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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
PLAYERS DISTRIBUTED AMONG
THE REMAINING FOUR TEAMS
Cairo Gets Morris, big Bill Asher, Bo-
mar and Dennis: Princeton Gets the
Great Arthur Long and Other
Good Ones as Does Vincennes

stop, Meyers, first baseman for Hop
kinsYille, and Gilbert. on the Hens
pitching staff
vincennes gets French. the fast
Henderson second baseman whom
Cairo wanted 10 buy. and Pitcher Nor
gan, also of the Henderson outfit.
Cairo drew Foxy" Morris, the fast
1Ioptown third sacker Big Bill'' ASH
ser, Hendersons best pitcher. Dennis.
III the center field for Henderson. and
Bomar. another one Of the Hens fast
PHI pmshers.
Paducah was wired query as to
whether or not there were any or the
players she wanted hut there evidently
were not for no answer was received
from III.
There Is 4 reserve clause In the
lagroement M distribute the players
fa0nuting tho various teams which
makes II optional with them whether
Tor not they join the club by which
| they were drawn, they being allowed
the right % refuse or accept terms
lnfIefoa them
II Is also sad that Jake Zimbro, sec
retary Of the Henderson team, was
raifIed on and that he was drawn by
yinoennes, which team Intends rp
fplace him on pedestal for exhibition
purposes
The fans over the circuit will he
isorry to hear that the Hens were
forced TO give up the ghost, the more
so because Of the game fight they have
put up for place and existence In the
league. They have sG75 salary com.
| ing to them and Notwithstanding that
fact they have fought 10 finish and
never seemed TO have kicked over the
fact that there was months pay due.
Y also seems hard that the Nnt Stu
I dents, with whom Captain Rutledge
has worked SO hard, should have ia
die violent death. but the league be-
| Ing shaky. the best thing that could be
done was 70 apply the axe TO their
meek and call them out Of the race.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
$1,000 FOR BEST
BEGGING LETTER
Is Offered by "ScOtty," the Cow.
boy Millionaire
GETS 1852 LETTERS
ASKING HIM TO DISTRIBUTE HIS
WEALTH - "scoTTY," HOW
EVER, is NOT MUCH oFA
PHiLANTHRoPlsT.

New York, July 1S.--Walter Scott,
the "Croesus of Death Valley" the
cowboy suddenly become multi-mil-
lionaire, who hired a special train of
the Santa Fe railroad to break the
record time from San Francisco
to Chicago, announced today that he
would give $1,000 TO the person who
would write the most enticing begging
letter before the Goth OF July. He has
received within the last 10 days a.
IGS2 letters asking him to distribute
his wealth. The exact amount asked
for after the letters Of the last mail
had been opened today was s24,S54,.
200.
'Scotty" realizes that it is absolute
ly impossible to give this much money,
but has adopted plan which will
causeall to be pleased. He will select
the letter which strikes him as best
adapted TO its purpose of extorting
money from a willing giver, and will
turn over 81 900 to one writer and thus
clear up the entire transaction.
One of the letters opened today was
| from the head Of little university
near Chicago asking Scotty 70 aid Mr..
Andrew Carnegie in placing the insti.
tuition on paying basis
Mr.. Carnegie has offered us $4,000
If we can raise an equal amount ran
| tho letter.
In New Orleans club asks for $50,
000
An inventor wrote that he wants &c
take "Scotty" back to California Ii
lseven hours ain an airship. and ONLY
tasks d share III Scotty's mine
j Thefe are some New Workers whit
have an idea that Seotty's lavish cx
penditures are made TO draw attention
to his mining properties. and that b,
] will, in the near future. place sharel
In his mine on the market TO be solt
at a good figure.
Mrs, Scott has no manner of obiec
tion 70 Mr. Scott's method OF dispos
ing of his wealth.
II don't mind Walters fashion B
depending his money, she said There
plenty more where that came from
and he can spend his money any wa,
he wants. I'm going to get little bet
ter value for my money, though.
There's a woman who writes to m,
that she will be glad TO do my shop
ping for me. | am willing to bet
! small section Of Walters mine that
can show that woman d few thing
about shopping she never heard D
before. Shoppings the thing cam
here to attend %, and I'm not going {.
let anybody take that pleasure ava
] from me-
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19

