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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11
Or. HARPER or THE CHICAGO
uNIvEE EsiTY, DIES or CANCER
or lNTESTiNEs.
PERFORM AN OPERATION
Three Years Ago For Appendicitis
When II Was Discovered That a
More Grave Disease Existed
Funeral Sunday.

Chicago, January 10.-Dr William
Rainey Harper. president of the Unl-
yersity OF Chicago since Its inception,
one Of the foremost educators, and one
Of the m ST learned Hebrew scholars
of h s time died today Of cancer Of the
ntestines Three years ago, Df Har
per underwent an operation for appen,,
dfciiis and symptoms were then dis
covered which led the surgeons. TO sus-
pect grayer troubles might arise in ths
future.
February %, 1905. an operation was
decided upon to determine the nature
and cause of severe abdominal pains
from which he had suffered for several
montha. 1t was then discovered that
DR.. Harper was suffering from cancer
Physic ans decided there was nothing
that could be done by them, and that
| the cnly hope of DR. Harper lay in
remedial measures alone. In a short
time he left the hospital. and took
| up his duties at the university AZ
/ though nothing had happened + was
likely TO happen to him. Although
DIR. Harper never delHded himself with
false hopes he faithfully attempted
whatever offered him hope Of recoT-
cry. He visited Europe and remained
for time at Carlsbad, and he con
ulted the most eminent specialists Of
the continent. Despite all that was
4 done for him he lost steadily
Just prier TO the holidays portion
of his strength came back, and it was
thought that under the influence OF a
4 milder climate his health would i'm.
prove. Preparations were made for
& the journey TO the south but at the
last minute he was too feeble TO at
tempt the trip and Il was abandoned.
During the last fortnight his
strength failed rapidly and It was
, evident to his medical attendants the
end could not be far off His inmc.
diate relations were summoned and
an were at the house today when he
died
The body will remain in charge Of
lrCnaIuSad an EoArth para
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11
LAWSON ADVISES HADLEY HOW
TO vANQUISH THE OIL WIZARD
Reach His Vital Point, He Says, and the
American People Will Sweep
Standard Oil Into the Seas

is the real head of Standard OIL X
/ live long enogh | will make them see
the real bfains. You could hear the
chucklas a. they rolled down into his
boots and bubbled out over the library
floor. bur saw only his Rogerian
frown as he answered Don't say that
Lawson; it's not right. ] may not Ike
Rockefeller. bur | must never forget
that Mr. Rockefeller Is at the head Of
our grand organization'-the last five
words coming Ike a poFus plaster
from the chest OF one Of Carnegle's
oyerpaid Homestead steelmakers.
Rogers as the All-Star.
Henry n. Rogers would willingly
be parted from a million OF his brow
sweated and wari covered dollars than
be shut out Of his present alistar.
singlsstar Tmthestar performance.
Keep your eye on fhIs Gibralteret
molecule of truth. There may he a
stage ia the game whore you can dis
organize a big jackpot with II. NeyeF
even In he fraction Of a thought does
he forger to weigh un and test back
every happening and its effect on the
ultimate verdicf-not the verdict Of
me courts ol Missouri New York OF
federal. But THE VERDICT or THE
PEOPLE.
"HE KNOWS BETTER THAN ANY
MAN on EARTH that il the verdict
II this hearing T. a rcahirmafion Of
the one So many times rendered You
-anf beat Standard OIL none again
vii attempt 70 bulirins his consoii-
dated buccaneering agE-egation- He
knows. az none other does. that Il the
-e-iict IS with yuu. Sir At oruey Gen
ral. from the wild and c-fn-husking
Wet. that the American people. Ike
huHaloes before prairie Efc. Viil
weep STANDARD OF and trust sys-
tem' int1 the seas and leave the
nangled forms af its vo'ariss 50 IN
recognizahle that no fineto0t bed comb
Of history can hnd the spot where
particular Rockefeller or a kogf =
weut down
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11
GERMAN WHITE BOOK ON NOR
occA EXPRESS FRENCH AS
PACK OF LIARS.
RESORT TO DECEPTION
And Threats to Coerce the Sultan OF
Morocco and Planned to Isolate
and Ignore the
Teutons.

