The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-12
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

lin, who died on November ., took
place in that city on the 5th. Many
American consuls from various places
in Germany were present.
The CUbans who have been en-
ployed in cleaning and repairing the
streets of Santiago de Cuba have
struck for higher wages, though they
have been receiving 81 a day, or 50
cents and two rations-higher wages
than ever before paid for similar
work.
At a meeting of the United States
Rubber CO., held at New York. on the
Sd, Samuel p. Colt was elected presi-
dent of the Goodyear Metallic Rubber
Shoe Co., in place of George y. Lewis,
resigned.
Advices from the Cuban military
commission are to the effect that the
Spanish evacuation of Puerto Principe
and that it will be desirable to send
the troops. designated in the order of
the 4th. as early as the 18th.
In Little River. Kas.. on the 18th. fire
destroyed every building on the west
side of Main street. including Is
houses and Il hotel. The east side of
the street was only saved by hard
work: loss. $4,000. insurance small.
The transport Michigan arrived at
Savannah, Ga. on the 4th, with four
batteries of heavy artillery from New
England and a battalion of engineers.
The Michigan sailed. on the 9TH. with
the Fifth cavalry. for Porto Rico.
Charles Nelson. colored, was electro
cuted in the penitentiary at Column
bus. o.. on the 4th, for the murder. at
Bowling Green. of Jas. Zimmerman. a
grOccryman, who refused to lend Mel
sol money.
1t is stated in Havana that Gen.
Rlanco is preparing to leave. November
10, on board the Spanish steamer Villa
Verde, the famous blockade runner
during the war. His plans for depart
ure are, however, subject to change.
in view of the possibility of rupture
in the peace negotiations.
Orders were issued, on the 4th, as
signing the First, Second and Seventh
army corps to occupation duty in Gu
ba and designating the points at
which the different corps, division
and brigade headquarters will be To-
Gated. Maj.-Gen. Fitzhugh Lee will be
the ranking commander.
Consul General Haywood arrived at
Victoria, Il. C.. from Honolulu on the
steamer Arrigiena, on the Sd, EN-
route to Washington.
The war department was informed,
on the 4th. of the arrival at New York
of the transport Chester, having on
board 81 trophy guns from Santiago.
These guns were taken from the Nor
70 and other Notifications ut Santa
go. They will be taken to the Water
vliet arsenal for examination as to
whether they can be made available
for military purposes.
Frederick Il. Norman. of Keokuk.
Ia. was run over and killed in London,
on the 3D.. An inquest will be held. af-
ter which the United States consul
general will bury the remains unless
Mr.. Norman's friends are heard from
in the meantime.
Gen. Kitchener, the hero of Omdur-
man. was presented with the freedom
of the city of London. at the Guild
hall. on the 4th. He also received u
sword of honor ut the hands of Lord
Mavor Davies, who remarked that it
WIS an honor reserved for England's
gle ateSt sons.
The French minister of war. NJ. de
Freycinet. has signed Il decree remOv-
ing Gen. Renouard from the head of
the general staff and appointing him
to the command of the Eleventh army
corps at Nantes. The general is an
anti-revisionist.
Jay Staley. of Grand Island, and
Charles Burke. of Buffalo. attempted
tc cross the Niagara river on the 9th,
in a small boat during a gale. Their
boat was swamped and both were
drowned.
\. dispatch from Gen. Brooke at San
Juan announces the death of Sister
Mary Larkin, contract nurse, OF ty-
phoid fever on the 9th.
\. large and representative body of
Porto Ricans have drawn up a petit
ton addressed TO President Mckinley,
asking the government to retain in
Porto Rico Col. John L. Castleman and
the First Kentucky volunteers.
Ex-Gov. Roswell Farnham. of Yer
mont. was severely injured by falling
from a railway station platform On
the 5th. and lies in a critical condition
with conclusion of the brain at his
home in Bradford.
Late advices from Japan state that
it is likely that the seal and otter
hunters will be prohibited from fish
ing and hunting off the coast of Japan
before the fleet sails next year. Ja-
pan is trying to foster deep sea fish
ing. and under the new foreign trea-
ties that go into effect next year it is
believed that the prohibition can be
made.
The Greek cabinet has resigned. its
members considering that the eXcep-
tional circumstances under which
taev assumed office have expired