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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
SEEKING A PARDON
10 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MAN CON
VICTED or SLAYlNG HIS
WIFE.
Residents Of Norris city Think Him
Innicent--tias Claimed All Along
That Burglars Committed
the Crime.

Calmi. III. July 2S.Tiring Of prison
life and still clinging to the story he
told five years ago, Daniel ?. GoiG
convicted 5f the murder of his Wife
five years ago a Norris City a little
village west Of here, today Is having
circulated d petition praying for his
pardon,
The crime for Whilh Gott was ar
re- ted and convicted was one Of the
blackest III Southern Illinois, and the
circumstances on which The prosecu-
Jon based their fight We're SO closely
interwoven about the accused man
that the jury was out but few
minutes deciding on the verdict,
A little after midnight on the morn
ing Of June 8, 1899, Gott ran IN his
night clothes 10 the home Of Frank
Robb. ne ghbor, telling him that two
masked burglars had entered his home
and, in a scuffle with his wife, the
smaller of the two, he claimed. had
drwan and fred his pistol Bidding
Gott maintain silence the two men
made good their escape after obbing
tae murdered woman of her jewels
Go { claimed that he had attempted to
rcnonstrate and was forced, At pis
tol point to remain Inactive
Town Gees to His Aid.
The town hastily re- poudsd to
Colts call FIR help, and before day
light hundieds of men. with blood
hounds. were securing he surround
ing country for the as.assins.
discriminating stories were soon
whispered about Colts relationship
with woman of tne town and when
Coroner Reason A. Mayhem held the
inquest the testimony of attending
physicians who had viewed the
corpse. tended TO dlscredit Colts cita
ton of a struggle.
The climax did not come however,
until the arrest Of Mrs. Louise Ran
kin. the admitted paIamour of the im
pri-onea man.
Az The trial il was shown thai Gott
had tired Of his wife aud he was son
yicted Of numbering her and was sent
to prison.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
NARROWLYAVERTED
Was Revolt When Miss Brown and
Other Americans We're Jailed
on Isle of Pines.

Washington. July 2S.--Jaeob Sleep
err American charge at Havana. has
cabled the state department that
President Palma today issued an un-
condi. ional pardon to the American
girl Mirie Brown. and the other Am
orleans who were arrested on the Isle
Of Pines for maintaining a private tel
graph line.
Further details regarding the Incl
lent show that the arrest of the Am.
orleans almost caused bic dshed on
The Isle
a determined stand agains the
Cubans for the purpose Of mberating
the prisoners was only prevented by
cooler heads Their only ohense. Il
seems. was the putting up # a teie-
graph line between their homes. For
this they were sent 10 Jail for 20
days. with murderers and robbers as
associates. The Americans. VINO
clamor fr annexation Of che Isle OF
Pines to the United States consider
The incident as the best thing that
could have happened for their causs.
% is reported that one United States
senator has ent word to them that
they u.l cat their next Christmas din
ner under the Stars and Stripes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
Al WAYS ARMED
Miss Walker Always Carried 4 Stiletto
Says Witness in Union City
Tenn, Case.

Union City. Tenn. July 2S.-Thi-
has been a strenuous day in the Wal
ker- Edwards case. The lawyers spoke
several hours over the question of
whether testimony N regard to the
character of the plaintiffs parents and
aunts should be presented TO the jury.
and the Judge decided it -hould not
There was another hight as 10 the acts
of the plaintiff subsequent to her leav-
ing Ashcviile to join Edwards in New
York, and the Judge decided that this
hould be submitted 20 the jury in
mitigation # damages
The deposition Of Mary Barrel a
member Of the dramatic company OF
which Miss Walker was member
was read. The las time she aw the
plaintiff was when she came to the
theatre in ST. Louis "l0lded" ANA va
not admitted 10 the stage She then
went around and tried TO gat in with
the audience. but was refused ai-
mittance and created a scene Miss
Walker q q chorus work and dancing
Pictures Of her in a grogp q chorus
girls was exhibitor 20 the jury The
witness claimed io Do virtGcus
woman. though she visited rosors I'm
search Of beer after saloons were
closed She stated that the plaintiff
carried a ztiletto in her stockings. and
that she declared she knew how TO
use e..
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
PLANNED TO SELL
THE ISLANDS TO
UNCLE SAM
is CHARGE MADE AGAINST Ex.
PRESIDENT GARCIA, OF
ECUADOR.
ROOSEVELT WAS WILLING
To Pay $5,oo0,oo0 For the Galapagos
Groupe. According TO Papers But
Revolution Put End to the
Deal.

