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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-07
BRONCHIAL COUGHS.
Breathe Hy-o-mci's Healing Air and
All Irritation VIII be Quickly
Cured

The most irritating and annoying
form of cough is that termed bron-
chial People subject to bronchial
troubles whenever there is change
in the weather or they are exposed to
a draft will catch bronchial
cough, which Is very disagreeable, ir-
ritating and annoying.
Bronchial troubles cannot be cured
by stomach dosing The indicated
air OF Hy-o-mei Is the only treatment
that reaches the affected parts and
gives relief and cure. It destroys all
the disease germs that are present In
the nose. throat and lungs. soothes
and relieves the irritated mucous
membrane In alt parts of the bron-
chial tubes and quickly overcomes
the irritation
Bronchitis Is really an inflamma-
ton Of the mucous membrane lining
the air passages and Is purely To-
cal disease. SO that % needs local
treatment like that afforded by Hy-
o-mei
II there Is any doubt Ia your mind
as TO the power Of iIy-o-mei 10 cure
bronchial troubles So that the system
will resist coughs aud colds. the IN
usual was in which Il Is sold by Hood
a Curtin should diNpel that doubt
They agree ra refund The money to
aay purchaser u ttf-o-mei Who ~
uot perfectly satisfied With IA. re-
suits following the Hae ~ th. RENE.
Femsdy dova not help son IL does
n"t test peuuy while II u cures.
thp esFvnse BE- HominaL faF com
pisIe iiFeemrt uufff a sold AZ onlg
81 HH a.&T
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-07
MOUNTAIN IftT>

Mountain Peak Texas, siay 6
1--WE ae end haye been having n'erg
IT rain me past geeE and there Is "a
good season IL the ground but the
weather has seen 500 cold for the
rapid Development Of vegetation
Corn has been considerably seG
back hy the cold north wlnde. many
OF the leaves having been frost Bit
ten
Bad stands Of cotton are complain
ga Of and a great deal Of the crop
has been plowed up and replanted.
While some farmers are not yet
done planting the first time, waiting
for more favorable weather, and the
crop chat is up seems 10 be making
little progress and is getting weedy.
Hands will he in good demand out
here when the weather moderates.
a few days of sunshine would
bring the corn crop around all right,
as It has been well worked, the only
complaint being of bad stands, caus-
ed by insect pests.
The unwilling of the monument
over the grave of Mr.. Herring by W..
O. W. WAS again postponed on ac-
count Of inclement weather until
Thursday, June 6, which will also
be decoration day.
The High school at Mountain
Peak will close after a very success
full term Friday, May 10. The only
program the writer has heard of is
| a fine picnic outing at Mammoth
! Spring
| r. II. Morton, former merchant at
! Mountain Peak. but now merchan-
dising al Midlothian, was here Sun
| day.
James Burleson of Venus was at
Mountain Peak Sunday, swapping
yarns with his old associates.
The Mountain Peak baseball team
defeated the Maypearl and Wyatt
teams respectively last week.
Mrs. julius Sanders, who was OPP
Grated on last week for appendicitis,
is reported doing we'll.
Services were held Sunday morn
ing by Rev. Record of the Christian
denomination at the Christian church
and Sunday school and song service
under the auspices of the Methodist
church
The meeting of the W o. w. Sat
urday night had good attendance.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-07

t0s iteaa sf tunh e A slnan
tWiAmh# a. 81 81 Richardson
nal'aa ~ g. MHler Nnesh Carolina
90 y RHahfHHnsw etft vs.. a Rsmw
aud eife rauH W 81 Johnson. NJ
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tiatftHiWH W 10 il8mma. New NaFA
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-07
III. aud +. &. Round Trip Rates.

