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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-08-18
ROCKING A BOAT
ENDED IN DEATH
THURSToN w. BuRNELL FALLS
FROM DUG OUT AND IS
DROWNED IN BREWERS LAKE
BODY NOT FOUND.

Not thinking of the grave danger
and the fatal and tragic results OF
their folly, three happy young men
rocked a small boat on Brewers Lake
and as a result Thurston Bnrnell,
well known and very popular young
man of this city was thrown out OF
the boat and drowned yesterday after,
noon few minutes after one o'clock.
Mr.. Burnell and number of Cairo
young men left Cairo last Monday for
weeks outing on the banks OF the
lake In Missouri. Yesterday they were
in bathing and Burnell and three OF his
companions entered a small dug out
and rowed out a short distance from
the shore. All of the young men with
the exception of Burnel were good
swimmers. Owing TO an accident he
he could not swim.
The boys in happy and careless
manner commenced rocking the frall
boat from side to sile. Burnel warn
ed them that he coul1 not swim and
asked them not to rock the boat With
out thinking one of them replied, "oh.
well, hold on to the boat"
Before the words had hardly been
spoken the boat suddenly cap2ized and
the young men we're thrown in.
to the w;ter. Burnell failed TO catch
the boat and sank. He came to the
surface once but his companions were
on the other side of the capsized boat
and could not reach him In time to
save him, and his body went down for
the last time.
After doing all In their power to res
cue his body the young men sent word
to Birds Point of the sad affair and
the news was telephoned to Haynes
Boat store where Mr.. Burncll had
been employed.
Diver Charles Hill was secured and
at once went to Brewers Lake To
make a search for the body. AT this
writing, however, no further details
have been learned.
Mr.. Burnell was a well known and
highly respected young man with
large number of friends here. The
news Of his sudden death caused much
sorrow and brought forth many ex-
pressions of sympathy and regret
The party that left here Monday af
ternoon on the Katherine was com.
posed of |. A. Andrews, Robert Lewis.
Henry Halliday. Charles Gilhofer.
Karl Bauer and Louis Lynch. The
young men were having an excellent
time. fishing, hunting anJ enjoying
camp life
The only reports received last night
were from Master Harry Lynch, the
l5-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lynch Of Fifteenth street. who was
standing on the bank and witnessed
the drowning of Mr. Burnell and the
heroic efforts of his companions to
save him. Matter Lynch went to
Brewers Lake yesterday morning on
the transfer steamer to take some
pies etc. TO the young men that Mrs
Lynch had cooked for the party
While he was waiting for the boat to
return to Cairo the accident occurred. /
He was unable to give the names of
the vouug men in the boat
Mr. BurBeli had resided in Cairo
for about seven years and until re
Gently made his home with Mr.. and
Mrs Val Resch Of Eleventh street /
Several months ago. however. he was (
employed at Haynes Boat store and
had since roomed over the store on I
Ohio street
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-08-18
JAPANESE SQUADRON
is OFF FOR SHANGHAI
To Compel Russian Ships to Dsmane or Come Out-Troube
Liable to FoIIow-Eight American Warshps On Hand
to Prevent Fight in the fiarbor.
BY the Associated Press.


squadron going Shanghai of
of
Gobovo be darmed
the thinks that the
much that there
which
the Post lit will be the duty these
his
doubtless will qung
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-08-18
LOST MANY OFFICERS.
Y tho Associated Press.

Toxic, Aug. 1.-THE captain and
all the superior officers of the Russian
cruiser Rurik. which was sunk by Nd
miral Kamimura, August f4th, were
lost Twenty-three officers were
saved. Forty-four wounded men from
the Rurik have been taken to the ma
val hospital at Sasebo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-08-18

The Krupp 9-inch armor plate resisted
projectiles excellently. and 12-inch
shells recolled from IT, Our sailors
cheerfully faced the storm of red hot
iron"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-08-18
REBELLION BREAKS OUT.
Rv the Associated Press.

Brussels, Aug. 17.-It Is rep)rte'l
that a rebellion has broken out in the
Mongolia river region of the Congo
Free State and that troops have been
sent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-08-18
CRUISERS MUST LEAVE PORT.
Rv tha Associated Press

Shanghai. Aug. 1S.-The japanese
squadron is expected today Japan Is
determined. ii is said. that the protect
ed cruiser Askold and destroyer
Grozoboi shall leave port promptly or
dismantle.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-08-18
MINER BADLY CRUSHED.

