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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
LAWSON PAYS A
TRIBUTE TO WEST
SAYS TT Is THE BONE AND
slNEW or THIS COUNTRY
AND CAN BRING ABOUT ANY
REFORM 1T DESIRES.

Chicago, July 15.-Thomas w. Law
son, Of Boston, was the guest Of honor
at q banquet given tonight by the Jeff
ferson Club. Lawson did not discuss
financial matters. save in an indirect
manner. The greater OF his remarks
We're relative to mis- experiences dur.
ing his recent tour Of the west He
attributed the interest shown BY the
people in his addresses 10 their desire
to rid the sountry Of the financial ,sys
tenn which he has SO often attacked
Il have come to realize two thihgs
during my tour of the west said Law
son in closing his speech ~The first
OF these isi that the western people
are the bone and sinew Of this coun
try and, second, Is that Their courage
and conservatism will bring about any
reform which they earnestly desire.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
H|CHWAYMAN GOT
$4,000 IN CASH
BUT DIDN'T KEEP 1T BUT A FEW
MINUTES, OFFICERS KILLING
ONE OF THEM AND RECOVER
ING THE BOOTY.

birmingham, Ala, July 15.--L. p.
Burr, paymaster OF the Sloss-Sheflield
Steel and Iron company, was held UP
by two masked highwaymen this after
noon on the railroad between Littlcton
and Flat Top and relieved Of $4,000,
which was to be used In paying off the
men,
Less than five minutes afterwards
detectives had shot and killed one Of
the highwaymen and recovered The
money. The other robber escaped. It
was because of tip that the hold-up
was to be attempted that the officers
We're able to be on the scene almost
Immediately after the robbery occur
red. The money was recovered from
the man killed
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
UNALLoTTED LANDS
In Utah indian Reservation viii De
Opened on Aug. 19.

Oyster Bay, N r., July 1.-THE
president today gned a proclamation
providing for the opening on Aug. 10
Of unallottea lands in the Uintah In.
dian reservation IN Utah. Such lands
as arg or may D.rresefVed prior 70
er purposes, and sHch mineral lands
as may have been 4ssposed Of under
existing laws Will nAabe subject to
entry. Registration Efnr these lands
will cimmence at 2 a M, August |,
at yernal, Price and froyo, Utah, and
|at Grand Junction, Colorado, and viii
|clcse at 8 p. m. August 2. 10 obtain
each applicant must ap-
pear at one of the Registration places
N person as registration BY mail will
not be permitted
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
TO PROBE COTTON
SCANDAL TO END
President Roosevelt Took
Prompt Action
AFTER YOUNG HOLMES
SAYS HE IS A "sREATER scoun.l
cREL THAN lF he HAD
STOLEN MONEY FROM
THE GOVERNMENTS

Oyster Bay. July To- President
Roosevelt has determined thai the
scandal growing out Of the cotton re
port leaks in the department ot agri.
culture shall be probed to the bot
tom.
He holds that the man or men re-.
sponsibie for the leaks are even in q
greater degree culpahle than they
would have been had they stolen mon
ey outright from the government.
He proposes that Assistant Stats.
tician Holmes. against whom serious
allegations are made, shall be punish.
ed II il shall be found possible 10 se.
cure his arrest and conviction nnder
present laws
The president has followed the work
of investigation conducted by Secre-
tary Wilson with keen interest. The
general results have been presented to
him, together with such recommends
fions as Secretary Wilson had t0
make. The president took prompt
and decisive action. He referred the
matter 10 the department Of Justice
with instructions that II shouId be Civ.
on Immediate and careful attention in
accordance with the order Solicitor
General Hoyt Il now making 4 thor
| lonah inquiry into the casr.
To reinforce his formal order. presf..
IIdent Roosevelt wrote the following
Eprinted letter to Attorney General
Moody
| T mcst earnestly hope that every
effort viii be made TO bring Holmes To
Justice In connection with the cotton
/ report scandal
The man Al IN my judgment, d far
Hereafter scoundrel than II III fad stolSr
Money from the governments, as he
used The government to deceive OH.
| sidors and to make money for himself
and oilers. Z
Moody replied that he has Kart XII
lnloae tonch with the investigation that
the case would receive hIs most earn.
est personal consideration. aud that hi
would communicates to the president
the progress made and the prospect III
indictment.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
BAKER COMES TO GRIEF
cashed Check That D v. Foster
Had Lost and Lands In Jail as
a Result.

