The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-05

A cablegram received at the navy de
partment, on the 31st, announced the
arrival at Bahia, Brazil, of the battle
ships Oregon and Iowa. They were Is
days from Tompkinsville, making an
exceptionally smooth and rapid run
down the coast.
The Civil Service Reform league has
sent a letter to the president, express.
ing its hope that he will not, as re-
ported in the public press, withdraw
a number of places now filled by civil.
service method from the scope of the
c~ivil-service rules.
A dispatch from Manzanillo says:
"Lieut. Young has formally claimed,
on behalf of the United States navy
the wrecks of the Spanish gunboats
that went ashore or were sunk by the
United States gunboats in the memo
rable engagement of Manzanillo on
July l."
Word has reached the interior de-
partment of trouble threatened by a
band of young Sioux, on the Pine
Ridge agency, in South Dakota, who
are reported to have started an or
ganized movement for the forcible re-
moval of Indian Agent Clapp from the
reservation.
During a sever storm, on the night
of the goth, a small area, half 3 mile
square, around Denmark Hill, Cam,
berwell, London, was visited by a cy-
clone. Cabs were overturned, win
dows, doors, lamp posts, trees and
chimneys were blown down and a
number of houses unroofed.
The whole japanese cabinet has re-
signed, the ministry being unable to
agree upon the question of filling the
portfolio of education. Thus the
first attempt at party government in
Japan has proved a failure. 1t is
probable the next cabinet will be a
coalition of liberals and clan leaders.
The Paris newspapers are sharply
divided into two camps, one of them
highly praising NJ. Bard's report to the
court of cessation as clearly setting
forth the truth and proving the
innocence of Dreyfus, and the 9th.
er insisting that the report was mere
ly a pleading in favor of the prisoner.
While Vice-President Hobart was
being driven down Broad street in
Philadelphia, on the 27th, the team be.
came frightened and ran away. After
several blocks had been traversed by
the unmanageable horses, they were
finally halted by a plucky policeman.
amid the cheers of thousands of on
lockers.
The Acme Wrecking Co., of San
Francisco, has made a request upon
the navy department for authority to
raise the battleship Maine. The COM
pany has had experience in raising
vessels on the Pacific coast, and rep
reservations have been made to the
department as to its ability to accom-
plish the task in Havana harbor.
The mobilization of the troops at
Halifax, y. s., took place, on the eth,
when every available man in the gar
risen was mustered in full marching
order. The militia regiments joined
with the regulars in the maneuver
Attacks by land and sea were made on
the city and repealed. All the forts
guarding the harbor were manned.
The recent wholesale emigration of
INDECENT Jamaicans to the island of
Cuba has evoked a protest from the
American authorities at Santiago and
the local government there issued a
memorandum, on the 2Sth, quoting the
protest of the American officials and
warning the British subjects not to
proceed to Cuba without adequate
means of support.
The news that the Spanish peace
commissioners at Paris had referred
10 their government n formal demand
OF the American COMMISSIONERS lOT the
absolute cession of the entire Philip
pine group, caused the greatest sur
prise in Madrid on the 31st. The
strongest feeling prevailed that the
government should protest energeti-
cally against what is regarded as a
violation of the spirit of the protocol.
Gen. Kitchener arrived in London, on
the 27th, and was greeted by the COM
mander-in-chief of the British forces,
Gen. Lord Wolseley, and other high
military officers. The grenadiers
formed a guard of honor at the rail-
road station, and Gen. Kitchener re-
eeiyed an ovation from the enormous
4brongs of people assembled to vel
him back from Egypt. The
scene of enthusiasm was almost I'M
rrecedented.