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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
Ex-cONsUL MACRUM's MAIL.
The State Department Has no ON.
cIaI Knowledge that 1t Was
Interfcred With.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The state de-
partment has completed preparations
for the reply to be made to the house
resolution inquiring into the allega-
tons hat ex-Consul Macrum's mail
had been opened by the British censor
at Cape Town. The answer will be
sent to the house Wednesday by the
president. as is customary with com-
munications of the kind from the state
department. 1t will show briefly that
the department has no official knowl-
edge whatever that there was any in
reference with the e~x-corsuI's mail,
as he made no complaint to the de-
partner, on the subject.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
BY MILITARY COMMISSION.
A Filipino Guerilla to be Tried for
2 Murder and Assault with In
tent to Kill.

Manila, Feb. 20s 5:55 p. ma mill
tary commission meets at Calamba,
Wednesday, to try a Filipino member
of the guerilla band which attacked a
squad Of Americans February 2, kill
ing a corporal. The charges are MUIR
Ger and assault with intent to kill.
The case is important, as foreshadow-
ing the policy Of treating guerillas as
bandits. 1t is supposed that one rea-
son which has hitherto deferred the
American authorities from adopting
this polling is that the in insurgents
have more than fifty American pris-
oners. and may retaliate, although a.
few of them were captured while
fighting.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
IMPORTANT TO CLAIMANTS.
trOlSer of the Treasury in Re-
gard TO Payment of Claims.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The comp-
troller of the treasury has recently
rendered several decisions in which
he holds that under the act of July 81,
1894, claimants against the govern
ment who accept payment under u
settlement by the auditor, are preclud-
I'd from obtaining a revision by the
comptroller of such settlement as tn
any items which have been rejected.
Persons, he says, receiving treasury
warrants in payment of claims should
not transfer or cash them if they are
not satisfied with the amount paid.
Otherwise they are stopped from ask-
ing for Il revision by the comptroller.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
FORMER ACTION RATIFIED.
Democrats In Joint Session Confirm
the Election of william Goe-
bel as Governor.

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 22.-The demo-
cratic members of the two houses of
the legislature met in joint session at
three O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, and
by Il vote of 10 to two ratified the for
mer proceedings by which William Goe-
bel was declared governor and j. c. w.
Beckham lieutenant governor, and
through which Beckham, since tho
death of Gov. Goebel, claims title to
the office of governor.
The republican members of the leg
islsture remained away from the joint
session in the afternoon, having de-
cideG in caucus not to attend.
The senate had adopted the resoIu-
tons Monday, and the house Tuesday,
and the adoption of them by the joint
assembly, from the democratic stand
point, puts the finishing touch as to
it's action on the contests.
In the session of the joint assembly
Tuesday afternoon Senator Triplett
anG Representative Order voted
against the ratification resolutions.
Mr.. Order, in explanation of his vote,
SAID he had hoped that there would
be a full and fair investigation of the
contest, and that he hoped to be able
to vote with the democrats, but he
could not satisfy his w conscience
ard do so in this matter.
Mr.. Orr declined to vote. He said he
had voted with the democrats in their
former action and did not think rati-
fication of those former proceedings
necessary now. The lobbies were
crowded, and when Speaker Trimblc
announced the vote in the joint as
sembly there was a mild outburst Of
applause.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
Sentenced to Banishment.

Clinton, Mass, Feb. 22.-Arthur
Payne, a 15-year-old lad, was sentenced
to be banished from the state for two
years in the district court here Tues
day after having pleaded guilty to a
charge OF forging a check. The lads
father will take him to California to
remain with friends until the period of
his Punishment expires. At the end
of the two years, if he back to
Massachusetts, he will be placed in
charge OF a probation officer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
GOvERNORsHIr CONTEST.
Lawy ers LabOring to Avoid n Clash
of Authority.

