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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A from Havana. on the
cath, said: Two political prisoners
who are now confined in the Cabanas
fortress will be shot this week"
THE formal unwilling and transfer
to the city of New York b. the Grant
Monument association of the Grant
statue is set for April 25. Gen.
Grants grandson, L. S.. Grant. the son
of Col. Fred Grant, will unveil the
statue.
Ex- UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER
ROBERT GARRISON, of Alfalfa, Ala, was
sentenced in the United States court at
Birmingham, on the 24th, to three
years at hard labor in the Brooklyn
(N. " p~enitentiary, and to pay a fine
of 500 and costs on each of IL indict-
ments for presenting false accounts
AT Brooklyn, n. Y, on the oath, it
was discovered at an autopsy that the
death of Lizzie Switzerland, aged nine
years, was due to mineral poisoning,
the result of eating April fool" candy.
A DISPATCH from Athens to the Lon
don Times, on the Path, reported the
senewal of the murders of Christians
in the island of Crete, and the exist
ence of a panic there.
ROBERT ANDERSON, vice president of
in Montreal, on the 25th, leaving an
estate valued at 81, 600, ZOO.
The New York Republican state con-
vention. on the 24th. declared for Levi
P. Morton as the choice of the Empire
state republicans for presidential cam
didate.
SENATOR DAVIS, of Minnesota, hav-
ing authorized the withdrawal of his
name, the Minnesota republican state
convention unanimously declared for
Mckinley as presidential candidate.
JUDGE WoOLsoS, in the federal court
at Council Bluffs, Ia, on the 25th. sen
fenced O. P. Smith, of Woodbine, a
confirmed b~ootlegger, to Is months in
the ~penitentiary and to pay a fine of
$3.50.
A SPARK from a locomotive caused
the loss of 5000, 900 feet of lumber in
the yard of the y. B. Holway estate at
La Crosse, Wis, on the cath.
THE entire Baltimore & Ohio South
western railway shops at Washington,
Ind, closed down indefinitely. on the
25th, throwing 500 men out of employ
ment.
THE farmers in the southern part of
Bartholomew county. Ind, report hat
a flock of golden eagles have recently
settled in that neighborhood, and are
playing havoc with the young pigs
and lambs. One farmer reports the
loss of every lamb from a large flock
of sheep; another of Il from one flock.
AT a meeting of the officers of the
W. c. T. L. in Chicago. on the 25th. it
was decided to hold three conferences
on the Pacific coast during the nezt
winter, at Seattle, Portland and San
Francisco.
FREDERICK Bennett, of Brooklyn. Y.
Y, awoke from his sleep. on the morn
ing of the 25th. &c find his wife uncon-
scious by his side. BY the time a loo
tor arrived at the house Mrs. Bennett
was dead. 1t is supposed that death
was due to heart disease. The wife
had retired the night before after chat
ting happily for several hours with
her husband.
The equestrian statue Of Gen. Han
cock, which is to be erected in WASH
ington, was seized by a constable. on
the 25th. for a debt of 500, which the
compiler of a biographical encyclopedia
claims is due him from Mr.. Henry J.
Elliott the sculptor.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
AMERICANS DID IT.

