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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Director of Posts Naille. at Manila,
has called the attention of the post
office department to the constant
growth of the advertised list of unde-
livered letters for soldiers in the Phil
ippines. and advising the puplic that
all mail for them should include in the
address. wherever possible, the names
of the company and regiment to which
the soldier belongs.
\. large party of scientists left Oma-
ha. Neb.. on the 18th. for Laramie,
Wyo.. on Il 40 days exploration of the
fossil fields of that state. This eype-
dition had been arranged by the Union
Pacific because of Il widespread inter-
est created among scientists and geolO-
gists by reason of the recent discor-
cries OF reptiIian fossils of enormous
size.
Representatives of the b~rotherhoods
of railway trainmen, locomotive fire.
men. conductors and t~elegraphers. in
Guiding the heads of each organiza-
ton. were in conference at Cedrr Rap
ids, Ia. on the 18th. y committee WAS
appointed TO formulate Il plan for the
cooperation of the organizations in Sc
curing legislation in different states.
AT Il meeting of commercial repre-
scntativeS held at Colon. Colombia. On
the 18th. Col. Perry. eN-United States
consul. and Merrs. DE Leon. Toledano
and Humphreys We're appointed dele
gates to visit the Philadelphia expo
sition in the interest of Isthmian
trade.
The Italian consulate at New Or
leans has received cablegramS from til"
Italian minister of foreign affairs. Wis
cont Ninosta. placing ut his disposal
5000 lire subscribed by Italians of the
royal government and Ming Ilumbert
for the Texas flood sufferers.
The navy department has received
the first half of an order for 100 ma
chine guns OF a new type, the most
powerful in the possession of any gov
eminent. They are on~c-pounders. car
rying an explosive shell. and can fire
go shots Il minute.
AT Il meeting of the hoard uf regents
OF the University of California. at san
Francisco. on the 18th. Prof. benjamin
Idle Wheeler accepted the presidency
of the university. the regents granting
every request and condition made by
him.
Acting Secretary of Wal Miles. on
the 18th. directed the remaining" bat
TALON OF the Nineteenth infantry. at
Camp Meade, TO go to San Francisco,
TO embark for Manila, the 18th. on the
transports Ohio and Newport.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
AGUINALDO DESIRES PEACE.
Said to Have Made Direct OvcrtUres
to Gen. Otis-President A., att
ing Developments.

Chicago. July 1S.-A special to the
Times-Herald from Washington SAYS:
Important cablegrams have been re-
ceived at the state department from
the Philippine commission. and al the
war department from Gen. Otis. con-
corning a new move in the direction
of peace. These dispatches have been
in the hands of the president for sew
eral days, but he has declined to make
them public. because the ultra-opti-
mistic views heretofore received from
the same source nave not been borne
out by subsequent events.
The latest dispatches, however. are
more encouraging than the previous
cnss, but the president wishes to have
some positive results before making
them public.
All that can be learned definitely
about them is that direct Overtures for
peace nave been made to Gen. Otis by
.Aguinaldo and some of his principal
leaders.
1t was said by n cabinet official last
night hat if the promises We're full
filled. the volunteers now being enc
listed will not be needed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
cORBIN MAKES A STATEMENT.
cne SO-CaIled Censorship of the
Press Denied. and the Whole
Situation Explained.