OF Authority.
Frankfort, KY, Feb. 22.-The attor-
neys for Taylor and Beckham will
hold a joint conference at ten o'clock
Wednesday,, for the purpose of dis
cussing propositions to settle which of
the two injunction suits relating to
the contest over the governorship shall
have precedence on the consolidation
OF both cases, in order to avoid a clash
between courts over the questions in
volved of jurisdictica- The Beckham
suit is set for hearing before Judge
Cartrill, at Georgetown, Friday, and
he attorneys will attempt to agree
upo1. a plan of action and facts form
ing the basis of the suit, and as tc
what judge the agreed cas- shall DE
tried before.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

The Muckross estate. which incIudei
the famous lakes of Killarney. is an
nually visited by so many visitor,
that their fees amount to at ieas,
$4,000 a year. which is two per cent
of the price paid by Lord Ardilaun fol-
the property.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
Hotel Fire at Knoxville, Tenn.

Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. 21.-The,
Hotel Flanders was partially burned
Monday morning, IS guests Deins
forced out into the streets. With the
mercury hugeing the zero mart. Nc
Nabb's cafe. in the hotel block, was
Quilted. Six firemen were overcome l.,
smoke,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
Political Criri, I'm Jom,,c.

Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. 21.-There
s excitement here over the political
,risis. The elected members. as a pro-
test TO the s~ubversion of the legis.a-
ture, left the chamber in a body. Adj
6itional official members where then
and sworn in, marking the
re-estabiishment of crown govern.
The American reciprocity treaty
will be considered Wednesday.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

The British embassy, upon inquiry
being made, on the 18th, authorized
tn. statement hat there was no truth
whatever in the story contained in the
Paris dispatches that President Nc
Kinley had sounded Lord Pauncefote,
the British ambassador at Washing
tor, toc ascertain how an offer of medi-
alton in the Transvaal difficulty on the
part of the United States would be re-
ceived by Great Britain.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
Mrs. Crumracker, Attorney.

The leading feature of the recent
session of the circuit court at Union
vile was the admission to the bar of
Mrs. RoAie Crumpacker, one of the
best-known women in Putnam county.
She is the first to be admitted
10 the practice of law in that county.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
Department store Law Void.

The state supreme court, in banc, in
an opinion by Judge Robinson, de-
clared the department store Jaw
passed by the last Legislature to be
unconstitutional and void, for the rea-
o that 1.-THE law is clearly class legis-
lation."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
An Old Time Slave.

John Francis, who died at the Null
lanphy hospital, st. Louis, nearly a
century old, YVES one of the last of
the old-time slaves of the pioneer fam
lilies of St. Louis. He belonged to Hen
~ Soulard at the time of the war of
1912 and was set free by his master.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

Peck left Chicago, on the 18th, Ell
route for the Paris exposition. Mr..
Peck leaves with the satisfaction OF
having succeeded in awakening Amer
icaF manufacturers and producers 10
the opportunity offered by the fair 10
American commercial expansion and
of having secured and sent over the
exhibits of some $500 exhibitors.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
short Crop of Strawberries.

Fruit growers and commission men,
says the st. Louis Republic, predict a
short strawberry crop, due partly to
a long-continued drought andpartly to
the low prices of last season, which
caused many growers to reduce the
acreage, an some discontinue raising
them entirely.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

The coolest weather ever known in
Santiago de Cuba was experienced. on
the 10Th, the thermometer falling to SIS
degrees. For the first time in 80 years
snow fell OF Mount San Pedro, 20
miles to the northwest.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

DIR. D. K. Pearsons, of Chicago, has
IGaoe an offer to the Congregational
Educational society of Boston to give
$4,000 to the general treasury provid.
ed the society will cur $4,000 add.
tioral from friends of it's work.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
Reward for a Killer.

