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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-18
DID NOT CONFER
TO BOOST TAFT
LOEB DENIES REPORT THAT
DENEEN WAS CALLED BY
ROOSEVELT TO TALK POLL
TiCS-TO SEE MELLEN.

Washington. March 17.-Secrefary
Loeb tonight denied the published
statement that the White House CON
ference yesterday in which Governor
Deneen and Attorney General tSead of
Illinois participated was for the pu--
pose of promoting the candidacy Of
Secretary Taft for the presidency.
The story originated, II Is said from
the fact that Secretary Taft and his
brother Charles p. Taft. Ct Cincinnati
called at the executive office while the
president was in conference with the
Illinois officials and were introduce
TO the visitors. The only reference
made to politics was that the presi-
lent asked Governor Deneen regard
ing the mayOralty fights In Chicago.
b. r Yoakum, chairman of the
board of directors e the Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific railroal who
conferred with Pr sident Roosevelt
last week on the railroad situation,
will visit the White House again this
week Mr.. Yoakum. who has an
nounced himself unreservelly in fa-
vor OF close cooperation between the
railroads and the federal government.
VIII again urge the president to issre
reassuring statement outlining his
attitude toward the railroads.
Pr sident Charles $ Melleu Of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad will call on the president
Tuesday afternoon and II is still the
belief in official circles that the other
railroad presidents with whom J. p.
Morgan requested the president 10 dis
ours the railroad question. will come
10 Washington this week. President
Mellen has made it plain that he will
visit the White House as an indiyid-
ual.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-18
WORLOSUFFER|NG
FROMPROSPER|TY
suRFElT OF GOOD TIMES Is
SHOWN BY STOCK MARKETS
IN FOREIGN CITIES.
SLUMP WAS EXPECTED
In London Because New York Prices
Were So Far Ahead Of Those in
England--Rise Abroad
Looked For

London. March lG-The command
ing position which America has at
tanned in the financial world has Teen
sufficiently attested this week hy the
concentration Of public attention ,lp
on the sensational course of the Wal
street market. The suddenne: OF the
collapse caused some surprise but the
heavy decline in American securities
had long been expected in European
financial circles.
The contrast bgtween the London
and New York markets had been 4
source Of amazemens to financiers
since last August. The prosperous
condition Of trade aud industry In
England have b en- proportionately fa.
vorable as in America, yet the prices
of English securities have ruled the
lowest in recent years. New York
prices on the other hand, had BEEN
almost at the record high water mark
Would the anomaly be removed hy
a rise in London on fall In Wall
street, English Judgment as already
said, inclined 10 the latter solution.
and II has found some justification III
the eyents of the current week. Hold
ers of this view argued that the finan
cial world is so unified that the none
tary situation in the future must prac
tically be indentical In all markets
II fellows that the general range Of
prices must In the future more than
In th past be Influenced by would con,
ditions.
New Law of Adjustment.
Those who regard the American col
lapse as partly caused by this new law
of adjustment to world conditions ex.
pect this development will be followed
by healthier state Of things in al
markets. III they are right there
sfogld soon be an important improve.
ment In London, Berlin, and other
European markets where commercial
conditions justify considerably high
er range of value In good securities
The difficulty In all mark is Is the
of the monetary system
The whole world is suffering with q
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-18
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CRY FAVOR|T|SM
At COAL ROADS
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND IN
DIANA OPERATORS, HEADED
BY JOHN MITCHELL PROTEST
AGAINST. RATE JUGGLING.

Washington, March l7-As the re-
suit Of an important conference today
between interstate commerce CON
missioners and Representatives Of the
coal operators and miners in South
ern Indiana and Illinois, headed BY
John Mitchell. formal complaint viii
he filed with the commission looking
to prosecution of officials of the coal
carrying roads In these states for VIC
latiou Of the antitrust law
The coal carrying railroads oper
ailng between Southern Indiana aud
Southern Illinois points and Ch'cago
and the northwest have announ el
an advance of about ten cents per ton
will be made in the freight rates on
coal. The comm.s oners were told
this advance win affect seriously both
the operators aud the miners.
The operators are under contract
to supply coal at a stipulated price.
on of which they have 10 pay the
freight charges. II the increase OF
ten cents a ton should go into effect
during the life of the contracts the
operators say they would be forced to
lose money themselves or reduce the
WAGES Of the miners
Tho operators say the incrasc In
ffeigh rates has been made TO apply
to coal from all mines except along
the lines Of The Fig Four railraod.
where the increase Is hut cents per
ton. This the operators allege re
salts In discrimination.
Chairman Knapp of The commits
sion was unable q devote much tine
personally to the oouferenee. as he
was engaged in hearing another ease.
Commits ioDers Progty. Lane AM
Harlan. however discussed he s'tua-
ton with the delegation II was de-
oided that as the matte involved in
terstate commerce the commission
had ample authority TO entertain a.
formal complaint. This complaint
will be filed in the near future III
a ldition 10 bringing a case befofe the
commission the delegation viii con-
fer with Attorney General Bonaparte
with a view Of asking him 10 iuitiate
scfion against the railroads
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-18
SHE ROBBED HOMES
OF M|LL|ONA|RES
SERVANT GIRL WHO LOOTED
RESIDENCES OF NEW YORK
NoTA5LEs, INCLUDING AD.
MfRAL DEWEY, CAUGHT.

