The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

americans and British and the follow
crs Of Mataafa. took place, on the I'D,
from ST. Luke's Episcopal church, San
Francisco.
The officials of the London foreign
office. on the 23d. sent the Cnited
States Ambassador. Joseph II. Choate,
d formal memorandum embOdyin" The
temporary agreement reached on the
Alaskan boundary question
On the 2ith. Il. q. Dun q Co. re-
ported: Failures for the week have
been Us in the United States, against
2e5 last year. and i in Canada, against
II last year"
Admiral Schley is to be the guest az
the city of Chester. Pa. or July /. and
has consented to make an address to
the citizens on that date.
The supreme council of the United
Commercial Travellers began its tlev-
enth annual session in Columbus. o.
on the 22d. Supreme Counsellor
Charles W. Rice. OF st. Paul, presided.
Emperor William has conferred the
rank of count upon the minister o; Tor
eign affairs. aaron Won Buciow.
Wilbur F. Hawkes.. a visiting FIX
from ~Covin"ton. Ky. WAS pr0Stratti
by heat in St. Louis. on the ID. an!
died before he could be taken TO The
d~ispcn,ary.
The navy department has advertised
for bids for tine erection "f III" dry
| dock ut the League Island navy yard
| which va< authorized by The act OF
, May !. 1~@>.
It Is reported in New YORK. that p.
! u. Armour. of Chicago. is al tn" head
of Il movement 10 attempt 20 control
the fruit and vegetable trade.
The United States cable ship Hooker,
from New York. May /. FOR Manila.
arri"cd IT Singapore on the I'd.
Henry L. Plant. president Of the
liant Steamship Co. died n his home
in New York city on thy 2&d.
III to the 18th - eases OF yrilo" fc-
yer, with five deaths. had been OIL
cfaljy rcuurrcd since the beginning O.
. the present outbreak in San;;a"" d"
( Cuba. One Of the deaths occurred in
the Fifth infantry. The other four
eases were among civilians.
Richard O'NrilI. manager of the
North side CarcLtc Co. of Chicago.
made the announcement. OH the 18th.
that he carcttrs would he replaced by
) automobiles about September /. The
company has purchased 80 automo-
hilc~ in Paris.
Il i now said that admiral Dewey
will visit Ho~ton and be- entertained
Their" before "oin" 70 New York.
NJ l::Itirunrc. Md. on the 18th. the
Jury in the case Of Mrs. Cirm"ntinc NJ.
Rockford. on trial at TowSon. Md. for
the murder ur her husband. returned a
~vcr,ic; Of man~iau"h;"r. In a former
trial tho jury failed to agree.
Tn" first celebration Of the Fourth
al July in Hawaii under American
sovereignty j. to Ice made a mcmora-
bic cnt. The general plan Of crirhrr-
ton includes snlUtcs in the mornin-.
at moon and at night. Il grand paradr.
field sports. addresses and other Ike
rary exercises and fireworks and a
ball in The evening.
Ky the cap>izin% of 4 boat in thc
Yellowstone river. II G~rcyclitfe. Mont.
ON thu 18th. rhrr" men lost
their lives. The dead are: Reno Shcr-
man. C,utralia. H.: j. ". Dickrr>un.
Crntraiia. H.: " =. Thompson. Kan
sao City. No.
The four upper stories Of the large
siv-s,ory building On the corner of
Pearl and Purchase streets. I~!u>r"n.
were swept a!mos: clean by fire. on
! the niyhr al the 18th. the owners ana
nuncrou~ occupants. mostly small pun
IiSnin~ concerns. Su-jairin~ = loss of
! ncarly >ju.o"C. The rriuripa! loss 9th
rr than un tac huiiiin"s fails on the
~4:1<trn iiu"lhindir" Go
fire damaged tn" N~.rn-IhiIips
chemical works. at Camden. Y. J.. TO
th2 extent uf SIor.nIG. Three larrc
I buildings used in the manufacture nf
phoSpharcS were DESTROYED. The origin
Of the fire i unknown. Loss fully GOV
cred by insurance.
The first reunion 81 l;0Oscvclt's
Huur..: Riders. held ut Las N""a<. Y.
NJ. on III, nth. and trliuwiT" days.
WIS Il great Success. barring q little
damprriu" by rain. Cui. i;oo~t ycit. the
Idol OF the regiment. WIS there. and
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