..H~glE. - -E--lA-Fr
Most Important victory Yet Won by the
lnsuSents-Pinar Del Rio Captured and
B~urned-1he Americans with their CAT
ling and HOtchkiss Guns, Members OF the
Bermuda Filibustering Expedition, De-
cided the Result of the EattIe.
New YORK, March 30.-A special to
the Journal from Havana says . a
PinardelR Rio has fallen. The strong
hold of the Spanish army in the west
ern part of the island was taken by the
insurgents Saturday.
There vas a desperate fight, and
many men on both sides are killed and
wounded.
Only the most meager news OF the
battle has been received in Havana,
and the details cannot at this moment
be obtained.
What news was received was sen to
the captain general by the officer in
charge of the garrison at Pinar del
Rio, after his troops had been utterly
routed and while the insurgents were
applying the torch to the city.
At the palace absolutely nothing has
been given out and the most that can
be obtained there is the confirmation
OF the story that there was a fight.
The Spanish officials will not state
the result of the battle, nor have they
furnished the local papers with an Of
fetal note of it.
This, in itself. is sufficient to confirm
the report of Spanish defeat, for the
authorities lever lose any time in Civ
ing out the complete details of vic
tories for their side.
The Cuban sympathizers have re-
ceived information from the scene of
battle. The report made to them
states hat Gen. Antonio Maceo and
CaliXto Garcia We're in command of the
rebel forces.
The hot fighting was done by the
American artillerymen, who came to
Cuba on the Bermuda filibustering ex-
petition for the express purpose of
working the Hotchkiss and Calling
guns, brought on the steamer.
Without the assistance of the Amer
leans Pinar del Rio would not have
fallen. 1t was only their deadly fires
sent into the own by the Gatling and
Hotchkiss guns that won the day for
the insurgents
Pinar del Rio is situated about two
thirds of the distance across the island
at the north and in the extreme west
ern province. 1t was a city of some
10000 inhabitants, and the Spanish
had relied upon it to afford them a
base for operations in Pinar del Rio
district during the rainy Jason.
The Spanish garrison consisted of
1000 men and the attacking force had
fully 5000 men besides the snarpshoot-
ers and other skilled men of war who
came on the Bermuda.
Following his usual policy Gen.
Maceo did not hold the town. He
simply destroyed it and her passed
out to some other place. Exactly
where he is at present is not known.
The Spanish troops in the province
of Pinar del Rio are now without a
refuge from the rains, malaria, and
yellow fever which sweep over that.
part of the island during the rainy
season, which is so fatal.
1t is predicted that if the war extends.
far into the rainy season the yellow
fever viii carry OFF the Spanish troops
in groups.
The news of the fall of the city was
brought into Havana by mounted
couriers. They must have ridden for
their lives to get there as they did, for
it is close to 100 miles from this city.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
ROUND o ENGLAND.

The roof of the Crystal palace. Lon
don, contains II acres of glass.
Cast-iron pennies are in circulation in
birmingham. They ere remarkably
good counterfeits.
The deer parks in England exceed
800. The largest in the kingdom is
Windsor.
In the 30 years in which DR.. Barnardo,
Of England, has been engaged in his hui
pan labors $4,000 waits and strays have
beer rescued. Of these over 5000 have
been sent to the colonies.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
Introducing Foreign Languages.

The state university, Columbia, has
determined to supplement the work of
teaching with actual language work
in societies and clubs.
With the establishment of a distinct Ger
man chair. the students OF German have
united IN the 'DeutScher A, B, c Verein." q
literary society. where readings. ora
lions, declamations, essays and debates
are given in German. A like French
organization fourisheS. These soci-
ties will supplement the Classroom work
where from the beginning foreign languages
are introduced, and as fast as possible be made
to take the place OF English in the recitation,
work. Another new society is the NJ s. Z. De-
batting club, which discusses current questions
OF politics and economics.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
AMONG THE POULTRY.
For the sitting hens now corn is a good

For the sitting hens now corn is a good
feed.
Keep fowls thrifty for laying. but
stuff them when fattening.
To have fowls tender and juicy let
them be fattened quickly.
Turkeys do not thrive well when con-
fined, whether young or old.
Lime is needed by old fowls for the
growth of bones and for shell material.
Millet is valuable on account of its
small size as a grain feed for little
chickens.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY
With the Sunerings of the Christian Pop
ulation of Turkey.

