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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
ROOT
AT SAN ANTONIO
ARRIVES IN RAIN STORM--STAY
IN CITY OF BRIEF DuRA-
TON.
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
We're More In Number Than He Ex-
pected to See--Praises Diax---
Brings Back Valuable
Presents.

San Antonio, Tex, Oct. 1T.Amids
a driving rainstorm Secretary ol
, State Root and party arrived in Saf
antonio aboard the private car ssh
net attached to the northbound I'M
Iternational g. Gr5at Northern passen
ger at 1.25 o'clock this afternoon
The stay in the city was very brief
probably twenty minutes elapsing be
tween the time when the secretary
train pulled In from the south and tbs
moment 1t began It's northward jour
rey and brought to end the incidents
that had to do with the San Antonio
features of the secretary's trip to the
Southwest and Mexico
During the brief ttma the party
stopped in San Antonio, however, a
committee form the international club
waited upon the secretary In his car,
You We're surprised at the number
of Americans In Mexico?" was asked.
n must confess was replied the
secretary. Il had heard that there
were a great number there, but the
per cent was astonishing. ! have no
doubt brt that the Americans had a
Grent influence upon Mexico In the
matter OF Americanlzing it,
1T has always been the policy Of
President Diaz,' it was suggested 70
the secretary, ito offer every induce
Ilent to American invaders and to
American capital.
The response Of the secretary was
instantaneous. President Diaz isI a
great man, man OF wonderful
breadth and power
Further along during the exchange
'of rrnarksAthe secretary referred tr
the hold which matters educationally
have taken upon the Mexican repub-
iic,
II was surprised" he went en-, lat
the remarkable success Mexico has
encountered in her efforts to educate
The Indian. They have been far more
than has the United States
At least 1t would seem that the
United States has had little success
in the efforts to modernize the
Yaquis," concluded the secretary.
The Root party is bringing home
Of gifts from Mexico and
among them is a handsome pottery
vase for President Roosevelt.
The piece for President Roosevelt
is two feet high, wrought with Mexi-
can and American flags and contain.
ing the inscription, ITO Hon. Theo-
dore Roosevelt President OF the
United States. Remembrances from
Cuernavaca, 1907"
In addition to the pottery there are
books, drawn work, laces and many
other things of costly nature.
Secretary Root paid duty on every
thing at Laredo this morning, though
he declined to say how much. The
party will make no stops between
San Antonio and Washington.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
THOUGHT EDITOR
WAS A BURGLAR
SHOT HIM DEAD WITH RIFLE
WOMAN BECAME RAvlNc
MANIAC ON DISCOVERING
HER HORRIBLE MISTAKE.

Minot. y. d.. Oct. III T, Neal
editor OF the Columbus Reporter. was
shot and killed last night by Mrs. r.
G. Rasmussen. who mistook him for a
burglar The editor was al work IN
his Office when he saw a house on
fire up the street He started for the
fire but On his way stopped for Mr..
Rasmussen who. however. had al
ready gone. Neal attempted 70 enter
the Rasmussen home and Mrs. Ras-
mussen thinking II was a burglar.
procured her husbands rife and fired
through the door. killing Neal in
stantly
Mrs. Rasmussen became a raving
maniac when she learned whom she
had shot
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
NEWPR|MARYLAW
IN LEGISLATURE.
OGLESBY BILL PROVIDING FOR
DIRECT PLURALITY VOTE III
HAS LIVELY TURN. ss'
DEMOCRATIC Pro O,EST
Against Abrdsenent OF Voters Right
to Name Candidates is Upheld
But Vote On Amendment
Denied.

