The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-23

GEN. DUFFIELD has yellow fever, but
is doing well.
ADMIRAL VoN DIEDRICHs, who Is in
command of the German squadron at
Manila, recently interviewed Capt.
Chichester of the British cruiser In
mortalite as to what he would do if
Germans interferred with the lombard
ment of Manila. Capt. Chichester re-
piled that only Admiral Dewey and
himself knew that.
SYLVESTER SCovEL, the newspaper
correspondent, chagrined because he
was not permitted to participate in the
raising of the Stars and Stripes at San
tiago, on the nth, pushed his way to
Gen. Shafter and slapped the generals
face. Scovel was Immediately arrested,
and is likely to pay dearly for his in
discretion.
GEN. MILES sailed from Siboney, Gu
ba, on the Yale, on the 18th, with the
advance guard of the army of invasion
for Porto Rico, consisting of the Twen-
ty-fourth infantry %(colored) and four
batteries of artillery. The rest of the
forces are being pushed forward under
the direction of Gen. Brooke.
ADvICEs from Cavite of the 14th inst.
stated hat the American advance on
Manila would begin on the 10Th. Gen.
Anderson had reconnoitered the terri
tory between the Spanish outposts and
the insurgent lines, and had his cam
paign planned.
THE president, on the 18th, Issued in
structions providing in general terms
for the government of the province of
Santiago de Cuba 1t is the first docu-
ment of it's kind ever prepared by a
president of the United States.
MAJ.-GEN. CHAFFEE has been decided
upon by the administration as military
governor of Santiago and the surren-
dered territory. He is a soldier of wide
experience, and has a thorough knowl-
edge of law.
JAMES JOHNSON, the Oakland CAL
millionaire ship owner, died at his
home in that city, on the night of the
18th, from complications brought on by
excessive smoking. He "a 81 years
old.
A sEvERE wind storm, followed by a
very heavy rain. prevailed in Wiscon-
sin, on the 10Th, extending as FAY north
as Marinette and west as far as Black
River Falls. Many buildings were
damaged, trees were uprooted and
crops in many sections leveled.
The California fuse works at Oak.
land was blown up by a murderous
Chinaman on the 10Th. Five deputy
sheriffs, who were trying to arrest the
murderer, and the fugitive himself were
killed.
Four girls were drowned in Utah
lake, at PaySon, Utah, on the 10Th.
They were floating on a plank. One
fell off and vas drowned, and the 9TH
ers lost their lives in trying to rescue
her.
THERE is good reason to believe hat
direct assurance have been received
from Germany that she will offer no
obstacles to the execution of our plans
in the Philippines.
The steamer Roanoke arrived at
| Seattle. Wash, on the 18th, from st.
Michaels, with 14O passengers and ST.
100000 in gold, aggregatipg $4,000
| ounces.
GEN. SKATER says that the prison
ers turned over to him at Santiago far
exceeded in numbers the strength of
the besieging army.
On The 18th Gen. Shafter reported
the capture of 10, 900, 900 rounds Of am-
munition at Santiago.
SUNDERLAND, England, was visited
by a S2, 200, 900 coniagration on the
18th.
The gunboat Sandoval was among
the prizes captured at Guantanamo.