The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-01-29

King HUMBERT signed a decree re-
ducing the customs tariff on cereals
from ~ to . lire, until April 80 last.
1t went into operation on the 25th.
The North Atlantic squadron, con-
sisting of the New York, Iowa, Massa-
chusettS, Indiana and Texas, under
Admiral Sicard. arrived off the bar at
Key West, Fla, on the I'D, and the
vessels Unanswered all day in plain
view of the city.
Mrs. MARY E. LEASE occupied the
pulpit of the Peoples church, New
York city, on the 23d, in the absence
of the pastor, Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr.,
and preached on Christ or Caesar"
to a congregation which crowded the
building.
REPORTS have reached Havana from
the Cauto river district. in Cuba, where
Gen. Pando has been operating, to the
effect that Gen. Pando has been seri-
ously wounded in al engagement with
the insurgents.
SEVENTEEN reindeer were strangled
on the voyage from Hamburg of the
British steamer Glanton, which reached
New York after a tempestuouS voyage
of 14days. The rolling vessel was their
eXecutioner.
BISPo, who assassinated zen. Mar
cado Bittencourt, the brazilian minis
ter for war, last November. al the time
of the attempt upon the life of Presi-
dent Moraes, committed suicide in
prison on the 24tn.
Mrs. MARY SHILLITO, widow of the
late John ShIllito. founder of the great
mercantile house in Cincinnati hat
bears his name, died, OF the Gath, after
a long illness from infrmities of old
age.
The steam schooner Noyo sailed
from Seattle, Wash, for Alaska, OF the
9th, carrying $50 passengers and 17S
tons of freight. Among the passengers
were 25 women.
A from Brussels, on the
Gath, announced the death of II per-
sons as the result of a c~olliery accident
near Mons.
SANGER PULLMAN. one of the prac-
tically disinherited twin sons of George
VI L ulllAdh, IL WI NILE " q llNlhb oo
an inspector of sleeping cars at the
Dearborn Street station in Chicago, for
which he receives 500 a month.
The Union elevator, located in East
st. Louis, ILL.,, and owned by the Union
Elevator Co. of st. Louis, was totally
burned, on the night of the 25th, with
the contents, about 3. OOO, 900 bushels of
grain, a greater part of which was
corn. Eighty-tive cars loaded with
corn, owned by E. b. White & Co.,
we're also consumed, as well as the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy freight
house. the stable of the Transfer Co.
and numerous cottages. The total
loss, it is estimated, will not be far
from 81. 600, 900.
NINETEEN survivors of the suspected
filibuster steamer Title, which prob
ably sank off Barnegat, were landed at
Providence. Z. L., by a coasting schoon-
err on the 25th. Four men were lost.
Capt. John O'Brien was among the
saved.
HENRY STARR. the famous southwest
ern bandit, passed through St. Louis,
on the 18th, en- route to the Columbus
co. penitentiary, where he will, in all
probability, spend the remainder of his
life.
JUDGE LEWIS L. MOCoMAs (rep.) was
elected United States senator from
Maryland, on the 18th, to succeed Ar
thur p. German (den.).
The senate, on the 25th, confirmed
the nomination of J. w. Griggs. of New
Jersey, to be Encouragement of the
United States.
JOHN LAIRD, the ship-builder of Birk.
enhead, England, died on the 18th.