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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26
HOW HE WAS U G
Readjustment of Post. Omccs.

The annual reimbursement of salaries
of presidential post offices was made at
Washington the other day. 1t shows
the following changes in Missouri:
Carrollton advanced from third to second
class.
Reconsideration 81, 800 to 81 1000; Gala
tin, 1880 to 81 800; Jefferson City. s., 400 to 81
600; King City. 81, 900 to 81, 100; Liberty. $1,000 to
81, 100; Rockport, $1,000 to s1.4OO: Sarcoxie. ST.
900 to 81, 100; Dexter, LOO to 81 1900; Frederick
town. $1,000 to $1,000; Huntsville. $1,000 to
$1,000; jackson, Sl,2O0 TO S1.3OJ: Joplin
$500 to e2.40J; Kahoka, S1,4)) to Sl,50J:
Kirksville. g., 100 to $40; Laplltl. $1,000 to
1900; New Madrid, 81, 900 to 81. 100; Princeton,
81, 800 to Sl.5OO; Rolla, Sl.40O to sl.5OO: Salem,
Sl,OO to 81, 100; Trenton. $500 to 81 900; Wes-
ton, $1,000 to 81, 100; PASSPORT. 81, 100 to $1,000.
DECREASES-Appleton City. sl.iOO to 81 800;
Aurora, $500 to 81. 4OO; GAINESVILLE. $3.50 to
81, 400; Glasgow. 81, 400 to $1,000; Hannibal. s.
800 to $500; Hermann, $I.2OO to 81. 100; indie
pendence, $500 to 1900: Lamar. 1899 to ST.
200; Macon, 81 1900 TO 81 1900; Nevada. $500 to
$1,000; Odessa, Sl.40O to $1,000; OSceoIa. $1,000
to 81, 100; Pleasant Hill. $3.50 SI.40J; Sweet
Springs, 81, SCO to 1900; Troy. Sl.2OO to 81. 100;
Warrensburg. g.. 100 to $500; Webb City, ST.
200 to 81, 900: Webster Groves, 81, 300 to 81 200.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

JACOB ZoLLARI, who came to Ali.
lnce, o., from Switzerland with his
family, expressed a desire, recently,
to return to his native mountains,
but he did not have the money to go
with. His partner in farming gave
him S1OO for his wife, with her consent,
and Zollari is on his. way to Switzer-
land, Several children were thrown
into the bargain.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26
Killed In a Storm.

IRvINGToS, KY, June 19.-Opposite
~Irvington, KY, in Indiana, the resi-
dence of John Streehls, a farmer, was
wrecked by the wind and lis 1s-year-
old-son instantly killed. a servant
girl was so badly injured by the fall
ling timbers that she lived but a few
hours.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26
For Smoking Cigarettes.

Maggie Raymond admitted to Judge
Peabody in st. Louis that she smoked
cigarettes. We'll, | don't like this
thing of women smoking cigarettes"
said the judge. Its bad enough for
men to be addicted to that habit. I'll
fne you $50 for each offense."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

The annual report of the Indiana
tate geclogist, issued on the 18th,
says that the average gas pressure OF
Indiana has decreased about 30 pounds
in the past IL months, and that the
supply of natural gas is slowly but
surely failing. Manufacturing estab-
lishments that consume 500, 900 feet OF
sas 4 day cannot be multiplied with
out exhausting the field. The Ia
diana production of oil last year vas
44G0,e coo barrels.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26
POULTRY AND PIGEONS
Two Associations Unite Their Forces to
Secure a Successful Exhibit.

