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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
FlrTY.sIxTH cONGREss.

In the senate, on the list, a resolution
of inquiry as to whether the secretary OF
wlr,n had d g ;Ss ted e CO fss sss n for c go1e
Meme, was adopted. The additional
urgency deficiency bill was passed with
n or two other measures Of Importance.
......Ih the house nearly the entire ses-
sion was devoted to the discussion of the
Loud bill relating to second class mail
matter. A number Of speeches were made
for and against the bill
In the senate, on the I'D, almost the
entire session was spent in the discussion
Of the conference report upon the Puerto
Rican appropriation bill. The democratic
senators criticised the restoration of the
tions of revenue. The republicans met
this with a proposition to take a vote
Immediately upo the house Puerto RicaI
S S,li; a c ahe f oeI she r was nna rider .eim ain :Se
house., after a three-days' debate, the
Loud bill. relating to second class mai
matter. was recommitted by the decisive
vote Of 14S to sc.
ence report on the Puerto Rican relief
bill was adopted by a vote of 50 to 10,
practically a strict party expression. No
Stewart Nev.) voted with the republic
ans..--..In the house. ID being private
pension bill day. 142 such bills were passed.
The conference report on the Puerto
consideration was postponed until the
24th.
In the senate, on the oath, a measure
passed providing for the appoint
ment by the president of a commission TO
investigate the trade and m of
the orient with a view to the extension
OF American commerce. The closing hours
Of the session were devoted to the con-
sideration of resolutions accepting from
the state of Indiana a statue of Oliver P.
Morton......In the house, the conference
report on the Puerto Rican relief bill was
adopted by a vote of 135 to ST.. A bill was
passed appropriating $40, 900 for designs
for a suitable memorial in Washington 10
Ulysses S. Grant
In the senate, on the 26th. Mr.. Foraker,
in charge of the Puerto Rican bill. an
nounced that, beginning o. the 9th, he
would press the measure to a vote as
soon as possible. The Alaskan civil code
bill was under consideration the greater
part Of the session An amendment was
agreed to fixing a license upon almost ev-
cry kind of trade and in the
district of Alaska. The measure was not
of......In the house the army
appropriation bill was taken up, and its
occupied practically the en-
tire session.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

The law passed by the Chickasaw In.
dian nation, providing that white mcn
must pay $1,000 license fee to marry
Chickasaw Indian girls, went into eff.
feet on the Goth, and will be rigid.y
enforced.
The comptroller of the currency, on
the Goth, declared a dividend of ten
per cent. in favor of the creditors Of
the insolvent Dakota national bank u
Sioux Falls, s. ID.
MI. Walter Deutcher, secretary 81
the Swiss legation in Washington, has
been transferred to the post of secrc.
tary of legation at Rome. This is 4
promotion. His successor has not
been selected.
John Ivankovich, an Austrian, was
stabbed and killed, on the 26th, during
festivities following a wedding at
Great Falls, Mont. Ivankovich fell
dead in a hall where dancing was in
progress.
As a result of the conference at Chi
cago a few days ago, of manufactur.
ers of wagons, carriages, ETC., an aver
age advance of 20 per cent. over the
old scale has gone into effect.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
ClOscted With the Attorneys
for the Prosecution.

