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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18
A PREcoCIoUS LEGAL LIMB.
But Seven Years of Age and Passed an,
Examination for the Bar.

But Seven Years of Age and Passed an
Examination for the Bar.
TOPEKA, Has, Dec. 16.-Byron Gill
bert, the seven-year-old son of Judge
w. d. Gilbert, of Atchison, has been
granted a conditional license to prac-
tice law before the supreme court of
Kansas. The license is to take effect
when the lad shall become 81 years OF
age.
This boy is a wonder. He is well
versed on all law points, and the exam
ination which he passed, Tuesday,
would have been a creditable one to.
any applicant. He is the youngest
practitioner ever admitted in the history
Of Jurisprudence. His father was for
merly judge of the district court Of
Atchison county.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18
Missouri Cattle for London Market.

Smith & Gray, stock feeders of Clin-
ton. Henry county, the other day de-
hvered to j. A Hathaway, of Boston,
294 head OF export beef cattle to go to
the London market.
They weighed 4Sa, I95 pounds, and brought the
feeders 81, The cattle were shipped in22
cars on n special train over the Missouri. Kan
sas & Texas railway to st. Louis, where they
were fed aud watered, and then reloaded and
sent to Boston, where they were trans
ferred to steamer for London. H. Waltz, Of
Buffalo, Hathaway's buyer, and W. S. Nc
Bride, cattle salesman for EvanS-Snider-Buel
Co., through whom the cattle were sold, pro-
nounce them the latest drove OF cattle they
have ever seen. These cattle have been fed on
soaked shelled corn for the past nine months
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18
Said Whisky Was the Cause,

Homer E. Basket. % years old. clerk
at the Fifth Avenue hotel, Kansas City,
ended his life the other day.
He swallowed four ounces OF carbolic acid,
and was dead in ten minutes On the wash
stand in his room was found 4 bottle of whisky,
with Il note Slipped under it, which read:
Boys, this is what did it" Basket had been
drinking to excess, andfoIlI that he could not
conquer his appetite.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

FUNERAL services over the remains
of the late Gardiner &. Hubbard took
place in Washington, on the 18th, from
the Church of the Covenant, Rev. L. 5.
Hamlin officiating. There was a large
attendance of friends, including mem
bers of the geographic and scientific
societies, besides many persons well
known in the social and official life of
the capital.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18
LONDON'S RECENT FIRE.
The City Solicitor Declares that 1t Wasn't
Accidental.

Accidental.
LONDON. Dec. 16.-During the course
of to-day's inquiry into the recent
great fire in the Cripplegate district of
London the city solicitor, Mr.. Henry
Homewood Crawford, made a sensa-
tional statement. He said the inquest
had assumed great Importance. The
expert evidence, he continued, had
proved that the fire vas not accidental,
and the evidence agreed that the fire
was started in a stack of clothing in the
show room of Waller & Brown, mantle
manufacturers. Nj. Brown, he added,
could not escape the fact that he was
the only person in the show room just
prior to the outbreak. and it was only
fair to state, said the city solicitor, in
conclusion, that Mr.. Brown was per
fectly willing to ~re-enter the witness
box and give any further details he
could on the subject.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18
His Dogs Were Faithful.

Bryan MCGEE, a Pettis county farm
81, was found in al unconscious condi-
ton, from a~poplexy, in a pasture a mile
from his house. lie had been hunting,
and his dogs stood over him baying,
until they attracted the attention Of
the family.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

ONE Of the most interesting items in
the agricultural appropriation bill
pending before the present congress is
a provision for $40, 900 for an agricult-
ural experiment station in Alaska.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

OPERATIONS were resumed in two
windowglass factories at Pittsburgh,
Pa, on the 14th, on the mauufactur-
ers' terms, and others will start up, it
is said, as soon as authorized to do so
by the American Glass Co.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18
MinI.ter Meets With q Bad Accident.

At Marshall, while w. w. Lewis, q
Joung Methodist minister, was attempt
ing to get on a moving train lie slipped,
fell under the wheels, and his left foo
VS. crushed. His leg was am%putated.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18
Celebrated Their Golden Wedding.

