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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27
BOYCOTT WEAKENING
Consul Sammons Makes Flattering
Report in Regard to It.

Washington, Aug, 26.--Consul Sam.
mons, of Niuchwang. China, has sent
to the state department a report in
which he Ia kes very optimistic
view Of the boycott on American
goods. Ho declares the strongest
movement in favor Of the boycott is
to be found in Shanghai, where the
most goods are landed, but that only
certain elements In the city favor II
and leading merchants are firmly op-
posed and will force the anti i-American
agitation to die out soon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27

but instead Of informing anybody Of
the fact that there was trouble in
the store she ran in to make a per
sonaI Investigation. A revolver was
promptly placed al her head, and she
and the clerk were ordered to keep
still on pain OF instant death
The thieves then rushed from the
store, carrying with them tray Of
rings and diamonds. and ran to a
waiting buggy. With drawn revol.
vers they drove through the streets
at high rate Of speed and fred
several shots at, pedestrians as they
passed them.
patrol wagon full of police was
soon on their track, and finding pur.
suit warm the robbers separated
One who gave the name Of W. l.
Edwards was found In lumber yard
where he was attempting 70 hide. He
admitted his guilt, but said he robbed
the store by himself.
He declared he would surrender O
portion of the pluncer II the police
would allow him to so and get II. HC
was taken to the place under guard
and number of rings and few dia
monds We're recovered. The greater
part Of, the booty. however, Is in pos
session of the other two. N5
Llndahl said tonight that he, wai
unable to give. the exact value Of th,
iewelry taken. but Il would be sev
eral thousand dollars.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27
HE TURNED MEN OUT
And Jai'er is Now in Trouble With
Uncle Sam.

La Crosse Wis Aug &C. Charged
with assisting two posiofflce robbers
to escape from the La Crosse county
Jail, J. NJ Childars, aged 50. turnkey
under Sheriff Hougen, was arrested
tonight and given hearing before
Court Commissioner Alfred Harrison.
Failing to give bonds Childers was
taken to the Jail over which he has
been sole guard for four years, 70
await examination September ;, Child
ers Is he'll to answer for the escape
al ~ y. Trainers July 81 and Andrew
Cunningham August i5, They, with
James Crane, who ID stu In custody
were arrested for fobbing the Stod'
dard, wis, postofficd July g.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27

away on pretty fair terms The seven.
teen colts ami iillies were all in a
bunch until the quarter pole had been
passed. Then Jacobitt showed In front
and looked like a certain winner. His
mastery was shrot lived Ormondale
was al his heels with Timber and Bel
mere close behind. A ftirlong from
home they rushed to the front with
Timber gaining inch by inch on the
two in front. The son of Ormonde
under a magnificent ride by Redfern
never faltered until the last stride,
when the Whitney colt showed fine
burst of speed, rushed past Belmere
and would have won a few yards fur.
ther on. The finish was splendid
one and aroused the big crowd intense.
ly. The fast time was something OF
a surprise.
Ormondale was a favorite in betting
AZ post time. He carried an immense
sum Of publ { money, although Tim.
Der and F'llp-Flap at to / and to /
were heavily backed.
Purse Worth 2,6so.
The futurity purse this year
amounted to si2,Gs9 several thousands
short OF early estimates. The win.
ner's share was $3.50 To whitney
as the owner Of the second, horse
$3.0s3 was awarded and To Fred Bur
lew. owner of Belmere, $2.1GG, To
Mcdonald and Miller, as breeders OF
the winner, an additional sum of ST.
600 was given and to James E Mad
den, breeders of the second and third
horses $3.50 and $500 awards were
made.
$4,000 Were Present,
The crowd numbered close to s5,
900 people, but was BY no means 4
record breaker Tho weather was per
feet. the rain Of yesterday and las
(Continued ON Fifth rsga.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27

New Orleans, Aug 26.--An increase in
the deaths over the past few days
was recorded in the report of the past
"a hours. but was regarded as with
out special significance. All schools
were to have opened on September
25. but it is announced that the date
win be extended to October 2.
Heal th Officer Aucoin, Of Assump-
on, wired today that there were two
cases of yellow fever at Bayou Boeuf
and seven cases az Amelia postoffice,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27
MEETING POSTPONED.
Which Was to Convene In New
GN Orleans.

