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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
MOSS ESTaET SETTLEMENT.
The claimants Are Receiving Checks :
for their Full Demands.

The st. Louis Trust Co.. admins
TRAITOR of the estate of the late Thomas
J. Moss. is mailing checks TO cr'edi-
tors whose claims have been proven.
The estate will pay dollar for dollar
and will leave Mrs. Moss from so. 600
to :l00.GUO.
The estate was valued at $1,000, 900
The principal Properticswere two rail
roads Paducah. Tennessec& u Ala
bama and the Tennessee Midland.
Mr. Moss was one Of the largest hold
ers of these roads. which We're bought
for 23.000. 900 by the L. * y. Il. r.
Go. The claims proved up were 600
in Missouri. G0c in Tennessee and 400
in Kentucky.
At the outset It looked as if the
creditors would not get more than p
per cent.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
HE SHOT THE CHUTES.
Texas Congressman Badly Hurt at
the National Capital.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-Represen-
tative Abbott of Texas. and several
friends. went to River View Saturday
to spend the afternoon. Judge Abbott
and his friend, Mr.. Moreland, con-
cluded to ''shoot the chutes. " and got
into the boat, accompanied by two
others. The descent was made with
out incident. but as the boat touched
the water and rose into the air, Judge
Abott' hat blew off. He Involuntary
released his grasp of the bars he held
to catch the hat and was thrown high
into the air. falling on seat in the
boat and striking on the small OF his
back. He was unable to rise and it
was seen that he was badly hurt.
DR.. George NJ. Carlisle, Judge Abb
bolts regular physician, thought there
was no danger of complete paralysis.
and did not think the spinal column
was permanently injured.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
JUNE BRIDALS.
Marriage of Miss Helen
Sinnott and Mr.. Mey.
6rS.
A Pretty Morning Wedding at st
Francis DE sales Church.

An exceedingly pretty June wedding
was that of Mr.. AlOnzo Robert Meyers
and Miss Helen Sinnott yesterday
morning. The ceremony was per-
formed at st. Francis De Sales church
at 10 o'clock by Father Jansen accord
ing to the Catholic rites
y large and fashionable audience
had assembled when :he organ an
nounced the approach of the bridal
party. Messers. Will Rieke, Richard
Rudy. Tom Leonard. Will Webb. Gus
Thompson. John Sinnott, Jr.. and
Joe Sinnott. the latter two brothers
of the bride, were the ushers. Follow
ing them came the groom. accompan-
led by his brother. Mr.. d. l.. Meyers.
of Chicago, was best man. and after
them came the BRIDE and her sister,
Miss Elizabeth Sinnott who was maid
of honor.
The bride was attired in an elegant
satin gown with long train and bri-
dal veil. and made one of the prettiest
brides of the season. On reaching the
altar she was met by the groom, and
Father Jansen in impressive tones
pronounced them man and wife.
On leaving the church the bridal
party was driven to the home of the
brides father, Mr.. John Sinnott. where
an elegant breakfast was served.
The bride is one of Paducah's most
popular young ladies and possessed
OF ali the attributes of estimabie wo-
manhood. She is the eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Sinnott Mr..
Meyers came here several years ago
and held responsible position with
the T.. L. and \. railroad He is at
present agent of the c., o. and ). W.
railroad He has the confidence and
esteem of all who know him and has
host of friends.
Many very handsome persents We're
received by the newly welded pair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyers left on the
noon train for an extended bridal trip
through the East. Daily
Register.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
CRUSHED TO DEATH
Under a Stake Wagon.
\ Little CoIored Girl Fell Under the
Wheels OF n Big stake Wagon
and was Killed.

