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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
STRIVE To JOIN
WARRINC
CONFERENCE AT MRS. PALMER's
MANSION TO UNITE CAPITAL
AND LA6oR-cAlRo REPRE-
sENTED BY MAYOR PARSONS.

Chicago. Jan. 13-Mrs. Potter
Palmer's mansion at 100 Lake shore
Dive was the scene tenigh. Of a
unique conference The National
Civic Federation held O meeting thar
for she purpose Of expIairilc 10 em
ployers and employees the aims Of the
organization aud ~. efforts Go place
the t7'o ciasses of fndu trialfsm on a
common plane OF thought and 7tion
Over 500 eaes and delegat A.
tended the meeting and as tn, ID
tered the mansion were received in
person by Mrs Palmer
The meeting which was presided
over by Franklin Ma Yeae1 was a--
tcaied by Chicse0'q most prominent
tusinr men and labor leaders from
many parts Of the country. The prin-
cipal speakers were August Belmont
and Seth L-T. of New York. ". s
Stone Grand Master of the Bro her
d-oi Of Locomotive Engineers: W.
D. NahoH. president Of the AmaIga
mated Association Of Street Rafreat
Employees = nHmler o. mayors and
state oHiciais mc'ud nc Mayor
5eorge Parsons. Of Cairo. were pee
sat
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BIG NINE DOWNS
ATHLETIC CHANGE
MODIFICATION IN ATHLETICS
RECOMMENDED TO MIDDLE
WEST COLLEGES DEFEATED
AT SPECIAL SESSION.

Chicago ILL.,, Jan II THE modiiica
zion IN athletics, recommended 10 the
colleges compo ing the INTERCOLLEGIATE
Conference for adoption al the annu.
| al meeting here in December were To.
day defeated al the special session oi
the conference al which the represen-
tatives from all Of the Fig Nine"
schools were present This action
means hat the middle western col.
lege athletics will remain as they
were last year
Three Of The four recommendations
made by the commirte, to the colleges
wer voted down aud 1nly one, which
is OF little Importance. was allowed to
remain. The three rules recommend
ed the annual meeting which were
defeated are,
The extension Of football playing
schedule from five to seven games
the retroactive feature o fthe three
year eligibility rule eliminated; that
all students entering college before
September l. 1906, to be eligible 20
play on the football team four years.
The three year rule and other rules of
TO apply nly to football.
baseball and track meets.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
QUICK DEATH FOR
STRIKE RIOTERS
MEXICAN SOLDIERS EXECUTE
RlNGLEADERS AMID RUINS
OF PLANT THEY DESTROYED
WHILE HUNDREDS LOOK ON.

City of Mexico, Jan. 12-Late adj
vice from the Orizaba strike dis
tsict are TO the effect that $500 of the
8,oS3 men who were not. have re.
turned 70 work Although everything
IS quiet at present. swift unishment
was inflicted by the government upon
the leaders in The late iodng.
Just how many men were executed
for the part they took in the trouble
IL not knowa, bu seven Of the riag
leaders We're shot today in sight OF
Of eye witnesses.
The shooting of these leaders was
most dramatic Factosy whistles were
blowing and thr1ngs of men were
about 10 enter the doors when they
saw a squad Of soldiers leading the
condemned men to he ruins of the
stores that had been razed by the
mob. Placing the men on piles of
sm0ldering rubbish, ne soldiers fired
he volIey that closed the dramatic
chapter Of the strike.
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PRINCIPAL, NOT
NEW IS OPPOSED
SENATORS TELL NEW REPUBLL
CAN CHAIRMAN THAT OBJ
JECTiONS ARE NOT PERSON
AL-NO SPECIAL MEETING.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Harfy 6
New chairman Of the Republican IA
ional committee. spent several hours
at the capital today. interviewing the
senators and the representatives who
are members of the committee from
their respective states among them
being Senate Scot ami Heybara.
Vho have taken a position again {
News 0=ieuaiiou rs chairman by
CouelEou.
They spoke verv frankly to him.
outlining thoir position. hgt assur ng
aim there vas 81, personal objection.
their opposition 20 the procedure
being based uua1 -h- principle. Hev-
burn expressed tho opinion of-er the
Interview that there would De no
meeting of The committee ts call into
Col elyoH's actiaB. but he
Thought the su55e-t world be dis
cH5sed At future meeting of the
committee wirh view 10 arriving ar
e proper cnHr g Of action r. case Il
.he retirement Of the chairman in the
-u.ure
New left the capital entirely salts
fed that the agitation for a meet fng.
5 practically at an end.
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LONG SILENCE BROKEN.

