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Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16
England IA Drunken Nation. Says sheldon


Topeka. Kas., Aug. 13.-Rev. Charles
NJ. Sheldon. who has just returned
from England. contributed an article
to the Topeka Daily Capital, which
paper he last spring edited for Il week
as he believed Jesus would have done.
He says: 1T may interest Kansas
people that they are living in a para
disc. so far ms the curse OF the liquor
business is concerned, when they com.
pare their condition as prohlbtory
state. with Scotland and England.
Mrs. Sheldon and | have been In,
suited in cars by drunken soldiers. one
of whom threatened TO do us personal
Injury, and not soul In the train
offered any rcmonstrance. Such is the
love of the British for their military
hcroeG we have had to get Off the side.
walk and go in the street TO give
'drunks' room: we have been jostlcd on
every Platform by drunken men and
women we have had Intoxicating
drinks offered MS mt the houses OF Eng
lish people. with the exception of n
few families OF non-conformlst in Scot
land and London: we have seen the
evils OF public houses on almost every
corner with bnrmalds behind the bar
and little children IN front of II, and
men and women crowdlng every inch
OF room in every public house In ev-
cvry town aud city we have visited
And II IL the wonder and bewilderment
TO us that such conditions can be faced
with Indifference
"If England goes TO destruction In
the next century, II will not be because
OF outside war or dangers from other
nations. but because she has drunk
herself into destruction
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16

which has any voice In the election OF
the President.
"In 1896. Senator Hi of New York
denounced the majority of the Chicago
convention and the platform advocated
by them, In language, every sentence
Of which was ioyfully repeated during
the campaign by those who opposed
the election of Mr.. Bryan. He and
those who acted with him sullenly re-
fused to support the nominees of the
Chicago convention. In 1900 the same
senator lin was the hero of the Kan
vas city convention, and would have
been It's nominee for vice president had
he not declined the nomination and i'm
plored the convention and Its leaders
not to nominate him.
II cannot understand how any man
who witnessed the scenes at Kansas
city can honestly say that the convcn-
tion there was silver convention or
that It's delegates believed that silver
wns at all nm issue IN this campaign.
The dcspised Senator hin of 1896 IL,
with the possible exception Of Mr..
Bryan, to-day the foremost Democrat
IN the land. He Is II worthy and cap
able leader of his party, but he Is not
my leader.
Does any one believe that Mr.. Gro
kcr. without whom there is no hope of
Democratic success. X any less nn OPP
ponent of blmctnlllsm to-day than he
was In iS96I Does any one believe that
the Democratic party, If successful.
would pass Il free coinage bill? II mat
tcrs not how true their candidate for
the presidency may he In his advocacy
of this cause. without his party behind
aim ana ~ sympathy with his position
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-11
MINISTER'S NAY N8y LEAVE.
slay Prefer to Eemain ai fekin and
Take Chances.

1t i understood that the Govern
rsent at Washington will nu consent
20 .lhe removal of the ministers and
aeref gners from Pekin until there is
fnse communication by the Powers
witk their ministers. Nor will this
gGCsulment consent 10 communication
iE s$a5n language alone. but insists
that e.ilnher messages mgst pass freely
between Minister COneer and our
STATE department. 1t is eiHphatically
stated that unless such messages are
exchanges. the United States cannot
kn0w begged question that The mes
sages We're not garbled and both the
United States and ministers misled
There seefas 10 be no doubt that the
ministers at Pekin will remain where
they will be able to protect themselves
and will not te induced to accept any
offers of the Chinese government TO
escort them to Tien Tsin until they
have had communication with their
governments. Confidence is expressed
however. that the Chinese gO-ern-
ment will soon see the necessity of ac-
cepting the terms laid down in Secre-
tary Hays note 10 Consul Goodman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-11
THE TRAVELLING MEN.
Reported that they do not Want a
Return of Democratic Times

