The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-07-14

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Philippines and China, Gen. Greedy,
the chief signal officer, is making spe-
cial efforts TO enlist competent tele-
graph operators for service in the east.
Sixteen hundred men We're thrown
out of employment at Lebanon, Pa.
on the sth. by the banking of five fur
naces, two of them owned and three
operated on q f~ive-year lease by the
Lackawanna Iron and Steel Co., at
Scranton.
William Jennings Bryan was unani-
mously nominated for president Of the
United States, on the 5th. by the Ma
tioGal Democratic convention at Kan
received by the members with IN
bounded enthusiasm.
The Constantinople correspondent
of the London Express telegraphed. on
the 9th, that the answer promised by
the porte on the subject of h in
demnity claims Of the United States
was not forthcoming, but that semi
official assurances were given that the
claims will be paid.
The London Times LoronZo Marquee
correspondent said, under date of the
eth: "A general movement of Boer
settlers into GaZaland, Portuguese ter
ritory. seems TO be in contemplation.
Already large herds have bee driven
across the border. The Portuguese
welcome the movement"
DIR. Henry Wade Rogers, who recent,
ly resigned the presidency of North
western university, has accepted Il call
from the trustees of Yale university
to the chair of law in the New HIven
institution. He will succeed the late
Z. j. Phelps. minister to England I'M
dere President Cleveland.
The Silver Republican national con-
vention at Kansas City. Mo-. on the
5th, nominated William Jennings
Bryan for president of the United
States. They left the selection of a
candidate for vice-president to the ma
tional committee. which named Adlai
f. Stevenson. of Illinois. for the place.
The foreign consulS at Shanghai
met. on the eth, and officially an
nounced that the Legations at Pekin
were safe on July t. The foregoing
statement, read with Consul Narren's
dispatch to the foreign office, in on
don. on the tn, makes it possible to
believe that the legations could mold
out for a number of days yet.
The electoral college met in the chief
towns and cities all over the republic
Of Mexico, on the 9th, and cast their
votes for president. The returns will
come in slowly from the outlying
states. but an ~undoubted majority of
votes were cast for Gen. DiaZ. insuring
his reelection for the term of four
years, dating from December 1 next
Notice was sent out from Christian
EnGeavor headquarters in Boston, on
the 5th. to TIE effect that the nominal
ten Of Rev. DIR. Francis f. Clark, pres
idcnt of the United Society of Chris
;ian Endeavor, by the United Christian
party for president of the United
States. was made without consultation
with DIR. Clark and without his knowl-
rGge or consent.
y statement prepared by the adju-
tant general shows that the total
strength of the United States army in
the Philippines, June 80 last, was o.
426 officers and lei Of that number
31.S21 are regulars and 31.605 vol
unteers. distributed among the differ
officers and men; cavalry, 1892; artil-
lery, 2.29l, and staff corps, 3,276.
In the course of an interview in
London. on the 5th. Chauncey ". De-
pew said: 1T is an impossible task to
dominate OF conquer China. That
would require 100000 1t is nee
tiers, missionaries and merchants and
10 punish the instigators of the out
RACES. So far The United States will
icin with the other powers. but the
government is opposed to the splitting
up of China"
The brussels assize court. on the
9TH, returned a verdict of guilty Of at
tempt to kill the prince of Wales
against Jean Baptiste Sipido, who fired
at the prince on April 4. as the train
bearing his royal highness was lear-
ing the Northern station in that city
for Copenhagen. The court con-
sidered that Sirido acted without dis
cernnrent and senteroed him to a re-
forpratory until he shall have attained
his majority.
In dispatching n division of arm.
ored ships from Kiel TO China, on the
9th. Emperor William, during a speech
to the men. said: Remember, you will
have TO fight a cunning foe. provided
with modern weapons, to avenge the
German blood which has flowed. But
spare the women and children. l shall
not rest until China is subdued. and all