Paducah Ky. Jan f2.-Aftcr being
confined twentysix years in the com
Y jail at Dover, Tenn. during which
time his insane, dosged determine ion
prevented his giving ont the least in.
timation Of his identity. James Var
ner. y years old. found his tongue
ana declared he had been a Union
soldier in the Civil war. He was ex-
amne7 by c. B. Robbins. pension ok.
aminer Of this city. who has just IT,.
turnei from Tennessee after invee i
eating the case. Mr.. Robbins has NOT
completed his work but stated tolay
that he thinks Warner will be proven
a soldier and taken charge of by. the
government
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
CAPITAL FINDS
NEW OPPONENT
BREWING IN ENGLAND
BETWEEN STRATAGISTS AND
CAPITALIST OVER PROPOSED
CHANEL. TUNNEL.

London, Jan 12.-Tho extensive
project for lhe tunnelllng of the Eng.
/ lsh channel which is now awaiting
parliamentary approval would appear
to have received a serious setback by
the announcement. that Che imperial
defense committee has decided thar
the construction cf such tunnel will
be preiudicial 10 national security.
Inquiries made by the Associated
Press az the headquarters Of The
committee, however failed to secure
confirmation OF this announcement
and Il was pointed out that the com
mttoe had no held a meeting recent
IL Nevertheless there is strong
drift sentiment among the most
eminent British military and naval ex-
perts, headed by Field Marshal Lord
Wolheley which condemns this pro
ject as the opening of the possibility
OF continental invasion
On the other hand the Roth chlaa |
and The great railroads of England I
and France are prepared to make
anermous investments Of capital FIR
carrying cit this project This makes
.ronble between Tho etatagists and
capitalists and Indications are that
he former will create sufficient pub
Is apprehension TO ondanear parIia,
neniary approval Of he scheme.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
TIES ON TRACK
To WRECK TRAIN
THIRD ATTEMPT TO DERAll- PAS.
SENGER COACHES ON ST.
LOUIS AND FRISCO RoAE--
ENGINE LEAVES RAILS.

Clinton, Mo, Jan f2-An attempt
was made today 10 wreck the Clinton
line passe ger train the st. Louis
and San Francisco railroad While
going al the rate Of 80 miles an hour.
the eneina a q point three miles
south cf Lowry City struck THEE les
which bad been placed across The.
track,
The engine threw eff two Of the ties
but tho third was carried to Lowrey
cHy where It struck a guard rail and
darailod the engine and baggage car
This /. the thid attempt made r.,
Gently 70 wreck the same train.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
CHEAP BIDS FOR
DIGGING CANAL !
PROPOSALS OF OLIVER g. BANKS
LOWER THAN HAD BEEN
HOPED FOR.
$9,45O, 900 THEIR PRICE
On Basis Of 6.75 Percentum of the
Estimated Cost-Both Contractors
of Much Experience-Other
Bids Much Higher.

Washington Jan. l2~-Proposals
which were opened by the Canal Com
mission today for the entire constrac
ton tf the Panama canal were a.
low as had been expected by the ex-
!p rts of the cons ructioa work. For
some time, il has been known that
everal members Of the commission
believed that { percentum on the e..
timated cost Of construction would
! BE- fair renumera ion for the contrac.
Tor under he form Of contract prepar-
ed by The commission.
The lowest proposal that of VIII
liam J. Oliver, of Knoxville. Tenn.
and Anson Banks, of New York city,
who offered to do the work for G.75
percentum Of the stmated cost falls
even lower han had been hoped for
Granting that the estimate Of $40
100000 for the construction of the
canal which has frequently been apoll-
cn Of In congress is accurate. the re.
muneration 6f the Olver-Bangs com
bination would be $3.50 00o IN case it
We're 20 he awarded The contract
Much discussion has been caused |
by the great difference iii the only /
four bids rece we'd. as they ranged
from G75 percentum to 28 percestam. +
Both Experienced Contractors.
Oliver & Bangs have both been In |
The contracting busine Is for many I
years and The statement they furaish-
ed with their proposal show that they
have q ne much important work.
Oliver states be has completed s18,-
100000 worth of work in he past ten
years, and now has s3l 900 900 worth
)f work in progress. He gives his as
ietf as $4,000 600. Bangs gives his as
,ets as $9,800o00 and states that he
vas contractor for the Poe lock at
3ault STE. Marie, Mich; the Delaware
'reakwatcr and the Buffalo break.
va er the contract prco for each Of
hese being $2.500.0oo
The percentage system of payment
'as adopted because this method is
eing employed Increasingly by the
lost success ful corporations in The I
5untr.. =
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
BIG REWARD FOR
IOWA LYNCHERS
GOVERNOR CUMMlNs COMES TO
AID OF PROSECUTING ATTOR.
NEY, WHO SAYS INVESTlGA.
TON rs HAMPERED.

