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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
Ugly Rumor. Anont.

Cape Town, Jan.2.-Ugly rumors are
in circulation of a Dutch rising, with
the object of Selling Cape Town and
the docks, and capturing the governor
Of Cape Colony, Sir Alfred Miner. The
center of the movement is said to be
Paarl, a village about 80 miles from
Cape Town, where a meeting of the
Afrikander bund was held Sunday.
A similar meeting was held at Rich.
mond. on December 2s, and it is re-
ported that the members of the bunds
in taese two towns are acting in con.
cert
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
A Big Retail Firm.

The Siegel-Hillman Dry Goods Co..
retailers, st. Louis, has executed a
chattel deed of trust for the benefit Of
creditors. Thomas H. Mckittrick,
trustee, will continue the business UNI
til their claims are taken care of. Liza.
biiities, about S225,O00; assets, about
the SAME.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
Was n DissipateL Son.

Ludwig Won Withers. Il farm hand
at Attention, st. Louis county, was bur-
led the other dry. 1t now develops,
from the story told his employer, How
ard Ellison, 4 former clergyman in
Australia. that he was the dissipated
scion of Il noble German family. The
family at Berlin has been notified.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
Received q Warm Reception.

B~urlesquers who were advertised at
the Baldwin opera house, Springfield.
to 'men only" received 4 reception
which they were not looking for. Dur
ing the performance, which was pro-
nouTced not only rocky" but in
decent In some respects, the players
were r%otten-egged and had to leaw
the stage.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

\ petition was presented in the pre-
bate court at Springfield, Mass, on the
lst, by W. r Moody, eldest son of the
late evangelist, Dwight l.. Moody, ask
ing that he be appointed administrator
OF his fathers estate. Mr.. Moody left
no will.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

Florence Blythe-Hinckley, heiress to
several million dollars left her by her
father, Thomas Blythe, which were
awarded to her after p%rotracted litiga-
ton. has been quietly married, at San
Francisco. to A. a. Moore, Jr., deputy
attorney general of California.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

Aguinaldo's wife and sisters and IS
Fflipinos surrendered to Maj. March's
battalion of the Third infantry at
Bontoc, Island of Luzon, on the LIST.
The Filipinos also gave up two Span
ish and two American prisoners.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
On Their wedding Anniversary.

Thomas McDermott, formerly 4 po
liceman, declared that the killing of
Edward Griffin, in St. Louis, was done
in seif-defcnse. Mrs. Griffin was a wit.
ness Of the fatal fight, which occurred
in n saloon. where the woman had gone
in quest of her husband. 1t occurred
on the anniversary of her marriage.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

Mr.. Charles Eliot. of the British eIn-
bassy, was among those receiving the
queens New Years honors by being
nude a knight of the order of s..
Michael and ST. George The announce
mtnt was received with great interest
in diplomatic circles in Washington,
where Mr.. Eliot is well known and uni.
versally est .emed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

Prince David of Hawaii passed
through Minneapolis, MIMI, on the
2Sth, en- route to Washington, via Chi
oago. The prince in a nephew of ex-
Queen Lilioukalani, and vas to have
married Princess Kaiulani had she
lived.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

Capt John Eowdon's Con, Mr.. James
Seldom Cowdon, of Washington city,
has completed a plaster model OF Low
er Louisiana, showing the flood plane
and floor plane of the Mississippi river
from the mouth of Red River to the
Gull of Mexico, as well as the location
Of the proposed Lake Borgne outlet.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

London is rendered anxious by midi
cations that Gen. Butler. in an effor;
To retrieve his laurels before the ar
rival of Gen. Roberts. is straining his
energies in preparation for another
assault on the Boer forces intervening
between him AMI L~adysmith.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

John Houseman, SO years old, who
says he was once a wealthy man in
Sacramento, Cal, was taken to the
workhouse in New York, on the 2sth,
10 serve three months for ragraney.
Houseman said that while a young
man he had gone west and settled in
Sacramento and anlassed a cOmforta-
BILE fortune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

Prince Arenberg, recently court
martialed in German Southwest Afri-
20, for killing a subordinate without
p~rovocation and fiendishly %torturing
his victim while dying, and who was
ordered to Berlin for sentence, will, it
is said. have a new trial.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

