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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-21
NEW BOOKS READY
For Public at The Library, Embracing
Fiction, Juvenile and MiscelIan.
eous Works.

The following new books are ready
for circulation at the Public Library
and may BE- had on application by
patrons:
Chambers Tho Reckoning (ncw
copy.)
DiXon-Clansman (new copy)
Freeman IN f. WiIMusl BY the
Light Of the Soul.
Lane-Nancy Stair.
WIight-That Printer of UdellS
new copy)
Lewis--The Sunset Trial donated
by Mr. James MilneD
Juvenile.
Naught-Christma Selections.
Moulton More Bedtime Stories.
Malone-Winning His Way to West
Point.
Tomlmson-Fou Boys in the Vel.
low Stone.
Miscellaneous
Ames-The0ry of Physics.
Cabot Every Day Ethics
Emercon-Psycho NoX, or the En-
arson Systl m of Voice Culture
Hales (edD Longc.c English Poems,
Haskell Perfect Health
f1a tings {: Beach General Physics
HarWood- new earth a recital
Of the trirmphs Of modern agriculture
in America.
Kirtl Young Man and Himself.
Quinn-Ar Reader
Stanton Songs Of the Soil.
Stanton-Up From Georgia.
sburger-Rambles on the Riy
era.
Sylvcstre-Christmas Carols, an-
oient and modern
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-21
Accidental Discoveries.

Chance or accident has played an
important role in both discovery and
invention. Nathaniel Hayward once
noted that sulphur deprived rubber OF
sickness. Goodyear came along,
combined some rubber and sulphur by
way OF experiment, and, quite by ac-
cident, overturned some OF tho mix
tuTe npon hot stove. lie saw in a
moment that heat was essential to
making rubber imperyious to vulcani-
zation
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-21
PosToFFlce BILL PASSES HOUSE

WasIingtOn Feb 2O-The posi-
Office appropriation bill. the largest
ever reported by a committee on post
Offices and post roads passed The
house .o'lay. All provisions relating
1o inc-ca-eI pay affecting 90 per cent
"t postal empio1"s. which yesterday
wrec stricken oUt ou points of u-ler
were today restored to the Bill
Ptiuia 8i nider were feature pf
the day. ii.c battle over sine provisions
90 fhc biH continuing throughout Ac
~e sion
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-21
Burial Of the Poor.

They stopped 10 let funeral pro-
cession go by. II Is bad luck TO cross
one. IT'S. all right with the rich"
said she. "but | have often wondered
how the poor people manage to bury
themselves, | don't know what |
would do If died, | couldn't rake up
$500 for funeral expenses To save my
life, and don't know a blooming un'
dertaker that could have the cheek
to stave Of
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-21

In many foreign cities there is a
marked absence Of the galantry that
IN this country habitually character
ICES the attitude Of men toward wo.
men, Eleanor Gates. young Ameri.
can writer, who has travelled widely
in the United States. says that def.
erence toward her sex decreases with
the increasing density Of population.
In sparsely settled regions of the
west woman stands upon plane
tacitly superior New York Is the
most ungallant city in the United
States
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-21
The Rieht Kind Of a Boy.

To enjoy fishing and shooting a boy
has got to have It bred into him, and
most American boys have It, The boy
who had rather ro out In the woods
and on the waters and work all day
like a harvest hand and come home
so tired ne had rather 20 10 bed than
TO wait for supper has got the ginger
IN him 10 make an American citizen
Of the first class--Outer's Book.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-21
Sousa's Tho Frec lance /"

Ia the new Sousa opera "Thc Free
Lance which viii be seen at The
opera house on Tuesday, February 2G
presented by Hlaw and Erlanger with
los pin Cawtharn and The same big
cast which daa acierized the Ne&
York production last season. the Am
erican March King has compo ed
three ronsing march numbers. eacn
of which is said to be as stirring ami
as brilliant as anything the great
band master has ever composed A
complet orches.r ra is carried by this
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OPPOSED To THE LAST
Concluded from First Page3

