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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
SPECIAL TRAIN
TO ARRIVE HERE
BEARING BIG PARTY OF TICKET
AND PASSENGER AGENTS
EN- ROUTE SOUTH.
To HOLD CONVENTION
Two Hundred Representatives Of Can.
adam Pacific Railroad System
in party-WiI Spend Tow
Hours in Cairo.

4 special train over the Mobile ana
Ohio railroad will arrive here at
O'Clock this afternoon from ST. Louis
bearing a party Of 200 ticket and pas
senger agents OF the Canadian Pacific
railroad system which extends from
Montreal to the Pacific Coast
The party is en- route to Mobile Ala.
to attend convention OF railroad men
which will be held there Friday and
Saturday The purpose of the con.
vention is To open a gateway for traf.
fic va the Great Lakes. Chicago and
senger agents an opportunity 10 see
how this section of the country Is
developing, to observe the magnitude
OF the TWO great rivers and the cotton
country and 10 discuss plans for hand,
ling winter tourist business out of
Mobile and New Orleans.
The party which will include a mum
Der of women will take luncheon al
The Halliday upon their arrival here
and later will take ride around the
city. leaving here shortly after 3
O'Clock for jackson. Tenn, where they
will spend TWO hours. taking supper
at the Southern and Star hotels.
The special train is a handsome
one. equipped With seven Pullman
sleeping cars and dining car service
asd the party is personally conducted
By Mr. Charles Rudolph, southern d.
vision passenger agent of the Mobile
and Ohio railroad
At Mobile the party will be enter.
tanned 10y he Mobile and Ohio railroad
officials, a fish fry. drives automo
bile tours aud trip on the bay on
board the L. s. revenue cutter Win
ona. being the program A visit will
be made also at New Orleans.
Conductor W. A. Deveney win have
charge of the IRAN from st Louis 70
Cairo and Conductor Nelson c. De
Pew, from Cairo TO Okalona. Miss.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
CURED A CRIPPLE
Alderman Sculin Performs a Wonder
fuI Operation That Should Com
mend Him to Suffering
Humanity.

A man with an arm helplessly Grip
Piled and face TO match. came int
Alderman Scullin's restaurant las
even ng pedding shoe strings. II
handed a bunch to Mr.. Scullin. wht
took them and offered another To Z
guest OF the place who hesitated
Take them said Mr.. Sculin. 1T Is
impolite to refuge a gift when a gen
tleman offers II 10 you The guest
took the shoe strings and, like NJ
Scullin had done put them in his peck
Ct "Iust give me what you thin
propeg said the poor cripple.
Give you nothing" said Mr. Scullin
You gave me he shoe strings yolun.
tarily I didn't ask YOU for them
Amt You goin to give bowl o
soup2' asked the poor cripple. an
on receiving negative reply b,
Strengthened cut his crippled arm an
face and marched away a well man
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
THE WEATHER

The maximum temperature yes
terday was II, minimum 45, al p
m. 6S. The day was fair and quiet and
dusty.
The government bulletin reported
general conditions as follows Ba-
rometric pressure this morning ap'
pears in troughs and crests from The
Pacific to the Atlantic; high pressure
area cen.er in Nevada western
Kansas. and In the upper Ohio val
lev. while low pressure areas center
in Utah. in the northern Rocky Noun
tain region, in the vicinity OF Lake
Superior. with a shallow trough eX
tending southwark 10 eastern Texas.
and off the New England coast. Pre-
cipitation has occurred in eastern
Texas. Oklahoma, western Missouri
cas- EN- Nebraska. Minnesota west
ern South Dakota, Washington and
Oregon. The temperature has fallen
In Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska,
Colorado and Kansas, elsewhere II
has risen or remained nearly sta.
tionary. The indications for this 10,
cality point to showers tonight or
Thursday, with slightly warmer 70,
night and cooler by Thursday after
noon or night.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
Local and General Notes.

