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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

GOLD has been discovered in the City
Creek canyon, within the city limits of
Salt Lake, Utah. Assays are reported
running as high as $500 gold and $40 in
silver per on.
The remains of Gov. Greenhalge
were Inferred at Lowell, Mass, on the
9th. After a private service for mem
bers of the family and immediate
friends, public services were held in
the First Congregational church.
A DISPATCH from Lincoln, Neb., on
the 10th, said: Gen. John NJ. Thayer
is diving at his home here, and his end
is expected at any moment. He as
sumed active charge of the Mckinley
campaign a few weeks ago, and by
overwork was taken i'll and can not re-
cover. He is about seventy years OF
age, and has received more honors than
any man in the state"
THE Massachusetts Legislative COM
mittee on constitutional amendments,
on the 10th, reported reference tC h
next legislature of a petition for an
amendment giving women the right
of suffrage.
GEN. BOOTH of the Salvation army
arrived in London Unexpectedly, on
the 9th, overland from Brindisi, in re-
Spouse to urgent appeals IRON head
quarters for his advice regarding the
| American situation.
A FAVORABLE report was made, on
the 10th, by the house IN COM
mittee on the bill for a third bridge
across the Mississippi river at st.
Louis.
THE Raines liquor tax bill passed
the New York senate, Oh the 10th, by
a vote of 81 to Is.
SIR AUGUSTUS w. L. HEMMING, the
newly-appointed governor of British
| Guiana, sailed from Southampton for
| New York, on the 18th, on board the
| steamer Havel, en- route for his new
post.
SAToLLIarrived in Chicago,
on the 1Ith. from Omaha.
SAMUEL RUSSELL, a coachman, and
two children, Carlos II. Blackman,
eight wears old, and Willis T. Black
man, Jr., 16 years old, were killed, and
Marguerite Blackman, ten years old,
was seriously injured, her right leg
being broken and her body bruised, by
their carriage being struck by a train
at Hinsdale, a Chicago suburb, on the
night of the 10th.
CHARLES C. HAYS, a boy, died of
smallpox, on the night of the 10th. at
the Eruptive hospital in Louisville, Ky.
Two other children in the house in
which he lived on Frankfort avenue,
were reported down with the dis
ease.
Mr.. GLADSTONE arrived ain London
on the 10th, from his trip to he Ri
yiera, in excellent health.
SENATOR DAVID B. HILL and Benja'
min Dos Passos, of New York, acting
as attorneys for the state. have filed an
appeal in the matter of the Jay Gould
estate. They make four separate count:
of So, 600. 900 each. and say that to eX
empt those moneys from the transfer
tax affords every descendant an easy
method for evadIng the statute, ano
that it is expressly a fraud.
ONE of the most disastrous accidents
in the history of the Delaware, Susque
hanna & Schuylkill railroad happened
at Gum Run, Pa, on the 18th. when thu
boiler of an engine attached to a Goa
train exploded, killing four men ant
fatally injuring one other.
WILLIAM WEHRLI, residing in Wood
county, Okla, was found dead IN hi
house on the 18th. He was sitting up
right in his chair with Il bullet in hi
head. the work Of some assassin. Their
is no clew to the murderer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
The Missouri National Guard.

The war department has issued a
publication showing the condition of
the militia during 1895. of the Mis-
souri, national guard it says:
Concerning mobilization. the report states
that ~ per cent. of the First regiment can
probably concentrate at their armory in st.
LoIis within two hours during business hours.
and at night in three hours; 81 per cent. could
be concentrated at five hours notice.
The Second regiment would need ten
hoars for concentration at Carthage;
20 per cent. to be depended upon. Eighty per
cent. of the Third regiment could be concer-
trated at Kansas City within three hours. and
rs per cent. in five hours. The Fourth re@i-
ment requires l2 hours to concentrate at
Brookfeld. 90 per cent. to be depended upon.
The whole force could be concentrated for
short service in 81. Louis IN "A hour
As to armament. the report states that it ts
generally in poor condition. although 1t is evil
dent that the several commands have attempt
ed to take care of their arms. As To the ar
tiljery. the carriages are Old. p]rOl0n"c ropes
rotton, chains ruSted. and neither the
guns. carriages nor caiSSOnS have been
PAINTED for months. 1t is doubtful if
the carriages could stand any consid-
cradle amount of firing with solid shot. There
are few rifles in the infantry army in good con-
dition, most of the guns being very rusty, and
l. per cent. are unServiceable. The cavalry
has no equipment, and the artillery'S equip
ment is in very bad condition. especially the
harness. The equipments Of the infantry are
in good condition, but show no indication OF
especial care.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
Two Children Terribly Burned.

