The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

sui at Sagua Ia Grande, arrived at Ha,
vana, on the 14th, or the steamer Sc
guranca. They were welcomed by the
consular officers of that city and a
large company of friends.
THE Japan legation in Washington
made official denial, on the 18th, of re-
ports that Nicaragua had rendered to
Japan the franchise of the Nicaraguan
canal. 1t is stated officially that no
negotiations of any kind have occurred
between Nicaragua and Japan relative
to the canal.
SENIOR CASALEJAs, the distinguished
Spanish statesman and journalist, now
in Washington, declares that Spain
does not wish war with the United
States, and will do everything honor
able to avoid it, but she would welcome
war as the alternative of abandoning
Cuba"
A VIGOROUS fight is being made to pre-
vent the Palisades of the Hudson from
being used by INSCRIPTIONS quarrymen.
The trial of Martin Thorn for the
murder of William Guldensuppe, which
was begun at Long Island City, on the
9TH, was suspended, on the 18th, owing
to the dangerous illness of Juror Mag
nus Larsen. The jury was discharged,
on the 18th, and a new trial ordered.
The Barcelona police have seized 800
rifles intended for the Cariists. These
we're found on board the ship St.
Philip, which took shelter in the har-
Dor under stress of weather. The YES
Sci sailed from Antwerp, and it was
intended to unload her cargo on the
coast of Valencia.
TIE Berlin police have confiscated
the anarchist sheet Neuesleben for
publishing an article clarifying the
anarchists of IIaymarllet square, Chi
cago, the anniversary of whose execu-
ton was Celebrated in that city.
Col HENRY STREET, a veteran of New
Yorl's Seventh regiment. and former
Acknowledgement of Louisiana, died, on
the 18th. in New Orleans.
DURING the week ended the 18th fail
ures throughout the United States, as
reported by X. Il. Dun * Co., were 291,
against 276 for the corresponding week
last year. For Canada the failures
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TIL. steamer Belgica, having on
board Lieut.. Gerlache and his colleagues
of the Gerlache Antarctic expedition,
which left Antwerp on August 10 last,
bound for Graham Land, arrived at
Montevideo on the 18th.
The sultan of Turkey has conferred
upon Count Muravieff, the Russian
FnipiSta- for fArairn N FfoirS Tho r-onI
Gordon of the Osmanli order, for his
services in consolidating the friend
ship existing between the two coun-
tries"
The second trial of Anna Hinner, the
music teacher, at Red Oak. Ia, for
passing a forged note on the Bank of
Elliott, ended with a verdict of guilty,
OF the 18th, the jury being out eight
hours. At the first trial the jury was
eight to four for acquittal.
JOSEPH Z. KELLEY, one of the Great
Falls IN. H. bank robbers and self
confessed murderer of Cashier Stick
ney, was sentenced at Dover, n. H., on
the 18th. to 80 years Imprisonment.
JAMES r. SOVEREIGN, who has been
general master workman of the
Knights of Labor for the past four
years or more. has been retired, and
Henry A. Hicks, of New York city,
chosen to fill the office.
A FIRE which threatened to result in
the closing down of every mine in the
Aspen district, in Colorado, was re-
ported in the Smuggler mine on the
14th. Unsuccessful efforts were made
TO place bulkheads, and so men came
neal losing their lives by suffocation.
SIGNoRA VERDI, wife of the cele-
brated composer. Giuseppe Verdi,
in his eighty-fourth year, died in
Rome on the 18th.
SAVANNAH. Ga., removed its quaran-
tine restrictions on the fever-stricken
sections on the 18th.
CONSIDERABLE excitement has been
caused in Havana by the report hat
the Dauntless has succeeded in landing
two more filibustering expeditions in
Cuba.
SOME rich gold strikes have been
made near Kanowna, n. S. w. One
man is said to have taken 90 OunceS
of gold in one dish and another so
ounces in two dishes. A rush has
started for the spot.
A LUCE anaconda, on exhibition in a
Philadelphia museum. on the I4th,
severely injured Samuel Washer, the
museum Waterman, and crushed to
death a valuable trick pony.
HOMER III. HIBBARD. one of Chicago's
w~ealthiest pioneers, died at his home
in that city. on the 18th, of Bright's
disease. He was 10 years old.
The condition of John NJ. Langston,
of Virginia, who is ill at his home in
Washington, was reported unchanged
on the 18th.
The report of the governor general
of Madagascar on the trade of the is
land for 1896, shows hat American i'm
ports amounted to 2,4S6, 900 francs,
compared with 5,7+9, 900 for England
and $3.50, 900 for France.
AT st. Joseph, Mo-, on the 18th. AL
bert Kneeland, who has u living wives,
was sentenced to three years and six
months in the penitentiary. This is
his third term for the same offense.
ALBERT OLIVER WILCOX, a we'll
known abolitionist and advocate of
woman suffrage and temperance, died
at Saratoga. n. Y, on the 18th, aged 81.
On the 18th the United States SUI
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