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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The senate was not in session on the
15th....In the house two or three pri-
vate bills were passed, also one au-
thorizing the Columbia and Red River
Valley Co. to build a bridge across the
Columbia river in Washington. In ac-
cordanc, with an order issued some
weeks before, the house turned aside
from the transaction of publis bus
ness and listened to eulOgies upon the
life and services of the late eX-Speaker
Charles +. Crisp.
a PARTY of emigrants travelling from
Missouri to Oklahoma were held up by
seven outlaws in the Creek reserva-
ton, on the 18th, and robbed of every
thing valuable, amounting to several
thousand dollars. The leader of the
gang was recognized by one of the
M~issourians as George Taylor, the es-
capped murderer of the Meeks family.
1T is officially announced That the
governments of England, France, Ger
many, Austria, Russia and Turkey
nave agreed to hold an international
conference, to sit in the city of Rome,
for the purpose of considering pre-
"cautionary measures against the
spread into Europe of the bubonic
plague which is raging in India.
On the evening of the 18th the peo-
pie of Cleveland, o., were startled by
an electrical storm which would have
been unusual even in midsummer, but
which coming as it did in midwinter
araafnH onnufarnnfi1n H.
among the superstitious, for the light
ming was vivid and the thunder loud
and unusually severe
As AN evidence of the rapid growth
of ST. Louis the records of the city
register show that the street railways
of the city made $685., 2O4 trips last
year, carrying liz, lsl, O7S passengers,
an increase of 9,1s3,3O1 passengers
oyer 1895.
The Sunday London Times confirms
the report of the illness of the czarina.
1t says that her condition, which is
very serious, has ended for the pres
ent the hopes of the birth of an heir.
FIRE completely destroyed the Buck
ner Orphans home, near Dallas, Tex,
early on the morning of the 10th.
Thirteen children were cremated and
nine injured, three of them fatally.
EDWARD PERCY, a member of a the
atrical company. committed suicide by
inhaling gas in his room at Brady's
hotel in Newark. n. j., on the 10th.
His home was in Adrian, Mich.
The French government has issued
a decree ~forbidding the importation of
linen rags from the districts in India,
in which the bubonic plague is pre-
vailing.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

The most famous of all errors is the
"Connell" stamp of New Brunswick
The then postmaster-general of the COL
ony, who evidently had a fine opinion
of himself, thinking that his por-
trait would be as acceptable to the ma
tives as that of England's queen, had
five-cent stamps SO ornamented. Not
many of them got into circulation, how
ever, and a good specimen now COM
mands 500.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

AT the annual meeting of the Amer
lean Geographical society, in New
York, on the 18th, after the annual re-
ports had been read President DAILY
arose and, addressing the arctic ex-
plorer. Lieut.. Peary, announced that
the council of the society had unani-
mously voted to present to him the
first Cullum gold medal, in recognition
of his services as an explorer. In &C.
'cepting the medal Lieut. Pearv made
10 yerY gracious speech
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

The Pacific railroad bill, which was
defeated in the house, on the 18th,
provided for the settlement of Sl12,-
COZ, 600 of indebtedness of the Union
Pacific and Central Pacific on the
basis of an extension Of over 50 years
at two per cent, with an annual ex-
tiDguishment payment on the princi-
pal at the rate of 1906, 90 for the first
ten years.; $3.50, 900 for the second ten
years, and $3.50, 600 for the remaining
years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23
Mrs. Mary L. Mcneil.

Mrs. Mary P. Mcneil, long a resi-
dent of Cbillicothe, died resently.
Mrs. Mcneil was born in Owego, ". ",
was a cousin to ex-senator Platt. of New
York, and a cousin to Judge Parker, OF the
supreme court OF New York. Among her
deeds was the rearing and educat-
ing of Gen. b. F. Tracy. ex-secretary of the
navy, who acknowledged in a letter 10 her
while in the cabinet u President Harrison
that he owed all his success TO her traing
when he was a boy.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23
To BE PenitentIary Chaplain.