The system of p~ensioning old EN-
ployes of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Go. on the lines east Of Pittsburgh,w was
iEaugurated on the LIST About $50
men, who, By reason of long periods in
the company's employ, had become
in~capacitated for further active duty,
were retired on pensions that average
nearly half the wages they received
when at work.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
noER SPIES IN THE YEoMANRY.
Have Becn DiscOvered-Ecep-
ing q Sharp Lookout.

ing a Sharp Lookout.
London, Jan. 2.-Alleged Boer spies,
il has been discovered, have enlisted
in the yeomanry. A report of Lord
Gresham, who is in command of the
yeomanry forces, says that the officials
Of this arm of the service are being
pestered by agents of DR.. Leyds; the
European plenipotentiary of the South
African government. He adds that two
of them were actually accepted, but
that they were afterwards discovered.
He declares that the same thing oc-
CURED in Thornycroft's horse, seven
spies being discovered in that body.
He says, continuing: 1--WE have given
word to all our commanding officers
to keep a sharp lookout for traitors"
No steps have been taken thus far
to punish the alleged spies.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

The news that Germany will not
send military experts to the Beers is
received by the German press ~nnfaNor-
ably. The Deustehe Tages Zeitung
says: at is hard to conceive why not.
From the Beers one may learn how to
win victories, but from Gen Butler
only how to lose battles and cannon"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

George V. Metzel, founder of the I'm
proved Order of Heptasophs, died sud-
Pa, on the 1st. He was aged IS years.
On December Is he celebrated his
golden wedding Deceased was a. Nd
tive of Baltimore, Md.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
Miss MiIIer's Successor.

Miss Margaret Miller, who has been
clerk in the office of Gov. Stephens for
two years, has resigned. Miss Kate
Gordon, of jefferson City, will succeed
her.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

The stockholders of the Lackawan-
ma Iron and Steel Co., in special ses-
sion at Scranton, Pa, IN the goth,
voted in favor of increasing the capita,
stock from So, $780, 900 to S25, 100000 O
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

Mrs. Florence Worth, wife of Brig
Gen. VIM. S. Worth, U. S. A, retired,
died at Fort Hamilton, n. Y, on the
29th.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

The bureau of internal revenue de-
cided, on the Goth, that insurance com
panies doing a call loan business are
liable to the bankers tax imposed by
the war revenue law.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

The statement of the condition of the
treasury issued on the Goth showed.
Cash balance, available, 1927, 500, 36S;
gold reserve, s23s, 919,4s2.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

Red Cross subscriptions for the
Transvaal in Berlin already reach a
total of 100000 marks.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
The Seized Steamer Bundsrath.

Durham, Jan. 2.-The Imperial mail
steamer Bundsrath, of the German
East African line, which was seized by
the British cruiser Magicenne, on tina
ground that she was carrying contra
band of war, in Delagoa bay. has been
brought to wharf here, and is now
guarded by marines and blue jackets.
The United States, German, Russian
and Austrian military attaches, who
spent the holidays in Durham, returned
to the front this evening.
The White Star steamship Majestic,
which left Liverpool December ID, with
1000 troops, arrived here yesterday.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

A special from Washington, on the
1st, said: ut is probable that the pres
emf month will be marked by a COM
plete reorganization of the military
commands in Cuba. The impression
prevails that there is to be a heavy
reduction in these commands. and it in
intimated that the outcome VIII be the
creation CT two departments, instead
Of six which originally comprised
Cuba, and the four into which the isi-
Apd was later divided"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

The first movement of a general
southern advance from Manila &C.
CURED, on the LIST, when two battal-
ions of the Thirty-ninth infantry lan6-
ed and occupied Cabuyao, on the south
side of Laguna de Bay. Two Ameri-
cans were killed and foul were wound
ed. Twenty-four of the enemy's dead
were found in one house. One hundred
and fifty prisoners and our 6-pound-
er Iapid-fire guns were captured.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
Dumped Money Into the Fire.

George Roederer, of No. 4749 Cote
Brilliante avenue. ST. Louis, accidental
~ dumped into Il fire q rcll of bills
amounting to $50 and $40 in gold.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
They are Old aud Poor.
At the Bartender Bail.

The annual ball of the ST. Louis
Bartea5ers' association: elldeo in ID pan.
ic caused by a shooting. The wrong
man got the bullet
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
VIII he Cautious I'm His Action.