. oI'CGldt W NJ Euitu1.
Springfield, H., Oct 17.-Speaker
shurtleff by granting a roll cali on
| cne proposition and refusing it on an.
ether. saved the 0glosby primary
election bin from having one of iss
most important sections knocked our.
The Ogiesby bill came up as d special
order this morning in the house and
McGoorty Demccrat) offered an
amendment striking ont the secH n
which provides that the senatorial
committee shall designate how many
candidates. for the lower house of
the legislature shall beasoted on at
the primary election, and. providing Il
substitute for this section to the
effect that voters may vote for one,
two or three candidates far the lower
house as they see fit, and h the same
time vote cn the propoaiti3n how
many candidates they da$ire nomi-
mated by their party in the district ia
question.
McGoorty Of Cook, Pattison Of
Stephenson, and Dougharty Of Knox.
(Democrats,) and McRoberts Of
Peoria, Alten Of Vermillion (Republi-
eang) led the debate In favor of Nc
Goolty's amendment. They claimed
that the provision in the Oglesby bill
giving senatorial committees power
to determine how many candidates
shorld be nominated, was against the
ruling Of the supreme court in the
primary election law case Indy of
Bond. Oglesby Of Logan, Shannahan
OF Cook, and King of Knox, all Re-
publicans, debated for the Oglesby
bill. Oglesby made a molten to table
the McGoorty amendment and
Startlef alIowAsl lNm to,
have roll rail- on the motion Tho
motion was lest ~ yeas to Al NAYS.
The speaker refused to allow the
Democrats roll call on the mot'on
to ADOPT the McGoorty amendment
and declared II lost on standing vote
by vote of ~ yeas to iG nays.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
NAVAL OFFICER WEOS
Rear Admiral Melville. Retired, One
Of Principals in Ceremony 10
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia. Pa. Oct i7.-An-
nouncement was made here of the
marriage in New York today of Rear
Admiral George w. Melville. z. s. ~.
retired. Of this city. 10 Miss Estella
s. Hills. also of Philadelphia The
was performed in the little
Church Around the Corner. Rear Ad
miral Melville is G6 years Of age and
was a Widower.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
VILLAGE ]
LOST TO WORLD
"SELDoM SEEN" is NOT ON cOUN-
TY MAPS, HAS NO GOVERN
MENT, TAXES, POLICE OR
VOTERS.

Pittsburg, Oct. IA little town
built on about thirty-one acres of land
which was originally a part of St.
Clair township. is one of the most
uniqre villages in the country. 1t is
not on the maps of the country has
no township. no government, no
taxes, no schools, no churches, no
right to the ballot and no police pro
lection. The town is lost TO the
world and the owners of the property.
who have homes on the land, are liv-
ing the simple life indeed.
This mall community, composed cf
seven families, all of whom own their
homes. occupy land once a part Of
Lower st. Clair township. During re-
cent years this township has been
subdivided into the boroughs OF Mt.
Olive, Knoxville and M0ntooth. and
about a year ago another subdivision
was made and the borough of St
Clair was formed. At that time the
tract of ground referred to was not
ircluded. and as IL is not claimed by
either the city or other surrounding
boroughs the inhabitants were SEEM
ingly satisfied to remain apart from
the rest.
Since the organization Of the
borough of St Clair they have been
afsessed no taxes and the male in
Eabitants have not voted. There are
no stores. no churches, no schools.
The people are as much apart from
the real life as If they were I'm the
backwoods of Kentrcky.
"Seldom Seen" is the name selected
as distinguished appellation for this
isolated little community. and it was
well chosen, for it is seldom seen by
any one but those who five there.
With no car line within a reasonable
distance and nothing but a few
houses TO see when one gets there.
there is no inducement for any one TO
see it very often.
John Price. member Of the council
ir West Liberty Borough. said there
had been some talk Of attempting to
annex Seldom Seen to the city or 70
one Of the borOughs.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
AGED WOMAN RUN DOWN
Prince Won BueIow, German Imperial
Chancellor, in Auto Accident
In Hamburg.