Gov. Stephens has appointed Rev. w.
II. Pike. a Southern Methodist minis
ter attached to the Southwest Mis-
souri, conference, chaplain of the peni-
Tertiary. He will take charge March
!, 1897, when the term of Rev. W. w.
Warren, the present incumbent, ex-
pires. The chaplain is also librarian
of the prison. His salary is 81, 200 per
annum. Rev. Pike is at present locat-
ed in johnson county, but will remove
his family TO jefferson City in Febru-
arr
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

SENIOR GONZALES QUEsADA, the head
of the Cuban junta in Washington,
was informed, on the l4th, that a story
had been published to the effect hat
Secretary 0lney and Minister De LONE
had drawn up articles to end the Gu
ban war on the lines proposed by Gen.
Gomez. Senior Queseda emphatically
denied that any such action had been
taken or could be approved by the Gu
bans.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23
End OF a Long Life.

After an illness of nearly a year
Elijah X. Eversol, Sugars old, died at
Springfield.
He was one of the early settlers OF Missouri,
and one OF the Oldest residents in Greene coun-
ty. He resided in St. Louis during the war.
and the engines and boilers Of the United
States gunboat Carondelet, that was promi-
nent on the Mississippi, were put in working
order for the first time by Mr.. EversoI.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL, the in
ventor of the telephone and a resident
of Washington city for a number of
years past, has renowned allegiance
to the queen of England and become q
citizen of the United States.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

On the l4th the sentence was read
N the Ease of Luis Someilan, the nat
uralized American citizen, who had
been found guilty in Havana of con
spring against the Spanish. The SEN
tence of the tribunal before which he
was tried is that he be imprisoned for
life in chains. SOmeilan's lawyer will
appeal to the supreme court at Madrid
against the decision of the Havana
tribunal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

A bill is being prepared, and will be intro
duced in the senate. to ask an appropriation
Tor the purpose OF erecting q monument over
the grave OF Thomas II. Benton, whose re-
mains lie buried in BeIlefontaine cemetery, St
Louis. The amount Of the appropriation has
not vet been determined. II is expected that
the bill will be passed without any materia!
opposition.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23
Assigned.

CHICAGO, Jan. 14-The Illinois and
Wisconsin Lumber Co. made au as
signment yesterday to Chas. b. Flynn.
The company has lumber lands over
the entire state of Wisconsin. The
assets are sIOO, 900; liabilities about
$50, 600; sS2, 900 of the assets are in
Wisconsin.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

CAPT. BOIsRAGON, of the Niger coast
force, and Consular Officer Locke,
who we're of h British commercial
expedition recently reported massa-
cred by wild tribesmen in the territory
of the king of Benin, and who we're
supposed to have persisted with the
others, have arrived at New Benin,
wounded and exhausted, having sue
ceeded in escaping from the onslaught
of the natives.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23
Insurgents Near Havana.

Reports from Havana say that the
insurgents raided and sacked Calvari-
Gus, less than ten miles from the city,
drove out the Spanish garrison Of 700,
burned nearly half the place, and
seized Q large amount OF supplies.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

The national monetary conference
called at the suggestion of the Indian
apolis board of trade and composed of
representatives of similar organize
tions from all parts of the country, as
sembled in Tomliuson hall, ~Indianap-
oils, on the 18th Three hundred dele
gates, representing nearly every city
in the country, we're present.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23
Doubt spain,s Good Faith.

While the statement from Madrid
that Canovas has consented to grant
genuine home rule to Cuba is corrobor-
ated In high places in this country, It
Is not SO sure hat the CT bans will
agree to the proposition. They doubt
SPANS good faith
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

In the oleomarRarine debate in con
gress, on the Ath, the fact was
brought out by Representative North
way, of Ohio, that the old soldiers at
the home in Dayton, o., were being
fed on oleomargarine at seven cents
u pound, while the convicts in the
Ohio penitentisry were getting good
dairy butter at about three times that
price.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23
MIssouri.s New Adjutant-Gener,,

djt.-Gen. Wickham has resigned,
and Gov. Stephens has appointed NJ.
F. Bell, of Galloway county. The sal
airy is s. 1000, ant Claude L. Clark, of
Bates, will be his chief clerk; salary,
81, 500.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

