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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
ENDS HIS
LIFE IN RIVER
IN PRESENCE or TWO SONS WHO
sTAND ON BANK AND SEE
HIM WADE INTO STREAM
AND BROWN HlMsELF.

Grafton ILL., Aug 81. Alien ar
dragging the Illinois river above here
for the body of Newton Iant AZ
Years old, who walked into the river
aHd drowned himself Friday after
Dcon in the presence Of his two little
bJYs.
Hunt lived with bis. family 4 mile
north CT Grafton. ne WAS IN Grafton
the greater part Of Friday When he
returned home at o'clock he told his
wife he was going to commit suicide.
he had often talked that way before
and she did not take tho threat seri.
cusly
He lot the house follcwe by his
two sens. aged and 10 years and
weat toward the river When he
reached the bank he waded into the
stream. The little boys stood still
and watched him, wondering
He walked until the water was
hearty up to HIS neck and then srd.
denly sank ont of sight. He came up
nee and then sank the lat time
The little beys watched Until the
water ceased TO ripple over the SPOT
Ole then remained on the bank to
eep ncte of the place where their
.&taer had disappeared and the other
hurried home and told his mother
The alarm was spread and search
N tn. body begun, but it was not
onnd. The search was resumed Sat
'rday There is strong current
where he man drowned and the body
nay have been carried into the Mis-
issippi.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
TIME CARD CAIRO fl[CIRIC Rvs

BELT LINE cars due to leave Spcond ~ 70
ing north on tomnereial ave, every is nins
utes from a m. to p.r
Going orth on Wanut st every 10 minutes
from SOS a m. to 1885 p IN.
POPLAR ST. LINE Holhrook Ave, car du
10 leave recono 1T &, ing ner on Hoitr, oh
Ave, at 5:b7; 6.G; 6:s2; 6:5T; 7:f2 a. M. and IN
same minutes every hour antil 1912 and Il;i7
p. IN.
Going west Twenty Eighth st. at . -;
e:1e; 6.3S; 6:ie; and 7:04 a. and same niln.
utes every hour until 1854 and it:o4 D. m.
Poplar st. cars due to pass st. Mary's fsFt
inmates after leaving second st.
BELT LIVE OWL CARS north on Walnut
1850 p. m. 1924 q. m; 80 q. M; 2;30 q. Oh,
30 a. m; 80 a. m; 40 n. m.
North on Commeroiai-l2.uO p. IN. 100
m. 100 m. 8 90 "A. IN. 400 n, s a. m.
Belt and Owl cars are due to pass West
Thirty fourth st. IS niDptes gfter leal ina
Second ~, KsgHs go MT2 ~ ~s.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01

great numbers OF then wait till tho
opening day to attend TO this neces
sary Formally
Prof. Clendenon will be at his Of
fiee in the High School building every
day this week from 9 till II to fe-
ceiye applications. and Prof Bannis
ter viii receive High School pupils
from y till 5.
This has special reference to rev
scholars who have not been assigne I
to departments or classes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
The Coming Of Woman.

One would Immensely like to peep
ITO the future. however and see ou
grant great granddaughters sitting on
he Woolsack, commanding the forces,
governing the eouAtry, and, In short.
reducing man to ttat position for
'llich, on the authority OF man him
SELF we are aow told nature designed
him. As sur American cousins would
say, il is real mean that we shall
zee nothing OF this state Of affairs. -
adys Pictorial.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
SEPTEMBER l. IN HISTORY

l1S5-Cartier discovered the Saga
enay
lG57--Indians burned the town G.
Deerfield, Mass.
1902 Colony Of Carolina yotea
against an hereditary nobility
1923 John Rogers OF Massachusetts,
BECAME secretary of the macy.
1881 Hudson and Mohawk Railroad
opened from Albany to Sche
nectady
1919 Bishop Charles B. Galloway, of
the NJ. E. ChurcA, South. born
1851 Gea Narcisso Popez the Cutaa
fiilibustef. executed.
lSG2-aen. Phil Kearney killed. In tlFa
battle of Chantfliy
Sci Evacuation OF Atlanta. Ga
Ale sander Of Edin
burgh born.
Destructive forest fhres n
Minnesota.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
GREAT BOAT RACES
Al JAMESTOWN
BEGIN cEPT 4. Fo3 PRESIDENT s
cur KINGS CUP, Upton
AND EXPOSITION CUPS.
SAILING Vessels From All Over the
World Expected TO Take Part
ST Thomas Upton
Present

