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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28
Charlie McConAa.

WARRINGTON, Dec. 27.-Lieut. Gen.
Sheridan received telegram from Major.
Gen. Pope, at Leavenwortb, saying tina, he
thought the white boy, Charlie NcComas.
10 with the band Of Chiracihua Indians
daily expected to reach the San Carlos
Agency
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WASHINGTON,


WARRINGTON, Dec. 27.-The President
left Washington last evening for New York,
for the purpose of attending to some private
business, and also to attend the reception
given this evening by Stephen B. French.
He will probably return to Washington to.
morrow,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28
Gambling Houses Rsides.

PORTSMOUTH, o., Dee. y The mar.
shal ana police raided the gambling houses
here last night. Some twenty arrests were
made, and outfits contlScated
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28
Reduced 70 ri By Fire.

CLINTON, Mo-, Dec. 27.-Word reached
here this morning that the Windsor Review
and New Democrat Office burned At o clock
last night. Haws' -four and feed store I'D.
joiug WAS also consumed. Both Offices we're
owned by W. H. Walker, and their con.
tents were burned. Loss, $4,000; insur.
auce, 81, 900
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Toe MuCh rlre.

CINCINNATI, Dec. I'll. B. Cook, Q
cabinet maker, aged 81, IVES fatally burned
last night while attempting to start Ore
with bonsine. He died this morning.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28

cases OF Dtphtheria yle!d
Feveredand Sick Per
sons refreshed and
Bed Sores prevent
cd by bathing with
Darbys Fluid.
I'm pure Air made
harmless and purified.
For Sore Throat il is a
sure cure.
ContagiOn destroyed
For Frosted Feet,
Chilblsins, Pile s,
Chaflngs, etc.
Rheumatism cured.
Soft White Complex
ions secured by its use.
Ship Fever prevented.
To purify the Breath,
Cleanse the Teeth,
Il can't be surpassed.
Catarrh relieved and
cured.
Erysipelas cured.
Burnsrelieved Instantly.
Scars prevented
Dysente, J cured.
Wounds healed rapidly.
Sourvy cured.
An AntidOte for Animal
or Vegetable Poisons,
Stings, etc.
| used the Fluid during
our present affection with
Scarlet Fever with de.
eided advantage. 1t is
indispensable TO the sick
soom. WM. F. SAND
FORD, Eyre, Ala.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Dec. n. - james
Jannaro, collector Of tho First National
Bank, was attacted by negroes at his gate
last night and robbed OF bis mail. He we
terribly beaten and Is probably dying. The
thugs escaped.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28
URGING ON GOURMET.
ENGI.AND D.

LONDON, Dec. q. There 10 . rivalry Of
attempts to destroy life aud property BY
explosives. Besides the explosion at BiSk.
snhead on the night Of the 25th q dynamite
cartridge exploded In Vsrrsok street, strs.
bane, County Tyrone, ireland, yesterday,
destroying the roof Of house. A box OF
explosives, with fuse attached, was found
on the track Of the Great Western Railway
near Administer.
BULLION IN BANK.
Bullion in the Bank Of England decreased
E5l2 900 the past week. Proportion In 70.
serve to liability, 80, 1915 psr cent.
LOST sEAMEN HEARD FROM.
LONDON, Dec. T.-Intelligence has bses
received OF the arrival at Oporto. Portugal,
OF fifty three men belonging to the steamer
Plantyn, Capt. Scott, from New York,
November IL, for Antwerp, and not
since heard from. The dispatch states that
the ffty.three men were brought 70 tAaa
place by the brig g. d. T., which rescued
them.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28
Flooded Ont.

CINCINNATI, o.. Dec. T.-Fully 100
poor families have been flooded cut Of tene.
ment houses along tho river front to-day BY
the sudden rise In the Ohio. II many cases
families are crowded into the second story
aad are suffering for the necessities Of life.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28
Archbishop Perche Dyiur.

New ORLEANs, Dec. Q1.--Archbishop
Perche 10 still alive, but 10 becoming
weaker. he took an afiectionats leave Of
bis eosdtutor and priests Wednesday morn.
ing, calling them to his bedside for thAt
purpose.
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The Weather In the Northwest.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27,-Dispatches from the
northwest report genera and heavy snow.
storm raging. In this city the thaw turned
the streets into brooks. but at midnight the
temperature fell 30 degrees. covering the
streets with ice. heavy fall Of snow fol.
nyra1
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28

EMrNuNCE, Ky, Dec. 27.--John Cobb
stabbed Tom Ridgely with = butcher knife
ct dance last night. Rldgsiy 10 dead and
Cobb 10 In Jail,
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Poor Mckenzie.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 27.-Gsn.
Mckenzie left here last mig BIT for Washing
ton, where he will be placed In an insane
asylum. HIS case is considered hopsl loss.
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swept Away a,d Drovned,

BONNEVILLE, Ind, Dec. H. Two I'm.
known men attempted to crost Pigeon
Creek whlle swollen with snow and rain aud
running q torrent. The team WIS swept
away and lost and the mon drowned.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28
Quarreled Over q Girl.

