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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
Citizens Meeting.
1t Was Held Saturday
Night.
\ Large Crowd Turned Out-Speech-
cs Were Made by Judge Ross,
VIM. Woeleke. l.. j. Albert
and ID. \. Glenn.


\ large crowd turned out to the cit
liens meeting at the court house Sat
urday night. William Woeleke was
made chairman and L. J. Albert, Jr..
secretary. Mr.. l.. j. Albert, Sr.,
stated that the object of the meeting
was to take some steps to secure the
extension of Houck's Missouri &;
Arkansas Railroad from Commerce to
this city.
Judge Ross was then called for and
discussed the Importance of having
that road extended to this city. He
said that cities were built up and
made prosperous by railroads that
had their terminals in those cities.
He pointed out a number of cities
that he said built their own railroads
and were to-day controlling them and
operating them in the interest of their
cities and towns. He said the Com
merce road would do more for this
city than the st. Louis. Cape Girar-
deau Il Ft. Smith road is doing for
the reason that it runs through a bet
ter country than the ST. Louis, Cape
GirardeGu Il Fort Smith road runs.
William Woeleke, L. J. Albert, Sr. =,
and David y. Glenn all spoke favor
ing the extension of the Commerce
road. They said the people of this
city should not hesitate to aid Mr.
Houck in extending this road from
Commerce up the river to this city.
AT the suggestion of Leo Doyle the
meeting adjourned till Tuesday even
ing. March 23ri at 7:3) o'clock whea
Mr.. Houck will be present and cX-
plain TO the meeting his idea about
the enterprise and also let the people
know what he expects in the way of
assistance.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
WILL THE LEVEE HOLD?
Residents of New Madrid and Penn
iscot County IN Great Danger.


NEW MADRID. Mo-, March 2O.-In.
dications promise the largest flood
ever known here. Back-water is
around this city on all sides except
the north. The river is steadily ris-
| ing at the rate OF 'irches every II
hOnrs. For miles to the east. south
and west there is a perfect sea OF
water, from 10 to 20 feet deep. Thous-
sands of dollars worth of live stock
has beev hemmcd in on the last few
high places and cannot be reached.
In one place 81. GOO bushels oi corn in
pens is surrounded by from four to
iivs fleet of water.
Looking across the river, just the
tops of homes on the Kentucky side
can be seen. South of town. the river
is out of its banks and is washing the
dump of the Cotton Belt Railroad.
Travel from Western and Southern
points is almost abandoned. except
by skiffs.
The st. Francis levee in this and
Pemiscot County is in most perilous
condition. y mile and half south
of CaruthersviIle III Pemiscot county
breach of GO yards has been made,
through which rusheS the flood. At
Point Pheasant and Rcddle's Point the
wind and waves are working havoc.
The levee is almost perpendicular,
and every hour increases the peril.
No etfOIt or expense is being spared
to keep it intact. Great gangs of teams
are at work night and day repairing
and on the lookout for new breaks.
Twelve inches more water, however,
and no human power can stay the
torrent of angry water that will rush
with terrific force upon the town of
Point Pleasant and thOusands.Of acres
of farming land south and west, where
already the rain water. having no
outlet, is7backed up against the levee
on the inside, deep enough to swim a
horse for miles. Every few moments
a new culvert on Main street and the
sidewalks float loose, and the City
Streets Commissioners have men out
roping them up to keep them from
floating out into the river. One foot
more and the entire town will be inun-
dated.
AcrOsss the river through Kentucky
and Tennessee runs flood a mile
and auhalf wide and more than eight
feet deep, coming into the river again
by way of Reelfoot Lake. This city
can stand four feet without serious
damage. but should the leveo give
way, God help the people in the south
end of this and the north end of Penn
iScOt counties.
''Will it hold?"
This is the question people with
blanched faces are asking each other.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
CitlZenSS' Meeting,

