The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-09
q. III. "A Publisher.

Il. II. ADAMS, Publisher.
CAPE GTRARnEAU. MISSOURI
THE Paris Eclair advocates a Franco
Russian-American dreibund. In so do
ing hat newspaper says it considers
Americas commercial and agricultural
support necessary, even in the case OF
a Franco-German war.
BooTH-TUCKER left Denver, Col, on
the 1st, for the east. He said before
starting that Colorado capitalists had
offered little encouragement to the
colony project as yet. although n few
hundred had promised to contribute.
WITHIN the seven days ended on the
Both there were 60 deaths from the bu-
bonic plague in Bombay. The dis
ease has reappeared in Kurrachee, and
is gradually spreading. The Indian
government regards the situation IS
serious.
GEN. GOMEZ writes from Cuba that
Gen. Weyler'S successor, in order to
cope with the rebellion at its present
stage, will be obliged to demand 200, 600
troops and 500. 600, 000, and even then
he will fail as ANONYMOUSLY as Wey-
Ter has failed.
EX-REPREsENTATIvE GODFREY W.
HUNTER, of Kentucky, had an hours
conference with President Mckinley,
on the 5th, and at it's conclusion it was
announced that the appointments of DIR.
Hunter as minister to Guatemala had
been signed by the president.
Two EXPEDITIONS viii leave Califor-
MIA this month for India to witness the
total eclipse of the sun. Prof. Charles
Burckhalter, astronomer of the Chabot
observatory, will go with a complete
outfit, and Prof. W. w. Campbell. of
the Lick observatory, will represent
the state institution.
SENIOR ESTRADA PALMA said, IN h
4th: If President Mckinley is seek
ing a settlement of the Cuban war on
the basis of home rule for Cuba, he
might as we'll suspend negotiations
and recall Gen. Woodford. The Gu
bans absolutely refuse to consider the
autonomy proposition"
TIE New York Herald prints a num-
Der of interviews with leading Cubans
on the situation in the island. They
all declare that autonomy for the isl
and is out of the question, but most of
them are in favor of paying Spain a
reasonable indemnity providing she
~eyacuates the island at once.
EDWARD LASGTRY, from whom Lily
Langtry, the actress, recently obtained
a divorce in California and is sad to
have since privately married Prince
Paul Esterhazy. has been found wen
dering in a demented condition on the
railway line near Chester, England,
and sent to a lunatic asylum
A GREAT schism is threatened among
the masons of Canada. \ new lodge
has been started composed of French
and Italians under a charter of the
Grand Orient of France, which does
not believe in the Bible. Other lodges
disown them and have written to the
prince of Wales for instructions.
Miss IDA EsrELLE HILL, of Miller
ton, N Y, a worthy representative
OF the liberally-educated young negro
women of the country, is a member of
the freshman class of Boston univer-
sity and the first negro girl to enter
the college of liberal arts as a regular
candidate for the degree of A. Il.
-
ment surveyor, just returned to Vic
toria, Il. C., from the north, say there
will be no starvation at Dawson this
winter. When he left there were 9, 600
head of sheep and 500 head of cattle
on the Dawson trail, which would
reach that city between September 10
and 20.
The appointment of l.. STREET. as
Greek minister of finance has created
an excellent impression in Athens. In
an interview, on the 4th, he de
clared that he would make arrange
ments without delay with the old
bondholders, and would also arrange
that the indemnity loan be issued i'm
mediately.
1HE weekly statement Oh the aSSO-
ciated banks of New York city for the
week ended on the I'd, showed the fol-
lowing changes: Surplus reserve, de-
crease, S447, 100; loans, decrease, 81, 593,-
900: specie, increase, S4l9. 500; legal
tenders, decrease, 81, 442 800; deposits,
decrease, 81, OO2, 500; circulation, in
crease, S321, 900.
Il LOOK upon the annexation of the
Hawaiian islands as practically accom-
plished," said Senator Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts, in conversation with a re-
porter on the 5th. THE treaty will
be taken up at once when congress as
sembles in December, and | think there
is an easy majority in the senate in ia
vor of its ratification"
THE new Greek cabinet organized by
l.. Zaimis has met with a favorable re-
ception from the press. The Asty. the
Akropolis, the Ephimeris and the Scrip
all denOunce NJ. Delyannis. The Scrip
hope that the Greek Olivier will