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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
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EVENING SESSION.

AS d prelude To the addresses az the
evening session and the business af,
raira. the Southern Illinois Normal
University quaftette rendered two
choice vocal selections whach were 40
well received they were compelled to
resp3nd to an encore
The feature OF tn ovning followed.
President Wham introducing to the
lssqmblage Dr William A. Colleage.
Jean of the American school at Ar
mour Institute. Chicago and who Ii
also + II. G s., which translated
stands for fellow of the Royal Geo
graphical Society, an honor that is
highly esteemed and 40 broad II its
membership that il knows no country
It's members Icing found in every civ
ilized portion Of the globe,
Df Colledgc chose for his subject
l digest Of Robert Lewis Stevenson
ircm Seotchman's standpoint. Hs
handled his subject in mastery man
ner and exhibited that he had NOT
only read al Of the writings of the
deceased author but had made quito
a deep study Of the motives and the
sentiment of what Is undoubtedly his
layorito author
Summarized, his discourse was as
follows
This evening we are about to con
idcr an exec dinghy complex case, sor
Robert Louis Stevenson, every stu
dent Of literature has discovered.
while ono of the most fascinating, is
also One OF the most difficult OF an
thors to discrs8 His art has so many
gidcs. lie was also our contemporary
Hal his health been normal, he wouli
ajlli be Of our fastchanging world
As result we are standing with
him amid the shifting panorama of
modern life, and we have no point
II view When we reflect upon his
character and work we are forced to-
4 view Of ourselves AN introspectioa
which extends upward 10 the things
beyond consciousness and downward
into those wells of memory where
very dlsagreeable creatures dwell.
r. acquire a reasonable mastery OF
Stevenson we must of necessity con.
slider the moral and material sur
roundiuea of our immediate predsces-
eors. which have aided in the pro1uc
tion Of the mixed character whose
personality and writings We are about
to study
Today the words evolution and en-
yr0nmeat are used 50 loosely and
gith such questionable taste that
sometimes wish both words might
he effectually burned by the common
hangman. though il is hardly possible
to give an idea Of Stevenson and his
books without introducing these words
or their equivalents
The age which produced Stevenson
was essentially scientific-that Is 60
say great men IN the generations pre-
ceding had 3gr1ei upon certain piags
ible hypothesis and his generation be-
gan working out the details-amas-
sing facts 10 support the hypothesis.
and adapting life 70 the arbitrary
laws
This scientific spirit vas not con-
fined 30 the observation of matter
purely. but extended to every brand
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02

don't keep me awake night" he con
tinued Now and then | wish | had
not done It, I'll take what get with
out asking for any mercy" The cou
pie had adopted him when he was 2
baby. He told the police he had be
lieved the Yeaters had made a will
leaving their property to step-s0n
and this so incensed him that he de.
cided to kill them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
IOWA MINERS
STOP WORK
Owners Of franklin County, Illinois
Mines Withdraw From Operators
Association.
BY Associated Press.

i1t Ao0OtlhtNb ' tC6o.
Oskaloosa, Iaya. April Tile
nine workers ISSUED a circular to-
lay, announcing that negotiations 10
fleet an agreement with the opera
ors are postponed and the operation
If all mines in the district is suspend
ID indefinitely. until such time as &
icale can be agreed upon. Locals
ire told to protect all property dur
ing the suspension Coal may be
mined and loaded only in quantities
nffcient for supplying boilers to pro
luce steam for working engines and
Jumps to supply ventilation to hoist.
ng men when employed. No new
work will be permitted. II is thought
he suspension will be of only fifteen
days duration.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
By Associated Press.

vincennes, Ind, April l.--Great dis,
tress prevails in this section because
Of high water Tonight appeals for
help came from Russellyille, Illinois.
where stores are without provisions
A steamer will be sent tomorrow to
their relief The families Of James
and Leonard Jortn were brought
here tonight They had been adoai
in a skiff three days without food
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
KILLED HIS
BENEFACTORS
Cold Booded Confession of the Muir.
derer Of Mr.. and Mrs. N. w.
Yeater.
BY Associated Press.

ST. Louis, April Vim +. Church.
who Sas arrested in Philadelphia and
having murdered Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
w Yeater. his benefactors, at War.
renton, Mo, last August, confessed
today that he committed the double
crime. Il Just went up to their room
and cut their throats with my razor
while they were asleep he said He
calmly related the details and told
now ne escaped from the country. 1T
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
SITUATION IN INDIANA.
BY Associated Press.

indianapolis, Ind, April 1.--While
the flood situation throughout south.
western Indiana is considerably i'm
proved, the heavy rains of yesterday
and last night have almost duplicated
the flood stages of last week, through
out central Indiana. White river
north of this city, has risen thirteen
feet above low water mark and is
still rising. Manufacturing interests
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
INDEX TO CONTENTS.

