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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

All the defendants under indictment
in Philadelphia, charged with imper-
sonating election officers, making
fraudulent returns and stuffng the
ballot box in the thirteenth division of
the Seventh ward, at the election fog
state treasurer, last November, failed
to answer when their names were
called in court, on the sth, and their
bail was declared forfeited.
At a meeting of the board of trustees
of Columbia university, on the sth, it
was announced that John ID. Rookie
teller had presented 100000 to the
university for the endowment of a
chair of psychology.
The amount of bonds purchased by
the secretary of the treasury under the
offer of November IS last, amounted to
10, 300,65O, which, with interest and
premium, made a total expenditure of
$21,771,S67.
In view of the existence of the bu-
bonic plague in the orient and in
South America, Surgeon-General Wy
mar has requested $4,000 additional
for quarantine service. to be appropri.
ated as an urgency deficiency item.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the senate, on the 9th, Mr. Bever.
idge Und.) made his maiden speech in
that body in advocacy of the perma-
nent retention of the Philippin archi-
pelago to an unusually large number
of auditors in the galleries ard Il fui!
chamber. supplemented by many mem
bers OF the house. At its conclusion
tremendous and unrestrained applause
swept the galleries. Mr.. Hoar (rep..
Mass.) replied briefly. THE house
Was not in session on the 9th.
Mail advices from Japan say that
every house and howell within a hun
bred square miles Of area arouEdTokio
is being cleansed under police supervi-
sion, and the streets are piled with
rubbish heaps. Not only the mats, but
the floors are removed and the ac-
cumulated debris of years is being
swept away. Fear of the plague is the
cause of these extraordinary precau-
tons.
John Hamilton. secretary OF agricul-
ture of Pennsylvania. appeared before
the industrial commission. on the 9th,
and spoke of the condition of agricul-
ture in his state. He said that the
claim had been made hat the agricul-
tural classes were compelled TO IA
more than their share of taxes, but
this. in his opinion. VAS not the fact.
Senator Foraker's bill providing a
government for the Island of Puerto
Rico grants citizenship TO all citizens
of Spain who We're resident on the ISL
and on the eleventh of April, 1899. and
have continued to be such. and who. by
the eleventh of Arpil next have not
signitied their desire to preserve their
Spanish allegiance.
The handsome residence of Joseph
Pulitzer. publisher of the New York
World, at 1912 East Fifty-tifth street,
New York, was destroyed by fire, on
sutfocated or burned to death. The to-
tai loss is estimated at about 500. 900.
The insurance is $25O,000.
l.. II. Severance, formerly treasurer
Of the Standard Oil Co., has given $780,
coo to Oberlin college. The money
will be used to erect and equip 4 chem
ical laboratory. Mr.. Severance also To-
mated the ground on which the build
ing is to stand.
Joseph Furnace, theassailant Of Gen.
a. ". Greedy, appeared in court in
Washington, on the 9th, and it was de-
cided to hold him without bail.
The steamer St. Louis, sailing for
Europe, on the 10th, took out 535,OOO
ounces of silver.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Webster Davis has arrived safely at
Cape Town.
1 President Mckinley has designated
certain lands in Honolulu to be used
as military reservations.
The high school building. erected at
Lincoln, ILL.,, at a cost of $4,000. was
dedicated Friday with public eNcr-
ciseS.
1t is stated at the treasury depart
ment that the exports of gold will have
no effect upon the gold fund in the
treasury.
Mexico has granted permission to
the United States for the vessels on
the Pacific coast to have target prac-
tice along the Mexican coast.
tovhall Keene, of New York. sen of
the well-knOwn Wall street operator,
JAMES keenc, broke his coIlar-bone
while riding 1C hounds in England.
Mr. John Ii. Lain was held up and
robbed within the very shadow of the
Jefferson club at ST. Louis. The club
is mainly composed of policemen.
David ID. Haggard, The oldest bust
ness man of Bloomington. ILL.,, died,
Friday from pneumonia, Minneapolis,
Mimi, where the was visiting a daugh-
ter.
Two million pounds of fresh beef
and 1000 m of hay have been
shipped from New York, recently. for
the use of the British troops in South
Africa.
The Italie, of Rome. reports hat 4
Hamburg steamer bound for Lourenzo
Marquee has been seized at Naples, her
cargo not agreeing with the bills OF
lading.
Rradstreet's review of bank clearings
for 1895 shows kat the total for the
United States was S93. 504 1922, $50. al
increase CT S:5,OO4, 500. 426 over the total
of 1893.
Mrs. George Slack. of Pekin, ILL.,, OIL
Friday. presented triplets to her hus-
band. all daughters, weighing from
seven to eight pounds each. They are
all doing well.
The war department has received Il
cable message from Gen. Cts saying
that the troop-ship Logan and the ani-
ma; transport Wyefield had arrived
safely at Manila.
MIS-. Ii. NJ. King. the greatest indi-
ridual ranch owner in the world. was
seriously burned by the explosion OF
= lump at Corpus Christi. Tex. Her in
!GTies viii Eot prove fatal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13
MISSOURI TAI NEWS.
Recent Deaths.

