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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-15
OUR T IN CUBA.
They Are of the Kind That Can
Mea Nothing But the Islands
Annexation.

In spite of every precaution that can
be taken, the Spanish evacuation
would seem almost certain to be at
tended by a somewhat dangerous con-
dition of interregnum in Cuba
Throughout the greater part of the
island the Spanish authority is stil
in active political operation, although
1t is now more than two weeks since
Spain signed away all her sovereign
rights there. The government at
Madrid is absolutely without any
means of effective control over the
officials in Cuba who remain clothed
with a little brief authority. Every
populous and civilized portion of the
globe is supposed to pertain to some
responsible power which holds an ac-
credited place in the family of ma
tions. Since the signing of the pro-
tocol Spain could not we'll be held ac-
countable-at least, in mor than a
very limited sense-for violations on
Cuban soil of the rights of foreigners;
while, on the other hand, the United
States could hardly be expected to adj
NIT as yet any full degree of account
ability. Although the protocol does
not specifically make Il ccssion Of
Cuba 70 the United States, the logic
of the situation leads to practically
the same thing. Political sovereignty
must certainly be exercised by some
body in Cuba. Spain's withdrawal
makes it obligatory upon the United
States to exercise such sovereignty,
and so far as other nations are con
cerned there can be no Limited La
bility" clause in the arrangements.
The Spaniards are going to make Cuba
over to the United States in just as
short a time rs the transfer car be
carried out as a piece of practical bust
ness. The United States will thereby
have become wholly responsible, so
far as the outside world is concerned,
for the management of Cuban affairs.
If, for example, a European consul
should be mobbed in q Cuban town,
the United States would be held to
just as strict an account as if the
outrage had occurred in New York
CT Washington. In other words, to
be perfectly plain, the protocol means
nothing short of the immediate annex
alton of Cuba by the United States.
We have already annexed the eastern
most tip of the island by virtue of
the terms of the Santiago surrender,
Maj. Gen. Lawton, who represents the
United States as governor of the
coded district, and Gen. Wood, who is
in command of the city of Santiago,
are exercising sovereign authority in
the name of the United States in az
complete a manner as Gov. John G.
Brady is exercising it in Alaska. We
must not confuse metaphysics with
facts. So long as the Spaniard re-
manned in exercise of Cuban sovereign
ty, he was accountable to the outside
world for Cuban government. The re-
sponsibility that he relinquishes We,
~perforce, must assume.-Review Of
Reviews.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-15
AN AUTUMN

The frost's aglesm in the mellow dawn,
And the spiders nets are on the lawn.
And deep in flmy robes of mist
hills and the silent woodlands lie.
And anon, as the sun comes up the sky
The gray clouds turn to amethyst,
The tender song of the waking thrush
Is heard no more in the brooding hush,
Nor Hnnet's song in the dying trees
And down where the dodder's skein's are
spread,
The witch-hazel CLEANS in velvet red,
And the sweetbriar waves in the breeze.
And wheeling up through the distant sky,
On their flashing wings the plovers fly,
And over the breast of the pool
Through haze Of the daybreak's atmos-
phere,
The cry of a bittern, sharp and clear,
Comes from the marshes dim and cool.
And deep in the grasses at our feet
Tit tuneful rick still sing as sweet
AS in the depths of torrid June:
And DER the dells and the sleepy woods,
"A reverent hush of stiffness broods
AS morning dreams into the noon.
Edward Wilbur Mason, in Leslie's Pop
ula Monthly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-15
SCHOOL M CHURCH

The University Press at Oxford aas
appliances for printing in $50 different
languages.
At the annual school meetings, re.
Gently held in Michigan, a proposition
for free textbooks was defeated.
Archbishop Ireland has been ap-
pointed a member of the Lafayette
memorial commission to the Paris ex-
position.
The Southern Presbyterian church
now numbers over 217,OOO members.
This is about double the number of 25
years ago.
California is preparing to establish
an experiment station and school OF
instruction in the grating and plant
ing of vines.
The Congregational Church Erec-
ton society has in the As years of its
existence received S3,25O,245. 1t has
aided in the erection of 2,SS7 churches
and GOO parsonages.
Charlotte Yorge, the author, is IS
years old and there is a movement on
foot in England to honor her by the
establishment of a memorial scholar
ship for girls in the high school at
Winchester
The town in England best provided
with places of worship is the ancient
one of Rockdale, where there are 145
churches and chapeis. Fifty belong
to the Church of England and 95 to the
Nonconformists.
The report of the council of the Brit
ish Baptist union mentions steady in
crease in the number Of churches,
chapels, members, Sabbath school
teachers and scholars, local preachers
(5,G21 as against 4.S3s last year,, and
pastors in charge (2.O0G against 1860,
but a decrease in baptisms from TO-
lib to 1880. The total receipts of the
various funds footed up to $105, 800,
and the expenditures to $4,000.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-15