PAGE ONE-Associated Press
news, Special telegraphic ser.
vice. important local matter
PAGE TWo-A oci lated
Press news, Special telegraphic
service, important local matter
and Peoples column.
PAGE THREE Correspond
ence from neighboring towns
and Animal stories.
PAGE FoUR-EditoriaI, Use.
full information, Fun and Phil.
osophy, Fashion Plate, Of Pub
lie interest. How the Trains
Run, City and County Directory
and Personal Opinion.
PAGE FIVE-Seriai story.
PAGE Slx-sportiag (Base.
ball and Raeing) and Miscellsn.
eous.
PAGE sEvEN-Grain and
Stock Markets.
PAGE EEiGHT-chronoIo1ieal,
Personal Items, General Local .
News, An,usements, Weather,
River Column Peoples Forum
and Daily Menu.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
HEARST is DEFEATED.


Trenton, n. j., April 1.-The Dem
ocratic primaries In this city tonight
to elect delegates to the state conven.
tion that will name delegates to the
national convention. resulted in a sig
nal defeat for Hearst supporters. who
carried only one of fourteen wards.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
ARTILLERYMAN is KILLED.

Leavenworth. Kas., April Ser
geant James Carroll. of the sixteenth
battery. United States artillery. was
run over and killed by heavy se'ge
gun during parade today. the horses
having become manageable
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02

Glen Carbon, H., April 1.--As re.
suit OF a eloudburst the entire lower
half OF this town is flooded. Two
miles on the Illinois Central tracks
are washed out. The Clover Leaf and
Chicago, Peoria and st. Louis have
also lost much track.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
BY Associated Press.


Springfield. H., April 1.-The joint
scale committee this afternoon dis
.ussed the Franklin county scale. The
miners wanted the scale fixed al ~
,ents per ton Operators were will
lng to give As cents, but j. X. Deerine
md the Benton Coal Mining company
1wners of the Franklin county mines
declared they could get better rates
han IS cents as independent op
arators. and they withdrew from the
Coal Operators association.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02

Ottawa, Ohio, April 1.-The food
situation here is serious, blanchard
river being out of its banks. People
in the lower sections of town have
abandoned their homes. A. c. Me.
Adow. a liveryman. Of Ottawa. and
Frank Warnecke, of Ottaville, were
drowned at Kaia nine miles south of
here this evening
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
BY ASsnciated Press.

New York, April Dun says; The
wholesale trade in boots and sho
has expanded. Manufacturers are eX.
remely conservative. however, de-
spite larger orders. for labor outlook
is by no means settled Tone of cot
ton market Is slightly weaker and 1t.
tie forward business is reported
Trade in woolens continues dull
Failures this week in the United
States 20S, against l72 last year.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
BY the Associated Press.

Goshen, Ind, April 1.-The food
from Elkhart river has forced people
on the west side of town to abandon
their homes. Thousands of acres OF
farm lands are inundated
THE FLOOD ELSEWHERE.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02

GOV. YATES
Man in Springfield Wrote He WouIe
Kill the Governor and Burn
His Property.
BY the Associated Press

Springfield Ill, April John Har
hey. of this city, avs arrested toda.
on the charge of sending letters tc
Gov. Yates, Sheriff Brainard and
others. threatening their lives, and t.
burn their property if he was moi
given money. lie waived examination
and was sent to jail in default o.
$4,000 bend. to await the action OF
the federal grand jury.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
BABY IN GLOWING FURNACE.
Ipecial to The Bulletin.

Special to The Bulletin.
Lincoln. Neb.. April 1.-The body
of an infant was found today In
glowing furnace of the Lincoln Medi
cal furnace. 1t was discovered by
student who pulled the charred body
from the Goals. The police say the
baby was undoubtedly alive when l.
was thrown in, that il was severa
DAYS old. No arrests have been made
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
AGREE m PENNSYLVANIA.
By Associated Press.

Altoona. Pa, April l.-After a
weeks stubborn fight, the operators
and miners, late tonight. agreed upon
I scale for the Central Pennsylvania
lied. The new scale Is a reduction of
sos per cent from last years rate
G6 cents gross pc rton.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
BY Associated Press.

