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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
~FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.

IN the senate. on the Goth, the war revenue
measure was further considered for three
hours, several speeches by prominent senators
being made. The bill was then laid aside in
order that e~uloGieS might be pronounced upon
the late Senator Walthall, of Mississippi. go.
In the house. during a long session. a few bills
were passed. the discussion involving a wide
range OF subjects. The deficiency pension bill
was considered, as was Il bill to amend the in
ternal revenue laws. Pending u yea and nay
vote on the internal revenue bill the house ad-
JOurned.
I n the senate. on the eth. during the discus
sion Of the war revenue measure, Mr.. German
denounced as infamous the decision OF the
supreme court declaring the ncome-tax law Of
1884 unconstitutional. He also made a power
full argument in favor Of issuing bonds to raise
funds with which to prosecute the war. Mr..
Teller advocated coinage Of the sei%niOrage.
Other speeches were made. but little progress
was made with the bill In the house much
time was wasted in securing a quorum, and
little business was transacted after It was Sc
cured. Consideration OF private bills occupied
most OF the day session, and a night session,
devoted to pension legislation, was held.
IN the senate. on the 2sth, after a discussion
lasting two weeks, at the close of a four-hOurs'
session, a vote was taken on a motion to lay
the corporation tax amendments proposed by
the democratic majority Of the on
the table, and it was carried by the decisive
vote of: Yeas, Al; nays, y. Mr.. German
then proposed his substitute providing for a
tax on corporations. but no vote was reached.
The senate adjourned until the 3lst......The
house was not in session.
IN the senate, on the 3lst. the entire days
session was consumed in experimenting, in
which several senators took part. No progress
whatever vas made with the war revenue bill,
which was under consideratlOn......In the
house several private bills were passed. as was
a bill authorizing the construction Of a bridge
across Lake Francis, near Lake City. Ark, and
a joint resolution directing the codifying and
submission of 4 code OF civil law and procedure
TO- Al,.1-a
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04
From a Missouri Missionary.

Rev. A. c. Wright, Il Missouri mis-
sioEary at Yang Chow, China, writes
an interesting letter under date of
cashier of the bank at Smithton. Pet
tbs county, from which the following
is taken:
We have had another bit of missionary ex-
citement more riOtOUs living, such as mission
aries have to experience. In a previous letter
told You of the 1000 beg-arS camped near
here, and Of SO many freezing To death. Well,
1t seems they did not bury some OF the children,
but left them TOR the dogs TO dispose of. On
Thursday night some mean rascal put one of
the chlldren'S heads by our east wall. and. OF
course, on Friday morning il was seen there.
The report soon started that We had been kill
ing children. and the crowds began to gather
AMI to threaten death ami destruction 10 the
foreign devils and their property. The news
spread rapidly everywhere, and before noon
there were perhaps 200 people around our
place. beating on our gates and climbing on our
wall We sent TO the officials in the meantime,
and by the help of our native Christians kept
the people out. Several of the high officials
came with q lot of soldiers, and soon the crowd
began to scatter, and by night all was quiet
Several p~rOclamationS have been put out. and
Il few men are still here on guard. but I
think all the trouble is over now. OF course,
there Is yet much wild talk among the people.
No one claimed the loose head. as nobody
seemed TO have lost any children. or l presume
We could not have controlled the people. We
were not frightened, but l suppose if we had
run away they would soon have DESTROYED the
property We decided TO stay until they broke
In, and then escape, if We could. with our BIZ
bies and albums, and let the rest 90. This was
not necessary, but it shows what 4 volcano we
live on
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04
No Extra Bank Examiner.

The comptroller of the currency has
decided not to divide Missouri into two
districts, and that consequently there
will be no opening for the appointment
of an extra bank examiner for Missouri
at this time. The present examiner for
Missouri is Mr.. FOrman. a brother of
the eX-collector of internal revenue.
He will not be disturbed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

Gov. Stephens has rendered w. J..
Bryan, OF Nebraska, the ~colonelcy of Il
Missouri regiment, IF empowered by
the secretary of war to make such APP
pointment." Information from Mr..
Bryan leads the governor to believe
that Mr.. Bryan will accept is unsuc-
cessful in securing a position with the
Nebraska troops.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04
BUSTED THE ~BLOCKHOUSE.
The Gunners on the Auxiliary Gunboas
Uncas Engaged in a Little
Target Practice.

