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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
Elevator Burned in Holt County.

+. S. Brownsfeld's grain elevator at
Craig, Holt county, burned to the
ground the other night causing a loss
of TO- 900 bushels of wheat and corn.
valued at about $40, 600.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

BY direction of the secretary Of the
navy a special board of officers at In
dian Head, Pa, made a final test and
inspection, on the Sd, of the new six
FOUNDER automatic gun. This weapon
has been fired at the rate of fl rounds
per minute and in use dispenses with
the services of a man at each gun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

GEN. BLANCo. it is said, will welcome
material help from the United States
in relieving the distress, which he finds
to be beyond his expectation when he
began TO undo the work of Weyler in
Cuba The state department at Wash
ington will cooperate in every way
possible to make whatever may be I'M
dertaken effective.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

The mysterious woman who is play
ing SO conspicuous a role in the Ester
hazy-Dreyfus affair is found to be no
other than the so-called Baroness De
Kurth. She is a pretty and singularly
captivating French adventures.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

The bill which has been pending in
the Georgia legislature for some time
looking to state supervision and more
humane treatment of the state con-
victs was defeated. on the 9Th, leaving
the question of the disposition of the
states convicts at the expiration of the
present lease unsolved.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
A Veteran OF the Civil War.

John w. Crandall died three miles
west of Jefferson City, at the age of ~.
de was a veteran of the civil war,
serving as sergeant of Co. E, Tenth
Missouri cavalry volunteers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

The exhibition of big red apples"
ut the fortieth annual meeting OF the
Missouri State Horticultural society.
at Moberly, was an excellent one.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

IT was announced, on the 9TH, that
F. W. Seward, of Eddy, n. NJ, had
purchased the famous Home ranch of
ex-senator S. W. Dorsey, at Chicos
Springs, Colfax county, n. NJ, includ-
ing the palatial residence he built for
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, and will con-
vert it into a sanitarium for consump-
tives.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

BoHEMIANs resident in Chicago held
a mass meeting, IN the 5th, and passed
resolutions of sympathy with their
brethren in Prague on their fight for
the preservation of their language and
their national existence. Polish and
Slavonian representatives joined the
Bohemians with words of encourage
ment for the Bohemian cause.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

The American ambassador to Ger
many, Andrew d. White, opened the
American church bazaar in Berlin, on
the 9Th. The German empress for
warded some valuable gifts, and the
ex-empress sem a lady in waiting to
make purchases.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

The residence of Hinton Gorrell
teven miles west of Sedalia, burned the
other night with the contents. Loss,
q, 800: partly Insured
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
DEMOCRAT.
b. II. ADAMS, Publisher.
CAPE GIRARDEAU. MISSOURI

THE Paris Figaro declares that Pres
ident McKinley's message is IAN act of
war;" and says: should it pass from
words to deeds, it is possible that Spain
will not sustain the fight alone"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

The annual report of the secretary
of the treasury. sent to congress on the
9TH, showed hat the total receipts for
the year ended June 80, 1897, were
$3.50, 37S. IT'S, and expenditures S44S,-
43g, go, leaving a deficit of SIS, 052, 454.
The receipts of the year, however. ex-
ceeded those for the year 1896 by S2O,-
Bill, 759.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

An investigation of the books of the
Chicago water Office by Expert Ac-
countant Alexander Harper discloses
the fact that the city had been de-
frauded out of S454, 9S5 in the last two
years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

Jacob Lucas, a stockman II miles
northeast of st. Joseph, tied Il red
handkerchief about his neck and went
out to feed Il bull.
The handkerchief offended the bull. which
Unexpectedly rushed upon Mr.. Lucas and
Knocked him to the ground. He was stunned
by the blow and lay unconscious while the
vicious beast gored him almost to death. The
injured man was rescued and carried to the
louse and physicians were summoned.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

The pacification in Pinar del Rio
province, Cuba, which Weyler said had
been accomplished, has received a Sc
we're shock, through some of the ~iercest
fighting of the war, within the past
few DAYS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

The Prince line steamer Trojan
Prince, which arrived at New York, on
the 5th. from Leghorn, Genoa and Ma
pies, brought from the latter port 1, DOS
Storage passengers, the greater por-
ton of them being women and chill
dren. This is the greatest number of
Italian immigrants brought by any
steamer to that port in many months.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
Proposed Far Circuit.