London, Jan. 1.-The Lisbon CORE
srondent of the Standard says:
1t is currently reported that the
speech of King Carlos in the cortes to-
day will refer at some length to the
situation in South Africa, but it in
doubtful whether anything will be
said more friendly to England than 70
the Transvaal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
Veteran burned to Death.

" dumped into Il fire q rCll of bills
amounting to $50 and $40 in gold.
Veteran Burned to Death.
William Simmons, aged Sc, u Macon
county pioneer and veteran of the civil
war, was burned to death in his house,
near Blackwell. He lived alone.
Maud Lewis Friends disappointed.
Friends of Maud Lewis, in the peni-
Tertiary for killing Senator Morrissey,
in ST. Louis, were disappointed because
she was not pardoned Christmas.
While the Mother Slept.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Buschlnarn, of No. 2o22 Cass venue
st. Louis. died in its mothers arms
while the latter slept.
For the Beers.
1t has developed that the Armour
Packing Co., of Kansas City, has been
making heavy shiments of meat for
the use of the Beers.
They are Old aud Poor.
William Raeser, 20 years old, deaf,
dumb and blind. and his wife, aged 65,
were reported in destitute circun-
stances in ST. Louis.
Forgiven But Not Forgotten.
Rachael B. Burgoon, ST. Louis, de-
clared in her will that she forgave her
husband for deserving her and be.
qucathed him 81.
At the Bartender Bail.
The annual ball of the St. Louis
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

The men at work on the earth dam
tried 4 charge of dynamite to emove
IN ice jam that vas interfering with
the flow of water, but the opening was
not enlarged.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
Water Began to Flow.

At last the dredge worked itself up
close to the dam of earth, and with
a few sweeps Of its arm u a big hole
in the dam. Quite a strean. of water
came through, but the dredge contin-
ued for hours to cut away the 15-foot
wall of earth. Finally the cut III the
dam was discharging 10000 cubic feet
of water a minute and the flow was
strong down the channel. The dredge
continued at work all day so as to
make the discharge $4,000 cubic feet or
more n minute
New-York tribune., 1900-07-31
SUIT TO ESyoH SELLING OF STOCK.
ALEXANDER M'LEoD BRINGS ACTION AGAINST
HIS BROKEEs-THE1R SIDE OF IT

ALEXANDER MLEoD BRINGS ACTION AGAINST
HIS BRoKERs-THE1R SIDE OF II.
Alexander Mcleod who recentlv resigned The
presidency Of the American Air Power Company.
mas Dto4sAt an InjuucuOl. suIe against Henry Mar
quand & Co.. stock brokers at No 100 Broadway.
Inc nrrn represented him in certain transactions in
the stock Of the Power Company and finally began
selling him out on the ground that he failed to
put up margin TO carry the stock. Mcleod con-
tenos that a pool formed against him. and
asks the Court for injunction to prevent fur
TIER selling and 70 demand an accounting OF the
profits which resulted from the alleged bull
pool The case was to have been taken up in the
Special Term Part T. Of the Supreme Court to-day
Out will probably be postponed one week owing
to the absence from the city OF James Armstrong
attorney for the plaintiff. Mr.. McLeod's side of
the case was given to Tribune reporter yesterday
at the office OF his attorney, No. l92 Broadway as
follows:
M Mr. Mcleod desired to purchase stock in
Vas president, and retained Marquand & Co. as
at high price Mcleod saws ne was ADVISED to
purchase the stock by his brokers. and claims that
The price he SAYS 5 that UiS hey We're mere ms rSs IN
r 6nH pool on the stock at the time they advised
Wnen the stock began 10 fall on the market they
them TO an alleged verbal agreement TO keep the
stock until the price advanced. and refused 70
restrain the brokers from selling him out and to
the 'bulI' pool
A member Of the firm Of Marquand & Co. said
Yesterday:
1t is a case involving the purchase OF stock in 4
company of which Mcleod president. We
made various transactions in the stock for him
some Of them brought aim considerable profit
Later when the stock declined called him
for more security. which he repeatedly promised
TO furnish to take up the Every oppor-
tunity was given him keep these promises
When he would neither take up the account nor
furnish additional securities the house began to
Of -
up in Wall Street The buyer loses a stock
transaction and at brings suit based all
sorts OF charges
New-York tribune., 1900-07-31
LADENBURG ESTATE APPRAISED.
TRANSFER TAX MUST BE PAID ON PER
sONAL PROPERTY AMOUNTING
TO S574g7O