81, Louis, Aug 2G.--National Sec
retary Anthony Matre announced Fri
day that owing to. the prevalence OF
yellow fever In New Orleans, the ma
tional convention Of the American Fed,
Grafton OF Catholic Societies, which
was to convene In the latter city Is
indefinitely postopend. The executive
board will meet In Cincinnati Septem-
her 10 10 make other arrangements.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27
SERIOUS SITUATION
PREVAILS AT WARSAW

Warsaw, Aug Pa serious sit
uation prevails here. Business is al
most suspended Police patrols are
stopping all persons in the streets In
cluding occupants Of carrlags, demand.
ing from them proofs Of their identi.
~ There have been many arrests.
and many persons have been injured
in disturbances The prisons are over.
flowing.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27
BARRACKS BURNED.

Canton, Ohio. Aug, 2G.--The United
States barracks at Wesllawn ceme-
terry, where the late President McKin-
ley's tomb Is. burned today The orr
gin is unknown The flames spread
SO rap dly that soldiers sleeping Ia q
room 10 the barracks were able only
TO save personal effects Twelve guns
and 600 rounds Of ammunition were
burned.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27

Or. White today telegraphed Dr. Heber
Jones at Memphis the rsult Of his
Investigation Of the case Of Mrs.
Frank Guerico, the woman i'll with
yellow fever whom he believed to have
been infected In Memphis. DIR. White
has from the woman d certificate is
sued to her by Dr. Jones August IA,
10 the effect that she had been In no
infected point for 30 days, having re.
sided in Memphis for the thirty days
preceding August II, She left Mem.
phis August Is. reached New Orleans
at noon on the 10th, was taken i'll
the 18th, Her case was diagnosed az
yellow fever.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27
SWEPT AWAY ey FLOOD.

Charleston. w. Va. Aug. 2G.-~The
vicinity Of Big oter creek in Clay
county. 65 miles north OF this city
was visited by cioudburst yesterday
afternoon n which John Pickering.
wife and four children were swept
away BY the food. The mother was
the only one saved, she having clpg
to some floating debris. Ss AsA
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27
BROKE WORLDS RECORD
FOR THROWING WEIGHT.

New York, Aug 20. The worlds
record for So pound weight, thrown
from stand without follow was broken
today BY John Flanagan Of the Irish
American Athletic club, who hurled
the missile "a feet . inches, one foot
ana lOla inches beyond the record
made by himself last winter.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27
SAYS He WOULD RATHER FIGHT
1T IS NOW UP TO THE JAPS
Unless They Recede from Their Position
the War May be Resumed in the Next
Few Hours--Presidents Last
Offer Was Liberal

Oyster Bay, Aug. 2G. Russia has re
fused finally to accede To President
Roosevelts propositions looking to an
agreement of peace. Emperor Mich.
olas has communicated to the presi
dent through Ambassador Meyer at
st. Petersburg his response to Roose-
veit'a latest suggestions, That re.
sponse was received by the president
today, Its specific terms are not dis.
clcsod here. Il IA known, however,
that Russia declines to, pay to Japan
an Indemnity In any amount Or In
any form.
Through Witte, Russia has indica.
ted her Willingness to reimburse Japan
for the care OF Russian prisoners. aIul
perhaps make some concessions re.
garding Sakhalin island hut he in
lgists not ~ dollar. of Indemnity VIII
Tue paid.
That Witte speaks by authority n
his emperor there is no room for
doubt, and 1t is surmised that the en
perol has informed the president 81
the nature OF the instructions he has
given his representatives at Ports
mouth.
st. Petersburg, Aug 27. 2i34 al M.
The curtain has been rung down OF
the ST. Petersburg stage and the cen
ter Of intere9t In peace negotiation
have been transferred 10 Purtmouth
Emperor Nicholas after carefully
weighing the consequences OF his ar
has said his last word. Russia vii
make no financial contribution to Jap
an In any form whatsoever and unless
Japan acceies to President Roofe.
velt's efforts to effect compromise
between Russia and Japan his efforts
win have proved unavailing.
The American ambassador yester
day In formed President Roosevelt o
| Russia's ultimatum. He agrees to ced,
half Of Sakhalin and pay Japan fo
the maintenance Of prisoners Of war
but nothing more. Russia declare
she would rather fight than pay al
indemnity.
/ Saturday morning Meyer receive
his latest communication from tht
president and called on Foreign Mir
lister Lamsflorff. What final propose
was contained in President Roosevelt
communication IT was impossible 3
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27
BROKE WORLDS RECORD.

