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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
MERGER OF HILL LINES
Stockholders Expected to Ratify
Proposition That Great Northern
Acquire Subsidiaries.

New York, Sept. 20.-The stock
ers of the Great Northern Railway
company will hold their annual meet
ing in this city tomorrow. In addi-
ton to the election of directors and
the transaction of other routine bust
ness the stockholders are expected
TO ratify the proposition that the
Great Northern shall acquire. subject
to existing lines, all the properties Of
the subsidiary companies. Among
these lines are the st. Paul. Minneap-
oils q Manitoba. Eastern Railway Of
Minnesota. Montana & Great North
ern. Duluth. Watertown < Pacific.
Minneapolis & Great Northern. Da-
lzota & Great Northern, and the Mon
tana Central. together with six or
eight smaller lines.
The proposition is TO wipe out the
corporate existence Of the subsidiary
lines by merging them with the oper-
sting company. The purpose in view
Is TO consolidate the ownership Of the
property snd simplify the manage
ment Of the system.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
HEALTH OFFICERS N. EFT
Thrty-fifth Annual Conference of
American Public Health Associa-
ton at Atlantic City.

Atlantic City, N. j.. Sept 30.-The
American Public Health asscciaiio ion
began it's thirty-hfth annual meeting
here today with large and represen.
tatiye attendance. The association Is
composed of public health officers Of
the United States, Canada. Mexico
and Cuba, besides professors OF sani-
tary science in colleges and labora-
tory rlen in the public health service
A long list of subjects have been
outlined fer discussion at the present
ms etiug, among them the control Il
infectious diseases. prevention Of
tuberculosis lii schools, immigration
IN relation to public health. the regis
tration Of vital statistics. yellow
fever in Mexico. and the relation Of
The Food and Drugs act to the public
health.
The officers Of the association In
charge of the meeting are: President.
Or. Domingo Orvananos. City OF Mex
leo; first vice president, DR. Quitman
Kohnke, louisiana second vice pr ST
ient, Dr. Robert w. Simpson. Mani
Ioba: third vice president. DIR, Gard
ner T. Swarts. Providence, r. l.; sec
rotary, Dr. Charles O. Probst, Colum.
bus, Ohio, and treasurer. Or. Frank
w. Wright New Haven, Conn.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
ENGINE ExPLODES.

Mater Valley Miss. Sept. CO.
Switch engine No 1882 exploded with
tremendous force Saturday afternoon
at the south gate of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad shops blowing hot steam
and water and scraps of iron in all
directions. Machinist John Mcmillan
had his leg broken in two places and
was otherwise injured Engineer L..
Il. Foss was wounded. but not SER
ioUsly. Six negroes working nearby
we're wounded by the flying scraps Of
iron or hot steam. Will Mcfarland.
badly scalded: Harry Robinson, leg
broken: Ody Ware. arm broken and
scalded. The other negroes wounds
are slight.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
FEDERAL JUDGE
WANTS EVIDENCE
NOTIFIES PROSECUTION TO SHOW
TESTIMONY CONNECTING
BORAH WITH FRAUDS.
ILLNESS or ONE JUROR
Delay Case For a Short Time
Land Theft Charges Against
steunenbero May Help Meyer
and Pettibone.

Boise, Iadho, Sept, ,30.--Federal
Judge Wilson who Is presiding at the
trial Of United States Senator Borah,
notified the prosecution today that the
case had reached point where some
testimony connecting the defendant
on trial with the alleged Idaho land
fraud conspiracy must be presented.
The attorneys for the government act
ing on the suggestion, said they would
offer IN evidence tomorrow records cf
the cornty clerks Office. showing
scores Of timber deeds that had been
admitted 10 record at the request of
Senator Borah The trial went Oh
this afternoon after the abandonment
of the morning session because Of the
illness Of one of the Jurors, which was
thought for time to be of such ma
ture as to cause a serious delay in the
case Testimony again had to 10
largely with the actions Of former
Governor Steunenberg in the land
dealing Attorney Hayley protested
against the witnesses being allowed
to give conversations with Steunen-
berg. He said they had no bearing
on Senator Borah's case and tended
only to blaokon the memory of man
who cannot answer
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
WO LOST ON
j. S. WARSHIPS
ATLANTIC SQUADRON BADLY
SHAKEN IN HIGH WIND IN
CAPE COD BAY.

