The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-27
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

A PAPAL encyclical addressed to the
Spanish clergy and a papal letter ad-
dressed to the Spanish people have
exhorting them to remain faithful to
the queen regent and to defend the
monarchy.
GEORGE GOULD, head of the family of
the late Jay Gould, and guardian of
the millions left by the tinancier, will
arrive in New York from Switzerland
on September 4. Within a few days of
that date Frank Jay Gould, the young
est of the children, will come of age,
and then, according to the will of Jay
Gould, the great fortune will be di-
vided.
RESIDENTS of Santiago, Cuba, have
formulated a protest against the con-
duct of immune regiments in the town,
especially the colored men. They say
they are not safe in their homes owing
to the outrageous conduct of the
drunken soldiers.
Mr. CHARLES LYMAN, chief of the
stationery division in the treasury de-
partment, has been appointed chief of
the division of appointments to C
coed Maj. Fred Bracket, recently ap-
pointed by the president secretary of
the Paris exposition commission.
THE body of Valmore c. Nichols, a
farmer, who lived near Pittsfeld,
Mich, was found floating in the river
near Belle Isle park, Detroit, on the
18th. Several yards of copper wire
held the legs together, and two heavy
stones weighed the corpse down.
The general association of colored
Baptists of Kentucky, in session at
Frankfort, adopted resolutions favor
ing the sending of colored missionaries
to Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines
and Hawaii.
The war department authorities are
not alarmed about yellow fever among
the troops in the United States, but a
close watch is being kept at all points
where there is the least danger.
The celebrated matchmaker, Lobner,
of Berlin, has perfected a mechanism
capable of measuring and recording
the thousandth part of Il second.
SENATOR FAIRBANKS left ~Indianapo-
lis, Ind, on the 10th, for Quebec, to as
sumo his duties as chairman of the
American-Canadian commission.
The New York produce exchange re-
manned closed, on the Goth, while it's
members witnessed the great naval
parade in the river and harbOr.
The United States hospital ship Re-
lief arrived at New York, on the 18th,
from Porto Rico, with sick and wound
ed soldiers.
The var department, on the 10Th,
promulgated the tariff rates for Porto
Rico. The rate is the Spanish mimi
mum tariff rates heretofore enforced
in the island. The tobacco schedule is
the same as that for Cuba.
A LOCAL train from Providence, R.
l., on the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad, due in Boston at
7:45 p. m, while standing at the depot
at Sharon, Mass, on the 2lst, was tele-
scoped by an express train from New
Bedford. Six persons were killed and
26 seriously injured
On the Goth the associated banks of
the city of New York held $50, 500. ESQ
in excess of the requirements of the
25-per-cent. rule.
The cable line between Hong Kong
and Manila is again being operated.
The Norwegian bark Nimbus, Capt.
Nelson, bound for S~undsvall, Sweden,
was sunk off Aldenburgh, England, on
the 21st, in a collision with an I'M
known steamer. No lives were lost.
THE steamer Toledo. Capt. Wishart,
which sailed from Galveston, Tex, on
July 20, for Rotterdam, struck on Grim
rock, Scilly islands, on the Goth, in a
dense fog, and f%oundered almost i'm
mediately in % fathoms of water.
There was just time to launch a large
boat and all hands were saved, many
clad in their night clothes only.
THE Bank of Spain's report for the
week ended on the Goth showed the fol-
lowing changes: Gold in hand, in
crease, l, al. 900 pesetas; silver in hand,
increase, 4,467, 900 pesetas: notes in cir
culatiOn, decrease, $685. 900 pesetas.
The pope held a reception, on the
21st, In honor of his saints day. Many
prelates, mobiles and representatives of
Catholic associations were in attend
ance. His holiness appeared to be in
good health and spirits. He "a the
recipient of a large number of gifts.
DoN FREDERICK MADRAZo, the cele-
brated Spanish painter, died in Madrid,
on the 21st, in his eighty-fourth year
The war department officials have
about completed their slate of the reg
iments which will constitute the Cuban
army of occupation. The selection of
these regiments have been an exceed
ingly difficult task. As far as possible,
each of the Is states which have not
been represented at the front will be
given a regiment in this army.
AFTER a careful survey of the situa-
ton the president and his cabinet have
decided to Immediately muster IL of
the service all the volunteers except
10000. Every troop of volunteer cav
airy and battery of light artillery still
in this country are to be included in
this reduction.
ALMOST 1900 of the tars that have
made the glory of the American navy
ring around the world were loose in
New York city or the 21st. They were
given leave until the 23d. Their mon