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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-02-04

b@-S. e. LANCE 30. have res
duced their prices, nd offer an
elegant line of SHOB at
ONE DOLAR y
per pair. Call and spect them.
There is 4 rare inteectual treat
in store for all who sped can Ewes
ming Of Song and Storwith Luther
Manship" at the Schd Hall We'd
nesday night of this week. Mr..
Manship has won an ,viable rep
utation ON the platform aud he has
met with enthusiastic receptions
wherever he has give entertain-
ments. He we'll mers an over-
flowing house. Ticket of admisss
ion only % cents ar ID cents.
Thirty per cent. of the sceipts will
be devoted to the heft of the
school, and will be use in imprOv-
ing the school hall stat.
Since the above W, put in the
forms, Prof. Thames ecelved the
folio wing telegram fro Jackson
"Please postpone Mnship date
account sickness and rather. Let
ter follows.-R. W. Baey."
Due notice will be gen of Mr.
Nanship's next date.
TProspective benlicts should
call at s. E. LANCE & IO.'s and in.
spect their nice line ( Bedroom
Sets, Rock ers and otE household
furnishings. The woIerfally low
prices will induce VI to hasten
THE happy event..
Some scie mist say that in the
continued use of the les in such
work as sewing, typesltina, book
keeping, reading and udying, the
saving poiut is loobg up from
the work at short intenls and look
ing around the room This may
be practiced every 10or 10 min
utes. This relieving 70 muscular
tension rests the eye and makes
the blood supply much,etter.
All property holdershould take
as much pride in the rompt set
Element Of their taxes , does the
merchant in Meeting Notifications
The assessments are ajusi as the
wisdom Of our great statesmen
haYe been able to AXE them
These payments are pcessary te
the prosperity Of the eneral gov
eminent, the governnnt OF you
state, counties, cities al towns
your own personal weife.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-02-04
RipanS Tahules.

Ripans Tabules.
Ripans Tabules cure nausea.
Ripans Tabules: at druggists.
Ripans Tabules cure dizziness.
Ripans Tabules cure headache.
Ripaas Tabules cure f1atulence.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-02-04
HORSES


: have received Twentyseight
lad Il Horses aud Mules, which
|" a diepose Of at a bargain IN ex.
an" .noa for cattle. They are good
|husss stock. uoonv
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-02-04

MRS. S. E. MILLER, Pfoprietress.
Location near the depot, and
convenient to all business houses.
Comfortable rooms for drumm ers,
transient visitors and permanent
boarders. Table supplied with the
best the market affords. Terms
reasonable.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-02-04

Ths following schedule eo went dn IL.
ln uss ct Sunday, Dec. goth, 1896:
s q us.ouuthbound due 1858 q. N.
o . 's soouthbound due 6:24 a. m.
o. . ; 0oortbbound due 9:l7 p. m.
. 1 northbound due ll:27 a. m.
o. % ! soutbbound due 1927 a. m.
|" y u n porthbound due 1916 p. m.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-30
KNIGHTS OF PYTHiAS.

Expulsion of Charles klee by the Grand
IribunRI-He Is Leader of the German
Wing The AcIiOn Promises TO Develop
the Streug Ia of Those Who Desire to
Continue she Use of the German Ritual
NEW YORK, Jan. 2a--The grand
tribunal OF the Knights of Pythias,
sitting in this city, expelled Charles
II. klee. of Bayard Taylor lodge Isl,
of this city, from the order.
The action was taken on an appeal
by Alonzo Bedell, the grand chancellor
of the order in this state, from a
sentence of three months suspen-
sion passed against Mr.. klee by
the New York state lodge at its ses-
sion in Buffalo in 1854, when Mr..
klee was charged with conduct detri-
mental to the welfare of the organi-
zation. The charges grew put of the
decision of the supreme lodge, in 1894,
that all the business and services of
the lodges Should be conducted in the
English language. Some years ago an
agitation was begun for the abolition
OF the German ritual, and it vas sue
cessful in 1892, when, at 4 session
OF the supreme lodge in Kansas
City, No, it was voted to do
away with the German ritual.
So great was the feeling aroused
among the German members by this
action, that early in 1894 Mr.. kIee and
several other Germans started an or
ganiZation known as the Improved
Order knights of P.ythias. In it the
ritual was to be in German, if the
members SO desired, and other minor
liberties were TO be allowed which
could not be had in he parent organ
iZation. Mr.. klee vas made the past
supreme chancellor of the new order,
but he retained his membership in the
original knights.
at the next state lodge meeting OF
the older s~ocie'J Mr.. Bedell, as grand
chancellor, brought charges against
Mr.. kIee. After prolonged consldera-
tion the lodge found Mr.. klee guilty
on some OF the charges, and sentenced
him to suspension for three months.
This punishment did not seem SUI
hcient to the prosecutors, and On
tue evidence nat had been sub
mittei to the state lodge and adj
d~itional facts that were presented by
Mr.. BeLeil, the sentence of the lodge
was overturned and expulsion was de-
cided upon. The original order num-
beers about 500, 900. What proportion
of. them Will support Mr.. klee is not
known. The decision promises to lead
10 serious troubles in the original So
cietv
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-30
JOINED THE MAJORITY.