The travelling men of the country
are much Interested in the results of
the election this fall. y prominent
Illinois member OF the fraternity says:
No class of voters are more hope
full of Republican success. both state
and national, and will do more TO
bring it about than the travelling men.
They have not forgotten the CONNER
ciai >tagnatiOn which prevailed
throughout the country four years ago
and will do all in their power to pre-
rent a return of Democratic times.
1t il IA simple matter of business. not
of Politics, with the travelling men.
They know that where four wears
ago they had difficult work getting
orders enough out of the country
merchant TO keep them on the road.
under republican management busi-
ness mas revived and they keep their
houses jumping filing orders. More
over. the know that their employers
get in payment for tha;r goods money
that i good and worth lb cents on Il
dollar at any spot an earth. Hotel
keepers in every city and village tell
the same story of prosperity. The
vacations OF the travelling men have
become things of the past and the
hotel registers tell The best story of
the great increase in the number of
''drummerS on the road. K il true
that the force Of travelling r1en now
on the road is greater than eyer before
and they are also making riore money
than in the past. The dru,nners plar-
ed AZ important nart in the last
presidential, campaign, ard they will
be just "a active Tor Mckinley this
summer and fall a. they were tour
years ago. They are shouting Cor
protection. prosperity, soupd Ernney
and expansion
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-11

Died. in this city August ,. 1900.
Bernhard Allison, infant son of Mir.
and Mrs J. NJ. Allison, aged year
and 3 months.
Little Bernhard has answered the
summons of death and has departed
to that space beyond where He who
watches Ger rs and guides our foot
steps awaits him with outstretched
arms.
Like the bloom of flowers in early
spring, their appearance is received
with glad tidings: nourished by nature.
cherished and fondly caressed by the
gentle touch of hand. they smile upon
their surroundings: but it is His will
that their life should be of short
duration. the bloom and brilliancy
fades. they totter and fall crumbling
to earth never again to make their
SO it is with little
Bernhard. 1t was Gods will that he
should never know the evils and hard
ships of this world, and ere He gave
to him the power of conception or
speech. beyond that simple little COO
coo which is so sweet to the parents
ear, he summon him sto his throne
above where life joy and bliss are
eternal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-11
BATTLE NEAR r'ARMINGTON.
Feudists Meet at u Picnic aud do
Deadly Work with their Guns -

\ dispatch from Pennington. Mo-,
to yesterdays papers give an account
of a fatal shooting affray. Four men
We're killed outright and one was
fatally wounded. This was the out
come Of a shooting affair between
William Dooley and his four sons on
one side, and the four Harris brothers
on the other. as the result of picnic
quarrel at Doe Run on Saturday.
Killed: William Dooley. Wess
Harris. James Harris. John Dooiey.
Fatally wounded: Frank Harris shot
in the bowels and other parts of the
body. The only one in the crowd
outside of those engaged in the shoot
ing. who was hurt was a young girl
who was struck inst above the ankle
with Winchester ball.
1t appears there has been bad blood
between the Dooleys and the Harrises
for some time. II came near resulting
in a tragedy at the Fat River picnic a
Week ago. \ few days ago the Har-
rises sent word 20 the Doolev> that
they would be At the picnic al Doe
Run Saturday and intended to run
them OFF the grounds.
lust how the shooting began is not
clear. but once hegun it was serious
and deadly. All the Harris boys en-
cept one Bill. We're shoc. One was
killed instantly.
Three ~ the Dooley boys were un-
hurt, and came into FarmingIon Sun
day afternoon and gave themselves
up. They are now in jail, and all the
principals are under arrest.
Sheriff Jefr Highiey with Il posse
hurried to tbs scene. out quiet had
been restored when ne arrived and
no more shooting occurred. The
pscknickere scattered Immediately Y
after the frs; shots were tire;, and
are scarce.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-11

