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WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA
A Call For Troops In China Refused
by Lord Roberts.
HIS CAMPAIGN NOT YET OVER
Foreign Military Attaches, However, Seem
to Think the End Has Been Reached.
Chinese War the Al-Absorb-
ing Topic at Present.

LONDON, June 27.-As Lord Roberts
apparently is carrying out important
com bined operations, the slackness OF
news from South Africa will probably
continue until they are completed. The
fact that the foreign military attaches
are homeward bound indicates that, in
their opinion, the war is over. But the
reported refusal of Lord Roberts to
spare troops for service in China seems,
: if true, to show the field marshal con.
siders much work remains to be done.
Large quantities Of bar gold, received
by merchants in the western part of the
Transvaal from President Kruger, os
tensibly i'll payment of requisitioned
goods, have been seized by the British.
If the genuineness of the accounts can
be proved, the gold will probably be re-
paid.
The Beers sharply attacked General
Rundle's transport near Senekal, June
%, but were repulsed.
The official report of the capture Of a
convoy of so wagons escorted by High
landers, between Rhenoster and He'll
bron, June 4, has just been received.
Lord Roberts reports that the convoy
was surrounded and sent messengers to
the nearest posts, asking for assistance,
but reinforcements We're unable to
reach the convoy, and $50 Highlanders,
in reply to flag of truce from General
Christian Dewet, surrendered during
the morning of June l.
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boastful allegation of the colonial secre.
tary and other British statesmen that
the citizens Of this great country SYM
pathized with the British empire in its
attempt to crush the liberty and inde-
pendeuce of our two small states, is alb
solutely devoid of truth
The addess then goes at great length
into the history Of the relations between
Great Britain and the Roers, which it
characterizes as zone of violated faith
and broken pledges. cloaked under the
display of magnanimousan and irreproach-
able principles +"
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tion to take orders from foreign su-
perior.
SITUATION IS HORRIBLE.
Streets of Tien Tsin Full of Rodies OF
Massacrcd People.

LONDON, June 27 According to the
report of Chinaman refugee who has
arrived at Shanghai the condition of
Tien Tsin is horrible Everywhere liz
the streets are the massacred men and
women, Americans as well as all other
natlonalities. The Hong Kong and
German banks, he adds, We're both de.
stroyed early during the bombardment.
Shanghai also reports the American
Russian relief force was SO badly am.
buscaded that they We're obliged to
abandon several field guns and much
ammunition. About 1870 Russians and
II Americans We're killed or wounded
The German gunboat Iltis and Rus.
sian torpedo boat destroyer are patrol
ling the Pei-Ho river and raking with
guns the native villages on the river
banks, which were filled with concealed
''sniDers.'
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is CLOSELY SHADOWED.

Four Detectives Follow Ex-Governor Tay-
lor of Kentucky.
PHILADELPHIA, June 27.-Broken in
health and spirits Ex-Governor William
S. Taylor Of Kentucky has started for
Niagara Falls. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Taylor and four detectives fol.
lowed close at their heels. Two of the
officers represent the state Of Kentucky
and bear warrants for the arrest of Mr..
Taylor upon charges growing out of the
assassination of Governor Goebel. The
other two are employed by Mr Taylor
to guard his person. 1t is Understood
he will be immune from arrest until he
shall return to Indiana, where he is
making his home.
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Guatemala Will Improve Her Army.

NEW ORLEANS, June 27.-Herr P.
Tiefenbach of Hamburg, Germany, has
arrived here on his way to Guatemala,
where he goes under contract to teach
German military tactics to the Guate-
malan army. He stated that the OBJ
ject of the government there is to make
a general improvement i'll the army.
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Yellow Fever Situation Improves.

HAVANA, June 27.-The yellow fever
situation at Quemados shows much i'm
provement. There have only been four
deaths, two of which were of Americans.
including Major Frank FL. Edmunds,
acting inspector general on the staff Of
General Fitzhugh Lee, who died June
Is. General Lee refuses to leave his
headquarters, though he has given per-
mission to his staff if they desire to
Il
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ISSUE AN ADDRESS.