j. A. Wilson, who says that he is a
barber is in jail, charged with cash
ing a check tnat did not belong to
him.
Yesterday p. ". Foster of this coun-
ty, lost a purse containing some
money and several checks, payable
to bearer He discovered his loss and
telephoned to the banks 10 stop pay.
ment on them. He told Capt w. P.
Greaney, of the Alexander County Ma
t.onal bank, of his loss and Mr.,
Greaney remembered that man had
tried 10 cash one of the checks. He
told Mr.. Patrick Greaney of the cir
cumstancss and few moments later
he saw the man on the street car and
took him in charge and turned him
over to Officers Nichols and Hoaglin.
Wilson had placed his name on a
check for $16.12 and had had 1t cashed
at Uncle Joes Sixth street saloon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
Quaint English Custom.

1t is the custom OF many Londoners
10 gather sarounG ST. Paul's cathedral
on the last night OF each year and
sing Aud Lang SyneP and other
more Or less appropriate songs till ~
o'clock. AS the Standard describes IT.;
There is no watch.night service at
London's great cathedral. no tolling
OF bells to speed the going, no joy
ous peal to greet the coming guest.
The crowd Is left to provide its own
sentiment. Slowly the clock In the
southwest tower chimes the four
quarters, and then comes the deep
boom which tells Of the arrival OF an
other year. There is second or two
OF silence, and then a mighty cheer
breaks out, friend grasps friend by
the hand and the time-honored wishes
are repeated over and over again,
There is an indescribable something
that gives solemnity to the occasion.
The surroundings, the traditions,
whatever It may be, all tend to invest
the scene with an Importance of the
moment
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
STREET CAR TRUST
HAS BEEN FORMED
WILL BE CAPITALIZED AT S5o.ooo.
600 AND WILL CONTROL ALL
CARS MADE IN THE UNITED
STATISTICAL MADE IN NEW
ORLEANS.

New Orleans, July 15-Telegrams
received in this city late tonight an
nounced the final consummation of the
mammoth deal for a trust Of all street
car manufacturing companies and
truck foupndry concerns in the United
States. The gigantic transaction was
closed up yesterday. There are II
concerns in the combine. 1t is cap
italized at $50,000,000. ]. C. Stewart.
the contractor OF international note,
now building the $3,0O0,000 docks AT
Chalmette, engineered the deal, and
will'be president of the holding com
+ pany controlling the business and out
put of these II concerns.
New York banking institutions con
tracted for the underwriting ana the
securities Of the new concern will be
offered in Wall street tomorrow, with
the official statement ct the formation
of the combine for the first time.
The concerns taken into the combine
include the following.
Four factories in St Louis, the La
clede and the St Louis Car compa-
MES, each of which has two plants
the Brill company Of Philadelphia;
Stevenson plant, Newark, N. r., Cole
man plant. Elizabeth, N. j.; plant al
Troy, N. Y, one plant at Cincinnati
| one at Chicago. one at Paris, ILL.,, one
at Kingston, N. w. plants at Spring
field and Laconia, Mass.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16

BORN ON THE BOAT
Wife OF a Shantyboater Gave
Birth TO a Boy on Stacker Lee
ARRIVAL HAD BEEN EXPECTED
TO OCCUR ON THE WHARF
BOAT WHILE PARTY
WAITED FOR THE
LEE.

Just as the Stacker Lee pulled out
from the wharf boat at O'Clock this
morning. a baby boy was ushered into
the world by Mrs Doe" Bennington.
The birth had been expected by the
authorities, to whom the now happy
father applied for aid last night, to
occur on the wharf, but the boat. for
which Bennington and his wife had
been waiting to 30 to St Louis, arrived
sooner than was expected and the
wharf boat was robbed of the distinc-
ton of being the birthplace of doe"
Bennington J
1t was strange party that went
down to the wharf yesterday after
noon. Bennington and his wife who IS
only 20 years old, and her two other
children, her uncle. Charles Terrell
and his wife, and their four children.
They made themselves at home and
with Mrs, Bennington reclining on d
bed made out of their tent, awaited
the arrival of the Stacker Lee and
young Mr.. Bennington
The party belong to tlIescIass known
as ''royers, OF "shantyboaters Abony
two weeks ago, the whole outfit, in
cluding two dogs, tied their large can
vas covered skiff at the foot of Twen-
ty-first street on the Mississippi levee.
They had come down the river from
Keokuk, Iowa, in the skin.
They pitched a small tent upon the
bank of the river and went to house.
keeping Bennington went to work
in the Cairo Milling company and
Terrell found employment at P. T.
Langan's mill, Yesterday they decid.
ed they would 60 to st. Louis.
When Terrell applied to Chief of Pc.
lice Egan last night and told him of
the condition of Mrs Bennington, the
latter secured the services of DR..
Fields, who went and did what he
could for the suffering woman. Chief
Egan offered to have the woman sent
to the hospital or to hotel or board
ing house, but the other members of
the party stoutly refused
Il amt a-goin to stand by and see
my wife sent to any hospital think
too much of her for that" said Ben
nington.
After the fares of the whole party
! had been paid to St. Louis the two
men took an inventory OF their cash
assets and found that there was just
one big half dollar between them
What are you going to do when
you get to St LOUISE asked the re.
porter
| 20, guess wen get along all right.
said Remington Il know some peo-
pie there who will give us lift
Bennington was standing on the
wharf boat trying to bet Terrell "that
| itfs boy, when he was called on
board the Lee. Just as the boat was
swinging. cut into the river he rushed
to the deck and yelled to the men
standing on the wharf. Il won, It's
q boy, and a big one, too
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
TWO POLICEMEN
FAT ALLY HURT
WE'RE ON LUMBER WAGON TO
PROTECT 1T WHEN WHEEL
CAME OFF, THROWING THEM
TO GROUND UNDER THE
LOAD.