I \ citizen ) meeting was held at the
court house Tuesday night to take
some steps to aid in the extension of
the Commerce railroad to this
city. William Woeleke presided and
Joe Albert ,:rted as secretary. Judge
| Woeleke sta ed the object of the meet
ing, after which Louis Houck addressed
the meeting. Mr.. Houck said he
wanted to extend Houck's Missouri d
Arkansas Railroad from Commerce
to this city. He said he did not have
money to do the work alone and sin
gle handed and he wanted assistance
from the citizens of this city. He did
not want the people to donate out
right but he wanted themto take bonds
of the road to the amount of twelve
thousand dollars, obliging himself in
writing to have the road completed
and in running operation by the first
of January. 1898, and no money TO be
paid until the road wascompleted and
in operation.
Hon. Marshall Arnold, who was
present at the meeting. was called on
and in {. few remarks stated that if
the citizens of this city did not aid
this railroad enterprise they would
be standing in their own light. The
people of Benton. Commerce and
Morley, he said, contributed literally
to Houck's Missouri & Arkansas
Railroad and they did not and do not
now regret the money they gave up.
He said the extension of this road
from Commerce to this city would be
great benefit to Cape Girardeau.
Several other gentlemen expressed
themselves as favoring the enterprise
and a number of them gave the audi
ence to understand that they were
ready to aid Mr.. Houck in the under
taking. D. A. eileen, A. Ruediger
and L. J. Albert, Jr.. were appointed
committee to solicit subscriptions
and then the meeting Adjourned.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
Republican Growers.

There are number OF Republicans
in this city who are not satisfied with
the Republican city ticket and they
are openly fighting the ticket. This
is all wrong. Republican ward meet
ing met and selected Republican dei-
egates TO q Republican nominating
convention. These Republican dele
gates nominated Republican ticket.
The convention was harmonious and
the nominees were the unanimous
choice of the delegates who were
authorized by virtue of the ward
meetings to vote in the convention.
Then why all this kicking?
The DEMOCRAT is for the Republi-
can ticket from top to bottom. 1t is a
good ticket, made up of men who
never scratch when they GO to the
Lolls-men who are born Republicans
men who stand highas business men
and citizens and men who oareeminent-
ly qualified 10 fill the Offices for which
they We're nominated. There is no
such thing as nominating ticket that
wouid please everybody, and We are
frank in saying that there are one or
two men on the Republican ticket for
whom we have no special love, but
to- qr" The n, oi~oas of The part
on the ticket by a delegated
convention and we would violate the
principles of Republicanism we're We
to hesitate to support them.
Let us drop our little petty jealous
les and get together and elect our
ticket. We have the votes to elect
every man on the ticket. Let us poll
the votes for the Republican ticket.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
Like Big Hotels.

Lewis Morris Iddings, writing about
The Art of Travel; in Scribner's s
says: The American idea has taken
root abroad and is growing fast. Not
only are the few old big hotels pros
pering as never before in London and
Paris, but bigger and more expensive
ones, commonly called palaces, have
been built and more are building.
Since they can no longer be consid-
cred as exclusively American in idea
and patronage, foreigners have gen.
orally ceased to deride them, and now
use them freely-even the English
person of insignificant title whose fad
not long ago was seclusion. People
of this kind may not dine in the pub
lie room even now, but the fact re-
mains that they prefer the big hotel to
the little one. \ few years ago one
frequent criticism of onr hotels was
that the guests lost their identity and
were known only as numbers. This
seemed especially repugnant to the
foreign mind. But now all national
tiles flock to the large caravansaries
in Europe and are happy, although
they naturally rare numbered and
handled like so many bundles of mer-
chandise according to fixed rules
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
Henry POtt,

The old veteran saddlerand harness
maker has.opened.a harness shop in
his old stand side of the Planters
Mill where he will offer for sale d job
lot of saddles, harness, brides. col
lars, buggies, etc, at very low prices
for cash. Will also do repairing lin
his line as usual. Give him a call.
He also kindly requests all that know
themselves indebted to him in the
old book to come and settle their &C.
counts by cash or note. Mr.. Pott has
been very easy on all those that are
indepted to him and the foregoing
request is not out of reason.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27

