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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
ON HOME STRETCH
SECRETARY TAFT DUE TO REACH
NEW YORK FRIDAY AT
NOON.
Says Cruise Of Fleet viii Afford bes,
Of Experience For the Officers
and Men-Won't Talk on
Politics.

On board steamer President Grant
by wireless. via Halifax. ~ s.. Dec
is.-Secretary Taft, who is finishing
the last stage of his Journey around
the world. will probably reach New
York at noon Friday. Commenting to
day on the departure OF the American
feet for the Pacific. the secretary
said he viewed the undertaking wifi
real satisfaction. He regards the
cruise as necessary practice aud val
liable as placing the men and ships
under conditions approximating a VA
footing.
BY this cruise they viii gain expe-
fence which would not be obtai1atlp
in any other way" said he. 1T would
be useless TO spend millions Of dol
lars in building up a navy and ther
withhold opportunities for practices"
Taft declared the cruise has no in
ternationai significance.
He declined to discuss American
politics IN any way. saving he has n
personal knowiedgc Of the present
political conditions in the Unite
States.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
CHAMP CLARK THINKS HE Will
BE NOMINATED AND
ELECTED.
Because Republican Party is Badly
spIit-Favors Sending Fleet to
Pacific because Some
Nations Object.

pittsburg. Pa. Dec 1S.-Congress.
man Champ Clark. of Missouri. said
in an interview today:
1T certainly looks os though Bryan
would get the Democratic nomination
and furthermore he will be elected II
the Republican leaders do not stou
quarreling aomng themselves. The
Republican party has not been SO
split for many years.
President Rooseyelt's third term
decision certainly means that he will
not again be candidate for the presi-
dency. II there is any meaning TO the
English language" said Clark. "and
with the party crt in. two factions.
one headed by Taft and the other by
Uncle joe Cannon. Foraker Hughes.
Knox and others. there seems to be
q very good chance OF victory for the
Democrats
Regarding the movement OF the
navy. CLARK said
"Sending the feet to the Pacific Is
all right. II believed no foreign ma.
ton objected 20 its going there.
would not favor the risk and expense
of the long trip. but because do
believe that certain nations do object
! am in favor Of sending II to the
Pacific. waters and keeping u there
as long as we see it"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
CHICAGO CLAIMS
FEWER ARRESTS
THAN ANY OTHER CITY OF 2oo.-
900 POPULATION OF MORE
GOOD CONVENTION CITY.

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-As a proper place
the proper piace-for national con.
ventions of Republicans, Democrats or
of the Amalgamated Sons of the Blue
Ribbon, Uncle Sans new statictics
of crime shed a reassuring glow upon
Chicago. Among II cities having a
population of 100000 or more Chica.
so ranks with the seven having the
lowest percentage of arrests for crime,
including violations of city ordinances.
among which, be il remembered, are
the anti-spitting and auto-speeding or
Chicago, contrary to reputation, is
shown to be among the cities with the
cleanest record although the payroll
disbursements are annually $137,000,.
900 and no blue laws are in force, yet.
These, however, were not the reasons
for the selection of Chicago by the Re-
publican national committee; the per
sonal comfort of delegates was the
chief consideration, Chicago being cen
trail and accessible by railroads from
every direction and usually cool dur
ing the month OF June, whatever the
temperature of the trains. The head
quarters of the Republican National
committee in Chicago viii soon be
running at high voltage and there the
Headquarters of the presidential can
.iidates will open like sideshows
around the big tent
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
OPERA TICKETS
AND CIGARETTES
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT DE
cIDEs THEATER MANAGERS
MAY MAKE PRICES.
PRBLIC NEED NOT Buy
Unless They Are satisfied~--Anti-
Cigarette Law Does Not Apply to
Article Containing Pure
Tobacco.
Special to the Bulletin.

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. l8.--The SUI
perme court in decision today in
validated the so-caled theater ticket
scalping law The decision is in the
case OF the People VS.. Altschul and
reverses the action of the Chicago
municipal court. The court says the
legislatures power to provide tax or
license upon theaters cannot be ques-
toned but the sale of tickets at an adj
vance over the price printed on them
is not injurious TO the health, morals,
safety or general comfort OF the pub
lie. The buyer may purchase of not.
The theater is not like a public car
rier which operates through franchises
and is under obligation to perform its
function continuously and to transport
any person who applies. The theater
may operate one day and close tho
next 1t may sell tickets at any price
it sees fit or collect coin at the door
late their prices. If these prices are
unsatisfactory to the public, the pub
lie need not buy. The court in another
case holds the legislatures act re-
gulating the sale of cigarettes does not
apply to cigarettes containing only
pue tobacco. In a lengthy opinion the
court holds that Mayor Busse of Chi
eago had no right to remove from the
city Board of Education the Demo-
Gratis on the board when he was elect.
ed.
The court decided the contested
rnayoraits ease at Jacksonville by
holding that the incumbent Davis was
defeated by his Democratic opponent,
Widemeyer, by four votes.
The court today In setting aside and
annulling the decision of the board of
review OF Peoria county in assessing
the real estate of St. Francis Hospital
in Peoria in the sum of s20,94o for
1907, holds the hospital maintained by |
such organizations as the Sisters OF
st. Francis is exempt from taxation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19

