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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-09
WITNESSES TELL OF HOW MRS.
1lRDSONG DELIBERATELY
SLAYED FAMILY DOCTOR.
WILL PLEAD INSANITY
As Defense-Shown BY the Witness
That Woman Was Deranged
When She Shot the Man
Wro Defaroed Her.

Ha2lehurst. Miss. Dec. S.-There
were several sensational features to
! lday in pie trial Of Mrs, Angie Fog
Birdstnsp. he pretty young woman
charged with the murder of DR.. T. ID
| Batter for slander.ng her. The first
came dnring the forenoon just be
| fore the STATE concluded it's case.
/ Mrs. Nora Garrett. who lived oppos-
ite the office of Dr. Butler, told how
her attention was attracted by the
first shot, and, looking over into the
Doctors Office, saw the doctor push
Mrs. Birdsong from him and eX-
claim "Angie, don't shoot any
more, then the doctor ran out of his
office and the woman followed him.
firing three more shots at him. Mrs.
Garrett SAYS she also shouted to her
not TO shoot any more.
Mrs. Garrett testified at the pre-
liminary hearing that she was the
woman who had told Mrs, Birdsong
that DR. Butler had been talking about
her but she denied this on the stand
today and said that she did not dis.
cuss the matter with Mrs. Birdsong
on the two visits before the tragedy.
The witness and the jury were OK
cluded from the court room and the
testimony of the preliminary hearing
az
tilt over 1t
Shows Little Concern.
While Justice of the Peace John
Steen was on the witness stand OK.
planning tho wounds ON the body Of
the doctor, and illustrating his testi. |
mony with the blood-stained clothing. |
Mrs, Birdsong was engaged in admir-. |
ing a beautiful bOuquct Of roses which /
had been sent 10 her by some un- |
known edmirer during the morning |
She seemed to lose interest in the /
trial aties she got the roses.
In the afternoon the defense began |
its case, and the first OF the evidence /
Indicated that insanity would be the /
plea Mrs 5 W Birdsong. the moth 4
n-law Of the accused. said that her
daughtcr-ln-law had begun 10 show
igns Of a, derangcd mind after the
birth of her last child. and this was ac-
centuated just prior 10 and immc-
liately after the killing Of Dr. Butler.
When the stories we're brought 10 her
about tho alleged statements of Dr..
Butler she became infuriated. and the
amily believed she was crazy.
When Mrs. Garrett brought her
lcws of the 20. sip She had heard The
defendant be came still more excited.
md she told the elder Mrs. Birdsonc
hat she would b q Dr. Butler. She
aid tho scc-sed had never gone out
lone al night. with one exception.
nd then she went for medicine al the
uggesticn Of the witness. She also
old about the attempt at suicide by
he accused on the morning after the
ews Of the gossip reached her. Mrs /
took a dose Of morphine. and
ras relieved BY DR. Alvord The law
ers expect 10 finish the case tOmor- 4
ow. IA
Much sympathy Is expressed for q
irs. BirdsOng on acecunt OF her a
outh. she being only 10 years old.
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PowDeRmAKER GETS DIVORCE

Sioux Fails. S. D., Dec. S.--Alfred l.
Dlpont. the millionaire powder manu-.
facturcr. who formerly resided at vii
mintou. Del but who has resided in
Sioux Falls. nearly year was today
granted a divorce from Bessie G.. Du.
pont. on grounds Of extreme cruelty
and inhuman treatment.
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FOLK REFUSES RESPITE.

Jefferson city, No, Dec. S.-Goy
Folk will not grant another respite
to Mrs. Meyers aud Frank llotenar
either the accused will be hanged o.
Their sentence will be cOmmuted q
life Imprisonment. They we're con
yicted of the murder 4 the woman.
hH band.
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ne WON. ANYHOW.

Lexington. KY. Dec. s--William
Howard. a negro. drank II glasses Of
gin and two Of wh:skey today on a
wager and fell dead Of alcoholic
apoplexy. Howard has been promised
the liquor free il be drank it within
hail al sour. and be did
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SHOCK OF HER FIRST RIDE.

New York. Dec. S-Mrs Frank
HeHnin bad severe shock in taking
her first ride in an express" elevator
in New York aud died today. Phy'i +
clans diagnosed her a'lment as lock
jaw. due TO the terror experienced in
the elevator ride Mrs. Hennion was
26 years old.
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NEARLY AsPHYxIATED.