Boston, Sept. 30.-Wireless dis.
patches today from the Atlantic
squadron anchored at the head of
Cape Cod bay, off the Barnstable
shore, state that two lives were lost,
two vessels damaged and the entire
feet was given severe shaking up
In the storm which ragged yesterday in
the bay
The fleet was anchored off a lee
shore and only the strength of their
ground tackle saved one of the war
ships from being thrown on the
beach
Lieut. John NJ Purse of the battle
ship Illinois was thrown against
hatch and so badly injured that he
died today. On board the Minnesota
seaman. name unknown, was wash
Ell overheard and drowned.
The refrigerator ship Glacier drag
ged her anchor and collided with the
cruiser Des Moines. Both vessels
had to be sent to the Charlestown
navy yard for repairs. For more than
twenty hours the great ships were
tumbled about in the big seas which
surged into the bay. Some of the
crew of nearly every vessel were
bruised by being hurled about the
ships.
In the collision with the Glacier the
Des Moines' stem was badly damaged
and she was raked along her star
board side, losing two davits and the
beats on them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
CLAIM THAT UNITED
STATES HAS LOST
FAVOR Ar HAGUE,

The Hague, Sept Or" y hat Soc
rotary Root did at Rio Janerlo IN 1870;
has been undone at The Hague III
1907" exclaimed o prominent delegate
| 70 the conference today, while re.
| fcrring to the growing opposition OF
] attn America to the United States.
Continuing this delegate explained
that almost all Latin American coun-
tries complained they had been neg
ltcted They resented especially, he
said the fact that one member Of the
American delegation, william |. Euca-
anan, had been entrusted with the
duty cf keeping the Latin American
i'll his hands" And the result hal
been that the rest OF Spanish Amer
lea had drawn closer to Brazil.
"Sencres Barbesa and Esteva, rep-l
representing respectively Brazil and
Mexico" the delegate declared. are
today masters of the situation, and
even q resolution merely expressing
the wish Of the conference that the
government adopt a project for a
permanent court of arbitration, after
the method for allotment Of judges
had been found, can only be approved
II these delegates wish IT,
James Brown Scott, Of the Amer.
lean delegation, has finished his re.
port on permanent court of arbitra
ton, and it win be distributed next
week.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
CATTLE KILLED.

Stanton, Mo. Sept. 30.-The sontr-
bound Texas limited train on the
Frisco road, which left st. Louis last
night, collided with freight train
near here shortly before midnight and
about twenty people were injured,
three of whom may die The freight
train was loaded with cattle and a
large number of the animals were
crushed to death.
Both locomotives were demolished.
The freight was trying to make a
siding at Anaconda, on short time.
when the passenger train dashed
around the curve at full speed. The
engineers on both engines had bare'y
time to put on the air brakes and
jump.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
ELECTRICAL SHOW OPENS.

New York. Sept 90-The biggest
electrical show ever held in America
opened today in Madison Square Gar
den. and will hold the boards during
tie next ten days. Almost every
known electrical appliance is shown.
the exhibits ranging from miniature
one-eighth Of a candle power mean.
Il sscent lamp tn a tenton dynamo.
The interior Of the big amphitheater
Is gorgeously decorated with 100000
enIored electric lights. rivsiiing
"DreamIand~ in its glory.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
MAY AFFECT MINERS CASES

Boise. Idaho. Sept 30.-While the
government is trying-thus far In
yain~-to connect Senator Borah with
the land frauds. special grand jury
under a special prosecutor is attempt
ing to get to the bottom of the a.
ieged connections of Ex-Governor
Steunenberg with the thefts Of the
government timber domain.
The action has an important bear
ing on the coming trials of c. H..
Meyer and Charles Pettibone, the
miners chiefs accused of the Govern
or's murder. If the charges involving
Steunenberg's name are sustained
it's effect on public opinion will give
strong aid to the two accused union
men, 1t is said.
District Attorney Timothy Burke of
Wyoming. who is conducting the in
quiry is bringing out every possible
piece Of evidence against Steunen-
berg. even il it adds nothing to the
case against men thus far indicted or
who may be indicted in the future.
II is also pointed out that the
Meyer and Pettibone cases depend to
a large extent on the outcome of the
trial of Senator Borah.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
.SECRt TARY ROOT IS
NOW The GUEST OF
MEXICAN REPUBLIC.

