The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-26
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
TIE house committee on ways and
means favorably reported, on the 18th,
with amendments. the Dingley bill for
the temporary admission, free of duty,
of naval supplies purchased abroad.
The bill was amended so as to include
military as well as naval supplies.
TIE United States cruiser San Fran
cisco arrived at Gravesend, England,
on the 18th. Passing the Amazonas,
after saluting Tilbery fort, the band
played The Star Spangled Banner"
with the crew standing at Attention"
FAILURES throughout the country, as
reported by Dun e Co, during the
week ended March Is, were POS, as COM
pared with PIG for the corresponding
week last year. For Canada the fail
ures were -, against 80 last year.
TWELVE tons of supplies for the re-
concentrates in Cuba We're started
south by rail from Cincinnati on the
18th. They consisted of food, clothing
and medicines and were the voluntary
contributions from hat city.
SPEAKING of the possibilities of the
United States going to war with Spain,
Rear Admiral Beresford of the British
navy remarked: If they ever do, no
matter what happens at the beginning,
they mast eventually win, because of
the enthusiasm and intense patriotism
of their people"
IN all some 30 socialists and radical
meetings were held in Berlin, on the
18th, for the purpose of commemora-
ting the revolution of 1S4S.
The crew of the filibuster Dauntless,
II in all, finding their occupation gone
by the seizure of the boat, joined the
United States navy on the 18th.
THE fighting on the northwest 'front.'
Ter of India is now regarded as ended.
The rebels have given the 20 hostages
demanded. The budget statement read
to the legislative council, on the 2lst,
was very favorable. 1t estimated that
there would be a surplus of $780, 900
rLpcs for the coming year.
The steamer Strabo, Capt. Jardine,
which arrived at New York, on the
Goth, from Rio Janeiro, lost one of her
crew from yellow fever during the vOy-
age. The captain was also attacked,
but quickly rallied and was GONZALES
cent when the vessel arrived at New
York.
Oh the 10Th the associated banks of
New York city held S2s,OGO.O50 in eX-
cess of the requirements of the Copper
cent. rule.
GEN. PANDO. commander of the Span
ish troops in the field in Cuba, was re-
ported on the 10Th, as having been
captured by the insurgents.
On the Cork, Bandon & South Coast
railway in Ireland, where a strike is in
progress, the line patrol discovered. on
the Goth, hat rails had been torn up at
the approach to a viaduct 20 feet high,
a few miles from Cork. The line
patrol was just able to stop the express.
The Norwegian steamer Nordkyn,
which arrived at New York, on the
Goth, from Hamburg, brought p tons
of smokeless gunpowder for the United
States government.
THE Cuban insurgents have landed a
big army on the island of Porto Rico,
and a general uprising is said to have
taken place.
WORK on the Notifications at Ballast
Point, Cal, is being pushed with all
possible speed. Orders have been re-
ceived not to permit anyone to land in
the government reservation where the
big guns are to be mounted.
PROF. JOHN C. ZACHOs, curator of the
Cooper Union, died at his home in New
York city on the Goth. He was born in
Constantinople in 1920; came to this
country at an early age, and was a grad
uate of Kenyon college, Ohio.
THE Spanish inquiry into the Maine
disaster has gone to pieces in seeking
to establish the accident theory. This
admission is privately made in govern
ment circles at Havana, but the nature
of the boards reporS will not be
changed.
The first announcement on author
ity that the Maine vas destroyed by
external explosion, and that the court
of inquiry so finds, has been received
at Havana. 1t was in the form of in
structions from Washington to Capt.
Sigsbee that he is to be returned to
active duty.
REPORTS received at the state depart
ment from Minister Woodford and Con-
sul-General Lee strongly indicate that
the anti-American feeling is on the in
crease in Havana and Madrid.