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Cleaning Of Mexico.
From the Buffalo Express.


The cleaning of Havana and Santiago has
practically left Mexico the worst fever dis
trict. That country is never free from the
disease. though the indications are that, an
a result of the severe epidemic of last year,
different story may soon be told. With
Mexico out of the way-for 1t may be ex-
pected that the Mexican government will
carry out the promises 1t recently made to
representatives of the United States marine
hospital service to destroy the plague spots
and enforce sanitary regulations-the Gen.
trail and South American countries are left
to deal with. Some of the latter have said
within year that they would clean their
ports, but such statements cannot be re-
lied upon.
1t is for his reason that the sanitary
work which the United States will be
obliged to do along the canal strip will have
more beneficial results than simply making
the district a healthy place to live in. The
influence of that work will be felt In Gen.
trail and South America, and IL unquestion-
ably will spur the negligent governments
to do their share in preventing epademics.
This phase of the canal question has at
tracted little attention. but II is of far
reaching Importance. The building of such
a waterway as the isthmian canal will be q
great attainment, but of hardly less value
to mankind win be the cleansing of the foul
cities to the north and south Of the isthmuA
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Alaskan Tin.
From Mines and Minerals.


The tin finds in the United States that
have been periodically announced for SO
many years have tended to make men
skeptical as to the probability of the ex-
istence of this valuable metal in this coun-
try in large quantities. However, contrary
to past reports in this connection, the
value of the tin-bearing dixie recently dis
covered In Alaska seems to increase with
time. 1t has been reported that ore to the
amount of fifteen tons from the Alaska Tin
Mining Company was brought to Seattle
Wash, recently. This ore was taken out
by sluice boxes, and resembles ordinary
gray sand (stream tin), and samples taken
from the cargo assayed % per cent tin at a
government assay office. This ore had all
been worked by hand, but having demon
strated that the ore was In sufficient guam
tity and rich enough to pay to work it the
and machinery that will handle 500 tons OF
dirt a day. The season. however, is limited
to 100 working days.
A later report In regard to this Alaska
ore has it's source In an assay Office in
Providence, r. l., which announces that 1t
is very high grade almost pure cassi-
terite, and needs no concentration what
ever; further that twenty claims have been
taken up by different parties, two of whom
have sent to their Office ore which averaged
rearly 30 per cent tin. In view of the fact
that hitherto no tin has been probably
mined in the United States, and that for the
years 1890 and 1902 tin imported was worth
about "a cents a pound at New York city
on a consumption of over IS 000, 600 pounds,
the Importance Of this discovery is appar-
ent-
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| side of steep hill. On one side was a
precipice, on the other rock wall. The
| hosiery was built on the outside OF the
| road the back part overlooking a deep
chasm.
Our guards put US in room in the mid
| die of the house. One guard then went
| into another room at the lower end Of the
house. Anybody passing on the road that
way he must necessarily see. The other
guard had taken the two horses up the
road to the stables, and nobody could pass
that way without being seen by him.
"'Comradesv said one Of my fellow pris-
oners. now is our time-let us escape!
THE other man and both refused.
1--WE know we shall be acquitted any,
how we said, so why endanger our lives
for nothing?
But the third man thought otherwise.
I shall be condemned to death If am
tried he said. so / intend to make a
break now. Goodbye, comrades.
He went outside and up the road toward
the stable. When he reached the end of
the house he turned and disappeared. We
then went to back window and saw him
creeping around the house on a ledge
barely foot wide. How he did 1t with his
arms bound l can never understand. A
slip would have meant fall of hundred
feet on jagged rocks. But he crawled
safely around, and struck the road below
the house. so that the guard in the lower
end room could not see him.
I'VE afterward heard that he ran down
the road half mile, where he met some
that bound his arms and he struck into the
mountains. He was three days on the
mountain trails without a crust to eat, but
finally he got safely into Bulgaria"
Leader of the Movement.
1t is of the principal leader of the in
surgent movement-Boris Sarafoff-that the
Macedonian peasants tell remarkable sto-
ries Of narrow escapes and daring deeds. For
many years he has defied the Turks to cap
ture him, although he mingles with them,
sometimes as priest or peasant, and even
as Turkish officer. In his younger days
his favorite disguise was that of woman,
for his face was smooth and beardleSs. His
followers tell story of how his quick re-
source saved a band of his men from being
entirely cut up and captured.
Almost a hundred insurgents were be-
sieged in an old convent, surrounded on all
sides by Turks. who were several thousand
strong. Suddenly. in the midst of the fir
ing mounted Turk, with the straps of an
officer of high rank, galloped up to the bat
TALON besieging the convent on the side to-
ward the mountains. He ordered the bu-
gler to sound a certain movement which
sent the entire battalion swinging down to
the right leaving a large opening In the
surrounding lines. The besieged Macedo-
mans saw their opportunity. made desper-
ate sortie, cut their way through and made
for the mountains
The Turkish officer who had given the
commanding the Turks to follow. AS they
were not mounted. they could not. But
that pursuing Turkish officer never came
back Later on. the bewildered Turks re-
membered his face as that OF Boris Sara
foff.
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The Country Beautiful.
m the Portland (Me.) Press.

