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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
FRANCE IS FIRM
AGAINST VATICAN
PASSES NEW CHURCH MEASURE
BY LARGE MAJORITY OF
1877 TO 81.
SALvOS OF APPLAUSE
Greet Minister Who Says Govern.
ment Will Not Sacrlflce Dignity
Ry Abandoning Reforms
Nor Accede to Vatican.

Paris. Dec 28.-Thesenate has con
cluded the general debates on The
new church measure, and the princi
! pie of the bill was voted today 1877 to
1871 There only remains the discus ion
of details of the various sections, and
II Is expected this will be completed
tomorrow.
IN the course Of the debate Minis.
ter of Education BRAND called forth
repeated salvos of applause by assur-
ances Of the governments determine
ton not to enter upon superhuous
negotiations with Rome. not to. sacTi-
fee It's gnity by abandoning pro
posed reforms. and not to acCede TO
the Na'icans evident desire for per-
secution. TO which the government
had replied with an offer of legisla-
ton more liberal than obtains in any
other country The Vatican however,
declared BRAND, had refused liberty
as its worst enemy. The bill did not
violate the spirit OF the influence Of
he Hierarchy. continued the minister
and many bishops, clergymcu and IN
huentia laymen considered the law
of 1905 acceptable. but were compelled
to refrain from submission thereto
because of obedience 20 Rome which
the speaker described as resembling
slavery. The government had offered
the church the full benefits of the
common law hitherto demanded by
the Pope, but it would no, accord cs-
pecial rights to the Catholic Heir
archy which implied foreign control
in inteianl affairs of the FFrench rc
public. The church's loss of property
was her own fault continued the
minister The present bin would
place the church within the law in
spite of herself. and oblige The Pope.
If he desired TO continue resistance.
to resort 10 church wo. ship. and thi,
measure never would be accepted by
the Catholics of France Ce sation of
public worship if it came about.
would emanate from Rome, BRAND
averred, and this would be clearly
unders cod by the country at large.
The senate has ordered Brands
speech placaided throughout France.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
NOT A PERJURER
New York Jury Aequts Col. Mann Of
Town Topics"-Charge Grew
Out Of Hspeood Trial.

New York, Dec 2S.--The jury in the
case of Col William D. Mana. II
Town Topics, charged with perjury.
tonight returned a verdict OF acquit-
tai. The charge against Colonel Mann
grew cut Of the Hapg0Od libel srf.
During he proceedings, in that case
Mann test fed that the letters 20. *.
". D. NJ" appearing on a letter r.
ceived by him from Count Reginalt
II. Ward. Of London rad been written
b yhim. It was sought TO show thai
after Ward had made satisfactory ar
rangement with the publication. h
was placed on the free list Of Town
Topic through Mann's %. K" In the
present trial Il was charged thar
Mann committed perjury when he de-
ned having made the letters in gues-
zion
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
Under Greater New York.

When the savants of a future age
unearth from the debris of some 81
gantic cataclysm of nature what is
now going on at the the bottom of
New York. and survey the tremen-
dous engineering feats to which the
inhabitants were driven to secure
refuge from the faroc Gus trolley
dactyl. the hippot9m3bie, the auto
horne arus, and other savage me-
chancal beasts which infested tho
Island of Manhattan in the early part
of the Twentieth century, the specu-
lations occas!oned thereby will make
interesting eayesdropping for such
ghosts as have found their way back
TO earth. An unde;river passage to
Brooklyn as well a. one to New
Jersey is now an accomplished fact.
Under Ninth avenue ,aere is in pro
cess Of construction for the Pennsyl'
vania tunncN. % feet beneath the
curb line a massive eel bridge de.
signed TO support not only the street
above il. but the elevated railroad
structure we'll Wni.e the wo.k Of
building this bridge is going on, the
rush of traffic at and above the sur.
face goes on undisturbcd. II has been
found necessary ~ support the str
for a distance of loo feet between
Thrtydrsl and Thirtythiri streets.
ana for thi. purpose "a enormous
-teel gi.ders, each Gl feet long and
weighing ten tons. were bought for
temporary use on this part of thc
work. The iatcs remarkable scheme
is double decked subway under
LcN ngton avenue. the express tracks
beneath and the local tracks above.
where the street is jcU narrow 10 ac
c0mmadate four tracks on the same
level There Is a project afOot 10 in.
stsal ia this 'unnel tne new Behr
mouorail which affords possible
speed Of moe than 100 miles an
h.ur. n some places the lower tracks
will be nearly 100 feet below the sur
face # the street. Altogether the bot.
tom of New York is getting 10 be a
good ways from the top.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
DYNAMITE KILLS.
Attempt to ThaW II Costs Lives or
Three Men--TWo Blown
to Atoms.

