The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-27
THE Mckinley corn train, which left

THE Mckinley corn train, which left
Wichita, kas., with much eclat for the
st. Louis convention, was reported, on
the 18th, to be in danger of falling in
to the hands of the sheriff in order to
satisfy the demands of a Kansas artist
with whom Syl Dickson contracted for
decorations.
The boiler of the steam yacht Titus
Sheard exploded at the Taylor cycle
park landing near Little Falls, y. Y,
on the 18th, and IL persons were killed
and several more mortallv injured.
EX-LIEUT Gov. Z. II. HYDE died at
Stamford, Conn, on the 18th, aged 81
years. Fol half a century he held a
leading place in the politics and agri.
cultural interests OF the state.
A NEW outbreak of the natives of
Matabeland has occurred between I'm
tall and Salisbury. At a meeting in
that vicinity of a mum Der of chiefs IN.
der Makoni, all except four agreed to
revolt, and several whites were MUIR
dered.
Miss FLORA SPURLIN, aged IS, ate a
hearty dinner at her home in Shelby
vile, Ind. on the 18th, and returned
to her room to prepare to attend the
funeral of a schoolmate. Shortly
afterwards she was found dead.
On the 10Th Vice-President Steven
son left Washington for Boston to be
present at the dedication of the noun
ment of John Boyle O'Reilly.
THE Goldthwaite Cloak Manufac.
,,r;p,r ~ 1f T,1,, l,,c n lninn
business under the name of the Pa
risian Cloak Co., made an assignment,
on the 18th, to E. Il. Jewett. The as
sets are placed at $50. 900 and the liza
bilities about the same. The action is
said to have been caused by the re-
fusal of the insurance companies to
pay the full loss susta: ned by the com
pany in a recent fire.
THE street railway boycott in Mil
waukee was formally declared off, on
the 18th, by President James Flint of
the Amalgamated Association of Street
Railway Employees. He said that his
organization had discontinued running
busses, and no longer asked the public
to refrain from riding in the cars.
However, the strike has not been de-
clared off.
SPEAKER REED was away from his
hotel in Washington, on the night of
the 18th. until II o'clock. When he re-
turned he sent the following telegram
to Maj. Mckinley: ~ wish Won a happy
and prosperous administration, happy
for yourself and prosperous for the
country"
THE contest for the possession of the
millions bequeathed his numerous
heirs by the late Senator James G..
Fair, of California, took on an entire
ly new complexion. on the 10Th. when
Mrs. Margaret Craven, of San Fran
cisco. filed for record deeds exc
cuted by the late millionaire convey
ing to her property in that city val
ued at over 81. 900. 900. The deeds are
dated September s, 1894, and were ac-
knowledged before a notary public on
September %, 1894.
On the 10Th United States Commits
sioner Bell, of Philadelphia, issued
for the arrest of Capt. Dick
of the Laurada and Col. Emilio
Nunez, the Cuban leader, charging
them with conducting a flibuster-
ing expedition to Cuba on that vessel.
Late in the afternoon Capt. Dickman
was arrested, and at a preliminary
hearing was held for a further IN
nation on the cath.
THE supreme court of Indiana rem
dered a decision. on the 18th, uphold
ing the Nicholson law, passed by the
last legislature. The law has caused
a great deal of political bitterness, and
its provisions are similar to those OF
the Raines law in New York state.