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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09

Miss Flora Fisher has returned
from ST. Louis, where she has been
for several weeks receiving treat
ment for her eyes. They are greatly
benefited.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY

The Japanese feet under Admiral
Togo bombarded Port Dalny and then
renewed the attack on Port Arthur
Mr. r. A. Cunningham was held up
and robbed near his home by two
white men.
Davis and Dunlap of Paducah were
awarded the contract for the Grin
stead building, the bid being S12,SSS.
The big smoke stack. being raised
at Cairo's own brewery, fell and did
considerable damage.
The X. NJ, K. c. celebrated its thir-
ty-sixth anniversary and elected off
GERS. Report showed that the net re-
ceipts of the charity ball on Feb. Is
were $4393O
The body of Ben Ward Cairo bar
tender, was found near Mounds sit
ting upright against a tree. He COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself in
the head.
John Marques, the Illinois Central
Waterman at Mounds. was held by
the coroners jury, charged with the
murder of Ed Moore.
The stage of the river was 2G9, ris.
ing.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09

II seems as If the warm weather
has been just what the hens have
been wanting in their line of business
for there ha4 been such an increase of
supply in the egg market in the past
few days that the prices have fallen
way down, and now instead Of the
farmer receiving from IS to IS cents
for every dozen of eggs that he brings
to the city, he will be lucky if he gets
lG or II cents.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09
Forecast Eor Today.

Indications for Cairo and vicinity
today:
Partly cloudy; warmer in after
noon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09

Mesdames G. P Crabtree and Jas.
Meehan went to ST. Louis yesterday
to visit relatives.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09

Mrs. ]. e. Vessels left last night for
Chenault, Ky. TO visit friends and
relatives.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09

The last meeting until after Lent of
ST. Patrick's sewing circle was held
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Marga-
ret Ebert on Washington avenue.
Prices were won by Mesdames Bills
Of Centralia. Thomas Howley, Richard
Powers and Miss Mamie Smith.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09
River Forecast.

The Ohio-At Evansville and Mt.
Vernon will continue falling during
the next ~ hours, then probably rise
for several days. At Paducah and
Cairo, will probably continue to fall
during the next "A hours. The Ten
uessee-- From Guntersville to below
Johnsonville. no material change dur
ing the next "a hours, with generally
a falling tendency The Mississippi
From below St. Louis TO Cairo, not
much change during the next "a hours,
with generally a falling tendency.
p. III. SMYTH. Local Forecaster.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09
PURELY PERSONAL

Mr.. Wiley Clutts Of Thebes. was in
Cairo yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09
WILLING To HELP
RIVER IMPROVEMENT
SENATOR LATlMER, CHAMPION
OF GOOD ROADS, is NOT WE'D
DEo TO MOVEMENT - WILL
HELP RIVERS.
The following letters are self-ex
nIanatOrV,

The following letters are self-ex-
planatory:
Cairo H.. Feb. 20, 1905.-Hon.
A. c. Latimer. Washington y. G,
My Dear Senator II am just in re.
ceipt of a copy of your speech upon
the subject of Good Roads, delivered
before the United States Senate on
the 14th of January last, and after
reading il, hasten to express to you
my thorough appreciation of all you
have said. The forceful and point
ed manner in which you have pre-
scented the matter certainly ought TO
be productive of good results.
am also pleased to note the deep in
terest manifested by several OF our
prominent senators In your address.
and | venture to predict that the
near future will see a rich harvest
as result of your labors in the in
terest of good roads.
Again thank you for this re-
membrance. and wish you speedy
success in your untiring labors for
better roads.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09

Read The Bulletin for the latest tel
egraphic news.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09

Davis and Dunlap of Paducah were
awarded the contract for the Grin
stead building. the bid being S12,SSS.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09

A ten-pound boy arrived yesterday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Creighton of Seventeenth
street
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09

The big smoke stack. being raised
at Cairos own brewery, fell and did
considerable damage.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09

The river is falling slowly, reced'
ing only three-tenths of foot yester.
day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09

The City of Memphis will arrive
some time after noon from St Louis,
en- route to the Tennessee.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS

The w. G. r. u. will meet with Mrs.
Charles Pink, corner Ninth and Wash
ington this afternoon at 8 O'Clock
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09

The Sadie Lee got away at 4:30 yes
terday afternoon for Charlottesville
with a nice cargo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09

The steamer Ferd Herold has been
taken to the Mound City ways for re-
pairs. She is in charge of Capt. Peter
Lee.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09

Congressman 7. e. Burton, chair
man of the rivers and harbors commit
tee of congress, is at Pittsburg, in
specting the government works along
the Monongahela, Allegheny and up
per Ohio rivers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09

The stage of the river was 800, ris
ing.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09

United States Senate. Washington,
ID. c.. March 6, 1905.-Mr George
Parsons. Cairo, ILL.,. Ny Dear Sir: !
beg TO thank you for your kind letter
of the 23rd ultimo which mas re-
manned acknowledged on account
Of the stress of business attendant
upon the closing days Of this sess' on
of congress. ! appreciate your kind
expressions relative to my speech in
the senate on good roads. We are go
ing TO make a very strong effort to
get legislation next session. and
would like 10 have all the help we
can secure in the yariou estates A
word to your representative in con
gress will aid, and have others to
make the same request am heart
lily n favor of internal Improvements
and am not welded 10 good roads TO
the exclusion of any other.
With best wishes, am
Yours very truly.
Signed A. c. LATlMER.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09
Yours very cordially,
GEORGE PARSONS

P. S.-Situated rs | am, my inter
est Is equally as great in the inn
proyament OF the rivers as Of the
roads, and therefore take tbs OPP
portunity 10 express the hope that
you will at least be friendly TO all
reasonable propositions looking to
the opening up of our internal water
ways. G. p.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-09

The Stacker Lee arrived last night
from St. Louis at $50 with mod
crate freight and passenger business.
She cleared for Memphis during the
night.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-25
ALLEGE SELF DEFENSE.
Two Youths on Trial for cattIeman's
Murder.

Belle Fourche, s. D., April 23.-One
OF the most interesting murder trials
in the Hills for many years is in pro-
gress here, it being for the murder OF
James Garrett by the Erickson broth.
ers last October. Garrett was a well
known cattleman, who, it is asserted
by the Ericksons, had stock on a
ranch that was supposed to belong to
them. On the day of the murder Gar
rett was seen by the Erickson broth
ers, rounding up some of their cattle,
and the shooting followed.
The Ericksons claim that it was lin
self defense. Garrett was first shot
and then his throat was cut, and the
body buried. 1t was found by accident
several weeks afterwards.
The elder Erickson admits that he
killed Garrett. He is scarcely 21. The
community is about evenly divided in
the case. The Ericksons have always
borne good character and have been
Industrious. The best legal talent of
the Black Hills is employed on both
sides.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-25
AMERICA MAY GIVE UP CHINESE
INDEMNITY.
GOOD WILL IS DESIRABLE
Presidents Plan For Forming Basis
of Friendship Against Contin-
gency Likely to Arise.

Chicago, April pa Washington
special to the Tribune says:
President Roosevelt has promised
the Chinese government to recon-
mend to congress in his next annual
message that the United States for
mally relinquish it's claim to the $22,-
100000 balance due on the claim for
indemnity allowed as result of the
Boxer outrages in 190O
On it's part the Chinese government
has agreed to set aside the sum for
the education or the youth of the en-
pire.
This is one of the biggest educa-
tional schemes of modern character
yet projected by the celestial govern
ment, and it has possibilities in the
way of making even closer the rela.
tions of the two countries, which the
authorities here do not lose sight OF.
Solid Basis Of Friendship.
With China busily working to form
an army, having more than 5000 off,
GERS under the instruction of Japanese
professors or Chinese educated in jap
anese military academies, it is i'm
portant that solid basis Of friendship
be established so that, however strong
the far eastern empire may become,
1t will feel the heavy obligations it is
under to the American nation.
No Desire for Huge Sum.
The United States had no intention
to exact a huge indemnity from
China.
1t placed it's claim at $25, 900 900, be-
cause of its purpose to suggest a pro
rata reduction of the claims of all the
powers, but the other powers refusing
to consider anything or the kind, it
was compelled, reluctantly, to accept
from China bonds for the full amount.
The president and his cabinet feel
that to take the balance still owing
would be to place this country upon
a par with Russia, France, Germany
and other nations which deliberately
put their claims at an exorbitant fig
ure so as to keep the Ihinese govern
nent weak.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-25
HEAVY FIRING
HEARD AGAIN
OPPOSING FLEETS MAY HAVE
HAD ENGAGEMENT.
OBEYS ORDERS IN SILENCE
Rojestvensky Sails From Kamranh
Bay Without Giving His Destina-
tion-Japan Is Pleased.

