The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-09

GEN. NEAL Dow, the father Of the
Maine prohibitory law, died at his
home in Portland, Me-, on the I'd, in
his ninety-third year. He was for sew.
eral terms mayor of Portland, served
in the state legislature, and attained
the rank of brigadier-general in the
civil war for meritorous service.
SENIOR ESTRADA PALMA says: III
President Mckinley is seeking a settle
ment of the Cuban war on The basis Of
home rule for Cuba, he might as we'll
suspend negotiations and recall Gen.
Woodford. The Cuban's absolutely re-
fuse to consider the autonomy PROPOSE
ton"
The statement of the condition of the
treasury, issued on the 4th, showed:
Available cash balance, S2IS, 49,, SIS;
gold reserve, S14s, 10, SCI.
The Hotel Lafayette, at Mime
tonka, Mimi, was destroyed by fire on
the 4th.
The London Globe predicts that
Henry George will be the next mayor
of New York.
lbE pItSlNlcnb, Ou llc tlH, dppOliGCu
William Ii. Finch, of Wisconsin, envoy
extraordinary and minister p%lenipoten-
tiary of the United States to Paraguay
and Uruguay.
The New York Firemen's Cycle club
had a century run, on the Sd, in which
$40 men and IS women participated. OF
the men SO finished in good order, and
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THE steamer Victoria, which arrived
in Tacoma, Wash, on the 4th, brought
news of the mos disastrous floods that
have visited China for many years.
Sixty villages near lung Chou, con-
tanning over $1,000 inhabitants, were
destroyed, and Il, 900 to 20, 600 persons
We're drowned.
LYCURGUS DAVENPORT PALMER, foun-
der of the Muscatine lodge. the first
masonic organization in Iowa; for
many years Il prominent business man
in Sioux City. Ia, and Yankton, S. D.,
died in St. Paul, Mimi, on the 4th,
aged a..
Mr. WARNER VI. BATEMAN, of
the best-known lawyers in Cincinnati,
died suddenly at the Riggs house in
Washington city on the 18th. He ar
rived there the day previous, apparent
ly in good health.
JOHN J. %SHIPHERD, a Cleveland (O.)
capitalist and member of the firm of
Charles ii. Potter * Co, was placed
undet arrest, on the 4th, on charges of
embezzlement.
F'-,, Co-,l- o,,-t,r,- naS., NJ
Tagisch lake will forward $40. 900 to
the collector at Victoria. Il. c., the
amount of duty collected from pros
pectors who took American goods over
the SIiaguay and Dyea trails on their
way to the klondike.
The Iowa supreme court, on the 9Th,
affirmed the decision of the lower court
in not holding 5. j. Spaulding. who
embezzled S13, 600 from the secretary of
the state pharmacy commission.
PRoF. FRANCIS W. NEWMAN, the au-
thor and philosopher, died in London,
on the 5th. aged q years. He was a
younger brother of the late Cardinal
Newman.
Consul GRIMKE at Santo Domingo,
informs the state department that, on
August 9. a new tariff law was enacted
which imposes n tax of three per cent.
on all exports and imports.
\ HEAVY explosion of gas occurred
in No. , slope of the Parrish Coal Co.
at Plymouth. Pa, on the 5th, by
which three men lost their lives.
Miss EDNA WHITNEY, of Chillicothe,
Mo-, the girl whom the Four Hundred
of Kansas City, Mo-, snubbed because
she worked honestly for a living, was
in st. Louis, on the 5th, and attended
the Yelled Prophets ball with her
uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Price.