Smuot is entitled tp his seat. .h.
United Stai. scuate has stood f.r
institutional rights a2a'ns powerful
Influences. and has avoided a danger
ass precedent
The tlanks and co-gratulations of
thc -f1t uf rrsh are hereby cyteude
o. iho senate of tho tuifod State
for i- f4ai action on tba caso."
-Df 1Hal cuHErafuiatoH- were sent
'o Su-ot rrj ia DIS colleague Sen.
af0r Sutherland. and other -cuafor-
Eh1 poke and voted in fava of pro.
'.s5 H rf rl' -5sai. o. The STAT" o.
Itah.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-21

In Iapisud fortune telIers are fer
tune makers. Tor in the Polar regions
magic is firmly believed iu The air
Of mystery which these medicine men
affect as weD as their knowIedge OF
formulas. si-ieht of hand md hero
giyph.cs on The rune drum. give them
position of peculiar preeminence
among the people
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-21

A correspondent Of the London
Westm iaster Gazetts says There
are n France some $4,000 persons who
use titles Of nobility, of whom only
425 families have any moral right TO
them"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-21
One Cause Of Rheumatlam.

People get rheumatism because the
function Of perspring. which Is the
means Of getting rid Of certain poisons
from the blood, ls suddenly checked by
chill In the worst eases the chill is
preceded by increased exercise. and
hence an increased production OF pol
son. lust when it il most necessary
to ner2pire freely the function Is ar
rested
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-21
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE
snccial warrsnts No. 3.

Special Warrants No. J.
Notice Public notice IS hereby
given tIat ihc county court ot Alex
ander county Illinois. has rendered
judgments FOR n special tax. and for
a supplemental special tax upon prop
erty bcncfticd by the following i'm
provcmcn-: For the construction OF a
vItrified Tile pipe sewer aud OF vitri-
fed brick pavement IN and upon
Ohio street. from the north line Of
Eighth street TO the north line OF
Fourteenth street. In the city OF
Cairo. Illinois. under Ordinance No
% Of said city Of Cairo. as will more
fully appear from the certified copies
Of the judgments on file in my Office;
that the warrants for he collection Of
such special tax are In the hands Of
the undersigned.
Said original sps.ial sax g. levied
to Dc paid IN ten annual insiallmcnts
aud tli" amount ~ the 6rri in.tsu
mcnt thcrcrf is the sum ~ Eigh
Hundred aud F"ril Dollars aud Fryc
Cents (ssfa.asi. and said install
ui~f'i broamv aud wa due aud pay
able on the 2nd LAY ~ January 4. -.
1921. The niuo remaining installmeut
Of said origiuaI special tax ere for the
sum Of Eleven Hundred ltil90l Dol
lars each and the same become due
and payable on the End day oil
January. \. D. 1e0s. the 2nd day Il
January. A. d 1893. The End day q
January. 4. d. 1919. the md day Of
January. A. D 1911. the 2nd day Of
January. A. r. 1912. the End day of
January. A. u. 1918. the 2Ud day of
January. s. y 1875. fhc End day of
Jauusry. s. - 1919 aud She @rsd das !
II JaRusrv. 4 u. 1915. respectively. 1
and each and III ~ said ter inslsH /
meats bear Interest al tbs rate of hTs
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-21
NAvAL ELL PASSES SENATE

Washington. Feb 2U-The naval
apprupr alton bill. carrying S1UUp27.
SOC WAS PASSED by the senate tonight
in - minutes. All committee amend
menf- were agreed TO-
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-21
Different.

