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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
LOCATION OF MASON
AND DIX0N'S LINE
FAMOUS LINE OFTEN COMPOUND
ED WITH MISSOURI coMPRo.
MISE" BOUNDARY - SUR
scRIRER ENLIGHTENED.

VA ~ A. z-7s a.,
T,A'few days ago ihe Bulletin wal re-
Mested I'd print in It's COLUMNS thl %.
cation Of Mason and Dixan's Linz a
/ boundary line that was made famous
iiifRg Tie antisIayery agitation, and
Which is frequently confounded with
/ tRe. parallel Of $50. fixed by the
"Nissoari CohproRise" Of BseO as The
northern Iimit for the extension of
slavery into tbe territories. The Nils.
souri, compromise line is an entirely
different boundary. and is. 3--l3 south
IF the Mason and, Dixons line.
|, The Mason and Dixon line was the
result pf an arrangement be ween the
prQprfeto*s OF the colonies Of Penusyl-
yania and Maryland to fix the bound
cry between The two COLONIES. By
the original grant from the crown TO
Penn and Baltimore The boundary be-
tween their respective colonies Twas
fixed at the 10th parallel of North la.
ituda' THAT line being found by sub.
sequent observation to pass north OF
Philadelphia. It would have placed the
Cts Of BrHherly Love. founded by
Penn, iii the colony Of Maryland.
founded by lord Baltimore. So, for
Che purpose of recafying what would
have been injustice to PENNSYLVANIA
and to the Quake1' settlement, nego.
tiatiops We're entered into between
he two propHetors on May to 1882
nearly a century after the grants
we're made by the king. whose igno-
range Of the geography of the country
caused the bunder.
Some years We're spent in complet.
ing The negotiations and making the
surveys The proprietors firing of
the delay finally decided to seud out
more skilled mathematician to com.
pece the operations. and selected
Messrs Charles Mason and Jeremiah
Dixon. They began work in 1896. The
line was drawn from "A point fifteen
Statute miles south OF the southern.
most point of the city of philadelphia.
due west for five degrees of longitude
ftf3'TtS- AAuTbh anu AftNtH NtIAlN lIE
and CORRECTING the work of their pre-
decessors. ran The line west fixed at
SO degrees and 43' minutes 26.3 sec
onds, north latitude They placed
stones at intervals of one mile and
every fifth stone was engraved on the
opposite sides with the arms of the
lords propTietors. Mason and Dix.
on's line is therefore The original
boundary line between Maryland. Del
aware and PENNSYLVANIA. and was fix
ed. as We have slated. at 80 degrees
43 minutes 26.3 seconds. north lau-
tude. It was identified with the anti
agitation because il was the
line in the east dividing the
free from the slave states.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

Agitation for a 9-foot stage in the
Ohio has been on for several years
Mr.. Burton. whose influence is para
mount in shaping river and harbor
legislation, was not ready to consent
to 9-foot stage legislation until the
time should be ripe Moreover. be de.
sired more satisfactory information
than he possessed when this agitation
began as to the canaization Of rivers
The question will undoubtedly come
to be one of the biggest with which
the government viii have to deal in
internal improvement work To illus
trate it may be said that estimates as
to the cost of putting the Ohio in a
9-foot stage vary from $4,000 coo 10
500, 900 000, the difference in opinion
arising from varying judgment as to
the number of locks and dams to be
required. The survey to be authoriz
ed in the coming river and harbor bill
will be an accurate estimate Of the
cost.-Marine Review.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
COMPANY OF MILITIA
TAKEN FROM zEICLER
GOVERNOR DENEEN HAS ORDER
ED COMPANY F STATE MILL
TIA FROM THE MINING TOWN.

The Springfield State Register
says;
"Adjutant General Scott conferred
with Governor Deneen who is still in
Chicago, through the long distance
telephone regarding the adyisibility
Of ordering home one Of the two com
panies OF state troops now at Zeiglef
Governor Deneen agreed with the adj.
jutant general that ii would be all
visabe to send one OF the companies
home and Adiutant General Scott yes
terday morning telegraphed Major
Edward g. Elliott Of Arcola. Fourth
infantry. in command at Zeiger, or
dering him to send company f Of M,
Varnon home this evening and to
himself proceed to his home in AT
cola, leaving Capt. John r. Galbraith
in command at Zeigler with his com
pany G Of Carbonate,
"Adiutant General Scott also telc-A
phoned Sheriff Stein of Franklin
county that he had ordered company
+ home"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
RAILROAD NEWS
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Legal Life of Railroad Ticket.

