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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26
FIGHT TO
PUT OFF REFORMS
LIFE COMPANIES WILL ATTEMPT
TO KEEP RECOMMENDATIONS
OFF STATUTE BOOKS.
OAzED BY THE REPORT
OF the Armstrong Committee-Finan-
cial Disaster Will be Their Cry
Trying to Friehten
Wall Street

New York, Feb. 25.-The big insur.
ance companies will make bitter
fight to keep the recommendation of
the Armstrong investigating commit.
tee off the statute books. Already the
great and powerful machine of the
company is beng oiled and put in
shape for an opposition intended to
defeat nearly all the important recon-
mendations made by the committee.
CONSERVATION reigned in the ex2cu-
tive offices Of the New York com
panies today. The report was so much
more drastic than was expected by
in sulance officials that it put them
into dazed cCndit on
In the New York Life Insurance
the first move was made to
organize resistance to certain recon-
regarded by insurance
men as hostile to the interests of the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26
INTEREST CENTERS
IN THE RATE BILL
MEASURE WILL OCCUPY THE
FOREMOST PLACE ON SEN.
ATE CALENDAR.
PREPARE FOR CONFLICT
Foraker Takes Floor First With
Speech Opposing Bill--Ae viii
Probably Stand Alone-Other
Bills In the House.

From The time that Senator Tilman
presents his report on the railroad rate
bill today until the meausre shall have
been finally disposed Of by the senate
the bill will occupy the foremost place
on the senate calendar
Frem the beginning of the session
the rate regulation question has re-
ceiyed eager attention whenever the
subject has been approached, even
though in an informal way as has been
the case on several occasions. and the
formal reporting of the measure will
necessarily intensity interest in IT,
There Is, no prospect Immediately of
displacing the statehood bill, but there
have been many intimations that such
a course might be pursued if that bill
continues to be unacted on when few
weeks later, the senators generally
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26
HE|NOUS OFFENSE
LAID TO A WOMAN
PLOTTED WITH BOY TO DITCH A
PASSENGER TRAIN FOR
REWARD.
BOY WAS HYpNOTlzED
Nervously Confesses How Feminine
Accomplice Inspired Him TO
Commit the Awful
Crime.

TiffiD o., Feb, 2j.-Grover Baugh-
man the selfconfessed train wracker
was arraigned before Mayor Leister
Saturday afternoon on the charge Of
having wrecked a Pennsylvania freight
train in Tiffin on The night of Febru
airy Is in a desperate attempt 10 wreck
the passenger train which came along
a few minutes later
Along with him was arraigned Mrs.
Darrell Carpenter, who, according to
Baughman's confession, was the insti-
gator of the plot aud personally as
sisted him.
Baughman pleaded guilty while the
woman ind gnantly denies the charge,
Her hearing has been set for Saturday
afternoon. Baughman is a mere youth.
The woman is twice his years and
while unusually bright and quick wit
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26
GAVE UP To POLICE
lad BEEN HoUNDED ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY FOR MONTHS
BY sLEUTHs.
hammond, the Wife Murderer, Re-
turns to Albany. surrcnders TO
the Police and confesses
His Crime.

Albany, n. j.. Feb. John Cross
hammond. whose wife's body was
'ound in trunk last November. ten
lays after he had di appeared. today
surrendered to the police aud confess
I'd 10 having killed his wife.
The authorities had traced him to
Canada, Arizona and to Montana
where all trace OF him was lost
District Attorney Addington tonight
gayc ont The following statement:
John c. Hammond This afternoon
ronfesscI 90 killing h's wife on Sun
lav. November J. he said he had
luarrelod with her, and that he had
truck her with a glass. which blow
"auscd her death After doubling up
he body be placed IL in the trunk. He
hen sprlnkled chloride ~ lime over
he body. Hammond said he murdered
his wife 20 get her money. When he
.efi Albany he had about 81 600 which
his wife had drawn rom the bank
with the Intention OF buying a farm.
Since leaving the city he SAYS h
has ben arrested ten tines in as many
places for vagrancy and inioNication
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26
ction of an heir 10 the throne.
Precautionary Measures.

