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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-15
CIGAR MEMS STRIKE
TO HIT THE SMOKER.

Havana, April 1.-THE cigar-mak-
ers employed by the tobacco trust
have been on a strike for several
weeks. and every one Of its twenty
three factories is closed The favorite
American brands OF cigars cannot be
bought at their regular supply store,
which is maintained chiefly for the
benefit Of tourists, but the managers
Of the trust insist that they have a
large supply on hand and that the
shutdown will not affect their custo-
mers in the United States. They have
refused to discuss the demands of
the strikers with committees from
the union on the ground that they are
lirected at the trust factories alone,
but the unions intend to make similar
demands of all other manufacturers
II they win with the trust. The union
committee has already begun to dis
tribute relief to the families of the
strikers, and is receiving generous
contributions from the cigarmakers of
Key West, Tampa, Jacksonville and
several of the unions in the United
States.
There want us to pay them their
wages in American currency" said
Gustavo Book, manager of the trust,
and we have refused to do So because
1t would mean an advance of 1919
per cent. We offered them American
money at the regular rate of exchange.
but they would not accept it. We
haya o1wayS paid pn,r man with Gpan-
ish money as all other employers do
in Cuba, and our price lists are made
out in Spanish currency. If we should
concede the demands of the union we
would be compelled to increase our
price lists 12k per cent which the
public would not consent to. The sit
uatlon is different from those of Or
dinary strikers, because the cigar
makers are not paid by the day and
are not required to work any given
number of hours. They are paid by
the number of cigars they produce
so much a thousand, and a good man
can earn SIS or Sc day II he will
work regularly. 1t is easy for a
good man to make $25 a week. The
best material is given to the most
skillful men in the cigar shops be-
cause it goes into the finest brands of
cigars. Each plantation grades its to-
bacco according to quality. as corn
and wheat are graded, and when it
reaches the factory the different
grades are given to different men for
different sizes and brands. The same
grades of tobacco always go into the
same brands Of cigars, as nearly as
possible, but as the crops differ in
quality, the cigars must differ also
from year to year, more or less"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-15
Bayfield, Comes
To The Front

From Fridays Daily.
An enthusiastic meeting of the peo-
pie Of bayfield, and Pine River valley
was held last night in bayfield, to
asitate the subject Of an electric rail.
road to Durango.
The meeting was organized and Mr.
W. R. Maloy was elected president,
J. p. Lowell vice president, ]. NJ. Turn
or. secretary.
The subject OF the construction OF
the proposed electric railroad was
gone over In detail and the unanimous
sentiment was not only that 1t would
be Of benent to the country but that
It was necessary and that they would
take the Initiative to get the work
started at once by appointing com.
mittee composed OF w. R. Maloy. j.
p. Lowell. J. M. Turner, NJ. D. Brin.
die and Frank Akers to get subscrib-
ers to raise $500 for the purpose
Of the Incorporation. surveys and max
ing arrangements to finance the prop
osation.
Mr.. H. T. Henderson, J. p. Lowell
and J. M. Turner were the trustees
named to hold the subscriptions for
this work and to give the subscribers
stock in the corporation In return for
their cash.
The sense Of the meeting was that
the work be pushed and that the COM
mittee report To- meeting of the
Pine river people to be held in Bay
field next Tuesday.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-15
Suicide Of Geo.
Robin Of Silverton

