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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-01-20
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. steady:
winter extras. S3u 3.25: Pennsylvania
roller clear. S3.50N $40; city mills,
fancy. 81 I5 "a 4.SO. RYE FLOUR firm /:
per barrel. $3.50. WHEAT steady:
No. Pennsylvania red. new. So a S5lsc.
CORN hrm; No. 2 yellow, local. 81 a.
o. taC. OATS steady: No. . white
clipped. 37i5c: lower grades. 35c. HAY
steady, No. ! timothy, $3.50 for large
bales. PORK steady: family. SIT
BEEF steady: beef hams S23N "a
POULTRY; Live firm; hens. l3dI4c.:
old ROSTERS. sos. Dressed firm
choice fowls, l3c.. old ROSTERS 9iac
EGGS firm; New York and Pennsylva
MIA. p q 24c. per dozen. BUTTER
steady; creamery, BIC. per pound
POTATOES firm; per bushel. 70G 73c
BALTiMORE--WH firm; No. 2
spot. S6@s q SIC; steamer No . spot.
SSL q SSizc.. southern, SO& a Sic.
CORN hrmer; mixed spot, 497s q soc. /:
steamer mixed. ass G4S% southern.
sSQ 3Sizc-; No. 3. 37q37%c.. No. 8
S3ik a Soc: mixed No. 2. 36ik G37c. /:
No. 3, 1914 a 36c.; No. 4. 2-Ibds5c.
BUTTER steady; creamery separa.
tor. extras, 25laG 26c.; held. 20d2Ic.;
prints. 26d PC; Maryland and Penn
sylvania. dairy prints. l5Gl6c. EGGS
steady; fancy Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania, 22d 2Sc.; Virginia. ga CSC. (:
West Virginia. 22c.; southern. zoe.
Live Stock Markets
PITTSBURG Union Stock Yards)-
CATTLE lower; choice, s5.3OG5 30.
prime. $50 a 525. HOGS lower.
prime heavies and mediums. $5.55R
b.b7lA: Workers. 1855; pigs. S5.55:
roughs, 81 q $50. SHEEP steady:
prime wetherE. 1915 n 6: common.
k2.5OQS.5O; spring lambs. S56TS6:
veal calves, 9S.50Gp
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16

f. A. Buder Is in Los Angeles. Cal,
leaving here last Saturday. He will be
gone couple of weeks.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
THE HINOMAN CASE
Children Were Not Taken BY Cairo
Children's Home Society-Mother
Cannot Recover Them.

The special dispatch from Spring.
field 10 yesterday Bulletin. relating
&C. the claim Of Mrs Hindman that her
children were taken from her by the
Cairo Children's Home society with.
ont giving her a chance 10 be heard,
and that an officer of the State Poard
Of Charities would be in Cairo shortly
To investigate tJe matter. wa correct
a. far as 10 went. but 81 appears that
Mrs Hindman lain is not weii
founded. 4 came too lat TO be in
quired into before publication yester
day morning u transpires that the
two children of Mrs. Matte Vi.
Hindman of Cairo. We're not placed
ia the Childrans home at Cairo be
cause the Chillru's home was not in
existence at that time They were
however. placed IN the care of Field
Secretary G. r Kuobel. Decembar is.
1901. One of the children was a girl
named Mabel who is now in her sew
eutecnth year the other child "a boy
named Corneiius. Is nov fourtee
years Of age. The girl at fac hons
OF her mother and IS employed at
Teichman's Cigar factory TIE boy
was bo-nd over to a family iu the
nor hern part of the state and right
fglly BELONG tn that family aaI She
foster parents will under ~ consider
alton give Rim mp 4 year cr SD az
a sou Of M-s Hindman. who WORKS en-
she Chicago min vas i-iured there
and it g. said that rrc utiy The mill
company naid go The mother S5n1. 20
the son $500 and the attorney iu the
ca q s5a0 and now q g. probable the
mother feels that she Is IN shape io
take care OF the boys.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
FOR WAGON works.
Wants Cairo to Donate Buildings and
Grounds and Subscribe For Half
The Capital Stock.