Two Associations Unite Their Forces to
Secure a Successful Exhibit.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 21.-A meet
ing of the directors Of the Mid-Conti-
mental Poultry association, and the di-
rectors of the Western Pigeon Fan
ciers' association, has resulted in an
agreement being reached by which the
meeting of the pigeon fanciers of the
entire west will be consolidated with
that of the poultry show here next
December. This arrangement insures
a display of 200 of the best pigeons in
the west at the show, with every class
filed with choice specimens. George
Ewald, of Cincinnati, and other eastern
fanciers have also given assurances
that they will exhibit.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

On the 14th Insurance Commissioner
Dearth of Minnesota notified the Iowa
insurance companies that their Ii
censes stood cancelled from that date,
and hat any business written in that
state thereafter would be held to be in
violation of the law.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

The new Chinese consul-general at
San Francisco has issued a proclama-
ton, copies of which he is sending to
his countrymen throughout the United
States, urging them to cease their
feuds and to respect the laws of this
country.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

A TELEGRAM received at the state de.
partment from the United States
charge d'affaires at Constantinople, on
the 18th, stated that the sultan had is
sued an trade announcing the accept
ance of DR.. Angel as minister from
the United States, and that Mr.. Ter
rell had accordingly started for home.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26
Prominent Secret Society Nan.

Henry Brimmcr, book-keeper for
Bowman & Born, a prominent member
of the Modern Woodmen of America
and knights of Pythias, died at Sedalia,
of pneumonia, aged SO.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

THE case of the government against
Henry Gardes, Cashier F. Girault and
Stakeholder Thomas H. Underwood,
charged with having wrecked the Ma
tional bank of New Orleans, resulted,
on the 14th, in Gardes and Girault be-
ing found guilty as charged, while
Underwood was acquitted.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26
Christian Endeavor at Macon.

The Christian Endeavor society of
McGhee presbytery of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church, met at Macon.
The convention was called with the
view of organizing a district society.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26
To Fill a Vacancy.

Gov. Stephens has appointed Matt D.
Wilson public administrator of Lafa-
yette county, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of William j.. Howe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

The treaty for the annexation of the
Hawaiian islands was sent TO the SEN
ate chamber at five o'clock on the 10Th.
The senate at once went into executive
session, and, as soon as the doors were
closed, the message of President Nc
Kinley, accompanying the treaty, and
the treaty itself, were read and at
tentively listened to.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

The trial of John s.. Shriver, cor
respondent of the New York Mail and
Express, the fourth of the recalcitrant
witnesses before the senate sugar in
vestigating committee of 1894, was be-
gun before Judge Bradley, inWashing-
ton, on the 18th.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

! A CABLEGRAM received at the state
department, on the 18th, from ex-Sec-
rotary Foster, who has been at st. Pc
tersburg engaged in negotiations with
the Russian government for the better
protection, by mutual agreement OF
the seal life in the North Pacific and
Behring sea, the complete
success of his mission.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

Adjt.-Gen. NJ. F. Bell has organized a
company of national guards of Missouri
to be known as Kingdom of Galloway
Guards at Fulton. his home town.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

DIR. LORENZO Low MCCABE, former
president of the Ohio Wesleyan college,
died at Delaware, O., on the 18th, aged
so. He was the author of numerous
standard theological works and was a
leading educator.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26
. Fell From a Load of Hay.

Lee Smith, of Hannibal, was killed
the other day. He was riding on a load
of hay. The team became unmanagea-
BILE on a hill and he fell in front of the
wheels.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26
Not Up to the Standard.

Barney Cannon, n saloonkceper, was
fined S25 in st. Louis for maintaining a
nuisance. The neighbors complained
of the quality of music at Barney's
place of business.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

The final ratification of the boundary
treaty between Great Britain and Ven
ezuela was exchanged at the state de-
partment in Washington on the 18th.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

IT is said that $40, 600. 600 are to be ex.
pended on the great waterways of the
Mississippi valley. The Mississippi
river commission will meet in New
York city, on the oath, and apportion
the big appropriation. One important
thing which will be consummated will
be a survey from the mouth Of the river
to st. Paul.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26
First Boat Up the Missouri.

The Missouri river steamer Benton,
Capt. James 2. Dolan, is on her way up
the stream. The BOAT is bound for
Chamberlain, S. d.. and was the first
steamer to land at st. Joseph this sea-
son.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

HARRY WHALEN, the human os,
trich," who was operated upon at the
German hospital in Kansas City, Mo-,
and from whose stomach the surgeons
took two pocket-knives, three knife
blades, three ounces of fine glass and
tavks, nails, screws and staples to the
number of 20, died, on the 14th, as a re
suit of the operation.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26
Died of Apoplexy.