DETROIT, Dec, ~ Three lumbermen
quarreed on Christmas oyer agirl at Cones.
Vile. Glare county, and the next day fought
1t out with pistols. One named Atwell waa
seriously wounded,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28
Auditor Walkers Returu.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, Dec. 27.-Aud.
itor Walker returned to-day from trip to
Howard county. A reception and supper
will he given tonight at the Madison.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28

EVANSVILLE, o., Dec. N,-No trsias are
ruaning over the Bsllalre, zasssvills B Cta.
ctRnatl railroad, swiAg to hsaV washouts.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
testify 10 the most excellent qualities Of Prof
Darbys Prophylactc Fluid. As disnfectant and
detergent it is both theoretically and practically
superior to any preparation with which am &C.
quain,ed. + LUTON, Prof Chemistry.
Dsrbys Fluid Is Recommended by
Hon ALgxAsDRR II. STEPHENS, Of Georgia:
Rev. Gas; :. Deems. D. D., Church Of the
Strangers, n. Y;
los, LECosTE, Columbia. Prof University sc.
Rev. A. J. BATTLE. Prof, Mercer University;
Rev. CEo, +, PIERCE, Bishop NJ. E. Church.
INDISPENSABLE TO EVERY HOME.
Perfsctly harmless. Used internally or
externally for Man or Beast,
The Fluid has been thoroughly tested and We
have abundant evidence that it has done everything
here claimed For fuller information &c, OF your
Druggist pamphlet or send to the propre,or,
j. II. ZEILIN & CO..
Manufacturing Chemists. PHILADELPHIA.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28

MITCHELL, Ind. Dec. 27.-John Carter,
merchant OF Orange county, has made an
assignment. Liabilities SGT, 900,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28
For Beating His Boarding House. ,

JANEsvrLLs, Wis.,, Dec. T.-Geo. Viz.
tue, claiming to be a travelling man for
George Berry, . publisher Of Philadelphia.
was arrested this morning for obtaining
board, wine and cigars at hstels under false
prstenses. The sheriff took him to Racine.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28
GERMANY.

BERLIN, Dec. 81. The statement Of he
Imperial Bank Of Germany shows . 10.
crease In specie Of 10, 33O, ZOO marks.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28
The River,

CINCINNATI, Dec. 27.-River 40 feet 3
inches and rising; Hinton, 8 feet 8 inches
and falling; Parkersburg, 10 fest Q inches
and falling; Portsmouth, AZ feet inch and
falling; Marietta, ~ feet IL inches and fail.
Ing; Evansville, 10 feet 2 inches and rising (;
Louisville, Is feet in channel and 10 feet on
falls and stationary; Frankfort, KY, 10
feet and falling. Tennessee and Cumber.
land rivers booming-l4 feet at Chattanooga
and 50 feet at Nashville.
THE LATEST.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 2T.-Weather, cloudy
and growing cold; river 40 feet and y inches,
and rising one inch per hour. As 1t is fall.
Ing at points above Portsmouth, unless raiu
sets in 1t will become stationary before ev.
enin., and perhaps commence receding.
The rise will probably reach 30 feet, No
further damage Of consequence has been
reported this morning. The Licking start.
cd new boom at midnight, but Ia now
gradually falling. The drift In the Ohio IL
thinning out at Shawneetown. Bottom
farms are all flooded with great destruc.
ton to corn and live stock.
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FOREIGN.
FRANCE.


PARIS, Dec. Five hundred students
feeling offended by an article 10 com nun.
ist journal the Cri Du Psuple, besiegsd he
office yesterday evening aud demanded 10.
traction, which the editor refused. TAs
students then dispersed, but meet Tonight
determine on course to pursue.
URGING ON coURBEr.
PARIS Dec. 27.-It Is reported thss the
government has telegraphsd Admiral
Courbst urging him to follow up his victory
at Sontay with the utmost promp.ness and
energy compatible with prudence. II ID
expected Admiral Courbet will make an At.
tack upon Hong Hoa before marching
against BAG Niah.
BORN IN 1894.
PARIS, Dec. T.->Jesn Bsptiste Oioerou
Le.uer. the architect and member Of the
institute, 10 dead. He was born In 1I9A.
BANK STATEMENT.
PARIS, Dec. 27.-The weekly statement
OF the Bank Of France shows . decrease Of
1900, 900 francs gold, and 1905, 900 fraass
silver.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28
| Diphtheria
| Prevented.