KEY West, Fla, June 2.-The United
States auxiliary gunboat Uncas arrived
here from the Cuban coast. She re-
ports that on Monday last, when about
a mile and a half West of Matanzas
lighthouse, she sighted a Spanish
blockhouse on shore. Taking up a DO
sition about 600 yards off shore, the
Uncas fired two shots, which went clear
through the building, wrecked;ng it
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04
Missouri Wheat,

Wheat on low land has been consid-
erably damaged in places by the re-
CEN wet weather. and in some locali.
ties it has grown too rank and is fall
ing, but in general it continues very
promising, although serious damage is
threatened by chinch-bugs in Il num-
Der of counties.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

Charles Kincaid, teller of the Bank
Of Blackburn, Saline county, was shot
in the left arm while in the bank, and
before banking hours. The generally
accepted report is hat he was asked by
d man to open the doors, Kincaid being
on the inside, and at his refusal the
man shot through the door, inhicting
painful, but not serious, wounds upon
kincaid. The man is reported to have
escaped.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

Announcement is made of the en-.
gagement of Miss katharyn kerens,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard c..
kerens, of St. Louis, to Lieut.. Frank
Il. Mckenna. of the United States ar.
my, son of Justice Mckenna, of the su-
prcme court.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Deaths DOings.

James SnIdow, county clerk of Au-
drain county for nearly four years,
at his home in Mexico of acute pneu-
monia. Mr.. Snidow was renominated
for county clerk at the primary held a
few weeks ago.
Archibald Lovelace, a native of North
Carolina, at his home near Beaman,
Pettis county, aged %. For 60 years
he had lived on the farm where he died.
d. y. Malcolm, banker, of Rolla, sud-
denly of a stroke of apoplexv at the
Laclede hotel, st. Louis.
Maj. John +. Womack, suddenly, at
Marshall. He had been i'll for several
years. He was at one time sheriff, con-
Quoted a successful mercantile bust
ness, and was a master mason.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

REAR-ADMIRAL DEWEY has informed
the authorities at Manila that he will
hold them responsible for the life of
the captain of the Spanish gunboat
Callao, captured by the United States
fleet. The Spaniards had threatened
to shoot him for surrendering, al
though confronted by the whole Amer
lean fleet.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

The Universal Peace union, which is
permitted by the city of Philadelphia
to occupy rooms in independence hall
free, has forwarded to the queen regent
of Spain a letter denouncing the war
and expressing sympathy with the enc
mics of the United States with whom
we are at war. The room was orna-
mented with a Spanish flag, which,
however, has been removed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

The newspapers of Madrid are much
concerned over the fact that the United
States auxiliary cruiser Harvard was
allowed to ship from 600 to $50 tons of
coal at Kingston, Jamaica. They de-
clare Great Britain has violated her
neutrality thereby.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

As THE outcome of an election dispute
NJ. Henri Rochefort, editor of the Paris
LIntransigeante, and NJ. Gerault Rich
ard, the former socialist deputy, fought
a duel on the 27th. NJ. Rochefort was
pricked on his right hand, and honor
was satisfied.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

Hon. Charles b. Morrow, of Warrens-
burg, has been appointed by Gov.
Stephens rs regent of the state normal
school at Warrensburg.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

SIX additional postal clerks have
been detailed to the camp at Chieka-
manga, making % in all at that camp.
The mail is delivered there three or
four times a day, and as many a. %, 900
letters have been delivered at one time.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

LIEUT.. ANDREW S. Rowan, Nine
teenth United States infantry, who re-
Gently returned from a successful mis-
sion to the interior of Cuba, where he
met and conferred with Gen. Gomez,
has been nominated by the president as
1ieutenant-colonel of the Sixth United
States volunteer infantry.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

A DISPATCH from Madrid says: Gen.
Blanco believes he can easily prevent
any landing in Cuba by Americans, as
his forces are ready to concentrate and
fall upon the invaders in the foul west
ern DrOYinceS.n
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

