The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-05-27
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

governor of Guam. and Il garrison of
marines, has arrived at Gibraltar, en-
route for that island.
Two hundred war recruits of the
Fifth United States infantry left San
tiago de Cuba. on the 21st, on the
transport McClelland, for home, their
time having expired.
The funeral ship Crook, which has
been transformed into a regular army
transport, sailed from New York, on
the Goth. for Savannah, Ga, where she
will embark the Second regiment of in
fantry for transportation to Cienfue-
Cos, Cuba.
Levi Moore, 4 clerk in the Kansas
City (Mo.) city market, shot and per-
haps fatally wounded Mrs. Jennie
Campbell, Mrs. Ella Landis and Mrs.
Anna Meek in Il jealous rage on the
21st.
During a thunder storm. on he
morning of the 2lSt, the residence of
George Simpson. three miles east of
FL Dorado. ill.,. was struck by light
ming, which killed his daughter, Flora,
and Oscar Murdoch. Il hired hand, and
seriously injured Jake T~rouSdale.
The American line steamship Paris,
Capt. Watkins. ran on the ManaclcS
rocks. five miles from Falmouth. I'm
gland. early on the morning OF the
2lst. and. at last accounts, was still
fast aground. The cen of the mis-
hap is half n mile from the wreck OF
n III, Ipl-t-' T4Nl rlSS.FF-
genrS we're safely landed al Falmouth.
/ Con. Gre~orio del Pillar say that
the filipino insurgents are ready to
surrender aS o @ as they have aSSur-
ance that the Americans will carry
ont their promises. and Il g~uarant""
that the leaders VIII not he put to
| death. lie declares that upon prof
of American sincerity the rebels will
Law down their arms. lie evidently sus-
poets the Implicitly practic@d hy the
SpauiardS.
\ disastrous fire Visited Dawson City
| April u. and f~hrcc-fourthS of the town
lies in ashes. while hundreds of miners
and sh"pk"rprrS, gamblers and saloon
men are living in tents, sleeping ON the
snow in blankets. or moving up th"
creeks to the settlements near the
mines. The losses are very heavy.
Aunt Peggy Bailey. the oldest old
maid in the United States. died ut her
home near Huntington. Ind, on the
2Uth. She was born in Kentucky. and
was H. years old last March. She was
| a most remarkable omam She never
was sick but once. and that was about
eighty years ago.
kcrlin Eros. have strIck gas on Il
farm near Tiiiin. o.. the yield being
oven 100000 feet q day. II is n OF
the largest strikes in years.
The cruiser Reina Mercedes, the only
Spanish ship of any size saved from
tine battle off Santiago on July ; last,
arrived in Hampton roads. on the Glst,
and anchored about a mile off Old
Point Comfort. Va.
The first definite steps in the work
of replacing the present condemned
government printing Office. at WASH
ington, with Il modern structure. were
taken. on the ed, when the deStruc-
ton of Il score or more of old buildings
on the site OF the new building was be-
gun. II will be several years before
the new building will he completed.
The war department Is proceeding
on the theory that by the end of July !
not a volunteer soldier will be left in
the Philippines.
The statement of the condition Ofthc
treasury issued on the I'D showed:
Available cash balance. $265.233,1 S3;
gold reserve. $~226.445.12l.
The members of the New York pro-
duce exchange voted to close the
exchange Monday. May %, the day be-
fore Decoration day.
Gold has been discovered at Portalcs.
v. NJ. Il new town on the line of the
Pecos Valley q Northwestern road, 50
miles east of Roswell. The discovery
was made in Il well that was being dug
at a depth of - feet.
The report from Manila shat n form
of government has been proposed to
the Filipinns. including a governor
general. cabinet and advisory council,
is confirmed ut the state department.
in Washington. where il is said this is
the general line of action on which the
authorities there and at Nanilaare pro-
ceedinT.
The Filipino insurgents are return
ing to their homes throughout LuZon,
and are evidently anxious for peace.
Practically no rebel troops are left in
the northern provinces. 1t is said the
only insurgcnt forces in the field are
1000 men under Gen. Luna and 1900
under Gen. Pho del Pillar.
In anticipation of the prompt return
OF the volunteer troops in the Philip
mines, Gen. Shafter has been in
structed to establish Il model
camp at the Preside, San Fran
cisco, for the accommodation or
about 1000 volunteers from Manila
pending their muster Il
Gov. Roosevelt of New York has eX-
pressed his approval of making the
welcome of Admiral Dewey 4 state
celebration. He is heartily in favor Of
n state appropriation during the extra
of the Legislature.
An entire family. consisting of Will
lam Evans. his wife and child, were
killed. on the I'D. on n mountain near