The physicians here
use Darbys Fluid very
successfully in the treat.
pent Of Diphtheria.
A. SIoLLEswgRCK,
Greensboro. Ala.
letter dried up.
Cholera prevented.
Ulcers purified and
healed.
In cases ofDeath Il
should be used abou,
the corpse it will
prevent any unpleas-
ant smell.
The eminent PLY.
sician, j. MARION
SIMS, NJ. d., New
York, says: IL am
convinced Prof Darbys
Prophylactic Fluid iss
valuable disinfectani.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28
THE NORTH EAST ASSOCIATION

MoBEKLY, Mo-, Dec. 21.-The seventh
session Of the Northeast Missouri Teach
ers' Association began here last night. The
attendance is large and the number this
morning was svelled by some ffty or more,
making in all $50. The prominent educa-
tors of the State are BIanton, Of KirKsviIle
Normal College, superintendent P. D.
Tbamon, OF Louisiana, T. Berry Smith, OF
Glasgow, A. H. Carprew, of Fayette, and
j. I. Rigway, of Macon. DR.. Laws, OF
the State University, delivers an address to.
morrow night
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28
Murdered and ROhbed.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 21.-The body OF an
unknown man was found concealed In the
stream along Spring Grove avenue this
morning by a man named Fisher when on
his way to work. 1t had . handkerchief
tied about the eyes and deep gsshes on the
face and neck. The skull was also crushed
in and the neck showed marks Of the rope
used to drag the body to Ito place OF con.
ceament. There was evidence that lie
had been extinct but a short time. De-
ceased was thought to be farmer, and
was about 40 years of ago, supposed to
have been murdered and robbed.
LATER.
The body has been identified Is that OF
William H. Kirk, dealer In sand. He has
lately been dealing in horses, and lived In
Elizabeth street, in this city. He WAS I'M
doubtedly murdered for money. HE wife
says he left home Monday to 60 to Cheviot
TO buy horse. He had 5000 with him.
She had not since heard from him. When
the news OF finding the dead body was
published she visited the morgue and
found be was her husband. There Ia moth :
ing more than suspicion as to the murder
er. No arrest.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28
THE MARKETS.
DECEMBER IL
Live Stock
CHICAGO.

CATTLE - Receipts 1000; wssk,
exports S0o0S %; good TO choice
shipping quoted at 81 rs as 10; conmsu
to fair 81 25G36 90.
HOGS. Receipts %. 900 dull and slow;
light At ~ So(06 35; rough packing
- 5000 20; heavy packing and shipping
- $500 90.
ST. LOUIS.
CATTLE-Exportsrs So 3et0S 70, reed
10 heavy do S. 75d58 Is; light to fair & l00
OO; common to medium "a 40t05 %; fair
to good Colorado S4 0O(05 80; south west 81 Is
05 80; grass Texans So b0C65 %; lixat 70
good stoekers " SOFAS 10; fair to good feed.
ers 80 1904 Is; common to oholoe native
cows and helfers 50 00ta4 s.; scAllawsss OF
any kind ~ 5063 90.
HOGS-Receipts 8,O28 head, shipments
1914 head. Market unsettled. Pack
e-s selling at s. 1905 Is for rough mixed,
and butchers steady At $3.50
as 70.
SHEEP-Common. medium and hight so
8 10; lair TO good - 60CaS 80; prime 50 q
o. 70; fair to good Texans a 1aA
$50.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. Dec. 81. The
CoIored State Teachers Convention IL in
session In this city and will adjourn to-
morrow This is the first organized meet
Ing oflhe kind ever held in the State, A per.
manent organization has been Effected with
Prof lnman Z. Page, of the Lincoln In.
stitute, as President. Over 100 delegates
were present at the opening this morning.
A sensible resolution was passed this morn.
ing, abolishng the much abused title OF
"Professor. -
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28

CHICAGO.

