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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
Edward Grece- and wifi. were arxst.l

-EdWaxdGreSG and Xife weze -axata
ed, on the 18th, at Moundsville, W. Va,
by the Humane society officer, on the
charge of murder. The Ease is one
without precedent in that state, the
allegation being that the pair were Or
dered to provide medicine for their
sick child, which they did not do, and
the child died.
The governor of Bombay wires that
there were 1927 deaths from cholera
out of 15.479 cases during the week
ending June 16.
The amount of old bonds exchanged,
up 10 the 25th, for the new two-per-
cent. consols was $3O4, 456. 500, of which
ST5.SS7.6 600 were received from indlyid-
uals and institutions other than ma
tional banks. -r-
FiOarvanti. a notorious robher, who
has for 20 years been the terror of
the country. where he has operated,
was killed, on the 9th. by a peasant in
a forest neal Crossed. Italy.
Maj.-Gen. Libert, governor of Ger.
man East Africa, VIII soon return to
Germany and resuHe command of an
army corps.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
SHOCKING DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Missouri Farmer Murders Ills Stem.
daughter, and is Beaten to
Death by NeirhbOrs.

Marshall, Mo-, June 27.-Wiiliam
Woodward, n farmer. shot and killed
his stepdaughter. and in turn was
beaten to death by his neighbors yes
terday afternoon. After shooting his
stepdaughter. Woodward shot himself
through the breast with his Winches-
ter, iniiicting what wouk have proved
living when - men entered the house,
and with clubs beat his head almost to
a jelly. Woodward shot his step
daughter because she has caused his
arrest.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
Poll of Tennessee Dcle.nte,

Knoxville, Tenn. Jure 2:-Of IG Of
Tennessee's "a delegates to the Kansas
City convention, polled by the Sentinel,
nine express themselves unQualifiedly
for Hill; W more are for Hill with
reservation, four are icr IA man who
can carry New York" and one for a
man ION whom New York ant: Indiana
mites CHE is for ",hc strongest man
in full accord with thc platform" No
delegate expressed himself specifically
in favor of any other candidate than
Hill. Several Delegates who arc known
to be for Hill could not he reached.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
TROUBLE Is ANTICIPATED.
Pr ospect0rs FlOeking to the Wichita
Mountains. i'm the Kiorvn and
Commanche Reservations.

Fort Worth, Tex. June 21.-The sit
uation in the Kiowa and Commanche
reservations is becoming serious on ac-
count of hundreds of p~rospectors
fiocki9g TO the Wichita mountains.
searching for valuable minerals. Five
hundred are already there. The Indian
police have orders from the interior
department to eject invaders on the
reservations, and if this it attempted
ore have recently been discovered in
the mountains.
Excitement is running high. and a
clash between the prospectors and the
authorities is expected.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
GUERILLA WARFARE NOW.
Beer Commandoes In the Orange River
".-{ Colonies Scatter ~ GueriIlss- De

Beer Commanders In tho Orange hfvef
",,5 Colonies scatter ~ GueriIlas- BrE
London, June 81, 800 a. rn.-The
Boer commands in the eastern part
of the Orange River colony appear to
have been broken up by their leaders
for the time into small parties that
harrass large columns of the British,
incessantly cutting off scouts, sniping
pickets, making n show of force here
and there, and bewIldering the, slow
moving bodies. Commandant, Chris
tian De Wet, Gen. Steyn's principal
commander. is the genius of these
guerrilla operations. He is the hero
Oh the Boer side in these last days'o of
shostilities. ~5t .h'y SO - ..r-hfam
r Lord Roberts columns are steadily
contracting the circle of their advance.
Transvaal officials who We're inter
viewed yesterday at M~achadpdorp by
a correspondent of the Daily Express
asserted an intention TO hold out to
the last. President Kruger will proba-
bly, retire to Waterfall or Nelspruit.
Pretoria telegrims say that sip-
plies of warm clothing are reaching
Lord Roberts infantry, who had been
ragged and had suffered from the cold
Commandant-General BOtha is un-
commonly active east of Pretoria. y.
The Canadians are doing splendid
outpost work. ".'" 'h;-iti--t = "
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30

Charles McClain, of Mack's creek,
Camden county, about 20 years of age,
fell II love with Il young lady and was
rejected. Aiming himself with a pis-
tcl, and expressing his intention to kill
several of the family. he started for
the girls home. \ few hours later his
body was found lying in the road, with
n tullet hole through his brain. The
verdict of the corcner's jury was to
the effect that the Young man came 20
his death from Il pistol shot fired by
his w hand, while temporarily in
sane.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
TIE WAR IN sauIH AERIcA.
Lord Roberta A~Hparehaly Engaged
In an Important Combined

