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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
A WRESTLING MATCH.
Charles Bevfnger anG George Miller
Met Last Night.

Charles BeviGger and Gcorr. Mil
ler met last night IN IL contest for a
decision. About 800 people witnessed
the wrestling match, for such il prov
ed to be. Miller weighed III pounds,
while Bevinger tipped the scales at
lis pounds. Three ounce gloves were
used. 1t was one Of the tamest affairs
of the kind ever seen. Tae spectators
were disappointed and in the sixth
round when the referee gave the de-
cision to Eevinger Oh Il foul there
we're Kisses ard cries of fake OF
the contestants Miller is the cleserer
in sparing- Bevinger had more steam.
but he could not touch Miller.
In the first round Miller danced
around, Sevinger following him. He
struck both right and left but his
blows were not landed. The men
clinched several times and the referee
separated them.
In the second round the story OF the
first round was repeated.
The third. fourth and fifth rounds
We're only Il repetition of the first and
second rounds. y the close of the
fifth round the referee announced that
he would award the fight 70 the first
man who was fouled.
In the sixth round the wrestlers
clinched. Miller struck at Bevinger
with his right and Bevinger was de-
clareG the winner much to the disgust
of the spectators. Evansville Ind. J
Courier.
George Miller is the cigar maker
who worked in August Bierwirth's S
cigar factory last year. He was
handy with the gloves when in this
city.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
GRANTS Anecdore of Bragg.

In the second volume of his Per
sonal Memoirs Gen. Grant tells this
story about Gen. Bragg:
~ have heard in the old army An
anecdote very characteristic of Bragg.
On one occasion, when stationed at IA
post of several companies, commanded
by field officer, he was himself com
manding one of the companies and II
the same time acting as Post Quarter
master and Commissary. He was
First Lieutenant at the time. but mis-
Captain was detached on other duty.
''As commander of the company he
made requsition upon the Quarter
mas:er-himself-fo something he
wanted. As Quart9rmast he declined
to fill the requisition, and indorseG
on the back of it his reasons for so
doing. AS company commander he
responded to this, urging that mis- re-
QUESTION called for nothing but what
he was entitled to, and that it :!as the
duty of the Quartermaster he still per-
sisted that he was right.
''In this condition of affairs Bragg
referred the whole matter to the COM
manding officer of the post. The lat
ter, when he saw the nature of the
matter referred, exclaimed:
:: My God, Bragg, you have quar-
relied with every officer in the army.
and now you are quarling with your
SELF -
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
FUSION coMPLETEplN I. va.
Democrats, popuiists aa} >iiver 20
pubiicans Make 81 Deal

Democrats, popuiists aa@ Siive" :sr-
pubiirnns Make a Deal
DEs MONIES. To-, May L ia .re
was perfect fusion of the silver forces
OF Iowa at the meeting to-day Of the
Populist and siive: Republican CON-
mittees. June was chosen as the
date for holding three separate con-
ventions here to nominate a full state
ticket. Nothing definite was done re-
garding the division Of M ticket, but
probably the Democrats will haze
Governor and Supreme Judge. the
Popuiists Lieutenant Governor and
Railroad Cccmni,sio=e:, .: SGrc:ic-
terdeat OF Public Instruction, and the
silver Republicans the place that is
left. There is considerable talk II
ex-Gov. Boles as the candidate FOR
Governor. Judge Caldwell. of Tama
County. is also suggested.
Fred. w. Hite refuses to 7un. and
will be temporary chairman CT the
Democratic convention. c. o. Holly,
silver Republican, of Des.Moines. was
made temporary chairman of the Pop
u'ist convention simply to show that
fusion is perfect. The silver Repub-
licans will return the compliment by
selecting a Populist as temporary
chairman.
The platform will without doubt re-
affirm the Chicago platform, as the
campaign will naturally be largely on
national issues to hold the fusion
forces together. Some of the radical
planks will be ignored rs dead, and
in the place of them will be planks on
state issues. The Temple amendment
will b. indorsed to please the railroad
men. A more liberal manufacturing
bill will be favored.
There is some talk of w. Il. Robb,
of Creston. for Lieutenant Governor,
TO be charged to the Populists, and
Amos SteckeI. of Bloomfield, for Rail-
road Commissioner. as a free silver
Republican.
subcommittee from each party were
directed to make their detailed ar
rangements. An early convention is
to be held so that Il long fight can be
made.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
KERENS AND WARNER.
! Cordial communications From Both
Gentlemen Attesting Friendship.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 10
.'Liv" Morse. of Excelsior Springs,
was interviewed not long ago by a
reporter for a Kansas City paper,
and his remarks, purpOrting to eX-
pose existence of a bitter enmity be-
tween Maj. William Warner and
Richard G. Kerens. of St. Louis,
created something of sensation
throughout the state. Others took up
the controversy and went so far as to
state that Col. Keiercs had prepared
a statement, which he proposed TO
make public, regarding his relations
with Maj. Warner. a friend wrote
to Col. Kernes relative to the rumors
and received the following reply:
Il have prepared no statement
about relations with Maj. Warner.
There is no reason why I should.
There is not the slightest necessity for
it. Maj. Warner and myself are
friends and understand each other.
tSigned ''R. &. kERENS.
Maj. Warner was shown the re
spOnse received from Col. r. G..
Kerens relative to rumors OF an es-
arrangement between them, and wrote
the following:
If there is any feeling but that of
friendship between Col. Il. G. Kerens
and myself | do not know of it. There
may be, and doubtless are, persons
trying to create an estrangement be-
tween us, but certain it is will do
nothing to aid them.
(Signed) civilian WARNER. -
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
Mob Law Advised.