Stlverton, April 11.-Another mem
Der Of the Robin family has met death
by suicide, the last victim being
George, the eldest Of the three broth
ers. It will be remembered that some
hve or six years ago James H. Robin,
one Of the best known mining men
and bankers In the state. was found
cold In death at the water tank few
miles below Sflverton, the man hav.
ing sent q bullet into his brain, not
having the nerve to face creditors
OF the bank whose money he had used.
And now his brother. George. has fol
lowed suit.
The nrst news was brought to town
by tralnmen yesterday noon who said
they had seen the body OF man rest
ing against some rocks In the Animas
river about four miles below town.
The coroner was notified and during
the afternoon repaired to the scene
and to his amazement found the body
TO be that Of George Robin. The man
was clad In his every day business
suit and from the fact that his hands
were tied together it was first thought
there must be foul play. but later de
velopments proved the suicide theory
George having left note on his desk
bidding his brother, C. B. Robin. good
bye and adding that he would meet
him In death. This was written In
Latin. 1t is believed Robin decided
to take no chances OF his nerve go
ing back on him after jumping into
the river, hence tied his hands as best
he could 30 he would be unable to
use them. II is quite evident he went
to a rocky point and jumped from a
cliff Into the stream as his head is
badly crushed, indicating 1t had struck
on boulder.
Last night II was the intention to
hold an Inquest this morning but the
coroner decided this was useless as
there IL no doubt as to suicide. The
deed man has been a resident OF Sill
verton most OF the time the past TWEEN
ty-five years. He was single and nc
one ever suspicion he had any idea
Of ending his own life. During the
past few months he has been attend.
Ing To the office work of his brother
C. n Robin. who conducts an abstract
and Insurance business. but who has
been on the outside for some time
first being called away on account OF
the death OF his wife. Mr.. Robin was
expected in Denver last night and
friend wired to notify him. but nc
word had been received that he had
been found up to noon today. The
blow to this brother will be severe
as he has undergone much anxiety
the past few years. first the death
of his brother. James, then long Ill
ness and death Of his wife and now
the suicide of his eldest brother.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-15

Toxic newspapers appeared with col
unins OF news describing most seri-
GUS outbreak In this region. From
any indications the general public
had had OF discomfort among the men.
the mines might have been situated In
Mars. With the disconcerting abrupt
ness OF an earthquake the public sud
denly learned that hundreds Of men
from one Of the mines were in revolt,
that property was being destroyed by
fire and dynamite. that the police were
helpless, that the wives and families
OF terror-stricken offlcials were taking
refuge In the mountains and that the
town OF Ashio was on nre.
The most senBation-loving newB-
gatherer could not wish better field
for active service than this entire
mining district afforded, but In the
short period of few hours newspa-
per reporters were themselves flying
in terror from the ayenging proleta-
riat. Every kind OF mine property
was destroyed and several police Off
cials were dubbed to the point OF
death.
Government and private authorities
we're worse than helpless during this
period OF anarchy. for they proclaimed
their helplessness and SO encouraged
the maddened miners. whose just
grievances were soon forgotten In
their lust for destruction and pillage.
Not until the arrival OF large force
of troops, who had to march over the
mountains. was a semblance OF order
restored.
1t now appears that three causes
provoked the outbreak at Ashio-the
wretched conditions under which the
miners work and live. grievances
against the officials at the mines, and
the socialist propaganda. The last Is
believed to be the most immediate and
direct cause OF the trouble.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-15
FAT FOLKS, SLIM FOLKS, =
GET UNCLE SANS HELP.

Washington, April 12.-There are
too many fat people and too many
thin people in the country. and the
government, through the agricultural
department, is conducting experiments
to show them how to strike an av-
erage.
c. F. Langworthy, chief OF the di-
vision of nutrition investigation. is
conducting investigations which in
clude dietary studies. digestive ex-
periments and various other things in
connection with food
How to get thin and how to get
fat are being experimental with in
course of dietary studies at the Uni
versity OF Maine, or Orono, In that
state, under the supervision Of Pro
fessor C. D. Woods, and at the Uni
versity OF Tennessee. at Knoxville, by
Professor e. G. Waite
These experiments were in full
swing before Secretary Taft entered
the cabinet, and therefore it cannot be
charged even in a presidential cam
paign that he used his influence to
get the government to work on the
scheme
Now is the time to get thin, the
governments experts believe. With
the approach of the summer and its
green vegetables the path of the fat
man who wants to reduce is made
easier.
To fat ones the government says:
Eat little, sleep little and drink
less"
To the thin man 1t says: Drink
all you can, eat all you can and sleep
as much as you can"
The thin man who wants to get fat
must eat and drink everything that he
can stomach. He must eat plenty of
potatoes, bananas and bread; most
Important, he must drink water before
and after his meals.
The experts say 1t is principally
what person drinks and not what
he eats that makes him fat. Fat is
mostly water, 1t is asserted, and the
more water or other liquids a person
slows away the more likely he is to
gain weight. Sweets of all kinds also
are urged as fat producers.
Above all. thin person who wants
to spread out must sleep ten or eleven
hours day. A nap after each meal
is ofered as an excellent inducement
for fat to come and stay.
On the other hand, the man who Is
trying to lose weight is advised that
he keep moving after a meal to
thwart the dread adipose.
This is the season Of the year"
said an agricultural department Off
cial today, when persons who are
lnconvenienced by fat may easily get
rid OF some OF 1t. The heat of sum-
mer naturally tends to reduce the
weight. for 1t causes perspiration and
mat means the discharge OF a good
deal of the water under the skin.
But the principal inducement Of sum-
ner Is that the season offers many
fresh vegetables, like tomatoes, on
ons. lettuce, radishes and the like,
which the fat man may eat by the
wholesale with impunity."
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-15
THE WORLDS GREATEST CITIES.

