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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-16
lien of Means.

4 Men of means and men of taste
! buy our Ready-to-Wear Clothing,
2 and find that it meets every require
4 ment. There are hundreds of such
a men in Sacramento wearing our
y $40, SIS and $40 suits, and they
I are among the best-dressed men in
town. AS far as fit is concerned,
: we employ a frst-class tailor on the
J premises TO make alterations if
4 necessary, and permit no garment
I to leave the house which is not per-
! feet in that respect.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-16
; New Hosiery.

Women's Hosiery, plain black
feet, double heels and toes. The
uppers are in plain colors, such as
pink, blue Nile, corn or cardinal, or
in fancy stripes. Price, CSC.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-16

Full particulars of this sale to-
morrow.
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GOVERNOR BUDD MAY GO.

A. c. r. -, granting the Governor
six months leave Of absence. with per-
russion to leave the State, was taken
UP and adopted by a vote of % to O.
The resolution provides that the Gov
ecnor may at any time within the next
two years, absent himself from the
State, for a period not to exceed six
months
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
%FlFTY.FlF1H
lSpecial SESSION.

NSRS~AAA oAo
In the senate. on the 10th, the Morgan Cuban
resolution was discussed at considerable
length, the opposition sentiment, for the first
time since the debate began, finding express
sion No action was taken upon the resolution
I'm the house, consideration of the senate
amendments to the sundry civil appropriations
bill was entered upon under a special order pro-
viding for a recess from day oday until dis
posed Of.
In the senate, on the 1lth-'the Cuban question
occupied the attention OF the session the debate
taking a wide range and at times becoming
spirited as comparisons were made between the
attitude Of the former administration and the
present on the subject Of Cuba In the house
the consideration of the senate amendments
to the sundry civil appropriations bill was fin
ished and the bill sent to q conference. Presi-
dent Cleveland's forest reservation order was
the subject of much debate, and the house
voted not to concur in tie senate amendment
to ,annul the order, with the understanding
that the conferees should arrange an amend
ment which would have the same effect
DIN the senate, on the 18th. Mr.. Allen, Neb.,)
introduced a resolution proposing that Elverton
P. Chapman be brought to the bar Of the senate
to purge himself Of contumacy as a prerequi-
site Of pardon. The resolution went over. The
senate took up the calender and passed several
bills, among them one granting to the State of
Montana $4,000 acres of land in aid of an asylum
for the blind....The house was not in session.
In the senate, on the 18th, the resolution to
bring Elverton R. Chapman before the bar Of
the senate, and the discussion of the tariff
measure occupied the time of the open session.
An executive session Of 40 minutes was
held. The senate adjourned until the 17th......
In the house the Indian appropriation bill
was disposed OF with the exception of the pro-
vision for opening the Utah g~ilsonite lands, af-
ter which the house adjourned until the 18th
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

