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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-25
SURRENDER WAS
D|SCREDITA ABLE
CORRESPONDENT SAYS NO FOR
EioN OFFICER AT PORT AR
THUR CAN SEE REASON FOR
CAPITULATlON
by the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
London, Jan, 24-The Times cor
respondent AT Pekin who has return
ed from Port Arthur Gays:
Without seeing them. nobody
could form any idaa OF the stupen-
dous strength Of the forts or the in
credible horoism displayed in their
capture. No foreign officer is able
to explain the reason for the surren-
der Of Port Arthur Those who have
seen the condition Of The fortress be-
lIeve that not a more di9creditable
surrender Is recorded in history
There were 25,090 able-boded men
capable OF making sortie, hundreds
of officers all we'll nourished, the
largest magazine being untouched
and full to the roof with all kinds of
ammunition for naval guns; ample
food for three months, even ii no
fresh supplies could be received, and
besides, waters are teeming with fish.
There was an abundance of wine and
medical comforts and large quanti-
ties of fuel of all kinds
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-25
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS

serious Illness of her daughter Miss
Lydia George, who is a telephone op
orator in that city. Miss George is
in tho hospital but If possibly able
10 stand the trip viii accompany her
mother home Wednesday.
Died, of consumption, Monday
morning about seven O'Clock at the
home Of her sister. Mrs. r. b. Baker,
Mrs. Pasteurs. A brief funeral ser
vice viii be held this morning Crues-
day. from the Baptist church and
the remains will be taken to Martin,
Tenn and laid to rest beside her
husband who died several years ago.
Mra Pasteurs resided in Golden on
ly about two years before going
south a year ago in the hope of re
gaining her health. In those two
years she made many friends the
moss of whom were members OF the
Baptist church of which she herself
was a faithful member. She is sur
viycd by one son and several broth
ers ami sisters.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-25
CARR BELONGED To
did Plight FLOCK
DO RIGHT" GREER FAD A BAD
REPUTATION AZ PADUCAH-~
sueplcIoNEC or MURDER.

Tho paanoah Jews.n Democrat save
padncahs notorious negro DO
5i,hfv rraacher wW Greer was
IN and Instantly l,Illad a. cairo M
s,,n1er aff,,rcan INV George carr 0g.
,tbe- nor,,
T,ha na,rs was mn, recs,yeI with
NV yraat sor,ow nv pa1ueabans e.
,aciallv tho prlico The negro had
,ecoottv baer qiuen hours Ia lsava
psd6cah
60 raas ahoya Inc ayera-o ool-
IA man I, hi .lnosnca ana ,oas
~ 81 o,d nh, An ui,str,l H.
~ .,-,. ,,ns,nsgs oolial MI,
no ~, 3,gb " ,,.3 booar nroRa5.
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IT,, a,a s,5yeo eror, 30 cor.
~ e..ara str..t ana <a.tnct,
.,,,,o ~, r-ol,i,o AN, ~, Tho race
.1tso,, airno.ed ao,i~et no wbitas
INA rt,b p,ohal T,hn an III
.th nj, atrog{ ono dav 1aet
-, nv ,yomor,e ter.yeer-old
.anas,or ,ro. ,nygloriousiv sbot and
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-25

Greater Cairo, with its many i'm
provements, new sewers and paved
streets, is possible under the present
laws The Greater Cairo is an assured
fact and before a great while will be
come reality.
This much was told at a meeting
Of the Greater Cairo committee of
twenty, which met last night at the
office Of G. r. Stuar, to hear the re.
port OF the subcommittee. which Is
composed OF six members of the
larger committee, appointed to look
up ways and means for the many i'm.
proyements planned
M. John S. Aisthorpe, chairman Of
the sub committee. stated after the
meeting had been called to order by
Chairman George Parsons. that tho
subcommittee had met and appoint
ed a second subcommittee, compose |
of Hon. Miles Fredk Gilbert and
Judge William S. Dewey, who had
investigated the legal phases Of the
proposed Improvements and had re
ported TO the first subcommittee that
the improvements could be made IN
der the existing state laws. Mr.. Ais
: thorpe further stated that it had
been learned that the city council
could pass resolutions, issuing whar
are known as sewer bonds for the
building Of a drain, or main sewer
He said that the laws Of the state Al
lowed city to issue sewer bonds, n
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-25
soMNAM6uLlsTlc MAN.
Seized a Revolver ard Shot His Wife
While Dreaming.