Special to The Bulletin.
Harrisburg. III. Aug. 17-Frsnk
Harris. a miner. was badly crushed
by falling slate at the Ledford mines.
south ~ here today
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-08-18

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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-08-18

At Csiro ! p. 10. yestsrday:
14.0 feet; fall O.4in a hours.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11

the last few years up and down the
mountain. E.
kukui, a handsome tree with large,
silvery leaves, pointed like the leaves
of the California sycamore, character
ICES the bottoms and sides of gulches
and streams to an elevation of 1000
feet. 1t is frequently called candlenut,
because of the oily nut which it pro-
duces in abundance, and which in olden
times was used by the natives for il
Elimination. The kukui has value only
as a cover for the steep slopes where
it grows. In almost all cases It has be-
reath it dense underground of fern.
In very moist coves, protected from Sc
we're winds, the wild banana often
forms part of its underground. Near
the edges of streams the kukui is fire.
quently supplanted by the ohia-ai,
which, in small patches, forms the
densest forest to be found in the is
lands.
Mixed forests of koa, koaia, kopiko,
kolea, naio, qua and other species oc-
cur on nearly all the islands, particu-
larry on portions too dry for the spe-
cies above named to form pure for
ests. Thus, on approaching forest
area from desert, one encounters first
a mixed forest and afterwards pure
forest of some of the kinds mentioned.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11
Though the stand OF frees Dg

Though the stand OF trees De thin
the normal forest, on account OF an
abundant and luxuriant underground,
is impenetrable except one cuts his
way with knife and axe. Many OF the
trees supports climbers, such as the
ie-ie vine, which grows into the crowns
and may lace together with rope-like
stems the various trees of an entire
forest. Then there is the fern growth,
marvellous in its variety and luxuri-
ance. With species which range in
height from a few inches TO 80 feet,
growing both on trees and on the
ground and running the whole scale of
shade endurance, the ferns do much to-
ward making the virgin lerua forest
the impenetrable, dark jungle which
it often is.
Besides growing in mixture with le-
hua, koa forms pure stands over ex-
tensive tracts in Hawaii and Maui. Koa
has a leaf which is almost indistin-
guishable from the Australian black
wood, which has been commonly plant
ed in southern California and to which
il is closely related botanically. 1t is
naturally a spreading tree with short
trunk, growing in somewhat scattered
stands. Occasionally under normal
conditions it reaches a diameter of six
or eight feet and height OF rs feet.
Much greater height than this is re-
ported.
In crowded stands, the koa is forced
into a long, slender, but seldom
straight stem. 1t is intolerant of shade
at all ages, and will not terminate or
grow without large amount of light.
Koa also has the fern underground
which characterizes the lehua, though
as it grows in somewhat drier situa-
tons its underground is usually not so
luxuriant. The ie-ie vine especially is
seen in koa forest
Mamane grows successfully only on
the high slopes of Mauna Kea and
Hualalai 1t originally extended down
to an elevation of about 1000 feet on
the north slope of Mauna Kea, but was
killed out at this elevation apparently
by the encroachment of Bermuda grass.
But little of it is now found except be-
tween 5000 and 5000 feet, at which ele-
walton it forms belt clear around
Mauna Kea. In this situation it is no.
table for its rapid extension within
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11

Luncheon. - .
but enough are on
duty to attend to the presidents wants
and to the comfort of the guests whom
he always has with him. 1t is during
periods of this kind that the president
delights in entertaining little stag"
parties He surrounds himself with
his bachelor friends or those who are
in temporary widowerhood on account
of the absence of their wives and FAM
lies and a jolly party sits down to the
table morning. noon and evening.
Any Of the presidents friends who
happen to be in the city are captured
and brought into the bachelor circle.
The president is famous for discussing
matters of state and politics at his Ia
Bile, and it is common practice for
him to invite statesmen and politicians
10 luncheon or dinner for the express
purpose of discussing public issues
with them When he is alone in the
white house this custom is followed
very generally as stag party about
the table can then devote their atten-
tion exclusively to politics or states
manship, no ladies being present to
require attentions and courtesies or to
divert the drift of conversation to 9th
er subjects.
Among those whom the president
delights in having at the white house
are Attorney General Moody, a bach
elor of the cabinet; Commissioner of
Corporations Garfield, Familiarity
known as Jimmy" special council in
the post Office investigations, Holmes
Conrad; Secretary of War Taft and
half dozen other men in official life
noted for good fellowship and for their
sympathy with the presidents poll
cies and purposes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11