The navy department received, at
1890 o'clock OF the morning of the 3Oth,
a dispatch from Commodore Schley,
stating that the Spanish fleet was in
the bay of Santiago de Cuba, and that
he had seen and recognized the YES
sells
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

ADvICEs from Manila, on the eth,
said: The situation is unchanged. The
insurgents are quiet. Beef costs 81. so
per pound at Manila. The report that
the commander of the Spanish boat
Callao was tried by court-martial and
shot for not returning the fire of the
American ships which captured the
Callao, is untrue"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

SENIOR j. F. DE AssIs BRASIL, Brazil
ian minister to the United States, ar
rived at New York, on the 31st, on the
Kaiser Wilhelm de Crosse from Bre-
man and SOUTHAMPTON.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04
Killed in Mexico.

John H. Brown, a section foreman at
Trevino, republic of Mexico, whose home
was at Nashville, buchanan county,
has been a~ssassinated by Mexicans.
He had killed l3 MeXicans.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

THE statement of the associated
banks of New York city for the week
ended on the 18th showed the following
changes: Surplus reserve, increase,
81, 9S9, $50; loans, increase, S. O2, 400;
specie, increase, S4,459, 200; legal ten
ders, increase, S2,2S4, 500; deposits, in
crease, Sl5,GlS, 600; circulation, increase,
Sc, 500.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04
Bishop Warren A. Gambler.

Bishop Warren a. Gambler will prob
ably be assigned to the ct. Louis con
ference of the NJ. +. church. south, at
the coming session of bishops.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04
The Apple Crop.

Special reports regarding fruit indi.
cate that apples will be a good crop in
some OF the northern counties, but over
much of the greater portion of the state
the crop will be very light.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

Two RUSSIAN officers, accompanied
by a member of the Russian legation
in Washington, were at the war and
navy departments, on the 31st, to OBJ
tain permission to observe the opera
tions of the war. They were Col.
Yermoloff and Lieut.. Zelenoy. They
were granted the permission desired.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

A DISPATCH from Port-au-Prince,
Hayti, on the evening of the 31st, stated
that II American warships bombarded
the Notifications defending the harbor
of Santiago de Cuba for nearly two
hours, during the afternoon, infiicting
serious damage. The reports anne
through Spanish sources, SO the merits
of the bom%bardment can not yet be
told,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

SECRETARY LONG has received a ca
BILE from Admiral Dewey informing
him of the illness of Capt. Gridley and
two other officers who have been in
valided and will be sent home.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

VETERANS of the Union and the con-
federacy marched together in the pa
rade at Denver, Col, on the both, and
decorated the soldiers graves in the
various city cemeteries.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04
Profitable to st. Louis.

Over a million dollars have been
spent by the government in st. Louis
on war contracts, and orders are being
received almost daily.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

The Japanese papers, commenting
on the future of the Philippines, say it
will be well for Japan to be a keen
spectator of the war between the
United States and Spain.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

ORDERS for the military invasion of
Cuba were issued by Secretary Alger,
on the 3Oth, and Immediately all was
hustle and hurry at Tampa, Fla. /;
Mobile, Ala, and other camps on the
coast. Though the government was
reticent with regard to the movement,
it is known that it will be in force
with probably several objective points.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

IT vas reported, On the 31st, that the
departure of Admiral Camara's feet
from Cadiz had been delayed by defects
discovered in the torpedo boats.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04
Made a BrIgadier-GeneraI.

Nelson Cole, of st. Louis, has been
made Il brigadier-general of volunteers
by the president. Mr.. Cole has a spIen-
did civil wal record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

The st. Louis police, under orders of
the new chief, are, it is said, making
strenuous efforts to close policy shops
and other gambling resorts.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

THE statement of the condition of
the treasury, issued on the eth, showed:
Available cash balance, S2O2, 700, 1876;
gold reserve, SI72, 999, s26.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

THE presence of 800 troops still re-
naming in Camp Mckinley, contrib
uted to give Memorial day at Des
Moines, Ia, a military aspect.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04
b. II. A Publisher

THE priests and nuns at Manila have
been removed from the latter place to
Laguna.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04