Saigon, French Cochin China, April
23.-The complete Russian fleet left
Kamranh bay on April 22 at midday,
At night heavy cannonadtng was
heard out at sea. 1t is supposed the
Russian fleet was engaging with a
portion of the Japanese squadron.
Before the departure of the squad
ron Vice Admiral Rojestvensky visit
ed Admiral Jonquieres.
No Russian officer or sailor lande1
from the fleet in Kamranh bay. They
had expected Nebogatoff's detachment
OF the squadron to arrive at any mo-
ment. The natives were highly pleas
ed with the great rise in the prices
OF provisions owing to the Russians
visit.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-25
Roiestvensky obeys in silence.

st. Petersburg, April "a, 2:O5 a. m.
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky contin-
ues his policy Of strategic silence and
has answered the admiralty's message
OF last Saturday by pointing out the
position of the French government on
neutrality regulations only by putting
to sea, but giving no intimation OF his
plans or destination.
Russian naval circles would not be
surprised'if it should develop that the
squadron had been already two days
or more on the way northward, as in.
structions were cabled to him and
that the admiralty was aware of this
when the message was sent asking
the admiral to move outside the three
mile limit If he happened to be in
French territorial waters.
A prominent naval officer here last
night called the present stage of at
fairs "a game of naval hide and seek"
and declared that the admiralty was
justified in sending elusive dispatches,
especially as there was reason to be-
lieve that one motive of Japan in
pressing the question was the desire
to learn the exact position of Rojest-
vensky's squadron.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-25
Captain streeter Weds.

Chicago, April 23.-Captain George
Wellington Streeter. self-apopinted
ruler of the "Deestrick of Lake Michi-
gan," was quietly married in Mont
rose. Mich, last Wednesday. The
captain, who recently passed the Goth
milestone, chose for his bride Miss
Mary Collins. a 19-year-old girl, who
was employed by him in Chicago. and
who gave him valuable aid In his bit
ter fight for possession Of the north
shora property.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-25
SPECIFICATIONS FOR HUNTLEY
PROJECT ARE SUBMITTED.
TO BUILD THIRTY MILES
Provides for the Irrigation OF $4,000
Acres Ceded by Crow In
dians.

Washington, April 23.-The propos-
ais and specifications for the construc-
tion of about 80 miles of the main
canal of the Huntley project on the
Crow Indian reservation have been
submitted to the secretary of the in
terror for his approval, by the reclaim
alton service.
This project is to provide for the
irrigation of about $4,000 acres of land
along the south side of the Yellow
stone river, such lands having been
ceded to the government by the Grow
Indians under a treaty ratified by con-
gress year ago. According to the
estimates, the work will cost about
$26 per acre, to which must be added
the sum of 81 per acre for the land,
which congress provided should be
paid by the settlers to the Indians.
Under the Grow act 1t IL provided
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-25
Tension is Relieved in Japan.