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 2G The Aer-
olite, ,2;12Ms , and Lcola, 2;1oA. trot-
ted d mile VI pole In 2:l0 fiat, break
ing the worlds team record for trot
ting mares.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27

learn accurately; but there Is reason
10 believe II suggested compromise Oh
the basis of Russia paying Japan for
Sakhalln. Rnssig's final answer was
communicated 10 Ambassador Meyer.
who at once informed the president.
No stone was left unturned and no
sffort spared here to secure settle
mel..
Every single obstacle save one
standing in the way Of the signing Of
tho peace treaty at Portsmouth has
heea overcome. In the matter cf
financial contribution Russias answer
was q firm and persistent refusal:
|and there is excellent authority for
the statement that Il the Portsmouth
negotiations fail 1t Will be solely on
The question of money.
Eli .ss Ii his determination not 10 pay In.
IdemIilts Emperor Nicholas believes
l he has All OF Russia AZ his back and
there are many excellent reasons for
Ibelieveing this Is so
j II II IL fact that President Roosa-
yelt's elforts to persuade Russia to
Meet q compromise have fa led, ana
! fspssia's attitude leaves practically no
ros m tn doubt that this Is SO. peace
still depends upon Japan foregoing All
ndsmnitf
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27

Dcs Molnes, Iowa, Aug. 2G.---TIor-
ace Birdsall manager of the Savcry
hotel here and the Pilgrim al Mar,
shalltown died today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27
LITTLE GIRL KILLED
BY Train While Trying to Save
a Her Doq's Life.

~ wv IVJ LTTCs
Mears, Mirh., Aug. 26.--In
attempting to save the life Of
her pet dog, Mana Hulberg. 8
years old, was instantly Killed
by q Pere Masquette passenger
train. The dog made dash in
front Of the approaching train
and the child rushed on the
track to snatch the dog from
danger. The dog was saved. but
the child was ground TO death
under the wheels.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27

1SHNVi W. ENNft'fhF
A school to teach duelpg has been
established In Parts. 'Ec school was
4 necessity, as many persons were
being hurt III dne1s thr0uxh eareIos1e
nass ANA lx6k of M ITls n EN- N
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27
ROBERT LeE SOLD.

Richmond, Ind, Aug &c. Robert
Lee. trotter zs0GM. has been sold to
English parties for $4,000 VI
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27

Portsmouth, ". VI, Aug. 26. While
the latest terms suggested by the
president for an amicablo adjustment
OF their differences between Japan ana
Russia are not disclosed Ii Is known
that they were framed ON bread hu-
mantarian lines and IN the interest OF
the mbost enlightened civilization. 1t
rs permissible to say in the wonds
of an authority "If the civilized
world could know at this time the pre-
else nature Of the propositions made
70 RUSS and Japan by President
Roosevelt. 1t would seem that the
force of opinion. Of the great neutral
opinion ef the world would induce
the plenpotentiaries and their govern
ments to pauge and consider serious
ly the results, before breaking off
finally the present conference with
out an agreement. Indeed. they might
scarcely dare, in the face Of the
worlds opinion, to refuse to accept In
principle, at least the suggestions
offered by tho president"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

Portsmouth, N H, Aug. 26.--0ffi-
cial statementIn the sitting Of Aug
26 the conference has proceeded to
the signature Of the protocal Of pre-
vious sitting. The next sitting will
be held Monday, August 2S 8 o'clock
in the afternoon
Witte made the following statement
10 the Associated Press regarding 70.
days session; we approved and
signed the minutes Of the last ses-
sion and at Baron Komura's request
adjourned until Monday, when it is
TO be presumed the Japan ase win have
something to submit
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27

Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 26.-As in
dicated in these dispatches last night,
there was no rupture in the peace ne
gotiations today. Peace is by no
means assured, but an important crisis
has been tded over and the fact that
the life of the conference has been
prolonged, adds mater ally to the
chances of a favorable issue.
According to the Russian version
1t was Japan and not Russia which
weakened this afternoon. Witte pub
licly announced after the sitting that
it was Komura who asked for ad-
journment until Monday in order to
have time TO submit the new propos.-
tlon. Yet II is known that Witte has
received Instructions sent after the
presidents intercession at PeterhOf
through Ambassador meyer TO agree
10 division of Sakhalin and to per-
init liberal compensation for Russian
prisoners of war and cession of the
Chinese Eastern railroad, but to con
tnue absolutely to refuse to pay a
war tribute under any guise. This was
described as Russias ''ultimatum,"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27
TENDEATHS FROM
FEVER YESTERDAY
Woman from Memphis Breaks
Out in New Orleans
.F0RTY-SEvEN new CASES
OPENING OF SCHOOLS cREs-
CENT CITY POSTPONED UNTIL
OCTOBER 2.-ToTAL NUM-
BER DEATHS 242.

New orleans, Aug. 26.--RepOrt t.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27

tcontlnued on Fifth rssa-)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27

The crowd numbered close to 49,
900 people, but was BY no means q
record breaker Tho weather was per
feet. the rain Of yesterday and last
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

holding UP stages around there whole
lot. and they did the Job Just once too
often.
They showed UP In Albuquerque, and
were having a whole lot of fun. when
Wyatt collected his two brothers and
chap named doc" Holiday, and
went after them.
The outlaws got the worst of It, but
one Of them got away, and two weeks
! later he shot Virgil carp at railroad
| station, and "Doo" Holiday got him
later, and came near getting lynched
for 1t.
Morgan was, think, shufled Off some
time later, but our good Wyatt is still
living In California and taking life
easy. 1 don't know what he got for
his job, but 1t was enough to make
him pull the trick.
AS far as could find out, there was
never anything illegal about the EaTp
gang, but they were looked on as handy
men to have around and worth watch
ing when the game was going round.
don't mean they were dishonest.
but-few people turned their backs
when they played poker with them.
AS far as Sharkey himself Is con-
cerned, don't believe he was in on 1t
to any extent. Maybe he knew there
was something coming off, but what he
got out of 1t was cigarette money to
the big haul; and, besides, Tom isn't
big enough in the brain pan to dope
out hot one like that.
I got mine, and I know it, but you
can make little easy money IL anyone
thinks they get me again with
crooked referee.
No more Wyatt Earps in mine. III
take a second-rate fighter before I ac-
cept any more bad men" or "terrors
of the plains" for the job of a referee.
Now 1 have that out of my system.
feel better; but If any Of the young
sters who read this ever figure on go
ing into the fighting game, it's good
plan to tuck away gun in your tights
when you pull 1t off in Frisco, If they
have referee with a mustache and
steely eye.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
FITZSIMMONS SAYS HE
WAS ROBBED PURSE
HIS VERSION OF THE FIGHT WITH SHARKEY
Asserts Eastern Sports Cleaned Half Million Dollars by
"Jobbng' Contest and Through Aid of Referee
Denies Delivering Foul Blow
By Bob FItzslmmons

Copyright, 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
One Of the hardest things any pugilist
has to battle against in this world is
public opinion, and I'm not shooting
wide Of the mark when I say that I've
had bit more than my share of ad-
verse criticism.
In fact, I've been up against It good
and hard a lot of times, and while
I've tried to hold my temper In the
face Of unjust charges and still more
bull-headed wrong opinion, sometimes
I've let go when I couldn't hold out
any longer-and I've been sorry for it.
Every man, woman and child has
been misunderstood at one time or an
other, so maybe what I'm going to tell
now may get me a little sympathy,
though I'm not looking for it to any
extent, because I've always found that
I could take care Of Bob Fitzsimmons
pretty well without any outside inter-
ference.
Still, a man sort Of looks around the
circle when he gets into mean cor
ner, and If there's a friendly look In
that much better.
What started with in my mind this
week was that little affair that came
off out in San Francisco about nine
years ago. I mean the go had with
Tom Sharkey out there, when bunch
of pikers and lot of sure-thing crooks
jobbed It to give me the worse Of It any
way 1t happened to go.
Has Sore Spot
AS I said before, I'm not looking for
sympathy, but when fellow has had
1t handed to him in the rawest kind of
a way, 1t salves the sore spot whole
lot to get chance to tell Just how 1t
happened.
Maybe some Of you folks who read
this can remember how you felt when
a sneak thief belted you on the nose
as YOU walked down the street and took
your weeks salary out Of your right
hand pocket just as you were going
home to hand it over to your wife.
Perhaps you can remember how you
felt when some fellow you thought
was all the cards, handed you the
double cross and set you back hustling
for the breakfast money, and you never
got a chance to tell even the sergeant
at the police station how 1t happened.
Well, that's just the way feel about
it, and the more think Of it, the sorer
I get. I'd been working pretty hard
to get on a match with Sharkey for
some time, and it was pretty hard
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