- 1H7" Operation. -"'H'tiH'S
London, June So s:U5 p. m:MAs Lord
Roberts, apparently; is carrying out
important combined operations, he
siackness of news from South Africa
will probably continue until they are
completed. The fact hat 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 Tor
service in China seems. if true, to
show that the field marshal considers
much work remains to be done.
Large quantities of bar gold. re-
ceived by merchants in the western
part of the Transvaai, from President
Kruger.ostensibly IN payment of r4qm-
sitioned goods, have been seized by the
British. If the g~enuineness of the ac-
counts can be proved the gold Will
probably be repaid.
The Beers sharply attacked Gen.
Rundle's transport. near Senekal, June
23. but were repulsed. III -@-I
The official report of the capture OF
q convoy of, 50 wagons, escorted by
Highlanders, between Rhenoster and
Hebron. June 4. is only now received
Lord Roberts reports that the convoy
was surrounded, and sent messages to
the nearest post, asking for assistance,
but reinforcements were unable to
reach the convoy and $50 Highlanders,
in reply, to a flag of truce from Cen
Christian De Wet, SURRENDERED during
the morning Of June 4.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
END OF CAPE COLONY KEnELLIoN.
Last Formidable Body Surrenders-
!. P~acfficatiOn II .Rustenberg.

Last Formidable Body S~urrenders-
=, PacifcatiOrs of Rustcnberg.
London, June &c, 11:25 p. m.-The
war Office has received the following
dispatch from Lord Roberts: .I
., Pretoria Residency, June "A.
"Sir Charles Warren reports that the
rebellion in Cape Colony. north of the
Orange river, is now over. The last
formidable body, under Commandment
De Viellers. consisting of about two
hundred and twenty men. $50 horses,
is wagons, go rifles and 100. 900 rounds
of ammunition, surrendered on June
20.
Gen. Baden-Powell reports that pa
c~iication is going on satisfactorily In
the Rustenberg district"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
State Geologist JOHN A. Gallaher. at
biS homa I'm WarrauSburr
The Wheat Crop.

Wheat harvest is in progress in the
northern counties. In a number of
the southeastern counties the work
progressed very slowly. owing to heavy
rains. The fields were toe soft. for
binders and much of the grain was
down. In a number of the eastern and
a few of the central and western coun-
ties the crop was considerably injured
by fly, and some damage by high
winds. drought. and chinch bugs is
also reported in a few counties. but
over the greater part of the state more
than an average yield is expected.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
The Request Declined.

Washington. JUNE 27.-The six great
viceroys of China, acting through the
efforts to have foreign troops kept out
OF China until Ii Hung Chang reaches
Pokin. The request was a formal
document signed by the eiN ,iceroys,
including Ii Hung Chang.
The answer of the United. States gov
eminent was the same as thai to the
informal request of Minister WI. Men
day, and amounted to 4 Gcclination.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
II They Fail. They Get Nothing.

Lawyers Worth and Bradley have
entered into IN agreement with the
county court of St. Clair county where
by they agree to defeat the entire is
sue of st. Clair county bonds for a fee
of 100000 if successful, and nothing
if they fail. They also put up a cash
bond to secure the county from any
court costs in the event of failure. and
agree to begin the action at the DC
tober term of the circuit court.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30

An unfavorable impression is caused
in Berlin, by the attempts of the Rus
Sian press 10 GREAT distrust of GER
many in connection with the Chinese
question. The inspired German organs
insist that Berlin does not oppose the
plans of st. Petersburg in the Chinese
empire and that the future will clearly
demonstrate Germany's perfect accord
with Russia in Asia.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30

Gen. Macarthur, on the 21st, form
ally announced President McKinley's
order of amnesty to insurgent Fill
pinos. BuenCamino. Faterno and orner
prominent Filipino leaders were great
" pleased, as they believe that, under
the amnesty, they can bring about the
surrender of Aguinaido, who, they de-
clare, is ready and willing 10 consider
the peace platform adopted by the Fill
PHO leaders with T. few insignificant
exceptions.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30