| THE one hundred and ninth general
assembly of the Presbyterian church
in the United States will meet at Wo-
nina assembly grounds, Eagle Lake,
Kosciuski county, Ind, on the Goth,
and will probably continue in session
| until the 31st. The assembly will be
composed of about 900 delegates, one-
half of them ministers and the other
half ruling elders.
The origin of the fire at the charity
bazar in Paris seems to have been es-
tablished. A man named Bellac, an
employee of the Kinematographe
booth of the fair, has confessed to hav-
ing accidentally caused the con1agra-
ton. Bellac and his assistant have
been allowed their liberty provision
ally.
The statement of the associated
banks of New York city for the week
ended on the 18th showed the following
changes: Reserve, increase, 1894, 525;
loans, increase, 81, OBJ, 600; specie, in
crease, 1851, 500; legal tender, increase,
1896, 900; deposits, increase, 81, s51, 500;
circulation, decrease, S1Ss. 200.
PLAcARDs were posted in the STAN.
boul quarter of Constantinople, on the
18th, protesting against the further
shedding of Mussulman blood, on the
ground that the sacrifices imposed upon
Turkey by the war are out of proper
ton to the advantages she can gain.
THE Hamburg-American Packet Co.'S
steamer Arcadia, from Montreal for
Hamburg, went ashore four miles
north of Cape Bay, n. F., on the 10th.
during a dense fog. Her forehold filled
with water and her cargo was jatti-
soned.
JUDGE GIBBONS, of Chicago, has rem
dered a decision declaring the Ameri-
can Tobacco Co. an illegal corporation
and prohibiting its agents from carry
ing on its business within the confines
of Illinois
THE sum of 16, 600, 900 pounds Turk
ish money! has been mentioned in Con-
stantinople IS the amount of indem-
nifty Turkey will demand from Greece.
CARDINAL CAMLLo SIcILIANo DE
RENDE, archbishop of B~onevento. died
in Rome on the 18th. He was born in
1s47 and received the red hat in 1887.
THE marriage of Gerald du Maurier.
son of the author of ''Trilby," and Miss
Silvia, an actress, is announced to take
place during the summer.
THE associated banks of New York
city held S44, 400, 500 IN excess of the re-
quirements of the 25-per-cent. rule on
the 18th.
LARRY CONNER was fined $50 in the
st. Louis police court, on the 18th, for
splitting on the floor Of a street car.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

ACCORDING to a dispatch from Con-
stantinople, on the 18th, all the ambas-
sailors of the powers the re had agreed
upon the question of mediation be-
tween Turkey and Greece, and only a
few details as to its form remained to
be settled.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
AN ILLEGAL CORPORATION.

Judge Gibbons Thus Characterixes the
American Tobacco Co.
CHICAGO, May 1e.-Judge Gibbons
has rendered a decision declaring the
American Tobacco Co. an illegal cor
poration and prohibiting its agents
from carrying on its business within
the confines of this state. The decision
suStains the information filed last De-
cember by Att'y-Gen. Moloney asking
that the American Tobacco Co, be en-
Joined from selling paper cigarettes on
the promise that it was an illegal trust
monopoly and conspiracy.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

Gov. PINGREE of Michigan, on the
10th, vetoed the anti-cigarette bill,
which makes boys under II years liable
to imprisonment for smoking cigar
cites. The governor said: 1T is a
parental and not a state duty to cor
rect bad habits in children.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

THE circuit court Of Cuyahoga coun-
~, O., on the 10th, discharged Editor
Post convicted and sentenced for con-
tempt of court by Judge Lamson, of
the common pleas court of Cleveland,
about six weeks ago. Post had writ
ten an editorial which was a structure
on court methods and Judge Lam
sons methods in particular. The case
was dismissed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

EMPEROR WILLIAM of Germany has
instructed the German ambassador in
Paris to remit the sum of 10000 francs
TO the committee of the charity bazaar,
whose work was crippled by the terri
BILE fire of the 4th.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
MISSOURI A NEWS.
MissoEri Crona.

Says the Missouri weekly crop bulie-
tin issued May IL:
Corn planting has progressed rapidly. aad in
many localities in the central and southern Sec
tions is practically completed. In some places,
however, the ground has not been in the best
condition, being hard and lumpy. Early corn
is now being worked in a number OF southern
counties Wheat and oats have suffered from
lack Of moisture in some districts, and
In a few counties oats are reported
q poor stand, but as a rule both
crops are doing we'll. Chinch-bugs have ap-
peared in large numbers in many places. Flax
is generally doing well, as is also clover, pas
lures and meadows. Gardens and potatoes are
reported doing finely in some sections, while in
others they have been retarded by cool nights
and dry weather. There is much complaint,
especially in the southern counties, that tree
fruits are dropping badly. Strawberries are
ripening in the southern sections.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

UNITED STATES CONSUL GRIMKE, at
Santo Domingo, informed the state de-
partment, on the 18th, that the Domin-
lean government had granted a con-
cession for 25 years to Enrique Domois,
q French citizen, for the production OF
bananas on an extensive scale and the
refining of petroleum at La Remana.
American capital is embarked in the
enterprise. which is already well un-
der way.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