Jacob Shoemaker and wife celebrat-
ed their golden wedding at their home
near knobnoster. They located on
their present farm, which contains
nearly l, 900 acres, in 1866.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18
Child Chews Matches aud Dies.

Gustave Rubake. three years old, died
at the the home of his parents, %45T La
Sale street, St Louis, from phosphorus
poisoning.
While the child was unnoticed he took some
matches from a mantlepicce, placed several OF
them in his mouth. and swallowed the sulphur
before Mrs. Rubake found him. He died in
spaSmS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18
For the Love OF a Blacksmith.

At Kansas City Myrtle Switzler, the
1S-year-old daughter of John Switzler,
who would not allow her to receive the
attentions of a blacksmith, whom she
loved, took laudanum and died.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18
Said to Be the Work of In~cendIaries.

The Mount Zion schoolhouse in How
ard county was destroyed by fire the
other night.
A school building on the same site was
burned September 3, and each fire is said to
have been the work of incendiarieS. Another
building will be erected.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

Mrs. JANET CARLYLE BENNING, sister
of Thomas Carlyle, the author, and the
last member of the family, died on the
18th, at the residence of her son-in-law
in Toronto, Ont, aged IS years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

The cases against D. f. Robertson,
cashier of the King City Gentry coun-
ty) bank. for receiving money when
the bank.was lnsolvent, were dismissed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

The Paris Figaro says the govern
ment has received news of the safety
of the French expedition under Maj.
Marchand, which, it had been re-
ported, was massacred near Bahrel-
Ghaszel while on its way to the Nile.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18
Very Bold Post Once burglars.

Burglars broke into the post office at
Clark, five miles west of Sturgeon, car
ried the iron safe outside the building
and rihed it of $3.50 in stamps and money
and two gold watches.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

g. W. Cannon, a farmer from Blue
in the railway yards at Kansas City,
and robbed CT S3S and all his clothing
except his uudergarments.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

BEFORE a large meeting in Salvation
Army headquarters in Chicago. on the
18th, Commander and Mrs. Booth
Tucker outlined their colonization
plan. Subscriptions to the amount of
$40, 600 were received before the close
of the meeting.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

At Saltwater, Okla, Joseph Smith.
who came from Mexico. No.. to visit
his son, fell dead while travelling along
the road. He was about CD years old.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

DIR. W. L. Moore, dean of the Mis-
souri, Bible college (of the Christian de-
Nomination., Columbia, has received
pledges for S3S, 900 of the $50. 600 endow.
uent-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

FAILURES throughout the United
States during the week ended Decem-
Der 10, as reported by R. e. Dun & Co.,
were 312, against $50 for the corre-
spending week last year. For Canada
the failures were %, against AZ last
year..
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

The managers of the six-day bicycle
race contested in Madison Square gar
den, in New York city, admitted, on
the 18th, that the track was short, and
that a readjustment would materially
reduce the phenomenal scores made by
the riders.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

The great six-day bicycle race at
Madison Square garden, New York
city, had narrowed itself down, on the
10th, to 10 riders. Miller still retained
a lead of nearly 100 miles over Rice,
the Wilkesbarre miner, who was sec
ond.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18
A BERTH,
bishop Walden to Preside Over the Eu.
ropean Conferences.

ropean Conferences.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 16.-Bishop John NJ.
Walden has been designated by his as
sociate bishops of the Methodist Epis-
copal church to preside over the
numerous conferences to be held in Eu-
rope next year. This is one of the
most desirable and pleasureable as
signments within the gift OF the epis-
copsl board. The bishop will sail
about the snd Of February. and will re-
main In Europe the greater part Of the
raRr.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

The omnibus bill for the payment of
an immense number Of claims reported
by the court of claims, under what are
known as the Bowman and Tucker
acts, was favorably reported to the
house, on the 14th, by Mr.. Gibson, of
Tennessee, from the committee on war
claims. The bill appropriates an ag-
preCate sum of 81, 359, 053.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

Elder c. NJ. Chiffon, OF tls Christian
church. Naryviile, has acce tied u call
from the FIRST ChrIstiau.eza&sc of ST
joseph. and will 20 thsDLhrc
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