The river marked 127 feet on the
Cairo gauge at D. M. yesterday
showing fall of 0.3 of foot in "a
hours. One year ago it marked 1870
feet
The Louisiana, an excursion boat,
arrived from Vicksburg yesterday
morning.
The Richardson from St Louis
passed to Nashville.
The Katherine went up the Ohio
light. leaving here in the afternoon
The Dick Fowler arrived from Pa
.lucah on time and cleared on her
return trip at D. m.
The Ferd Herold left Memphis yes
terday for afro She was delayed by
hig trim on her way down. She had
SIS bales of cotton and over 5000
sacks of cotton seed.
The Stacker Lee left ST Louis
Yesterday for Cairo and Memphis
She will be in port today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08

Mis- Mildred Holland in The Lily
and the Prince pleased a fair sized
audience at the Cairo opera house last
night. Miss Holland has for years
been quite favorite in Cairo and
would have been accorded larges
house If The Lily and the Prince
had no, been seen here ON previous
occasions. u is. however. a strong.
well balanced. romantic drama and Is
splendidly staged and acted 10y Miss
Holland. and gives her ample scope 70
display her emotional qualities The
supporting company was up 10 the
usual standard maintained by Miss
Holland.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
'0N THE RIVERS
GOVERNMENT FLEET TORN FROM
MooRINGS AT ELIZA TOW.
HEAD YESTERDAY.
Four Hundred Feet OF Mattress Work
Wreeked-Barges Picked Up
at Birds Point BY the
Tug Theseus.

The government fleet at work on
the river bank at Eliza Towhead,
above Cairo, on the Mississippi river,
broke from its mooringS yesterday
morning at 10 O'Clock and tioated
down stream. The current was so
5 rong that the cables parted and let
two loaded barges and ten floats, with
about 400 feet of willow mattress
work. go down stream. The govern
ment has probably a hundred men at
work there building mattress work
for the protection Of the bank. Great
Quantities of willows are used for the
purpose. which are woven together
and doated and then weighed down
with stone. sunk to the bottom
against the bank, forming a solid net
work through which the current can
work no inroads on the bank
The mattress, as far as finished
being carried on strong current,
seems to have grown too heavy and
the cables parted as stated. The mat
tress was wrecked on dixie which
extends into the river some distance
below the towhead. and the barges
floated down the river. but were
caught near Birds Point by the tug
Theseus. with Capt Geo. Spence at
the wheel and were towed back to
their proper moorings unhurt
The report that man was caught
on the dyke by the mattress and
drowned could not be verified,
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
REALTY TRANSFERS
Recorded in Circuit Clerks Office
Property in Town and County
Changes Hands.

Georgs Hodges q. TX to Margaret
n. Vincent. d. town OF Unity, LOT
/. block ,. S35.
Cora Aldrich and husband TO Mar
garet Vincent. q. town of Unity
l,t ]. block 3. So.
P.F Brown ct NIX TO Matte Cauble
q d. town Of Thebes B. F. Brown
sub division Of lot and 10. lot 80
block 8.
Herman Meyers to al to Robert q
Meyers and Edward VI. Meyers, q c d.
civ Of Cairo. first addition. lots So
? fsnd IS block %. 81
John Hodges. ct uX 10 Margaret II
Vincent. e " d. town of Unity. lots
and g. block 8. 500.
Clara +. Kyle ct al to lara NJ. MI.
burn. 4. city of Cairo. fir-i addition,
lots 2. 10. H. Il and part of 10. block
81. 81
Oscar T. Tamm to John Huffman.
" q. Tamm's first addition. ioi 10,
block /. S115.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
LOCATED IN CAIRO
Two Runaway Boys From Chicago
Found Working in Cairo
Handle Factory.

Two runaway boys from Chicago
were found in Cairo yesterday. They
were about II years Old and we're
IONS of wellto-do parents One Of
them was the son % Mir J. r. Elll.
of the firm If Fullmer & Ball,
plumbers. Of 1856 East Wa hinston
street, and Mr.. Fullmer came down
after he lad The boys were found
working al the ax-handle factory. evil
IDENTIFY bent on making their way in
the world. The Ball boy had been
sent away from home by his father
with $50. to 30 to a university: hut
he changed his mind and with the
other boy came to Cairo, Mr. Full
mer took bon the bows back to Chi
cago last evening. Mr.. + A. Ward
was instrumental in locating the
boys.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
Work of Oredge Boats.