Every rule won't work both Nays.
The man who frequently cnmes home
iafe for supper kicte hardest nhen he
rruies carly anf finds supper late
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day like this. You'll all roast alive
John, read that the older man re-
piled, handing over the evening paper,
with one finger on the weather predic.
tions.
We'll, that blizzard isn't here yet,
It's spring weather outside declared
the younger man, stepping into the
dow
Dinners waiting" broke in the
tactful mother of Alice.
But her effort failed Of its end, for
the coming change of weather was not
to be so easily dismissed 1t had set.
tied like a pail over grandfather's
spirit, and as the evening progressed
he managed by persistent dwelling on
the subject to bring the rest Of the
family under the shadow of his own
forebodine
Not that one Of them would have
owned this to be true In fact, the last
thing John Brookens said that night
was: Father, don't you think yon
worry too much about the weather?
Suppose ii should turn cold? Anybody
would think You hadn't roof over
your head Or fire 10 warm yourself
by. You'd be perfectly comfortable
here, even If the mercury went to 30
degrees below zero. It isn't as If
you We're obliged to so out into the
cold, you know
DO you think I'm worrying on my
own annnlInL 2n Voc Tho rnn1 1nnnn I'll
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-21
THATCOLD
WAVE

rs a regular oven
in here!" cried
Alice, as she
bounced in from
an afternoon OF
play.
Shut the doorip
said her grandfa-
{ h e r, apprehen.
sively.
Great Scott"
Alice's father pro
tested. when he
arrived a little
later. "The gas
CRATE going on "A
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answer. " ! m
thinking Of the
rest Of yon, John
of the attack
of bronchitis that
girl has just had
pointing a fin
ger at Alice
"and I'm trying 10
warn you 50 you II
be prepared, that's
all. I've been
preaching that to
your mother all
our lives. She
never would have
believed that any
trouble was com
ing until it was
right upon her, if
/ hadn't b e e n
around"
Thine enough
when it Is right
upon you. | say,
grandmother in.
terposed. cheer
fully. Though, OF
course, | want
you TO be care.
ful. John. as your
father says.
John lrookeus
laughed with the
tender indulgence
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-21
Rronnht out eooa Ia other..

All thc soed ] have ever done hss
beeu b. ~ziiinE nn every nature for its
tietz-, rs~zsret FHlle- OSsou
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Enouah % k..n E..,nris. su.r-

About 1000 pieces - Eiassrsrs
and crocksry are broken on ssch
EoysEs G z frst-cLsss eessp stsszsr
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-21
TELLS PLAN TO KILL

Concluded from First PAge.l
Jumper Killers Association employ
cd men 10 do the work.
Phillips testified that Tyler stopped
al his house for supper the night
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-02
OFFICIALS STORY FAKE
Railway CLERK Says Suffering Exists
Despite DenaIs.

ST. Paul Mimi, Feb. IA railway
NAL clerk just in from trip between
st. Paul and jamestown N d., says
the reports of RAILROAD officials that
there Is no actual suffering along the
lines of railroad in North Dakota are
not true He said,
Il met friend of mine, pos al
clerk, who had just been stalled in a
train IS days on the Marion branch
OF the Northern Pacific. He told me
that in all that time. he had seen no
potatoes At Marion. he said, they
were entirely out of -four and sugar,
and they were burning sidewalks and
trying to burn screenings from the
elevators. II is not true that railroads
are opening up their branch lines
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-02
KILL
RUSSIAN BANDIT
TAKE PLACE OF POLICE AND Ex.
ECUTE MAN TRYING TO ROB
A WARSAW BANK-GoVERNoR
ASSASSlNATEp

Warsaw. Russian Poland, Jan 3l.--
Socialists today undertook and car.
ried ONT the execution of a bandit
who made an unsuccessful attempt
TO secure $500 from the Commercial
bank of warsaw
The man entered the bank this
afternoon and asked the director TO
give him $500. His request was re
fused whercupon the man sat down
in the waiting .oom and announced
his intention of remaining there until
he received the money. The bank
officials feared to ask the police for
help and therefore allowed him TO
stay.
A socialist member of the banks
staff, however. called mp socialist
headquarters on the telephone and
explained he situation Two men
from headquarters al once came 20
the bank. They approached the man
in the waiting room. quickly threw a
AK oyer his head and then blew ont
his trains with a revolver The police
have not Interferod with the men who
did the killing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-02
BIC SUM TO END
Gas LEGISLATION
HENRY n. ROGERS coMPR oMlsEs
SUIT FOR 100000 BY
PAYING $1,5oO, 900.
CASE LONG IN COURTS
Arose Out of Sale Of Boston Concerns
Stock BY Trustees--Federal
Judge Delays Settlement for
Filing New Petition