Washington, July fS.-iicgarding
reived in Washington and other news
regarding the war had been censored
contrary t. the usual custom, Adjt-
Gen. Corbin said yesterday:
Yes. these complaints have been
brought to my notice. y word of exc
PLANTATION is perhaps due the country,
no less than the department. The
enormous amount of work the office
has been called upon to perform has
taxed to the limit the endurance of
the clerks, who, by the way, are as
competent as n that can be found
anywhere. Complaints were made by
several of the assistants and clerks
that our clerks were being annoyed
and their time taken from legitimate
work by direct application for infor-
nation for people in no way connected
with the office o. the public service.
AS Il matter of protection of h pub
lie interests and good administration,
tliV oluti VI III - was u Inv
eensure of the so-called censored press
is without justice, and evidently made
under misrepresentation of facts. There
has beer no information received from
Gen.. Otis that has not been given to
the press promptly on the bulletin
board in the hall of this office; every
fair-minded representative of the press
will bear witness to this statement.
What would the manager of any
Il OF the complaining papers say If
information concerning the business
of the paper was inquired for of the
printers rather than at the business
office Of the paper. This is Il case ex-
actly in point.
The standing instructions of the
president and secretary of war are
that the public shall be given all in
formation we receive; this has been
done. and will continue to be done.
Of course, plans of campaigns that
would be of help to Aguinaldo and
other rebels have not and will not be
promulgated. bat all facts of events
transpired have been given in full
ness
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.

John q. Bridges. Il pioneer ~settl"r of
Sedalia. Mo-, died. Friday, ut tn Lge
of - years.
Citizens of kirkwood. Mo-, have or
ganizcd IA law and order league tor
protection against thugs.
Peter Gchrig. Il prominent and
wealthy farmer, was sunsi-uon in IiIe
field. He is dangerously i'll.
The National Educational ~asSocia-
ton. which has been in session ut Los
Angeles. Cal, adjourned. Friday even
ing.
In the absence of Secretary Al%cr
and Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn,
Maj.-Gcn. Miles is acting secretary Of
war.
The department of agriculture VIII
send a statisticiun To the flood districts
of Texas to investigate the inundated
territory.
The Delaware Indians have fled n
protest against the capitalists "hn
have secured leases from the Chcro-
KEGS on their lands.
Padcrcwski will not visit the United
States until December. being DESTROYS
OF hearing the first production CT his
new Polish opera in Dresden.
T. T.R0des. prosecuting attorney at
Paris, Mo-. who has charge of the Jes-
ter prosecution. says he has enough
evidence to easily convict Jester
The kissing hug has left its mark at
Burlington, In. \. man named Suffer IS
exhibiting an enormous lip aS the re-
suit of the first bite of the season.
Hon. ID. p. Bailey, former private
secretary of the late Richard 7. Bland,
has announced himself as Il candidate
to succeed Missouri's great commoncr.
Webb c. Hayes has been appointed
lieutenant colonel of the T~hirty-first
volunteers. He was major of the First
Ohio and saw service in Cuba apd
Porto Rico.
Sheriff George 4. Foster, at Perry,
Wilson was a highwayman, and had
committed several robberies within
the past few days.
A fourth body was recovered from
the Chicago & Alton freight wreck
rear Glendale. Mo. The body has been
identified as thai of Ed Stretch, Of
Bloomington, III.
a meeting of the 10 Blackburn
Democratic club of Louisville, KY,
was held Friday night to start q move
ment for Il democratic ticket in oppo-
sition t. that headed by State Senator
GOebel.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
Gone to His Summer Home.

Washington, July 1S.-Ex-Secre'ary
Foster left Washington yesterday af-
ternoon for his summer home on Lake
Ontario. He decided not tn await the
arrival in Washington of Senator Fair
banks, his colleague on the Joint high
Canadian commission, but consulted
fully with Secretary Hay on tie sub
ject of the Alaskan boundary. end The
prospects of a re-assembling of the
commission. There has been nc as
certainable change in tine situation
from a diplomatic point of v1cw.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
Experiments with Texas Fcvcr

The Missouri state board of agricul-
ture Will Soon issue its report, giving
results OF the experiments with Texas
fever during the last year. The work
has attracted wide interest. especially
among stockmen throughout the cOun-
try. and the bulletin in question will.
perhaps. be the most important of any
AIRY 40 bulls were immunized ut the
station and shipped to Texas for the
Improvement of the herds in that
state. Only we of the animals thus
treated have died. whereas heretofore
30 per cent. of the bulls imported from
the north have died within a few days
after becoming infected with the ticks.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
st. Louis National Banks.