Birmingham. Ala.--On sale May / >
TO 10 aud IA. Rate s2200. Limit
ed 90 leave Birmingham not later
than May 30th.
Stamrord-On sale May Sth. Rate
seas. Limited 10 leave Stamford
May 18th.
ffoustou-On sale May 9th Rate
$3.50 Limited 10 leave Houston
MAY t2th.
Columbus. ON sale May ~. 10
and a. Rate tsst5. Limited 20
leave Columbus not later than
June 5th.
Norfolk. Na--Account jamestown
Exposition ON sale May LIST 20
November Goth Rate t3s.SQ. Fif.
teen days limit. For other dates
rates and limits eail a. g. r. G..
passenger depot or see
Mckinney On sale MAY Tth Rate
ssSa Limited 20 leave Mckinney
cot later than May lith
Wlnefai weils--on sale May cen
and 1th Rate $3.50 tlmited 90
leave Mineral Wells not later
th8n MAJ tith
pleka8n. Temn on safe MAJ f9
ana re- Rate $500 limited w
leave u'essoa soc later than May
atst
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-07

fsAir preparations AMI dandFa3 cures
a. . rule Ars atleAy - tFritAtnx sfstFs
saat % na earthly ssua. tEalT. @hsn net
ss4.saAsA gross naturally. Ms8ftamttY.
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~ a germ Tbs aniY @sf Sc ears aAna
s41 @ a. kia shs wsFm aHa. So Gar tha
onlY hAH preparation thAt ~iil positively
sfs.sruY this ssvwg 70 @e~bFat ileFpss ssis--
absolutely haFs@ls9a. FIRES ffgm sFesMs
sw.sgsnesss tys ns&t1Hs - aaaKeFess dfass
lt aila8s ltehtmx tmstantly mAsss hssr
.tlsssv ard aa8 as ia fs.sFHY tAR
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-07
TO PASTEUE INSTITUTE.
Farmer and Doctor Exposed to Hy-
arophobia in Treating Cow.

few days ago j. F. Pratt. a
prominent farmer residing near Red
Oak had COW that became sick and
be called in DIR. S. w. Brown to treat
her. and at last she developed a case
OF hydrophobia and died Yesterday
morning they both left for the Pas
teur Institute at Austin to be treated
! as they were exposed to the virus
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-07
LOCAL NEWS.


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gird cages ~ the Arcade -
yes eeg she hest al the Arcade IS
KODAK finishing Hadsoa's studlo.
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g. s, l..Hssao N&&t +" iatl"s5 ''''
dag ga tssa4 Ha5'
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lAge and tornado insurance o
Plenty 81 iron or telt roofing az r
E s. CroaE q Cos. prices right Il
i NE and Mas Cla8a Pai0jns Of
Kaufman SIRE visiting relatives ta th@
! city
Miss Belle tu1stua uf Louisville
/ Ky. Is ghe guest IT Miss Gertrude
+ Eeacbum
veha, vnf need a Number. call
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;. A NHkihson' edl'of OIL the
Palmer hustler was In the ei'y To-
cay. lie Reports plenty u ram III ''''''
7ee'''n o' ''-s NoN'''''
Mrs G. F. flumhoit VIII enter
tain the Noodmen Circle at her
| nome III builafd helshtS lharso"I
| afternoon from 10 . eloeN'
1 Lawrence Miller and Miss Adele
Ai''er Oh pailas Nj WI. $50 ss sn's "a a.
YET lio'u ~ s.S.' 49,,
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railroad IN west ieNas' came nome
inns mo, nli,s 70 De l p,eSe4' q" en'
ii'sh S.ioo' ''''''''' III '''''i' 0>'' 49,
- 'oH's'i H.
i The northbound Katy Passehsel
train due here al lV.po a m. arrived
today al clock. Inc deIay Is sal0
10 nave oeeh caused ny hlsh Na'e'
%" '''7 S'''" '''N W NV
F'oi q. w. Neoo' VINO '"usht 'i'
Garrett sehooI me past year mas az
eepted o. deputy snip III 'ne oli'ce VI
county Clerk Loeslns. tie th'ere.
upon his duties 'here Yesterday al
ternoon.
p. F. Davenport, chief of the fire
department. ONE PoindeNter' Lesli'
Philips ana I'd Eseli'AH lei' UNI.
afternoon Tor MCKINNEY 10 ".leno
the annual meeting Oh the state f''e
men ASSOCIATION.
The best there is. Is none too goot
for you. This applies very forcihly
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-07