Representatives of the various cities
over the Kitty circuit, who met at Hen
derson last night. agreed, after long
argument, that the team at that city
could not any longer keep up the strug
gle for existence and tAat consequently
il must be dropped from the race.
Owenboro not wanting the Henderson
franchise it was decided to make no
further effort to keep the league a six
team one but to cut IL to four. drop
ping Hopkinsville.
The Hopx!nsville lovers of the game
kicked strenuously at thus being
forced from the league and it was
thought for time that they might re
fuse to 90 out. Early I'M the day tho
representatives of Princeton stated
that it was the Intention OF the back,
ers OF the team from their city 70
withdraw ii unless the salary limit
was conformed to by the rema ming
teams in the league, but arguments
were brought to bear upon them which
| induced them TO decide to stay anu II
was then left to Hopkinsyille 70 be
| tho one to drop.
A shedule for the new league viii
be arranged as quickly as possible and
the one today, the four team arrange
ment beginning with today's game
will be Cairo at padneah and Prince
ton at Vincennes. The new schedule
will probably prolong the games until
about the 10th OF October
| An extensive argument was raised
over to which club the best players IN
the two disbanded teams should go
AS the quickest and fairest method II
was at last proposed to shake dice for
them The plan was adopted and then
and there began a first flop, high
dice" game for human beings, the Ike
OF which is new to the base ball game
with the following result@
Princeton drew Arthur Long, tht
clever little Henderson out fielder, Pa
.McAndrews, the Hopkinsgille shor
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
ANOTNER HOT ONE
Much Suffering in Cairo as Re.
suit Of Scorching Weather
MAXIMUM YESTERDAY WAS ON
" so.--5iG RUSH FOR COOL
PLACES AND DRINKS BY
HOT CITIZENS.

Although the maximum temperature
was not as high by three degrees as
IL was the day before, there was
much suffering In Cairo yesterday
when the street thermometers again
registered near the hundred mark,
The maximum reached, according 70
Observer Smyth, was only SO but the
heat OF Monday 1t seemed had pene-
trated into the houses and the day
was pronounced by many to be the
most uncomfortable one this year The
minimum temperature was 70 and at
7 o'clock last night II was 81 degrees.
There was much suffering among
the men working in the mills and fac.
tories and among those forced 10
work under the exposure OF the suns
fierce rays, No prostrations have
been reported but In number OF
cases men who are working in sx-
sremoly hot places have been forced
to seek shelter and rest several tines
during the day.
The hot wave has resulted IN a
grand rush for all thS street cars,
saloons and soda fountains In the city
and harvest In many cases has been
reaped as o result.
The following forecast for today
holds out some hope for relief:
Partly cloudy with probably a thun-
derstorm, cooler this afternoon or TO-
night.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
PITTSBURG REPORTS I3 DEAD
PHILADELPHIA REPORTS 5
Weather Bureau at Washington Offers No
Hope of Relief=-Yesterday Was Hot
test Day of the Year--H0w to
Stand the Heat

New York, July 1S.-An area of op
pressive heat, that brings to mind with
unpleasant yividness the tecord break
ing summer of 1901 has settled down
over the eastern and New England
states, already numbering hundreds
among its victims and causlng inde
scribable suffering TO thousands.
From all points tonight came the
story of the hottest day of the sum.
mer attended with frequent prostra.
tions and not few deaths. Philadel-
phia reported maximum temperature
sof 9S3 the highest figure officially
noted In this city the high mark
was 96, while In Boston "a was re-
corded
-as. Street thermometers here Indicated
100 or higher, reliable instruments
registering 10A and 105 Tonight no
relief was in sight and the roll OF fa-
talities must be necessarily increased
by many who, having thus far with
stood the ordeal, are so weakened as
to leave them moro susceptible 10 the
heat tomorrow.
In New York suffering was intense,
especially in the crowded tenement
districts, where scarcely a breath Of
air relieved the sitting atmosphere
Thousands who could afford the holi
day focked to the beaches, but even
in the consequent crowds women and
children tainted and men were over
come A maximum of 90 was reached
at 4 o'clock this afternoon 1t was
busy day for the hospitals and ambu
lances were continuously on the street
To add to unavoidable physical suf
fering, Brooklyn was threatened will
water famine, while the whole city
was startled by the prospect Of strike
of the ice men, A few Ice wagon driv
ers stopped work, but deliveries con
tinued There was some anxiety al
to what tomorrow might bring forth II
the trouble Of the icemen. Tonigh
thousands Of men, women and chil
dren deserted the crowded and stiflinl
apartments for bed upon the COO
grass of the parks.
Total prostrations in this, city, 1877
deaths, %. Philadelphia reports s
prostrations and five deaths. Pitts
burg, "a prostrations and IL deaths.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
SAYS HE WAS INSANE.
Widow Of Millionaire ziesler to Con-
test Validity Of His VIII. \

