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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-23
WOMAN AND BABE
Die IN BLIZZARD
ROOF BLEW OFF OF HOUSE AND
MOTHER AND THREE Chill
rREN WERE FOUND FROZEN
STIFF BY FATHER.

Fahurst. y. B.. March 2e.-Wori
was received here today Of the ios7
d, four Ives IN a blizzard which
swept the eastern provinces Weanes-
day night During the heieht Of the
gale Mrs. John ComeaH and three OF
her cbiid-en were frozen T. deata N
Sow drift at ST. Simeon. a small in
land village.
The Wind Rh,ch reashed a veioci'y
of G5 miles an hour. carried OF the
rocf and upper portion Il the Comeau
dwelling comeau took one child to
Zee nearest hoHse. quarter Of nile
distant. bat in attempting % retail
for the others lost hs waf. fesfer-
day when Coneaa reached horne he
found biz wife and three children
dad.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-23
Extremes Touch in clubs.

When the gigantic terminal build
ing of the McAdoo tunnels under the
Hudson river Is completed, the ex
trames Of metropolitan life IL
touch elbows in two unique clubs re-
Gently formed in the financial dis
triet. One of these Is the Railroad
club which will be one of the great
est aggregations of millonaires In
the world. Its luxurious quarters
will be on the twenty first and TWEEN
Is secepd floors. whence i VIII over
look with q watchful and dominant
eye the conyerging tides of commerce
flowing into the city through the
river and haIbor and the thousands
of miles of railroad which tre,ch
away in every direction from the
Jersey shore.
There ale 20 luxurious appoint
n en- s. not ven a meeting room, for
the "Hot Air Club" of sandwich
men, and the only dues are the pen
nies exacted from the members pres
ent TO provide beer when the club as
sembles in a nameless little alley on
Cedar street, almost within the
shadow Of its wealthy neighbor. A
sandwich" man is an individual
whom hard luck and an unwilling
ness 10 beg compels TO parade The
streets literally sandwiched between
two bll boards or carrying an al
vertising sign high above his head
for the modest stipend OF 81 pei
diem.
A community Of misery has led
these luckless individuals 10 select
as their meeting place a sidewalk
grating protected from win ry basis
by tall buildir gs through which
cur1 en1 Of not air from the engine
room Of the Equitable building af
foras some slight degree Of comfort
Erre the sandwich men congregat'
daily. sometimes a bare half dozen
sometimes twenty or more under the
presidency Of "Old Sam" who has nc
lotaer name among his conferes. al
hough his manner and speech be
tray signs of better days.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-23
FRIENDS KILLED
LOCAL 0PT|0NA ACT
ANTi-sALOON MEN VOTE DOWN
EFFORT TO REcAALL MEAS
uRE FOR 3Rp READING.
DEATH TO DRY" LAW
To Follow Action Against insertion
or Drastic Prohibition Amend
ments Talk provokes
Mirth In House

Springfield, H., March 22.-Local
option had another inning IN the
house today. There was another de-
bate and another roll call, and on the
surface of things mother home and
heaven had the better of the contest
against "the demon rum
Representative Browne Of La Sale
sought to recall to second reading
the substitute local option bill offered
hy him last week for the purpose OF
having placed in il certain amend
ments which he had prepared, TO
meet certain objections raisedagainst
the bill. Mr. Browne offered the
amendments, and asked that they be
read by the clrek for the information
Of the house and this was done.
Briefly stated the amendments pro
vided that counties not uader aown
ship OF olganzation should be consit-
cred as terri orial units for the pnr-
pose of voting on the saloon ques-
ton; that when Territory voted
against saloons the act should take
effect the next day to prevent the iS
suance of further saloon licenses.
that licenses issued after an election
when the territory voted dry" should
De void; that the sale of liquor In
saloon terIiotry for delivery in anti
saloon territory be forbidden. and
1.-THE provisions allowing the sale OF
liquor in quantities of one gallon In
anti saloon terr tory be eliminated
"Drys" Open Fire.
Browne asked for unanimous con-
sen; to introduce his amendments.
Sheldon. leader of the anti-saloonists,
objected
Then began rapid fire debate that
became. occasionally dissonant
chorus. BlowHe asked leave to ex-
plain the amendments. Speaker
Snurleif said prowne might do so.
Brown began to talk. REYNOLDS
raised the point Of order that Browne
was making an argument when there
was a point of order before the house.
Sheldon followed with the same point
of order. Shurlefr ruled that Browne
might explain the amendments to
show the reason for his request for
frnn,,fulad op Cac.nnd papnl
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-23
PROSECUTOR HAS
A RIGHT TO SUE
JUDGE CREIGHTON RENDERS
FIRST DECISION OF KIND IN
ILLINOIS AGAINST THE AL
TON FOR DISSEMINATION.