Toxic April 23.-The announcement
that in response to Japan's represen,
tations France has promised the ex
pulsion of the Russian second Pacific
squadron from Kamranh bay and al
firmed her determination to maintain
neutrality is received here with pleas
ure and has relieved the tension OF
popular feeling, although it is be-
lieved that if Rojestvensky entered
Kamranh bay for the purpose of final.
ly preparing for dash northward,
the purpose was accomplished before
he was ordered to leave.
There is also a suspicion that Ro-
jestvensky may simply make techni-
cal removal from French territorial
waters by going outside the three-mile
limit. Hence the incident will remain
unclosed until the Russians depart
from Indo-Chinese waters.
Official Statement.
The foreign office, In a statement
issued today, says: "The French gov
ernment, upon receipt of the report
that the Baltic squadron had arrived
at Kamranh bay, instructed the COVER
nor general of Indo-China to strictly
enforce the rules of French neutrality.
Subsequently the Japanese govern
ment lodged a protest with France,
and the French government issued
new special instructions, to the gov
ernor general for transmitted to the
Russians, ordering them to leave
French territorial waters as soon as
possible. The governor general tele-
graphed, replying that he had taken
the necessary measures according to
instructions by the French govern
ment and simultaneously addressed
the Russian government asking that
the admiral be instructed to leave ter
ritorial waters. The Russian govern
ment replied that it had already sent
such instructions.
'The French gave assurances that
they had taken and would take in fu-
ture necessary measures to see that
neutrality is vigorously respected"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-25
Only a Part.

The section for which plans are
now presented is only a part of the
main project and as much more will
be required to complete the construc-
tion.
Inasmuch as the necessary diver
sion works in the Yellowstone must
be constructed in low water, and as
a considerable portion of the first di-
vision Of the work will be excavated
below the low water level of the
river, it will be necessary to let con-
tracts in few months if the contrac-
tors are to complete the work within
one year from the signing of the con-
tract, such period of time being specI-
fed in the proposals for construction.
To Look Into Artesian Supply.
In the plans of the United States
geological survey for the coming year
N. H. Darton, chief of the bureau OF
western NEUROLOGY, is arranging to
make a thorough investigation of the
artesion water supply in the region
around Great Falls.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-25
MORTON WILL STAY.
Secretary of Navy Not to Resign Un-
der Fire,

Washington, April Secretary
of the Navy Paul Morton is determin-
ed to stay in the cabinet. The report
that he had decided to resign is en-
phatically denied.
When the president left for his trip
the understanding was that Secretary
Morton was to remain until next Feb
ruary, when both he and Secretary
Shaw are to retire.
The secretary's friends insist that
the best way to keep him in the cabi-
net is to attack him. They state that
he will not get out under such condi
tions, nor will the president consent
to his retiring under fire.
The prosecution of the Santa Fe
ease will be held over until the presi-
dent returns.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-25
INTO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
Partial List Of New Buildings Now Being Constructed and
Conservative Estimate Of Their Cost
A Notable Record.

A drive about the city will contlrm
the remark so often to be heard, ''you
can see Billings grow" In every di-
rection new buildings are in course OF
construction, while preparations for
the erection of others are constantly
making. Conversation with travelling
men who make regular rounds OF the
state elicits the fact that more build-
ing is going on in Billings that in any
other city or town in Montana, and
this, too, notwithstanding that from
all come reports of growth and pro-
gress.
No Idle Mechanics.
Ii there is an idle mechanic con-
nected with the building trades in
Billings it is from choice And this
will continue to be the case during all
of the summer. Every carpenter,
stone mason, bricklayer, painter,
stone cutter and plasterer in the city
AA<So SNAA SAAS WA n 41O S1A wv csAIO w So
cure one of these to do an odd job is
about an impossibility. Although the
number of craftsmen of that kind now
here is liberal, it is doubtful whether
there are enough of them to complete
all the buildings that will be contract
ed for before the season is over.
Into Hundreds of Thousands.
Because of the absence OF public
building records, such as are kept in
other cities, it is impossible to get the
exact figures, either as to the value
of improvements making or the num-
Der of new structures rearing. Con-
servatively estimated, however, the
aggregate will exceed $4,000. This
will be more than doubled within the
next few months, when work on the
beet sugar factory will be under way.
The cost of this alone will come
close to or fully equal $1,OOO,OOO.
Picked at Random.
Just to give an idea of what Billings
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-25

that the work shall be constructed
and all the lands disposed of within
five years from it's passage. This
leaves but four years from date for
the completion of the construction OF
the project and the disposition of the
lands.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-25
Telegraph on Fence Fires.