y terrible accident happened 1T the
railroad depot Tuesday. The big
stake wagon of the Union Milling
Company loaded with wheat started to
leave the depot for the mill when the
little ten year old daughter of Henry
Shaner colored. attempted to swing on
the chain between the hind and fore
wheels. Brunson. the driver did not see
the child till after it fell from the
chain and the hind wheel of the wa
gon had passed over. He stopped
his team as soon as he discovered
what had happened but it was then
too late The wheel had passed over
the child's breast and head and it was
dead before the driver got to it. The
manglcd body was carried to the res
idence of its parents and the Coroner
notified of the death.
This should be warning to chill
dren who 30 to the railroad depot to
spend their idle time. That is no
place for children to play. There is
danger there all the time
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20

There is Il hog on exhibition here
which is perhaps the largest Living
hog in the known world. 1t will be 1
wears old in June. and was raised in
Robertson rCounty. Ten. by Mr..
Briggs. When he sold the hog six
months ago it weighed l430 pounds.
He is 8 feet inches long. feet inch
high. measures & feet around the neck.
feet around the body. and 23 inches
around the foreleg. His feet are as
large as common OK. and the leg
bone larger than that of the largest
steers. He is Poland China and
Red Jersey. He eats corn like an OK.
takes the whole ear in his mouth at
once and eats the con aS we'll a. the
corn. eating from forty 10 fifty ears
at a time. There seems TO be no sur
plus flesh on him. and physicians who
have examined the hog say he can
easily be made to reach 1000 pounds.
The present owner. Z. Ratigan. paid
s25G for the hog. and has been offered
$500 fo,. him. He has a lire policy
on the animal for S5GG0 No other
hoe. it is said. ever reached such tre-
mendous propOrtiOns.-Galveston
News
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
Buried Alive Fifteen Days.

In an earthquake near Naples some
time ago young man was buried in II
cellar by the building in which he was
tumbling in ruins. At least fifteen
dayselapsed before he was reached,
when he was found 10 be still living.
and subsequently recovered and Is liv-
ing to-day Tor was a short time ago.
Another instance il related where Il
number OF workmen were descending Il
pit. and 4 short distance before they
reached the bottom an accident hap
pened to the heisting apparatus. As
a result theywele buried by the debris.
Fourteen days elapsed before they
We're reached. when they were found
unconscious. but still living. and on
being brought to the top and cared
for. ali recovered. The secret of the
long continuance ut life in this ease
is supposed to he that they were early
rendered unconscious and remained
in this condition the greater part Of
the time that they we're buried.
Druggist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20

May it net be from sheer wcariness
and want of something to DO that
many Chinese take TO the opium: In
most places in China organized gamb-
ling is forbidden. With the exception
of an occasional game AT Shuttlecock
or kitc-tlying- only at fixed scasons-
there are no outdoor sports. The
Chinese rarely walk for pleasure.
There is no social intercourse between
respecta BILE men and women. There is
not sufficient house room. privacy or
light for reading after dark. How is
time to he killed: / think that the
mOnotony of existence may be one of
the chief causes of opium smoking.
On the whole, though, at Canton,
was in contact with opium smokers al
most daily. and made a point of see
ing as much as possible of native life.
the seamy side of opium smoking did
not obtrude itself much upon me.
Just as in an English coast town. one
may daily see the tlaring light of the
gin palace, the besOtted faces of oc-
casional loafers, the bedraggled gar
ments. and Infer therefrom greatmisery
behind it all. so one might fairly infer
great misery from the spectacle of
numerous opium dens, cadaverous
faces and tatterdemalion garments in
Canton. if one should see them. but |
did not see them obtrusively, though,
a. | said before. | was daily poking
my nose into all sorts of hooks and
corners. Naturally. Il medical mis-
sionary will see Il great deal more of
the seamy side. 1t is his business.
Magazine.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
st. Louis. kennett and southern
Fight