OF STATE DIES
WILLIAM X. HlNRicHsEN PASSES
AWAY AT HOME IN ALEX
ANDER AFTER LINGERING
iLLNEss-WAs 81 YEARS OLD.
snecial 10 The BuIletin.

Special to The Bulletin.
Springfield. ILL.,. Dec. 1S.-William
III. Buck" Hinrichsen. secretary OF
state under the Altgeld regime died at
his home in Alexander at 7 O'Clock
this morning after a lingering Illness.
He had been suffering for several
months from ArteriO selerosis.
The funeral viii be held at the
home in Alexander at II a m. Thurs
DAY ana the body will be brought to
jacksonville where services will be
conducted in Trinity church by the
rector Rev. William Mitchell.
william Henry Hinrichsen was
horn in Franklin. III. May. n. 1850
and was the son Of Edward s. and
Ann Hinrichsen. The family moved
TO Alexander in 1853. He was edu-
Gated IN the state university and in
1879 married Miss Louisa Sparks.
daughter Of John Sparks Of Morgan
county A daughter and two sons
survive him
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
QUEEN GARCIA BURIED
Funeral Takes Place in Dresden-ht.
tended BY Scores Of Notable
Personaees.

Dresden. Dec. 1s.-The funeral oi
the late Queen Garcia Of SaxOny. who
died Sunday last. was held this even.
lag in the Catholic Court Chapel with
impressive services. The German
and Austrian emperors were repre-
sentei respectively By Prince Fred
er.ek Yeopoid. Of Prussia. and Arch
duke Carl The services were al
tended By representatives Of the dip
l0matic corrs. many military Officials
and civil authorities and by several
parliamentary deputations.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
Loss OF LIFE
IN COAL MINES
GREATER PER THOUSAND IN u
8. THAN ANY COUNTRY
or EUROPE.
GOVERNMENT EXPERTS
Clean Facts and Issue Bulletin a,
Direction Of Secretary Garfield
-22,s4o Killed n the Last
Seventeen Years.

Washington, Dec. 1S,-The Goa
mines Id the United States are killing
three times ais many men per l,o0t
Iemployes ais those Of most European
countries. In the last seventeen
years 22,Sf0 men have given up theft
lives In the mines OF this scorntry. Al
lmany violent deaths have occurred
lin mines during the inst six years az
during the preceding eleven. The
number OF fatal accidents each year
lis now double that Of 1896. In 1906
there were 6.s61 men killed or IN
jnred in mines, the dead numbering
2.061, and injured 1900.
These terrible facts have been
Cleaned by government experts act
ing unde. the order Of Secretary Gar
field to investigate the nature and ex-
tent Of mine accidents, and are con.
tanned In a bulletin issued today.
The statement In the bnlletin that
the increase in number and serious.
pess of mine explosions may be ex
pected to continue has already proven
fateful. for since the words were
written. The country has been startled
with news Of three mine explosions.
costing nearly 500 lives. The first
occurred in Pennsylvania IN the early
part Of December and cost thirty-two
lives; the second. the Monongah dis
aster in West Virginia, with loss Of
nearly 400 likes; the third, an ex-
plosion In Alabama the other day
with. siSty-one lives lost. n
Az "A The belief of experts that the
increase III mine disasters RI due tol
the lack of proper mine regulations.
the lack or reliable information as to-
the handling OF explosives in mines
and to the greater depth at which
mining Is conducted, making ventila
ton more difficult.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
NO OFFICIAL NEWS.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Not single
word in the shape of an official mes
sage was received at the navy de
partment today from any of the yes
sells OF the feet
Both the White House and navy de
partment discredit what purports to
be a wireless message from the bat
tleship Connecticut to the effect that
the president had informed Admiral
Evans that the feet would return by
way of the Suez canal.
From the position of the ships
when last recorded 1t would not sur
prise the department officials If the
wireless shore stations at San Juan.
Porto Rico, or Guantanamo, Cuba.
should be able to pick up the feet
within a day or two.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
REPUBLICAN VOTERS or CAIRO
DEMAND A PRIMARY ELECTION
Representative Citizens Resolve to Harmsnize
All Elements Want Voters to Decide
Endorse Parsons

