The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The Stoughton (Wis.) academy was
totally destroyed by fire on the 2cth.
The institution was run under the
auspices of the Norwegian Lutheran
synod, and was attended by 112 stu
dents from Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois
and the Dakotas. The %pecuniary loss
is not heavy, and the academy will
probably he rebuilt.
The trials of the new Cunard steam
ship Ivernia, built for the Liverpool
Boston service, which were made on
the oath, proved in every way salts
factory. The Ivernia will sail from
Liverpool for New York on April IA.
Among the passengers who arrived
at New York, on the 25th, on the
steamer Olinda, from Cuban ports,
were 80 stranded ~colonists from LII
Gloria, and 25 shipwrecked seamen.
Letters received from Samuel Z.
Clemens Mark Twain), say that he
and his family will soon return to
Hartford, Conn.,, and take up their
permanent home there.
Culver & Co.'S department store al
Knoxville, Ia, was burned on the 25th.
Loss, on stock, $50, 1000; insurance, $16,-
600. On building, $4,000; insurance,
$1O,0 600.
The United States auxiliary cruiser
and training ship Dixie left Algiers,
on the oath, for Naples.
The house of representatives, on the
9th, adopted the conference report
cn the Puerto Rican relief bill by 4
vote of 135 to 81. The bill was sem to
the president the same day and WAS
promptly signed.
The padding of mails at a time when
the average weight is determined for a
Jour years contract between the rail
roads and the government has been
exposed in clear, convincing form by
a remarkable affidavit by B. C.. Fechtig,
q former station agent, at Newcastle,
Col.
Great popular Indignation is felt at
ger for issuing his proclamation an
the Orange Free State to the
and menacing burghers who
Lord Roberts terms. It is
that President Stey1 protests
strongly against this step, and the al
lies are now bitter foes.
The mighty Yukon river has been
converted into n winter bicycle path.
The most wonderful trip of the Arctic
season wis made in February
by Morris Levy, between Dawson and
Circle City, a distance of 3j5 miles.
Levy made il in three days and four
Naw-Malway, Or John Bigwalker, Of
The Sac and Fox council and chief of
The Bigwalker band of the Sac and
Indians, died on the Gath, at the
aged 81. He vas a progressive
indian and a loyal supporter of Indian
schools. He was a natural orator.
immigration statistics for the quar-
er ended December 81, 1899, show an
Increase of 1874 arrivals at New York
'ver the preceding quarter and 23,oIo
more than in the last three months of
SOS. In the latter quarter the arrivals
numbered 51,SS0; in the same three
of 1899, 1882, and for the
quarter ended in September, 1899, st.,
rs.
The several Mormon colonies in tie
tate of Chihuahua, Mexico, have been
increased in population by the ar
ival of over 5000 Mormon immigrants
Utahduring the last two months.
he colonies were established under
granted by the Mexican
~ number of rare and valuable
of reference have been stolen
the congressional library at
The library officials are
realty disturbed ovc- the subject,
the detective force of Washington
at work in an endeavor to run down
he thieves.
Senator Culberson, of Texas. intro Z,
uced a bill, on the Goth, providing for
ne equitable distribution of the WA i
ers of the Rio Grande between the 6
nited States and Mexico. 7