that seemed close by. As they drew
nearer they distinguished the speak
ers as Charlie Nandegriff and the vic
tor of the game.
Remain where you are, Mildred, we
might as well see the thing out. No
doubt, he is paying him the money
now"
Spellbound the girl stood behind a
tree. For a moment the quiet was
painful. then she heard Charlie say dis
tirctly:
But you sent him to me last night"
"I've SEN no one!" was young Dun
strow's answer. What did he tell
you?"
"He said that Claudine had made
your winning the game the condition
Of her engagement to you. He de-
clared that she would throw you over,
if you failed to come out victorious.
He told me how desperately you felt
in the matter, and that you could not
bear the thought of losing her"
"He told you a falsehood. have not
sent him to you, neither have asked
Claudine to marry me. 1t was a damn
able plot to ruin you. You threw the
game away to me to save me losing
the girl I loved, you say?"
~ did. 1 thought hat l could ex-
plain it to Mildred, whom Hove dearly,
and who has promised TO be my wife.
You are my best friend. l felt sure
that she would approve my action to
ave a friend"
"She does approve" said a sweet
girlish voice, she is only sorry that it
was for naught! You are a real hero,
my darling!"
In a moment Mildred was folded in
her lovers arms.
The plot to humiliate Mildred by
stealing the victory from her be-
trothed was Matched in the fertile
brain of the young California million
aire and Claudine. Mat Dunstrow,
who was himself enamored of the
beauty in pink, became her willing
slave and carried out the scheme. as
the others had arranged. 1t lost
Vandegriff the golden prize, but it
could not deprive him of the love Of
the woman who had promised to be-
come his wife.-St. Louis Republic.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-15
Give MS Well ms Receive.

Give out as well as take in, or ex-
pend as well as receive. God never in
tended US to selfishly enjoy the good
things of His providence, and of His
grace, but to be distributors of His
material and gracious bounties. There
is a peculiar pleasure in giving, which
more than c~ompensates for the re-
linquishment of what we lay out for
others beneft.-Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-15
Another EXPLANATION.

"We were married in that hasty
way" explained the girl who had
eloped, because we objected to the
display and the bother and the cost
of a big wedding, you know"
~"Indeed?" answered the girl who
had hoped to be married first, speak
ing in a most insinuating voice. "rm
glad to hear that. 1t disposes of that
foolish rumor."
What foolish rumor?" asked TIE
girl who had eloped.
THAT you didn't dare give him tire
to think it oyer."-Chicago Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-15
In EXPLANATION.

Crahshaw-What do you mean by
cheating me like this? You said this
chain I bought here would last a life
time. and here is all the plating worn
off in q month.
Goldstein-Mine frendt, I said dot
shain would last you 4 lifetime, pc
cause when you puy it you look so sick.
[ didn't fink you would live der week
1udt.-Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-15
No Mystery.

Cook. who is that policeman ia in
the kitchen just now?"
"Me brother, NAM"
"My last cook said he was her
brother"
Then, nam, most likely she was my
sister."-T1lnStrated American.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-15
CRANES CARRY SONG BIRDS.
Across the M~editcrra-
mean Sen.