Henry Koch, an old citizen of Ball.
win, st. Louis county.
William T. Carter. an old settler, and
for co years prominent in the political
and civic affairs of Warren county,
aged s..
Mrs. Jane w. Danforth, a pioneer
resident of Charleston. Grandma
Danforth, as she was Familiarity known,
was IS.
Judge George W. Baker, the Oldest
settler i'll Saline county, at the resi-
dence of his son-in-law, Josiah Baker,
aged IS.
Edward ]. Preston, of Bowling
Green, paralysis, aged IS. He served
throughout the war on the Union side.
Mrs. Martha Williams, one of the
old pioneers and landmarks of the Vi
cinity of Salisbury, aged SO.
Miss Antoinette Kirk, one of the old
sst residents of Memphis, aged 20.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13
All Quiet nj Ladysmfth.

London, Jan. 1O.-A dispatch to the
Daily Chronicle. dated at Frere Camp,
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock.
says:
There has been no bombardment Of
Ladysmith to-day, nor any Smelling st
Chiere!ey by tine British n
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

In accordance with the notice previ-
ously given by him, Senator AldricE,
of Rhode Island, on the 4th, opened
the discussion of the financial bill in
the senate with a speech in eXplana-
ton of the senate substitute for the
house bill. The speech was carefully
prepared, and WIS read from manu-
script.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

Touro Robertson, vice-president of
the American Bank Note Co., died sud-
denly of heart disease at his residence
in New York city on the 5th. The de-
ceased was one of the bcst-known
printing authorities in Ihe country and
a pioneer in the bank note business.
He invented the first steel plate print
ing press ever used.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

Az order-in-council was passed by
the Dominion government, on the -th.
renewing the modus vivendi for an
other year with the United States i'll
regard to the permission for vessels of
this country entering any port on the
Atlantic coast for purchasing bait and
supplies and other purposes.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

The supporters of Mayor Samuel II.
Jones of Toledo, o., in his non-partisan
campaign last fall, are organizing his
strength into a party or movement
which has for its object the control of
the congressionaldistricts of Ohio next
fall, and if possible the election of Mr..
Jones to the United States senate in
1902
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

\ dispatch from London, on the Sth,
said: THE British public is at last
face to face with Il critical in
the campaign. 1t may safely be sad
that at no previous time have theie
beer such anxious hours of suspense
as will be passed through until the ar
rival of regarding the fate
of Iadysmith."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13
Death of a Large Vessel ovn..

Milwaukee, Jan. 10.-R. p. Fitz-
gerald, one of the largest vessel own.
ers On the great lakes, died at mis- resi-.
dencc in this city yesterday of heart
trouble, aged IS years. Mr.. Fitz-
gerald had been ailing for some tune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

Rev. c. G. Thomas, of Kalamazoo,
Mich, was stricken with apopleXy in
his pulpit on the 18th. He had just fin
ished his sermon and raised his hands,
saying, Let is pray" when a panied
expression shot over his face, and he
fell to the floor of the pulpit. His COLI
dition was pronounced by the ply
sicians as extremely p]recarious.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

Col. Long, quartermaster at San
Francisco, notified the war depart
ment, on the 4th, that the animal
transports Victoria and Flintshire, or
their way to the Philippines with
horses and mules, had arrived safely
gle animal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

On the 5th Gen. Otis reported to the
war department the complete success
of the military operations in north
west Luzon, and the rescue of all the
American prisoners which the insur-
gents took with them in heir flight.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13
Of Interest TO Physicians.

Says u Washington dispatch: The
internal revenue bureau has decided
that 4 physician who prescribes for his
patients whisky. brandy. wine or any
other alcoholic liquor that is not COM
pounded into a medicine by the admiy-
ture of any drug Or medicinal ingredi-
ent Herewith. is required to pay spe-
cial tax as a retail liquor dealer, even
though the alcoholic liquor thus fur
Dished be prescribed as a medicine
cniy and so used.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13
photographer Convention.

