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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
SWAN
NIAGARA RAPIDS
Covered Distance Of Four Miles
in 26 Minutes
SAVED BY LIFE BELTS
AND INFLATED RUBBER RINGS
q AROUND THEIR NEcKs.-
THRILLING BATTLE IN
SWiRLlNG EDDlES.

Niagara Falls, N. ". July l7-Car-
Isle D. Graham, of this city, and Wm.
Glover, Jr., of Baltimore, successful.
ly swan the lower rapids of Niagara
river from the American side of the
whirlpool to Lewiston this afternoon.
The distance of four miles was cover
ed In 26 minutes by Glover The
swimmers did not venture In the up
per rapids where Capt. Webb lost h's
life Both men wore life belts and
inflated rubber rings around their
.necks.
From the start Glover took the lead
He entered the rapids about a minute
ahead of Graham Until the Devils
Hole was reached the swift current
and roaring rapids had the swimmers
in teir grasp. AT that point swirl
ing eddy caught Glover and he was
down nearly two minutes. His life
belts saved him. Graham by this
time had gained on Glover. and wher
the two men reached the end Of tht
rapids jus. above the suspension
bridge at Lewiston there was littl'
distance between them.
| AT 4:2S o'clock Glover was pulled
/ up on the dock at Lewiston. He wa,
dressed and about II minutes late
telling his story Graham was takel
to a hotel and did not leave bed i'm
Iil in the afternoon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
TO MAKE PLANS
FOR CONVENTION
Cairo TO Get Ready to Entertain
Her Guests in October
TO INVITE PRESIDENT
TO HONOR CITY WITH HIS PRES
ENcE DURING CONVENTION OF
THE OHIO VALLEY IMPROVE.
MENT ASSOCIATION.

Next Thursday night at the office of
C. r. Stuart. secretary of the Com
mere al club, there will be held a
joint meeting of the members of the
city council, the Commercial club and
the Board of Trade and public spir-
tied citizens to arrange for the con-
vention of the Ohio Valley Improve
.ment Association, which will be held
here on the 25th Goth and 9th of
October next.
A meeting was held last night but
only a few were present, suffic ent
notice not having been given, and it
was decided to postpone the meeting
until Thursday
At that meeting various committees
will be selected and the plans for
entertaining the several hundred of
visitors who will be here will be made.
Cairo has the dist netion Of having
the only two Illinois vice presidents
of the associations, Messrs. Egbert "a
Smith and George Parsons. Tomor'
row they will issue formal call foI
the Thursday night meeting.
In a couple of weeks, Mayor Par
sons will leave for Oyster Bay, to
present in person to President Roose
welt, invitations from the officers oi
the Ohio Valley Association, the con
gressmen and representatives Of this
district, the city council and the Com
mercial club and the Board OF Trade
asking that the president honor The
city and the Association with visi
some time during the convention
Governor Deneen will also be asked
| to be present and win be urged u
| use his influence to secure the at
tendance Of Mr.. Roosevelt. The pres
lident on te 9th will b Elm Littl,
| Rock. and 1t IS thought more thai
lprobable that he may be induced 4
stop at least few hours in this city
But whether the president comes o
not, the convention will be grea
thing for the city and hundreds 0
the most representative citizens iron
all the Ohio Valley cities and town
will be present.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
ECKSTE|N H|KES'
Left Town Under Cover of Dark
ness After Rotten Decision
HAD SUPPER SENT TO HIS ROOM
AND WENT TO STATION IN
CLOSED CAB THAT NIGHT

The trials and tribulations of the
umpire are many and great, to which
statement Sydney Eckstein, one time
Happy and ertwhile Ump in the
Kitty league. can testify.
Eckstein was scared to death after
the demonstration made against him
at the park Sunday afternoon after his
rotten decision and though he did not
show the white feather by attempting
to lower the worlds running record I
was plainly evident that he considered
the Cairo fans, or a part of them, no
respecter of persons or of his at least,
and he feared TO show 1t on the street
after he had once gained the strong
hold OF his room on Tenth street.
Eckstein was followed off the car
by crowd Sunday and hooted clear
to his residence. Some hoodlums In
the crowd even went so far as to strike
and kick him and to throw stones a.
him.
Rumors of ropes which had huns
seven umpires, axes, shot guns, reyol
vers. vigilance committees, whitcap'
and other disagreeable things were al
he could hear as he entered his doc
and it was with fear and TREMBLING
that he locked it behind him.
Once safely ensconsed he took TIL,
people who followed him at their wor,
about 1t being better for him to sta,
linside'' and asked one Of the Cair
! players to have his supper sent UP b
him. Though he was hardly deservin
of the favor, for the sake or his ski
as whole 1t was granted and he at
in peace. Carefully studying tim
table he at last packed his grips, calle
a closed cab and with curtains draw
repaired to the Illinois Central st;
tion where he boarded train fc
Iparts unknown, far out OF the wa
of the hlood-thirsty denizens of Egyp
where they slaughter umpires wi
give base bali games To rival teams.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
DESERTED FAMILY.
@. 7. Sutton Kissed Wife and
Baby Good Bye-Disappeared
LEFT A NOTE ON TABLE TELLING
HER THAT SHE COULD SELL
THE FURNITURE.