Hammond. Ind Dec. s.-Mr and
Mrs. Luciano Scimi are in a critical
condition from inhaling gas last night
from a leak in their bedroom Scimi
is the Italian chemist who had to
marry his wife by proxy before her
parents in Ealy would let her come %
Amelics g. vcl bin.
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oaIo CROOK CONVICTED.

Buffalo. y. y. Dec S--Tbomas SCy
mour. who Was convicted al Toledo
Ohio. Of burglary and who escaped
from the Mansfield COhiol Reforma
tory. has been convicted Of larceny
hers
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-09
TOOK his LAST WALK.

Bellefontaine. Ohio. Dec. s-John
lyman got up last nigh and walked
irto the yard withcrt the knoE ledge
Of his family. He vas stricken with
apoplexy and lay an night in the cold.
Tonight he died from the exposure.
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BOYS DROWNED WHILE SKATING

Muscatine. Ia, Dec. 9.-William Pal
licheck and William Kern. boys. were
drowned this afternoon in a pond
while skating with two companions
One OF the bcys escaped alone. ami
the other was rescued By a by-stander.
The bodies of the two drowned boys
vcre recovered.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-09

NEARLY EVERY PAGE .of The
Bulletin teens with suggestions for
the coming great .day--suggestions
which may save you time and money.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-09

you CAN COME very nearly doing
your Christmas shopping at home II
you will read The Bulletins advertls-
Ing columns as carefully as they dc.
serve.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-09

Cconeluded On Third Pass1
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-09

Cconeluded on Third Pagsl
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-25

the formal dedication will be by James
J. Hill the most famous railroad man
of modern times and lifelong pro-
moter of livestock as the safeguard Of
farming interests. His speech will be
delivered in the amphitheater on Mon
day morning at II o'clock.
After this formal opening of the fair
and dedication of the amrhitheater,
the visitors will be at liberty to amuse
themselves among the exhibits. These
they will find in perfect order. 1t is
steadfast rule of the management Of
the Minnesota fair to insist on having
exhibits in place before the opening
hour.
Amusements will be started up right
after lunch on Monday. An immense
amusement program will be put on be-
fore the grand stand commencing at
l o'clock and lasting all the afternoon.
All kinds Of races will be on the pro-
gram, but the leading features of the
afternoon will be the attempts of Dan
Patch king Of Pacers'' and Cresceus,
King of Trotters," to lower their own
worlds record of 1854 and 2:O2A re-
spectively. These are the two most
famous stations in the world; both
now Minnesota horses. It will be an
event of lifetime to see them on the
track together.
Other great events will come off
the same afternoon. A $3.50 class
trotting race for purse of $4,000. and
/ 2:O9 pace will be sensational affairs
Then the six days ladies relay riding
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RATE LAW WILL BE OBSERVED.
Opinion of Interstate Commerce Com.
missioner Lane.

Opinion of Interstate Commerce Com.
missioner Lane.
Washington, Aug. 25.-By next Tues.
day, the 2Sth inst, when the new rail-
road rate law shall become effective,
1t is expected that practically all the
members of the interstate commerce
commission will be in Washington.
Commissioner Franklin K. Lane of
California arrived during the day.
Speaking of the new rate law Mr..
Lane said:
so far as my observations have ex.
tended disposition is manifested by
all railroad companies to comply with
the act. l have seen some publica-
lions to the effect that at meeting
of railroad officials, including atter-
neys, at Atlantic City, an effort was
made to devise ways of evading, at
least in some respects, the operation
of the law; but I take the view ex-
pressed by Commissioner Clements
that no concerted action will be taken
by the railroads of the country to over
turn the law. In the West, particular
ly on the Pacific coast, the railroads
are making their arrangements to con-
form to the new provisions as soon as
possible. Naturally questions of diff
ference may arise from time to time
that may have to be adjusted in the
courts, but the law will be observes:
generally beyond a doubt @
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IMPURE FOODS IN FRANCE:
Paris Paper Severely criticises Pro
ducers and Dealers. -.

