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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01

Captain L. w Inglebright, of Martins
VILE OHIO, to Captain L. Seminon, 0
this place. Terms private. The boa
will he refitted
Gates will be installed at Lock No
| about two miles below Nashville
and at Lock A, below Harpeth Shoalg
III the Cumberland river within tht
next few weeks. Col Clinton b
Sears. engineer in charge Of the Cum
bertrand River Improvement service
has been advised hy the Penn Bridge
company, Of Beaver Falls, Penn. TX
which was awarded the contract f0l
making ana installing the gates. thai
they were nearly completed At each
lock win be installed four gates. ant
the total cost Of theeight gates that
have been contracted for and the in
stalliag II hem, viii be $39,950 Al
though the work OF hanging the gates
viii be done by the Penn Bridge com.
pany ii will he done under the super
vision of Col Sears Good progre IS
has been made at both locks in com.
pleting preparations for building the
dams About SO per cent of the tim.
her which will enter into the cinstruc.
tion of these has been delivered and
the rest it is understood is on the
road. Dredging preparatory to build
ing the dams has been completed at
Lock No. | and the dredge beat has
been moved 70 Lock A, where the bed
Ii being rapidly dredgea ont. The
con tructlan Of the dams will be done
by day labor. on account Of the fnc
Mations in the height Of the river. 1t
being con idered advisable not to at
tempt the work at night Col Sears
said Monday that when Lock No. /
was completed a pool Of deep naviga-
bic water would extend from the lock
twelve to fourteen miles up the river
while the pool which would result
from the completion of Lack A would
be about forty miles long. After the
of the two locks, at all
stages Of the river, when II Is possible
for boats 10 get as high up az Har.
peth Shoals, they can reach Nashville.
At present. during a large part of the
wear the river Is navigahle from the
mouth high up as Harpeth Shoals,
which forms an effective barrier TO
navigation The completion of these
two locks and dams win. therefore.
greatly improve the lower Cumber
land. as a navigable stream, and there
By advance the commercial interests
Df this city. No masonry work on any
II the locks will be done this year,
but the energy and resources Of the
River Improvement ser
rice will be devoted 70 bringing to
as soon as pos ible Lock
and Lock No l. The cost Of com
Iieting these will amount of about
100000, which is nearly all that re-
mains Of the last appropriation for
he improvements Of the Cumberland.
Views Democrat.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01
INDIGNANT CITIZENS MEET
TO DISCUSS MASON'S CRIME
Committee Appointed to Assist the Prosecution and See That
Justice Is DoneLMason In Custody OF the Sheriff
For Safe Keeping.

/ able proof that she had been criminal
~ assaulted by some one He coul
not tell 10 what extent she was In
juredw, because the child suffered sc
much Her limbs We're drawn anc
she complained OF severe pains II
the back There was no doubt in his
mind as TO the nature Of the case. but
he could not say who was guilty,
Various citizens present expressed
themselves with more or less feeling
upon the case all agreeing that some
steps should be taken to insure the
arrest and conviction of the party
guilty OF this crime. whoever hi
might be, and a committee was APP
pointed consisting of Messrs. Ais
thorpe Chas, Cunningham, Suther.
land and Hastings to see that the
prosecution had all needed assistance
and that justice was had according To
law.
One of the points which excited
much feeling was that the man &C
cused of this awful crime, with such
strong evidence Of guilt should have
been released upon 50 trivial a bond;
and very emphatic demand was ex
pressed that he should he taken into
custody. pending the result Of the
chiId's injuries. But all agreed that
any tendency to violence should be
discouraged
Shortly after the meeting, the sher
iff took Mason into custody. upon the
plea that he would be safer in jail
than walking about the streets, as
news of the meeting and its action
might produce excitement.
II was stated that tho mother Of the
girl was cruel to her and had beaten
her frequently, and in defense of the
prisoner ii is alleged that the child's
injuries we're inflicted by the mother
on her return home, because the lit
tie one had loaned out the broom
But the positive statement Of Or Cary
that in his opinion the child's injuries
were the result of a criminal assault
ret aside this defense; and it was so
agreed that the mothers cruelty If
il were proved, would be the more
reason why the child should have the
Cf the community ana the
protection of the law
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01