Secretary of State Lesueur report!
taxes and fees received by his depart.
ment and paid into the state ~treasury
during May, 1898, as follows:
Evening journal., 1898-03-30
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Judge Bradford, yesterday in
United States Court, naturalized Fred
erick IL. Yunker and George Dieg, FOR
merly natives OF Germany.
Detective Nathan Hutchins. Of
the Delaware railroad, is reported to
be very sick.
Delaware Fire Company viii give
ball on April Is.
S. G.. Simmons & Bro, who have
the contract from the DUPONT Powder
Company for making boxes to ship ex-
plosives in, have received orders to
rush. the work.
Routine business was transacted by
the Water Commission yesterday at its
meeting.
An inquest will be held tomorrow
night on.the body Of Joseph Sinnex,
whoswas killed sometime ago on the p,
W. & b. railroad.
Two carloads OF lumber passed
over the B. & o. railroad, consigned to
the United States reservation, at Del
aware City.
Lewis McCann Tell yesterday at
Fourth and Orange streets and frac-
tured his leg. He is now at the Home
opathic Hospital.
Mrs. James w. Ware. OF No All
Delaware avenue, sold her personal
property to-day.
This afternoon Hugh c. Browne
applied to Judge Spruance fer a certif-
catesof incorporation for the Italian
lRepublicant League, which is designed
to keep in line the Italian henchmen OF
the Regular Republican organization.
Hughes Bros. & Bangs barge,
which has been on the Enoch Moore
and Sons Companys railway, to be
caulked, is completed and left the rail-
way to-day.
The Atlas Dredging Companys
scow came to the Enoch Moore and
Sons Company's shipyard yesterday for
repairs.
The Alcedo will leave the dry dock
at Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany's shipyard next week.
George Colbarn, OF No. 515 Sher-
man street, this city, was squeezed be-
tween two cars at Harrington.
Harry Darby freight brakeman on
the Delaware road. fell from his train
and was badly bruised at 1880 Monday
night at Bear Station.
Evening journal., 1898-03-30
THE LOST CAlWs.

Janitor Tom Scott's pet crow, BILLY, +"
Is already making trouble at the Court
House. He is in the big wOOdpile and
the janitor cannot induce him to come
out. He says that he now appreciates
the feelings Of JEFF Davis in 1865. for
he now has a lost caws OF his own.
Fireman John +. Campbell spent most
OF the morning crawling through the
wood, and his sinuous body is covered
with dust. cobwebs and snags. Janitor
Scott endeavored to emulate his ex-
ample, but his portly frame became
wedged between two large sticks OF
wood, and it was with the greatest DIFF
ficulty that he extricated himself. He
said to a friend that he once read that
man could get his body through any
hole that he could get his head
through but that II the fellow who
wrote that would come 10 Wilmington
he and Jim Willis would prove him a
fabricator to his face. Thore Is a
feeling OF unrest in all OF the Court
House offices. Everybody wishes to as
sist Scott In finding his lost caws, and
there are more sympathizers than the
ianitor knows what to do with.
Evening journal., 1898-03-30

on Monday to attend to some private
business, that he would be
back on Tuesday and mean
while he wished Mr.. Hayman
to look after the company.
Mrs. Irene Hayman said that MISS
Boothe seemed deeply in love with
Lee, but was very morbid occasion
ally
"She told me-" said Mrs. Hayman,
"that she was a fatalist and had been
informed by a fortune teller that she
would come to a tragic end"
RELATED TO EDWIN BOOTH.
Springfield. Mass, March 30-Laura
BoOthe was the daughter Of Rev. Dr.
]. w. 4. Boothe, pastor of the Second
Congregational Church in Holyoke,
and relative OF the Booths who made
the American stage famous Hence
she came naturally by her fondness for
the stage, for not only was she con-
nected with Edwin and John Wilkes
Booth, but her father in his younger
days was a member of the profession
and played with the man who after
ward assassinated Lincoln.
Her father was born in Maryland,
an Mtl0 Nn1 OlnNA oO0Ahot anu WntiA
little more than a boy adopted the
stage as a profession, but tired OF It in
the early years OF the war, and after
ward became a minister. Then came
the assassination OF President Lincoln.
and the young minister seemed to feel
the disgrace more keenly than even the
members OF his cousins family, and to
sever connection with the assassin he
changed his name by adding final
"e."
Apparently that crime and his own
association with the stage embittered
him against it, and he made no secret
OF his dislike of everything theatrical
His daughters adoption OF the stage as
a profession was a great blow to him
so seldom did she visit the family
home that few outside her family
knew her.
Rev DR. and Mrs. Boothe have gone
/ to New York to take charge OF the body
Before going he said that his daugh-
ter had been in III health for some
time. and this may have furnished &
motive for suicide.
Evening journal., 1898-03-30
IS PAUL KRUGER KILLED
Report to That Effect Publish
ed in France.
DIPLOMACY MAY AVERT WAR
BAILEY OFFERS A WAR RESOLU-
TION IN THE HOUSE-PALNfA
SAYS THAT CUBANs WILL NOT

