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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
A CRYING NEED.
Legislation to Make More Effective Millions g..
Already Spent, Pointed Out by Chief
Signal Officer Greedy.


LegisIatIont to Make More Effective Millions
Already Spent. Pointed Out Inv Chief
SJo,., o@cor cro
WASHINGTON, March 1O--Gen. Tree
w. chief signal officer, has written The
fOIlovviDr Ia+tar +o tho Saoratarv of
war II ha@ l"e u Ol"Iindh
cannon OF the mousse committee on ap-
| propriatiOnS:
To the HoRorab Ie Secretary of Var
SIR: The estimate Of $40 90 for cables tn CON-
meet electrically IN, fortiications in the har-
bors OF New York. Boston and Pbila1elphia-
has been omitted from the sun1rv civil hill az
reported nv the house OF REPRESENTATIVES, The
chief signal officer would he derelict in his
duty did he not call the attention of tho score
tarv of war tn the necoSsitv ~ urying unon tic
senate such an apnropriation For seven con-
s~ecutiye wears the chief signal officer has ma
vailinplv Recommended the imnort,nce n, This
matter recitinp the fact that soma nf n moct
imDortant defenses can only he reacbej nv
messenger.
The destruction If military cabIas hatuaen
AIcatraz Angel island ami Tho uoirIond 49,
since left the forti6cations in S,n Eroncisco
harbor isolated and entirely nnconnactod sIocD
tricaIIv and Fort Warren in poston b,rhor 4,
also vitbou, roach Inv talenbono or taIo,ronh
In New Work barbo- n is tr,a ,bat serara,
posts can communicate with eacb other orar
circuitouS commercial routes but srcb cou-
nlicated metbods inadeouate in reaca We
wouLi inevitably break down in case Of actual
hostilities.
These estimates have been recommended
both bv YOU and former Secretaries of war
have been repeatedIy urged as military neces-
Sitiec nv tho cor,nan5in, ,o,or,1, 49, a.
partment affected and have been heartily an.
nroved nv the commanding ga,ar,Is ~ -bs
army.
Never more than TODAY have time and W
operation been more potent elements Of
strength. whether in the industries Of neace Nv
the art of war. In this business world the
most acute minds n, tho cen,urr ora ,nrIrin,
themselves tn the dnvaIonma,t ~ sDoaJ-aus
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
MISSOURI A e W
Recent Deaths,

Judge John P. Walker, aged -, ono
Of the early settlers, near Anabel, Ma
on county. He was presiding judgd
OF the county court several terms, and
was n Of the fist surveyors. He
plated several of the towns in Che
county.
Leopold Cast. one of the founccrs of
the Cast Bank Note and L;thcgraph
Co., st. Louis, aged 50. He was u lead
ing business nan of st. Louis fqs half
a century.
Charles l.. Evington. aged 70. one of
the pioneers of Laclede county, srdtlen-
ly, at his home, ten miles south CT Linn
Creek.
Mrs. Jane Glasscock, at her homo in
Cape Girardeau. aged "a. She came to
Missouri in 1916, and resided in Cape
Girardeau codnty and city ever Siace.
Her husband, Scarlet Glasscock, died
in 1850.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.

