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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-05
CANToN.HANKOw'S LINE EXTENSION
20 Preference To Be Shown in the Matter
Of Foreign Capital.

Picking. Oct At is announced by the American
Legation. with reference to the Canton-Hankow
Railway, that a previous statement 20 the effect
that II foreign capital should be necessary in ex-
tending the railway beyond the limits Of American
and Belgian direction by the construction of a line
60 Chung King. in the Province Of sze-Chuen, SO
miles above Hankow American ana British hnan-
cieTs would have the preference, is Incorrect
What the Chinese government promises IL that
Il foreign capital is sought application will first be
made to American and British fnancers. but that
there lS 20 be no preference.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-05
BANDITS IN ACTION.
Organised Bodies Reported Fighting
witk the japanese.

LONDON, Oct. 5.-According to The Morning
Posts" correspondent at Moukden. Chinese nan
dts. organized into regular troops ore Aghtine
daily side by side With the japanese on their
west fsnk south of Hsin-M in-Tun.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-05
CHINA MAY BLOCK GREAT BRITAIN
Amban at Lhasa Unauthorized to Sign
Neutrality-suspicious. Hardships

London. Oct. 4.-Dispatches from the Lhasa
expedition say that the Chinese Amban signed
the Anglo-Tibetan treaty without having re-
eeived the necessary permission from the Chi
nese government. The expedition. these advica
say, is undergoing great hardships in its march
toward India.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-05
JAPANEsE AeITATIoN IN CHINE.

London. Oct. 4-Reports have reached London
from Official sources that many japanese have
appeared recently IN the big cities of Northern
China. and that they have begun an agitation
which Il is feared II the Russians gain victories
q, MonrburIa nav result in disorders which
might lead 10 the Intervention OF the powers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-05
LIGHTER RAMmEp AND BEAcHeD.

The steam lighter Elizabeth ConkIing had 20 Be
beached about o'clock last night after she had
been ranrned by Long Island Railroad float OF
the Battery. he tug Tmmins towing an italian
steamship leIt Rer TO save the lighter o. towing
her 70 tae Jersey shore, where she oeaehed her.
The uRnlels steam pipes burst and her upper
works we're BADLY damaged. Ne ons Was hurt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-05
AL QUIET AT vLAplvosrok.

Niaoipostok, Oct. 4-rhe town is quiet and
many families who ned 20 the interior earlier
N the season are returning. II lie an excellent
FISHING season but there is scarcity OF salt
Navigation on the Amoor win close this week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-05
THE JAPANESE MTRENCHING.
German Correspondent Believes That oyama
VIII Await Attack.

Berlin. Oct. 5-colonel Gaedke, the "Tage-
hlatrs' correspondent IN the Far East tele-
graphs from Aoukden that the japanese appar.
ently are no longer advancing, but are prepar-
< Eng for defensive operations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-05

Note-The following article has been wissE
published and - one OF the most remarkable
Illustrations Of the value OF careful HlarShalinS
and analysis Of facts In presenting subject to
the public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

vent reinforcements from reaching
the besiegad. which, according 10
this morning dispatches. have been
ordered there, The Russians are lust
al determined TO holl the fort Tor
ia lose the fight will mean .urronder
as they can not retreat, ana II may
moan the end of the war just what
part the crippled Russian tleet VIII
rIav Il difficult 90 forecast i IS now
cooncd ND in the harbor, and none
but the smaller vessels can pass
throngh the channel II it should
-ucceei in getting ont it would in
e,it1hlv he DESTROYED by lagos i'm
mensely superior fleet II can render
Irt little assistance to the land
troops in the battle, when the general
mi>.up comes, as it might infict Ms
mucb damage on one side a. on the
other The fleet is therefore in p'-
@rion not unlike The army. It viii 20
forth 10 certain de truction, sur
render or destroy itself If the land
operations Of the japanese are sue.
cessful
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04
THE NEGRO VOTE