Louis HOuck and the ST. Louis.
Kennett and Southern Railroad
troubles came before Judge Adams
yesterday morning. On June } Col.
5. w. Fordyce was again appointed
Receiver of this property, and he
went down to take possession, as he
supposed. In day or two he came
back complaing that he could not get
possession. Mr.. Houck had no re-
course but to obey the mandate of the
Court. and he directed his secretary
to turn the property over. but to take
a complete descriptive receipt of each
article, one at a time. He had the
Secretary begin with the way bills and
other similar matter. leaving the
books to the last. Each way bill was
to be elaborately described, even to
the minutest particular: and all this
pairstaking care would have consum-
ed at least three months before Col
Fordyce could come into possession.
The latter laid the matter before Mr.
Houck : council. and these gentlemen
lost no time in notifying their client
that the Court would not tolerate any
such procedure. Then Mr.. HOuck
turned the books, etc, over. and Col.
Fordyce has them in his possession.
Yesterday Mr.. HOuck filed answer
10 the bill in the Federal court on
which a Receiver was appointed. 1t
denies the allegations of Mr.. KerfoOt,
the complainant stakeholder. Mr.
HOuck also moves to vacate the order
appointing the Receiver. and he files
twenty-four atfidavitS in support of the
application. The motion will be heard
on the 18th: and the complainant has
until the 18th to file counter-at ttidavits.
Mr.. Heuck claims that Mr.. Kerfoot
owns but small amount of stock. and
he alleges that shareholders owning ii
majority of the stock are satisfied with
the management and are with him.
Globe Democrat June III.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
ONLY ONE WITNESS.

Mrs. Cock -Lienau May Need An
other Wedding Ceremony.
New YORK. June l6.-A question
has been raised as to the validity of
the marriage on Thursday last of Mrs.
Leonora Cockerill, widow of Col.
John A. Cockerill. to L. W. Lienau.
1t appears that there was only one
witness to the marriage, though the
New Jersey law requires two. The
presiding magistrate could only find
Que without a protracted search, and
in default signed his own name as a
second. \ lawyer to whom the affair
was suggested said the marriage would
stand unless questioned, and possibly
even then. but that if Mrs. Cockerill-
Lienau wanted to be on the safe side
she would Detter have another cere-
mony performed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
I;ustis Lee.

a man of feet, straight as an az
row, witha splendid head of gray hair
and not more stomach than a we'll
built man ought to have, was in New
York few days ago in the interest
of the University of Virginia. He
was Custis Lee, son of Gen. Roberto.
Lee. He is strangely like his father,
old soldiers say, though not so strik-
ing in appearance. Maj. Eastman
says that he never saw two men who
could look so grand on horseback as
Bob Lee and Hancock. Hancock. he
thinks, had little too much waist.
Custis Lee succeeded his farther as
President of the university of Vir-
ginia. He is about 30 years old.
New York Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
Butler County (Mo.) Republicans.

POPLAR BLUFF. Mo-. June l3.-The
Republicans of Butler County met in
Convention at the Court House to-
day and nominated the following
ticket: For Representative, NJ. G..
Reece: Treasurer, \. w. Davidson:
Collector. Alexander Saunders: Pros
ecuting Attorney, w. f. Renfro: Sher-
iff. John Soders: Assessor, Charles
Harris: Public Administrator. ID. G..
Kittridge: Judge of the County CURT,
James d. Hendrickson Western and
Bennett Wright EASTERN.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
Westerner Who Improved n Chance
Against w. II. Vanderbilt.

