The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-08
A BODY of striking miners went "a,

BODY Of striking miners went To-
the Hymers mines near Sullivan, Ind,
on the 10Th inst. Two or three of
them covered the night watchmen
with guns, marched them to the woods
half a mile distant and stood guard
over them while the balance of the
crowd set fire to the plant which vas
totally destroyed. Burning timbers
fell into the shaft and set fire to the
mine also.
THE boiler in Sullivan's big shingle
mills at Cedar. Mich, burst on the
Goth. Engineer Scott was badly man
gled and scalded, and lived but two
hours. Ten other employees were more
or less seriously scalded and bruised.
JUDGE ORLADY, of the Pennsylvania
state superior court, on the goth, grant
ed an allocatur in the appeal of attor-
neys representing eX-Assistant City
burgh, who was sentenced to two
years and three months in the peni-
tiary, for aiding and abetting in the
embeZzlement of city money.
THE president has issued a proclama-
ton bearing date of July 81, again
commanding citizens to observe neu-
trality towards Cuba. The proclama-
ton refers to the original proclama.
ton of June IL, 1895, demanding an OBJ
servance of the neutrality laws in re.
spect to the Cuban Instruction, and
gives notice hat all violations will be
vigorously prosecuted.
TIE commissioner of internal revenue
has submitted to Secretary Carlisle a
preliminary report of the operations
of his bureau for the fiscal year end
ing June 30. 1t shows that the re-
ceipts from all sources of internal
revenue for the year aggregated S146,-
$780, l5-an increase of So, $50, 537 yer
the receipts OF the preceding fiscal
year.
Mr.. ARTHUR SEwALL, democratic
nominee for vice-president, was inter
viewed rs to the story hat he intended
to resign in favor of Mr.. Tom Watson.
He said: ANY man who for a moment
entertains such an idea is not worthy
of an answer"
FATHER MARTISELLI, superiOr-gener
al of the Augustinians, has been ap
pointed successor to Mgr. Satolli, as
papal delegate .of the Roman Catholic
church in the United StateS.j
iIUGH CAMPBELL, one of the iron
kings, died at his home at Hanging
Rock, O., on the 3lst, aged Sc.
\ DISPATCH from Bombay, on the
31st, said: Except for the telegraph
lines, Bombay is isolated from the
outside world. Very heavy rains have
fallen of late, and the country in the
vicinity of the city is flooded. The
railroads are so far under water that
it is impossible to run trains over
them.
A HURRICANE prevailed at Hong
Kong, on the 30th, and considerable
damage was done to shipping in the
harbor. The British steamer Glen
was totally dismasted. The
British steamer MacDuff dragged her
anchors and collided with the Nor
wegian steamer Brand. Both vessels
were damaged.
FIRE originating in Argull's opera
house in Grass Valley, Cal, on the
3Oth, srpead rapidly until the whole
block was ablaze. Twenty-Five houses
and business premises were totally de-
stroyed and 70 others partly burned.
Total loss, about $500 00.
JUDGE GEORGE CARPENTER, of the
States district for Rhode Island
and Massachusetts, died, on the 31st.,
in Keswick, Holland, of paralysis of
the heart, while on a European pleas
ure trip.
THE Irish land bill passed it's second
reading in the British house of lords
the 31st.