The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

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He blew out his brains with the revolver uset
by his father, who killed himself in Carson
Nev.. three years ago. Young Hazen was sit
ting in a chair laughing and joking with a NAL
friend and two women, who had been his com
in a carousal that had lasted nearly
week. He killed himself coolly and deliberatly
and without a word of warning.
st. Louis Confederate Monument.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
have decided to erect a monument in
st. Louis in commemoration of the con
federate dead.
The monument will scost $4,000. This de
cision was reached when the state assumed re
sponsibility for the confederate home, and a!
soon as the women of Springfield have beer
helped, the St Louis Daughters will take up tn,
Of the St Louis monument.
Made the Judge Flush.
Otto Wilkins was sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary at St. L9ui:
for sending obscene matter through
the mails. The presiding judge sale
tine letters proved Wilkins unfit to as
with decent human beings, anc
the judges cheeks flushed as he read
them.
A Very Little Baby.
A child born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
G. Neur, Kansas City, weighed q
ounces at the age of two weeks.
This speck of humanity was once declared
lead, and laid out for burial. The coffin was or.
Tered and the grave dug, but a faint breath
detected, and there was no funeral. PLY,
'icians say the child can not live
Cape Girardeau Normal Regents.
Gov. Stephens has appointed F. J.
Rice, of Dunklin county, and Moses
of Bollinger, members of the
board of regents of the state normal
school at Cape Girardeau for a term OF
six years each from January 1, 1881.
Maj. A. C. Lennon.
Maj. A. c. Lennon, an ex-confeder.
lte, died at Dallas, Tex, recently.
He served as major in Gen. Sterling Prices
and Senator Cockrell's brigade. He
Or to going to Texas, in 1889, he was Dick
lieutenant in Missouri politics.
Col. H. &. Rector Dead.
Col. Fl. c. Rector, commercial agent
the Cotton Belt railroad, died at his
in Memphis, Tenn, aged 81. He
vas a son-in-law of Rev. Pope Yeaman,
w~ell-known Baptist minister Of
Missouri.
Have Gone Into Court.
The heirs of the late James Clacher,
prominent merchant of Mexico, who
lied recently, have disagreed over the
S35. 900 estate, which he left, and have
rome into court to settle the matter.
Leads to Murder.
Judge Zachritz, of st. Louis, declared
the bench that the numerous
lomicides in the city we're the legiti-
nate results of 4 lax system of enforc-
the law.
Want q Receiver.
John S. HI. Frink and G. Ralph
of New Hampshire, have APP
,lied ion the appointment of a receiver
the Carthage Water Works Co.
They hold $4,000 of the eompany's
What S~piritualists Claim.
st. Louis sp~iritualists claim to have
leard the late Joseph McCullagh, edi-
or of the Globe democrat, who passed
way last winter, talk through a me-
Jun.
A Pensioner of 1919.
Aunt" Polly Powell, aged 90, a PEN
Toner of the war of 1912, died near
iexico, aged 90. Her father lived to
We nearly 100. and died near Mexico.
Missouri Lutheran Conference.
The conference of the German Evan
Luthern church, of Missouri,
vas held at Sweet Springs. Ministers
we're present from all parts of Missouri.
May Have Millions Some Day.
Rev. A. w. Reinhard, chaplain of the
Bethesda home, at st. Louis. is said to
re n of half a dozen heirs to a for
une in India estimated at S26, 600, O0p.
Fifty Years of Welded Life.
Col. and Mrs. James o. B~roadhead, of
It. Louis, celebrated their golden we'd
ing anniversary recently. They were
married near Bowling Green.
VIII Not Get 1t.
Says a Washington dispatch: Judge
)rton, of Princeton, has been informed
hat he will not be appointed auditor
or the navy department.
VIII Meet at Nevada
The Southwest Missouri Veterans
(G. A. r. have selected Ne
ada as a permanent meeting place for
he annual encampments.
Refused Change of Venue.
VIM S. Foley. charged with the muir
err of his mother and sister, has been
enied a change Of venue by Judge E.
Broaddus, at Liberty.
q Prominent Corporation Attorney.
Maj. B. D. Lee, one of the most prom
tent corporation attorneys in the
ountry, died in st. Louis recently, af-
n a short illness.
Free Once More.
A. B. Crawford. the Springfield ex-
anker. who was pardoned by Presi-
emit Mckinley, has been released from
ae penitentiary.
To Enforce the Butterine Law.
1t is stated hat a vigorous enforce
tent of the butterine law throughout
lie state is contemplated by the board