New York, July 1S-Declaring that
William Ziegler the millionaire bak-
ing powder manufactures was insane
and incompetent to make will, his
widow began a suit in the supreme
court today TO determine the validity
OF the will Zeigler left an estate of
$S0,000,000 to his adopted son, VIII
lam zeglar After leaving bequests
to relatives the will provides that Mrs.
Zeiglar shall have an annual income
OF $4,000 during her life and the Zeig-
Ter residence in Fifth avenue and the
summer home at Noroton
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
TICKET scALpERs
May Cause Special Rates to Portland
to be Withdrawn.

Portland, Ore, July 1s.-Owing 70
the wholesale business being done by
ticket soalpers operating in Portland
and other cities of the northwest, pas
senger associations have begun a cam
paign against ticket brokers' A large
number of arrests nave been made
here and a bitter fight will be waged
between ra :lroads and brokers asso-
citation. If the railroads cannot win
in the courts II is said special rat rs
from various sections Of the country
for Portland viii be withdrawn.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
FIVE DEAD AT CHICAGO.

Chicago. July 1S.-This was the hot
rest day OF the year for this city, the
mercury registering 95 for two hours
this afternoon. The humidity, com
paratively low yesterday, was higher
today and the result was great
deal Of suffering BY nine O'clock to-
night the temperature had dropped to
Ss. Up to ten O'Clock tonight five
deaths and thlrty-e ght prostrations
were reported to the police Several
OF the latter cases may prove fatal
The. deaths We're those Of Charles
Rooser, tenmster, Peter Stowenski,
mechanic, william Quinn. 75 years Of
age. and Mrs. William Meyers. who
was overcome whiles at work IN her
kitchen and died In D police ambu
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
FLYING PASSENGER TRAIN
WRECKED; MANY INJURED.

Phillipsb1rg, Kans., July 1S.--While
gcing at the rate of 40 miles an hour,
"a Rock Island passenger train west
bound was wrecked ten miles east Of
here today, severely injuring four pas
sengers, Two rear coaches with the
chair-car and sleeper left the track.
chair-car and all were severely shak-
en- up. 1t is supposed the accident
was caused by bar Of iron dropping
down from the front trucks Of the
chair car, causing the tracks to read
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
ELlHu ROOT ARRIVES TO
TAKE OATH OF OFFICE

Washington, July 1s.-,Elihu Root
arrived nere tonight from New York
and tomorrow will take the oath as
secretary OF state. He said that his
coming at this time was to formally
take up the rens Of Office as secre-
tary Of state. He will remain in the
city, however, but the one day, He
was met at the depot by Acting Secre-
tary Adee, who accompanied him to
his hotel
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
SCHOOL BUILDINGS BEING RE-
PAIRED DURING VACATION.

Repairs are being made on the pub
lie school buildings throughout the
summer vacation under the supervis-
ion OF Hoffman. carpenter Through
The generosity of Mayor Parsons and
Mr. Egbert A. Smith. who have do
mated earth for filing purposes, the
yards OF all the schools will be filled
to grade and leveled
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
BIG LUMBER DEAL.

Washburn, Wis, July H. - The
largest transfer Of lumber and milling
properties that has ever taken place
in this section has just been closed
BY Il the Edward Hines Lumber Co.
comes into possession of the White
River Lumber co. at Mason. lnclud-
ng mill property and between three
and five hundred million feet standing
lumber. Consideration about $4,000.
900. M
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
PRESIDENT AND HIS BOYS
ON CAMPING EXPEDITION.
Nations Chief Executive Win Essay
the Role Of Chief Cook.

Oyster Bay. N. ", July rs. Presi-
dent Roosevelt with three sons. ac.
companied by party Of cousins and
friends, left Sycamore Hill this after
noon on their annual camping out
expedition. The president b mself, IL
was arranged, should be camp direcs
tor and chief cook.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
< TWO MORE DEATHS.