One OF the most remarkable cases
If somnambalicm ever recorded oc-
fred early ,hls uo.s.ns a, stock
ell. when q former secret service
gent ross from his bed and sao hi-
lie taIco with revolver without
9ing conscious Of VIVA. he had
lone
There is no mystery whatever
bout tho circumstances. IL was
luite unconscious Of his act and even
ne noise Of the sho S failed 10 wax
him
Seriously wounded. his wife awoke
see her husband by her side with
he revolver in MS hand iIe was Oh
.ously asleep and Mrs. Lake seized
lim by the hands and ehook him. i
sa8 a minute or two before ere sue
ceoded in waking him. Then she
took the revolver from his hand and
brew ii cut OF the room.
The man was overcome with sur
prise ana horror when ne realized
whst he san done
and brought doctor who found that
his wife had been wounded in two
places near The knee. She was re-
moved to a hospital where the bul.
lst was eXtracted. Late AZ might she
was reported ito bu progressing sa.-
isfaotorily
Interviewed later Lake gave
striking story Of. his experience:
Il think ! must have been dream
ing / IVES shooting someone" said
he. "and that WIS why the report OF
TIE revolver did no; wakeu me.
When | went TO bed had q load
ed revolver lying on The dressing Ia
Bile ! always have had revolver
since was IN tire Austrian secret
.ersice. having mad 70 travel all over
the world in that service watching
anarchists and the like. The only
time I ever used the revolver was n
Dakota ahen ! shot a man Who was
on the point Of stabbing another I
hit the would bo murderer on The
arm and he dropped his knife. ! came
home last yNlr and left the service
because / did no. want TO 70 abroad
again. have had The ioadel revol
yer With me ever since and for the
last three days il lay On the dress
ing table.
NY connambuFsm started eight
years ago. In my sleep 7 used to
play silly prants. on one occasion
clearing the nom Of furniture. One
aiaSat walled ia my sleep from Ken
siugton road to Leman street and
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-25
EXISTING LAWS WILL NOT
PRECLUDE GREATER CAIRO
Bonds For Certain Improvements Can Be IS
sued Regardless OF City's Bonded In
debtedness--Permanent Organiza-
ton May Be Effected

respective of other bonded indebted
ness.
Mr.. Asthorpe said that the sub
committee was not fully prepared &c
make its report and asked that a
meeting be called week from next
Friday. to listen to the report of the
subcommittee
In conclusion Chairman Aisthorpe
asked that motion be made for the
chair TO appoint committee to per.
feet plans on permanent organiza
ion, stating that this subcommittee
had more than enough work to dc
regarding the ways and means foi
the proposed Improvements.
Alderman John Snyder made a mo
ton that Chairman Parsons appoint &
commit ee of three to perfect perma.
nent organization
This motion was seconded by Hon.
NJ r. Gilbert and was amended by
Mr.. Charles Feuchter so as to in
clude the chairman.
This motion brought up much dis
cussiOn as 10 whether o permanent
organization or a permanent commit
tee be perfected Il was finally set
tlad by Chairman Parsons appointing
Prof John Snyder and Mr.. Charles
Feuchter TO serve on committee
with him and the matter Of perfect
ins a permanent organization or a
committee viii be taken mp by them
and reported 20 The committee when
ID meets Friday night.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-25
gsS LOCALS ,

