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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-29
STOCK QUOTATIONS.

The following quotations are furnish
ed by J. C. Mcmahon & Co., room s.
Hub building. who have private wires
to Parnell, Hagaman 6 Co.. 10 Broad
way, N. Y, and Lamson Bros. G Co.,
room s, Board of Trade. Chicago. and
who operate directly en- the New York
and Chicago exchanges:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-29

Wheeling Drorpsd the First Of the
Series to Dayton.

a PITCHERS BATTLE WITH HON
ORS EVEN-THE VISITORS WON
IN THE LAST INNING -RESULTS
ELSEWHERE IN THE INTER
STATE AND Ma Alto N A Il
LEAGUES - BOWLING GAMES
LAST NIGHT-OTHER SPORTING
MATTERS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-29
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

BROOKLYN Z: PITTSBURG 4.
WASHINGTON Il: ST. LOUIS 12
CINCINNATI u: BALTIMORE A.
PHILADELPHIA y: LOUISVILLE 0.
NEW YORK 6: CHICAGO 4.
CHICAGO IL: NEW YORK 8.
BOSTON 6; CLEVELAND q.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-29
THE RIVER.
MARKS ABOVE.

Pittsburg-River 1.9 feet and falling
Weather clear and warm.
Steubenvile-Riyer feet 4 inches and
rising Weather clear and warm
Brownsville-River 4 feet and stationary.
Morgantown-River 3 feet 6 inches and
stationary. Weather cloudy and warm
Oil City-River l inch below zero and
falling. Weather clear and pleasant
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-29

Business mems dinner daily at> the
Grand Central Hotel. Commutatl on
tickets at reduced rates. Try us.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-29
MARKS BELOW.

ing. Weather cloudy.
Parkersburg-Rive feet and rising.
Weather cloudy. Mercury 50. Heavy rain
TINS afternoon. Little Kanawha rising.
The gauge on the landing at mid
night indicated stage of feet s
inches and stationary. The present
swell in the river at this point was
caused. no doubt, by the output of the
side streams above The reports from
upper points yesterday showed the wa
ter to be stationary at Oil City, Parker's,
Morgantown and Greensboro; falling at
Pittsburg and rising at Brownsville.
The Lulu F. departed for New Mata-
moras yesterday at 1880 a. M, carry
ing large consignment of freight.
She will leave for the same point to-
morrow at II a. m.
The City of .Pittsburg and City Of
Louisville arrived at Cincinnati dom
Louisville yesterday and laid up.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-29

NEW CASTLE. Pa, August 2s.-Score:
New Castle 20 0 1 0 0-5 /
Toledo ........0 0 / 0 0 0 0 OIL 4
,Wadsworth and Graffius Gates and Ar
thus.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., August 2S--Score
Youngstown 80 00030010000 o. 5 2
Fort Wayne 80 90 OF oil 0 90 Is ~
Roach and I4attimer; Swain and Bergen
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-29

Dayton $500. 100 / 0 Ia
Three base hit, Lyons. Stolen bases.
Dobbs ~, Donahue. Double plays, Dobbs
to Leahy to Niles; Leahy to Cote Bases
on balls, by Whissen l: by Watkins s.
Struck out. by Whissen 3; by Watkins g.
Wild pitch, Whissen. l. Left on bases,
Wheeling 6: Dayton 2. Sacrifice hits, Ly-
ons, Cote. Strang, Middleton. Tine, %
Umpire, Colgan.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-29

Criminal Court yesterday was the re-
lease Of Thomas Cassidy from Jail. The
jury will not respond until Thursday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-29

The funeral Of the late Dir. e. |.
Hening will take place from the family
residence, No. "a Eleventh street this
morning at 10 o'clock. The interment
will be at the Peninsula cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-29
HOPKINS TRAINING HARD.

Total .....,..... $500. Ss4 S29 ~ 2
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
= Blind Mans Fury.