Frankfort, KY, March 2S.-There
we're some startling developments ia
the Goebel assassination case yester-
day. During the afternoon W. H. Gull
ton, who was held over to the circuit
court, went to the Capital hotel, where
he was in conference with the attor-
reys for the prosecution for over two
hours. He was accompanied by his
brother-in-law, +. F. Hogg, who is also
his attorney. 1t was reported at the
time that Culton had made some kind
OF a confession, but last night it de-
ve,oped that the information gained
was not at all sweeping in character DIS
it was at first reported.
Culton's friends who are in his con-
fidence state that his statement was
not in the nature of a confession, but
the. admit that be gave the prosecu.
tor such information as he had, and
which had heretofore not come out.
The conference between Culton and
the attorneys took place in the rom
o. Col. T.. c. Campbell, and there wers
pre- sent besides Mr.. Culton and Camp
bell, Commonwealth Attorney Frank
lin, County Attorney Polsgrove, Rev.
Mr.. Culton, father of the prisoner, and
F. Z. Hogg. his grother-in-law.
While this was going on Henry z.
YCutsey, the auditors clerk, who was
arrested at Don and locked up in
jai! charged with being an accessory.
sent for Col. Campbell, and the latter
visited him at the Jail, and was closet
ed with him for some time.
Youtsey, when he was arrested yes
terday, told the officers that the prose-
cution had promised not to arrest him,
and he complained that that side had
broken faith with him. 1t is not known
what took place at the interview be.
tween Youtsey and Campbell. but it is
reported that Youtsey announced that
he was ready to make a public state
ment, which the prosecution evidently
die not care to have made It least for
the present.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the senate, on the 27th, although
the Puerto Rican tariff bill was under
discussion three hours, but little prog
ress was made with it. The Alaskan
civil code bill occupied the morning
hour. LIN the house the army appro-
p1iation bill was still the pending
question, the discussion of which took
a wide range, and at times was quite
animated. MI. Lentz (O.) delivered u
scathing denunciation of militarism
and the war in the Philippines, and
was in turn bitterly excoriated by
NJ. Marsh (Ill.), who denounced tire
Ohio mans speech as a disgrace to the
American congress.
The Berlin Lokal Anzieger has a dis.
patch from st. Petersburg, asserting
that the czarina is responsible for the
delay in the Russian answer to tue
hruger-Steyn Intervention appeal. She
has been striving to prevent a pro-
Boer reply, such as Count Muravieff,
the Russian foreign minister, had pre-
pared.
Representative Carter, of Kansas,
has introduced a bill to establish u
bureau of criminal information in on
nection with the department of Jus
tice. 1t provides for the collection of
records, photographs, measurements,
ETC., of criminals convicted in federal,
military or naval courts.
British troops on the Island of JG-
maica, consisting of the Leinster aud
West India regiments and the local
militia, were marched to the hills fuI
maneuvers, on the 9th, supplied with
ball cartridges. The order caused the
usual sensational reports connected
with all such exercises.
The president, on the 27th, sent to
the senate additional documents con
corning the Philippine insurgents, con-
sisting of papers captured by Ameri-
can troops; information concerning
the Philippine committee in Hong
Kong; relating to the treatment CT
prisoners, etc.
The Australian delegates were re-
ceived in audience by the queen at
Windsor on the eth. The secretary
of state for the colonies, Joseph Cham
bcrlain, and Mrs. Chamberlain accom-
panied the delegates, and introduced
them to her majesty.
The amount of bonds received, up to
tic 27th, at the treasury department
fer exchange for the new two-per-
cents was S116,267,9 $50, of which
amount SIS, 1893, 500 were received fro,a
individuals and institutions other than
national banks.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
CURRENT NEWS T

Mrs. Mckinley has been confined to
her room for two Or three days past
by an attack of grip.
-Four men were instantly killed by Il
boiler explosion at nickory's saw1nill,
at Anthony, Ind. Friday.
F. +. WE'LL, of Bolivar county, and
his :~"-ycar-old son were drowned in
Pearl river, at JACKSON. Miss.
Mrs. Garmelia Thomas. the Oldest
person i'll Perry county. H.. died at
Iamaroa. Friday. at the age of 30.
John Dickson, a wealthy farmer near
Boic.ow, Mo-, who shot himself Feb
ruary IL with suicidal intent, died Fri
day.
Hugo Naegele, 4 prosperous and
prominent citizen of New Baden, Ill.,,
in charged with killing Edward Fred
erich. of Mascoutah.
y Boer prisoner, while trying to es-
cape from the Enclosure at the Green
point (Cape TOWN. track, Friday, was
shot dead by n sentry.
Fiity-thrce thousand dollars have
Eecn subscribed by business men of
Monticello, Ark, toward putting in a
cotton factory to cost 100000.
Eight young men were admitted to
deacon's orders at the session of the
st. Louis conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church at Kansas City.
John We:nman, of the firm of Vein
man & Baker, furniture dealers, mt
Atchison, kas, was shot IN the left
arm by a highwayman Friday night.
Fred Kinnard, the Kansas City man
who attempted suicide in a bathhouse
at Perry, Okla, has been adjudged in
sane and taken to the territorial asy-
lum.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, of Massachusetts,
introduced a resolution in the house
directing the postmaster general to
exclude the book '.Sapho'' from the
mails.
The bursting of IN emery wheel at
A. L. Idle & Sons engine works, at
Springfield, ILL.,, resulted in August
Thatcher, a machinist, being killed in.
stantly.
EN-.AlderTnan William Lyman.of Chi.
cago. was shot, Friday night, during u
political quarrel by ex-senator John
X. CMalley. OfMalIey has been ar
rested.
The situation at Ponce. Puerto Rico,
is more serious than it has been at
any time before since the terrible hur-
In many places the poor arc
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
.PON[RS HELD 70 ANSWER.
Secretary Of State Powers Held for
the Grand Jury, Without
Bail, at Frankfort.
THE DEFENSE OFFERED NO TESTIMONY.
The Court Ruled, In Eject, that
There was Presumptive Evidence
that Powers was Connected with
the Conspiracy to XIII GOebei,
and Therefore Held him.