Chicago, Jnly 1.-two policemen,
Thomas Breen and Thomas j Stow
ell, were fatally hurt this evening
while guarding a load of lumber be-
longing 10 the Rittenhouse & Enabraa
Company. Teamsters Of this company
have been on a strike for some time
and the two officars were on the
wagon 10 protect 1t and the non-nnion
drivers from the attack Of union pick
cts.
Wa le the wagon was passing the
corner of Wallace and Twenty-ninth
streets wheel of the wagon came
off and the policemen were thrown. to
the pavement with the lumber on top
Of tnem. Bdeen sustained compound
fracture az the right arm. several
broken ribs and several internal In
juries. Stowell suffered a fracture Of
the right hip and internal injuries.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
Worthy OF Famous Hush and.

Marchioness Oyama, wife Of the
Japanese Napoleon. is the Mrs. Astor
OF Toxic A precocious high school
pupil when only 10 years old, she won
an American education at the expense
Of Japan. Coming here In her elev-
enth year. she was prepared for Vas
sar college in Connecticut private
school. at 21 was yassar graduate.
at % the wife OF Baron oyama, and
now, In her farty-second year. IS recog.
nixed as the most versatile woman
In the empire She wen fame years
ago as an expert fencer. swimmer
and horsewoman. AS student OF
botany. zoology and foreign languages
she Ia In the frst rank. The
marchioness IA the foremost authority
Ia her country on Shakespeare.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
Servant Of the people.

"A policeman who Is on duty In front
OF one OF the big department stores
tells this on himself.
Es"I was standing In front OF the
store when woman leading d 6-year.
old girl came UP to me and said:
You are a servant Of the people.
aint your
~ am
" Well, then, she went on, mind
this little girl for me. I'll be right
OUT
Il minded the kid. for the request
took tho breath out OF me and before
] recovered the woman had skedad-
died IT was ten minutes before she
came back, but shc was all smiles. and
before ! could sny word sAe handed
me a cigar wrapped in tin foil. Won.
en- may not know much about cigars.
but that was a peach. and Vet she
paid q quarter Tor it."-New York
Sun. VA
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
HOW DOES THE ROBIN KNOW
When Mrs. Redbreast Goes After 4
Grub She Always Gets Him.

FHSn ifti o. flCQDi Gdbl 1QEo7 NiLCF
Grub She Always Gets Him.
recently observed robin boring
lor grnbs In country dooryard. Ii
Is common enough sight TO witness
5ne seize an angle worm and drag
i from its burrow in the turf. but
an MOI sure that eyer saw one drill
tor grui,s and Bring tie big white NOR
lei To the surface
The robin am speaking Of had 1
nest Of young In maple near by, and
she worked the neighborhood very
lndustriously for food. She would
run along over the short grass after
HE manner Of robins, stopping every
.ew feet, her form stiff and erect.
Now and then she would suddenly
bend her head toward the ground and
tring eye or ear for moment to bear
intently upon II. Then she would
spring TO boring the turf vigorously
with her bill. changing her attitude at
each stroke, alert and watchful, throw
ing up the grass roots and little jets
Of soil, tabblIg deeper and deeper
growing every moment more and more
excited, till finally fat grub is seized
and brought forth.
Time after time, during several
days, | saw her mine for grubs in this
way and drag them forth How did
she know where to drill The insect
was in every case an inch below the
surface Did she hear II gnawine
the roots of the grasses. or did she
see movement in the turf beneath
which the grub was at work know
not. I only know that she struck her
game unerringly each time. Only
twice did | see her make {. few thrusts
and then desist. as II she had been
deceived John Burroughs in Outing
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
tHERMls, THE FAvoRfTE
WON iSLiN HANDICAP.

