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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
THE IDEMNITY QUESTION.
Eleven Nations VIII Require 1t from
China.

1t is stated that there are eleven
nations which have suffered as a re-
suit of the Chinese disturbances. All
will expect a settlement OF damages
which have resulted from the Boxer
outbreaks, the murder CT missionaries
and the destruction of legation irrop-
erty. Spain is one of these, and, al
though she has not participated in
the relief expedition, she has suffered
alike with the others, and will expect
to be indemnifed for her losses. 1t
can be stated authoritative!y that up
to this time. there has been no ex-
changes between the United States and
the other powers regarding the steps
to be taken in the future to bring
China to terms for the losses that have
been incurred. The sole interest of
the United States up to this time has
been the rescue of the legations, which
Is now an accomplished fact.
Informal discussion has taken place
between the President and his cabinet
as to what this government would do
to secure reparation for losses, but
the conclusions reached are purely
tentative and in no sense definite.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
Great soldier Memorial.

The successful elimination o. the
long cherished plans OF the Sons of
Veterans to found Il great memorial
university will be good news to patrio-
tic people everywhere. In SO far as
the general public is concerned per-
haps the most interesting feature will
be the war museum. where in a fire
proof building will be gathered relics
Of war times now hid away in gar.ets
or insecurely stored in G.. y. Il. Post
rooms. 1t is also proposed to provide
free scholarships rworthy discharged
orphans from the soldiers orphans
homes of the various states.
This university will be unique in
chara cter, being dedicated to ,patriot-
ism and having II chair of applied
patriotism. Ali tie patriotic societies
of the nation are deeply interested in
this movement and are aiding in the
work. 1t will be amply endowed, an
honor to the men and women of war
times and IA credit To the people whose
contributions have made it possible.
BY vote of the Commandery in Chief
of the Sons of Veterns, Z. S. A.
which convenes at Syracuse, n. y. in
September Il location will be selected
and the work of building commenced
al once. This is the most practical
soldier emorial yet proposed and in
founding this university the order,
Sons of Veterans, does its duty by
both ancestry and posterity. Its doors
will be open to all worthy students
and it will greatly assist in elevating
the standard of citizenship in the
United States.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
This PhotoCu shows the type of Chinese soldiers that
Uncle Sans Boys are now fighting This battery which was
armed and drilled by Russia has deserted and joined the Boxers
Death of an ora Timer.

There are many persons living
along the river who will regret to
learn of the death of Capt Ben How
ard. which occurred at his home in
Metropolis, H., Monday morning.
Capt. Howard was among the best
known of steamboatmen on the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers. For Il long
time he was employed on the North
ern line steamers running out of st.
Louis. Later he ran in the Evans
vile and Cairo trade, the Tennessee
river, the st. Louis and Cape Girar-
deau trade, on the old City of Monroe
of the Anchor Line. and for some
time was master of the Dick Fowler.
which runs between Paducah and Cairo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
Caleb Powers Found Guilty.

4 verdic' OF guilty with imprisOn-
ment for TIL. rest of his natural life
was returned by the jury in the Powers
case at Georgetown. KY. last Satur-
day. Powers was principally convict
ed on his own evidence. 1t was clear
ly proven to the jury that he was an
accessory before the fact to the murder
of William GOebel. His own 'admis-
sion on the stand that he organized
crowd of l,2OO armed mountaineers,
which came to Frankfort January u.
his confederation of parts of the
testimony of NOakes, Golden and
Culton. the proof that he gave Youtsey
the key and that the shot was fired
from his Office.
The attorneys for Powers will make
an effort to have Il new trial. and that
is now the topic Of conversation by
the friends of the accused.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
THE RAILROAD MATTER.
Comes Before the Council and is Re-
ferred to a Committee.

