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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
Sons of Veterans.

Warren T. Stewart Camp, No. IA,
Division of Missouri, Sons of Veter-
ans, U. S. A, auxiliary to Justi Post,
No. 173, G. q. r., was mustered last
evening by VIM. J. Knoke, Mastering
Officer District No. 1, Division of Mis-
souri,. The following officers were
elected and installed:
Captain, S. Ed Blumer.
1st Lieutenant, Chas. Armgardt.
End Lieutenant, r. F. Huhn.
Camp Council, Gustav Schultz, Err
nest Moeder, Hy. Frenzel.
Officers appointed by the Captain;
Chaplain, NJ. G. Taubert.
1st. Sergt., VIM. Bruening.
Q. NJ. Sergt. Louis Brinkoff.
S. of Guard, Chas. Hundertmark.
Color Sergt., Chas. Hume.
Prin. Musician. Jno. Wittmor.
Corpl of G., Hy. HUM, Jr.
Camp G., VIM. Sackmann.
Picket G., Louis Frank.
This camp expects to have the
largest membership in the Missouri
Division before the present year has
closed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
REScuING THE CHILDREN.
Little Ones Taken from Dens of In
iqutty TO BE RighteousIy Reared.

Little Ones Taken from Dens of In
iqufty TO BE RighteousIy Reared
There were dramatic scenes around
the station house yesterday afternoon.
Five mothers, who had tasted the
bitterest dregs of shame and disgrace.
mourned piteously for their babies,
who had been taken from their very
bosoms by the strong right arm of the
law It was an act of Christianity,
done at the instance of the Home for
the FrieEdless, and various charitable
organizations in the city, the officials
of which decided to rescue all the un-
fortunate children in Atlanta who
were being reared in sinful surround
ings and unwholesome influences.
There has been a law in force for
some time TO the effect thatall children
in houses of ill-fame should be taken
charge of by the police or other pub
lie officials and reared in some chari-
table institution. where they could be
educated and trained in the proper
way. There are quite number of
bright youngsters who were born un-
der such dark cloud. and who were
being rocked in the cradle of vice in
this city, and tine officials of the Home
for the F'riendless have been taking
steps for the last few weeks to secure
charge oi the children as blessing
not only to themselves, but to their
mothers.
Last week. therefore, the officials of
these institutions conferred with Lin
ton G. Hopkins, the well-known young
attorney. who set about at once to Sc
cure charge of the unfortunate child
rem. He consulted with Chief OF Po-
lice Connolly. who decided he would
take immediate steps toward having
the youngsters placed in these differ
ent institutions.
Yesterday morning the chief detail
ed three city detectives to visit the
tenderlOin districts and take charge
of every child they could find.
They started out on their mission
about > O'Clock. and when they return
ed two hours later, had six bright lit
tie girls and boys in charge with anx-
ious, pale-faced mothers following
closely behind. The officers had
trouble in some cases, the mothers
positively refusing to give their child
rem up, but a bit of official tongue wag-
ging proved to them that kicking would
be useless, and they were forced to
submit to what seemed to them unjust
and cruel. 1t was pathetic
scene when the unfortupate women
took leave of their babies. Some of
them walled piteOusly. even declaring
they would suicide if they were not al
lowed to live with their children, and
others expressing their opinions of
the authorities in unmistakabIe terms.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
Forgotten Author

The oldest American man Ot letters
is Theodore ). Fay. nov living abroad
at Berlin. al the age OF 90. He is most
~ forgotten. ami his books are all out
OF print. Yet he was :, man of some
note in the literature Of his day. His
novels. Norman Leslie" and "Ho-
bukcn, We're in every circulating IL
brary. and were widely read. fifty
years and more ago. He was con-
temporary of Irving, Willis. Bryant,
Halleck. Pcrcival and others of that
period He had position in the di-
piOmatic service. being given the place
of Minister to Switzerland by Presi-
dent Van Buren,. who wae very kind
toward literary men. Irving was APP
pointed Minister to Japan by him,
Hawthorne had his position in the
Boston custom house during his ad-
ministration. Bancroft was made col
lecto:. of TIE port of Boston. and James
X. Spaulding. who had written at
least one novel, was d member of his
Cabinet. 1t was noted as IA curious
fact at that time that the literary men
of the country We're generally Demo-
Gratis. Mir. Fay has never resided at
home since he lost his foreign mission.
The charms of European life were too
much for him. Boston Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
wine-Growing in Arkansas.