lection of an heir 10 the throne.
Precautionary Measures.
All information obtainable indicates
that the military measures at the pal
ace were only precautionary taken be-
cause OF widely circulated rumors that
there would be trouble on Saturday.
Court Is Very Nervous.
The finding Of packages of dynamite
outside the palace gates, which ii
somewhat mysterious. probably caused
uneasiness. as the court has been ner-
yous since the outrage In the Pekin
railway station September "A last year,
when a missile exploded iDs de a pri
vate car on train carry ing enc OF
four missions ordered abroad I'd study
foreign political methods, Killing fogr
persons and wounding twenty others.
Calm Before a Storm.
The police tonight appeared with
out rifles. The city never was quiet
err There has not been The slightest
sign Of feeling shown against foreign
ers, nor have foreigners here any ap.
prehensions.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26
A CAIRO MAN MURDERED
AND ROBBED In PADUCAH


William
depot in the eompanys a
Augustus white
Paducah, Saturday
lin o
position
possibly
The skull crushed y
possibly a coupling PIN.
The police took charge bo after
present nothing has been uneared which would
discovery
he
vsluables
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26

find themselvC prepared TO enter
what all have believed from beginning
would be the real conflict of the ses-
sion. All senators whatever. their IN
dividual view, are united in cons. der.
ing the railroad question as The most
important before congress and the
friends and opponents of the Hepburn.
Dolliver bin alike unite In a desire
TO have il taken up as promptly as
possible. There will be a lull how
ever. after the report is made because
all who expect TO participate In the
debate feel the necessity for sufficient
time to prepare for the conflict.
On Wednesday Senator Foraker will
take the floor with a prepared speech
on the railroad question. His will be
the first formal speech on the subject
subsequent TO reporting Of the bill
SO far az any announcement has been
made The OlIto senator stands alone IN
opposing all raidrasd legislation along
the lines Of the Herharn-Doll.ver bilI
Many interruptions TO his address un-
doubtedly will occur. and Il is doubtful
whether he will be aSle TO conclude
in one day.
There is already much speculation
as TO prospect Of the rate bill The
generally accepted view is that it
will be amended by the senate in some
particular. II is already apparent that
the crucial amendment WI be the ad
di;iou Of an appeal clause. and over
that there will unquestionably be a
determined conflict. Friends Of such
a modification claim thirty three Re
publican senator's as favorable to the
Of this provision. and nome
Democrats have in the past stated they
would regard such a clause with favor. |
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26

damp. c5id coli. where she was sub
jec'ed TO eleven hours Of torment in
order fo force be- 20 reveal the names
ri her accompiices- Tic girl says that
two officers took brutal pleasure in
kicking ner hack and forth across the
CELL t.aring her hair. burning her
ae-h with cigarettes AMI threatening
her with abandonment to TIE Cossaeks
t1iess she MESSED.
Nile. Spi-- -donovo is noW ne hos
pital in a serious coaditioa- Her skull
e. fractured in two places. ore eve Ia
iursd and her body a mas Of bruises.
The newspapers demand the instant
trial and punishment Of the tv0 OIL
GERS
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26

companies. Despite statements to the
contrary, it may be stated as an alb
solute fact that the executive commit
tee of the New York Life headed by
President Orr, spent the greater part
of today considering the report.
Prepare to Fight.
We are not ready to say anything
vet said Mr.. Orr, when asked what
action had been taken. Il have been
going over the report carefully with
several other gentlemen. but there is
nothing | GIN say now"
The activity of the New York Life
company was hardly greater than that
among the officers Of the Mutual Life
President Peabody went into con
ference with his fellow executive Off
GERS directly after his arrival in tine
Mutual Life building. It was a day of
committeeman meetings. The presi-
dent would not permit him elf to be
seen by any newspaper men. Thomas
+. Ryan was missing from his offices
in the Morton Trust company. and IL
Ne- NHtI iuFlf tiltAt III lidu tBMt ~
Washington
Later developments indicated that
Ryan hal spent the morning in con
ference with Paul Morton, president
OF the Equitable Life.
Assemblymsn Ezra T. Prentice. soc
retary of the Armstrong investigating
committee. made rush trip down
from Albany this morning in connec-
tion with the report. He was not over
confident as 10 the easy path ahead
Of the recOmmendations. He aid not
seem to think that the legislature
would exert itself unduly to make the
into laws.
Dare Not Come into Open.
Il think that most of the recon-
(Concluded on Third Page1
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26
COAL OPERATORS WILL RESTORE
REDUCTION ACCEPTED BY
MINE WORKERS TWO YEARS AGO
Barons Have Recognized UntenabIe Position and
Will Submit to Inevitable
NO GENERAL STRIKE In APRIL