Hon. CHARLES ~FLEIsHMAN, of Cincin-
natl, suffered a stroke of paralysis, on
the 9th, and his condition was consid-
cred serious. He had a slight stroke
while with his yacht in New York har-
Dor during the summer, but had been
attending to business as usual since his
return home.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

Postmaster = GENERAL GARY has
amended regulations SO as to require
that, after April 1 next, bonds supplied
by letter carriers for the faithful per-
Torrance of their duties shall, in all
cases. be supplied by surety companies.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

A GREAT sensation IA caused, on
the 10th, by the posting broadcast of
red placards, even in the inner town
and Hofburg, of Vienna, inscribed: No
Augsleich," abolish the Language
Ordinances" and German is the
National Language" The police tore
the placards down.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18
B.. H. ADAMS, Publisher.

Mr. JOHN LoUGHBoRoUGH PEARSON,
the distinguished architect and mem
Der of the Royal Academy, died in Lon
dor on the 10th.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

The text of the definite treaty of
peace between Turkey and Greece,
which was published in London, on
the 18th. contains about 1000 words,
including two protocols, referring, re-
spectively, to the commercial conven-
ton and consular immunity. The
treaty amplifes the preliminary peace
terms, all of the points of which have
already been published.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

Dorsey L.. Fuqua, a Missouri Pacific
brakeman, vas killed at kingsviIle,
Johnson county.
He was %, unmarried, and resided at La
monte. He Slipped from the pilot of an engine
and was thrown TO the ground breaking his
neck, but not leaving a scratch on his body.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

NANCY ALLISON MCKINLEY, the ven
cradle mother of the president, died at
her home, in Canton, O., shortly after
two o'clock on the morning of the 18th,
after suffering ten days from paraly-
sis, during which her deathbed had
been constantly surrounded by chill
dren and other relatives and friends.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

The Berlin correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Hail says he hears that
Great Britain agrees not to oppose
Germany's occupation of Kiao-Chau in
return for Germany's promise not to in
terfere in the Egyptian question, in
which England is vitality interested.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

HENRI PRoBAsCo, who has been in
retirement from business for more
than 80 years and living in one of the
most elegant and costly homes in the
suburbs of Cincinnati, assigned, on the
18th, to Seth C. Foster. The assets
are put at $780, 900 and liabilities at
500, 600. 1t was he who. in 1871, gave
TO the city of Cincinnati the beautiful
bronze fountain on Fifth street, be-
tween Vine and Walnut.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-18

The will of Charles Fleischman, of
Cincinnati, was probated on the 14th.
1t is dated Jan uary z, 1897. The char
liable requests are So, 600 each to the
Associated Charities and Hebrew Re
lief union; 81, 500 to the Jewish home;
81, 600 each to the Catholic Orphan
asylum, Protestant Orphan asylum and
Jewish hospital The residue of the
estate, valued at s., 900. 900, is divided
eo1ally between the widow and three
cPAdren.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
TEDDY HALE DROPS OUT.
Schtneer Is Well Aheaa ia the Sta Dog
Cycle Race.

Schtneer Is Well Aheaa ia the Sts- Day
Cycle Race.
Z CHICAGO ILL, Feb. 24-Teddy Hale,
the Irish champion, lost all hope of win
ming prize in the six days cycle race at
Tattersalrs and abandoned the contest to-
day. he had ridden since midnight, and
shortly after 8 o'clock this morning, in
company with Trainer Johnson, left the
building for hotel in the neigh borhood.
Expressions of regret that Hale could not
finish the contest are numerous.
SchIneer still has a commasdlng lead
over the field, and maintains that he will
hold this advantage 10 the end. He is in
excellen. condition and is riding hard.
Ashinger. however, will try to make up
the gap between himself and the leader
before the six days are up. and is trying
hard TO make constant gain. Miller will
also make a fight 10 win, but 1t is the gem
eral opinion that Schineer will keen the
lead. This evening, however, his heart
action was irregular, but little alarm is
felt for his condition.
AT midnight the score stood: Schineer
1850, Miller $50, Ashinger 941. Lawson 932,
Stewart 500, Bradis S54, Hanson $50, Hol-
brecht S29 Smith SD, Hannant 7S3, Leslie
752, Fleming 72s, Mierstein 679. BlakesIee
S21, 1lin 321. Schineer retired at IL 80
P. NJ. for two hours rest.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

