The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-20
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jured.
CANTON (O.) physicians have found
that Joseph 5. Saxton, Mrs. McKinley's
uncle. was not internally injured when
he was knocked down by a motor, and
declare he will recover.
IT is claimed by the authorities that
absolutely no booty was secured from
the Adams Express Co.'S safe by the
robbers who, on the night of the 18th,
held up the Burlington train at st. Jo-
seph. Mo.
The entire business portion of Wheat
land, Cal, was destroyed by fire on the
18th. Only one small grocery store is
left standing, and there are 5000 peo-
pie, including transient hop-pickers, to
feed. The floating population became
riotous, and began plundering the
town. A large force of deputies was
sworn in to protect what was left.
NJ. CAMBON, the French ambassador.
expresses great satisfaction at the re-
suit of the peace negotiations and the
brief time consumed. At the French
embassy it was stated that the ambas-
sador was highly pleased at the n
duct and words of President Mckinley
after signing the protocol.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has been the
recipient of warm congratulations from
all parts of the country on the success
full termination of the war. Scores of
congratulatory kilograms were received
at the White House, and many reached
the administration through Secretary
of War Alger and Adjt.-Gen. Corbin.
Two OF the notorious gang of high
wavmen that have been working the
small mountain towns We're killed at
kokomO. 20 miles from Leadyille, Col,
on the 18th, but in the fight Marshal
Ernest Conrad was killed and Deputy
Sheriff Silas Whitney fatally wounded.
The Kansas state department of agri-
culture has just completed a compila-
ton of the assessors returns, showing
the population of Kansas by counties
for the year ended June 80, 1898. The
figures show a net gain of 5000, and a
total population of 1889, III.
ALTHOUGH the war with Spain lasted
only ia days, it is estimated that it
has cost the government, SO far, $780,
600, 900, of which SOS, OOO,O 900 has been
actually paid out of the treasury.
REAR-ADMIRAL WILLIAM A. KIRK
LAND. commandment of the Mare Island
navy yard, died on the evening of the
18th.
The bank of Spain's report for the
week ended on the 18th showed the
following changes: Gold in hand, in
creased, 1,329,OO0 pesetas; silver in
hand, decreased, 1,427,O 0 pesetas;
notes in circulation. decreased, 1879, 900
pesetas.
JAPANESE papers received at Seattle,
Wash, contain a story to the effect
that the japanese ministry will pro-
test against the United States holding
the Hawaiian islands in order to re
move the opposition of the upper house
to it by raising an issue of foreign COM
plicatiOnS.
THE merchant vessels of the world
are now free to enter or leave all Gu
ban and Porto Rican ports. The state
| department holds that no further proc
lamation is needed to raise the block
ade of these islands.
TIE night train on the railway to
LisieuX, 81 miles east OF CaOn, France,
was derailed, on the 18th, near Bon
~villers. Seven persons were killed and
Al were injured.
IT is unoi1iciallv announced that Am
bassador Hay is to succeed Secretary
Day when the latter becomes presi-
dent of the peace commission, and that
Whitelaw Reid will succeed Ambassador
Hay at London.
On the 18th the associated banks of
the city of New York held S33, Ill, $50
in excess of the requirements of the
25-per-cent. rule.
A vIoLENT shock of earthquake was
felt at Messina. Sicily on the 18th,
throwing the inhabitants into a great
Panic.
UNDER the authority of the act of
congress directing the enlistment of
cooks in the regular and volunteer
armies of the United States, the secre-
tary of wal has given instructions that
colored cooks may be enlisted for white
regiments of volunteers.
The foreign office. it was reported in
| LOIuOH Oh IHS l0Gus lnltLuS " uC-
mand that the Chinese government dis
miss Prince Ii Hung Chang from pow
err, on the ground that he is respOnsi-
BILE for the recent anti-British attitude
of the tsung Ii yamen.
GEN. AUGUsTI, captain-general of the
Philippines, arrived in Hong Kong,
China, on the 18th, by the kaiserin
Augusta. He refused to be interviewed
and would say nothing more than that
he was going to Spain at the first OPP
pOrtunity.
NIKE MCDONALD, a st. Louis tea IN
ster, on the 18th, outdid Steve Brodie
by diving from the top railing of the
Eads bridge into the Mississippi river.
He risked his life to make good a fool
ish boast. He received no injury.
The transport St. Paul arrived at
Montauk Point Long Island, on the 18th
from Santiago, having OF board the Sec
ond regiment. United States infantry,
and one battalion of the Seventy-first
regiment, NewYori volunteers.
The lord mayor of London, Rt. Hon.
Horatio David Davies, has postponed
his projected American tour indefinite
ly on account of the illness of his wife.