Topeka. Kansas, is In the annual
| throes of a saloon war.
1t is now over seventeen years since
prohibition was put into the consti-
tuition of Kansas, and saloons are now
running in Topeka open and above
board. Ever since prohibition was
adopted it has prohibited by fits and
jerkes. And all the time every one
could get all the liquor to drink he
wanted. If there were no ''open'' sa-
loon, there was one with a back door.
If it was closed. there was the 'drug-
store. And when there was NO
drugstore, the ''boot-legger' -four
ished; and between them as much
liquor was drank as ever, and there
was more drunkenness.
Prohibition is curse-unless it
prohibits, and to make the law "pro-
hibitn takes more moral honesty,
political honesty and respect for law
than Kansas ever had.
One thing thai was discreditable to
the great meeting held in Topeka last
week, to suppress the saloons, was the
open advocacy, by Senator PETER,
A. L. Williams and others of mob
law. They would violate all law and
disgrace the community by closing
the saloons by mob law:o PETER
said il. his speech, when rogues mur-
dered man here we simply took him
out and hung him. and he wanted
prohibitionists to hang the saloon
keeper.
a. L. Williams the leading lawyer
in Topeka, advocated mob law. This
did not take place in backwoods
county, but in the capital of the the
state, and in the presence of several
hundred protesting christian women
and several ministers of the gospel,
and so far as reported met with their
unqualified approval.
Such fanaticism is disgrace and
such advice was crime against the
C1NlAILdllOl VI btlC
If every saloon keeper in Topeka
was hung by PETER and Williams and
their associate fanatics tomorrow it
would simply be Outrageous murder
and accomplish nothing to-
wards enforcing the law unless there
is public sentiment in favor of its
enforcement.
Kansas has had enough of disgraces
without now resorting to mob law in
her capital city to enforce a law that
public sentiment does not demand its
enforcement, and which mob law will
never enforce.
Cultivate the moral sense of the peo-
pie in favor of the law and it will re-
quire no mobs to enforce it and if that
cannot be done, repeal the law.-Se-
dalia Capital.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
STOCK SWALLOWED BY a SNAKE.
Prohibition Kansas Comes TO the
Front With u Huge Serpent.

prohibition Kansas comes TO the
From, With Huge Serpent.
Topeka, KAN, May 1.-THE farm
ing community around the town of
Logan, in Phillips County, is in ter
ror over the discovery ola huge snake
that has been neutrality-suspicious.
there for the last few days. 1t was
first seen last Friday, on Crystal
Creek, and is thought to have ascend
ed this small stream from the Solo
mon River during the recent freshet.
a German farmer made the discovery.
ter losing twenty pigs, he found the
tr of the reptile and followed it to
the creek, where it disappeared. The
next night he lost twenty more pigs
and was advised that neighbor had
lost sixty chickens from the same
cause. They instituted search and
claim to have seen the snake and shot
at it, but it managed to elude them by
crawling back to the water
On Sunday it killed horse, and
the farmers reported the matter to the
town people and asked for help in
subduing the reptile.
\ description has been forwarded
here in order to determine the species
to which it belongs. 1t is said to be
50 feet in length, green in color. with
spots on it's body. 1t raises its head
to Ii height of 10 feet and makes a
very wide track where it crawls on the
ground.
The facts in relation to the snake
are furnished and vouched for by
Bert p Walker, postmaster at Logan
ana editor ofthe Logan Republican. "
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
Pensioner IsIe.

