The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-04
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

The recent severe weather did great
injury TO one of the most profitable
industries in Kentucky. Reports Just
received from all sections of the stat"
show that millions OF bees were killed
during the cold spell. and that honey
making has practically been ended in
that state, for several years at least.
by an explosion of natural gas. On
the Goth. the home of Daniel Eckton.
in Walton. Ind, was completely
wrecked. and seven people received III
jurieS. from which II is dead and two
others were not expected to survive.
\ vicious cyclone struck Evansville.
Ind. on the 10th, destroying and dam
aging much property. The Evans
Vile Brick Co.'S plant was demolished:
loss, without insurance. $4,000. The
Diamond Coal Co.'S building was also
ITroofed. and one residence was com
plctcly destroyed.
The village of Marquina. located
seven miles from Manila. has been
burned by the insurgents. The place
had ii population of 10000.
The Madrid newspapers are urging
the government to maintain its pre-
cautions against Carlist activity. cSpc-
ciaIly upon the frontier. where at
trmpts are being made to smUgg!e
arms and ammunition into the cnril-
try with Il view to an early CarliSt rIS-
ING.
There are 30 cases of typhoid frv,'-
III the Second division hospital in Nal
Gen. Lees camp. near Havana. AL
there is some fear that the fever may
become epidemic. When the camp Wat
laid ont The plan provided for under
ground sewers. hut they We're not cau-
structtd.
Mrs. John y. Logan is seriously iii
al her home in Washington. She l.
Suffering from Il second attack Of grip.
She has been unable to i2avc her rocrI
for several days and hcr condition
causes much alarm among her friends.
\ dispatch stating that S.000 Fill
pinos at Malolos. the .iguinaldo cap
ital. desire to surrender. reached the
government on the 9th. 1t created
10 surprise. as similar %intimations Of
a coming collapse of the insurgent
movement have been received within
q few days.
Quiet has been completely restored
at Iloilo. Many of the natives who
fed when Gen. Miller seized the place
have returned and taken the oath OF
allegiance to the United States.
After a contest that will be MEM
orable in the history of the United
States senate. that body, on the 27th.
passed the compromise army reorgani-
zation bill by Il vote of IS to u. SEN
measure vigorously.
The Spanish commissioners who
went to MaloloS to treat with .Agui-
naldo for the release of the Spanish
prisoners held by the Filipinos. have
returned TO Manila and report that
Aguinaldo wants n money considera-
ton for their release.
lahoma educator. died at Perry. He
Samuel Il. Means, a well-known Ok
was principal of the Norton (Kas.)
high school for years.
Mrs. G. Augusta Tarleton. aged "A,
died at Alto Pass, ILL.,. of pneumonia.
She was a Shareholder in the south be-
fore the war. Her first husband was q
nephew of George Washington.
\ favorable report on the proposed
constitutional amendment prohibiting
~polygamists from being elected to
congress was made in the house, on
the 27th. by Representative Capron,
of Rhode Island. in behalf of the COM
mittee on election of president and
'ice-presi6ent