The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

LAWRENCE j. ONEILL, who for Il
years had been a trusted letter car
rier in st. Louis, was taken into Gus,
tody, on the 18th. by government Off
Gals and lodged n Jail to answer to
the charge Of ~embezzling letters con-
tanning money.
A AMP explosion in the residence OF
Stephen Welsh, near Sharpsburg, Pa,
on the 18th, set fire to the house and
badly burned the four occupants, Ste
phen Welsh, Mrs. Welsh and two chill
dren. The house was destroyed; loss,
$40, 600.
The Chicago & Alton shops at
bloomington, ILL.,, have started on a
nine-hour schedule instead Of seven,
the extended time being caused by nu-
merous wrecks lately with damage to
rolling stock.
COUNTESS OLGA REGINA HAzATFELDT
is living in dire poverty in Il Harlem
On. " garnet. Her fathers brother is
German ambassador to England, and
her cousin is Coils 2. Huntington's
son-in-law, Count Hazatfeldt. The
young woman's father was forced out
of Germany for dueling and other rea-
sons.
Mrs. S. BLACKMAN, of 4O5 Perry
the legitimate daughter of Barney Bar
nato, the dead millionaire, will at once
take steps 20 acquire a share of his
fortune. Mrs. Blackman and her hus-
band will proceed to London for the
purpose of demanding her interest in
the estate.
New YORK capitalists have closed the
purchase of the famous group of San
Pavier mines from the Boston owners
The mines are located I6 miles south
Of Tuscon. Ariz.
A RIO landslide is reported near
Briega, Canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Part of the forest there and a number
of buildings were buried, There was
no loss of life.
THE Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians
are wrought up over the new law
which goes into effect July 1 relating
to polygamy. After that time each of
the 40 Cheyenne Indians who has more
than n wife. will have to choose one
of the two, three or five wives that he
has, and the cast-off wives must go
back to their relatives.
IT is said in Washington that Will
liam R. Day will succeed John Sher-
man as secretary of state next Janu-
airy.
The British steamship Sultana,
bound for Calcutta, foundered off the
Island of Skotra, in the Indian ocean.
ceived, but it is feared that many on
board were lost.
IT is announced on the authority OF
one of the royal physicians attendant
upon her majesty that Queen Victoria
is almost totally blind. No details of
the sad news are available beyond the
fact that the af1iction is a recent cul-
mination, though it had for some time
been threatened.
CONGRESSMAN GEORGE WHITE, of Hi
nois, has reappointed John W. Smith
to the naval academy by sending his
name to the secretary of the navy.
Smith is a colored pupil of a Chicago
hlIn SClOOl. IL was hOL1llldOCo 1dSG
fall by Mr.. White, but failed to pass the
examination a month ago. He will be
examined again in September.
A DISPATCH from Havana, June Is.
said: Mariana, a suburb of Havana,
has been attacked by the Cubans IN
der Cardenas aud Arangueren. The
fight lasted several hours, and rein
forcements from the capital came to
the aid of the Spaniards. The losses
on both sides were heavy.
ACCORDING to a ConStantinople dis
patch of the 18th the porte will form
Elasona and Salonika districts, and an
imperial trade raises the army war foot
ing to 700, 600 men, while L,S0O, 900
Mauser rifles have been purchased.
ADuCEs are that the wheat crop in
the valley OF the Danube is damaged IS
per cent
JOHN e. BRADY, of Alaska, has been
nominated to be governor of that dis
trict, and c. W. Tuttle, of Indiana, and
John E Crane, of Illinois, have been
appointed commissioners for Alaska.
a DELEGATION of Cheyenne Indians
interviewed Gov. Barnes of Oklahoma,
on the 18th, regarding the enforce
ment of the law abolishing polvgamy,
which takes effect July j. The gov
ernor informed them they would have
to choose one among their many wives
and abandon the others.