| Two meetings were held last nigT'
In the upper part OF the city. whicf
win have an important bearing upon
the congressional contest which IL im
lllending. One was attended by hall
Ia hundred representative white Re
;publicaAG. bankers, merchants. pro
fessional men, and Just plain citizens,
who came together To advise with one
another over the situation in this city
land county. They were III conferance
several hours and there was, perfect
harmony in the proceedings. Short
talks were made by many and there
was a general, informal. expression OF
opinion. all tending to harmony The
tenor OF all the talk was that an effort
lshould be made to bring the different
|elements of the party together In be-
half of candidate from this county.
THE sentiment was all one as to the
method that sould be adopted to Sc.
cure party harmony and popular
choice. II was that a primary election
should be held not In this county alone
but in all the counties In the district,
and the strongest man should be de.
clared the nominee Of the party
II was agreed that two petitions be-
circulated today. to be signed BY Re-
publican voters Of this city and coun.
ty, one addressed to the Republican
central committee Of this county and
the other addressed to the Republican,
congressional central committee, and
both asking that these committees
call primary elections instead OF dele
gate conventions to select the nominee
OF the party. These petitions Will be.
by representative Republisl
can business men today. and 1t Is felt
that Republican voters will sign them
very generally, as they merely ask the
central committees to give the sigpers|
. chance to vote In selecting d sue
reHsor to Congressman Smith,
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
SIGNS PRESENT
OF CAR FAMINE
REPORT or INTERSTATE COW.
MERGE COMMISSION GIVES
GROUND FOR FEAR.
RIVER IMPROVEMENT
Urged Upon Congress to Give Relief
Mo CONGESTION of Traffic Where
Water TRANSPORTATION is
as Available.

Washington, Dec. 1S-Is the e0nn
TRY face to face cnce more with CA
famine? Are the conditions that ties
Iup the northwest last winter to rule
| again? This is a subject that is worry
ling the administration. Franklin X
Lane member of the interstate
commerce commission. recently made
a trip through the west and middle
west tolook over the ground. He re
turned with his apprehension some,
what allayed, but recent reports have
served to renew his fears.
The report on the internal commerce
of the country dusing October, just is
sued by the department OF commerce
and labor, throws a Significance side
light on the problem. The report
says:
THE number or cars handled dur
ing the month by 38 reporting car as
sociaticns, $3.50, 100, was seven per
cent larger than the number handled
in Ostober, 1906, although even the
larger car supply did not prevent ac-
oumulation and delay of traffic at i'm.
portant centers, The inability of the
railways to move all traffic offered is
best Illustrated by the decision of cer-t
tain trunk lines to discontinue tempoI'
arily the making of contracts with
western shippers for the Transports.
tion of grain from the lakes to the At
lantic seaboard.
During tile month the congestion
was least fell along the Great Lakes.
where the traffic, Tf.S26.,gD net tenss
was greater than any month during
the season, except August, and ex-s
ceeded BY 28 per cent the total Of
freight carried in October of last year.
With their fleets of steamers develop
ing rapidly, the lakes are being re
sorted to as means for relieving
The pressure of the railroads. They
are proving the salvation of the north
west.
The solution of the traffic question,
which is becoming a most serious one,
Is to be found in a scientific develop
nent OF the rivers of the country. This
S the opinion Of practically every pub
ic man. President Roosevet's belief
In 1t is well known. He Is supported
oy students of economic conditions in
Every walk of life.
In order to push forward TINS work
If improvement, the government can
lot spend less than $50,000,000 year.
To spend less will mean that the Pan
ina Canal will be finished before the
'iyers and harbors of the country are
n condition to share In the increase of
commerce that the opening of the big
Itch will bring about There Is now
, vast amount of work, approved by
he government engineers and await
ng only the funds necessary for its
This work contemplates
he expenditure of upwards of $500, |
100000. At yearly expenditure of
$50, 100000 spread over ten years this
an be cared for
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19

