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Evening journal., 1904-07-25
Nv. Ennlnnd Editor Dead.

Manchester, y. H.. July 25.-Francis
3. Eaton, editor of the Boston Journal
in 1854 and afierward member OF
the editorial staff Of the Boston Adyer-
tiser. has died here. aged seventy nine
years. He was vice president Of the
Merrimac River Savings bank Of this
city
Evening journal., 1904-07-25
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Journal
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Inasons in smimminn.

Professor H. Widdeknd, Instructor Of
swimming for men and boys at the pub
tic bathhouse. in Brandywine Park, began
giving lessons att that pool this morning.
The hours for instruction are between 6
and S o'clock in the morning. The reason
for the early start is to give those who
desire to ltarn The art OF swimming a
better opportunity to do so, as there Will
be few I'm bathing at that time.
Evening journal., 1904-07-25
New Yacht Given Trial.

John c.. Brison. the wei-known mem
ber of the Board of Health made trial
trip on Saturday with his naptha launch
Bedford which was successful. He made
the trip from Walnut street TO Grubb s
Landing 90 about one hour.
Evening journal., 1904-07-25
COMMUNICATIONS

Brief communications on an subjects
Of interest. temperate in their nature
and signed by the writer (name not 70
be published unless desired) are alway'
welcome.
Evening journal., 1904-07-25

For some maladies physicians recon-
mend yawning. They say that muscles
are brought into play during a yawn
that would otherwise never get any
exercise at all.
Evening journal., 1904-07-25
The scrrl,ollo. 1.1nn..

The Seychelles islands form an archl-
pelago Of ia islands and are situated
about l,400 miles east OF Alden and
1000 miles from Zanzibar. They rise
steeply ont Of the sea. eliminating in
the isle Of Mahe, which IS about 5000
feet above the level OF the ocean and
is nearly the center Of the group. All
the islands are of coral growth. The
houses are built Of a species OF massive
coral hewn into square blocks which
glisten like white marble.
Evening journal., 1904-07-25
ThE WORLDS NEWS
THE WAR.

General Oku defeated the Russians six
miles outside of Newchwang. and IS
said to be almost al the gates of the
town. A general advance 10y Kurokrs
army Is said 20 be imminent The Niadi-
vostok squadron. which is cruising about
sixty miles from Yokohama, captured ANA
sank a merchantmen. and is believed to
be lying in wait for other vessels from
Canada and San Francisco.
The Russian Imperial Council decided
TO stop ali further seizures and searches
of neutral vessels by the volunteer steam
ships from the Black Sea The German
steamship Scandia was released, and the
British steamship Ardova, from New
York for Manila, which was also seized
IN the Red Sea, viii be given up. Turkey
has given orders 10 prevent the Russian
volunteer fleet steamships smolcnsk and
st. Petersburg passing through the Oar
daneilos into the Black Sea.
Evening journal., 1904-07-25

That starlight trip by the Methodist
young people, Thursday night will be tho
best yet. King street wharf, 7.45.
Evening journal., 1904-07-25
oriza Tooth Powder. watson. sos Market

knights of Golden Eagle Excursion to
Atlantic City, Thursday, August 4.
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Evening journal., 1904-07-25

The man who rides on AN accommo-
dation train does not lose any wait.
Evening journal., 1904-07-25
POLITICAL.

Charles f. Murphy leader Of Tam
many Han. is expected to visit JudgC
Parker at Esopus Wednesday.
Chnirman Corielyou gives RoosevG
267 electoral votes. Parker l5l. with New
York. New Jersey and West Virginia
doubtful. After the notification cere-
monies next Wednesday, at oyster Bay
A1r. Cortelyou viii go TO Chicago TO oper
Western Republican headquarters.
Colonel William Astor Chanler an.
nounccd his candidacy for the Demo
cradle nomination for Governor of New
York
Ex-senator Turner of Washington. vii
probably be tho Democratic nominee foi
Governor OF that State.
Under a new law all nominations foi
Congress were made I'm Texas yesterday
Thomas Taggart Is mentioned as tn,
probable Democratic nominee for Cover
nor of Indiana
PENNSYLVANIA.
Mine workers are being urged to sup
port only candidates who will support
mining legislation.
AT Camp NJ. S. Quay, Gettysburg Mrs
| John Osborne, of Carlisle. was killed
l
| frightened by Lieutenant Colonel Trek
/ ler's automobile.
Steve Popovich killed Mike Nfhdock be
cause he was dancing with his sweet
heart at Greensburg, Pa.
FOREIGN.
| It is reported from Rome that Monsigno
Faiconio. Apostolic Delegate to th
! United States. will be transferred to
| Manila.
Chinese attacked Belgian Roman Cath
olic missions i'm Hupee Province, an,
murdered Bishop Verhaegen, his brothe
and Father Robberecht
Armagh Cathedral was reoponed witt
an Impressive ceremony. by CaNlinal Van
nuteli i'm the presence of many notabl
men,
The Tibetans offered to make peace i
/ the British mission would return {,
Gyantse; but Colonei Younghusban,
said he could arrange peace only a
Lassd.
Evening journal., 1904-07-25