Hamburg. Oct. 17.-Prince Won
Buelow. imperial chancellor. was in
a fatal automobile accident today.
The Prince started for Hamburg to.
day from near here and hired an
auto cab to take him to the residence
Of the Burgomaster. While on the
way an aged woman tried to cross the
road in front Of the machine ani
became confused and was run down
before the cab could be stopped. The
physician who examined the woman
said that her death had been in
Simultaneous The prince took the
number OF the chauffeur and con
tinued his journey to Hamburg on
the electric cars
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
TRACTION CAR
JUMPED TRACK.
RAN ACROSS THE STREET AND
LEAPED DOWN EMBANk-
MENT TO INSTRUCTION.
MOTOaMAN CETSBLAME
For Frishtfu Disaster in Cincinnati
One Man Taken From Wreck
arc Dead and Many
Injured.

Cincinnati. Oct. 17.-A tracticr
car wreck that exceeds in horror any
thing of the kind that has happened
iii this city took place yesterday
morning about 1850 o'clock on the Ell
beron Avenue line. when open car No
TAI, after running WILD down the hill
on the avenue for several blocks,
jumped from the left-hand tracks,
bumped over the right-hand tracks,
skdded sideways and then upturned
over an embankment Is feet In height
into a rear yard.
One passenger was instantly killed.
and nearly three score others We're
injured, more or less seriously Fares
to the number of 80 had been col
le cted and II is said that a number
had not as yet paid and that there
We're at least Go passengers en- the
car.
The instant after the car toppled
over the wall scene Of horror en-
sued Women, men and children to
the number Of score and a half had
been unable to jump from the car and
were buried in the wreckage. The
cal fell a short distance west of the
intersection Of Mt. Hope road and Ell
beron avenue into the rear yard of +.
w. Goeddels home. which fronts on
Mt. Hope road.
The three Goeddel children, Leslie
eyed 9, Dorothy, 2, and Lillian, 10,
were seated in the kitchen eating
their breakfast at table by the win
COW when they heard strange, rumb-
ling sound, saw the huge bulk of the
car stop for moment and totter,
tremblingly on the brink of the wall
overhead, and then oy&rturn and fall.
An instant later theS To fight In the
kitchen was blotted slf'by the bulk of
the car as it fell, upside down, with
repding crash against the window.
A moment after the car fell two
men ran to the top of the wall drop |
dep en- the shattered car, borrowed |
an AK from Mrs. Goeddel, and went TO |
work at the rescue. They were joined |
ny IlFl man a iihlohh
Of Hamilton, who was visiting his |
brother next door.
The first one taken out was John |
w. Smith. of sos Grand avenue, Smith |
is a mere boy and. although he went |
down in the plunge and landed on his
back on the roof, he was unhurt, with |
the exception of a bruised knee, and |
at once went to work with the res
cuers. Mrs. Goeddel threw her home
open as did Mrs Emil Schneider, who
lives next door. and Police Sergeant
McNulty and RMS. Auroroa Kinney,
who live on the opposite side of Ell
beron avenue
Police Sergeant MeNulty arrived on
his way home. and at once gave direc-
tions to Jack up the car. This was
done with beams taken from the
debris and the dead body of Harry II.
Bausch. young attorney, was taken
out. He had been, before the car ran
wild and the wreck occurred. standing
on the rear platform talking to John
w. Smith. and with him had at
tempted to leap from the car, but
owing to the fact that number were
jumping at the same time, was un
able TO do SO and went down to his
death.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
ALL QUIET IN KOREA.

Seoul, Oct 1.-THE crown prince
of Japan was entertained at luncheon
today by the emperor of Korea. At a
subsequent interview with the em-
peror it was decided that the crown
prince of Korea should go to Toxic
as a student Festivities continue
without any sign of discord.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN
SENTENCED TO DIE
INDIANS NEAR WINNIPEG MUIR
DERED SICK AND HELPLESS
MEMBERS OF TRIBE.

