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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-14
General River News.

The stage Of the river at 1 p, m
yesterday was $50, showing a fall OF
o.5 in twenty.four hours,
The Nashville and Lawrence pass.
eI Vicksburg at 10 a. m. yesterday
ana did not stop Probably arrive
here Monday
The Paepcke went to Luxora yes
terday morning with three empties.
She has delivered here this month up
70 date twelve harges Of logs, Hank
Clark shipped mate on her
Wharfmaster McHale was busy
yesterday unloading car OF piling
at Eighth street He is going to PIT
in some fastenngs from there up to
Fourteenth street
The remains Of Martin Farrell, who
was killed in a drunken frolic on
April 3rd. were shipped TO Philadel
phia yesterday, The Engineers as
scciation have been unable to identi
~ him as a member of their associa
ton.
The Hardweg arrived from points
below yesterday afternoon with two
barges of lumber and one Of logs. She
left last night for Cottonwood Point
for loaded stuff. which has been wait
ing to be towed in
The Hoxie left yesterday afternoon
with one empty and fuel fiat. She
mas been laid up here since last fall
Bart f. l.. Molo, that is a very long
name for such a short tug, went up
with raft yesterday Capt. Felix
King is her pilot. He looks very much
ike Binicle Bill Of the Dancing Sal
Quite a number OF young people at
WickIiffe were disappointed that the
Island Queen did not land there on
her excursion.
The Carrie v arrived from Wolf
Island with a barge Of logs.
Capt b. B Bradley, the represent
alive Of the Consolidated Coal com
pany here, has thoroughly recovered
bis health and has resumed his du.
ties Mr. Charles Mitchell, who has
looked after the business while Capt
Bradley has been in Florida will re-.
main as his assistant
The Katherine brought $500 dozen
Eggs from kentuck yesterday after
noon and twenty dozen chickens
The Williamson.Kuny company
have hoated 100000 feet Of logs ont
If the baCkwatcr TO Wickliffe. which
hey are towing to Norfolk. where
here is a good harboi. and they will
be t0wed to Mound City when the riy
r falls and the current Stacks up.
The Chalmette is above Vicksbure
,n her first trip in the New Orleans
md ST Louis trade.
The Lee line is getting the Rces
Lee ready for the Cincinnati trade
Mr. Brosart late of the Sunshine. has
been employed a. her steward, and
Pilot Fenton. Of Cincinnati VIII be
one OF her pilots
Steve Lewis came up from Colum
bus yesterday and viii 20 on one Of
She transfer boats.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-14
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Donald Balm, of the freshmen class
and Ella May Kindred, of the sopho.
more class. were absent from school
yesterday on account of Illness
The pupils in Mr. Bannister's civil
government class have completed the
text book and will spend the remain.
Ter of the year studying the constitu.
tions of Illinois and the United States.
A very interesting program will be
rendered in the assembly hall of the
high school tomorrow afternoon. II
will consist of recitations by the pu.
fds in the Grafton and defamation
contest and musical selections by the
aieh school pupils.
The April number of the Egypt will
be issued The latter part of next week
Mr. Clendenen is going to give the
pupils in his rhetoric classes a re-
view examination on George Eliotts
Silas Mariner"
Next Saturday the Cairo high
school baseball team will go to Mar
Tin. Tenn. to play the McFerrin col.
lcgc team. April Goth the McFcrrin
team will play a return game here.
There are now only two pupils in
Nr Clendencns spelling class. They
are Jessie Perez and Nina Patterson
both Of the senior class
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-14

now being entirely re.instalIed, after
its operation for only seven years.
costing under contract at that time
about S250,00O to place 1t in good
working condition
The operating expenses, etc, of Mr..
Neff's proposed lighting plant, as
scheduled for twelve months at a
jtotal cost of 100000 and not in
Glnding all expenses to be incurred,
Compare against $Gjl,50 per month,
1n0N costing the city for lighting, of
Rll kinds, as shown by the bills of
flast month on file with the city clerk.
making a total of s7SlS00 for twelve
months, is not such q bad anti-munici-
pal plant argument as Mayor Winter
and Mr. Noff would have some of our
citizens and tax payers believe, In
stead of saving money for the tax
payers of $3,60000 per year, under
their proposed plant, 1t woald. on the
other hand, be creating loss of 81
20S,00 or more per year according to
the present cost for lights, and who
will reimburse the city or the tax
payers who have to suffer this loss
of S2,20S00 or more per year,
II the would-be alderman, Mr.. Neff.
knows these facts, then he must admit
that he desires to deceive by making
tbe statement he has IL he does not
know the true facts and conditions of
lighting in the cities he has named,
nor the actual cost required to oper-
ate plant, but merely accepted the
assertion of others, then he is not a
proper and safe person to advise in
yestments, neither should he be al
lowed to lead the city into debt,
which would prove of no material
benefit. but a total loss.
A CITIZEN
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ADJUSTMENTS.
% . o . . o o .
REoPENlNG POWERS THEATRE

