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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-05
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY


Il
Cairo, Alexander County, Iilinois Pap
uIation 16,147.
Mayor. GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk, II. A. HATCHER.
Treasurer. JAMES QUINN
Comptroller. u, 8. DEWEY.
Police Magistrate, A. ]. ROSS.
Chief OF Police. M s. EGAN.
Alexander County, Population al, 9oA
County Judge. VIM. q. DEWEY.
County Clerk, JESSE II. MILLER.
Circuit Clerk, LEE b. DAVIS.
Sheriff, JAS s.. ROCHE.
Coroner DIR. JAMES McMANUa,
Board OF County Commissioners.
GEORGE PARSONS.
DIR EDWIN j. CAUSE.
j. J. JENNELLE, Chairman.
Assessor and Treasurer, FRANK VA
DAVIS.
county Superintendent OF BchpIlx
fRoF. JOHN SNYDER.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-05

Own you tell me something Of
Booth Tarkington2-K.
A. He was born in Indiana in 1860.
graduated AT Princeton in 1893, and
his first novel was printed In 1899.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-05

a GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching, Blind. Bleeding, ProTuding
Piles. Druggists are authorized TO re
fund money il Pazo Ointment fails ia
cure in to IA days. soc.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-05

WHIST paste can he Bn into a
dfy battery fl r-ueu i-.--A T.
A-One cOmposed. Dr. weight of
charcoal 3 parts graphite. part.
peroxide 81 magnanese. 3 slal-ed lime
D. white arsenic 0 glucose ani starch
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-05

IOial .....--............. 15s
ALBERT WATSON. Chairman.
VI W. SCHAEFER, Secretary.
Mt Vernon. H.. Jan. Is. 1906.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-05

Q-Who first discovered the circu-
latinn OF the bloOd2-R x. ID.
A.-William 4. Harvey. an English
physician. who lived from 1873 10
1865. However elimpses 81 The truth
he saw fuliy had been had by others
before his day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-05

Q.-What IS mo present membership
of the @. A. r.. and az what rate is IL
decrcas ng?-V. A.
A-Aboui 10000. The losses by
death in the year ending June 30.
1908. were gl52
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-05

Q-Cau You state the record span
OF a single bridge arch. and give loca-
lion of AIMEE w G.
A. Eighteen hundred feet for the
GulileEer structure now being built
over the ST. Lawrence al Quebec. ~
"t ----------- 81 sf.-
Q.-llpw are rocks formed?-E.
A.-The theorists agree generally
that primitive rocks were formed
through the cooling Of molten MASSES.
From these. called igneous rocks. other
sorts Of rocks formed in time. first.
came disintegration from weatherlng
and frost. then grinding 10 greater OF
less fineness in streams. and then the
formation Of sedimentary rocks from
The ground particles through pressure
and heat The manner Of these and
other proces.es as treated tn geoloeies
and encycloba edias may interest YOU
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-05

county superintendent OF Bcholla
PROF. JOHN SNYDER.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
RRisEs TO REPORTERS.
President Roosevelt Gives Publicity to
Charges Aaainst Beef Trust.

Washington.-By authority of Presi.
dent Roosevelt correspondence was
made public at the White House Fri
day relating to methods alleged to
have been employed by attorneys for
the beef packers, who are under in
dictment at Chicago to influence pub
lie opinion in behalf of the packers.
The documents consist of a commu
nication made to Attorney General
Moody by United States District Attor-
ney Morrison of Chicago, setting out
certain alleged facts regarding the
payment of a sum of money to a Chi
cago newspaper reporter by one of the
attorneys for the beef packers; a letter
from the attorney general to the Pres
ident transmitting Mr.. Morrison's re-
port expressing the opinion that no
way existed under the law by which
the alleged offense could be punished,
and letter from the President to the
attorney general directing the publica-
tion of the correspondence in order
that the public might be informed OF
one situation. at least, which the gov
ernment has to meet in prosecuting the
case against the packers.
District Attorney Morrison says: 81
have the honor to say that on the 9th
day of December, 1905, Judge George
w. Brown, who is one of the attorneys
for the packers in the beef trust case,
gave to Mr.. Hasler, who is a re-
porter for the InterOcean, and who re-
ports he proceeding of the beef
trust" case. certain amount OF money,
ostensibly as Christmas present. the
exact amount I do not know, and di-
rected him TO give s1e0 of 1t to Mr.. FL
well. who Is reporter for the city
press of Chicago, and who is also de-
tailed to report the court proceedings
in this case. and whose reports are
used by all the newspapers of Chicago
and largely by the Associated Press"
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
STATE MILITIA USED.
To Remove Child from Home Tor
Dependent Children.