The importance of the negro vote
10 the success OF the Republican party
IA various states has been commented
unon Al various times, and the Repnb-
Iicau press has rather sought TO dis
credit the assertion that hut for this
vote the party could not carry mum
Der Of what are considered reliably
RtNubliCan stateS tn. President
ia, been the need Of holding this vote
has been amply demonstrated by ms
action in variety Of ways, more es-
pecially in forcing negro appointments
IN offices i'm the southern states. where
snch action would not ieopardite his
cause in the Republican states. by the
displeasure of whie people, which
would certainly be the case If he dar-
"a Ia make such appointments M tNe
batter Taking frum the census of 1900
tha number Of negroes Of voting age
in the close states of California, ke1-
tuckv Indiana. New Jersey and New
York and comparing these with the
Republican pluralities in those states
At the latest elections Of the state OF
acers and The great Importance OF the
negro vote TO the Republican party l.
clearly shown
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04
TIE PROMISE TO OBEY.

49, ~ C,Ii, psrrcr W,ollpv of
r,iu.,. ,,,,rl,tns that she IA seldom
.n,s an >, s,launjze. the rires OF
s.'',, ,l,bo,gh .be has the au-
,,.s..t,. -, =, So she attributes this
t,s nr,i,iics If the men. who do
wa, M bsr csrononv because she
.'1...,a .,.,,.. nr,ni4a frnm the bride
49, b.gh,p5 She thinks
,s III reason ia exact such.
-. and is certain that the bride
.... ,..,., (,
M, j.. rttla rea.on IN suppose
AZ ,,r w,o,lav's business Is inter.
80 18th bv reason nf the sort of
.,r,r,o,,s which she adopts. It is
r,,l' ,1r,ost universal that the brides
,.i-bos as io Inc officiating minister
,r., ,,.ractad nv the bridegroom. II
III. w,,lloy,s faiura 10 exact
,,rnr,i,o NJ obedience were specially
rie,siny IN tho bride. she would IN.
3onbtoIy lie great faynrite. and
wonI5 he doing more than her right
r,l eb,ro p, tyiug tho matrimonial
,nnt Tho men have very little TO
III, !, euch matters ami probably
most If Them are Indifferent to the
r,rticplar forms observed.
n Mrs Wool'cv had udiei the
snhioc, If marriag, profoundly. she
would lnov that the particular Ian
grage usel In solemniHng marriage
has ma hearing whatever upon the m
tura If the legal obligations of the
narties and these are precisely the
/ same whether the rites are solemni2
ed hy one minister or another or hy q
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04
CHURCH UNION

The convention Of the Presbyterian
GENERAL semblv Of Canada IN ses
sion at 81 John. New Brunswick, viii
consider the proposed amaigamati1n
of tho Presh yteriau Congregational
and Methodist churches a hummer
of the district conventions of the
three denominations have indoors q
ne hlhtnn plan. bat ,herp is doubt y
n viii 90 through the general BODY
Amalgamation would doubtless Pc
hailed by the world a distinct step
forward in religious aoHrs. Iui tail
IRE to mite will mark uo deteriora
ton Each church will continue in
It's work. differing somewhat m gov
ornment and discipline and on minor
points Of doctrine. bur all pursuing
the general road To- the better world
Sometimes decentralization is ~
norantly denounced. The superficial
person argue that only one of the do
nominate ms can DC right and on th'
right road others hold that q "a
irieiy If denomination. each rou"
what obstinately holding TO its view
is the best thing for government an
ciyil rights and not injurious 10 th'
/ general religious cause II is regard
+ ed as one ot the bnlwaTks again
union Of church and state. and Is ?
The anne time guarantee ri relig
Gus liberty. Denominations do some
times. combine. but it is usual
through practical consideration
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