Winnipeg. Man. Oct 17.-That the
Indian tribes living within a few hun
dred miles of Winnipeg have resorted
to most brutal savagery was brought
out at the trials Of the chieftains of
the Salteux tribe. just ended at the
Hudson Bay company's fort at Nor
way. The sick and helpless members
Of the tribe were sirangled TO death
or burned at the stake for no. other
reason than to relieve their relatives
Of caring for them. Chief Joseph
pezequhan was convicted OF murder
end sentenced to die.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
TRAIN IFAPS TRACK,
6 CARS SMASHED

Lincoln. Neb-. Oct 17-Rock Island
train No. 5. eastbOund. leaPed from
ihe track IN the outskirts OF Lincola
this afternoon while running down a
steep grade a. iigl speed. Six coach
ss we're smafked into kindling. The
lr ckage 5socFes al traaic. E-ers
e. aeh was ersvaesi. but not one ssas
ssreer sustslrci injuries sadie fsa-a
minor bru'sFs <ss cuts. six co1sfes
sfsysi on the trex. Spread.ne @is
uere f.<pt sstte for tAe w.e<-
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
BUNDLE BEES STING
KILLS POLITICIAN

Canton. s. D. oct 17-Stung on
the temple by a humble bee. Michael
Oakleaf a well known politician and
former Office holder dropped 20 the
ground and in ten minutes was dead.
A farm hand ran 70 his aid and
placing him in a baggy drove al
brsakheck speed TT the city. but
Oekleaf vas dead before be had been
OF the read Eve minutes Physicians
contend that the sting penetrated the
brain through the joints q the knitted
fcrtion of the skuIl
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
MEMBERS SUFFERING
WI NJ TUBERCULOSIS
tAlLL BE TREATED AT sANlTAR-
!. luKls or M. w. A. NEAR COLO
RADIO SPRINGS iAs

Rook Island, ILL.,, Oct. 17.lLs hope
cf reducing life Insurance losses the
executive council of the Modern
'Aoodmen Of America today closed a
deal for the purchase of 1000 acres
Ct land adjoining Colorado Spirngs.
to- erect sanitarium for treatment of
members of the society afflicted with
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
RECRUITERS PLIGHT.

vincennes. Oct 17.--oscar Lancas
ter, who has charge Of the naval re.
cruitlng station here. was put on the
local rock pile here today to work
out a fine for creating a disturbance
while intoxicated. The naval office
IS closed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
PROXY|NSPECTORS
WERE NOT READY
THEREFORE, ILLINOIS CENTRAL
ELECTION HAD TO BE AGAIN
POSTPONED TILL TODAY.
CONFLICTING PROXIES
To Be Thrown Out Was Proposed BY
Harriman's Attorney and Emphat-
lcaly DecIined--Harriman
Makes Statement.