Some people pray for everything they
want instead of Offering thanks for
what they set.
Evening journal., 1904-07-25

~ A RECENT speech Leslie NJ.
shaw. Secretary Of the Treasury,
- said:
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18
HOUSEBOATERS
NOT PAUPERS

Continued from second page)
come with s70o a year. The average
daily income VIII amount in a year
10 s2.500, land ;hs is considered be.
low the averaged permitting the in.
dustriou5 economical shantyboater to
bank fully $500 year Ten years Of
the life would represent an accummu.
lation Of 5000, and investments Of
these gains from time 90 time would
materially increase this total.
The shanty boat fisherman is ex.
empt from the operations of the game
las as his craft always rides the
waters Of navigable streams, to
which the laws relating 10 SEEMING
and netting do not apply His bar.
vest is a daily one. barring ice and
river conditions that prevent the
placing Of his snares. and lasts from
year to year.
Altogether his lot is not a hard one
and the remuneration is so great from
The modicum of work performed that
the wonderful thing about it is that
fcw are engaged in the traffic.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18

to take him to the far east If he
should decide to head the army in
person, The train will consist of a
summer and winter palace car home
sleeping quarters for 500 men and
stables for a hundred horses, The
difficulty is combining the maximum
of safety with a minimum of weight
The war minister is also consider
ing the advisabiHtv OF providing iron
clad trains Tor the army in Man,
churia. Their necessity IS argued ow-
ing 10 the uncertain attitude Of China,
Il is reported he ear fayors the pur'
chase OF armor in the United States,
first because he thinks thereby 20
win good opinions from Americans
and again because he has no faith in
Russian pnrveyorS
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18

be necessary. then TO deeipher the
sentence and then discover the man.
he win spend not less than one hour
ar one time or at various time, Sat
urday afternoon in The following ter
rl.ory. Ohio Levee. between Fourth
and Eighth streets. Commercial ave
nuc between Fifth and Eleventh
streets. Washington avenue between
sixth aud Fourteenth streets. Eighth
troct between Washington avenue
and Ohio Ievee street and Sixth
street between Washington avenue
and ohio Ievfc street in any par
OF She territory named, and at any
time. between the hours Of 1900 and
Goa o'clock Saturday afternoon this
man mas ne found prepared 10 hand
you the gold piece II you make your
declaration in the right way The sen
tcnce is in tho form of suppositional
statement and must be made audibly
without omission, addition or con-
ment. to the right person in which
event the hidden treasure viii become
promptly yours.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18

The Bulletins anagram for this
week Is given above :; consists Of
thirtyfour letters and the object Of
the problem is 40 rearranga these
same letters into q sentence which
will contain the kew 10 the hidden
treasure secretcd for the benefit Of
Bulletin readers The sentence. when
t g deciphered. win be a declaration
regarding 2 condition not only local
10 Cairo. hul surrounding territory.
The sentence viii not inform you hos
The treasure is hidden, it is the pur-
pose Of this artic'e ~ 10 t11t. but Il
viii give you some Important if gen
orally known. information and at the
same time place YOU in a position to
receive a handsome cash prize
on Saturday al This week a man
viii promenade the business pari OF
the city In III pocket there VIII he
s50e in gold and to the first person
addressing the exact words. wBica
can be formed nv the letters al the
head Of this article 10 this gentleman.
the gold piece will be given. Il will
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18
sSSSsssSSsSsssssssSsSSSSSss
sTHE PEOPLES FORTUNE:
s&ssssssssssssssssssssssss

