The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-10

Maj Huer, of the United States en-
gineer corps, has removed So of the 90
mines or torpedoes put in San Fran
cisco bay at the outbreak of the war
with Spain. He is experiencing some
difficulty in locating the remaining
six mines, as they had dragged their
anchors.
Frank, George and Mabel Ferguson,
aged "a, 10 and II, respectively, were
drowned at Stamford, Conn, on the
Sd, by the upsetting of a row boat in a
pond, about a mile off Norton islands.
On the recommendation of the Swed-
ish-Norwegian council, King Oscar has
notified the car of his acceptance of
the invitation to send delegates to a
peace conference.
According to advices from Iloilo,
Gen. Rios, governor of the Vizcayas,
is arresting and shooting suspected
persons, including prominent natives
of Manila.
The United States transport Missis-
sippi sailed from Ponce, Porto Rico, on
the Sd, for New York, having OF board
the Pennsylvania cavalry and artil-
lery.
Canadian Pacific railway earnings
for the week ended the 31st were S71S,-
600; for the same period last year the
earnings were S6S4, 900; increase, S34,-
600.
The Memphis CTeun.) board of
health, on the 4th, instituted a gen
eral quarantine against the fever-in-
fectcd points in Mississippi, and il
applies to the country generally. No
persons. not citizens temporarily alb
sent. Will be- permitted to enter the
city on any railroad, steamboat or dirt
road.
The story from Havana that Gen.
Pando, the former commander of the
Spanish troops ut Manzanillo, had Sc
crctIy fled from Cuba on the French
steamship Notrc Dame du Salut for
Spain with 12.OOO.O 900 francs. is proved
10 be ~unfounded, as the general ar
rived nj New York, on the steamer
Philadelphia, on the 4th.
Indians arriving at Dauphin. Mani
toba. from the far north. report meet
ing an Eskimo. who told of theappcar-
ancc among them of Il strange man
shores of Hudson bay. The opinion
among the whites is that the man is
AnGrcr, the arctic explorer.
New York has been suffering from
intense heat as well as the rest of the
country. On the 9Th there were -
deaths from heat ~prostration in the
district embraced in Greater New
York.
Gen. Smarter is ont of the detention
camp. somewhat improved in health.
The large occan-going tug Plymouth
arrived. on the 9Th. at New York from
Santiago after a fast run of i days and
Is hours. The Plymouth lowed two
pontoons from StapletoI, Staten ISL
and. stopping at Norfolk, Va, iOr two
others. The four pontOpas were an
chored in Santiago harbor, and the
Plymouth returned to New York.
\ crowded trolley ear of the Troy
City Railroad Co. was struck by Il Dcia-
ware x Hudson special at a crossing in
Cohoc,, y. y, on the 5th, cut in two
and utterly demolished. Eighteen
persons were killed and, of the others
in the car at least ten were fatally in
iured.
\ severe wind. rain and hail storm.
on the night of the 4th. did damage to
the extent of $4,000 i'll an area three
miles wide and II miles long, SIX miles
north of Webster City, IA.
The corporation of Dublin has
elected as swordbcarer James Egan. of
New York, who was recently released
from prison after 10 years penal servi-
tude for treason felony.