llate Congressman Smith Spe4cnSs
were made by 8. n anderson. John III.
Mcgee. ]. T.. brown. George Ir. Lane
and others. The sentiment was VII
lone way. The right To have 4 voter N,
The selection of candidate was claim
ed altd demandea. arfi the eyiaeat pur.
pose of lhe machine to prevent tDis
\ WAS bitterly denounced. AFTER much
Ispeech making afnidst great anpIausc.
the meeting Unanimously adopted t..ts
Following.
Is Resolutions. stsf
Cairo, H., Dee. Isl 1907 D
We the undersigned. being c0 al
lmittee appointed BY q Republican,
mass meeting. held In the city III
Cairo this date. TO draft resolutions
lregarding q method .of selecting 4
nominee to represent the Republican
party In the special election To be held
snbejct to a call from the governor
Of the state of Illinois, beg To submit
the following:
Resolved, That we denounee assl
condemn any action that may he tken
IA selecting q Republican candiaAts
fpr congress In the coming Republican
|hpnlination. except By the win of tic
majority Of the Republican voters iii
the Twenty-fifth Congressional Dr.
trict. and we pledge ourselves III ri
sent any scheme or plan to defeat tlaa
will Of the people by delegate conyen-
tion. which means boss rule.
And We further resolve. That wc
the Undersigned committee. do reccm
mend and indorse the Hon. George
Parsons for congress OF tho Twenty
Nth Conversational District, for the
manly stand that he took when he
announced himself candidate for
congressman In this Twenty.ffth DIS.
trict and gave all to understand thaf
he was 4 candidate, II the people rule.
but would not be d candidate ii the
pAopie could not rule. Thereforr, wo
fndorss Inc meil who be jAvSs in glSS
nindalnentaT principles oy OH Hue Re.
piIblicans.
s"Wei further pledge ourselves. that
the day of boss rule Is over.
]. r. MGEE,
RoB'T. HARRIS.
]. w. WALKER,
GEO. YOUNG,
CAPT. @. v. LANE.
T. C. GRAVES,
J. T. ANDERSON.
COMMITTEES.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
RY WIRELESS.

Savannah, Ga, Dec. l8--The wire
less station here this afternoon was
fn communication with the 6agshir
Connecticut, Georgia and Minnesota,
Tor the battleship fleet. Many official
and private messages being sent to
Norfolk Washington and New York
from officers and correspondents with
the feet were caught.
The messages showed that wireless
telephones are being used on the trip
and proving successful The ships in
the sqnadrons carry on conversations
and receive orders for formation by
wireless telephone.
At p. m. the fleet was reported in
communication with the wireless sta
tion at San Juan, Porto Rico.
A message timed yesterday noon
showed the feet $50 miles southeast
of Jacksonville. At noon Evans
signaled the double column interval
of 1000 yards, which was we'll ex-
ecuted.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
MIGHTY FLEET
. MOVING ALONG
$50 MllES SOUTHEAST or JACK
SONvilLE, FLA.--HAS PASS
ED GULF STREAM.
WIRELESS TELEPHONES
Being Used On Board to Communicate
From One Ship to Another
Proves Great Success
. Formation Is Changed.

New York, Dec. 1S.-The following
message from It's correspondent on
board OF Admiral Evans flagship was
received by the Associated Press BY
wireless telegraphy tonight:
eOn board U. S. 8. Connecticut
December is, (noon.) )--The battleship
feet at this hour is 750 miles north
by northwest of Saint Thomas.
Weather fine"
later message from the feet re-
ceiyed through the DeForest wireless
station here this evening reads:
During twenty-four hours since
noon yesterday the fleet made 240
miles, the course continuing due
southeast.
This afternoon Admiral Evans
signaIed the squadron commanders to
align their ships, which had been
moving in four perfect columns, in
double formation at intervals Of 1000
yards, Movement was splendidly ex-
ecuted and evoked from the com
the signal well done.
1--WE are now beyond the Gulf
Stream and only a moderate swell dis
turbs the surface of the sea The
weather is magnificent and between
the blue of the sky and the blue of
the water the two white lines of bat
tleships moving with stately precision
make a magnificent picture.
'sfrhe squadron can be said to be
scarcely shaken down as yet, and
still keeps at perfect distances"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
MALEFAcToRS WILL BE
SEVERELY DEALT WITH

Odessa, Dec. 1S.--General Boufal,
the new governor general of Odessa,
issued his first proclamation today
He ordered the police to interfere en-
ergetically whenever disorders oc-
CURED, and If necessary, use their sa
bres. He declares all persons guilty
of disorders will be sentenced to pris.
on for three months and then expelled
from the city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
LOOKS LIKE BRYAN|IRUCE DECLARED
In War For control Of Illinois Central
Attorneys IN conference--con-
test Postponed TIN Today.