Certain people who had apprehen-
siOns lest Maj. McKinly might lack
decision of character, have been re
lieved of all anxiety on that score.
He is affable, he is gracious, and
even cordial, to every one who calls,
but he is like stone wall when the
candidate runs against him, and has
as large a stock of silence at his dis
posal as General Grant. People are
beginning to notice a resemblance in
President Mckinley to the silent sol
dier. He can listen patiently and
with manifest attention to whatever is
said to him, and let the speaker go
without offering any reply whatever.
He does not gush like Garfield, or en-
deavor to explain the difficulties like
Hayes. He is never rude and gruff
like Cleveland, and he does not give
his visitors the schills as President
Harrison did. He manages to show
a cordial interest in every one, but is
as firm as the eternal rocks when pee
pie try to crowd him.-Washington
Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
THEY FEAR THE WORST.
Greedy Waters Threaten TO EnguIf
Everything Near Charleston.

Everything Near Charleston.
CHARLESTON, Mo-. March 21,-The
flood situation remains unchanged for
the better here. Reports are begin
ming to come in of suffering in Wolf
Island and James Bayou Townships,
neither OF which has the protection of
levees and both OF which are cut of
from the remainder of the county by
water. Much stock has been drowned.
notwithstanding the existance of stock
mounds in that region. Many Of
these mounds are of prehistoric times
reminders of the mach-surmised-ab bout
mound builders, and have been put to
use in the present as well as in former
OvertlOws by the farmers, who, when
high water threatens. drive their
stock upon them. They have also
served to show the present population
how best to save their stock, and
every we'll regulated farm there has
its quota of stock mounds.
<1Dotb -Oo,OOU DuSLelS vi COIu III
pens or cribs is threatened with de-
struction, and about one-tenth of that
amount has already met ruin. Fences
are washed away in all directions.
Judge Marshall. Il member of the
Levee Commission for this county
declares that the loss inflicted upon
this people by the flood already
amounts to fully 100000, and this
sum is largely augmented everyday.
The railroads are still making a
heroic fight against the enroachments
of the water upon their tracks and
have succee ded at an immense expense
to prevent any further damage than
heretofore reported.
The Republic correspondent spent
several hours to-day in skiff about
and in Birds Point. where perfect
picture of desolatiOn is presented.
Fifteen more small dwellings, in that
village left their foundations last
night and fioated mile away into the
edge OF timberlands. So strong is
the current running there that the rail-
of a mile from its proper location.
There are probably not more than 30
people living there now on: of nor
NAL population of $50.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
Deafh OF EIeaZar Block.
Sect. Union Meeting.

Eleazar Block died at his residence
in this city Thursday night, March
25th 1897. aged about eighty years.
About a year ago Mr.. Block had a
paralytic stroke from the effects of
which .he never entirely recovered.
He got so be could go about but he
was very feeble. For several months
he has been an invalid and most of
the time was confined to his room and
bed, and his deathwas not unexpected.
The deceased was an old and highly
respected citizen. He belonged to no
church but he was by nature a good
man and a good christian. While he
did not believe in the gospel as
preahed by the churches he was a
kind hearted man who was always
ready to assist the poor and needy
with his purse and with good advice.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
They GOT LICENSE.
An East Cape Couple
Eiope.
The Young Man Eighteen Ind the
Young Lady Twenty.

Smith J. Billingsley, aged eighteen.
son of J. W. Billingsley, and Miss
Roxie Broiderick, aged twenty years.
daughter of John Broiderick. both of
East Cape Girardea. took it into their
heads last Saturday morning that
they coIld no longer live happy
without living together as man and
wife. They boarded the fleet little
steamer Cape City and crossed over
the father of waters to .Missouri-the
home of the free and the land of the
brave. They hired rig here and
went heller skelter TO jackson and
presented themselvs to that good and
holy man, G. f. Betten, who is by
authority of law empowered to issue
papers that make man and woman one
blood. one flesh and two hearts that
beat as one. They asked for the pa
pers and in compliance with their re-
quest handsome little paper bearing
their names and ornamented with the
great seal of Missouri was soon in
their hands.
Their troubles then began, forit va
not long till the irate father OF the
young sucker from Illinois was in hot
pursuit. He arrived and showed up
at the Recorders office fifteen minutes
after the runaways had left. He
searched the little town of Jackson
but no trace of the would-be happy
couple seould be found. They had
left no tidings, no foot prints behind,
SO the old gentleman returned to his
Illinois home out of patients. out of
sorts. out IA son and almost out of
breath. While the old man was
hunting for his runaway son the
elopers We're being married by min,
ister in this city. The couple had
given him the dodge and returned to
.his city and We're quietly made man
and wife by the pastor Of the Metho-
dist church.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
Cure for Headache