Powers New Theatre will open
Monday, April 18th. complying in
every particular with the new city
ordinance The house has been prac,
tically rebuilt-cempletely so as to
the stage portion including walls,
roof, gridiron and fly gallery, all of
which are absolutely non.combustible.
New Opera chairs have ben placed in
the orchestry balcony and gallery.
The auditorium will show a com
plete transformation All the exit
doors and trim have been replaced
with metal doors and wire glass, which
makes it the first theatre having
his patent arrangement In regard
% exits, the house more than con-
forms to the new regulations, In
deed it is claimed there are more
openings for the egress of the audi
tors than is required by the regua-
lions by 10 per cent.
The gallery will show decided
innovation. After four rows of opera
chairs comes tier of boxes, seating
four each. These are to be called col.
lege boxes. The seating arrangement
Of the floor has been changed to the
orchestry plan In the rear of the
auditorium is a new fire proof CORR
dor With exit doors leading to Ran
iolph street
A fire proof novelty in the shape of
six foot iireproof tunnel has been
put in back of the boxes on the east
side leading direct to the alley on the
north. A new staircase has been cree
ted for the first balcony. A complete
system Of non-eorrosWe automatic
sprinklers is being installed over the
auditorium as well as the stage
The opening attraction Of the new
theatre will be Miss Marie Tempest,
in the brilliant comedy THE Mar.
riage of Kitty
Miss Tempest will be remembered
as a great fayorite in Chicago in the
days when she shone as a prima don,
na in comic opera During the last
four years she has devoted herself en-
tirely to comedy, and has been hailed
as the first of English condolences.
Her greatest success was made in
"The Marriage of Kitty" which ran
for some $50 performances In London
last season. and recently for 40 nights
at the Hudson theater, New York,
where it received more unanimous
and enthusiastic praise than any com
edy produced in New York this sea
son.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-14
Locked Like II.

A Southern Adonis, not particular.
" celebrated for his personal attrac.
lions, on completing a somewhat pro
tracted toilet one morning. turned to
mis- servant and inquired:
How do I look. Caesar?"
'PlendiG. massa plendid," wcs
EbOnys deli~btful answer.
Do YOU think III do. Caesar" he
asked. surveying himself in a glass.
and giving Caesar a piece Of silver.
Guy, mesa. nebcr sec sou look 50
ierce in all my life. You look jis az
bold a. a lion,"
"A lion? Why. what do you know
about lion? You never saw ono.
Caesar.
"Neber see ION, massa Gus, /
&c Massa Peyton's Jim ride ono nbe-
. DC m4il cherry day.
Why you fool. that's a Donkey
Can't help Dat. massa. sat
'aessr
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-14
WILL NOT PASS CAIRO
Nashville and Lawrence viii Prob
ably Not Ascend Ohio River Be.
You'd This City.

The Gunboat Nashville and torpedo
destroyer, Lawrence, passed up the
river at Vicksburg yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock without stopping The
run from Vicksburg to Memphis, 400
miles, will be made in three days
the boats arriving there on Friday
evening or Saturday noon.
The ships will only stop one day
and are now supposed to be here on
Monday evening laying over till Tues
day morning when they're off for St.
Louis. where they are due to arrive
on Saturday evening. April %. This
settles all probability of the warships
going any further than Cairo up the
Ohio river this year
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-14
River Forecasts.

The Ohio-At Evansville, will con
tinue to fall rapidly during the next
three or four days At Paducah. will
continue falling and at rapidly in
creaSing rate At Cairo will continue
falling for an indefinite period; the
rate of fall will increase somewhat
during the next "A hours.
The see-From Florence to
be low Johnsonyile, win continue fall
ing
The Mississippi-From Chester TO
above Cairo. will rise slightly during
the next 30 hours,
P. II SMYTH, Observer
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-14
General Weather Conditions.