Lc9di Lie OF hdllfoau li[hSt'
A decision as to the life of rail-
road ticket which is attracting con
siderable attention has been render
ed In favor of the Southern Pacific
company by the civil court OF appeals
al San Antonio, Tex. The court has
decided that a railroad ticket which
IS not used within reasonable
time after issuance is barred by The
statute of limitation The case arose
out OF the sale of a ticket by the
Southern Pacific on April 90, 1885.
The ticket vas for a trip from Hous
ton to San Antonio. The man who
bought Il died without using it. fif
teen years later it was sold. Late in
1899 it was offered to a Southern Pa
eitic conductor, The latter refused
to accept it and the man refusing to
pay was elected. There was nothing
irregular in the ticket or in its puI
pose and transfer In deciding
against the man in his damage suit
for eiectment the court holds thai
III was never contemplated that the
ticket should be held for nearly half
an average life time before it was
presented for the purpose Tor which
it was purchased. The ticket held by
the appellant could not occupy any
other position as to the statute Of
limitation than prommissory note
payable on demand The Railway
and Engineering Review.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
WITH A BULLET
THROUGH HIS HEAD
MAN AT ST. MARY's lNFlRMARY
WILL PROBABLY RECOVER
A STRANGE CASE.

The Charleston Star has the follow
ing TO say regarding the accident
which came near resulting in the
death of Dave Scruggs, who was
brought TO Cairo last Wednesday and
who is getting along nicely at ST.
Mary's infirmary:
Dave Scruggs. a logger living near
Gutzwiller's mill south of this city,
was accidentally shot through the
head last Saturday by Clarence Lane.
who is camping near the mill
Scruggs was in the woods loading
logs when Lane accidentally discharg-
ed a 3S-callibre Smith & Wesson re-
volver in cabin used as a camp, the
ball going through the wall of the
cabin and striking Scruggs on the
side of the head. going through the
temple. ranging just below the brain
Mr.. Lane feels very much hurt over
the accident and is doing all in his
power to assist the unfortunate man
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
canalIzIna the Ohio River.

Hon. T. L. Burton. chairman of The
committee on rivers and harbors of
the house of representatives. has re-
Gently informed representatives of
Ohio valley interests that he viii IA
vor provision in the forthcoming
river and harbor bill for survey for
Che canalization of the Ohio river on
a 9-foot stage from Pittshurg to Cairo
Albert Bettinger of Cincinnati vice
president of the Ohio Valley Improve.
ment association. recently carried
this Information home with him after
a conference with Mr. Burton. Col. J.
L. Vance. president of the association
heard the same thing from Mr.. Bur
ton in conference on Saturday last.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
POLICE NEWS
Observation-Disclosures
!. poiisensis 'wstehfaI Eye.

/ FoHeenaHS Watchtul E}esl Fs
Ii looking OVER one OF tlefhitet-
tive magazines yesterday police Of
ficeg remarked that some, of the char
acters whose pictures appeared there
in had heen wanted by the aVthorl-
/ ties all last summer THEY ane hard
TO find Some 20 down to Panama,
, and on account of the native police
extradition, does not count for much
authorities being+ slow down there
The work or the police. department
reaches over eofsidetably more terri
tory than would be supposed at first
gfaiiee. The loeaF'police are notified
10, look opt for criminals wanted In,
other places. White they in turn no
tify police of Other towns ITO took out
for men wanted here. -
1T, would not take week to bring
on a state of chaos in this or any
Other city" remarked an officer, in
speaking of the necessity tor this
careful lookout beine kept; IF the
police department ceased. work for
only that length Of time. 1T is true
that certain class OF people have a
spite. against others. which they
would wreak to the fullest if it were
not for. fear of the law They would
think no more of killing a man than
they would a mouse The police have
TO watch them all the time. just
because everything is, quiet does not
mean shat it would be quiet If there
were nu police Ther% is neei for
the police department
Right after the holidays the season
seems to receive q quietus and things
are devoid Of stirring incidents in DO.
lice circles. But lhe fashlight Is still
there and the secrd sdrvice men
have an eye. out. for the smooth
crook. An snstance of this keen
watchfulness is shown in the follow
ing incidept; =.
Wonder what that chaps jpihg
with that overcoat, remarked an OF.
foer the other day. "A fifteen-dollar
overeoat. carried, not worn, and a
ragged Butt. indicate the tramp. and
rascal at that. very often. al.
An investigation proved the man
and overtoat TO be ali right, butt Il
might have been otherwise The Do
liceman who knows his, business is
taking nothing for granted ON his
beat
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
LARGE QUANTITIES
OF COAL COMING
MORE THAN 100000 BUSHELS
ARE ON THE WAY TO THE
LOWER RIVERS.