new proposition Is submitted TO
the capitalists of Cairo by w II. Olds
Of the wagon works of Fort Wayne
Ind. fIe win locate his big plant in
Cairo If the people donate ten acres
of ground and the necessary building
for he manufacture OF his wagons
The company Is to be capitalized at
100000, of which Mr.. Olds and asso
ciares viii take one half. the other
half to be taken by the people of Cairo
Chas r, Stuart. secretary Of the
Commercial cHb. called on number
Of Cairo's citizens yesterday and ii is
likely that meeting will be held to
consider the new proposition serious.
~. Mr. Odds former proposition was
that ne would put in his machinery
for 100000 and the people OF Cairo
were to subscribe $40 600 of the CAPT
tai. which seemed mere than the latter
were willing to consider favorably.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
QUITS RAILROAD
c. j. Miller Of the Iran Mountain Buys
Interest in Weis-Peterson
Lumber Plant.

c. J Miller, who ha. been for eight
years commercial freight agent of the
Iron Mountain railroad at Cairo, has
rendered bis resignation o take effect
September LIST and will go ia'0 the
lumber business. He has bought the
interest of MI Weis in the Wais-
Peterson Lumber company, manufae
turers Of boxes, and will give his al
tention entirely to thai business. II
Is understood that the business will b.
continued under the old name
Mr. Miller has a host of good friends
in Cairo who will be interested in this
change. He was one of the best known
and most capable railroad men in the
city and as the railroad business and
the lumber business ore more or less
closely allied according u Hoo Hoo
doctrine) he will probably prove
equally successful in hi. new fell OF
activity At any rate he will probably
know just how to get cars when cars
are short and how to prevent over
charges. or secure rebates. The Weis-
Peterson plant is one OF the big, sue
cessfu box manufacturing plants IN
This section of the country. and will
push its business energetically.
Who Mr. Miller's successor will be
at the Iron Mountain office has not
TRANSFERRED
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
WILL MEET TODAY
Republican Congressional Convention
viii Renominste Congressman
Smith at Court House.

The Republican congressional con.
ventiln viii meet this afternoon al
the court house. TO ratify the result
of The recent primaries in the district
which gave an overwhelming majority
for Congressman Geo. W. Smith. The
convention will meet at O'Clock o.
as nearly that hour a the delegates
can get together. There will be only
one ballet and Congressman Smith
viii be nominated unanimously. a
new central committee will be- cho an
or the old members will be recho. on
resolutions will be passed. speeches
will he made and then the convention
will adjourn
The advance guard arrived last
evening from Carbonate. consisting
of Congressman Smith and part Of the
jackson county delegation. including
+. F. Mitchell. J. J. Winters ana W.
p Slack. OF Carbonate.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
Church Social.

The Young Peoples Union of Cal.
vary Baptist church gave a social 1t
The residence Of Mrs. p. II. Adams,
on Twentyffth street This affair
was intended as a lawn fete but was
changed to a social on account Of the
inclemency Of The weather. Mrs.
Adams kindly gave possession OF her
house. Ice cream and cake We're ser
we'd followed by fine program. Mrs.
Gill furnished most excellent music.
Mrs. Adams and Mrs Roberts deserve
special mention for the willing way
in which they assisted with the pro
gram, not being members OF the Cal
vary Baptist church. The Union rend-
ers vote of thanks to Mrs. Adams for
her recitation, The Chiefs Daugh-
ter and also to Mrs. Roberts and
Mrs. Gill for their vocal and instru-
mental selections. The affair was a
success financially as well as socially.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
ARDEN is A Hilton THE RIVERS
An Unusual Event.

pitsburg dispatch says With mil
Hons of u.hels Of coal still IN the
barber the recent unexpected rise in
the rivers has disappeared The last
shipment of coal was made today
when the Monongahela River Con,
aoliiated Coal ana Coke company sent
southwark 500 COO To 100000 bu hy g.
From Saturday morning until this
morning about 100000 bushels Of coal
We're sent down the Ohio Riyermen
have not yet ceased maryeling al this
feat A navigahle stage in the river
is rarely looked for in August and a
coalboat stage, such as was reached
Saturday is almost unprecedented.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
With New York Audience as the
Heroine in Brand New XIII
'EmQuick.