! lWesterner VINO improved N Cnance
Against w. II. Vanderbilt.
When the Vanderbilts obtained con-
troll of the Union Pacific railway, Will
liam H. made trip in special car
over over the branch line known as
the Denver and South Park. which
runs from the capital city to Lead
vile, says the Chicago Times-Herald.
This is the road of which o. H. Roth
aker once wrote: The Denver and
South Park is marrow guage road
except where the track is spread to Il
broad guage.
While the Vanderbilt car carried Il
chef and wcll-stocked larder, the
magnate. soon after entering the South
Park country, felt longing for Il
glass of fresh milk, and when the train
pulled into Como he sent his servant
into the depot hotel to get the desired
article. The servant returned, accom-
panied ythe hotel proprietor, Charley
Benedict. The latter carried glass
of milk, refusing to allow any one but
himself the honor of serving such
distinguished patron.
Vanderbilt quaffed the milk, pro-
neunced it excellent and handed Bene
diet - gold piece. The hotel man
said Thanks and started to make
his exit.
Il say" called the railway king,
don't | get any change:"
No, Sir.
''How's that
We'll, you don't get any: that's
how
Milk is pretty high out here isn't
| it.
Yep"
DO you charge everybody 81 for a
glass of milk"
No; some only pay cents.
Why do you charge me more than
others?"
Because We fellows out here only
get "a chance at you once in lifetime,
and Benedict bowed himself out of the
ear.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
Nice Point in RaiIroadfng.

In a recent issue of the Railroad
Gazette there is an interesting ar
ticle from Prof. Alexander Hogg, of
Fort Worth. Tex, to prove that a
railroad train going eastward is help
ed both by the force of the earth's
revolution eastward and by the pre-
vailing west wind. On the other hand,
a train is obstructed and delayed to
corresponding extent in going west.
Trials of rail road speed. to obtain
the best results. should accordingly
be from west to east. Mr.. Hogg's rea-
soning is supported by elaborate
mathematical formula, and mis- formu-
la are approved in the main by the
Railroad Gazette" as leading TO the
correct conclusion. The argument Is
further sustained by Prot. +. II. Ran
die. of Byhalia, Miss, who adds that
a train going west is not retarded so
much as one going eastis accelerated.
rs he puts it, "a train running east
increases its centrifugal force and
Iightens the train. Prof. Randle
estimates that train running seventy
miles an hour going north or south
loses two miles an hour by reason of
the rotation of the earth. ION account
of pressure against the right rail. :"
1t would be interesting to know wheth-
er practical railroad men have found
that, other things being equal,
they make better time going east than
lwest.-Baltimore Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
i.etNe show \ on

What saving | have made during
the last year by being my own doctor.
Last year paid out $685. for doe
tors ynd their medicine: this year I
paid $500 for six bottles OF Sulphur
Bitters, and they have kept health in
my whole family. They are the best
and pureSt medicine ever made.
Charles King. 90 Temble street.
Boston, Mass.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
Mckinley and Hobart.
The Standard Hearers of the RepubH-
can Party-the Platform Gold
standard

The greatest convention of the great
est political party on earth has met
and performed its duty. that. of nomin-
ating candidates for President and
Vice-President of the United States.
William Mckinley of Ohio. was nomi-
mated on the first ballot for President
and Garrett y Hobart of New Jersey.
was nominated for Vice-President on
the first ballot
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20

There Is no pain il will not rclieTe.
no swelling it will not subdu7. no
wound it will not heal. Il will cure
frost bites. chibi2inz and corns. Sold
bv Wilson Drug Store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
Group and wooping Cough.

Ballard's Horehound Syrup will
promptly relieve Group and Whooping
Cough. 1t will cure the worst Cough
or Cold. 1t never disappoints. Try
it. Sold by Wilson Drug store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
FINANCIAL PLANK.

