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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-09

ing an extraordinary American environ
ment-something quite o~utrageously New
Worldish; but he had TO conclude at last
that Atlantic City was really a great deal
more like some places on the other side
than, for instance, New York itself wgs. OF
course, Atlantic City was not at all like n
French bdins de mer, but in It's social
features IL Tailed with disappointing exact
ness with certain British seaside resorts
with Margate, for instance. Geographi-
cally Margste was quite different, standing
on chalk cliffs breaking down steeply TO
the beach; but socially, in the strange
ideas Of p~leasunS entertained by its visitors,
1t bore a sadly close resemblance to Atlantic
City. There were minor differences, OF
course, the chief OF them perhaps being
the American rolling chairs. At MarRate
they had bath chairs, but no one Thought
Of using them unless he was a confirmed
invalid; and then they carried only enc
passenger. At Atlantic City they carried
three abreast, and the most robust vaRroms
rolled up and down in them. Then again
there was an extraordinary ~afluenoe OF
rocking chairs at Atlantic City compared
with Margate, for Margate really had none,
whereas In the American resort one might
almost say that all visitors who were not In
rolling chairs were in rockers. The piers
at Atlantic City were covered with build
ings packed with rocking chairs, well pat
ronised. The ~promenadins, 80 frequent
on British piers, was here confined TO the
Boardwalk, and even on that one might
more correctly speak, Of a'roulade- than Of
a promenade. Intact, the frequent advertise
ments along IL Of foot Base for tired Board
way feet were evidently ironical speci-
mems Of American humor. Had the immi-
grant possessed the fatal gift Of general-
king he might have concluded that n
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
MAY TIE
Up CANAL WORK
BAD FOOD, LONG HOURS AND MIS-.
REPRESENTED CONDITIONS
ANGER 1900 MEN.
INCREASE Is Dem ANOED
by Steamboat Men and Drcdgcrs But
is Refused BY Stevens--Men
Claim Food is Out.
rageous.

New Orleans, March 26.-Bad food,
too much overtime work and low
wages are capses which threaten a
strike of between 1850 and l,500
t;ainmon, engineers firemen and
cranemen employed in digging he
Panama Canal The designations of
th1 Sc men are ready to be rendered
to the canal commissions and are held
in abeyance until the arrival of Sec
retary Taft, who has cabled a COM
mittee of the workmen that he will be
on the isthmus on Alpil 1.
This Information WIS brought he
today by Charles J. Bakfr Of p
vile. ILL.,. a rainroad conductor Y y
arrived on the steamship Ellis flom
Colon. Baker left position in this
country eight months ago to go to
y'anama to accept a place there pay.
ing $40 per month. Baker says that
the pending strike would result in 4
completa tieup of construction work
of anywhere from several months to
several years.
Conditions Misrepresented. !,
"One of the strongest union organ
izations on the isthmus is the Broth
81, hood of Steam Shovelers and
he said. There are
fifty-six steam shovels at work on the
canal, with 16S engineers, cranemen
and firemen operating them. The en-
gineers have been receiving $210 a
month, the cranemen $3.50 and the
firemen $S333 1-3 Between 800 and
$50 conductors. are employed at a
salary of $40, and there are about
300 locomotive engineers who re-
-aiun4 81 ca Eirn hundred trainynnn
get 500 month.
when we reached the isthmus we
found that the hours of work has been
We were supposed
to work eight hours day, but we
were compelled to put In from nine to
eleven out OF every twenty-four No
overtime pay was given for this work.
One Egg For Breakfast.
"The food was outrageous. For
breakfast each man was given one
egg, little oatmeal. a cup OF coffee
and some bread At dinner we had
two kinds of meat, of which were so
bad we could not sat it. The meat
was brought from the country and
spoiled before 1t reached us. Sup.
per was no better.
Tho dissatisfa son became so
great that ON March &c the mon on
the steam shovels waited on Chief
Eng neer Stevens and demanded an
advanc1 in wages. The engineers
wanted $500, the cranemen $3.50 and
the firemen $40 Mr.. Stevens offered
an advance of twenty-five per cent
but IL was refused
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
men TRADE WIVES;
ELG|N IS AGHAST
NEtGHRoRs SEEM TO HAVE MADE
AGREEABLE CHANGE IN
RELATIONS.
CHANGE EATING PLACES
But the Wife OF Each Remained al
Home and Cook For -ach
others Husband-All Part
les Are Silent.