dnOuuI Oh TUulHe
official business. The only way he
can entirely separate himself from
work is to get out of reach of rail-
roads, telegraphs and telephones. This
Mr.. Roosevelt did last year on his big
western tour when he escaped into
the Yellowstone park for week and
got out of communication with his
secretary and the rest of the world
AT Oyster Bay the president enjoys
many personal privileges that are de-
MED him in Washington He is per-
mitted to spend more time with his
family and can indulge in sports and
pastimes of which he is fond to
greater extent than when in the white
house. At the same time he devotes a
good portion of each day to the trans
action of official business. He signs
papers and listens to official business
just as faithfully as he does in Wash
ington, so that his vacation at his
summer home is largely in name only.
Now that he is back in Washington he
will feel the full pressure of official
life. Scores and hundreds of poll
ticians have been waiting for his re-
turn to discuss with him the situation
and to press requests for appointments
and if possible TO secure promises to
be used in the campaign.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11
SERIOUS CHECK TO TRADE.
LABOR TROUBLES PROVE TO BE A
GREAT DRAWBACK.
In All Other Features, However, the
Situation Is Showing I'M
provement.

New York, Aug. 6.--R. G. Dun & Com
pany's Weekly Review of Trade says:
Labor controversies are the most seri-
Gus drawbacks to recovery in business,
most other important factors tending
toward improvement Despite some re-
duction in the yield of wheat, crop pros
poets are most encouraging, and the loss
in quantity of wheat promises to be fully
offset by higher prices, so that the agri-
cultural communities will be in position
to purchase commodities freely. De-
layed orders for iron and steel products,
are being placed, and at wooden mills
there is notable increase in activity.
Railway earnings in July were only "a
per cent. smaller than year previous,
and at many cities there is evidence of
returning confidence, with a little inn
provement in mercantile collections.
But several strikes in progress and
Others under consideration initiate
against resumption of normal condi-
tions in trade and manufacture Foreign
commerce at this port for the last week
shows a decrease of loo, 48S in ex-
ports, and loss Of $780, 15 imports,
as compared with the same time last
year, the latter item being partially re-
sponsible for the loss in federal reye-
nue..
Failures this week in the United
States are 230, against 220 last week,
231 the preceding week and 17S the cor
responding week last year. Failures in
Canada number IS, against Is last week,
20 the preceding week and 10 last year"
Bradstreet's says: Business and in
dustrial conditions are still irregular and
render generalization as to the future
difficult. Continued good reports from
the corn crop and absolutely brilliant
conditions in cotton tend to Offset unde-
niably disappointing results in the pre-
mier cereal, wheat. Dispatches to Brad
streets indicate an appreciable enlarge
ment in the distribution of merchandise
at western points, collections show a
slight gain and southern advices, buoyed
by good crop advices, are optimistic. The
iron trade, too, is showing Improvement,
and even bituminous coal is looking up.
A few large strikes are responsible for
considerable idleness in different indus
tries. Altogether, the outlook, while
cheerful enough in the main, needs defin-
lite assurances of good crops and of set
tied labor difficulties"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11
ENLIGHTENMENT CHARGED.
Manager of "Home Investment,
Company Is Held
for Trial.

= Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. &C. w. Horn.
manager of one of the numerous home
investment companies which Attorney
General Hamlin declared illegal, was
brought to this city Friday by Chief of
Police Anderson, who arrested him in
Chicago. Horn gave $500 bond in the
circuit court to appear for trial. He is
indicted on the charge of embezzlement.
He was manager of cooperative home
investment company association which
promised to buy homes for persons max
Ing certain deposits with the company.
1t was alleged the company failed to
make good its promises.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11

ing Hearst man but accepted the re-
suit at st. Louis with his usual COM
placency, although he has sacrificed
none Of his opinions regarding the is
sues the party stood for in 1900 and
1896. He was asked the other day
whether the proceedings Of the St.
Louis convention really committed the
party to the gold standard "Well
now" said Edwards, II think I can
best illustrate the situation by relating
little story of the experience of a
travelling man, a friend of mine.
This drummer on his return from
his first trip on the road turned in an
expense account in which was such
items as a pair OF shoes, $3.50; one
shirt, 80 cents; hat, $780, and few
other things of the same nature.
Here, what does this mean?' said
the head of the house. we don't mind
being liberal in expense allowances,
but we are not buying wearing appar-
ell for our agents. You've got to fix
up different expense account
THE next trip my friend turned in
his expenses, which footed up a larger
amount than on his first trip, but it
was paid without murmur. That's
something like an "expense account.
said the head of the firm. You don't
see any oyercoats mentioned among
the items?' asked my friend No, Il
do not was the answer Well, the
overcoat is in there all the same re-
sponded my friend with grin.
''That is the way with the st. Louis
platform and convention" laughed Ed
wards, you may not find the gold
standard among the items, but it is in
there all the same,''
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11

49,. ,,. the American nag
on the white house
every morning. Just before he had to
give up work he made a blunder that
betrayed his falling faculties. He ran
UP the flag Union Jack down, the sig
nal of distress. The mistake was quick
ly discovered and rectified, but Uncle
Jerry never got over this blunder. He
took it as a sign that he was failing
and the time had come to give up
work. He was relieved from duty and
soon took to his bed, where he now
lies slowly passing away with cancer
Of the stomach. In his modest little
home ne has not been forgotten. as.
President Roosevelt, National Chair
man Cortelyou and many high officials
have called to Inquire after the odd
man and to let him know that he is
we'll remembered
Uncle Jerry is Virginia negro and
was first engaged at the white house by
Gen. Grant. Up until the last few
months he was a man of striking APP
pearance. Fully six feet tall, broad
shouldered, with erect carriage and
wearing a snow-white mustach and
imperial Jerry Smith was a regular
colored field marshal. He was univer-
sally esteemed for his good nature,
cheerfulness and willingness. No one
ever heard him grumble about work
that might be required of him. During
his 80 odd years service he was en-
ployed in all sorts of positions, from
cook to head usher at an official func-
ton. OF late years he seemed to be
the official buster in the executive man
sion, for he was never separated from
a large feather duste1 with which he1
was continually brushing furniture and
windows. In manner he was colored
Chesterfield. His death will remove
very conspicuous landmark from Off
,ial Washington and will leave Arthur
Simmons, North Carolina negro who |
came to the white house as refugee
Turing Lincoln's administration as the
link between the old and |
lew white house regimes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11

4 ABNOLS Al TIC LIZ
brary Dome. A' Deau'iiui
statuary and pro-
fusion of gold paint, with evident sat
isfaction Tor they concluded to locate
there permanently They selected a
cornice, in which they placed nest
made Of excelsior, which has for its
background the gilded dome on which
1000 worth of gold leaf was used.
The example of this pair of pigeons
has been followed until now quite lit
tie flock gathers daily on the gold
dome and their grooming can be dis
tinctly heard in the reading room be-
low. The birds fly through the ventila-
tors every day in search OF food and
are very much at home in the beautiful
building. The library authorities do
not know how to get rid of them with
out closing the ventilators. which
would not be comfortable in the pres
ent summer temperature.
The pigeons are of the ."tumbler"
variety and in flying about the rotunda
they sometimes startIe the readers at
the public desks.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11
A 1rees TO Fnsinn

Lincoln, Neb., Aug, 6.-Thomas H.
Tibbles, of this city, populist candidate
for vice president, has been strongly op-
posed to fusion with the democrats, but
on Friday he said he would agree to
fusion with any party that would oppose
monopolies. He said he would consent
to division of the ticket in Nebraska.
This practically makes fusion certain
when the two state conventions meet
here next Wednesday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11
"Ten Old Maids -