A movement has been placed on foot
at Nevada to organize IA fair circuit,
embracing the towns of Holden, Har-
risonville, Rich Hill, Nevada, Fort
Scott, Kas-. and Springfield.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

IT was officially announced at the
White House, on the 5th, that Gov.
John Griggs of New Jersey had been
rendered and had accepted the Office
of attorney general of the United
States, which will be vacated by the
nomination of Attorney-General Nc
Kenna to be associate justice of the
United States supreme court.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
Rats at the Bottom of 1t.
One FamiIy's Sorrow.

The following death notices appeared
n an issue of u st. Louis paper the
9th er day:
M~CkINLEY-On Monday, December 6, 1897. at
s:2O a. m, SaIlie, beloved daughter Of the late
J. and Annie Mckinley Cnee Cluddcn), aged
70 years.
MChINLEY-O Tuesday. December :, at lao
O. H., Annette, beloved daughter Of the lats
d.. and Annie Mckinley (nee Cludden), aged
"A years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
A Farmer Drops Dead.

Squire E. Sanders, a farmer Of Wash
iugton township, Laclede county,
dropped dead the other day while
walking along the public highway.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
THE COURT WILL DECIDE.
Controversy Over Marsh Lsud Ownership
Taken to the Supreme Court.

Taken to the Supreme Court.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 9.-The
Tolleston club, of Chicago. has taken
to the supreme court of the United
States, on a writ of error, the case of
John Cough against the club, which.
was reversed by the supreme court.
The controversy Is over the ownership,
of a lot of marsh land in Lake county,
Indiana, which was surveyed and sold
by the United States government in.
1870. The Cohesion club claims title.
through this sale.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
For Insulting Teachers and PUPILS.

In Justice Burr's court at Sedalia.
Ihos. S~wearinger was convicted of
grossly insulting teachers and pupils of
one Of the public schools, and was fined
slOO and sentenced to one years i'm
prisonment in Jail.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
MISSOURI A NEWS.
That Thanksgiving Proclamation.
Gov. Stephens has issued the follow.

That Thanksgiving Proclamation.
Gov. Stephens has issued the follow.
ing:
MY Thanksgiving proclamation was issued
November l. 1t appeared in the metropolitan
papers that afternoon and the f~ollowing morn
ing. As soon as 1t was printed l sent a copy to
each of our governors. About the 18th OF No
vember l received a copy OF Gov. Pingree's
Thanksgiving proclamation. 1t was issued
November D, four days after mine VERY evident
ly I could not have 'cribbed' from him). no.
ticed at the time that he used three or four sem
fences OF my proclamation. I felt, however,
c~omplimented, and said nothing to anyone ex-
cepting my private secretary. who was at my
side when the proclamation was received and
read. On the morning of November 70. at about
10 O'Clock, l received q telegram from the Gin
cinnati Post. calling my attention to the SINH
larity of the two p~rOclamations. In a few mo-
ments thereafter a telegram came from q New
York paper on the same subject, asking an ex-
plantation Within thirty minutes kilograms
OF inquiry came from New York, Chicago. Gin
clnnatl, ST Louis and Kansas City newspapers
One paper claimed the proclamations were
identical, word for word. 1 replied, substan-
TALLY that my proclamation was issued four
days in advance of Gov. Pingree'S, and that
they were not identical, he using only three or
four sentences Of mine. When Gov. Pingree's
attention was called to it he is reported as hay
ing admitted that he did not write his, but left
the preparation Of it with the secretary of
state OF Michigan. l was surprised 10 lind the
secretary of state, to whom Gov. Pingree as
signed the task of getting up his proclamation,
Is reported to have charged me with using a
proclamation he had previously prepared for
'ex-Gov. Rich, OF Michigan Every proclama-
ton OF ex-Gov. Rich is on Tile in the secretary
OF states office. The secretary can turn to
them and produce them ut any time in one min
ute. He should do it and end this controversy
and vindicate himself.
L make. as my friends know. no pretenses to
being either a writer or Il speaker. 1t is sim
ply my desire always to be plain, practical and
conservative. both in my letters and
speeches. In the preparation of all my
s'aue papers l consult with those in
whose Judgment and loyalty L have con-
hdence. Perhaps L am original in nothing.
l do not pretend to know it all, but | am learn
ing every day. confer with friends ut every
point, but l want to assure my constituents
that L have not gone to the republican gov
ernor of Michigan for Il THANKSGIVING proc!a-
nation, and more, that 1 never Will
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
"A wOman's Tragic End.