Paris Paper Severely criticises Pro.
49,. . ducers and Dealers.
Paris, Aug. 25.-After the great to-
DO made by the European press over
the revelations of the American
canned meat scandals it is not unin-
seresting to find in the leading Paris
newspaper a conspicuous article show
ing the French people long have been
victims Of outrageous practices by
adulterators of food products.
The Matin publishes a leading art
icle. with a map showing the chief
supply centers in France and declar-
ing that the alimentary products fur
nished by a majority of them have
been death dealing in character.
To be sure the Matin points out
that this horrible condition will be
remedied by a law, the passage of
which will be secured by M. Ruan,
minister of agriculture, but the paper
does not hesitate to say the people
who have furnished these products
have been divided~into two classes,
whom it frankly describes as thieves
and assassins - ssh ..-...
That there may be no mistake as to
it's meaning the Matin characterizes
as thieves those who have been selling
oleomargarine as butter, shop sweep
ings as pepper and horse meat as lark
pie, and assassins those who have
been selling skinned milk as an anti
septized article and thereby murder
ing infants to the number of $4,000 a
year. * ..- ..--. ~. .g.
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en- each day of the fair. The races are
varied each day and of course Dan
Patch and Cresceus can appear but
on Monday; but all the other great
features will be seen each Gay.
However Monday is easily the great
est day of the. fair and an enormous
attendance possibly of 100000 people
is expected. r
In order that people from every part
of the northwest may reach the cities
in time for the events of opening day
the half-fare tickets on the railroads
will be on sale everywhere on Satur-
day, Sept. LIST. This will give ample
time for all to get into town and COM
.fortably settled before Monday morn
ing.
Half fare rates are made from all
points south and southeast of Mime
apolis and st. Paul, to distance of
200 miles while to the northeast, north,
and west the rate extends from 400
to $50 miles. 1t reaches from Sault
Ste Marie on the east to the Missouri
river on the west and Winnipeg on
the North.
An exceedingly large and important
cattle exhibition will be held during
the fair and auction sales Of Aber-
deem Angus, Hereford and Shorthorns
will be held in the great amphitheatre
on Tuesday. Wednesday, and Thursday
afternoons respectively.
The horse display will be larger than
ever. Farm machinery will cover fifty
acres; agricultural and horticultural
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ADOPTS REFORM SPELLING.
PRESIDENT WILL USE THE NEW
STYLE IN DOCUMENTS AND
CORRESPONDENCE.

Oyster Bay. L. l., Aug, 25.-Prest.
dent Roosevelt has announced that he
has adopted the Carnegie reform spell.
ing and that he has instructed the
public printer that all official docu-
ments from the White House, includ-
ing presidents messages. shall be
printed in accordance with the recon-
mendations of the spelling reform
committee headed by Brander Mat
thews Of Columbia university.
This committee has published a list
of 800 words in which the spelling is
reformed. This list contains such
words as thru" and tho" as the spell
ing for Through" and "though." The
presidents official sanction of this re-
form movement Is regarded as the
most effective and speediest method
of inaugurating the new system of
spelling throughout the country. Not
only will the printed documents
emanating from the president utilize
ence also will be spelled in the new
style. AS the spelling reform commit
tee shall adopt new reforms they will
be added to the presidents list and
also to that of the public printer.
While the order to the printer does
not contemplate an immediate reform
in the spelling of official documents
from the executive departments in
Washington it Is regarded more than
likely that the respective heads of
the departments will fall in line with
the presidents ideas and have their
official documents printed in the new
spelling.
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ooNsULTs WITH coRTELYoU.
President Roosevelt Talks Over PoIit.
ical Situation With Him,

President Roosevelt Talks Over PoIit.
ical Situation With Him.
Oyster Bay, L. l., Aug. 25.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt consulted with
Postmaster General Cortelyou, who is
also chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee. It is believed that
the presidents keen interest in the
congressional campaign has prompted
him to gather political information
from every source, and that Mr.. Cor
telyous discussion with him was main
ly on the political situation.
Brigadier General J. Franklin Bell.
chief of staff, and Captain Hutchinson
his aide, were in conference with the
president regarding the settlement of
the difficulty at Brownsville, Tex.
caused by alleged indiscretions of col
ored troops stationed there The
troops have been removed and the
post will temporarily be abandoned.
Until this is accomplished company
of white troops will guard the govern.
ment property.
Clifford Pinchot, chief of the bureau
Of forestry Of the department of agri
culture, was also a visitor at Saga
more Hill. He will take to the Boise.
Ida. irrigation congress an autograph
letter from the president in which the
work under the reclamation act, which
the president signed, will be commend
ed strongly.
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ANXIOUS TO GET DIVIDENDS
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DEPosIToRs
sURRouND SUSPENDED CHI.
cAeo BANK.