1t is a regretable fact that the wine
growers of the state received little or
no encouragement at the hands of the
Legislature. The distiller and whisky
seller exercise more privileges than
are extended to the wine-grower. The
cause of temperance is not subserved
by restraining the manufacture and
sale of native wine; butt wine-grow-
er is discouraged and a promising in
dustry given a serious setback. The
native wine laws of California ought
to be put on the statutes of Arkansas.
Give the grape-growers chance to
see what they can accomplish. The
Blackburn wine bill proposed only to
manufacture and sell wine in districts
where the sale of whisky is not prohib-
tied by special act. 1t provided also
that a majority of the adult inhabi-
tants residing within three miles of
any church or school house could Pc
tition against the sale of native wine,
and the county judge should enter up
an order prohibiting it's sale.-Little
Rock Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
Willie KS Coachman.

1t isregarded as absolutely essential
that coachman be man of style. A
fine locker is worth s3,O00a year more
than Seeding, even the latter be the
more skillful driver. The man who
left the barber's chair before me was
Willie K. Vanderbilt's former coach
man. His father was coachman to the
Emperor Napoleon Ill, consequently
a great man in France. He left for
tune to this son, who, however, liked
the coaching business and received
$4,000 a year from Willie K. before
the divorce. He can make $500 car
riage look like a $4,000 palace bar
ouche by merely sitting on the box,
and was never known to turn his head
more than % degrees to left or right
when driving.-New York Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
Notice,

The Metropolitan Industrial Benev-
olent Association of st. Louis, Mo-,
has thrown open its doors for the peo
pie of Cape Girardeau and the ada
cent towns. Don't miss this chance.
1t is great protection through sick
ness, accidents and deaths. For full
particulars address Jas. E. Themp-
son, Assistant Superintendent and
Inspector for the Association at P. o.
delivery here or call On him at Car.
roll House. Agents wanted.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
BRYAN AND FREE SILVER.
Unique Campaign TO BE Waged
Among Farmers of the East

Unique Campaign TO Be Waged
Among Farmers of the East
KANSAS CITY, Mo. July 1.-Joseph
Hoffman and Henry Walker, strong
free silver men and good takers, have
planned unique campaign in the in
terest of Bryan and free silver. They
have built wagon in which they pro-
pose to tour the East, addressing the
rural voters at every favorable OPP
portunity on the silverquestiod. Their
vehicle is known as Bryan Wagon
No. l." and next Saturday they will
start from Kansas City. Kas., TO carry
the doctrine OF free silver from door
to door. Their wagon is quite APP
propriately painted white and decor
ated with numerous original notices.
The crusaders will be given Il big
send-Off Saturday by the Democrats
and Popuiists of this section.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
SUM OF MONEY TO BE COUNTED.
Transfer of the United states Treas
urer's Office Involves $780,
100000.

WASHINGTON. d. c., June D.
Secretary Gage to-day appointed a
committee to examine the books and
assets of the office of the United States
Treasurer in connection with the trans
fer of the office from Daniel n. Nor
gan, of Connecticut, to Mr.. Ellis Fl.
Roberts. of New York The new
Treasurer will be here tomorrow. and
will relieve Treasurer Morgan of his
duties and responsibilities Thursday
morning, July l. The transfer of the
Office to him will involve Il count of
all the moneys and securities in the
vaults of the treasury, aggrcgating
about 500. .000. 600. This is an enor-
m0u. undertaking. and will employ
about 100 persons. including expert
counters and their assistants. c0ntin-
uously for about three months. Most
OF this time will be taken in counting
the vast stores of silver. It i esti-
mated that the paper money can be
counted in about two week time. and
that it will take nearly two months
and half to count the silver Mr..
Morgan's bondsmen will not be reIiey-
ed until the count is concluded and all
the moneys and bonds in his charge
have been fully accounted for.
The bond ofthe United States Treas
urer is Sl5o,000. and that official is
personally responsible for the safe
keeping OF all the funds in his charge.
The committee appointed by Secretary
Gage to make the examination Is COM
posed of Daskam, chief of the public
moneys division. representing the Sec
retary of the Treasury: Huntington,
chief of the loan division, represent
ing Treasurer Morgan. and Edward
BTshingcr. cashier OF national bank
at Utica. \. Y. representing Roberts.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
Petit Jurors for Circuit Court.