This comparison shows tnat Jne he-
nublicans would have lost California
New jersey ami New York except for
The negro voters. ana that in Counec
ticut the Republican majority would
have been reduced by more than one
fourth and in Indiana by more than
onehalf.
So far as Connecticut is concerned,
lthe records show that even with the
negro vote solid for the Republicans.
kthe Democrats carried the state IN
/ 1881. 1855 and 1892 SO that Il IS as.
tnctly a doubtful state and every vote
| counts. Very much the same sitna-
tinn Is demonstrated by the flgures III
/ Indiana. Mr.. Bryan was defeated II
that state in 1896 by a plurality OF
I 1881. while the negro voting strength
was 1876. In other words It was
tho negro vote which gave the Repuh-
lhc7n party the majority then as It
has upon number of other occa'
sions
IN Rhode Island, in which the trend
of Democracy is running pretty strong
these DAYS. there are about 5000 ne
Gro votes. In 1892 Cleveland was
beaten in that state by smaller
vote than that In recent state con
| tests the Democrats have been ylcief
ipqs.
California. Connecticut, Indiana
New Jersey AMI New York went Re
publiean in the last state election b.
a total of 7s.75s. while the figure
show an aggregate number OF negroe
of voting age in those states to 81
, 1892
These figures might be supplement
q ted by showing the negro vote IN cei
= tain other states, some of them clos
" and some Of them not For iustanc
, penngylyania l.GGS and Ohio p 2a
" in neither Of which states can thcr
= he much hope of Democratic victor
!, though this negro vote goes a lo'
y way toward making the total Repu
PC lican plurality.
- Then there Is Illinois, sometime
-, vArs close. which has a total neg
" vote Of 2g.762. Kansas. which Is d
cldedly erratic. swinging first into on
!, eoadmn ami then ioip the other hi
= negro Yae Of 1895 and Mdssach
4 sets. where the Republicans are quj
% seriously divided over the tariff qu'
49, tlaa has a negro vote OF lo4jG.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

Should Chas. s. Deneen be elected
governor of Illinois Hon. Walter
warder's power in Southern Illinois
politics would have another two-year
iease aud be more potent than ever
for, surely. in bargaining for The care
of his friends with Deneen, the gov
ornor must have made special pro-
vision for Mr. Warder. who at con
ference of leaders called by the gov
ernor early in the campaign to consil'
er the adyisability of running again
for governor. assured him, with all
the fervor and patriotic eloquence Of
a Patrick Henry. that the people OF
Illinois demanded his reelection and
would not permit him to retire. Ever
at that time, Mr. Warder gave th'
governor Alexander county aud he DE
livered the goods at the prope'
time
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

Although much difficulty was eN.
perjeuccd last night in procuring any
news at ALL owing TO the destruction
Of telegraph wires by the storm
which swept across the state last
evening, The Bulletins story is very
complete in it's details, emitting none
of the important facts, and will leave
little to be sought for in the bic city
lallies. which will reach our readers
some time during the day
In response to the requests OF our
agents in a number OF towns, q large
number of extra papers are sent out
this morning, showing that the people
recognize The Bulletins superior
news service IN eases Of special I'M
portancC,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

