
The treasury. The interest-bcaring debt of
the government is shown by the statement
to have been 1,1S2. $4,000 on March 1,
1851: $Sl4.1M222D on March 1. 1889; S:iS5,-
,260 on March 1, 1893, and $Sl7, ,:,G4, ,2GO
on Aug. 81, 1876
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-05
Otherwise,

Requittal won the Twin City handi-
cap at Shecpshead Bay.
The union in California between sill
yer forces on presidential electors is
complete.
The Sixth Karsas congressional
Democratic convention nominated DIR.
J. G. Burton for congress.
rlc Republicans OF the Fouth Mis-
sissippi congressional district nomi.
mated w. ID. FraZce for congress.
w. III. McDoel has been appointed
receiver Of the Louisville, New Albany
L. Chicago (MonoD railroad.
The National Democratic party of
California has selected delegates to
the gold-stantlard convention, which
will meet at Indianapolis.
All departments of the Spang Steel
and Iron company's works at Sharps-
burg, Pa, have been shut down indeti-
nitely, throwing idle about 700 men.
The Republican congressional COM
mittee of the Sixth Missouri dis
trict named Frank V. Hamilton OF
Adrian as the party's candidate for
congressman.
EX-Licut Gov. A. Z. Riddle, editor
of the Minneapolis I<an) Messenger,
has been appointed state insurance
commissioner, to succeed Anthony, de-
ceased.
At the Democratic convention of the
Fifteenth Ohio congressiOr al district,
Gen. a. J. Warner president of the
Bimetallic League of America, pre-.
sided. Il. II. Southard was nominated
for congress and the Chicago platform
was indirsed.
BY the closing down Of the Brilliant
Tube and Pipe company, at Brilliant,
Ohio, ID. II. BrOwder s. Co. of Atlanta,
Ga, are losers to the extent of $4O,-
900, and are involved in an embarrass-
ing situation. Browder e. Co. charge
the closing of the mill to the cotton
tie trust.
An old fashioned camp meeting has
been going OH near Tawnee, I. T.. with
hundreds of Indians i'll attendance.
The religious fever has grown high,
and the Indians shout and dance all
night, becoming so exhausted they
have to be hauled from the camp
grounds.
c. NJ. Schilling, the one-armed ath-
Iete, who has undertaken to walk
from Pittsburg to San Francisco and
back within ten months. and to return
with $1,000 in cash, although restrict
ed from begging or purchasing sup
plies ell route, has arrived at San
Francisco twcnty-six days ahead Of
time, hut 5000 behind his schedule.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-05
PIXIES PEAK SENSATION.
Thrilling Expcriences of Passenger

Thrilling Experiences of Pnxxcngcrs
ON the Cog Wheel RailrOnd.
| Glrnwo0l Springs. Colo. Sept. 2-Thr first
| accident on the Pixies Peak co. wheel
railroad since 1t was opened, five years
| ago. occurred yesterday, and but for the
| safety brakes used on all the cars Of this
| line, n tralnload Of passengers would have
been hurled down the mountain TO de-
strllcti0n Coming down the mountain the
side bars on the driving wheels on both
sides of the engine broke apart, rendering
the compressed air brakes ON the engine
useless.
Conductor Guyman applied the automatic
brakes In the passenger coach and soon
stopped that. The engineer and fireman
were compelled to abandon the engine
which was beyond control, aud went down
the % per cent grade ut II terrific speed
for nearly half a mile. where it struck
n curve. jumped the track and shot through
the air for nearly $50 feet. going clear
over a boulder fifteen feet high upon the
nonntniI side above the track. 1t plo,g he'd
immense holes in the mountain, and the
tender and engine separated just as tho
engine exploded, hurting iron and steel In
all directions
Tho train was Il special carrying Manager
Frederick Harrison and party. Of the Lon
don d Northwestern railway, and Mail
S. X. Hooper, of the Denver l. RO GranIe
road.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-05
Did They Do the Murderf

st. Paul. Aug. 2:.-!The police of st.
Paul hive in thc:s custody Harry
Rosenquist and Harry White, whom
they arrested last night at the resi-
dence of Whites mother. The men,
both of whom are twenty-five years
old, are alleged to be the parties want
ed for the murder of Thomas Curlin
mt Lake Elmo. The police are work.
ing largely upon information fur
nished by Rosenquist, who is. proving
that he cannot hold his tongue. In
fact, he is frightened SO badly that he
will soon tell all lie knows. He did
not have any d rect connection with
the crime, it is thought, but lie was
with the gang who were out ut Lake
Elmo.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-05
A REAL ROMANCE.
She Wrote a Magazine Article, "a
Model Husband" Which Caught His

She Wrote Magazine Article, "a
Model Husband" Which Caught His
Fancy.
Minneapolis. Sept. 3.-To-morrow Min
ncnpolis man is to figure In II marriage
which is the elimination Of a romance of
letters. The parties are Miss Mary Wait
Of Chicago and Rufus ]. Baldwin of this
city. The marriage will take place in st.
Pauls church in the fashionable suburb
of kenwood.
The brldc-to-bc was for some time n
school teacher in the Chicago high schools,
but she was compelled to give up her post
tion OH account Of failing eyc-sight. Fate led
her toward literary pursuits, being bril-
lin1t. yivacious and attractive writer. Her
articles have appeared during the past two
years in the leading periodicals Of the
country. One Of these contributions, cnti-
tied "a Model Husband" caught Mr.. Bald
wins fancy and inspired an ardent admira-
tion for the unknown author He went to
Chicago early last spring, combined ingcn-
uity and perseverance and found out the
name Of the authoress. Through mutual
friends an Introduction followed and the
marriage tomorrow is the sequel. The
groom is well known In this city In social
and financial circles and resides at 423 Sew
cnth street South.