The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-06-12
THE house of REPRESENTATIVES, on the

THE house Of representatives, on the
1st agreed to the conference report ON
the sundry civil appropriations bill.
THE Princess Troubetzkoy, formerly
Amelie Rives-Chanler. and known all
over the world under her maiden name
of Amelie Rives, as the authoress OF
1.-THE Quick or the Dead" is a patient
| in a private sanitarium in Philadel-
phia, suffering from nervous prostra-
ton
THE statement of the condition of
| the treasury, ON the I'd, showed: Avail
able cash balance, seq, $50, ,027; gold re-
serve, S144, Ia.
THE annual meeting of the Bi-metal-
lie league was opened in Manchester,
attendance, including over fifty dele
gates from labor associations. The
lord mayor of Manchester presided and
welcomed the delegates.
WHILE the directors of the First ma
tional bank of Dover, Del, were in ses-
sion, on the Sd, examining the accounts
of VIM. n. Boggs, the paying teller,
" l1O 1ldO OCCA III lOE Ii
years, they received letter from him
saying he was S3S, 900 short and had
left town.
THE 15-year-old son of L. Schwartz,
of Green, Ia, while attempting, on
the Sd, to unload a gun, discharged
the weapon, killing his two sisters.
The bullet passed through the neck of
60 90,
above the heart.
In the French chamber of deputies,
on the Sd, Baron des Rotours, protec-
zionist deputy, representing the Fourth
district of Lille, submitted motion to
raise the duties on American products
if the United States fixes prohibitive
duties on French products.
The legislative assembly of Cape
Colony has unanimously adopted pro-
posal to contribute toward the mainte-
nance of the imperial navy.
The new armored cruiser Brooklyn
sailed for England, on the Sd, to par.
ticipate in the queens jubilee celebra-
tion to take place this month.
SAMUEL l.. Posi- died on the floor of
the New York stock exchange on the
Sd. He was seized with heart disease
and succumbed in few minutes. He
had been a member of the exchange
since 1868.
CHARLES Ii. JACKSON, room mate
of Teller ZSchau of the German Amer
lean bank of st. Paul, Mimi, has ex-
planned the disappearance of S16, 600
from the bank. He says Zschau passed
the money to him in a lot of scrap pa
per. Zschau has also confessed to the
theft of large additional amount Of
money from the bank.
The federal grand jury at Seattle,
Wash, brought in a batch of Is indict-
ments, on the 4th, against men accused
of selling liquor to the Indians OF the
Yakima reservation. All save three
pleaded guilty and were sentenced to
the. penitentiary for terms ranging
from 60 days to one year.
MADISON STALEY, a wealthy stockm&n
of Kansas City. Mo-, aged So, died, ON
the night of the Sd, from injuries re-
ceived in being run down by a bicycle
ridden by Nelson J. Stevens, an insur-
ance agent. Mr.. Stevens surrendered
to the police, but was released.
EX-SENATOR JOHN 3. HENDERSON, of
Missouri, has been mentioned as
probable selection for minister to
Spain.
In st. Louis, on the 4th, Joseph
Klein was fined $50 for swearing at his
father, Otto Klein.
CHARLES PINKERToN, who was placed
on trial for his life in Laporte, Ind,
on the Sd, for the murder of his
nephew, Charles Pinkerton,, cut his
throat from ear to ear in his cell, on
the 4th, using for the purpose q piece
of steel out of his shoe.