The abstract of the condition of the
national banks of St. Louis at the close
of business OF June 50. as reported TO
the comptroller of the currency,
shows the average reserve to have been
23.s1 per cent, against 20.92 per cent.
on April 5; loans and discounts in
creased from 1913. 7O4 to S4S. LAG. 500:
stocks and securities decreased frCm
S6.O39.94O to 81, S09.6SS: gold coin in
creased from S3.956.413 10 $4.S5s.Sl2;
total specie increased from $5.jls.0sj
TO $s,3SS,370; lawful money increased
from ~S11.435.3O5 to $l3.431 800: irdi-
vidual deposits increased from SG2,-
1913 SS to S~4O.322.916.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
Judgment Modified.

The supreme court. after Il consulta-
ton of Judges. modified the Judgment
i'll the caSe of a. fire insurance COM
panicS called an order of custer, and
allowed the companies to continue 10
do business in the state on Ike pay
ment of Il fine of $1,000. This brings
$4,000 il the state treasury from this
fine.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
VIII Not BE Disappointed.

Frank Il. Galloway has bean sen-
fenced. at st. Louis. tn ne hinged. Au-
gust -. for wife murder. When Caila-
way killed his wife ne said he was
willing to hang. and the judy" as
aurId him that he would not h, dis
al pointcd in the least.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

James Reed has brought suit for
$4,000 against the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas at Sedalia. it being the first suit
to be brought there under the fellow
servant law.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
BAD WRECK IN illinois.
The South Bound Illinois Central
FLYER Wrecked a Mile South
of Lenzburg, Ill.
FIREMAN THOMAS JONES WAS KILLED.
Several Persons Injured, Some of Them
Se~rlousIy-The Engine Jumped the
Track and the Entire Train Turned
Over on Its Side, Which Probably Pre-
vented TeIescOping.

ST. Louis, July 1.-THE Illinois Gen.
trail Flyer. souIhbound, which left St.
Louis at nine o'clock Tuesday MORN
ing. jumped the track one mile south
of LenZburg. which is ~ miles from
St. Louis, at 10:45 o'clock
The engine and every coach was.
turned completely over. The train was,
wcil-filled, and it is marvellous thai
any one escaped.
Fireman Jones Dead.
Fireman Thomas Jones was caught
by the engine as it rolled over and
both his legs were cut off. He died be-
fore the train. which was bearing him
ami other injured back 10 Belleville,
reached there.
\. j. Elfiein, Il passenger. who lives
at 5146 Morgan street, st. Louis. was
thrown forward. his chest striking
the seat in front of him. His chest was,
crushed in and he is supposed to have
beer seriously injured internally. He
was ent through to St. Louis and was
taken to his home.
". Il. Wilson. of Chicago. Vas seri-
ously scalded about the head and the
upper part of the body. o. G.. Connor.
of 1924 Olive street. was also seriously
scalGed. Master Mechanic Beckwith
was bruised about the body.
Conductor John Tinkham escaped
without injuries. He can not account
for the accident.
Engineers Narrow Escape.
Engineer David McConachie had a
marvellous escape from death. When
the engine left the track he stuck to
his post. When the big machine ended
its mad plunge by rolling over. Ne
COnachie was still in the cab. He
crawled from under the engine when
ali was over. uniniured. save for slight
burns from escaping steam. The fact
that he was on the right side of the
cab. and therefore on the upper side
as the engine jumped to the left and
rolled over. probably Tor his
escape.
Fireman Jones. being On tn" LETT
side. was caught under the engine as
il rolled.
A Mysterious Accident.
The accident is a mysterious one.
The track for some distance approach
ing the scene is perfectly straight.
The train WAS running - miles an
hour. 1t was composed Of six coaches
besides the express and mail. Without
warning the engines wheels left the
track on the left side md each car IN
its turn followed.
The engine rolled over and each car
did the same. This rolling over prob
ably prevented telescoping and saved
the lives of many passengers.
The Wounded Cared For.
The wounded were lifted from the
ruins tenderly and laid beside the
track. Fireman Jones was eNtricated
with great difficulty. as his legs we're
pinioned down by the weight uf the
engine.
Some of the crew hurried to L.enz-
burg. a mile north. and wired Belle
vile. After a wait of nearly an hoar..
the train which leaves Bellrviile 1T II
O'Clock arrived at the scene. bringing
GCctGrs and railroad officials. The
wounded were transferred TO this.
train and brought back.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