FROM the Portland tMe.) Press.
While the cities and larger towns OF the
United States are giving more and more
attention every year, and profitably, too.
to the beautfying of streets and the max
Ing Of parks, may We not hope that the
movement will in time extend to the small
er towns and villages and even to the coun-
try lanes and byways of our agricultural
communities? How many of us who have
not seen the country lanes of England have
painted mind pictures of their summer
ueauty, with hedge and bower and country
park? OF course, We can expect nothing
like this to be accomplished in this coun-
try all at once. but we may hope that In
dividual pride and common effort will soon
show tendency to develop the possibilities
that offer in every rural community. Tho
state of Maine. from being the summer
resting and recreation ground of so many
thousands of people. has especial motive
for moving along these lines.
And II we but stop to think what has
been going on during the past ten or fifteen
years perhaps we shall conclude that tho
leaven is already working How many
more village improvement and sidewalk re-
pair and cemetery societies there are In
country villages than there were a score OF
years ago. How many more public libra
ries have been built and what a forward
movement has been made in the architec-
tural beauty of country school houses and
churches. And, again, the trolley Is play
ing its part In bringing about the country
beautiful. For SO long country places
are not much seen they likely to de-
velop little pride of appearance. But with
the trolley extending to small villages and
along country roads throughout the state
there is being made a proportionate effort
to make the country along the way and the
villages through which they pass cleaner,
better kept and more attractive. There il
provided for identifying the smaller places.
but the people who live in country villages
and on the farms along country roads may
continue to do much themselves. as they
have been doing, either individually or by
concerted effort. Let the good work go on
in increasing proportions as the years bring
greater spurs to effort and larger oppor-
tunitieS
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A RUSSIAN ON THE WAR
Nobody Wanted It Save Those Who
Worked for It for Years.

From the New York Sun.
It is hard to get the few Russians other
than the Russian Jews who have made
this country their home to talk OF the war
with Japan. Fewer still defend 1t. one
of the best educated Russians living near
New York is Dr. Victor Personnel He'
with nineteen other students at the Uni
yersity of Odessa, was dismissed Tor out
spoken expressions of disfavor at certain
acts of government officials. Inns was ao
twelve years ago. Personnel came 10
America His father is merchant in
Odessa.
The SON went to Boston, where he en-
tered the Boston Law School. but later
gave up the study Of law to take up
medicine, studying at the Harvard medical
school He Is now a resident of Newark,
N. j., where he has built up large prac-
tice and Is recognized as physician OF
high standing. Asked for an opinion OF
Rnssia's policy in handling the problems
with which she has to deal, he said:
Excuses l may give you, and explana-
TONS but for defenses you had better see
the Russian consul. The war was not un-
have worked to that end for years. And
it is not war of the Russian people. II
It were possible to say a word In Russia 8
defense, / would be glad to say 1t, but l
can't.
.That war of some sort was inevitable
has been apparent to thinking Russians for
wears but japan was not considered the
most likely victim. England seemed first
in line, with Germany and the triple alli-
ance good second. Russia needs markets,
and she knows it-that is, the ruling class
es do-the officeholders, manufacturers and
the like. And the market was not to be
had in Russia.
"My father an Odessa merchant, who il
now visiting me in Newark, tells me that
Russian cloth is rapidly displacing the
English importations, and the manufac-
turers are hungry for export trade. That.
of course, is only one instance, quoted with
out recourse to statistics, and based simply
on general observation.
1.-The newspaper reports, officially In
spired, Of course, telling of popular enthu-
siasm over the war, make me tired, to
speak colloquially. The war spirit exists
only in the classes that wanted the war
fectly safe in saying that not One-half OF
the rank and file of the Russian army
knows what the war is about. But fight
| they will, when ordered to the front and
told that Papakin Car wishes to kill on
| the japanese.
AT home, in the peasant village, they
know that the son has been sent to the
war; that is all. If he has been staying In
a far-off garrison he may go to battle and
| to foreign lands, and the village folk may
never know OF 1t until he returns-if he
does return.
You people in America cannot under.
ance and the superstition of the Russian
peasant who makes up the Russian army
Give Russia fifty years of public schools
and then peoples war, and she will wipe
on the worlds map any nation exceptine
the United States. But the war-bahr'
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Against Heavy Odds.