As remedy for all forms of Head
ache Electric Bitters has proved tobe
the very best. 1t effects a permanent
cure and the most dreaded habitual
sick headaches yield to its influence.
We urge all who are afflicted to pro-
cure a bottle, and give this remedy a
fair trial. In cases of habitual con-
stipation Electric Bitters cures by Civ
ing the needed tone to the bowels, and
few cases long resist the use of this
medicine Try it once. Large bottles
only fifty cents at Haman' s drug store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
DIR. =. =. Harris for Mayor.

DR.. Samuel S. Harris is a candidate
on the Reform Ticket for Mayor. 1t
is not the pleasure of DR.. Harris that
he is running for the highest Office in
the gift of the voters of this city. He
did not want to place his name before
the people of the city as candidate
but his friends insisted that he should
allow his name used. They got up
his petition and filed it with the city
clerk making him the Reform canGi-
date for mayor and now the Doctor
is in the race and he expects his
friends to stand by him. DR.. Harris
is not an office seeker. He is plain
every day man. He belongs to no
factions. He is a christian gentleman
with no strings tied to him. He belongs
to no church-no select organization.
He is DR.. Harris-a man who is known
far and near for his good qualities.
He is the friend of the poor ana needy
and has always answered the calls of
those who suffered with the prangs the
human race is subject to whether they
had money or not-whether they were
dressed in rags or silks.
Than DR.. Harris there is no man in
the city who is better posted in city
affairs the city needs, and we
all know that he has the back k-bone
and the courage to administer the laws
as the law says they shall be admin
istered.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
CIVIC FEDERATIoN BILL A LAW.
Gov. stephens signs the ST. Louis
school Board Measure.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March 23.--
Gov. Stephens to-day signed the Civic
Federation bill. He also signed
number of other measures, none of
which, however, are of any special
importance. The Governor has been
busy all day with legislative work,
and expects to keep at it until his desk
is cleared of the mass upon it passed,
by the General Assembly.
Among the bills signed to-day was
the general deficiency bill This bill
carries appropriations covering the
shortage in the criminal costs fund.
and it will be good news to the clerks
of the courts and Sheriffs, who have
been carrying their fee bills for many
months
1t is the general impression that the
state assessment bill does not meet
with the approval of Gov. Stephens,
and will be vetoed. The Governor has
not yet taken up the bill. and it will
be some days yet before he passes
npCn it.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
THE RIVER RISING.
But the Danger Point Will Probably
Not BE Reached for n Month.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, March 22.-The
river at this point is advancing slow
| ly. The Water registered 1872 feet on
the wharf last evening. a furth,r ad
vance of few feet is expected within
a day or two. but rivermen do not an
ticlpate dangerously high stage of
the water for few weeks yet. The
river at this point will be highest
they think. later in the season, when
the water from the melting ice and
snow OF the Northwest reaches this
section. The SHOWS are unusually
| heavy, and some of the tributaries of
| the Missouri are now breaking up.
An old time riverman who is familiar
with the Upper Missouri country, in
discussing the situation yesterday,
said: 'We are certain to have trou-
BILE here this spring. The winter has
been like that of 1881. when we had
flood. When the spring breaks up
late the snow melts rapidly and comes
dO"u WIFI 1HC llIlC
Floyd, Big and Little Sioux, East
and West Bow Rivers, James River,
the Niobrara, White River, Chapelle
Creek, Bad River and Cheyenne River
all break up about the same time, and
they empty an immense quantity of
water into the Missouri. When you
get above the Cheyenne there is the
Grand River, the Moreau, the Cannon
Ball, Apple. Heart and Bismarck.
These break up later as rule, and
they also send out an immense volvme
of wator. 1t spreads out over the
bottoms in places there which prevents
it from all coming down at once, but
the volume of water from there is i'm
mense.''
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
This Is Worth Reading.