Jamaica. Long Island. July 50--Ienry Stanton
has rendered his report 70 Surrogate Daniel Noble
OF Kings County in the matter ot fixing the amount
OF the State transfer tax payable upon the estate
OF AdoIph Ladsnburg OF the firm OF Ladenburg.
Thslmann & Co o. Manhattan and Frankfort-on-
the-Main The value OF the personal estate is re-
turned S74 SO s. and the principal OF transfer
tax due OF this amount Is 1.7f9 70 with
per cent interest from date of the death OF
decedent. February ~ Is9s. making the total
amount OF the tax due about $500
Richard Limburger. a member % Mr.. Laden
burE's firm. in a sworn AFFIDAVIT hxes the value OF
his interest S3S4 HIS horses. carriages
and household furniture are valued az $1,000
When Mr. Ladenourg died an inventory fled with
the Surrogate OF Queens County placed the value
OF his s. $4,000 and the difference between
that amount and the estimate has caused
surprise
Mr.. Ladenburg's will executed in 1892 and leaving
all his properly to his We. was invaHdated by
the birth OF a posthumOus child. Eugene Mary
LadenbUrg. and the properly was divided as though
he had died n-estate- Cue-third. S-24.s90 ?. goes
TO the widow. Emily LadsaburE. and -wo-thiris.
Sz4sSso a, 70 the daughter, Eugene Mary Laden
burg
The widow, Emily L1ader5urg was also the sole
Beneficiary In two life insurance policies, one or
$4,000 and another OF $4,000. both o. which have
been paid Mrs Latenburg is also the owner o.
r O. Beach. formerly widow OF Charles Have
meyer. and house IN Illrrv-s-sh hrh-sr. Mammal
tan, which were decided 10 her by her husband
Mr. Ladenourg was drowned at sea IN storm
on the night OF February -. 1895 He was on
trip 70 Nassau. In the West Indies and Il IS said
that ne was washed from the stea rner' deck
New-York tribune., 1900-07-31
WOMAN LANDSCAPE GARDENER
UNTIL RECENTLY SHE WAS EMPLOYED
IN LINCOLN PARK. CHICAGO.

UNTIL RECENTLY SHE WAS EMPLOYED
IN LINCOLN PARK. CHICAGO.
Ms a E McCrea. who was appointed land
ScsPe gardener OF Lincoln Park Chicago last Feb
rua-y has just been retired for reasons Of econ
on1y by the city government
When Mrs. NcCrea's husband died. nine years
ago she took Up the business Of Iardsca pc arch-
Ject- and because Of her ability and PERSEVERANCE
she obtained a large number OF public contracts.
she laid out the grounds for the Hosr.cAI for the
Insane a. Newberry, Mich. and designed the
landscape effects for the Soldiers Home al Grand
Rapids Mich. She has also superiutended the
laying out OF the parks a. St Paul. MINI, and
Milwaukee, Wis. ard II other Western cities
When Mrs McCrea- was asked how she happened
70 undertake AZ occupation so unusual for won-
81. she said
have been educated IN landscape gardening all
& 6e- re LEne E1sn as "a a yqI2s gTl vas vas not on
work Used 10 wande- back after the older ones
L hurt ne 70 see them cra-1ped together in stif
Uaconproulsi1g bouquets. I had an exceptional
sr-fst5on 9i-h nv husband II his Ia aors re-
tel the name Of tree when The leaves had fallen
and The branches we're bare. He explained 70 ne
had tazniHarized him with the species and that 7
E2L-c earn Just as easily Ny kroV.-edge vas
era years before his death and the routine work
vas gradual-y assumed by ne until It seemed 70
some time Of course. TO get accustomed 70 the
business end q The trade For instance. I grad
uelly learned that people were much reader 70 buy
z tree and pay good price = called II
z ''SaubEscus Aures' than II you named plain
golden elder But tact came with the rest OF the
knowledge and soon found that I could sell bill
of goods against any man in the profession. I
never studied drawing except in q desultory way
school But have received as high $50 for
rough sserches q plans.
n -zpdsoape architecture the first thing 70 be
considered IS the individuality Of the place be
C--s1gC-ed. for nature never makes Two little
pieces CT territory exactly alike. 4 house should
never be ouiIr without the cooperation Of land
scspe architect with the building architect. for II
usually happens that when the landscape gardener
IS finally called n 70 put the finishing touches
grounds the discovery IS made that the
house has been placed in the worst possible posi-
ricu that could have been decided upon. Having
considered the individuality OF the place, the thing
New-York tribune., 1900-07-31
SUCCESS OF TESTS OF RUSSIAN Cruiser