Springfield. H., March 22-Judge
Creighton in the circuit court today
decided in favor of the states aiior
rev in five suits brought against the
Alton railroad for alleged discrimina-
ton in freight rates. The point was
raised by the attorney for the Altos
that the states attorney had no power
TO hing salts Of this nature but thai
the sole power Law in the railroad ard
warehouse commission
The decision IS the frst Of is Kind
in the state and may result in Cling
Of other suits by the states attorneys
AGAINST railroads charging discr- nina
ton
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-23
not WAVE AFFECTS
ONLY TWO SECTIONS

Warrington. March 22.--According
to the United States weather bureau
today was hottest March day ever ex-
perienced in Washington. Tempera-
ture reached highest point at o'clock
this afternoon when it registered 9o'
Official advices tonight show that the
Ohio valley was the only ether sec
tion affected by the hot wave.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-23
MilIlonsire opera sInaers.

There are now singing in New
York twelve eand orera ariisis
whose wealth aggregates mere than
sf2G30.OG0. The rst Is headed by
Nine Nellie Melba. whose salary cf
g. 600 a night IS the highest In TIE
profession. although Caruso Is max
ire a operate 10 equal it next sea-
son. Nine. Melba's fortune is con
eerra .vely estimated at $1,000 o0o CT
is ora. COS thrce-fourihs Of which B.
said TO he invested in rare gems. oi
which she has a remarkable coiee
ton. Emedeo Bassl, The Italian
tenc- Is believed to he worth al
least ea soh. 600. al Mme. semrich
a,cannts fc- 81 .508. n05 more The
remaining s4.5a0.000 or $500 o0a &
divided anouE number ~ les
prominent lights n the operate frm
fCoacluded on Second PageD
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-23
CALIFORNIA STORM BREAKS.

San Francisco. March 22-The
storm which has hing over California
has been broken and c0-diticns every
where have greatly improved hiY-
ers. running through the great inner
valI.ys which flooded vast tracts o'
land and threatened several cities.
have fallen rapidly and no more dan-
age from this source is spDrehended-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-23
BRIDGE MEN PLEAD GUILTY.

Freeport IT.. March 22.-James
shippee and William Ccle. hiehway
CONN .ssicneTs. indicted for being IN
torestsd in a bridge cortlact they bad
a part in letting. today pleaded guilty
They we're fined $500 and costs.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-23
PEASANTS KEEP
UP WAR ON jews
10000 IN MOLnAviA HOMELESS
AND 1000 FARMS HAVE
BEEN DEVASTATED.
DREADFUL STORIES TOLD
OF Outraaes and Excesses by Es.
capped Jews--Platra the Scene
of Bloody Crash Between
Rioters and Troops.

