The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1896-07-11

the treasury, SS53,s ,o3o.
TURKISH troops en- route for Sauran,
SYRIA, revolted at Jiddah, on the 1st,
and refused to go any further until
their arrears of pay due, from 1894 to
the present time, was received.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN JOHN w. KILLINGER
died at his home in Lebanon, Pa,
on the night of the Both, from the ef-
fects of a carbuncle. He was we'll
known republican, and spent many
years in congress.
THE funeral of Mrs. Harriet Beecher
Stowe was held at her late home in
Hartford, Conn, on the I'd. The serv-
ices were of the simplest character.
The remains were taken to Andover,
Mass, for interment.
Col. JOSEPH c. MCKIBBEN, eX-mem-
ber of congress from California, dIed
on the night of the 1st, at Marshall
Hall. n resort on the Potomac river
nearly opposite Mount Vernon, OF
which he was part owner.
In the British house of commons, on
the 3Oth, VIM. st. j. Broderlck, par
liamentary secretary to the war office,
stated, in reply to question on the
subject, that the total of the BRUSH
forces now in South Africa was $500
men.
JUDGE CowING, in the court of gen.
eral sessions, New York city, on the
29th. sentenced William Turner and
William Robert Dunlsp to nine years
each in state prison on their plea OF
guilty Of stealing 500, 600 worth of jew
elry from l. Townsend Burden.
The board of officers appointed by
Col. Andrews, commandant at Fort
Niobrara, Neb., to investigate the kill
ing of Private Weaver by guard on
orders of Lieut. Clark, reported to head
quarters, on the I'd, that Lieut.. Clark
was perfectly justified in his action.
AT St. Louis, it is said, ''the choice
of a candidate was settled in advance
and the question was one of platform.
At Chicago the platform is settled and
the question is the man. What the
Bland movement now needs and all
that it needs is aggressive manage
ment."
A NEW POLITICAL party was organized
In Tacoma, Wash, on the 1st, imme-
diately after the adjournment of the
Bimetallic league of that state. The
new organization is to be called the
Free-Coinage Republican party, and 1T
is composed of republicans who favor
the free coinage of silver.
BLAND's candidacy is said to have in
terfered with the cleverly-laid plans oi
auv number of democratic leaders
Whether they be silver, gold or com
promise leaders, the men addicted tt
the management habit are shy o.
Bland. The political management want
somebody else, anybody else.
The National Sunday School conven
ton closed its first annual term o
three weeks at jackson. Tenn, on th'
Goth. The convention proved decided
success. DIR. L. ii. Simmons, the OF. g
inator, says that he has already made
arrangements with some of the bes
lecturers in the country for next year
THE July estimate of Chicago stat
istican makes condition of winte
wheat FL s, against 74.a June l, and tn
condition in the six surplus states o..
h.. hn lfr
condition of spring wheat is estimate'
at 9O3, against 95.5 month ago. Rc
serves of wheat put at A, 100000 bush
els-about the same as year ago.
A PARTY of 13 business men, consist
Ing of representatives of the Nationa
Association Of Manufacturers of tn
United States, sailed from New York o
the steamer St. Paul for Southampton
on the 1st, Cor a three-months' tri
through Argentina, Uruguay and Bra
zil, for the express purpose OF cult
waiting closer trade relations wit
those countries.
AT meeting of democratic bushes
men of indianapolis, Ind, on the 29tl
~ of those present pledged themselvt
to go to Chicago on n special train an
remain until after the Democrat
National convention to work for soun
money. A committee was dispatche
to Chicago to secure headquarters, an
general invitation was extended
sound money democrats of the state
Join them.
DIR. MATILDA ADELE WALTER, '
Il. Jemmett, father of Mrs. Waite
Ralph Creese, Walter Creese and Ada
Miller, counterfeiters, were arreste
in st. Louis on the lst. AT the HON
of Mrs. Walter complete counte
feiting outfit was captured, consistir
of photo engravings OF $50 bill, son
OF the bills, the copper plates and a
the necessary paraphernalia for etc
ing the plates.
THE New York city jury which d
liberated until a late hour, on Il
night of the 1st, over the eviden
presented in the trial of John ID. Hal
Emilio Nunez, Capt. OBrien and Ma
El,,a-d Mrrrbv aopuSad 0f hayil