OTTAWA. Ont, March 26.-Mr. Charl-
ton gives notice that he viii move the
following resolution in the house of
common:
Resnlred. That this house expresses its deepeS:
synnathy with the suTerings of the Christian
population in ASia;ic Turkey. but trusts tina;
Eurupean Interference will he made so as to
ame.i1rate their lot. and that FOR this purpose
concurrent Il ton by Christian powers ali over
the world including the United States Of In
erica, may De secured
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

THE Venezuelan commission held no
formal meeting on the 27th, the pre-
vious weeks meeting having laid out
new lines for individual investigation
BY the commissioners which had not
yet been sufficiently developed for dis
cussiOn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

GEORGE A. BANKER, the well-known
American ~bicyclist, r rumOr of whose
death was published in Paris, recently,
and given wide circulation. was, on
the 24th, reported to be recovering
rapidly from the attack of typhoid
fever from which he was suffering in
Nice.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

Much interest is manifested in Lon
don commercial circles over the an
-nouncement hat a leading iron firm
has made extensive purchases of Ala
bama pig iron, and is arranging for
further purchases
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
TAYLOR
Worried Over the Action OF the United
States In Regard to Cuba.

ShAtCN
States In Regard to Cuba.
New YORK, March 30.-A special ca
bic dispatch to the Herald from Ma
drid says:
Minister Taylor is worried over the
action taken by the United States con-
gress in regard to Cuba. There is a
noteworthy revival of tine anti-Amer-
lean spirit in Spain.
The decision of the government not
to send a Spanish squadron to Cuba
has been the subject of much adverse
criticism in official and other circles.
No II appears to put any faith in the
ministerial explanation that the deci-
sion has been arrived at in the inter
est of economy, and those best in
formed state openly that the real ex-
PLANTATION is to be looked for elsewhere
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

MAvRoYENI BEY, son of the sultan of
Turkeys Greek physician, who since
1877 has been Turkish minister to the
United States, has been recalled on
account of American sympathy with
the Armenians.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

A CABLE from Havana, on the 27th,
said Walter Dygert, the young Ameri-
can who has been under arrest in Cuba
for a month past, and about whose
whereabouts and safety there has been
some question, is imprisoned in the
town jail in Guineze.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

THE house Judiciary committee, on
the 27th, ordered a favorable report on
the Murphy bill establishing circuit
courts of appeals so as to permit ap-
peals in capital and infamous cases
from the supreme courts of territories
to the circuit courts of appeals.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

Two SPANISH reconnoitering parties
met in broad daylight in Santa Clara
province, Cuba, the other day, and each
thinking the other the enemy, began
firing. Lieut.-Col. Fuenmayer, four
line officers and Il soldiers were killed
and five officers and 90 soldiers wound
ed. several mortally.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

On the 27th the Ellis & Lessig Steel
and Iron Co. of Pottstown, Pa, notified
its employees of a raise of wagesin every
department Of ten per cent. The
change, to go into effect April l, will
benefit over 500 men.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

THE Colony wooden mills, operated
by G. J.. Andrews, at Wilton, Conn,
shut down. on the 18th, for an indea-
mite time, throwing about three hun
dred persons out of employment. The
mills were the most important indus
try of the town.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

NJ. C. MCDONALD, the millionaire to-
bacco manufacturer of Montreal, Can,
has just donated $500, 900 to McGill uni
versity for the purpose of providing a
building for the study of chemistry,
mining and architecture. This brings
McDonald's donations to this univer-
sity up to 81, 900, 900.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

A DISPATCH from Cairo, on the 25th,
said that six members of the Egyptian
public debt commission had notified
the Egyptian minister Of war Of their
assent to the governments drawing
upon the reserve fund to meet the eX-
penses of the Nile expedition.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

THE Italian senate, on the Goth, by a
vote Of 100 to 6, adopted the credit
asked by the government for contem-
plated operations in Africa consequent
upon the defeat of the Italian army at
Adowa. The amount of the credit is
l4O, 900, COO lire.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

SETTLERS in the western part of Ne
braska fear the bill introduced by Con
gresham Andrews granting to the
state arid lands for reclamation by
irrigation canals conceals a clause by
which large tracts may be secured by
cattle companies to the detriment of
settlers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

A GOVERNMENT dispatch from Madrid
to the Spanish minister in Washing
ton, on the oath, announced that Col.
Martin had captured all the archives
and documents of the Cuban republic
near Sancti Spiritu.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
Fooled With Uncle Sam.