Two children of William Fortny. a
Boone county farmer, were terribly
burned the other day.
One of them has since died. but it is believed
the other will recover. Fortny and his wife,
who live four miles southeast OF Columbia left
the children in the house in charge Of a half
grown boy while they were attending to some
work on the premises. The boy went into an
adjoining room, and while gone on OF the chill
dren fell into the fire. The other child endeav-
ored to pull her from the flames. and the CLOTH
ing Of both became ignited. When their par
ents. attracted by their screams. reached them
they were both terribly burned.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

THE navy department will discon-
tinue the practice of admitting repre-
sentatives of other nations to the tests
which are conducted at the Indian
Head proving grounds, and the war
department is likely to follow sul as
the result of certain publications in
newspapers indicating a suspicious de-
gree of activity on the part of the rep
reseutatiges of some OF the European
powers
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
HE WAS BLIND.

Death of Ex-Gov. Flanders of Louisiana,
Aged Eighty.
NEW ORLEANS, March 15.-Ex-Gov. b.
Flanders of Louisiana died near this
city Friday, aged so. He was a native
of Bristol, n. H., and came to New Or
leans in 1S45. He was appointed mayor
of New Orleans in 1870, and elected in
1872, and was appointed assistant
United States treasurer by Gen. Grant
in 1873. Mr.. Flanders became blind
some years ago, and gave up politics
entirely, retiring to his farm where he
lived.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

The protracted meeting a. the Meth
odist Episcopal church at Marshall,
conducted by the Misses RoMack and
McCulloch. Of Cameron. lady evanGel-
lists, closed with I49 conversions and 7e
additions to the church.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
Bitten by a Rabid Dog.

Ira Harm, who lives ten miles
southeast of Nevada, cook his ~ten-year-
old son to hat city for treatment by a
maidstone. The boy was bitten several
days before by a dog, which has since
died of hydrophobia. Sam Beasley. of
the same ne~ighborhood, was bitten on
the hand by the dog.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
IMPORTS
OF Specie and General Merchandise at the
Port of New York.

New YORK, March 15.-The imports
Of specie at New York for the week
we're Sal. 600. of which $40, 1855 were
gold and SOS, los silver. For the
same week of 1895 the imports were
sl.a76,6 $50. The imports exclusive OF
specie were 50, 435, $50, of which S2,s77,-
So were dry goods and s6,55s,271 gem
eral merchandise. Last year during
tEc same week the imports were S12,-
2al.549 of which So, SCI, 116 were dry
goods and IS, 1863, $50 general merchan-
1ise.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
T
Four Men Killed and Two Injured 1t
ROssland, Il. &.

Rossland, Ii. &.
ROssLAND, b. c., March 16.-The
most disastrous accident yet to be re-
corded in the annals of British Column
bia mining occurred at the Center Star
mine here Saturday afternoon from
the explosion of two boxes of No. 1
giant powder. AS a result fou: men
are dead and two more fatally in
jured.
The mouth of the tunnel was COM
pletely closed by debris and the air
pipes were wrecked.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
HON.. THOMAS II. NELSON.
Death of the Well Known Indiana Politi-
clan at Terre Haute.

clan at Terre Haute.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 15.-Ron.
Thomas II. Nelson died in this city at
the age of rs years. He was minister
to Chill from 1861 to 1866, and President
Grant appointed him minister to Mex
leo. He was always prominent in
presidential campaigns as a public
speaker, and several times headed the
republican electoral ticket in this
state. He was a brother of the cele-
brated Bull" Nelson, who was killed
by Gen. jeff Davis in Louisville, KY,
early in the late war.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

THE Ohio state senate, on the 18th,
bv a vote of II to 16, defeated the bill
appropriating $4,000 to paw the per,
sonal expenses of Col. A. B. Colt and
his attorneys fees, in his recent trial
for alleged murder in suppressing the
Washington Courthouse riot with h
state militia.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

THE funeral of the late Archbishop
Kenrick took place in st. Louis on the
18th. The ceremonies in the old Wal
nut street cathedral were very beau
tiful and impressive. Archbishop Ryan
of Philadelphia, formerly coadjutor to
the archbishop of of st. Louis, preached
the funeral sermon.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
The Sedalia Revival.