my head that I'd been trimmed, there
was gang in the ring and all around
it putting up the biggest kind Of a
howl. The police broke in, too, and
then the fur began to fly in good
shape.
carp pulled gun and backed his
sny-so against anything that the rest
could put up, and the police chased
the mob out of the building.
The rest of the story is history.
Everyone knows how brought suit to
get that money back, but they also
I want to say right here that I was
robbed just as much as IL that gang
had broken into my house, plugged me
with a "A and taken the dough out OF
the safe.
They call me an old man a whole lot
but those that do would have figured
me a pretty small kid If they could
have seen me that night. I don't know
for sure If I cried or not, but know
felt like it.
It's pretty rough for man to be
trimmed out Of small fortune by one
measley gang Of crooks, and that's q
fact. OF course, found out all about
it, but the worst Of all was the charge
that I'd deliberately sold the fight.
Misquoted and Roasted
I've been misquoted a whole lot, and
I've been roasted whole lot, and some
of the newspaper boys showed 1t to me
good and hard before I got chance to
show up my side.
AS rule, the boys are good boys, and
they made it right when they found
they had got 1t wrong; but it didn't
cure the hurt. There was an organized
gang that put up that job. I don't
know what they cleaned up, but I've
been told since that they cinched close
to half a million, all told.
They put Wyatt carp there for that
purpose because they knew that the
average man would weaken when the
roar came, and they also knew he
wouldn't.
The thing was fixed week after the
match was made, and the job came
from the east; I want to say that OF
course, good bunch of the west was
in on the play, but the job came from
the east.
When I got 1t handed to me wanted
to know how 1t was done, and went
around asking questions when it was
all over.
I wanted to know about this fellow,
Wyatt Earp, and when heard his his
tory, I didn't wonder he was able to
bluff that gang that night.
Maybe some of you haven't heard
about the carp boys, SO I'm going to
tell you what 1 learned about them.
There were three of them originally,
and they were born in Illinois.
They went west, and took up with
any good steady job. There was Wyatt
my friend-Virgil and Morgan. Wyatt
was town marshal down in New Mex
leo once-Albuquerque I think it was.
and his brothers were handy around.
After Cowboys
A gang of COW punchers had been
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

shedding to get wallop like that for
all my pains.
If I'd been whipped, I'd never have
said word, not a peep from yours
truly, but to be sandbagged, and by a
gun fighter at that was all the worse.
OF course, 1t all happened good while
ago, but it's like an old gun shot
wound-it aches on rainy days.
But I've been gassing about my feel
ings long enough. AS I say, I hadn't
been over here so long, anyway. When
first showed up in this country the
Fitzsimmons stock was selling long
way below par, and I guess a good
many Of the public had an idea 1t was
watered stock at that. They stacked
me up against the Black Pearl first as
a sort of trial horse, and when put
him away in four rounds, it looked
easy.
Sharkey Appears
Sharkey was coming along then as
the champion Of the navy, and he had
his eye out for Jim Corbett's scalp. I
worked quite while to get line on
Sharkey, but had to whip Jack Demp-
sey first and then Abe Congle.
After him they trotted out Pete Ma
her, and he tossed up his arms in
twelve rounds. Jim Farrell was handed
over, and he remained with me Just
seven minutes, all told: I thought
Sharkey was in line, but I had 10
make a chopping block of Joe Godfrey
for one round. I argued with Jerry
Slattery for couple more, and they
showed a dead one named Millerd Zen
der over the table at me and I ate him
in a round.
So 1t went for four years, and then