n New York, July i5.-E r. Thomas
Hermis, l3 TO 5 in the betting. carry
ing the heavy inpost Of l22 pounds,
won the Islin hand cap, a mile and d
furlong at Brighton Beach, defeating
I3uttling by a neck. When Hermls
flashed under the wire a winner a
great cheer rang out, which was re-
newed when Jockey Redburn broght
MIN back 70 the scales. Bad News
finished third. Tine 1852.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
RuMOR or ANOTHER MuTlNY
OFFICIALLY DENlED

st. Petersburg, July Is. Admiral
Wirenius, chief Of The general staff Of
the navy, says the report III nitifiny
on hoard and sinking of the battfeshIp
Catherine II. circulated IN Vienna aiil
printed in the United states Is with
out foundation. An examination OF the
battleship Kifiaz Potemkine, which is
at Sebastopol, shows her boilers lii
bad condition owing To neglect, but
that there Is no damage to her ma.
chinery aside from that done by water
In the engine compartment.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16

Minister TAkahira, the Japanese en-
toy. has invited the members OF the
government party which Is going to
the Philippines In July to extend their
journey to Japan. He asks them to
stay there a week at the expense OF
The Japanese government. The party,
which will be about fifty strong, n
headed by Secretary Taft, and will
include number Of prominent seSa.
tors and representatives, including
Speaker Cannon Chairman Payne OF
the ways and means committed. and
Chairman Hull Of the military AFFAIRS
committee.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
wiTTE COMING BY PARIS

Paris, July 15,--The foreign off ce
isc advised that M. Wilte chief
peace plenipotcntIary for Russia, will
arrive here July 2lst II II expected
he will have d conference with Pre-
mier Rouyier, as his early arrival in
Paris will permit of his staying acre
Ave days heofra the sailing Of the
Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse II will
also permit Witte 70 get the views Of
French financ.ers n case the indem-
nifty question later requires recourse
to the French market.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
WINE ne LEFT Mosr PRECIOUS.
But Nearly All His Bonds and Stocks
Were Worthless.


The executors Of the estate Of the
late Moses Graeif, owner Of the New
ersink vineyards. says the Philadel-
phia Record, discovered to-day IN q
strong box In one of the banks 100000
In stocks and bonds which are worth
less. attached to the bonds are TWEEN
ty coupons, which show that no In
terest was ever paid
Quite a number OF other securities
OF the same nature have been found,
showing that Mr. Graeff In his long
business career managed to go into
ventures that proved disastrous. II all
had been good NE would have left an
estate Of 100000.
The appraisers devoted day to the
Graeff wine vaults on .Neversink
mountain and found 11o barrels Of
Wine, valued at $4,000.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
CELEBRATED TRoTTERs IN
HARNESS TOGETHER
Billings Drives Lou Dillon and Major
DeImar at Cleveland and Makes
Fastest Time OF Season.

Cleveland, July 15.--Lou Dillon and
Major Delmar, both owned by G. X. G.
Billings, and driven by him, today
went the fastest mile Of the season in
amateur trials on the track Of the
Cleveland Driving park. Lou Dillon
started to beat l2:09 and made the
mile in 2:06A. Fractional time
.:31%, 1:04 .1:35A.
Major Delmar started to beat 200
and made the mile in 2:05ta. Frac-
tlonal time: .31, 1:03A, 1884.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
ADMIRAL scHLEY ToAsrMAsTER
At Banquet Given IN New York to ara.
lillian Ambassador.

New York July IA dinner was
syen a. the Waldorf tonight Ill homer
Of Joachim Nahuco, the Brazilian am
bassador which was attended prin.
elpaily BY representatives OF the Amer
ican, Brazilian and Italian navies. The
occasion WAS the visit Ia New YORK
III the Brazilian training ship Bansa.
min Constant. Rear Admiral schley
Y. = Ntretired) was toastmaster iii
Offering the toast ''the President al the
United States, the Brazilian ambaS
sador delivered q speech highly eulo.
glstic OF President Roosevelt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
GOV. 5EckHAM uMplREs GAME.
Kentucky Executive officiates II Con.
test Between County and safe
Officers

frankfort, Ky July Is. The state
and county officers crossed bats in
game Of ball at the park this after-
noon, the proceeds being for tha
Kings Daughters hospital. Gov. Beck.
ham was Umpire and Clerk Chinn vi
The Court of Appeals and Secretary
Mcchesney took important parts on
the state side.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
MAGNETIC HEALER CHARGED
WITH NUMBERING WIFE.

