The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-01-22

On the 18th Senator ForaHrf reported
from the committee on Pacific railroads
Il bill authorizing the president, If nee
essary for the protection of the govern
ment, to bid for the Kansas Pacific at
the coming sale.
A DISCHARGED hospital clerk in Ha-
vana, named Pican, fired two shots at
Marios Garcia. governor of Santa Clara
province, Cuba, at a ball game in
Havana on the 18th. Neither shot took
effect.
a SPECIAL dispatch from Rome says
there was a severe earthquake shock
at Argenta, IS miles southeast of Fer
rar, on the 18th.
ID. HILL, of the Great Northern, has
notified President Brigeman of Ham
line university, st. Paul, Mimi. that he
would give $50, 900 for the purpose of
raising the S35. 600 debt against the col
lege, provided other friends of the in
stitution would collect the remaining
SIS. 900.
TIE situation in Cuba has reached
that point now where the safety of the
Spanish government officials appears
to depend solely on the possibility of
American interference. If it were not
for this possibility, it is said the vOlun-
teers and regular army officers would
run Blanco out of Havana inside of u
week.
TIE United States supreme court has
handed down Il decision declaring that
where Il suicide is shown to be of sound
mind when committing the act of self
destruction no recovery could be made
upon a life insurance policy carried by
the deceased.
TIE great fight of the New England
cotton mill operatives against reduc-
ton of wages began on the 18th, and
where it will end no one can f~oresee.
Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
and Connecticut are involved.
SPEAKER MASON of the Ohio house of
representatives, on the 18th, appoint
ed Il committee to investigate the al
legged attempt to bride Representative
Otis, of Hamilton county, TO vote for
Marcus A. Hanna for senator.
AMONG the arrivals in New York city
from Cuba, on the 18th. was Augustin
Cassie, the father of Angelina Cossio Y
Cisneros. Cossio was released by Gen.
Blanco on January Q.
IN the trial of Capt. Edward MUIR
ply, at Wilmington. Del, on the 18th,
on the charge of filibustering. Senator
Gray addressed the jury for the de-
PENDANT, making a strong plea for ac-
q%uittal. District Attorney Wander
grift made the closing argument for
the government.
BICYCLE POLICEMAN FREDERICK n.
LINCOLN. of New York, aged % years,
was instantly killed, on the 18th, in a
collision with a pedestrian, Julius
Hirschberg. IIirschberg was so badly
injured that he was removed to his
home unconscious.
FORTY persons were killed and IS IN
jured, on the 18th, by an explosion of
gas in one of the mines of the Donet-
zaer company, in the Tagenrog dis
trict of Russia, on the north side Of
the sea of AZOv.
SCOTT LEIGHTON, the well-known
Boston artist, died at the Mclean as
syium, Waverly, Mass, on the 18th.
Leighton's fame rested on his talent
in animal painting.
TIE steamship Normandie, from
Havre for New York, brought $3.50. 900
in gold, on the 18th. consigned to
New York banking houses, in transit
to Cuba.
EXPORTS to America from north Ger
many showed a falling off during the
last quarter of S., PSI, S13, principally
in sugar.
TIE island of Jamaica was, on tne
18th, declared free from yellow fever.