| A meeting Of citizens was held at
the board Of trade rooms yesterday at.
lternoon, presided over by Mr.. Jno. S
Aisthorpe 10 take some cognizance
of the case of the little girl in fFu.
ture City" referred 10 at length IN
yesterdays Bulletin. The meeting
was attended by about twenty-five OF
the leading citizens OF Cairo. who felt
that some more vigorous action was
in order TO insure the conviction of
the wretch who committed the as
sault Among those present werea
Sheriff Roche, States Attorney W.T.
son and DR.. Carey, who had been ask.
ed to state what they knew of the
case,
The sheriff knew little about it, be
yond that one of his deputies had ar
rested Mason. the negro accused Oh
the crime
The states attorney said he had
not been informed of the case until
after Mason had been released on
bond of $500 by Justice Ross, with 4
preliminary hearing ser for Monday a
week ago On that date he was pres
ent TO represent the people, assisted
by Attorney Miles s. Gilbert. The
little girls mother was present but
the former could not attend because
of her injuries The defendant was
there and through his attorney, Frank
Moore, insisted upon an immediate
trial, with a score of negroes on hama
TO swear that he was innocent. The
states attorney demanded eOntin
nance so that the little girl could at
tend the trial and threatened TO dis
miss the case and have the defendant
re-arrested if il was not granted
whereupon the continuance was
agreed to and the case was set for
hearing July Z, on which date, the
attorney said, the case would be Wig
orously prosecuted
Or Carey said the first intimation
he had of the case was from the ne
gro Mason who asked him TO go and
see the little girl. who he said had
been assaulted. but he would not 30
Then he received a request from
some other source to come and attend
The little girl and he went and foun5
her suffering greatly and unmistak
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01
TRADE COMES TO CAIRO
General Stampede Of People From
Nearby Towns Every Month to
Buy Goods.

The Cape Girardeau Democrat com
plains that Cairo draws trade "a
which they are entitled 1t says:
During a recent visit to small saw
mill town on the St. Louis and Gull
railroad, we learned that after pay
day there was general stampede for
Cairo, Ill.,. 10 buy goods. Those that
went carried with them orders for
those that could not 60 The trade
that goes from this one town to that
city is not less than $1,000 a month
II is estimated by those in a position
TO know that half as much goes to
Chicago. Some goes to other points
The trade that goes away from this
one town. for supplies that cannot be
had there, can be safely estimated
at $1,000 a month Out OF this Cape
Girarleau gets possibly $50 or SIS.
There is no reason why Il should not
get a; least half
There are possibly a dozen towns IN
the same condition as the one above
described. and it will be seen that
the aggregate trade Of these is S24.-
600 a month or S2SS,000 a year This
is certainly worth working for. These
towns all have direct communications
with the Cape and no change of cars
The fare to this city from any OF
them is no greater than 1t is to Cairo,
and from some il is less. hence the
Cape is on an equal footing with that
city in all respects. Hence this city
shoulS have this trade and can get It
by an effort on the part OF our bust
ness men.
The centering OF this trade here
could be facilitated by getting the
railroads to make trading exncur-
sion rate OF fare once a week be-
ween the fifth and twentieth Of each |
month This would cover the period /
IF pay days With a fare OF one !
bird or one-fourth less on certain
lays the people would come here 10
rade and the increased amount Of
rayel would compensate the rail
Dads for the slight reduction. We
ielieve that an effort IN this direc-
ion would compensate all parties;
wen The purchasers for they can buy
IS cheap here as in Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01
To EXAMINE STEAMERS
At Memphis and Prevent overerowc.
ing-A Letter Received From
CorteIyou.

James Jeffreys, collector of customs
at Memphis, has given Instruction:
to inspectors Brace and Waltz. cov
ering inspections of steamers ana
river craft used for excursion pur.
poses, says the Commercial-Appeal
The Charles Organ. boats OF the Lee
line and other vessels entering the
Memphis harbor have all been n.
spected and reported in the best of
condition for this season.
Mr.. Jeffreys is acting under an or.
der received from the department Of
commerce and labor when was ell.
ed forth by the coming of the summer
excursion season, when large num-
bers Of passengers arc carried on all
the regular lines of steamboats, and
on the special excursions run on sun
days and holidays
Frequent complaints have been
made from time to time that these
steamers carry an excess Of passan.
gers at times. and that there H. great
danger to life and property in so do
ing. Secretary Cortelyou. in issuing
the order, urges that special precau
lions be taken agains; the overcrowd.
ing of this class of steamers
The history OF the excursion bust
ness on the Mississippi river shows
that accidents resulting in any great
loss Of life have occurred but seldom
However, since the issuance of the
order from department headquarters
the great Slocum disaster has be
come a matter Of history. and now
efforts are being made to attach some
of the blame to the federal officers.
Among other matters, Secretary
COrtelyou's circular contains the fol
lowing:
Collectors and surveyors Of Gus
toms are therefore requested TO In
straet their subordinates TO make
careful examination of such steam
ers. and to report all cases of viola
ton Of the law. Extra efforts IN this
direction should he made or Sun
days. and particularly on the Fourth |
Of July and other important national |
DR. state holidays.
Supervising inspectors viii insiuc' |
The local inspectors 10 detail one i
half their force each Sunday for duty
N the vicinity Of their home ports for
he purpose Of ascertaining. by actual
count. II necessary. whether more
han the lawful number Of passengers
ire taken on board. and on the Fourth
II July the whole force will be 30 en-. L
iloyed
Inspectors 81 steam vessels viii
.onfer with the chief officers Of cus
oms Of their respective districts as
o the best methods II carving ont
his order. In all cases where II is
ound necessary TO prosecute. the Of
Ger prosecuting viii report All the
acts 10 the department for its infor
nation.
a jealous effort on the part Of the
Ulcers named herein in the perform
nee 81 the duties reGuired wiIi. Il IS
eliered. effectively check the evll
omplained Of.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01
CHRONOLOGICAL
,Inlv / In History.

