The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-07-14
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Complied from Various Sources.
PERSONAL. AND GENERAL,

guaSe-
Brighten. Thomas Barry passed
through Chicago. on the 9th, on his
way to the Philippines. where he Is
to be chief of staff under Gen. Mac
Arthur.
a special from Glen Park, Col, says
that Prof. Dickson. of Washington uni
-ersity, St. Louis, was thrown from his
bicycle, on the Sth, while descending n
steep hill. His head struck a bridge,
causing 4 serious conclusion Of the
brain.
The Chicago Chronicle. on the Sth,
said: 1T is now reported that the
Chicago d Alton, the Kansas City x
Southern and Union Pacific systems.
are to be am~algamated and placed I'M
der n management
Three more bodies were found on
the steamer Saale on the Sth. This
makes % bodies that had thuS far been
taken from the wreck of the vessel
since the Hoboke On. j. fire, an l46
bodies in all recovered.
1t was announced. on the Sth, that
Gen. Dodds. the nero of the Dahomey
campaign, had been appointed to the
command of the French expedition TO
China.
The granting of n charter to Havana
will doubtless he followed by the
granting of charters to other Cuban
cities as oon as the documents can
be prepared.
\ letter from Sir Frederic Mitchell
HOdgson. governor of the Gold Coast
colony. dated at -Akwebus. July /. has
been received. announcing his safety.
Imports of dry goods and merchan-
disc at the port of New York. for the
week ended on the eth, were valued at
SS.49G,207.
The st. Petersburg correspondent OF
the London Daily Mail SAYS Il rela-
tive of NJ. de Gicrs. the Russian min
lister to China. has received contirma-
ton of Il report that the minister is
lead. The Russian government ap-
parcrtly is without advices on the sub
ject.
The consuls at Shanghai repor: that
tllC ithlH I'SdliollS Ntlt slit ol -sulN
1. and that the Chinese had ceased
their attacks. The only fear felt at
that time. according to the reports OF
the consulS, was regarding the foou
supplies.
The London Times of the 9th says:
we learn from a private message
from Canton that Ii Hung Chang has
cabled direct to the Chinese minister
in London urging him to request the
British government to approach the
United States government with Il view
TO a joint invitation to Japan II CO.
operate in the maintenance of the Chi
nese empire and the establishment of
4 strong government on Il solid basis.
the three then to unite in an appeal
for the support of all other powers
i destructive storm visited .irCola.
H.. and vicinity. on the night of the
eth. \ regular cloudburst flooded the
streets with water. The oats crop is
fattened and almost worthless. while
a great per cent. of the Indian ami
broom corn is felled to the grGlnG.
Lightning struck in more than a dozen
places about the city.
One man was killed and two mer
mortally wounded, on the Sth. in n bat
tie in Menefee county. Ky. b"tweeE
n United States marshal's poss" anG
nien accused of violations of the inter
nal revenue law.
The circlit court convened at
Georgetown, Ky. on the Gth. in spe-
cial session. for the trial of the men
indicted for the murder and for COM
piicity in the murder Of William
GoebeI. 1t WIS intimated that Henry
Ioutsey would be first placed on
trial.
Members CT the executive committee
of the Democratic national committee,
assert. in 1nswer TO criticism over the
income tax clause being omitted from
TIE Kansas City platform. that it was
u1Iintcntional. The discovery was not
made until after the platform had been
adopted.
The last weeks scouting in Luzon
resulted in IL Americans being killed
fEd i6 wounded. One hundred and
sixty Iilipinos were killed during the
week, and eight Americans. who had
beer. prisoners in ;he hands of the
rebels. were surrendered. and 100 rifles
were turned Owe to the United States
officials.
While crossing the Baltimore &
Chic tracks in Il buggy 1T Columbia.
H.. on the evening of the 18th. George
ScEoering and William Grob. both Of
Columbia. were run down by n Passen-
ger train and fatally injured. Fred
Fiege. who accompanied them. sus-
tanned a fractured skull. lis recovery
is considered doubtful.
\ delegation of full-blooded Indians
waited on the president at Canton. o.,
on the 9th. and We're rewarded with
very cordial handshaking. They are
connected with the Pawnee Bill Wild
West show. and were accompanied by
the man whose name the show bears.