Frankfort, KY, March 2s.-Ths
fourth day of the examining trial Of
Republican Secretary of State Calet
Powers began with the court room
cleared of all people, excepting attor'
neys. newspaper correspondents and
officers of the court. The court ad'
journed Monday, to meet at 9 a. H.
but it was nearly ten when Judge
Moore called for order. The attorneys
for the defense held consultation, and
afterwards called County Attorney
Polsgrove-
Defense Offered No Testimony.
Immediately after the consultation,
Gov. Brown, for the defense, announced
that no testimony would be introduced
for the defense, and that they would
waive further examination. The par
don issued to Powers by Gov. Taylor
was rendered by ex-Gov. Brown as a
bar to the prosecution, and he asked
that the defendant be dismissed.
CampbeIPs Contention.
Lawyer Campbell said the common.
wealth. utHIcu Wv. ldNIOi iiShC W
issue a pardon at the time the pardon
was granted.
Gov. Brown moved that the prisoner
be dismissed upon the evidence. The
motion was overruled. Bail was then
asked for. and Judge Moore said:
The Courts Decision.
1T is not my belief that Powers
fired the shot which killed Gov. Goe-
bel, but from the evidence, it is my
opinion that he was connected with
the conspiracy to kill him. 1 shall,
therefore. order that he be held over
without bail to the Franklin county
grand jury, that the case may be fur
Their investigated"
Fhc Davis and CultOn Cases.
After the Powers case had been dis
posed of, Judge Moore asked if the
commonwealth was ready to take up
one of the other cases, that of Capt.
John Davis or VIM. H. Culton, who are
also charged with being accessories to
the murder.
County Attorney Polsgrove asked
that both cases be postponed until =
=. m., the attorneys having agreed,
and court adjourned Until hat hour.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
An Afflicted Family.

Nine members of the family of John
Fisher are lying side by side on cots
al the quarantine hospital, ST. Louis,
suffering with the smallpox. The fam
lily home is at No. 2612 South Second
street. John Fisher, the father, wos
the only member of the household who
was not afflicted with it, but he was
expected to break out any day. Those
at quarantine are: Nellie, 2 years old:
Willie, A; Joe, z; John 9; Mamie, IL;
Jenny, Is; Lizzie, II, and Mrs. Fisher,
3S,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
THE "BOXER"
Severe Fight Between Imperial
Troops and "BOxerso in hi
Ii Province, China.

Pekin, March 2s.-The Poker"
movement in the north is assuming
alarming proportions. News has been
received here that an indecisive bnt
severe fight has taken place between
the Boxers" and imperial troops at
Yen Chu, province of Chi Ii. Each
force numbered about 1,5G0 men and
there were heavy casualties on both
sides.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
A Missouri Hero Buried.

The body Of Charles PheniX was
buried near Kncbnoster. He enlisted
with the Colorado troops for the Span
ish-American war, and took part in
the capture of Manila. During the bat.
tie he attempted to plant the Stars
and Stripes On the rampant of Cavite,
and was met with IL yolley of bullets,
killing him instantly. He was reared
lear knobnoster. and johnson county
is proud of this hero.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

The Berlin Kreuz Zeitung, in a re
workable article dealing with the
South African war, says: THE war
HIS demonstrated the unanimity Of
feeling among the English. They are
all standing together through good
and evil report, and are compelling the
admiration of the world. 1t has also
shown, in a most amazing way, the
strength Of the i~m2erialistic idea, hav-
Ing done much in swelling the colonies
into q veritable empire"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
FIRE AT ARGENTINE, KAs.
The City Car 4 Foundry Coz
Plant at Argentine, Has, Par.
TALLY Burned.