Denver.-It took Adjutant General
Wells and his assistant. Colonel hel-
ley, under the orders of Acting GOV
ernor Fred w Parks. TO get llttle MISS
Eva May Rockafeller aged eleven
years, out OF the Home for Dependent
children at Denver and denver her
into the care OF her father and step
mother.
FRANK Rockafeller, the girls father'
was formerly resident OF Pueplo'
Last December complaint was maze
That Eva Rockefeller was DelnS sup
1ected to improper influences, ana
through the efforts of District Attorney
w. II. White of Pueblo the child was
sent to the state home. Recently
Rockafeller married an estimable wo-
man of Lawrence. Kansas, and imme-
diately set to work 10 regain posses
sion of the child He presented a Pc
tition to Acting Governor Parks, VINO
says he satisfied himself the chiid
would be properly cared for and not
subjected to evil Influences.
Wednesday Acting Governor Parks
issued an order releasing the giri from
the state home. Thursday morning
the State Board OF Control. which had
not been consulted in the matter, held
an indignation meeting and refused 10
recognize the acting governors au-
thority. Friday morning Governor
Parks ordered Adjutant General Wells
to procure the child from the home.
The adjutant general. accompanied by
Assistant Adjutant General Kelly, pro-
ceeded at once to the home and Sc
cured the child and turned her over
to Governor Parks at the statehouse.
The latter at once gave her into the
keeping of her parents, who took her
to their home at Lawrence, Kansas.
The members OF the board believe
that the acting governor greatly ex'
ceeded his authority. as the home Is
charitable and not a penal institution.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
APPEAL TO GARFIELD.
Independent Oil Refners of Kansas
Ask for Justice.


Chanute, Kas.-The independent oil
refiners of Kansas have mailed to
James A. Garfield, commissioner of cor
porations of the Department OF Com
merce and Labor, an appeal for justice
against the alleged conspiracy be-
tween tie Standard Oil Company and
the railroad to shut Kansas oil ont of
the market.
The refiners who signed the appeal
are Clifford Thorne, A. f. Robertson,
F.. S. Bennett. c. w. Wasster. J. Nc
Cameron, II. Kaesmann. ID. o. McGee
and C. Il. Martin. These men own
eight refneries now in operation. be
sides two in course of erection at
Atchison and Kansas City, Kansas.
They have invested more than ST.
900 900 in refineries, tank cars, storage
tanks, wagons and barrels.
They claim that by reason of con
spiracy between the Standard Oil Com
pany and the railroad systems of tho
Southwest, particularly those rail.
roads operating in Kansas, Missouri.
Nebraska, Arkansas, Iowa and the ter
ritories of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory. they are limited to the state OF
Kansas for a market for their refined
oil: that to all points outside of Kan
sas the freight rates on all the prod
ucts of crude petroleum are unreason-
ably high and have been maintained at
such unreasonably high rate for the ex-
press purpose and for no other purpose
than to confne business of the indie
pcndent refners to the state OF Kan
saS
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
La Sal Eorest Reserve.

Washington.-The forest service oi
the Department of Agricultural has an
nounced the establishment on the
eastern boundary of Utah of new for
est reserve to be known as La Sal for
est reserve, having an acreage OF 1os,'
1862 acres. The tract lies between the
Grand and Dolores rivers and extends
a few miles over the state line into Col
orado.
Embraced within the reserve is the
La Sal range, containing peaks of from
IL. 500 to 1900 feet. and part of the
long eastern slope from those noun
tains.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
Fort Collins Beet Contracts.

Denver.-A Fort Collins dispatch
says: The Fort Collins Beet Growers
Association met Friday and voted
unanimously to accept the new con
tract prepared by the sugar company,
which comedies rate of s. per ton
for sugar beets. The following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
Ben Preston, president; A. II. Hite
vice. president; a. Ricketts,, secretary
and A. Aiken, treasurer. The signing
of acreage Of Deets for the coming
year will begin at the factory Monday
morning. 1t is thought that the acre
age of last year will be equaled, which
is about 10000 acres. including 1000
acres grown by the Business Men
Association.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
ROBBERY AT FLORENCE.
Young Man BrutaIly Beaten by Pair
of HoIdups