MEXICO, Mo-, May 'l0.-A distin-
guished old woman has just died in
this city. Her name was Aunt" Polly
Powell. past so years old, who was
the last widow of a veteran of the war
of 1872 in this part of the country.
She had been praying for the end to
come far some time. Aunt" Polly
was one of the few pensioners of that
war among the living. Her husband,
Robert Powell has been dead many
years. Her father died near this city
some time since, being nearly 100
years old.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
4 Missouri Drunk Cure.

The Hannibal Mo. Post says that
this beats the Keely cure out of sight:
''Put three pints of good whiskey in
a pitcher, then procure good sized,
sound, lively toad: tie string to its
leg and immerse it in the liquid just
for a second, and draw it out so that
it may not be suffocated or die there
in: do this three times, then set the
toad at liberty. It may seemed dazed,
or see snakes, but will soon get on
its natural hop and clear out of sight.
Fill your husbands favorite bottle
with whiskey thus medicated, and
after taking few pulls at it his
stomach will feel sick and become so
nauseated with the stuff that he viii
be equal to any temperance lecturer
that ever declaimed against the undue
indulgence in alcoholic inducements. =
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
Hous,oId Treasure.

d. W. Fulledof Canajoharie, n,
Y, says that always keeps DR..
Kings New ID fovery in the house
and his family ks always found the
very best resulfollow its use: that
be would not bEithout it, if procur-
able. g. A. DIeman Druggist. Cat
skill, New Yorlsays that DIR. Kings
New Discovery undoubtedly the best
Cough remedy 3at he has used it in
his family for dit years, and it has
never failed to all that is claimed
for it. Why n&ry remedy so long
sried and tested Trial bottles free at
w. C. Haman' aug store. Regular
size so cents a1 $500.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
Presidents and Their Boards.
room }.

Very few recent Presidents. with the
exception of Mr.. Cleveland, have
been without boards. Grant. Hayes
and Garfield all wore them in vary
ing lengths. Arthur wore side whisk-
ers. with clean-shaven chin and lip:
ex-Pr9sident Harrison. a full beard,
and Cleveland. a mustache. Mckinley
and Bryan both have clean-shaven
faces and both shave every day. As
President Mckinley invariably shaves
himself, the method of his operations
has become somewhat famous among
those who know him.
General Arthur was the first Pres
ident l knew to perform this part of
his toilet for himself. He was en-
gagged in this particular part of his
toilet at his home in Lexington ave-
nue., in fact. on that eventful morning
when Secretary Blaine came up from
Long Branch, on September 20. 1881.
to formally announces the death of
Garfield, and the consequent elevation
of Mr.. Arthur to the presidency.
General Arthur was upstairs at the
time, shaving. Ex-Police Commits
sioner "Steve" French. and a number
of intimates who had always clung to
him, were entertaining Secretary
Blaine in the parlor, awaiting the
new Presidents appearance. The
minutes passed and Mr.. Arthur failed
to appear. Finally one of the centere
hurried upstairs in great excitement,
"Chet,'; he exclaimed, ''why don't you
hurry? Secretary Blaine is downstairs,
waiting this half hour. You must not
keep him a moment longer"
''Let him wait" replied Arthur. II
am President to-day, and the Presi-
dent never hurries while he is shaw
ing. Town Topics.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
Don,t wnnt business.

Several weeks ago our business men
had chance to secure another rail-
road from Commerce to Cape Girar-
deau thereby adding great amount
of business to our town. Nessrs.
Glenn, y. Ruediger and L. ]. Albert.
Jr.. went around town to get up the
subscription asked for. To put il
mildly they got subbed for their
labor. Our big merchants and busi-
mes men did not want to help get an
other railroad. They have got all
the business they wantf In fact they
are overrun with business. To have
another railroad running TO town
would SO rush them and their clerks
that they would have no comfort in
life And maybe live Jew would
start store in town. Looking up
and down Main street to-day it is
very evident that business here is
prosperous.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
An Editor. a snake and Two squaws