Herman Ludwig. David Critics, ST.,
Franklin Tacke, Geo. Kaufman, Geo.
W. Peterma 4, Geo. H. Grant, Alfred
p Behrens. John Hirsch, r. H. Juden.
Louis H. Gllessle, Theo. Besel, Chas.
Umbeck, Fred G. Bertling, B. S.
Schwab, VIM. Eggimann, DavidLoon-
ey, Jason H. Thomas, John A. Proffer,
Herman Weiss, Jacob H. Campbell,
Peter Diemund. .'Sr. Geo. W. McNeely.
James Wethers, Geo. VIM. Snider.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
A Queer 90 Medicine.

There is medicine whose proprie-
tors do not claim to have discovered
some hitherto unknown ingredient, or
that it is a cure-all. This honest
Medicine only claims to cure certain
diseases, and that its ingredients are
recognized by the most skilled physi-
clans as being the best fer kidney and
bladder diseases. It is Foley's Kid.
ney Cure. W. b. Ceerver, Druggist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
Old People.

Old people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find the true remedy in Electric Bitters.
This medicine does not stimulate and
contains no whiskey nor other intoxi-
cant, but acts as tonic and altera-
tive. 1t acts mildly on the stomach
and bowels, adding strength and Civ
ingtOne to the organs, thereby aiding
Nature in the performance of the
functions. Electric Bitters is an ex-
cellent appetizer and aids digestion.
Old people find it just exactly what
they need. Price fifty cents per bottle
at Haman's drug store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
starving to Death.

DENVER, COLO, June 30.-Peter s.
Therkelsen, the Highlands cObbler,
founder of the Free Christian Spirit
ual Redeemed Liberty Church of God. -
is dying of self-imposed starvation.
In tracts announcing himsel as II, |,
l, spirit" Therkelsen proclaimed
the tenets of his peculiar creed. For
the past week, with the exception of a
few meuthfuls of buckwheat and lit
tie milk, no nourishment of any kind
has passed his lips.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
MARKING MISSOURI BALLOTS.
Decision by the supreme Court IN the
Case OF Hope vs.. FIentge.


JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June %
Especial. Judge James B. CAN'T, in
the Supreme Court in banc, to-day
handed down an opinion in the case
of Hope VS.. Flentge, which gives the
collectorship of Cape Girardeau Coun-
ty to Hope. He is a Democrat and
Flentge is Republican. The face OF
1896 election returns showed the election
of Flentge, but Hope contested the
election along with other Democrats
for other county Offices. Flentges s
ma ajority on the face ef the returns
was nine.
Hopes chief ground of contest was
that twelve votes We're Illegally cast
for Flentge, and that in one precinct
forty votes were by mistake cast fer
him. The Circuit Court found for
Hope and the other Democrats.
and this judgment was to-day affirmed
by the Supreme Court. The recount
in the Circuit Court gave Hope 2iI13
and Flentge 24jS. The vital point in
the case was upon the marking of GER
tain votes. In his opinion Judge
CAN'T says:
''The law says he shall cross out
the groups he does not wish to vote,
and directs how he shall do it. To
hold such language merely directory
would Illustrate the essential principle
of the law.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
Free Pills.

Send your address to 81. E. Bucklin
& Co., Chicago, and get a free sam
pie box of DIR. Kings New Life Pills.
A trial will convince you of their.
merits. These pills are easy in action
and are particularly effective in the
cure of Constipation and Sick Head
ache. For Malaria and Liver troubles
they have been proved invaluable.
They are guaranteed to be perfectly
free from every deleterious substance
and to be purely vegetable. They do
not weaken by their action, but by
giving tone to stomach and bowels
greatly invigorate the system. Reg
ular size 25c. per box. Sold by W.
! C.Haman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
Missouri Game and Fish Warden.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June 2s.-
Gov. Stephens to-day appointed A. j..
D. Burford, of Burfordsville, Cape
Girardeau County, to the Office of
Game and Fish Warden of the state
for a term of two years from June %,
1897. The law creating the Office is a
good one, but the warden is handi-
capped in the discharge of his duties
by reason OF the fact that no. appro-
priation was provided for enforcing
the law.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
Bucklen's .Arnica SnIve.