A WASHINGTON dispatch says that
Senator Smith, of New Jersey, on the
18th, sold 5000 shares of sugar stock
short at 116, and on a drop to 1154 for
the day cleared, after deducting COM
missions, So, 900.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

UNITED STATES CONSUL STEPHEN, at
Annaberg, reports to the state depart
ment that the Bulgarian government
is considering the ACCESSIBILITY of intro
ducing foreign-made agricultural ma
chinery in Bulgaria Here is a new
opening for the ubiquitous Yankee.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

CAPT. REED of the American steamer
Rover reports that, on May 8. while off
Puerto Cortez, Honduras, and flying the
American flag, he was fired upon by an
insignificant little Honduran gunboat
and afterward boarded by Gen. Reyes,
of the Honduran army, and treated in
a very insolent manner.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

AN important conference was held at
the White House, on the 18th, between
the president and Senators Davis, For
aker and Morgan, of the foreign rela-
lions committee of the senate, presum-
ably about the Cuban question.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

THERE is said to be sufficient provo
cation for a declaration of war against
Spain in the consular reports received
at Washington from Cuba. The publ
cation of the reports is stayed owing to
fears that a massacre Of Americans
might be precipitated.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

SENATOR AlDRIcH, in charge of the
tariff bill gave notice, on the 18th, that
he would call it up o the Goth for a
preliminary statement In any event
the bill would be taken up on the oath.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

THE secretary of war has accepted
the award made by the jury of con-
demnation in the case of the property
of the Monongahela Navigation Co,
and has requested the attorney gen.
eral to take the necessary steps to
transfer the property to the United
States. The jury estimates the value
of the property to be transferred at
Is. 761, 615.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

In the United States circuit court
at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 18th, the
jury in the case of Mrs Louise Nor
lis against the Fidelity and Casualty
Co., of New York, rendered q verdict
in favor of the plaintiff for 81, 100, the
full amount of the policy, with interest
from March 10, 1894, the date of death.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

NATURAL gas, which promises to be
superior both as to quantityand quail
ity to any on the Pacific coast, has been
struck in Sacramento, Cal, and the to-
tai supply from the well is estimated
at 100, 600 feet daily.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

: THE state department has received a
dispatch from United States Consul
Little at Tegucigalpa, the capital of
Honduras, stating that the revolution
In that country has come to an end.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
Cape Girardeau Normal Regents.

Gov. Stephens has appointed F. J..
Rice, of Dunklin county, and Moses
Whyback, of Bollinger, members of the
board of regents of the state normal
school at Cape Girardeau for a term of
six years each from January 1, 1897.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

SERGT. HARRY g. DICKINSON, of the
First United States cavalry, was seri-
ously injured while attempting to stop
q runaway horse on Michigan avenue
in Chicago on the 18th. 1t required
several minutes to extricate him from
beneath his own horse He was COW
cred with blood, and had an ugly cut
over the eye, besides being badly
bruised.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
End of a Young Mans Life.

Harry E. Hazen, young, bright and
good-looking, killed himself at Kansas
City, in a notorious resort.
He blew out his brains with the revolver used
by his father, who killed himself in Carson,
New, three years ago. Young Hazen was sit
ting in a chair laughing and joking with a male
friend and two women, who had been his COM
panions in a carousal that had lasted nearly a
week He killed himself coolly and deliberately,
and without a word of warning.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

WoRKMEN are putting into place in
the mills of the Rumford Falls (Me.)
Paper Co. the largest paper machine in
the world. 1t will produce paper 15O
inches wide.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
St. Louis Confederate Monument.