For the purpose of advertising our
College we will give a thorough course
OF instruction in ok-keeping and
modern business methods by mail free
of charge to a limited number of
persons. This course will be COM
pleted in forty lessons. Glass will
be organized in a few days. Full
particulars free upon application.
Address: The American Business
College. Omaha. Nebraska.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
Croub and whooping Cough

Billiards. Horehound Syrup will
promptly relieve Group and Whooping
Cough. 1t will cure the worst Cough
or Cold. 1t never disappoints. Try
it. Sold by Wilson Drug store
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
BaIlard's snow Linfmnt.

There is no pain it will not relieve,
no swelling it will not subdu9, no
wound it will not heal. 1t will cure
rost bites, chiblains and corns. Sold
by Wilson Drug Store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-12

entered the town to ram for the
sOrtie. Some delay occurred owing to
a lack of beasts of burden. The Gre
tans had ceased their firing and con-
scented h a the Moslem soldiers should
retain their arms, but when the latter
emerged and a start was made for Sa-
limo a scene of the widest confusion
and one OF great danger took place.
The horde Of Cretan insurgents sur
rounded the refugees and, wherever q
gap occurred in the escort, would dash
in and tear their weapons from the
Bashi Bazouks and snatch the bundles
which many Of the women and children
carried. 1t was with the utmost diff
f1cu1ty that the Moslems were prevent
ed from firing on the insurgents n
thus bringing about q horrible
slaughter During the confusion N
girl was kidnapped by the Cratans.
The Daily Chronicle viii publish to-
morrow a dispatch from Athens saying
that Greece has 60, 900 troops On the
frontier, and hat the Turkish and
Greek outposts are very close together
in places. For instance. at Arta the
Turks hold one end Of bridge and the
Greeks the other. A Greek general re-
Gently. while inspecting the frontier,
accidentally entered Turkish territory
and vac contured by the Ottoman pa
troll. but was eventually rescued by
his tr0ooS.
The eitration on the frontier, it is
said, Is n dangerous one and little
WORLD he required to set the country
ablaZe.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-12
rh~ Chicago NJ ~vk~ta

Chicago, March 1o.-The wheat mar
ket today was in the condition II usual
ly is when the government report is
pending; both buyers and sellers were
doing but little. preferring to have that
document out of the way before as
Stunning an aggressive attitude. Yes
terday's bulge at the close, on "A war
rumor, was lost at the opening. an ir-
regular market succeeding. Towards the
close, however, there was a slump,
promised liberal receipts in the north
west and some good crop reports from
Kansas eXerting a d~iscouraging eff
feet on weak holders and prompting
them to liquidate. Cash wheat was ir-
regular, closing kc to NC under yes
terday.
A slight appreciation in corn prices
late yesterday was attributable to the
war scare which arrived about the close,
and that having been lulled over night,
the market this morning opened with
the advance lost. There was n fair de-
mand at the decline. traders having
some short corn to cover. a irmer tone
developing in consequence. The break
III wheat near the close had n detr1-
mental effect on corn. Cash corn was
firm early, closing easy with the flu
lures.
The trade in oats early was so light
that prices were but slightly altered,
although the temper and feeling OF tn.
market was easy. Later. as other
grades displayed a hardening tendency.
| oats sympathized. Near the close recess
sions took place, wheat and corr ex-
hibiting weakness. Cash oats were nc
higher early, but closed with the ad-
vance lost.
A frmer, but not a more active pro-
vision market was seen. The hog mar
ket was up &c per 100 pounds, with sup
plies light, that helping products. There
was a fair buying by packers and for
scattered account. The slump I'm grain
at the end of the session caused pro-
visions to exhibit an easier tone. May
pork closed at PIC lower. May n sc
lower and May ribs unchanged.