"a
EmlAE7 TT IS UTTERLY PREPOSTEROUS TO TALK
RM7f&1 OF THE ELIMINATION OF THE BAIlLh-
vi 60 SHIP The fact that several Of this sort Of craft were
DESTROYED or badly damaged by orpoe submarine mines IN ne
actions between the Russians and japanese of Port Arthur means
nothing so far as the efficiency Of the BATTESP concerned
It's fully understood by all naval that the torpedo IN leh
comparatively Inexpensive contriyance may put %emP ou
Of commission But this proves nothing in the general discussion
Of naval power
THE TORPEDO BOAT KINDRED CRAFT ARE DANGEROUS
JUST IN PROPORTION THEIR SCOPE OF OPERATION 10 De
vro CRUSHING BLOWS TO THESE VESSELS CANNOT
DEPENDED ON.
What needed the batehp for the main line and they must
m M enough to stand hard knocks and swift enough to seek and
find positions Of advantage Then there must be the swift armored
cruiser that can either fight show clean pair OF heels ana as
bt peaps as important Others goody supply OF scout hs
gl cruisers they may be calcd-for these TIE ~ I'd of
THE FLEET
It very good principle Of warfare to know what the enemy
i nm TO- The battcs cannot find out but the light swift cruiser
can and THEN comes the time that the crushing force OF the
heavily armed and rmo1e ship needed Once the vessels OF the
enemy are located and in their movements learned the
scouts can readily the real fighting over to the ing fellows and
AT the same time protect the attack OF torpedo boats Tor
the latter cannot stand any we'll directed fire from the quick loading
end automatic guns Of today.
THERE - NO QUESTION IN MY MIND THE REAL CON-
rRot oF 7Hr SEAS RESTS ENTIRELY POWER THAT
CONCENTRATES IT'S FORCE a REAL LINE OF BIG SHIPS
The ton of cost be discussed though torpedo
boat costing perhaps 100000 under certain favorable con
tons destroy a battehip worth &5,0o000o
The principal question provide of protection for the
more costly engines of war THIS Is SOLVED BY THE
SCOTT SHIPS They be fast and armed as to prevent
the passage Of torpedo boat aoa. II the scout fleet properly
handled the bas are comparatively safe and ready to deal
tbs really CRUSHING blow when the opportunity offers -
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04
THE YATES MACHINE" WINS

The nomination of Charles $ De
ueen for governor Of Illinois by the
Republican convention yesterday even
Inc wa not expected by many OF the
rank and file OF the party AMI met
with varying comment among the les
ser leaders here Mr. Deneen hal
moi been looked upon a. the man
most likely, of the big three, to- get the
nomination It was believed that the
/ feeling between these three was
such that combinati upon either OF
them would be impossible and that ~
/ the break Of the lines, some one o'
the lesser lights would be favored
Warner or Hamlin The latter would
probably have been the most popu
lar Of all. as be was in no way con
nertad with the several machine
agreements in this contest. Warner
being the choice of the congresslonai
combination. 1t was thought. WIN
some reason that Yates with his
state machine. and Lowlen a. the
representative Of Lorimer's Cook
county machine. might get t)geth
or" somcway. and this seemed to be
: likely al one time after the first few
. DAYS Of the convention Dencen u
, the representative Of the antiadmin
i1tration element Of Cook county me
. candidate Of the Chicago Ne yspapcI
z trust. headed by Victor f. Lawson
J. against which Yates had directed al
his bitteresf invccticas, and It was no
6 thought possible that Yates wouli
o consent to any combination by wnlc'
3 Deneeu would be nominated Ina
o the seemingly impossible thing HI
IS como to pass is sufficient proof ina
d come extraordinary irducemeu
2 were holi ont to- the governor. an
s. the intel states senatorship TO su
coed Cullom g. probably but paI
Of the price
There is every reason te helio'
that the bargain" was exactly u
IN same as that entered into betwe'
g Yates and Tanner two years ago I'd
.H situation then was the same. Ia
ln uer had cone into the convention wi
al BIZ office holders and with his sta
er machine huf was not able to ~
1e sufficient ..rougfh to nominate hr
"a Yates Was there with comparative
II small fpfi wing az the az
Iy machine candidate. and after or
pc Hycly -birmi@bne r. was 1emonEi
ep tel that Tanner conlI not b" noniT
an ted and an agreement was entered
"a r. hv the Germs Of which TareT hon
in be- nominated governor si'h Tame
7v aid and the lattor should 60 to :
tot tuite4 States senate. Aatee. a. e
ne pruor. 20 rso hi official influence
Id that end But 81 waF also agreed u
1c Yates. tho anti machine can lidat
iai the advocate Of honest government
do of "a business administration for
Tho state Institution IL was aercad u
81 he .hould Is governor take care
nc Tanners machine ADOPT II as
VS. own. both in IFS pereonel and in
and purpose. ard also in ii- corrupt
the How wen Yates has done this
iri. public generally knows
net Now he people u Illinois are g
n frcuted by the same state Of thin
Iigi Another bargain Is made between
me. two candidates who held the same
alIv sitions as did those who bargail
ons. two years ago. and the terms Of
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