PreSsura is very nearly uniform
over the section of country lying east
Of the Rocky mountains the highest
barometer reported was 30lS inches,
ana the lowest 1856 Pressure rang
ed lowest in Colorado and y abraska.
The temperature has fallen in the
Ohio valley, in Tennessee. and in the
Gulf states. and risen in Kansas.
western Nebraska and Colorado.
Within the last 3G hours very light
showers have occurred in the Ohio
valley in eastern Iowa, and Minnes0
Ia
Light to heavy frosts formed Tues
day night in Tennessee, Arkansas and
extreme southern Illinois
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-14
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS
3rief Mention Of Events Concerning
the People Of Cairo and
Vicinity.

IN w. - We y 49, NAA-~f
I day afternoon at o'clock with Mrs,
/ q 0. Wilson, OF 40 Seventh street.
( Elsewhere in this issue appears an
advertisement of II n. Henckel! an
nouncing the opening OF his soda
fountain today, which is one Of the
finest in the city.
The interesting "reminiscences OF
old fire days in Cairo from Fifty.
Miner, Old Volunteer" and No H.
have been greatly missed the past
few weeks by Bulletin readers and
il is hoped these writer's Of Cairo fire
history will contribute more Of these
entertaining letters
/ Burton. the sixmonths-Old baby boy
/ OF MIR and Mrs, b. 0. Wing, OF Eley.
enth street. died Tuesday night at st
/ Mary's infirmary, where he was tai.
en- to undergo an operation The fu.
neral was held yesterday afternoon
Rev. Sutherland, of Mound City. con.
Quoting the services. Interment was
made at Beech Grove cemetery.
Fire insurance adjusters are in the
city looking after the interests of the
various companies, who suffered IN
the recent fire The loss Of Philip
Lehning was settled for s1,0l5.
Mrs H. l.. Wedding. who accident
ally shot herself few days ago at
Terrell, Ark. is in hospital at Jones,
boro, Ark, and is reported improving
Word was received here yesterday
Of the death of Charlie A. Beecher, of
Cincinnati. Death was due TO heart
disease and occurred at Maysyile. O..
last Monday The deceased was an
Incie Of Mrs Albert Lewis Of this
city and left quite a fortune to his
nephews and nleces He was promi-
aent in Republican politics In Illinois
during the sixties and was great
friend Of Abraham Lincoln and Gen
Grant lie is given the credit for
arranging the Lincoln Douglas debate
Capt J r Ranch. of Whistler. Ala
formerly foreman of the Mobile 4
Ohio railroad companys car shops
at Murpbysboro has been transferred
10 Cairo and viii take charge Of the
carworkers here and at Tamms mex;
week.
Suits we're filed with the circuit
clerk Yesterday by Stella Adams and
John Richards. Of Thebes against the
st. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern
Railway for 81 600 each. The com
plainsnts charge that they have been
deprived OF access TO certain proper
ty owned by them caused by a cut
made for the railroad which runs in
front Of the property
A policeman was a much wanted
individual last night about II o'ciocl
by stranger who claimed that fripnt
IF his was being robbed ln poker
game az a resort on this thorough
fare. he claimed that bis friend had
already been robbed of quite a sum
and as he was in drunken condition
he money must he returned. At last
accounts he had not found an officer
Mrs a A Martin entertained the ,
lady teachers OF the public schools al /
her home on Center street Tuesda,
evening. A guessing contest was
feature OF the evening entertainment
and Miss Margaret Leuschen was the
successful person, receiving as a re I
ward small china tea set The par
Tors were beautifully decorated. music /
helped to entertain the guests and /
dainty refreshments were seryd.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-14

+. In Main Entrance Opera House

The Bulletins hidden location of which concealed
the explained in the head discovered yes
NJ Werner MI Hires mas
and did not succ
The order had been doubled INTO
the OF the opera
of the but
Mr. Hires who had searched IN
accidenty knocked down Crowds
people entrance and 1t safe 10
Cairo been subject thorough
attracted attention
generally voted the interesting newspaper
AZURE that has introduced in cairo f3CcVl
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-14
COST of operating lighting plant
sS355i

Total ........ sS55.5d
Making a total Of slo.036.oo for
twelve months. and docs not include
the cost of carbOns or breaksge and
the renewal Of lamps. and the cost
OF repairs. which Is regarded as no
small items of cost. The electric sta
tisties of Illinois. and also of the
United States claim no less than 10
per cent depreciation on electric
machinery. etc. although the munich
pal electric plant at Detroit, Mich. Is
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-14
CHRONOLOGICAL
Anril Ia In History.

a4n-Richard Neville, famous earl OF war.
wick known as "'rhe Kingmaker'
killed Mt the battle Of Barnet
iss1-Fort Sumter taken possession OF hy
Confederates. the Federais marching
out with the honors OF war me
commandsnt and garrison OF Fort
Sumter did not surrender, but eVacu-
ated the fort under terms with the en-
emv. These terms were refused unth
homhardment OF nearly two days
showed the commandment that the fort
was unteuabe.
President Abraham Lincoln assas-
sinated BY Wilkes Booth
1sss-professor James Dwight Dana OF
Yale died at New Haven born 1918
1897 Professor Edward Drinker Cope, IN.
d.. died in Philadelphia, born $50
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-14
MENU FOR TO-DAY.
Thursday, April ID.