From the town of Palanka in the prov
ince of Scopia, comes the story of daring
fight against heavy odds in which Madam
Arnaudova, Macedonia's Joan dare figures
prominently.
A band of twenty insurgents crept down
on Turkish garrison just at dawn, their
object being to dynamite the barracks.
Madam Arnaudova was with them.
Somehow they alarmed the town too soon,
and the Turks came out The insurgents
lay down to avoid detection The Turks
have a custom of carrying torches with
them at night, so that they may not mis-
take each other for the enemy. There are
about two torch bearers to each company,
and, of course, they always take to shelter
Madam Arnaudova's band saw the Turk
ish torches darting here and there, first in
front, then to the right and left. By the
light of the breaking dawn they saw sew
eral regiments of Turks.
Come, jump up, men, said the leader
I'VE must retreat"
But not a man budged. Then they even
saw torches to their rear. They were en-
tirely surrounded.
IF you are men you will follow mel! she
cried.
Every man jumped up. They decided to
break through on their right where the
torches seemed fewer. The Turks opened
fire when they saw the Macedonians, but
the latter charged, hurting their sticks OF
were several hundred strong at this point.
they broke and ran, while the score of
Macedonians and the one woman not only
escaped. but also dynamited the barracks.
with only a loss of three killed.
A Daring Escape.
Constantine Stephanove, a Macedonian
delegate now i'm New York. tells the story
Of daring escape made by Macedonian
prisoner of which he was an actual wit
ness. Mr.. Stephanove was himself ar
rested some months ago.
There were three of u.s. he said, land
we We're marched on foot from Mehomia to
Sores, where we were to be tried before the
tribunal OF the khaimakam, sort of dis
trict governor The distance Is a days
travel. Our arms were tightly bound be-
hind US. and two mounted troopers guarded
us.
1.-THE country through which we marched
Is just between the mountains and the low
- ~ ~t~~d = INV,
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Jamaican Folk Lore.

From the London Mail.
Hostesses in search Of novel entertain
ment wherewith to amuse their guests
have lately been seeking the services of
Miss Pamela Coleman Smith, teller of
Jamaican folk lore stories. whose methods
are as original as they are fascinating.
Imagine an average west end drawing
room. the guests under the influence of
what has been described as the someone
is-going- o-something-hush.' man.
four feet long, with a couple of slender
candlesticks. Miss Coleman Smith follows,
dressed in a loose robe of brilliant orange
hue, with an arnful of tiny wooden figures
gaudy with varied color and tinsel. Round
her head Is q kind OF red turban.
The lights are lowered, the condles light
ed, and placed to act al footlights, and the
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Told of Samuel johnson,
From the Chicago News.

From the chicago News.
DIR. Samuel Johnson married a Mrs
Porter of Birmingham. That lady's daugh-
ter thus described the Doctors wooing:
His appearance was very forbidding; he
was then lean and lank. SO that his I'm
mense structure of bones was hideously
striking to the eye, and the scars of the
scrofula were deeply visible. He also wore
his hair, which was straight and stiff and
separated behind; and he often had, SEEM
ingly convulsive starts and odd gesticula-
lions, which tended to excite at once sur
prise and ridicule. Mrs. Porter was SO
much engaged by his conversation that she
overlooked all these external disadvantages
and said to her daughter: This is the
most sensible man that l ever saw in my
life.' Mrs. Porter, who was twice john
sons age. was not easily won. Urged by
her learned lover to say why she still re-
fused him, she said ian uncle of hers had
been hung and she did not wish to bring
disgrace on him." Us that allT' said John
son. why. though have never had an
uncle hung. I have two or three uncles who
deserved 1t. So let's get married and say
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Thousands of situations have been OBJ
taiIied through the want columns Of The
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-15
RESULT OF TIE soRTiE.