London, January l0.-France Is still
endeayoring to create the impEes ion
that she has been assured OF the sup
mort of the American Government in
the conference al Algerciras, accord
ing 70 atlyices from Rome, but the
Washington government mas disclalm
ed any intention of supporting either
side the only mission tf the Ameri-
can representatives at the conference
being to aid the dispntants 10 arrive
M a peaeeful and satis factory solution
of The difficulty arising over the Mo-
roecan reforms.
| Berlin is still suffering from the
war scare although affecting 10 pc
eve that France would be as easily
overcome now as she was thirty-iive
years agt With both the Kaiser
and Baron Won Richtofer, the MINIS
ter of Foreign Affairs, seriously hl on
the ere of the conference, however,
the Berlin officials were greatly per
turhed over the outlook and the course
Of the took market shows that this
perturbation is shared in financial cir
cles alse.
France Concerned over Situation.
France also appeared to view the SIT
nation with some concern, II the re
ception accorded NJ. Revolt on his de
parture can be taken as an indication
Of popular feeling, but in many quart
ers the prospect of war with Germany
would be hailed with delight, as at
fording a possib lity of retrieving the
lass of Alsace-Lorraine, where French
sentiment still prevails in spite Of ms
efforts of the German government te
eradicate II.
Austria TO Aid Conference,
Il Austria expects 70 exert some 10
fuence In the conference. and IL th'
conferences can be persuaded To consid
er her proposition for the freedom 2
relig on in Morocco She will have th
backing Of Italy, Spain Poaiugsl ,ani
Belgium in bringing about the er
forcement Of this principle. :,
Russia comes to, the front toda,
with a report Of anarchy In the Cau
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EIGHT PERSONS DEAD AND A
SCORE OF OTHERS INJURED
IN MINNEAPOLIS.
EpITOME OF DISASTER
Damage to Hotel Was Only $4,000
Lives Lost BY Guests Jumping
From Windows to the
Pavement Below.

Minneapolis Minn., January To-
Eight persons are dead from suffoca
tlon or from leaping from fire proof
building. score of people more or
less injured by having their hands cut
and gaBhed from smashing in windows
magnificent property subjected to the
ravages OF fire, smoke and water is the
epitome Of disaster which befell the
West Hotel today
The Dead.
Captain John Bedwin, Truck No. ].
fell from the fourth floor to the Fifth
street sidewalk, while attempting 70
save Mrs Barlow's life; w. G. Nichols,
of Minneapolis; Thomas SummerviIle,
of Springfield, Mass; J. e. Wolf, north-
western agent of Sperry and Alexan-
der company, New York; Clinton b.
I.amme. travelling man Of New York;
J. b. Peisniged, a travelling man oi
New York jumped from a seventh
story window; Mrs. NJ. E. Hodges, ol
Minneapolis jumped from seventh
story window William Black of New
York
The injured.
Mr.. and Mrs, Samuel Splesberget
of Chicago; Mary Rowan, maid at the
hotel; N. s. Amsdem, of Minneapolis
Gordon G. Sapp, of Chicago; Ben W
Swigky. Of Chicago, still unconsc ous
Mrs. b. y. Barlow. of Los Angeles, in
iured by fall while being rescued by
Berwin, condition critical; 7. Is
Creighton, travelling man of New
York John Fillmore. travelling mar
Of New York. M f King travelins
man, of Detrot; Ernest Reckett, o
Chicago Judson L. Field Of Chicago
fought through the fire to a fire es
cape; Alice Larson. maid in the hotel
Jumped from fifth floor TO adjoinns
roof
The fire itself was insignificant, he
ing confined to the elevator shaft ant
top floor in corner of the building
but the wild excitement which follow
ed the first alarm hurried people ini'
halls and our upon the window ledge
fContinued on Sixth Page,
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11
MAXCY KILLER WAS CONVICTED
or KILLING A MAN IN ARMY
Court=Martial Found Lieutenant Guilty
of Shooting Private and
Sentenced Him to Prison