New York Post: The B5,hop OF
Zips in Hungary ha- put tajufself bold
iy on reoord against the absuw
charges of ritual murder on tb- par
of the Jew>- An accusation of :thi-
kind was iuTeEt.ed a lisl,= w.riSe ago
at NamesZto- and sa> -Gpperted by
the local new- paper. Tn Bishop IN
who's. diocese the alleged oeri1se b. d
been committed. issued Il ,Ea ral Il
ter to his clergy, reminding ,tt4sm that
it is their duty tn impress ,lpea their
fock> tha- the char-ge of rit.ial mur&er
cannot be sustained agaia-+ Ire Jews
He points ont that the -ieWiek sc-ip-
lures contain nothing 70 justify -ach
an accusation. TIE Jews are not ul-
lowed to taste the blood of animate in
their food. How then cO1id they
touch human blooC. The Bishop re
fers to the sad eXSeriencr connected
with similar agitations on previous
occasions and warns the clergC ip en-
trEellC e>iHi> 'udt KEY tdu hdAS no
other rt- ult than to incite the iyEor-
ant popUsare to the commission of Ou-
RACES. Finally. he Informs them that
the judicial inquiry concerning the
alleged ,:a-e of NamesztO had
proved c0Dclusively that there was
not the least foundation for the re-
ports circulated. and .hat a most un-
scrupuloEs attempt has been made 10
provoke popular prejudice
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-11
N~AS HEARD FROM.
People Of the >unfower state Ro;tsaJ :
TO be Noticed.

The following story trom kgz-5a+
gives evidence that freak. still aha3nd
there even if Jerry Simpson has bsar
discouraged
Dudley township. Haskell ,courtE.
easily takes irst premium on freak
marriage contracts. On the result 0f
the election in that township yh1s year
hangs the fate of James Bradley and
Willis wilkinson, two suitors cor the
hand and heart of Miss Marg Kin
caid 1t is stated that Miss kineaid
will marry the young man who casries
that township fer his candidate for
president, and the defeated suitor is
to act as best man at the wedding on
November ..
In 1896 the only township in The
United States carried BY Palmer and
Buckner. Gold Democratic nominees
FOR president and vice-president. was
Dudley township. Six votes were
cas- in the township at toe election.
Pa liner and Buckner receiving three:
Mckinley and Hobart two: Bryan and
Sewall one. When Buckner heard of
it be proceeded 10 show his apprecia-
tioG by sending a two-gallOn demi
John full of Kentucky Bourbon and IL
$50 bill TO the people of that township,
with the injunction that they assemble
in a convenient place. and eat, drink
and be merry. They met in the school
house and all had good time. There
is no Gold Democratic ticket in the
field this time. One, and probably
two of the Palmer and Buckner voters
are counted for Bryan, the other for
Mckinley. Bradley is a Republican
and Wilkinson il a Democrat. Two
new voters have moved into the town
ship but their politics are unknown.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-11
BAD RECORD FOR DUNKLIN.
Five Cases of Rape in the County IN
as many Weeks.

The Dunklin News states that there
has been five cases of rape in that
county in the past FIVE weeks. Some
OF these cases are attended by circum-
stances which make them especially
| brutal. One of :he cases mentioned
by the News is that of Zacharich
Flaughers, and the details are given
as follows:
Prosecuting Attorney Cox was at
Campbell Wednesday of last week to
conduct the prosecution before Squire
McCutcheon in the case of the State
rs. Zacharial Fiaughers who is charg-
ed with rape on the person of his l3
year old step daughter. Minnie Ellis.
who is described as delicate child.
According to the little girls story
Flaughers cam. to her room and com
mitted the assault while her mother
was sick unto death in an adjoi ling
room. The mother died in three or
four days after the occurrence. 1t
must have been awful for the dying
mother lying helpless and unable to
respond to the agonized screams of
her tender little child at the mercy of
worthless brute. The people of
Campbell where the preliminary trial
Was held. were much wrought up, and
and it required not a little finesse TO
prevent an outbreak of mob violence
Flaughers was held for the grand jury
without bail"
Mob law is Il fearful thing, but it
does seem that there are cases where
il Is excusable. If the little girl tells
tine truth in this case. FIaughes
ought to be served just as one would
| serve Il rattlesnake or mad dog, for
such q man is far more dangerous to
the community. People who are peo-
pie, will resent an insult of this kind
to their woJ!en and children quicker
| than anything else. They will protect
their women from the lust of these
| brutts who 90 about in human form.
and they are not to he blamed when
they resort to the most severe,
measure
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-11

