The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
AND GENERAL,

st. Patrick's day was celebrated with
extraordinary enthusiasm throughout
South Africa.
The Music Hall building in Quincy,
| Mass, was burned on the 18th; loss,
SIS, OOO.
1t is reported in London that the
government c~ontemplates the repeal
of the coercion act, which is still OPP
~erative in Ireland. The move originates
in the general good feeling toward Ire
land, on account of the gallant work
lone by the Irish troops in Africa.
In official and diplomatic circles al
Washington a denial is authorized o:
published reports that there have
been conferences with a view to the
dispatch of additional warships anC
United States soldiers to China, and
that news of the gravest character
had been received from the United
States minister to China.
Rev. ]. B. Francolon, who comes OF
distinguished ancestry in Brittany,
France, left Manitou, Col, at mid
night of the 18th, under threats OF
lynching for abuse of small boys. He
came to this country as secretary OF
Archbishop Chappelle, and is very
wealthy.
The influx of immigrants into Okla
homa this spring is something ire
mendous. Every train bears settlers
and investors to the towns and coun-
ties on the railways, and hundreds OF
whi1e-topped wagons, each carrying a
family and household goods, can be
seen daily on the way to the back
counties.
Miss Sylvia Green, daughter of Mrs.
Hettie Green, who is known as THE
richest wonlan in the world" will
soon, it is reported, become the
duchess dc In Tore, of Spain. An in
innate friend of the duke de In
Tore, in New York, gave it out, on
the 18th, that the duke was engaged
to Miss Green.
The Oldest woman in Dubuque, Ia,
Mrs. Christian LANCE, celebrated her
one huDdredth birthday anniversary,
On the 18th. She takes a walk daily,
is quite vigorous and reads without
glasses. She was born in Bavaria, and
has lived in Dubuque 20 years.
Kansas will have "A big exposition in
1901, in celebration of the fiftieth an
niversary of the organization of the
territory of Kansas. Steps in that di-
rection have already been taken. The
plan proposed is to hold the exposi-
lion in Topeka.
An attempt was made, on the night
of the 18th, 10 wreck the Lake Shore
fast mail, westbound, at olmsted
Falls, about twenty miles west of
Cleveland, o. A rail had been laid
across the track. The engineer saw
the obstruction in time 10 apply the
air brakes and save his train.
Two thousand women are said to
have Daen formed into an Amazon
corps at Pretoria. They are dressed in
khaki kits, armed with rifles and
thoroughly drilled in volley firing.
They practice behind intrenchments.
The burghers say these women are all
widows of Beers slain or captured and
that they have provided themselves
with rifles taken from British prison
ers.
The total amount of old bonds
turned into the treasury, on the 10th,
IN exchange for the new two-per-
cents, was se7. 900, 600, making the total
to that date $1,000, 900. Of the entire
amount all but s2,s63,s 500 was on he
half of national banks which already
had bonds IN deposit to secure cir
culation or public deposits or both.
The military governor of Cuba, after
a consultation with the secretary of
war. has decided to have Cuba repre-
sented at the Pan-American exposi-
ton in 1901