Monterey Mexico, Sept 30.--At
O'Clock Sunday morning Secretary Ct
state Elhu Root crossed the Ric
Crande and became the guest Of tho
republic of Mexico. The ceremonies
attendant ON the formal rendering Of
the hospitality and freedom of the ma
ton We're simple and picturesque.
The train drew into the little station
On the Mexican side to the strains of
two military bands, which played live
ly American airs. When it came to
a halt Gen. Rincon Callardo APP
preached the secretary and in the
name of President Diaz and the peple
az the republic of Mexico rendered the
visitor the freedom and
Of the country.
The train is travelling at good
rate Of speed and will reach the capt
tai at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. 1t
Is the wish Of the reception commit.
tee that the secretary and Mrs. and
Miss Root be disturbed as little as
possible after their arrival so that
they may have an opportunity to rest
and recuperate from the fatigue Incl
lent to the trip from the border. They
viii be driven to Chapuultepec whore
hey will be served. Then they will
BE- left for night of quiet rest.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
BOLLOON FALLS
INTO DEEP SEA
THRILLING A D { N U OF
STARTERS IN FRENCH AERO
RACES - RESCUED FROM
DROWNING BY STEAMER.

Dover. Sept. 30.-M. DeLobel, one
of the starters in the balloon race
from Paris yesterday, was landed here
by steamship today. He had a
thrilling adventure. After travelling
for hours in the air he brought his
balloon down expecting to find dry
ground under him, but to his aston
ishment the airship came down to the
sea. 1t would not go up again and
finally struck the water twenty-five
miles from Ostend. DeIobel and his
companion. NJ. Lepers, after narrow
escape from drowning, managed to
scramble into the rigging Of the bal
loon where they chung for several
hours until they were rescued by a
passing steamer. On quitting the bal
loon It reascended and was lost to
view.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
LATEST REPORT OF
BUBONIC PLAGUE
FoRTY-EIeHT CASES IN FRISCO
so FAR-NUMBER UNDER o.
sERvATIoN' FORTY.

San Francisco. Sept So.-Dr. Ru-
merit Blue of the Marine Hospital Ser
vice. and President William Ophuls
of the Municipal Board tonight issued
the following statement relative to
the bubonie plague situation:
There have been so far As verified
cases Of the plague in San Francisco.
all but one Of them originating since
August 1ath. The total number Of
deaths to date is %. The total mum
Der Of suspects now under obserTa
ton Is 40.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
TWO WAR MINISTERS
TALK Immigration

Toxic. Sept 30.-Secretary Taft has
been in conference twice since his ar
rival here with Lieutenant General
Terruchi, minister of war This has
led TO the report that groundwork is
being laid for an entente concerning
immigration. Secretary Taft and his
family took a long drive in the i'm
perial carriage this afternoon. CROWDS
in the streets recognized the secre-
tary and greeted him with cries Of
"BanZai" and bows and smiles.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
OFFICIALS TO RESIGN
Management Of jamestown Exposition
Appears to Be BADLY Democrat
ized--Many Quit.

Norfolk. Va. Sept. 30-Arthentic
reports tonight disclosed the fact that
a number of heads of departments
win resign with Director General Barr
90 the jamestown Exposition. ] A.
Wakefield, chief of concessions. aud
A. Sherwood, chief Of admissions. an
ncunce their designations. 1t is re-
ported that w NJ Dixon. assistant
director general. and S. w. Bowles,
director of publicity have resigned
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
SENATOR PLAT IS
SUED FOR DIVORCE

New York. Sept. 30-Mae Gather
ine Wood. former government clerk,
who has been suing United States
Senator Thomas c. Plat for several
years. today brought action in the
gupreme court for an absolute divorce
from the senator alleging that she
had been married to him in the Fifth
Avenhe Hotel. New York, in 1891.
The attorney for the plaintiff said the
action was brought to frame an Issue.
and that he wanted the details 10 be-
come generally known.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
GOVERNOR DOES COWBOY
TRICK At FAIR OPENING