United States Consul Smith. of Vic
toria, b. c., is said to have forwarded
10 the American government a me-
mortal from r. E. l.. Brown, an Ameri-
can mining engineer, requesting the
governments Intervention to secure
Browns claim for damages arising out
in which Brown secured a judgment
for S1.SI2.O 600.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

The steamer Laurada arrived at Sc
Michaels, with between 200 and 400
passengers. Among them were Is dis
charged soldiers from Rampant City.
No big amounts of gold dust were car
ried on the steamer. Some claim there
the passengers, while others say most
OF them were returning empty handed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

Prof. J. Il. Pritchett. for two years
a member of the faculty at Central
female college. Lexington. has been
elected president of McFerrin college,
Martin. Tenn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
Aground on SATELLITE Patch.

London, July 1S.-Cable advices from
Punta Arenas say that the steamer
Matteawan, Capt. Conner, from New
York, May %, via Norfolk, for San
Francisco, arrived there on the 8th
inst, after having been aground on
Satellite Patch, and in the Narrows on
the %. She was pulled off, leaking
lady, but divers stopped the leak
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
Drank CarbOlic Acid.

Arthur f. Sloan. son of wealthy pa.
rents. who reside in London, England.
died in the ST. Louis city hospital, hav-
ing drank c2rbolic acid.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
Reward for Graves Murd.rer..

Gov Stephens has offered Il reward
o: $500 for the arrest and conviction
of the unknown murdcrers of Thomas
Graves and Lucy Graves in Ray coun-
ty.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

A curiosity exists rear the Red Bluff
Primitive Baptist church in Ware coun-
ty, Ga. 1t is a mammoth mulberry tree,
and the heart has long since rotted.
Out of the heart of the mulberry grow
a cherry and a peach tree. both OF which
are eight inches in diameter. They
grow to a point ten feet above the
ground. All three of the trees are alive
and pear fruit every year.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

The state department nav find it
necessary to publish the negotiations
with Great Britain on the Alaskan
boundary. Only such a proceeding can
fully answer the misrepresentation
from time to time made in the british
press and which especially cf late has
developed a tone distinctly threaten
ing to the United States.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
Want the Fruit station.

There is Il delegation of Howell
county citizens. who are going to JEFF
fersOn City and try TO get the fruit
experimental station located at West
Plains.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
4 Young Horse-Thief.

VIM. Harris. Il negro boy, stole 4
mare and three mule colts from Ned
Haney. near Hartville. He was arrest
ed near Marshticld. He had ,.ispoSrd OF
the animals for So.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
Inherits a Valuable Farm.

Stephen l.. Young. aged p. IA poor
farmer boy. has been appraised that he
VIII inherit "a farm in Platt county,
valued at $4,000.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

That wood will stand the passing of
centuries as well as metal is proved by
the unearthing nea the Nile of some
Egyptian boats nearly 5000 years old,
which are in good condition.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

{. NJ. Foote. grand exalted leading
knight of the grand lodge Order of
EIks. died in Minneapolis. Mimi, IN
duced by a complication OF diseases.
Mr.. Foote was one of the leading citi-
zens of Minneapolis. and a few years
since was a prominent candidate for
postmaster. He WAS 80 years old.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

\ new treaty between tn Tilted
STATES and Japan went into effect. Oh
the Eth. ut which time also new irel-
ties between Japan and nearly all of
the countries of Europe and some Of
the South American republics also
went into effect. by which japan is al
mitted to full comfy among the ma
tiouS of the world.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
S1Itne's Corn Crop.