Vienna. March 22-The serious.
ness of the situation in Northern
Moldavla, growing out Of the Agra
ran disorder has not, according 70
the latest telegraph repots reaching
here from Czerbowit2, on the border
been exaggerated.
From the estimates of TIE damage
made tonight il appears that 1000
farms have been deyasted 800 fugl-
tives have fled over the Ronmanian
frontier into Austria and 10000 Jews
are homesless.
The number Of dead and wounded
cannot be given accurately, but re-
ports of today give the total as 80
men killed and IN the neighborhood OF
$50 wounded.
The most serious fight today oc-
Cured near Piatra Several thousand
peasants marched against this town
where the entire regiment of infantry
was stationed. The soldiers charged
the peasants with fixed bayonets.
The peasants replied with rifle and
revolver file ard then the troops he
gan shooting back The fighting
lasted over an hour before the rioters
retfeated. They had ~ men killed,
G7 wounded and $50 of their number
were carried If pr soners by the sol
diers. The troops had s killed and
27 wounded
Dreadful Stories Of Outrage.
Fugitives who have escaped into
Austria tell dreadful stories of ont
RACES to which they have been sub
'iected, but tonight they are so worn
Out with their fight. or so under the
smell Of fear that drove them from
R0umania that no one can give de-
tailed account of his or her expert
ences.
1000 Peasants Take Town.
The fug.tives declared tonight that
n body of 1000 peasants succeeded in
forcing their way into town after
midnight. The people of Botosahni
had been Informed Of their coming
and most Of the women and children
had been started toward the from
tier. The men remained behind for
the purpose OF defending their prop
crty. Reports are that the ricter;
killed many persons in Botosahni.
In the. district of Dorogio. tenants
Of all farms near Herza ard Molnikq
have fed. The town of Dorogoi was
attacked yesterday by 1900 peasants
regiment of cavalry attacked the
peasants vigorously The mob fin
ally was driven back but not before
many men had been killed ol
wounded. ths
The situation al Kassy is still
nenacing. Eight thousand sol1ier
have been conc entrated in this city
The latest 1ews received here indi
Gates that previous reports that thu
disorders are extending south int
wailachi as well as across the Aus
irian frontier into the Crown Lands
are correct.
Few Austr.ans in Loot Parties.
The latest reports from Czarnowit
declare that Austrian farmers resid
ing in the district of Seroth anl
Sno zawa and inBukowina. secretl,
crossed the Roumanian frontier an'
joining the revolltionists, assisted il
the predatory expeditions. When re
turning to Austria laden with booty
many of these raiders were i'm
prisoned. Austrian authorities hay'
given o.ders TO permit no peasant
en- the frontier TO leave their VILLAGE
(Concluded on Thir Page.l
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-23
ROOSEVELT WILL
Open EXPOSITION
PRESIDENT TO SPEAK AT THE
BEGINNING or THE BIG
JAMESTOWN FAIR.
ALSO TO APPEAR LATER
And Assist in Celebration Of Georgia
Day--"Warpath' to be a Com
pact Village Of Many
Amusements.

Norfolk. Va. arch 22-When Pr, 81
dent Roosevelt opens the jamestown
exposition April 2G he will dignity the
occasion by making a speech which Is
likely to be a notable declaration oi
his future policy on The railroad cues
.tion.
The president, because OF his souul
ern ancestry, has taken a vast amount
of personal interst in the fair and ne
will be present not only on the open
ing day but on June 10. At this lat
ter time the state Of Geargia WI
have its sp eial celebration and the
president desires to participate IN thf
affair as a matter CT respect 70 ms
mother, who was born in stately old
home OF which the Georgia building i
to be a close reproduction.
The xposition managers are count
ing a good deal on the president IL
opening the fair, and they believe Il
will 60 long way towards making u
for the unavoidable delay in getting i
great many of the buildings in order
ana the exhibits plaeged before that
time. Just ROW a great crowd for the
opening is to be managed no one Is
yet entirely certain, but it is likely
that water routes of transportation
will be utilized to the fullest extent
not only on the opening day but
throughout the exposition, the whole
tone cf which is to be colonial and
aquatic.
viii Be Busy Waterway.
Not only are the great nations to
send warships, but many yacht own
ers ar planning TO spend month OF
So in the vicinity. so thai Hampton
Roads during he spring. summer and
autumn will be as busy a sheet O
water as corld be found anywhere.
In laying out the grounds at the
Jane town exposition the authorities
were gu'd d good deal by the physi
| cal pecularities of the site. They
have conquered most of the objections
which originally were made to ih'
location of an exposition on this SAINT
spit, backed up as 1t was, by an un
slightly morass. The principal build
.ngs Of tbs exposition have beer
grouped so as TO face the water, in 7
| fronciudad IN Third page1
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-23
.RUEF MAY TELL
/ OF FRISCO GRAFT
INDICTED BRlBER PLANNING A 4
STATEMENT WHICH HE SAYS
Will CAUSE SENSATION.
INDICTMENTS READY
Aoainst Many Prominent Citizens
Prosecution to Give Railway
Head Chance TO Tell His
Side Of story.

