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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-27
PLAN MASONIC CENTENNIAL
Illinois Grand Lodge to Discuss Mat
ter at October Meeting.

bloomington, III, Feb. 26 Captain
= G bin Of this city. WHO nas been
FOR a dozea years grand secretary qt
he grand lodge ol Illinois ARciaat
Free and Accepjed Masons, Il mu8ll
Interested III the proposal to celebrate
the centennial anniversary Of the a.
titutiuu 0f the first Masonic lodge IN
what 81 ucW the s. ate of Illinois.
Il is announced thai This suggestion
viii he brought before the g~aud lodge
0r Iimo : at s annual meeting in
Chicago naN, October, the centennial
anniversary date occurring Ia 1906.
Captain Dill states that the present
grand lodge Of Illinois has no real
connection with the history Of the
Naskaskia lodge, the first Instituted
IN The state, for The reason that the
FIRST grand lodga instituted in 1880
vas d's6anded and Was superseded by
ac present Grand lodge u 1870. As
result Tie history Of Masonry III
Illinois prior to 1870 mas no integral
par, Of the history Of me grand lodge
4s al present organized The looge
Ut KasRafkia was really instituted m
ier the grand lodge o. PennsylYanIa
and its centennial anniversary would,
Therefore. properly belong W the Penn
sylvana grand lodge for canmemofa
tion For the above reasons Captain
Dill hardly believes that the auniv"T-
sary will be celebrated next YeaF.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-27
WITH A BASEBALL BAT.
Iowa Man Probably Killed His Wife
Because She Threatened 10
Leave Him.

ottowa. Ia Feb. 26.--Angry be-
cause his family threatened TO leave
him. John Johnson this morning
struck his wife over the head with 4
baseball bat. inalciing wound which
may prove fatal Her infant grand
daughter. whom she was holding a
the time. fell against the stove AMI
was severely burned
His daughter. Mrs. Clara Bond. in
tervened. and she was severely beat
en- by the frenzied man
Johnson was pardouec from the
Missouri pen tentiary last December.
after serving 10 years Of a life sen
tenee for rape. committed in Mercer
county
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-27
THINK AMERICA SHOULD
HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE

New Chwaug. Feb 20 The Ameri-
con consulate AT New Chwans Is in
charge Of an English merchant. who
is also represent Germany and the
Netherlands IT view Of American in.
rerests in Manchuria Residents re
gard it as a mistake 10 have no con
sui az the My treaty nort.
A repetition of Russian raids mish'
at any time bring the fgniine 70 Yin
kow. at a time when i is felt that q
strong mans presence viii be neces-
sary.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-27

vas Of from five - tSeuts- five per
cent
H Is announced that all railways
viii b. placed Dder martial law In
9rler 10 prevent ex.en-ion OF rikes.
The employees OF the Warsaw and
ST Petersburg railway have formula
led .9ds for presentation 10 the
management. This act on is regarded
ss the prelude to the beginning of a
strike.
The Yistula strike continues. The
dirc0tots nCct tamorruw 10 receive
tae worRmen'5 demands. which viii
he elerrel to S. Petersburg for ap
.p-etaI
Rauway Service Resumed.
The Vienna railway service havi1 3
been re umed. the slaticn ~as crowd
ed all day, and trains were oter-crowl-
ed with passengers. who fought 10
Obtain seats.
The tension IN The Warsaw railway
situation has been greatly relieved
by the settlement of this strike. D.
rect communication with western Eli
rome is thus reopened bur traffic east
Of Warsaw is dislocated. TIE ST
Petersburg road is the only direct line
'sulI open. and passengers for Moscow
and Odessa are compelled 10 travel BY
ciHcuitous routes.
In Novolipii Stree. lonient a man
fired a revolver at the patrol. Kill
ing two pol cemen and severely
woaHding a sergeant
The murderer escaped
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-27

spring. vii . which general strike
witt bee ynehTmihea the NorkU 9
Joining hands with the pllsant
fae elections OF labor represenla
lives 70 the imperial commission
Which Is TO investigs the causes o.
discontent in St Petersburg, passed
off quietly Yesterday.
Again Serious at Riga.
TIE ST uation in Riga is azain re
ported to be serious The anthori
les thcfc apparently are unable O
este With She awless elemea
{st tHf tsUttat5 ti5t ~ hhti'H- 81 -
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-27
vLAplVosrok Nor aLocKApEp.

