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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-22
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The outlook - that we viii have TO
pay for our coal here this winter. The
minc owners and dealers ali over
the country Are advancing the price
.. coal.
Circuit Court = in session at Bloom
field this week.
The gravel train on the :. Vi. * \.
is di.tributin" gravel along The rail
road track in front OF the cIts. This
Will be the best piece. OF railroad track
in the country when the work Is com
p!eted.
The regular term of the Common
Pleas Court will V at the court
house in this city next Monday.
We are informed that Newman Erb.
President of the ). NJ. Il \. Railroad
is well pleased with the road. Since
the improvements made on the road it
is proving to be a very valuable
property.
The telephone company are putting
in new phones every day.
Don't let a day go by without say
ing something and doing something
for the coming big fair of the Cape
Girardeau County Fair and Park
Association October 9th to 18th in
elusive.
There are some men in this town
who hire their doctors and lawyers by
the year.
). Henry Smith has been on the
road for Th0S. Powers sign painting
house.
County Court will be in session
next Tuesday.
Mrs. Smith quit the ST. Charles
Hotel Monday morning and returned
to Bloomfield to reside. Mrs. Smith
is a good business woman and a nice
GREETED to see her leave.
Hardly a day passes but what there
Is an inquiry for vacant houses. The
demand for rent houses is greater at
present than it has been for some time
past.
DR.. Burford OF Lutesville, who was
formerly d citizen of this county. SAYS
Cape Girardeau within the next ten
years will be the market Headquarters
~ an vi SoulllcdSI LhISStbuFl. ne
believes hat this city will he one of
the leading cities of the state in the
near future. and he says Cape Girar-
deau and Southeast Missouri owes
Louis Houck a vote of thanks for the
wonderful deTeloDment's made in the
last few year-. DR.. BurforG says sir.
Houck has done more for South
east Missouri than any hundred citi-
zens IN this section
The work on the Bergmlnn property
on Broadway is progressing rapidly.
and IN Il few months Il nice modern
business house Will stand on the old
site.
Charley Cnnerstall is pushing the
work or mis- new building on the cor
ner Good Hope and Frederick. The
foundation is about completed and the
brick work will be commenced in a
short time.
This Is the best season of the year
for merchants to advertise if they eX-
pect to do a good fall trade. It is
evident that the business wont come
to you if you don't go after it. and
the best way to get business is to
advertise.
cnn6aU ~ ,ba oiS 80 speh' 'neir
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This change in the weather has
knocked the shirt-waist man out.
Lemon Bros circus has made ar
rangemsnts to show here on October
8
will N.c.rrr
confaa,ioneru 49,, openeu new
Somt6 Wain' "N Aen <'""u vi
mod ILL
boar I'd NJ tho Rrn. Tboops une
fair. ~ Jul
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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-22

Old fashions in dress may be re-
viyed, but ne old-fashioned medicine
can replace Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For
sale by /. BenMiler.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-22

You'll tell your friends of the
satisfaction you have received through
getting your garments made at the
Boss Tailoring House. Big reduction
O The next 20 DAYS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-22

is a candidate for County Judge, 2nd
district. of Cape Girard@au county.
He il the regular Democratic nominee.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-22

Up-to-date furnishings at lowest
prices at Berry Il Sanders.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-22

You can get a good lunch or a good
cigar at Drums at all times, day OF
night.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-22

Call and see tha new store and new
stock of Berry s. Sander.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
DECIDED AGAINST MICHAEL.
Farcical "COntest' Awarded I,
the Midget's Opponent