Where Smith and Flaherty will do their
training has not been decided. II IS pos
sibie that one perhaps both, will be IN
stalled at Cooks ranch, but space is Inn
tied thereabouts. The two Eastern pugl-
lists left for Nevada to- might and should
reach Carson on Monday next. Hawkins
and Green are expected Within two days
Secretary Wheelock now roughly esti-
mates the seating capacity of the pavilion
at from 1900 to 1000. The exact num-
her of seats cannot be calculated until
more perfect blue prints are proved. The
plans were sent 10 San Francisco, 1t being
impossible to obtain clear copies in Carson
owing to the extreme cold. The super
structure of the arena is shooting up like q
mushroom, and it now seems probabls
that work will be completed at an earlier
date thsn that originally fixed-March L.
Dan Stuart was well enough to be out OF
doors to-day, but fear of relapse has
made him cautious, and he will stick to
his room for a daY or so longer. The
weather is moderating. and roads will be
mt for wheeling tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

made the flesh red. Tracey landed light
right on Ryan's jaw in the third. Ryan
complained of Tracey choking him in the
clinches.
In the fourth Ryan clearly outpointed
the Chicago man, and Tracey clinched
frequently. Ryan did most Of the work
in the iifth. He was strong and fresh and
gave Tracey no rest. Ryan got his OPP
ponent going in the sixth, and in the
seventh and eighth rounds Tracey was
sent to tue floor several times, staying
the limit.
In the eighth Creedon, one of Tracey's
seconds, climbed into the ring, evidently
to throw up the sponge, but Tracey
waved him back and clinched out the
round.
RYAN got him groggy in the start OF the
ninth and Tracey dropped Immediately.
Referee Yank Sullivan stopped count
ing TO wave Ryan back and gave Tracey
more than the ten seconds. Ryan finally
fioored Tracey with right on the juguiar
vein and Creedon threw up the sponge
after forty-tive seconds of the round.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
KENDIG IN HOSTILE.
Declares That Stuart Shall Diride IN
Profits Htfh Him.

Declares That Stuart shall Diriae the
Profits HHh Him.
NEW YORK, n. Y. Feb. 24-Joe Ven-
dig denies that he contem plates attaching
the SIS, QUO purse for the Corbett-Fitzsim-
mons fight held by Al Smith. He said
to-day:
81 am Dan Stuart's partner in this fight
and don't propose to be shut out at this
late day. My lawyers, Howe & Hum
mel, are preparing 10 take action
in the United States courts in my
behalf. but under no circumstances
will the y attach any money that is in Al
Smiths hands, as he is my friend and /
will not do anything taat will tend TO
annoy him in this matter. Neither will
do ANYTHING that will interfere with the
fight in any way. am after my share Of
the profits or losses of this coming fight
Il spent Sc. O.o00 and three years time in
trying o bring Corbett and Fitzim mons
tog ether, and will expend the same time
and amount OF money again to make
Stuart do the right thing by me-"
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

simmons camp to-day in the shape OF
Stelzner, the boxer who trained Bob for
his late fight with Sailor Sharkey, and
who was recently matched to fight JEFF
fries but failed 10 do so on account of i'll
ness. Fitzsimmonson was immensely
pleased upon beholding his old sparring
partner, for he has felt the need of his
services during his training. Dan Hickey
has been doing we'll enough with the tail
chap. but he could not give him work
enough to do. Now stelzner can take
half of the work off Hickey's hands,
and between them they can keep the
Cornishman hustling. Stelzner was at tae
ranch scarcely an hour to-day before be
challenged Fitzsimmons 10 bout and was
readily accommodated. The pair thumped
each other and both were soon streaming
with perspiration.' Stelzner finally said
be had enough. but Bob had not, and so
Hickey took the other trainers place and
there was another merry go. Even after
Hickey was pumped out Fitzsimmons
made Roeber. the wrestler, put on the
gloves and put the finishing touches on the
warming-up process.
One thing / noticed in particular in
Fitzsimmons' work to-day was the fact
that he goes at his sparring partners in
dead earnest and seems to be guided
throughout the bouts by desire 10 thor
oughly best them. The trainers have in
structions 10 do their level best and hit
the Cornishman as often and as hard as
they can. Both Hickey and Stelzner are
fast snd stiff punchers and fairly clever as
we'll. The result is that when one sees
Fitz at his work he is sure to witness
far better entertainment than would be
the case had lie paid Corbett visit at
Snaws Springs.
Corbett seems to tower over bis sparriag
partners. and is so far their superior as
boxer and hitter that they seldom make
good showing with him and scarcely
ever land on him. But FitZ seems TO rel
ish being hit almost as well as to land
good blow himself.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