Guayaquil, Ecuador. July 2S.-Goy-
ernment newspapers have caused a
big sensation here by the publication
of documents, found among ExPresi-
dent Garcia's private papers. One
document treats of the sale of the
Galapagos islands to the United
States. IT appears that the islands
were first offered to France.
Garcias memorandum says" While
at Washington / visited President
Roosevelt and inquired whether the
United States wa3 disposed TO take
yer Galapagos Islands paying Ecua-
lor S. 100000 gold for them and thus
recognizing Ecuador's sovereignty
over The islands. Roosevelt replied
that he would recommend the propes
al to congress ana was sure that il
would be accepted. Offering toappont
an American minister to c ntinue the
negotiations in Quito
Call Garcia Traitor
"A few days later Joseph w. j.
Lee. the American minister to Ecua-
lor. arrived in Ecuador"
1t appears that the Alvaro reyolu-
tion wh 'ch resulted in the overthrow
off Garcia ended the negotiation. The
official papers call Garcia and his
ministers traitors for trying ito sell
part of the national territory.
The negotiations with France are
said 10 have been interrupted owing
to the belief that the United States
would not consent 10 any European
power acquiring the islaAilss.
A meeting was held al Quito, the
2apital last night to protest against
the action taken by Garcia ana his
mini ters
Possess stragsticaI Advantage.
The Galapagos Islands are 4 gronn
n the Pacific belonging 10 Ecuadcr on
ana near the equator. 730 miles west
of the coast Of Ecuador. They consist
1f thirteen islands, the largest, Able
marie Island being sixty miles ip
length. They are of special value be
cause Of their .tragetical position near
Panama
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
AMERICANS BARRED
From Working in Canada as Result
Of Decision on the Alien Labor
Law.

Detroit. Mich. J-Iy 2S-CeneraI
Counsel Stevens cf the PeTe Mar
que,te ra Tread received word today
from Canadian attorneys of the road
that the priyy council Of England had
sustained the ruling If the Canadian
high courts which ordered the depor
tatio1. some time ago under The Can
adian alien lab-r act OF several Am
erican officials Of the rad who were
employed al division headquarters in
S. Thomas. Ontario.
The dec sion VIII NOT effect the
Perre Marquette aly a. the road has
moved frs division headquarters from
81 Thomas 70 Detroit since the ap.
peal vas taken. bu, It IS imp rtani
as it defines the right q Canada -
prevent American citizens from work
ing in the D0miaion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
PITCHED BAT Tie
DURING TRAIN
ROBBERY
WHEN RUSSIAN OFFICERS TRIED
TO STOP HOLD UP BY REV
OLUTiONlSTS
MANY WERE SHOT DOWN


Warsaw, July 2S--A passenger
train on The fvarsa7 ami Vienna rail
road was held up this evening at
Pruszkow by an armed band numering
about fifty The po tai car was robbed
of S37500 government money
Carried Red Flags.
The robbers carried red flags and
are supposed to be members Of the
Polish Socialist party The train was
without a guard and hence there was
no fighting and no casualties Ef-
forts to capture the robbers failed.
Trains fro mthe frontier station
Herby. bound for Czentochowa was
carrying the money received from the
Gust ms houses to q branch of the
imperial bank under he protection
Of seven frontier saardsmen.
Gen Zukat, chief of frontier guard.
General Wetending chief Of the Gus
toms service at Warsaw, Colonel
Brezcki and Captain Laguma We're
passengers on the train.
Fifteen persons boarded the train
at way station and attacked the
guardsmen who We're reinforced by
The officers named
A regular battle followed In which
he two generals, two officials. five
soldiers and one robber was killed
ana Colonel BrezicRi ana one robDer
wounded.
The robbers escaped taking sS 900
and also the arms of those who had
10 defend the train.
Disorders Increasing.
Public disorder is growing daily
throughout Russan1 Pland
Today a panic occurred in n public
park here. Many hots were fired
md one person was killed four were
II is believed 10 have beer |
IN attempt by revolutionary agents !
10 precipitate an outbreak.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
TO GIVE BATTLE
Later is the Determination of the Pro
letariat Organizations.