"A Farcical "COntest' Awarded to
the Midget's Opponent.
Providence. July 30.-Jimmy Michael,
the bicycle rider, was declared defeat
ed by the referee in his match with
Ben Monroe. of Memphis, at Crescent
Park yesterday afternoon. The trou-
Bile grew out of the terms of the contest
for the race, by which Michael's man
ager, ]. G. Kennedy, controlled every
thing. The local track could get Mi
chael here only by agreeing to Mi
chaels requirements for pace, and
when the referee called Monroe off the
track and awarded Inn the race the
big crowd, which had paid double ad-
mission price to see Michael, was 1u-
rious.
The race was Is miles, motor paced,
and Michael used a new motor with
three half horse power, and a fancy
set of water coolers, which were moth
ing more than wind shields, SO con-
structed as to evade the rules. The
motor did not work well, and at the
end of ten miles it went up. The con-
tract for the race called for Kennedy
to furnish pace for both riders. When
Michael's pace went wrong he tackled
on to the rear wheel of Monroe, whose
pacemakers, being Michael men, slack
ed up The next few miles were rid
den at 2.20 gait, and the crowd howl
ed with rage. The referee instructed
the motorers to give Monroe pace, but
they refused, and the farce went on for
a few miles until the referee called
Monroe from the track and awarded
him the race at the end of the 10 miles.
The time for the Is miles was 1922.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
CONSUMPTION CAN
Be CURED.
T. A. Slocum, M. c., the Great Chem
ist and Scientist, Will Send Free, to
the Afflicted, Three Bottles Of
his Newly Discovered Rene
dies to Cure Consumption
and All Lung Troubles.

Nothing could be taTer, more phllan-
thropic or carry more joy to the afllict-
ed, than the offer of T. A. Slocum, Nj.
c., of New York City.
Confident that he has discovered a
reliable cure for consumption and all
bronchial, throat and lung diseases,
general decline and weakness, loss of
flesh and all conditions wasting, and to
make its great merits known, he will
send, free, three bottles to any reader of
the AMERICAN who may be suffering.
Already this "new scientific course of
medicine" has permanently cured thou
sands of apparently hopeless cases.
The Doctor considers it his religions
duty-a duty which he owes to human
ity-to donate his infalibe cure.
He has proved the dreaded consump-
ton to be a durable disease beyond any
doubt, and has on file in his American
and European laboratories testimonials
of experience from those benefited and
cured, in all parts of the world.
Don't delay until it is too late Con-
sumption, uninterrupted, means speedy
and certain death Address T. A
Slocum, NJ. c., % Pine street, New
York, and when writing the Doctor, give
express and postoflice address, and
please mention reading this article in
he AMERICAN. March g
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
Thirty Killed In Mexican Mine.

Monterey, Mexico, July 30.-The gov
ernment authorities have been notified
of a terrible catastrophe at Matebuala,
a thriving mining camp south of Mon
terey, in the state of San Luis Potosi,
Fire broke out in the La Paz mine,
and before the miners could reach the
surface many of them were entombed
and either burned to death or suifo-
Gated. The fire ragged fiercely for sew
eral hours. Eleven bodies have been
taken out, and others are known to be
in the pit. 1t is thought the loss of life
will reach 80. There is great excite
ment in the mining town, and the
number of missing men cannot be ac-
curately determined.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02

Tien Tsin, July 27. According to these
kilograms a message just received
from Minister Conger says that since
the 10Th, by agreement, there has been
no firing. The legations have provis-
ions for several weeks, but little am
munition." The allies are soon to ad-
vance. Practically no looting by
Americans. no unnecessary killing.
The officials here, while anxious that
the movement on Pekin begin at once
do not attach credence to the rumor
mentioned by Gen. Chaffee that the
forward march was to begin yester-
day There are two reasons for their
incredulity. In the first place Chat
fees force, his splendid cavalry and
his battery of artillery, are exactly
what are needed to strengthen weak
spot in the international column. In
the second place (and information on
this point comes through European
channels) some of the foreign COM
manders are still of the opinion that
they cannot begin the campaign before
the last week in August at the earliest
The United States government never
has acceded to this view and is relax
ing no effort to bring about a change
of plans on this point.
A rather startling proposition was
advanced yesterday which, If adopted,
might put at once to the test the Chi
nese profession that the Boxers, and
not the Chinese government, are re-
sponsible for what has happened in
Pekin. This was to the effect that the
international force was prepared to
take that government at its word and
to join forces with it in crushing out
the insurrection. The kernel of just
such a proposition is to be found in
the last condition laid down by the
president in his reply to the appeal Of
the Emperor kwang Su and there may
be a development in that direction
speedily.
The official confirmation Of the news
that Minister COnger is safe and well,
coupled with the statement that he
has provisions for several weeks and
that the firing on the legation has
ceased was welcome intelligence,
though not unexpected in view of re-
cent news. The information from Col.
Daggett was promptly telegraphed to
President Mckinley at Canton, who
has been advised Of the receipt Of mes
sages always as soon as they reach
here.
The last message which came from
Minister COnger was that which was
obtained through the intermediary of
Mr.. Wu and was supposed to be dated
the 18th inst. before which time moth
ing had come since June II, almost
two months.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
Is regarded as most promising.