Chas. Sander, who lives in Haarip
is at the hospital in a precarious con-
dition as result of injurious receiv-
ed this morning from a runaway team.
Mr.. Sander had gone out on the
road with his cow, as was his custom.
in order to let her graze.' He had
rope tied around the animals horns
and as the COW grazed along the road
ne would follow holding the rope in
order not to let her get away. While
thus engaged a runaway team came
along and in his anxiety to save the
cow from danger ne was run over by
the team and knocked down. The un-
fortunate man was almost scalped,
nearly all the skin being torn off his
head. His skull was also fractured.
As Mr.. Sander is a man over sixty
years OF age his injuries are apt to
prove quite serious.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-11
YOUTHFUL BURGLARS.
Attempt TO Rob a Store and Fail In
Their Plans.

About o'clock Wednesday morn
ing an unsuccessful attempt was made
to rob Noenninger's grocery store in
Haarig. Two boys had plotted to
break into the store and make off with
what cash and valuables they could
get their hands on, and while their
plans were we'll laid they did not
work exactly as expected. Entrance
to the store was effected by side
window. This window is some dis
tance abbve the ground and just as
one of the boys had assisted his ac-
cOmplice to climb in the window some
one passed along the street and saw
what was going on. The boy on the
outside ran away, and the one in the
store, not being aware of any danger,
continued his explorations. The man
who Witnessed the affair sent word at
once to Officer Jim Miller that burg
lars were in the store. He arrived On
the scene very shortly, went in the
store and caught the burglar red
handed. He proved to be a young
negro named Clay Kinder, and it de-
veloped that his accomplice was his
brother. Clay was taken to Jail and
locked up.
This morning a DEMOCRAT reporter
went up and had IA brief talk with
Clay. who seemed to be a rather hard
case and gloried in his exploit of that
night. He was asked
"What were you doing in the
store:"
II was trying 10 get something
"What wa. 1t that you wanted so
badly
"Oh. was after money.
That is rather bad way to get
money. isn't it,"
mo, it's all right when you have
good luck and don't get caught.
| \ little later the brother walked IN
at the rear of the Jail and was having
Il conversation at the window with
iClay when Officer Miller happened tt
see him and landed him in jail. The
iboys do not deny anything and seen
;rather inclined to the oyinion tina
they have done something to be prou'
of
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-11
MORE TROUBLE.


Ne1ti on was Rlade a few days since
of the little spat between Mrs. Potter
Palmer and Mr.. .iohn \. Logan. and
nav comes a story frosa Washington
ot which the following j. the sub
-tatp-e.
Neither Isep-e>ensaG We Joy nor Mrs
Eehn a. Logan will deny a rescrt
widely circuia led in Washington that
they are at outs oyer the eYgea se
account of the European trip :aken
LAST winter, when Mrs. Logae took
Mrs. 10y abroad in search of healih.
-,t the expeps.a ef N~. Joy, Fho ac-
cordiRg to toe story circulated told
Mrs. Logan 10 draw on him far what
ever money was needed for expenses
When Mr. Joy was asked about the
report ne si2iled ard said. Il have
nothing tn say" Nhen it WAS sug-
vested that IL &as doing Mrs. Logan
,an injustice To ALLOW the story to cir
,eulate with0st denial that NSs. Logan
kad drawn or demanded S45. .aS0
fer travelling expenses and Uaat. as he
wa dissati>fi fed he bad demanded an
itepized hill. he said the nxtter was
purely personal O1e and be would
not discuss it Waen Mrs Logan
was asked about the matter. she too
said. II have n0thIng to say-7'
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-11
DEATHS.

Died, in this city August >. 1900.
Emile Hartung, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Hartung. aged u years. ii months
and II days. Funeral from from the
family residence Saturday, August 4.
1900. at , p. m.
Death has claimed this fair haired
boy who was the pride and sunlight
of that happy little home. His bright
face and merry laugh are no more for
this earth. and his passing away will
leave cloud over that home which
memory can never blot out. To his
parents We extend our sincere SYM
pathy.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-11
THEY GET THEIR MONEY.
Local Census Enumerat" Receive
a settlement from Uncle sam.