Boer Enyoys Thank the American People
for sympathy Expressed.
NEW YORK, june 27.-The Boer en-
voys who have been in this country for
the past two months have issued an ad-
dress to the people Of the United
States. After expressing regret at their
inability to accept many of the invita-
tions extended to them, they expressed
their thanks to the American public for
"the deep sympathy they have shown
for the cause of the two struggling re-
publics. " Continuing, the address
says:
1--WE now feel convinced that the
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NO FOURTH FOR ST. LOUIS.
Use of Fireworks on That Day to Be Pro
hibited.


hibited.
ST. LOUIS, Juno 27.-Unless the street
railway strike is anded by July Mayor
Ziegenhein says he will prohibit the use
of fireworks of auy description in St.
Louis on that dag. He announces that
a proclamation will be issued two or
three days before the nations birthday.
Lee V. Cottner, John Kilkner and
Martin Mannion have been arrested on
the ,;'harge of cutting trolley wires. 1t
is said there are a number of other men
who were interested with the three
mentioned, and the police expect to
have them in custody soon.
The troubles between the manage
1nent of the Suburban road and the en-
ployes union seem to have broken out
afresh after satisfactory arrangement
for settlement had been agreed upon by
Manager Jenkins and the grievance
committee last Thursday.
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VIII Add iCate the Succcssion.

VIENNA, June 27.--It is officially an
nounced that Archduke Francis Fer
dinand, the Austrian heir apparent,
will formally renounce the right of sue
cession to the imperial throne on Thurs
day next On the following day he will
wed the Countess Sophie Chotek, his
morganatic marriage being the reason
for which he will abdicate the success
sion
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Famine Situation Unaltered.

LONDON, June 27. The viceroy of In
dia, Lord Curzon Of Keddlestone, cables
that showers have fallen in the Deccan
and elsewhere, but that copious rains
are wanted in order to enable the ma
tiyes to engage i'll plowing and sowing
the autumn crops. The famine situa-
tion is unaltered.
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WIRES STILL DOWN.
Reports From Chinese Sources Given Lit
tie Credence.

Reports From Chinese Sources Given Lit
tie Credence.
New YORK, June 27.-A dispatch to
The Tribune says: The dense fog has
not lifted from China The wires are
down in every direction from both Pc
kin and Tien Tsin and Chinese mes.
sages received at the sea board from the
interior towns are not entitled to Gre
dence.
Two facts stand out in the tangled
mass Of uncertainties. One is the me-
cessity Tor an army of from $4,000 to
100, 900 men if China is to be rescued
from anarchy and the second is the fact
that the Chinese troops are we'll 2rmed
and in better condition for warfare un>
der modern conditions than they We're
in the cam raicn with Japan.
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Gloudburst mt Mobile,

MOBILE, Ala, June 27-A cloudburst
occurred i'll this city during the day.
All streets were submerged, in some
places to a depth of five feet. A heavy
rain continued falling throughout the
morning. No fatalities have so far
been reported.
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Split His Stepson's Head.

KoKoMo, Ind, June 27-Willard
Gibson and his stepfather, William
Gibbs, quarreled over the formers wife
and the father split the sons head with
a spade. The wound was pronounced
fatal
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

AT the session of the General Coun-
Gil of the Reformed Episcopal church
in Baltimore, Rev. w. w. Lathrop,
an Episcopal minister of Scranton,
Pa, introduced a resolution request
ing President Mckinley to abolish the
army canteen. In speaking on his
resolution, the minister said: "His
do-nothing attitude when, as com.
mander of the army, he could have
abolished the canteen by a stroke OF
the pen, is contemplate" 1t must
often C to people that many abuse
the privilege Of free speech, a privilege
we of the United States take such pride
in. 1t is too often the case that in this
matter We forget where liberty ends
and where license begins, and in dis
cussing our officials in high places we
are not so guarded in our language as
we should be. Language like that
quoted above, and applied to the presi-
dent of the United States, would sur
prise no one if it came from a BOwery
tough, but to come from a christian
minister and a man presumably a gen.
tleman, tits certainly a cause for sur
prise. We may not all agree with the
views and acts of the president, and it
is certainly our privilege to criticise
him if We see fit to do so, but this
should be done in a dignified, gentle
manly way, having due regard and re
spect at all times for the exalted office
our president fills. Christian minis
tiers should set people a better example
in this respect than that of the Scran-
ton preacher.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26
JeweIry q staple.