Andrew Cornelius. a blind man. rs
saultod and fatally wounded Wilma
Rock. the proprietor of Il wagon ward
in Springfield. Cornelius IS Il WANDER
ing hand organ grinder. who travels
about the country with Il 0ma who
is also blind. lie has been allowed to
frequent Rocks wagon yard.
He went 20 the wagon yard and as
sailed Rock with vile language becausc
of some fancied grievance. Kouk paid
Lut little attention to Cornelius. hay
ing no thought of attack from u crcat-
urc apparently sc much of an imharIic.
His Indifference fred the blind man
with rage, and before Rock could conn
Prehend what vas happening. CnrHe-
Illus was upon him, piuHging a coarse-
bladcd pocket-knife INFO him with ;cli-
ing effect. Rock tried to shake OF the
blind man. but ne was unequal to the
emergency. Faster and more furious
came the knife thruSts. ByStanJt-s
Who might have stayed the murdrrous
hand were 100 diSconcerJcd for prompt
and effective action. The doctors say
Rock can not live.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

! Prof. Edward Charles Pickering. of
the Harvard observatory, is in Kings
ton, Jamaica, seeking a suitable loca-
ton for the largest telescope in the
world, which is being constructed at
Cambridge especially for observing the
new planet which is due to pass very
close TO the earth Is months hence.
He is favorably impressed with ia
maica'S advantages.
The Jamaican government has Of
fcred Il contingent of 800 native militia
for the support of the white troops or
dcred from that island for service in
the Transvaal. Wonderful enthusiasm
has been manifested in regard to the
enlistment for service in South Africa.
When volunteers were called for. an
entire regiment at once responded.
The Rio .Janciro Noticia. in an Off
cial article, classes as baSeicsS the
rumors of Il projected alliance of South
American republics against their best
customer for coffee. the United States,
and bitterly ccnsurcs its circulation,
which, it says. is having Il depressing
effect upon business.
y boiler in the sash, door and blind
factory of +. IL. Wiekcrt < Co.. at APP
pleton, Wis, exploded, ON the I'D. kill
ing three men. and seriously iniuring
u others. All the other men in the
building were more or less hurt.
The international Fire Chiefs ASSOC
citation met in Syracuse, y. V, in
tWcn;y-ScveHth annual convention on
the 22d. There were present 40 chiefs,
representing cities in every part Of the
country and Canada.
The Spanish steamer Alfonso NIL,
which sailed from Havana. for Spain,
on the I'D, had on board H. Span
iards, who are being rcpatriatcd at the
expense of the Madrid government.
Four additional eases OF bubonic
plague are reported from OpUrto. '.nc
streets of hat city are o Patro!ird
and the town is completely isolated.
The statement of the condition of
thc treasury issued ON the I'D showed:
Available cash balance. 321a.O5o.-9@;
gold reserve. $~246.O5o.Gl6.
Several cases of yellow fever nave oc-
Cured at Panama. the disease. it is
said. having been imported from
H~GayaGuiI. Ecuador.
The Hawaiian government has given
consent TO the iEIpoI tation OF nearly
i0.G0G iaborcrs from Japan during Inc
next quarter.
The steamer New York. sailing for
Europe, on the I'D, took out iJj,GOU
,r ~SiIyar
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26

A severe wind and raiHstorm visited
DEBORAH, Ia, and vicinity, on the Goth,
and did much damage in both city and
country. Trees were blown Gown or
%uprooted, and numerous sheds and
outbuildings blown over. A section OF
Steyer's opera house roof was lifted
off and deposited in the street half Il
block away, tearing down a number Of
telephone wires.
Maj. Ross, the head of the malarial
expedition sent out by the Liverpool
School of Tropical Diseases, cabled, on
the 21st, from Sierra Leone: *The
malarial mosquito has been found"
The oldest settler of Dubuque, Ia.
Mrs. Bridget Hall, died, on the 21st.
aged 100 years and two months. She
had resided continuously in that city
for 60 years.
Gen. Butterfeld, chairman of the
Dewey reception committee of New
York, was stricken with ~apahasia at
his summer home, Cold Springs, on
the Hudson, on the Goth. -Apahasia
is the loss of speech or interference
with speech, as a result of an affection
of the brain.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
r NEWS ECTES.

