The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-01-08
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

GOAL Co., suspended operations lndeh-
nitely, on the 3Oth, throwing 500 men
and boys out of work. Dizziness in the
coal trade is given as the reason for
the suspension.
JUSTICE BROWN, of the United States
supreme court, is having rather seri-
GUS trouble with an affection of his
eyes. He appeared in the court, on
the Sd, wearing heavy colored glasses.
1t is understood that his physician has
warned him against any present use of
his eyes.
MAYOR HARRISON of Chicago has is
sued an order prohibiting public box
ing exhibitions in thai city. He said
his permission to hold siX-round con-
tests had been abused and that fights
were taking place in the city every
night. lie said he might rescind the
order after a time, but hal it would
stand for many months.
The Independence Beige reports that
a Belgian agent at Bona, Congo Free
State, had been sentenced to two years
imprisonment for the murder of his
black mistress in the Arawini district.
He tied his victim to a tree, smeared
her with honey and sugar and left her
to the attacks of bees. She died after
three days of horrible torture.
WARRANTS were issued, on the 30th,
for the arrest of C. p. Sturgis, presi-
dent of the defunct Citizens bank of
Oelwein, Ia, who recently attempted
suicide by shooting. The warrant
charged embezzlement of school funds.
The main portion of the st. Charles
seminary, at S~herbrOoke, Que, and the
left wing We're Quilted by fire on the
3Oth. Most of the pupils, among whom
Were many Americans, were away on
their holidays; loss So, 900.
A c dispatch from Shanghai
say that communications are on
stantly passing between the British
and Japanese officers, and it is under
stood hat the Japanese ministers are
trying to effect a rapproachment with
England on the basis of a joint guar
antee of reform in Chinese administra-
ton.
MARY EXLEY, the eight-year-old
daughter of Al farmer residing north
"eSJ VI OuuCllOu ClIks hdo-. "ClE 10
269 pounds. She is 5 feet 9 inches high
and 5 feet 2 inches around the waist.
She is active, strong and perfectly
healthy.
AT Keokul, Ia, on the S0th, Alonzo
Robbins was found guilty of wife MUIR
der and sentenced to Imprisonment for
life.
REV. WIN. BURNS, of Toronto, dropped
dead in Gait, Ont, on the I'd, when
opening a funeral service. lie was a
popular Presbyterian Clergyman and
secretary of the aged and inhrm en-
dowment fund of the Presbyterian
church.
SAMUEL c. STEVENSON, manager OF
the Montreal Exhibition Co., and
known all owe the continent through
his connection with fairs, died sud-
denly in Montreal, Can. on the I'd.
A MAIRID dispatch says hat Gen..
Weyler's protest against the portions
of President Mckinley's message re-
fleeing upon him has at last reached
the queen regent. Only the fact that
he is immune, by reason of being Il SEN
ator, saves him from court-martial for
trying to foment trouble.
The cadets of the South Carolina
academy have decided to present Miss
Crane, the actress who was ordered
away from their Christmas ball. at
Charleston, with a testimonial of their
regard and esteem They have ordered
a handsome silver piece, which will be
forwarded t Miss Crane.
JUDGE EDMUND Ii. BENNET, the ven
cradle dean of the Boston University
law school, died, on the I'd, after an
illness of a few weeks, aged "a years.
From 1865 to 1867 he was mayor of
Taunton. From 1865 to 1871 he was
lecturer at the Harvard law school,
and he had been professor and dean of
the Boston University law school since
the latter date.
The Buffalo On. W sash and door
plant and planning mill of the c. j.
Hamilton Co., employing $50 men, were
practically destroyed by fire. on the
night of the I'd, together with an i'm
mense stock of made-up lumber Loss,
Sl2O. 900. with SO, 900 insurance, prin-
cipally in New York companies.
The Rome Tribuna, on the Sd, re-
ported that bread riots had occurred
in the province of Girgenti, Sicily.
The rioters having fired upon and
looted the municipal building. the
troops had been called out.
In a football match. GA the I'd, be-
tween Marysville and Wheatland clubs,
Clyde MAXWELL, of Wheatland, Cal,
had his back broken and recovery was
declared impossible, he being totally
paralyzed.
CHRISTOPHER ROBERT. a wealthy re-
tired builder of New York city, killed
himself with a revolver at the La
Rochelle apartment house on west
Seventy-ffth street on the I'd.
THIRTY persons are known to have
been killed and probably $50 injured
in London, Ont. on the 81, by the Civ
ing way of a portion of the fioor of the
city hall during an after-election meet
at which the successful candidate
for mayor, DIR. John D. Wilson, was
addressing 1000 of his partisaus