COMPTROLLER EcKELs went to Chica-
go, on the 14th, for the purpose of
signing the first dividend checks of the
Illinois national bank, which recently
failed. His going to Chicago was a saw
ing of valuable time.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

A massacre was reported,
on the 18th, fron Paso del la Virgen,
district OF Regla, across the bay from
the city of Havana Eighteen persons
were assassiDated by order of Maj
F~ondeviella without any trial, and
only on suspicion that they were sym
oathigers with the revolution.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23
Oldest jew in AmerIca.

Lazar Greengard, who is perhaps the
oldest jew in America, is living with
his son Solomon at 1908 North Tenth
street, st. Louis. He is 1O4.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

I'VE state department recently'Te-
vised the diplomatic regulations, and
Secretary OlRey took occasion to write
u provision and insert it in the regula-
tions prohibiting speeches upon politi-
cal matters by diplomatic representa-
tives of t1e United States. This is
understood to be a rebuke te,Ninister
.Bayard.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

I Or the nth at Y o'clock, James A.
Mount and Thomas Haggard we're In
augurated governor and lieutenant
governor respectively of Indiana, upon
a platform erected in the main corrl-
dor of the capitol building at Indian
apolis.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

The deep waterways commission ap-
pointed by President Cleveland in No
vember, 1895, has finished its report,
and submitted II same to Secretary
Olney on the 18th. 1t is an unquali-
fed Endorsement of the ship canal
project between the United States and
Canada, and embraces a Recommended
tion for an appropriation of $3.50, 900
for preliminary surveys.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23
Will Fix the Date for the Execution OF
Pearl Bryan's Murderers.

FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. 14.-FoUowlng
the action of Alonzo Walling's attor-
neys, Scott Jackson's legal advisers
yesterday fled a petition with the
court of appeals for a ~rehearing. An
order overruling the petitions in both
cases is expected to-day, and the gov
ernor will fix the date for the execu.
ton of the Pearl Bryan murderers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

ADvICEs received at San Francisco,
on the morning of the 18th, by incom-
ing steamer from Honolulu,
the death of United States Minister
Willis, after an illness of three
months.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23
! GEORGE HAMILTON,

: LORD GEORGE HAMILTON, British
secretary of state for India, says that
districts in India with a population of
81, 200, 600 will be sufferers from famine
until the end of March, and that it
may continue in some parts until the
end of June.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23
herens

The republican legislative caucus at
jefferson City to nominate a candidate
for United States senator resulted in
nominating Richard c. Kerens.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23
The Minister Wants HI, Paw

Rev. H. F. Campbell, of Buchanan
county, has filed a claim against the
estate of Thos. J. Covey for S. for con-
Quoting the funeral services.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

The senate committee on finance, on
the 10th, ordered a favorable report to
be made on the nomination of Secre-
tary of the Interior Francis.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

The Dutch Indies will shortly issue
ne~w.stamps of one, five and ten forms;
also an envelope of two cents for cartes
de visite.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

A WASHINGTON special says that a
bill was introduced in congress, on the
18th, providing for the purchase of the
island of Cuba by the United States
for the sum of, 5000, DOC, 900.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

The bond of the new state treasurer
is SAID to be worth So. $40. OOO. Ex.
Treasurer Stephens accounts were
found to be all right
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23

JEFF Pollard, of St. Louis. and Sidney ]. Roy,
Of KannIbal, have been appointed reading
clerks Of the house.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23
MISSOURI A NEWS.
Missouri's Agricultural Products.