Denver-A News special from Flor
ence says: Harry McNabb, aged 81.
was knocked down, given u terrible
beating and robbed of s21 and some
small change by two holdups at
O'Clock this CThursday) morning.
McNabb was going home from an
entertainment and was on one of the
principal streets but two blocks from
the business center, when a man
stepped from behind tree and felled
him TO the ground with a blow from
some missile. He was stunned, but
quickly recovered and grappled with
his assailant and was getting the best
of it when another man came up and
Joined in the fight. McNabb, realizing
that he would be overpowered, began
to yell for help, at which the holdup
filled his mouth with sand, near..'
cholied him to death and finally bound
his head with his coat. One of his as
then both ran.
McNabb tried to follow them, but
was too weak and they made their es-
cape. He reported the affair to the
police, with a description of the Ifen.
The fight took place almost under an
electric light and McNabb says he saw
his assailants clearly and knows them
by sight. On the strength of his de-
scription, Sim McCool. n young man
of this city, was arrested several hours
later and at noon to-day Arthur Bird
sail, another local man. was taken into
custody. McNabb says they are the
men,
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
pr;h. offered IN Juror

Cripple Creek. Colo.-Judge w. p.
Seeds in the District Court this morn
ing sprung decided sensation when
he read letter offering bribe to a
juror William O'Bryan, who is sit
ting in the Ebert murder case and was
juror in the last trial of Fightmaster
and Smith, who were convicted of hold
ing up Henry Bunte on Bennett ave
nue. some weeks ago. on the last day
that case was in progress. claims he
found note in his pocket. The note
offered. as near rs could he made out
sum varying from $50 to $1,000 to
hang the jury. and stated that you'd
better do it," O'Bryan placed the let
ter in Judge Seeds hands. Every ef-
fort is being made to ascertain who
wrote the letter.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
Loveland Sugar Factory.

Donver.-A l.oveland dispatch says:
The Loveland sugar factory finished
slicing beets at 5 o'clock Friday after
noon, after a continuous run of III
days. During this time 100000 tons OF
beets were ground, which produced
340. 900 sacks of sugar. 1t will require
several days more to clean the factory,
when the entire plant will close down
for the season.
This is the largest and most success
full run made since the factory
started in 1902, yet, with additional
equipment installed during the last
year, the actual sugar campaign has
been shorter than ever before. Con
tracts have been made for next year.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
GENERAL WHEELER DEAD.
Famous Confederate and Union Gen
eral Dies of Pneumonia.

New York.-Gen. Joseph Wheeler
| the famous Confederate cavalry leader
and brigadier general in the United
| States army since the war with Spain
| died at 535 o'clock Thursday after
noon at the home of his sister. Mrs
| Sterling Smith, in Brooklyn, aged sixty
nine years. In spite of his age there was
hope until the day before of his recov
cry from the attack of pneumonia
| which caused his death.
| The family were summoned to the
bedside of the patient at midnight
| Wednesday night, when the doctors in
| consultation concluded that the end
was but matter of hours. The gen
| eral was then awake and conscious
and his mind was apparently active.
Later the general sank into peace
full slumber, and at the request of the
doctors the family quietly withdrew
| from the sick mans bedside. General
Wheeler was never again more than
semi-conscious. He fingered until
Thursday evening and passed away
quietly.
General Wheeler was born at Au
gusta, Ca, in 1886. He graduated at
West Point in 1853, was commissioned
a second lieutenant of Dragons. and
served at the cavalry school at Car
Isle, Pa, until April, 1861, when he re-
signed his commission and entered the
Confederate service. In the following
September he was appointed colonel of
the Nineteenth Alabama infantry, and
was actively engaged in the earlier
campaigns in Kentucky and Tennessee.
At Shiloh, in April. 1862. he COM
manded brigade. and later in the
year was transferred to the cavalry
and participated in the battle of Perry
vile and other engagements OF Gen
eral Bragg's Kentucky campaign. Oc-
tober 80, 1862. he was promoted 10 the
rank of brigad,er general, and covered
the retreat of Bragg's army to the
southward. In January, 1868, he was
commissioned major general. He COM
manded the Confederate cavalry at
Chattanooga and at ChickamaiIga, and
covered Bragg's rear after the defeat
at Lookout mountain and Missionary
Ridge. He harassed Sherman's flank
during the march to Atlanta.
In August, 1864, he led a successful
raid in Sherman's rear northward as
far as the Kentucky line. Subse-
quently he opposed Sherman's advance
on Savannah, and in February, 1865.
was promoted to the rank of iieuten-
ant general, and continued in COM
mand of the cavalry division of General
Johnstons army until its surrender.
After the war he became a lawyer
and cotton planter. In 1880 he was
elected TO Congress as n Democrat and
was a member continuously until 1899.
In May, 1898, he was appointed by
President Mckinley major general OF
volunteers, and was assigned to the
command of the cavalry division of the
Army of Santiago in the Spanish-Amer-
lean War. He commanded the troops
in the engagement of Las Guasimas.
was senior field officer in the battle
of San Juan hill, and subsequently was
one of the American commissioners TO
arrange for the surrender of Santiago.
In 1s99-1900 he commanded brigade
in the Philippine islands, was COM
missioned brigadier general in the
regular army in June. 1900, and retired
in the September following. He pub
lshed history OF Santiago campaign,
1898.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
Bill to Reimburse Colorado.