A sensation was caused in Berlin. on
thef21st, by a declaration of Herr Mer-
tel, "a member of the reichstag and ed
iter-in-chief of the Deutsch Tages
Zeitung, the agrarian organ, that:
OUR next war will be naval, and
against England. Of this We have been
quietly assured by the government,
and it was because of this assurance
that the agrarians voted for the naval
bill"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
F6r Safe Keeping.

james II. Tettaton and Mile Gregory,
under sentence of death IL Dunklin
county. have bean taken tc st. Louis
fer safekeeping until their cases have
been passed on by the Supreme court,
hforc which they are row pending.
der,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30

The-nayy department issued a gen.
eral order, OF the 2lst, under the terms
of the last appropriation act, i~ncreas-
ing the pay of naval officers or shore
In Forto Rico, Cuba, the Philippine ISL
Rnds, Hawaii and Alaska by ten per
cent, and for the enlisted men OF the
marine corps ashore at those places &c
per reent~~-Sams~iacEeas ~to,.be COM
puted from May &c last.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
The Brooklyn viii Take Marines.

Washington, June 27.-Thc navy de-
partment hat the armored
cruiser Brooklyn, with Admiral
Remey aboard, will take a0c marines
from Cavite TO Taku, stopping at
Nagasaki en- route. The gunboat
Princeton has been ordered to Swato,
Annoy and Foo Chow. thence to Shang-
hal to install an electric plant, keep
ing ever ready for immediate active
service.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
Eden Theological College.

Ten thousand persons were present
at the semi-centcnnial anniversary of
the Eden Theological college. st. Louis.
Emperor William of Germany sent a
cablegram of congratulation.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
- TE'E

Herman Schumacker.thsySt. louis
Ealconkeepcr charged Will: having
elected Miss Pauline Hesser from his
place on Decoration day when she was
being pursued by a mob of strike sym
pathizers. was found guilty of assault
end battery by the jury, on the 21st,
md his punishment fixed at a fine Of
one dollar end costs-aboUt one hun
bred dollars in all.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
Burglars Flow q Safe.

The general store Of Schnell d Sons,
at st. Thomas. Cole county, was en-
tered by burglars, who blew open the
safe and secured about $3.50 in cash,
$4,000 in notes and s3G0 in checks and
drafts.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30

The monthly statement of collec
lions of internal revenue shows that
the total receipts during May, 1900.
were ,S24,0o4-1z4, an increase, as com
pared with May, 1899, of S523,96
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30

The socialist organization in the
italian chamber OF deputies will in
terpellate the government concerning
its intentions as to China, and will OPP
pose the dispatch OF the var ships that
are now awaiting orders from the new
ministry.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
BY q Lone H!Ek,yayman.

As L. L. Loving. Of Webb City. end
F. T. Pointer. of joplin. were going 10
the home of thu former. a lone high
wayman held them up. getting $40.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
The Ninth Infantry Ready,

Washington, June 27.-The war de-
partment has received the following
cablegram:
Manila. June 26.-idjutant Gem
ersl. Washin"tcn--NiTth infantry sails
q. thoroughly equipped and well sup
FLIED with everything.
.MARTHCR.'
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
Young Woman Killed by lightning

Lightning struck and instantly
killed Miss Sallie Campbell. near Rus
sellville, Cole county. Daughter of E.
E. Campbell, a prosperous farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30

Two hundred and fifty Cuban teach.
ers, bound for Boston, by way of the
eastern ports of Cuba, left Manzanillo,
on the 18th. This rs the advance guard
of 900 Cuban teachers who will visit
Boston this summer and receive a gen
eral course of instruction under the
auSpices of Harvard university.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
Condition of Meadows.

Where good rains have fallen
meadows are improving. but will not
make an average crop. except in por.
tons of the northern sections.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30

The National Boer Relief Fund as
ISOLATION, of which W. Bourke Cochran
wassShaima9. bias, CONCLUDED its ope-
ratipns and turned over its net coffee
On So Tie. 'fsocr envoys.sAfessrs.
Fischer, Wolmarans and Vessels.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
St. Louis May Not Get It.