Following extracts from advance
sheets ofannual Missouri crop report of
1896 has been given out by Col. Rippey.
secretary state board of agriculture:
Missouri produced in 1896 10000 O bushels
OF corn is'VONO bushels Of wheat, 1000, 900
bushels OF oats, $500, 100 tons OF hay, IA O.OOO
pounds OF cotton. 10000 pounds OF tobacco,
oV;oO0 bushels OF taxseed, SOCIOLOGY bushels Of
potatoes.
Inc estimated annual value Of the fruit crop
Is: Apples, $1,000, O00: strawberries. $500 00.
grapes $1,000, 900; raspberries. blackberries,
peaches, plums and other fruit, 81, 900. 900, or a
total Of s12, 500, 600.
The dairy businecs of this state, including
only the creameries and diaries that have made
reports to this office, requires for is support
the products of lS2, 600 acres of land, valued at
s4,OOO,OO; has SO0,0OO invested in dairy build
lngs' WINS O,OU cows, valued at 100000, and
annually produces for market 100000 pound
OF butter. 10000 pounds of cheese aud 1000 !
gallons Of milk, or a total investment of "a
100000, making n gross annual ret, owe
dairy products OF 81 5000 O.. Gn il
Our live stock is enumerated and n,
follows: Horses, 1880 head, val, Esessed 4
wv; mules, 81 COO head; value, 81 te SS890OOi
'23oO head. value. 81, 900. O00. OF @,JDa; cows
$4,000 head, value. s31, $500: Aer cattle, l.
head. value. sl2, 363, OOo--ora swine, 3,l69,OO
sessed valuation of s69,7OO.' HotGl assessed as
bly, about half the real val "a, which is proba
we have shipped from de
p~roximately, 10000 h 1.-THE state On 1896. ap
head OF hogs, 1000 h cad Of cattle. 2-20J.OO
OF sheep, 100000 <ac 81 horses, 10000 heat
pounds OF poultry pounds of wool, 5O.OOI.OO
900 feet Of lumbe .sae00.G09 dozen eggs, ESQ, zoo
OO feet of pill r.25sl6OO railroad ties. 1900.
pounds of h IDS of canned goods and 1000, 90
deS
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23
Cost Of Democratic State Campaign.

S"re DehnOcrAtic state campaign
Frederick G. Zeibig, treasurer of the
Democratic state central committee,
has hled his report of the receipts and
expenditures of that committee.
The report shows that the contributions
amounted TO s3O,49s.3f and the expenditures to
EO,uSI.l9, leaving si6l.I7 still in the treasury.
The candidates Clipped in 1908 as their share,
as follows: Lon ". Stephens, candidate for
governor, sl.le3; A. H. Bolte, for lieutenant
governor, 500; A. A. Lesueur, for secretary OF
state, $50: j. NJ. Seibert, for auditor of
state, s625: E C. Crow, for Attorney
general, 500; +. L. Pitts. for state treas
urer, $3.50: I. j. Hennessy, for railroad ccm-
missioner. 800; Theodore Brace. for Judge OF
supreme court, s1-a0O; c. c. Bland. for Judge of
court OF appeals. eastern district. 81 800; james
Ellison. for judge OF court OF appeals, western
district. $50. The list OF miscellaneous con-
tributiOns shows that those men who have
wealth and were supposed to have tapped a
oarreI did not put up big wads," while many
who seemingly could Ill afford 1t. except for the
nope OF future returns, were quite liberal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23
<ate Hoard of Agriculture.


. annual meeting of the state
I'd of agriculture was held at Co
.m5ia-
Iae legislature will be asked to REQUIRE all
transportation companies doing business in
&issouri 10 make annual report in a uniform
way py counties to the board OF all state ship
IIo"tA ine companies make this report now,
Out lrregulariy and without uniformity.
A OIL was ordered prepared for submission
70 the legislature providing that agriculture
and horticulture shall be among the branches
required TO be taught in the common schools
Vi the state The quarantine law will be re-
'lSeu' II the legislature grants the boards re-
quest- Dy Permitting the board to quarantine
against texas fever. BY some strange over
siSht the present quarantine law does not pro-
vide for the Texas fever restrictions.
Inc BOARD asks the legislature to establish
Lhe ONCE OF state highway commissioner, with
similar relationship to the roads Of the state
tnat the superintendent OF public instruction
pears 10 the schools. N.O. STANLEY, of Sedalia,
addressed the board on the subject Mr.. STAN
ley Is president OF the Missouri Good Roads
association. lie claims that The states which
nave made the largest advance in roadmaking
nave such commissioners and that Missouri
heeuS such an Office and Ia radical change in
the method OF woodworking. He would have
d gang OF men, under 4 competent oyerSeer.
constantly ON The roads OF the county, repair
ing and building culverts. extending and con-
structing. At present the roads are not worked
Ut all IN the winter time, when they are dam
aged the worst.
Inc board passed a resolution OF sympathy
with the family OF the late Congressman W.
d. Hatch. II also declared its approval Of the
formation OF a breeders association, eompris-
ing all classes OF stockmen.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-23
THE DEMOCRAT.
IL. II. ADAMS, Publisher.