Although one of the youngest oil
the great nations of the world, the
United States stands alone among
them in having three cities which each
have more than 100000 population
Great Britain has the largest city In
the world, London. Within the met
ropolitan and police districts London
must have fully 100000 of people in
1907. judging by the increase between
the two latest national enumerations.
But the second largest city in the Brit.
ish Islands. Glasgow, has only little
over 100000, and Liverpool, the third
in size, is $4,000 or $4,000 smaller.
The United States big three cities
are New York. Chicago and Philadel.
rhia. The guess which the census bu.
reau made at the population of the
principal cities of the country for 1906
was probably, in some cases, close to
the mark. but 1t was only guess. No
actual count has been made by the ma
uonal government since 1900, and
none will be made until 1910. The
chances are, however, that Chicagos
population in 1907 is not far from g.
100000, and Philadelphia is proba.
bly, 1,350,000. From the enumeration
which was made by the state authori-
ties in 1905, 1t is safe to place New
York's city's population today close
to 100000.
In the United States in 1907 are the
second, the sixth and the eleventh
of the worlds cities. While New York
is the second of the worlds cities in
population, II is the first In wealth. II
the entire business district were in
cluded In the designation of New
York. as is virtually included In that
OF London, the American city would
have over 100000 inhabitants in
1907. or but little less than those of
London. The big cities OF New Jersey
which are in the neighborhood OF New
York will never be annexed to their
great neighbor on the other side OF
the Hudson, but even with those sub.
urbs left out, New York city will over
take London by about 1925, at the re-
cent rate of increase OF the two towns.
In the United States. as well as
throughout the rest of the great in.
dustrial countries, the cities are srow.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-15

ing much faster than are the farming
districts. While only 3.3 per cent OF
the population of the United States
resided in towns of 5000 inhabitants
or over in 1890. 1875 per cent of them
resided there In 1850. 331 per cent In
1900, and probably 35 per cent are in
the towns of 1907. In England. Ger
many, France and the rest Of the mod.'
ern nations OF the old world the ur.
ban bears & much larger proportion
to the rural population than it does In
the United States.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-15
GENERAL NEWS.

Silverton. April 1.-THE frame
building at the rear OF the Grand
hote used N servants quarters. caught
are yesterday afternoon and but for
the prompt arrival Of the fire depart
ment and quick work. a big confiagra.
ton was averted and the loss kept
down to q small sum. While two OF
the fremen. Bosnian and Deutsch,
were engaged in cutting n hole in
the roof OF the building the axe In
the hands of Bosnian glanced and
nearly cut on the hand OF his partner,
and It IL feared Mr.. Deutsch may
lose the member.
Telluride. April III. E Marchand,
one OF the proprietors OF the Vic
toria hotel. fell from a wagon this
forenoon breaking two ribs, one OF
which the doctors fear penetrated the
lung
"a waiford. local butcher. while
hanging up beef this morning was
struck In the head by windlass which
his partner let slip out Of his hand.
The injury IL considered dangerous.
TOXIC, April 1.-THE strike at the
Ashio copper mines. near Nikko. the
famous tourist resort, reads like ac-
counts OF strikes in Europe and Amer
Ia N many respects.
Owned BY the Furukawa family.
veil kpoun ptoneers Of industry. the
nlsss are equipped with the best en-
giaasriag appliances and give employ
nett 70, about 10000 men. The town
n AsAIo, In fact, ID tho center of
his entirs mining district
VITA suddBnnsss that one soon
,eeocnss accustomed to In japan. the
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-15
RErRlBUTloN.