Is regarded as most promising Mr.
Wilder says he left Pekin July IS. At
that time the ministers were safe, but
he was unable to reach the legations
In reply to his entreaties the Chinese
said they could not allow any one
pass to the foreigners. According to
reports the attack on the legations
ceased on the afternoon of July IA.
When he left a decree had been issued
commanding all persons to protect for
eigners in China. Returning he saw
no troops for 20 miles south of Pekin,
but he learned that 200, 900 men were
in the neighborhood of Yantsun and
Peit Sung.
Nothing further has been heard as
to the date set for the beginning of
the movement from Tien Tsin toward
Pekin, and ii is said here that this is
detail that must be fixed by the mill j.
tary commanders upon the spot. A
message came to the war department
from the quartermaster on the Lenox
announcing the arrival of that ship,
together with the Conemaugh, at Kobe,
Japan. They have aboard the mounts
for the Sixth cavalry, and although
less than five days will be consumed
in this last stage of the voyage 1t is
doubtful whether Gen. Chaffee would
care to leave Taku without horses for
the Sixth cavalry. This may delay
operations until late in the pres
ent week, though at least a portion of
the international column may start to-
day.
Secretary Long had a cable message
yesterday from the commander of the
Buffalo, at Hong Kong, stating that he
had sailed for Taku. The Buffalo is
taking out much needed relief men for
the naval crews and also a lot of stores
for the approaching campaign.
The war department received a
cablegram from Lieut. Col. Coolidge,
who assumed command of the Ninth
infantry after the death of Col Lis
cum, giving report of the part played
by that organization during the fight
ing at Tien Tsin.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
r.-a. THE FESTIVAL A FAILURE.
Fi1ipinOs Generally Refused to Ceie.
brate the Amnesty Proclamation.

Fi1ipinOS Generally Refused to Cele.
brate the Amnesty Proclamation.
Manila, July 80 (edited by the CEN
sor).-The two days fiesta in Manila,
organized by Senor Palermo and his po-
litical followers to commemorate the
amnesty resulted in fiasco. The people
were passive, unenthusiastic and not
even interested. Failing to perceive
any tangible, effective results OF am
nesty they say they can see no reasons
for celebrating.
Judge Taft and his colleagues OF the
commission felt constrained to decline
to attend the banquet, as they had been
informed thah the speeches would ia
vor independence, under American pro-
lection, and they could not passively
lend their acquiesence by being pres
ent Senior Palermo, foreseeing the
suspension of the banquet without the
Americans, frantically appealed to
them to attend. promising that there
should be no speeches.
The provost's precautions were ex-
treme. The guards were doubled both
days, and the authorities forbade the
display Of Filipino flags and Of pic
lures of President Mckinley and
Aguinaldo fraternally framed. The
fiesta is generally considered to have
been premature and unfortunate.
During last weeks scouting ten
Americans were killed and IA wounded.
Filipinos' losses were 180 killed and 90
taken prisoners Forty insurgent rifles
were captured.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
tofore has been that these cases have
| not always been tried promptly.
FARMER COPE'S PLANS

