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

rAPE GlEAHDEAU, MISSOURI
Delegates and visitors 10 The Ep-
worth league convention 1T l~ntianapo-
lis will be entertained in families ut
lne dollar a day each. An attendance
Of 10000 is expected.
From John Sherman's closest friend
and former law partner. Henry {.
Hedges. it was learned. cn the lItn.
proving slowly from his recen illness.
and hopes to he about soon again.
Tin plate workers throughout the
country to the number of nearly 5n.JD0
resumed work. on the iIth. after ali
idlenrsS of two weeks. The minimum
advance over last years scale is placed
AT Il per cent, to prevail until jn:y
80, 1900.
1t is understood in Vienna that the
United States minister to AuStria-liun-
gary. Mr.. addison {. Harris. and 9TH
ers connected with the American lega-
ton. as well as most of the United
States consulS in Acknowledgment are
going to Trieste TO greet Admiral
Dewey.
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
terim ambassador during the tenn
porary absence of the ambassador i'll
Germany.
Annie and Marie Kinney. aged /.
and l. e respectively. II their
cousin Ella. aged II. were drowned.
on the 18th. while bathing in the
HouSatonic river at Lower Derby.
Conn. The first two were daughters of
Michael Kinney, a railroad contractor
OF hat place.
W. w. Howard. a Lake Shore engi-
Eeer. left his train at Pine Station,
Ind. on the night Of the 18th. and fail
itS ~ H. III hltlli'iu N'lN HI
search. and found him dad beside the
track with Il deep cash in his head,
supposed to have been caused by a
coupling pin.
The Chicago Tribune's revised fi"-
urcS. gathered from correspondents
throughout the country. show Il loss
e - H. ,.-,, f,, IL, l-
Fourth of July celebration. Some of
these died July I. others from n
juries received then. Lockiaw caused
the death of So out of the al.
On the Eth Mr.. Frank \. Nanderlip.
assistant secretary of the treasury.
said: What appears TO he a conscrva-
five estimate of the amount of gold
which will come out of the klondike
this summer is SlS.OO0.O 900. Il large pro-
portion of which will go through The
government assay Office at Seattle"
\. l.. Jones. OF Admission. Ala. init
ed States consul to TuNpan. Mexico,
died at Tuxpan 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 1915. He
WAS appointed consul to TuNpan by
President Mckinley in October. 1891.
\ new treaty between tn Tilted
STATES and Japan went into effect. Oh
the Eth. at which time also new ;rel-
,.-- I,a, .r, ,.n,I,- nIl -
the countries of Europe and some Of
the South American republics also
went into effect. by which japan is ad-
mitted to full comfy among the ma
tions of the world.
by the invitation of Sir Alfred Mil
ner Rear-Admiral HowiSon and the
officers o; the United States cruiser
Chicago occupied seats on the floor of
tie throne Dol at the opening of the
Cape parliament on the 18th. This is
an unprecedented distinction for fer
,igners. They were greeted with the
greatest enthusiasm.
"
Gov. POINTER of Nebraska received a
cablegram from Yokohama. Japan. on
the 18th, announcing the departure
from there of the transport Hancock.
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 state department NAV find it
necessary to publish the negotiations
with Great Britain on the Alaskan
boundary. Only such a proceedln" can
fully answer the misrepresentation
from time to time made in the British
press and which especially Of late has
developed a tone distinctly threaten
ing to the United States.
c. NJ. Foote. grand exalted leading
knight of the grand lodge Order of
EIks. died in Minneapolis. Mimi, IN
the 10th. from heart failure. superin-