Yesterday morning when Mrs. G. #.
Sutton, of 512 Washington avenue.
returned home. she found note from
her husband telling her that he had
decided he could not live with her
any longer. The note was a very
short and formal one and finished
with telling her that the household
furniture had all been paid for and
said that if she wished to sell 1t it
would bring a good price. He then
namedsthe articles and told what each
one should be sold for.
Sutton has for many years been
employed as engineer at Winter Bros.
Ice Factory on Eighth street. Re-
Gently he resigned his place and had
planned 10 remove to New York. Be
fore going he and his wife had
planned 10 spend ltheir last Sunday
In Illinois at the home of the latter's
parents, in Anna, ILL.,
Accordingly Mrs Sutton and her
baby went TO Anna Saturday and II
was planned that he was to come up
/ SUNDAY HlUTHlHB. f1e accompanied
his wife to the train Saturday eve
ming and tenderly kissed them good
| bye.
Sunday came but Sutton failed to
put in his appearance at the old home
stead Of his wife in Anna. Fearing
that he had been taken i'll she boarded
the next train for Cairo only TO find
the cruel note left by him upon the
table.
Investigation showed that the hus
band had gone to the bank and with
drawn all the money he had in there
and that he had not even paid the
house rent. All efforts to find him
yesterday proved fruitless. There
was some mistake as to the furni
ture having been paid for and it was
Sc zed by the installment house.
/ Mrs. Sutton and her baby, left las
night for Anna where she will reside
with her parents. She had been mar
| ried to sutton several years.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
ROOT ADVISES
PROSECUTIONS
TELLS PHlLADELPHlA's MAYOR
TO EXERCISE ALL HIS AUTH
oRiTY AGAINST BooDLERs,--
LATTER WILL DO 1T.

Philadelphia. July 17-As a result
of advice received from Elihu Root,
special counsel for Mayor Weaver, it
is probable the mayor will, within a
few days, institute criminal prosecu-
tion against certain persons who are
prominent in municipal affairs.
The mayor desired that the charges
of conspiracy to defraud the city be
made against the officials concerned
but the prosecuting attorney declined,
insisting that the mayor take the In
itiative. Root advises that in the face
of refusal Of the district attorney to
take the initiative in bringing further
prosecutions the mayor should exer:
else his right to 90 before magis-
trate and carry the prosecutions as
far as the law will permit him.
This opinion was sent Mayor
Weaver today and was the result of a
conference held in New York last
Friday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
PREACHER ATTACKS MASoNs;
is sPolLiNG FOR A SCRAP
Converted Woodsman Creates sensa.
toin by Challenging Any Three
Men Who Object 10 Sermons
to Fight.

Willamsnort, Pa., July IT.
Rev, William Matthewson, pastor of
the Swedish Valley Methodist church
created a sensation during the SUNDAY
service by offering to fight any three
men in the valley.
The challenge came as the climax
of a series of sensational attacks on
members Of the masonic and other
secret orders. This time his remarks
were resented and public quarrel
followed, several OF the leaders In
the church assailing the minister while
he was in the pulpit.
Mr. Matthewson declared fro mthe
pulpit that no member of the masonic
fraternity should have apIace in the
church, and that no minister who was
a member Of the order had ever had d
successful revival He savagely al-
tackled, at thesamc time, the grange
and Odd Fellows.
In the midst Of his harangue Hiram
Lent and Warren Whit, two prominent
members of the church, challenged his
conduct, asking him to confine his ser,
mon to topics of religion He ordered
them out of the church and then Is
sued a challenge TO fight any three
men. Matthewson Is converted
woodsman, and has up to the present
time been successful in the ministry
His challenge has not been accepted
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
CAIRO SUFFERING
FROM SUNS RAYS
Street Thermometers Recorded
100 Degrees Above
MAXIMUM WAS ONLY go.
BUT IT SEEMED MUCH HOTTER
mo HOPE FOR ToDAY-NlNE
DEATHS OCCUR IN OTHER
HOT CITIES.