speatiag cf the many amusement
features. and attractions tnat are -
be seen at jamestown Frank Leake
special commissioner, who is in the
city. says that the greatest featur'
will be the international Yacht ami
/ Meter Boat races Beginning VIA
September 4th, there will BE- races
Idauy tot three weeks These COS
vim be- International in character anl
win be on larger scale than ever
attempted before in America.
Four cups have been offered for the
Principal races that should attraf
the largest fleet OF sailing vessels
eyer gotten together for any event in
the history Of yachting They are
rs follows: The presidents cup, the
Kings cup, the Sir Thomas Liptou
cup, and the jamestown Exposition
CUP. The offer Of any one Of the
above would have created world wide
interest. Many other cups win be
offered, all Of which illustrate the
CT the undertaking, They
are 10 be Faced for under the rules
adopted by the Atlantic Coast Con
Il renee Of 1906, and all are to be I'M
der the universal rule Of measure
mCat
Invitations have been extended to I
yachtmen OF eYry country In the /
world, and assurances have been re
eeiyed that there win be a representa-
lion Of foreign yacht clubs in keep
ms with the Importance Of the con-
.estss
Sir Thomas Upton has expressed
he greatest interest in the exposition
racht races, ana will visit the Ter
Centennial in his own yacht Many
rachts are now being built for the
Exposition races at Gravesend Bay
-ong Island Sound. Massachusetts
Bay. the New England Coast, the
Middle and South Atlantic Coasts,
md the Great Lakes Will enter boats
Or the races
The President Roosevelt cup viii be
or competition in the twenty seven
nd thirty three foot classes Of sloops
nd yawls while the kings cup is for
he twenty-five foot elass-the class
I small boats that has aroused keen
i interest than any other that has
ieen racing in the last two years .
Sir Thomas Lipton's cup is offered
or even smaller beats, the fifteen AID /
Eighteen foot classes, and is expected !.
o build up size yacht that has been
title developed in the last three or :
cur years. The jamestown ExpOsi
ion crp is free for all, boats under
crty foot racing length contesting
'ithcuf time allowances TO give a
nance 10 these designs that do not fit
he present rule
Besides these. races will be open
nd cups provided fer all classes Of
cats from Class A down to schcon
rs. sloops and yaws. so that 10 boat
lat goes to the jamestown Expo
tioA need fail OF an opportdnity 80
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
M|[L|OkAIR TRAMP
At OPERA HOUSE
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
CLEVER PLAY WITH SOME
THRILLING lNcIDENTS-NEW
BILL AT AlROCME.

"A Millionaire Tramp" with its
quaint village characters win be pre-
scented al the opera house. matinee
and night, Monday September 2nd.
Willie "A Millionaire Tramp" Is
olassed as q melodrama, the play is
not OF the blood and thunder type.
There are two or three thrilling
FnockOuts. it is true. bit fists are the
weapons used instead Of the usual
gun play The love scenes are inter
esting and altogether A Millionaire
Tramp" has been considered an ac-
certable theatrical offering during the
FIVE years of its existence.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01

Hartford claims the Oldest schosl
Ga the ooantry. 1t was founded in
1888 by William Gibbins. and YVES
partly supported by the town and
partly by tuiHen fees. 1t received be
quests in 1865, 1853, 1864 and 1850
aud continued under the care of the
town until lS47. when IL vas merged
with the classical department OF thc
Hartford high school
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
Building with cinders.

The einders from the waste burned
IN English municipal destroying plants
are made into building material by
rushing, mixing with cement and
molding into great wan slabs. These
have door and window openings ana
even an interior iron framework for
holding them in place, and some
weigh as much as IL tons. the
frames are bolted together, the joints
being closed with cement.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
Aerial Dreadnouuh.s.

Little Imagination is needed TO pic
ture the revolution in modern method
that the armed airship would produce.
and the nation which first commands
the air may possibly command thu
earth and sea War viii grow 81
terrible in its latest stages that man
kind will revolt at the deyilish nature
IF its own sgenuity.-Soath China
Morning Pest
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
To Prevent Bust.

To keep iron and steel goods from
rust. states the Mechanical World
dissolve half an ounce OF canlphor IN
one pound of hogs lard; take OF the
scum, mix as much black lead as will
give the mixture an iron color Iron
and steel goods rubbed over win this
mixture and left with il On p hours
and Ties dried with linen cisth Will
keep clean Tor m0n.>s
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
Yesterdays River Forecasts.

