The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-02
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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.
WHILE returning home from market,
on the 24th, Samuel Hagey and wife,
living north of New Hagcrstown. o.,
were drowned while crossing the Nc
| CURE creek.
The house committee on coinage,
weights and measures has decided to
report a bill for an assay office on the
Pacific coast, to be located at Seattle,
Wash.
THE cabinet session. on the 25th,
lasted until nearly $50 o'clock. The
entire situation was discussed at
length, but no definite or final cOnclu-
sion on any particular point was
reached. The situation was regarded
as decidedly critical, and it was feared
that there would be great difficulty in
avoiding trouble.
FAILURES throughout the country, as
reported By Dun IL Co., during the
week ended March p, were PSI, as COM
pared with 291 for the corresponding
week last year. For Canada the fail
ures were 81, against so last year.
PARTY of 81 men from Sioux City,
left Seattle, Wash, on the 24th, for Va
kutat bay, aboard the steamer ALI
ance. The party expects to spend two
years prospecting in Alaska.
THE only explanation vouchsafed TO
the American minister at Madrid o n
corning the departure of the torpedo
fotilla from the Canaries was that the
movement was rendered necessary in
order to appease the Spanish populace.
This explanation is recognized by the
Washington authorities as unSatisfac-
tory.
THE United States minister. J. b.
Angel. returned to Constantinople, on
the 25th. from a tour Of Egypt and
Palestine.
A SPECIAL to the Omaha CNeb.) Bee
from Deadwood. :. d.. on the 25th, said
the jury before which the BelleFourche
bank robbers were tried had returned
a verdict of not guilty. There was
much public dissatisfaction.
JOHN :. HOPKINS. cashier of the Peo-
pies bank of Philadelphia, which
closed its doors, on the cath. committed
suicide by shooting, and did not die
from heart disease, as announced by
his family.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the even
ing of the 18th said that the state de-
partment was engaged in drafting a
note to Spain asking if she will volun-
tarily make reparation for the deStruc-
ton of the battleship Maine, in Havana
harbor. without being formally re-
quested to do sc.
AS THE result Of the discovery of seri-
Gus and wholesale bribery and cOrrup-
ton, 100 dockyard officials of the Rus
sian Black sea fleet nave been arrested.
Admiral kopylcff, commander of the
fleet, has been dismissed. Five officers
have committed suicide since their ar
rest.
The sending of the Spanish torpedo
boats and torpedo-boat destroyerS to
American waters is looked upon as SO
nearly the equivalent of a declaration
of war that if the naval officers can
have their way this government will
see to it that the fiotilla never reaches
Cuba.
The most important and significant
emergency order, issued on the 18th,
was hat all battleships, cruisers and
other vessels under Capt. Sampson and
Commodore Schley, with the exception
of torpedo boats, shall be painted black
| at once