Look at the next ten people you
meet and see how much is worn of that
now called jewelry. From a $780, 90
watch chain to a five cent stick pin.
Yes jewellery has come to be a staple
article of dress.
You will buy more or less Of it,
see that you get what you pay for
when you buy. VOW can be sure of
this if you buy of l.. Fl. Graess5e,
Cape Girardeau. who has a fual as
sortment of the W. +. Man Co.
goods. Every article of these goods
is fNly warranted to be exactly AS rep
resented. a printed guaranty 10
effect given with each article os these
goods purchased at their store.
W E. MAIN Co..
Eastern factory, ccsner of sfNen4-
ship. and Eddy SITS. Providence Il. L.
Western factory Largest ipwelrI
facsofy in the world under process
OF construction at East Iowa City, Ia
Over - 600 feet of flor space.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

When it comes to setting up straw
men just for the pleasure of bowling
them over, the St. Louis Republic is
Il daisy. In evidence of which asser-
ton behold the following statement.
tu-wit: 1T is a national misfortune
if President Mckinley is bringing his
official influence to bear to prevent a
congressional investigation of the
Havana postal scandal" The Demo-
GRAFT does not know that there will be
a congressional investigation OF this
matter. or even that n will be neces-
sary. but it does know in common
with others who keep themselves post
ed. that the president has declared his
intention to sift this swindle thorough
ly. and he has stated that no favor or
mercy will be shown the guilty per-
sons no matter who they are. The
president should at least be given
credit for honesty Of purpose in this
matter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

We call attention to the announce
ment of James NJ. Morrison which
will be found in our announcement
C olumn. Mr.. Morrison is a candidate
for county judge. He is an old citi-
zen of the county and a resident of
Cape Girardeau city. For several
years this city has been without a
representative on the county bench
and it eem to Us that it is about
time for this city and township to be
recognized, and live are not mistaken
they will this year insist on having a
place or the county bench. Mr.. Nor
risOn is we'll known to the people of
the county and needs no Introduction
at our hands.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

The people of Arcola. H.. are fear
full that the preachers are about to
form a trust. y few days ago a poor
laborer died there. and a minister is
said to have insisted on the widow
paving him one dollar before he would
consent % preach the funeral sermon.
to say the least of it, and is an unus-
ual case, but it must occur to one that
ministers should be paid for their SER
vices Just as other professional men
are paid. Persons would not engage
the services of "A physician or lawyer
unless they expected to remunerate
them, and the preacher ought also tC
be paid for what he does. The physi'
clan who pulls a nan through a case
of fever: the lawyer who manages a
Ease ia court for a client: the dentist
who gropes around the roots of youl
teeth and extracts one or more, ex'
pect to be paid. and if a mans family
desires t o indulge in the luxury of a
funeral sermon for him, they should be
willing TO pay for it. One of the spe'
cially admirable things about the
Episcopal church is that the funeral
sermon. as known in other churches,
has no place with it. There is a reg
| Mar service which serves alike fOr
prince or pauper. and this is always
used. On rare occasions the Episco-
pal minister may make a few remarks
about the deceased, but the formal
funeral sermon is never heard in an
Episcopal church. When a minister
breaches a funeral sermon he is I'M
dertaking a very tieklish job, as mos1
ministers will testify. and it is not al
all unreasonable if he expects to be
| paid for it.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