With the weather bureau thermeme-
ter at 92 degrees and the street ther.
mometers lowering between 95 and 100
degrees, humanity in Cairo yesterday
sweltered and melted and wiped per
spiration.
Following a period of delightfully."-
cool weather the hot wave hit Cairo
Saturday night. when the humidity
was ntens and grew worse Sunday.
Although no prostrations have been
reported there was much suffering
from the heat yesterday especially
amoung the infants and Older inhabi-
tants.
Cairo people will spend today in a
general search for q cool spot, and
1t is quite likely that there will be a
rush for the parks, soda founts and
thirst emporiums. The weather man
can give no consolation on the weather
situation, and he is silent on the sub
iect except to say that the weather for
today will be continued warm
With continuation of this weather
this week will see rush of Cairo
people, who have planned such trips,
to the north The delightful northern
Michigan and wisconsin weather and
to make many Cairotes comfortable
Yesterday was not the hottest day
OF the year but everyone seemed tc
think SO. The maximum, according tt
Observer Smyth, was 81, while in June
the 18th. 1t reached 94 The minimum
temperature yesterday was IA degrees
and at b. IN. it was Sf degrees.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
HUSBAND PROMISED
Never To Hug the Hired Girl, But
His Wife Got Divorce.

Coshocton. Ohio. july l6.- Mrs,
Catharine Finlay was granted q q.
vorce from her husband George ".
winlay. yesterday by Judge Donley.
after an unusual Court scene. The
husband appeared as his own coun.
sci, and made fearful plea for his
wife to live with him again. He pre-
sented her with signed promise to
henceforth ''be good" 10 let her run
the household affairs as she saw a.
never again To swear at her or he
cross and never 10 kiss or hug any
hired g'rl again. the latter being Two
of the charges In the wife's petition.
Judge Doniey. however granted the
divorce and ordered the house and
lot owned by Finlay to be decided over
to their fouryear-old daughter. who
remains part Of the time In the cus-
tody of each Mrs. FinIay filed pot.
.ition last December, but Withdrew Y
npon the protestations of her hus.
band.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
SOLDIERS DRILL
Capt. Greaney and His Men Pre-.
pairing for State sucampment
MEMBERS OF COMPANY "K," DE.
TERMlNED TO CARRY OFF
HoNoRs AT SPRINGFIELD

Capt. w. p. Greaney and the other
gallant officers of company *" III
inois State Guard, and the members
of the company held their regular
weekly drill last night. The drill took
place upon Commercial avenue and
was watched by large crowds of ad.
miring citizens.
Capt Greaney is putting his men
through all the PAGES this week pre-
pairing them for the state encampment
at Springfield next month. Company
*" and the other companies of the
Fourth regiment will go into camp at
Springfield, ILL.,. on the fourth of Au-
gust.
Last year the company, which was
only few weeks old, when it went In
to camp won much praise and this
year the soldier boys are determined
to carry off large share of the hon
ors.
An order that is of much interest
to the members of thecompany is thai
this year no substitutes will be allow
ed to make the trip to Springfield
In the past years many Cairo youne
men who were not regular members o.
the company have gone in the place d
some Of the regular members and al
result have had fine time withou
all the trouble of regular drills, etc
1t is expected that the new order
which will be rigidly enforced, will
add much to the efficiency of the sol
diers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
RYAN AGREES TO
SELL HIS STOCK
BACK TO THE EQUITABLE. soclE-
TY, WHICH WILL EFFECT
MuTuALIzATloN SELL
FOR JUST WHAT HE GAVE
FOR lT.

New York. July l7--F'rom q clrcu.
lar Of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, it was learned today that
Thomas f. Ryan, who recently pur-
chased the stock holdings of James
H. Hyde, has made an agreement with
the trustees of the Ryan holdings and
newly elected directors to sell the
stock he purchased back to the Equta.
BILE society.
This, 1t Is said. will be ais soon al
possible, and Ryan has agreed to turn
1t In to the society, thus thoroughly
mutualizing It, for the same sum he
paid for it. $25,ooo.oO0, plus four pei
cent interest, between dates of his
purchase and the sale
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
cuNHoAT DUBUQUE
Which Was Aground OF New Yorl
Rescued by Wireless Message.