The Daughters of the Confederacy
have decided to erect a monument in
st. Louis in commemoration of the con-
federate dead.
cision was reached when the state assumed re-
spcnsibility for the confederate home, and as
soon as the women of Springfield have been
helped, the St Louis Daughters will take up the
matter Of the St Louis monument
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

WIN. CALHOUN, the special commits
sioner appointed by President McKin-
ley to investigate the death of DR..
Ruiz, arrived in Havana on the 18th.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

THE president has practically de
cided to decline all the invitations ex-
tended to him to attend Decoration
Day exercises May 81.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

Maj. A. c. Lennon, an ex-confeder.
ate, died at Dallas, Tex, recently.
He served as major in Gen. Sterling Prices
division and Senator Cockrell's brigade. He
lost his right arm at the battle Of Corinth. Pri-
or to going to Texas, in 1889, he was Dick
BANDS lieutenant in Missouri politics.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

ROBERT S. Chiffon, of Washington,
d. c., chief of the consular bureau of
the department of state, arrived in San
Francisco. on the 14th, having just
completed a tour of inspection of the
American consulates in Europe and the
orient. He was On his way back to
Washington after an absence of eight
months.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

A child born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
c. Neur, Kansas City, weighed "a
ounces at the age of two weeks.
This speck of humanity was once declared
dead, and laid out for burial. The coffin was or
dered and the grave dug, but a faint breath
was detected, and there was no funeral. Ply
sicians say the child can not live.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

Otto Wilkins was sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary at st. LOUIS
for sending obscene matter through
the mails. The presiding judge said
the letters proved Wilkins unfit to as
sociate with decent human beings, and
the judges cheeks flushed as he read
them.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
To Enforce the Butterine Law.

1t is stated that a vigorous enforce
ment of the butterine law throughout
the state is contemplated by the board
of agriculture.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

A. b. Crawford, the Springfield ex-
banker. who was pardoned by Presi-
dent Mckinley, has been released from
the penitentiary.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
Col. H. G. Rector Dead.

Col. Fl. c. Rector, commercial agent
of the Cotton Belt railroad, died at his
home in Memphis, Tenn, aged 81. He
was a son-in-law of Rev. Pope Yeaman,
the well-known Baptist minister of
Missouri
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

The heirs of the late James Clacher,
a prominent merchant of Mexico. who
died recently, have disagreed over the
$35. 900 estate, which he left, and have
gone into court to settle the matter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

Judge Zachritz, of st. Louis, declared
from the bench that the numerous
homicides in the city were the legiti-
mate results of q lax system of %enforc-
ing the law.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
Want q Receiver.

John S. III. Frink and G. Ralph
Leighton, of New Hampshire, have APP
piled Ion the appointment of a receiver
for the Carthage Water Works Co.
They hold 5000 of the company's
bonds.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
What SpirituaIists Clain.

st. Louis ~spiritualists claim to have
heard the late Joseph McCullagh, edi-
tor of the be-Democrat, who passed
away last winter, talk through a me-
6ilt,n
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
A PensIoner of 1912.

Aunt Polly Powell, aged 90, a PEN
sioner of the war of 1872, died near
Mexico, aged 90. Her father lived to
be nearly 100, and died near Mexico.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
May Have Millions some Day.

Rev. A. w. Reinhard, chaplain of the
Bethesda home, at st. Louis. is said to
be one of half a dozen heirs to a for
tune in India estimated at S2G, 600, O0p.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
Refused q Change of Venue.

Was . Prominent Corporation Attorney.
Maj. B. D. Lee, n of the most prom
inent corporation attorneys in the
country, died in st. Louis recently, af-
Ter a short illness.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

Il. H. ADAMS, I,,;hiishe-.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-09

Balance in treasury .. ,16;443 10
The above balance stands to tho
credit Of the various funds as per
Treasurer's Balance Sheet, dated
Sept. %, 1896:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-09