Marshall. Nc. mas arranged FOR c
street fair this fall.
Two miners we're accidentally kIilCd
near Ga!,ra. HAS.
the Dawes commission has com-
plrtcd lis WORK at nIrant. l. T.
Tie I'ana (ill.D coal miners will re-
smnIr Cp,rat!cHs soon with union men.
j. :. i'HlmCr. Il fireman. fell bri:ath a
wrecked engine at Quincy, Ill.,. and
WIS scalG"d 10 death.
Atty.-Ccn. Goddard Of Kansas dc
tends trusts. and declares that he will
&c; proceed against them.
y clash between u..ion and non-un-
ion Primers ri Lexington. Mo-, resulted
in the INJURY OF three men.
y letter frcIu Il miner near the
Yaqui reservation states that the wal
| promises 10 he OF l,a~ duration.
Tie san Fc!ipi hotel. 1T Albuquerque,
y. NJ. the LARGEST building OF It's kind
il the southwest. vas burned Friday;
loss. $4,000.
robert Campbell and his cousin, Cor
nciius Campbell. who went 10 his res
cue, both persisted in a well at kncx-
vile. Tenn.
The Kansas City Underwriters as
sOciatfon will be dissolved. in accord
ance with The state law. but The rates
will not lie thereby disturbed.
Kid" Mccoy was Knocked out in less
that half = round, Friday night. by
Jack Mccormick, a comparatively
unknown fi"htcr- AT Chicapo-
Judge James Simpson addressed the
eN-cCnfcdcrai2s ut Bonham, Tex. Wig
oroasly defending secession and the
conduct of the south before the war.
Lieut.. Ernest Weber of Battery y.
St. Louis. will accept a commission
as first lieutenant in II of the new
regiments in course of formation by
order of the president.
The gunhoat Machias and other
armed ships are guarding the Cuban
coast TO see that the neutrality laws of
the United States are not violated by
San Domingo filibusters.
Jack HaTlOn has been arrested and
placed in Jail at Tusla. I. T., charged
with killing James Williams. Mrs.
IIar:oG ran away with Williams, then
her husband killed him.
Jnni2ez, leader of the San Dominican
revolution, WAS arrested on beard a
steamer rs he was leaving C~ienfucgos,
CuGa. Cor Dominican shores. CubanS
resent American Interference with
J!:n.neZ.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
FRS. National Convention.

Chicago, Aug. 22.-The first nation.
convention or the Young Peoples
Christian Temperance union is called
to meet here September 81 and rs. This
claims to be the first temperance or.
ganization to Systematically unite the
ability of womSn and the voting power
Of men. The organization of the work
into ID national movement will be eff
fected on Frances Wizards birthday,
in honor of her interest in and APP
probation OF young people and their
Efforts. Rates of fare and a third have
been granted by nearly all roads,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
To the People of Missouri.

Gov. Stephens has issued the follow
ing proclamation:
ITO the people of Missouri: am
in receipt OF a letter from Elihu Root,
secretary of war, calling my attention
to the devastation wrought by the re-
cent hurricane on the island of Porto
Rico, and appealing to the people of
Missouri for generous contribution to
the relief of the stricken and suffering
people.
Il am sure Our citizens will not turn
a deaf ear TO this appeal. because on all
sides of us are Astounding tokens of
Divine favor and blessing. Missouri
has largely shared in the bounties of
nature which have marked the year.
Neither food nor drought has inter-
fered to destroy the expectation Of
abundant harvests. Rcneficiaries OF a
Divine bounty. it is a duty and a priv
ilcge to become benefactorS to the
needy.
LET cash contributions be sem d.
rect TO the National bank of North
America, New York city. Food of all
kinds. especially rice and beans; cheap
cotton clothing for thousands who are
naked. and medicine. especially fui-
nine, are needed most pressingly. 1t
is estimated that 1000 tons of food will
lie required weekly for moaths TO
meet the demands. Supplies should he
Fent to Col. F. 4. Homes. Army build
ing. foot Of Whitehall street. New
York city. Very respectfully.
Ion Y. TErHENS.
"GOyVrnGr OF Missouri"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
MISSOURI A E W
Recent D-a2.. j