ST. Petersburg July est is evi-
dent that the proletariat osgan2a-
ton's refusasl to accept challenge
at this time upon the grounds of the
governments choosing, does not mean
that It is not their intention to five
battle later
Backed by all the political parties
they have thrown themselves iuto a
campaign of ag taticn for slmu
taneous general strike TO be followed
by an uprising in the cities and coun-
try. The leaders believe that in a
month or six weeas their campaign
viii be aided by TIE universal rep-es
sions TO which the government viii be
compelled to restore its pol cy of open
war against the revolution.
The fighting organization Of the so
cial rev0luti0nists which declared
truce while parliament was in session.
ha- decided TO reopen the campaign
Of active terrorism. LIS work is To be
suppl smented by similar fighting
organization recently formed among
the social democrats.
II has been learned that the most
determining factor Tor the postpone
ment of the uprising was he informa
tion that many fresh troops who had
been introduced into St Petersburg
and Moscow. were strangers - the
revolutionary propaganda. having been
carefully selected for tIi- rea on.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
SIXTY WERE HURT
And Ore Killed When Passenger
Train and Electric Car Crash
Together.

Los Angeles, Calf, July 2S.-A 10.
cal Southern Pacific passenger train
train running between this city and
Pasadena collided his aftern0n with
a Siemt Madre electric car at Onenta
Station, near Pasadena, killing one
woman AMI injuring probably sixty
persons, several of whom may die
Mo of The injured passengers were
residents of Sierra Madre Mrs. Hard
ter. wife of Dr. nardster Of Sierra
Madre, was Killed outright
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
And Destruction Ride on
Wings of Heavy
Storms
LIGHTNING KILLS MANY
WHILE CROPS ARE BADLY DAM
AGED BY WIND. RAIN AND
HAIL IN THE MIDDLE
WEST.

Cleveland OHIO July 28.- During a
severe rain and electrical storm which
swept over this city this afternoon two
people were killed while the funeral
Ct Mrs. ] Crump was in progress.
Just as the minister was Offering a
prayer a bolt of lightning struck John
Cylisky a driver, killing him His
horse was also killed and panic was
created among he mourners
In another part u the city Frank
Mum, al a drive, uas killed by
his team which was frightened by the
storm ana ran over HIM.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
HELD A RECEPTION
Did Secretary Root Which Was At
tended BY Americans. Diplomats
and Society Leaders.

Rio De Janioro. July 2S.--A recep.
tion was held by Secretary Root this
afternoon in the Abrantes palace.
There wa a crush off members of
the American colony. Brazilian diplo-
ma and leaders Of the Brazilian Sd
ciety Root replying to the SPEECH
Of welcome by a delegation from par
lament said: You speak Of me as
Interpreter of a policy. My visit here
Is for the Interpretation Of the pol cy
Of my country. That is Why I am
here.
After the speeches the party retired
T. a pavilion in the palace grounds
where the reception became most in
formal. There was no session Of the
Pan American congress today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
SIZE RUSHED BACK
On Sinking Boat After She Had Been
Rescued to Get Her Grip and
Was Drowned.

Shcboygan Mich, July 2S--Miss
Emma Schmidt, aged % years. q
daughter of Frederick Schmidt, 3
wealthy resident Of Ann Arbor. wa
irowned today when the steamer Val.
entlne went down in Sheboygan river
after striking deadhead, which
pierced the hull With other passen
gers, Miss Schmidt was taken OFF by
a tug but returned for her grip and
went down with the vessel
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
NEW TRIAL DENIED
And the Rawlings Boys Are to Bs
Hanged Next Friday.

Atlanta Ga, July 2S.-The supreme
court of Georgia today denied the
notion for a new trial for Jesse and
Mailton Rawl ngs, charged with com
plicity in the murder of the Carter
children near Naldosta, more than 3
year ago The motion, which did not
include J. G. Rawlings or the negro
All Moore, was amed on The grounds
of newly discovereG evidence This
evidence appears 10 be the declaration
of J. G Rawlings, father OF the boys
that he was guilty of the killing and
that his sons We're innocent The exc
cution Of the quartet which has beer
three times postponed. is now set for
next Friday. August g.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
PICNIC PARTY
Struck by Bolt. Knocking Twenty-Five
Persons to the Ground.

