The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-29

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The American Tin Plate Co., on the
Goth, reduced the price of tin plates
for delivery over the last quarter OF
1900, by 65 cents per box, as com
pared with the price heretofore main
tanned.
\ dispatch from St. Johns, y. F., CT
the Gath, said: More than fifty
French vessels from St. Pierre are
still missing, as the result of the re-
cent gale, and much alarm is felt for
their safety. Many, doubtless, are dis
abled. but it is almost certain that
others have foundered."
The detectives who had been OF
duty at the Chinese legation in Wash
ington for about two months, re-
turned to headquarters, on the oath,
there being no further necessity, in
the Judgment of Maj. Sylvester, chief
of police. and Mr.. WI, for their pres
ence at the minister's residence.
The Hazleton (Pa.) Ministerial as
ISOLATION, composed of all the Protes-
TAM clergymen of that city, has taken
up the strike question and will use
all its power in bringing about a set
telment of the labor differences Oh
the basis of arbitration and concilia-
ton. All are opposed to the strike.
Zion Elders Ephraim Bassinger, of
D1-a.~z --l Gill; NT~~ IT,,
were set upon by a mob at Mansfield,
o., on the 23d, carried to a buggy fac
tory, stripped, and painted with
smokestack varnish, a tar-like sub
stance, which it required persistent
applications of lard and benzine to re-
move.
Mrs. Addie Bagley and Josephine
Daniels, mother and sister of Ensign
Worth Bagley, the hero of Cardenas
and the first American officer to be
killed in the Spanish-American war,
left Raleigh, n. C., on the 21st, for
Bath. Me-, to attend the launching of
the torpedo boat Bagley, named in
honor of the dead ensign.
It seems to be generally believed
throughout Europe that Germany pur-
posely proposed her demand that the
anti-foreign leaders should be ur-
rendered before peace negotiations
were commenced with a view of delay
ing any general acceptance of herpro-
posal until Field Marshal Count Won
Waldersee should arrive at Pekin.
A cloudburst and river flood far
reaching in loss of life and property
damage devastated a large are Of
country between the Neuces and Rio
Grande rivers, in Texas, on the night
of the 22d. The death list numbers
Is, besides a camp of between 30 and
40 Italian emigrants, which was swept
away with probably terrible fatality.
Porto Rico's demand on Cuba for
million five hundred thousand dollars,
advanced to Spain to conduct military
operations against Cuba, has been the
source of considerable amusement in
Havana. Cubans are asking why they
should repay funds lent to the enemy
for the express purpose of subduing
them.
1t is believed in official circles in
Shanghai that Prince Tuan has been,
or will be promoted to membership
in the grand council, and hat the tao
tai of Shanghai will be appointed
provincial judge, with the notorious
Boxer, Kang vi, as his deputy. The
foreign officials are understood to be
protesting to the Yang Use viceroys
against these appointments.
At the session o. the sovereign
grand lodge, l. o. o. F., held at Rich
mond, Va, on the Goth, all the pro-
posed amendments TO the constitu-
ton were rejected. One of the most
of them was a proposition
to admit into membership of the or
der Indians with one-eighth white
blood in their veins, and also to re-
duce the age limit from 81 to IS years.
The New York syndicate having
charge of financing the German gov
eminent loan made an allotment on
the Goth. Small subscribers will re-
ceive the full mount of their sub
scriptions, but those for a large
amount will receive only a small pro-
portion of what they asked for. The
statement was made hat very nearly
the whole amount would go to sub
scribers in the United States.
The London Times, ~editorially COM
mendiug the invitation to the public
sub scribe for the relief of the Gal
weston sufferers, says: THE present
does not call for a Mansion
House fund, inasmuch as there is no
question of the readiness and willing
ness of the American people to minis
adequately to the needs of the suf-
ferers: but the British public will be
glad of an opportunity to give proof
of friendly feeling for the United
States"