The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26

THE body of former Police Commits
sioner Leonard Welles. of Brooklyn,
was found in the woods near Scotch
Plains, y. j.. on the 10Th. The throat
was cut. and it was evident Welles had
committed suicide.
The New York Journals Washing
ton correspondent learns from a high
diplomatic source hat the representa-
tives of three of the leading nations of
Europe have advised their governments
that they regard wal between the
United States and Spain as inevitable.
THE United States survey steamer
Bachc. with a plethora of diving appli-
anceS and submarine electriclightS, ar
rived at Havana. on the 10th. and the
secret hidden under the bay will soon
be made clear.
ROBERT z. PORTER. writing. on the
Goth, from Washington. makes the state
ment unqualifiedly that the president
will intervene to end the Cuban wal
within a week.
THE exploration made by the divers
on the Maine. on the 10th. resulted in
the securing Of the cipher code book
and the log Of the Maine. besides other
valuable papers and Capt. S~igsbee's
watch.
CHARLES WILLIAM MOORE. fifth earl
of Mount Ca>hel. died in London on
the 2lst. lie was born in 1876.
TIE Ncidringhaus House Furnishing
Co.. of ii. Lonjs. suffered Il loss of from
$4,000 70 $6J.U1J by fire on the DIST.
The, company carried Il stock valued at
$1,000. but the prompt work of the
underwriters salvage corps saved much
of the stock. Insurance ample.
THE North China Daily News of the
2lst said: An unconfirmcd report is
current that the Chinese loan has been
settled at Pekin with Great Britain"
SENIOR II. VENTURA, secretary of the
Portuguese legation in st. Petersburg,
committed suicide. on the I'D. by shoot
ing himself with Il revolver at the
house of Il lady with whom he had quar-
relied.
\ BOMB was exploded, on the ed. at
president of the French chamber of
commerce. in Montpelier. Serious
damage was done. but there was no loss
of life. The police later discovered
three similar bombs in the vicinity of
the headquarters of the staff and at
the railway depot.
\ SYNDICATE of English and Ameri-
can capitalists have perfected arrange
mcnts for the construction of Il road
from the head Of Lynn canal over
White pass. and thence. by Il out al
ready located. to Il point ~ the Yukon
river below the rapids and all other
distractions to clear and safe naviga-
ton. The road viii be about $50 miles
in length.
\ DISPATCH from Madrid. on the 22d.
said: United States Minister Wood
ford is making arrangements for the
care of American citizens and interests
with his British colleague, Sir Henry
Drummond Wolfe. As the representa-
tive of the only nation favorahly dis
posed toward the United Statcs in the
event of va between Spain and Amer
lea.
Work on the big government cor
tract is now under rapid Roadway at
the Otis steel works al Cleveland. O..
Five enormous gun carriages are being
constructed there for 13-inch guns to
be used on United States battleShips.
ON the 29d Representative OverStreet.
of Indiana. introduced Il bill in the
house to establish II military post at
or near indianapolis.
GEN. HENDERSON. of Iowa, Oh the
22d. introduced Il bill in the house to
revive the grade of acknowledgement
of the army.