Thursday, April u.
Breakfast,
Fruit
Shredded Biscuit
Sugar and Cream
Sausages
Philadelphia Potatoes
Johnny Cake Coffee
Lunch.
Cold Sliced Beef
Alpha Salad Cream
Banana Short Cake Cocoa
Dinner.
Raw Oysters
Beef Mariniere
Mashed Potatoes
String Beans
Beet Salad
Waters Cheese
Lemon Jelly Whipped Cream
Coffee.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-14

The boys on the baseball team will
practice at Sportsmans park until
the sipe water is drained off OF the
campus
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-14
A little WhlIe-

! little while and then ven understand
Just Why u was that grim Deaths icv
hand ~
Took from our midst the friend whom We
loved. ~
Took from our midst the friend whom We
had proved.
Robbed q the home the mother love So
sweet 81"
flushed tie glad sound Of tshv.z n.f.o.
ing feet
fnrned Joy - sofrou. wruns our hAsr,s
With pain.
and caused the tears 81 bitterness 4, fan
88HF fstIf#.
All. veil LIES hour glass shows IA.
feeling sand
little while and then He'u grsle.etstd
rank J. angel IL CIest Thelghts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-14
Washington Bulletin
BY the Associated Press.

Washington, April 1S.-Illinois-
Fair continued cool Thursday, Friday
fair warmer, variable winds,
Missouri-Fair Thursday and Fri.
day warmer
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-14
NEWS OF THE WEATHER
Results Of Government Observations
With Prospects for Cairo and
Vicinity Today

Indications for Cairo and vicinity
today: Partly cloudy with probably
showers
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In Doubt.

When a man knows how 10 give the
baby a bath his wife doesn't know
whether TO rejoice because he is 50
smart or to weep because he is so
little like a man.-New York Press.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-14

cablegrsm's Record Travel.
A cablegram has been sent from
west to east round the world in forty
minutes by the allBriiish route.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-04

Church 4S, lie former winning by a
majority OF 141. When the vote was an
nounced by the chairman there was an
outburst OF cheers. The same town COM
mittec as last year was selected. with Mr..
A. 8. Chesebrough's name being added
A requiem high mass was celebrated
this morning at st. Mary's church for the
late Mrs. Mary Cullen by Rev. FIR ]. r.
Downing.
Rev. DR.. Locke. rector OF ST. Michael's
church left here today for his annual
vacation.
r. Thomas Potter and family, who have
been spending the summer here. returned
to Providence yesterday for the winter.
In the district court yesterday before
Judge o. J.. Bosworth. John Smith.
colorod. was fined 50 and costs for
revelling civil case against Julia p.
Babbitt by the Anthony. Cowell company
OF Providence was called and defaulted.
Albert Bernard. for many years engineer
upon the Consolidated railroad. removes
his family TO Providence today. He M the
present time Is an engineer on the Provi-
dence and Hope branch OF the New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroad
At the probate court session Yesterday.
Judge Reynolds. presiding. the following
business was recorded: A Mary A
Brownel ward statement OF guardian for
file was placed on file. The inventory OF
the estate OF Martin v. Newton was
allowed.
The evening schools commenced last
evening for the fall and winter with a fair
attendance.
The choir OF Trinity church will sing
At the harvest festival at ST Johns
church. harrington. tonight.
The funeral OF HezeAlah g. TnRraharn
was solemnized this afternoon from his
late residence on Hish street
Rev. w. Lenior Hood. pastor Of the
State street NJ f. church. left here yes
terday for the west 10 visit his parents
who live In Iowa.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-04