Hoston, Mass, Feb. Henry Fl
Rogers and George WhaIton Pepper
receiver for the Bay State Gas com,
pany. of Delaware, have compromised
the suit OF the latter to recover be
tween $3,0O0,000 and $4,100,000 from
the former on account of the sale of
several Boston gas companies
But although the agreement was
announced in the United States cir
cult court this afternoon Judge Put
nam said that while he was willing
to consent TO the compromise he
could not give his formal assent until
documents We're filed to show that
Mr.. Rogers was agreeable to the pro
posed disposition of the matter.
Under the terms Of the compromise
agreement, which was submitted to
the court today Receiver Pepper &C
cepts an offer of $1500,000 from Ran
dali Morgan, treasurer of the United
Gas company of Philadelphia, in con.
sideTation of an abandonment of the
claims OF the Bay State company
against Mr.. Rogers and in considera-
ton also of stock In the Buffalo Gas
company now held by the BBay State
Gas company This stock amounts to
about 10000 shares. Mr.. Morgan acts
for Mr.. Rogers in the settlement.
Suit Long in Courts.
For several years the suit of Re
Ce!ver Pepper against Mr.. Rogers has
been pending in the United States
courts. The aim of Receiver Peppei
was to secure profits alleged TO have
accrued TO Rogers through the sale
of stock in the various Boston gas
companies to interests representing
the New England Gas and Coke com.
pany while Mr.. Rogers was serving
as trustee OF the Bay State company
1t was claimed that by virtue OF
this trusteeship he was enabled to
make vast profits which Receiver
Pepper contended rightfully belonged
10 the Bay State company. Some time
Ego Judge Putnam, who heard the
ease, ruled that the defendant Rogers
was bound to make an equitable |
division with the Bay State Gas com
pany of his profits in the transaction
Professor John 0. Gray of Harvard |
was named as master in |
he case
Meantime negotiations for a settle |
nent were in progress and the result |
vas made public today When the |
natter came before Judge Putnam he |
pointed out that the negotiations |
you'd need the approval of the circuit
,ourt of Delaware and also of the |
,.rcuit court of the southern district
If New York.
He added:
There is no trouble about this so
ar as | a mconcerned. There is only
me thing TO be considered. have
leld Mr.. Rogers to a very rigid rule
md therefore | need something on
lie to show that Mr.. Rogers does not
,bject."
The amended petition will be filed
Judge Putnam added that
he order TO be considered tomorrow
hould provide for the approval OF the
ourts of Delaware and New York.
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DAVIS COMMENDED
~ PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT FOR
HIS ACTION IN THE KING.
SToN INCIDENT.
Admira's Report Of Withdrawal OF
Fleet Received Commander
Evans and Secretary Of
Navy Praise Him.

Wash. ngton, Feb. lin unequivo.
cal terms, President Roosevelt today
approved Of Admiral Davis entire ac.
ton in connection with his visit 0
Kingston. Jamaica, TO render aid to
the stricken city, and in addition re-
quest d the secretary of the navy 10
express to DAVIS his heartiest com.
mendailon of all that he did.
Davis long expected report of cr.
cumsiances leading up to the with,
irawal of the feet from Kingston
reached the navy department today
and was at once laid before the presi
dent Inasmuch as the president al.
ready has announced that the diplO-
matte phase is a closed incident, the
report itself is not TO he made public.
but late today Secretary Metcalf gave
out letter of Admiral Evans, com
mander in chief Of he Atlantic fleet,
warmly commencing Admiral Davis
for his cOnduct of the situation.
which was 70 say the least, some
what embarrassing
The admiral remarked further that
il was particularly fortunate that
there was At hand an officer such as
Davis, . deal with the problem which
arose,
The correspondence is supplement-
ed by strong tier Of commenda
! on Of aDyis by the president and by
Secretary Metcalf, who adds his ap.
proyal and commendation of Davis
service to humanity"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-02