Spare Moments.
sufferer-Do you extract teeth with
out pain?
Dentist-not always. I sprained my
wrist on one couple Of days ago.
and 1t hurts yet.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-15

WISDOM OF AN EMPIRiclsT.
Old people are divided into two
who regret that they
sinned. and those who regret that they
didn't.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21

NEARLY AN HOUR
LYNNETTE GREANEY. LlTTL r
DAUGHTER or CAPT. w. p.
GREANEY, STRICKEN
SUDDENLY BY ILL.
NESS.

Lynnette Greaney. the attractive
little daughter of Capt and Mrs "
P Greaney was taken suddenly very
III and tainted abort 6 o'clcck IA
evening while crossing Twenty-sev
onth street to 30 to her home al
Twenty seventh and Washington ave
nue..
Her playmates saw the child fail
and called for assistance and she wax
carried into her home where all ef
forts OF the family to restore her t.
consciousness proved unavailing and
Dr. J. J. Rendleman VIZ summoned.
For nearly an hour the child re-
manned in an unconscious state cauH-
ing the keenest anxiety to her parents
but she at last responded to the physi
clans efforts and recovered con
seriousness.
Last night She was reported to he
improving.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21
.CA|RO'S CENTRE
OF POPULATION
MOVED NORTHWARD RAPIDLY
AND DECIDEDLY DURING
LAST YEAR.
TRANSFER OF PUPILS
From Up Town to Down Town
Schools Made Necessary-Totai
Attendance Not As Large
This Year.

Some changes have been made
necessary in tho school attendance
this year which are quite significant.
! The movement of Cairo's population
70 the upper portion of the city is in
dictated by the oyererowded state Of
the Lincoln school and the depleted
attendance ut the Douglas school
down town. To remedy this it has
been found necessary to transfer
about IN pupils who by residence are
entitled to attend Lincoln school.
down to Stafford school, and in order
TO mako room for them there, seven
tvdye pupils who by tisir rcsidenc G
are entitled to attend Safforl school
have been transferred to Douglas
There was more or less dissatisfac
ton on the part Of patrons Of the
school because of this, but the school
management saw no other way out Of
the dilemma, and when the situation
was explained to parents, they gen
orally acquicsed . lie transfer has
been Of the older pupils who would
A-Ot ihiiih q vain 81 q tiOih VI iNp
farther to and from school
The transfer of Is pupils from Lin.
coin to Stafford and OF the same mum.
Der from Stafford to Douglas. makes
the enrolment at Lincoln SIS aud
that at Douglas $50 These buildings
are OF equal capacity and 1t was dc.
sired to transfer enough to equalize
their enrolment. bnt II was found ir-
practicable To transfer more than M.
This oyercrowded condition In Lin
colin school was not due to larger
attendance this year than last. The
total enrolment IN the schools yes
terday was 2,227 as against a maxi
mum of $500 last year; but it is due
wholly to the movement of the city s.
population northward There We're IN
the public school yesterday l,2G5
white pupils and 962 negroes. ami
there are about $50 white children in
the parochial schools. This leaves
still several hundred children ~
school age not attending any school
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21

Ing. She displays q number Of very
original STYLES all very chic and fetch
ing One large hat not shown else.
where Is named the Jane Tatay, after
the noted French hat-makcr and Is
decidedly dashing The Broadway
and Camille Rogers modes are also
shown here while there are numerous
natty hats in all of which the com.
binatlon of coloring is exceedingly
good A novel crown effect IL used In
some Of the Stevenson hats, graceful
loops OF ribbon forming the entire
crown producing charming result.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21
SENATOR CULL0M
CAN NOT COME
WRITES MAYOR PARSONS THAT
HEALTH is POOR AND MUST
AVOID RUNNING ABOUT
HOPKINS COMING.

Senator Cullcm can not be here TO
Pttend the Presidential reception. He
writes 70 Mayor Parsons as follows /:
4 would he very glad If could be
present at the time, but my health is
such. my dear Mr. Mayor. that do
not think 1t would he wise for me 10
take the trip expect to go TO
Springfield little while before the
time indicated. hut am avoiding run
ming about as much as possible. hop
Ing to regain my hes<h. While 1T
would give me much pleasure to be
with You. yet | feel that under the
must >reline"
Senator Hopkins has written the
mayor that be will be here.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Bids for the erection of a brick ar
mex, &c by II feet. to the Cairo. Bap
list church al Cairo Illinois. win be-
received by the undersigned until
Wednesday. October 10th. 1907 Plans
and specification can be seen at the
Office of John S. Jenkins. Architect
Cairo. Ill.
A certified check for five per cent
Of the amount of bid must accompany
all proposals
The night to reject any and all bids
Is reserved.
Z c B. s PENNEBAKER.
Chairman Building COMMITTEES.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21
NOTICE.