II is a long jump from romantic
Polly Primrose" 10 a prosecuted he
rome in San Francisco Chinatown, but
il has been successfully made by Miss
| Carol Arden, who was a few season.
! ago the popular star in Cairo's own
Stock company. Miss Arden has hosts
Of admirers here who viii read with
interest the following account from
the New York Telegraph of her strug-
giles in a new thriller
when Lillian Westover, muscularly
impersonated by Miss Carol Arden.
grabbed a bass violin and, swatting
Chang Wab the Chinese villain on the
head, laid him cold across the foot
lights of the mimic stage in the Thala
Theatre yesterday the coatless and
sleeveless Bowery audience rose and
hoWled until the welkinif the his
torc playhouse possesses such a prop
erty--w was in danger Of being cracked.
1T happened in the second act Ut
ION Dangerous Ground the big mel
odramaric sensation" and all through
the ensuing three acts the ''pussecut-
ed" heroine kept up her battle in just
as strenuous manner, until the vic
ious Celestial was finally put out Of
business.
Chang Wah, who was impressively
played BY Robert w Smiley, was
about as nasty dispositioned Chink
as you would care 10 meet, and, having
all sorts of money, he was able to graf
ify his evil propensities Accordingly
when his lustful and almond shaped
optics lit upon the beautiful Lillian
Westoyer he determined to have her
and engaged an American villain and
villainess to abduct her. This they do
two or three times during the five acts
but she always manages to break
loose
But Lillian's troubles continue
through the five acts, and her ensuing
adventures are just AS thrilling as the
first. Miss Arden. who is quite
pretty girl acts Lillian with spirit ana
vim.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
"Moocher" Came to Grief.

A young fellow who mas been beg
ging aid in the city for some days
past going from door to door on one
crutch and cane. and limping on
one foot. was arrested by Officer Den
mis- Yesterday, and fined $50 by Magis
trate Ross and given a stay of execu-
ton on condition that he leave the
city at once which he promised to do.
It was said he could walk as well rs
anybody after dark Eight or ten 9th
err cases were given attention by Judge
Ross
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
STORM IN INDIANA.
Buildings Are Wrecked and Cellars
Are Flooded.

Evansville, Ind. Aug. 15.-The most
severe storm in many years visited
Southern Indiana Tuesday afternoon.
The rainfall in this city amounted to
more tina ntwo inches in less than an
hour Three buildings were partially
wrecked by the storm The cellars
We're flooded and the upper floors
gave way, throwing the occupants into
the water None was injured being
rescued by passers-by. Water stood
IN some of the streets TO he depth of
a foot or more Trees were blown
down an over the city The property
damage will be heavy Reports re-
ceiyed last night from surrounding
points say the storm was general
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16

As a matter Of fact. and in spite OF
It's having carried Mohammed in four
leaps from Jerusalem 10 Mecca, seven
miles an hour is the camel's limit. nor
can 1t maintain this rate over two
hours. Its usual speed is Eve miles an
hour slow pace. beyond which II IS
dangerous TO urge it, lest, as Aslat!cs
say. il might break its heart and die
literally on the spot When a camel IL
pressed beyond this speed and Is spent
It kueels down, and not all the wolves
I'm Asia viii make lt bulge again. The
camel remains whore it kncels, aud
whore It kncrls 1t dies. A fire under
its nose is uscless-Timcs Of India.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
NEWS OF THE RAIL
+..-.....%..+.......+..+.
Railroad Ties For Bio Four.

The steamer Wilford has gone up
the Tennessee River after two barges
of railroad ties for the w, II. White
Tie Co. and another barge for the
same firm Is being loaded at IIollo-
ways and'ng. while the Barrett has
gone to O'Briena after ties and lum-
Der This represents about 10000 rail
road ties which this firm is about to
deliver to the Biz Four railroad com
pany for it's reconstruction work on
the Cairo division, and it is but a small
part of what has been delivered to il
during the last half year. These ties
are all subjected 10 the creosote treat
ment before they are put under the
rails Shortage of transportation "a
cilities seems to be in the way Of The
expeditions handling of the ties load
ed here during the last few weeks
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
CONCERT THIS EVENING
AT ST. MARY'S PARK

The following program will be rem
dered by Culver's band at ST Mary s
PARK This evening
March-Chillicothi
SchOttische-O. b. Joyful Brazil
Every One g. in Sunderland. But
Yon and Me Medley.
Waltz Maurc.
Medley. March-reasins-Van Al
stvup
March-The Roaring Li0u-Becbe
Intermission.
Two Step aucy Sal-Laurens.
Medley. Waltz-ToI Ne With Your
Eyes-Laurenieau.
Overture-M0Harch-nalby
GayOfte-Cupid's Captive-Iarren
America.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
The Rice Season Open.