tofore has been that these cases have
not always been tried promptly.
FARMER COPE'S PLANS.
Farmer Cope, in commenting upon
the situation, said:
When | accepted the appointment
rendered me by Governor Stone it was
with the determination to stamp out
the sale of bogus butter and adulter-
ated food articles with all the haste
compatible with thOroughness. Gov
ernor Stone was eager that this should
be done, and assured me that | should
have all the support possible in the
undertaking.
"As every fair minded person will
readily understand, such an undertake
ing as that of stamping out the trathc
in bogus butter could not be accom-
plished III day or a week or a niSnEa.
l am glad to be able to say, however,
that we have the wheels pretty well
in motion, and that arrests of vio-
lators of the oleomargarine and pure
food laws will be made from now on
rapidly, and followed up vigorously in
the courts.
THE willingness Of the district at
torney's office at Philadelphia to as
sist the dairy and food commissioner
in bringing all persons placed under ar
rest through this department to justice
will aid in carrying on the war against
the bogus butter men very materially.
With this to encourage us we will
60 ahead with all the energy we pos
sess in our efforts to put an absolute
stop to the sale of bogus butter and
other impure food products, and the
sooner the bogus butter men realize
that their game is up the better it will
be for them.
THE departments regular force of
agents has been reinforced at import
ant points by men working in con-
junction with the agents, but who are
not known personally to any of the
oleomargarine dealers. Through these
men | expect to be able to obtain a
lot of evidence which it would
otherwise be practically impossible to
obtain-evidence of a sort which will
insure conviction.
'The sale of bogus butter and other
impure articles of food has got to stop.
We have made gratifying progress so
far, but we intend to do still better.
this department, either in making ar
rests or in pushing the cases to convic-
tion in the courts until every illegal
dealer in oleomargarine or other adul-
terated or impure food products of any
kind has been compelled to quit busi-
ness"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
PROMPT AND ENERGETIC


Farmer Cope began operations in
different sections of the state as soon
as his commission was made out by
the governor. He called all his sub
ordinates together and instructed
them as to what he desired them to do.
Spare neither time, effort nor eX
pense." he said, "and pay particular
attention to the illegal sales of oleo-
margarine and mixed butter, and
overlook no cases where there is adul-
teration of other food products"
The agents of the commissioner
worked night and day carrying out his
instructions. Evidence was procured
without delay, and although there had
been many arrests before Farmer
Cope's appointment, he and his assist
ants have broken the record in maxi
ing arrests in the short time he has
been at the head of the department. A
number of special detectives were en-
gagged, and where it was deemed neces-
sary, through the dealers knowing the
regular inspectors, women were en-
ployed by Farmer Cope to gather sam
pies where dealers were suspected of
selling oleo under cover
Having procured a mass of evidence
aBd had many Of the accused dealers
held for court. Commissioner Cope
went 70 phiIaJg,I lila and had a con-
ference with U.5s.i~t Attorney Rother-
mcl with a view of having the cases
speedily tried md disposed of at the
next term. of court The trouble here
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02

New York, Aug. 1.-The one time
inviucible George Dixon succumbed to
Tommy Sullivan, of Brooklyn, at
Coney Island last night in their bat
tie at 122 pounds. The end came as
the men shaped for the seventh round,
when tom" O'Rourke, DiXon's chief
second admitted defeat for his man,
and claiming that his left arm was dis
abled refused to permit him to con-
tinue. Dixon was getting all the worst
Of the body punching each was admin
istering, and just before the close OF
the sixth round was looking appealing
ly toward his corner. 1t looked simply
case of youth being served, and 1t
was the consensus of opinion that
Dixon was beaten and well beaten. 1t
was a popular victory, and was greet
ed with wild cheers. Upon eXamina-
tion Dixon's left arm was found to be
broken in two places,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
MINISTER CONCER AGAIN
Another Message Declaring Him
Safe Monday Of Last Week.
DECLARES FIRING CEASED JULY l6