Ex-Postmaster Fl. f. Baker. of Rolla,
was tried at Jefferson City on the
charge of embezzling from the govern
ment, and given two years in the peni-
Tertiary.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
Will Try 1t Again.

TIE Ninth district republicans re-
nominated Congressman Treloar.
R. E. Lewis, of Henry county. was
nominated for congress by the Sixth
district republicans. Mr.. Lewis was a
candidate for congress in 1894. and was
defeated by Mr.. De Almond by a2
votes.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

SECRETARY OLNEY received a cable
gram, ON the Goth. from United States
Minister Henry NJ. Smyth at Port-au-
Prince, Hayti, confirming the report of
the death of President Hippolyte. No
particulars were given.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
Fine Country Residence burned.

The residence of Theodore Corum,
father of the prosecuting attorney of
of Cooper county, caught fire and was
destroyed with all its contents, the
family barely escaping with their
lives. The house was situated at Bel
lair, and was one of the largest ard
finest in the county.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

In the will of Edward f. BredcIl
$4,000 is placed in trust for the bene6.
of the st. Louis Bible society, the in
come derived from it to be used in the
distribution of Bibles in st. Louis.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

GEN. THOMAS LINCOLN CASEY, late
chief of engineers sc. S. A, died sud-
denly at the new congressional library
in Washington on the 25th. His deaeh
Is supposed to have resulted from heart
iseased.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
He Had Been Sick.

Arthur Taylor, a young farmer west
of Linneus, committed suicide the
other dav by hanging. He had been
sick and mentally unsound.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

IN reporting favorably the bill grant
ing statehood to Arizona, on the Goth,
the senate committee on territories
said: Arizona has more wealth and
population than two-thirds of the
states at the time of their admission,
having taxable property valued at
s27, S.332, and about $4,000 inhabi-
tauts."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

THE house of representatives, on the
9th, with only one dissenting vote,
passed Senator Hills bill removing
the last restriction on the statute books
against ex-confederate soldiers or
sailors.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

The case of Mrs. Todd. for murder
ing her daughter, sem to New London
on a change of venue from Hannibal,
was tried in New London, the Jury
failing to agree.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

Mrs. Anna E. Filley's will was fled
in st. Louis recently. After making a
few small requests, she devlses all her
property, real and personal, to her
husband, Chauncey |. Filley.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
Reached the Top of the Notch.

A. L. Milsted. one of the oldest and
most prominent citizens of Macon,
died recently of pneumonia. He ar
rived at Macon a poor boy many years
ago, and by hard work had reached
the top notch in business life.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
An Important Decision.

The Kansas City court of appeals
handed down an important ruling, from
the standpoint of the public. the other
day.
1t was that the state OF Missouri has rom
plete jurisdiction over the Mississippiand Mis-
souri, rivers, where those rivers form the boun-
Diary line of the state. so that the state would
have jurisdiction over gambling or illegal
liquor selling on a boat in those rivers. or any
other Illegal act done on the river.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

OK the 10th ex-senator Abbott, OF
Morgan county, O., was found guilty
by a Jury at Columbus, OF bribery in
connection with the pharmacy legisla-
tive bill.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

Whenever the people of Columbia de-
eide to put up $4,000 there will be
railroad connection between Columbia
and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail-
road.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
Drowned While at PLAY.

At Laddonia, Audrain county. the
three-year-old child of John C.. Moore,
while at play, was drowned in a cy-
clone cellar which contained water.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04

The b~attleship Indiana was success
fully locked at Port Royal, s. c., on
the 27th. The receipt of this news
was very welcome to the navy depart
ment. inasmuch as statements had
been published that the great battle
ship was land-locked and could not be
made availa BILE either for war or peace
for q long time to come.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
Oldest Man of Macon County.

Obediah Griffith, aged 90. the oldest
man as well as the oldest mason in Ma
con county, died at the home Of hh
s~on-in-law, Robert Powell.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
A NEWS.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. once.

The following shows the disposition
of criminal and civil cases in which the
state was party by the attorney-gener-
ais office during the past three years:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-06
BRIGHT BITS.