The Ohio at Evansville aud NJ
Vernon Eot much change during the
next u to "a hours. then fall Al
Paducah. will rise slightly during the
next 50 hours At Cairo. not much
change during the next So to as hours.
The Tennessee. ron Florence to
the mouth. not much change during
The next &c hours.
The Nisslssirri from bel0w ST
Louie 70 Cairo. Wii' fall slowly during
the next "a 70 a. hours.
\. u. CUNNINGHAM.
Observes
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01

3L ......... ZuS3
the above Is a correct statement o.
rAe number OF complete and perfecl
ropies az the Cairo Bulletin printed
FOR the year 1901 and for the month
Of July 1907.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn To before me
this f1rst day OF August. 1897
LEO KI-EB,
Notary Public
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
SCHOOLS OPEN
MONDAY, SEPT. 8
PARENTS ARE REQUESTED TO
CALL AT SUPERlNTEND6NT'9
OFFICE THIS AEEK TO HAVE
CHILDREN ENROLLED.

Parents having children whom they
wish to send 10 the Cairo pub ic
schosls next week are requested to
haze them snrotled during the pres
mt week in order 20 avoid the con
tusicn and delay that will result if
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
aRook.y

The origin Of the word book" Is
perhaps known To few Of Us Before
7aDer came into use. our forefathers
Inscribed their ieters on wood The
boo or "beeah. close-grained.
white rood which was plentiful in
o-rhs-s Europe. WIS used for this
urEcse. and hence QUE word book"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01

Beginning with tomorrow we VIII
make our opening display CT New
Fall Dress Goods, consisting OF Chit
ION Panamas Fancy Worsteds in
checks. stripes and over plaids Also
a full line Of the ultra fashionable
Imported tartan plaids In the latest
color combinations.
See our beautiful line Of James
town Worsted Fabrics confined TO us
only fer Cairo and vicinity they are
the best wearing goods made in the
United Stat s. sAM'L WHITE
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01

Tom Lawson, the Boston saecula-
tor. aavertis.s to buy stocks Henry
Clews, the Wall STREET banker, sayis-
es great caution. As hong as the
frenzied financiers canneg agree il
may be wise to lei them agat il cut
without your assistance.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
PROCLAMATION!

Monday September 2d 1907, being
designated as Labor Day, | hereby. as
mayor of the city of Cairo. request
that all places Of business, so far as il
can consistently be done. be closed
so that the wage earners may enjoy
the privileges and pleasures that such
a holiday offers 10 them and to which
they are Justly entitled
GEORGE PARSONS. Mayor.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
Board Of County Commissioners
J. J. JENNnL.LE. Chairman.
GEORGE PARSONS.
DIR. EDWIN J. CAUSE
Criticism Of Women of y 10

Bishop Williams, of Michigan speak
Ing to New York congregation said;
THE body Of many a woman of fash
ion is often no more to her Aan the
dummy in the milllner's window
merely the lay figure or which to dis
play her gowns, fashioned after the
latest designs set for the demimond-
aina OF Paris"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
Givina Pleasure.

We never miss M opportunity OF
giving innocent pleasure, or Of help
ing another soul on ths path to God,
but We are taking away from ourselves
forever what might have been a happy
meElory, and leaving in Its place re-
morse. Frances Power CotN~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01

l. c. Herbert one Of The judges
takes issue with the foregoing state.
.ment. contending that Miss Ruggaher
had right to transfer her votes TO
the Maennerchor and that the judges
should have 50 counted them
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01

II now turns out that the carved
medicine chest which was presented
to the president BY an army officer
was manufactured at the army eabi-
net shop in the Philippines at a cost
OF $153 tc the government, and the
investigation CT Col Darlington
shows vast amount OF similar graft
in the quartermaster's department.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01

Congressman Raire5, CT Illinois, IS
believed By that reliable Democratic
paper, the Alton sentinelDemocsat.
to be candidate for president that
all factions Of the party would sup;
port, aad advises those engaged in
the discussing of the most available
candidate to take him into serious
consideration.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01

The Methodist Church of Indiana.
which holds Prohibition as one Of its
modern tenets. is somewhat excited
over the question whether Fairbanks,
with his cocktail record. shall repre-
sent the church at the quadrenlal con
ference. Fairbanks is finding 1t rath
err difficult to bold the Prohibitionists
and the Liquor people both In line
for his presidential boom
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
pice.Throuina an cJs Custom.

Craps, or throwing dice. is said to
have been originally religious act
In the turn Of the dice was supposed
by tbs primitive peoples TO be the an.
swer Of the gods to their prayers
There was no element OF chance in
VOWED.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
copper with cuttinn Edo.