Elgin, H., March 2G.-Dissatisf I'd
with Cupid's original arrangements,
two Elgin husbands are said to have
snapped their homes and wives, ani
all four persons concerned are re
ported to be satisfied with the result
They say the breadwinners of the
family have only changed boarding
houses.
William Warner of 466 Cleveland
avenue is now living at the home Of
Mrs. William Mcpherson, at AGA Cleve-
land avenue, while Mr.. Mcpherson IS
the guest of Mrs Warner, at the War
ner home, next door
Smile; Refuse to Tell.
With Warner Is his daughter. When
asked Ii there had peen an actuaI usT
change OF wives effected. all four sim
ply smiled and refused to affairm Or
deny. They all seem happy, and what.
ever the conditions are all are lam
iliar with them, as the twohomes arc
but a few yards apart.
The two families have been neigh
bors for years and were on the best
Of terms. 1t Is believed that discuss,
ions during friendly visits resulted in
a change OF arrangement by mutual
consent.
81 thought there was law against
trading wives was the smiling re-
sponse of Mrs. Mcpherson to an in
oui.y. That is all she would say, ex'
cept that Mr.. McP' erson lis boarding
at the Warner home and Mr.. warner
and his daughter are at present beard
ing with M. For further information
/ refer you to Mr.. Mcpherson"
Mr.. Mcpherson. reached by tele.
phone at the Warner home, spoke OF
the matter In jesting way and said
that tonight the two families would
meet and talk matters over.
Parting OF Couple Touching.
Mcpherson is about As years old
and his wife is but few years his
Junior. They have been married
about twenty years. The mother OF
Mcpherson. who is now about 10 years
old. makes har home with him. For
several years Mcpherson has been
employed by the d. G. Cook Publish
fng company.
Warner is 35 years old and his wife
about the same age. They have three
children. the Oldest beng ii years.
That Warner and Mrs. Mcpherson
are satisfied with the change Is evi
dencd. SO the neighbors say, by the
manner In. which he made his depart
ure from the home this morning. when
he went TO work at the watch factory
After many farewells he went hi:
way, and as far as could be seen
waving of hands was kept up until
hill separated them
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
THREE NEGROES AND WHITE P0-
LIcEMAN KILLED IN MUS
koGEE, /, ". FIGHT.
50 SHOTS WERE FIRED.
In FusilIadc Which Followed Shoot.
Ing Of Y. s. Deputy MsrshaIs
In Answer TO Demand on
Blacks to Surrender.

Muskogce. l. r., March 2G AS i
result Of fight between members nt
an organization Of negroes known as
the United Socialists on one side and
|city and government officers on the
othrr this afternoon. John CoiieId
white police officer, is fatally wonnsi
ed; Guy Fisher. white, Ii shot through
The shoulder; Sam and Ebert Barker
'and man named Scott ail negroes,
ARE dead. two others, negroes, whpse
names are unknown are badsy
wounded ana are iii hiding with
friends. and six negroes are III lail.
Deny Jurisdiction Of u. s. Officers.
One claim fine United Socialists
is that United States authorities haze
no jurisdiction over It's members
Leader William Wright, negF1
preacher, Is among those arrested.
The fight took place at souse &C.
cupied by the Organization Officer
Cofeld went to the house b serve 4
warrant on Ebert Baker and was
shot down.
In responfe TO riot CALI HnItel
States Deputy Marshals Ledhcttcg.
Hubbard, Williams and Smith re.
sponded. en they reached the
porch Of the building they we're met
by the Barkers and in reply 70 d Dc.
mand that they surrender. one Of the
negroes raised Winchester rife II
fire on the officers. The four deputies
opened fire almost simultaneously.
10th negroes being wounded
Ias Further Trouble Not Feared.
E Falling against the idH uf fiseE
house the negroTs. although nortalIy
|0nr ahp1r. Tnen followed fusilladc
I'm which about 81 shos We're rx
changed resulting ID the woundins q
Ffshsr and two other negroes and The
killing OF Scott
Tonight nearly every white man
In the city IL armed but there is little
fear of ferther trouble because this
particular gang of negroes Is siisliked
by others Of their race, They were
known as money finderF,' because it
was Their custom to travel about At
night and hunt for buried money,
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
DEATH Or SOL0N
KILLS OPTION ACT
ADJOURNMENT FOR M'DoNouGH
FUNERAL LEAVES BREW
ER's MEASURE BURIED.
INSURANCE BILL FOUGHT
By the Illinois Federation Of Labor
Important Conference On Pro-
posed Two.cent Fare is
Scheduled