1t. is doubtful if the Labor college,
the gift of British workmen, in return
for Ruskin hall, will be located in st.
Louis as originally intended.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30

Tbs wo.ad' Wo.aeS's ChiistianTems
psranse nnion' pr6cesdsngs t.EEdiR
burgh. on the 23d, included an impress
i've memorial service in honor of the
late Miss Frances Willard, former
president of the Women's Christian
Temperance union of America.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30

of Eote in the west. died at Helena,
Mont, on the odd. He built the first
quartz mill neal Helena, at Unionville,
in the early sixties, and put up a
number of quartz and other mills, in
different parts of the state. He WAS a
pioneer of Colorado. having squatted
on property now in the heart OF Den.
yer, in 1859. sStsazs Ss-5fsfssS
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
EWS-ff-BRfEF
oonniedlMH vassa souseise
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

Lady RaIidolphC Churchill ANNOUNCED.
on the 21st, that her marriage to Lieut..
George CORVALLIS! Vest Of the Scots
guards YiH taHe place. IN pnkO ~
'Jddge'E.e A: EThfmps6h1, Or tBe Yer;
mont supreme court. died'atthfs homo
at Hastnrg. on the 22d, Of pneumonia
He was - Years of age, and had been a
supreme SQUIRT judge since 1856 zrf1I!
Augustus LasseIL ;A2 NJ dfsdTat hip
homo IN 'Brookfhe. Mass. on tie ed.
He was ID vice-president of the Ameri-
can Academy Of Arts and Sciences.
Presidrr. K{ugerf sons. Svho sur
rendered to- Geh.- Badsn-FbWell are
back on their farms, and working
peacefully.
It~was- aRnouRted. on the 2ed that
the British war efiice had bonghts 40
batteries of Krupp field artillery.
President kruger's principal condi-
ton for immediate peace is that he be
allowed to stay in the Transvaal.
The meat inspection bill passed the
German bundesrath on the 22d.
\ passenger train on the Macon
branch of the Southern railroad ran
into Axashout, n and Il half ? miles
north ofA4cDcnough. Ga. on the night
of the 23d. and was completely wrecked.
TheSwrechr c1ySht 'Hfelahd he entfE
tfafh, With TIE exception Of the s!esp-
er, was destroyed. Every person OF
the train. except the occupants of the
Pullman C a perishen. Thirty-five per-
sons in all were killed.
The city of Cologne vas visited on
the 18th. by cyclone which demol-
ished many buildings and threw down
a number OF factory chimneys. Sew
eral persons were badly injured.
The- celebration O. the -fya-hu-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
HOW TIEN TsIN WAS ENTERED.
The AngIO-Saxons Were I'm the Lead,
ns UsuaI-Scymour's Force.

ns UsuaI-SeymOur's Force.
copyright, 1900, The Associated Press.
Che Foo. June 27-The Americans
and British entered Tien Tsin, first
silencing the guns of the arsenal and
breaking through the Chinese lines.
The other foreigners were close be-
hind. The Russians lost four killed
and so wounded. The losses of the
other nationalities were small.
Admiral Seymour's force is about
ten miles from Tien Tsin. 1t is sur
rounded by Chinese troops and Box
ers.' and hampered by the presence of
sick and wounded.
1t is reported that all foreigners
were sent from Pekin with a weak
Chinese guard. and it is assumed that
they are with Admiral Seymour.
One thousand japanese are landing
at Taku, and 1000 more are expected
to-day. y battalion of French is also
due. The foreign admirals have ap-
pointed Capt. Wise. commander of the
M%onocacy, to he commandment at Tong
Ku.
The Netherlands cruiser Holland has
left Java foT Che Foo.
Fifteen Years for killing a Soldier.
Valentine, Neb.. June 27.- Cicero H.
Thompson, q pioneer settler and we'll
TOGO property holder, was sentenced
to Is years for the murder of Arthur
London, whom h shot and killed last
March. at the same time seriously
w%oundinC Thomas Miliiman. Both
men were soldiers and We're entering
Thompson's house when shot. The de-
tense was that the two soldiers were
Matchmaking Thompson and he killed
them to get rid of them. The case
will be appealed IN the state supreme
court.
f
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30

Recent Deatha.