Death nf Gen. John d. Stevenson at sc.
Louis-Was n Gallant Veteran OF Tive
Wars-Fought In Many Noted Engage
ments in the War with Mexico and Did
Valiant Service for the Country In tho
War for the Union.
81. LOUIS. Jan. 24-Gen. John D.'Ste-
venso died at ten o'clock Friday night
after an illness dating back to Decem-
Der Is, at his residence in this city.
John D. Stevenson was born in Staunton,
Va. on June g. 1921. He spent two years in the
college of South Carolina, and was graduated
in law at Stauntcn in 1871, and in lsIe began
the practice Of law in Franklin county. Mo.
He organized a volunteer company in 1916. and
served In Gen. stephen w. kearney's
invasion in New Mexico. He COM
msnded a company OF dragons in
the war with Mexico in 1876 and
lsfI under Col. Il. W. Doniphan, and was with
Maj. VIM Gilpin when he entered California
He participated in the battle of chihuahua
and many other noted engagements. After his
return he removed TO St Louis. and was fire.
Guently a member of the legislature, and pres
ident for one term Of the state senate He vas
q member Of the electoral college in 1861. At
the breaking out of the civil war be became 4
stanch supporter Of the Union cause, and
raised the Seventh Missouri regiment
During the siege Of Corinth he commanded
the district of Savannah. He then led a bril-
gade IN Tennessee, and was made . Lr.~aa!er-
general OF volunteers November 20, 1862 He
served in the VicksbUrg campaign and made
the charge at Champion Hill that broke the
enemy's left flank. He led an expedition that
Srove the confeGera,es from northern LOuisi-
ana. commanded the district OF COrinth and
then occupied and fortified Decatur. Ala. On
August 5, 1903, being LEFT without a
he resigned, but was commissioned and as
signed to the district Of Harpsr'S Ferry. For
! time during the reconstruction period ne was
in charge of northern Georgia At the close Of
the war he was made a brevet majOr-general
OF volunteers, and. in 1867. for his services at
Champion Hill, was breveted brigadier-gen-
eral In the regular army, in which he had been
commissioned a colonel on July %. 1888. He
left the army in 1871, and began the practice Of
law in St Louis, where he held many pubic
Offices.
On February 10. 1s45. he married Miss Ham
nah Letcher, OF Lexington, Va. Z cousin OF
Gov. Letcher. The lady survives him, and
they celebrated their golden wedding en- Feb
raary 10, 1885. Gen. Stevenson leaves two chill
~dren-JudSe John H and Miss Virginia E.
Stevenson
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-30
FOR IN TURKEY.

A 1Ius Book Issued by the British Ge7-
ernment-Russla Proved the Stumbling
BIock-The Czsr WAS Not Willing &c
Resort to COerciye Measures When Ihey
Would Have Been EiecIiye-Ihe Other
Pow RS Consented.
LONDON, Jan. 22-The government
has issued Z blue book containing the
official correspondence in regard to
the projected reforms in Turkey. The
correspondence shows that on Septem.
Der 3 last Lord Salisbury proposed
that tue powers take measures to en-
force their proposals, and that in the
event of uEwiliingness on the part OF
any power to assume its share
in the coercive measure applied
that power should not Op.
pose the action of any other.
Austria gave her assent to this prOpo.
sition without qualification. and later
Germany assented with the provlso
that any cCercive action taken by the
powers against Turkey must be unani-
nous and. further. that the integrity OF
the Ottoman empire must be main
tanned. Italy gave her absolute as
SShS l --I AOHSSu-" DNN HN
objected to any scheme which
involved the application OF coer-
cion to make it operative. In in
terposing this objection VI. ShiShkin,
then at the head Of the Russian for
ei-n Office, stated that coercive action
was repugnant to the ear. 1t reply
to this Lo.d Salisbury e~Xpostulated
with the Russian minister, saying that
it would be useless for the powers tC
make further concerted representa-
tons to the porte in regard TO reforms
unless they were prepared to enforce
their proposals..
On November "a VI. Shishin wrote tC
lord Salisbury saying that the ear
had agreed to consider the question OF
coercion if the Sultan should prove re-
calcitrant, and the other powers were
unanimously in favor of ~resortinE to
coercion. About the end Of December
France gave i similar assent to meas
ures OF coercion, and the governments
of Russia, Austria and Italy reatiirmad
their adhesion to that plan Of action.
Lord SalisGury's correspondence IN
the subject closes with 4 letter dated
,Iaruarv .
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-30
THE THREE FRIENDS.
Liable to Procedure as r Pirate-Prepar
ing to Expedite the Case.