Springfield, H., March 20
Brownies local option bill, framed in
the interests of the breweries and
distilleries was killed yesterday when
the house adjourned over until We'd
resday because of the funeral today
in Chicago of Representative Nc
Donough.
The effect of this delay is to make
the passage of the Browne bill i'm
possible. even if its hackers have the
necessary votes, for 1t is at the bot
tom of the calendar and cannot be
taken up out of Its order without sns-
pension Of the rules by a two thirds
vote.
III anything is certain 1t is that
Browne cannot rally two.thirds and
probably not d majority as was lndi-
Gated last week when he tried In vain
to recall his bill to second reading
for amendment.
II the house had continued in ses'
sion today there was possibility
that the local option bill might be
reached. Now that Brownies meas
ure is dead another bill, with the
backing of the Anti Saloon league, is
to appear in the senate and after pas
sage there, followinga the Chicago
election. viii come again into he
house with prospects OF victory.
Several Republicans are waiting for
the Chicago mayoralty election to be
decided before they join the local OPP
tion forces.
Labor Decries Insurance Bill.
President E. H.. Wright Of the Illi-
nois Federation Of Labor stated to-
night that organized labor would on
pose the industrial bill prepared by
Henderson OF the University of Chi
cage was the head
Eff such measure were enacted,
said President Wright, "and an az
tempt were made by employers to put
the plan nto effect we would strike
before we would submit"
In explanation of this attitude. MI
Wright pointed out that a working
man would lose his interest In the
insurance fund the moment he lost
his position. Also that there would
he no bar 10 the discharge OF the EN-
ploye the day after he were injured,
whereupon he would profit nothing
from his payments to the insurance
fund. He held that the instability OF
positions in this country as com
pared with the conditions Of labor in
Europe made the maintenance of in
duslrial Insurance on the basis OF the
proposed law an impossibility
Further. the bill by which the toll
ers waive their rights to sue for dam
ages In case of accident This is ex
actly what Kings Relief association
r..nIudaa IN slsnfr pQu@.1
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
OF $4,000
YET IN BALANCE
CONFERENCE BETWEEN TRAIN
MEN AND GENERAL MANA
GERS OF ROADS FAILs-sTILL
HOPE OF AGREEMENT.

Chicago. March 2G.-No progress
was made today toward reaching a
settlemens Of the controversy between
the Western railroads and their en-
ploy 5 who voted TO strike unless Ger
tain demands were complied with by
the general managers.
The committee representing the
men met with the gen raj managers
today and submitted the result OF the
vote. The meeting was held behind
closed doors and nothing official was
given out. Anetber conference has
been arranged for tomorrow. II Is the
general belief that the trouble viii be
settled satisfactorily TO both sides
without the m quitting work.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
THAW IS SURE
THAT He WILL
Be FOUND SANE
TT's AL RIGHT, DEARy," HE
TELLS WIFE WHEN COMMITS
SION is APPOINTED.
PROMINENT men NAMED
by Justice Fitzgerald to Decide Upon
Mental Condition of Defendant
Counsel Arc All
Hopeful.
PROMINENT men NAMED