H. Sanders & Son, farming fmple-
ments and wagons High grade gro
ceries and fine cofFees q specially
Cairo Iron and Machinery Supply
store, j. b. Reed, Prop, zoos Ohio.
iron, steel and heavy hardware. mill
supplies, betting, pumps, gas pipes.
For fresh vegetables. fancy aad
staple groceries and choice meat call
at the Walter G. Sherick market
Eighth street.
Reinhard. photographer, maker Of
nne photographs. Try this gallery. ron
viii get line artistic work at ratisfac
NV prices. I'll Sixth street
Burke's Livery. Feed and Boarding
stables. first-class livery service. 4
fne line of carriages for funeral oc-
caslons. Always the best
Waldorf-Astoria and Darlington
Hal. coffee is guaranteed by Ehs e.
Greaney. 2O09-11 Washington sayenue.
Every drop Is drop Of comfort
Engraved calling cards-your name
engraved on copper plate Tin script
and hundred cards for s150. 100
cards from your own plate for sl00
John A. Miller, jeweler. 9th and Com.
mercial avenue.
Money, money, money. at Guys
loan Office. Uuredeemed pledges for
sale. Guy b. Perry, the pawnbroker.
Is the man for confidential dealings.
507 Commercial avenue. Phone 404.
Conant & Reunie, groceries, dry
goods and meat market and general
merchandise, leaders for everything
IN their line. Let them supply you.
Ask the man who has used D. f.
McCarthy,s coal, he will tell you II
gives the most heat and that 1t -
clean and desirable.
Uncle Joe's Hotel, best s1.00 day
house In the three states. You get
the best Of everything to eat and
rink. ami a nice clean bed
| Harry w. schuh's drug store has .
fine line Of brushes. combs and toilet
articles that ne is selling at remark
ably low prices. IT'S Commercial ave-
! Uncle Joe's Glad Hand Restaurant
and Bar still takes the lead, serving
the best meals and lunches In Cairu-
It's the peoples choice.
. F. Teiehman's celebrated Lone
! Jack cigars are the smokers ehoice.
Man Is never better satisfied than
when smoking his choice.
Ii the uppers of the Uncle Sam shoe
break before the soles the Eagle
Clothing Co. viii give you another
( pair
| Pure wines, brSndies, bourbon and
rye WHISTLES for the holiday season.
Phone 222, r. Smyth & Co, sos AMI
1 sos Ohio street.
! d. F. MeCarthy's wagons always on
time giving you plenty Of heat from
the excellent hard and soft coal he
handles. Phones 393 Cairo. 1s6 Bell
Harry ". Schuh's drug store has u
stock full line Of Gunther's and Low
news bulk aud fancy box chocolates
for Christmas presents.
p. C. ScuIlln. leading caterer. Res
taurant and bar, 21S Ohio, right =
/ Central station. Travellers prornptl
supplied. Best cuisine and service.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-25
ELECTION FRAUDS STILL
BEING UNERRTHED
CPS Cut Of 2-5ai Ballots Found in Ten
Boxes Declared Fraudulent.

Denver. Col. Jan 2i.-Tbc joint
Ieeis Iative committee hearing the
Peabody Adams gubernatorial contest
spent the afternoon again today list
ening TO reports of handwriting eX-
per;s on ballots examined The re-
ports showed that Of z.52i ballots
foun1 in ten boxes 625. most ei them
Democratic. were fraudulent having
been written b. one or two persons.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-25
Golden.

Jan. "a, 1905.
Kenneth. the four year old son of
MIR and Mrs. John Herrin, is very
sick with gcarlet fever.
Miss Ara Rendleman of Alto Pass
is the guest Of The home Of her uncle,
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Rich.
II. b. Finley returned Saturday
from Springfield where he was sum
mofied to appear before the q. s.
grand jury.
Three deaths wee reported 70
have occurred in Golden yesterday,
Mrs. Pasteurs, Sherman Logan and
a negro woman whose name was not
learned.
Mrs. D. W. George was called TO
St Louis last week on account of The
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-25
He SETTLED THE ESTATE.
BY Killing His Brother and Shooting
Policeman.

Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 2i--In the
village of Lakewood, suburb of Cleve.
land at midnight tonight, Geo. Wa
gar shot and ia ally wounded mis-
brother John Wagar, and shot Pc
liceman Klaymer through the stom
ach. The cause Of the shooting is be.
lieved to be over a division of proper
~.
john Wagar died at 2 o'clock this
morning Wednesday, He came TO
this city two weeks ago from South
Dakota, presumably for the purpose
of settling his fathers estate.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-25

there began 10 walk in aud out Of
doorways until arrested. When
awoEe nlv mother had no fever than
eight LOCKS rni on .he trout duor to
keep me- IN European Edition of
New York Herald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-25
LINCOLN FIRE
BEYOND CONTROL
THREE BUILDINGS ALREADY DE.
sTRoYED WITH A LOSS OF
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
AND MORE ARE BURNING.
By the Assoclated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
'Lincoln. Neb,, Jan. 2l.-Fire that
started In a furniture block on
North Thirteenth street at midnight
mas practically destroyed that build
ing, a fourstory brick. and spread to
the Halter block adjoining The fire
seems beyond control Loss already
at least fifty thousand dollars.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-06-22
eREENBAcks AND GOLD RESERVE

In his magazine for June Tom Watson dc
ares that there never was law nor any neces
ty for the gold reserve:
Nobody even presented greenbacks for re-
demption until Mr.. Carlisle made his infa-
nous ruling, and gold was paid out for paper
and bonds issued to get the gold back. The
gold reserve was useless unsA it became I'M
trap with. To show that it has no influence
upon the value of greenbacks We need only
to point to the fact that although the size
of the gold reserve constantly fuctuated for
about year after Carlisles ruling, the value
of the greenbacks has not varied at all. II
the greenbacks depended on the gold reserve,
their value would have risen and fallen with
the gold reserve The greenbacks do not,
and never did, depend on the gold reserve.
and the known fact that the credit of the gov
eminent is based on 0,000,000,000 of ma
tional wealth. Their legal tender quality,
their usefulness as money, their receivability
for taxes and public dues, make them good in
the eyes of the people irrespective of any gold
reserve John Sherman had no more right to
make gold reserve than he had to make a
silver reserve. Greenbacks were no more re-
deemable in gold than they were in silver
But why argue the case? The verdict is al
ready made up in The minds of the jury. Both
the old parties pay their VOWS to the gold
reserve Mumbo Jumbo is shrined in the
hearts of both democrats and republicans.
Shermap's god rules
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-06-22
JUNE y. 1905 Il