Back to Port Arthur Battle ships
Retvizan, Pobieda, Peresviet Seyasto-
pol ami Poitava, armored cruiser Ba-
yam, hospital ship. two gunboats and
several destroyers.
Escaped:
To Kiachou (German) Battle ship
CZareyitch BADLY damaged); protect,
ed cruiser Pallada, protected cruiser
Noylk Cleft at expiration of twenty.
four-hour period, and three destroy
ers.
To Chefoo (Chinese) Destroyer
Rieshitelni (afterward captured and
towed away by two Japanese destroy.
ers).
To Shanghai (Chinesel-Proteeted
cruiser Askold, destroyer Grozovi.
Location in doubt-Cruiser Diana,
reported at Kiaou Chou (German) and
Port Arthur probably at former.
Shanghai reports four Russian war
ships and one destroyer off Saddle Is
lands. go miles south of Shanghai.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-15
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BUSINESS LOCALS. !

- - - = - - - - - - -
Burke's Livery. Feed and Boarding
Stables. first-class livery service. 4
fine line OF carriages for funeral oc
casions. Always the best.
Going to build or repair this
spring? See Kelly Bros. Lumber Co
for anything in lumber or building
material.
Watermelons, peaches, biackber-
ries. tomatoes, cucumbers, spring
chicken and other delicacies at
O'Shea's, Eighth street Free deliv.
cry wagons. Both phones.
Always ask for American Trading
stamps. See the beautiful rewards IN
the window of Mrs Farrow's mllln-
cry store.
buy, sell ind take in pawn every
thing. Ladies and gents clothing
specially. Guy B. Perry. the pawn
broker, 507 Commercial avenue.
Every clothing house In existence
has $500 suits. but they are not our
kind at this price. We are top
notchers" in giving the greatest val
ues. See our line of Black Venetians
and fancy silk mixtures. Bench made,
shape retaining fronts hand padded
shoulders. They are the $40 kind
elsewhere. Banner Shoe and Cloth
ing House, corner Eighteeth street
and Commercial avenue.
For fresh vegetables, fancy and
staple groceries and choice meat call
at the Walter & Sherick market,
Eighth street.
Engraved calling cards-Your name
engraved on copper plate lin script
and a hundred cards for $3.50. 100
cards from your own plate for s1.00.
John A. Miller. jeweler, Ninth and
Commercial avenue.
603 Commercial avenue, Gazzolo's
confectionery just received fresh
lot OF Huyler's and Allegretti's de-
licious chocolates. also Sparrow's !
high grade candies, also mushrooms, |
olive oil. macaroni.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-15
TO LODGE A PROTEST.
BY the Associated Press.

st. Petersburg, Aug, 14.--Foreign
Minister Lamsdorff has instructed the
Russian ambassador at Paris to re-
quest France, on behalf of Russia, to
lodge u protest with the French min
lister at Toxic against what is de.
scribed as an outrageous violation
Of Chinese neutrality and Of the uni
versally recognized principles of in
ternational law" involved in the Jap
anese attack on the Russian torpedo
boat destroyer Reshitelni in the men.
trail harbor of Chefoo.
The foreign powers have been in
formed of the Russian declaration and
the Russian. minister at Pekin is
charged to protest to the Chinese GOV
eminent
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-15
COWBOY FIRE FIGHTERS
Methods used by Plainsmen in Fight
ing Flames on the Prairies are
Effective.