Brigade. First Division. Twenty
fcurth Army Corps. on or about the
night of the Sd of February. 1865
ITO which charge and specification
the accused First Lieut.. Allen NJ. Hill
Ter. pleaded not guilty.
Finding: The court. having ma
urely considered the evidence ad-
This Is on the picket line Of the First
Lieut.. Allen NJ Hitler. as follows. OF
he specification. guilty; Of the charge,
guilty
Sentence; That the court does
sentence him. First Lieut.. Allan NJ
4iller. to dismissed from the service
If the United States. forfeiting all pay
and allowances due him, and that he
le confined in such prison as the gov.
srnment may direct for the period OF
one year.
The proceedings. finding and sen
'ence Of the court in the above ca
we're approved by the proper com
nanders. and the records forwarded
for the action of The President oi
The tinted States and directed that
Il be carried into execution
Clinton Prison. New York. is de
signated as the place of confinement
where the prisoner. First Lieut. Allan
VI. Hitler. WI be sent. under suitable
guard. by order Of the army or de
Dartment commander
BY order Of the Secretary Of War
". A. Nichols. Assistant Adiutant
/ General"
At the Pension and Record Bureau
Of the army there i5 no further recori
Il the case and nothing is known a
20 whether Hitler was pardo1ed. Pres
ident Lincoln. al the close of the wal
1ardoned a great many military pris
oners. and il is said that Hiller ma.
have been pard-ned AT that time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11
ISLE OF PINES TREATY.

- Washing on. Jan l0.-Two
> ep1rts On the Isle of Pines
, treaty were taken up today by
. the senate committee on for
|, eign relation Both the reports
> came from the sub-cDmm ttee,
|, which Considered the treaty TO-
. gether with various protests
/. from Americans on the BLAND
I. against ratification. Senator
. reported in iaver of ratifca-
. tion of the convention which
. would convey the title Of the
=. island 10 Cuba The iotheq re-
. pot Is -igned by Senator Nor
. gan and urges iaat tne United
. States is under obi cations TO
. American Investors on the
/, island = retain the title. The
. variety % view expressed in
. dicated it Wiil be some time be
fore IN agreement or fhe
. treaty can be rea.hed. There
was a disposition. however. t0
. disDo o ~ this convention be-
fore tle one rela inG 70 Santo
Dom ngo is taken up again.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11

Fourth Classman Gaylord Church was
hazed by being compelled to 10 the
sixteenth" and that Decatur was pres
ent Prcof of active participation in
hazing was necessary to fix that
charge. In the present trial. however.
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Continued on Sixth page.
RocKEFELLERs SHOCKED.

/. New rNYork. Jan. l0-Al
/. though John ID. Rockefeller.
. whose libe al contributions
/. furnished Prsident HarpeS
/. with much of the means for
. carrying out his plans for the
. upbuildihg Of the University Of
. Chicago is out Of the city AMI
. could hot be seen. his son.
d. john ID. Rockefeller gave.au
> author zed Interview to The
4. Associated Press tonight. in
which after expressing the
; shock which the news Of Har-
. per's death had brought he
. declared that while his father
. had neve- committed himself
I. to any deiHite policy with re-
. gard 10 the University. his in
4. terey IN its future would con
> tinue &C. be expressed - Z had
. been in the past and that those
E. Of the Rockefeller family Who
come afg him, viii endeayor
> 10 carry out Rockefelieris
. wishes AZ to she welfare Of
> the .ingitution- He paid a trib-
:. ute to Harper a. az educator.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11

Mrs. Corey had been with her attor-
ney this afternoon and yesterday aft
ernoon.
This matter which at presen. most
interests the people Of Baddock +
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11

Albany. Jan. 10.-when asked today
.if be had received from Chauncey NJ
Deoew CT Thomas c. Piatt their resig
nations as United states senator's.
Gov. II ggins replied: No. ! have
not
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11
80 MAIL WREcKEp

ogden. Utsh. January l0s-Ii was rs
ported the fast mail on the souibesa
Pacific haa been wrecked a. Ionteil7
.HHt. 10 miles from ogden
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11
WAS CIVIL WAR LIEUTENANT