CAPE GIRARDEAU. MIS- H-RI.
The copper country evening news., 1897-12-13
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Andrew Lunden OF GaIva IN.
instantly killed by a switch an.,n. was %
was 20 years old ne
Nanauian Pacific railroad earnings for
the week ending Dec. Z were ,5sa ooo.
ior the same period last year. s3sl ooo'
increase, sl53,OOO. '''''
Uranium, worth 81. 400 nor ,o, -.
oeeh discovered near Black Uau,,
Colo. fia"k'
Lieutenant Colonel Horace M. Seaman
Oh milwaukee, has been appointed NV
Governor Scofield as colonel of tho
rourth regiment, Wisconsin National
guard In place of Colonel Bleuel re-
signed and Edward Shea was promoted
10 the position Of lieutenant colonel.
james Harris and Napoleon Canon
farmers near Mill Grove. Ind. ouar.
relied and Harris struck Canon with a,
ak, iniiicting injuries which may prove
fatal
rev. James Porterfeld, a Methodist
clergyman of Sherwood O.. has been
arrested on charge of stealing house
hold goods.
M. b. Fucker had his hands torn off
by the explosion of dynamite near Ma
rion. Ind.
Mrs. John Radamacher OF Beloit
WIS. who has a baby days old. was
given drink of carbouc acid by mis-
take by her 7year-old daughter and
will probably die.
Z. A. Breton of Austin, Mimi. has
been sentenced by Judge Lochran in the
United States court to five months in
Jail and 5000 fine for fraudulent use OF
the mails.
The strike in the Paint Rock company
coal mines at Almy, Tenn, eliminated
in the shooting from ambush of two
miners, William West and James
CARLY.
Lieutenant Hornbeck of Company A
Third regiment, Illinois National guard
has disappeared, with his wife and $4SC
belonging to the militiamen.
A vein of coal has been struck on the
farm of Isaac Sneavely, near Upper
Sandusky, O.
The grain elevator OF w. d. Castle
& Co. at Gridley, Ills, was destroyed 10y
fire with $4,000 bushels of corn and oats
Brakeman Fred Long, whose hom,
was at Pulaski Va. fell under an Erie
train at Muncie, Ind, and was decapi
tated.
The Ohio State Federation of Labo
has passed resolutions indorsing th'
proposed postal savings plan and op
posing the extension of time to pu
safety brakes on cars.
The copper country evening news., 1897-12-13
lETOMSkY is HELD.
VIII he Tried on Charge of Burglary Com
mitted i'm Menominee.

Menominee, Mich, Dec. 13.-The eX-
animation of Leonard Letomsky, alias
Linsky, alias Brooke, the alleged crook,
burglar and safe blower, has taken
place. The prisoner was held for trial
for burglary in the circuit court in the
sum of 81 500 bonds. in default of which
he was recommitted to the county jail.
Harry Dean, who was charged with
completely, was discharged.
Officers from Door and Kewaunee
counties identified Letomsky as the
man who was arrested at Sturgeon Bay
canal in a bumboat a year ago, in
whose possession stolen property was
found and who afterwards sawed his
way out of the Kewaunee Jail while
awaiting trial for robbing a store IN
that county. Goods stolen from a store
in this city were also found In his pos
session. Letonfsky is also wanted ir
Green Bay and Omaha, Neb., for burg
larry and for safe blowing.