New York, March IA young wo-
man, who while employed as a servant
in the homes of millionaires, commit
ted score of robberies, was arrested
this afternoon at the Office of the
United States EXPRESS Company by
Detectives Finn and Somers, of the
Central Office, and Detective Duhan
of the Pinkerton STAFF.
She is Margaret Tierney, 26 years
old, of No. "a West Forty-fifth str ct,
and when arraigned in the Yorkville
court was held on the complaint OF
Miss Agnes Savin. housekeeper for
Mrs. Carol Broughton, of No. Is East
Seventy eighth street. On December
3 last the young woman stole a dia-
mond pin and chilchilla mrff from the
Broughton home.
She was last employed by Mrs. b.
o. Chisolm of Morristown, n. J.. from
whose country place she decamped on
Monday with several hundred dollars
worth OF jeweIry. The police have
been looking for her for several years
upon the complaint of many promi-
nent and wealthy people She con-
tessed TO the police today that she had
been employed by the following dis
tinguished and wealthy families. from
whom she had stolen jeweiry anl
wearing apparel:
Admiral Dewey. No. 17i7 Rhode Is
land avenue Washington. d. C.: uni-
ted States Senator Kean. Rhode Is
land av nue.. Washington: Mrs. VIM.
King, Hampstead l.. l.: Mrs. Isador
Straus. Auburn. y. J.. Mrs. Mont
gomery Hare. No 20 East Seventy
fifth street: Mrs. II. W. Seville. Gros-
vencr Apartment. Fifth avenue and
Tenth street and Mrs Ames Pinchot
No. III East SeVenty-sseond street
wife of Assistant District Attorney Pin
chot. and Mrs. J. ". Pinchot. of No.
1915 Rhode Island avenue. Washing
ton. All fthe young womsn's plum
der has been disposed Of. with the ex-
cepfion Of a sable scarf belonging To
he wife # Assistant District Attorney
Pinchot which is valued at s7oe-
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-18
.SOLD|ERS.SHOT UP
TOWN SAYS NEGRO
DISCHARGED MEMBER or TWEEN.
TY-FlRsT TELLS or RAID ON
BROWNSVILLE.
STARTED BY A FIGHT
After Which Black Trooper Started
With Companions to Get Revenge
Other Members Aided In
Cleaning Guns.

Galventon March 1.-THE mystery
surrounding the murderous midn ght
raid of the negro soldiers from the
Twenty.fifth inf.A try upon the people
Of Brownsville, Texas, on August 13
last, has been cleared up If full
statement by negro to representa-
tives Of the Galveston News is to he
credited.
The negro gave his name as ID. G,
Gray. and States that he was formerly
a private in Company B, Twenty-fifth
infantry. He admits that he partially
participated in the affray. He has
been living in Galveston since dis
charged without honor from the mill
tary service.
According to the statement made TO
the reporter, he outrage was not pre-
meditated, but was the result of an
alleged injury done one of the soldiers
by a white man in Brownsville about
a half hour before the raid was made.
Went to Wipe Out Old Scores.
The negro was struck by the white
man at a rfsort in Brownsville and re-
turning to the barracks seized his
rifle and announced that he was going
to kill the white man. Several of the
negroes promptly volunteered to go
along and see the work well done and
wipe out old scores which they had
against the citizens.
The negroes returned TO the bar
racks after the assault on the town
and many soldiers assisted in the hur-
ried cleaning of the guns for the in
spection which followed soon after
the shooting in the town ceased.
Apparently the soldiers from only
nne' company participated in the raid
although practically the entire BAT
TALON knew that soldiers had done
the shooting.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-18
TAKE JEWELS WORTH
$4,000 FROM TWO
ALLEGED SMUCCLERS
NEW YORK CUSTOM OFFICIALS
HOLD AS PRISONERS MEN
SAID TO BE WANTED FOR
BIG THEFTs ABROAD.