How ever the little birds contrive to
get across such vast eXpanses of the
sea in their annual migrations is a
pulling question. That they do it is
unquestionable; it is admitted by the
most competent observers hat they
! sometimes get over stretches of bill
lowy brine that for a thousand miles
afford no perch for their weary little
! claws to clutch on. That such an cX-
tended flight is too much for them is
not only evident in itself, butts proved
by the fact that these too venture
some songsters sometimes alight OF
the rigging of ships in such a state Of
exhaustion that. when disturbed. they
are unable to fly the length of the YES
sci, and occasionally even fall helpless
upon the deck.
An English traveller. who was con-
siderably interested in the birds, hap
pened to be passing the autumn N The
island of Crete, in the Mediterranean.
| and he often noticed n sound like the
t%wittering of small birds at times
when the sandcranes were passing
overhead on their way southwark. As
the only fowl in sight were the cranes
this aroused his curiosity and he men
toned the matter to a friend, who
was a native of the island, suggesting
that possibly the noise was caused by
the whirring of the feathers of these
! great birds. His friend. however, said
no.; the noise, he declared. was made
by the song birds hat were riding on
the backs of the cranes. and further
| asserted that the saucy little fellows
had came all the way from the coast
of Europe with their gOOd-natured
companions. who lent, if not a helping
hand, n helping back, which was much
more serviceable, as often as needed.
\ few days later the Englishman got
pretty conclusive proof of the truth
Of these statements. He was cruising
! about in a boat about Is miles from
shore. when another flock of cranes
passed overhead, and he heard the
same twittering notes. He therefore
discharged his gun to see what would
| come of it. and forthwith he saw
three small birds rise up from TIE
flock in fright. After a short time
they disappeared among the cranes.
The next day he was visiting Cairo,
in Egypt. and observed a great num-
her of wagtaiIs in the palm gardens
there. After watching them for some
time, as they hoped about and tilted
in the fashion that has given them
their name, he asked an old Bedouin
chief who stood near how he imagined
they got there, as they always spend
the summer in Europe. The sheik at
once replied: "Yakhamageh (my dear
sir), do you know that these little
birds are borne across the sea by the
larger ones?!"
The traveller put the same question
to a couple of Arab donkey boys who
came up to offer him their beasts.
Surely" they cried. "Abu sand
the stork) has carried them over the
sea-"
It is said that Indians of the region
south of Hudson's bay tell n similar
tale of 4 finch which travels very COM
fortably on the back of the Canada
goose. It certainly seems improbable
that a belief so widely disseminated
should be wholly without foundation.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-15
Wholly UnnmiabIe.

Excuse mel" exclaimed the timor-
Gus man, "but may 1 disturb you for q
few minutes on a matter of consider
able Importance to myself and posi-
bly, OF sotne concern to you?"
NO, sir" replied the disagreeable
citizen; mot unless you promise not
to waste as much time talking business
as you do Observation-Disclosures
Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-15
Air of VerisimiIitude.

Hicks-Bowers has been telling me
;ome of his war experiences.
Wicks-And I suppose you believe all
his yarns?
"Oh, yes; they are so uninteresting.
I'm sure they must be true."-Bostoni
transcript.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-15

Amore glorious day had not dawned
upon the town of BriarwOod in many
a moon. The sky was blue as an
amethyst, the air crisp, and the sun
shone with the glitter of melting gold.
AT two o'clock in the afternoon not a
seat was vacant in the temporary
grand stand, which had been divided
in boxes and stalls for parties of four
and six. Many elegant turnouts had
taken up positions in the field, their
fair occupants preferriag to watch
the game from underneath bright sun
shades.
A shout went up from he multitude
when the two crews in their natty uni
forms and led by their captains,
MARCHED into the field and he game
was begun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-15

Doctors Carriages IN Berlin.
Physicians carriages have the right
of way in the streets of Berlin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-30
THOMAS l.. CONWAY.

Conway. the Democratic candidate for Attorney
General. though one OF the youngest members Of
the Clinton County bar. has made fine reputation
Mr.. Conway born at Chesterfield Essex Coun-
~ n. y, where he acquired the rudiments of a
substantial education, after which he gradu-
ated from the KGeseville Academy. In ISL he be-
gan reading law with the firm OF Waldo & Grover
Of Port Henry, and he was admitted 10 the bar In
1884, The following three years he practised his
profession in Keesevllle coming TO Plattsburg In
1851 Here he formed a partnership with J. y.
Riley, which continued until 1889 when Mr. Riley
appointed Superintendent OF Indian Schools
and the firm was dissolved. The same year s. A.
Kellcsg. member OF the we-known firm OF Palmer.
Weed. Kellogg Smith. was elected Justice OF
the Supreme Court. and his place In the firm was
filled by Mr.. Conway. the firm name being changed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-30