Pittsburg Jan 15-One million sew
IN hundred and seventy thousand
bushels of coal were shipped south
from the Pittsburg harbor Friday
and a shipment of over 2,000,000
bushels followed, The rivers are still
rising and a coal-boat stage is likely
10 be maintained until Monday.
Rivermen regard now Friday, the
18th, as anything but unmcky A
barge stage had been predicted and
Inc shippers had prepared to send
out about 100000 bushels of coal.
Hardly anyone expected a coal boat
tage and when Friday morning the
rivers had risen to about twelve feet
there was great excitement, along the
wharf. The Monongahela River Con.
solidated Coal and Coke company
started thirty-seyen coal boats, fifty
barges, twenty-four fats and a con
pie of model barges. Saturday the
Sprague. unable TO get out on the
last rise, along with the j B. Fin
ley and w. w O'Neil c. lutte and
company will send out the Oakland
with twenty boats, and the Crescent
with twelve boats. There is but lit
tie ica running in the rivers, due to
the gorge in the Allegheny at Free.
port Some small ice is in the Mo
nongahela and is coming out from the
tributary streams. The Freepor;
gorge is said to be holding back
about sixteen feet of water which,
when the gorge breaks. will help to
maintain a boating stage. The only
accident reported was at lock No. 3
at Port Perry, in the Monongahela
river. The Diamond with a tow of
eight Gats, was drawn so close 70 the
dam that the tow had 10 be cut loose.
-Four fats were sunk and the others
lower down the river
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

Deputy t. S. Marshal Skaggs &C
companied by a squad of deputies,
was in the city last Friday night en-
routes to ST Louis, where they were
going to escort a car load of non-un-
ion miners to Zeigler 20 work in the
mines. There is evidently more
trouble ahead for the soldier boys
stationed there. and it looks as if Joe
Letter was determined 10 fight il ont
On the original lines if it takes every
dollar in the treasury Of the state OF
Illinois. Herrin, H. Promoter.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
PADUCAH INSURANCE
| POLICIES CANCELLED
INSPECTOR FINDS ELECTRIC WIR-
ING TO BE VERY DEFECTIVE
MUST HAVE WIRE INSPECT.
OR.

Padueah, Jan. 15.-C. c, Taylor of
Chicago. an electrical expert and
special agent of the Hartford Fire in
surance company of Connecticut, is
here examining electric wiring and
has found it defective in great
many cases. As result he has can
celled a large number Of policies held
by his company and says, no doubt
other companies will take similar ac.
ton He has prepared an ordinance
creating the office of wire inspector
which the mayor mas agreed TO urge
the council 10 pass. Mr. Taylor stat.
ed he had never been in a city where
the wiring was so bad.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

There was practically no business
on the river yesterday not pack
ct boat arriving or departing. The
only arrival was the snagboat II. G.
Wright from St Louis and the de
partures we're the Scovall Electra
and Red River for the Cumberland
river The Stacker Lee, which boat
was to have gone out for Cairo. did
not get away. Some minor repairs
are being made and she is scheduled
to go out Monday at noon.-Sunday's
Commercial Appeal
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

The past six months have been
harderN on river men than tor many
years past A hard winter. a long
siege of low water, and second us-
pension OF navigation ana tying up
OF boats have been particularly severe
On men of families but il is to be
hoped that the worst is over and that
the end is nigh. So all they can do
is to be patient and hope for an ear
ly resumption Of business Louis
Vile CourierJQunal
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

II is expected that a special meet
ing Of the city council will be held
this week at which time matters rel.
alive to the subway will be discussed.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting 10 confer with the Illinois
Central officials in regard to leaving
grooves in the concrete in which to
place timbers for the bulllhead. to be
used in case of high water have beer
unable TO make any arrangements as
yet
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

Our local merchants are experience
ing the worst famine in butter and
eggs, principally the former in years
For The past week, the butter market
has been supplied by creamery pro
duct but for the past several days
even this has been scarcity. The
wretched condition of the roads has
had demoralizing effect on the farm
trade in general and to this fact may
be attributed the short supply Of
this toothsome table necessity.-Du-
Quoin Call.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

Large parties of young people spent
portion Of the day yesterday on
the ice The skating was excellent
and some crossed the Ohio to the
Kentucky lakes, where they could en-
Joy the sport without being subject to
the gaze OF those TO whom it appear
ed dead easy" The Kentucky lakes
are haven for beginners.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
Ice Bound.