New Haven. Conn. January 10-Al
Ian Maxey Hilley. now Of tbs city.
served as a lieutenant in the One Hun
dred and Ninety-nineth Pennsylvania
during the ciTii var.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-23

that organization was the subject of the speech delivered by Mir. Smith. The price of cotton for the present year, said President Jordan, should be high, l2 cents being his estimate of the average price the cotton should bring. The crop has been damaged by rain. storm. frost S1d wcevil to the extent of not less than 1,000O00 bales during the last six weeks. The total amount cIuding S00.O00 bales surplus from last years yield. will no: exceed l2,S0O,009 bales. This amour: Is S00.000 bales less than the yield of, last year. while the demand for the commodity has in- creased.
 When it was finally decided to pro ceed with the inauguration exercises Of the day. the Board of Directors, which had met at the Administration Build- ing earlier in the morning. proceeded to the grand stand. where. crowd of 1000 people had gathered to hear the addresses.
 Making a short speech in which he referred to the opening of the Fair. President W. F. vandiver of the Ala bama Agricultural Association pre- sented k. R. Poole, State Commissioner whom devolved the introduction of President Harvie Jordan, the tirst speaker on the program.
 The remarks of MT. Poole were brief. He dwelt upon the work which has been accomplished by the Southern Cotton Association during the short time since it's organization had beel undertaken. He presented President Jordan as the man to whom the great est credit belonged for the labors he had expended to better the conditions of the Southern cotton grower.
 Addresscd by MT. JOrdGn.
 President Jordan spoke in part as follows:
 MT. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
 T congratulate you on the inaugur- ation of the Fair Association, which is to present to the people of your own State, and of the surrounding States, the diversified results of agriculture in Alabama. During the morning I have spent several hours in Investigating the varieties of agricultural resources of the fair here.
 kind, by bringing together the various farmers that the time Is not far dist ant when Alabama will forge to the front ranks among the agricultural States of the Union.
 "Too much credit cannot be given to the matchless energy and the exec utive ability of your distinguished fel- low citizen. w. F. Vandiver. for the work which has been accomplished here And too much cannot be said for the efforts expended by his asso-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-23

cfates in cooperation to produce the splendid results which have been achieved.
 The State of Alabama has a front upon the Gulf Coast, through trans Atlantic commerce and. in prospect through the Panama Canal,-whichw will soon be bpilf-which furnishes an open- ing to place you in connection with the whole world. You have unmatched mineral resources. You have immense t.moef resources. You have every. thing to aid you in pushing ahead. ev- erything to carry you forward.
 TT you will pardon a personal allu- sion, l will say that tine greater DOT ton of my own life has been spent on cotton plantation. Cotton is the resource upon-which I have depend d for an existence. During the critical period from 1890 to 190n. when our cotton crops were so low and brought
 us such small returns. I knew some thing was wrong. have always ap- preciated that the South controls the
 monopoly. Why, then. should others control its price, Solution of Problems,
 There are two problems in the cot ton trade. one of which the people of the South have already solved. This
 was the problem of production. The other is that of marketing, which thus far has not been generally solved. Our great mistake in the past has been
 made at the end of each year, when, without knowledge of the situation, we
 were marketing our crop and permit ting ourselves to suffer others to fix
 the price at which we should dispose
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-23

cotton would be the haste of the farm- CTS to sell.
 Now. there Is one thing to do. Hold back your crop. Market 1t not more rapidly than one-tenth a month. If you have nifty bales. sell only i've bales a month.
 There is one other thing. We set rid of the iniquitous credit system We have long been bearing q burden which resulted from the bad condition which succeeded the war between the States. Now we are getting strong again. We no longer must rely on the merchant to run us through the sum mer. We should endeavor to supply ourselves with the necessities which will enable us to get away from the position of debtor.
 During the morning I have visited the individual agricultural exhibt Of J. R. McLendon, a man 70 years of age. who has shown what can be ac- complished in diversified agriculture on one farm. The young men Of the State should take a lesson from this. and show that they. too, can raise crops which will support them with out the aid of the merchant until their cotton shall be gathered and sold. Let me draw your attention as farm CTS to one thing. The strongest asset you can have is a well-filled corn crib and a well-stocked smokehouse. When we have diversified products to greater extent. we shall be more in- dependent.
 Let me draw to your attention. in, conclusion. again the subject of mar keting. We all realize that much of the wealth of the entire South de- bends upon cotton. It's fuctuatior
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-23
Farmers in Charge of
 Vandiver Park. COTTON WAS THE SUBJECT Mr. Pinegas Came Too Late to
 Make Address. Fine Speeches Made at Dedicatory Ex- srcises of Montgomery's Great
 Exposition-show Will  I Draw Alabnma Edi-
 tors Today.

