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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-11
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Sir Frederick Bridge in the course
Of a lecture at Brighton. England. re
Gently. introduced a musical settins
10 Hamleis "To be. or not 10 be.
This was only recently discovered
and is ascribed hypot'ieuca'ly 20 .
mamber Of Shakespeare's company. f.
having been composed a few years
after the poefs death.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-11
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Cairo, Alexander County, iiliaols
Population 1917.

Cairo, Alexander County, iiiinols
Population 1871.
Mayor, GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk, II. A. HATCHER
Treasurer, JAMES QUINN.
Comptroller, ERNEST WORKMAN.
Police Magistrate. A. ]. ROSS.
Chief OF Police, M. 8. EAGAN.
Alexander County. Population 22aSS
County Clerk, JESSE u. MILLER
Circuit Clerk LEE y DAVIS.
Sheriff. FRANK II. DAVIS.
STATES ATTORNEY--Ale N
Wilson.
Coroner, DIR. JAMES McMANUy.
County Superintendent of Schools,
PROF. JOHN SNYDER.
Assessor and Treasurer FRED ID.
NELLIS.
Board Of County Commissioners.
]. J. JENNELLE. Chairman
GEORGE PARSONS.
DIR. EDWIN ]. CAUSE.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-11
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average daily and Sunday circu-
lation for the year, 1906. &. +. 2029
Average daily and Sunday clrcu-
latlon for the month of January,
1907 2043
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Corrected to February G, 1907.
TRAINS ARRIVE TRAINS pHpARr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
Object of Long Journey.
COURT SHIELDS
TWO RAILWAYS
Extends Injunction Restraining North
Carolina From Prosecuting Penn
sylvania Railway.

Raleigh, S. c., Sept 20.-Judge Peter
c. Pritchard, in the United States cir
cult court in the suit of the Southern
railway against the state, continued
the Injunction. restraining the officials
from prosecuting their penalty suits
i'll the state superior courts against
the Southern and North Carolina Rail-
way company. The North Carolina
railroad is 800 miles in length and IS
owned by the state. The road is un-
der lease to the Southern, under a 80
year contract.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 20-The =
cent fare law enacted at the recent
session of the Pennsylvania legislature
was adjudged invalid, unconstitutional
and void in its application to the Sus-
Quehanna River and Western Railway
company, which connects Duncannon
and Bloomfield. in an opinion delivered
yesterday at Bloomfield by Judge Shull
of the Perry county court. The law
he declared in his decree. is a caprice
of d Legislature. many" of whose
members, without rhyme or reason
facts or figures, information or reputl
ton, pledged to perform the act II
the name of reform" and that eve
might say of reform as was said By
Nine. Loland of Liberty in the davs
of the French revolution: 'Oh, Liber
ty. Liberty, how many crimes are com
mitted III thy name
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
Fled from Chicago.
JOKE HIT PARS0N,
NOT BRIDAL PAIR
Guests Get Gay as Usual
and Attempt Heathenish
Franks.

Reading, Pa, Sept 20.-Rev. and
Mrs. l.. II. Rhoads of Philadelphia,
were the victims of a joke intended
for a newly married couple. MIR.
Rhoads, who is a Methodist clergyman,
came here to officiate at the wedding
of Edward r. Dickinson and Miss Be-
tha Baird Kepner. Many friends of
the pair gathered at the reception. IN
the evening they planned coup detat
at the new benedict's room. Think
ing that the newly-weds should occupy
the best room in the house, they went
there and found two suit cases, which
were opened. Obtaining the clothing
they proceeded to tie the garments
into many knots. Tacks were placed
in the bed and the room was decor
ated, and other pranks were played
When the jokers opened the secont
suit case they found it contained j
marriage certificate, bible and othei
articles usually carried by clergy
man. Then they realized their mi1
take. They found they We're in tbs
room of the minister and his wife.
| But it was too late to right matter
and things were. permitted to remai'
as they We're. Pastor and wife took
good natursdly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
CRANK GETS ROOSEVELT ORDER
ON ROCKEFELLER FOR BIG DEBT

way he took freight car out of Ok
ford and yesterday climbed from un-
der a bumper at the Oyster Bay
freight yards. He walked the back
road to the presidents mansion. He
told his trifling errand to Detective
Adams.
Wait minute, and I'll get the
president to write you a letter 40
Rockefeller that will bring hi,a
straight to terms" said Adams, and
went inside and scribbled a decoy
note himself. And if that don't ge.
the money" added Adams, come
back and Wen get Mr.. Cortelyou to
write you one He's even better at
making the trust men put up"
Is Profoundly Grateful.
Toland was profoundly grateful. The
detective led him willingly down tU
the depot, put him aboard a train fo,
New York and then burned up thu
telegraph wires notifying the New
York police to catch him at the sta
ton and to put an extra guard around
the Rockefeller house ON Thirty-fourti
street in case the creditor should Sc.
by the police.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
FOR A CAMP REST
President to Spend Seventeen
Days Under Canvass in
louisiana.
PLANS AN IDEAL OUTING
The Start for the Western and South
ern Trip to Be Made
Oct. 20.