Rev. II. O. Breden. of Des Moines, Ia,
pastor of the largest Christian church
in the world, assisted Rev. J. $. Myers
several nights in conducting the re-
markable revival services at the First
Christian church at Sedalia.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

The Spanish cabinet, in the face OF
Gen. Weyler's recent dispatch that no
more troops were needed in Cuba, de-
cided. on the 10th, to call to the colors
G 600 more reserves, so that they may
be in readiness for dispatch to the is
land or elsewhere if their services
should be required
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

Mr.. JAMES b. PACE, the millionaire
president of the Planters national
hank of Richmond, Va, who made an
assignment several months ago, Will
paw off every dollar of his debt, and
have = BILE fortune left.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

Il s25O.OOO deficiency will be found by
the next Missouri legislature when the
question of an appropriation for GRIM
i-al costs comes up for consideration.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

On the 18th, Geo. Sweet, a we'll
known citizen of Indianapolis, Ind,
took a big dose of morphine, wrote
his will and then laid down to de.
He was a corpse in three hours. he
had been gambling, and had lost much
money.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

EX-SENATOR ABBOTT, OF Morgan
county, O., was found guilty by a jury
at Columbus, on the 10th, OF bribery
in connection with the pharmacy legls-
lative bill.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

THE emperor and empress of Ger
many with the two eldest of the inn
nerial princes, will spend the Easter
HOLIDAYS in Rome incognito. Prince
Henry of Prussia and his wife, Princess
Irene. will also be of the party.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

THE official reports, made public on
the 9th, of the battle fought on h
lst, between the Italians and Abyssln-
ians at Adowa, confirm the previous re-
ports of heavy losses on both sides,
those of the Abyssinians having beer
enormous. Gen. Arimondi was wound
ed and taken prisoner.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

EIGHTEEN inches of snow fell in east
ern New York, on the 18th, interfering
to some extent with the railroads N
general business traffic.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

THE bureau of statistics states that
the amount of breadstuffs exported
during February was SHOOT ,40s, an in
crease over February, 1895, of nearly
100 per cent. For the eight months
ended February %, the exports OF
breadstuffs amounted to ST., 279,2s3 for
the same period of last year.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

THE Massachusetts senate, on n
18th, by a vote of sixteen to nine
adopted resolutions affirming the prin-
ciples of the Monroe doctrine.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

LATER and more definite statistics
about the losses in the late battle at
Adowa, in Abyssinia, show that the
Italians lost about twelve thousand
five hundred killed and wounded and
in prisoners, while the Abyssinians
had from ten to fifteen thousand men
placed hors du combat. 1t took three
DAYS to bury the dead.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

SECRETARY LAMONT, OF the 12th,
sent to the house the report of the
corps of engineers on a survey OF
Manitowoc harbor, with a view to es-
t~ablishing a channel 20 feet deep. The
cost of this work is estimated at S44,-
a4O
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

LExow's greater New York bill
nassed the state senate at Albany, on
the 18th, without amendment, by a
vote of 80 to s, and was sent to the as
sembly for concurrence.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
~SHEEP-KIlllNG DOGS.
dacon County (Mo.) Farmers Are Indlg
nant at the Pest.

nant al the Pest.
MACON, NO., March 15.-There is q
great deal of indignation felt among
the sheep ~raisers near Vienna, this
county, over the greatnumber of their
muttons that have been killed by
worthless dogs. They have lost nearly
$50 sneep in this manne recently.
Charles n. Moody has lost %, ten
beat of which were brought from Ohio,
and valued at sf7.5l apiece. In a circu-
lar ,tEc sheep raisers have protested
against the keeping of dogs.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

The alleged flibustering steamer
Commodore, loaded with arms and mu-
nitions of war, went to sea from
Charleston, S. c., on the 18th.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
THE GOUlDS
Admit a Liability to Taxation on s2,5oo''
600 In New York City.