Fargo, N. ID, Dec. 2s. Two men
we're Killed and third SO badly In.
iureA He since died by explosi n of
dynamite which was being thawed at
Muckoday, so miles east of Fargo
The dead are; Nick Osternass, Of
Fal go. s. Bergerser. Of Fergus Falls,
Minn., Nick Webber, residence un
known.
The Nor hern Pacific Is cutting
down a hIl near Muckoday and the
men were working with steam
shovel Near by fire had been built
over which number of sticks of
dynamite were being thawed. During
the absence of the men who had
charge Of the thawng operations the
dynamite exploded Osterbass and
Eergetser were blown amo 10
atoms, fragments of their bodies
being scattered for several hundred
feet around, The steam shovel was
wrecked and it fell the scoop struCk
Webber who was so badly crushed
that he died four hours after being
released.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
JOHNSON, THE BARBER HAS
THREE MORE EASY VICTIMS
His Shop Robbers Roost" In Which He and
His pals" Lie In Wait For
the Unwary

Three young men named 7. }. Car,
roll. l.. T Mann and George Lally
complained to Chief Egan yesterday
arerno that they had been conf
dcnced at the barber shop kept by the
man Johnson, on Ohio street south
of The Planters hotel. They said
they were from Paducah, and were
ship carpenters, on their way TO Work
on the steamer Birminghom, w1iSh
had been caught in the ice about
twenty miles below here and her
wheel badly damaged. Tney needed 4
shave and shampoo aqd walking along
Ohio stree, entered the first shop they
came to. which was Johnsons. They
knew exactly what they wanted and
q. ked for tia shave and a shampoo
So far as they We're able to tell that
is all they got but when the work was
done they were charged rs cents each
They hestated about paying MT the
lirmness of johnson and his pal" in
demanding the sums, and the desire
to avoid trouble induced them to pay.
They had seen the Union Card" In
the shop, which fixed the prices for 4
shampoo at 25 cents and for a shave
Is cent?, They expected to pay 40
cents each and were surprised at the
charge of rs cents,
Chief Egan told them there was
no ordinance to cover the outrage
by Johnson, and that in
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
SEVERELY RtBUKES
Judge Fer Alleged Scheme TO Save
San Franchises Mayor From
Punishment.

San Francisco. Cal Dec 2S.-Judee
Dunno today administered a remark
able reb be 10 Presiding Judge Gra-
ham when he learned that the latter
is prepared to consider a motion oi
attorneys for Mayor Schmitz to have
his ca. transferred 10 another cour-
Dunno net OILY directly accused Gra-
ham OF interfering with the bus ness
Of his department. but declared that
if the Schmitz case is taken away
from him the Ruef case must 60 with
60 On that account he continued pro
ceedings looking o setting ash o.
fde indictments against RueI u.t 8
Wednesday at uhicl tine Judge Gra-
ham viii have made e. evident whetI-
er be- intends 20 Lice The Ruei
Scimifz case in brief
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
BUNCH OF
GOTHAM GOSSIP
NEW YEARS EVE IN NEW YORK
TO OUTSHlNE OLD ROMAN
FESTIVALS.
A RIVER OF CHAMPAGNE
viii eB Broadway When the Corks
Commence to Pop~-The Bottom
Of the Metropo pois-Many
interesting Notes

New Yoik, Dee. 2S--New Years in
New York will be a Roman festival
such as the ancient city by the Tiher
never saw in all its centuries of nla%
niGcence THIS year the Great White
Way is making preparations for a
celebration that will be wonder
even to itself. For two weeks every
able in every popular resort in the
lobster belt has been reserved for
the inevitable supper at prices
ranging from 81 to 81 seat and
that ta5es no account Of the many
dollars that will be spent in other
ways after the game is on. It is esti-
ma ed that 10000 people will partake
of the feast in that gldoi mile Of
broadway. beside viii all the rest
Of The world seems tame ana unintel+
esling on New Years Eve. Enough
food will be eaten or wasted 10 feed
an army for week, and The cham
payne consumed would float battle
ship. The section in which the cele-
bIation will be most strenuous eX-
tends from Twenty-th.rd street to
Forty-eighth street and reaches it's
climax at Longacre Square, into
which after the theatres are out
Broadway Seventh avenue, Forty
second street and Forty.fourth street
pour an army of jewellers and sight
spers. Around the square are ragged
the famous restaurants and hotels
where the fun will be most uproarious
by virtue Of its size the Hotel Astor
will accommodate the largest mum
between 500 and 200. So great
has been the demand for places that
The capaeitEe nf the regular dining
rooms and cafes was exceeded long
ago. and all sorts Of makeshift prep
arations have been made TO accommo
date the overflow in ball rooms and
pallors.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
OPERA HOUSE IS "HELD UP"
BY CAIRO CITY COUNCIL
Ordinance Raising License to 5000 Per Annum
Passed--Mr Aisthorpe Says Institution
Will be Closed