Indianapolis, Feb. 25,-In state
ment issued tonight to the Associated
Press, vice-President Lewis of the
United Mine Workers of America,
said:
'You may accept one proposit on as
a fixed fact--there will be no general
strike in the mining industry April !.
The ope ators will restore the reduc-
tion accepted by the miners two years
ago and perhaps more. Mr. +. l.. Rob
ers of Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Taylor
of Illinois, leaders OF the operators
recognize their untenable position and
have gracefully submitted to the in
ev.table and will pay the advance 10
the miners, An e"a of peace will be es-
tablshed for another period of years
and the trade agreement method OF
settling labor disputes will win new
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26

ted displays pha. e Of perverted men.
tality.
After the Rewards.
Together they were TO wreck the
fast passenger due within few hours
and which al the point near the Car
pentcr home rushes by at a speed OF
sixty miles an hour Great loss of life
and property would have inevitably
resulted and the railroad company
would offer very large reward for
the apprehen ion of the guilty culprits
The reward once offered. Mrs. Car
penter was TO 90 TO The officials and
inform them that Baughman had com
miited the deed. Upon his arrest he
was to confe IS. and then the reward
would be hers.
He was to plead insanity and escape
with a wOrkhouse or light penitentiary
sentence. and upon his liberation half
Of the reward would be his
Together the two went out ON the
track and taking a piece Of iron rail
six feet long fastened il securely in the
frog Of a switch. Six hundred feet fur
ther down the track they placed anoth.
er obstruction consisting of a heavy
piece of fence wire and a switch bar
Waited fo- the Crash.
They returned to the Carpantr home
and from an open window waited 10
witness the crash. Fortunately a heavy
freight not anticipated by the pair
came laundering through but a few
m nutes an advance Of the passenger I
There ives cra-h a7f the huge en-
gine topled over into the ditch
Wreck there was. bur had Il been /
caused by the hand e Providence 70 /
cOrld not have been more Of q god 4
send. for by 90 the lives of a score (
Concluded on third pasa
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26
RUSSIAN GIRL SUBJECTED TO
INDIGNITY BY THE C0SSACKS

s. Petersburg. Feb. 25.-Grea'
wrath has been arOased in Hhc-al
circles by The publication of q l5ter
from Nile. Sp.fdonovo. the 17-yearold
gil who shot u LuzbenoH ky. chief
Of the secret police st Tamb0H in
which he described the in1irniti-s
and brutslities to which che was sub
jected
The letter saws that Nile Sp'Ti-
donOvo was knocked doan and beaten
with the whips ~ Cossacks and rife
butts She vas then dragged BY her
hair down stairs 10 a sles Sd by en-
ragged Coss acks taken 10 the police
station, undresscd and thrust into
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26

He is reported as aging that he viii
clear the country Of foreigners. He
is very bitter against Americans, who.
he says. are after his country.
The pOpulaCe are yea-ning for an
American prCtectofate. and the better
class Of Nenezuelans are reported as
say-ng that the situation demands i'm
mediate Intervention by the United
States for the sake Of humanity.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26
KING WILL FErE HIM.

New York. Feb. 25.-It was learned
tonight that J. Picrpont Morgan will
visit the Pope aud that while in Italy
he WI be fete1 by the King. The
honor grows out of the incident IN con
nection with the fnanciers purchas
of Italian antiques
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26
REMAINS THE SAME.

Pittsburg, Feb. 25.--E'rancis L. Rob
bins, chairman Of the executive hoard
of the Pttsburg Coal company, and
one of the operators who was a party
10 the interstate agreement was not
in the city tonight, but earlier in the
day said:
The dispute between the miners
and operators remains identlcally as
II has s'nce the adjournment of the
joint conference at indianapolis"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26

the auspices Of the Grand Army For
mer Congre sman George ID, Perkins
of Sioux City, will deliver an eulogy.
The body will lie in state Thursday at
the church
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26
FIND THREE BODIES
OF Cadets Who Lost Their Lives in
the Ohio Military Academy
Fire.

