The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01
Ex-CoNeREssMAN Turner. who. dur

EX-CoNGREssAAN TURNER, who, dur
ing his four terms in congress many
years ago, earned the soubriquet of
The Outlaw" by his fearless and in
dependent course, died at Louisville,
KY, on the 22d, aged S..
On the cad the porte gave out the
improbable story that two Armenians,
believed to be members of the Armen-
ian revolutionary committee, had muir
dered the Armenian bishop of Boghos.
BILLS have been introduced in the
supreme council of Bombay abolish
ing all duties on yarns, and reducing
to 80 per cent. the duties on woven
goods.
IN opening the New York state as
sembly at Albany with prayer. on the
23d, Rev. X. NJ. Kerwin asked for the
success of the Cuban revolution and
the maintenance of the Monroe doc
trine.
IN the senate. on the 23d, Mr.. McMil-
lin made a favorable report on the bill
providing for additional revenue cut
tiers: two for the great lakes, two for
the Pacific coast, and one each for the
gulf and New York.
THE silver conference held in Wash
ington, on the 23d, issued a call for a
national convention of silver men to
meet in St. Louis. July % next.
WILLIAM W. UPTON, who was APP
pointed justice of the supreme court of
Oregon in 1867, and subsequently be-
came chief justice. died at his residence
in Washington, d. c., on the 23d, aged
rs years. A widow and five sons sur
vive him.
THE republican silver senators, on
the 23d. signed a declaration which is
intended to be usedin the coming cam
paign as the demand which the silver
men will make for Il plank in the ma
tional convention.
PRESIDENT AND Mrs. CLEVELAND gave
their annual reception. on the night of
the 22d, to congress and the judiciary.
The ~drenching rain and wind storm
that prevailed seriously interferred
with the attendance.
THE postmaster general has decided
to establish house-to-hOuse collections
of mail in cities having the free deliv-
cry system. 4 beginning will be made
with % of the larger cities.
Mrs. EMMA NORMAN, the wife of the
principal owner of Outing" commit
ted suicide. on the evening of the I'D.
Worry over the condition of her invalid
son is thought to have unsettled her
mind and led to the rash act.
CONGRESSMAN MONEY, of Mississippi,
was nominated. on the "3d, as the sue
cessor to United States Senator George,
of hat state.
SECRETARY OF WAR HERBERT. on the
9th, accepted the torpedo boat Erics-
sen. He deducted Cor delays Sl6,00O
from the contract price Sl2O, 600.
An explosion of chemicals in the lab
oratory of the Swanson Rheumatic
Cure Co.. on the second floor of the old
stock exchange. Dearborn and Mon
roe streets. Chicago, on the oath,
wrecked the contents of the offices on
that floor, frightened into panic, hys-
terics or insensibility the occupants of
the building, caused injury to three
persons and IA property loss of $4,000.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT MALONEY Of
Illinois, brought quo warranto pro-
ceedings in the circuit court of Cook
county, on the 25th. against the Illinois
Steel Co. for the purpose of having its
charter revoked for an alleged uniaw-
full expansion of its capital stock and
for dealing in real estate contrary to
its charter.
ALLEN DAVIS was instantly killed
near Three Oaks. Ind. on the 9th. by
the bursting of a huge iron fly-wheel.
His body was literally torn to pieces,
one fragment of metal completely dis
embOwpliur him