AN EXPERIENCED TAILOR is in
charge of our shop and supervises all
work done. Thus you are assured of
first class work when left with us
All work called for and delivered
promptly. Phone US. Matthews Bros
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-07

WANTED--Yo to save your bran,
chops and all other kinds of sacks
and send them to us; or if you have
% or more good ones phone us and
we will send for them. WaXahaehie
Grain Co. 81
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-07

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sm-sss Sc - vs~r~-T~ TNseAs~'s Gbvvs
ga Hsa~s* s-~w
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-07

SEND US your repairing and press
ing All our work is done by the most
skilled workmen and guaranteed to
be satisfactory. Porter will call for
all packages. Both phones. Hosford
& Brown. IT
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-07

FRANK WHIPPLE'S TAILOR shop
does cleaning, pressing and repair
ng. All work guaranteed to be first
lass in every respect. We make q
specially Of cleaning and pressing
ladies' clothes. All work called for
and delivered. 10 w. Main. tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-07

WE WILL do your cleaning. press
ing and repairing in a first class
manner and do it promptly. Mr.. GUY
Page has charge Of this department
I'D his work speaks for itself. We
call for and deliver work. Calvin
Bros. East Side Square. Both phones.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-07

MONEY TO IoAS % Diamonds
SEC Fas WIlpoa II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-07

skW#Et.i4A& Recovered aaa ne
fa3ses at krfbar MassaY a@un
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LAWS MOWERS aFaeaa5 aHa 81
esa az stta8F aae&uy eAap ~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-17
WORKING FOR
SHIP SUBSIDY
SIX STEAMSHIP MAIL LINES ARE
TO RECEIVE GOVERNMENT
AID, ACCORDING TO THE BILL
LlTTAuER BANouETiNG CON.
GRESSMEN.

Washington. Jan. 1G - The shit
subsidy people have oeen doing some
sensational maneuvering lately and
claim as result majority OF two
vote for their bill. which will prob
ably be reported to the house tomar
row or next day, Their first victory
was the naming Ct MIR IiItaner oi
New York to sncceed Mr. Flack oil
that state on the committee who has
not been IN attendance at this session
of congress on account Of illness.
THIS gives them one more vote when
the committee on merchant marine
and fisheries meets tomorrow. The
suhsidyites claim Mr. Birdsall Of Kan
sas, who is regarded as on the fence
If Mr. Forney of Michigan, who has
been absnt since the holiday recess.
arrives in time for the committee
meeting tomorrow and Mr.. Birdsall
votes in the affirmative, the subsidy
ties will be close enough to victory 10
claim IT, The hest can be accumulated
in the switching or reputation Of
pairs, and this already has been done
Mr. Greene Of Massachusetts has
notified MI. Spight of Mississippi
that he will no. abide by his pair
with him if his vote should be needed
to report the bill
The new ship sui idy bin provides
for the subdizlng of six steamship
mil lines. as follows.
New York to Rio de aJneiro, Brazil
'ew York TO pHenos Ayres, Argen-
tina; New Orleans to Colon, Panama:
Puget Sound TO Toxic Japan; San
Francisco TO Australasia. San Fran
cisco to Valparaiso. Chile The esti,
mated cost of this subsidy Is $4,000
00a.
The opponents Of the passage OF
the subsidy bin merely rely upon the
efforts Of Mr.. Burton 0f Ohio and
Mr.. Williams, Of Mis- sippi, Demo
cratic leader in the house.
The subsidvitaa ara ni1i-- rts4rr
ate entertainments at the lending
loteIs aHu spcaKer Cannon was
'nest at one last night. Another is
for tomorrow night.
Mr. Watson of Indiana. the RennbIl |
an whip. said tonight that If 1t /
aner's money held oui 10 bnY grub
e gHo sed the bill would pass" Thus
he games goes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-17
DIDN'T STOP AT PApucAH.