10 the Democratic National Convention, and was 4
consp.cuous speaker and worker in Mr.. Cleveland ;
behalf Soon aCtcr the election Of the Hon l. j.
Fttzgerah as state Treasurer I'm 1854 Mr. pantorth
was appointed Deputy State Treasurer. and Mr.
Fltz-erah on his reelection reaprointed him Dep
uiv for TWO Years from January J, 1855. In 1893
Mr. pan.or,h was elected State Treasurer and
was elected In 1871.
In 1892 Mr. Dantor,h was a delegate 10 tho Ma
tlonal Democratic Convention. at which he adTo-
Gated tho nomination OF David T. Hi for Pres
dent In 1895 he again 4 delegate to the Ma
t,onai Convention and chairman Of the state
Committee supported ". J. Bryan throughout his
canvass He was again chairman OF tho state
Committee In 1871.
II cannot be said that Mr. Daniorths record as
publc official is such as TO commend him 10 the
people Of the State. His - TOO closely asso-
ciatcd with that OF the late Isaac II. Maynard IN
der Maynard's tutelage Danforth. as 4 member OF
tho State Board Of Canyassers. ignored the de-
clson OF the Court OF Appeals, and helped put 4
ioh through that deprived Edward Osborne or his
seat in the Senate and gave u 10 Gilbert a De4Le
whom the voters had refused 10 elect Also. Nnen
he was serving state Treasurer. storm went
up from all parts OF the State calling for his reslS
OF his once and of his reckless manner Of de-
posting public funds AZ that time he mad de-
posted $50 GO I'm metropolitan bank, and LETT the
funds there. after he had been warned OF the I'M
safe condition OF the bank. and at the same time
was personally i borrower from the bank 10 the
In 1894 Mr. DaDfosth took UP the practise OF law
IN this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-30

County. was placed in nomination for Con-
troller by Richard L. COnnel OF the Duchess
County delegation, and the nomination was
made by acclamation
Elliot B. Norris presented by +. (.
Miller, OF Wayne County, as a candidate for
State Treasurer. He was seconded by Judge
Clough and the nomination. Ike the others, was
made by clockwork reclamation.
Thomas +. Conway, Of Plattsburg. was put in
nomination for Attorney General by John b.
Riley, Of Clinton County. Jabez c. Pierce, OF
Monroe County. got on his feet and objected 10
Mr.. Conway as man who was for the gold
standard in 1896. The m lnation was seconded
by several delegations and the assertion was
made that Mr.. Conway IS straight" In 1896.
The nomination was made by reclamation, and
one or two weak protests were drowned.
Martin Schenck. Of Rensselaer, County, vas
placed In nomination for State Engineer by
William j. Roche and accepted by acclamstion.
This completed the ticket
a resolution. offered by James ". Hinkley,
authorizing the State Committee 10 I'LL any
vacancies on the state ticket. was quickly adopt
cd. as was another by Senator p II. McCarren
fixing the star as the emblem OF the party. as
provided by the Election law.
When the state Committeeman had been an
nounced 10 the secretary David =. Hill offered a
motion that the thanks OF the convention be ex-
tended to the temporary and permanent officers.
extended and IL was carried.
The convention then, at $3.50 o'clock. on mo-
ton Of Mr. Hinkley adjourned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-30
THE CANDIDATES..
JUSTICE AUGUSTUS VAN WICK

Justice Augustus Van wyck. the Democratic can.
a,dato for Governor. was born IN New-forK wy
In 1876 His parents were William and Lydia val"
wick and one Of his ancestors was Capta' "A
ham Van Wyck soldier In the he'o'e''o -.
Justice is four years older than MS oro'iie,' 80
Robert A. Van Wyck After his graouatioh -
ph,llips Exeter Academy he entered the IhNe'@''s
- En-tb carolina He later received the degree Oh
Master Of Arts from his alma mater. lie s'uol.1
law in Richmond, Va, where he practlsed HIS g'o-
fession fer few years before moving 10 d. =.
Soon after making his home in Brooklyn lie ~
titled himself with the local Democratic lnO'.'''
hut IN 1881 he broke with the regulars and helpeu
10 found the jefferson Hal! o:gahizaIoH' "' ~,
was formed to give substantial! expression ~ Wv
belief OF its members that the regular party eaoet
had sold out General Hancock the De'"oe "''
candidate for President in 1850 In 1881 'he 'e'lV
son Hall Democrats nominated Il compe'e 'O00'
ticket but they withdrew II before Election DnS
uro, receivin9 the promise OF Hugh McLauSh''"
thar he would retire from the party leaoe'sh'p'
Tho ,otter OF withdrawal which Mr.. Mclaughlin
signed was written by Thomas llinselia the ieIuet
NJ the Jefferson TiaE faction The "ithdrd""i u
the boilers came too late. and eelh ~"
elected Oh the Republican and CltiZehs uchu'a
After the election Justice Van NycK anu ii'9
Lauehln became fast friends orce more aho tney
hove o,ysvs since stuck together In all the fortunes
ard nisfortunes Of their party. =,
McLauehlin made Justice Van Wyck his canul-
date for Judge OF the City Court lmnedia'e'' " ~
their reconciliation and his election. io'Io"eu' i1'
became a Supreme Court stice by the cohsoAu"-
lion OF the City and Supreme courts. HIS tern
rIu exnro on december 81 Of this year. Justice
Van Wyck was candidate for renomnat'oh' anu
tho place had been practically conceded 10 nun
Justice Van Wyck twice elected pres'uen. %
the Democratic General Committee OF broohiY H.
serving for the last time in 1885. he mas also oee
a member OF the State Committee ne 10 80
rrnDic,nt NJ the Episcopal Church and member
~ tho committee on Canors OF the Diocese OF Long
island. He was =; one time Grand Master OF me
Zeta Psi fraternity and is a member OF the w
ford. Brooklyn. Hamilton Moniauk ana Demo-
cratic clubs and Of The Southern Society.
Justice Nan Wycis wife was MISS Lela ool"o',
witt. daughter OF Dr. William W. wilkins Of
p,cbn,ord. Va HIS son. William a. Van WycE. Is
an Assistant Distrct-Attorney In KEGS county
and his son-n-aw, James w. Osborne IS d" AS
s,stant Distr!ct-Attorney ii Manhattan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-30
EDWARD g. .ATW ATER.