In her meager rooms in Charlotte
street, Kansas City, at midnight, Mrs.
Lillian Howell, aged 81, blew her
brains out with a revolver.
She had been q sufferer from chronic pneumo-
major years, and believed she was a hindrance to
her husband, C.P. Howell. After she died Howell
was with trouble restrained from killing him
self. They were both students Of the Kansas
City Homeopathic college. coming from the
Louisville (ky.) Homeopathic college in Sep
TENDER.
Bonds Amounting to 500 600 to BE Paid.
The state board of fund commission
ers met the other day and made ar
engagements to pay the interest on the
state banded debt for January.
-Four hundred Thousand dollars 80 per cent
option $50 bonds of the state. dated 1897. were
called In Tor payment at the American national
bank OF New York, the states fiscal agent. ON
December 81. 1897. This will reduce the bonded
debt to A,5OO,UO0. The total reduction for the
year Will be s5OO,OOO, sl0O,OO having been called
in July.
Rats at the Bottom of 1t.
Rats caused a verdict of 5000 in
Judge j. c. Gillapsy's court at CO.
lumbia.
Some weeks ago DR.. w. H. Daugherty's farm
was so much troubled with rats that he deter
mined to them ny setting fire to
some stumps. The tire spread u nd burned up a
lot OF hay and rails owned by John Chandler.
Mr.. Chandler brought suit for damages, and
WAS given Judgment
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

1t Is impossible to get xact figures
on railroad statistics because of the
failure of roads to report promptly, as
required by law, says u dispatch sent
from jefferson City.
James Harding, secretary OF the board of
railroad COMMISSIONERS gives the following APP
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-13

OF the speedy and favorable considera-
ton of the bill they realize the pos
sibility of delay on account of oppos-
ing speeches. There appears to be no
reason to doubt that when the vote
shall be reached the bill will pass.
By special arrangements between
Senators Carter and Lodge, in charge
respectively Of the two bills, the immi-
grafton bill will be temporarily dis
placed on Tuesday in order to give Mr.
Carter an opportunity to call up the
bill providing for the next census.
When this agreement was made on last
Thursday, Senator Carter expressed the
opinion that very brief debate would
be necessary to get the bill through
but there are now some indications that
the civil service question will be raised
in this connection, and If 1t should
prolonged debate may be inaugurated.
The friends Of annexation on the
committee on foreign relations are now
expecting to ask the senate to take up
the treaty during the week, though
quite well aware of the impossibility
of securing legislation on joint resolu-
ton. They may postpone their request
for consideration until January.
The senate leaders express them
selves as agreeable to the house pro-
gramme for adjournment for the holt
days on Saturday. The senate eulogies
upon the late Representative Holman
will be delivered on Friday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-13
HONORED IN DEATH.
Funeral of Gardner Green Hubbard
VIII De imposing.

WASHINGTON, Dec 12.-The funeral
of the late Gardner Green Hubbard Will
be held at the Church of the Covenant
at 2 o'clock this Monday afternoon.
The services will be simple and brief,
and will be conducted by the Rev. DR..
Hamlin Mr. Hubbard was president
of the board of trustees of that church
from the time it was organized, and
gave the construction of the present
house of worship his personal atten-
ton. Before the sermon this morning
DR.. Hamlin paid an eloquent tribute
to Mr.. HubbardS high character and
eminent services, and spoke with par
ticular reference to his connection with
that church.
The burial at Rock Creek cemetery
will be private. The honorary pail
bearers will be the following gentle
men: Mr.. Justice Brown, of the United
States supreme court; Senator Hoar,
ex-senator Dawes President Gilman,
of Johns Hopkins university; President
Whitman, of Columbia university; ex-
Secretary ]. w. Foster, ex-Secretary
Herbert, Prof. Langley, of the Smith
sonian institute; Prof. Newcomb, Of the
bureau of ethnology; Mr.. Anthony Pol
lock and Mr.. James e. Fitch. The
active pall-bearers will be the sixteen
officers and members of the board of
management Of the national geographic
society, as follows: Gen. A. w. Greedy,
Marcus Baker, William H. Dali, c.
Hart Merriam. Prof. c. K. Gilbert. H.
S. Ogden, Everett Hayden. Henry Gan
nett, H. E. Blount, w. ]. MCGEE, C.
w. Dabney, F. H. Newell, David T.
Day. w. B. Powell, John Hyde and
John B. Wight.
Mr. William E. Curtis has charge of
the funeral arrangements. Seats will
be reserved in the church for the re-
gents Of the Smithsonian institute, the
trustees of the Columbian university,
the Church of the Covenant and the
officials of other organizations to which
Mr.. Hubbard belonged. Also for his
personal friends in the supreme court,
the United States senate, the house of
representatives and other branches of
official life
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-13
Some Sporting News.