Asperces. y. NJ. Sept Ex-Governor
George Curry the Rough Rider sol
der c0wboy-executive Of New Mexico.
opened the Sororro County fair here
in a spectacular manner. He success
fully rode an @outlaw" broncbo fer
the amusement Of 10000 spectators
and then took part in a roping exhibi-
ton. Goveror Curry is considered
one 5f the best broncho busters and
rope throwers in the territory.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
SANTA FE RAILROAD
TRIED FOR REBATINC

los Angeles. Sept. 3O.-The prose
cution Of the Santa Fe railway com
pany for alleged giving Of rebates, be-
gun today in the district court The
Santa Fc Is accused Of granting re-
bates 10 the Grand Canyon Lime and
Cement company. which last year
shipped hundreds OF carloads Of ma.
terial over the road from Nelson.
Ariz.. to the Ganahl Lumber company
Of Redondo and other parties. The
dealers are not involved ID the indict-
ment
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
TRUE BILLS RETURNED
AGAINST CAPITOL oRAFTERs.

Harrisburg. Pa. Sept 30-True
bills against seven Of the fourteen de-
PENDANTS in the capitol prosecutions
we're returned in three out of thirty
two cases today. The remaining TWEEN
ty-nine win be taken up tomorrow
and there is reason to believe that
true bills will be returned in all OF the
cases
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
SPECIAL HITS FREIGHT.

Cincinnati. Sept ga special pas
sanger train from Cleveland on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad. carrying
members Of the Orchid theatrical
company. ran into the rear end OF a
freight train near here late last night
and as a result several members Of
the company were injured. but none
serious.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
FIRE DESTROYS
WRECKED TRAIN
SURVIVORS WATCH MAIL CLERK
AND ENGINEER SLOWLY
ROASTED TO DEATH.
LEG UNDER 7IMBERS
Engineer Begged That It Be Aaru-
tated But None Had the Nerve
TWENTY-FIVE Injured
Other Wrecks.

I Rolla, Mo, Sept, 3o-Two men
were burned to death and % were
hurt three probably fatally, when the
Meteor, the Frisco crack passenger
train from the Southwest to St Louis
jumped the track on the compound
Curve down Dixon's Hill, 25 miles
west Of Rolla, at $40 O'Clock ills
morning.
The train was 50 minutes behind
time, and is said by passengers to
have been running 60 miles an horr
In an effort to reach St Louis on
On time. Streams Of agony from
scalded and burned men mingled with
the hiss of escaping steam and the
road Of the flames when the wreck
age caught fire. Only one car remains
Of the train.
The dead:
FRANK e. CRrSSEY. Of st. Louis,
mail clerk. burned IN his car
FREDERICK CHAMBERS, Of Spr ng-
field, engineer, burned under his en-,
CINE.
Crissey was trapped in the mail car
and was burned to death, the sur
yiyors being powerless to aid him, al
though they could hear his cries and
could see him trying TO get out.
Burned to Death.
Chambers was pinned by his right
leg beneath the wreckage and begged
those around him to cut off his leg
that he might be taken out Of the
way Of the advancing flames. Even
after his clothes caught fire the by
ISLANDERS could not summon courage
TO amprtate tho leg. n. u. Prescott.
Of St Louis, the dining car conductor
obtained an ak and was about to lib
crate the man when his nerve failed
ana he turned away sobbing. Cham
bers was burned to deoth.
The Meteor is the heaviest and
most costly equipment of any train
N the Frisco's lines. 1t runs from
Paris, Tex, to st. Louis, and was due
This morning at $40 at Rolla. The
ill where the wreck occurred is one
IF the most dangerous on the line,
having a double curve near the top.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
VISIT wAsHINeToN's TOMB.

Washington. Sept 30.-A dis
tinguished party Of Episcopalians. in
cluding the Bishop Of London and J.
FierpoHt Morgan. visited the tomb &
Washington today as guests Of tie
Regents Of Mt Vernon association
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
TO PRESERVE
STATES RIGHTS
is PURPOSE Or CONFERENCE or
ATTORNEYS GENERAL IN
ST. LOUIS.
RAILROAD REGULATION
With Re-ard to Fasse go and
Friieht Rates . Nain Topic---
r -t.lt or Meeting Awaited
With l1terest.