New York. March 17.-Arfhur
Preston Green aed Charles Rohcr ?.
passengers on the steamer Amerita.
we're arrested when the vessel a..
rived from Hamburg today. charged
with attsmp ed smuggling D'agonis
aud jewelrv 10 the value of nearly
s25.000 wh ch the customs officials
alleged the prisoners had failed to
declare were taken frsm them
The valuable were conascafel AMI
The men held for extradif on.
Thoug only TIE charge Of snug
Cling was preferred against tie PRS
orers here IL IS stated BY the peiice
that they are waited abroad in Gun
ueciiOn with q theft Of some s3s.ooo
worth Of jeweiry and precious stones.
The London authorities have been
been notified.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-18
WILL STAY AT CAPITAL.

washington. March 1S.-The work
u the interstate commerce cOmmis
sion has grown 80 heavy that IL has
teen decided TO discontinue tho
hearings which have been conducted
by members Of the commission out
side Of Washington. Hereafter when
4 is found necessary o conduct In
vesfieations in ether cities special
agents VII take the testimony and
report 10 the commission and the ar
eumenfs or the cases viii be heard
by the commissioners in this city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-18
RUSSIAN CAPTAIN
CUTS OFF PRINCES
EAR WITH A SABER
ATTACKS A NoeLEmAN WHO
sNuBBEp THE ARMY AND is
HIMSELF SERIOUSLY SHOT
SEWS EAR BACK ON.

st. Petersburg. March IA shoot
ing affair took place tonight in the
dining hall Of the Grand Hotel De
Europe between Prince Nikar.dze. a
marshall Of the nobility from Kutais
and Captain Kosloff of the East 81
IBERIA Sharpshooters.
In the midst of a spirited aIgu-
nfcnt concerning the autonomy of the
Caucasus Prince Nikaridze made a
disparsging remark about Russia's
military prestige. Thereupon Cap
tain Kosloff drew his sabre and cut
of the Princes ear. Reaching into
his pocket the prince pulled a revol
yer and fired twice. the bullets pene-
trating the neck and breast Of the
captain. A surgeon was called in
and sewed on the princes severed
car.
Captain Koslofrs wounds are dan
gcTous
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-18
NOT TRUE
That Rockefeller Will Give $4,000,
600 to Upift the Chinese.

Augusta, Ga. March i7.--John D
Rockefellers secfe AIRY, Johns stael
tonight that the report regarding the
$50 100000 gift to the Chinese as an
educational fund to uplift tlat nation
which was sent out from Washington
was all a "fabricaticl.' He would
say no hing further on the matter
iockefeller could not be seen, al
! AoSgh every affort ssysssble was car
ried toward that end. His son-inlaw
RI. G. Mccormick was seen, but he
said the only thing he cared to ta'k
about was fishing. golf or some other
outdoor sport.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-18
sox LEAVE FOR NEW ORLEANS.

City of Mexico, March 17-Charles
Comiskey and The White SoxT left
for New Orleans today after an exhi5-
ition game ct Reforma Park before
large crowd. The game was a splen-
did exhibition of base bali won by the
We erans who wore the blue uniforms
The beat the independents ? to ;.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-18
DEFENDS THAW'S
COLLEGE CAREER
cLAssMATE AT WOOSTER SAYS
HIS ACTIONS THERE WE'RE
WHOLLY coMMENDABLE.
JEROMt'S SEVERE JOLT
In Getting In Evelyn's Alleged All
davit Against Thaw Causes the
Defense TO Change Its Line
Of Action.