John W. Scruggs. one Of the pioneer
citizens of Cole county, at lis home in
Scrusgs, of general debility. He
was aged 20. He had resid. d at Scruggs
for Sc years, and the town was named
for tim. a'
DR.. Joseph D, Smith, eyed -, one of
the oldst and probably the best
known physician in the city of ST, Jo-
seph. He was a noted linguist and sur
geon, and for MANY years was head of
the Burlington railway medical de-
pa1tnIent. asa -la-- on.
Mrs. Finley, widow Of DE-. i. p. Fin
ley, at her home in Rrookfeid, aged
g.. Mrs. Finley Vas well known in w.
e.. T. L. circles throughout the state.
DIR. Finley was the pioneer Presby teri
an minister in Missouri. He amt from
Ohio in the early days and located in
Palmyra. Later ne moved to Broolt
ntld and established the First PTcsby-
terian church. -Ee'was also founded of
Eroekfield college. ...a
George Quentin. a pioneer resident,
father of August and Otto Quentin,
prominent men of St. Joseph.
Missouri Factories. T. ,-
State Labor Commissioner T. Z.
Rixey has, completed the tabulation of
the reports from the manufacturers of
the state for 1900. Reports were re-
ceived from 1,045 firms, representing
every manufacturing industry in the
state. The total capital reported in
vested by these firms in buildings,
ground and machinery is S71,202 COL;
total for rent. S915.129; total paid for
taxes. S4,256 421; total of insurance,
.s726.667: total value of material and
supplies used, S97 .053.SS0; total amount
paid for wages of. clerical and manual
labor. SOS, s45.6O9; total value of man
ufactured products, 5,790. 761; total
number of males employed, 57,Sss;
total number of females, 14,137.
State Geologist JOHN A. Gallaher. at
his home in Warrensburg.
He was born in Monroe county. Tenn.
D, 1S42- and located in Johnson
county, when very young. He spent his
boyhobd days on the farm, receiving his
education at the puplic schools of Knob
noster. He entered the confederate army.
n fought under Price. Van Dorm and
Horton. At the close of the wal he took
a scientific course, after which he took a
course in medicine. He returned TO john
son uEty and engaged in merchandise
ing. numbering and mining. He was of a
scientific turn of mind n spent a pri-
waite fortune in scientific researches. He
was deeply yersed in mining, and had Wis
tied the principal mires in the United
States. Mexico and Canada. In educa-
tional and literary circles ne stood high.
He was appointed state g%eologist in June.
1897. He is well known in every mining
center of the state. ''-'. -..
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
Observation-Disclosures
Gen. Adna r. Chaffee to Have Com.
mand of the American
Troops in China.
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF OPERATIONS.
rhe BROOKLYN, With Admiral Remy,
Will Take Three Mn.
rines From Cuvite. md Gen. Mac
Arthur Reports the Ninth Infan.
try Ready to Sail Wednesday.

Washington, June 21.-The president
has assigned Gen. Adna Il. Chatfce to
the commander OF the military forces
operating in China. Gen. CI,atfee was at
the war department receiving in~struc-
tons and will leave for San Francisco
ir time &c sail, July l, with the Sixth
cavalry. This detachment sails on the
Grant, which has been ordered to touch
at Nagasaki for further orders. 1t is
probable that the ship will then sail
direct for Che Foo, with Gen. Cha:fee
and the Sixth cavalry.
900 An Order to Gen. Macarthur.
Gen. Macarthur was cabled an or
der directing the commanding officer
of the Niuth, infantry and such other
fCrces as may be operating in China
by the time of the Grants arrival to
report to Gen. Chaffee on his arrival.
Unless present plans change head
quarters will be established al Che
Foo. Gen. Macarthur was also direct
ed 10 send Capt. Russell, CT the signal
corps. with a detachment. to Che Foo.
Capt. Russell. during the Spanish war,
worked in conjunction with the naval
officers, and he has been selected TO
have charge of the signal operations
because of his familiarity with that
work in both the amy and navy.
official Report From ADMIRAL KempR
Washington. JUNE 27.--The nav de-
partment has received the following
cablegram from Admiral Kempff:
"Taku. June 25,-Secretary of the
Navy, Washington: Relief force
reached Tien Tsin 23d, loss very small;
PekiE relief force. which left Tien
Ism June 10. reported ten miles from
Ten Tsin surrounded: force left Tien
ISin 24th, TO render assistance.
"KEMPFF-"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30
Il. H. ADAMS, Publisher.

tSenor Andrade, >the new secretary
for the Havana eustomheuse, says the
fraud cases will be brought up soon.
He believes he can secure convictions
in most of them.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-30

A crop report prepared by Snow, the
crop expert, who had just completed a
two weeks trip through the states Of
Minnesota, North Dakota and South
Dakota, was made public on the 23d.
He declared the situation a national
calamity, and the wheat failure the
worst even known. He estimates the
Dakotas as promising only ao,ooo,O oG
bushels each and Minnesota $4,000. 000
bushels. a total of 75,000.00 bushels,
against %2OO.GO0.O00 bushels last year,
and 225.OOO, 900 in 1895.