Philadelphia. July 3O.-The Russian cruiser Va
RAG returned TO Cramps shtpyard to-day from her
trial trip In course OF the back from Boston
the ship speeded with the view 70 fulfilling the
contract requirement OF q knots hour for twelve
hours The trial began OF Nantucket Shoals and
continuous speed Of rs 70 237 knots was devel-
oped for seven and one-haf hours. when an acct
dent to one of the high pressure cylinders COM
PEELED the shutting or Of the engine affected and
the abandonment OF the remaining four and half
hours OF the trial In statement given out ar the
Office Of the builders. II Is said that the speed al
ready developed both on the run OF Boone Island
last week, when the Vsrtag made PAS knots IN a
spurr and in the first seven and a half hours OF
the principal speed Trial at sea has so far ex-
ceeded the contract requirements that the Russian
Board OF Inspection unanimously agreed that the
essential conditions OF the trial had been com Piled
with and that there could be no reasonable doubt
OF the ability Of the vessel 10 maintain A speed
of 3 hour
New-York tribune., 1900-07-31
P. ". L. EXHIBITION POSTPONED
THE MEMBERS DISCUSS PATRIOTIC WORK
INSTEAD.

Owing to the rain Of yesterday. the proposed
League. No 15O9 Broadway. postponed in
definitely. Only a few Of the members visited the
league house and the one officer present was
Aunt" Louisa EIdridge. who was conaidertng the
advisabnty Of interesting the organization in TAX
ing steps 20 aid the American soldiers and their
families both here and in foreign lands. Her at
Theatrical Guild is doing in London for the Eng
lish soldiers, and the suggestion was made that the
Professional Womans League should follow suit
If all women had only one-tenth OF my patri-
otic enthusiasm" said Mrs EIdridge we might do
something. As It is they become almost consumed
with the fire Of ambition for short time. then Il
burns Itself out, and the work is ended"
But you must remember that the league women
are nearly all bread winners. and have little time
10 give TO outside charities" said Miss Loduski
Young.
"Ah. but women in England have just as
many responsibilities 70 carry as you do here in
America and the women OF the guild are the same
bread winners as the women of this league" spoke
Miss Sydney COWell n reply.
We'll. when YOU consider the wives and chill
dren, TO say nothing Of the soldiers themselves,
that are in need Of aid il would be a great thing
for the Professional Womans League 10 take the
lead in beneficiary way" added Mrs. Eldridge
conclusively-
The bulletin in the library announces that next
SUGerIy and her committee of fellow workers from
the Womar's Literary Club Of Arlington, Y j..
will bring in flowers and decorate the assembly
room, and also distribute them to each member OF
the league present Love As II Expresses Itself
IN Nature" will be the subject Of talk BY Mrs
Gertrude Andrews. The Silent System a reci-
new member; Miss Katherine Whitehead will sing
and Miss Minnie Swayze will give readings.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-31
suUDLED 4 BALTIMORE HOTEL

Baltimore July 80 tspeciaD.-Dr. Charles A Won
AbIAfsldt who claims TO belong 70 the German
80, vas arrested al Cumberland Nd, early this
-, -, a detective from Baltimore. accompa-
,t.d nv Sheriff Martin of Allegheny County DT.
Won AhIefeldt is wanted in Baltimore on the charge
- 5sfraudinz the Hotel stafford out of bill tor
board and livery amounting 70 ABOUT S-'s Dr-
von Ahlefeldt registered at the stafford on July J
80 Indicated his residence Philadelphia he
mas fautlessly dressed and had military bearing
Ne soon became intimate with several OF the pro
SsssOrs AZ the Johns Hopkins University and gave
tbs1 a good time the expense or the Motel AT
rbs End OF the drsJ week OF his stay Jhe notel
nanarsuent rendered the doctor ciu OF %.
which he easily put or Finally on July =, tns
NfII became 50 large that the doctor was informed
a. r,Usf he settled az once Dr. Won Ahlefedt prom
isad 10 attend 10 IL by O'Clock IN the afternoon
and walked out and has not been seen IN Bairt-