Recent D"a&s 8 p
DR.. Levi Macy, a~geds7se2t PeYsar
Bluff. He located in Butler county
about forty years ago, and was one of
the leading physicians.
Mrs. Sarah Tracy, aged 70, at her
home near Odessa. after a long illness.
Mrs. j. W. Lewelien, aged 60, and
Mrs. W. E. Rippey, aged 35, at Lad
donia.
H. j. Adams, aged &C. at his home
southwest of Knobnoster. He was
born and reared on the farm on which
he died.
Two of the oldest and most prom
inent citizens of Randolph county. S.
T. Oliver. aged 81, born in Fayette
county, KY, and a resident of RAN
dolph county for 81 years, and Mrs. S.
b. Gassette, aged 81, who was born in
AEdover. Vt.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.
FOrty-EiGhth Meeting of the Ameri-
can Association for the Ad-
vanccment of Science.

Columbus, o., Aug. 22-The forty
eighth meeting of the American Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Sci
ence opened in Townsend hall. Vice
president, Prof. Thomas Wilson, of
the Smithsonian institution. delivered
his annual address, in which he re-
viewed the first practical scientific in.
vestigation in prehistoric anthro-
POLICY, which began in Denmark in
the early part of the present century.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
PUGET SOUND SALMON PACK.
II Present Conditions Continue This
Seasons lImon Paca N:ti
be acnomenaI

Tacoma, Wash. Aug. 23.-Tle run
of sOckeye salmon on lower Puget
sound is so phenomenal as 30 make IT
most certain that the Puget sound
salmon pack will be large enough to
compensate for the shortage in the
packs in Fraser and Columbia rivers.
If the run of humbacks ard silver
sides. which should commence soon,
equals the sockeye run now closing,
al! record of salmon packing will be
SURPASSED.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
Charged With Bank Wrecniny,

Creole, Col, Aug. 23.-Warrants
were sworn out yesterday by the dis
trict attorney against J. ID. Maben,
president, and Il. G.. Permission, CASH
Ter of the defunct Miners bank, charg-
ing bank wrecking and accepting de-
posits when the bank was insolvent.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
Dicd of Grief.

Grief over The death of her husband,
which occurred last December. finally
resulted in the death of Mrs. l.. 5.
Weller. aged 81. at her home in Macon.
Her husband. Rev. Il. :. Weller. was
one of the oldest McthoGists in the
state. and was known among the de-
nomination as The Father of Mis-
sour McthOdiSm."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
His Brother Was Fireman.

Frank Pennock. a bridge carpenter
of Louisiana. Il few miles east of that
was e~ndeaNoring TO get on the train,
and fell under the wheels. His broth
er was fireman On the train that ran
over him.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
W1|W GOLD EQ lERxyGES.
Of Those Who Went to Seek the
Yellow Treasure Many Will
Never Return.
CHILLY GRAVES IN The FROZEN NORTH.
4 List of Miners Who Entered tho
KotEebue Sound Region. and Met
Death From Disease; accident or
ViolenceAMany Others Who Are
Not Named.