Chicago. Dec is-A twenty-fonr
hour truce was declared today In the
war for control of the Illinois Cen
trail. Both the meeting OF stockhold-
ers and injunction suit fled against
the Hartman forces by Fish were
postponed until tomorrow and the at.
torneys for both sides spent the
greater part Of the day and night In
conference. Up to a late hour tonieht
no intimation had been given that an
agreement had been reached. Under
agreement early In the day the stock
holders met and Immediately ad-
journed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
Ah6THER A MEETsNo..

There was very enthusiastic r1aet
ing OF negro voters last night at Pow
ers Hall, on upper Commercial ave.
nue.. Not only was there large turn
out from Cairo and Alexander county
but there were several representatives
from other counties, notably Pulaski
Between three and four hundred we're
there all told. There was no mistak-
ing as to the feeling of those present
1t was strongly and unanimously for
Mayor Parsons, as successor to the
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
ROOM FOR THIRD CLUB
Callahan Thinks Chicago Can Accom-
nnodate Baseball Team in the
American Assoeistion.

Chicago. Dec. IA confirmation
of the report that he had been offered
a franchise in the American Associs-
tjou OF Baseball Clubs for Chicago,
was obtained from James J. Callahan
tonight
Callahan declined TO discuss the
possibility Of war being declared
against the American Association By
the American and National leagues Il
a third club is established here He
thought there was room enough here
for a third club.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
bic PACKET DEAL
Report That Diamond 10 Steamers
Are Bought BY syndIeste-Priee
Paid is si.soo.ooo.

Burliagtcn. Iowa. Dec. 1s--The Dia-
'mond Jo Line Steamers have been
sold or soon sili be to syndicate OF
men who win improve, che present
feet OF bosts and Increase the carry
ing capacity materially. Statement Is
made that the sale has already taken
place. the purchaser, being a man
narne1 r Mouf. who represents the
new syndicate. The price u stated 70
b. sl.seoeos. In addition 20 The boats.
the company owns valuable wharf
privileges and warehouses along the
river from St Paal to 81 Louis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
NATIONAL ORDER SPLIT
Michigan Branch. Society o. Equity
Don't Know Which Fsrsien to
Join and wthora~s.

Grand Rapids. Mich. Dec. 1s-Ths
Michigan branch Of the American 50
Ciety Of Equity tonight voted 70 CIT
loose from the national orEaniEzflOn
and maintain an independent state
society. This action resulted from =
disineiination to unite With either Of
the NO factions into which the na-
tionai society Is split
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
LAWYERS fArHsa DIss.

Dixoa. III. Dec Is-Abrsm Morri-
son. father Of Charles b Morriscn.
special counsel for The eorsrnnent ~
The Standard Oil cases and formsrlF
United states district attorney of
Northern Hllnois. 5 dad. aged 50
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
NO AGREEMENT.

Chicago. Dec ls--conferences be-
tween factions Of the Illinois Central
ended about midnight. without agree
ment
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19

PUT nRicEs INTO your advsrise.
ments. Let people know exactly what
they can get for their money A Ist
OF seesanabIe goods without the prices
is not complete.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19

'ADvEHrslNo ID ANsssaIrszy ".
vsstment which with tnoSt buslUe*s
men, brings thsM > great dsai nsoxs
than the ordinary ten psr s1at n ~
cost ..x ~ "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-01
Meeting of Good Templars.

perseverance Lodge, No. 2, International
Order of Good Templars, met in Scottish
Rite Hall. Pennsylvania avenue, last Sat-
urday evening. There was a large attend
ance, including visitors from Minnehaha.
Excelsior and Silver Star Lodges Miss
Blanche Neff, chief templar, presided and
Mrs. A. H. Frear, pianist, led in the song
service. Mr.. Albert Scrivener, secretary.
recorded the minutes and read communica-
tions One Of these was from Minnehaha
Lodge and contained a challenge for de-
bate with Mnnehaha Lodge at its meeting
the evening of April 9, the debate to be
conducted by three members on each side
the subject of the discussion to be selected
by a disinterested party the same evening
The chair appointed as representatives of
Perseverance Lodge Messrs. /. L. Corby
E. Payne, chief templar, who occupied a
seat on the platform, extended greetings
from Silver Star Lodge and an invita- ton
to Perseverance Lodge to attend an enter
tanment to be given in Good Templar Hail.
Tenleytown, Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings, the second week in April. Routine
business was transacted, after which
social session was enjoyed. followed with
good-of-the-order exercises, Miss Catherine
A. McAvoy in charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Frear entertained
with vocal and instrumental duets; Mr. l.
L. Corby read an original paper. Mr.. s.
w. Russell recited poem. Mr.. Jesse w.
Tull, grand chief templar, called attention
to several coming events in local Good
activity in the promotion of plans now
under way for the reception to be given
the International Lodge in Washington
next year.