Wels'oa. Obic. luly 2S Whila the
member Il local lodge were hold
ing q picnic at Springfield Swth near
aere this afternoon, a bolt Of lightning
struck them knocking - people TO
thp ground
Nine wero rendered nncnn5ciou and
two VIII probably die
Fatally niurcd
FEIIX MOODY
SUSIE FARMER. ..~e t3.
In this city the satning struck the
store of loha Stanton and the house
appointing, occupied by Harrison col
lier Stanton was Rnocked down an1
Seriously burned while 1Ir and Mrs,
Collier were both stunned.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
CHICAGO EASEMENTS FLOODED

Chicago. July 2S- iieayy rain storm
delusei Chicago tocay flooding many
basement bu uiness places ana iufict
ing great damaga throughout the down
town district.
The Gre departmon; received more
than fifty calls for assistance from
PAGES flooded suff ciently 10 stop bust
ness Among these were four OF the
most popular re taucants IN the city
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
PETTIcoATs xEsU%s
Peek-s.boo Waists and Other Things
Condemned in Lecture $50
T'~' els - s4

Madison, Wis, July 2S.-In a leo.
ture at the State University Miss Alb.
by S. Mayhew. Dean Of Women at the
University, condemned pee boo
waits. tight lac ng and petticoaf
LarCa shoes. lCw nccks and round
garters were favored.
She said; we are ncvf- going ~
be free as long as We wear pctticoafs
Woman win never have perfect free
dom unle-s she wears a gymnasium
ike costume. ] am not advocating this
for the present day. aut perhaps in q
century We hall grow to- it,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
BuMBLE5EEs ATTACK BOY.

shelbyylle, Ind. July 2S-A colon,
{ bumbIebees that s.s esting in the
yard Of y T. Whaley attacked the
Nearold sen. Braxteg. tlIi afternoon
ana stung him IN n rrightful manner
before he was rescued II Is thought
by physicians the boy viii lose his
eyesight.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
DISASTROUS ELECTRIC STORM

GAINESVILLE, Wis, July 2S.-Fifty
thousand dollars damage was done TO-
day by an electrical storm which
wept the country. n aar Janesviile
Churches. warehouse. factories and
large barns were damaged OF de.
stroyed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
WREAr CROP RUINED

naEip9a N. n. July 2S Rcporis
show that filIy rs per cent Of the
wheat csop for a distance Of twelve
miles each way from this place was
destroyed by hail tocay.
Fergus Fdlls. Wilmar Redwood
Falls aud lie Souor, MINI. report
serious damage 10 crops
Charles City, la was visited BY a
bard rain ana electrical torn which
did great damage o rsops
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
ACTING SECRETARY OF WAR.

Washington. D. c. July 2S.--Assist
ant Secretary Oliver viii leave Wash
ington tomorrow for his summer home
on Murray Bay Canada TO spend Au-
gust Major General AisthDp, mil.
tary secretary, viii act az secretary
OF war during the absence Of Secre
tary Taf. and Assistant Secretary
oliver
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
PRESIDENT ENTERrAINs
Secretary Bacon. Commissions
Clark and Gen. Barry st Lunch.

Oyster BAY Julv 2S-Pre i1en'
B0osevelf's luncheon guests t0day
we're Acting Secretary Of state pa
con. T. Z. Clark. recently app- inted
a member Il the Interstate commerce
commission ard Br,ezdier Ge-ersl
Thomas II. Barry. assistant chief Of
the army general siaH.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
HAII. RhIN ANn WlMn-

ST. Paul. Nina July 2S- Severe
orop damage is reprjed from severa'
points In Mime ota cnd North Dakota
resul ing from the bail, rain ana wind
storms last night and To-Day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
WAS GROUND TO PIECES.

Carton. Ohio. July 2S-Frank Za--
man. employed al tae plant of th7 Dia-
menf Por land Cement c1mpsnv az
MddIe Branch. feIi irf1 the mech,n
crF this Af esucon AMI was ground to
pieces.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
CRISIS IS OVER.

san Salvador. July es-The Saliva
dorean cabinet CT sis has endsd with
he formation Of a ministry healed b.
Dr. Manuel Delgado. as minister Of
foreign relations and justice.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
WHEAT CROP DAMAGED.

Kirkhoven. Mimi. July 2S.--Reports
received here tonight are to tn effect
that about half the w-.eat crop in this
vic nifty has been destroyed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29
GRAIN BLOWN FLAT.

Blue Island. Mimi. July 2S-Grain
blown nat and greatly damaged.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29

w IS HEAVEN ON EARTH to have
a mans mind move in charity, rest IN
Providence and turn upon the poles of
trrsh.---Eacon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29

THE SEEDS OF REPENTANCE
are soWn N youth by pleasure but the
harvest is reapcd in age by pain
Cotton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-19
RAINS CAUSED ACCIDENT.
Verdict in Case Of jackson and
Proctor's Death