Under bright skies and irreproachable weather conditions, the State Agricul- fural Fair was formally opened at Vandfver Park yesterday Speeches were made in honor of the occasion by President Harvie Jordan and Financial Agent F. D. Smith of the Southern Cot ton Association; the splendid buildings Of the Fair Association and the exhib- . Its sthey contained were thrown open to the inspection of the public; q porS fied through, and number of the
 side-show" attractions were erected and prepared for business. During the day 1t was estimated that between 5000 and 5000 people were carried to Vandiver Park from the city over the Traction Company's line and the Vest ern Railroad shuttle train service.
 The honor of the opening day be- '. 1onged to the Southern Cotton Asso- citation and the Farmers Union. Two of the three speakers who had engaged to make addresses on the occasion were present. The third. J. E. Pinegar of Fell City. State Organizer for the Farm ~AS ChAoAi' "aS uCioyCu III EtutIliS tile city. and did not arrive at the Park until late in the afternoon.
 Phior to the exercises. the Board of Directors of the Association held s meeting in the Administration Build ing. at which a resolution was passed, voting the thanks of the Association tc Gen. Barrie L. Holt for his services as General Manager of the Fair and to Secretary Jesse c. Adams, upon whom fell much of the work of securing the splendid exhibits and display.
 Two Speakers Delayed.
 Owing to the delay in the arrival of MT. Pinegar and MT. Smith, two of the speakers. the opening exercises of the Fair were postponed from II o'clock. at which hour the speech making was scheduled to commence until o'clock in the afternoon. At that time, although neither of the be- lated speakers were present, 1t was decided to proceed with the program MT. Smith reached the stand before the close of the exercises. and respond. ed to his part of the program.
 Appropriate to the occasion, the talks of the speakers were entirely along agricultural lines. Cotton and the i'm . portance of the movement instituted and forwarded by the Southern Cotton Association for the purpose of regulat- ing the selling of the staple, was the theme of President Harvie Jordan, while the Association and the work of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-23

otherS from . number of membsfs of the Alaba ma Press Association. who are due to arrive In tha city to attent the meeting at the Fair today. All those whose applications were received were looked after.
 The reception committee, appointed by Booker Washington for Negro Day, yesterday. through Its chairman, Rev. R. C. Judkins. issued a circular ask ing that all negroes in the city who would be able to accommodate visiting negroes on Negro Day." send their names to the committee. % that appli- cations for board and lodging could be answered, and the visitors comfortably taken care of.
 Progrsn fer Today.
 Today will be Editors Day at the Fair At the July meeting of the Ala bama Press Association in Gadsden. the organization. at the invitation of President Vandiver. passed resolu. ton to hold a meeting in Montgomery during the Fair Today has been a5- signed to them. and an elaborate pro. gram has been arranged.
 The visiting members of the Associa. ton are expected to arrive Tn the city during the early hours of the morning. Meeting at 10 o'clock at the rooms of the Commercial Club. the editors and their wives will be taken to the Far Grounds in two special cars. one of which will carry the Montgomery City Band.
 Leaving the city at Io:3o o'clock. the editors party will proceed to VaLdi- yer Park and at II o'clock. the ex- ercises of the day will commence R. E. L. Mel of Selma. President of the Association. will preside at the exer- cises. and City Attorney (. P. McIn. tyre will make the address of welcome. ks, IT q tor of Prattville. The speaker of the day will be Congressman J. Thomas Heiin of the Fifth District. who will be introduced by President Mel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-23

of 1t. I thought 1t was time we shouls turn our attention to the marketing of the crop
 Up to 1900 we had competition in the production of cotton in flax, wool and foreign cotton. Today our own peerless crop stands before the world without a competitor. It Is the only crop on which our people control { monopoly.
 When we realize that the bale of cotton which we sell at $50 Is manu- factured into cheap handkerchiefs and sold back to the public for $1,25O, 1t opens our eyes to the splendid mys- teries of mathematical processes. When We see a SIS bale of cotton turned into $2,400, We begin to investigate the matter.
 There is today no single crop worth so much as cotton. If we were to take the capital stock of all the banks o. the country, we could bankrupt them all before they could pay for one crop. So long as we can sell this crop to the world We can be the greatest coun- try in the universe.