II may be poor, madam" said the
tramp proudly, but I have an honorable
war record. 1 was among the missing at
the battle of Bull Run. "-CommerciaI Ad-
Vertiser.
why you're a new man-they've
shaved you out of all recognition"
'Ye-e-he, he's, the first time looked
IN the glass l only knew myself by my
voice. London Judy.
Mrs. Spinner: Do you think that Mrs.
Tuttifrutti is honest?"
Mrs. Hunter: Thoroughly Why, I've
known her 10 get up of a cold night ana
go through her husbands pockets TO par
money TO pay her soda water MANI
Yonkers Statesman.
1t seems to me-" abserved the critic
who was looking at the oil painting EMIT
led "A Storm Scene" you've put a little
too much lightning"
Whats the use of being stingy with
your hghtning?' said the artist, with SUI
peru scorn.-Chicago Tribune.
Her Method.-"My wife is such q. gooa
manager. Before she goes away for The
summer she writes me out a long bulletin
so | can know exactly where everything
is in the house"
''Nes?"
- Ana then she carries it off with her,
Chicago Record.
4ovA> i4IlCg SdlQ the city eQlIOr TO
the new reporter. you anude in this story
to Mr. RoXwen as a financier."
why. he handles a great deal of
money"
Il don't care if he does. I don't want
you to call him financier. He hasn't
any side-whiskers. Washington Star.
-Schoolmaster: Joseph, when your
father hangs up four hams to the rafters
and afterward sends one to your master.
how many are left?
Joseph: Three, sir.
Master; Quite right. Now, be sure You
mention this example to your father, Just
to show him how well you are getting
on In your sums.-L'Ami de la Maison.
They had been telling FISH stories and
the quiet, unobstrusive man looked weary.
The idler who spends his time in thinking
up foolish questions broke the silence to
inquire: Il wonder what finally became
of the whale that swallowed Jonah?''
I don't know" replied the quiet man.
but ! have an idea as to some of his
movements"
What is it?''
Il don't doubt that he hunted up A
party of other whales and bored them
nearly to death telling them how the
largest man he ever caught wrigged loose
and got away. Washington Star.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-06
To-day's Primaries.

There viii De q good deal OF voting
done in Georgia to-day. IL viii be done
both in primaries and al mass meetings.
A great majority Of the counties viii Sc
lect delegates 10 the state convention. and
candidates for the legislature. Many viii
choose delegates 70 congressional conven-
tions. and candidates for county officers.
An interesting feature Of the primaries
in about fifty counties will be the voting
for a candidate for United States senator
Mr. Crisp IS the favorite in pretty nearly
all Of the counties which viii vote on the
senatorial question. Many OF them are
counties in his district. and others are
populist counties. These counties decided
to have a senatorial primary on June 6
in accordance with a wish expressed by
Mr.. Crisp. and against the advice OF the
governor and Chairman Clay. This fact
is mentioned IN order that it may be
understood that the vote viii be no in
dication of Mr.. duBignon's strength as
a senatorial candidate. The counties, with
the exception Of a very few. that are
expected 10 favor Mr. duBignon. VIII not
vote on the senatorial question until DC
tober in Fulton and Bibb counties the
sound money men will it is expected.
give Mr.. duBignon a big vote. 1t is not
improbable that he will carry Fulton coun-
ty. IL would be a great compliment to
him If he should
At the October election his strength will
be shown if he should still be a can
didate. Whether he will be a candidate
or not will depend upon the platform
adopted at Chicago. He said. at the be-
ginning Of his campaign, that ne would
not remain candidate if silver plat
form should be adopted. He will. we
have no doubt, adhere to that decision.
He has made a splendid campaign, and
there are reasons for thinking he has
strengthened the sound money sentiment
greatly. The Victories the silverites have
achieved in states that were expected to
go for sound money have been greatly
against him. The effect of these victories
viii doubtless be visible in the primaries
to-day. The tendency of the sound money
men will be to remain away from the
polls. THIS will not be the case, however
where the sound money sentiment is
strong. or where the factions are pretty
evenly divided