Liable to Procedure as q Pirate-PrepaF
ing to Expedite the Case.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-If the pub
lished stories regarding the Cuban FL
clustering tug Three Friends" on her
last voyage, of firing at a Spanish
vessel, are true, the encouragement
of the United States declares that the
vessel is amenable to the laws of
piracy and her officers and crew are
liable to punished as pirates.
Attorney-General Harmon, it is Off
cially stated, is considering the adj
visibility of ~instituting proceedings
against the Three Friends on that
charge, and in order to expedite the
case he has prepared an application to
the United States supreme court for
a writ of c~ertiorari on the United
States circuit court at New Or
leans for the transfer of the
case to the supreme court, SO that
the latter tribunal may pass on the
decision, given at Jacksonville by
Judge Locke, who held that the gov
eminent in its bill of libel against the
Three Friends did not show that she
had violated any law. He gave the
government ten days to auend its bill
and declared that unless this were
done he would dismiss the applica.
ton.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-30
o UNIFORMITY.
a Request From Comptroller Eckcls to
Governors of States.

a Request From Comptroller EckeIs to
Governors of States.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-James III.
Eckels, comptroller of the currency,
has sent a letter to the governors of
the states requesting them to recon-
mend legislation to secure uniformity
in the collection of banking statistics
for use in the annual report of the
comptroller. In order that uHiformi-
ty in time and manner of reporting
may be secured. Comptroller Eek
els has suggested in his letter
to the governors that the attention of
STATE legislatures be called tc the sub
ject, and that each Legislative body be
requested to enact sucn legislation as
will result in the submission to a des-
ignated public official of the state, re-
ports of the condition of all banks,
banking institutions and private banks
doing business in the state at the same
dates on which national banks are re-
quired to make their reports to the
comptroller of the currency.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-30
CAPTURED AND BURNED.
Gallant Attack OF Cuban Upon a Spanish
GunbOat

OAitDO
hey WEST, Fla, Jan. 24.-IIavana
advices received in Key West are to
the effect that the Spanish gunboat
Cometa has been captured and burned
by the insurgents.
The COmeta was one Of the most
powerful of the Spanish vessels i'll
Cuban waters, and had been cruising
near CardeHas to proven: the landing
OF hlibustering expeditions. For some
time she had been accustomed to an
Choir at night off Sierra Nora, Il IA
vorabie place for an attack from the
shore, and the insurgents determined
to capture her.
Last Tuesday night they opened IRE
On the vessel with Il 12-pUund IiOtch-
kiss gun. The vessel was struck sew
eral times and badly damaged. While
the crew were in confusion, boats
loaded with insurgents left the shore
and the Cometa was boarded. A des-
perate h~and-tO-hand fight took place
on the deck of the %gunboat, the Cubaus
using the machete with deadly effect.
Finally, after the Spanish COM
mander and half his men had been
killed, the survivors surrendered. The
vessel was then burned.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-30
SIR ISAAC PIT a
Death of the Father of the System OF
Stenography Bearing His Name.