L. Schneider. an old and respected
citizen of st. James, died suddenly Of
apoplexy. Mr.. Schneider has been in
business in st. James for many years
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

CoNsUL-GENERAL LEE is to be sue
ceeded very SOC by ex-Congressman
Frank Aldrich, of Chicago, who was
selected some time ago a. McKinley's
choice for consul-general to Havana
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

A DISPATCH from Madrid says: The
reports of an intended annexation of
Hawaii by the United States uses
anxiety, as foreshadowing President
McKinley's Cuban policy"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

HENRY F. EAMEs, president of the
Commercial national bank of Chicago,
and well known in banking circles all
over the country, died, on the 10th,
after a long illness.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

PRESIDENT FAURE, of France, has
consented to act as arbitrator in the
frontier dispute between the Central
American republics of Costa Rica and
Colombia.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

THE birthplaces of Presidents John
]. and John Quincy Adams have been
re-opened to the public, in charge of a
chapter of the Daughters of the Revo-
luton.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

JOHN w. FOSTER. the United States
commissioner, started from st. Peters
burg for London on the 10th. 1t is
understood that his mission was sue
cessfully accomplished.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

HENRY L. BUEHLER, the oldest odd
fellow in the world, died in Baltimore,
Nd, on the 18th, aged Sc.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

THE senate, on the 18th, confirmed
John F. Cowry, of Washington, to be
consul-general at Kanagawa, Japan.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

The largest class that ever graduated
from Drury college, S~prin"e"'
ceiycd da~--
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26
A NOBLE ENTERPRISE,

Conservation of an Institution to Rec
Jewish Youth.
D~oYLEsTowN, Pa, Jun"
magnificent property a"
Jewish National Far
ton, near he-~
terdav.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

CAPE GIRARDEAU. MISSOURI
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26
MISSOURI A NEWS
Has Killed Five People.


E. Bates Soper, the Cass county muir
derer, recently captured in the state OF
Oregon, is e%vidently a bad man Says
dispatch from Harrisonville:
Another murder is now laid at the door OF E
Bates Soper, who is in the Cass county jail
Soper has confessed that he drowned the two
year-Old boy, his son by his second wife, because
he did not want to be bothered with the child.
This makes five murders which are now charged
to him. He admits that he murdered his wife
and their two children in Archie six years ago.
He does not admit that he shot his father TO
death in their Clay county home, but the cir
cumstances surrounding the case point to Soper
as the murderer. He was then IS years old, and
had quarreled frequently and violently with his
father.
HOW HE KILLED THE BOY.
I'm going TO be hanged, 1 reckon. and l
might as well tell what 1 did with the baby out
in Oregon. l was going away from Portland, and
didn't want him to live, so 1 tossed him into
the Willamette. He was drowned. After
awhile I'm going to write it all out in q letter
to ny wife, and tell her the whole story"
Soper seems to feel little or no remOrse for,
any of his crimes, his chief regret being that he
had told his Oregon wife his real name. which
led to his capture. While coming to Kansas
City, however, Lowe, who captured Soper. says
that Soper in his sleep seemed to be haunted
by the sight OF his last victim struggling in the
water. Lowe declares that he would wake with
q start. exclaiming: He can't swim; he can't
swim; poor little fellow"
HOW HE WAS CAUGHT.
Soper says that when he left his home in
Portland, Ore, on the 10Th of last April. he
took his two-year-old boy, telling his wife that
he was going to visit q friend. He did not re-
turn, and his wife began making inquiries, in
forming the police that her husbands real
name was Soper. Shortly afterward Prose-
cutting Attorney Lowe saw the item in a Port
land paper, and after investigating concluded
that the Oregon Soper was the man he wanted.
1: now develops that Sam Lowe may not sc:
the 500 for which he journeyed to Oregon, At
the time of the murder of .Soper's wife and two
children reward OF 500 was offered. and it was
mainly to earn this that Lowe made the jour-
ney, but it is now claimed that this offer had
been withdrawn. and Lowe NAV get nothing.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26
THE DEMOCRAT.