A special meeting Of the city coun-
Gil was held last night to consider the
ordinance raising he opera house
license to $500, Mayor Parsons and
twelve aldermen were present John
8 Aisthorpe and Dan Williamson
were present representing the. opera
house company and wnen the matter
was about to be taken up Mr. All,
thorpe asked permission TO address
the council on the subject. He spoke
al some eingth, giving a very full and
candid statement of the business Of
the opera house, showing that the
local infringement did not fix the
prices of admi ion, thar these prices
did not exceed those charged for a
ike class of shows in other cities in
Cairo's class and that the institution
had not been a big money maker for
the owners. Mr.. Aisthorpe said if the
license We're raised 70 $500 per an
mum as purposed the opera house
management would be compelled to
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29

former case OF like nature he had
been told by attorneys that there
was no law under which johnson
could be prosecuted. Hence the young
men could get no redress. Bnt for
this prospect the young victims as.
sured the chief they would tay over
to appear against the rascal his
morning They viii return when they
are through with their work on the
Birmingham and will then see what
can be done about the matter.
Two of the young men afterwardi
returned to the shop and in a very
igentlemaniy manner said they
thought the charge was unreasonable.
Johnson and his pal" explained that
they had given them a massage" and
same tonic" besides the shampoo
and have,
But we did not ask for anything
but shampoo and shave" said young
Carroll.
I'VE thought you needed II ana so
we gave il to you," was the reply.
Carroll says so far as the tonic II
concerned he does not know for he
could not ell what was put on his
head but he knows he got no mas
age.
This is the fourth or ffth case of
hold-up or Other misconduct brought
to the notice OF the authorities DUR
ing the last few weeks, in connection
with Johnsons shop.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29

close tho establishment at the end OF
the present year.
Mr.. Williamson offered letters from
sixty different cities, many Of which
We're in Ca'ro's class and in none Of
which the license was greater than
Cairo's, in many Of them less and in
come these wa none at all
Five or six letters were presented
by Comptroller Nordman from cities
in Illinois including Chicago, Peoria,
Bloomington, Alon and Springfield,
in which The license ranged from
$100 to $500, the later figure being
charged only for the high-class
theatres of Chicago In all the other
towns heard from by the Comptroller
the charge was from 5000 down,
In spite CT this showing the ordi-
nance was pas ed by a vote Of to H.
and a request by Manager Williamson
that the matter be roconsidered was
answered by motion to adjourn,
which was carried.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
INSURANCE swINDLER LOSES.

New York. Dec. PSI sice O'Gro-
man. supreme court today denied the
application Of counsel for George
Burnham. Jr.. for a certificate OF rea-
sonable doubt on the conviction of
B5srrnham for grand larceny growing
ont Of affairs Of the Mutual Reserve
Fund Life Company. the new Mutual
Reserve Life Insurance COmpa r.
Burnham wa counsel for and vice
president Of the Insurance COMPANY
and was convicted Of grand larceny
and sentenced TO two years in the
state prison
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
MURDEROUS ATTACK
On Party Left at Railroad Station
Agent and Wife escape On
Work Train.