GRAND JURY TO START AN I'M.
VESTIGATION OF EVANS.
VILE, IND, cASE-MARRiED
WOMAN SUSPECTED.

Evansville, Ind, Jan. 3I.--Osear r..
Luhring, deputy prosecuting attorney
OF Vanderburg county, today an
nounced that the grand juhy will
convene next Monday to begin an in-
vestigaj ion into the death of Agnes
Saulman, the pretty IS yearold tele-
phone girl who died a week ago last
Saturday under mysterious circum-
stances.
II will take a week or ten days for
the grand iuhy to finish the investiga-
ton, as several witnesses have been
ummoned who were not examined by
Coroner Edward Laval. Officers have
not abandoned hope of making an ar
rest in the case.
The theory advanced is that the
Girl was given The poison by a mar.
ried woman whose husband had been
keeping company with the Saulman
girl.
Married Woman Suspected.
A few days ago it developed that a
short time before the girl died the
wife Of this man. who had threatened
her life. visited her room and left a
letter Agnes destroyed the letter be
fore she died. but tho envel1p, whics
cam from hotel in ST Louis, Is In
the hands Of the coroner. II is known
that this married woman bad visited
in ST. Louis a short time before this.
Today specimen of the handwrit-
ing OF this married woman was com
pared TO the handwriting on the en-
yelope and q was stated by an expert
that the handwriting was the same.
Another phase Of the investigation
today was the scoring by the officers
Of a postal card thai the dead girl
wrote 10 this married man from Mem
Dhis several weeks before her death.
She was in Memphis at the time visit
ing her brother. who is employed by
the Illinois Central railroad
There are many mysterious things
connected with the case hat baffle
the police. One Of these is the =0urce
from which came thepois0uedc cap
sules left In the girls room during
her illness and a shot time before
she was removed 10 a local hospital
where she died. The brother Of the
dead girl. who IS here from Memphis.
hints that an effort Is being made 70
cover up The crime.
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TRIED TO DRIVE
OUT COMPETITION
HARTMAN SAID TO HAVE PAID
BIG PRICE TO CONTROL THE
TRAFFIC BUSINESS.
SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE
introduced at Commissioners Hearing
Alleged Questionable Methods
Of Maonate Are De.
scribed.