Result of the Trial of Sherin Martin ana
Deputies-The Jury Unanimous For Ao-
quittaI-Closeo of the Famous Trial or the
Participants In the Shooting OF the
Strikers at Lsttimer, Pa.-More Indict-
mentS Pending.
WmKEsBARRE, Pa, March 10.-The;
Jury in the case of Sheriff Martin and
his deputies, charged with the killing
of strikers at Lattimer. on September
10 last, returned a verdict of not guilty
Long before the time for court to con-
vene there was a big crowd waiting to
gain admittance to the courtroom,
and when the doors were thrown open
there was a wild rush, but only
a limited number were admitted
Judge Woodward did not take
his seat on the bench until five
minutes after ten o'clock, the jury
coming in a few minutes later. When
the jurors had taken their seats the
roll was called, each man answering to
his name. The clerk then asked:
Gentlemen of the jury, have you
agreed upon a verdict"
The foreman replied: "We have" at
the same time handing the clerk the
written verdict, which was promptly
passed to Judge Woodward.
After reading the verdict the judge.
returned the paper to the clerk. The
latter, addressing the jury, said:
Gentlemen, your verdict in the case
Of the Commonwealth versus James
Martin, ct al, is not guilty, so say you
alp"
1--WE do" was the reply.
The jury was then polled and each
juror answered not guilty as his name
was called.
There was an attempt at applause,
but it was quickly suppressed by the
judge.
When the jury retired Tuesday even
Ing they took only one ballot, and it.
was unanimous for acquittal. 1t is
said the jury was prepared for a YER
dict before leaving the box. After the
jury had been thanked and dis
charged by Judge Woodward, Dis
trict Attorney Martin asked that the
defendants be required to continue
their bail bond, as there are still II in
dictments for murder hanging over
them, and 80 for feloniously wound
ing. The bond was continued as re-
quested.
District Attorney Martin says he has
not decided what to do with these 9TH
err cases. The prosecuting committee,
it is said, will insist upon further pros
ecutiOn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
Brad King Hanged Himself.

At Quincy, Hickory county, Brad
King. a prominent planter. committed
suicide by hanging. He went to the
barn to feed the horses. and took his
little son with him. He sent the boy
back to the house. saying that he was
going to the pasture. He never re-
turned. The neighbors organized Il
searching party and found his body
hanging to a tree near his home. The
neck was almost severed by the rop
No cause assigned for the deed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

AT Key West, Fla, on the 4th, all
the Maine survivors received n months
pay, and their claims for lost personal
property were filed.
GEN. GOBLIN, commander-in-chief of
the G.. A. R., speaking at Atlanta, Ga,
on the 3D., said: IF it appears that the
Maine was destroyed by designing Off
Gals we have American dollars to buy
ships and the munitions of war. but
there has not been enough Spanish
money coined since the Inquisition to
pay for the lives of those martyred
sailors"
PETER II. CHRISTENSEN, a bookkeeper
in an undertaking establishment at
Burlington, Ia, received information
through a newspaper dispatch of the
death of his wealthy uncle lear Stock
ton, Cal, of whom he had been search
ing for a clew for eight years. BY his
death he becomes possessed of 4 SlOO, 900
estate.
FAILURES throughout the country, as
reported by Dun & Co. for the week
ended on the 18th were PSI. against 246
for the corresponding week last year.
For Canada 81, against 50 for the CORE
spending week last year.
ISAAC a. SHEPARD, one of the most
prominent citizens of Philadelphia,
died, on the 9th, after a lingering ILL
ness. He was II years of age.
SECRET agents of the United States
government have made a fullinvestiga-
ton of the Havana defenses. including
the plans of Notifications. the number
of guns, etc. the report of which has
been forwarded to Washington.
AN order has been issued to make a
test Of the machinery of the eight old
single-turreted monitors lying at the
League Island navy yard, with a view
of determining their value as coast de-
Tense vessels.
ONE person was suffocated and died,
later, and several were more or less
seriously burned in a fire in a tenement
house in Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 9th.
Only the quick work of rescue by the
fremen ~preventeda dreadful holocaust.
PRINCE ALBERT OF BELGIUM, who is
expected to arrive in New York on the
North German Lloyd steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, is travelling in
cognito under the title of Count De
Rethy. and such being the case, the
government and its officials can not
recognize him as a prince.
The war department has decided to
again occupy Fort jefferson DRY Tor
tugas) for military purposes. This is
most important. as it shows careful
preparation for possible war. The move
follows quickly the signing of a large
contract for ammunition.
The result of the election for members
of the London county council isthat the
progressives QiberaD have secured 6s
seats, and the moderates (unionist) IS.
The election in Hackney was post
poned, owing to the death of a candi-
date.
AT Cedar Rapids, Ia, on the evening
of the 9th, while out walking and ap-
parently without cause, Alfred S.
Healy, about % years old, shot and in
~stantly killed Miss Libbie Brauschand,
Is years old, and then sent a bullet
through his head. He will probably
die.
THE Houston (Tex.) Post printed on
the 18th, a letter from United States
Senator Mills, in which he formally
withdraws from the race for r~e-elec-
ton, which leaves the field to Gov. C.
A. Culberson.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
THE report that John F. Armstrong,