Vladiyostok Feb. 2G.-4Fhe report
from Toxic that Russian cruisers had
left VladiYostok ard were met BY Jap
anase blockaders ana obliged 70 retire
S. Incorrect The cruisers occasional
ly So outside to maneayer but thus
Gar no blockaders have been seen and
there are no evidences Of a blockade.
Life in the town is quiet and regular,
though the streets are less thrnnged
than usual
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-27
oulEr ON RlnAr FLANK.

Zach annie. Feb 2G, Monotonons
Quiet prevails pn the right. hank oi
he Russian army The nights are
frosty. but The days arc warm A de.
serter says the Japanese are well fed.
but are required TO labor hard and
constantly on the fortiiications anl
cruelty punished If they do not com
plete their task.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-27
MEMORIAL EXERCISES
Held by Congress in Honor of Depart
ed Members.

Wash ington. Feb. 26-The memor
les of the three dead members Of the
Fifty-eighth congress were The sub
jects Of tribute bs The house Ct rep
resentatives IN session which oe-
cupied that body for nearly three
hours today Tributes vere nasa %
Representative Mahoney. Of illinois:
Representative Graft. of South Caro-
Ina. and Representative 0fis. Of New
York. Representative Hepburn. Of
Iowa. was made speaker pro tempere.
and yielded the char % Representa-
tive Sherman. of New Yerk.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-27

New orleans Fcl % Fire t2piet
csusa.i s3a0oa5l Ass to the wharf
depo- railroad lad )'ber property
crippled t.e eApo ade Of :fN or
ieaa4 svea 4e r 'front.' tohis 4
ana wiped oe. Ho ,aa lreisa t"rmin
al. n Tnc Innois caosral raiiroaa,
l.uoNu a. the stayee-an. doeis
Nearly aazn aaafe- II modem
wbarecs aud neigh sheds. two mod
fdh rain elevators hnndreds y load
N cars ana yase auanutias " ireiei,t.
hemdlug 2o.o5o tales % cotton Nefs
destroyed. together Win large mum
ber of cottages The dre Nas SIN
raging furiously a midnight
The ocean going shipping seems 'o
have escaped serious damage 4 num
her Of hrenlcn aud employees of tha
docks we're injured.
ln,rerse Docks.
TIA Stnyyesaut docks eH.cnd DIS
tsoce Of twelve squafes The wharves
wer. covered win miles OF traokage'
aad steel aud iron ahed. ran iae @hola
distance.
one grain elevator bad capacity
or a. million bushels. several hrn7
dred thousand packages Of sugar,
great quant des OF cotton seed oil ana
al osla lumber and every conceivable
variety of gteisA filed the ware
rolses. Practically ai the export
bu mess handled by she Illinois Cen
tral vas put aboard ships az these
piers The docks aud improvements
have been under construction for zen
years.
How it Originated.
The fire s sad 70 have resulted.
from q a.t box in a ire ght car Tbe
Who'll plant was equipped with si@p'
ae wa.er tanks aud Ere eNtiaeiish!ng
opparatus. but tho blaze soon s7t rs
,ona control epreading 'brouFa tse
coneeyors 10 tbe elevators ana FAsas
Tbe rrep3bse of tbe hre depafia+n'k
Vas pfompt. but owing 80 ne iae'
t6af he terminals we.e u9f rea liiy ii ae.
cess he Beeause Of fenees aHf tracks
the engines found diaicotg IN reach
inr tie flames.
In half an hour tue fire covered i|'
SQUARES. he smaller elevator was con
snmed and the,fre was sweepns boP
mn and down the river Harhor uisS
bsstanel TO pull vessels out INTO the
river Hundreds of box cars loadee
with freight we're drawn out Of danger.
u,ndreds more we're consumed
P,or Glasses Suffer crestiy
n Two hours ue loser elevator aud
sheds and vhar,es for six squares
had fallen. The flames swept 20 com
p,e,s destruc. ion many cottages Of rbe
poorer classes. the occupants IN many
instance losing all they possessed.
TIE riyer boats. the employees Of the
road and inc ere departments con
centraJed all their energies in an ei-
fort to save the upp,r elevator. b9'
they were beaten and the big steel
structure. covered with corrngatsa
iron suddenly burst into fares a
1o:se. and in half an hour was q
wreck,
Al faldnlgat more shao nIHe q1af
of the term mails had been eqmpie' ei'
destroyed and much Other pToperti
damaged
Heavy Wiad Prevailed.
During the ERE a heavy NORTH wins
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-27
DEFINITE PLAN
FOR THE CANAL.
TO be Sea Level, 81 Feet Deep
and $50 Feet Wide
TO COST S25O,OOO,OOO
THE ENGINEERING COMMITTEE
THINKS lT CAN BE coMPLET-
Ed IN TEN OR TWELVE
YEARS.

