The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1900-07-28
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

SeCtStdfN LoHS itItSTdpneu tO hu-
miral Remey. on the Goth: ''Conger tel
egraphs that he is under fire at the
British legation, Pekin. Use and urge
every means possible for immediate
relief
IN a collision. on the 21st, outside
Belfast Lough. between the local pas
senger steamers Dromedary and ALI
Sattr, five passengers were killed. and
more than fifty others were more or
less seriously injured, in many cases
the amputation of limbs being neces-
sary. There were GEO passengers on
board the two vessels and terrible
scenes followed the collision. 1t is
feared that some were drowned.
Daring a dense fog over the Irish
channel, on the 21st, the Cunard line
steamer Campania, en- route from New
1orE for Liverpool, struck the Liver
pool bark Embleton, bound for New
Zealand. amidships. cutting her in
Twain. The Embleton sank Immediate
ly. Seven of the crew were rescued,
but IT was believed the other II MEM
hers of the ships company, including
the captain. were drowned.
King Alexander of Servia has pro-
claimed his betrothal to Nine. Draga
Nachin. a widow. who was formeIy a
lady in waiting to Queen Natalie, the
Kings mother.
Hon. l.. f. Chittenden, register of
the treasury during the Lincoln adj
ministratiOn. died in burlington, VT,
On the 22d. aged - years
Rush orders were received by the
Seventh United States battery. at Fort
Riley, on the 22d, to proceed with all
haste to the orient, calling for orders
al Nagasaki.
The government of Nicaragua has
addressed communication to the di-
rectors of the pan-American exhibition
declining to participate
At a meeting of the Christian Ms
s.onary alliance at Cleveland. O., on
he sd. $4,000 was subscribed for for
eipn missions.
Secretary Hay left Washington, on
TIE Sd, for Cleveland. O., TO attend the
ltlltGdl VI Ills Nlle HiOtHtT-
Five hundred United Sta:es marines
started from Washington. on the 22d,
direct for China. They were placed on
q special train bound for San Francis
CO. where they will cross the Pacific on
an army transport. This is the largest
body of marines thai has yet been dis
patched to the east.
Secretary Hay has notified Minister
WI that as a condition precedent to
mediation by this government to end
the war in China. Minister CoEger, as
well as his staff be delivered safely into
the hands of Admiral Renrey within a
period limited to the Ne necessary
for the journey from Pekil IL the sea-
board.
Considerable secrecy is observed by
the administration concerning the de-
parture of troops from Marila for
China. One of the reasons ass: Gned
for this is the necessity of kce ping the
Filipino leaders in ignorance regard
ing the governments intentions.
The steamer Amur arrived at Vic
toria, Il. C., on the 22d. bringing the
largest number of rich KlonCikers and
more gold than has previously arrived
from the north this season. There is
at least a million in gold dust on board
of the steamer. and ninety passengers.
cne-third of whom made fortunes iE
the far north.
In accordance with the bill which
became law at the close OF the last
the interior has prepared rules and
regulations governing the cutting Of
timber and quarrying of stone in the
territory of the five civilized tribes in
Indian territory.
During the last fiscal year there
were issued by the post Office depart
ment: Ordinary postage stamps
Number, 3,95S. 143. 600: value, S75.62s,-
735; stamp books ,c40; s71O.S4S;
special delivery stamps-6.940.650;
value, s6o4,O65: postage due stamps
S531.265: ordinary stamped
$4,000: S4.;95,O45; spe-
cial request envelopes-437, $50;
5000, ,224; newspaper wraFpers-3s,-
G22. 2.75O: $459.o9O: postal cards-5s7,-
1880; S5,955.655.
Society at Narrangansett Pier, R l.,
las Leen in a f1utter for several days
over the report that Miss Helena Zim-
nerman, of Cincinnati, one of the
most beautiful young women in the
colony, is engaged to marry
the duke of Manchester
The Houston CTex.) Post prints re-
ports from various points in Texas,
showing that 100000 pounds of wool
are being held in the state because
the growers refuse to accept currep'
prices, and there is as much more held
at unaccCunted points and on ranches.
Senior Palermo, formerly member
of Aguinaldo's cabinet, announces, at
Manila, that, beginning Sunday, the
Goth, there will be grand fiesta, last
ing two days, in celebration of the
extended to the Filipinos. Ten
thousand dollars has been subscribed
fer the purpose.
According to the latest official re-
ports, the country around Tien Tsin
is clear of hostile Chinese. The flower
of the Chinese army in that section has
l,ecn defeated at Tien Tsin, and the
militry experts calculate that its pow