Des Moine Ia, Jan. 12.--Gavernol
Cummins this afternoon offered a re
ward OF $500 each for The arrest and
conyicti.n of members Of the mob at
Charles City hat laynched the mur-
derer James Cullen Wednesday night
The reward was offered i'm response
TO the appeal of the prosecuting attOr-
ney al Charles City who says the
county authorities will NOT offer a re-
ward and thai his invest cation thus
far have been hamnered
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
.RESERTS INSULT TO
WIFE WITH DEATH

Cincinnati. ONO. Jan Bud
Cooper was SHIT and instantly killed
by William Hickey on crowded
street here tonight Hickey was ac-
Companied By his r-ic at the time
OF the shooting and # is said Cooper
irsuItod Mr, Hicae. which can cI
the shooting Hirkey was arrested.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
FIRE IN ILLINOIS NINE PLANT

Snrngiiq1, H., Jan l2~-The top
works og he Springfield Collicry com
.pany'e nipe north Of the city we've
destroyed by fire this evening, eli.
failing loss Of nearly $4,000. Two
shot lrefq, A. G, Courtney and John
Bourdes, We're in the mine, but es,
capped through the escapement shaft.
Thee railroad cars were also dc.
siioycd. The origin Of the fire IS not
known The los is partially covered
ny Insurance
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13

20 bear the odium and burden thar
such utterances entailed This drew
a hot retort from Tillman:
Tillman's Hot Retort.
So, far be said. "as nv owp
party is concerned in the north. II Is
such a shining example Of ward nol..
ticians. dirty low creatures. who nso
every tactic and all dirty means 10
buy votes, that ! don't care If We
never have any OF hat type 10 back
rs up We have no use for them.a
This declaration was warmly an.
plauded by the galleries.
Patterson then took mp the subject
OF criminal assaults and lynchinRs
presenting statistics to show the mum.
ber reported from The south. Tss
other senator interrupted and cifel
similar lynclngs which had occrrrel
IN Colorado and other We. err states
When Patterson read the statistics
Of lynchings By states. showing th7t
five lvnchiHgs had occurred durirr
the year in South Carolina. Tillman
was on his feet and exclaunfd "aad
as long as negroes conunaa 10 rayish
white wom We will continue 10
lynch them"
Recognize Nsgro's Manhood.
Patterson Ia canclud as hsit tRa-
he had poken with little rrec- II he
bad failed 70 demonstrate ths. ha
had rot and was not assai1In- tAa
people Of the south. On mo contrary.
he declared bis whole purpose to be-
70 SET forth that the better element
n the south held no such raI-csi
views as had beon expressed. au3
bat those who held the radical vievs
Fe-e few in number. To support this
be- read extracts from the utterances
{ educational eaders and clergy oi
he south and expressing fhe ides
hat The way TO solve the race sres-
ion was 70 build ND and recognize
he manhood OF the uerf1.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
ENGINEERS ARE
GIVEN INCREASE
OVER 5000 THROTTLE MEN ON
WESTERN ROADS TO GET
HIGHER WAGES.
COMPROMISE WAS MADE
The Union Men Giving Up Demand
For An Eight-Hour Day and
Other Requests~--Victory
For Labor Signal One.