Matters in ST. Louis are still in a
very confused state and the end of the
strike is not near. There should be a
stop put to this shooting of policemen
and %non.union street car employees,
and it should be done at once. A
large force should be formed to guard
the cars and they should have orders
to shoot down any man who assaults
an officer or one Of the street car en-
plOyss. This sounds rather cruel but
the situation is one which demands the
most drastic treatment.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

DR.. Paul Kaufman, of the depart
ment of bacteriology of the Missouri
University makes some serious utter
ances on the subject of the bubonic
plague which is reported to have
broken out in San Francisco. He
says if these cases are genuine there
is much aus for alarm because a
spread of the disease is most likely
to follow. He says also that the
epidemic may smolder like a wet rag
and then break out in some unexpect-
ed place and spread like wildfre. The
Doctor says that the bubonic plague
is the disease called the ''black DEATH
which is said to have destroyed half
the population of the earth in the
middle ages. DR.. Kaufman thinks
the best preventive of the decease is
rigid sanitary regulations, : as it
nearly always originates in unclean
places.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

Speaking of the recent Republican
State Convention, the St. Louis Star
says: Not since the inception of the
party has a convention of such magni-
tude been held in Missouri, and it is
a most gratifying tact that the utmost
harmony prevailed from start to finish.
There was a friendly rivalry between
candidates for the del.gateship, and
positions on the several committees,
all being settled without the least I'm
pleasant friction.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

An amusing story comes from
Stroudsburg. Pa. which. in the minds
of some, will illustrate the efficacy Of
prayer. 1t seems that a large brewery
is being constructed, and a Methodist
minister prayed that God might strike
it with lightning. Shortly afterward
a violent storm happened along and
the brewery was wrecked by lightning.
Those who are building the brewery
will bring suit against the preacher
for his prayer and seek to collect
damage for the loss they have sustain
ed. If they do this they will be greater
chumps than the minister who offered
the prayer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26
S1erinS Sale,

By virtue and authority of a special
execution issued from the Office 81 the
clerk of tfe-Cape Giraidrau Calrt of
Common Pleas. in said. Cane
Girardeau county. Missouri. ,esurn-
able to tee May term. 1900, % said
.cOurt and ~ me directed in favor of
the State Of Missouri at the relation
and to ths.uSe ofChristian HlsS2h. col
lector of a,e evenue City Of Cape
GIrarde2l- in the state OF Missouri
and against Henry l.. Heinz, u&zner of
the lane N tuIs sui descriSed..
have levied npon and seized all
the the o:ght. title. interest and claim
of the said Henry L. Hur1e to. the tfol-
lowing described real estate living,
being and situated in the {iy OF
Cape G~-irardeau in the state OF Mis-
souri,. to-wit:
lac north part of los number four
teen, vi, and ali of Ies member tif-
teea,. lf3t |. in range -. being 1874
fees by 80 feet in size. in the City of
Cape GIrardeau and State of Mis-
souri,, | will on
TUESDAY, JUNE ), 1900.
between the hours. of nine o'clock ins
the forenoon and ive o'clock in he
afternoon of that day, at the east
front door of Tia. courthouse in he
city of Cape Girardeau, county of
Cape Girardeau aforesaid, sell
the same. or so much thereof as
may be required. at public VEN
due. to the highes. bidder
for cash in hand. to satisfy Sai! IKE
cution and costs.
May l2-4 BERNHARD GOCKEI.,
Sheriff OF Cape Girardeaucounty. Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

1t would be a fine thing if some of
the people We are pleased to call
heathens would reverse the usual
order of things and send missionaries
over here to teach US something. DR..
Anderson, a missionary who has
labored in China for some years says
that a Chinaman's note is just as
good as the cash. That is more than
can be said of we christians and still
we have the nerve to try to teach these
people.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

FINAL SETTLEMENT.-Notice is
hereby given TO all creditors and
others interested in the estate OF
George Schwartz, deceased. that the
undersigned administrator of said
estate intends to make final settlement
thereof at the next term of the Cape
Girardeau Court OF Common Pleas OF
Cape Girardeau county. to be held in
the city Of Cape Girardeau Missouri,
on Monday, May 18th. 1900,
JOSEPH A. SCHWARTZ,
may5n3 Administrator.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