THE report that John r. Armstrong,
a prominent mining man of Ishpeming,
Mich, committed suicide, on the 4th, is
denied. Mr.. Armstrong was killed by
an accident in one of his mines.
THE Cairo correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Mail says he is informed on
reliable authority that three French
officers have been in Khartoum for
three months.
On the 9th, Col. Picquart reiterated
his refusal to answer Comte Ester
hays challenge to a duel for causes
growing out of the Dreyfus and lola
trials.
a DISPATCH from Hong Kong, on the
18th, said that six additional American
war vessels were expected there
shortly.
DIR. CLEMENS kATZ, n well-known
druggist, attempted suicide with strych-
nine, at Terre Hautc, Ind, on the 9th,
after having been taken back there
from Paris, ILL.,, under charges of for
gerry, which he admitted. He may re-
cover.
ADOLPH LUETGERT is now an inmate
of the Joliet Qll.) penitentiary where,
as No. 1863, unless the unforeseen hap,
pens, he will spend the rest of his life
for the murder of his wife in his Chica-
go sausage factory.
JOHN CoRwIN and his wife, heretofore
highly-respected citizens. are in Jail al
Upton, Ia, charged with numerous
burglaries. An attempt by Corwin &c
pay his servants in new shoes, silks,
etc, led to the discovery.
THE tug Underwater, towing the
Merritt Wrecking Co.'S derrick Chief,
arrived in Charleston IS. c. harbor. on
the 9Th, after a rough passage off Hat
teras during the recent gale. Some OF
those on board were badly used up.
ADMIRAL SICARD's squadron at Key
West is held in readiness to sail cpon
short notice. Shore leave is practically
suspended. The vessels are all being
coaled to their full capacity in prepa.
ration for any emergency.
TIE Madrid impartial says that Ad.
miral Bermejo, minister of marine, has
directed that the most active prepare
tions be made to mobilize the Spanish
fleet.
WHILE the castles protest and the
city and health authorities quarrel.
the bubonic plague continues to spreac
in bombay.
THE United States steamship Havel
sailing from New York for Europe. Oh
the Sth, took out 300, 900 ounces of sill.
yer.
TIE Royal Canadian dragons al
Winnipeg, Man, have been ordered to
prepare to move to the Yukon. They
will form part of a military expedition
which the federal government is send
ing to that part of the Dominion. The
will be 2GO strong.
THERE have been only 10 deaths in
Skaguay, Alaska, during the past 1G
months.
Mrs. ROBERT MANTELL, known on the
stage as Charlotte Behrens. died at
Port Huron, Mich, on the Sth, after a
long illness.
THE cruiser Montgomery finished
cOaling at Key West, Fla, on the 9Th,
and sailed for Havana.
Tw...;rY THOUSAND persons, on the
Sth. attended the funeral of SignoI
CayAliotti, the poet and dramatist anC
radical member of the
Italian chamber of deputies, who was
in a duel with swords, on the
9th, by Deputy Macola, editor of the
di Venezia.
\ s~EMI-OFFICIAL note. issued in Mad.
rid, on the Sth. declared that the Span.
ish government had not received any
complaint regarding the attitude of
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, the United States
consul general at Havana.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
Missouri Exposition Medal.

The executive committee of the Mis-
souri, exposition commission has pre-
pared and placed on sale a very hand
some souvenir medal, to be sold at one
dollar each, the money to go into the
state fund to aid in the erection of the
Missouri state building at the Omaha
exposition. BY addressing T. E. Mar
shall. treasurer of the Missouri ex-
position commission, Continental ma
tional bank, st. Louis, and in~closing
sne dollar one can obtain this medal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

HoN. TRENT HAMILTON, Baron Holm,
of Holm Patrick, County Dublin, died
on the 9th. He was the lord lieutenant
and custos retulorum of county Dublin.
He was born in 1889 and married Vic
toria, daughter of Gen. Lord Charles
Wellesley, and sister of the duke of
Wellington. From 1868 to 1865 he was
conservative member of parliament for
County Dublin. Last year he was
raised to the peerage of the United
Kingdom
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
To Build "A Courthouse.