TION IN THE HOUSE-PAIlNIA
SAYS THAT CUBANs WILL NOT
PAY s2OO,OOO,OOO FOR LIBERTY.
Special Dispatch Evening Journal.
Washington, March 3O.-1n the
House Mr.. Bailey offered a resolution
recognizing the independence Of Cuba
and the debate is now in progress.
1t is said that Spain is so thoroughly
convinced Of the just and upright char
acter of the president that she is prac-
tically prepared to follow his behests;
so that the seat OF war is removed from
Madrid to the halls of Congress. IL the
sober-minded men Of the country can
influence the members Of Congress TO
commit no irreparable action or rush
the country to war the president will
be able to obtain by diplomacy all that
can be secured by loss OF blood and
treasure.
New York, March 30.-The Mail and
Express says 1t has it on good author
ity that the presidents victory is close
at hand. Spain is to agree to Cuban in
dependence on payment by the Cubans
Of $500, ,O0O, ,O0O an armistice to be de-
clared, while Spains troops concen-
trate in Havana preparatory to leav-
ing for home. The United States is TO
feed the pacifcos and to furnish them
with agricultural implements. Il is re-
ported that Sagasta will agree to this
plan. Congress must have some such
plan before IL In order to check It's
present intentions. "We asked II. s.
| Rubens, counsel OF the Cuban Junta, In
/ regard TO the reported Spanish accept
ance OF the plan to make Cuba free
for 5000, 600 600 indemnity" He said
that Spain may have acceded, but Senior
| Palma has not agreed to any such
pan.
"'We will not agree to give this in
demnity, he said. That Is the plan OF
a year and a-half ago. We would have
accepted then, but not now. The
chances of our success have improved
so vastly since then that we will not
give Spain more than $4,000 900 now
We will not now change the yoke o
Spain for the yoke OF fnanclers.
Everything is booming in stocks to
day.
RUMOR OF KRUGER'S ASSAssINA
TION.
The French press publishes a repor
= that President Paul Kruger, OF tn
Transvaal Republic, has been assassi
mated by an unknown man.
Washington. March 30.-It has bee
2 given out from the White House tina
II Congress will defer action until th
Q | beginning OF next week the presiden
d will send In a special message, autlin
ing his policy.
Evening journal., 1898-03-30
SONS OF DELAWARE MUSICALE.

SONS OF DELAWARE MUSICALE.
The Sons OF Delaware, to which So
ciety many Wilmington men Of prOmi-
nence belong, entertained last night,
in their rooms. in the Betz Building,
Philadelphia There was the usual gay
crowd of members and their wives and
a great deal more than the usual
amount Of song and patriotism. The
blue hens chickens" are patriotic to
the backbone, and last evening they
gave their patriotic feelings full vent.
The musicians were: Mrs. Mary Os-
bourne, in a contralto solo, accompan-
led by Miss Susie Osbourne, her daugh-
ter; Miss Viola Jennings, in piano
solos; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hammer, A.
K. Gregory, in tenor solos, accompanied
by Harold Gregory, his son, and Henry
Meyers, in either soils.
Richard Fisher, president Of the club
acted as master Of ceremonies. The
committee in charge Of the affair COM
prised Edward c. Miller, w. p West
brook, Charles c. Heisler and DR.. H.
b. Hickman.