The New Orleans Picayune Monday
SAYS: The receipts yesterday by river
Indicate that the rice season has,
rather Unexpectedly, opened with a
rush, The amount arriving having ag
gregated GSaS sacks of which the
ST. Jam brought l,25 saks the VIM.
Garia ESQ saks and the iaI 373 saks.
Big receipts may now be looked for
for the next month on six weeks, and
all the packets VIII have plenty to do
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16

Lead or zinc ore can be 50 finely pun
verized that tablespoonful may be
mixed Ia a bucket Of clear water with
odt being visible o. the naksl eye.
when thus powdered Ire particles are
so minute that 10 oftcl take. hlif IN
hour FOR them 90 settle - lire bottom
Of a vessel fun OF waller This. flct
makes It evident th1t sfr.tri mcy
carry large quantities II g. .Bc.als rich
fu metals
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16

Carl Schur2 had no consideration FOL
hypocritc- OF prctendcrs. Upon liter
airy preiendors he was particularly So
we're. At a dinner in New York one
night a man Of wealth who had writ
ten a volume Of poems snccre1 ut poll
tics
Il wouldn't give picayune. BE- said,
for a senasorship or "a cabinet office.
To be even president wouldn't tempt
me. I. for my part would rather be
known any day rs third rate poet
than "a first rate statesman"
well, aren't your said M SchHrz.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
Wants Hnr Husband

Mrs. Gilla Wiley, OF Oak Ridge,
Mo. writes Chief Egan that her nus
band. George Wiley deserted herself
and children July 25th, and the last
she heard of him he was at or near
Cairo. He is Irish, feet s. brown
eyes, sandy hair weighs $50 pounds,
slender form, wore black hai, black
shoes dull gray coat, dark striped
trousers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
ALL QUIET IN TEXTAs.

Houston, Tex Aug 15.-Adyices
from Brownsville say all is quiet at
Garrison, where the negro troops are
quartered. The trouble yesterday, in
which one man was killed has caused
a bitter feeling General McCaskey,
now at Camp Mabry will investigate
the riot
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
HEAVY WEIGHTS
Get Excited and Pull OF Hot Fight on
Streets OF Fulton.

Fulton Ky. August ia sen.
sational fight occurred today on the
principal street OF the city, the bel
ligerents beng Henry F. Oliver, a
well known capitalist of this city,
and c f Renfro, of Paducah, Ky.
Both men weigh more than 200 pounds
and were evenly matched They had
a dispute over some trivial matter and
came to blows. They were al it fist
and skull when several by-standels
separated them. Both were more or
less battered up Both were arrested,
hut released
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
THE WEATHER
observation-disclosures

Another fall day greeted the people
Of Cairo yesterday, but it was the first
in week when no rain fell. The
maximum temperature was 81, mini
mum 50; 7 p m. 10, midnight last
night 70. Yesterday mornings bulle'
tin reported heavy twentyfonr hour
rain falls: Evansville 300 inches,
Cairo 1923, Bismarck 1.20, Lesser
quantities fell at is other points The
extremes Of temperature were 1906 at
Phoenix and As at Winnemucca.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
RELEASED FROM SING SING.

New York., Aug 15.-Charles T.
Browne. former examiner of silks N
the government customs service in
this city, was ordered released from
Sing Sing prison by Judge Hough OF
the United States court, on a writ Of
habeas c0rpus.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16

1t is announced that the mayor will
call a special meeting of the city
council tonight to dispose of various
matters OF importance which are left
in an unfinished state. Among These
will be some petitions for building
The ordinance for vacating a part Of
Railroad strip for the Bucher-Wooi-
ford Company.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
HONOR FOR ADMIRAL DEWEY.

New York, Aug, tl-Admiral Geo.
Dewey was today elected Governor
General of the order of Founders and
Patriots Of America to I'm the vacancy
caused hS he death of Robert b.
Roosevelt
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
Needs Need Cutting.

Many of the vacant lois of the city
are thickly covered with weeds, which
have grown rapidly in consequence OF
the frequent rains and are likely to
be prolific cause of disease when they
begin to decay. The health office!
avs now is the best time of year to
cut them. in order TO prevent Their
growth next year
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
Force asts For Today.