Gov. Stephens has offered a reward
of $2oG for the arrest and delivery to
the sheriff of Carter county of Grant
Freeman, who shct and killed Mace
Smith.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

The British ship Westgate arrived
at New York, on the 18th, from Chic,
New Caledonia, a French convict set
Element near New Zealand. The West
gate brought 2,750 tons in nickel ore
to the American Metal Co., and is the
first vessel to arrive here direct from
New Caledonia.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

The Jury in the case of the state
against c. {. Jesse, charged with haN-
ing murdered Frank Griffin, editor of
Grifin's Maryville Daily Review, re-
turned a verdict, at Maryville, Of MAN.
slaughter in the fourth degree. Jesse's
punishment was fixed Mt two years
imprisonment in the penitentiary. The
Jury was out 60 hours.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

The speech of the governor, Sir Hugh
McCallum, at the opening of the New
fourdland legislature, on the 10Th, in
timated that the session had been
called at the request of the imperial
government to renew the modus vi
vendi OF the treaty coast so that
Frer oh fisherman may be enabled to
prepare for the summers operations
without DELAY.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
Fell Dead Handling Ice,

Jesse Offender, a white man, co
years of age, fell dead at Louisiana,
while handling ice. His death is at
tIituted to heart disease.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

E~X-Speaker Reed, who was in WASH
ington on business before the depart
merits, visited the house, on the 10Th,
for the first time since his retirement
from congress, and was obliged to
hold quite a levee in the ways and
means committee room.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

TIL, bill generally known as the
Louo bill, relating to second class
mail matter, was favorably acted on
by tie house committee On post offices
on the 10th. AS finally agreed on 4
uniform rate of one cent per pound
is fixed, the proposed clause making
the rate two cents in case of extreme
distance being omitted.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
Col. TheO 5. Chase Dead.

Theodore S. Case, who had been a
resident of Kansas City for At years,
and who held the Office of postmaster
for II years, died recently of paralysis.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

Secretary Root has a plan to have
the military schools and colleges
Of the country brought into close touch
with the regular army and track kept
of pupils when they go into civil life.
especially if they join the national
guard, and thus secure the creation of
a reserve list of persons in civil life
WHO are fully equipped for instant Kill
itary service.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

One of the oldest hostelries in Eng
land is the New inn at Gloucester. blu:
in spite of the centuries which bav,
rolled by since it was built its oncs
appropriate inscription still clings ts
It
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
Given Forty Years.

A jury in the criminal court at Kan
sas City broke the state record when it
gave Ed Sims. a negro, 40 years in the
renitentiary for highway robbery.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

Gen. French entered Kimberly, on the
18th, at the head of his victori JUS
troopers. He dined at the club, and
ext pushed on to get in touch with
the retreating enemy. The success Of
Gea Roberts initial move caused
rejoicing in London, where it is hope.l
that the long series of reverses has at
last come to an end.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
Preached for Many Years.

Rev. S. C. Owens, a well-known Bap-
tis;, died at Louisiana. He was "a
years of age, and had been preaching
Tor many years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

Mayor Ashbridge of Philadelphia,
on the 10th, sent to National Chair
man Hanna a check of $4,000, repre-
senting the first quarter of the amount
that city promised to raise for the Ee-
publican national convention in June.
The work of collecting the second
quarter begun on the same day, and
nearly $1,000 was raised.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
Black Eye for the sunr.r,.,

Boston, Feb. Elm the house. Tues.
day, had its annual debate on wom1o,
suffrage, resulting in The defeat of the
proposition, l24 to 32, 4 larger ma
iority than for many years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
Rural Mall Deliver, i'm CaIdM.lI.

Free rural mail delivery has been
established from Kingston. Caldwell
county. The route is "a miles in
length and supplies 200 families.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

Orders were issued by the wal de-
partment, on the 18th, making assign
nents of troops to the new military
department of Alaska.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

Acting upon the recommendation Of
QCartermaster-General L~udington, the
secretary of war has ordered the es-
t~abiishment of a bi-monthly transport
service between San Francisco and Ma
Mia. The service will be started by the
~troopship Sherman, which will leave
San Francisco for Manila on the 18th
or 10th inst.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
MISSOURI A NEWS
Recent Deaths.