Washington Feb &c The FIRST 4e.
aaite engineering plans for fhe ooa
afuc ION of tie Panama Canal have
Eaen laid before Tile IsthuEaa canal
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-27
SUED FOR $4,000 TAXES.
Nine Suits Filed Against Wealthy
Farmer Of Moutre County.

Mattoon. ILL., Feb 26.-Nine sal 3
aave been started il the circuit codrt
If MouItrie county against William
Lanham, a wealthy farmer, in which
he is asked 10 pay $4,000, which is
alleged he owes fer back taxes The
cases were commenced by the siate's
s5.8mey under the direction of he
board of supervisors and are the Sc
aueI 70 IN Indictment found against
lanhan at fhe September term of
court, in alieh he was charged with
perjury IN making false schedules to
the township assessor
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-27
RuesIANe REpulsEp.

Toldo. Feb. -Manchurian army
headquarters reports that 'T-o infan-
try attacks by Russians in the neigh
borhood of Nation noun ain Friday
qight we're repulsed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-27

Read the Cairo Bulletin for news II
the surrounding country.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-27

Tae bulletin presents all the latest
local and telegraphie news.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-27

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
NOTABLE WOMEN.

CONTINUED From Page Nine.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
POLITICS and GOVERNMENT

bill IL will not be possible to indict un
der suspicion unless contributory evi
dence Is at hand to warrant the prose
cutting attorney I'm taking action.
Planning to Reseat Peabody.
Despite the fact that Alva Adams
the Democratic candidate for governor
OF Colorado. still had 10000 plurality
last week. the Republican managers
We're planning TO inauSurate Governor
Peabody for another term. Recent SUI
preme court decisions on election
frauds at Denver and elsewhere have
resulted In a Republican majority of
at least thirty in the legislature. which
meets Jan. 4.
Fairbanks Mason Quick.
At Indianapolis ON Dec. % Vice Pres
ident Elect Fairbanks was made a full
fiedged Mason in record time, having
taken the Entered Apprentice degree
low Craftsman degree ut O'Clock In
the afternoon and the Master Mason
degree at night
Folks Governorship Plan.
In a speech at st. Louis Governor
Elect Folk announced that he would
ask the legislature to declare forfeited
all franchises secured by bribery and
TO pass laws requiring all franchises
I'm future to be sold to the highest bid
der. He promises that the police de-
partments of all the cities shall be
conducted without regard to politics
during his administration and that sew
cry man OF every party shall have the
right to go to The polling place and
cast his ballot without interference
and have 1t counted as cast. and no
more counted than cast"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
one training brig. will be added to thu
navy during the coming year.

one training brig. will be added to the
navy during the coming year.
Miles Declines q Salary.
Lieutenant General n. A. Miles IRE
tired by his own request is to be ap-
pointed inspector general instead OF
adjutant general of Massachusetts,
thus relinquishing salary of $4,000.
The inspector generals Office Is with
out pay.
Census Expert on Sex.
In a bulletin written for the census
bureau by Professor +. W. Wilcox Of
Cornell university 1t is asserted that
women live longer than men and that.
taking the population Of the world as a
whole or that part Of it which has been
counted with regard to sex distinction,
there are several millions more males
than females. In the United States he
finds the excess of males is greater
than the average for all countries.
while Europe has an excess Of females.
American cities especially have more
females than males as rule. This he
attributes to the greater opportunity In
the cities for women to find employ
ment. Professor Wilcox thinks that
the excess of males among the whites
and Mongolians is due to the influence
OF immigration. There has been since
1890 a large increase in the proportion
of females attending school in this
country. In the period of life beyond
the age Of eighty-three women are more
numerous than men. An apparent ex-
cess of women is also noted in the "a
riod from sixteen to twenty-five, but
the professor explains that this is prob
ably apparent rather than real because
of the greater number OF women "who
claim enormously to belong to this age
period" Among negroes there are more
females than males, and the contrary
wise among the Indians.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
Legal and Criminal.
Southern White cappers Punished.