New York, March 20 Harry X.
Thaw may never again face the jury
cmpanneled more than nine weeks
ago to try him on a charge OF MUIR
der In the first deSEce Justice. Fitz-
gerald today unexpectedly ordered a
commission in lunacy 10 Inquire into
the present state of mind OF Stanford
Whites slayer. The decision Of he
three disinterested men named to
conduct the inquiry will guide the fu-
tnre action Of the court as to order
ing Thaw to an vsa@raAm for the in
sane or directing that the interrupted
trial for his life shall proceed
Fitzgerald announced the appoint
ment of commission privately in
bis chamber. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
was there with the lawyers and it
became her task to break the news
to her husband in the Tombs. Tear
full when she left the Judges rooms
in the criminal court building, she
was smiling and cheerful when Thaw
was brought from his cell to meet
her. Thaw received the courts deci-
sion philosophically and says he has
DO doubt that the commission will
declare him sane man today.
Prominent Men Are Named.
The personnel OF the commission
named by Justice Fitzgerald lends
new distinction to this already
notable case. The men who will de
aiermine Thaw's mental condition
are: Morgan j. Obrien, former Justice
or the appellate division Of the su
prcme court. Peter r. Olney, former
district attorney OF New York county
and a LAWYER OF high legal attain
ments, and DR.. Leopold Putzel, prac-
icing physician and authority on
mental disorders.
Obrien Is one OF the trustees, with
Grover Cleveland Of the Hyde stock
in the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety. When he was candidate FOR
reelection to the bench in 1901 As
Democrat, Obrien was unopposed.
President Roosevelt made trip from
Washington TO Oyster Bay to cast his
ballot for him.
Before being elected district attor
ney of New York county in 1883, o.
ney had been member with VIII
liam c. Whitney of commission ap-
pointed In 1879 10 revise the laws OF
the state affecting public interests IN
New York City.
Dr. Putzel is a graduate OF the
Bellevue Medical School and has had
long experience in the that institu-
tion. He is qualified before the state
medical board as an examiner In
lunacy.
Jurors Will Be Excused.
When the Thaw jury reports be
fore Fitzgerald tomorrow morning 1t
will he excused indefinitely. No date
had been fixed tonight for the first
meeting of the commission. There
Concluded on Second Page.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
FATHER STOPS WIFE
FROM SUICIDE AFTER
HANGING DAUGHTER
pEMENTED WOMAN SAYS SHE
SENT HER LITTLE GIRL TO-
HEAVEN AND WAS TRYING
TO END HER OWN LIFE.

Akron, Ohio, March 2G During
the absence Of other members Of the
family today Mrs. James r. Hemp
hill strangled her daughter Helen.
aged nine to death by hanging her
with a rope. She then secrctcd the
body IN box When her husband
returned from work this afternoon Re
found the house locked and after get
aing inside discovered Mrs Hemp
hill in the act of hanging herself to a
bed post.
After he had cut her down she dc
cared she had sent the little girl to
Heaven where she also thought she
should be. he woman had shown no
signs of insanity previously.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
WOMEN POLICE FOR cHgNT.

Client. Belgium. March 26.-Wom-
on are to be appointed 10 the police
force Of the city, according TO the
piaAs of Perfect OF Police Won Mes
senmael. The perfect was the first
to establish a corps Of canine thief
takers and believes now that Client
will be the best polieed town IN
Europe, when women, men and dogs
patrol the streets.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
NEBRASKA DEALS
BLOW TO ROADS
PASSES BILL MAX.
ING PROPERTY OF RAIL
ROADS TAXABLE IN BIG CIT.
les AND TOWNS.