PHOENIX, ARTz.. May 6.-El.5or
Anson H. Smith, of the Muaave
"Miner. was the hero ofremark =. Gle
incident that occurred on the table
lands near Needles. He came upon
two Mohave squaws, holding an excit-
ing powwow over a big rattle snake that
lay coiled in the middle of the road.
With due gallantry, Smith dismount-
ed and struck the reptile a dextrous
blow on the head. Instead of thank
ing their deliverer, the squaws began
to disrObe, and, with many incanta-
tiOns, throw their garments as Offer
ings to his snakeship. The scared
editor tried to mount his horse, but
the seuaws insisted on his presence
till the charm was broken. and ii was
broken. and it was not broken till
they had discarded all their clothing
and had gone through a wierd dance
over the remaines of the rattle snake.
This was done in order to propitiate
the gods and break the spell that por
tends the death of a big chief upon
the wanton slaughter of venomOus
reptile.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
,smua=o Lsy:ne oma.
seventeen Religious Fanatics Walled
Up Alive at Their own Request.


Up Alive at Their own Request.
LONDON, May 11.-According 10 a
dispatch to the daily News from
st. Petersburg, terrible crime. the
result of superstition, has been COM
mitted at Tierespol, in the Govern
ment of Kherson, where are number
of hermitages inha bited by sectarians.
Recently seventeen of the herrnits
disappeared, and it was believed that
they had migrated in fear of the fEl-
pending day of judgement.
But Il hermit named Kowalind has
confessed tina. he walled them up alive
in response to their earnest entreaties
that hey might receive the martyrs
c.'a-.-7
The police examined !he s?.t and
verified the confession.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
4. +. N \. NJ. state Lodge of Instruc.
tiOns.

y Masonic Lodge of Instruction
will be held in the hall of St Mark 5
Lodge \. F. & A. NJ. Masonic build
ing in this city. commencing at S
O'Clock p. IN Monday, May 18th, and
continuing morning, afternoon and
evening Tuesday and Wednesday 18th
and 18th.
Said Lodge of instruction will be
conducted by Grand Lecturer Allen
Mcdowell. the Grand Master of the
State will preside, assisted by other
Grand Lodge officers.
All Lodges convenient to this city
are earnestly requested, to be repre-
sented, and for the purpose of deriv-
ing the full benefit of this school of
instruction All brothers and especi
ally members of st. Marks Lodge.
should endeavor to be present at the
beginning and remain until the end.
F. a. KAGE, w. NJ.
st Marks Lodge No. 90
GEO, Z. CHAPPELL, Sect'y.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
Office of Baird College for Young
Ladies.

take pleasure in saying that l re-
gard DR.. Ignatz Mayer as a skillful
Specialist. He adjusted glasses to my
eyes which are much better suited to
their abnormal condition and from
which 1 have derived more comfort
than from those fitted by other
Opticians claiming eminence in the
profession, 1 cheerfully recommend
him to the public. b. F. BAIRD.
Clinton, Mo-, March IA, $780,
DR.. Mayer has opened an Office at
st. Charles Hotel Parlor, Room 3 and
can be consulted free of charge. He
remains short time only.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
To Consumptives.

AS an honest remedy, Foley's Honey
and Tar does not hold out false hopes
in advanced stages, but truthfully
claims to give comfort and relief in
the very worst cases, and in the early
stages to effect cure. w. 81. Coerver,
Druggist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
Mrs. Judge Mcpike.

Mrs. Judge McPike, of Palmyra,
says: 81 had granulated eyelids for
15 years. DR.. Ignatz Mayer cured
me completely
DIR. Mayer has opened an Office at
st. Charles Hotel Parlor, room3, and
can be consulted free of charge. Re-
mains a limited time only.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
Base Ball Game.

The Normal and the Cape City
Wednesday afternoon to engage in
a friendly game of base ball. Despite
the threatening weather the game was
played tn a finish. Mr.. F. Cissel an
ex-normalite occupied the pitchers
box for the Ca-pa-has. The gentle
man pitched a perfect game and was
ably caught by Mr.. Ed Brennan. The
laurels among the NOrmalites fell to
the Hines Brothers, Scivally and Mr..
Stearns.
The batting of the Capahs was
tremendous, they making d total of
thirty-two hits off the combined efforts
of Vaeth and Prof Woods. By the
kindness of Father Linn the two
College boys Mr. German and Burke
were present and played 2nd base and
center field respectfully. The batting
of both helped win the game and the
running OF bases by Mr.. Burke was
to perfection The following is the
score by innings:
Innings i al 567S9
Capahas. L o3 ) 3 Oh runs.
Normals. o Q022 000-4 runs.
Capahas 32 Il tits Normals II Hits
Capahas Errors .Normals Is Errors
The new citE club is to be called the
Ca-pa-ha s: having green uniforms
with white 4 INNINGS and old gold
belt. The tes pa is composed of sturdy
young men W 10 ought to make a good
showing agail st any team. y great
. many promini int people OF the town
were present &nd fully third of the
the spectators were ladies, thus show
ing that base Pall is not back num-
( Der in this eli.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
Rnllard,s Snow Linement.