Los Angeles. Dec. 2S.-Colonel H
b. Maxson, vice p.esisent Of the Ma
tioaal Irrigation congress and se,re
tary of the Board of Education OF
Reno. New, who has been spending
tha the last few weeks IN the state OF
Sonora Mexico. tells a grapaic story
of a massacre Of MeXicans and whites
al the little town of Lancho, on the
c.. Y. X. and p. railroad. late Satm-
day afternoon.
According to he statement of Max.
sen, his train stopped an hour al
Lancho. When there rumo were re
ceived that the Yaquis were on the
warpath ami that the few people in
the neighborhood of the station and
ra lreads were in danger. The station
master. a man named Thompson, be
Titled the matter and said he and his
wife would remain at their post.
Train to the Rescue.
Thc train bearing Col. AlaXson and
party had not left the station more
than an hour when inc 1aquis des-
ctnded on the little pa. ty of MeXicans
al 4 Amo ican and butchered four.
Station Agent Thompson ana his wife
escaped by boarding a work train
tlat pulled IN the time.
The train appeared after four of
the people had been killed and
Thompson ald his wife had defended
Themselves back of the barricaded
doors of the station AS the work
train appeared the Inulans withdrew.
TIE train bearing Maxson and pa ~
continued to a station about - miles
further along the line and then, as
the signs of the uprising became more
alarming, the party decided TO return.
Tie train started back toward Laacho
and when it arrived the station had
been burned and demolished and four
human bodie lay along the track.
Despersdoes Withdraw.
When the train was at the ruins Of
the station the desperadOes appeared
in the distance but did not come with
in range of he few armed peop'e On
tie train The bodies Of the victims
were still warm when Maxson saw
they were given burial
Not many miles along the road the
road the scene was duplicated. Four
more dead bodies of Mexicans and
Americans were discovered along the
acks. The little band at this station
lad been able 10 repulse the attack
Of the Yaquis with the loss Of but
four Of its number. The remaining
members of the company refHsei to
leave on the train. but said that they
could stand of the Indians until the
next day. waen the ruTalez would
reach be spot.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
CANS AND HERMAN.

Tonapha. New Dec. 20 Despite a
heavy fan OF snow throughout the
7igh Cans and Herman took their
daily morning rua Of ten miles over
The country roads Highways were
knee deep in med and snow. but the
foundered through the mud
At a rapid pace Herman stated this
be would eliminate sharing
n his daily routine. Cans stated
be he had never traiEed harder in his
.ife. He said he was forced To do so.
owing to cold weather which makes
& nieult for him 10 reach the re-
7uired weight.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
! MER|CANS KILLED
YAQUi INDIANS COMMIT MURDER
GUS ASSAULTS UPON SET
TIERS IN MEXICO.
Station Agent and Wife Escape on
Work Train, But Others Are
Massacred-Train to the
Rescue.

Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 2S.-Business
men Of Sonora. Mexico, who recently
arrived here say that within the last
two months sixteen Americans have
been killed ~ YaqvA Indians AT one
point or another III Mexico. Most of
them were settlers who fled three
years ago dujing the Indian troubles,
but recently returned believing the
building had progressed to point
where they would be protected and be
safe from mnrderous bands, They
state the recent news Of Yaqui mur
dtrs there is not surprising.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
I.,liar Sherlock Holemr.

Frequently during the season. at
either one OF New Yosks opera
houses. there may be seen behind the
rail which marks tle boundary line
OF standing room only" particularly
30 the piece Doe his fasor.je "Lucia.
cr "Rigole.to." or even Aida. a
th'csset. midileaged man of medium
DE- e1t vitn close-croppei hair ana
snort black nIstache. wIo occupies.
in a somewhat more res ricted sphere
position a. full Of DANCE and dra
matte possibility as that Of Russia's
celebrated chief Of police. u Is Detec-
tive Sergeant Peros--lo. a man VINO
has solved many a mystery as deep
and thrilling e. ever engaged the az
tentiou e Sherlock Holmes Like the
famous hero of Baker -trDef. De- IS q
CC0ncluded on Third PageJ
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
JEFFR|ES TO FIGHT
Purse Of $4,000 TO Be Contested For
Next April BY Him and
Australian.

San Fra-cisco Cal, Dec. 2S.-Ar
ticles were signed today for the fight
for the heavy weight championship
of the world and a 100000 purse At
Rhyohte. New. newt April. between
Jenries and William Squires OF Aus
tralia.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29

Germs. principally transportation com.
panies, banks and trust companies
His wealth is estimated at s50000,00O
to S75 600. 600
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29

During the nineteenth century s.
new islands rose from the sea hr vol
csnic action and lG disappeared
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
WILL NOT VISIT PHILIPPINES.

Washington. d. C.. Dec 2s--Tht
-fateuent was made a. The White
Hu today fhs President Hno-e-
volt does not contemplate visiting the
PHILIPPINES
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
sanished From France.