to study of the conditions regarding public
utilities and their ownership he would learn
what Americans already know-that private
ownership involves more chicanery, political
and otherwise, than does municipal owner
ship. There is the trouble. Private corpora
tions corrupt legislatures to gain their ends.
In this way they acquire valuable property be-
longing to the people, tie it up for hundreds
of years to come, give the people such service
as they are pleased to give, which is too
often as bad as will be endured, charge what
they please for it, delay improvements until
forced by the law to make them, dodge taxes
and ignore demands made by the public.
Thus the people who have given them all they
have are at the mercy OF the private owners
OF public utilities.-Buffalo Evening Times.
How far the demand for municipal owner
ship has become really commanding in New
York City appears in the declaration of
committee of the citizens union, which has
been studying this matter. The committee
favors municipal ownership of gas and electric
light and transportation lines, with the right
of ultimate operation This means that the
committee would have the city give compara-
lively short leases of these public utilities,
under strict regulations, and the reservation
of all practical advantages for the city. 1t is
worth knowing that the declaration was
framed by the most influential men in the
organization and is likely to stand about as
prepared. This again reveals the existence of
a growing il not already dominant sentiment
for city ownership of lighting plants and
transportation lines 1t would avoid too
radical plunge, and is the sort Of compromise
proposition that would be very likely to carry
with the voters-Spring Republican
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-06-22
PRESIDENTS TRAVELLING EXPENSES

George T. Angel, editor Of Our Dumb AMI
mails, believes that the president, as commander
of the army and navy, has a right to use ma
tional vessels for himself and friends but holds
that he has no right to use railway trains with
out paying the usual price of transportation:
Therefore we think that congress should
either increase his salary or otherwise make
provision for his travelling expenses And, by
the way, while we have seen the number of
bears killed by the dogs and the presidential
party, we have not seen how many of the
dogs were killed and wounded by the bears;
and it rather seems to us that it would have
been more of square DEAF if the dogs
had not been used and the bears had been
killed by "still' hunting. And then that aged
bear which was to have been turned out of
his cage and given thirty minutes to get away
before the dogs and hunters went after him
we wonder whether in that thirty minutes he
succeeded in escaping from his four-legged
and twolegged enemies-Geo. T. Angel.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-06-22
M. DELcAssE SACRIFICED

The retirement of NJ Delcasse from the
French ministry after long and successful tenure
of Office has aroused much speculation. The edi-
tor of Golfers believes that he was sacrificed
to prevent a war with Germany and holds that
his resignation seals the supremacy OF Emperor
William in Europe. Public Opinion also attributes
his fall to German Vaccinations:
The kaiser took advantage of the brilliant
Frenchman's failure to ask German acquies-
cence in the French plans regarding Morocco.
He did this with such apparent international
justice that France had either to yield or to
risk serious trouble with her neghbor and old
enemy. Then on the day Delcasse resigned
his Office the kaiser added insult to injury
by heaping princely honors on his own chan
cellor, Won Buelow. We do not infer that the
kaiser had any purpose in this struggle OF
wits other than to weaken the position OF
France. In other words, he is not trying to
swallow Morocco. What he desires is to be-
come the strongest power in Europe, SO that
he can carry out without hindrance the plans
that we have already outlined. 1t is only
few years since it was commonly said in
Europe that all diplomatic roads led to ST.
Petersburg. Is Berlin to become the center
of new conveyance?
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-06-22
EQUITABLE LIFE SCANDAL