Kansas City, No., March 2s.-Fir.
which broke out shortly after 1 a. m.
IN the plant of the Kansas City Car
q Foundry Co., located on the Kansas
side OF the river. near Argentine, caused
. loss of fully s15o,OOo. The plant ia
valued at $500. 900. The Armours are
largely interested in the concern. and
build and repair their refrigerator
cars there.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

In the federal court at jefferson
City, Judge Philips sentenced Wesley
+. Judd, of Saline county, to the Cole
county Jail for eight months for mail
ing ali obscene letted. He also sen.
teced j. C. Mcpherson, Of Fayette, a
negro preacher, to Jail for three
months for mailing an obscene letter
to his wife, who did not live with
him,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

Senator Hoar, on the Goth, reported
from the Judiciary committee the bill
fixing the annual salaries of the chief
justice of the supreme court at $15.-
500 and associate justices at $4,000,
circuit judges at $4,000 and district
judges at $1,000. The bill also provides
that after the passage of the act nc
payment shall be made to any of the
judges for expenses.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
bland EuIOEfes April ..

Eulogies on the late r. P. Bland will
he delivered in the house of represent
atives on April Z. The selection of
speakers will be left to the Judgment
OF Congressman De Almond. Mis-.
Bland has written to 4 friend in WASH
ington denying that she had expressed
any preference of orators to pay trib-
ute to her husband.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
Voted for Removal.

The ST. Louis NJ. E. conference at
Kansas City voted to remove the
branch book concern and Central ADJ
vucate from ST. Louis to Kansas City.
final action will be taken by the gen.
Cral conference at Chicago in May.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
viii Have Hi. rroop. ON Hand.

Frankfort, KY, March 2s.-Dem,-
cratic Gov. Beckham has not decided
whether the democratic troops will be
kept here till Monday, when the grand
jury %convenes, but even should they
be sent home, which is unlikely, they
will be brought back next week to
preserve order during the regular
trials of Powers, Culton, Davis arc
others.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

Former Consul Macrum called OH
Chairman Hit of the house committee
on foreign affairs, on the Goth, and sig
nified his readiness to be heard in con-
nection with his services at Pretoria,
1t was arranged that Mr.. Macrum
would be notified when the committee
was ready to proceed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

For the first time in 80 years the
duke of Connaught and ~Strathearn,
commandant of the farces in Ireland,
visited Belfast, on the 22d, on a tour of
military inspection. He was enthusi-
astically received.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

The Marine hospital has received a
report from Surgeon Carmichael, a:
Honolulu, under date of the 18th, in
which he says there was only n
death from plague in the islands be-
tween March 2 and Is.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

By direction of the president the
military post at Cayey, Puerto Rico.
hereafter will be known and desig-
mated as Henry Barracks, in honor of
the late Brighten. Guy V. Henry, who
was military governor of Puerto Rico
from December 6, 1898, to May s, 1899.
and who died on October "a.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

Tie house committee on pensions
has practically decided in favor of ex-
tel ding the pension law of January
5, 1895. which increases the pension Of
Mexican war veterans from eight dol
lars to twelve dollars per month, So
that it will apply to those pensioncd
since the date of the act as well as
these pensioned up to that time.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

The bill for the incorporation of the
National Red Cross society was favora-
bly, acted on, on the 22d, by the house
committee on foreign affairs, with an
amendment providing for an annual
account to the secretary of war and
the secretary of the navy and a pub
LEGATION of the account.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

Mr.. Chin Pom Ye, envoy extraor,
binary and minister plenipotentiary
of Corea to this government, will sail
from New York. on the 31st, for Paris,
to begin his new duties abroad. He
has been transferred to Paris, Vienna
and st. Petersburg, at which capitals
he will represent his government il
the future, dividing his time between
the capitals of those countries.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

Senator Ross, from the committee
on civil service, on the 23d. reported
back the bill extending the civil serv-
ice to the dependencies of the United
States. The bill permits the removal
of persons employed, but requires that
the reasons be stated in writing when
practicable to do So"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

Senator Allison introduced a bill, on
the 9th, amending the national bank
act SO as to allow banks of deposit to
be designated in cities of $4,000 popu-
lation. The present law requires &C..
600 population.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
Post Office Robbed.