AT an adjourned regular meeting of
the council Monday night r. G. Ran
ney presented a memorial from the
officials of the Houck road asking for
: the right of way to enter the city.
This was referred to a committee of
the cohncil previously appointed to
investigate as to the best route for the
road to enter the city, and this COM
mittee will report at subsequent
meeting.
Without the slightest intention to
criticise anyone the DEMOCRAT feels
called upon to say that the proper
degree of interest is not being taken
in this matter. The coming of this
road into Cape Girardeau is matter
of the most vital Importance to the
people of this city. 1t is not necessary
to 60 into any elaborate argument to
establish this proposition, as all are
OF one opinion on the subject. The
road is asking for right-of-way and
the matter should be settled promptly
and without any unnecessary formal
ity.
At recent meeting of citizens
resolution was offered which stated in
substance that it was to the interest
and welfare of tine city for the council
to grant the HOuck road a franchise
to build a railroad into the city from
its southern limits as far north as L.
dependence street. a committee con-
sisting of NJ. f. Shelton, r. G. Ran
ney, LII. Graessle, c. B. Galusha.
Chas. ..Unnerstall, Will Hirsch, Father
Hopkins, AL Ruediger, Chas. Daues,
VIM. Regenhardt and Prof. McGhee.
was appointed to present this resOlu-
tion to the council and urge its pass
age. The committee has failed to do
this. 1t is true that two or three men,
bers of this committee were present at
the council meeting Monday night, but
no report from the committee appoint
ed at the citizens meeting was SUBJ
mitted to the council. The council
expected something of this sort and
was surprised that it was not forth
coming. ....
The gentlemen who compose the
committee referred to are much inter-
ested in the matter, and it is proba BILE
that press of business or forgetful-
ness prevented their attendance at the
council meeting.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
Don't Borrow Your Papers.

Kansas City Journal: a man who
was too economical to take this paper
sent his little boy to borrow the copy
taken by his neighbOr. In his haste
the boy ran over 81 stand of bees
and in ten minutes looked like Il warty
summer squash. His cries reached
his fatLer. who ran To his assistance
and. failing to notice barbed wire
fence, ran into that, breaking it down.
cutting a handful of flesh from his an
atomy and running n 81 pair of pants.
The old COW took advantage of the
gap in the fence and got into the corr
field and killed herself eating green
corn. Hearing the racket the wife
ran, upset four gallon churn full of
rich cream into a basket of kittens.
drowning the whole flock. In her
hurry she dropped a s. set of false
teeth. The baby left alone, crawled
through the spilled milk into the par
lor and ruined brand new so carpet.
During the excitement the oldest
daughter ran away with the hired
man. the dog broke up eleven setting
hens, and the calves got ont and
chewed the tails of of four fine
shirts
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
What Does il Mean.

The CaruthersriIle Democrat says:
"A great many who attended the
funeral OF the late ". D. Schult were
agreeably surprised to find Large
barrel of ice water in the cemetery.
This was due 10 the forethougbt of
\. c LaForge, and is one of the gany
acts of kindness that make life worth
the living
\ person who was disposed to look
for the ludicrous in happenings of
this nature, might say that the friends
of the decea sed furnished the ice water
for Il purpose. but of course those
who best knew w. d. Schult would
not imagine for moment that he had
gone to IA place where ice water is
supposed to be hard to get.
The deceased was fine man and
he deserves the best there is in the
section of the other world to which he
has gone. The DEMOCRAT merely
calls attention to this in order to
keep some of the newspapers from
trying to be funny over the ice water
incident.
All kinds of kodak supplies at |
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
SOME STRAIGHT TALK.
Thos. Nelson Page Pays his Respects
to Newport's -Four Hundred,

