The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-09-09
NEWS IN BRIEF.
COMPLIED from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

association concluded ITS iabors on the
1st. The principal matter under dis
cussion was the question of militar.
rates.
The statement of the condition oil
the treasury issued on the LIST showed:
Available cash balance. $2I9,352,S1@:
gold cserve, $24S,757,3.1.
The demonstrations organized. on
the Sd, in Cardiff, Hull, Bristol and
Liverpool, England. by the Sailors and
Firemen's union. were we'll attended,
At all the meetings resolutions Were
adopted to GO on strike unless the in
crease in wage asked for is granted.
\ specia; from Dcldwood. S. D.. a
the Sd, said: "A fiere timber fire is rag
ing ten miles from this place and
threatening n wide extent of country,
and as everything is dry as finder and
4 gale is blowing from the south, tn,
situation is very serious"
Policeman Patrick O'ktcfe. attached
to the East One Hundred and Twenty
sixth street station. in New York city,
was fatally shot through the head and
chest, on the Sd. by Michael FARRELL,
in Farrclli's saloon. a notorious dive
on Second m
\ pleasure yacht on The Maumec riy-
er capsized. on the night of the 81.
near Ironville. o.. and 1t is believed tn"
entire company aboard. consisting III
nine men and ONE from ToleGg.
were drowned.
His holiness, Pope Sophronius. pa
triarch OF the orthodox church OF .tleN-
aEdria. Lydia, ETHIOPIA. aud all E"yPt.
died at Alexandria,, on the Sd. aged
1n3.
The unknown woman who registered
at the L.indel hotel. Hastings. Nch.. as
Mrs. w. l.. Lee. and who died of poison
in the hotel at that place August g, has
been identified as Miss Laura Lee
French. of burlington. H.. and it IS al
most an assured fact that the girl did
rot commit suicide. but was murdered.
Two masked men. at four O'Clock on
the morning of the Sd. walked into
Harry Green's gambling room. in the
very heart Of the business district Of
Spokane. Wash. and held up Il men.
looted the tills and safe. and escaped
with 81 900. \ police officer WAS prob
ably fatally shot during ii chase of the
robbers. II of whom wds captured.
Cotton experts say that there are
cotton fields in the Indian and Okla
homa territories that formerly Weld
ed as much as Il bale to the acre. in
a bal" this year. This is especially so
in portions of the Indian territory.
Both Worries and dry weathe: are re-
sPonsible.
L. ID. Free. treasurer Of BarrwclI
county. s. e.. reported TO the governor
that his (Frec'sl father vas an cmE-1-
zler. Frees father had been county
treasurer fer seven Years. and on his
death the son was appointed 10 thr
place. The deficit is $l6..JL
The thirty-third annual encamHmen,
Of the Grand Army Of thu Republic be.
gan at Philadelphia. on Tie 4th. with
the parade Of the naval veterans. The
WAS maGniiic"ntiy tt cor,trd. and
the citizens OF Philadelphia had made
every preparation for an enjoyable
week Cor III" old soldiers.
The Twentieth Kansas volunteers
on the transport Tartar. at
Manila, on the Sd. and sailed the same
evening for home The Washington
troops embarked the same day. and
the TenTCsSecS and lNWH&. the last OF
the state volunteers, viii follow in =
days.
The transport Morgan City. with -
recruits on board. struck Il rock at
the mouth of the iniGnI sea. while
bcaciieG tc save her. No casualties re
This is the first accident to d
troop ship en- route TO the Philippines
P%inconning Village. ~ miles north
of Pay City, Mich, yvaS visited by Il
disastrous fire on the Sd. Thirtv-two
buildings, incluIin= the Aiichi-
gan Central passenger station. Macca-
bee hall. Is business houses and -
dwellings,, were totally destroyed. with
contents, in nearly every case.
August Scherk, Mic tass and Will
Hole. business men of Cedar
Grove. Wis. We're instantly killed, and
Ike probably fatally injured, on
the Sd. by IA train running into their
wagon at n crossing us theg were re-
from a Sunday outing. The
was killed and the Wagon de
moiished.
Much of the excitement which fol-
the statement that yellow fever
had broken out at Key West, Fla, has
subsidized. due largely - the fact that
the type of the disease wa mild. AMI
the announcement. on tie Cd. that an
epidemic h:d been declared. did not
add greatly to the alarm. Every pre-
is being taken TO ~contine the
to Key West.
Herman Hnndhausen. who, with
Richard Honeck. vas arrested in Chi
ago. on the Sd. charged with tho muir
Ter of Walter Koelter. ia his boarding
!ouse on Fulton street, made Il full
CT their crime on the sth.