Omaha Neb., March 26.-The pas
sage by the Nebraska legislature TO-
day of a bill for taxation of railroad
in cities and villag for 10
cal purposes on the rame basis on
which other property is taxed. marked
the end of a fight that began in the
legislature 1901 and that has been
waged with bitter spirit in every sue
ceeding session.
The bill will increase the annual
assessment of railroads In Nebraska
TO upwards og 100000 on the present
property. TO say nothing of the vast
improvements now b. ing made.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
100 COLLEGE BOYS IN
WRECK when RAILS
SPREAD; Is INJURED

Pcndleton, Mo, March 20. Fifteen
students fthe Blees Military acad-
cmy Of Mason Mo, werg slightly In
jured In d wreck Of a Wabash passcn-
ger train near here today. Spreading
rails caused the wreck. Nearly the
entire pas sscnger list consisted Of stu
dents. nearly one hundred IN al, en-
routc to st. Louis. None were SO bad
ly injured that they could not con-
tinue their journey on the r. lief train
Conductor Busby. OF Warcn,on, MO,
was seriously crushed
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
FORAKER PUTS IN
BID AGAINST TAFT
OHIO SENATOR FIRES FIRST
Room GUN IN RESIDENTIAL
FIGHT.
WANTS PRIMARY VOTE
To Elect Delegates to Name States
Choice for Head Of Ticket
Formal Entry in the Race
Expected som.

Washington. March 26.-That sea.
ator Foraker does not ccneede inst
Secretary Taft will be Ohio's choice
for the presidential nomination next!
wear is made plain by statement -
sued 10y the senator tonight Forahes.
SAYS ne does not want any politicsf'
honors from the people Of Ohio WITH
ont their hearty approval and ne
suggests the proper way to determine
who is the choice 10 head the ne.
publican national ticket and to rep
resent the state in the United States
senate. is for the Republican state
executive COMMITTEES 70 authorize
primary election TO choose deleea e.
10 the state conventNpn which WI re
called upon to determine these ques-
tioDs.
Formal EntV IN Race Soon.
The announcement Of state super
intendent of Insurance For5s thAt
-----,..a-I -, Thir4 para1
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
GRAND JURY CONTINUES ITS
PROBE FOR CHARGES
AGAINST BIG FELLOWS.
LOUIS GLASS IN TOLLS
And Other Arrests OF Men Higher
Up Are Espected-Ruef IS
Thought to Have Made
Complete Surrender.

san Francisco. March 2G-The
grand jury investigation Of bribery
and graft I'm San Francisco resulted
IN the finding OF two new indictments
today. But one session was held
uames of the men indicted today
we're not made public but II is sup
posed that they are some OF the big
guns" the district attorney is after.
Louis Glass. indicted vice president
and general manager Of the Pacific
States Telephone company. has been
arrested by Detective Burns. Glass
was on his way down the Sacramento
river in launch. returning to this
city from Goldfleld. as all trains were
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
BODY IN A BURNING
BUILDING; MURDER OR
SUICIDE SUSPECTED

Rice Lake, Wis, March 26--Shot
dead, the body Of Prekop Pleci'y.
town clerk Of llaugen, eight miles
north of this place, was found IN his
burning Office and residence today by
ne'ghbors. Whether II was case Of
suicide or murder Is not known Many
believe he shot himeelf after setting
fire to the building His. wife Sad son
are visiting in Tau Claire and Pltcity
was alone.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
HONDURAS REcAPTuRE PORT.

New Orleans, March ga private
cabIegram received here today said
that Honduras had recaptured the
port of Trujillo. This was the frs
Carrihean seaport of Honduras taken
by Nicaraguans.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
MINERS IN PERIL.

Deadwood. S. d.. March 2G \
fierce fire is burning in the COO foot
level OF the Homestake mine az Lead
and 1t may become necessary to food
that part Of the workings, dozen
miners were caught back Of the pcint
where the fire started and vi re res
eued with difficulty. A number of
them had been overcome by gas and
smoke.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
EDUCATOR FOR sPooNea TocA,

Madison. Wis. March 26.-Profes
=ors Paul Reinsch. Z. A. Ross. r. r.
Turner and c. n Meyer. al Of Wis
cousin university. are mentioned as
pnssibie dark horses" to settle the
deadlock in the legislature over the
United States senaiorship. Their
names we're suggested in a communi-
cation 10 the Cardinal tonight. signei
Classic" II is understood that the
communication Is the result Of a con
ference held by several of the far atty
members Who are ANXIOUS 10 see
practical scholar succeed Senator
Spocner.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
ANACONDA GIVES DIVIDEND.