AS a result of the action Of recent
Democratic state conventions the
Hearst boom has practically collapsed
and MIR Hearst has himself admitted
as much by eancelling engsg ments
for rooms at St Louis during the con-
vention period. and by other diroc-
tions which indicate that his heart is
no longer IN the contest so far as his
own candidacy is concerned This
calls for a different attitude toward
him on the part Of those Democrats
who have opposed him He has de
clared that he vii! support the neni
nee Of the ST Louis convention who
ever he nav be in which respect he
has been more Of party man thar
Nr BRYAN has shown himself to be-
and this entities him and his follow
ers to respectful consideration iron
all Democrats Mr.. Hearst can wiel'
much influence with A large class q
people. a large majority Of whom ar
Democrats. and who believe he stand
for policies and doctrines which the
heartily approve The support o
these people is wanted and needed :
insure Democratic success in Mover
her. therefore lets have done wit
harsh criticisms Of them and thei
leader.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

There is much in Mr. Bryans plat
form which all good Democrats and
oil good citizens can approve and "
will doubtless be taken into consider
a.1nn BIZ the St Louis convention, as
well as the declaration OF Democrats
Id other states But Mr.. Bryan must
not exnect Democrats TO submit meek
~ to his .dictation, after such submits.
sion has twice brought them defeat
An apt reply Is made In yesterday S
Enquirer. to his declaration that he
stands now exactly where he stood IN
1900 Says the Enquirer -Four years
N one spot Is good record. The Cot
has beaten tic stunt" of the boy who
"stood on the burning deck There
is a great deal Of difference, though
between the Col. and the boy. The
older and more deliberate readers
= Of the celebrated poem long since
reached the conclusion that the boz
was a condemned fool"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04
SUICIDE IDENTIFIED.

Los Angeles Cali June 5.--A man
sba committed suicide at the Arcade
hotel in this city last Wednesday by
iuhalme I4s. has ueeu identified by
Col G. r. Sheets. ri Oregon Ill, as
his brother. T. D. Sheets, employed
by a Cleveland Ohio firm. Domestic
trouble It's thc allcga a cause Of suiei lie.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

A merchant down in Arkansas re-
fused to advertise. Because, he SAID,
III do somebody will be Fostering
me all the time to show EN- my
goods He Is the same man who,
when a customer went in to buy a
SUIT Of clothes when he was Sitting
down smoking. told him 10 come
back sometime when I'm standin up,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

An. FASHIONS devotec, thy garb
Hath stricken my breast with barn
Distracted and tortured, I'm nit
By complex devices in fit
Of dresses that swell from the waist
Revealing a (huml that is ehastt
Then narrow and clinging at knees
CAS- per the Importers decrecsl,
Ana then to the hem tlaring out
But chiefly I'm singing about
The way that the cute little train
Keeps Hopping again and again;
Twill surely Mere Man yet convert
Thai pert little nirt of your skirt
Milwaukee Journal
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

When Yates came in the Tanner
machine became by agreement, the
Tanner-Yates machine II Deneen
comes in it will become, by another
agreement the Tanner Yates Denecn
machine
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

Very probably. the bloodiest battle
Of the campaign in the far east wifi
he fought within the next ten days OF
two weeks-the battle Of Port Arthur
The Japanese. since their terrible, hut
victorious fight for the possession Of
Nsashan Hill, have been busy prepar'
ing for this great conflict They are
determined to take Port Arthur at
all hazards. and they will make the
attack as rapidly as possiblei 10 pre-
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04
NEWS or THE CONVENTION