! William L. Bard, one Of the pioneer
merchants of Sedalia, aged GO.
c. l.. Davis, q pioneer, at Monroe.
Mrs. Susan Vanliew, aged IS, at
knobnoster.
DR.. Alexander Weems, aged "a, at
Pilot Grove, Cooper county.
Mrs. John Lawcock, aged so, in
Powersville, Putnam county.
Mrs. Susan Rupe Williams, one Of
the oldest residents of Howard county,
in Fayette, aged 50.
James Gibbs, aged so, q pioneer cit
izen of Saline county, well known in
central Missouri.
Thomas Lapsley, aged 70, for IS
years a resident of Knobnoster.
c. J. Van Cleaye, a p%racticing physi-
clan of bloomington, Henry county. 2.
Warren Addison, II year old, and
Joseph G. Kitchen, 40 years old, at
Marshall.
Col. William P. Bush, aged 20. at
Monroe City. FL ?
DR.. Richard Huff, at his home in
Jefferson township. johnson county.
He was 70 years old, and one of the
pioneers of johnson county.
Mrs. Ann Shaw, widow of Joel X.
Shaw and sister of Gen. John B. Hen
derson, of Washington, D. c.. at her
home near Louisiana, after a long ILL
ness, aged II. -s 60 -
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

The Odd Fellows home at Liberty
will be rebuilt. a fire-prof structure
will be erected, a pride and ornament
TO tie order.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
former Congressman Isaac Stephen

former Congressman Isaac Stephen
son made public announcement, on the
18th, of his intention to give to the
city of Magnetic, Wis, where he has
lived for nearly fifty years, a public
library building to cost $4,000. The
structure will be built within two
years of Marinette county granite. ?
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
A Weak yafl.

Eight prisoners escaped from the
Wright county Jail at HartviIle, a few
nights ago. by prying Off a transosa
over q door.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

The state department has taken
steps to make sur of the position it
has assumed toward ex-Consul Mac
run, in anticipation of an inquiry
from congress, by directing an inves-
tigation into every phase of the allie
cations contained in that officers
statement, including especially =
Thorough Investigation of the con1i-
ton under which the consular mail
ami cable service were conducted.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

Wesley church, the largest Methodist
church in Minneapolis, Mimi, and the
hai dsomest house of worship in the
northwest, is free from debt. At the
morning service, on the 18th, in re-
Spouse to the urgings of the pastor,
Rev. James S. Montgomery, the con-
gregation contributed, in 80 minutes,
ar the rate of 262 a minute, a total Of
$4,000, sufficient to pay every penny
OF the indebtedness and leave a few
thousands over for a rainy dav.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24

A "cupful" In all cases Is half q pint
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
is CLASS LEGISLATION.
Department Store Law So Declared
by the Supreme Court of the
State of Missouri.
IT IS THEREFORE UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

The Law Only Applied to St. Louis.
kansas City and st. J0seph-The
Court Blasted the Last Hope Of
Train RObber Kennedy,Sentenced
to Seventeen Years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
Refuse to Pay Personal Taxes.

&2So
The st. Louis Single Tax league has
been requested by the president of the
board OF assessors to make returns
for taxes ON personal property for the
present year.
In reply, Secretary of the League
George Biglcy has written, saying that
the league declined to make return,
for the reason that it considers per-
sonal property taxation in this state
unconstitutional. The league is now
awaiting the action of the board of
assessors, and is preparing to take
the matter to the courts if necessary.
Secretary Big1ey said that the MEM
bers of the league refused to pay taxes
on their personal property because
such property was earned by their in
dividual effort, and the exclusive N
joyment of their personal property is
guaranteed by the laws of the state
as their natural right. +.
"As cur buildings and personal
property are the results Of our indi.
vidual effort" he said, at is unjust TO
tax them for public purposes until
land and franchise values have first
been taken in to bear the peoples .ex-
peDseS.r
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-06-21
SONG OF UNKNOWN HEROES.