Il. II. ADAMS, Publisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-08
Costly Explosion of Ammonia

st. Louis. Sept. s.-A fire. followed by
an explosion that shattered glass for
half block around and was heard a
mile away. destroyed Henry Herman &
Sons ice plant at 1927 and 1929 Wiscon-
sin avenue yesterday. The plant had
been running full time up to about an
hour before the fire occurred. A leak
was discovered in one Of the ammonia
Tanks and II was thought advisable to
shut down before any damage resulted.
fire started in some unknown way
ard an explosion of leaking ammonia
gas followed. In addition TO the de-
structiCn of the ice plant and machin-
cry. residences in the neighborhood were
damaged to the extent of $500. Her
man x Sons loss amounts to $4,000.
Nobody was injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-08
MINERS MAYRESUME,.
Decision Of the Columbus
National Convention
Awaited.
A FAVORABLE ONE EXPECTED

nut NOT without . Hssd Fight From
the Opposision In Ii,pois. Inoi,Ds
aud OHIO - Op rstors Prspsripp e
s'srs Tome rroW - Ahcellsnsous Las.
News Of the Day.
Colum bus, Sept. s.-The national
convention OF United Mine workers
met this morning. appointed a com.
mittee on credentials and adjourned
until this afternoon. Reporters
gathered the Information that the
convention would probably decide to
return to work, but this decision
cannot be reached until after o hard
hight. the opposition coming from
Illinois, Illinois and q small mining
section in Ohio.
Pittsburg. Sept. S.-The coal oper-
ators are unusually active getting
the mines ready for operations
Many will be ready to start tomor-
row. No doubt is expressed as to
the result OF the Columbus conven-
tion. An order declaring the strike
of is expected before the close of the
day. 1t is believed all the mines o:
the Pitt.burg district will be In op-
Grafton by Monday morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-08
Luetgert'a Trial.

Chicago. Sept. S-Ths opening
session Of 'he Lue'gort trial was de.
voted mainly TO testimony relating g
to corset t,eels and other articles
found in the vat in which it is sup.
posed the womsn's body was de.
stroyed. Widow Feldt was recalled
and identified an ugly looking
knife which she stated Luet.
CERT gave her for safe Keeping the
day before his arrest. According to
the police. Lue,gert used this knife
to Hill his wife. The evidence was o
complete surprise to the defense
Emma Schimpke was put on the
stand and corroborated the testi-
mony OF her younger sister, Gottlieb be.
who became 80 confused in the eros,
examination that she admitted she
was not sure she saw Luetgert and
his wife enter the factory on the
night in question.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-08
SORT OF EXPEDITED LIGHTNING.
That t'Synchronograph Method ofTele9r,vA.
Ing Invented by Lieut.. Squier.

Ing Invented by Lieut.. Squier,
Omaha, Sept. S.-The Bee this morn
Ing prints letter from Lieutenant Geo
c. Squier, L. s. A., to Editor Rosewater
giving the results of a test of the
Squier-Crehore synchronograph system
OF teiegraphing. In the letter Lieutenant
Squier says: On Aug. % over a line from
London, via York to Aberdeen and 1e-
turn to London, a distance over LOO
miies, including over eighty miles OF nm.
foreground cable, we sent messages at
the rate Of 1900 words Der minute and
this speed was only limited by the par
ticuiaf dynamo available. We have alsc
tried a cable representing the German
cables OF 10 knots from here to Ger
mary, and sent over it at the rate Of
l,3oo words per minute. Our apparatus
is mounted in the general postoffice. Lon
oon, from which point the experiments
thus far have been made"
Commenting on this, The Bee saw.
by the employment of the synchrono.
graph 800 words a minute can be easilv
sent across the Atlantic cable.
Ihe speed at which messages under
TINS new and wonderful system NAV he
sent is limited only by the spe.d ar
which an electrical dynamo can be made
10 revolve. The messages are both sent
ana received by the aid of a DYNAMO
II Is believed that with the success sfuI
operation of this system letters up 10
the length of 500 words can be- trans
mitted by the telegraph at. no greater
cost than by the posta. rates nov in
effect"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-08
GANGS OF FIRE5UGS AND BURGLARS
Making Life Unpleasant and Unsafe in a
Village in Illinois