. The outoftovn subscribers Of The
Bulletin. a. well as those in the city.
viii receive the news of the Sprng
field convention this morning from
four TO six hours earlier than they
could gpt IL from any other paper be-
cause The Bulletin reaches them that
much earlier
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

The time 10 advertise Is all the
time: the place is the paper that is
most likely to give results because It
reaches the people and is read by
them. The morning paper is at the
service OF the house wife all day ana
rs announcements are sure to meet
her eye.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

Flesh worms are permanently re-
moved ny washing With warm water
and severe friction with a towel and
then applying a little OF the following
preparation; liquor If potassa, | on;
cologne, or; white brandy, oz,
The warm water and friction alone
are sometimes sufficient
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

TO drive rats away put Scotch
sur and pulyerized cayenne pepper,
mixed or separate, into their bWrow
rowing holes, PulNeriled potash VIII
serve like purpose.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04
Fun AND PHILOSOPHY.
A belligerent wren

A helligerent wren
Once watched an old when
Hv wrage and wresentment winduced
But the wrow wasn't wrong,
For the wren, wyoung aud Wstrons.
Wrushed the wrathul old when on
the WrOoSt
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

Dissolve teaapoonfull Of salt In
water aud sprinkle the hay with this
mixture. 1t pleaaes the tas.o of the
horse and aids digestion
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

In some respects it was noble
fight, after all. and Gov, Yates got as
much glory out of it as anybody Any
way, he saved his bacon,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Cairo, Alexander County Illinois, Pop
ulation t6,:H.

Cairo, Alexander County Illinois, Pop
uIation t6,;T.
Mayor, CLAUDE WINTER
CLERK. II. A. HATCHER.
Comptroller P H. Powell.
Police Magistrate, J. II. ROBINSON.
Chief of Police, r b. PRICE.
Alexander County, Population 22,se5'
County Judge. VIM. $. DEWEY.
County Clerk. JESSE Il. MILLER.
Circuit Clerk, LEE +. DAVIS.
Sheriff. JAS. S. ROCHE.
Coroner, DIR. JAS. n. McMANUS
Assessor and Treasurer, FRANK Il.
DAVIS.
Board OF County Commissioners.
JOHN A. MILLER. Chairman,
JOHN A. BOURGEOIS,
Dr. Edwin j. Cause.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

In this department all msnnrro Of uSeiul ~
formation will he briefly given livery day. any
question asked by readers concerning any OF
the multitudiuous affairs of daily lite will re-
ceiye careful consideration
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

Mai Dan l4ogsn went up IN the ar
Yesterday ana everybody viii watch
anxinusly 70 see if he comes down en-
his feet
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

Eve water for horses Sugar of
lead. dr.; tinchre of opium, . dr..
soft water, pint, mix and wash the
Two or three times a day
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

Now let's have Alschuler agains
the Yates Deneen combination
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

The brightness of the future dc
pends largely upon the rightne5s of
The past
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

Let the very humhlest man knoN
that he may one day have it in his
power 70 help the very strongest man
he has ever known Joseph Parker
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04

My wife vent in der kitchen to ask
yot vas for dinner, und Phyllis egg
claimed. Il am a Woman, u Is true
but viii show you dot can keep a
secret" Ven der meal came on der
able Sc vas compelled TO Keep der
secret nit her. Dinkelspiel.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04
Battleships Are
AS Necessary.
=. csaeer AS Ever
MELVILLE, Rear
ID
nv tTUTFbE
MELVILLE, Rear
Admiral u. s. N. Retired

sr EITHER torpedo boats submarine craft IN the pres
ent state of development make the battleshp an
lM1 affair of the past,
~ IT UTTERLY PREPOSTEROUS TO TALK
MH OF THE ELIMINATION OF THE BAIlLh-
CO SHIP The fact that several Of this sort Of craft were