,..2 SUMMARY 49,.
Wv .r'' ..t, 4,.....-. ...-g,st sr.
Total receipts. $3.50, 795 81
Paid from county funds. 1857 40
Paid from Road fund. 819 IL
Paid from school fund. 8,666 O5, g.; !, !,
Total disbursements. . . 1852 66
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-05

d.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery will cure 90 per cent. of all
cases of consum ption if used according
to dire csions. 1t also cures all lingering
coughs. bronchial and throat affections.
There is no reason why the child Of
c1n.umptive pa ents need ever have
consum pton if its bloo1 and lungs are
strengthened by the proper use of the
I'D scovery." All who have any reason
t. fea- consumption, should read the
chapters on that disease in Dr.. Pierce s
Common Sense Medical Adviser. This
great medical work of zoos pages, pro-
fussly illustrate d, has reached a sale
of over $50, 900 copies. 1t will be sent
free of CT large on receipt of 81 one-cent
stamps t. cover cost of mailing only.
Worlds Dispensary' Medical Associa'
ton, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-05

courage, rather than frown down a
burst of laughter, recognizing that
good government does not consist in
placing old heads upon young should
ers.
Should the teacher be self reliant?
Ye-!
The self reliant teacher inspires con-
fidence in the pupil The pupil filed
with confidence becomes All iDdepen-
dent worker. The independent pupil
finds thorough enjoyment in his work.
And work enjoyed cannot but be pro-
gre ssive.
Before dismissing the meeting, Prof.
Putnam called the attention of the
tie achers to the fact that at some time
the latter part of October, the teach
ers of New Mexico including the pro-
fessors of the Agriculture college at
Las Cruces, would meat with the
teachers of west Texas at Ell Paso, to
discuss educational topics: and he urg-
ed each teacher to make their ar
raneements 10 attend each one of this
session of meetings.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-05
TEACHERS NEE EING.
HELD YESTERDAY TO DISCUSS EDU-
CATIONAL TOPICS OF INTEREST.
Some Good Papers Read. Prepare ion
Made For An Inter. state Teachers
Meesing To Held Here This Month.

| The regular monthly teachers meet
| ing. was neld al the high school room
| in the Central school building. yester-
day at $3.50 D. N. Professor Putnam in
| calling the meeting to order, told the
teachers that they should read hf-
teen minutes each day TO the chll-
dren from some good book, If which
they were TO be the judges, aud sug-
cestei that it be neither religious nor
political The teachers are under the
control of the principals of the several
buildings, and must consult with their
principals on matters that daily arise,
and the principals would then consult
with him if it became necessary
Children living within five blocks OF
the school are required to go home to
lunch: but the teachers may ue their
discretion IN allowing those children
living further off than five blocks in
brin cling their lunches to school; but
this rule does not apply to the sixth
grade. All tuition accounts must be
sent out on the first Of each month, and
the teachers will see that these &C
counts are all paid within one week.
He urged the teachers to encourage the
children TO make use of the books in
their libraries.
Professor Putnam announced that at
ter this meeting, half of the time of
the teachers meeting would be devot-
ed to grade meeting. The first grade
will be led at the next meeting by
Miss Meuie, the subject being Ian
guage. The second grade Will De led
ny Miss Stanton, subject, number WORK.
The third, fourth, fifth and sixth
or des will be led by Miss Sexton, sub
j ct. reading. The general meeting OF |
the teachers in Novem her will be oc-
cupied in discussing the first chapter |
of the book entitled, "the Science of
Eiucation,'' by DR.. Paine, which will |
be led by Professor Putnam. The
teachers will also study three chapters
in the book entitled Educational
Four dations," viz psychology. ends |
and means in teaching aud discipline. |
The ext teachers meeting will be
held on November l, and thereafter on |
the first Monday of each month. He |
asked the teachers to make careful
because he would invite
the citizens interested in the subject of
to be pre- sent and hear the
Miss Mamie Sex on led in the dis
cussioD OF toe subject 1.-The relation of
the regular tie cher to the special
teacher As Miss Sexton treated her
subject extemporaueously, we can not
publish the same, but it was well re-
ceived.
Miss Maggie Maule, the new primary
teacher, read a paper on, Some OF the /
difficulties which confront an mex
perienced teacher, and how to over /