Paducah, Jan 1G-prof Chatf-
| W. Oldrieve, who passed palncah
Yesterday morning walking In the
middle of the Ohio river is not a
stranger to one Paducahan. Mr.
James Gamer but unfortunately Mr.
Gamer id not get TO see his friend
because he was not aware the ma
rine pedestrian would not stop here,
and had not prepared himself with a
skiff for an emergency.
II have known Charley Oldrleve
for leaIs." Mr Gamer stated. -
lived within two blocks of him for
twelve year in Chesley. Mass. his
home, and from the time he was a
youngsier he has been fooling with
water and tying TO perfect ways of
walking on II or riding on it that
c'hers had not thought Of
The first time 7 ever saw the 10y
he had on pair Of water shoes and
was walking ont from the beach The
first long walk he ever took on the
water was near his home when he
walked a mile and a half he was
humored by his father and on nc
count of TIE boys fancy for the water
and H. G tant application 10 de-
vices for walking on #. was called
the nutty boy for yeats.
"Oldrieye also tried 10 perfect a.
bicycle arrangement 10 iide on the
water He had one Of the old-fash
ioncd bicycle with one big and one
little wheel lie gave this mp as i'm
practicable.
~Oldrieye Is abou % years old.
7n1 this IS hisprofession-wa walking
pa wa.er He has got it down pat.
md The first pair of water hoes he
he'd were made Of tiu with an inner
bladder ~ rubber which he inflated
with an aig pump. They had a moose
that hc slipped his feet into and IN I.
rases OF accident when he got duck /
ing, be- could jerk his feet out with Z
ease and safety The bottoms of the /
shoes were supplied with small pad .
dies which would swing back when
ha foot Is showed forward. but when .
be other foot was showed forward /
and he first foot would remain sta 4
ionary because -he paddle righted .
Itself and would not Jet the shoe
move. IH running water these pad
lles are DOT necessary.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-17
WATER WALKER
REACHES CAIRO
GREETED BY THE BLOWING OF
WHISTLES AND SHOUTS OF
THOUSANDS PEOPLE.
LEAVES THIS MORNING
Preceded BY Gasoline Boat and Close.
ly Followed BY His Wife In
Saltwater Walker all
His Life.

/ Capt Chas. Oldriaye, the water
/ walker arrived in Cairo haibor Oh
lpositc The What boat about i.l5 yes
iterday afternoon. He was reported &c
be opposite The Chicago Mill about
half an hour before that, and II took
| him that long TO reach the wharf boat
He was met at the bridge by several
local river craft and was greeted by
a hearty footing Of whistles. AT the
wt.af several thoUsand people await
ed him and he waved his hat as the
crowd cheered
He was preceded by gasoline boat
which is comfortably fitted up and on
which he resides when he isn't walk
ing. The boat reached the wharf
about ! minutes ahead Of him and
Wen to anchor below the ferry land.
ing.
The captain walked along very ener-
getically as he came in sight Of the
crowd, swinging his arms and his
lower limbs with much en- nhusiasm.
Although he seemed to keep aAoat
very safely it was evident to all that
he wasn't making much headway be.
y nj the speed of the current, and he
was pulling forth a degree of exer.
tion which he could not have kept
up very long at time.
His feet We're encased in pair 0f
shoes" probably fo1r
feet long and he seemed to sink into
the water a times nearly up to his
knees He shuftled along about as
lne would walk on skates, but churn.
ng mp the water quite lively at nearly
every siep
He was followed closely by his wife
n a skiff and she proved herself an
expert with the oars. for when he
- '-~''v1t~-S rho wharf boat she
brought the sKftf ucxtruusiy runrs aIu~
md he got in. He was conveyed TO
he gasoline boat where he took OF |
lis paraphernalia and "rested up. |
lie Is 10 leave here early this morn.
ng
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-17
UNITED STATES
TO THE RESCUE
WAR SHIPS LADEN WITH PROVIS.
IONS SENT TO STRICKEN PEo.
PIE OF KINGSTON.
KINGSTON is DESTROYED
Says U. s. Consul--Mt. Etna and Mt.
Vesuvius Disturbed, Former
Emitting Ashes With Sub.
terranean Detonations,