w E. Becker is at present on the Pacific
coast. fake cycle meet promoting COM
pany advertised him to ride with the out
laws, but he didn't even enter.
John S. Johnson will again appear in the
racing game under the management of Tom
Eek the latter to condition Johnson for mid
die distance work. Johnson Is a good pace
follower and the firm of me and Johnny
expect to do a land office business in the
cycle racing game in '9S.
1t is believed that the Maryland legislature
will this winter make some restrictions as
to racing. AS the law now stands each asso-
citation is permitted to race thirty days, but
the law has been evaded by the building Of
many tracks. There are three at Iron Hill,
two at Sngerly and one at Elkton. This
gives $50 days of continuous racing out of a
possible 31S.
Early in February Columbia university will
open her new gymnasium which has been
built at a cost of 100000. The building will
include the exercise hall, a hand ball room
q room for boxing and wrestling, and a
swimming ard rowing tank, which will, 1t
is said, be the best equipped in the world.
Suspended twenty-five feet above the floor
is a running track twelve feet broad which
extends around the building, making nine
laps to the mile. In the basement below the
gymnasium proper is the swimming tank,
semi-circular in shape, with a diameter of
100 feet and a depth ranging from five to
ten feet. The water in the tank will be
Illuminated by electric lights, protected by
plate glass; which are placed on the bottom.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-13
LONDON MARKETS.
American Railway Securities Lead
In Activity.

LONDON, Dec. 12.-Discount rates were
maintained last week. and the supplies of
money promise to continue scarce well into
January. The stock exchange was stronger
and more active American railway securi-
ties led the van, with a nearly general ad-
vance. Even British railway securities par
ticipated in the news that the threatened
railway strike was averted and the cotton
trade dispute settled. Among the interna-
tionals South and Central American securi-
ties We're well supported. There were sub
stantial increases In Venezuelans, which rose
6 points, and in Argentines, which rose
from to 4 points on the approaching re-
sumption of full interest payments.
American securities were decidedly busy
particularly the speculative kinds. President
McKinleys message to congress has made
an excellent impression. though the post
ponement of currency reform is disappoint-
ing. Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe preferred
advanced points; Southern preferred g.;
Southern fves, g. Northern Pacific preferred,
pa; l.. & N, 2A; Illinois Central, 21A Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, 2; New York
Central. 2; Chesapeake C Ohio, T. and halls
2; Denver & Rio Grande firsts 2; do pre-
.ferred, IL: Erie firsts, ~ Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern, ~ Norfolk & Western
preferred, 113; Pennsylvania, ~: Wabash
preferred, 11a; Wabash debentures, ~ points.
Canadian Pacific preferred shares rose IL
points, Canadian Pacific firsts 1 point and
Grand Trunk shares. on the strength of
traffic returns. rose from to points.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-13
FORCE REDS TO ACCEPT.
Congress May Pass Bill to- Rehn-
biIitate Indian Territory.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The indica-
tions are that this congress will pass
a general bill for the entire rehabilita-
ton Of Indian territory. The measure,
as now planned, Is to make it embrace
everything that has been sought to be
accomplished in the past by the Dawes
Indian commission, which is still nego-
tiating with the five civilized tribes,
but which will be here next week to re-
port the discoura ging existing condi-
lions. The bill will cover all the ques-
tons Of citizenship, allotments of lands,
disposition of town SITES, mineral lands,
full Jurisdiction of the United States
courts over the present reservations
and other matters bearing on the eX-
tinguishment of tribal organization.
The first steps in the matter have been
taken by the Indian committees Of both
the senate and house.
1t is understood that in a few days
there will be a joint session of the sub
committees of the senate and house, at
which all these matters will be gone
over and significant steps taken In the
way Of settling the problems by con-
gressional enactment In view of the
large amount of work necessary to be
done, however. it is not probable any
bill can be passed until we'll toward the
end Of the session.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-13
KERN MURDEnERs SENTENCED.
Twenty Years for the Girl, Twelve
for the Boy.