It is said that Saline county will
raise the finest crop Of corn in its
history. The rains have been jtst
right for the crop, but bad for wheat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

GOV. POINTER of Nebraska received a
c~ablegram from Yokohama. Japan. on
the 14th, announcing the departure
with the returning First Nebraska and
Utah battery on board. 1t said the
health of the troops was excellent. ard
that the Hancock would reach San
Francisco on the 2Sth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
Horss-Coliar Factory Burned.

The large plant Of Scmm"rs Eros.
manufacturers of horse-collars :nl
leggings. at 3443 North broadway. st.
Louis. was destroyed by fire.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

Delegates and visitors 10 the Ep-
worth league convention 1T ~lntianapo-
lis will he entertained in families at
lne dollar a day each. An attendance
Of 10000 is expected.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

Tin plate workers throughout the
country to the number of nearly 5n.J00
resumed work. on the iT.h. after ali
idleness of two weeks. The minimum
advance over last years scale is placed
AT i per cent, to prevail until d":y
80. 1900.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
An Old Schoolhouse.

a feature of the ~dedicatory exercises
of Blees military academy, Macon. was
an exhibit of a schooihouse erected in
Missouri go years ago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22
Dewey Home Fund.

Washington, July 1s.-The contribu.
tons yesterday to the Dewey Home
fund amounted to SAG, making s14,4s
in all.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

by the invitation of Sir Alfred Mil
ner Rear-Admiral IIowison and the
officers o. the United States cruiser
Chicago occupied seats on the floor of
tie throne % at the opening of the
Cape parliament on the 18th. This is
an unprecedented distinction for fer
.igners. They We're greeted with the
greatest enthusiasm.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

On the 18th the German ambassa-
dor, Baron Won IIolleben. presented to
the president, Herr Mumm Won
SchwarZcnStein. who had arrived from
Germany. and who is To act as ad in
term ambassador during the tenn
porary absence of the ambassador i'll
Germany.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

Corn has been especially benefited
by the rains, is in an advanced state
Of cultivation and generally free from
weeds.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

1t is understood in Vienna that the
United States minister to Austria-Hun-
gary, Mr.. addison {. Harris. and 9th
ers connected with the American lega-
ton. as we'll as most of the United
States ~consulS in Austria-Ilungary.a ARE
going to Trieste to greet Admiral
IlpNypy
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

W. w. Howard. a Lake Shore engi-
Eeer. left his train at Pine Station.
Ind. on the night Of the 18th, and fail
ing to return. the fireman Went in
search. and found him dead beside the
track with a deep cash in his head,
coupling pin.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

Annie and Marie Kinney. aged l.
and II years respectively. and their
cousin Ella. aged Il. We're drowned.
ON the 18th. while bathing in the
H%ouSatonic river at Lower Derby.
Conn. The first two were daughters of
OF that place.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

From John Sherman's closest friend
n former aw partner. Henry {.
Hedges. ii was learned. On the Eth.
that the venerable statesman is i'm
proving slowly from his recent illness.
and hopes to he about soon again.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

Prof. Louis Soldan. of St. Louis, was
elected president of the National Coun-
Gil of Education, at Los Angeles
Cal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

\. Il. Jones. Of Admission. Ala. INIT
ed States consul to TuNpan. Mexico,
died at IuNpan on the 18th. The ma
ture of bis illness is not known. The
remains can not he shipped home. Col.
Jones was born in Wales. IN 1875. He
Vas appointed consul to TuNpan by
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

Or the Eth Mr.. Frank \. Nanderlip.
assistant secretary Of the treasury.
said: What appears TO he a conscrva-
five estimate of the mnun of gold
which will come out of the klondike
this summer is SIS.OO0.0 900. Il large pro-
portion of which will go through The
government assay Office at Seattle"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

The Chicago Tribune's revised ti"-
nreS. gathered from correspondents
throughout the country. show Il loss
of III lives resultant from the last
Fourth of July celebration. Some of
these died July /. others from n
%jurirs received then. Lockiaw caused
the death of 50 out of the al.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-22

Adopted the Seven Years Franchise.
Pretoria. July 19.-The Volksraad. in
secret session. adopted the sever
years franchise proposition