The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Oou3iled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

During the Austrian military ma
I'VE on the eth. on the borders OF
Galicia and bohemia. n big gun eN'
plo,led. killing four mel outright and
fatally wounding IS others.
The Abbot" reduced the worlds
mile trottin%-to-wagon record. on the
18th. at Charter OAK park. Hartford
Conn. 10 2:O5I.. The former record
was 2:09H, held by Lucille" made al
Cleveland in 1897.
The statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund. exclusive
Of the $780, 10000 gold reserve in the
division Of redemption, issued on the
9th. showed: Available casn balance,
S~IiI.313.2GS; gold, $685. 04 .S66.
l.. \. Runyan, n banker of Yates
Center. Mas. was arrested. Oh the
night of the eth. charged witt en-
bezzling of $4,000.
One OF the most awfully destructive
storms that ever visited this country
swept the lower half OF Texas. on thu
sth ard Sth. Many towns r report
ed as entirely obliterated. with a list
OF dead and injured from each. The
entire face of the country for miles
back from the coast was said to have
been inundated, the surface of the
water being strewn with corpses,
wleckage from destroyed homes, fur
nilure and general debris. Meager
reports from Galveston Indicate that
a large portion of the town and island
were swept away and that the loss of
life would reach up into the thou
sands.
.AdviceS from Pekin. to the 1st. say
that Emperor Kwang Su was then at
Hsuen Hwa Flu, in the province of Chi
Ii, 100 miles north of Pekin. 1t is also
reported that Gen. Yung Lu and his
entire family had committed suicide.
The condition of Gen. John 4. Nc
Ciernand vas slightly improved on
the 9Th. He took some n~ourishment,
and his strength was somewhat bet
ter. There is a shadow of hope for
his recovery.
Arrivals at Victoria, p. C.. from the
north report rich strikes in the
Tanana country. One miner reports
that the ground in places pays 500
day.
Another bubonic plague suspect was
removed to the isolation hospital at
Glasgow on the 9th.
President Mckinley. on the 9th. gave
cut his letter accepting the renomina-
ton for the presidency at the hands
of the republican party. The docu-
ment is about 1000 words long, anal
is considered a good state paper.
\ Washington dispatch of the 9th
says that orders have been sent 20
Gen. Chaffee to hold himself in readi-
to withdraw the United States
forces from China. Transports have
been ordered to Taku to carry the
troops to Manila
All signs point to the speedy termi-
of the war in South Africa.
The Beers are becoming disheartened.
and while some of the commanders
1emain organized, they are devoid of
artillery or transportation. Some of
lSLu L tdihliS VI tiShhiiS IAlO
territory
The storm that did so much damage
in the West Indies last week struck
the Texas coast on the sth and 9th,
sweeping everything before it. 1t is
that upwards of 5000 lives
have been lost, and four or five thou
sand houses destroyed. Galveston, at
last accounts, vas isolated. and the
full extent of the damage there could
not be learned.
There is not a house in all of Hous-
ton, Tex, that was not damaged to
extent by the recent storm. The
light power-house and the
plant furnishing power for street
a r are wrecked and can not be re-
paired for several days. The damage
10 each will exceed $1,000.
The national executive board of the
Mine Workers of America ad-
sine die, at indianapolis. Ind.
promulgating a formal in
of the application of the
of the anthracite districts for
TO strike
The excursion steamer John Endi-
.ott, of the Boston & Plymouth line,
a sunken rock just East of Mi
lot's light. on the Massachusetts
cast. on the 9Th, and ore a hole in |
ler side, so that she was obliged to
un full steam for the shore of North
Icituate, where she foundered. No
ives were lost.
Secretary of State Hay writes from
lis country home: Il am getting
pretty we'll l was tired to the |
cry bones when I got here, with a
ouch of my old n%enralgic malady.
there is NO special hurry about going
Jack to Washington. Adee is one of
he most intelligent and competent
men we yer had in the service. and, |
resides. DR.. Hill is there now
At Macedonia Church. eight miles
,orth of Albion. ILL.,. on the 9th, Hen
v Kunst and HeAry Hess quarreled
nd fought. After they had ceased
and while they were stand
facing each other. Kunst drew g
evoTyer and sent four shots through
less body, killing him instantly.