Bucyus. Ohio. April ALI records
for thirty years were broken here to-
day by high water in the Sandusky
river The northern part of the city
is cut off. and buildings along the bot
toms were swept away.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
BY the Associated Pres.

Crestline. Ohio April 1.--All the
lower districts of Crestine and vicin.
ity We're flooded today. Portions OF
one hundred houses are under water
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02

Concluded on Second page,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-05
DISEASE NEEDS WATCHING.
Whooping Cough Not Simple Little
Affair Many Suppose-Nearly
as Fatal as Scarlet Fever.

Eliza II. Root calls attention, says the
Woman's Medical Journal. to the fact
that this disease is too little dreaded by
the medical profession and that 1t is by
no means the simple affair that many
seem to suppose.
From the United States census OF 1900
we find that 663 died in New York from
whooping cough and $40 from scarlet
fever. In Chicago 141 died from whoop-
ing cough and 373 from scarlet fever;
Philadelphia. l79 from w%hooping cough,
1872 from scarlet fever. and SO on in the
different cities. Death from w%hooping
cough occurs most frequently from
pneumonia as a complication that in
duces heart failure, or a bronchitis may
occur that ends in sufrocation. Aaphyxia
or maresmus due to the continued eject
ing of the food or loss of appetite may
cause death
Even when death does not occur. Sc
we're disturbance of the nervous system
may remain, as weakness of the intel
lecs ard memory, inlbecility. Visual de-
fects, st~rsbismus, blindness and deaf.
ness. partial Oh complete, and even deaf
mutlsm may remain Whooping cough,
1t is evident, should he under the on
troll of health authorities, subject to
quarantine and other preventive meas
ures as much as scarlet fever.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-05
BITS.
Items OF Information Pertaining to
Matters CuIinery and
Domestic. y

A delicious filling for sandwiches IS
made of equal parts Of Swiss cheese.
grated, and chopped English wasnuts.
Season with salt and red pepper, and
noisten with enough cream or melted
batter to spread.
When the eyes are tired from too long
use of reading by insufficient light,
noisten pieces of old linen or absorbent
cotton with ono good extract, and place
them On the closed eyeliGs for fifteen
minutes or longer while you lie down in
a quiet room.
Rice should be substituted for pota-
toes ofterer than it generally is on
northern tables. There are many ways
Of cooking it besides the plain boiling.
Spanish rice is almost a meal in itself,
and will be relished by all who love
piquant dishes. Wash the rice through
Several waters, dry, and brown it in hot
drippir IS, in which e chopped onion and
a Glove Of garlic is frying. Season with
salt and pepper and add a few table,
gpoonfuls OF canned tomatoes. Cover
tho whole with hot water and cook with
out touching it until the rice is soft Add
hot water as it bcils away.
Professor Harry Snyder of the Min
nesota experiment station Of the de-
oartment of agriculture, says that
housekeepers could vastly increase the
iigestibility of beans by parboiling them
with a littlo soda, in the proportion Of
half a teaspoonful Of baking soda to a
pound Of beans and two quarts OF water.
fhs ordinary white navy bean, he as
serts, while it confirms when dry 22.5
d protein, or muscle and energy, is very
lard to digest, and taxes the digestive
apparatus more than almost any other
vegetable food.
Dietary experts warn people, es-
pecially city jewellers. against the too
constant use Of artificial preparations
and notifications Of food. For con-
tinued use these are inferior to ordinary
foods cooked in the usual way. 1t IL
easier to use cereals that require no
cooking, or are prepared by merely
pouring on boiling water; soups that
need only to be diluted and heated, ETC..
but In a very short time tho body suffers
for lack of proper nourishment. 1t is
certain that the corner delicateesen shop
is responsible for a great many starved
bodies. Children especially need solid
food, ~hygienically cooked. They should
be given the kind of food that requires
them to use their teeth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-05
He DIDN'T KsoM.

One of our citizens, when asked il
he had Joined a certain order at Perth
Ampoy. Tuesday evening, replied that
he didn't.know what he had done.
All he could remember was that he
passed in one door ut II certain place
and was pushed through another
door and then was hit with o baseball
hot and he thought that wns enough
and went flying ont of the place and
came home without ven getting a
taste of the oatables. etc.. which no
had gotten n glimpse of while making
the fying trip out. So he declare |
his lack of memory wasn't on account
of having partaken OF any OF them.
IL must have been that "bat" was our
conclusion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-05
NO "DAY OFF" FOR A JUDGE.
Barristers in Great Britain Can Apply
for Injunctions ut ANY Time
and Place.