The railroads that have been doing
their transferring at Thebes are send.
ing their cars 70 Cairo 10 be trans,
ferred, the Mississippi being frozen
at Thebes, making it impossible for
the transfer boats 10 run al that point
Thebes yesterday 10 be transferred.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
Washington Bulletin.
BY the Associated Press.

by the AssOclated Press.
Washington, Jan Following is
the weather forecast for Illinois for
the next 81 hours:
Fair Monday, Tuesday fair warm
er; variable winds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
Left LARGE Estate.

1t is estimated that the real estate
left by Captain Ryman. who died re.
Gently, is worth about 100000 and
that his personally will foot up abou.
$4,000 After all debts are paid the
es ate will be worth considerably
more than 100000 il is said
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

N Foote In command of the Mississippi
hotilla in 1862, defeated the Confeder-
: ate ram Louisiana and several gun
/ boats on May 10 and won the naval
battle before Memphis June 6.
iSS Right Hon. c. p. Villiers. father OF
the house of commons" having held
a seat continuously from 1875. died in
London. General Christopher Color
Augur, veteran OF the Mexican and
II civil wars. died in Washington; born
l2n
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

or Course. This Doesn't Mean You.

VI Soufsef tnlS bo<sht mean you.
A man viii play billiards half the
night at twenty-five cents a game and
drink fifteen-cent whisky every ten
minutes without expecting any part in
the management of the saloon. But if
he pays two cents day for a news
paper he thinks he ought to have
something TO say as to its policy
Atchison Globe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

The coolest hours yesterday were
between & and s O'Clock in the morn
ing when the mercury lowered be
tween and degrees above zero
Forecaster Smyth promises little
warmer weather today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

News from the bedside OF Mrs
Dunn at Smithland. Ky. re5or.s her
gradually sinking and there is small
hope that she will long survive. Her
case battles the physicians, who are
unable 10 determine her ailment
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

An Iowa maid ate half a pound of
cheese the other evening and thai
night dreamed she had man. Since
then the grocers in that town have
been unable to supply the demand
for cheese. -EX.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

The excursion steamer J, S. will
enter the excursion business out Of
New Orleans in the fore part of Feb
ruary, and In the spring, when the
river season is open. it will return &c
the upper Mississippi,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

A little tot Of Z whose parents had
decided 10 move 70 Paducah, was say.
ing prayers on the evening before her
departure. After putting in few
extras, as She thought the occasion
demanded. she wound up by saying
And now. good by God for tomorrow
we are going to move to Paducah.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
sure sian of Old zoe.

A man may know that he is APP
preaching old age when he ceases to
struggle TO be among the first TO leave
railroad car when he is in no par
tioular hurry Philadelphia Ledger.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

North-bound NJ and o train No. 4.
due in Cairo this morning at 2;l5,
was several hours late, due to a
wreck at Tupelo, Miss, yesterday
evening The train crashed into an
other train on siding and several
people were reported injured,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

A report was circulated yesterday
that some one was drowned in the
Mississippi river west of the city, but
the report could not be verified.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
THE WEATHER
Weather Yesterday.

Maximum temperature % degrees.
Minimum temperature degrees.
Temperature at I p. N. 20 degrees.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
Forecast for Today.

Indications for Cairo and vicinity
today:
Clear and warmer
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
With the Boats.

The floating palace owned by Swal
low and Markle has been taken to her
winter quarters at Ducks Nest near
Paducah
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

The transfer boats between Cairo
and Birds Point made their way
through the ice with difficulty yester.
dav
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
PURELY PERSONAL
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Mrs. G. b. Walker and Master
George Trier of Chicago. are guests
of the family of Mr.. George Weissing.
er of Tenth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
NEWS OF THE RIVERS


The stage of the river at 4 p, m.
yesterday was 1876 showing a rise OF
l.6 in twenty-four hours.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
IN SOCIETY
The clnch Club.