At a special election held in Caldwell
county an appropriation for $50 BOO wa
voted to build a courthouse at Kings
ton. to take the place of the one that
burned two years ago. \ brick court
house of modern design. to cost 81. 900
to 100000, will be built the coming sum-
mer. The appropriation will be paid
by a direct tax in the coming four
wears.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
A BIG STEEL a N

hcKenna Steel Works Co. to Establish =
Plant at Armourdals, Mo.
KANSAS CITY, No, March 1O.-E. w.
McKeana, president of the McKenna
Steel Works Co., of Joliet, ILL.,, has
bought seven acres of land in Armour
dale, a suburb Of this city, as
a site for a big steel rolling
mill. The plant will be one of
the cham of steel rail mills
that the iron magnate owns in several
cities. The work OF making old steel
rails over and re-rolling them will
prove profitable in Kansas City.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

On the 9th, the Cuban situation de-
geloped two new phases when it be-
came known that the Spanish govern
ment had formally requested the re-
call of Consul-General Lee from Ha-
vana and had suggested the impropri-
ETY. of sending relief supplies to the
Cuban reconcentrados on the cruiser
Montgomery and gunboat Nashville,
with both which request and sugges-
ton the government refused to COM
ply.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

In Athens, on the 9th, the royal fam
family attended the laying of the foun-
dalton stone of an ~expiatory chapel at
the scene of the recent attempt upon
the life of King George of Greece. The
king was the recipient of a great popu-
lar ovation.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

In view of the peculiar circumstance
connected with the murder of the
postmaster at Lake City, 5. c.. and the
enormity of the crime, it has been de-
cided to increase the government re-
ward to 81, 800 in each case. Every eff
fort will be made by the federal au-
thorities to bring the guilty parties to
Justice.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
SLOWLY and Peacefuny Passing Away.

Los ANGELES, March 10.-.Gen. w. 8.
Rosecrans' physician reported that at II
o'clock he was slowly and peacefully
passing away. He is conscious and
suffers no pain. His splendid vital
force may keep him alive several
hours, possibly until another day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

4 COMMITTEE from the American
maize propaganda, consisting of Col.
Clark +. Carr, its president, and ID. W.
Snow. secretary, are urging upon con-
gress the Importance of providing for a
comprehensive and adequate presenta-
ton at the Paris exposition of corr and
all its various products.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

TIE navy department is making
preparations to replenish the supply of
ammunition of the United States war
ships on the Asiatic station. The
training ship Mohican, now at Mare
island, will be employed to carry the
supplies.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
Want New Asylum Building,

The state asylum board met at st. Jo-
sePh and decided to call upon the next
Legislature for an appropriation of SI5O.-
900 for new buildings at asylum No. =.
There are 925 patients there, and the
institution will soon be o~vercrowded.
The cost of the present institution was
$500. 600.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

The appearance at the White House,
on the Sth, of Sir Julian Pauncefote,
the British ambassador, gave rise to
the report that he had gone to tender
to the president the good offices of
Great Britain and to mediate between
the United States and Spain. As a
matter of fact, the ambassadors visit
was for no such purpose.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
"A Thrilling Experience.