Louisville Herald OF Monday says:
The feet of government dredge boats
thai has for some time been at work
at Chenault's Reach. near Derby
Ind. and ninety-three miles below
New Albany, has moved to Blue
River Island. near Leavenworth, and
ffty.four miles below New Albany
The feet is towed by the steamer
Nellie Wnlet. owned by Capt R. II.
WHlett. Of New Albany. Al Chenault S
Reach the dTedge boats GU out a
channel iiS feet long and - feet
vide. and at Blue River Island chan
mel will be cut 6 feet below the gauge
which will afford a G-foot water gauge
at that point in extremely low water
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
IN THE CITY COURT
Several Petty Offenders Fined Among
Them Joseph Burnett Publisher
Of Three States Magazine.

In the city court yesterday VIM.
C9n. arrested by Wade and Bradley
for displaying deadly weapon. was
fined s25.
George Watson arrested by Hagey
and Wallace was fined S. and costs
1920 for disorderly conduct
Joseph Burnett. arrested by Onicer
Casey on a warran sworn ont by his
wife, was fined s. and costs. $3.50
The cha.gs wa. that ne had slapped
his wife. He was arrested Tuesday
night, spent the night in Jail. and re-
leased after being fined His wife
failed 10 appear against him but he
pleaded guilty.
james Christian. arrested by OFF
Ger Casey for disorderly conduct was
fined 81 and costs. SS55. paid
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
Experts Made Ridiculous.

Alfred Binet director Of the nsycho-
logical laboratory an the Sorbonne.
Paris. has been investigating the
value of handwriting experts" An
expert who was given specimen Of
Ernest Remains chirogrsphy said the
writer vas a person OF only moderate
intelligence. cerdulous and garrulous.
vital criminal who murdered sew
erai women with revolving barharitv.
appeared to another expert As a
umid gill distinguished BY modera.
ton
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
VESTS MINISTRIES
viii Be the Attraction at the Cairo
Opera House Tonight-Miss
Holland in Strong Play.

Lovers OF the Old time and ever pop
ular minstrel will have an opportunity
tonight Of seeing The original West 'e
Ministries. The organization is one
Of The largest and the best on the road
this season and is the only one book.
ed by Manager Williamson for the sea
son There are over 40 people in the
company. including an excellent band
which will parade at O'Clock this at
ternCOr.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
Humorous biographical error.

Henry Watsrson SAYS that the odd
est and mOst humorous Transportation
Of the types ensf ever came within his
observation was IN New York paper
which used 10 print ifs shipping news
on ths same page with the obituarie&
One morning a long list o. respectable
names we're set forth under the ma
rl5,e Rad -Pa--aI Through Feii Gate
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08

The Ohio from Evansville to Padn
cab, will remain practically station
airy during he next two or three days
At Cairo will continue falling SLOWLY
The Tennessee from Florence &c
The mouth, will continue falling slow
w. The stage at Florence will fall 10
below feet by Thursday night o.
Friday morning
The Mississippi from below 81
Loufs TO Cairo. no material change.
P. H. SMYTH.
Local Forecaster.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
Notice ofPubic Hearing-Sewers.
t, Washington Avenue.

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tuition Divides for trheu tile pipe a
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GEORGE ARsoN
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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
His plea

"Er-sh,-nov. Borrowby." humbiy
began stoop shouldered skinny Mr.
Hsnnypeck If Won will be kind
enough to let me have that LITTLE
amount sou owe me shall appreciate
IL more han ] can tell NJ wife is
going On visit tomorrow. and dab
'm,-the more money cs7 give her
he longer sts vii -tsv.-- Pc.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
Notice Of Public Hearinu.
Cairo, Illinois, November 7. 1906

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sManh Streets
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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
Forecasts For Today.

Cairo and Vicinity-Partly cloudy
with showers; cooler by afternoon OF
night.
Illinois Generally fair; warmer.
Kentueky-Gene fair; no de
cided change in temperature.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY fair cooler
southwest portion
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
Is Peggy In7

There is an Old story Of a simple
Highland lass who had walked TO
Glasgow to Join her sister in service
On reaching 4 toll-bar on the skirt OF
the city. she began 10 rap smartIy
with her knackles on the gate. The
toii-keeper came ont 70 see What she
wanted Please. sir. is this Glas-
sow she inquired Yes. this IS
Glasgow. Please. said the girl. is
Fegsy IN"
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
Sun and Moon.
Washinuton Forecast.

Washington, Nov 7.-lllinois-Fair
in the west, showers in the east
Thursday; Friady, fair variable
winds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08

Board of Local I'm
provements of the City
of Cairo. Illinois.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-01-10
DATE UNCERTAIN.
Number of House Republicans Oppose
Joint Statehood Bill.