A special meeting of the stcckhold
ers OF the Weber Dry Goods Company
Cairo, Illinois. will be held at tn,
Compsny's office. No. 70l Ohio street
Cairo. Illinois, on Thursday. Septem
her 2s. 1907. at O'Clock p. m
for the purpose OF considering in
.ereasing the capital stock of the
company from 100000 to s1oO,O0OoC
and for the transaction of such ether
business as may properly come before
said meeting.
JESSE r. MILLER. Pres.
p. II. SMYTH. Sec and Treas
Cairo. Illinois. August 81. 1907.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21
Another Saloon.

Mr.. Berbling, of the Murphysboro
Brewing Company, has rented the
building at the southwesterly corner
of Sixth street aud Commercial ave
nue. for saloon, and will have It
open for business Oct. /. under the
management OF W. II Webster ii
whom the license was Issued
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21
Popular Preacher comiuu.

Rev Clark Braden. one Of the popu
Lar pastors Of the Christian church IN
former years, will be here Sunday to
conduct services at that church In
Place OF Rev. Maple. 1t is desired
that all members and their friends
attend and give Rev Braden a cordial
welcome He is one of the ablest
preachers IN the church.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21
pepr.ssIna optImIsr.

There is no one on earth so depress-
ing as the thoroughgoing Optimist
The man who believes. or professes to
believe. that everything is going to
turn out Just as he wants II and re
fuses TO book At anything but what he
calls the bright side Of things, Is try
ing person to have much to do with
kondon Isis
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21
Pie vender Had Kick comI,,.

There is a certain man In a little
northern New England town who sells
homemade pastry at the county fair
each year. TIE other day he called
on the town officers TO protest against
iee condition Of the road leading
rom his house 10 the fair grounds.
s.aDf sSkes' said he. mo .Silstard
pie would ever hold together TO cross
such roBgiuess az tLat
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21
Estate to Be Sold.

Hon, Walter Warder. master IL
chanccry. viii this morning sell tho
state Of Richard Fitzgerald deceased.
The estate consists of much realty in
city and county. and is appraised at
about s38l00. It is not thought likely
that any important part of it will be
permitted to go out of the family OF
the deceased.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21
Slipping plants.

Slipping is not difficult even for an
amateur, and consists in cutting
branch above joint and thrusting II
into sandy soil. This should be Kept
moist and ont Of the sun for two
weeks. or more when II should have
rooted. Then transplant II several
clippings are taken from one plant,
the cid root should be thrown awav
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21
COMING Instead Of Fence.

a neat cement coping ia being set
around the custom house premises In
place of the iron fence. 1t will be a
The work IS well under way and viii
probably be finished by the time the
president comes. The lawn will be
neatly trimmed up for that occasion
also.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21

The Cairo Carpenters Union has
decided to have Roosevelt day next
Tuesday when they will all report Mt
ST Mary's Park ut the usual working
hour and begin building the biz
speakers stand Some of the employ
ing carpenters will also be there aud
aid IN the work They expect to have
the stand III in day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21
Moonlinht Exoursion.

The K NJ X G. had a moonlight
excursion last might on the steamer
I"J S." going to Wickliffe and back
mp the Ohio. The boys report having
had a successful affair with good at
tendance and q large time for ALL
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21
New Time Card On Mobile & Ohio

new time card will 60 into effect
oH the Mobile & Ohio railroad next
Sunday in which number OF
changes are made The principal one
is in regard to train No. 2. which
leaves Cairo at 2:10 at present. will
leave AZ las .. m. No. will 60
south at 2:33 p. m. No. 8 at 2:19
h. m. and No. 6 will 90 north at 1855
"a m.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21
Annual Bazaar.

The ladies of the First NJ E. church
will hold theid annual bazaar Tuesday
December 10th. Contrary to their
custom they will not serve a supper
but instead will give an entertain
ment.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-21
Sold Two Lots.

warranty was filed for record
yesterday as follows; Margaret De.
zonia to MARY f. Barry, lots and s
block SO, first addition to Cairo,
SLIPS.