Gambler, Ohio, Feb 25.-The char
red bodies Of Cadets Winfield Scott
Kunkle of Ashtabula, Ohio; ]. E. Hen
j. Fuller of Warren. Ohio, were found
in the ruins of Delano hall this after
noon. No satisfactory explanation has
yet been found as to what caused the
fire
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26
CASTRO DECLARES INTENTION
OF WHIPPING ENTIRE WORLD

Wllemstad. Feb 25.-Advices re-
ceived from Venezuela ere 10 the
effect that President Castro says he
viii humble France, break UP the
Monroe doctrine. clear out the French
from Venezuela and then starr on the
Americans, Englishment and Germans.
who. he declares are worse than Chi
ucsc.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26

friends 10 its standard
The anthracite operators must now
grant an advance in view of the action
of the bituminous operators. details to
be worked out later by a special ma
t'onal convention of the Mine Wo"k-
ers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26
Colonel a Spanish Title.

The title colonel" Is derived from
the Spanish. The name is "coronel,"
which may account for the English
pronunciation
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26

Concluded on Third Psge.l
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-26

ted displays a pha Of perverted men.
tality
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-30
LANDMARK
PASSES AWAY
Death of Mrs. Emma Gillespie Last
Saturday Afternoon.

Died, at her home, in this city, on Sat
urday afternoon, November "a, 1905,
Mrs. Emma Gillespie, wife Of Mr.. W. A.
Gillespie.
Mrs. Gillespie was n among the old
est citizens Of Greenwood, and she was
beloved by all OF our people. To the
grief-stricken husband. daughters and
sons, all unite in extending profound
sympathy in this hour of their great
bereavement and distress.
Mrs. Gillespie was a consistent chris
tian, and her funeral from the First
Methodist Church last Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock wa attended by a
large number Of sorrowing friends and
acquaintance. DR.. J. G. Park, her pas
tor, conducted the funeral services in
his characteristic able manner, paying a
fitting tribute to the memory Of this
truly good woman, beautifully portray
ing her many noble traits of character.
The remains were inferred at Green
wood cemetery Immediately after the
funeral services, the following persons
acting as pall-bearers: Active: M. l..
Stoddard, Warner. Wells, Robt. Wilson,
Sam Colmerry, Ike Stein, Firman Smith,
W. T. Loggins and p. W. Sherrar. Hon.
orary: Gid Montioy, ST., r. H. Hicks,
ST., T. G. Ledbetter, W. r. Bell, T. H.
Holmes, G. W. Wells, r. T. Jones, W. r.
johnson.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-30
THE WORLDS HAPPY ONE.

Much has been written about the
great, the famous, the talented, the
good, men and women OF the earth,
but few, if any, have been the vol
umes devoted to Chronicling the
story Of the simply, purely happy
people. Not that the material for
such an essay is scarce-perhaps no
one has thought it worth while, but
il ought to be written. They are to
be found. Where? Among the
young whose pathway is strewn
with the roses of ambition and the
lilies Of illusion and the perfumed
blossoms Of ideals? Among the ia
nous Of earth who have compelled
society to recognize their place and
value? Among the fortunate whose
every need, physical, intellectual,
social, has been supplied? Among
the women who have a mission" in
life and the men who have an "aim"
before them? Among the high or
the low, the very rich or the very
poor or moderately circumstance?
Where shall we look for the happy
ONE, Perhaps among them all. But
hefe at the loom, yonder at the desk,
over there with the needle, that one
with the pen, this one with the axe,
a preacher in the pulpit, a leader
among men, an humble and over
looked worker, In all the ranks Of
%life,--you will find the one of whom
we should write: He who has found
his work, who loves his work, and
who does his work with a purpose
that makes the world better by his
labor and brighter for his optimism;
he who sees God manifested with
love in nature, who loves his fellow
man, and whose soul is in tune with
the Infinite"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-30
We got an invite the other day

We got an invite the other day
from a friend Of ours to 60 over to
Moon Lake with him a-fishing;; and
a very remarkable thing happened.
Every time we got a bite and jerked
the line we pulled out a snake that
had blue eyes and red whiskers; so
we quit. But we noticed that our
friend was catching snakes the same
way and putting EN- in a bucket,
When he got through he strung EN-
on a line Just as if they had been
fish. What you going to do with
all them snakes ?" we asst him.
What snakes?' says he. why,
what you have got on that line"
"Why them amt snakes" he says,
"they air bass" OF course we
didn't say nothing more as we didn't
want to make him feel bad.-Harde-
man Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-30

plish it by going a few miles out Of
my way, on q roundabout state road.
The problem, so far as the political
phase Of the negro question is com
cerned, with which we were con-
fronted during the reconstruction
period, was to save the white mans
civilization, based upon his peculiar
code Of ethics, which code, in its
turn, has for its keystone the sancti-
ty Of his family life. That prob
lem we have solved by State ac-
ton"
This is the last speech that Mr..
Williams will deliver in the state
before leaving for Washington to
resume his duties in congress.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-30