Southern White csppers Punished.
Judge Wilkinson at Bro0khaven,
Miss, has imposed one life sentence,
five of fifty years. one Of twenty-five
years and several of twenty years on
the Lincoln county White Cappers con-
victed of doing violence against harm.
less negroes. This judgment has been
applauded throughout the country.
Indiana Officials Shortage.
Many business firms and three banks
in Cass county. Ind. are threatened
with ruin because OF the shortage in
the accounts of the county treasurer,
Frank Obenchain, now n fugitive.
Dr.. Chadwick Indicted.
DR. Leroy s. Chadwick, as well as
his wife, Airs. Cassie l.. Chadwick, has
been indicted by the grand jury ut
Cleveland on the charge of having
forged and uttered Il SJ,OOO.OO0 note
signed Andrew Carnegie. DIR. Chad
wick is supposed to be on his way from
Paris to New York. This makes three
indictments against Mrs. Chadwick,
but is the first against her husband.
To Break Up Paper Trust.
United States Attorney General Moo
dy brought legal action. Dec. q,
against the western paper trust, which
lie alleges in his charge filed in United
States district court at ST. Paul has
violated the provisions Of the interstate
commerce laws by restricting competi-
ton and regulating the price. sales,
shipment and territory Of the various
mills west Of the Mississippi. The
companies comprising the trust are en-
joined from further doing business
through the General Paper company.
The price OF paper for newspaper print
ing ia said to have been advanced 80
per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07

that IL France Is TO retain her infiu-
ence in the country a bloody and ex-
pensive war must take place. She has
made demands for redress. and IL not
acceded to troops from Algeria. IL Is
thought, will be rushed to take posses
sion Of the principal ports and coerce
the sultan.
Greek Cabinet Resigns
The Greek cabinet resigned Dec. "A
In consequence Of the defeat Of the
government I'm the chamber on Il vote
Of no confidence moved by cx-Premier
Delyannis,r who sharply criticised the
governments general policy.
King Aifenso to Wed
. To betrothal Of Alfonso. king Of
Spain, to the Duchess Marie Antoi-
nette. daughter OF the Archduke Paul
Frederic Of Mecklenburg Schwerin.
Germany, has been practically settled
and will be formally announced on the
visit Of Alfonso to the kaiser in Feb
ruary.
British Annex Tonga Isles
Great Britain has assumed control of
the legal and financial administration
OF the Tonga islands. with the consent
of the native chiefs. The trade Of
these southern Pacific isles amounts to
81 100000 a year.
lHaitPs President Sentenced.
Haitfs fugitive president. Sam, has
been sentenced by the court at Port
lau- Prince to life Imprisonment at hard
labor for the alleged issue OF fraudu-
lent bonds Nine. Sam is sentenced to
fifteen years, and several members of
SANS ministry and other high officials
have been condemned to prison Sam
IS still residing in St Thomas isle.
Danish West Indies.
Another Philippine Massacre.
In the Philippine island Of Samar.
Dec q. the Pulajanes ambushed and
KILLED at Dolores u lieutenant and thir-
lty-seven men Of the Thirty eighth COM
ipany Of native scouts. in command Of
Lieutenant Abbott. The latter asked
for re-enforcements.
Port Arthur Fort Dynamited.
The final stage I'm the siege Of Port
ARTHUR continues TO attract universal
attention, the japanese having gained
q footing ON the northeast by the cap
ture of the north fort Of Keekwan
mountain Dec 20. This was effected i'm
Spectacular fashion by the explosion of
dynamite I'm six tunnels driven under
the fort wall. Volunteers charged
through the crevices and overcame the
garrison Other Russian forts still held
out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
SCIENTIFIC
A TeIesraphins Typewriter.