Chicago, Aug. 25.-Sixty policemen
were overwhelmed by mad rush Of
men and women who were determined
to get the first money paid out Of the
vaults Of the ruined Milwaukee Ave
nue. bank. Receiver Fetzer had made
arrangements to pay 20 per cent to
5000 of the $4,000 depositors and
everybody was anxious to be among
the 5000.
At daybreak the crowds began to
gather around the bank and by 3
o'clock it was surrounded by, $1,000
persons. The sixty policemen detailed
at the bank were unable to handle the
crowd, the greater part of which was
unable to understand the English Ian
guage. Forty more officers were finally
sent to the bank and even then order
was restored with difficulty. 1t
seemed impossible to make the depos-
itors comprehend that although only
5000 were to be paid the first day the
others would be paid just as much
within the next few days. At one time
the crowd threatened fairly to storm
the doors, shouting in foreign tongues.
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race will commence. This is a most
inspiring event. The ladies ride four
miles each day of the fair changing
horses at the END Of every mile before
the grand stand.
The rest of the afternoon program
includes:
Band Concert-Minnesota State
Band.
The Pek;n Zouaves-Ligntning Drill
Corps of the world.
The Allison Troupe-Greatcst Euro
pean acrobatic act ever brought to this
country. 49,. .~,..
The Four Picards-World's greatest
aerial bar performers.
Clayton, Jenkins & Jasper-Come-
dams.
Patrick and Francisco-"Rube" ac-
robats.
Bailey & May-Barrell jumping act.
Balloon Ascension and Parachute
Drop.
In the evening many of the speciality
performances enumerated above will
be repeated under electric light while
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All the Week of Sept. 3 to 8 Will Be
Devoted to the Great Event.
MAl1r1OTH LIVE STOCK ArlPHITHEATER TO BE
DEDICATED.
James J. Hill to flake the Address-Dan Patch and
Cresceus to Speed on rlonday, Sept. 3
Half-Fare Rates Made Over
Wide Territory. @......-

The greatest Of all tho great state
fairs of Minnesota will be opened to
the public on Monday morning Sept.
8, at 9 o'clock. Last years fair was
the largest yet held In the state, but
this years will easily eclipse it. Exhi-
bits are more numerous in all depart
ments which have closed entries. while
in the others there are certain indi-
cations that the record of 'O5 will be
surpassed.
First and foremost as an attraction
at the fair will be the new $4,000,
livestock amphitheatre which is just
being completed. 1t is the largest and
best arranged of all the amphitheatres
at the Fairgrounds of the country and
its arena is larger than that Of the
famous Madison Square garden OF
New York City.
The new building is dedicated to the
livestock industry of the northwest and
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CONTINUOUS RAINS MAKE THE
SITUATION MORE SERIOUS
At VALPARAISO.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS STILL OCCUR
TEN THOUSAND MEN ENGAGED
IN SEARCHING RUINS FOR
BODIES OF DEAD.

Valparaiso, Aug. 25.-There were
$wo slight earth shocks here during
the night. Rain began falling later,
increasing the sufferings Of those who
are living in tents. 1t is believed that
II the rain continues much longer a
serious epidemic is sure to break out.
One of the worst features of the
situation is the fact that the supply of
chloride of lime, used in the disinfec-
ton Of the ruins, Is exhausted and
some time must elapse before fresh
supplies can be obtained.
About 10000 workmen are employed
In clearing away the ruins here and
in searching for bodies of those who
lost their lives during the recent earth,
quake and fires.
In the Wreckage of a house work
men found child alive in a barrel
which had protected it from harm.
Fernandez Blanco, governor of the
province Of Valparaiso, has proclaimed
the city of Valparaiso in a state OF
siege and has conferred supreme all.
thority on Captain Gomez Carreno OF
the navy. The project of police is
charged with the duty of collecting
and distributing food.
Santiago, Chile, Aug. 25.-Anothel
severe earth shock has just occurred
here
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CHICAGO MAN WHO RETURNED
HOME AFTER LONG ABSENCE
UNDER ARREST.
SOUTH DAKOTA WOMAN HIS AcCusER
ALLEGES HE MARRIED HER AT
HURLEY, S. b., UNDER A DIFF.
FERENT NAME.

