The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-02
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ington (Md.) referring to Il secret I'M
Outstanding existing between the Unit
ed States and Great Britain, Mr.. Lodge
Mass.) challenged him to the proof.
Mr.. Wellington said he believed the
proof could be found in the secret
archives of the state department. Mr..
Lodge replied that the secretary OF
state had cmphatically denied that
such an agreement existed, and the
country believed his statement. The
reading of the sundly civil %appropria-
ton bill was completed, but not all
of the committees amendments were
disposed of. The proposition to con-
tinue the life of the industrial COM
mission until October 81, 1901, was,
after debate, agreed to....ln h house
the Alaskan government bill was
passed, and some odds and ends OF leg
islatiou were LEANED up.
There was a run on the bank OF the
Columbus Savings and Loan Society of
San Francisco on the 2Sth. For some
time depositors had been taking out
money, but on the date named over
two hundred and fifty persons with
drew their deposits from the institu-
ton.
The Portuguese government has in
formed the committee representing
the parties to the Delagoa Bay railway
arbitration award that the minister of
finance is ready TO pay and desires to
lnnvr Nrhapa tho mnnay will he rp-
ceived.
\ rumor was current in the Hobbies
of the house of parliament, on the
2Sth, which was said to have originated
at the Carlton club, that the marquis
of Salisbury will retire from politics
at the next general election.
The Santa Fe Railroad Co. an
nounced, OH the 2Sth. that its first
San Francisco-Chicago train would
start July l. Three limited trains be-
tween Chicago and San Francisco will
be operated weekly.
Count Goluchowski, the Austro-Hun-
garian minister Of foreign affairs, in
a speech in Buda-Pesth. on the 2eth,
said: The driebund is to-day what it
was &c years ago-a peace alliance par
eXcelle.~ce.'
Prof. I. Tobin, who founded colleges
at Nint.n, Waterloo. Iowa Falls and
Fort Dodge, Ia, died, on the 9th, at
the last named place. He had Il wide
reputation and acquaintance.
Sir George Grove former director of
- Nj. =
dial Oh the 2Sth.
In the senate, on the Goth, the most
important business transacted was the
adoption of an amendment to the sun
dry civil bill appropriating $5.00O.0Oo
for the Louisiana Purchase exposition
to be held in st. Louis in 1903. 4 mo-
ton to reconsider subsequently offered
by Mr.. Gallinger (N. H. was debated
without reaching a conclusion. The
Teller resolution expressing sympathy
for the Beers was sen TO the commit
tee on foreign relations, 40 to 26....ln
the house the senate amendment to
the naval appropriation bill was reject
ed. and a modified proposition giving
the secretary of the navy discretion IN
the matter of purchasing armor plate
or the erection of Il government plant
substituted therefor. The conference
report on the post office bill was finally
agreed to and the measure, as amend
ed, was passed.
lie prosecutions growing out of the
burning of two Seminole Indians at the
stake neal the Oklahoma border, about
two years ago, come to an end, on the
29th. when Bird IvanhOe, Samuel Pryor
and Il. Roper pleaded guilty to the
charge of kidnapping the Indians. and
were sentenced to three years in the
federal penitentiary at Fort LeaSen-
worth, Kas.
The imperial troops of China who
were sent to dispense the Boxer rebels
found themselves hopelessly outnunl-
bered. Several hundreds We're killed
and two guns and many rifles were
captured. after which the most of tine
remaining troops went over to the
rebels.
The San Francisco board of health,
OH liz -Jth. baah
tined. and Chicf-Cf-Police Sullivan
posted policemen at every point of ID
gress or egress to prevent anyone not
provided with Il certificate from en-
tering or leaving that district.
At Chang Hsin Tien, China, the
position of the missionaries is one OF
extreme peril, and unless aid is speedi-
ly forthcoming, it is feared they will
meet the same fate as their unfortu-
nate converts. whom the Boxers are
ruthlessly numbering.
The United States coast surrey
steamer Blake, while surveying Cute
bra, or Page island, Off the coast OF
Porto Rice, struck a sunken rock ard
sustained some damage. She vas
locked at St. Thomas, ID. ". /.
All grades of refined sugar were ad-
vanced ten cents a hundred pounds on
the 2gtb