New York. March 2G.-The direc-
tors of the Anaconda Copper Mining
company today declared a quarterly
dividend of sl.75 a share which is the
same maount as that declared three
months ago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
VENDETTA CLAIMS
A BOY AS VICTIM
YOUNG ITALIAN Is SHOT DEAD
IN FuslLADE FROM TWO
SIDES OF A STREET.
BLACK HAND SUSPECTED
OF Being at Bottom Of Foul Murder
Police Following Glue That
May Reveal Most Sen-
sationaI Plot.

Bellefontaine, Ohio. March 26.-Joe
Demar, aged 10, years, an Italian
fruit dealer of this city, was muir
eered early this morning on his way
home 1t is plainly case of assassi-
nation. for the murdeiers made no
attempt at robbery. the victim having
w ufs fsst IN NJ N N. ~aaa psllial
His intact.
Demar, with his cousin, Charles
Demar, and his uncle. Salvatore cira,
the latter leader among the people
cf his nationality In this locality
were on their way home, Joe walking
few PAGES ahead Of the others.
AS they turned into the street lead
Inc to their home, all residing in the
same house, fusiladc OF bullets was
poured upon Joe from both sides OF
the street one attack being made
from behind barricade of corn fod-
der which had been set up during the
night, and another shower OF bullets
coming from a clump of brush.
At the first shot Joe fell. He drew
his own revolver and fred in the Ill
fection of the attack Salvatore Cira
also drew This revolver and emptled
/ It's chambers and rushed homeward
for more ammunition. Charles De
mar. aged II, had no pistol and ne
fed in fright.
Saw Three Men Flee.
Seirhbors heard the rain OF bul'
lets agd rushed from their homes and
saw three men taking flight. The in
iured man was carried into a neigh
boring house, and it was found that
he haa nine bullet wounds within a
radius of eight inches in the left
side. All must have been fired at
close range.
The wounded man fingered about
three hours in terrible pain, and died
without being able 10 impart a state
men Ia any of the three surgeons who
attended him or to the priest who ad
m,nistered the last rites OF the
church.
The police believe the crime TO b6
tho work of the Black Hand. but the,
have been unable to find any motive
for IL for Joe Dcmar was quie
voung man. with good English edu
cation. had no known enemies and ID
motive can he suggested for th'
crime The only clew TO the perpe
t~ators Of the crime Is the finding pl
two black stiff has, one OF then
lbearing a Kenton trademark and tht
lother showing that IL came from
Columbus. The sweatband Is tori
from one of them. although both hat
hats are comparatively new. DENIAL
was one of the six partners OF TN
firm OF Salvatore Cifa a. Co. and IN
only motive that any OF his partners
all of whom are related. can ascrib'
Is that the deed might have bee
MANNED BY jealous Italians from an
ioiher citv who were enyious of tn
wonderful success with which tn
firm was meeting here and wished 4
murder them and drive them fror
the field. that they might be the
SUCCESSORS.
Police See ciew.
Salvatore Cira. the Oldesi memhe
Of the finn. su Italian Of high setan'
ing. has sent word 10 the Italian s.
c'e-jes OF all the cities in adjOinin
states asking that investigation b
. made as to whether any members {
; the colonies in their respective cite
we're absent last night II was b
: rc~ad that this plan NAV lead {
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
INSURANCE COMPANY CLOSED.

Minneapolis. Mimi, March 26.-The
Minnesota Title Insurance company OF
this city today closed its doors today.
James d. Shearer was appointed re-
ceiver.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27
AGED COLLEGE TEACHER weos

OHvei. Mich. March 2s--Dr. Jos
eph 4. Daniels. aged g. and q teacher
a. OHvet college for more Than 70
years. was married yesterday 10 Mrs.
IA Ellis. aged &c. al Baltimore. Nd.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-27

The Bulletin Is the only paper with
In a radius OF 1-o miles with the ser
vice Of the Associated Press