The news boy., 1896-05-30
SOUTHEAST NOTES.

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which a woman was sleeping was set
on fire. The woman escaped unin-
jured, but the house was wrecked.
The COmmoner: The Gold-Dol-
larites assure us that we would have
a panic If we should remonetize sill
yer. There is no doubt of this.
twenty-five men in this country could
unite and create q panic tomorrow,
if they so desired. This is the condi-
tion of things VIC are going to remedy,
even if it costs a panic.
In Cape county the Republicans
are trying to get up debate be-
tween a gold standard Democrat
and free silver Democrat. Let
the free silver Democrat discuss the
issue with some Republican gold
bug and then. if he wins, as he will,
he will have accomplished something.
There is no particular glory in u
Democrat turning down Democrat
in closely contested county like
Cape Girardcau.
The town of Dexter has passed an
ordinance which prohibits bicycle
riders from wheeling on the side
walks.
Suit has been brought against the
town of Dexter to recover the price
of a fire engine. The engine was
bought in 1892 and the payments
were to be annually. Notes were
given to this effect. and we can t
see how Dexter is going to get out of
it.
In Wayne county last week, hail
fell in such quantities that it could
he readily handled with scoop
shovel.
A Piedmont man is laboring under
the hallucination that his wife is
trying to kill him. Last week he
ran out of the house and jumped into
the well. He was fishcd out and it
is believed the county will have to
take charge of him.
The commencement exercises of
the Cape Girardcau Normal school
will begin June 6 and end June 10.
Wonder how it happens that Bro.
Chew is ST. well posted on poker
He speaks of the draw" the "deck
and pairs" as if he were an old
blackleg. By-the-way, this re-
minds US that Bro. AXE has accused
him of being implicated in lottery
and other gambling devices to "raise
the wind for Marvin Collegiate
Institute. We trust that there may
be no cause to suspect him of hand.
ling the bootleg" article.
Perryville Republican: During
the thunder storm last Friday night
the depot was struck by lightning.
1t struck the chimney and running
down the stove-pipe went out through
the floor, doing no damage aside
from knocking hole in the roof and
floor. A COW belonging to DR.. Wat
ers standing under tree near the
depot was also struck and killed.
New Madrid Record.-New Mad
rid, Pt. Pleasant and Portageville
will in the near future be connected
by telephone. The service is now
being planned and estimated and We
are reliably informed that the
service will be established and even
tually connected with Sikeston
Mr.. Lee Hunter, cashier of tht
Peoples Bank, is at the head of tn,
move and our people will no doub
heartily second and endorse him il
the consummation> of the plans.
Smallpox has broken out again a
Poplin.. There is only one case, bu
great many persons have been ex
posed. That town was almost de
populated last year by this pest
There were over seventy-five case
then. The city authorities of Dexte
have raised quarantine agains
Poplin.
Fredericktown News: Saturda,
night between eight and nine o'clocl
o small sized cyclone struck Farm
ington and for about half an hour tn
Clements had full sway with fury
Chimneys were demolished, tree
torn up by the roots, and Ioarch ,
turned upside-down or thrown on tn
roofs OF the houses. There was
constant roll of thunder with dashe
Of lightning accompanied by heav
hail and q down pour Of water in
solid sheet. The storm lasted abou
half an hour, which was sufIicientl
long to scare the people considerably
Mississippi county polled 81
votes in Saturday 8 primary.