Illustrating the proposition that a
Judge never puts aside his judgeship, the
Westminster Gazette has the following:
Yesterday Mr.. Justice Bucknill was
surprised on the links by g. barrister who
presented an urgent request for a GER
tain injunction. His lordshipsuspended
his game, and after due consideration of
the facts made the order, which was at
once t~elegraphed to Cardiff, and no
'doubt'took effect the same afternoon.
ION another occasion a barrister on
IA similar quest is rumored to have found
his quarry bathing at Brighton. With q
commendable devotion to his clients in
~terests, he hired the nosxt bathing ma
chine and rapidly Joined the judge in the
water. The judges surprise at being
suddenly accosted in the well-known
formula, Tthave su application to make,
my lerd,s inea very urgentl matterS may
be imagined. /. The law sometimes a comes
for Its proyerbial delay by these light
ming injunctions."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-05
FELLOW WAS DISCHARGED.

A nan of the namo of Wiahi, who
keeps q saloon in Pine avenue, had
Edward Erickson arrested on tho
complaint of stealing q harness from
him. Justice Mason gave the mnn u
hearing in Borough Hall last night.
Erickson had sold a harness to u
but when the harness was
produced and shown to the complaint
ant he oould simply say that it was
his harness, but could not identify it.
The Justice claimed that he would
not send o man up IN such evidence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-05
Read the classified ads. on page 5
THE INDIANS OF SAN BIAS.
They Are In Reality the Masters of
the Eastern Districts of
Panama.

Capt. Pepper, of Jones' lane, who has
traded for years with the inhabitants
and knows the whole coast Of the gulf
of Darien, where, at the mouth of the
Atrato river, the Colombian govern
ment was reported to have landed
troops for an over-mountain march on
Panama, says in the New York World:
'"The San Bias coast is a strip of
shore keys and sound, $50 miles long,
inhabited by the San Bias Indians,
who, although nomlnally under the
Colombian government, hardly recog-
nize il. They have about 30 settle
ments, where they live strictly in ac-
cordance with their ancient laws and
usages.
when Colombia tried to erect Gus
tom houses the San HAS Indians said
they would burn them, and foreign ves-
sells trading with the Gast have there
Gore, to- get clearance at C~artaGeaa.
"Cocoanutsg ivory nuts and sone tur-
tie shell are chief articles Of trade.
C%ocoanuts take the Iaacei of money,
1000 being worth SIS and four equal to
ten cents ~
While. the indians have small veae-I
table, plantations on the mainland
along fresh water streams they live,
principally on account Of wild beasts
and mosquitoes, on the keys. Another
reason for the Indians sleeping on tae
islands is the fear that their women
may be stolen.
every settlement has its own chief,
the most important being Sassadi. This
chief comes in contact with the moan
tain Indians. These mountain Indians
arc enemies of Colombia, and | think a
Columbian army trying to reach Pana-
ina By way of the mountains from the
Atrato would have a dific1lt task. 4
''The women. who perform all the
house and farm work and carry water,
wear very long. fanciful costumes,
mostly of rcd. yellnw and bhue. Around
the loias is asrather long cloak an
swering to the American skirt, while
a long, wide-sleeved blouse, worked
with ornamental patterns makes a pic
turesque costume. Z ! e. wga,ef sg j
ut lis a crime, for eswoman tt6, i7irt.
and if one ofatheir 'rcmeaiis fouEd To
saye deceived her husband the penalty
is dsath."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-05
WANT 500 NAMES.

A committee was appointed to can
vass among tho railroad employees in
this borough for the purpose OF getting
three hundred names of those who
are willingEto come under the heading
of the Y. M. @. A. in connection with
the Railroad Employees Association,
which was started at the residence
of D. O. Chase a Jews week ago.
John Perkins, of this borough, claims
that this is a splendid chance for the
Railroad Employees Association as he
SAYS on those terms the F. Il. r. COM
pany are willing to do anything for
them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-05
NEWS ITEMS.

