The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-05
MAS IN MOURNING.
Death of the Wife Of
Wilson is Great
ly Deplored.
W HER ONLY TO LOVE HER.
be Brought uOmc and
Wilmington. Del
2fttinE tn the Ncccipts
at Havana Show
((yanesnent.

Havana. May 1.-Matanzas city is
IN mourning over the death of Mrs.
Wilson, the wife of Maj.-C;cn. james
I'll. Wilson, military governor of the
department of Matanzas and Santa
Clara. who died Saturday from the eff
fects of burns received thar day by
her dress catching fire from Il match
OF which she had stepped.
Endeared to All Classes.
Mrs. Wilson had become. .ndcareu
TO all classes of the community. and
her death has brought forth express
eious Of sympathy not only from the
residents of MataEzas. but from pee
pie throughout the island. who have
autographed condolences ami express
sions Of sympathy to Gen. Wilson and
his bereayed family.
How the Accident Occurred.
1t appears that Mrs. Wilson. ac-
companied by her daughter, was TAX
ing her daily drive, ir a light wagon
when the accident occurred. Auoit
ten minutes after she had started i.
was discovered that her dress was on
fire, ard it Mas presumed that she
had trod on n match which had igpit-
cd her clothing. The driver imme-
tliately stopped the vehicle, aud with
the aid of Mrs. Wilson's daughter did
everything possible to e%NtiuguisIi the
flames, but she WAS badly burned he.
tore this could be effected.
After Five Hours Suffering.
Mrs. Wilson was taken home, snf,
fcring terribly. ZEN. Wilson. who
was ut his office was Immediately no.
titled, and FASTENED to the side Of his
wife Doctors were summoned immc.
diatelv, but the burns and resulting
shock proved too much. and she eX.
Pired after five hours of suffering.
Remains to he Brought Home.
The body has been emba!med, and
Gen. Wilson and his two daughters
and his aides will accompany it north
Tuesday, on board the United States
transport Buford. The interment will
take place at Wilmington. Del.
HAVANA Gust NJ RECEIPTS.
Custom. collections at Tiavana
Show Steady Increase.
Washington, May 1.-The state
rent is made by the division of gus
toms and insular affairs of the war
department that the total collections
at the customs port of Havana for -
working days of March, 1900, were ST.
COG ,269, an increase of total collections
o:e the corresponding month of the
PREVIOUS year of S109,226.
The collections. for March, 1900. ir.
c!udc import duties to the amount Vi
$50: ,421; export duties, $5S, 763.
Incoming PnsenGcrS.
There landed at the port of Havana
caring March, 1000, from points out.
eide of the island of Cuba, 3.S99 pas
sepeers. Of this number 1908 came
Srt III the United States; 1,S96 from
Strain, and go from other countries,
Turing The same period there were
in Ecrted into the port of Havana 49,
SO domestic animals.
Foreign and ConstDi~c Trade.
The total number of vessels of al
Ei, DIS, foreign and coastwisc, that en-
acrcG the port of Havana durinS
-A';.Ich, 1900. was 304, with a total gross
I. RIA G of 297,463.
The total number OF vessels. forc;gh
T,G coastwise, that cleared from that;
90 TT fer other ports during the same
period. WAS COS, of a total gross ton.
I.aee of 292.141.
for February. !
T,urin, tho month nf Eebru,ry INA |
u.y o24 vessels of all kinds. foreign
and coastwisc. entered the port of la
-xana. while there cleared from The |
-yGr1 named during the month of FEN |
rurry. 1907. only 243 vessels, foreign
.art coaStw Use. of al kinds. |