The best posted politicians prac-
tically all concede that Hon. L, F,
Noel will be in the second primary
for Governor next summer. And
this means that he will win the NOM
in%ation, it makes no difference which
Of his distinguished opponents gets
into the run.off with him. The peo-
pie Of Mississippi have confidence in
Ed. Noel's integrity and honesty Of
purpose and are not afraid to trust
him in the highest office within their
gift,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-30
the ufART or A FRIEND.

Broken friendship says a writ
er in an exchange. like china, may
be repaired, but the break will al
ways show" And it is a bit Of real
truth and wisdom. Friendship is a
precious thing too preciaus a treas
ure TO be carelessly broken or thrown
away. The world handles the word
friend lightly; its real, true, deep
or meaning is forgotten, and the ac-
quaintance Of an hour or the chance
conner is designated by the term
which in itself bears a wealth OF
meaning. Your friend is the one
who appreciates you,--your faults
as well as your virtues who under
stands and sympathizes with your
aims and ideals, your joys and temp
tations, your hopes and disappoint-
ments, as no one else does or can.
II is TO your friend to whom you
turn for counsel, for comfort, for
praise, he may not be as learned as
some or as wise as others, but it
suffices that he understands you,
and even his quiet listening gives
strength and renewed courage.
Blessed is the man or woman into
whose life has come the beauty and
power Of such u friendship. Prize
it we'll. Do all in your power to
keep such a friendship unbroken.
the break, for when it comes
it can not be easily mended, and the
Earring note mars the harmony of
tho whole glorious symphony. 1t is
not alone a question of forgiveness:
that may be full and complete. 1t
the hurt in the heart that will not
heal and the confidence that
will not fully come back!
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-30
Anhn Sham Williams speech a

John Sharp Williams speech at
WalthsIl last Monday was published
in full in Tuesdays Commercial APP
peal. The distinguished statesman
discussed the race problem and the
proposed repeal Of the Fifteenth
Amendment at great length and with
much force and powerful reasoning,
Mr.. Williams is beyond question
one Of the ablest statesmen America
has ever produced, and the masses Of
people Of the Mississippi will not al
low such a man TO be defeated for q
seat in the United States Senate,
where he can make himself so useful
and helpful to the people Of this
State, the South and the entire coun-
try. The speech at Walthall is the
last TO be made by Mr.. Williams, in
behalf of his candidacy, until the
short session Of Congress adjourns,
when he will return homo and make
a thorough speaking tour Of The
State.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-30

When a man finds a good thing it is
natural that he should wish to snare his
good fortune with others. Mr.. Henry
Bolz, Of Hillsboro, Iowa, Is not an cxcep-
tion to this rule. He says, 81 have used
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in my fam
lily for years. As a Group cure it has no
equal. l am satisfied that it saved my
boys life, and take pleasure in recon-
mending it." For sale by Raines' drug
store and Chambers drug store.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-30
WILL NOT HOLD
LODGE OF SORROW
Or. W. r. Boiling Could Not Possibly
Be Present,

Owing to the fact that Dir. W. T. Boil
ing a not be present and deliver the
address next Sunday, at the presbyter-
ian church, the Lodge Of Sorrow an
nounced to be held next Sunday by
Greenwood Lodge, No. sa4, B. p. o. e..
has been indefinitely postponed.
Exalted Ruler J. A. Tyson regrets ex-
c~eedingly that the ceremonies cannot
be carried out according to the program
arranged, but DR.. Boiling notified him
that he could not come too late to make
other arrangements.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-30

Notice to Candidates.

The following are our rates for an
n%ouncements District Offices $500,
County $1,000, Beat $500.
All announcement fees must be paid
in advance. No deviation will be made
from this rule. All cards, calls, ETC.,
must also BIO paid for before publica-
ton. Candidates will please bear this
In mind and bring the cash.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-30

Thanksgiving day was pretty gen
orally observed yesterday in Green
wood, The postoflice, banks and
business houses were closed for the
day, and services were held at the
different churches. Several hunting
parties spent the day in the woods,
and from the best information re-
ceived everybody enjoyed a bounte.
GUS Thanksgiving dinner,