New Haven, Conn, July 1S-Re-
ports from all sections of the state
show today was hottest Of the sum
mer, mercury almost touching the 100
lrgree mark III several cities. Only
two deaths were reported, one from
Meriden and one from Greenwich.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
COMMITTED SUICIDE.

st, Louis. July 1S.- Because his wife
hesItated about granting his request
for reconciliation. after having
been separated for some time, Charles
q. Woods shot and killed himself In
her presence In Alton today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
AT KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City, Mo-. July 18,-Sarl
steinheimer, d clerk wohse home Is at
Marshall, Mo. and John Schiller, a
driver, were overcome by the heat
here today. Steinhelmer's condition
is serious.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
:
MATTER OF DIVIDING THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT SETTLED.

Arguments were completed yester-
day before Judge Butler on the mat
ter OF n proposed division OF School
District No. 3 located In Alexander
and Pulaski counties. Judge w. A.
Wall and Attorney Lyman Caster re
presented Pulaski county's trustees
and Attorney August Iseck was attor-
ney for the Alexander county trustees.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
pRosTRATloNs AT ST. LOUIS

st. Louis, July 1S.-The excessive
heat continues unabated here and. six
prostrations were reported today. The
maximum temperature today was 92
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
IN NEBRASkA.

Omaha, Neb. July 49, Extreme
heat continued over Nebraska today,
with increasing humidity. There was
seady rise In the temperature during
the day. Although there was much
suffering from heat no prostrations
were reported.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
CLARK STILL IMPROVING.

New York, July Ex-senator Clark
Us steadily improving from the opera
tion Of Saturday The senator's tenn
porature has fallen to little above
9s
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19

The richest. the most populous and
the most n 1erous part OF India IL
TO be found In the basins OF the Indus.
the Ganges. and the Lower Brahma-
putra.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
GENERAL LEONARD WOOD
LEAVES HOSPITAL.

Boston, July iS--Gcneral Leonard
Wood, who recently underwent an or
Grafton at a private hospital In this
city. LEFT The institution today. Act
companied by Mrs. Wood, trained
nurse and physician, he has gone ~
the country for q few days He ex-
poets to sail early next month for
Manila.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19

lance while being conveyed TO a hos
pital.
I Henry Neander. aged 60, was over
come by heat tonight and died with
in a few minutes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19

The crescent, moon and stars wero
adopted by the Turks as their device
on the capture Of Constantinopio by
Mohammed II In 1853.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
TWO DEATHS IN DETROIT.

Detroit July 1S.-Four prostrations
are reported during the past "a hours,
two of which were fatal. Maximum
temperature today "a,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19

Ashland. Wis, July 49, Mrs. Rush
and daughter Of Kansas City and I'd
ward Ewing OF Gable, WIS, were
drowned In Namakagon Lake while
bathing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
DEATH AT MELVIN, ILL.

Bloomington, ILL.,, July 1s.--With
of 81 today, William
George Of Melvin was killed by heat
while working in the harvest fields,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
AT BALTIMORE.

Baltimore, Md, July 1S.--Five pros
trations today, one being serious. Max
imnm temperature was ~ at p. m.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
AT MILWAUKEE.

Milwaukee, Wis, July 18.--Maxi-
mum temperature today 81. Three
reported.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19

Too Good 10 Be an imitation.
"He acts like fool"
mo. An actor could never come 40
close 20 nature ss that.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
Won in a Walk.

Brooklyn, July 1S.--The Ch 'cago's
won as they pleased from Brooklyn.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19

Batteries--Brown and King; Jones
and Ritter.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Gibson's Homer.
New York, July 1S.--Glbson's home
run was the feature.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
Fourteen lnninas.

Philadelphia. July lS.--It required
fourteen innings to decide .today's
game the homo team winning on
Donlin's triple and Dooin's single.
ri II
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19

Boston. July 1S.--Boston battod
Thielrnan hard in the early innings
and won with oNe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19

. MISUNDERSTANDING and Scheil; Dug
gleby and Doom
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19

Batteries - Mathewson, McGinnity,
Bresnahan and Bowerman Case,
LyncA and Gibson.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19

Batteries Altrock and Sullivan
y. Tannehill and .Criger.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19
THE NATIONAL GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Batteries - Donahus and Bemis;
Orth and Mcclure.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-19

Batteries ThIelman and Leahy;
Fraser and Moran.
Warren sheaf., 1905-09-28
Warren Dairy Market.

As reported by the Warren Dairy
Norprarr
Warren sheaf., 1905-09-28
At SACRED FUJ|YAMA
Annual Pilgmags Made Thereto
Wonderful View from Top
Rises Twelve Thousand Feet
from the Plain.