Mr., and Mrs. John T. Brown of
Fifth stree will entertain the Cinch
club Tuesday evening instead of
Thursday as heretofore.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

Master Joe Crabtree is recovering
from a weeks illness caused from an
attack of acute indigestion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

Swallow and Markle are building a
floating palace at the Parkersburg
CIV VaD Dock company. which win
be an exceptionally fine boat.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

The Sadie Lee will relieve the
Georgia Lee today in the Caruthers
Vile trade.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

1t is expected that all troops will
be Withdrawn from Zeigler this week
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16

Mrs. Ada Loaring Clark of st
Louis, is the guest of Cairo friends.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-16
CHRONOLOGICAL
Jan. l6 In History.

Iss7--Richard Savage. the
unhappy poet. born;
died l743.
i7sa Edward Gibbon, his
torian. author of 1.-THE
Decline and Fall of the
Roman Empire" died;
born 1887.
Iso7-Eharles Henry Davis,
rear admiral, u. 8. N. Y
born in Boston; diedi
1877. Davis served as
feet captain under Du-
pont at Port Royal I'm
4QCf Tie easaRapfad
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1905-10-28
BANKERS AT BRooKFlELD.
Profitable Meeting Of Group Number Two
OF Missouri Association.

Groupe No. 2 of the Missouri Bank
ers' 'Associat ion met in Brookfelc
Wednesday, about eight counties il
north central Missouri being repre-
scented. The local bankers were active
as hosts. There were several papers
and addresses at the afternoon session.
A reception and banquet was given
Wednesday evening in honor of the
visiting bankers. Music was furnished
by the orchestra and by Miss Kathryn
Felt, the vocalist, of Laclede. The
counties represented were Mercer,
'Grundy, Davies, Livingston, Linn,
Caldwell, Ray, Carroll and Charlton.
Several banks of Chicago, st. Louis
and Kansas City were represented.
The morning session convened at
10 o'clock, being called to order by
the president, George Jones. After
the invocation by Rev. r. E. L. Prun.
ty, there was an address of welcome
by DR.. A. G. Pettijohn, responded to
by A. W. Pipes, Of Laredo. The
chief address of the morning session
was by w. G. Harris, vice president
of the association.
At the afternoon session there was
an address of welcome by T. M. Bres-
nehen. Following came paper by
w. T. Jones, a St. Louis lawyer, on
the subject Negotiable Instrument
Law" followed by an address by F. S.
Hudson, of Chillicothe, on the subject
"The Banker in His Community"
Secretary of State Swanger spoke on
Banking and the Law" The after
noon session closed with a general dis
cussion.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1905-10-28
A DELIGHTFUL Social Event.

From Creighton (Mo) Herald.
Miss Grace Wilson, of Laclede, Mo.
was the guest of honor at reception
given Tuesday evening by Miss Myrs
Shadowen, at whose home in this city
she iE guest. About twenty-five
young ladies and gentlemen were
royalty entertained until the "wee
'sma' hours" with diverse novel and
interesting pastimes prepared by their
charming hostess and her friend, to
make the evening enjoyable for their
guests. And the moments sped all
too quickly.
Miss Wilson is an accomplished pi-
anist and singer and rendered several
beautiful selections during the even
ing. the vocal numbers being especial
" pleasing. Miss Alma Sanders also
delighted her hearers with instrument-
al solos and Miss Shadowen delivered
a,reading in her usual pleasing style.
The guests are unanimous in declar-
ing the evening most enjoyable and
their hostssses without . peer as en-
tertainers.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1905-10-28
THE WARNER BANQUET.
Win Be Held at Midland Hotel, Kansas City.
November s.

The much talked of banquet to be
given Senator Warner previous to
his departure to take up his residence
at the national capitol will be held at
the Midland hotel in Kansas City, on
Wednesday, November s. Covers
will he laid for 900 guests.
Except to few special guests no
invitations are being issued. Any
republican or friend of Senator War
ner is at liberty to apply for tickets.
Until November l, only applications
from the country republicans will be
received. These should be sent to J..
III. Richardson, room 206, American
bank building, and should be accom-
panied by So for each ticket desired.
After November l, the books will be
closed 50 far as country republicans
are concerned and tickets will be sold
to members of the party living in
Kansas City.
The republicans of Linn county
will be well represented, a number
having already secured tickets and
will be there.