Not long since minister preaching
to a congregation of fashion
ables in Newport told his hearers they
should be very careful how they lived
as fifty millions of American citizens
had their gaze fastened upon them as
their exemplars, applying their lives
and spending their energies in en-
deavOring to emulate them. In an
address at Concord, n. H. recently,
Thomas Nelson Page referred to the
sermon as follows:
Il know not how characterize such
nonsense except in the plain vernacu-
lar. With such insensate fiattery
pouring into their ears, No wonder
that little set of giided imitators of
foreign fashionable life lose their
bearings. become blinded and fall into
the ditch of folly and prohigacy. |
make so bold as to assert that not
only are there not fifty millions of
people in this country who sit with
envious, if not adoring gaze fastened
upon that spectacle of divorced and
doubly divorced men and women. and
their sycophants and parasites, but
that, outside of their own circle, there
are not fifty thousand people in all
America who do not reprobate and
deride their Arrogance.
1t is true their doings are chronicled
and doubtless read by millions in the
journals, but so are the acts of freaks
and malefactors. And the reverend
preacher doubtless has lived SO close
to the sources from which these re-
ports have emanated that he has be-
come daZzled and lost his bearings.
But if he would go abroad, and when
| say abroad | do not mean the other
countries, but abroad in this broad
land, and see the American people in
their homes, he would tinG that those
to whom he addressed himself on that
occasion were far from being held in
the esteem he stated. They mistake |
notoriety for fame, brazenness for
splendor, and prominence for exa lta-
tion."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
In Memorial.

Died, in this city. August 20, 1900.
at rs A. NJ, Miss Jessie Wall,
youngest daughter OF her widowed
mother. Deceased was christian in
the brOadest acceptatiOn of the term.
She lived and died in the Roman
Catholic faith. She was Il good
daughter, faithful sister and a true
friend always. She fell victim to
that dread disease. consumption, in
whose grasp she has been struggling
for the past three years. TIL. follow
| ing lines are humblv dedicated to her
memory. The sable wings of Death
have once more huttered Ger us, this
time 10 fold in their embrace. our be-
loved friend. darling sister. Miss
Jessie Wall.
Calmly, peacefully and joyfully did
this pure white soul leave its earthly
tenement of clay. to enter into the
heavenly realms of eternal joy and
bliss. Three years Of pain and suffer-
ing and now eternal rest.
Oh meier, sister, brother, would
you reCi!. the dear departed one
back to this world of misery, pain and
care? Oh surely not. 'Tis hard. it's
bitter to give up her so dearly loved:
no more to see her face on earth. her
voice no more to hear. but we know
she's with the angels now-no more
sorrow. pain or care for her: she is
not lost. but only gone before.
We fain would comfort you. oh poor
bereaved ones. but what do words
avail: God alone in His infinite
mercy, can ease your pain and heal
your wounded hearts. IOu loved her
we'll. God loved her best: your love is
finite. His. Infinite.
The weary soul is free at last
Our Heavenly Father called her home,
Her place on earth is vacant now
In fairer places she doth roam.
Her Voice is stilled forever here
But swells the angels choir above,
She's gone from earth. this vale of tears
To where all's peac" and joy and love
Weep not for her, the cherished one,
Dear mother, sister, brother, friend,
She waits tor us yon bright shore
The silent grave is not the end
50 weep no more. nor mourn for her
She is happy, blest and free,
safe in the arms Of jesus
There 70 rest through eternity
A FRIEND.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
Communication.

EDITOR DEMOCRAT:-As IL member
OF the Citizens Committee on the en-
trance of the H. VI. " \. Ry- into our
city, permit me to say the committee
was represented al the City Coencil
meeting on Monday night and would
have been prepared to do our fnIl
duty, but we We're informed during
the day by at least one member of the
council that We had no business there.
in as much as there was nothing be-
fore the councill in the way of an or
dinance or even Il petition asking for
a right of way. As the railroad had
asked for nothing how conld we solicit
the committee to grant them anything:
So far as We can learn the citizens
are unanimously in favor of granting
them any reasonable demand. and
when the time comes 10 act We will be
there and then the council may expect
to mere from Us.
Respectfully,
VI. L. SHELTON.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
BLAMES CIVILIZATION.
A War Bred by Oppression and Con
Quoted for the sake of Oppression.