tse5--The Comte de Rochambeau nRo-sham-
boz French general IN America, born:
died 1906. Rochambeau was the son %
d governor Of Vendome, Entering ne
army ut H. ne won promotion by ms
gailantry and soldiery abilities, For
leading his regiment IN an assault at
MinUrca he was knighted and commis-
stoned brieadier general In i7so ho-
chamhea1s reached America with GOO
French allies.
isG7-Thoinas Francis Meagher irish pa
triot and American soldier, while gov
erpor OF Montana fell from steamer
on the Mississippi and was drowned;
born 1923
lSsS--RolIsng reunion Of the veterans or
the armies OF I4ee and Meade on the
field of Gettysburg to celebrate the
twenty -hfth anniversary OF the battle.
1885 Attack on Santiago By General Shaf-
ter's corps; battles at FL Caney ana
San Juan Hill.
1900 Chinese renewed their attacks on the
allies at Tientsin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01
PERSONAL MATTERS
Notes Of interest Relating to Citizens,
Their Friends and ReIa.
S. tves.

Mrs. r. A. Kuhn Is visiting rela-
tiyes in Vincennes, Ind
Mr.. Charles Batty went to East
Prairie. Mo. yesterday on business.
Mrs. w. r. Halliday is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Otis Severn, in Cen
tralia.
Mrs G. A. Searight, Of Denver Colo.
Is the guest OF her sister, Mrs. Fred
D. Neliis.
Mrs. George schoembs is reported
critically III at her home, on upper
Walnut street.
The family of Or. A. A. Bondurant
left last night for st. Louis to visit
the Worlds fair.
Alderman VIM j. Lawler is in Hot
Springs for hia health. He il suffering
from rheumatism.
Mrs. Mary Patier who is i'll at st
Mary's Infirmary. was reported i'm
prosing yesterday.
Mrs. William Compton, of st. Louis
Is visiting her sister, Mrs. c. f. John.
son. of Sixteenth street
Mrs w F. vanderberg left for But.
falo yesterday where she will spend
the summer with relatives.
DR.. J. c. Sullivan leaves next Tues
day for Denver, where he win remain
several weeks for his health.
Mrs. Kelly and daughters. Misses
Edna and Ruby, of Albert, Okla, are
guests Of Mrs. Kate Wichert, OF Tenth
street.
Mrs. g. o. Johnson entertained the
Ladies auxiliary of the A. O. Fl. yes
terday afternoon at her home, 2700
Sycamore street
Mr. George Dennis is i'll at the home
Of his parents on Washington avenue.
Miss Nettie Darmody is yisiting
friends In Charleston. Mo.
NIT P. Donovan leaves the latter
part Of this week for Shawneetown.
ILL.,. to spend few days with his fam
ily, VINO are visiting there.
Mr.. John Barton Jr., of Gulfport
Miss, has arrived in the city to spend |
the summer with his uncles. Messrs
W J. and Edward b. Cochran.
Mrs. Frank, Of Charleston. Mo-, who
has been visiting her brother, Mr.. ]. |
l.. Batterton and family of Twenty
fourth street, has gone to St Louis
where she will reside
Miss sallie Nichols, of Bardwen
KY, and Miss Kate Campbell, Of
NicholasviIie, K!s who have been Wis
iting the formers sister, Mrs. C. A
Weis, returned to their homes yes
terday
Mr. H. paepcke and daughter, and
Mr.. Chas. Lnmbeck. arc here from Chi.
cago. Mr.. Paepcke l.; here to look af
ter the Chicago Mill plant Mr.. Lum.
beck has charge of the Chicago Pack
ing Box company's plant in that City.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01