San Francisco, March 22.--It was
Istated today at the prosecuting attor-
lneys office that Patrick CaIhouu.
president Of the United Railways
company upon his arrival here from
New York, will be given an oppOs
tunity TO appear before the grant
Jury in connection with that body's
Investigation of the alleged bribery
OF the board OF supervisors in the
matter of a trolley franchise granted
the United Railways last May.
From the same source u was also
learned that a number Of secret in
dictmants which have not even rem
trusted to secret file for fear their
contents might leak out are not all
against one person, but are said 10
certain the names Of several.
Ruef May Talk.
To he Associated Press Ahraham
Ruef said today that he Is consife ing
the proposition Of a statement @ thu
public and he declared that when hs
ltells his story II win create seass-
tions equal to the disclosures made
by the alleged confessions Of tha
supervisors.
/ He expressed the opin on that the
investigation now going on was only
a furtherance Of an orga 1ized attenp
to seize the municipal gcyernFnenf
and asserted It was government
/ by Indictment instead Of govern
ment by Injunction
The G5 charges Of bribery against
Ruef were today assigned by preald
ling Judge COffey to Judge Dunbe's
OF the supreme CONT.
lThey WI be placed on the calendar
lAolrorrew sls1 aGraignment set for
1some day next week
4 no avoid possible conflict between
l,hc chief Of police and sheriff ard
Flisor Biggey no bench warrcnts WI
be issued on these indictments.
The grand jury will hold a short
session tomorrow at which t1a in
vestigation Of the ALLEGED telephoEs
deal viii be resumed No indiet-
ments are expected to be filed toner
row.
Those who have appeared in the
Jury room are Henry r Scot. the
millionaire president of the Pacfie
States Telephore company; Frank II.
Drum, director OF the company.
and several other officials of the con.
ccrn.
Miss Nellie Smith. confilen ial
lstencgrapher for Gerstle, Thomas q
Irrick attorneys and promoters of the
Home Telephone company, and who
is believed by the prosecution 70
know the details of the tran action
by which the company obtained It's
local franchise from the city govern
ment, was recalled again today and
given on opportunity to amend the
evidence she gave on Monday When
he left the room she declared that
she had not changed her testimony q
Monday
Faces Charge OF Perjury.
Il understand" she said that
am ~ be indicted for perjury. but on
what grounds have not the slightest
idea"
As a consequence of the astounding
revelations Of the past few days the
graft gang" is in panic. convinced
that the political power OF Ruef and
Schmitz is at an end
(Concluded m Thi-a page.1
/
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-23
ROUTING YELLOW JACK

Nstchez. Mss. March 22-As a pre-
caution against yellow fever the local
sanitary department today began 10
oil the hsyous to kill mosquitoes
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-23
GIRL SURVIVES 6I
DAYS WITHOUT FOOD
DIES IN GREAT AGONY

Copperas Cove, Texas. March a.
Miss Alta McNeit, aged 10. who took
to her bed on aJnuary 20. refusing
nourishment Of any kind except water,
died yesterday in intense agony, hav'
ing survived nearly sixty-one days
without food
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-23

ONLY PAPER IN THIS SECTION
which Is a member Of the Aaeocjsted
Press and receives the DAILY SER-
VICE Of that great news agency.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-23

GIVES CAIRO AND VICINITY ALL
the important news Of the day iron,
FOUR to EIGHT hours In advance OF
ANY OTHER PAPER PRINTED.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-04-11

General Lew Wallace wrote the first
rough draft of "Ben-IIur" on n slate,
giving as his reason that eraSureS could
more readily he made. After satisfy
ing himself with a sentence written in
this way he would, with a soft pencil,
transfer the writing to paper, and final
ly, when everything pleased him, he
copied the entire manuscript in ink
with the precision of an engrossing
clerk. 1t is declared by those who were
personally acquainted with General
Wallace that "Ben-Hur" was written
and rewritten at lea thirty times, and
that when the final copy was sent TO
the publishers there WAS neither n cor
rectiOn nor an eraSure throughout the
manuscript. The printer set up the
copy exactly as it was written, and the
author himself never corrected n proof
before the book was sent to press.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-04-11
Elixir of Youth.