read. and various other business was
transacted
Mr. William Collamore has recovered
from an attack Of illness, and is able 10
be around town again
Several new houses are being built on
Bridge street at the southern part of the
town. The town at present Is experience
ing a big boom. In the building line. and
scores Of workmen have found employ
ment at the various buildings under con-
struction. throughout the different parts
OF the town.
The following letters await claimants
at the Warren postoffice Blanche Ar
mold 3: $. c. Gilbert. Mrs. Mayhurst. Fred
Sibley Charles Vincent. Wilfred Pail, Jo-
seph Cote. Napoleon Mservier.
Thomas r. Allen. who recently escaped
from the state institution for the insane,
was captured here Sunday by Captain
Macomber, and later in the day was car
ried back to the institution.
The fire department was called TO
fire yesterday afternoon on Captain
Atkins oyster boat. caused by an explo-
sion OF gasolene. The boat was moored at
the Waterman wharf. and the fire was
caused by an explosion of gasoline. Cap
tain Akin was on the boat at the time.
and he received severe burns on the head
and hands. Several explosions resulted
from the gasoline tanks aboard. and the
firemen were exposed TO considerable
danger.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-04
RIVERSIDE.
Items OF news can be left at Cons res
teurant on Bullock's Point avenue and
they Will receive prompt attention and
publication.

Sergeant Bickford had little tussle
with prisoner on car this morning.
The man was arrested yesterday after
noon for being drunk, and soon after
leaving the square this morning turned
on the sergeant The man had not got
had him well under control. and with
pair OF twisters made his man a. meek
as a lamb the rest OF the way.
The Good Cheer Whist club held the
first session OF the season at the resi-
dence OF Mrs James Dennis on Paw
tucket avenue, last evening. The follow
ing were elected as the officers: Presi-
dent, Miss Jennie Dewsnap: score keeper.
Mrs James Dennis treasurer, Miss Lena
Winchester. The score for last evening
was as follows: Mrs e G. Pennimen
a.: Mrs. Henry Newton, ~: Miss Lena
Winchester. Al. The next meeting will
be held Monday afternoon az the resi-
dence OF Mrs. Gottlob- -Schoenhardt on the
North Gate road
John 70. Tobin. son OF r. II. Tobin. left
for Boston yesterday whore he entered
the Boston university and will take
law course OF three years A short time
ago Fred f., a younger son of Mr. ana
Mrs. Tobn. went TO Blackstone, where he
entered the employ Of the American
Woolen company.
Messrs. Wesly Trombly and Urban Far
rell who at the first OF the season placed
a large swimming raft at the foot OF the
Lincoln avenue steps, hauled tho raft out
OF the water today.
At the meeting Of tho Nerragansett Fire
Co. last evening, Il was unanimously
voted that the company would not take
part In the muster AZ Brockton 90 FRI
day.
Mr. John r. Morrow. secretary OF the
Providence FIRE commission and family,
have closed their summer residence here
and removed 90 their town house.
Miss Mamie Williams. the postmis-
tress. is confined to her home by Illness
Notices for the Republican caucus have
been posted I'm this vicinity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-04
BRISTOL.
Regular Republicans Won al
Caucus. District Court Cases
Probate Docket.

The Republican caucus last evening in
the Opera house was we'll attended. Owing
to the absence OF the chairman OF the
Republican town committee. Stephen w.
Church, the meeting was called TO order
by +. b. Wilson, treasurer of the com
mittee. After the reading OF the call the
names OF l.. 8. Hoffman and Il. !. Brown
ell were presented for chairman. When a
paper ballot was called for 305 votes wer.
cast, OF which l.. s. Hoffman received POI
and f. I. Brownell i0i and the former was
elected. The next business was the cleo
tion OF secretary and George L. Arnold
was chosen without opposition.
The chairman then called for the names
OF delegates TO attend the convention
when o. l.. Bosworth presented the fol-
lowing names who were elected without
opposition: George W. simmons. William
II. Perry. Julian Close, l.. c. Colt. Henry
NJ. Darling and Mr.. Wiltsie,
The next business before the meeting
was q selection oi a candidate for SEN
ator. when Ezra Dixon arose and In a
few well chosen remarks presented the
name OF the present Incumbent Hon. III.
H. Shepard. whose name received great
applause. The name OF ex-senator George
W. Simmons was also presented by Jo-
seph Buffum IN opposition. but was with
drawn as the chairman had received a
communication from him stating that he
utterly declined having his name used
VI. n Shepard was made the unanl-
nous nomination or the caucus amidst
roars OF applause. The next business
was the selection OF a member for the
lower house. Merton a. Chessman arose
and addressed the meeting speaking we'll
of the duties that had been performed by
DR. william Fred Williams. and A. 8
Chesebrough nominated the doctor again
for reelection.
Joseph Buftum placed tho name ~
James 6. church IN counter nomination.
= ballot WAS taken. the whole number of
votes being cast was g35. ~ which Dr
Williams received Ia and James c.