The Ohio-At Evansville, wifi con
time rising during the next two days
At Padueah and Cairo, will commence
rising by tonight and rise for three or
four days The rise at Cairo during
the next IL hours will probably
amount to about or 6 tntehs of a
foot.
The Tenne. see-From Florence 10
the mouth, no material change during
the next "a hours.
The Mississippi-From below st,
Louis to Cairo, will continue rising
during the next "a to 3G hours
p. II SMYTH Observer
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01
BRYAN TALKS
ar the Assoclated Presz.

By the Associated Press.
Omaha. June s1--WiIliam J. Bry-
an vas here today. He refused 20 ex-
8rtss an C faion as 70 who would be
the nominee at St Louis. He hoped
Tor 2 cool platform and good candi-
'iates supported BY good Democrats
BY the latter he said he means Those
who have in the last tao campaigns
aided the Democratic fight against
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01

The band concert at st. Mary's park
last evening was largely attended and
the music was greatly enjoyed. The
band expects to give a concert to-
morrow evening between s and 10
o'clock on Commercial avenue be-
tween Sixth and Eighth streets. They
will solicit donations from the busi-
ness men to purchase white duck uni
forms.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01
Dict Of Janan.r. Trnons-

japanese soldiers are fed on rice.
salted nsh. dried seawecd and picked
plums-a diet that IS alrlost universal
in japan. except in the navy. where
rations Of mat are served. Soldiers
are allowed meat when on campsig1s.
but rarely cat Il.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01
Blond Hair Is HIober.

The price Of blond hair has IN
creased 500 per cent within a few
5eaes, partly because the demand has
increased. partly because the peas
ants Of northern Europe who used
ID sauplF It. are less poor than they
nsc1 10 BE. and therefore less inclined
Is sell Il
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01

Miss Nina NJ Y. Richardson. ad.
vance representative of Cuba Oh.
Wheels, is in the city. The car Ii
expected to arrive next Wednesday
and will be located near Sixth street
on Ohio Levee street. 1t contains
many products OF the island and fine
collection of photographs.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01
Washington Bulletin.

BY the Associated Press.
Washington. June S9-ILLINOIS-
Fair Friday; Saturday fair; warmer
fresh northwest 70 northeast winds
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01

The sociable given Wednesday
evening by the Young Ladies sodali.
ty OF ST. Patrick's parish in St Pat.
rick's hall, was largely attended and
proved great success. The affair
was given for the purpose Of procur-
ing funds to aid in building new
parish house and $1,000 was secured.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01

Mrs. Henry Smith Candee will en-
terrain Saturday afternoon in honor
of Miss Lillian Otis. OF Winfield Kas
who is here visiting her uncle, Mr. Il,
p. Robbins.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01

The ladies of The NJ. Il. church gave
a reception at the residence Of Mr.
George Parsons yesterday afternoon
and evening. which was literally pa,
rOni2ed,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01
ENTERTAINMENTS

The ladies Of St Joseph's church
will give an ice cream social IN July
9Th. afternoon and evening. at 81
Joseph's school ground. corner Of
Twenty first and Walnut streets. Sup
Ter will also be served.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01
NEWS OF THE RIVERS
Conditions and Prospects as Shown
In the Government Report--Gen
eral News.

River Stages and Changes.
The following table shows the
;tages of the river at various points
with changes In "a hours:
Danger Stage Change
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS
Brief Mention of Events Concerning
the People of Cairo and
Vicinity.

A fine l0-pound boy arrived at the
ey. of Tenth street, Wednesday night
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01

ELVNtMf Is " MI =
Hiram RyUiield. Stood bye. Hi
ran. Write 20 me If you need any
money, bnt be economical. my bog.
Hiram Ryeiield. Jr.-fn ebgin econ
omizing now, dad. ard save two
cent stamp. Here's the first letter.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01
NEWS OF THE WEATHER
Results of Government Observations
With Prospects For Cairo and
Vicinity Today.

Indications for Cairo and vicinity
today: Partly cloudy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01
River Forecasts.

Stage at Cairo June 80, 1903, 200.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
$3OOO Worth of Souvenirs and

Sideboard,
 Leather Pocket Books, Work Baskets, Morris Chair, Indian Baskets, BedRoom Suit
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-02
More Trouble For the suItan.