Milwaukee, Jan. 10.-'The executive
committee of the National Photograph
ers' association, at a meeting yester-
day. decided to hold the national con-
rention in this city the week of July
16. At least 1000 photographers are
expected to attend the convention.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

The following dispatch from Cavite,
Luzon, was received by the navy de-
partment, on the 5th, from Admiral
baugh, commanding the Albay ia lit
tie gunboat), hoisted the flag on ST.
butu island. The chief dato provided
and raised the pole. Natives and North
Borneo authorities are pleased"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

The reports sent out recently that
Rev. John G. Fee, the founder of Berea
(Ky.) college, and the noted abolition
list, was dead, We're not correct. DIR.
Fee, who was quite ill, is recovering.
Many floral offerings were sent to
Be1ea, thinking the noted divine was
dead
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

A. b. Bowring, of Missouri City, has
filed suit at Warrensburg for $1,000
damages against the Wabash Railroad
Co. for the loss of a hog. Mr.. Bowring
owned an educated hog, weighing 1,500
pounds, for which he paid SIS. He eX-
hibited the arrival at county fairs, and
alleges it Melted him SIS per day.
While en- route on the Wabash rail-
road, Mr.. Bowring alleges, the porker
received a severe humping, from the
effects of which it died. The defendant
will attempt to prove by expert testi-
was the aust of the porker's demise.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

R-ig.-Gen. Davis, military governor
of Puerto Rico, arrived in Washington,
on the 5th, in response to the sum-
mons of the president, who desired to
consult him regarding conditions and
proposed legislation for the island.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

Quartermaster-General Ludinpton
las made arrangements for the ship
ment 10 this country of the remains of
about 100 soldiers disiIteIred at Santi-
ago lat spring and detained there I'M
Ill this time On accout of SANITARY
precau tons. Bodies identified and
claimed will be transferred to relatives
or friends, and the remainder will br
reinterred in the arlington bafioaaI
cemetery.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

Three million persons are working
OF government relief works in India.
The sale of children by starving pa
rents is becoming common. Families
are breaking up, each member for him
self, searching for food. Abandoned
children are found with frequency. 1t
is a famine of water as well as food.
Cattle are dying off by thousands, and
no rain is now expected until June.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

The IN government has given
another evidence of its friendliness to
the United States by Offering to pre-
sent to this country a part or the
whole of the temple grounds at Bang
kok, on which the United States lega-
ton is located. The property is worth
$5T 900, but will involve an outlay Of
about $1,000 for improving the prem
Uses.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

Frank Goss, aged II, was arrested
by the police of St. Joseph on a charge
of burglary. He confessed to numer-
Gus hold-ups. He robbed street cars,
saloons and pedestrians, and declares
that he was unaided. Victims of three
robberies reported them at the time,
declaring a long and short man."
with ugly guns, were their assailants.
Recently he created a veritable reign
OF terror, M result of which was the
printing of a public notice by Chief of
Police Broder, offering 500 each for
dead footpads. Goss is a refined-look-
ing, gentle-voiced boy, possessing
none of the bravado or swagger char
acteristic of a ruffian.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13
HOME BURNED.
The Handsome Dwelling Of Joseph
Pulitzer, in New York City,
is in Ruins.
TWO WOMEN SERVANTS sUFF0cATED.

Mrs. Pulitzer, Awakened by tho
Cracking Noise and the Smoky
Fumes. Immediately Attended to
the saving of Her Childrcn-The
Second Buffers PERIL.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

Gen. White, on the 9Th, defended
Ladysmith from a most desperate at
tack from the Beers under Gen. Jou-
bert. The fight lasted all day and the
ASSISTANTS were many times in posses
sion of portions of the British works.
but were as often rcpulsed. The losses
in killed and wounded probably
reached hundreds Oh both sides.
The senate committee on Cuba Held
its first meeting on the 4th. No action
was taken, but there was a general dis
cussion of the attitude of the United
States toward the island. The pre-
yailing opinion seemed to be favorable
10 tie Teller amendment promising in
dependence to the Cubans j $ soon as
pacific conditions should be restored.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

London. Jan. 1O.-king Leopold, ac-
cording 10 the Brussels correspondent
of the Daily Mail, recently inquired of
Queen Victoria whether an opportune
moment for mediation had arrived,
but received a reply in the negative.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13
Created a Social Sensation.

At a meeting of the social ethics de-
partment of the ~Anthaneum, the Gem
trail Won,en's club of Kansas City. sew
eral speakers declared that the i'm
morality among tie girl students of
the high schools and the higher grades
of the ward schools wa alarming. and
demanded immediate action on the
part of the parents and the school
board. At Il meeting of the school
board the matter was discussed at
length and a resolution adopted de-
%nouncing the charge of the Athaheum
members as groundless and a gross in
justice to the students of the school.
1t is probable that a meeting of the
parents Of the students will be held in
the near future to discuss the matter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13
Missouri Wheat.