New York March 1T.-Harry X
Thaw spent a quiet Sunday In thu
Tombs. This afternoon Attorne,
Dan O'Rielly visited Thaw and
helped him prepare In duplicate, {
statement sent from Lewellyn Gill
land. Of Van Vert. Ohio, in which the
latter denounces as an injustice the
stories which he says were sent last
summer from Wooster, Ohio where
T'haw and he were school mates al
the Wooster University.
As Mr.. O'Rielly was Leaving the
Tombs he gave copies Of the state
ment sent out by Mr. GilIiland, who
signed note to the effect tlat the
Interview was authentic. Mr.. Gill
land in the statement says:
Not a College Cut Up.
The college escapades of man
whose life is regarded as success
are looked upon by the world as good
jokes: let that same man afterward
fall from grace and those same
pranks are regarded as crimes and
thus it is that the escapades of
Harry X. Thaw. who is now on trial
in New York City. are being de-
pcted as crimi5al and hat Thaw's
career as such was begun while a
lad In knee trousers in his early col
iege days at Wo-ter Ohio
Mr. Gilliland then, at considerable
length, reviews Thaws school life
pointing out that Thaw has been
credited with many pranks in which
he never participated, and that as a
matter of fact tbs prisoners life at
Wooster was in every way praise
worthy
Now that Distri.t Attorney jerome
has paved the way for the admission
~ the photographic copies OF the now
famous affidavit made by Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw the lawyers for the ac-
cnsed Pittsburg millionaire must
fight hard to save him from the cleo
tric chair
At the same time the lawyers for
Thaw will endeavor to prove that
Hummel, a debarred lawyer. now IN
DER conviction with charge of sub
ornation of perjury hanging over his
head, is not credible witness.
II will be up to the jury to decide
whether Abe Hummel or Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw is the more worthy of
belief, and upon their decision, it is
believed, rests the fate of Harry
Thaw.
Delmas Plans Defense.
Attorney Dolphin M. Delmas con.
ferred with his associates in the de
fense of Harry X. Thaw today. map
ping out plans for the sur-rebuttal
work at the trial which, when re-
sumed tomorrow will be entering its
ninth week.
From the plans laid today Il seems
that the better part OF the week will
be consumed by the defense and that
the case may not go to the jury until
some time during the week beginning
Monday, the 25th inst
When court convenes Jerome will
present the last bit OF evidence he
has for the prosecution. He will re-
new his request that Justice Fitz.
gerald admit In evidence the photo
graphic and carbon copies of the affi-
davit Evelyn Nesbit is said to have
made in Abraham Hummels Office.
This affidavit, Mr.. Jerome contends,
Is competent evidence to contradict |
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-18
EIGHTY MILES or ICE IN THE
ALLEGHENY AND RAINS
CAUSES FRESH ALARM.
CREST AT CINCINNATI
Expected Today by Weather Hureau--
Less and Suffering Greater
Than In January RIse-B'g
viaduct colIapscs.

Pitt burg March lT.--With so miles
# Ice Ia the Allegheny river and a
drizzling rain throughout Western
Pennsylvania tonight local riyermea
are looking forward to another Hood
| staga In this ciiy. Although the M N
nongahel'a and Ohio rivers are slow.
IL falling the Allegheny II stationary
Cincinnati March lS.v-With stag
of 1G.1 feet this evening it ii believed
that the crest Of the big Ohio hoOd
was not far away Foreeaster Bass
Ter has placgd the probable crest at
nor less than CD feet but his estimates
anticipated It's arrival some time to-
morrow afternoon. The river, how
ever, has been running out very fast
owing to its freedom below because of
lack of cverfullness at lower river
points and the crest. which was re
portedported at Huntington. IN. VIII.
this afternoon may pass her before
morning
Greater Than January Loss.
Lossea cannot be given although "
Is asserted with some reason thattha
damage may far exceed that In the
January food because of The unusual
ly large amount I { mud carried By the
river al this time.
Ths suffering on the other hand
probably has been somewhat tessena.l
by the milder weather, although MANY
thousand have been driven from Their
homes and great Ess and suffering
has resulted. Ftw reports from uD
the river came in during the day but !.
is understood that the worst II geneE
ally. over at points above here All
though the suffering Of the homeless
and I'M mployed will continue fox
some days longer
The Cincinnati administration has
asked for authority to issue bonds %
the extent OF s150.000 for the relief
of food sufferers but a mitch larger
sum viii be required
Big viaduct coliapses.
The city sun red loss OF about
si50,000 early In the day by the col
lapsing Of the Eighth street viadnct
over the railroads of the Mil Creek
section of the city. Three so foot
spans rf the yiaduct went down into
the food but ths high water Is no. he.
lieved to have been the sole cause nf
the disaster Fortunately the accident
occurred at an hour when there was
no one on the bridge
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-18
NOT CONNECTED WITH BANK.

HilIsdale. Mich. March 1.-THE
report that w. A. Wagner who was
arrested with several Others, charged
with obtaining money under false
pretenses, was cashier Of the First
National lank of this city, Is untrue.
Mr.. Wagner never was connected
with the Hillsdale institution.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-18
ON STAND AT PORTSMOUTH.

Portsmouth. Ohio, March IL. Az
night fall the Ohio was at stand
here, lacking three inches of reaching
the January stage Thousands put in
the day boat riding through the prin.
cipal streets.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-18
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE LOSS.