Santa Barbara, CAL, Aug. Eek
Supervisor W. Aston Hyne, who, with
. party of Santa Barbara people, has
been in the Kotzebue sound region all
winter. has written very d~iscouraging
news home. His letter. dated July 81,
on the Arctic circle, 500 miles inland
from Katzebue sound, gives the fol-
lowing list of miners who entered that
region and persisted there:
A GruesOme List.
j. l.. Onderdnnk. Portland, Ore.
died at Spring Gulch from overwork.
E. C. Mead, Sumner, Wash.
Jesse Lue, Backlog.
Charles A. Leonard, Cleveland, O.,
Stony Camp; heart failure.
Sabin Harris, Oakland, Cal, Reilly
Camp; black-leg.
L. Il. Trussler, an Francisco, Mug
get Greek; dropsy.
F. Snyder, Seattle, Reed river; spi-
nal meningitis.
c. r. Hay, Lawrence, Kas., Amber
City; scurvy.
II. Gross, Kansas City, Amber City;
scurvy.
c. f. Miller, Iowa, Miller's Pass;
drowned.
a. c. Breed. Buffalo, n. Y, Pick Riv
er; backlog.
j. j. Murrat, Los Angeles, Kogo-
luktak river; scurvy.
NJ. Nelson, Hammond, Ind, Mono
look river; backlog.
j. Ecrchey. Ledome, Wash, Kobuk
river; black-leg.
j. Chrander, Healdsburg, Cal.
kOtZebue camp.
n. p. Brown, Kansas. Monolook riv-
CT; black-leg.
Capt. c. Smith, Blakeley, Wash, Sala-
wik river; scurvy.
river; scurvy.
F. kudder, Bay City, Mich, Salawik
river; scurvy.
F. Johnson. Blakeley, WASH, Sala.
wik river: scurvy.
d. Mccall, Velit, Wis, Salawik riv-
= SNulHN
j. Messing, San Jose, Cal, steamer
Agnes Boyd; heart failure.
Pickering brothers, Princeton, Ky.
Salawik river; murdered.
W. L. Simpson, McDermot, New,
MOnolook river; scurvy.
George Mccoy, Montana, Noatak
river; missing.
c. Benjaminson, Grand Uarbor, N.
D., Reed river; scurvy.
Charles Deadrick, Spearfield, S. D.,
Salawik river; missing.
Frank Robinson, Utah, Noatak river;
scurvy.
Joe Stern, Butte. Mont, Noatak riv.
ar.
Mr.. Treisite, California, Noatak riy-
er.
S. III. Dobins. South America, Noa-
TAX river: scurvy.
A. NJ. Fairbill, Texas, Hotham Inlet
mission; scurvy.
Mr.. Martin, Santa Rosa, Cal, Noatak
riger; missing.
+. Howard. Fall River, Mass, Ho-
than inlet; drowned.
]. Howard, Fall River, Mass, Ho-
than inlet; drowned.
Wilmoth, Fall River, Mass, Mo-
than inlet; drowned.
John Morris, London, England,
Escholtz bay; accidentally shot.
Peter Nelson, Fair Haven, Wash,
Salawik river; scurvy.
Mr.. Benz, Bay City, Mich, Kogoluk-
TUX river; scurvy.
l.. J. Bernuardt, Seattle, Wash,
Escholtz bay; drowned.
Mar;ino Korally, Italian. Italy, Ho-
than inlet; scruvy.
s. +. Muller. San Francisco, kotze.
hue camp; drowned.
Many others Not Nnmed
This list does not include sc who
wcry drowned when the Jane GRAY
was lost. Neither does it include the
last reported deaths from drowning
of the men who left Hotham inlet for
Nome
The two Pickering brothers are said
to have been shot by Indians, whom
they ill-treated.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
Alleged Thieves Killed by Officers.

Springfield, o., Aug. 23.-Two' col.
ored men OF Springfield, alleged to be
thieves, were yesterday shot dead in a
buggy by Urbana officers. The incl
dent grew out of continuous tlieivery
at Crbana. Excitement is intense.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
St. Louis Police Question.

The supreme court issued Il writ dis
solving the injunction against the st.
Louis police Ioard, ana restraining the
circui; court from interfering with The
organization of the new department.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
Temporary IniuuctiOns.