A Telesraphins Typewriter.
]. c. Barclay, assistant general man.
ager of the Western Union Telegraph
company, says he has perfected de-
vice whereby messages can hereafter
be sent by the operation of an ordinary
typewriter keyboard. During the past
week experiments have been conducted
successfully on a wire running from
New York to Buffalo. The inventor
says that the old system of the Morse
operator will be done away with and
that messages can be sent with more
accuracy and greater speed by this new
device. No man will be needed on the
receiving end. The only work necessary
will be to see that the paper on the ma
chine is kept straight and replaced
when sheet has been exhausted.
When put in use this new cOntrivance
is expected to revOlutionize the whole
telegraph system. For long distances,
where repeating" Of messages is es-
sential, Mr.. Barclay says he has an at
tacbment that makes 1T as easy to send
from San Francisco to New York as
from Buffalo.
More Cancer Among Men.
Records of several of the largest hos
pitfalls in London have been found to
show that cases of cancer have in
creased steadily since records were be-
gun in 1746, whereas the number among
women had not increased since 1884.
Plant Life Generates Heat.
While 1t was known in a general
way that the life process Of plants gen.
crate heat, it has remained for a French
scientist, NJ. Dutrochet, to show thar
the plants have a power of producing
n temperature of their own independ-
emily Of the surrounding atmosphere.
Turbine Liner Not a Failure.
The recent report cabled from Eng.
land to the effect that the new turbine
liner Victorian had failed to come up
to contract speed is now known to
have been a canard. AS n matter of
fact the turbines We're not even in the
ship ut the time the dispatch was sent.
The recent trials OF identical cruisers
of the British navy, one fitted with Il
reciprocating engine and the other with
a turbine. We're distinctly in favor OF
the turbine.
Submerged Coal Is Better.
The Scientific American says that
some of the coal which was submerged
at Portsmouth by the British admiralty
in May. 1903, has been raised and test
ed I'm comparison with dry coal. The
results showed that the submerged coal
had greater heating qualities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
Executive.
Selling Domineo's Customs.

Soixing 0omingo's Customs.
Washington rumor had it settled last
week that the administration was
about To seize Santo Domingo and oc,
cupy il TO secure payment of debts.
Already an American fiscal agent had
seized Porto Plata to collect customs.
Mr.. Roots New York speech on the
Monroe doctrine foreshadowed such q
policy.
Many Warships Building
According to the estimates Of the
navy department twenty one new war
ships Of various types. including five
battleships. four armored cruisers. two
protected cruisers. two gunboats. five
torpedo boats. two training ships and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
General.
City Ownership at New York.

fSsAy ofbP - ~
Since the publication Of the facts
about the signing OF new city light
contracts with the Consolidated Gas
company Of New York and the court
order against further payments to this
company by the city. popular move
ment has taken shape looking to the
ultimate operation Of a municipal light
ing plant at the metropolis. This move
ment was strengthened considerably
when a committee Of the Citizens I'm
Ion adopted resolutions favoring the
,municipal ownership and operation of
Ip4biic service plants
To Abolish Grand Juriss.
By a majority OF $4,000 Minnesota
voted ut the recent election for the
constitutional amendment enabling the
legislature to do away with the grand
jury system. After the passage OF the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07

sultan expelling
all foreigners
from Fee and
ca u s ing the
powers concern
ed To withdraw
their represent
atives and to
notify their sub
jects TO leave
the city, The
feeling Is espe-
cially bitter to-
ward France,
md IL IL thought
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
BACK-AchE

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vigorous by the use of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07

for 100000. and half Of this Miss
Smith has already secured.
= =
Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth is busy
with her philanthropic work of helping
convicts and their families. Twelve
years ago Mrs. Booth began the work
which now fills her life. Through her
aid and sympathy thousands Of erring
men have become good and useful ones.
1t is her aim to close the book of their
past altogether and have released con-
victs become lost in the great army a
respectable workingmen.
CAROLINE ANDERSON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
Foreign.

Morocco 0sfIss France.
The antiforeign sentiment I'm Moroc-
co has resulted In an order from the
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-02
TOMORROW'S BIG MEETING.
Democrats to Plan Campaign And
Perfect Organic atior.

There promises 20 be big demo.
cratic rally in this city at the court
house tomorrow morning st II O'Clock.
when the first plans in the active cam
paign for the coming election viii he
discussed and perfected. The new
State Central Committee Of the Demo
cratic party has issued the call TO all
Democratic executives. candidates and
voters to assemble FOR the purpose Of
appointing the necessary registration
and other campaign committees, aud
there promises 70 be a big turnout Of
the hosts of the party
While there will undoubtedly be
many OF the members Of the Wells
faction of the party who viii not grace
the meeting with their presence there
are on the other hand large numbers
of them who viii now accept the die
tates of the state convention and join
hands with the Moss Rannoh wing, in
a strong fight for white supremacy
and the passage of the Poe Amend
ment. Those Of che new central COM
mittee for Anne Arundel county who
were appointed by the Baltimore party
convention for Anne Arundel are !:
James r. Rannon, chairman; Isaac
5. Nutwell, Samuel Z. Chew Luther
o. Downs and Frank s. ReveH