The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-18

or dog races was passed by the board
OF supervisors of San Francisco, on the
18th, and signed by Mayor Phelan.
The body of the late Princess lis
marck was transferred. on the 18th,
from Narsein to FREDERICKSBURG. where,
on April 1, it will be placed with the
body of the prince in the bismarck
nausoleum.
Many of the soldiers IN the Philip
pines have fallen in love with the cOun-
try and are anxious to be mustered
out when their terms expire at Manila
and use their pay and passage money
to establish themselves in business.
A boy messenger sailed from South
nmpton on board the american line
steamer ST. Louis. on the 18th. bearing
letters for parties in New York. Chi
cago and Philadelphia. the idea being
to beat the postal union by some
hours.
The old Hungarian family of Ester
hay has decided to apply to the Seine
court for an injunction. prohibiting
Major Count Estcrhazy from using the
title and arms of the EsfcrhaZy fam
lily. TO which. il is said, he has no legal
right.
The political crisis ir st. Johns. Y.
T.. continues. The premier. Sir James
Winter, is negotiating with Robert
Deal e. - -. -. II -.
opposition. The premier expects 10 Sc
cure 4 dissolution and to win the gen
eIal election.
The Filipinos hadapparrntly planned
All attack upon the lines OF Gen. O1is
and Gen. Hale. on the ETH. but their
courage seemed 10 fail them, though
they fired signals and aftrrward kept
mp the fusilade along the American
font for an hour.
The monthly statement of the eN-
ports of domestic products. issued by
the bureau of Statistics. ON the 10th.
showed that during the month of Feb
Iuarv. 1899. the exports aggregated
Sjj.9S9.S94 a decrease from the CORE
spending month of last year of $4,000
900.
The Mallory line steamer LeOna took
fire in her forehold, on the night of
the 9th. while lying at her dock in
East river. New York. The hold was
full of cargo. mostly cotton. The YES
sci was towed to Ellis island and scut-
tied, her forchoId being filled with wa
ter.
The Paris Eclair confirms the report
that the French government inquiry
regarding the explosion of the naval
powder magazine at La Goubrln has
shown that it was not of accidental
origin. and much credence is now
given to the rumOr that il was an
anarchist outrage.
The results of the policy inaugural
ed at Havana of disseminating public
works in the province of Santiago and
throwing men out of employment, are
beginning to show. On the 9th six
bandits were capturedin The %neighbOr-
hood of Conception, all cf whom were
formerly workers in the road gangs.
The massive iirewaIl IN the east of
the eight-story structure at 207-211
jackson boulevard. Chicago. which was
partly destroyed by Il late fire. fell al
most without warning. on the 18th,
completely demolishing tine adjoining
building and setting the rains ON fire.
A score of fircmcn barely escaped he
ing caught under the mass of debris.
Mrs. j. Warren Kcifer. wife of Maj
Gen. Refer. died at Springfield. q. of
pneumonia on the 18th. She had been
ill but little over Il week. Gen. Keifer
ard his son. Capt. kcifcr, o. his staff.
were on their way home from Iiavana.
but did not arrive in time to see her
alive. Mrs. Keifcr was 81 years of age,
and married to Gen. Refer in 1860.
1t is expected that Gen. Otis will be
authorized to organize three or -four
regiments for the provincial army out
OF the volunteers from the various
tates now at Manila when the time
comes for mastering out those volun-
teers. At present the volunteers. il is
stated at the war department do not
want to come home. having the .imeri-
can determination not to retreat while
under fire"
A movement is on foot at Santiago |
de Cuba to persuade the United States
government to purchase San Juan hill !
to be used as a public park. \ certain
portion could be set apart to be used
as a cemetery n the site of Il mortu-
airy church. a few thousand dollars
spent upon the rest would make a |
beautiful recreation ground. including
q half mile race track. a baseball dia- |
mond and tennis grounds.
The letter said to have been written
.arly last month by Gen. Maximo Co
meZ to Senior Eugene Hestes. of Por-
to Rico, and published in La Discus
cion at Havana, as well rs many Amer
lean papers, in which the writer said
ba would aid the Porto RicanS in pv- I