Count TolstOi very bitterly opposes
the Chinese war and reproaches all
Europe for her act in the matter. He
lays the principle cause of the out
break to the missionaries who for a
number OF years past have been per-
sistantly at work forcing their relig-
ious belief upon the celestial race.
These so termed servants of God have
wisely chosen their subjects and by
little acts of kindness and charity to
the wife, sister and child OF John
Chinaman they have successfully i'm
pressed their religious beliefs upon
the woman of that country and there
by blighted many happy home for
poor John. The husband believes in
in Confucius, the religion of his fore
fathers is the one sacred thing of
which he is supremely conscious.
Behold the wife of his bosom. a
proselyte. twice christion, for the
female proselyte's ardor is without
bounds. it knows no reason. Man
and wife think the other eternally lost.
Everything that he considers permis-
sable, lawful and good is il crime in
her eyes.
He thinks her faithless: Il traitor to
his ancestors: she calls him blind,
walking in eternal darkness. So the
Christian world has gained "a soul
and society one more broken and un-
happy marriage.
Some accuse the intriguing Empress
of having precipitated this war. It's
lie. thousand times lie. saws
Tolstoi. We are gathering the storm
where We sowed wind. It's absurd to
talk of court intrigues where a whole
nation rises in open or covert revolt.
The revolt, Christians is of your
Tolstoi further says in part; Il
would gladly accept the report that
only blind fanaticism RACES with fire
and sword in China. hut | know it is
not SO. This revolt is the consequence
of long continued, of perpetual, per-
sistent and seemingly endless oppres-
sion. The Chinese body polite has
risen TO shake of the yoke of that
civilization which bored its dirty
fan@s into China very flesh. Cruel,
nasty fangs- different in every respect
from the white hand of brotherhood of
which We read so much.
Europe is lying when she styles the
present necessary armed Interference
IN China "a war for civilization.
This is Il war bred by oppression and
conducted for the sake of oppression.
But We must defend the claims of
civilization nevertheless.
The act of defense. of se3f-defense
and of defending others is righteous
thing"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
POWERS STATEMENT.
Thinks He is the Victim of a Pol1t1-
cal Conspiracy.


Caleb Powers has issued the follow
ing statement.
Il am asked my opinion concerning
my trial and verdict of the jury.
Could l have but one opinion? Could
any fairminded man or woman of this
state have but one: That one of the
greatest judicial farces known to
history has been enacted here in my
trial, under forms of law, no we'll
informed man can doubt. Innocence
is no shield with 100000 and the
methods of Campbeliism against you.
The rectitude of one's past life counts
for naught. They say Taylor is
guilty because he was at his office,
and that | am guilty because | was
away from mine. This has been a
political trial throughout. for politi-
cal purposes, and no greater mistake
has been made by the Democratic
party since they robbed us of the
Offices to which we were fairly elected
by the people. There are good men
and noble women in the Democratic
party, and many of them. They are
not all bad, far from it. A great many
Of them do not indorse the theft of
the State offices. A great many more
will not indorse this mockery of a
trial, this prostitution of the courts of
justice for certain ends. From the
beginning of the campaign until now
have stood with what little merit |
have had for the rights .and liberties
of the people. That is my crime.
That is the only Offense | have COM
mitted. That is the only thing proven
against me. | swore to that my self in
my testimony. l have never had and
l now have no apology to make for
being true to the trust imposed upon
me by majority of the voters of
this State. History will draw its dark
lines around those who have outraged
me and disgraced the judiciary and
blackened the history of the State.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
Much Truth in This

1t is seldom that as much truth is
compressed into small space a. is
found in the following from an ex-
change:
''Limberger cheese laid away in
cupboards and refrigerators will drive
away ants. No doubt of it. 1t will
drive a dog out of Il tan yard: it will
drive Il spike through brick: it will
drive a tramp away from a meal of
victuals: it will drive a mule through
a barb wire fence: it will drive Il herd
OF cattle over Il precipice: it will drive
a negro away from a chicken roost:
or Il man into insanity who stays five
minutes within its unsavory presence.
And vet some men will sit up and eat
the stuff and profess to like it.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
Farm For sale

y farm containing 81 acres. one
mile and half from the city of Cape
Girardeau in high state of cultivation.
4 good orchard of all kinds of fruit,
three never failing springs of good
water. y good dwelling house of five
rooms, and a good barn and out
buildings for sale cheap. Call on or
address LOUIS OSWALD.
Cape Girardear Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
Delegates selected.