New York, July 1.-THE United
States gunboat Dubuque went aground
near Spearmceti Cove in the lower
bay, early this morning. Attempts to
work her off under her own steam
proved fruitless and in response to
wireless messages the tugs Pontiac,
Choctaw and Arkeeta were dispatched
to the aid OF the gunboat from the
navy yard and the army steamer Or.
dinance came from Sandy Hook
With united efforts Of the tugs the
Dubuque was hauled of At high tide
at G.50 .. IN.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
GEN, KING RECEIVES NOTICE
OF BLAckMAR'S DEATH

Washington, July 17-Gencral John
n. King, United States pension agent
for this district and commander.in.
chief OF the Grand Army today receiv-
ed official notification from Adjutant
General Gilman at Boston. of the death
OF Gen. Blackmar. King also stated
that James M. Schoonmaker of Pitts.
burg, chief cf stan, had rendered hls
resignation
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
SHOT TWO men
DEAD IN CHURCH
BREATHlTT COUNTY DESPERATE
Attacks uNARMED MEN DUR.
ING SERVICES AND NARROW
LY ESCAPES AN ENRAGED
MOB.

Mount Sterling, KY, July IA des.
perate fight occurred on Fraley Creek,
Lee county, last night in which John
Muller, of Breathitt county, shot and
killed James Crees and j. M. Thomas.
The shooting occurred at church dur
ing services. Neither Of the dead men
were armed. Muller was arrested and
lodged in jail at Beattyville. barely es
Gaping an enraged mob. The Jail is
heavily guarded tonight for fear of
lynching.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
RUSSIAN NEWSPAPER.
Protests Against cession Of Rich SAX.
haIin island to Japan.

ST. Petersburg. July I7.---The Svet
bitterly objects 10 the cession Of the
island Of Sakhalin, declaring that as
1t commands the mouth OF Amur river,
It's possession by the Japanese would
constitute a constant drHd to Russia
In the far east and forge shackles
from which the empire could never
rid herself. The paper calls atten
tion to the immense riches Of the IS
land In oil, coal iron and gold, az
well as In forests and fisheries
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
SEN. CLARK STILL IMPROVES.
Exhibits Remarkable HccupcratIve
Powers and Has Rallied Steadily

New York, July 17--Though scarce.
ly perceptable. what change was noted
tonight in the condition Of Senator
Clark was In favor Of the patient.
Since the radical operation Of satur.
day the senator has exhibited remark.
able recuperative powers and has raj
lied steadily. Should tomorrow and
Wednesday pass as satisfactory as the
preceding days, the attending physIc'
ians say they Will have little anxiety
as to the ultimate results.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
KILLED DIVORCED WIFE.

Iowa City Iowa, july 17.--William
Jones, farmer aud stock buyer. sho;
his divorced wife and also s. y. Dan
ger, farmer for whdm she was
working. Both the woman aud Dan.
ger Will probably die Jones gave
himself up. He had been drlnkinS.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
MAYOR IN CONTEMPT.
Warrant Sworn Out for Official Who
Objected to Separate Cell for
Caleb Powers.

Maysyille, KY, July IA warrant
was sworn out here today before
United States Judge Cochran, charg-
ing Mayor Helmbold, Of Newport, KY,
with alleged contempt for interfering
with the orders of United States
court in regard 10 placing Caleb Pow
ers In jail at Newport last Monday.
Helmbold objected to q separate cell
being used by Powers, claiming it was
unsafe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
CAN PROMISE NO RELIEF.

Washington, July 1.-THE weather
bureau tonight announced that there
was no prospect for several days at
least, of let up in the extreme heat
which has extended over the country
for the past few days. The entire
country from the Mississippi valley
eastward to the southern New Eng
land and Florida continues In the
midst of we'll marked heat spell.
Maximum temperature today was:
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
SALOON pYNAMlTER.
At lola, Kansas, Has His Trial.--ls
an Ex-congrcssman.

lola, Kans., July 1.-THE trial Of
former Congressman T.. II. Funston.
charged with inhammatory utterances
and carrying concealed weapons as
the result of dynamiting Of three sa-
looms here last week, ended tonight
and Judge Adair announced that he
would reserve his decision until next
Wednesday Funston. testifying In
his own behalf denied that he used
,nflammatory language.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
JAPAN COMPLETES.
Occupation Of Sakhalin and Organizes
Government.

London. July 1.-THE correspon
dent to the Mail, at Hakodat, Japan,
says the Japanese have practically
completed the occupation of the island
Of Sakhalin and are organizing gov
ernment. The Shanghai correspon.
dent Of the Standard says the Japan.
csc have landed on Sakhalin 1876 miles
OF light railway and 5000 coolies.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
NEW RED CROSS ORGANIZED.