Chicago, Aug. 25.-Professor Charles
Frye, formerly superintendent of the
Chicago normal school, who returned
to his home recently after an absence
of thirty-one years, which he declined
to explain, has been arrested on
warrant charging bigamy.
The proceedings against Professor
Frye were begun by Mrs. Clara Cod
dard of Hurley, S. D., who declared
that he married her under the name of
Charles Goddard. Professor Frye was
released on bail. g.. ~.....- 49,.
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In addition will be races on the half
mile track and complete performance
of the spectacular melodramatic pyro-
techn1c Wonder--iregory's moscow"
For this great special scenery cover
ing acres is required and over 200
people are employed. Superb ballets,
beautiful costumes, marches, drills.
pantomime and numerous speciality
numbers fill out - wonderful specta-
cular performance. The city of Mos
COW is faithfully represented in the
scenery, and the costuming is correct
and thoroughly Russian. The scenes
and action is. during the horrible riots
of recent years and the city burns at
the close giving splendid opportunity
for the Introduction of fireworks show
ing the highest art Of the pyrotechnist.
Following the spectacle there is a
half hours exhibition of Gregory's fire.
-Works-the finest on earth.
Much the same program will be CIV
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Tobacco Leaves.

A scientist writes: "The essential
quality for which tobacco is smoked or
cheWed lies not really in the leaves
themselves, but is contained in thou
sands Of hollow knobbed hairs which
cover their surface. The vital nicotine
is garnered in these pear-lilxe balls, but
as it is impossible to shave off these
hairs and would be scarcely COM
mendable achievement If it could be
undertaken it becomes necessary to
preserve the whole foliage for COM
mercial purposes"
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MAKES NEW HIGH RECORD.
Union Pacific Touches 189 in Sales Of
Large Blocks.

New York. Aug. 25.-The market
was weak most of the day, but under
went complete change in the last
fifteen minutes, enormous buying OF
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
sending the former to 1s9, new high
record, and Southern Pacific to within
fraction of it's high price of the
early week. Union Pacific changed
hands in blocks of thousands of shares
and there was wild rush to cover by
the shorts. Aside from rumors of fur.
ther dividend disbursements there
was no news to account for this new
movement in the Hartman stocks
Steel common was carried up in the
movement to 47A, record figure,
and the entire list closed active and
strong. --..
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THOROUGH INVESTIGATION.

Japanese Government Looking Int
H. Seal Poaehing Incident.
Washington, Aug. 25.-Through the
Japanese embassy at this capital the
Japanese government is making a
thorough investigation of the incident
which resulted in the killing of sew
eral Japanese poachers on st. Paul
island, of the Pribyloff group, and the
capture of twelve other japanese, who
subsequently were taken to Valdez,
Alaska, to answer before the United
States court there for raiding the fur
seal rookeries on st. Paul island. No
disposition is manifested by the Japa-
nese government to make trouble over
the incident, but it naturally desires
to ascertain all the facts relating to It..
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DEADLOCK FINALLY BROKEN,

Iowa Senatorial Convention dominates
on 3,6eeth Ballot.
Eagle Grove, Ia, Aug. 25-The Re-
publicans of the Thirty-seventh sena-
torial district of Iowa nominated C. F.
Peterson of Clarion on the 3,699th
ballot. The first convention was held
six weeks ago and after balloting for
two days adjourned in deadlock. Four
successive sessions failed to nom.
mate, but at the fifth session DR.. F.
C. Ward, the candidate from Eldora,
withdrew, leaving the race between
B. c. Chase of Webster City and C.
F. Peterson of Clarion, most of his
strength going to Peterson.
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PUNCHED BY THE SAILORS.
EngIishman Sneers at Uniforms of
American Jackies.

New York, Aug. 25.-I wouldn't
put uniform like that on a dog of
mine" This remark was made by a
tall Englishman to friend on ferry
boat as it was making a trip from
Staten Island. He was commenting
on the appearance of two sailors from
the presidents yacht Mayflower, who
were fellow passengers
The sailors kept close to the man
and when the boat landed they de-
manded ali apology and on being re-
fused they landed lefts and rights on
his face and body until he cried for
mercy. Then, while the crowd looked
on, the Englishman apologized and
skunk away with his friend.