Washington.-Repr Bon
ynge has introduced bill to reimburse
various states for certain unadjusted
claims growing out of the Spanish war.
Under this bill Colorado is to receive
$4,000, of which 100000 is for pay of
the Colorado volunteers from the time
they went into camp until they were
mustered into the service of the United
States. The other $4,000 is the differ
ence between the amount actually paid
state for supplies and amount which
state claims to have expended for this
purpose.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
Larqe Liberal Ma jority.

London.-Sir Henry Campbell-Ban'
herman will enter the new Parliament
on February 18th with the greatest ma
jority ever given to an English pre-
mier. Except that the returns from
nine constituencies have not been re-
ceived, the general elections in the
United Kingdom are ended. The gov
crnment coalition will have approx
mately 80 votes in the next Parlia.
ment, this estimate including on the
side of Premier Henry Campbell-Ban-
herman the nationalist and labor
votes. with the concrete unionist mi
nority OF 1G0 on the opposition side.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
David w. Irwin Convicted.

Denver-Five years at hard labor
and $500 fine was the sentence impose
upon David w. Irwin Wednesday. after
the jury in the federal court had found
him guilty of perjury as indicted on
four counts, charging completely in the
Eastern Colorado land frauds. Irwin
was real estate dealer in Akron. His
sentence was the result of preparing
fraudulent final proofs on timber cul;
ture entries on government land and
disposing of the land to innocent par
ties
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
Van Wyks Both Held.

Denver-At the conclusion OF the
preliminary examination of Gerhard.
Van Wyk and his wife at Wray on the
charge of having murdered Miss Ger
retie Hast. Justice Sisson held both
defendants for trial in the District
Court, fixing Van Wyk's bond at $4,000
and that of Mrs. Van Wyk at $1,000
Isaac Pelton. attorney for the de
PENDANTS, after the evidence was all in,
made n motion that the defendants be
discharged. After hearing the argu
ments by counsel for both sides, Jus
tee Sisson overiuled tha motion.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
Imboden's Offer.

Denver. Leonard Imboden, con
yicted bank wrecker. now in the
county Jail. announced Tuesday that ii
the receiver of the Denver Savings
Bank would pay SO or 80 cents on the
dollar, he and j. A. Hill, and others,
whom he declined to name. had in
Denver about $250.O0O in cash. which
he would turn over to the creditors OF
the bank to make mp the deficit OF 10
or 10 cents on the dollar. His plan is
TO take over the assets of the Denver
Savings Bank, which are declared by
the receiver TO be of no value, and take
a chance on realizing some part of the
$3.50. 900 which he alleges they are
ready to advance.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
sentenced for Criminal Negligence.

New York.-Capt. William II. Van
Schaick was found guilty of criminal
negligence in failing to have fire drills
on the steamer General Slocum. which
he commanded in June, 1904. when the
steamer burned with the loss of over
1000 lives.
He was Immediately sentenced to
ten years Imprisonment by Judge
Thomas of the United States District
Court
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
Cauuht in Snowsiide.

Leadville, Colo.-Franli Ryan of Den
yer, IA prospector, received a fractured
skull, and a cook at the mine named
Andrews barely escaped with his life
in snowslide at Twin Lakes, near
this city. which occurred at 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning. Ryan was brought
to Leadville and placed in ST. Vincent's
hospital. 1t is not believed that he can
live. His skull was found TO be frac-
turcd in two places ana also internal
injuries.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
Mine Workers Demand Advance.