WASHINGTON, y & IAN ~ m.
oftoial oay,s af ~ a,aa., f.,.
~ NUS
'''" 'a'h"'o"' o'o ho' feaeh WASH
ln3ton uAIll WelI along in the after
noon Wheh the following dispatch was
received at the state department, dat
cd Jamaica 3:@l p. m. January 1G
ar 4 signed "Tmefican Consult"
~ fearful earthquake followed by
fire, shiston destroyed. Hundreds OF
lives were lost. Food is badly wanted
The consulate probably destroyed
Fire proof safe,
proof
Reference in cabegram to fire
proof safe is understood to convey
assurance Of the safety Of the consu.
lar records aAd papers,
The disnatch was regarded ats war
ranting the taking cf instant measures
of relief Indeed. the navy depart.
ment had been in advance in This mat
ter. for through Captain Beehler. Off,
Ger in charge Of the naval station at
Key West wireless communication
was early established between the
navy department and Admiral Evans
commanding the Atlantic feet NJ
Guantanamo. Cuba, and when Sacre.
tarT Root later indicated the desira,
bility Of aending war sbjns ~ anoa
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-17
FAMINE 'SHORRORS
AND SMALL POX
CAUSE TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION
OF LIFE IN cHINA-HUN.
DREDs OF THOUSANDS SAID
TO BE DOOMED.

Shanghai. Jan 1G.-The horrors OF
famine has been added to an ont
break of smallpox among refugees al
Sing-kiank, 'necessitating the damoli
tion OF the mat shed erected to
shelter thou and- who have arrived
there in search of food. CAPTAIN Kir
ton. who was sent out by the relief
committee 10 investigate the situation
repors that 300.001 destitute persons
nave been driven back towards their
homes and that terrible scenes are
beng enacted along the line of To-
treat. He estimate that a quarter of
a million persons are likely to be
doomed at Sing Kiazg alone and 400
90 al Antung. where small relief
works have been searted. But the
official records are generally puerila
and amateurfsh.
The distress IS largely due TO the
lack of means of communication and
fear that Chimes officials might ap
pr0priate any work they undertake.
Every house in the neighborh0Od Of
Antung visited by Capt Kirion con
.ainel dead bodies or dying person.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-17
NATIONAL BOARD or TRADE.

Washington, Jan 1.-THE nationa
board of trade elected Frank y. De
lame, of Philadelphia, president
The question Of encouraging immi
grafton to The United States formed
The principal topic of discu sion al
the afternoon session. Parcels post
one cent letter postage. discrimina.
ton OF other nations against Ameri
cen merchandise. reciprocal tariff
tariff, tariff relations with Canada. in.
teinatioual arbitrations and various
other nbjects we're discussed. Reso
lutions on the subjects were referred
TO committees.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-17
MT. EArNA THROWS ASHES.