The announcement made by Secre-
tary Hay to the Boer ENJOYS, that the
United States will not interfere in the
South African war will net be a sur
prise to anyone. 1t is the only sensi-
BILE course this government can pursue.
No matter which side has our sym
patty in this struggle it must be
apparent that we cannot afford to
embroil ourselves in the trouble.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

Gustave Thorell of St. Louis. who
for twenty-seven years had been al
employee of the +. Jaccard Jewelry
Company, committed suicide the other
night by cutting his throat with a
razor. He was much attached to the
firm by which he was employed. and
he became Respondent while brooding
oyer business reverses which had ov-
ertaken his employers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

1t is not alone in this section of
Missouri that the candidacy of Hon.
Wilson Cramer for Judge OF the st.
Louis Court of Appeals is popular.
but in the neighborhood of Springfield
and through Southwest Missouri. The
candidate who beats Mr.. Cramer for
the nomination will have TO do the
hustling of his life.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

There is some talk among the Ken
lucky Republicans of nominating Mr.
Taylor again for Governor should the
supreme court decide against him. 1t
is probable however. that Taylor has
had enough of playing at Governor
in Kentucky,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

w. J. Bryan is a thoroughly hon
orable man and a very pleasant gen.
tleman, but to say, as does the Leader
Democrat of Springfield, that he is one
of the greatest men this country has
ever produced, is going farther than
the facts warrant.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

Courtesies in the House: Mr..
SpOoner. ''If the Senator from South
Carolina finds a carpet Dagger in
heaven when he gets there he will pre-
fer to go to the other place." Il GER
tainly WILL" repl ed Mr.. Tillman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

Tie Springfield Republican remarks
that there is a doubt in that city
whether the municipality owns the
council, or the council owns the NUM-
cipality. There are other places where
the people are wrestling with the same
problem,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

If the people of the grand old state
of Kentucky will wipe that Goebel
election law from their statute books
they will do much towards reinstating
themselves in the good opinion of the
rest of the country.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

The National Congress of Mothers
is in session at Des Moines. Iowa.
The mothers of Washington, Webster,
Clay, Calhoun, Jackson. jefferson at
tended Nd Mothers Congress but they
managed to raise some good children
just the same.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

This from the ST. Louis Republic is
one of the best jokes of the season:
"All these religious conventions in
ST. Louis should bring about a regen-
Grafton of public sentiment mighty fla
vorable to the local democracy in the
near future"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

There should be NO slate making
before the Republican convention.
Let the candidates go before the con-
vention on their merits and then their
can be no kicking after the nomina-
lions are made.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

speaker Henderson Is said tn have
amounted his opposition to the st.
Louis Worlds Fair bill. The bill is
still in the hands of the Committee
and the speaker car prevent its con
s%ideration il he desires. 1t is not be-
lieved however that he will do this.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

If the various unions of st. Louis
accede to the request of the street car
men and go on "a general strike
through sympathy. they will do just
about as fool piece Of work as they
could be guilty OF. 1t is hoped wise
counsel will prevail and a strike of
this sort be averted.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

That young mar whose conversion
impelled him to send a railroad com
pany s65.45 in payment for having
beaten his way from Virginia to
California, ought to be presented with
an annual pass W. the roads among
which the money will be divided.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

There should be no slate making be-
fore the Republican county conven-
ton. Let the nominations be made
in the convention by the delegates Sc
lected to make the nominations.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

Not everyone that droppeth his
quarter hard upon the bottom of the
contribution box shall enter into the
Kingdom of Heaven, and not every
man who wants a county Office will
get one.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-26

The DEMOCRAT heartily endorses
the plan of Mr.. Corbett to break into
Congress. We need a few Corbetts
in Congress TO keep men of the Lentz
and Sulzer stripe in order.