The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-25
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

, 80 '"'l'i"HpA-
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Luther Chaplin, the founder of the
Senior Order of United American Me
delphia, on the 10Th. lie was 81 wears
old. His death was due to general
debility. His organization of the first
lodge followed the native American
riots of I>lI. lie was the first state
councillor of Pennsylvania. and III"
first national councillor OF the ordy,.
The celebrated Cuban negro general.
Quintin iianderas. arrived at Havana.
on the 18th. from Santiago. lie say
that the Cuban army in that province
:, being disbanded and hat !he men
are going to work. He is enthusiastic
in his praise of Gen. Leonard Woo.
:ha military governor of Santiago.
Evangelist Sam Jones has JUS
closed Il revival. in which he said he
WAS driving the devil out of Hopkins
vile. Ky. AS Il result. the grand jury
created Il sensation by returning near
~ 20D indictments against persons for
running blind tigers and selling wills
ky without Il license.
Mrs. Zachariah Chandler. widow Of
the famous Michigan statesman, died
at Detroit. Mich. on the 10Th. Sh"
had been a sufferer for several months,
from various infirmities incident 10.
old age. TO which she finally sue
cumbed
With flags flying. bands playing ana
the soldiers cheering. the transport
Sheridan. left New York harbor. OF
the 18th. for Manila. with 1.SOO troors
of the Twelfth and Seventeenth infan-
try on board. Col. Smith of the
Twelfth is in command.
Very Rev. Dean Norman of the An
glican diocese of Quebec and rector of
the English Episcopal cathedral there.
has resigned all his offices and emolu-
ments and left the city under such a
cloud that it recalls the recent senS:l-
tiCnal cas-" of Canon Eyton of West
minister abbey and St. Margarct's
Westminster.
On the Goth The Cretan chambers
were opened by Prince George. III"
high commissioner OF TN" powers. who
received q warm greeting. y bill enI-
bodyinG the Cretan constitution was
submitted.
Gen. Miles. in his testimony before
the court of inquiry. on ;he Goth. said
he thought his use Of the v-nr:is pro
tense Of experiment" was unfortunate.
and disclaimcd iosrg-fS hoa..a sh SIN
tense of experiment. before the war
investigating commission. was unfor-
tunatc. and diScIaimed intention 70
impute fraud to II one. Had my at
tentiOn been called to it | might have
amended II to say-vciI. 'Gn the the
DRY of an experiment. As q matter ri
fact. it WAS an experiment. arc a very
costly one"
Lieut.-CoI. Minor, Sixth infantry.
told the Miles court of inquiry that i
was his belief han the cantrd roast
beef supplied TO the army in :hc fieiI
has been used for making beef eNtrac;
and the nutriment taken out. l. ap-
pearcd 10 have been boiled to pieces
An order has hccn issued By The war
department for III" muster oct o. the
remaining volunteer regiments ii,
present cncamped in the United
An amendment is proposed to the
constitution of the United States b.
the house committee on election "f
president and vice-president. provid-
irg that polygamy shall never exist
the United States 0r any place
subject to its jurisdiction. aud dis
qualifying poiygamists for election IS
senators or representatives in CON
gress.
\ total of GOA deaths was recordc.
by the health department of Chicago
the week ended February Is.
This is the greatest number for any
one week in the history OF the city,
the highest previous being SOS for th:,
week ended January u. fas,. The
greatest excess was among those be-
yond middle life.
The cars manifesto relating to the
Finnish parliament has excited intense
Indignation throughout Scandinavia.
All the newspapers protest against
the Russian coercion. and declare that
Finland's right 10 home rule mas been
practically destroyed. All Finnish af-
fairs. ii is asserted. viii lie settled at
st. Petersburg. /