State Senator Edgard T. Bracket of New
York, discussing the Equitable scandal, suggested
the following measures of legislation as remedies
for existing evils in life insurance.:
/. Limit the investments of an insurance
company as carefully as those of a saving
bank or any trustee 2. Prohibit accumula-
lions of dividends for longer period than one
year. 8 Prohibit tontine and all similar
forms. f. While not strictly germane to the
present situation, prohibit industrial insur-
ance so-called and its enormous lapse sheets
as but a single remove from robbery; and
all forms of infant insurance as murderous
g. Repeal the infamous section of the insur-
ance law that forbds a party in interest to
bring suit against an insurance company
without the consent of the attorney general.
and leave every company subject to be sued
precisely as individual
The New York Evening Post, which is always
conservative, considers the new distribution Of
power in the Equitable as far from ideal.
The Ryan syndicate's proposition, that
the stock be voted by trustees, and that, in
accordance with the boards naturalization
plan of last February, majority Of the di-
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-06-22
66e Nebraska. Independent

ever, it is safe to say that the wishes OF the
people will rise supreme to any dictates OF
expert politics. The Norwegian republic is
surely destined to come.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-06-22
NORWEGIAN PEOPLE DEMOCRATIC

Sigurd Folkestad, editor of the 'Nordiske
Blade" writing in Golfers. gives brief history
of Norway's union with Sweden and analyses the
causes which led to the secession. He describes
the people Of Norway as extremely democratic:
The Swedish democratic people love Nor
way. Thousands Of them have emigrated to
Norway being now some of it's NOSE industri-
GUS and democratic citizens; and as many are
working there from time to time, the ideas of
freedom, selfpossession, and socal-political
betterment spread through them to every
part of Sweden. 1t is Norways hope for
Sweden that the Swedish aristocracy
may be out of power In this wish the great
authors, the best politicians, the liberal party,
and the masses of the democratic classes in
Sweden unite with Norway. Prominent Nor
wegians have from time to time lectured on
social-political subjects in the largest cities
of Sweden. On May of this year a Nor
wegian editor addressed the working classes
in Stockholm, who passed resolution, signed
by $4,000 for peace and justice to Norway.
But there is no prospect of war. The Swedish
government dare not assume the RESPONSE
bility of declaring war. The Swedish people
would not consent to it, and the Norwegian
people strong and unanimous in their
position today They have acted now as be-
fore in order to be a free, Independent nation
thinking OF only one thing: to be self-rulers in
their beloved fatherland. Sweden is quickly
approaching the day when it's Industrious in
telligent people will break the power by which
the Swedish aristocracy now holding
them under unworthy yoke.
The Pittsburg Leader declares that this dem
ocratic sentiment is SO strong that Swedish
prince would remain on the throne of Norway
only short time:
Norway is at heart democratic and it is
manifest that the enthusiasm over secession
springs largely from the conviction that the
change insures the early establishment of a
republic. That the popular tendency in this
regard has not been reflected in the declara-
ton of secession prepared by the political
leaders of the country is due merely to diplo-
matte exigencies. In other words it is recog-
nized as inadvisable to accompany the act OF
secession with a challenge. Later on, how.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-06-22
PAGE .

rectors to be voted for shall be named by the
policy-holders, is on its face entirely fair.
We shall for the moment waive comment on
the fact that the dominant interest in the
syndicate Is connected with large Wall street
promotion enterprises, and shall assume that
the three trustees will perform their duties
without regard to any outside influence They
must be aware that their action and the ac-
ton of the directors and officers named as
result of 1t, will be subjected to the full
searchlight Of public criticism, that only
frank and disinterested policy will be ac-
cepted, and that the slightest indication that
they are subject to outside pressure or dicta-
ton will revive all the distrust which has
paralyzed the company's business this past
season. The change in the matter OF owner
ship will naturally make no difference in the
report which the insurance department Is
to submit on the past abuses in the Equitable
management
The New York Press sneers at Mr.. Ceve-
lands virtuous homilies and suggests that he
accepts the trusteeship in the same self-sacrifc-
ing spirit that moved him to hold midnight
conference with J. P. Morgan in order to give a
Wall street bond syndicate $S,000,000 Of the peo-
pies money. The New York World continues
its trenchant attacks on the new control:
There is the mystery as to why Thomas
f. Ryan paid $2,50O,0O0 for $4,000 Of stock
limited by law to per cent dividends, making
Mr.. Ryans lawful annual returns 1854, or
about one-seventh of / per cent on the pur-
chase price of s250066G. The exact nature
of the agreements between Mr.. Ryan and
James Hazen Hyde is another mystery. Mr..
Hyde retained part of his stock and continues
to be director. Does the one-tenth share
of syndicate profits from Equitable exploita-
tion also continue to go to Mr.. Hyde? The
surplus of the Equitable Trust company Is
another mystery. It had a surplus five years
ago Of $4,000. It's surplus and undivided
profits are now $10,O0000O. Every Equitable
policy holder is naturally interested in know
ing how much Of this surplus represents
profits diverted from the Equitable treasury.
The Chicago Evening American declares
that Grover Cleveland is put up as a respectable