/ San Francisco. Feb. Eyidenca
/ itneding 10 show that operations of +
ILL., Hartman on the coast constituted
IA violation ui the interstate com
merce law was brought out before
Commiss oner franklin X Lane TO
day. c. A. Severance attorney for the
commission, introduced evidence 10
prove his contention that Hartman
paid a price out of proportion to the
vaule OF the Coos Bay properties in
Iorder to put competition out of the
way, Hartman, Attorney Severance
declared, was not buying coal mines
primarily; he was buying monopolies.
II, A. Graham, who supplied this in.
formation, created another sensation
before he left the stand He told how
when Hartman acquired the Or gon
Railway and Navigation company in
1901 his agents circulated literature
throughout the Orient warning mer
chants and others not to ship freight
over the Graham line the Oregon and
Oriental as had no transportation
facilities on this side of the world
The circulars we're dated at Portland.
As a re ulj Of these methods, witness
said, Grahams line went out of bust
ness.
Graham was called 10 the stand for
q continuation of the story he related
" sterday, showing how Hartman
forced his company the Oregon and
Oriental ont of business He stated
that The Oregon Railway and Naviga-
tion company, owned by Hartman,
routed his inward freights and that
he was required by contract to give
the Oregon Railway and aNgiga ion
bills of lading over that road and its
connections.
Used Force on Shippers.
So stringent were the conditions Of
81 10 give some of his freight to the
Chicago Milwaukee and ST. Paul Rail.
way company, the officials. particular.
~ Campbell Of the Oreg n Railway
Ahh tHdN 4$-dAioil COMPANY hpNlH hbl
permit him, but compelled him TO ship
over the Chicago ana Northwestern
and the Illinois Central.
Attorney Severance for The com
went carefully into the tcrms
IF this contract
When the Cos Bay. Roseberg aud
Eastern Railway was built Graham
estihed he, In his capac ty Of rail |
'oad contractor, was asked to take the
york
Meeting John y Spreckles AT Coro- |
lado he Undue Il him TO come into the |
enterprise. The investment looked |
promising to Spreckles So he agreed |
% buy thirty miles Of rails. payment
o he made TO him about the time
londs W re sold and the subsidy paid 4
It was shown that the entire prop
'r'y in Coos Bay cost Sprcckles con |
.ideraby los than n million dollars /
When Hartman came alcng and /
losght the property he was willing fo /
,ay 81 100000 for II.
All the testimony was taken AMI /
Commissioner Lane declared the hear
ng here az aa end j
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-02
GUARDS ON TRAIN
SPECIAL OF TWENTY CARS or
COAL BEING RUSHED TO
RELIEVE RENO FAMINE.
Officials Fear Attempts of Other
Towns to confscate Fuel--Pos-
tai Clerk SAYS Suffering
Exists Despite Denials.

Evanston, WyO., Feb. IA train
of 20 cars of pennsylvania coal is
being rushed westward on passenger
train schedule for Reno, Nevada, to
break the fuel famine existing there,
Arrangements have been made to
place armed guards on the coal cars
after the train leaves Odden 10 pre-
vent il being confiscated while pass
ing through the famine dstricts. The
people along the line are said to he
desperate for lack Of fuel arl pro-
visions.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-02
FAMOUS OLD HOTEL CLOSED.

New York. Feb. 1.-THE old Hotel
Albemarle in West Twonty-fourih
street was closed yesterday for the
first time in many years. 1t is said
the hCuse Is TO be renovated and will
be reoptned. The Albemarle for yeas
has been the favorite stopping place
for naval officers and visiting English.
men of rank. Admiral Dewey, Admir-
al Schley and Admiral Davis were fire.
quent guests, and ex.Goy rnor Higgins
was often there.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-02
SEEKS TO LIMIT MARRIAGES.

Louisville. KY. Feb. 1.-The South.
ern Bantist Theological seminary has
adopted stringeat rules as a result Of
frequent marriages between the men
end women students. The young wo-
men are forbidden to receive presents
from the men and the number Of
sKisits they may receive from thelr
sweethearts fl limited Some Of the
young women have left the seminary
as Il protest against the rules
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-02
OFFICIAL FACES INDICTMENT.

Evansville Ind. Feb Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney o. r. Luhrirs
aid TODAY that in case sh-rfage in
the books ~ JOHN p Walker. former
city and county treasurer IS discoy
cred be will ash the grand jury to
return an Indictment against Walker
for embezzl melt. Friends Of Walker
say there is no question about the
shortage
The grand Jury IS investigating
former cosu.r 0nicials who are oil.
legged TO have grated &2s 600 in q
mallpoN epidemic. and i' Is stated on
good authority that indictments will
Do returned.
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FEAR GREER WILL DIE.

Kalamazo'. Mich. Feb. IA c0l
sulta'ion Of five local physic ans was
held al the KaIsmazo0 hospital today
in the hope Of finuing sore relief FOR
David s. Greer. the stricken Chicago
attorney who was removed from q
Pullman car here week 8-o Ar
Greer fs coasieous only al times ana
unless he rallies within day cannot
possibly recover Mrs Greer IS in
constant attendance upon her hus-
band