A Dispatch Sent by Lieut.. Col. Cool
fdge. However, Indicntes That Fir
ing still Continues-Europe Now
Believes tIe LCgutioners Safe.
Washington, Aug. doubt has
lainty that the legationers at Pekin
and the gallant marines who managed
to reach the Chinese capital just in the
nick of time were not only alive on
July p, but, in all probability, are
still alive and likely to remain so until
they are released from their state of
siege. The officials here feel certain
that the attack by the Chinese on the
legations VIII not be renewed. They
are convinced that the counsels of the
vicCroys in the great southern and
central provinces and the advice of Ii
Hung Chang have had effect, and that
whoever is in power in Pekin, whether
emperor, empress, Ching, Tuan or
Tung, now have been made to see the
necessity for the preservation of the
legations.
Adjutant General Corbin yesterday
received Il dispatch from Lieut.. Col.
Coolidge, commanding the Ninth in
fantry at Tien Tsin. 1t came by way
of Chefoo, and is as follows:
"Following letter of Lieut.. Col.
Shiba, military attache at the lega-
tion of Pekin, dated July %, arrived
at Tien Tsin %, at 9 o'clock in the
evening: We are all awaiting i'm
patiently arrival of reinforcing army.
When are you coming? All legations
have been blockaded since 18th last
month and since the 10th we have been
attacked continuously night and day
by the Chinese soldiers from more
than ten encampmeuts. By supreme
effort we are still defending. We are
daily awaiting with the greatest
anxiety arrival of reinforcing army,
and if you can't reach here in less
than a weeks time it is probable that
we will be unable to hold out any
longer. Emperor and empress dow
ager appear to be still at Pekin. Were
our reinforcements to arrive veryprob-
able that they would flee to Wan Sho
shan. Killed and wounded up to date:
Eight killed, one a captain of infantry
and an ambassador attache; seven
seriously wounded, the first secretary
of the legation being one of 20 slightly
wounded. The number of Europeans
killed is 60 in all. ,"
Last evening the war department re-
ceived two more kilograms from China.
signed by Col. Daggett and dated
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
Charged with GrIett's Methods

Kansa City, Mo, July 30.-A war
rant has been issued for the arrest of
Edward l.. Swazey, charging him with
intent to defraud by selling to the
Third National bank of Springfield,
Mass, a mortgage of $3.50 on 26l
head of cattle owned by J. H. Kenney,
of Hemphill county, Tex. 1t is alleged
that Swazey represented that the
mortgage was a first lien, whereas it
was a second lien. If true the opera
tion is identical with those pursued by
Grant Gillett, the Kansas City plunger,
who re-mortgaged cattle to the amount
of over $l,000,000 Gillett crossed to
Old Mexico, where he has since resid-
ed. According to report from the
office of the Bankers and Cattlemen's
Protective association the Swazey ir-
regularities approximate $4,000. 1t
is thought Swazey is in South Amer
lea.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
THE DEATH OF PRINCE ALFRED.
Victoria's Second Son Was a Victim
of Cancer.


Coburg, Aug. 1.-The duke Of Sake
Coburg, second son of Queen Victoria,
died Monday evening at Rosenau cas-
tie, and by his sudden demise escaped
painful, lingering end. Recently, at
consultation of specialists in Vienna,
it was discovered that there was can
ceTous growth at the root of his tongue
His royal highness was unaware of
the real state of his health and hoped
he would recover, until Friday last,
when his condition became such as
to preclude hope. Saturday and Sun
day he suffered such violent attacks
of suffocation that arrangements were
made for performing the operation of
tracheotomy. Finally the duke died
without having suffered severe pain.
The body of the late duke was today
conveyed to the church at Coburg,
where it will lie in state.
1t Is said that the death Of Duke AL
fred was due to intemperance, it being
town talk ir CobUrg that he was habit
ually carried to his bed at night sod
den with liquor.
During the minority of his heir, the
Duke of Albany, which expires in 1905,
the government of the duchy will be
conducted by the hereditary Prince of
Hohenlohe-L -Langenberg, son-in-law Of
of the late duke and guardian of the
young duke.