Oyster Bay, n. Y, Sept. 20.-Secre
tary Loeb announced last night that
President Roosevelt is planning to en-
joy II days i'll camp, the nearest ap-
proach to a real vacation that the
president has allowed himself this
year. Though nominally on his vaca-
ton at Oyster Bay this summer, there
have been but few hours i'll which
official business has not intruded. The
president will pitch his camp in the
northeastern corner of Louisiana on
or about Oct. 5. The exact spot is
yet to be determined.
The plans provide for camping :
trip" but it is certain that the mo-
notony of camp life occasionally will
be broken by hunt in the cane
brakes.
The Western Trip.
The president will leave oyster Bay
for Washington next Wednesday AMI
on the following Sunday will start on
his western and southern speeChmak-
ing tour. At Memphis, Tenn, Oct. t
the trip will be interrupted and the
president will start for the camping
grounds He will break camp Oct. q,
going directly to Vicksburg, Miss. 10
make his promised speech there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
JUDGE X. NJ. Lands
ADDRESSES VETERANS
Chicago Judge Tells Ohioans That it is
Easy to do the Right-Gets
Ovation.

Hamilton, Ohio, Sept. 20.-Judge Ken
esaw NJ. Landis of Chicago, who was
born here, spoke at the annual reunion
of the 35th Ohio regiment, of which his
father, DR.. Abram Lands, was surgeon.
His brothers, Congressman Charles b..
Lands of Indiana and Dr. John Landis
of Cincinnati were present. Judge Ian
dis was given an ovation and promised
to attend every year hereafter.
In his speech Judge Landis said: 1T
is easy for a man to be good civil Of
ficsr today. This talk about the cour-
age required is what Sherman called
'popycock.' All man has to do is to
find out what is right and then do it
If every man in Office would give 10 per
cent of the loyalty he has to finding
out what is right and the rest to sim
l. ply doing it, we should realize Lincoln's
T: ideal of a government of the people
for the people and by the people"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20

New York, Sept. 20.-Asserting that
John d. Rockefeller owed him $4,000
900, Orlando Toland of Oxford, Ala.
called at the presidents home at Oy5-
ter Bay to get aid to collect his bill.
He got letter and is now on his way
to the Rockefeller home with "Theo-
dore Roosevelt" at the bottom of a
mssive that ought to make the oil
magnate pay.
According to Mr.. Toland (known III
Oxford Ala, as the 'Bug,) he re-
ceived a contract from Mr.. Rockefe.-
Ter some 90 years ago whereby he WIS
to be paid $10,000,000 for solving ,
murder mystery in st. Paul. He says
he kept his end of the contract so we'll
that a woman was convicted of the
crime.
Then lie wrote to Rockefeller for the
$10,000.000, but didn't get any answe :
Neither has he received an answer to
any of the 500 other duns that he has
sent the magnate.
President the Man.
Two weeks ago it occurred to To
land that the president was the MAJ
to make Rockefeller pay up. Straight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
RAILROAD CLERKS
MAY GO ON STRIKE
Five Hundred Men Employed by
Seven Lines Entering Toledo to
Quit Work Saturday.

Toledo, Ohio, Sept 20.-All indica.
tons are that 500 railway clerks em-
ployed on seven railroads entering this
city will strike Saturday morning. \
committee of the union yesterday sent
an ultimatum to the railways demand
ing an increase in wages ranging from
10 to 20 per cent, an eight hour day
and extra pay for overtime by Satui-
day morning at O'Clock. The conf
panies refuse to recognize the union
This is said to be the first move on
the part of railroad clerks throughOu.
the country for an increase in wages
and that clerks in all other large
cities will enforce similar demands o.
strike during the coming week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
Mrs. Margaret Carter, of
New York Destroys
Herself.
PLEADS ALL NIGHT
To See John J. White, a Wealthy
Married Man Who Ig-
n0red Her.

New York, Sept. 20.-After pleading
III vain throughout all last night to be
permitted to see John j. White, a
wealthy man at whose house she call
ed, Mrs. Margaret Garter shot and kill
ed herself today. She died in a room
adjoining that in which White was i'll
bed and, according to his attendants,
very i'll. Mrs. Carter was about As
years old.
Had Good Social Standing.
She is said to have had good social
standing and was a member of sey-
eral charitable associations. White is
a son of John J. White, who died about
four years ago, leaving a large fortune
to his five children. Whites family
is now at Bar HarbOr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
MAH0OL IS HEAD
OF CITY LEAGUE