London, July i7--Queen Alexandra
presided over meeting at Bucking.
ham Palace today at which new
Red Cross society was organized un.
der name of The British Red Cross
Society" The society will include all
organizations in the empire having
similar aims.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
FIVE REGISTRATIONS.

La Crosse, Wis, July 17.-Five heat
prostrations are reported here today,
Temperature. 95.S. being the second
hottest day in the history of the city,
Robert Calvert, secretary Of the La
Crosse Board OF Trade. was overcome
and may not recover.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
HoTrEsT or THE YEAR.

Milwaukee, July 17.--Wisconsin cx-
perienced the hottest weather Of the
year today. The minimum tempera.
ture In Milwaukee was o. Fond du
Lac reports 95 degrees and two pros
trations, Madison and Racine 9G de-.
yrees, and cns prcstrAtion each.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
ICE MEN STRIKE.
1000 viii Refuse to Go Out With
Wagons In New York Today.

= New York, July ia number =
= of drivers helpers employed by =
: the American Ice Co, went on :
: strike tonight and it is expected :
: that the entire force OF nearly :
: 1000 will decline to 60 out with :
wagons tomorrow. They are :
paid $3.50 a day and claim thar !
: during the heated spell they are :
: compelled to work from a. m. !
until s or Q p. m. 4
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
DIED AT AGE or 90 YEARS.

Newburgh. ~ ". July 17.--Mrs.
Caroline Elisabeth Mcneil died sud
denly at her home in Fishkill Land
Ing today, aged ninety. Mrs. Mcneil
was grand daughter Of John Adams,
second president Of the United
States.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
pRosrRATloNs AT ST. LOUIS

st. Louis. July IA steady hot
blast is sizzling in st. Louis and the
government bureau can promise no re
lief. A number of prostrations from
excessive heat were taken care u
today. Maximum temperature today
was 92
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
TWO DEATHS IN NEW YORK.

New York, July 1.-THE highest
temperature marked by the govern.
ment thermometer today was 95, while
on the street as high as 10S was reach
ed. There were two deaths and nearly
fifty prostrations.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18

st. Louis, July Ito gather ideas
for the building OF a new $1,000. 700
cathedral IN st. Louis, Archbishop
(ilennon departed tonight for New
York, whence will sail for Europe
about august \
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
iTALY's poWAGER QUEEN
VIII Visit United States and Tour
Spain In Automobile.

Turil. Italy, July 17.--1t is learned
from a most reliable source that DO.
wager Queen Marguerite will 60 on an
automobile tour through Spain and
Portugal in September and later will
visit the United States, sailing on a
German steamer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
paosTRArloNs AT PEORIA

Peoria. Ill.,, July t7.--The extreme
heat of the past few days reached a
elimination today when score OF
persons were FRUSTRATED. Five per.
sons suffered seriously and were taken
10 hospitals. The thermometer regis
tered %.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
SIX DEAD AT plTTseURo.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 1.-THE govern
ment' thermometer registered % and
reliable thermometers in down town
streets marked from "a to no degrees.
Six persons died from heat and six
fell In the streets prostrated.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18

Batteries Young, Needham and Mo.
ran; Brown and Grady
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
LOUISVILLE DEPOT BURNS.

Louisville. Ky, July 1.-THE 1nion
passenger station, Tenth and Broad
way. was destroyed by hre tonlEht.
Loss over $3.50 900. A
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
,YcLoNE WIPES OUT
VILLAGE OF 500.

; Appleton. Wis, July f7.---A re- =
; port reached here tonight that >
; Aniwa, Sbawano county, popula. :
: tion 500, was wiped out by :
> wind storm today. No confirma- :
. tion Of the report has been re- :
. ceived up to late hour. .
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18

ONE DEATH AT PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia, Pa, July 17-This city
experienced the hottest weather Of the
year today. the temperature reaching
96. One death and dozen prostra.
tions are reported
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
Waaner's Homer Did II.

New York, July Wagner's home
run In the eighth, sending Beaumont
in ahead OF him won the game.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18

Philadclphias July 17.--Odwel's sin
gle. followed by Steinfelt's double
brought IN the only run Of the game
in the tenth inning.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
Fine Game at Boston.

Boston, July lin d game full of
long hitting and brilliant fielding Bos.
ton won.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Colts Won on Errors.

COTS Won on ErFoFs,
Brooklyn, July 1.-Two errors In
the fourth gave Chicago the only run
in the game.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18

PhiIlippi and PeitZ,
Ames and BoWerman,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
THE NATIONAL GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Batteries Walsh, Paterson and Sui,
livan Patten, Hughes and Kittredge.