MI e. Waldo Browne, in his book
Japan the Place and the People" !"
Writes of FujIyamas the peerless noun
TAIN. as follows Seen from the dis
tant ocean, it's truneated crest, wrapped
IN robe of snow for rhree-tourJhs of
the time, looks like a pink and white
piilar rising abruptly from the Inmeas-
urabte deep The first land view de-
Enss 1t, some so miles away. as lone
" sentinel In white, the pinnacle of
more than so square miles Of country,
every foot. of which has helped to rear
tnis gigantic monarch Seen in the
clear light OF morning, a mystic halo
seems to eneircle it, from which it
bursts forth like jewel OF purest lus-
ter set IN an opaline sky Under this
eHect. It ts easy to accept the poetical
Specification Of it's name The
voice OF ages says that this vast noun-
tain was buflded in a single night. and
the earth and substance taken to rear
Its majestic form were taken from that
hollow in the ground, 200 miles distant,
which is now filed with the water Of
Lake Bfva- In the light Of modern
knowledge, this does not seem to be al
together impossible or improbable.
Within comparatively short time,
that mighty protuberance which
breaks the steady rise Of the eastern
slope OF AIshimA has been lifted bodily
from = depression in the mountains
lower regions II 1t Is low Inactive.
one need not go far to find ample evil
dence OF the terrific upheavals Of earth
ashes and molten masses, which are
veiled but not concealed by the thin
growth OF vegetables creeping over Fu-
nyama's broad pumics-eovered slopes.
Wha. Vesuvius is to Naples, Kilauea
to Hawaii, Shasta to California, Heela
to Iceland, Fujiyana is to Japan II is
3 source Of national pride OF majestic
grandeur, Of fear but half concealed.
haste. she gave it the softness Of con-
Il nature created this mountain in
tour, plaeidity OF aspect and tenderness
OF verdure so common to Japanese vol
canoes P1Igrimages to the
summit Of FuIfyama are made with all
the religious ardor Of similar Journeys
in India to the holy shrine of Mecca
More than 10000 pious pilgrims,
clothed in spotless white garments,
with enormous hats on their heads,
and long, stout staves in their hands,
annually wind their way slowly up
ward toward the lofty crater of this
sacred mountain, as If bound to an in
Warren sheaf., 1905-09-28

as the mead OF the Warren Business
School, arrived in the city last Fri
day. He appears to be a man well
equipped for this position and
creates favorable impression upon
all he meets Since coming here he
has been kept very busy making
the necessary arrangements for the
opening OF the school, which will be
on Monday next Many students
have already applied for admission.
and inquiries about the school are
coming in every day. With an in
structor possessing the quali6ca-
tons both as school man and man
Of affairs, tnat Mr.. Kizer appears TO
have, the new institution is bound
TO become . success, and fIl a long
felt want IN the northern part of the
valley The young men and women
Of this and adjoining counties can
now secure good practical bust
ness education right at home
Warren sheaf., 1905-09-28

cense-burning altar. Aside from the
reverential feeling which naturally
urges on the visitor to the peerless
mountain, it affords one of the nobIest
and most delightful trips that can be
taken in the Sunrise land Rising over
II ,000 feet from the plain at one sweep,
the view from the top is the broadest
and finest in all Japan Not many
years since, the entire distance from
any point had to be made on foot, or
seated in the mountain chair borne by
four sure-footed coolies. Now three
hours ride by rail from Yokohama
takes one to the village of Goteuiba,
at the foot of the mountain. If the
tourist is able-bodied, he had better
complete the journey on foot Despite
his extra exertions he will find this
preferable to being carried, eramped up
like a faekknife half closed in kago,
or that more pretentious but scarcely
more comfortable eastern pa1anquin,
the norimon- Above the farm lands,
which reach upward to height Of
over 1,50G feet, is a wide belt OF grassy
mooriand; then girdle of forest, stop
ping at 5000 feet, succeeds Above this
band OF growth the vegetation gradual
IL becomes sparse and sickish In ap-
pearance, until finally the ancient
paths wind in and out OF rocky ravfnes
around or over huge patches OF vol
canfc deposits The kago-bearers 70
no further than the upper rim OF the
forest. 50 that all climbers are then
obliged to walk.
Warren sheaf., 1905-09-28
He'd Gotten Il.

A famous Irish lawyer, who waa NJ
WAYS poor. despite his success at the
bar once took Chief Justice White
side to see his new house in Dublin
It wae palatial and magnidcently fur
nished DON'T you think he said,
With complacent look about, that I
deserve great credit for this. Yes,
the judge answered, dryly, and you
appear 10 have got e !.