Caana, Sicily, Jan lG.-The earth.
quake at Kingston, Jamaica. was co.
incident wi h the Increased activity of
Mt. Eatna and slight earthquake in
Medo2ian mountains. Professor
Hickey. director of Nj Eatna observa-
tory. says either f,e openings inside
the crater which were discovered in
1895 haye increased in size or erun.
tions are occurring inside the volca-
no, as from outside nothing but smoke
and reflection Of fire can be seen. Tha
volcano is throwing out considerable
quantities Of ash and subterranean
det' t'nations are beard The present
phenomena are similar to those OF
1888. when one OF the most severe
eruptious occurred.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-17
TRY STEEL TIES
ON P. R. R. LINE
coMPANYS EXPERIMENTS IN
TRACK coNsTRucrioN--cUL
TlVATtNG FORESTS - CREo,
SoTE TREATMENT WILL
DOUBLE LIFE or WOOD TIES.

Philadelphia, Jan 1G--Three thou
sand steel crossties have been install
FED on the main line Of the Ponnsyl
pahia Railroad between Pittsburg an
Altoona While culiyaring trees Il
make certain steady supply Of i'm
ber the company has determined te
make thorough st3 10 discover, with
scientific accuracy hoW well metal
ties are adap ed for practical tsa The
experiment is being made on a
stretch Of road wheEe traffic is very
heavy -.
Every y ar the demand far railroad
Ties Increases and the drain on the
cOuntry's forest resources Is becoming
more and more apparenb The Penn.
syyania has begun tree cultivation on
a large scale. coop rating with the
fore try departments, OF the National
and State governments. More than
q million trees have already been
planted. In the ursery a Holidays
burg are SOM 100000. which win be
tansplantcd this year. In the vicinity
of Altoona tract of 1900 acres is
available for The planting and preset
walton of trees.
Creosote Treatment For Ties.
The company Is making ARRANGE.
ments to trear soft wood lis with
creosote and thereby almo double
the ltaEth of their lives" BY this
method the London and Northwest
arn in England gels from u % 30 |
years service out Of it's ties. In this
country, where ghe traffic is much
heavier, the average life of a good tie |
S 8 years. by cracsoting the Penn,
lylyania's maintenance Of way engi |
'eers think, 1t can he increased o ii I
which means thai onls on half as
many new ties will be needed every
fear
II is estimated that American ra l.
0ads use 1l0,000,000 Of new ties an
lually. The Pennsylvania system
lses about 5.500,000 AT an aver,
ge cost per tie of 10 cents, that rep.
asents an OUTLAY 1t $3.50 oo0 sinu
lly BY cultiyatins trees aud by tho
reosote treatment The company win
Materially reduce this big item in the
ear expenses.
Steel Tie Still an Experiment.
SO FAR The use Of steel lies has not
one beyond thg experimental stage. :
he 5000 ties on the P.usburg Dlvis-
N are I-shapcd, forr inches across al :
ne top, eight i1ches across at the
ottom and five inches high. The '
iils ae fastened to hem by st el :
clips a different kind of metal
ack is being tried on the Phladel- y
aia division, near Pomeroy, Pa. For
stretch of one mile there the rails
r" lad on longitudinal steel girders.
It deeply in rock ballast and bound $
'gether across he track, by cast =
on chairs"
The principal objection made by en- y
nee's to steel ties e. that they allow =
g track TO ere p having a ten =
'ncy 10 slide on The ballast. In ven
RS are constantly making efforts to t
.ercome this difficulty Few railroad "
ricials, however, think that wood Il
IS will ever be entirely replaced =
metal. e
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-17
ONE THOUSAND DEAD.

81 Thomas, y. w. l., Jan. l6.-Re-
ports received here from Jamaica
says # is estimated that one thousand
per sons have been killed By the earth
Ike and f-e and that ninety thou
sand persons are homeless The dam
age to Kingston alone is placed at full
Iy St0 600 0d0.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-17
DUNNE A CANDIDATE.

Chicag0. Jan lG-In statement
ned tonight Masor Dunre an
nOHncel hi- candidacy for the Dem0
cratic mayoairv nomination IN d
platform Of opposition tc the pro
posed setLene1. of The street cai
Gusziiaa- Dlnne wants a reha1Hfa
fion of the service postponed until
after the election.