The following named gentlemen were
selected as delegates from Cape Cir
ardeau township to the Democratic
convention to be held at Jackson next
Saturday:
Lafayette Caruthers. H. b. Andrews,
Geo. E. Chappell, ". 7. Rolston, J.
H. Rider, Joseph Fuerth, Jerry Hit,
Peter Carroll, Joe Kerchendorf, Thos.
J. Shorb, J. z. Schuchert, Thomas
NJ. Williams, August Schlvelbine,
John D. Wilson. VIM. y. Howard, Il.
H. Giboney. Il. l.. Wilson, Z. +.
Burrough.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

There is Il certain portion of the
people who seem to be constantly on
the move. Cape Girardeau sees Il
great many of them. and for the past
few days there has been an unusual
number of this class on the streets
with their wagons. poor horses. dogs.
etc 1t has been remarked however.
that nearly all of them are coming in
to Southeast Missouri.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
How InpIeaSanI

it is TO see a beautiful child's face
distigured with vile humors. bursting
through the skin pimples. blotches
and sores. and sadder still. when tt :
young and innocent are laughed at
and twitted in all such cases. Parent ;
should give them that good and pa: =
remedy. Sulphur Bitters. which vi |
search and drive out of the bloc /
every particle of humor-Hea-t ]
Gazette
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
southeast Missouri Lumber.

Labor Commissioned Rixey's report
gives the following figures of the lum-
Der production in the counties OF this
congressional district for 1899: Penn
iscot. ii, Sl9, .s9 feet: Stoddard, 4S,0S0,-
900: Dunklin. II, ,524. 000: New Madrid,
30. 325, $50: Butler, -, 269, 900: Ripley,
1868. 800: Mississippi. 1897, ,939: Cape
Girardeau. 1893. 600: Boliinger, 3, 1OO,-
900: Oregon, 2.326, 800: Howell, 2,352,-
900: Scott. / $50. 900.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

The Cairo Telegram says Cairo will
have a street fair this fall. The mer-
chants will build and decorate their
own booths and the city will only he
asked to pay for the music. If Cairo
does have Il fair the people better run
it on the Christian Endeavor plan or
NAV take form.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
The Shirt Waist in Court

A Chicago man has brought suit for
$1,000 damages against the Union
Restaurant and hotel in Randolph
street for refusing 20 serve him while
he was clad in shirt-waist and minus
coat.
This is the first time the shirt-waist
question has been before a court.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

At Poplar Bluff last Monday man
by the name of Bailey, while unload
ing car OF logs, was caught under Il
rolling log and instantly killed. He
had been married about two weeks.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
Respectfully.
VI. T.. SHELTON.

You'll tell your friends of the
you have received through
getting your garments made al the
loss Tailoring House. Big reduction
for the next - days.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
\ Good Investment.

10 acres of good land for sale near
East Cape Girardeau. III. Thirty acres
in corn and ten acres in timber. All
good land. For particulars see or
address Mrs 5. \. BOWMAN.
Cane Girardeau. Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
Editor SclluIt Dead

William ID. Schult. editor of the
Pemiscot Press of Charlottesville. died
suddenly Sunday night of brain fever,
caused by sunstroke. The deceased
was u brother of Judge Hina c.
Schult. and was very prominent in
social circles. He carried medal
given by the st. Louis Republic for
bravery in rescuing a young man
from a burning building at Gayoso,
Mo-, in 1890. He was 81 years of age
and left wife and two lit le girls.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

For SALE-A good. six-room, two
story, brick house with good cellar,
on Merriwether street Lot 60xl96
feet. cOrnering on an alley, fronting
60 feet on Merriwether street. Splen-
did and pleasant location. Property
in good condition and title perfect.
For particulars inquire at premises
or call on JOHN VI. BROWN.
D&Wsep21 Egypt Mills.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

See our fall suitings, vestings, etc.
They are world beaters.
BERRY & SANDER.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

]. Ben Miller's ice cream parlors
are the finest we ever had in the city,
made
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

Eastman's kodaks al I. Ben Mil
,er's.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

All kinds of kodak supplies at
Ben Miller'S.