The post Office at Hollis Summit, a
village on the Chicago & Alton, five
miles north of Cedar City, was robbed
the other night. This is the second
time the Office has been robbed in two
years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, on the
22d, introduced a bill for an exposition
at st. Louis in 1908 to commemorate
the centennial Of the Louisiana pur-
chase. It appropriates s5,OOO,o 900 to aid
the exposition.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

The preliminary examination of Sec
etary of State Caleb Powers, charged
with abetting the assassination of
William Goebel, began at Frankfort,
KY, IN the 23d, before Judge Moore.
The courthouse was guarded inside
and out by militia and scores of depu-
ties armed with Winchester rifles.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
Charles Crawford Found Guilty.

At Albany Charles Crawford was
found guilty of murder and given Ii
years in the ~pcnitentiary. He killed
young silvers at Stanberry last Octo-
Der.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

Chief Wilkie of the secret service re-
ceived, on the 22d, a new counterfeit
$40 note, which was discovered in
Scranton, Pa. It is almost identical
with the counterfeit $40 note which
was found last November in large
quantities.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

Notwithstanding that troops recos
nizing the dual governors were
quartered within two squares of each
other at Frankfort, KY, OF the 25th,
the day was quiet. The republican adj
jutant general, Collier, and democratic
assistant adjutant general, Murray.
got together and discussed and multi
ally agreed upon plars to avoid posi-.
bility of any ort of a clash between
the troops.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

The amount of bonds received at the
treasury department., up to the Goth.
for exchange for the new two-pcr-
cents, was 1854, IA $50, ofwhichs14,66
1GO were from individuals and institu-
tons other than national banks.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

Chief Willis L. Moore of the weather
service has issued an order prohibiting
persons connected with the service
from smoking cigarettes during office
hours, and stating further that those
who smoked cigarettes at any time
would be mentioned in the confidential
reports which are made quarterly to
him by chiefs of the several offices and
divisions throughout the entire service
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
Died of His Wounds.

John Dickson, a farmer near Be
kow, Andrew county, who shot himself
Februarr II with suicidal intent, died
the otf r day. Financial troubles.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
,tal.y Shot Hcrself.

Ollie Red, a young woman of good
family and education, but who had not
been on speaking terms with relatives.
fatally shot herself at St. Joseph.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31

The grand jury Of Saline county in
dicted Thomas G. Purcell for murder
in the first degree. Charged with kill
ing young Bailey at Malta Bend.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
MISSOURI a NEWS.


William Gold, aged IS, at Sedalin,
Years ago he was q prominent poll.
tician in Ohio.
Richard Burke, aged 80 years, ut
Odessa.
Mrs. Hannah L. Bates, one of the
Oldest women in st. Louis county, at
the residence of her SON, Rev. w. E.
Bates, of Kirkwood, aged 81. She was
a prominent figure in w. C. T. U. cir
cles, and was for some time president
of the Kirkwood union of that organi-
cation. She leaves two sons, Rev. w.
E. Bates, pastor of Kirkwood Baptist
church, and Rev. w. H. Bates, pastor
of Webster Groves Presbyterian
church. Mrs. Bates herself was
member Of the Methodist church.
Mrs. Alvina Elliston, mother of May
or James L. Elliston Of Clinton, aged
81.
Rev. DR.. James C. Baldwin, aged &c.
at Marshall. He was ordained a min
lister in 1916, and located in Saline
county in 1865 from Springfield.
A. F. Hawkins, aged 80, a pioneer Of
Lewis county.
Uncle Johnny" Bales, 70 years old,
who had lived in the vicinity of Rich
land half a century.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
Mckinney Copper Mines Sold.

Independence capitalists have pur.
chased the Mckinney copper mines,
near Eminence, for $4,000. They will
develop the property at once