The best salvein the world for cuts,
bruises. sores, ulcers, salt rheum.
fever sores, letter, chapped hands,
chilblains, corns, and all skin erup
tins, and positively cures piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price p cents per box. For sale a
w G. Haman's.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
The city Attorney Has something to-
SaV

EDITOR DEIOCRAT: In your Fri
day : daily. in referring to what you
call mistake of our Jackson friends
in thinking that our city authorities
are closing our corporation doors TO
telephone communication with the in
terror of the county. You say ''it Is
true an iron-ciad opinion has been
filed by the city Attorney that would
lead persons to believe that we wanted
no telephone communication with
Jackson.
Now. if any of our jackson friends
think that any officer of this city wants
to prevent telephone communication
with Jackson or other parts of the
county, | agree with you that such
Jackson friends are mistaken. | will
go further than you do and say | do
not believe that any officer or any
private citizen of this city wants to
close our corporation doors to such
telephone communication.
But, with all due respect for your
self and the writer of the article above
referred to, will say that it is not
true that an opinion has been filed by
the City Attorney that would lead any
reasonable person, or any person with
an ounce of brains in his head TO be-
lieve that we want no telephone com
munication with Jackson. On the con-
trary the officers of this city, includ-
ing the City Attorney, will do all they
can under the powers given them by
the Legislature to facilitate telephone
communication with Jackson and
every other part of the county, as they
are progressive men and propose to
keep abreast of the times. But in do
ing so the City Attorney will not, and
and do not believe that the Mayor
and Council will surrender the juris-
diction of the city over a public street
of this city. nor yield to the Gravel
Road Company the right to control
Broadway street from Pacific street
westward to the city limits.
The City Council ordered the tele-
phone poles erected on that part of
Broadway removed because they were
erected thereon without any authority
from this city, but on the supposed
authority obtained from the Gravel
Road Company under claim made
by said Gravel Road Company, that
it is the absolute owner of and has
sole jurisdiction over that part of
Broadway. This city can not afford
to admit and will not, on the advice
of the City Attorney, admit that the
Gravel Road Company is the owner or
has any jurisdiction over any part of
Broadway street and l do not believe
that the officers of said Company will
make any such claim after they have
consulted a lawyer on the subject.
AS soon as the laws and ordinances
of this city are complied with, and with
the enterprise and corporation of the
gentlemen desiring to erect telephone
line, We will have telephone communi-
cation with our Jackson friends, and
be thereby brought into closer social
and business contact with them, a re-
suit very much to be desired by all
our citizens. Respectfully,
B. F. DAVIS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
MRS. eEECRER STOVES ESTATE.
1t Was so Neager that the old Home
stead Must Be sold.

HARTFORD, CONN, June 30.-The
meagerness of the estate left by Har-
riet Beecher Stowe is soon to be made
apparent. Her twin daughters. who
made home for her on Forest street.
in this city. so many years, are in
danger of being deprived of the old
home, now so historic. When Mrs.
Stowe made her will some years ago
she thought she would leave property
enough to provide amply for her
daughters and also for her son, the
Rev. Charles f. Stowe, of Sim5bury.
Her son was to take care of the prop
erty in the interest of his sisters. By
a codicil she bequeathed her Forest
street house to her daughters, but
failed to put her signature to that pOr
tion of last will and testament. When
the estate came TO be inyentOried it
was found that with stocks. bonds and
all, there was not enough in the
daughters share to support them COM
fortably or to enable them to keep the
old home for many years. 1t is now
learned that their brother has notified
them that he is about to sell the house
and provide home for them in Sims
bury.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
Grand Jury.

The following named gentlemen were
drawn by the County Court for Grand
Jurors for the August term of the Cir
cult Court:
Henry Zimmerman. Chas. p. Med
ley, August H. Meyer, H. G. Dempsey,
w. H. Huters, VIM. J. Meyer, Charles
Bartels, Louis F. Thomas, VIM. Wess-
mann, Jas. c. LitzeIfelner, Christian
Scheible, Chas. C. Maintz.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
INDIANA BLUE LAW INVOKED.
PeddIer Retaliates on Merchants Who
Prosecuted Him.

