The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
The ouartemaster at Chickamauga

the army in the Philippines Via San
Francisco. in compliance with IN order
from. the war department.
Honest" John Salisbury, "A former
mber OF the board of city aldermen
at Kansas City, Mo-, and for many
years a prominent live stock commits
sion man. committed suicide at his res
idtnct in that city. on the 2Sth. CUT
ting his throat with a pocketknife. fl"
had been mentally unbalanced for sew
erdl months.
The census in Cuba will he placed
under the supervision of persons ia
milia, with census work in the United
States. This means the selection OF 4
general supervisor for the Cuban cen
SlS.
Mrs. Margaret Foraker. mother Of
United States Senator Joseph Il. For
aker. died at her home in Hillsboro.
o.. or the 18th. She had been i'll for
a long time.
Percival Spencer. the famous aero
u. with Il companion named Pol
lock. started in Il balloon from the
Crystal palace, in London. on the
2gth. at 80 p. m. and arrived at
Dieppe. France. a mile and a half IN
land. at ) p. IN. of the 30th. The bal
loon reached an altitude of 10000 feet.
The pope, in a letter to Queen Viii
htlmina of Holland, expresses the hope
that he will soon be able to establish
harmcnv between the two South
American nations which have submit
ted their dispute for his arbitration.
BY the capsizing of a small boat IN
the Delaware river at Philadelphia,
On the 3Oth. Otto kampf. aged 81 years,
his son Albert. aged ;. and Christian
Gsterage. Kampf's brothcr-in-law aged
80 wears. were drowned.
Secretary Hay left Washington, on
the 30th, for Il vacation in New Eli
gland.
The newspapers of Cape Town, South
Africa, hail with delight the aSSur-
ances Of unanimity in the imperial
parliament. which they consider as
presaging an effective settlement of
the crisis.
Elaborate celebrations were held
throughout Austria-ilungary, on the
seth, on the occasion of the tiftieth
anniversary OF the death of the M
tIonal poet, Sandeo Petorf.
There are 80 cases of what is be-
licved to he genuine yellow fever at
the national soldiers home. near
Hampton. Va. and three deaths from
the disease were reported ON the "oti.
TneIc were several deaths at thu
institution. on the 2'th' nut IL can NOT
he stated that all OF them were caused
By yellow fever.
The fllipinoS, on the "o'h' made an
unsuccessful attempt t" recapture the
owl OF Calamba. on the shore of La
Sun& de Bay. which the forces OF ten.
Hal! captured on the -"'h' Inc reoets
numbered about -'fo' men. "''","
was ila"e iiiui'"heo"slS rum liz
NORTH ana Sou'h.
IT a storm near oii'er' III I"sey
c"unty, lhd-' TWO hhch Oh d gang W
threSherS were instant! hIiieu anu
TWO lataiiE injured pN IlSn'h'IS' liz
ueac are Within il'ciier' "S'" ~, ""u
'"h,cs hri ir.,' "S'u
are 'oseP" NiiS'i nv
Two me were Killed. ana score vi
mere OF persons inJureu u! tne "ie.h
OF an express tram on the Erie ran
roaG near IA, cauSeu py
4 landslide. four Nestlpuled carS' hihe
freight cars ana Two ehSlhese"ere ue'
stroyec by IRE.
About the beginning OF oeptempe;
the North Atlantic squadron. under
command of 1sear-Admiral Sampson
will rendezvous at Newport, H.. l.
where coal and provisions will he
taken on board for the voyage across
the Atlantic to meet Admiral Dewey
and escort him back to New York.
According to a private letter recent
" reviewed from an officer on boarC
the Newark. the cruiser started
through the straits of Magellan witt
200 ton of coal in her bunkers les.
thar the records called for. This dis
ccverv was made after the vessel wa
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