The story is told of teacher of In
dams at Hampton, Va, who was read
ing them the parable of the Ten Vir-
gins by the aid of an interpreter; as
she, read, she noticed furtive smile
in the faces of her usually sober-vis-
aged pupils. and, stopping to inquire
the cause, discovered that, owing to
the paucity of the Indian dialect,
which made the same word serve for
virgin and old maid. the story, as it
was sifted down through the interpre-
ter. was to the effect that ''ten old
maids lighted their lanterns and went
out to look for husbands. Worlds
Work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11

lNIEKlOk OF a .LEI1C a FORREST.
Mexico, and is called a1garoba The
first algaroba tree in Hawaii grew from
a seed planted in 1887 by Father Bach
eliot, founder of the Roman Catholic
mission. This tree, which is about two
feet in diameter and SO feet tall, yet
stands in thrifty condition at the cor
ner OF Fort and Beretania streets, Hon.
olulu. 1t is the progenitor Of at least
so acres of forest, which is fairly well
distributed over the different islands.
Situated as they are, the algaroba
forests are more accessible than the
other forests of the islands. Indeed,
there are hundreds of cases where the
forest has taken possession of old feed
lots and pastures on farms and sugar
plantations, and even on vacant lots
towns. Some Of the suburbhof Hon
Ai5a SsisiiiiiijjsRfe thickag EoYIsq ups afga-
roba. The wood, TnlSh is valuable for
iuel, sells at the plantations land in
Honolulu for nine and ten dollars per
cord. 1t lasts well in the ground when
used as fence post. Both fuel and
fence posts are in, such great demand
that there is extensive cutting in these
forests.
All of the five important islands are
mountainous, their highest points rang
ing from 4,030 feet On Oahu to 1890
feet on Hawaii, and all the mountains
are to considerable extent forested.
The native forests are distinctly of
tropical character None OF the famil-
lar trees of the north temperate zone
are present. The observer looks in
vain for oaks, naples, pines or spruces.
There is one representative each of
Sapindus, Sophora and Zanthoxylum,
and two or three of Acacia, but all diff
fer distinctly from their cogeners in
the United States.
The forests are composed mainly of |
five distinct types: Pure growths of |
lehua, koa, mamane and kukui. and |
mixed forests. which are made up of |
koa, koaia, kopiko, kolea, naio, qua and |
other species.
The ohia-lehua, which forms pure |
stands or growths with small admfx-
ture of koa, naio, kopiko and pua on
all the different islands, is the typical
forest of regions of very heavy rainfall.
such as northeast slopes and mountain
ops under 5000 feet elevation. 1t COM
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11
AN AWFUL DEATH.
Buried in Ditch and Expires Before
Relief Was Possible.

Fort Dodge, Ia, Aug. 6.-ChaHles
Hamilton was buried under a mass of
dirt, which caved in on him while mo
was engaged in digging at the bottom
OF an eighteen foot sewer. His two
companions. John HURLEY and Frank
Ellsworth, escaped with but slight In
juries, but were unable to assist their
luckless companion. Hamilton's head
was not buried, and he was strangled
to death before help could reach afm.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11
Great Lockout Certain.

New York, Aug. 6.-The striking
building trades unions were said Fri
day to be prepared to accept the chal-
lenge of the building trades employers
association and that great lockout of
all unions who have ordered strikes in
the subway and elsewhere in the build
ing trades is practically certain.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11
The Old Old story.

The hour was growing rather late, still
he and she hung on the gate. Said he,
MY dear, you bet hate to break away,
but such is fate" Said she. well, we've
another date tomorrow night, so let us
wait" Their arms entwine--they escu-
late, and both declare It's great--then
say Good night" and separate Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11
Lynched.

Richmond, Va, Aug. cit was
learned Friday that Andrew Dudley.
the negro boy who assaulted little
Bloomer McClain, in Nelson county.
and who Thursday night was taken BY
a mob from Officer Crisser at Alton.
was hurried to the scene of his crime
and hanged to a cherry tree.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11

ali WOIh anu SSu-
eral fac t o t u IN
about the white
h o u sc. A I e w
months ago failing
health compelled
him to leave the
old m a n S / o n,
where he h a d
served SO faithful
ly since President
Grants first adj
ministration. One
of his duties was
the running up Of
- -
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11
Jealous husband kills wife.

Hinton, w. Va, Aug. 6.-Ben Milan
has shot and instantly killed his wife
at Sewell while in fit of jealousy.
Milan took an active part in the re-
cent miners strike and lost his posi-
ton and was out of employment. He
was jailed at Fayetteville.