Circuit Judge Withrow. nj st. Louis,
straining the police commissioners
from rcor-aTizing under the new law,
and against the election commissioners
carrying out the provision of the Nes-
bitt law.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
An Aged Minister Called.

f;ev. .Iacoh LiEdicy. OF Cane Hill,
Cedar county. died recently. He was
SO. and had been an active minister in
the Christian church Tor co years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26

Orders were issued, on the 18th. for
competitive examinations to be held
September Is in each geographical de-
partment of the army for the promo
ton of enlisted men who desire to be-
cCme lieutenants.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26

In St. Louis Patrick Sufiies. an ice
dealer. was shot and killed by a Gus
toner, Nick White, in a quarrel over
an unpaid ice bill.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
Took the Question to Court.

Mrs. Matilda Holstcin was fined in
st. Louis for Shaping her husbands
face because he asked her what she
knew OF 50 he missed from his pocket.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26

The city of Havana was profoundly
stirred, on the 18th. by the death of
the young wife of Nillegas, the former
Cuban officer. whose cruelties to her
had long been a scandal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
Killed by n Vicious RuIl.

James Nciii:tin. aged IL. Il prom
incnt stockIIan of Gentry county. and
father of j. VI. McEIiGJim. the Texas
cattle king. was killed on his farm
b. 2 XicioliS bull.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26

Gov. Poyntcr has abandoned The pro-
ject of providing a special train for
the First Nebraska. and the disbanded
volunteers will be forced to use the
travelling allowance granted by the
government. Over $4,000 had been
pledged by private subscriptions, ltav-
ing $4,000 still to be raised.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26

The state departments advised from
Yokohama of the formation of an
American-.Asiatic association there to
safeguard the interest of american
citizens in Japan and to cooperate
with similar associations in New York
end throughout the Orient.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26

The alleged appearance of a ghost in
Hog hollow. near Crcvc Occur lake. st.
Louis county. has caused consterna-
ton among the negroes.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26

The cruiser New Orleans has re-
turned to Santo Domingo to take up
her post near the scene of political
agitation. The Machias arrived at San
Juan, Porto Rico, on the 21st.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26

Ii is O acknowledged that the bu.
bonic plague began in Oporto, Portu-
gal, June 4 last, since which time there
have been SO cases, IS proving fatal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26

The state department has been i'll
formed by Consul Managhan, at Chem
nitz, Germany, that a New trade ar
rangement has been rlade between
Uruguay and Germany by which each
is guaranteed the same rights as the
most favored nation, except that Uru-
quay does not grant the special!
privileges given to Drazil, Argentine
and Paraguay.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26

On the night of the 18th Mrs. Jennie
Weston drowned herself and her fOur-
year-Gld son BERTHE in Il ciStern at the
family home in Pierre. s. ID. There
was 10 one else at home except Il
daughter about II years old and tho
deed was not known until next morn
ing. Family troubles are supposed 10
have been the cause OF the tragedy.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26

Mrs. Eva A. Ingersoll. widow OF Col.
Robert Ingersoll, has filed a bond as
administrative of the estate of he.
husband. Mrs. Ingersoll swears that
she HIS made diligent search for the
will of her husband, but that to the
best of her knowledge and belief he
died ~intestate. The value Of his per-
sonal property is estimated by her to
be about $4,000. At the time of his
death he held no real uroDerty
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
osasc and Gasconuae nnttniIon..

The eleventh: annual reunion OF The
OsGge and Gasconadc battalioaS. G.. \.
r., WIS held at IBERIA, Miller county, a
few CT! "g2.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26

The German embassy in Washington
has received from Baron SternberS
the full report of the Samoan COM
mission and the draft of the proposed
convention by which the treaty of
Berlin will be modified.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26

james p. Young, a private in Co. D.,
Thirtieth infantry volunteers, Was
killed by a freight train at Evanston.
ILL.,. on the Goth, while on his way 20
Fort Sheridan to report after Il days
absence. The body was strewn along
the tracks for a block, and the only re-
manning vestige of the uniform which
Young wore was a brass button found
on the roadbCd.