Editor Of The Bulletin. pay
er's' article published in your Sun
day Issue, is getting al the right spot
when he suggests that the municipal
plant search light be turned on TO
illuminate the nightly sessions Of the
notorious gambling house in which
show window is displayed the plan
Of lighting the city by the present
advocate of municipal ligh, plant
II is more than probable that the
plan was outlined on the card table
Of this gaming house
No wonder that those who regulate
the police power of our city should
persis; in arguing municipal owner
ship and try to keep it the paramount
issue in city politics, SO tina other
matters more interesting to them
should not be talked OF by the people.
The mayor and his chief of police
/ knows all about what is going on in
/ the much talked OF gambling house,
where many schemes are hatched To
hoodwink the people, beside the
methods of alluring and robbing
many of our young men. The sal
aries Of these officers and others of
our city are paid by the tax payers
for the purpose of the protection of
our citizens from such places, openly
and detiantly conducted, as this NO
toriouS gambling headquarters, abet-
ted by the mayor and his chief Of
police
Taxpayer is right when he says
the municipal light plant in this cleo.
ton OF alderman is rot every
fair minded citizen knows ii is-and
the sooner the search light is turned
on to other municipal administration
matters. the better for our city and
its taxpayers. These are more i'm
portant to us at the present time than
municipal lighting plant. What has
the administration candidate OF tbs
First ward got 20 say about the pres
ent conduct Of our city officials regard
ing the referred to gambling oiint?
ANOTHER TAXPAYER
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18
THE ISTROUMA HOTEL
chrstened BY Daughter of Hon. w. ].
Bryan TO Be Managed BY MIR. Ben
S. Parker.

Reference has been made In this pa-
per at different times to the mex ho-
tel at Baton Rouge, La, which is to
be opened under the management OF
Mr. Ben s Parker, of this city, son Of
Mr. L. p. Parker Of The Halliday.
Cairo. and the Gayoso. Of Memphis.
hence the following account Of the
formal christening q the establish
ment. given in New Orleans paper.
viii be Of interest
THE lstrouma Hotel the largest
building OF its kind ever erected in
this city, was christened at O'Clock
this afternoon BY Mrs W II Leayitt,
daughter OF W. j Bryan. The cere
monies took place IN the recently
completed parlors, on the second
floor. The participants were Mr. and
Mrs. Leavitt and Messrs. Mayor, Ray
mond and Ben S Parker, Of the oper-
ating company A bottle OF cham
payne was broken by Mrs. Leayitt.
and the building christened Inc -
nouma after which several toasts 10
the prosperity Of the enterprise were
drunk
"Mr and Mrs Leaviit have been in
this city for the past week Mr. Lea.
witt Is engaged on an oil painting Of
Gov Heard
Work on the Istrouma IS progress
ing rapidly and there is every indica
tion that she building will be- ready
for occupancy by the time vi the
opening of the legislature in May, II
has not been definitely decided hut
it Is the general opinion that the gu
bernatorial inauguration ball will be
held in the lstrouma, and Manager
Parker is making all arrangements &c
that end
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18
RUSSIA YIELDS
TO JAP FORCES


boats ana small boats fastened TO
the rescue of the survivors Signal
man PocaEoG. who was slightly
wounded. saa. IKE were returning %
The harhur the PeuoplyiovsN lead
ing. some of our cruisers which had
remained I'm the harhor came ont ana
steamed toward the enemy firing six.
-een shots at him with their bow guns
They then retired The enemy NUM-
hcred fourteen heavy ships nearly all
armrured while our own were nine.
Against their armonred cruisers, We
hal only the BaylD stood in the
wheel house on the bridge of the
Petropayloysk looking up the signal
book The admirars last signal had
been for the torpedo boats TO enter
the harbor The Pe,ropavlovsk al
most stood still
Suddenly the ship shook riol nifty
heard fearful explosion immedi
atelv followed by another and thea
another They seemed % me e ha
directly under the bridge J rushed
10 the door Of the wheel house, where
1 met an officer possibly belmsman.
I conld not pass and sprang to the
window and jumped ont The ship
VAS listing ana | feared that every
moment She would turn over On the
bridge saw an officer weltering IN
blood It was our Admiral Makaroh
He lay face downward spTang TO
him. grasped him by the shoulder and
attempted to raise him, The shin
seemed to be falling somewhere,
From all sides flew fragments The
smoke rose in dense clouds ana che
flames seemed to leap towards the
bridge. where I was standing beside
the admiral jumped on the rail and
was washed of, but grabbed some
thing. On our ship was an old man
with a beautiful white beard who had
been good to our men he took bo0b
in his hand ana seemed to be writing
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18
NOTICE.