Let me slnR n song for the hero
who fell unnamed. unknown
The common soldier, lying
Beneath no costly stone
Who fought whore the foe was strongest
And after the day was done
Was merely among "tho missing
Nine hundred and sixty-one"
Let me sing q song for the hero
Who kuDlt az the raft to pray
Will, the boats with the weeping wufncl
And children wcr. ruwcd away
Who being - man and gifted
Ni;h the strength God gives In men,
Was one ~ the hundred sailors
Who will 'rr tread decks again.
1T mo sing ~ sons for the hero
Who weary. wasted, wan
With disease and the world against him
TullDd hopefully. brayciy on
Who robbed eft rarth's choicest plcHHurep-
Could smile nE he wrought away.
And He's with the unnamed millions
Awaiting the Judgment Day.
1t me vIuE the song Of the heroes
Who digd unknown. unnamed.
Ana ms song shall b. Of the braycyt
THAT Death and the grave Ger claimed
And my song shall live the longest
or all the songs s'sT sung,
And Htlil be- tho sonR % heroes
when The last sd kncli IL runE'
- D. kiser in Chicago Times. Herald.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-06-21
vIOLET-DEsTRoYING PESTS.
Growers In rata Vicinity DIstnrbca
over the Appearance of q be-
ztFurtisc Inscrt.

Violet growers IN this vicinity are dis
turbcd over the appearance in consid.
cradle numbers NJ q gall ny which at.
tacks the fragrant violet and destroys
the plant II 10 ra,agcS are not quickly
checked, SAYS the New York sun. Flu.
ropean florists have for many years
bad a war on their hands against VIC
let pests. hut il Is only within three
years or va shat the American grower
has been trouble in this way. The
American violet destroyer is Of the
same family a. the European, hut Of a
different genus. u works In the same
way, srcrcting itself in the crown OF
the plant. when the leaves come up
they are slightly curlcd and half u
dozen or more Of the larvae are found
In each leaf They seldom appear on
the side crowns, aud these may he
used for plants, hut their flowers will
not be as large as those from the cen.
ter crown. The insect has been re,
Gently classified by the chronological
bureau at Washington as Diposis VIC
licola. Il Is about siN.one.hundrcdthi
Of an inch In length. Because Of the
difficulty Of destroying it without In.
jury 10 the plant IL Is one Of the worst
Of the flower pests The best remedy
Is TO pick OF the leaves infected. Of.
though the larvae are also susceptible
TO the hydrocynn!e gas treatment.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-06-21
A RAILROAD DOG.
CroasiHEs ON Chicago
Engine.

The only active" railroad dog In
The country, the only one on the pay.
roll Of a railroad line, is dead That
was Fido, who seven years ago, when
only slip of a pup, was picked up
In the yard Of the Chicago. Lake Shore
4 Eastern road, and, as the Chicago
Tribune says, chung TO the place ever
after
One of Fidn's accomplishments was
tagging crossings for locomotive No.
So In the discharge NJ that duty,
three years ago. he prevented an
accident and probably saved the road
lawsuit
4 peddlcr was approaching the Wa
bausia avenue crossing when Fido
came along, looking. ns usual. 20 see
II ali was well. The dog was 90
yards ahead Of the engine, and IN
dog fashion he tried to warn the ped.
dlrr of danger. The pcddier, however,
paid no attention, but kept on. just
as he got within three feet Of the
track, Fido jumped up and knocked
him back PROSTATE. 4 moment later
the engine passed. But for the dog
the peddler would have been killed.
When the president of the road
heard the story he put Fido on the
payroll The dog got his wages in an
envelope every month, like any other
cmployc, and the men provided for
him lavishly besides.
Fido was an Irish setter, apparent.
" with some claim TO pedigree; hut
life about the railroad yards blunied
his finer feelings, and be became a
fighter that no dog could whip, Not
r man In the neighborhood would have
kssitated to wager his money at odds
on Fido.
The dog had a system Of his own.
His was a running fight. When an.
other dog attacked him along the
road, Fido would manage TO get his
aSsailant between himself and the
moving locomotive, which he followed
all the time. While doing this he
would watch for chance, rise TO his
best, and throw his aKsailant under
the wheels of the engine. Then he
would run ahead and Gag crossings
just as II nothing had happened.
But II was in one of these fights
that the railroad dog lost his life,
He disposed Of his assailant In the
usual manner, but In doing so he ran
too close 10 the track, and the loco
motive cylinder struck him and
knocked him under the wheels. The
railroad men shed tears when they
buried lido, and they intend that he
shall have . monument.