Chicago, Oct 17.--Until three men
who are locked in a room assiduously
counting proxies are able to report to
the stockholders of the Illinois Cen.
tral Railroad, there will be no election
OF the directors. Twice today the
stockholders assembled, only to be
told that the proxy inspectors were
not prepared to report. Finally an
adjournment was taken shortly after
i3 o'clock in the afternoon and the
injecting carried over until 2 O'Clock
/ tomorrow afternoon. Attorneys fer
Mr. Hartman who have all along
been anxious to prsh the matter to a
speedy conclusion. chafed sorely un
der the delays imposed by the proxy
inspectors. When it was evident at
the meeting that the committee would
not be able to report, Mr. Cromwell
went to Judge Edgar Farrar, who rep
resents MI. Fish, with the proposition
that all proxies should be thrown UP
on the table in a general meeting and
that conflicting proxies should bel
thrown cut. This would have killed
all revocations that have been made
and the proposition was promptly de
elined by Judge Farrar.
While the meeting was waiting for
some further word from the commit
tee in order to determine the time
to which adjournment should be TAX
en-, Mr.. Hartman picked up his chair
and. carrying it to the end of the
press table, sat down with the re-
mark, Il think yen gentlemen can do
more to settle this railroad situation
than anybody else" When asked for
an explanation he said, You can do
it by refusing to print one side Of the
pr position until you have seen the |
man on the other side, and let him !
have his say at the same time. | am
sick, and most of the other men are
also sick, of the continued attacks |
made on railroads. When charges |
are made against a railroad, the prop
er thing to do is to refrain from pub
fishing them until the party bringing I
the charge and the representatives OF
the railroad have had conference
with the representatives Of the press
present AS such things are now run,
charges are printed in the papers
and the public receives a wrong i'm
preston because the railroad side of
the question is not given at the same
time 1t is the first impression that
counts"
Before it was definitely announced
that the proxies committee would not
be able to report, the attorneys
both sides were somewhat startled by
A suggestion that he transfer books
Of the company were open. When the
meeting was originally
called it was not thought that it
would last over one day, and the an
was made that the books
would be open again on october IL
After a hasty conference it was de
,ided that there was no way in which
he books could be closed today and
L was therefore decided that the ser
-etary should be allowed to remain
open until 3 o'clock in the afternoon
when they were again closed until
next, Tuesday. at IL a. m. II was
agreed that no effort should be made
m either side to purchase stock dur
ng the day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
WOMAN RELEASED.

Lapcrte. Ind. October 1T--It took =
Laporte Superior Court jury just %
minutes today TO agree that Florence
Gray. charged With The murder Of he-
lover Frank Brown vas innoncent
She vas released forthwith.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
KILLED HIS WIFE.

Carmi. III. Oct I'D. T. Vaughan
vas held by the White County Grand
Jury today for the murder Of his
wife. The woman had refused to give
Vaughan money with which to Tuf-
chase whisky and he killed her, Il Is
alleged
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
CHINA To ERECT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

PekIn. Oct 17.-COHtracts have
been awarded for the construction OF
modern schools on the site Of the Pc
Kin Examination Hall. which has been
a curiousity 70 travellers. consisting ~
hundreds Of small rooms OF cells for
students. and which have been The
chief confusion q educational relics.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
FORREST REUNION.

Memphis. Oct 17.-Several hundred
grizzled veterans of the Civil War,
survivors of cavalry command of Gen
eral Nathan Bedford Forrest. met
here today In their fifteenth annual
reunion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

A woman always wants a man 10
tell her everything although she
knows she will be unhaupv I" he does
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

SOME SAY they viii Advertise
when "their ship comes ~" ~ bsttsr
way Is 10 advertise 90 ~ to make y
come In. N
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

GOOD WINE" may need no bush"
but the announcement that you have
II Is not superfIuous.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-31
DuRuM WHEAT is CHANGING.

Fargo, N. D., Forum.-Samples Of
the first thrashing of durum of maca-
roni variety of wheat received at the
mills and elevators of this city this
year show that the grain is getting
smaller in size and the yield less in
amount The growing of macaroni be-.
gan In this country only about four
years ago. At the time, the first seed
used was large. heavy coarse berry.
the color being darker than blue stem
or fife. AS the price of wheat was
low, the yield being larger tempted
the farmers to introduce and cultivate
the new crop. The four or five years
in which it has been raised seem to
indicate rapid changes in the yield
quality of the crop. The berry is
growing smaller and now resembles
in size some of the blue stem fife
raised in the early days. 1t is neither
the durum of the first sowing, nor
the blue stem of the present day, but
/ ma short time it will no doubt ap.
proximate closely to the latter variety
of wheat. The same change has been
noted in other varieties of wheat in.
troduced and grown in this climat.
and taken from more southern lati-
tude.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-31
THE HUSBAND AND THE FAM
NV DISHES