ATHENS, May ?. - Advices have
been received here to the effect that
the porte has communicated to the
Greek minister at Constantlnople, NJ.
Gryparls, the report of the vail of
Smyrna concerning the affair between
Turkish gendarmes and Greeks in
Smyrna, in which NJ. Delyannis, secre-
slightly wounded, throwing the entire
responsibility for the incident on the
Greek consular agents. Premier Theo-
tokis has had n conference with King
George on the subject. 1t Is feared
that the attitude of the porte viii re-
suit in seriously straining the rela-
lions between Greece and Turkey.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-02
Womnn's Sad End,

BALTIMORE, May "A handsome
and we'll dressed woman who has COM
mitted suicide here and whose body
was taken to the morgue without her
name being disclosed was identified as
Clara L. Charters, alias Clara L. Ames,
alias Mrs. Olive Mansfield. Because
she loved "Dr." Charles Woodward
she robbed her father, eloped with the
physician and went to the penitentiary
with him for forgery. When remit
tances from him ceased and she be-
same penniless she ended her life
among strangers.
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A "FIower of BenevoIence" society.

A "FIower of BencvoIence" Society.
PITTSBURG, May AT the hear
ing of the eighteen Assyrians charged
by Attorney Nassib A. SHIRLEY Of New
York with intimidating fellow coun-
trymen through secret society known
as the Flower Of Benevolence" sha-
dial Obvihilal testified that he had join
ed the society owing to threats that
had been made against him by mem
bers of the organization and had paid
money into it which he understood
was used TO pay fines and attorneys
fees Of members who had assaulted
people Obvikhilsl said he had receiv-
ed orders to assault several members
of the Assyrian colony under promise
that he would be got out Of the trou-
BILE by the society. He said that he
knew of Paul Peters, Elizabeth Bocol-
lal and Seine Antro being beaten and
threatened for refusing to pay money
to the society.
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a RECORD MEET.
League OF American wheelmen
Gather at Bonton.

-N@GO W AmSNAeAM WneeImeH
Gather at Boston.
BOSTON May 2.-Under the aus
pices Of the Massachusetts division
Of the League of American Wheelmen
more than 1000 cyclists, mounted on
every known make of bicycle, gather
ed at the Chestnut hill reservoir, par
took Of a luncheon and made run
through the park system.
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles,
U. S. A. retired, was present at the
luncheon as a guest and made brief
address.
S. A. Sargent of Brookline rode an
old fashioned "bone shaker" which
was built in Paris and is said to be
the first bicycle brought to the United
States.
Z. II. Corson of Rochester. n. H.,
rode the old style Star machine, on
which he coasted down Mount Wash
ington twenty-three years ago.
More than half the cities and towns
in Massachusetts were represented at
the meet, and some of the riders came
from New York, Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington.
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TRAIN FOR FAIR WRECKED.
Eight Killed and Many Injured by a
Dernilmcnt In Missouri.

Eight Killed and Many Injured by a
DerniIment In Missouri.
KIMMSWICK, Mo-, May "A mis-
understanding Of orders by the engineer
Of train on the ST. Louis, Iron Noun
tain and Southern railroad resulted in
Il serious wreck at Wickes Siding,
about mile and half north of here,
in which eight were killed and seven
teen injured.
The train was running as a worlds
fair special The engine struck an
open switch, and, with the exception
of the last sleeper, all the coaches were
derailed. The wreck occurred while
the train was going at an excessive
rate of speed
The main road Of the line was block
ed by a stalled freight train at Wickes
Siding Orders We're issued for all
northbound and southbound trains to
use the switch at that point instead Of
the main line. Five trains passed the
siding in the interval between the
breakdown Of the freight car and the
arrival of the worlds fair special.
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VIII Presented.


STATR OF VERMONT, At a session
- District Of Bennington, S. of the Probate
Court, holden at the Probate ONCE. in Benning-
ton: In said District, on the l4th day of April
A. d., 1904.
Present John V. Carney, Judge.
An Instrument, purpOrting TO be the last VIII
and Testament Of William L. Murphy late OF
Bennington in SAID district deceased, being
presented by Electa M. Murphy, the executrix,
therein named, for Probate, 1t is ordered
by said Court that all persons con
sion thereof to be held at the Probate o.
fee, in Bennington. in said District, on SOih
day Of April A. ID. 1904. at 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon. and show cause, II any they have, against
the probate of said Will; for which purpose tits
further ordered that this order be published
three weeks successfully In the Bennington
Evening Banner, a newspaper printed at Ben
nington in this State, previous to said time OF
hearing.
By the Court.
So Attest, JOHN v. CARNEY, Judge.