Cheyenne, Wyo., April 23.-Tele-
graph messages between Cheyenne
and Denver Saturday and Friday
night we're sent over the barbed wire
fence route. The breaks in the lines
caused by the storm Of Wednesday
are so numerous that it has been
found impossible to string new wires,
but communication was restored by
splicing the broken ends of the wires
to a barbed wire fence along which
messages are being transmitted fo-
distance of four miles.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-25
oUsTED FOR "GRAFTlNG."
Secretary Hitchcock Discharges
Clerks OF Indian Warehouse.

Secretary Hitchcock Discharges
Clerks OF Indian Warehouse.
Washington, April 23.-Secretary
Hitchcock yesterday dismissed Finan-
cial Clerk Fred H. Wilson and seven
employees Of the Indian warehouse at
New York for the manipulation Of
government funds and for the appoint
ment of political henchmen, who drew
pay and performed no work.
1t is charged that gross irregularl-
ties were found in the accounts of the
financial clerk. Other charges were
to the effect that Wilson had devoted
too much time to playing politics;
he spent much time at Albany and too
little in the discharge of his duties
in New York. In addition it was
charged that Wilson had provided
berths for his political friends By
placing their names on the warehouse
payroll and handing over salaries
they never earned.
Wilson, it is declared, was respon-
sible for the names Of several persons
on the payroll who never entered the
warehouse except on payday. A Tam.
many bartender received monthly pay
ments with unfailing regularity. The
force at the warehouse is twice as
large as it should be.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-25
zEALoT DIES ON CROSS
REMARKABLE STORY SENT OUT
FROM COLORADO.
Member of FanaticaI Organization
Permits Religious Frenzy to Con-
sign Him to Awful Death. y

Trinidad, Colo, April 23-On the
cross, just as the Saviour died centur-
les ago, a fanatical member of the
Penitentes is reported to have died
Saturday at Torres, Las Animas
county, Colo.
Several Trinidad people claim to
have been among the eyewitnesses,
but they agreed among themselves
not to talk for publication, so the de-
tails are not yet known.
According to the report current
here, however, the victim was nailed
to a cross of his own formation and
died in agony that he did not seem to
feel wrought up as he was to a de-
lirium of religious fervor.
The story of the crucifixion is
vouched for by Henry D. Robinson, an
automobile agent of this city, who
saw crowd of Mexicans who had
been eyewitnesses and were discuss
ing the tragic scene.
In the old days, so it is said, the
carrying out of an actual crucinxion
was not uncommon among the Peni-
tentes, but it was supposed to have
been abandoned long ago, although it
is known that the practice of self-tor-
ture Is still carried out among the
members of the order during Holy
week.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-25

IS doing in the building line the fol
Nowing list is submitted. With this
exception of one, the Zywert block
which was completed within the las,
week or two, all of the following are
now in course of construction:
The Stapleton block, four story
brick, 100000; Bell Telephone com.
pany building, $4,000; Bastside
school house, $4,000; Zywert block,
$4,000; Cothron e Todd livery barn,
$4,000; J. d. Losekamp building, re-
modelling and enlarging, $4,000; Vel
lowstone county court house, $685.
600; Chris. Yegen, residence, $35, 5000;
S. w. Soule, residence, $4,000; George
w. Hubbard, residence, $3,500; J. T.
Hogan, residence, $4,000; P. B. Nitche,
residence, $2,500; Professor Dove, res
idence, $4,000; B. B. Adams, cottage,
$1,500; John Walker, residence,
$2,500; F. x. N. Rademaker, residence,
$4,000; Roy st. John, residence, $3,-
500; w. Hansard, residence, $4,50o;
Jacob Wagner, cottage, $4,000; Null
launey residence, $4,000; Professor
Allen, residence, $500. In addition
to these, other buildings known to be
erecting, the cost of which could not
be ascertained, are, Mrs. H. 3. Arm
strong, two cottages; v. l.. Thomas,
residence; Mrs. w. Ramsey, cottoge:
Miss Burns, two cottages; Mr.
O'Grady, residence; Mrs. Davis, two
cottages; Mr. Taylor, residence.
The foregoing does not pretend to
be a complete list, as it contains only
the names of persons building that
could be recalled on the instant and
the more important structures being
reared. Were a thorough investiga-
tion to be made it would undoubtedly
be found that fewer than half of the
new buildings have been mentioned,
as the number of small houses build
ing is the largest in the history of the
city