Chicago, Jan12-After series of
OF negotiations when have lasfe
Eaaily through period of several
weeks, the western railroads today
/ faecided, by agreement with their
men 10 grant an increase in wages
70 locomotive engineers aggregatng
/ between $5,000ss and $1,000. 900 an.
nually. The increase win affect be
tween $4,000 and 10000 engineers on
all railroads west Of Chicago 10 ne
Pacific coast, north TO the Canadian
border and south 70 the Gulf or
Mexico.
The advance applies to all class $
OF engineers, On passenger locomo.
lives engineers will receive 8 per
cent Increase on a 100 mile mn; on
ireights between s and 12 cents nar
100 miles switch engineers In the
larger freight yards heiween 81 ami
70 cents a day with the assurance
that they will not be kept out more
than l2 hours
Spirit Of Compromise.
Apparently the spirit OF comnra.
mise governed the negotiations fr
the engineers practically agreed 10
give up their coutention for IN eight
hour day; abandoned the denanls
regarding pay for overtime and WI
not insist on the original demand with
regard to sigh competency cf eagi.
heers The sw!th engineers demanded
time and and half for overtime in
excess Of two hours which was rot
granted
This Is The FIRST time in railroad hig.
tory when the demands Of lat or Dr.
eani2at.on have been made and have
been considered Al a whole b. an
railroads N such large terF.t.ry,
Wnen the Joint demand was first
made, the railroads refused 10 fresf
With the engineers as a VIII le RE.
"rine 70 deal with them inifglina1y
III each road. Chief Stone was arm.
iowever. In his refusal to confer with
ne ralroads except as a whole and
IS representing all railfoays west Of
'hcago The railroads fnalI2 agra
D q joint conference.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
The Great Lakes Fleet.

A hardy breed Of men doing their
duty as they find it, the sailors Of the
great lakes are more and more in de.
mand 10 man the new fleets that are
building every year While the ship
yards Of the sea coast were wailing
over the dearth Of business. the ship
yards Of the lakes booked orders for
81 steel vessels for the season Of 1906.
in size from six 10 twelve hundred
tons capacity. with a total value OF
Si4, ,Do9 600 Outing Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
JOHN M'GARVEY HANGED.

CANYON City, Colo. Jan. 12-Iohn
McGarve5 va hanged at the peui
tent.ary tonight for he murder 0f his
iaiier. Edward In-rs. al G and juno
ton. McGarvey escaped from Jail and
was nearly lynChed when hc was
eaUtuIed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
MINE OWNER BANKRUPT.

pittsbmg Kas.. Jan. 19-w n.
burlington, ouner Of the Cherokee
Coal company mines, the Cherolla q
Supply company ana 500 acres OF val.
uable coal filed petition in bank
ruptcy today. His as. cts are $l0o..
600, with liabilities of $50 600.
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Conparison Of Life.

life is like getting telephone
number from the information bureau"
said the woman. when you have
waited and waited till you are so tired
you don't know what to do and don't
care much whether you get It or not,
they call you UP and give it f. von"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
HILL ENDOWS COLLEGE.

Minneapolis, Minn. Jan III. i.
llill president Of the Great Northern
railroad, has lust endowed the Mac
Aleater college with $4,000 on condi-
ton hat the present productive en-
downment fund shall be raised to
5000 600.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
BaADEN TO SUCCEED HUGHES

Omaha, NIB, Jan II. The an.
nonncenent was made today that
Charles G HuEaes viii be succeeded
Tuesday next, by 5 ] Braden. as
conceal Superintendent Of the Chi.
cago and Northwestern lines west o.
the Missouri river Mr. Hughes viii
on that date complete 40 years ser
vice With the Northwestern and viii
be retired on liberal PEN ica
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
HAMMOND TO HAVE A JAG CURE.

Hammond, Ind. JAN. Hammond
Is TO have a municipal "jag cure ana
habitual drunkards will be forced O
take the cure or be locked in jail in
definitely. It is reported that other
towns in the state nave round the
new scheme 10 be practical. Mayor j.
". Murphy, Of Wabash having been
the first 10 put il into use.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13

4 great laNyer once declared that
whenever in counseI's sFeech. in q
Witnesses evidence or other document
you saw the word practically" YOU
might be rerfeetiy certain that there
was en- intention 10 deceive or. as he
put IT, that there was a swindle meant
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13

The most lucky defeat which Eng
land ever experienced was when the
French beat King John at Bouvines IN
1914 Bu. for that the barons would
never have eXtorted from him Magma
Charta
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
British Telephone Service.

The English post Office telephone
system now publishes every Monday
in the daily papers a list of the new
subscribers added during the preyl.
GUS week. This adds to supplemental
directories which are published ruch
more frequently than is the case here
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
Finds No Balm In Solitude.

The heart which loved once and
which abandonment struck, does not
become easily accustomed TO solitude.
As If 1t were avid for new sunerings,
1t repulses calmncss and Indifference.
Madame Romieu.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
STRINGENT ANTITRUST siLL.