Members Of the Cairo Board Of
Trade and Merchants League and
citizens generally are requested TO
assemble al the rooms of the Mer-
chants League al 10 o'clock this.
Monday. morning for the purpose Of
deyising ways and means TO receive
and entertain the two warships. Nash
vile and Lawrence which will pay
this port a visit
JOHN s. AISTHORPE.
President Board of Trade.
JOHN A. MILLER,
President Merchants League.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18
PERSONAL MATTERS
Notes of interest Relating to Citizens,
Their Friends and Rel
atives.

Mr.. VIM Preetorius has been in the
city several days on business.
Mrs. H. S. Candee has returned
from visit TO friends in Delavan.
Wis
Mr.. Thomas Williams. city editor OF
The Bulletin, is confined TO his bed by
an attack Of illness,
Miss Gertrude Perez, cashier OF the
Gayoso hotel a Memphis, Is here
on a short visit 10 relatives and
friends.
Mr.. f. l.. Harris, Of the Mobile &
Ohio railroad. is in the city and viii
be here day or two, He is the same
cid "iollier'
PROT. c. H. Wood, president Of La
Centre. College, spent yesterday in
town. He is The Bulletins representa-.
tive at La Centre.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18
Special Guarantee.

Manager Williamson Is pleased 70
announce TO his patrons that he gives
his personal guarantee TO the engage.
ment of Mr. Paul Gilmore and his
excellent company in the New York
and London success. THE Mummy
and the Humming Bird Mr., Gil.
more carries the entire New York
City production, and the engagement
promises to be one of the most not
able of the season. 1t is suggested
that patrons desiring good locations
of seats should secure their places
on the opening of the sale on Thurs
day April a. at $50,
Free list suspended for this en-
gagement.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18
HAD A BAD RUNAWAY.

Messrs. John Glade and H. L. Polo
kof were out driving yesterday afte--
noon on the Cairo road and when
near Goose Pond a bolt in the shaft
fell ont. letting one side Of the shaft
down. The horse became frightened
and nnmanageable and the two young
men were thrown from the vehicle
The horse ran away and wrecked the
buggy. before he was stopped.
Pololsof received same bad bruises
and lac arations in the face His in
juries are not serious. however.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18

In speaking Of the effect Oh sun
spots on the earth. Prof. Elkins OF the
Yale observatory, said: They pro
duce no climatic or atmospheric dis
turbanccs or changes. The effect OF
the spots is entirely magnetic. 1t
takes a very sensitive compass TO be
Affected even"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18

The Twentieth T. s. l. sailed for the
Philippines with the record of having
more brides TO the square inch than
any other regiment ever detailed for
service in the field Best wishes for
peace both al home and abroad
Ohio State Journal
Check Foreign Students.
Some of the higher institutions OF
learning in Germany have increased
the fees for foreign students.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18
Brain Measurements.

The largest human brain OF YOU
measured was that of woman. lilo
cubic inches the smallest adult
males, g. cubic inches. There is men,
toned the skull OF one OF the Inca
Peruvian race which is but Go cubic
inches. The Caucasian skull is larger
than that of any other race.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS
Brief Mention Of Events Concerning
the People of Cairo and
Vicinity.