CHICAGO.
WHEAT - December %: February
SIX; January 08t; May OAK.
CORN-Deoember COX: January 81;
February hSk; May 81.
OATS-December 33k; January S3k;
February 33K; May 3Sk.
ST. LOUIS.
WHEAT-Decembei 81 o. b: year -
January l03k; February 81 05H0
O0h; May 81 llk(61 TX; March 81 OK.
COkN--December A. b; year -; Jan.
lay 4Sk 049H; February 60kd75Ok; May
Nkd64S.
OATS-De ,ember 30S b: year; Jan.
uary Slt February 32b; May ssk
NEW YORK.
WHEAT - December 81 IS; January
81 ~; February 81 l5X; May 81 19K.
CORN-DeGember -; January &k:
February 85k; May SH.
OArS-December 40K; January tok;
February AK; Nav AK.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28
LIVERPOOL.

" heat arrived quiet and and corn 70
arrive unchanged. Wheat steady; cora
to arrive quiet. Mark Lane-whest duh
and corn dull. Country markets quiet.
California wheat IA. arrive declined Id.
Spot wheat dull No. ? spriss. = "a,
wiltsr, b ID. Mixed westsrn eoro dull
y y I'd. Demand from CCnkineut -
Ussed kingdom not much dolas y whaal
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-28
Ceuntry Produce.

BUTTEk-Creamery at 80t08l 10 NON
for selections, shade more IN asmsil way;
for choice to fancy, to n for selections;
fair l26dl8; low grade aDl0. Poor TO
choice nearby In pals s0lS.
EaGS--Rsosipt 80 pkg. In poor Dc.
msnd and slow At l9c. for geed TO choice
marks.
POULTRY-Drssssd, Spriug chickens
small 81 80: fair to choice, 81 1902 Oh.
choice -; Old chickeps-Cocks -.
mixed, 81 1901 20; hens, -,
turkeys, St10 y dozen; scooi dins TO Sis,
end dressed at l2Co12ke per b.; ducks
- COCA 90; Geese 5Ca7.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26
RandoIph,s Withering Sarcasm.

During the debate in Congress on tne
Missouri question, Mr.. Philemon
Beecher, a native of Connecticut who
had emigrated to Ohio, and had there
been elected Representative, became
somewhat impatient as his dinner-hour
approached, and at last, when John
Randolph made somewhat lengthy
pause, moved "the previous question"
The Speaker said: "Ihe gentleman
from Virginia has the hoor," and Ran
dolph proceeded to be again inter
rupted when he paused again to collect
his thoughts, by demand for "the
previous question:" nor was it long be-
fore the demand was made for the
third time. Randolph could stand it
no longer, but said, in voice as shrill
as the cry of peacock: "Mr. Speaker,
in the Netherlands, man Of small ca
pacity, with bits of wood and leather,
will in few moments construct that
which, with the pressure OF the nnessss
and thumb, will cry Cuckoo, cnSs c;ns.r;or
With less ingenuity and Win nh;n % have
materials, the people OF ,.hort much
made toy that will, wisnoa, w:sr ~ nre-
.irs.s,,ra n,aso M nv. Previous question. pr
pLsss" cnastion i'' and. as ne sPohs;;
pso,nb pious pointed with his attenuatea
nanr NAM aprer az Beecher, who did no'
sttsmpt sIi. reply. --Ben Pertey foo'"
In tho Century.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26
Billy Fish,s Water Treatment.

1t was one mile from London, Ohio,
in about the year 1853, when one
Christopher Slagle had been given up
to die by the physicians, after several
consultations. He was man of nat
urally strong constitution, but on in
veterate user of tobacco. Almost Mt
deaths door, he muttcred in feeble
voice: "If the doctors can do nothing
more for me, let Billy Fish try his
water treatment" With no more
knowledge of what TO do than could be
acquired from the reading Of his jour
nal in year, father undertook his task.
Mark, now, his manner of proceeding:
Placing two comforters upon the bed,
then two woolen blankets upon them,
he prepared his patient by removing all
his garments. Then taking sheet
wrung from warm water, quickly spread
it and bodily the poor man was lifted
into it, too weak to get there himself.
Then placing his arms alongside his
body, the wet sheet was wrapped tight
ly about every part of his body up to
and including the neck. Then the first
anu SeCOHu blthhcoo Woio "i"pPSu
tightly about him, and lastly the COM
forter. CA loose wrapping is apt to
chill for while.) Very cold spring
water was used in wetting a cloth for
his forehead, and very warm applica-
tions were put to his feet, a good
draught of cold spring water given to
drink, and the patient slept for one
hour. Having the heat of the room at
about rs degrees, he was un-
packed, given tepid bath and thor
oughly rubbed. The rolls of refuse
that collected upon his skin and re-
moved from his pores were perfectly as
tonishing. Had miracle been per,
formed it would not perhaps have been
more marked than the effects of that
sheet pack" This was repeated twice
day lin his case) for two days, ther
reduced to once day until the patient
got well. Not one drop of drugs passed
into his stomach after Billy Fish tool
hold of the patient. So much of con
vert to water treatment did this mar
become that he was discovered rolling
naked at one time in the snow.-L. s.
Fish. CleDel1nd
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