Local Census Enumerat' RS II Reeeive
settlement from Uncle sam.
Prof. Mccullough and Prof. Eek
hardt who took the census of Cape
Girardeau had been informed that
they probably would not receive pay
for their service for several months.
but they thought differently. Their
reports and blanks were sent in TO the
proper officer and after gong through
with them and finding all correct,
checks We're forwarded to these gentle
men aud they received them Sunday.
In number of cases the work OF
compil ng the census has been retard-
ed by earelessness on the part of the
enumerators and reports and blanks
have been sent back to them for cor
rection. There was no trouble of this
sort with our enumeratOrs as their
work was done in a correct and busi-
ness-like manner.
In conversation with Prof. Eckhardt
last evening he said he had been ap'
preached by number of persons who
were most desirious of knowing Just
what the population of Cape Girar,
deau was. While perfectly willing to
be accommodating to a reasonable
point, the Professor stated that he do
not feel disposed to have Uncle San
down on him for a 500 fine and ht
would have to let the people interested
do their own guessing. He added thai
he knew the population of the two
wards of the city he worked IN ant
thought he could form fairly accu
rate estimate of the total population
of the city, but that for reasons stated
he would keep his ideas and facts tC
himself.
People had as we'll contain them
selves in patience for sooner or late
they will receive the Information the,
desire. 1t will not be good ideI
however for people to place the popu
lation OF the city at too high iisur
as they may be disappointed when tn
returns coue in.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-11
I-csa LYONS Case.

EDITOR BENDCRAT,-Plea>e permit
a few more xord- fGa' the ccasidera-
tion of critics and f2ulttndet9 in the
Lee Lyons ,-ase.
| !. The c2se was one demanding "a
Il iseform school aluipnlent 10 G+sal
with it.
>. The Childrens' Home Society
was not the equipped, beiE-r organ
lied simply for the peaceful transfer
of homeless. ,"hiidrer To coed famil. :,
homes for .are, training. discipline.
unit! of age.
, The sot.iefy wss not frily aware
of che extraordinary character of the
css-.s nor ef the uncGs rita ole, criticisms
| it would receive from people whom it
wa~ aiming to he!n.
1 According o'5,.eir regular plans.
as soon as they ...-,coverai the en-
irene character Af tie case. they re-
turned the boy tG tfe guar&ian with
the .eXpress stipu Lrti4on that under no
circumstances sb8&LG he be ,ermitted
20 returned to Cape Girarde;pu. Hav-
ing Gun of from wb4e,e he w.trs placed
and returned. he Wa Nlaced rnder the
surveillance of the City Mar.hai until
the guardian could sell his property
and move from the eitv taking the
boy With hiW. which &GHe ikas now
taken place.
;. This is the first failure out of
h0ut twenty other cb;Ldres taken
from CAPE Girardeau coGnw by the
Society In the express work for
which it was organized. it has proven
it> efficiency and it worthiE4-- of the
support and rommendaiiGR Of the
town and rouptY.
q. The money contributed 5y the
good citiAens Of the town i IN the
hands of Nr. Glenn at Glenn. store
awaiting the call Of all who are not
satisfied witk the work of the society
1t was placed here because the list of
names and amounts in Mr.. GIenn's
hands was either lost or destroyed
and our memory was not good enough
to recall all the contributions and
amounts. We would therefore kindly
ask their pardon for not returning the
amounts personally and request them
10 call there. Whatever money Is not
called for in the next tTO or three
weeks will be returned to the Society
in st. Louis.
| have closed MY work with the
Society and shall leave here next
week for Fredericktown. / trust that
the great good which the Society has
done this county and the entire State
shall not be overshadowed in the eyes
of the people by failure in few ex-
treme cases with which they We're not
organized TO grapple. The Society
stands ready TO take all homeless |
children which they can handle |
in their regular way. But all such /
cases as the above will have to be !
sent somewhere else. They have had /
enough experience and uncharitable |
criticism to last them for good /
while. Yours kindly.
GEO. MCGEE.