Poughkeepsc X. Y. Sept % Edward storrs A.
water the nominee for Controller. is son OF John
p. Atwater. and was born April TO- 1853. in Gin
clnnati. He took preparatory course at Phil
lips Andoyer Academy. and graduated from
Yale College In 1873. After leaving college he
studied law with Judge Henry NJ Taylor Of
Poughkeepse In 1890 he was elected president OF
the Farmers and Manufacturers Bank. In this
city, which place he still holds Mr.. Atwatcr was
formerly Republican, and president OF the
James q. Blaine Republican Club OF this city. lie
IS director OF the Poughkeepsie Iron Company
and OF the Forest Dean Iron Company lie is also
a trustee OF the Poughkespse Savings Bank and
controlling stakeholder OF the Pougbkeepsic Gas
Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-30
- v.sd Smith A. Conway. Judge Palmer having
ELLIOTT B. NORRIS.

LIONS " y, Sept. 2s.-Ellott B. Norris tne
candidate for State Treasurer. was born N S0aus.
wavne County y. Y. June Is. 1875 He IS the son vi
Rufus Z. Norris. ore OF the pioneer settlers 0,
sodus Elliott p. Norris was largely '''s''
a., ,ha cor.tn,c,ion Of the Sodus Point and South
az, Ratlroad OF which he vice-pres!dent ana
1,-oc,or for several years. With the exception o'
two years spent at Greenville. Penn he mas AVA.
lived at Sodus where he owns one or the mes
farms in the State. For several years he WAS Gu.
Gagged In the produce business and he is AZ p'ese''
engaged In the buying and selling OF i've s'0(~
and in fruit evaporating. He is lifelong go ~.
cr,, ard IN 1883 was the Democratic candidate ior
IN. Assembly. and was defeated. In ~" ne was
again nominated. and was elected He Is "'a'u
Master Of the State Grange, Patrons OF Husoanci''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-30
GEORGE W. BATTEE

Lockport. y. !. Sept 2a-George ". Batten.
nominated to-day for Secretary OF State. Was born
In Lockpor,. Niagara County. IN 1856. and has al
ways been a resident OF the county. In early man
hood ne became the leader OF the Democratic party.
not alone In Niagara County, but IN the NLN;h
Senate District. which he represents as State Com
mitteeman. having been reelected on Tuesday by
the twelve votes OF that district unanimously. He
was Deputysheri1 under his father Joseph Bat
ten and later was Inder-SheriH under Sheriff
Thomas Sialnthorpe. lie was elected Sheriff by 4
tority Of 200 when Cleveland carried the county
by only 2oo for President. He IS In the insurance
business at present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-30
MARTIN SCHENCK

MarHn schenck. nominated for state Ens!he~
and Syrveyor was born in Palatine Bridge. MONT.
gomery County y. y. in 1856 He was educa'en
at the Schenectady Grammar School and IN INC
ensineerirg department OF Union College, from
which he graduated in 1862 Thereafter nc Mo-
,rcogod 4, railroad surveying and building until
1889 when Elnathan Sweet then State Engineer.
cayo him a place in his Office. Among ne tas SS
9ssigued TO him were the building or clkss aM.
dredging he Hudson between Albany ana iru.,
some work on the Champain Ca L 5 ana ' In
iSli he was elected State Engineer and served ore
term He msmber Of Assembly trem Of the
canal Ring against Tiden in the nght OF 'n"'