II was fine enough yesterday 10
tempt people orr in rhe streets with
Easter hats
A few flags 70 greet Uncle sam
torpedo hoat Wednesday should be
gotten ont.
And after the election ana the gun.
boats are gone, then the baseball
crank will have his day
Everybody ought TO be happy with
a dozen or more candidates bu2zlns
around trying to make them So
Now that winters latest jolt is past
perhaps we may begin to worry in
deaa earnest about onr new straw
mats
WickHGe is getting ready for a
grand Odd Fellows celebration ON
April %. Cairo ought 10 have good
representation there
If prospects for good spring bust
ness in Cairo were very much better
than they are. ID would he almost
unbearabe 10 some people
The thirsty fellows who are not sat
isfed with water will have to lay in a
supply today. or drink coffee tomot-
row until the voters have had their
say
Mr w f. Pitcher has engaged in
the soap business, He says he has
an article which viii remove paint.
grease spots. etc, from carpets or
clothing
After the election the sensation VIII
be the United States war vessel Law
renee. which win bring biz crowds q
visitors from the surrounding coun
try Get your sandwiches and pink
lemonade ready
MIR. and Mrs, Robert Z Read, o.
Sixth and Walnut streets, are tha
proud parents Of a baby boy that ar
rived at the family residence at
O'Clock last evening Mrs. Read wa,
formerly Miss Sue Rector
Next saturday afternoon every
body will ne out talking iargon ans
looking for a mantle man wb'
years five dollar gold coin in hi
pocket for The most successful stu
dent OF the Bulletins anagram
The river is going down rapidly
which will give much satisfaction Z,
people In the bottoms, especial,
those over III Missouri where man
thousands of acres Of fine farmint
land has been Hooded ana work pre-
vented
AT Uncle Joe's hotel at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon Justice Steagal
united in marriage Jos II Austin AM
Miss Treble ID Smith. both Of Charlie:
ton Mo, also Steve Gregg anl Mis-
, Mary Emerson. Of Morley Mo- Ther
I were no attendants.
The funeral Of Mrs Charles Carr. {
: Kankakee, win be held at Beec
Grove cemetery today tMondayl at
O'clock The remains, accompauie
BY several relatives and Mrs Carr
, minister Of Kankakee, will arrive &
Mounds this morning
Candidate VIM Mciiale put in Sur
day directing very important piec
of work outside the city's stone wa
from Eighth to Fourteenth street
where he had seven groups of pilin
driven at regular intervals. to prot e
! the wall from damage by steamer
and barges landing there.
Mr. Ben r Thistlewood. who ha
been IN Memphis making bids on
big contract for leyee work, says b
stands some chance Of getting a goot
4, " Slice of the work. because his bi
vas the lowest Another bidder ha
lo3er figures on great quantity {
/, work in the far south and the coud
ti0n ct his bid was that he mu.
+ have an he work or none II wl
depend upon wha, the bureau will a
about his bid whether MIR. Thistl
wooi~ lower bid on a part of tn
y ork viil hc Recognized or not
.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18

William A. Brady, looking for new
worlds to conquer, has turned his at
tentlon 70 vaudeville, and last Monday
lApri llthl presented q serious one
acc play at proctor's Theatre, Ne.
wark The play was "A Little TRACE
dy at Tie6 Tsin, a dramatizaton by
Frances Aymar Matthews Of her Story
of the same name which recently was
Published by the Harpars. The in.
terpreting company was headed by
Robert Lorraine. formerly leading man
with Grace George. the scenery had
been painted by Ernest Plaj2eB and
the incidental music was by William
Furst. who worte that for The Oar
ling Of the Gods
Wilton Lackaye concluded his New
York engagement in The Pit last
night and viii present he piece To-
morrow evening. (April lSthl at he
Chestnut stree Theatre. Philadelphia.
The Pit had 10i performances on
/ Broadway,
+ Joseph Hart and Carrie De Mar
conclud their second season in
Foxy Grandpa next Saturday at
Providence. r. l. Next Sep ember
these two stars will have a new farce
written for them by r Melville Ba-
her, author Of Girls VIII Be Girls.
Way Down East" had its 500 per
Torrance in New York last Monday
evening at the Metropolis Theatre.
This record is NOT equalled by that Of
any o;hor play Of American author
hip,
Al I.ccch will continue to use
Girls viii Be Girls as a vehicle
next season. whom the comedy Is to
be seen In New York. New music
sin be composed for The score by
Joseph Hart
De Wolfe Hopper will revive J.
Cheeyer Goodwin and Woolson Morse's
charming opera Wang tomorrow
night. april 1Sth9 at the Lyric
Theatre, New York The cas-; will in
clude Madge Leasing as Mataya. WI
liam Pruette as the Colonel Nella
Bergen and Julia Sanderson as Gil
lette
Grace Georges now play, which Is
being written for her by Claiming
Pollock. is a three aci comedy Of life
in Washington. The heroine oil the
romance Is the daughter Of 4 western
congressman and the hero an a;taeht
of the Spanish legation
Wilton Lackaye gave a matinee
performance OF lbsens The Pillars
of Society last Friday in New York
The production was special one ant
did not interfere with the run Of THE
! Pit"
Grace George will not go abroat
this summer, but will spend her va
cation az her cottage near Allenhurst
NJ j. The lateness of her engage
b ment with the all-star cast Of "Fh'
, Two Orphans is responsible for thii
t decision.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18

Statistics. like fishermen, tell curl
Gus stories. In fifty years the popula-
ton of France has increased II per
cent In the same period the con
sumption 1T alcohol has increased rs
per cent. The Freuchman Is learning
TO drink. Denver News.