sHuage IN Illinois.
Spring Valley, Ills. Sept. S.-The little
village OF Ladd, six miles from tb,,
LOWE. Is al! worked up over gangs of
Hrebugs and burglars that are operat;ry
III the reishborhood. Three buildings
We're or fire last week with every indi.
cation that 1t was the work OF incen-
oiaries. The village hose houss was set
Oh hre. ara next night President Ro-
landc's ice house was fired and il burned
10 the ground. \ farmer named John
hinder living half mile from Iadd
suffered the greatest financial loss His
Darn and grain cribs were set on fire
sunday morning and the entire contents
destroyed. His loss amounts to over
$1,000.
before this epidemic of fires I,add ex-
Perierced series of safe burgIaries. and
Heariy every safe in the village was at
one time or another blown open. Last
week man named Vacilli was shot and
Killed by burglar. Vacilli discovered
the man In his house rif!ins his trunk.
and when he started in pursuit Of the
burglar he was shot dead. Some time
ago the town hall was fired. and shortly
afterwards lumber yard was eaten up
py the fiamss. A prominent politician
ard former president of the village
board had the tongue of his race horse
cut out OF its head upon the eve Of a
race.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-08
Cannot Take n Word Rack.
PLAIN AS SHERMAN TO HAY,
Hawaii Charged with Conduct Not Mis-
represented by "CapriciOrls.'

Hawaii Charged with Conduct Not Mis-
represented by 'CapriciOrls.'
THE uraccountable delay in the as
sienment of the reasons for denying resi-
dental rights. more especially in respect
of the passengers per the steamships
Shinshin Maru and Sakura Maru, and
the present attempt to substitute other
reasons for those originally advanced:
the uncertainty when or by whom the
several inquiries or investigations Lead
ing up to the act of expulsion were
actually conducted: the doubt when or
by whom the qualifications of the inn1i-
grants were finally determined the fact
That distinctions were made between
individual immigrants, who in con-
temptation of the treaty and the laws
of Hawaii stood absolutely upor an
equal footing. and finally the circum-
stance that the new policy of wholesale
exclusion was suddenly inauguratsd
without any notice whatever to Japan
and in direct and absolute contradiction
of the pre-existing practice-all unite
to give the proceedings a character to
which the application of the term
'eapficious' does not, l am well persuad-
ed. exceed the bounds of fair and lust
comment and condemnation.,'
The Hawaiian government Cour.
okuma goes on to say. has persisted in
shifting the issue concerning the re-
sons assigned for refusing to allow The
immigrants to land. On this account il
should not now occasion any surprise.
he believes if the japanese government
declines to discuss the question whether
the possession by each free Immigrant
OF 500 was bena fide or not. The i'm
perial government" he observes, "lrain-
tain that in the present case posse ssion
was pfima facie evidence of ownership.
The Hawaiian government has frankly
and unequivocally admitted that each
of the rejected free immigrants was
actually in possession of $50, anl has
moreover declared that under the Ha-
waiian law. possession" is synonymous
with ownership Consequently tn, IN
perial government deny that it was at
any time incumbent on the immigrants
to prove that the possession in question
was bera fide"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-08
Goddess Holds a siver Globe Now.

Warrensburg. Mo. Sept. S.-Recently
a statue of the Goddess of Liberty was
placed in position on top of the dome of
the new court house. In the right
hand was placed a gold-hued ball, hel
nigh in the air with extended arm. The
golden emblem soon excited comment
among the silver men and it was So. ret
iy decided to have the obnoxious sphere
painted in silver Four dollars was
raised by contribution and at 5 o'clocl,
Saturday morning the change Of stand
ards was effected