MUNCIE, IND, June 21.-The Ner-
chants Protective Union caused the
prosecution of peddlers last week for
violating the city ordinance by not
having a license. One of the victims
was Charles Gilmore. who sought to
get even by prosecuting every mer-
chant who DISPLAYED goods on the
sidewalk in front of his store. Not
satisfied with this. Gilmore issued a
card in the local newspapers. threat
ening every merchant who transacted
business on Sunday, and AIuncie
stores were never before 80 tightly
closed as to-day. All meat shops,
cigar stores, saloons and drug stores.
with "A few exceptions. We're closed.
The bicycle stores were closed, and
livery stables and street ears profited
from the hundreds who have been rent
ing wheels. The city officials do not
like the Gilmore plan, but they are
powerless against the afiidavits.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
baseball.

The Eap-a-has and the Commerce
Baseball team played game of base
ball at Sportsmans Park yesterday
afternoon which resulted in favr.' of
the Cap-a-has by Il score of $ - :.
The teams lined up with Wyncsky
and 9urk as battery for the Cap-a-has
and the Ancel Bros. for the Commerce.
1t was an exciting game from start
to finish. although it was not as snap
py game as the home team usually
put up. Both pitchers pitched splendid
ball and had they been given the sup
port they deserved the score would un-
doubtedly have been much smaller.
Both teams played good, clean gentle
manly ball with but Oneexception, and
that one exception, we are sorry to
say, was the Captain of the Commerce
team. By his actions of yesterday he
proved himself unfit to play ball with
gentlemen, and we are sorry that a
team composed of gentlemen, as is the
commerce team, should nave It's fepu-
tation marred by the disgraceful exhi-
bition of temper displayed yesterday
by their Captain.
For the Cap-a-has Frenzel carried
off the fielding henors of the day, ac-
cepting two very difficult chances.
Hartzell, German, Connor and Fren-
eel were prominent with their bats,
each having two or more safe hits to
their credit. Mathews and A. Ancil
are easily the stars of the Commerce
nine. Ancel is host in himself and
without him the club would be in sore
straits. Following is the score by in
nings:
Innings 3 5 6 s 9.
Commerce q q q @ 3 O O 81
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
Petit Jurors Common Pleas Court

Theodore Sachse, Geo. W. Fulbright,
VIM. C. Walker, Jno. L. Sheppard,
Jno. Schoeneback, ]. W. Cannon,
Alvin Hoffman,, Hy. vasterling, F..
F. Blomeyer, H. S. Doyle, Jno. st.
Avit, Jr. J. w. Tisdale, Edward
Schneider, Frederick Werner, Jacot
Klughartz, John F. Proffer, Frank
Stroder, F. NJ. Erwin, J. NJ. Erwin,
August Heuer, David C. Hope, Alex.
ander Wilson, John A. McLain. Mon.
roe Link.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
Accidents.

and how to deal with them, and other
valuable medical information, will be
found in DR.. Kaufmann's great Medi-
cal Work; elegant colered plates.
Send three 2-cent stamps to pay
postage to A. P. Ordway & Co., Bos-
ton, Mass, and receive copy free
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
Don't Look Gift-HOrse in the
Mouth.

The missionary who during the ses-
sion ofthe American Missionary Union
objected to the union receiving $780,
000 from John ID. Rockefeller was
looking the gift-horse in the mouth
with a vengeance. He will find few to
indorse his extreme position. There
has been Il prevalent belief since the
time whereof the memory of man run
meth not to the contrary that the right
employment of a gift may so sanctify
it that its source may be disregarded
to a great extent. At any rate, the
safe ruie of giving the donor the bene-
fit the doubt will besanctioned in such
cases as Mr.. Rockefeller 's.-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
\ Legislative Blunder.

The Springfield Leader Democrat
says: The county court has discov-
cred blunder made by the late Mis-
souri, legislature which it is believed
by some may result, with other mat
ters, in the calling of special session
of the legislature. In repeating car
tain sections of the road laws the leg
islature Inadvertently repealed the
only provision made for the opening
of new roads. In this part of Mis-
sonri, which is beingrapidly improved
and in which many new farms are be-
ing put in cultivation. this blInder is
very important, and if. as is contend
ed, no new roads can be opened until
after the next regular session in 1898
there will be great dissatisfaction
among the farmers" The same hard
ships will result in MississippicOun
is the position of the Greene county
court is properly taken.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-03
\ WaTn Friend,

Foley's Collie Cure is very hot, but
when diluted it is 4 warm friend in
deed to those suffering from bowel
complaint. 1t never fails. 25c. and
SOC. W. II. Coerver, Druggist.