Genoa. March IA ar in the har.
hor today destroyed 5000 bales of
cotton and damaged several vessels.
The loss is 100000
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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-18

THE MERCHANT who knows his
store 10 important makes his adver.
tlssment befit and denote an import.
ant store.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-18

SPRING sNftL De HGRE m
week. The merchant Who has sprtng
goods nseds 70 ten tte pscpIs
about Il.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-08
NEGRO IS Arrested
FOR CARRYING A GUN

There was, tried in the City Court
Tuesday morning negro who gave
his name as Butler Calmee, charged
with carrying concealed weapons.
He was found guilty and fined $50
and thirty days at labor for the city
and then Chief of Police Poole got
busy on the case.
The negro had been pulled out of a
box car in the yards OF the New Or
leans and Northeastern Railroad, and
when searched he was found to be in
possession of fine watch, $36 and a
3S-calibre gun, all of which looked sus-
picious, and hence the investigation.
From Newton came report from
Marshal Doolittle that the negro was
wanted there for stealing a horse and
$50 and that he had two aliases, one
of which was Butler Coleman ant
the other Seymour Armour.
He will be held here until he works
out his time and then the Newton au
thorities will take hIm.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-08
COMPLETE RECORD OF
ALL CITY PROPERTY

h r
There is in the Office Of the City
Tax Assessor one Of the most com
plete and valuable books in the city's
archives.
It is. the product OF the fertile brain
of Assessor j. F. Beaumont, who be-
gan preparing It even before he was
elected tax assessor. and which Is the
result of nearly two years hard and
continuous work. 1t is novel in con-
Iception and design and most valuable
as book of record and reference, and
must be seen to be thoroughly appre-
ciated.
1t is a book of maps of every sub
division and addition of and to the
|city, and the index. which is compiled
to go with each map, instantly shows
the ownership Of every lot in the city
For instance, II one wished to know
who is the owner Of lot anywhere
| in the city--say, Ito /, block 10, Vel
low Pine Park-all that would be nee
essary to get up this book. which car
be used as reference book in max
ling abstracts as well as for its pres
ent purpose.
Mr.. Beaumont is considering the ad
visibility of having blue prints mad'
of the majs and having the indice
printed, and if this is done he woul'
find ready sale for the book amonI
the real estate men and others.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-08
THE soARp OF SUPERVISORS.

The Board of Supervisors were hard
at work again all day yesterday, pass
ing on accounts and making "a clean
up of all outstanding indebtednesses
that 1t was possible, for them to
handle. They will be in session for
nearly. If not quite, all the rest Of the
week, but several important matters
will be attended to before adjourn
ment.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-08

Say, this amt political meeting
and no speeches go here. You've said
enough, anyhow, to make you eligible
for the cigars-come and pay for EN-,
said Fatty, and Badly submitted with
out a word.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-08
Ddld
wen navigate the ambient q

Well navigate the ambient a
The north pole be discovers
The bald will grow a suit of hall
All lost arts" be recovered;
Great Mars will daily talk with us
Over a wireless line
Naught will be missing, then, to us
When Jawn Dee pays his fine.
p. Devil.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-08

ment. And then, some of them will
pile up garbage and broken victuals
in the back yard until it smells to
heaven--or the other place--before
they get scared enough Of the rsani.
tary Officers visit to dispose of IT,
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-08
JUDGE TRuLYs DEFEAT
AFFECTS A FRIENDS MIND

Daily News Special.
Wicksburg, Miss, August 7 .--Friends
Of Mr.. G. F. McMerchy, assistant wire
chief at the telephone company, and
who lives with his wife and child at
$40 East Jackson street. are worried
over his strange departure. He mys-
teriously disappeared last night and
friends are looking for him today. His
wife and only child are on a visit to
the lady's parents in Harrodsburg, KY.
He was a schoolmate of Judge Truly
and wrote several editorials for To-
cal paper. advocating Mr.. Trulys cleo
ton. He took his friends defeat to
heart and has been acting very queer
ly ever since. He left the telephone
office last evening and did not return
to his home last night.
/ A man resembling him called at a
farmers house and asked for accom-
mediation for the night They were
given him. Shortly afterwards the
man appeared on the gallery, where
the family was sitting, devoid Of
clothing The farmer hurried him into
the house and noticing his visitor was
acting queerly put him to bed. During
the night the guest disappeared in un'
dershirt and trousers leaving his other
clothes in the room Where he went
no one knows. ne was6followed for a
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-08
Remedy ~ 1iarrhoa. Never. Known
To Fall.

Il wsnt to say a few words for Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrohea
Rer.edy i have used this prepare
ton in. my family for the past five
years and have recommended it to a
humber of people in York county and
have never known 1t to fail to effect a
cure in an yinstance. ! feel that !
can not say too much for the best
remedy Of the kind in the world. rs.
Jemison, Grovce. York County. "a.
This remedy is for sale by Hays I g
Field and yellow Pine Pharmacy. 80