The Assumptionists pr.sperc1 in
France unil 1880, when an edict
went forth banishng all religious Or
de,s from the country and the ordee
went TO Spain The elpusion was
made by armed soldiers and the
schools and property of tIe Asump.
tlonists was either connscated or de
struycd. The odict Of the banis1meet
came under the Waljock-RoussoaN
ministry. and was c-ninued undes
the Combes administration,
The recent trouble IN france wa
no surprise to the Issumpt onis's
here. who declare the light to wor
ship according 10 ones religious be
lief has long been becoming a farce
in France The Assumptionist leaders
have expected for some time that an
a tempt wouii Lc made to abolish the
Cath lie church entirely in that com
try,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
washington Bulletin.

Washington. De- 2s-Il'in Is
FaL Saturday; sunday snow o. rlin.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
FRENCHCATH0L|CS
HAvENEW COLLEGE
ASSUMPTiONlST INSTITUTION AT.
WORCESTER, MASS. SOON
TO BE DEDICATED.
MONTREAL HAS A RIVAL
Promoters OF Institution Hope 10 Make
II the Greatest of Its Kind in
America Banished From
France.

Worcester Mass, Zee 2S.-The A..
sumpt 'onist College of Worcester, the
largest French educational institution
in New England, is soon TO be dedi
Gated at Greendale, suburb of this
city Effor.s are being made to have
the bdilding ready for dedication on
January /. The building has been
completed at a cost # $35,000 and
and little gemains except to put on
the finishing touches. The c-llege is
built TO ac ommodate one hundred
students and Is but fifteen minn' es
ride from the heart of the city The
Rev. Fathen Tranquille will be super
visor general Of the educational fea-
lures,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29


Of all ages to the college il is the aim
of the fathers to have as many ad.
vanced students as possible, es-
pecialy those who are preparing for
the priesthood The college is to be a
distinct innovation among the French
whom have heretofore had to send
their sens to Montreal for education.
Worcester alone has sent more han
one hundred such studen 10 Mon
treal, but with the opening Of the new
Assumptinist College il is hoped to
reverse these conditions be educating
the New England French Canadians
here at home. and it Is even hoped to|
secure students from Canada
The Assumptions have been in
Worcester bat a few years, coming
here after their expulsion from
Fiance BY the .Cpmhei ministry The
priests have worked and tie small
mission al 6reendale has grown
rapidly under the leadership of The
Rev. Fr Darbois
They came without money but
were enabled to earn some by filling
the places of regular priests who
were absent. and this fund, with what
has been donated by the French peo-
pie Of Worcester and other place
was the foundat on for the success CT
the new college soon to be opened
II is the ambition of the Assump /
tionists to make the new institution |
one of the greatest of its kind in t1e |
country, and with a view to future |
growth OF a large p:o: 81 land sur |
rounding the college has been pur.
cha ed and will be held for enlarge
ru4uta
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29

!, "A FEW WORDS FOR A FEW cents
viii get you what you want or sell
what you don't want, Try the Peoples
Column.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29

CConcluded on Third PageJ
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29

THE EVERYDAY WANTS Of the
people find effective expression In the
Peoples Column In The Bulletin.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-04-26

Lots in Perryman Addition for sale
on easy terms. Buy lot and we II
loan you the money to build house
with Buel- Rodolf Investment Co.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-04-26
THE INNES BAND.

As soon as the lnnes Band finishes
its present American tour, which will
not end until 1907, it will cross the
ocean to begin a series Of engage
ments in England and on the conti-
nent. 1t is in the early part of this
great projected tour that the band
comes to this city, 1t has brilliant
record behind it and it looks forward
with confidence to triumphS III the
future. 1t cannot give poor con-
cert, one below its best, if it would
aHAui uiIs W" k4akGt its ituetR}tHal success
depends ON the respect of the people
before whom it daily performs and
on It's constant maintenance of a
high standard,
There will be one concert here on
Thursday evening that is equal to the
best that the United States has heard
and that will give an example of
those which next year will be given
by an American band in the capitals
and musical centers of the Old
World.
The lines Band will be accom-
panied by the following list of solo
lists; Frances Boyacolorotura So
prano; Virginia Listemapn. lvric So
prano; Alfred d. Shaw, tenor; Her
man BeIlstcdt, the nationally famous
coInetist; Vaclay Jiskra, who is
said to be the only man in the world
who can get music out Of bic bass
fiddle, and J. II. Williams, a harpst
who has been brought to America
especially for the tour.