THE new comet can nowbe seen by the
naked eye after sunset in the northwest,
near the star Vega, the only star of the
first magnitude in that vicinity. Through
the telescope it ooks half the size OF the
moon, with just the suggestion Of tail.
By the later part of January it will drop
down to within 7O,OOO,OOO miles of the
sun, and it will be much brighter than
when it made it's starring tour in 1872.
The Bar holdi statue is made OF copper
strengthened by an inner skeleton Of
iron. For each piece a center or mold
was made Of wood, on which the copper
could be worked and fitted. The sheet
copper epidermis of the figure is made OF
300 pieces, and weighs 17S,O0O pounds,
while the iron frame weighs 264, ,OOC
poun 8. When finally erected, the
nodded sheets of copper will be riveted
together by copper bolts, and the iron
skeleton will be secured to the masonry
by twelve great foundation bolts. The
variations due to temperature are pro
vided for by elasticity in every part, ant
corroding will be checked by painting
with red lead wherever iron and copper
are in contact. 1t is reckoned that th'
pressure of wind upon the statue, which
will be 100 feet high, may SO as high a
10000 pounds.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

EVERY new publication of statistics re-
lating to our foreign commerce shows
that our ocean-carrying trade is owly
approaching the vanishing point Mr..
Nimmo shows in his annual report that
during the last fiscal year tho tonnage Of
American vessels entering at our ports
was less by nearly 1910 tons than the
year before. The Chamber of Commerce
report shows that Of our total foreign
commerce only about one-sixth is carried
on by American vessels, while fully FIVE
,ixths gives employment to the vessels Of
other countries. Since 1856, the proper
ton of tonnage of American vessels
trading with American portshas dwindled
from ~ per cent, to about ~ per cent,
while thatof foreign vessels has increased
to nearly so per cent OF course the de-
cay Of ship-building has kept pace with
the decline in the use of American ships.
Last year we built only about forty thou
sand tons of iron ships, largely for the
protected coast trade, while in Great
Britain more than six hundred and fifty
thousand tons were built.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

The first attempt to cultivate cranber.
ries in this country was made in 1912 by
Captain Henry Hall, of Barnstable, Mass.
Their cultivation has assumed vast pro-
portions not less than $4,000 barrels
being annually produced on Cape Cod,
and still larger amount in New jersey.
The same industry increase yearly in
Maine, Michigan and Wisconsin. The
ncst places for cultivatlng these berries
uc peat bogs, which are near deposits of
lean sand. 1t is q trailing, evergreen,
,,mi-aquatic plant which derives its
substenance almost entirely from air and
water. 1trequires nofertilizer and needs
no cultivation after few years. The
vines once in bearing will, by judicious
management, produce n good crop yearly
during generation if not for century
A Yield of four hundred bushels to the
acre is not infrequent, though half that
amount is regarded as an average crop IN
New Jersey. J he price is rarely less
than $40 barrel, and during February,
1869, they sold in Philadelphia for S32 a
barrel The cultivation consists in keep
ing other vegetation down till the vines
cover the ground. Tho demand for these
delicious berries constantly increases.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26
Business Rivalry.

The rivalry between Chicago and st.
Louis is growing in intensity. Recently
both cities sent agents down to Chihua-
hua, Mexico, to work mp business and
arrange for an excursion of Mexican
merchants to the respective commercial
centres of the Great West. The st,
Louis man arrived on the ground first
and organized his party. The following
story from the st. Louis Post Dispatch
shows how near he came to being out
witted by the cheeky Chicago people
1t will be remembered that when
John +. Cahill went to chihuahua to
arrange the excursion, he anticipated
Chicago parties only one week. The
city by the lake was determined to have
the visitors at all hazards. A shrewd
committee was appointed to go 70
Kansas City and see what couId be done.
An elaborate plan was laid. When the
train hauling the special car arrived at
the Union Depot, switch engine was
70 he ready. Just as the Chicago and
Alton train was about to pull out the
switch engine was to back down, hitch
on to the car. switch it on to the CHI
capo and Alton track, and before the
passengers knew what was going on
tbev would be bowling toward Chicago
at the rate of forty miles per hour IN
stead Of st. Louis. Some of the Kansas
City railroad officials, however, un-
oarthed the plot and thwarted it ana our
MEXICAN visitors will learn for the hrst
time how narrow was their escape.