C'ppef is stated 70 BE- SO hardened
as to take a cutting edge by adding 10
it, while in a molten state. about two
per cent Of potassium ferrocyanide
me color Is not affected The reason
for the change Is not clear. but it f.
Supposed 20 h sult eon the iutrodur
lon Q, iron lad roasIb,y carbon
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01

The women Of the 400 at Newport
are continuing the Hartman Fish
Wall Street fight, which resulted in
the retirement Of Fish from the presi-
dency of the Illinois Central Railroad.
Now Mrs. Stuyyesant Fish hss turn
ed the tables and has depesed Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mrs. ogden
Goulet-whose husband voted with
Harriman-as the Leaders Of the 400.
The entertainment of the Swedish
Prince brought on the engagement
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
Alloy Sought by Builders.

Sulpose Thar one could End an alloy
Aat ~oaid beai the same relation 10
aluminium that steel does to carbon
lr bronze tc Tin. says the Engineering
@etord The res4it would be a new
sttuciu.a! material or immense impor
ante IN 1ee haa.cal work. The build.
srs q Eight mseh.5ery are looking for
issi hing
Cn'nsss u mon Of Women.
Saws the cynical Cainanaa: The
tongue Of a woman Is a dagrer and
she never lets 1t grow rusty. The
sDirit Of woma1 Is II quicksilver
and her heart Is OF wax"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01

The Bulletin feels much hurt by the
very upkind rem2fts Of its evening
contemporary snent the assistant
postmasteFship. II has been The
Bullstin's misfortune ON sundry and
diverse occasions to be grlevcusly
misunderstood aud this il one Of
thea. Its wholly aisi9tere.ted efforts
10 aid the postmaster in solving what
seemed to be a difficult problem. Civ.
ing him muck perplexity. is met with
the snappist suggestion fross the con
Temporary that the postmaster l. able
~ run the possoffiee himself. The
lack Of appreciation which the con
temporary shows is paiaful to behold
end Is probably not shared b, the
postmaster himself. although, il
transpires BOW that he has nor heen
guided BY any Of The suggestions
which in the Kindness Of M heart
The Bulletin has made-probably BE-
cause the came tCo late. Report
has il that the assistant postmaster
ship matter has long siace been
settled-was settled. in fact. some
time before the death Of Mr. Reno.
by the appointment CT Miss Bertha
Brown. daughter Of Ex County Jailer
Alfred Brown IS money order clerk
II thls position Miss Brown has
charge Ct al TIE moneys Ct the post
Z ffice and Same 10 all intCnts a7d
purposes asslsta1t rest istress. she
Is a worthy and tagreughiy competent
young lady. tut her appointaelt has
been = disaBIc iHiment &c some cf tie
politicians Of the community.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
AUTOS BURNED.

Chicago. H.. AUG. 3l.-Thirty al
tomobiles were destroyed by fire to.
DAY in the Croft Bros garage. The
fire followed the explosion Of a gaso-
line tank on one Of the machines. The
firemen We're unable to save any Of
the machines because Of the numer.
Gus explosions which followed the
spread Of the flames Loss 100000
and fully insured.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01

As a patent conceit destroyer there
is nsihing more edett nal than the con-
temptation Of ourselves through TIE
medium of the eyes Of a friend
London TnroBe
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01

Tobacco and f.iendship and CONVEX
saticn-these three sweeten life With
I sufdc.ency Of talk and tobacco. q
little sleep. ald a little food. man can
BE- made happy The Englishmsn,
Calcutta
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01

- --,.-.--'1.la'l ~ lnvlrrruCre.
The more attel.i1n ! give 10 this
subject the more ] becemc nviacsd
tia; We Ned state endowment q
motherhood. AID thst cn a handsome
sca,s. too. sAe.sd o. sht1 So. Faa-
eras cut u his wits # iet x-s.lf
g oa tie sub ect--Eer-Era -ha=
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01

After the ballot WAS closed aad the
list Of st Patrick's church was cal e
out and found to te in tho head the
Of the Maanaerchor
and Miss Rpggaber wished to throw
their combined vote 10 the Maenne"
Choir. which was not agreed upon by
the judges.
The ballots we've TO be voted a.
Eenokells Drug Store but the Maea
nerchor votes and Miss Ruggab ar :
votes were cast at the American
Steam Laundry, where the votes We're
eousted, The judges were L. @ Her
bert Alex NJ Raggio and r. y.
Ienckell
Signed ALIEN NJ RAGGIO
f. n HENCKELL.
Votes cast last week were as fol
lows.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
Liberia Attracts Settlers.

The white population in Liberia has
been increasing rapidly of late years
i has been FOUND that the tropical fe.
yers are less dangerous there than in
many other places
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
isiro Alexander County. Illinois
Population i6,1Ay.