The 'flremen of the plains" worl
with system, each man knowing
what is expected of him and bravely
! executing II like fiTemen of the city
Cowboys are the fire fighters of the
plains and burning grass is the ma
terial consumed.
We will take for Illustration. the
great Espula, or spur" ranch in the
lower Panhandle country of northwest
Texas and go back number of years.
| when destructive fires were more fire.
quent than they nov are. Hundreds of
cowboys were employed on that ranch
living in camps widely separated, GOV.
ering the unsettled counties OF Dick.
ems, Crosby Cara and Kent
Great anl very destructive prairie
fires often occurred. and systematic
plans were adopted to fight success.
fully that devouring element which
not only involved great loss Of grass,
but OF stock also One of the most
successful plans was the following: II
was Understood among the men at the
various camps that when smoke was
discovered ascending from the prai.
RE each and every cowboy must saddle
his horse and gallop away toward the
fire straight cut in a line from his
camp
ThislaG.cbej oneatlight yziianb
This had to be done at night also.
the ERE then being discovered by its
light, and the boys would come from
every direction striking the line Of
fire at many different places almost
at the same time. If the fire had
spread much the men from the differ
ent camps would sometimes be many
miles from each other. those from the
same station going in a squad togeth-
err
II if was at night the scene would
be one of wild and weird grandeur
he great line Of fire. the galoping
horses as the cowboys approached II,
some from camps on opposite sides.
their forms and those of their horses
standing in relief in the bright glare
Of the burning grass. Herds Of bel
lowing, frightened, Stampeilns cattle
made the scene more terrible and ex-
citing as they ran before the pursuing
cracking. roaring flames. Above the
din could be heard loud shouts Of com
msnl from leaders Of the assembling
men
The men we're not standing still on
their horses. The fire was travelling. !
and they were going with 1t until
ready to begin their attack. Cattle
must be sacrificed 70 save cutie. As
soon as an animal fell four cowboys
dismounted AMI sharp knives and
hatehets were at work, and in less
time THAI 81 takes TO tell the slain an
imal vas cut in twain The halves /
were split so as TO lag fat upon the
ground and 70 each h1of thP end Of
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-15
DECLINES INVITATION
President Roosevelt viii Not Come
to Illinois Editors
Meeting.

Washington, d. C., Aug, ll.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt has declined an invi-
tation to attend the next annual meet
ing Of the Illinois Editorial associa-
ton extended by Controller Of the Cur
rancy William b. Ridgely and George
C. R-rkiu. editor OF the Atlas of Mon
mouth. ILL., President Roosevelt de-
clinel because he does not intend TO
accept any invitations until after cleo
ton Mr.. Rilgely discussed the politi-
cal situation in Illinois with the pres
ident ana said that the state will roll
up a majority Of from 10000 to 1907
goo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-15
SLEUTHS PROBING
BLACK HAND GANG
Continued from first page.)

ever confidence the father may have
had IN the statement of his partner
was Thoroughly dispelled by his adj.
ditional defeat and this evening, af-
| ter Ii z news of Laducca's trail had
been discovered he said
Il an losing hope fear that
shall never find my son"
Mrs Mannlno is also giving away
to deeo pair. The services of a physi-
clan sre constantly needed for her
now and there are momentary fears
of an utter collapse.
One If the dramatic features of the
case day was the enlistment of the
servicl OF 100 Of the Italian laborers
emplo. ed BY Mannlno Cigretto in the
search for the stolen child.
Tony was a general fayorite among
the men and as the feeling against
the kiinappers is high. should the
gang and these iaborers meet a bloody
battle may be nrecipitated which
viii Wipe ont the existence Of the
band tlat has spread terror through
the Italian colony.
Cigr ito. Mannion's partner, in de.
nying that they would treat with the
gang, said tonight
"Tney have demanded money, but
they viii get meme. II will not be
gold. but lead that they will receive
If we ever get our eyes on them"
Crof, Is continue TO flock around the |
ManLiao home The fear of kidnap- !
pers has gone abroad through the
and the excitement /
among the residents of the Italian col
ony has been raised to the highest !
pitch
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-15
TO BE DlsMANTLED.
Associated Press.

bJ LUb AShUtIdINu TItSE.
Chefoo. Aug. 14.-Only one Russian
torpedo boat remains at Tsing-Chou
with the Czarevitch.
The japanese demanded the depar-
ture of the Czareyitch, but the gov
ernor Of Using. Chou replied that yes.
sci would remain. but be dismanted
The Japanese consul has ordered
all steamers bound for Japanese ports
TO postpone departure.