LONDON, Jan. 2a.-Sir Isaac Pitman,
the inventor OF the system of stenOg-
raphy which bears his name. is dead.
lIsaac PItman was born at TunbrIdge Wells.
January 1, 1913. After SIX years service as a
clOth!ers clerk, he was sent to the normal col
lege OF the British and Foreign School society,
London, and after five months training. at the
close OF 1881. was appointed master OF the Brit
iSh school. Observation-Disclosures. He established
the British school at Wotton-under-EGge in
1886, and removed To Bath in 1859. His first
treatise on shorthand, entitled ''StenOgraphic
Sound Hand" appeared in 1851, and he thus
became the originator of the spelling reform,
to which. and the propagation OF his system OF
phonetic shorthand, he devoted his
entire attention since 1913. when the
phonetic society was established. His
system OF shorthand was renamed IN 1870 and
entitled Photography. or Writing by Sound
and his Photographic Reporters Com
p%anion' appeared in 1916. NJ. Pitsnan edited
printing his own instruction books for teach
ing phonetic shorthand, Mr.. Putnam had issued
Il little library OF about eighty volumes.
printed entirely in shorthand. ranging,
from the Bible to RasseiIas. In the autumn
OF 1887 an international shorthand congress-
and jubilee OF photography was held in Lon
don. and Mr.. Pltmau's family were presented
with his bust. a gold medal from the pho
nographers OF the United States and one
from those of Great Britain and the
colonies were presented TO MI. Pitmau In
recognition OF the invention Of his system Of
shorthand and OF his laDOrS for the rerorma-
tion or English orthcgraphy. Mr. Pitman re-
ceived the honor OF kgIgh.hOod in is9i
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-30
A REMARKABLE BILL.
4 Measure Designed to Curb
Gush Over Criminals.

ST. PAUL, Nina. Jan. 22.-ReFre-
sentative Foss has introduced Il re-
markab!e bill in tie Legislature, en-
titled, An act to prevent the foster
ing of crime and morbid scntimen-
tality."
1t provides that any person ~LC
shall give or offer to give or send flow
ers or any other token of sympathy or
admiration TO a person under ar. est
charged with a crime amounting - a
felony, or is under or awaiting Ten
tence for a crime amounting TO a fell
ony, shall, unless such person stands
in the relation of husband, wife, child,
parent. brother or sister to such Grim.
nal accused, or is an ordained minis
ter of the Gospel, be guilty OF a INSIDE
meanor, and on conviction thereof be
punished by imprisonment in the
county Jail for 4 term of not less than
80 nor more than 20 days, or by a fine
of MT less than S25 nor more than
500. or both,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-30
A v COMES FIRST.
The Arkansas Legislature refuses to Give
Washington the Place of Honor.


Washington the Place of Honor.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, Jan. 22.-Six
years ago. this month the Arkansas
legislature passed a bill appropriating
1859 for a painting of jefferson Davis,
and instructed the sergeant-at-arms to
hang it over the speakers chair, a
place formerly occupied by a portrait
of George Washington. Wednesday
Jacob King. of Stone county, intro
duced the following resolution rela.
tive to the picture.
Ee i! r~eSolred, By the house of representatives
OF the state OF Arkansas. that Jefferson Davis
picture be removed from where it now hangs
and pl ced to the left OF the speakers stand,
where Gen. George WaShingteu's picture now
hangs, and that Gen. WashingtOn's picture be
placed over the speakers stand, where JeIer-
son Davis picture now hangs"
The house. by an overwhelming
majority. rejected the resolution. Mr..
King says he was in the confederate
army, and with Gen. Lee at the sur
render at ~Appomattox, and introduced
the resolution at the urgent request Of
Eis constituents.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-30

particular channel. In the voyage of life
there are many perilous places where We
need the help of a pilot who has a thorough
knowledge of the special difficulties and
dangers to be avoided.
In those delicate physical weaknesses and
diseases peculiar to women a general prac-
t%itioner or ordinary doctor has no oppoTtun-
ity to become thoroughly proficient. Still
less to be trusted is the advice of n mere
nurse OF unscientihc person.
Only a specialist who has given a life of
study to this particular field of practice, iS
competent to treat the diseases of woman'S
intricate and complicated organism.
Anv woman suffering from these delicate
troubles may obtain the mos: eminent pro-
f~essioual advice free of charge by writing
to DR.. R v. Pierce, chief consulting physi-
clan of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical In
stitute. of Buffalo. -. Y. During nearly 20
years at the head of his splendid staff of
socialists, he has succc -~tuliy treated many
thousands OF cases OF obstinate feminine
complaints.
His "Favorite Prescription was devised
for the sole purpose of curing the diseases
and weaknesses of the feminine organs.
No other medicine has been so marvelously
successful in this particular field of prac-
tice. No other medicine SC completely
overcomes all the dangers and nearly all
the pains of motherhood.
III is with pleasure ] recommend DR.. Piercc's
Favori;e Prescription to suffering ladies'" writes
Mrs. ]. Ferguson. Box 10 Douglas Station. Sell
kirk Co. Manitoba "Afer suffering untold
~tortures I thank God I found relief and cure in
DR.. Pierce's Favoritc Prescription"
The greatest book for women ever pub
lished is DR.. Pierce's thousand-page illus
trated Common Sense Medical Adviser"
sent free in paper covers for cost of mailing
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stamps. Address Dr.. Pierce as above.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-30
ST. ANDOCHE.
Maggie MItchelrs Latest New York Real
ty Speculation.