Says the government reporter wheat
for Missouri: The weather during De-
cember was exceptionally favorable for
winter wheat. Slight damage by alter
nate freezing and thawing is reported
in a few southern counties, but in gen.
eral the crop was protected by snow
during the coolest weather and is re-
nor+ed excellent.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13
Public Buildings for Missouri.

ported excellent.
Public Buildings for Missouri.
Congressman Cooney has introduced
! a bill for a public building at Column
| Lin. to cost $4,000.
Congressman Benton has introduced
bills providing for the erection of pub
lie buildings 1T Carthage and Nevada,
to cost 500. 900 each.
children and Mother Badly Burned.
y daughter OF ID. c. Blackburn, I'LL
Oriya street. St. Joseph. was rocking
an infant brother before a CRATE fire,
when the clothing of both caught fire
aad the babes limbs were burned al
most TO a crisp. 1t will die. Mrs.
Blackburn, the mother, was also Sc
vrrely burned.
CIipped Miss MOony's Hair.
Daniel WeIch was arrested in st.
louis. charged with CLIPPING Miss
.Nonie Mocny's hair. He asked for
something to- eat. and not getting it,
took her hair.
ItelM n WOW ASutnst hcT Hea"s
Mrs. ViriIda Rutherford. st. Louis.
was awakened by a burglar, who
pressed 4 revolver against her head.
He departed without securing any
thing.
He Was Jealous.
J. l.. Moore. Il farmer of Montgomery
township. Wright county, aged Is, COIN
mitted suicide, after attempting TO
murder his young wife; jealousy.
Queer Safe Deposit Box.
William Luttke, a st. Louis laborer,
yves held up by a footpad. bat did nos
lose his weeks wages. because the
money was in his dinner pail.
In n Sewer Cave-in.
Frank TruSter, q laborer. was buried
alive in a Joplin sewer often by a cave
III. He was dug out from beneath five
feet Of earth and may live.
Missouri Against Chicago.
Missouri. through Att'y-Gen. Crow,
will appIy for an injunction to restrain
the pollution of the Mississippi river
~ Chicago drainage canal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

Missouri. through Att'y-Gen. Crow,
will appI.y for an injunction to restrain
the pollution of the Mississippi river
~ Chicago drainage canal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

CIipped Miss MOony's Hnir.

Daniel Welch was arrested in st
louis. charged with Clipping Miss
Nonie Mocny's hair. He asked for
something to eat. and not getting it,
took her hair.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

The Daily Mail says:
with characteristic bad manners,the
Transvaal authorities have refused to
allow Mr.. Hollis. the American repre-
sentative at Pretoria. to care for Brit
ISL interests. This is an act without
%precendent in modern diplomatic his
tory
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13
Went Back For the Babe.

After placing Edith and Constance
in the street she hurried up to the
third floor and found the nurse with
the babe in her arms. about to get out
on the fire escape. The woman was
hysterical.
Mrs. Pulitzer quoted the nurse, took
the baby from her and together they
went to the street.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13

John O'Connor. the second butler,
had L narrow escape. He slept on the
top floor with another servant. He was
aroused by Mrs. Pulitzer's cries and
finding the smoke coming thickly up
ward. walked out along the window
ledge to the roof of the next house. No.
II, the residence of Alexander Matt
land. OConnor says he was overcome
by the smoke and sank down when he
reached a place of safety. His com-
panions revived him and assisted him
TO the street.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13
In Peril.

Mrs. PuiitzeI. vino is 7 niece of JEFF
ferson Davis. had a number of jewels.
in q safe in the house, which was
buried in the ruins. She said that ev-
erybody had time to get out of the
house after the fire started.
The building was completely Quilted
by the fire, none of the stairways be-
ing left, and the rooms being burned
out. The contents were an entire loss.
and these alone, it was estimated were
worth S15O,OOO.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-02-01
Bow The Knee to BaaI.

General Monnett. ex-attorney
general Of Ohio, the Republican
official whom Standard OIL infIu
ences failed to bribe with a cast
offer of 100000, was billed to speak
on trusts in the Peoples Institute
New York, on the 2sth ult. II
seems that some Standard Ohio
people have an offer of $500,00C
pending as a donation to the insti-
tute and they heard of this intend
ed lecture and sent word that II
Monnett was permitted to speak
that the half million would not be
given. And Monnett was shut out
though no other thing occupied the
house that night. That is what the
trusts do to even Republicans who
will not bow the knees TO their Baal.
How do you like 1t? The Boston
Evening Record OF the 29th ult, is
the authority for The statements.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-02-01
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