Indianapolis.-The convention Of the
United Mine Workers of America on
Tuesday adopted, with practically no
changes, the report of the scale COM
mittee. demanding n general advance
of twelve and Il half per cent with
uniform day wage scale.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
Election Officials Acquitted.

Denver.-Frank Kratke, Alderman
Mahoney, Edward r. O'Mailia. Charles
Koftslty and Carl Wilson, charged with
conspiracy to interfere with voters at
the national election in Precinct 8,
Ward 5. Denver, at the election held
in November, 1904. were acquitted by
a jury in the United States court Mon
day.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
Not a Baby Nation.

Washington.-Mr. Spooner in the
Senate defended the action of the Pres
ident in sending delegates to the con-
ference on Morocco and said the franz
ers OF the constitution did not mean 10
create baby nation nor hermit ma
tion.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

The Louisville Courier-Journal's
suggestion that before We attempt to
discover the north pole in an airship
we had better first discover an airship
is pertinent and to the point.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

A hypnotist in Wisconsin was
knocked out by one of his subjects
as he came out of a trance. Some
hypnotists ought to be knocked out
as soon as they begin waving their
hands.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

Some of the young men at the An.
napolis naval academy insist that 1t
doesn't hurt cadet to compel him tc
stand on his head. But does it really
do him any good?
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

A New York banker says there will
be a terrible panic unless we hasten
TO secure an elastic currency. People
wha wear their money below the gar
ter will. however. be likely to cling to
the opinion that our currency is elias
tic enough.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

Benjamin Franklin would be deep
ly interested. no doubt, If he could
come to life now and see a modern
newspaper, but he would hardly be
surprised. Benjamin Franklin was
far-seeing.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

Until it is known whether John
Gibson Hale is a husband and father
his remarks on marriage and child
rearing will not be permitted to go
in the record.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

Andrew Carnegie is awakened every
morning at O'Clock by the notes of
an organ. If the average man were
as rich as Andrew he would have that
organ set for 10 O'Clock.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

Mabelle Gilman says Pittsburg mil
lionaires lack culture. Mabelle ought
TO know.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

A New York actress has left the
income from $4,000 for the care OF
a dog, a parrot. and cage of love
birds. 1t ought to be worth more than
that.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

An exchange speaks cheerrully OF
the plethora of gold" Congratula-
tions.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
DELEGATE for Alaska.

Washington.-The Senate commit
tee on territories ordered a favorable
report or Senator Nelson's bill provid-
ing for delegate in Congress from
Alaska.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

OF course. Secretary Wilson's plan
of reforming the American hen will
include instructions to do all her lay
ing at home and her scratching at the
neighbor's.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

A perfect lady. writing for the Chi
cago Tribune, says that Mr.. Melon
ouCh has presented TO the trustees
of the British Museum the skull and
limb bones of the great race korse
O.monde." BY limbs the writer doubt
lc1,1 means legs. If SO, say so.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

If DIR. osler and Prof Norton are
right, why not adopt the Spanish
method and have series of duels
like that between the Marquis de
Amijo, ager 80. and Gen. Rios, aged
IL?
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

A Detroit man has invented a safe
air ship. Details are not given. but of
necessity 1t must run along the ground
on wheels.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

A woman died in Pennsylvania the
other day, leaving ia descendants.
Would 1t not be well to have her por-
trait put on postage stamp?
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

Rev. DR.. Parkhurst says that no
man ought to swear Correct! And
no man ought to do anything to make
other people swear.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

DIR. Charles Eliot Norton also wants
TO put the insane, the hopelessly dis
eased and victims of accidents to n
peaceful death. He might include the
hopelessly useless; but, confound
them, they won't stand still and be
killed.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

Congressman Sulzer has found out
thaty Croesus was worth onl about
$11,000,00O. but some of lis would like
to be even as rich as that.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

A Chicago woman who kept a
boarding house claims she was drug
ged and married against her will by
the star boarder. Some men will do
anything to escape the necessity of
working for their living.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

whenever Castro takes up his
morning paper and finds that the
world isn't talking about him he hur
ries out and insults the French diplo-
matte agent.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

Wall street has been worried for
a few weeks by tight money" Now
1t knows how the most OF us feel
the whole year round.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

Be kind to the rich, gentle reader.
Just think of the things that will be
printed about them after they die.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-31

Prof. Wilder of Cornell takes the
trouble to write to the papers to say
that the baboon and the gorilla should
not be confounded. We pass this
along for the benefit of the excited
orators in the next heated political
campaign.