New YORK, Jan. 23.-Maggie Mitch
ell, the actress, or Maggie Mitchell
Abbott, as she is known in private
life, has taken a new step in the way
Of real estate investment. She has
erected. at a cost of almost Il quarter of
L million of mUney.a naEniticentapart-
ment house at the corner of Amsterdam
avenue and One hundred and Sec
ond street. II is called the 81. Andoche,
in honor of the strongest act in the
play that made her not only famous,
but wealthy, ''Fanchon the Cricket"
The building is eight stories high.
and has all the modern improvements
Mrs. Mitchell Abbott is the wife OF her
former leading man, Charles Abbott,
and is reputed to have more property,
real estate and personal. in her own
name than any other actress on the
English-speaking stage.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-30
a GRIM PROPOSITION.
Tho Lives ut Two Condemned Men to be
offered for the Head of a Dead Girl.

Tho Lives Ut Two Condemned Men to be
offered for the Head of a Dead Girl.
CINCINNATI, Jan. eat. L. Foster,
of Columbus, who was the chief agent
I'm saving Ike Smith from the gallows
in that case, has been retained bv the
another of Scott jackson to save her
son and Alonzo Walling from the
moose jackson and Walling are
under conviction of numbering Pearl
bryan in the celebrated Fort Thomas
murder mystery in which the victims
body was found minus the head, which
has never been found.
1t is understood that Foster expects
TO get Scott jackson to confess and
Scell where Pearl Bryan's head may be
found.
1t is claimed that he has secured the
consent of her parents and others in
terested in the case to a Communication
of the death sentence of the two men
to life Imprisonment in case this con-
sfession shall be made and the head re.
covered.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-30
The strongest Fertilization

Against disease. one which enable us to an.
der.o uns.athed risks from hurtfu. climatic
influences. exposure. overwork and latlgue,
is the vigor that is impaired u & debllItated
physique BY the peerless medicinal sale
guard. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. You
may possess this vigor in a higher degree
than the trained athlete. although your INNS
cular development NAV be far inferior 70
his. Vigor implies sound, good digestion
and sound repose. two blessings conferred
by the Bitters, which remedies ma!arlal,
rheumatic, nervous and kidney trouble
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-30
Mlngo Junction. o.. Nearly Wiped Out.

Ningo Junction., o., Nearly Wiped Out
STEUDENvnLE, O., Jan. 2a.-Mingo
Junction. three miles below this city,
was nearly wiped by fire at 12:sO a. m.
1t started in McNeaI's residence.
The following buildings were de-
stroyed: McNeal's butcher shop,
lianna's barber shop, Scaulol's
saloon, McElroy's saloon, Becker's gro
Gerry aud bakery, kelly's drug store,
Lucas saloon, Dedlskey's tailor shop.
McKee's building, occupied by a gro-
Gerry. BARRIER shop and jewelry stores
Simpsons jewelry store, Commercial
hotel, Cooper's cobbler shop and the
Mingo city building and hall.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-30
DIES MONIES BANKS.

-Ekey Headed on "a Run by Preparing to
Meet IL.
DIES MONIES, la, Jan. 23.-The local
banks received over 81, OOO, 900 to meet
any emergency which might fol.
Row the failures, and have formed a
close alliance for mutual support.
All have agreed to enforce the 60 days,
notice for time deposits in accuruance
with the state law and no more fail
I: nres are looked for. Each hank ws>
3 prepared for a run by having sevrra
J hundred ths usand dollars piled "a .ht
counters, but there " H. none.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-30
SMALL SILVER NOTES.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Being SPurred Up.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25-The secretary
of the treasury has informed the senate
that unless immediate steps be taken
to increase the daily delivery of silver
certificates of small denominations by
the bureau of engraving, and printing
the treasury will be SO depleted as to
prevent the redemption of the denom-
nations usually called for by the
banks. He recommends al approp:ia-
ton of SAG. 600 for increasing the forco
to keep up with the demand.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-30
Fire at Boston.

Boston, Jan. 21.-The building oc.
cupied by Charles e. Moody & Co.,
Wholesale grocers, was badly damaged
by fire, and the stock of the coucerG
vas practically ruined by fire and wa
~er. The loss is estimated at So. CIV