The financial hurry that was
staged in New York last week rather
held the interest of New Workers and
their neighbors and drew attention
from another matter which under or
binary circumstances would have at
tracted wide interest. This was the
decision of a Newark. N. j., Judge
that IL was no more than the duty of
every husband to wash the family
fishes.
The case was one in which a hus-
band was up for backing his wife's
eye. AS a defense the prisoner testi-
lied that he had come home night
after night from his office to find
oiled up on the table the dishes from
he mornin.11, noon and night meals.
And these he was forced to wash, dr..
and put away, he asserted, also per
forming such other household duties
as putting out the cat, etc.
When the judge acquitted him the
prisoner thought the recital of his
house-wifely Guties in the role of
Hennery Peck had won him the
courts clemency but if he was en-
loving mental picture of himself
sitting by the fire side while his wife
polished the china AID crockery the
vision was dispelled when the court
said:
So far as the washing of the dishes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-31
THREE WEDDINGS
AT CHARLTON
PRESBYTERIAN, UNITED PRESBY
z TERRAIN, AND CATHOLIC
CLERGYMEN EACH PER-
FORM A CEREMONY.

Chariton.--On Sunday evening, Oct.
p, 1907, at the Presbyterian mansc,
occurred the marriage of Charles HI.
.Culbcrtson and Miss Florence A. OAR
ner Rev. w. S.. Mccullough perform
ed the ceremony in the presence of the
immediate relatives. The bride was
attirsd in her travelling dress of dark
brown Goth After the ceremony the
company repaired to the home of the
grooni's mother, Mrs. Hattie Culbert-
son, where supper was served. Mr..
and Mrs. Culbertson left the same
evening for Ottumwa, where they will
srenG week with Mrs Culbertsons
parents. They will probably make
their future home in Clarinda. as the
groom is auditor for the Clarinda
Poultry, Butter and Egg company.
Seth young people are we'll and favor
ably known and the best wishes of q
host of friends will attend them on
this. the essinning OF their journey
through life together.
Fletcher Arvidson Wedding.
quiet wedding occurred at the
United Presbyterian parsonage on
Saturday evening, Oct. 26. 1907, when
A. G. Arvldson and Mrs. Carrie F1etch-
er were united in marriage. the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. M. G..
Mum. Only a few near relatives We're
present. Mr.. and Mrs. Arvidson will
reside in this city, where the groom is
employed with Stewart & Co.. lumber
dealers. The groom Is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. Arvidson, Of Whitebreast
township, and is yonug man possess
Ing many sterling qualities. His bride
is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Burgett
Of Oakley. She Is highly respected.
intelligent young lady, and is esteem
ed by all who know her Their many
friends wish them long, happy and
prosperous welded life.
Gibbs Crosby NuptiaIs.
w. J. Crosby and Miss Ethel M.
Gibbs of WOODBURY. were united in
marriage at the Catholic priory in this
city yesterday afternoon, Rev. Father
Gaule officiating. They left at noon on
wedding trip to Chicago.
Other News Of Interest.
Mrs. Lucy Patterson of Russell re-
turned home yesterday, after visit of
several days with her daughter, Mrs.
Hattie CuIbertson.
Mrs. T. c. Walker went to Burling-
ton yesterday to attend the funeral of
George Jamison, one Of Burington's
oldest residents
Mrs. Massman and Mrs. j. Fl. Mar
Gus of Woodburn are visiting at the 9.
F.. jaeger home
Mrs S. n, Smith returned yester-
day from visit Of several days In
Milo with her father and other rela-
tives.
Mrs. Rachel Miller returned yester-
day from Moulton, where she had been
making an extended visit with her
grandson, William Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lundgren were
Ottumwa visitors yesterday.
Miss Iva Gardner of Humeston spent
Sunday in this citv with Miss Elsie
Flows.
in Humeston yesterday.
Miss Pearl Newman Of Des MONIES
Is visiting in this city with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Newman.
o Freburg Of Creston. formerly Of
this place. visited his old friends here
yesterday while on his way home from
Rock Island, where he had been visit
ing his daughters.