NEW YORK. March 15.-The supreme
court having decided that the Gould
family are not residents of this city,
the S1O. 900. 900 tax levied on them has
been taken from the tax books.
They have informed the tax commits
sioners, however, that they are will
ing to pay a tax on 81, 100000 which,
they allege, through their lawyers, is
just, and they will be taxed according
L.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

FAILURES throughout the United
States for the week ended on the 18th,
as reported by R. G. Dun & Co., ere
800, against 266 for the corresponding
week last year. For Canada the fall
ures were 60, against 81 last year.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

CONCERNING the visit to Berlin OF
Count Goluckowski, Austrian minister
of foreign affairs, the Paris Figaro
suggests hat Austria may wish the
kaiser to explain his Russophile can
ingS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

Miss NELLIE NJ. REED, who holds the
Cornell travelling scholarship at the
American classical school in Athens,
Greece, writes that E. p. Andrews, also
an American student there, has sue
ceeded in interpreting the inscription
on the architrave of the east front of
the Parthenon, which hitherto has
been an unsolved problem.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

THE reported conclusion of a treaty
between Russia and China was con-
firmed by news from Pekin on the 18th.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

BY a decision in the United States
circuit court of appeals for New York
Harriet Monroe was, on the 18th,
awarded 5000 damages against
the New York World. for unlawfully
publishing a poem written by the
plaintiff to be delivered on the occa-
sion of the dedication of the Column
bian exposition or Worlds fair in Chi
capO.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


Mrs. Chauncey l. Filley died in st
Louis on the morning of the 9th, aged
o. years.
Death resulted from a cold which developed
into pleurlsy and pneumonia. Mr.. Fflley re-
manned devoted at her bedside during her brief
illness. always hoping for the best. But when
death came the man OF iron gave way. and the
parting from her who had been 4 tender WIFE
and helpmate for more than forty years seemed
20 be more than he could bear.
Mrs. Filley was a woman of many excellent
qualities. She was digRiied in appearance.
with wavy. snOw-white hair and a face full OF
Intelligence. In Il quiet way she was a re-
former and a philanthropiSt. and many of the
charities she dispensed viii never be known to
the public. She never permitted wine or in
toxicating liquors to be serVed to her huS-
bands guests. but whatever the time. or how
ever great the number of callers might be-
She was always ready with coffee and other
light refreshments.
She read widely, and was a charming con-
yerSatiOnalISt. A little story which she wrote
for her Sunday-School class at Christ Church
cathedral. St. Louis. has recently been pub
liShed. II is entitled The Chapel of the In
FAINT Jesus: or, What Nobody Ever Told Me-"
Mrs. Filley was born in Lansingburg. y. y.
in 1850. and was "A Miss Anna Elizabeth Adams.
She was of Scotch and knicSerbocker Dutch
ancestry, and was connected with the Adams
family. so prominently identified with the po-
litical and educational affairs of New England
and Of the nation.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
THE BATTLESHIP INDIANA
Failed to Aake the Dock and Waiting
for q High Tide.

PORT ROYAL, S. c., March 16.-The
battleship Indiana went to the dock
yesterday morning but found only "a
feet of water in the dock. Acting on
the impression that the docking would
certainly take place yesterday morning
a United Press reporter came to this
port. The Indiana steamed up to
within a short distance of the.
dock, but could not go in I'M
less there was % feet registered in
the dock. The strong westerly winds
that prevailed up to Saturday were
against a high tide. Another effort
will be made to go into dock to-day,
and if there is a good easterly wind
there is likely to be sufficient water.
If there be no good docking to-day, it.
is likely to be delayed until the 2sth,
when there will be a full moon and
spring tide.
The understanding IS that the crew
Of the Indiana will go through an ex-
tensive drilling exercise here, as there
are fine ranges for the guns and ex-
cellent opportunities for target prac-
tice. There seems to be no good foun-
dalton for the report that the test of
the 13-inch guns was unsatisfactory.
On the contrary, it is said that Capt.
Evans is delighted with the test.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
S~andbagged and Robbie