| st. Louis. Mo. Sent a0--Ras'l $
| character are expected 20 follow TIE
conference begun Ia this. city today
Ly the attorneys general Of mere than
Ia score CT states. The conference
raeets on the invitation ~ Attrns y
General Hadley Of Missouri ana the
Lurpgse. as announced in the call is
60 outline ways and means to pre-
serve state rights and to prevent the
usurpation Of these rights by the fed.
eral government and to plan con
certed action for enforcing state laws.
regulating trusts and other Industrial
corporations.
Among the states which. through
their attorneys general or their as
sistants are cooperating in the con.
ference are Mississippi Ohio In
LLAMA. Kansas, Tennessee, Texas, Iii
oois. Nebraska Minnesota Iowa, Ken
tcky, Wisconsin and Arkansas. The
attorneys general Of number OF
1t.ter states, though unable to attend
'ho conference. have expressed a VIII.
'nyncss to cooperate IN the move
mnpt.
Three great questions are to be dis
erssed drring the two days Of the
conference. They are: Regulati II
III railroads. with special reference TO
freight and passenger traffic; curbi <
1f unlawful combinations of capital
and aiserssion ef the apparent mris
aictional conflict between the Seate
and Federal courts Other questions
incident and minor to these three are
to occupy attention.
The program includes the follow
i',p. SUI .ieGts and sneakors CAPITAL
ration Of Public Service Corpora
items" Attorney General Dana Ma
lnne OF Massachusetts; State Regu-
lation Of Public Utilities" Attorney
General William s. Jackson Of New
York "The Standard Oil Trust" At
torney General Wade Ellis. of Ohio
Railroad Rate Regulation" Attorney
General Herbert S. IIadley of Mis-
souri,.
The results Of the conference will
BE- awaited with interest the country
over. II is pointed out that If the
,ttorneys general perfect a working
,rganizatiou, exchanging plans and
lacing the information and evidence
gathered by one department at the
disposal of all, the trust bursting
)perations will unquestionably be ia
'iitated and the fight made much
lore equal than in the past. In ad
ltion, the proposed organization is
expected to be of benefit in the secur
ne of uniform laws on a variety Of
subjects.
A majority Of the attorneys general
present at the conference. and prac |
ically all of those representing the |
tatss Of the south. west and middle |
vest. express the belief that the fed |
rial courts should not be permitted |
O interfere In purely state matters. |
they are of the opinion that the state |
curtis should be supreme within the |
tates. so long as they do nothing In |
'iolation of the Federal law. The
OF the eastern states /
re not apparently inclined so strong i
= to this view of the matter and the |
Inference of opinion is likely 10 pro-
'oke some interesting debates In the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
AT MEXICO CITY.

Mexico City. Sept. .0.-Greeted by
thousands of persons among whom
were lcnay members of the American
coA ny a this city, Secretary of State
Elihu Root arrived in Mexico City at
4 o'clock this afternoon on a special
train which brought him from the
Mexican border, as the guest of the
Mexican government.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
CAMP OF OKLAHOMA
MILITIA DESTROYED

Fort Reno. Okla. Sept. 30-A
prairie fire destroyed the summer
camp of the Oklahoma National
Guard on the military reservation at
this place today Just as the troops
we're preparing to break camp and
start on a march. The loss is $4,000.
most Of the militia equipment being
destroyed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
TO ARRANGE TREATY.

The Hague. Sept. 30.-The Mexican
and Italian delegates have receive
full powers to arrange a general arb
trati0n treaty between their respec-
tive governments.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
FAILED TO AGREE.

Chicago. Sept 3O-The executive
tive officers Of tae Western Railroads
failed 10 reach an agreement at a
meeting today to advance the charges
for the privilege Of reconsIgning car
load shipments
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
MURDER CHARGED
AGAINST WARDEN
POLICE FERocfTY EVIDENT IN
KILLING OF sERvlAN .RRIsoN-
ERe-7UsLIc FEELING RUNS
HIGH.

Belgrade, Servia. Sept s0.-Today's
autopsy shows that the two Seryian
political prisoners. who were killed
were victims of police
ferocity and the WARREN Of the prison
viii be prosecuted for murder. TrooTs
I atrol the streets and feeling runs
high against the "regicide" govern
ment.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
AFIoAT SEVEN HOURS

Freierichshafen. Germany. Sept.
S0.-Cornt Seppelin made another
guecessful fight in his airship today.
lie was aloft for seven hours.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01

WHEN A WOMAN becomes con-
vert TO the ad reading habit, her home.
her wardrobe, her finances will all
show it--and all Of them show Inn
provements.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01

STORES ARE undergoing eight
ning.like changes" at this season.
The ads; will help you to know