If you have terrible pain in the
small of the back, get bottle of
Snow Linement. 1t will positively
cure it and at once. Try it and rec
omend i. to your friends. Sold at
Wilson's 5 drug store,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15

When Weak, Weary and Wasted
from Kidney Diseases, why not try
Foley's Kidney cure, guaranteed
medicine. ". H Coerver, Druggist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15

: The only In hg worth living for is
old age and e only thing worth dy-
ing for is childhood.
The averag girl would rather be
scaught in swimming than to be seen
with a gingha b apron on.
: Life is like b nutmeg grater-you
!, have 10 rub y against the rough side
s of it to accom- ilish anything.
As soon as b man begins to get
bald and too ig around the waist he
is said to haJ reached his prime.
When a giii goes walking with a
man she alwas 5 laughs and acts so
Interested in q the babies they meet.
Adam did4 mind the fall very
much, because Ihe knew. whatever hap
pened. Eve cd dld never remind him of
the promises e made at the altar
when he mailed her.-New York
Press.
The averagivoman outgrows bash
fulness befordhe puts her hair up.
The devil pl badly told Eve that
apples were g I'd for the complexion.
When the \ men begin to smoke
tobacco the mi can all use sachet
powder.
A woman ca never resist remedy
that is said to e good for the hydro
phobia. sprs bed ankle and falling
hair.
When a giH shifts like she was
! going to cry, ft is in a novel. it is
said that she HI tears in her voice.
When giril l6 she thinks most
about man 5 hair and eyes: when
she is 20 she dnks most about his
clothes: when 4's 30 she thinks most
about his bal account-New York
Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15

GEO. E. CHAPPELL, Sect'y.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-09-24
WRECK ON WABASH.
TRAINS COLLIDE AT KEY
TESVlLLE, MO.
Four Killed and Ten Seriously Injured
Passenger Meets IA Freight In n Head
On Collision --Both Engines Destroyed
Conductors Watches to Blame.

KEYTEsvILLE Mo, Sept ia
wreck on the Wabash at this place
early yesterday morning resulted IL
the death of four men. The dead are
WILLIAM GAINES, st. Louis, post
al clerk.
w. b. SMITH, Moberly, fireman.
WILLIAM c. CLARK of Salisbury,
Mo.
PAUL STREET of Salisbury, Mo.
The injured are:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Il. Bristoe, Oak.
land, Mo.
William A. Flowers, engineer.
Mrs. William Burton, Pattonsbu
Mo-
Mrs. A. B. Bolton, Williamsburg, Mo-
George f. Myers, Lucerne, Mo.
Chauncey Jones, st. Louis, postal
clerk.
j. f. Bacon, postal clerk.
=. +. Lawrence, postal clerk.
Arthur Sneed.
The passenger train which left st.
Louis at0 o'clock Wednesday night
crashed into freight train No. IS, from
Kansas City. The freight had re-
ceived orders to take the siding at
Keytesvillc, 81 flag station, and let the
passenger pass. The freight was a
minute late and was just entering the
switch when the passenger train
crashed into it, The two locomotives
came together with such impetus that
they were totally wrecked, Three
freight cars were demolished and a
mail car was thrown from the track.
All who escaped injury at once
turned to the assistance of their I'M
fortunate travelling companions. The
wounded passengers were speedily
taken from the wreck and tcnderly
cared for. Half an hour after the col
lison the dead body of Postal Clerk
William Gaines was found under the
debris of his car. w. B. Smith, fire
man of the freight engine, remained
too long in his cab and was caught as
he attempted to jump. He was so
badly injured that he died soon after
being removed.
William G.. Clark and Paul Street,
two tramps, were stealing ride on
top of the baggage car They were
thrown with such force that their in
iuries resulted in death Engineer
Flowers was the most seriuosly in
iured. The rest suffered bruises and
slight wounds.
The only theory advanced as to the
cause of the wreck is that there must
have been deviation in the watches
of the conductors The property loss
is estimated at 500
This is the second fatal accident on
the same division of the road in two
weeks