Sandbagged and Robbed in His Doorysrd.
Two men sandbagged and robbed
Robert Miller, of Nevada, of a gold
watch and a small sum Of money in
Miller's dooryard.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

While Miss Dora Woods, daughter Of
Judge J. C. Woods, of Dade county.
was driving to Golden City the horse
ran away. injuring her severely.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
A FATAL SlUNDER

Leads One Spanish Column to Att=ck An-
other and a Fierce Engagement Ensues'
in Which Many are Killed and Woundeu'
Before the Mistake Is
Believed to be G reater than Reported
HAVANA, March I6.-An untoward
military accident that occurred Satur-
dav night, growing out of a misunder-
standing of the reply to a challenge,
resulted in the killing of IL soldiers
and the wounding of a number OF
others.
A small band of insurgents had set
fire to the cane and buildings on a
sugar estate near Mariana, province OF
Havana. The smoke attracted the at
teution of two columns of Spanish
troops who were advancing in search
Of the rebels. The column which first
arrived on the estate i~ntreDchei them
selves as a ~precaution against any sud
den attack from the insurgents, who
were supposed to be near.
The second column, consisting OF the
San Quintin battalion, arrived on the
scene after dark. As they approaches
the en~trenchment of the first column
they were hailed by the usual "Alerta'
from a picket, and responded by call
ing out the name of their battalion
San Quintin. The picket, confused by
the sudden approach of the column,
misunderstood the reply, taking 1t,
from the similarity of the sound, to be
Ouintin Bandara. the name of n OF
the rebel leaders. He at once con-
Guided hat the insurgents We're o
10
ing to attack the column to which ne
belonged, and without further parley
discharged his piece and fell back to
the intren chments, where the report
of his rifle had caused all the troops to
seize their guns and prepare to repel
an attack.
The second column had in the mean
time continued to advance, surprising
that they had come upon the rebels Tor
whom they were looking. They had
not zone far before the first column
poured a volley into their ranks. The
second column, returned the fire and
then. in response to an order, fixed
bayonetS and rushed forward to take
the intrenchments by storm. As they
went over the intrenchmentS, the first
column poured another volley into
them. When the troops came into
close quarters, it was discovered, from
the uniforms and flags, that a fatal
blunder had been made.
1t is reported that the losses on both
sides in killed and wounded, was over
thirty, but there is a strong sus plclon
that they were much larger.
All the circumstances tended to the
making of the mistake. Besides the
darkness the smoke from the burning
cane fields, prevented the combatants
from recognizing each other. The
mistake is greatly ~deplored, and,
though it is generally held to have
been unavoidable, it is pretty certain
that the officers in command OF the
columns will be court-martialed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
THE STEAMER BERMUDA
Headed South, Laden with Arms and Am
munition. Doubtless for the Cubans-

Headed South, Laden with Arms and Am
munition. Doubtless for the Cubans.
New YORK, March 16.-The steamer
Bermuda, laden with arms and ammu-
milton, left her anchorage, about two
miles south of Liberty Island, at SIS
o'clock yesterday morning, and passed
Sandy Hook at ten o'clock. She
cleared Saturday for Vera Cruz, end
no attempt was made to detain her as
she left the harbor.
1t was said that groups of men were
on shore. ready to go out to her, but
only three men were observed on deck,
besides the officers in charge when she
sailed.
The munitions of war are undoubt-
edly for the Cuban insurgents. A tug
boat followed the Bermuda, and it is
understood was in the employ of the
Spanish consul. Dispatches from
points along the Jersey coast say that
the tug followed her out past Asbury
Park, but how far or for what purpose
is not known, but she WIS far behind
the steamer.
The Bermuda when last seen, had a
full head of steam on and was headed
south. If. as was rumored, a steamer
is to meet and transfer men to the
Bermuda, it will undoubtedly be some
way down the coast
Capt. O'Brien, an old He'll Gate pi-
lot, who is in command of the Bermu-
da, has taken out filibustering expedi-
tions in years gone by.
THE RATTI ESAIP INDIANA