Number of House Republicans Oppose
Joint Statehood Bill.
Washington. Jan. 10.-Republlcans in
the house who oppose the proposed
Joint statehood bill have developed
such strength that the date of the fav-
orable report OF the committee on ter
ritories on the measure is uncertain
and many members do not expect to
have the bill brought before the house
early this week, as was planned.
Insurgent Republicans allege they
have seventy-fiye Republican votes
against the proposed rule preventing
the amendment of the Joint statehood
measure. AZ the Democrats would vote
solidlv against such a rule. II has been
reported that the rules committee will
not attempt to the prevent the amend
ment Of the statehood bill However.
the friends Of the Joint statehood bill
10 not admit that seventy-five Repub-
licans will Join in the attempt to amend
the bIll and insist that the committee
IN rules win have no hesitation In sub
ritt'ng rule preventing amend
ments
Speaker Cannon and his associates.
in support Of the administration pol
icy. are exerting every effort to enforce
party discipline.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-01-10
SEEKS TO SUICIDE.
physician Well Known In the esutE
Attempts to End Existence.


( hysieian Well Known In the ssutE
Attempts to End Existence.
New York. Jan. 1O.-Dr. w 9. Ste
ger. said to be a graduate Of Wander
bilt and Columbia universities. and OF
a family prominent i'm Nashville. Tenn.
attempted to commit suicide in the
Audubon hotel by taking chloroform
and morphine. He was removed to
says he cannot recover.
DR.. Steger took the poison after leav-
ing note saying that he had suffered
from suicidal and homicidal mania for
years and the he could not bear the
suffering longer. He willed his body
to the College of Physicians and Sur
geons. Columbia university.
Another message. probably written
after the doctor had swallowed the
poison. and uncompleted because the
morphine and chloroform took effect
before the doctor anticipated was
found behind the cot. II was written
on an envelope and read as follows:
'As am sitting here en- r II. as sane
as ! have ,een for three weeks and
expecting to die in an hour. want to
say that the book of DR.. JelIyIl and Mr..
Hyde is none too strong. I also
think
The writing was firm at the begin
ming cf the message, but gradually be-
came almost undecfpherable.
His wife, whom he married at Hot
Springs. was Miss Carrie Dalton. and
well connected in Arkansas. She had
been at Ho Springs visiting relatives
some time. having recently returned.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-01-10
HE TELLS WHY
1T WAS DONE
Sheppard Gives Reasons For In
ducing Resolution.
OUGHT NOT TO REST
Texas Congressman Said Measure Is
Presented Iu Honor Of Ameri-
can Motherhood, Superior
to the President.

Washington, Jan. 1o.-During the
session of the house Monday. Repre-
sentative Sheppard of Texas intro
duced a resolution, which was referred
to committee on rules. asking for APP
pointment Of a committee composed of
Democrats and Republicans. TO inves-
tigate why an American mother was
violently expelled from the white house
and grounds by executive officials and
employees while she was seeking an
audience with the president of the
United States; that said committee
have power to summon witnesses and
report as soon as possible to the house,
Mr.. Sheppard made the following
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-01-10
THURMAN ON TRIAL.
Mrs. Willie 6ateman Testifies as TO
Negroes Conduct.

Mrs. Willie 6steman Testifies as 70
Negroes Conduct.
QuItman. Tex. Jan. 1O.-Ernest Tur-
man. charged with attempted criminal
assault on Mrs. Willie Bateman. was
placed on trial Monday. The state
introduced w. r Blaylock and wife.
parents of Mrs. Bateman. and the lat
ter as its only witnesses. Mrs. Bate
man, in substance. testified as follows:
81 was at my fathers house on Christ
mas day. I got there about o'clock.
The doors were closed when / went In.
/ went into mammals room. sat by the
fire a few minutes. then went into a
side room, took a waist out of my
trunk and came back to the bed in
mammals rooIl and began to undress.
I had taken my top skirt and waist or
when someone grabbed at me At first
saw a negro man when he was in
reach OF me. He had butcher knife
In his life hand and grabbed my UNDER
waist with his right / jerked loose.
screamed and ran out of the house.
ran ABOUT 200 yards and tainted.
know the negro who made the assault.
It was Ernest Truman. That is him
(pointing at the negro). The first per-
so- I knew after came to was Mrs
Perry. the next was my mother. told
my mother what had happened. We
found the butcher knife in the fire.
place in mothers room some days
later"
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-01-10
EDWARDS TAKES LIFE.
Coroner Decides That He suieidsd by
Both Bullet and Poison.