Atchison, Kas., July l5.--A Pcasley.
the magnetic healer whose wife dfedlI
Wednesday evening after having taxi
en- powder supposed I'd have been
sent by the physician was arrested to-
night. charged with poisoning her.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
Finds Where His sherry Went.

A sea story is being told OF naval
officer who. incensed at the steady
dwindling of his sherry, filled up the
decantcr with the most disgusting
mixture he could invent In the hope
Of detecting the supposed pilfcrcr. But
still the diminution went on. until at
length he felt obliged to demand an
explanation OF the steward. His
prompt reply was: = give the cook
two wineglasses for the soup every
evening"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
CALEB POWERS Ill IN PRISON

NswporT. KY, Jhny l5.--Withl a
daily change that Is almost startling.
Caleb Powers Is gradually growing
weaker in the Newport jail and II the
decline continues he will haye to re.
main IN bed.
For two days he has been compelled
to lie down most OF the time
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
PRESIDENT ATTENDS WEDDING
or ROUGH RIDER coMRADE

Oyster Bay, N. Y.. July f5.--Presi-
dent and Mrs Roosevelt we're the
guests OF honor today at tho wedding
OF Lieut. Robert Monroe Ferguson, of
New York. and Miss Isabelle Selmes,
Of Locust Valley, near Oyster bay.
Ferguson served with Roosevelt as an
officer In the Rough Riders
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
BASEBALL DROVE HIM
TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE.

San Francisco. Cl., July Is. Eugene.
q Bert well known lawyer III rhisl
city and president OF the Pacific Coast
baseball league. was mysterionsly shus
today in this city Bort's condition To-
night Il considered serious. Friends,
"a Bert say ne attempted suiclde while
Eufferlng from despondency.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
KILLED HIS COUSIN THEN
FATALLY WOUNDED SELF

Chicago, July To- Frederick Cheap
pietta shot and killed this cousin
James Cheappietta. this afternoon and
then shot himself. inflicting fatal
wound. They dlarrcled over domestic
affairs
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
NEW MINISTER 70 CHILE.

Oyster Bay, July l5--It was an
nounced today that the president had
appointed phn Hicks of Wisconsin 10
be United states minister to Chile.
Hicks commission was signed today
and he will proceed soon 70 his posi-
ton.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
HEAVY EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
FELT IN CALIFORNIA.

San BernardIno. Cal. July ll.,--Thix|
afternoon heavy earthquake sh0r
SHOOK this csty The shock was tII2 \
most violent III years Two sharp RS.I
distinct shocks were fcIt al Riversfia;S h
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16

Situated In the middle south of Bra.
I'll. the capital, Sac Paulc. has Q poru.
lation Of at least 100000 and - much
mora modern than amy city IA South
America, excepting Eucnon Aires.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
SENATOR W. A. CLARK
Operated Upon in New York
For Abseess Of the Brain.

New York. July 15.-Senator
William A. Clark. of Montana,
was operated upon for abscess
of the brain at his home in this
city this afternoon, II is under
stood he is rallying from the
operation and resting comfort
ably tonight.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
THREE KILLED IN ANTI,
OVERNMENT EMoNSTRATION

Dodz, July 15-Three persons were
killed ana six wounded by a volley
fired by Cossacks during an antl-gov-
ernment demonstration in Kamienna
street this afternoon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
TWENTY-FIVE DEATHS
In New York Yesterday as Re-
suit Of Hot Weather.

New York. July l5.-Despite
the slightly lower temperature
and a brisk northwest breeze
the deaths frcm heat today
reached the highest number OF
the summer. twenty-five. The
fatal cases We're confined large
ly to infants and two persons
OF advanced age
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16

Many man has approached tl
ioor IN h0pr to ma that he hAd lE10
s.is nlrht XIV Nj llis Vtllef p5SkStza " "
a~rs,swG~it ifaAiaa stsn. NJ N A \ z EsI " "
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.

Easten, Md. July 15,-Miss Gwynn
Lawrence granddaughter Of the late
General Winfield Scott Hancock, was
drowned today while bathing IN Miles
river