The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-18

oany, n. y, requested that n Wom-
an suffragists be not heard by the
committee on resolutions of the Demo-
cratic national convention, and they
we're not.
COMMODORE JOSEPH H. TooKER died
in New York city, on the 18th, aged &c.
During the days of Jim Fisk he was
commodore of a fleet of sound boats,
among which were the old Bristol
and plymouth Rock"
ANOTHER expedition, composed of
three ships, is said to be about to start
for Cuba. Two of them will be armed
to fight on the high seas, while the
third will carry arms and munitions
under convoy of the others.
FAILURES throughout the United
States during the week ended the 10th,
as reported by r. G. Dun & Co.,
were 215, as against 253 for the corre-
spending week last year. For Canada
the failures numbered 80, against 35
last year.
THE committee on resolutions of the
Democratic national convention, at
Chicago, refused to consider a resolu-
ton offered by Senator Hill, of New
York, commenting the honesty, cour-
age and fidelity of the present demo-
cratic administration.
DR. FEAEoN, of Council Bluffs, Ia,
was arrested, on the Sth, for mailing n
postal card bearing defamatory and
incendiary utterances concerning one
Grover Cleveland, president of the
United States, and John Sherman, a
senator of the United States.
The Ancient and Honorable Artil-
lery company of Massachusetts, who
are the lions of the hour in England,
paid a visit to Windsor, on the sth, and
were inspected by Queen Victoria.
They afterwards partook of lunch in
the orangery in the castle grounds.
In the United States district court
at Philadelphia, on the eth, Capt. j.
II. S. Wiborg of the steamer Horsa
surrendered himself to complete the
serving out of his sentence of one
year and Jour months, imposed by
Judge Bittler, for carrying on a mill
tary expedition to take men and arms
to Cuba to aid in the war against
Spain.
In the Democratic national conven-
ion in Chicago, on the 10th, EXON
gresham William Jennings Bryan, of
Nebraska, was nominated, on the fifth
ballot, for the presidency, the
adherents of other candidates me
by one changing their votes to
the successful aspirant, until, upon
motion, his selection as standard
bearer of his party was made unani-
o
Hon. GARRETT A. HOBART, repub-
lican nominee for vice-president, was
formally notified of the action of the
national convention, on the 9TH, by the
committee chosen for that purpose,
headed by Charles ". Fairbanks, of
Indiana, who made the notification adj
dress, to which Mr.. Hobart made fit
ting response. Paterson, n. j.. Mr..
Hobart's home, was gaily decorated
for the occasion.
THE Ancientand Honorable Artillery
company of Boston were accorded an
enthusiastic welcome on the their ar
rival in London on the 18th. The
-
ed; a fine band in waiting greeted
them with the inspiriting strains of
yankee Doodle" and 80 private ON
nib2ses were in waiting to take them
to the armory of the London Honor
able Artillery company, where they
were banqueted, toasts being drank to
the queen, the president and other
distinguished persons.
THE Yale university crew were de-
feated, on the 9TH, in their attempt to
win the most highly priced trophy of
British ~acquatics, the grand challenge
cup of the Royal Henley regatta, by
the crack eight of the Leander Row
ing club, already four times in sue
ccSSlOn "lHHcIS VI luS up IhC ldIC
crew were clearly outclassed, but made
a manful struggle, at the close OF
which two of their men had to be as
sisted from their boat, one of them
fainting from exhaustion.
''OKLAHoMA HARRY" HILL, who, with
Capt. Payne, made the famous raid into
the Oklahoma country at the head of
several hundred boomers, and sought
to occupy the land in defiance of the
government, died in Wichita, Kas., on
the 10th, from conclusion of the brain.
He was thrown from a buggy some
days before, and never regained con-
seriousness. He was one of the most
picturesque characters of the border.
and in the early days became immense
1y wealthy in the cattle business.
BoTH of the great Christian Endeav-
Or tents, pitched on the White lot
In Washington city, each holding
10, 900 people, were crowded, on the
night of the 9th, when the convention
met at 7:3O o'clock, and as many more
people were turned back to the city
unable to gain admittance. The big
tent Williston, which had collapsed
after the storm of thu previous night,
was not yet in shape and the pro-
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