James jackson. colored, one of the men
who received injuries at the time the mate
rial bin COLLAPSED In the yard of the w r.
Brenizer Company. Poplar point, as stated
In yesterdays Star. died at Providence Hos
pital shortly after o'clock yesterday after
noon. His remains were removed to the
morgue and placed in compartment ad-
joining that which held the body Of Walter
Proctor. also colored. who was instantly
killed at the time the accident occurred.
This morning Acting Deputy Coroner Baker
performed an autopsy at the morgue upon
the body of Proctor. and an inquest was
held by Acting Coroner Glazebrook.
The Jurors returned verdict showing
that the rains were responsible for the ac-
cident which resulted In the killing of the
two men,. Brothers of Proctor. who at
tended the inquest made the necessary ar
rangements for the interment OF his body.
jackson had no relatives here, so far as the
police were able to- ascertain, and the con-
tractors will see that his body is properly
inferred
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-19
IT FAILED TO APPEAR.
Storm Prevented Airship From Max
ing Flight.

Fifty thousand or more school children,
their parents and teachers and thousands
of others were sadly disappointed yester-
day afternoon, after they had waited for
several tiresome hours on the Monument
grounds, because of the non-appearance of
Lincoln Beachey, and his airship, which
was scheduled to make a flight from Luna
Park to the monument. Owing to storm
down the river. which later moved In this
direction. Beachey finally decided not to at
tempt to fly his machine, as the wind was
blowing at a terrific rate, and an ascension,
In his Judgment might have resulted dis
astrously.
The fact that Beachey closed his contract
with the Luna Park management yester-
day does away with the possibility of an
other flight at this time
BY special arrangement the schools of the
CITY were dismissed at noon yesterday in
order that the children could reach the
White Lot and Monument grounds in time
to witness the novel sight of an airship In
night AT an early hour the grounds In the
vicinity OF the monument were ethronged
WITH people. The roofs of large buildings in
the business section of the city were also
packed with spectators The majority re-
NAMED al the points of vantage until rain
began falling after o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-19
AWAITING IDENTIFICATION.
Body of Unknown Man Found in the
River

The remains of an unknown man are held
at the morgue, and Detectives Muller and
Cornwen are making an effort to learn
his Identity. They are also endeavoring to
ascertain definitely If he was killed. Joseph
H. Hawkins, resident of South Washing
ton, found the body floating in the George
town channel not far from the Long bridge
yesterday afternoon, and he towed the re-
mains to the sea wall and there made it
FAST The police boat was sent for the body
ana members of the crew removed It to the
morgue An examination of the remains
showed that the right leg of the man had
peeh broken. his Skull fractured and his face
cut and bruised 1t is thought by Acting
coroner Glazebrook that the body had been
In the water about twenty-four hours.
The police are of the opinion that the man
was PROBABLY riding on freight train or
was walking the ties at the time he met
with the fatal accident. The wearing ap-
parel of the victim indicated that he had
been trampfng, as he carried on his arm a.
bundle containing towel, several undergar-
ments, a cake of soap and a small looking
glass. So securely had the bundle been fas-
tened to his arm that It was there when the
body was found. There was a gray mixed
suit Of clothes on the body and the man
wore no shoes at the time he was killed but
had on several pairs of socks.
Copies of kilograms dated Mulherrin, Va,
We're taken from the pockets of the clothing
They We're addressed to firms in Richmond
one of them containing an order for rner-
chandise and the other for large supply Of
bottled whisky. Acting Coroner Glaze
brook viewed the remains and expressed the
belief that the man had either fallen from
a train or had been knocked off the bridge
He will hold the remains at the morgue
several days for the purpose of identification
and will probably not hold an inquest unless
the police obtain something definite about
the circumstances under which the wounds
were inflicted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-19

BY the terms of the will of Mrs. Laura
A. Pearson, dated April %, 1906. and filed
for probate, premises 1915 and 1888 street
are given to her daughter, Frances w. Cor
bett Premises 1911 and 1881 P street are
bequeathed to another daughter, Laura J.
Graham. Mrs. Sarah ]. Pointon, also a
daughter of the testatrix. is given house
8317 P street. and Mrs. Grace B. Meeks.
another daughter, is to receive premises
1913 z street.
Mrs Pearson leaves her interest In the
estate of her father, the late Robert l..
Mcpherson, to her grandchildren, George l.
Green and Raymond F. Green, who are
also to have third interest in premises
1922 and 1920 N street. The remaining in
terest Is to be divided between Grace B.
Meeks and Sarah j. Pointon. The personal
estate Is to be divided equally among the
four daughters of Mrs. Pearson. Mrs
Sarah j. Pointon is named executrix
Ralph Jefferson, by his will dated Au-
gust 3, 1903, and filed for probate, leaves
his entire estate to his widow, Emma J..
Jefferson, who is also named executrix.