New Haven. Conn. Jan. 1O.-Suicid,
by means Of both bullet and poison {.
the explanation given by Coroner FL
Mix OF the death Of CHARLES A. Ed
wards OF New York City at the AbiEa
Hitler homestead here This finding Is
contained in preliminary report tC
States Attorney williams and Is based
In part on the discovery Of morphine
in the body Of Edwards by Medical FIX
amlner Bartlett. and the surgeons who
performed the autopsy.
The coroner's brief report does moi
dispel the mystery in the death of Mr
Edwards. and until the compete find
ing is ready. probably no public sol1-
ton can be found as to why Mr.. + /
wards. as Coroner Mix describes his
actions. Eat o'clock on wednesday
morning last. clad In his undercIothes,
left his chamber and descended to the
basement. lighted the gas. unbolted
and opened the rear door. twice dis
charged a revolver at himself. one b. /
let going into the ear: then. failing O
kin himself. threw the weapon ava v.
drank laudanum and tossed tbs bottle
after the pistol and with blood flowing
from a wound IN the head. dragged
himself back to his chamber. got into
bed. drew the clothes over his shoul-
ders. and. after placing a handkerchief
under his read to stop the flow Of
blood. lapsed into unconscIousness.
death coming six hours later"
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-01-10

statement concerning the resolution:
Il introduce this resolution in the
name Of American motherhood and
American womanhood. The occurrence
which is the cause of this resolution
was a violation of every sentiment
that glorifies American manhood and
American chivalry. The brutal treat
ment of this lady. who was but acting
within the bounds of her rights, seems
TO me to be outrageous. The American
congress ought not to permit the mat
ter to rest without the most thorough
and searching investigation. 1t in
wolves the most sacred element and
reverence which every true Ameri-
can citizen accords the American
woman, and especially the American
mother. When the president of the
: I;'s {; !:
presence OF his superior. inns action
of his subordinates should certainly be
investigated"
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-01-10
LARGE LAND DEAL.
One Hundred and Forty Thousand
Acres Have Been Purchased.


Acres Have Been Purchased.
Austin. Jan. 1O.-with the exception
OF few minor details. the deal has
been closed whereby the New York and
Texas Land company sells 10000
acres OF land to Paul Brown of ST.
Louis and his associates.
Brown is a director in the American
Tobacco company. The land is located
in La Sale and Dimmit counties. and
most Of 1t is subject TO irrigation. II is
understood that the price paid is s2.75
per acre. though the consideration has
not been made public. It was thought
that the land was to be used for grow
ing tobacco. but the latest report Is
that Brown and his, associates viii par
Gel it out to colonists and encourage Ir-
rigation.
The governor appointed Captain Ben
e. Mcculloch Of Buda TO be a member
of the board OF managers Of the Con-
federate home, vice E. P. Reynolds. de-
cease.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-01-10
NEGOTIATIONS FAIL.

No Settlement Between Venezuela and
e=ruudez Asphalt Company.
Washington Jan 1o.-seeretary Root
has been notified by cable or the com
plete failure Of 'hn negotiations that
have been IN progress at Caracas. look
ting to settlement 81 issues between
the BeHnudez Asphalt company and
the Venezuelan government. and the
departure from Caracas Of the com
pany's treasurer. Clyde Brown. Tho
secretary has accordingly called upon
Mr. Calhoun the presidents special
commissioner. for his report upon that
controversy az the basis Tor imme-
date action on the part of the depart
ment II is probable that the report
viii be submitted 70 congress and some
line Of action suggested,
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-01-10
Einht LARGE Firms sinn.

St Louis. Jan. 1O.-President Jack
son OF the local Typographical union
saws the following large firms have
signed the eight hour agreement;
Woodland & Herman Printing company.
sir p Studley & Co. Con 2 Curran
Printing company Great Western
Printing company. Perrin e. Smith. a.
r. Fleming Printing company. Little &
Becker and the Security Printing COM
pany. They employ 300 men. Eleven
firms stIll hold out