Topeka Kas- Jan IA stringent
ant trust bin was introduced in fha
senate today providing for heaFr
fines and imp-a asonment for any pei
sons or corporations ~ho seek ~
form a monopoly or combination in
restraint q trade
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13

The merit OF originality is not nov
city; it is sincerity The believing
man is the of. aal man. #hatsoeger
he believez. be believes IL for him
self. not for aa5tEcr-Carlyle-
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
RANcHERs FROZEN TO DEATH

Mackay. Idaho Jan 1.-Two ranch
ers. brothers. named Reel who lived
on fhe desert = miles south of Arco
were frozen TO death last night They
lost their va il a blizzard.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
JiLTs FiANce: weDs ANOTHER.

KanEakee Iil Jan. f2-Misz Goa
Dot Baker wh0 was IN have vel Fay
fIai next week. the invitations hav5ng
been issued jilfed her fancs and uas
married secretly last night q Aier
ander 3oseBh. only soa of a Eeaisay
Wid0w of NIealta, Kan.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13

MOST GREAT WRITER'S AGREE
that the world and life in IL are made
up OF appearances" II should be the
part OF wisdom, In business life to
make good many Of your appear.
ances" in the advertising columns.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13

iT STANDS TO REASON that YOU
saved some money last year by read
ing the store ads. Read then, a little
more closely this year and your
save more.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
chaLIengsa Ra.tsrson 3 osbate

dtttI son insisted lu Hl0 belief thai
only a very mail minority of the
people Of the soufh were in sympathy
with the views expressed tha.t the
better element vas decidedly against
such methods.
IiIman challenged Patterson to de-
hate the race q esflon with him IN
Colorado al any time or place. Pat
terson dech-ed the invitation 70 de-
hsfe. and said be only vi he'd to point
ont hat both the people Of me south
and the Democrats Of the north hsd
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13

~ . -aeF9rU = IT.
n at+e1-pt ng 10 get this reform
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-27
PLANNING FOR A GREAT
SYSTEM OF CANALS,

Chicago. May Engineers work
ing in the interest Of New York, Pitts
BURG. Chicago and indianapolis CAPT
talists are completing plans for an
extended system Of canals from In
diana Harbor to point betwee~ Gary
and Michigan City. The first sur
veys provide Cor water ways 80 miles
long TO cost S1o.000.O0l.
The system is held necessary To the
development Of the steel and iron in
6ustries.
The main channel VIII be 25n feet
wide with lateral canals zoo iect IN
width. The system is 10 have q uni
form depth OF - feet Turning ba-
sins 500 feet in diameter will be dug
at intervals of Two miles, II is es-
timatcd that it will take 10 years TO
complete the work
First plans for The waterways,
which await approval Of men behind
the project and OF the governments
engineers. show routes touching In
diana Harbor, East Chicago, Ham
mond and Cary.
As basis Tor the now waterways
1t Is proposed to utilize the Indiana
Harbor ship channel and the canals
Of the United states corporation AZ
Cary. The Calumet river. which runs
sluggishlv for several miles along the
route OF the main channel Of the PRO-
posed canal system, is TO be deepcncd
Strengthened and hdrdered with
Whnrves.
Much secrecy has been drown
around the operations OF the engineer.
ing crews These worked for four
months under direction Of H. J.. Rich
ards of New York, general iold on
Eineer for a number Of eastern rail-
ways.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-27
DR.. TALKS OF FOOD
pre.. Of Bonrd OF mcaIIh.

What shall eat?' is the daily IN
quiry the physician is met With, I do
not hesitate 10 say that IN my Judge
ment large percentage Of disease
is caused by poorly selected and inn
properly prepared food My person.
al experience with the fully-cooked
food. known as Grape Nuts enables
me TO speak freely Of its merits
From OverWork, ! suffered several
years with maluuuition, palpitation Of
the heart and loss Of sleep I-asI sum-
melI was led 10 experiment, person
ally with the new food, which l used
In conjunction with good rich cows
milk In n short lime after ! COM
menced ~ use, tho disagreeablo symp.
toms disappeared, my hearts action
became steady and normal. the funC-
lions Of the stomach wero properly
carried out and I again slept az sound
Is and as well as In my youth
- look upon Grape-Nuts AZ a per-
feet food. aud no one can gainsay but
that II has most prominent place
IN a rational scientific system OF feed
Ing. Any one who uses this food VIII
soon be convinced of the soundness
Of the principle upon which Il Is man
ufsctured and may thereby know the
facts as To us true worth Read
THE Road 10 Melville" IN pkgs.
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