WAVERLY, To-, Dec. 11.-Judge
Clyde sentenced Delilah Fails and VIII
Kern, aged twenty and seventeen re-
spectively. to twenty and twelve years
in the penitentiary. Young Kern and
the Fails girl were lovers. to which the
father of the boy objected. The Fails
girl planned to murder the father, per-
suading the son to assist her. On Aug.
% last she wrote the elder Kern a note
to meet her in the woods about five
miles from Cedar Falls, and when he
arrived at the appointed place, she shot
him three times and with the help OF
old Kern's son, covered the body with
brush. burning it up. Young Kern was
arrested for the murder and a short
time ago confessed his part. declaring
the Fails girl committed the deed. She
was Immediately arrested and after
wards confessed her guilt.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-13
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LOW FARES A FAILURE.
Detroit Company Unable to Meet It's
Interest Chnrrea

DETROIT, Mich. Dec. IA report
comes from high source, in fact from
several sources, that the Detroit rail-
way (3-cent fare street railway line)
was unable to meet the interest on the
bonds when the last payment became
due. There also comes q reiteration
of the report that Tom L. Johnson de-
clines to keep a promise alleged to
have been made at the time of the So
called consolidation Of the Citizens
Street railway and the Detroit compa-
MES that, if the Detroit did not earn
enough above operating expenses to
pay its bonded interest, he would see
that 1t was paid The News quotes
business associate Of Albert Pack. pres
ident of the Detroit railway, as saying
that the experiment of 3-cent fares OF
Detroit had been failure
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-13
LOSS OF OVER 100000.
Destruction i'm Philadelphia Fire
Larger Than Was Supposed.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 12.-The
damage resulting from, last nights fire
at John & James Dobson's wholesale
and retail carpet Lsalesrooms, Nos. 500
and 81 Chestnut street, will reach
larger sum than was at first estimated.
Over 100000 in building and stock
went up in smoke and fire, which was
fully covered by insurance. The losses
are divided as follows: Dobson build
ing. $6O,0OO stock, 100000; Sharpless
Bros, adjoining Dobson's on the east.
$1,000 on building and stock; Com
monwealth Title Q Insurance and Trust
company. adjoining Dobsons on the
west, 100000, and w. II. Hoskins, sta
ticnery and fancy goods, S05 Chestnut
street, $4,000. Sharpless Bros. and the
Commonwealth company were princi-
pally damaged by falling walls and
water. Hoskins' loss was by water.
Fire Marshal Thompson has not yet
determined the origin of the fire. The
ruins smouldered all day and were
viewed by thousands of persons.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-13
CANADIAN PORT RECORD.
Shipments of Wheat for the Year
From Port Arthur.

PORT ARTHUR, Ont Dec. 11-With the
closing of lake navigation by the sailing
of the steamer Gilchrfst yesterday the record
of this port IS closed. Frank E. Gibbs. do
mnion grain inspector, has compiled the fol-
low statistics both for Port Arthur and Fort
William for the last three years in the wheat
trade. Exports via Buffalo in 1895 were A.
700. 900 bushels in 1896. 4,500,CC0 bushels; in
consumption were: In 1895, $500 900 bushels
in 1886, 6,OOo,GOO bushels; in 1897 $500, coo
bushels. This makes the totals for the year.
600, 900 bushels; 1897, II, 500, 600 bushels. The
Buffalo exports were made in ffty-fve Ameri-
can vessels, carrying eighty cargoes H.,
GIT bushels and eight Canadian vessels, cary
ing eighteen cargoes, averaging 1926 bushels.