In former times elder flowers were
treasured not only by lovers of hedge
row beauty but by those who desired
to preserve their own beauty and
youth. According to the seventeenth
century prescription the elder flowers
We're to be gathered on midsummer
day. powdered and put into borage
water, which was to be drunk daily for
a month, the first thing in the morning
and the last thing at night. This was a
much priced elixir of youth. BY COM
mon consent there has always been
something supernatural about the elder
tree. In Denmark It is protected by
the elder mother, without whose leave
it is dangerous to pluck the flower. In
Germany the hat should be taken OFF
to it. And in England IL has been
variously considered the tree Of the
cross and the tree upon which Judas
hanged himself, 10 be treated with
reverence or fear OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Chronicle.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-04-11

A noted production "On the Bridge
at Midnight" due here in a short time,
is a remarkable example OF a true
cOmedy-drama. 1t is in fine contrast
with the sensational horseplay that is
often fOisted upon the unsuspecting
who seek real dramatic entertainment.
The celebrated scenic superiority OF
"On the Bridge at Midnight includ-
ing the great bridge scene but have
supplied a deeply interesting, whole
some story OF humor, patbos and
romance woven together with natural
ness. Such comedy characters as
Reddy, the newsboy, and Germany
the professor, arouse the most genuine
laughter because truly humorous.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-04-11
lIizards' Tails.

Certain lizards are remarkable for
the fragility Of their tails, although
this weakness is not always the draw
back that may be imagined. The dia,
mond tailed gecko, for instance, fire.
Quently owes its existence to the readi-
ness with which its caudal %appendage
can be snapped off. This reptile, which
will perch upon a rock head downward
and tail in the air. is liable to be prey
ed upon by hawks. One Of these for
midable birds will swOOp down upon
q lizard and seize what ii takes to be
the head, but is really the tail. The
brittle tail snaps off, and the geckc
wriggles away. not much the worse, &c
grow another.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-04-11

Sarah Bernhardt had just been elect
ed a life member of the Coincide Fran
caise. When she found that she had
a paper to sign she became nervous
and went to see the younger Dumas
to tell him that she shrank from the
binding terms of the engagement. Du-
mas advice was uuheSitating. My
dear child, don't sign; your hair is too
curly. People with hair like that
ana he passed his fingers through his
own crisp wavcS-"ought never To sign
contracts tor lie. The temperament
IS too ingractahlc.'
Sarah Bcrnhdrdt, however, signed,
and. meeting Dumas again next day,
confessed she had done so. That's all
right remarked Dumas chcerfuliy. II
have won 800 francs (SlOul. | bet
Nine. Dumas that amount after you
left yesterday that you would at once
go and sign the agreement. Well. !
shall buy you something with the
money"
The next day Mines Bernhardt re
ceived a magnificent wig of fair hair
absolutely fiat, lank and straight. With
Ii came the following sentence on 4
slip of paper: Now that you are really
one Of the house wear this. You viii
need it,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-04-11
AT THE OPERA HOUSE

The plot and story Of son the Bridge
at Midnight" which is to appear al
opera house Tuesday, April 10th. is a
triumph OF ingenuity and play con-
struction, are among the cleverest and
most interesting on the stage. A
blind mother seeks her kidnapped
child and meets with an experience
that would overwhelm anybody but
such a mother. The child is an i'm
portant part part that furnishes much
OF the interest. The play was an in.
Simultaneous success in Chicago where
the scenes are laid and the famous
bridge located.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-04-11
Precise. but Acid.

The women with thin lips ard raspy
voice stepped up before the languidly
Indifferent ticket seller In the railway
station.
where DO you want to goT" he ask
ed as his jeweled fingers ritied a bunch
Of pasteboards.
"None Of your business where | want
TO go!' she snapped. Just you sell me
a ticket to New York, but bear in mind
that I'm going there because I've got
to: not because | want to."-Washing-
ton Star.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-04-11

Mr.. Bowler should like to know
what good all these cooking school les
IONS are doing our daughter2
Mrs. B.-Everything she cooks she
brings home.
Eyes, and none Of the family will
touch 'em, and the things are just
thrown away"
mo. they arc not. She gives them to
beggars."
Huh! What good does hat doT"
1--WE are getting rid of beggars."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-04-11

tones and they were manipulated with
consummate skill that won instant
favor with the audience. The enter
tainment as a whole was one OF the
sest ever given in this city.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-04-11
The Hesftant Swain.

He-What would your father do II l
told him I wanted to marry you? She
He'd refer the matter to me. He
hopefully)-And what would you dor
Shield refer the matter to the young
mar who proposed to me and was &C.
cepted while you were trying to make
up your mind.-Bohemian Magazine.