The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-01-15


IHE Russian embassy in CONSTANT
nople has been threatened with boml
outrages unless Russia withdraws hel
opposition to the amelioration of the
condition of the Armenians."
HENRY R~OTHSCHILD & Co. announced
n the Sth, an increase of 81 per cent
In wages at their Trenton On. j. shirt
mandatory, to go into effect on the
18th. They also advertised for more
help.
NINE men from Dawson City arrived
at Port Townsend. Wash, on the 10th,
bringing advices up to December g.
All say that while provisions are
scarce, there will be no starvation.
Provisions could be purchased from 81
to S1.50 per pound. Candles had been
reduced from Sl.25 to 50 cents each.
THE weekly statement of the asso'
ciated banks of New York city for the
week ended on the Sth showed the fol-
lowing changes: Surplus reserve, in,
crease, Sc, AS, S25; loans, increase, 81, 955-
800; specie, increase, S1,S57. 800; legal ten
ders, increase, 81 1850, 100; deposits, in
rease $40, 52s, 800; circulation, increase,
S64, 700.
The house river and harbor commit.
tee gave a hearing, on the 18th, on the
project for the deepening and widening
of the channel of the Mississippi from
New Orleans to the gulf. The object
is the furthering of commercial, rail-
road and steamboat interests of the
cities along the Mississippi, especially
the heavy grain export traffic.
IT is the general opinion of the seal
ing men in Victoria, b. c., that there
will be no pelagic sealing in the Behr-
ing sea during the coming season.
Only n schooner, the Director, will
60 to the Japanese coast. ALI the seal
ing there is lone will be carried on
along the California, Oregon, WASH
ington and British Columbia Coasts,
The trial of Count Esterhazy for
completely in the alleged unjust trial
and sentence of Capt. Dreyfus was be-
gun in Paris, on the 10th, with open
doors. Before the end of the first
days hearing, however, ''the inter
ests of the national defense" and the
suppression of a gigantic scandal de-
manded the further taking of testi-
mony behind closed doors.
ACTION has been taken in Portland,
Ore, looking to a union of all the free
silver forces at the coming state cleo
ton in June. The state central COM
mittee of the democrats and the free
silver republicans decided to hold state
conventions in that city OF March %,
and it is understood that the populists
and the union party will also call their
state conventions in hat city for the
same date.
The Norton line steamer Miramer,
which arrived at New York, on the
eth, from the River Plata and Brazil
ports, brought three packages of yell
low fever serum, forwarded by DIR. j.
Saranelli, of the Institute de Hygiene
ExperimentaIe, at Montevideo. Two
packages We're addressed to Surgeon
General Wyman of the Marine Hospi-
tai service. and the other to Health
Officer A. IL. DOty.
MOsT alarming reports were received,
on the 18th. of an uprising by Semi
mole Indians. in retaliation for the
burning at the stake by farmers of two
of the members of the tribe guilty of
abuse and murder of a white settlers
wife. 1t was said that already a dark
trail of blood aud flame marked the
progress of the savages. Prompt
measures for putting a stop to the
outrages had been taken.
THE weekly statement of the Bank
ot-E gland, issued on the 9th, showed
the following changes, as compared
with the previous account: Total re-
serve, decrease. e2l. 900; circulation, in
creased e70J, 900; bullion increased,
e76S $50; other securities increased
9253, 700; other deposits increased 9l,-
1873, 900; pubic depOsitsdecreased. s2l2, .
OJJ: note reserve increased G41JJJ;
government securities increased sJJ9,-
QUO.
lHEhE are DO iOiCiRh missionary 81
.ietirs of the evangelical churches of
the United States. The work of these
societies includes 1,O93 principal sta
tions. 6,247 out-stations, S.T74 American
laborers, Is. S64 native laborers, 1881
churches, 43O. 266 communicates, 1870
additions last year, and 262 SOB chill
drrn and young people under instruc-
tons. Native contributions last year
were S34S. ISO. and the total income for
the year was 81. 333, Oh.
The two houses of the Ohio legisia-
ture voted, on the 18th, for United
States senator for both short and long
terms, the former to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Senator
Sherman. The vote for each term re-
suited: Standardization, 10; Hanna,
II. Iluuse-MckIsson, 40; Hanna, So;
8 scattering and l absent. This gave
Mr.. Hama d majority of the votes cast,
but having failed to secure a majority