Patrolman Oleig is still very ill.
Philemon Literary Society will
meet in K. of P. Hall, Monday AFTER
noon.
The Gifords Afternoon Whist Club
met at the home Of Mrs. J. e. Mckee,
on Station avenue, yesterday after.
noon. Three prizes were awarded to
the lucky players.
The masquerade bali of the sick
and Death benefit Society, held in
Wilder Hall, Perth Amboy, Thursday
night, was attended by q number of
T~ottenvillo people.
Master Daniel Schmeid, of Princess
Bay, is on the sick list.
Miss Anna Kanengaser. Of Princess
Bay, has resigned her position rs
b~ookkeeper in the rubber department
of the S. S. White Dental Works, to
accept a position in the gold depart
ment.
After spending several days in Phil
adelphia, MI. and Mrs. G, f. Barnes
have returned to Tottenyille.
q. j. Kane is back in Pleasant
Plains after a trip to Philadelphia.
W. A. Johnston, who has been con-
fined to his bed with a heavy cold, is
improving.
Miss Viola Gieger, of New York
and Russell Wilco, of Westfeld, will
spend Sunday with Miss Elizabeth
Forman, of Princess Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. John ston have
returned to Princess Bay after spend.
ing the winter at the Hotel at Castle
ton, St. George, "a ~. .
Miss Mae Woods, of Brooklyn, will
spend Sunday with Miss Lehia Reid,
of Broadway.
Mrs. Emil Sevenhaver, who has
been ill for several weeks, is improv-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wincapaw, of Princess
Bay, have charge of the restaurant ct
the S. s. White Dental works.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-05
SENATORS FROM KANSAS
Hoodoo Which Seems to Attach t.
Limo Of "Fatod Succession''---Bad
Luck Follows Them.

John T. ingalls, "fated succession"
is wildly recalled to mind by the
present trouble in which Senator
Burton finds himself. The brilliant
Atchiaon statesman so designated the
line of Kansas United States senators
that started out with Gen. James H.
Lane.
says the Topeka Capital, were James
H. Lane, Edward G.. Ross, Robert
Crozier, Alexander Caldwell, James
M. Harvey. Preston B. Plumb. Blsh-
op x. Perkins, John Martin, L.cien
Baker and the present Senator ].
Ralph Burton. Lane committed sui
eide. Ross committed political sui
eide by voting against the inpeach
ment of Andrew Johnson, and was
driven out of his party. Crozler,
who served about a year by appoint
rnent, died without leaving a single
mark by which his brief senatorial
career be remembered. Caldwell
resigned after two years service to
escape Investigation. .
Harvey, although he had been
governor of his state and had made
"a fairly good reputation as such,
made a very Insignificant senator. and
was, after three years service. defeat
cd for Reelection and dropped out OF
political life.o. Plumb died in Office
at Washington. Perkins served a.
brief term by appointment and Is
scarcely remembered as a. senator
Martin served two years, and left the
senate poorer IN purse and with less
prestige than he possessed when he
went in. Baker was almost a total
failure, and his crushing defeat for
reelection at the hands Of Burton Is
still warm In the memory Of the peo-
pie of Kansas.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-05
HIS A IN LIFE.
sbipwreclsed 6 wv Bought Out His
Restaurant and Devoured
the Contents.

my start in life? 2" said q man who is
now very prosperous, according to the
New York Sun. "Why it was very sim
pie.
Fourteen ytssoMs~AGs u
little restaurant, or rather a sort OF
lunch place like, In a little town on the
California coast. There was a business
opportunity in that town that | could
have jumped into in a minute if had
had the ready cash-not a very great
sum, elther-but / hadn't the money, and
| couldn't raise it.
Zone day the door of my little lunch
place was pushed open, and in walked
a tall, big. famished looking man, march
ing at the head of IL other men looking
just like him. This man at the head
looked around at the place and said:
"1How much will you take for every
thing you've got?
And right off the bat, inv~oluntarily,
/ named the amount | wanted to put
into that business; four times what all
my stock, and fixtures, too, were worth,
and never dreaming of his taking it,
but:
"We1l take It," said the big man, and
the other IL turned in a minute and
would have jumped on the eatables ON
the spot, but:
"'Hold ont says the big man. Wait
till we tend to business and he col-
lected up the money from the rest Of
them and paid it over. and then
"Well when they had got through
there was nothing left but the chairs
and the tables and the dishes. l never
saw a restaurant cleaned out so COM
pletely. I never saw men with such APP
petites; and I've seen some hungry
men.
ut was a shipwrecked crew of IL
men, who had been 70 days in an open
boat without food, and my place, down
on the waterfront, was the first eating
place they struck after they made land.
Sailors don't usually have money,
but they had it somehow. and they were
glad to pay the price. So | locked my
doors the minute they had got away and
closed on that waiting chance; and 1t
came out all right" 4
"Humph!" said the prosperous mans
q%uestioner, Edo you know of any other
place on the California coast where I
could open a lunch place like that, where
shipwrecked crews with money would
be likely to come ashore?"