The Republican partyis unreserved-
ly for sound money. Tremendous
applause. 1t caused the enactment
ofthe lawproviding forthe resumption
of specie payments in 1879. Since
then every dollar has been as good as
gold. applause We are unalter-
ably opposed to every measure calcu-
lated to debaSe our currency or i'm
pair the credit of our country. APP
planse. We are. therefore. opposed
to the free coinage of silver except by
an international agreement with the
leading commercial nations of the
earth
The concluding words of the above
ragraph had scarcely escaped the
lips of SenatOr-elect Foraker. when a
occurred in all parts of the hall. eX-
ceeding anything which mad thus far
occurred during the proceedings of the
Convention. The delegates and alter
mates arose in Il body. and cheer fol-
lowed after cheer. while the waving of
hats, flags and handkerchiefs could be
seen in all parts of the house. The
first demonstration was succeeded by
a momentary lulI, when Il second oc-
CURED before the speaker could re-
sumo with the succeeding aragraph.
Upon order being restored. Senator
elect Foraker proceeded as follows:
which agreement wepledge ourselves
to promote, and until such agreement
can be obtained, the existing gold
standard must he maintained. APP
plause All of our silver and paper
currency must be maintained at parity
with gold tcries. Good. good" APP
plausel. and we favor all measures
designed to maintain inyiolable the
obligation of the United States. of all
our money. whether coin or paper at
the present standard. the standard of
the most enlightened nations of the
aIth fADDlause
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20

terprise. applause We demand
such an equitable tariff. on foreign
imports which come into competition
with American products as will not
only furnish adequate revenue for the
necessary expenses OF the Government.
but will protect American labor from
degradation and the wage level of
other lands. We are not pledged to
any particular schedule. The ques-
ton of rates is a practical question.
to be governed by the conditions of
the time and of production. The ruling
and uncompromising principle is the
protection and development of Ameri
can labor and industry. Great ap-
plause.} The country demands Il
right settlement. and then it wants
rest Applause.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-04
The Special Treasury Agent
Gains a Victory Over
Collector Wise.
OTHER SCANDALS IN THE AIR.
Parting Scenes Between the Ex.Cus
toms Inspector and His Mother
Were Most Affecting.

Richard Williams, the ex-Chinese inter-
prefer and customs inspector, was yester-
day convicted on two counts OF extort1on
in the United States District Court. This
means q sentence anywhere from six
months to six years with q tine Of from
500 to $4,000.
The jury was out scarcely twenty min
utes. When at 12:45 o'clock the foreman
announced that verdict had been reached
an oppressive stiffness fell upon the court
room. Prior to this time Mrs. Montfren,
the defendants mother, bad been weeping
audibly. When the word which meant so
much to her son was spoken the aged lady
burst into tears, which only subsidized when
the guilty man was taken In charge by the
Marshal.
Court opened yesterday morning an
hour earlier than usual. At 10 o'clock the
defendant and his counsel and the Gov
ernment's representatives were in their
accustomed places. Without any delay
Mr.. Henly proceeded with his argument
at the point where he left off the day be-
fore.
Without any appreciate delay Judge
Morrow proceeded TO charge the jury. He
said that the statements of the defendant
should not be given any very great
amount of credence unless, however. the
bore out his statements. The defendant
was the party most deeply interested,
hence he was most especially concerned in
a favorable finding of the jury.
His Honor referred to the bank account
of the defendant. He said the latter had
made no attempt to explain the allega-
tons of the prosecution, hence it must be
presumed that he could not do so to his
own credit.
The jury retired and twenty minutes
later returned the verdict of guilty.
The case against "Dick" Williams, ex-
Chinese interpreter, has excited great in
terest here and elsewhere. principally be-
cause of the manifest friendship OF Collec-
! tor Wise for the accused. The verdict is
regarded in Federal circles as direct blow
at Collector Wise and complete triumph
/ tor Major Moore, the special Treasury
! agent.
| Major Moore came to this City about
| two years ago and before he was comfort
! ably settled had succeeded in unearthing
another scandal. Since that time he has
succeeded in bringing about many changes
in the local customs service and ihciden-
] tally mourning the hatred OF Collector
! Wise. 1t is common talk in Federal cir
! cles that with the conviction of Williams
other scandals will result, duplicating
some of the principal officers in the
service.
| Attorney Mowry says he will imme-
diately move for a new trial and if it is re-
refused will appeal the case to the
/ Supreme Court. Williams will be SEN
! fenced next Thur%ay.