Cairo and vicinity; Continued un-
local ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
settled weather with showers ana local
thunderstorms: no decided change in
temperature.
Illinois: ISSUED at Chicago;
Showers.
Kentucky and Tennessee ISSUED at
Louisville); Unsettled with occasion
al showers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16

The biggest automobile in the city
is one just received by o 5. Peabody
superintendent Of the Louisville divi-
sion of the Aver Lord Tie company
with headquarters in Cairo. It is a
40-horse power, 4-cylinder Winton
Model X with fancy top and a seating
capacity of eight to ten people.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16

Miss Bessie Hyde, OF Feuchter Bros,
Miss Tessie Carroll Miss Annie
Stapleton, Miss Abbe Williams, Miss
Minnie Rossman Misses Mary and
Iona Swoboda. Mrs. LYMAN, Misc
Emma Woodward, aud Mr. aud Mrs,
James Carroll. An entire sleeper will
be filled with ladies.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
RAINS DAMAGING CROPS.

Hickman. Ky. Aug 14.-There have
been heavy rains every day for the
last eight days. so much rain. that the
ground is too wet TO help the crops.
The weeds and grass have taken 4
new growth and the crops are dam
aged somewhat.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
ELMER SMITH.
Family Groceries.

]. b. Warner. Family Grocer. No.
GIG Ohio street. respectfully solicits q
Share q your patronage for any goods
in his line. Satisfaction guaranteed
Ptnnes loo
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
In Honor Of Guest.

Harris Schnlze will give a party at
ST. Mary's Park Friday evening in
honor of Miss Claire Schwarz. of Chi
cage, who is the guest of Mrs. Her
mine Schulze, of Eighth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
y nrIy Turned

Nov. Fat said magistrate 70 an
oil offender. what 5roazht yea here
again Tive pol.ceUrI. slr. was
tho lac1nic reoly ~U-uDk. sup
poser qurried the magistrate. Yes.
sor, said Pat; both az thin"
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
RECEPTION EoR RooI.

Santiago. Chile. Aug 1.-THE
Chilean government viii receive Sec
Rotary Root al Port Of Corral Admiral
Simp on will be in command 81 the
squadron participating in the recep-
ton.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16

"Jane j. so suspicious
What has Jane done now:'
"Shc thinks the postmaster invari-
ah'y reads all her letters. go she puts
Personal and Private ou each one
NJ them. New Orleans Times Demo
GRAFT
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
To Reopen Soon.

1t is understood that new man
ager will soon be here for the Cairo
Candy factory and that this establish
ment will be reopened for business.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16

The Fcrd Herod came out from st.
Louis at p m. yesterday bringing a
his grading outfit far the Carroll Con
suuction company, to begin work on
the Caro- q Thehe- railroad north OF
Cairo She was hete tin p. m. dis
charging and loading freight
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16

A sharp rise is coming ont Of the
Ohio and its tributaries, the Cumber.
land and Tennessee.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
YesterdaY,g RIver Forecasts.

The Ohio from Evansville TO Cairo
will rise during the next several days
The Tennessee from Florence ia
the mouth. not much change during
tine next Sc to As hours,
Tho Mississ' ppi from Chester to
Cairo, will continue rising during the
next &c to 4S hours
p. II. SMYTH.
Local Forecaster.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16

INV husband say Bee is net afraid Of
% ,-s.4" sl'd Ere VISITOR.
How f1r;u i1i-.- answered Young
~ Tl-bins THAT show that be-
Doesn't ply ;Acm."
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16

There may oe a want al printed 70
day which s lGating a Job foT mar
who ought 70 have been wording TO-
ION for Fearh
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16

Bulletin ada pay: Ash any msr.
chant that has used its columns during
'se past year.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
Special Notice.

Tickets and sleeping car accommo-
dstions fer the Niagara Falls eNeur-
sion, leaving Cairo 600 a. m. August
t6tn, may be procured any time before
departure OF train and we respectfully
request all our patrons who can do so
conveniently 10 purchase tickets in
advance.
ELMER SMITH.
A. c. THOMPSON. Ticket Agent.
travelling Passegenr Agent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
Sun and Moon.
Washinnton Bulletin.

Washington, u. c.. Aug. 15.--lllinols
Showers Thursday and Friday;
fresh south to southeast winds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
IN SOCIETY
VIII Meet Today,

The W. c. T, T. will meet this
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. w. l.,
Bristol.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16

The Eagle from ST Louis passed t,
the lower river with two empties.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16

Among the Niagara Falls excursion
lists 10 leave On the Big Four train this
morning are the following ladies': Miss
Daisy Hodge. OF the New York Store.
Miss Edith Hodge. Of the Gas Office.