might ADD by way of illustration the
iacV tnat, as the result OF the Cornish.
mans bout with Hickey this afrernoon
ne now sports beautiful BLACK eve n
caught 1t while endeavoring to dnck .,rar,
from counter. The duck vorta, II,
right so far as successfnIIv a.SN-. az
Hickey's padded fist was concornsd ~.
Ian eioow followed along in the wake
OF MS mauier, and it was this that col.
hded with Roberts optic. Fitzsimmons
mac nls revenge when he got the gloves on
with Roeoer, however, py waiting until he
got good opening ana then whipping his
left on ErnesI's righ. orb.
l guess that's shanty, old, said Fnx.
simmons, and he cackied as eleefullv ss a
schoolooy who operates his pea-shaotar 70
the discontinue of his teacher.
III will be all right though" he adasd
y ou and can 60 to town together NON
ana the girls won't be able 70 tell ne
apart. We will make great hit.',
rltzsimmons and Julian have nava,
oeen accused OF overlooking an opnor.
tuhiiy 10 turn an honest penny. but th.v
nave NIT upon scheme now which ev,rv-
Dooy ADMITS Is peach" They mt n
INTO operation to-day. Il is nothing less
'nan contract with local Iivery-stable
proprietor by which be, and only be
snail nave the suthority to say who shaII
nave ihe privilege of beholding Fiizsim.
mons at his training, even after the hard
ships OF the tedious trip out to the ranch
have been endured. Those who wish to
pay the Cornishman q visit must 60 20
this hveryman for ticket of admission
10 the gymnasium. True, he does not
charge anything for the tickets. but, then.
ne mas teams for hire, and nobody would
ever think OF attempting to walk ont TO
the ranch, any more than they would go
10 rival stable Tor q rig after this oener
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
Puts the Australian Out
in the Ninth Round of
Their Fight.
Has the Best of the Go From the
Sound of the Gong TO
the Finish.
Three Thousand Spectators View q
One.Sided Battle at
Syracuse.

SYRACUSE, N. Y. Feb. a4.-Over three
thousand people crowded into the Al
hambra tonight to see the contest for the
worlds welter-weight championship be-
tween Tommy Ryan of this city, the
champion, and Tommy Tracey of Chicago,
champion of England and Australia. The
curtain raiser was an eighr-round bout
between Jimmy Ryan and Pat Barrett,
both of this city.
Ryan and Tracey were in the pink of
condition. Ryan weighed in at 145
pounds; Tracey was q couple of pounds
lighter.
In the first round, after some cautious
sparring, Ryan landed a couple of light
left swings on Tracey's head.
In the second round the Syracusan got
in couple OF rights over the heart, which
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
MeKIA1Er,S SPECIAL TRAIN.
SpIendOr O1s Wheels, Tinted Red BSfhtB
and Wfthoftt.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb 24-The special
train conveying President-eiect Mckinley
and his guests from Canton to Washing
ton will be known as the Pennsylvania
Railroad Venetian red, " all the cars COM
posing the special being of that tint, with
IN and without.
The train will consist OF one baggage
car, Two Pullman sleepers-Ardin and
Delphos-for the accommod att on OF tn
inaugural committee and representatives
of the press, and SPECIAL Pennsylvania
cars sos and sos. which will ne occupied
by Major Mckinley. his family and per-
sonal friendsA Tae train will leave Can
ton Monday, March L and is due in Pitts
burg at lis A. NJ. Eastern time; in AL
toona, 3:05 A N; in Harrisburg, 6:45 A. NJ
in Baltimore al 9:45 A. NJ. and in Wash
ington at II a. NJ, March ..