Mayor, GEORGE PARSONS
Clerk. r. A. HATCHER.
Treasurer. THOMAS Il. MAHONEY
City Attorney. +. VI. MOORE
Comptroller. ERNEST WORKMAN
Y Police Magistrate, A. J. ROSS.
Chief OF Police, M. q. EAGAN.
Alexander County. Population 22,46r
County Clerk. JESSE IL. MILLER
Circuit Clerk, LEE u. DAVIS.
Sheriff FRANK &c. DAVIS.
States Attorney. ALEXANDER
WILSON
Coroner, DIR. JAMES McMANUS.
County Superintendent of Schools,
PROF. JOHN SNYDER
Assessor and Treasurer, FRED D.
NELI1S.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
Unusual.

John. said Ms. spenders. 1--WE
got lots Of things J want 20 talk u you
about Glad to hear it. snapped
her husband. usually you want TO
talk to me about lots OF things that
you haven't get"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
enc OF CONTEST
FOR FINE PIANO
MISUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
TWO JUDGES AS TO SUCCESS.
Full CANDIDATE.
ST. PATRICE'S CHURCH
Wins on Face Of the Returns, Having
Over TWO sad Quarter Million
Votes--Enormou Vote
Pollcd.

The great contest for sle fine piano
which has been going on for many
We ks ended last night and following
Is the official statement ef the result
rs handed 10 The BuIl,tin by the tive
gentlemen whose names are attached
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01
CIRCULATION STATEMENT,

Average number u complete and
perfect cop es Of The Car"
Bulletin inted daily and Sun.
day for the year 1906. ,... 2o2S
Average number OF complete and
perfect copies Of The Cairo
ltilltiin pfin "a daily and sun
DAY garius the month OF JAY
IN, .2oee
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01

There's altogether 20 much side
stepping these uasrthcdox DAYS r.
marked the devil. The deep sea and
{ Till have to get together some way.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-01

rna wu.sssln 10 sn ss1a ~ shs fol-
1@~lrs paac@s.
C0ssmAn'e. "a EISksn sfssss.
pssiiday @nuss Ns~ss sssnd
waiksr'a+ 10 ksxsn susss
n.@s front Restaurant.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-03
BOTH vICTORS.
Detroit Defeats Washington and
Philadelphia Cleveland.

Washington. Oct. 2-Thc Detroits
Tuesday again demonstrated the stay.
ing qualities that have sigualized the.'
playing In iSe east and west. and won
out after having all owed their oppo
nents TO gain what appeared 10 De a
winning lead In the sixth inning
with two men out. and the score 20
I in favor OF Washington Cobb began
a batting rally with a single TO cen
ter. Rossmsn hit into the crowd IN
left field for two bases. Cobb going 70
third. Coughlin doubled 10 right. ta,'
lying Cobb and Rossman and tying
the score Schmidt drove Cnghlin
home with a single 10 left. and the
inning ended with the score standing;
Detroit. T. Washington, ;. Detroit
clnched the game in the next inning,
Schaffer scoring. after two We're out
on his single. steal and Crawford :
stinger 10 center.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-03
EP|SCOpAL|ANS MEETING
Forty-Fifth Triennial Convention
Held at Richmond.
BISHOY OF LONDON THERE
Prominent PrelAtes. Distinguished d.
vines and Leading Laymsn Csthrr
to Discuss aud Act Upon Vsrious
Important Church Problems.

Richmond. Oct Facing all The
problems that have been discussed and
passed over In conventions gone uy
snd a number OF new questions Of im.
portauce the Protestant Episcopal
church assembled for is forty-iii.h
convention Wednesday II Is expected
10 bo one OF the most interesting IN
the history OF the church. RI Rev.
A. r Wilmington lnrgam bishop ol
london. was present and preached Tho
sermon previous To- the celebration
OF the holy communion in Holy Trinity
church. ihls being the opening cer~
mony The only business ~ the cul-
yention Wednesday was for tae pure
pose OF organization Tho house pi
bishops met 40 $3.50 o clock lu tuc state
capitol and iho house Ol deputies a.
the same hour Ia ST. Pay.s church.
A warm welcome has been given the
visiting churChmen The business SEQ.
tion Of the city Is decorated with ilLE.
and bunting and a. night there was ID
brilliant electric display.
The bishop OF London, who reached
here Tuesday and went 90 the resi-
dcucc OF Bishop Gibson OF the diocese
OF Virginia Hc spent the entire after
noon on the golf links where Dee made
many friends
Delegates 10 IN, convention number
many well known men from every sec.
tion of the country and several of them
have taken houses for tle three wcDEe
session. among them being J. J.. Nor
rlu. the luaHCior