EX-Congrcssman ID. ID. Burnes. one
of the b~est-known men in Missouri,
had a thrilling experience with burg
lars at his st. Joseph home early the
other morning. One Of the robbers
held a butcher-knife at the throat of
the millionaire and compelled him to
remain in bed while his companions
looted the house.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

BRIG.-GEN. JOHN W. WILSON, chief of
engineers, U. S. A, arrived at Key
West, Fla, on the sth, from Tampa, on
board the Olivette. 1t was presumed
that the object of Gen. Wilson in visit
ing that part of the country was to in
spect the Notifications.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

GEN. FITzHUGH LEE, consul-gcneral
of the United States at Havana, when
questioned regarding SPANS request
for his recall, said: Il shall continue
TO do my duty, which is to guard
American interests"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

MAYOR HARRISON of Chicago, on the
sth. issued a call for a meeting to take
action OF the movement to erect a
monument to the men who lost their
lives in the explosion of the battleship
Maine, and appointed a large commit
tee to take charge of the matter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

Sam Rodgers, a half-breed Indian,
was shot and instantly killed by Henry
Spittorff in a row at a dance at the lat
ter's home. three miles southeast of
Essex, Stoddard county.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, March 1O.-F. p.
Sebree, a lawyer, vas nominated for
mayor yesterday by the democrats.
Mayor ]. NJ. Jones will receive the re
nomination of the republicans.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

A DISPATCH from Pekin says Russia
has definitely leased Port Arthur and
Ia Lien Wan for 90 years. 1t is added
that Russia has determined to extend
the Siberian railroad to Port Arthur
whether China consents or not.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
Arrival of Russian warships at Hong
Kong.

Hone KONG, March 1O.-The Russian
warsbips Sissoi Veliky and Navarin,
both belonging to the Black sea feet,
have arrived here.
The political situation is the far east
is causing u~neasiness among the popu-
lation of this port.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

James Bruce. aged about 80. and Mrs.
thurman, of Aldrich, aged 20, were mar
ried at the brides home, the other
night, in Dade county.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

WEBB MCNALL, insurance commits
sioner of Kansas, notified the Ham
burg-Bremen Fire Insurance Co., on
the 18th, that he will refuse to license it
or permit it to do business in Kansas
this year. The ground alleged is hat
it patronizes what McNall considers a
rating bureau.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
Lead In Cedar County.

The community is excited over the
find of lead at Gum Springs. about four
miles southwest of Stockton, Cedar
dounty. Four shafts are being put
down in a radius of two miles.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

THE Madrid impartial says that Ad-
miral Bermejo, minister of marine,
has directed that the most active prep
arations be made to mobilize the Span
iSh fleet.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

A DISPATCH from Washington, on
the 9TH, said: 1.-The sentiment at the
capitol, and especially on the house
side, is unanimous in support of the
action of the president in declining to
recall Gen. Lee"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

Mr.. THOMAS w. CRIDDLER. the spe-
cial commissioner of the United States
to the Paris exposition of 1900 and
third assistant secretary of state, re-
quests the press to deny the report that
he has been commissioned to purchase
war ships.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

THE jubilee anniversary of the Ital-
ian constitution was celebrated in
Rome, on the 4th, with general %rejoic-
ing. The city vas filed with visitors,
who thronged the handsomely-deco-
rated streets.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

IT was announced, on the 4th, that
the czarina, who was said to have been
suffering from slight inflammation of
the lungs, following an attack of the
measles, was improving.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
Missouri Flour for London,

\ contract has been closed with a
Joplin milling company for 81 carloads
of -four for London, to be shipped as
speedily as possible.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

A DISPATCH from Tangier, on the
9th, said: A number of Giatz Arabs
have pillaged the Jewish quarter at
Tatza, killed several Jews and abducted
the Jewesses.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

ORDERS were issued from the navy
department, on the 18th, to put the Co.
lumbia and Minneapolis, the two great
commerce ~destroyers, in commission at
once.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

Adolph Schneider had a fit when
Judge Murphy, of st. Louis. sentenced
him to three months in the workhouse
for petit larceny.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

THE president, on the sth, sent to
the senate the nomination of VIM. ].
Calhoun, of Illinois, to be an interstate
commerce commissioner.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
sPAIN's BEST FIGHTER GONE
Death of FrascuIo.the Celebrated Toreador,
at Madrid.

at Madrid.
MADRID, March 1e.-The celebrated
toreador, Frasculo, died Tuesday. The
interest taken in his illness was So
great that bulletins were displayed at
the house were he expired, and the
queen regent and high officials made
repeated inquiries regarding his con-
dition.