Norfolk. Va, Sept 2O.-Mayor Ma
hool of Baltimore was today unanI-
mously elected president of the League
of American municipalities. Former
President Dunno of Chicago was pre-
sented with d handsome cup by the
national convention. Municipal. owner
ship constituted the principal subject
of discussion today. A paper by H ].
Condor of Chicago in opposition 10
municipal ownership was read.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
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Walter Greenbaugh testified at the
coroner's inquest that Mitchell and his
wife recently had q vision in which
Mitchell was ordered TO quit work and
devote his time to casting out demons
from the sick. Young Greenbaugh de-
clared his mothers consent was obtain
ed before the treatment was commenc-
ed. He declared hypnotic passes were
made before his mothers face, and then
followed the muscular force which he
said was strongly resisted by demons
Mrs. Smiths part in the treatment, &C
cording to the testimony, consisted i'll
raising Mrs. Greenbaugh's head and
holding her while Mitchell and his
wife attempted to straighten the W.
mans limbs which had been twisted
by years of rheumatism.
Cried "Oh. Lord. Help Me-"
Greenbaugh broke down and cried as
he told his story, and declared that
for some time his mother bore the treat
ment bravely, but at last the agony be-
came so great she couldd not restrain
herself, and shrielled, "Oh, Lord, help
me-" a number of times. According to
| Greenbaugh, Mitchell declared the cries
must not be heard by outsiders, and
| he put his hand across the woman's
mouth to smother them. The five work
ed over the woman until she died short
ly before noon. After this, according to
Greenbaugh, Mrs. Smith became a lead
er in the resurrection scene" In this
attempts were made to restore the dead
woman TO life. When these had failed.
the announcement of her death was
made. The case will he further investi-
i gated today by the authorities of Lake
county in which Zion City is situated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
THE WIRE STRIKE
Roosevelt Said to be
involved in Settlement of
Difficulties.
EXPECTED At EARLY DATE
Direct Negotiations Alleged to Be On
with the Union
Men.

New York, Sept. 20.-Con1icting re-
ports regarding the possibility of early
settlement of the telegraphers' strike
are current.
From Cne official source it was given
out that direct negotiations had been
opened with President Roosevelt, seek
ing his aid TO bring about arbitration.
Conferred with President.
According to this authority, Percy
Thomas, deputy vice president OF the
national union, and Daniel l.. Russell
former president of the New York 10
cal, had two hours talk with the
president at the latters house in Oys
ter Bay Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
MINE CAGE FALLS;
FOURTEEN KILLED

Marquette, Mich, Sept. ga cage
filled with men being lowered into the
the shaft Fourteen men were killed
and a number injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
Workmen in Custody.

Lodz, Sept. 20.-Troops and police
today raided the cotton mills owned by
Marcus Silberstein, who was murdered
by employees during the strike, and took
800 workmen into custody.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
TROOPS SURROUND
VATICAN AT ROME
In Order to Prevent Outrages on Ami
versary of the Fall of the Pa
pacy's Temporal Power.

Rome, Sept. 20 This being the
37th anniversary of the occupation of
Rome by Italian troops and the fall of
the temporal power of the papacy, the
government has caused the vatican to
be surrounded with troops to prevent
any outrages i'll view of the recent dis
plays of anti-Catholic feeling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
Parliament in China?

Pekin, Sept 20.-An imperial edicJ
was issued today to the grand council
TO frame regulations for the establish
ment of a council of deliberation, to
aid the government 80 that the foun-
dation may be laid for parliament
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
TWO ARMY CAPTAINS
ARE UNDER ARREST
Detained at Manila for Engaging in Fist
Fighting on the Transport
Logan.

Manila. Sept. 20.-Captain Hames, r.
Lindsay and Captain Henry S. Wyganr
by Colonel Loughborough, their COM
manding officer. on the charge of en-.
gaging in a fist fight on board the trans
port Logan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
Awful Disaster Reported
on Mexican Gen.
trail Road.
TRAIN ORDERS CAUSE
List of Injured Includes 33 So
Far---Eagines and Coaches
Demolished.

Mexico City, Mexico, Sept 2O-In
a disastrous wreck on the Mexican
Central railroad yesterday - persons
were killed and SO injured. The catai,
trophe occurred at En- Carnaceon.
A passenger train and a freight
train collided, resulting in terrible de-
structiOn of property and life.
Both engines and several coaches Of
the passenger train were completely
demolished.
Was lei PasO Express
The passenger train was the regu
lar FL Paso Express which left that
city Tuesday. No train from the
United States has come in since over
the Central, but one is expected to
night. The railroad officials here ad
nit that the wreck occurred but re
fuse to talk of the matter.
There are no prominent person.
among the killed or wounded. Th
Pullman cars were not badly damaged
but the two engines and several frs
and second class coaches of the pas
senger train were demolished. Relic
and wreckers are now at the wreck
The injured are being taken to th'
hospital at Aguas Calientes.
The disaster is said to have bee
due to a disregarding of train orders
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
HOLDING SICKNESS SIN:
TORTURE Mother TO DEATH

Duke Frederick of Baden is suffering
from inflammation of the abdomen.
Much anxiety is felt owing to the age
of the duke, who recently celebrated his
S0th birthday anniversary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
CHICAGO TEACHER
FOUND MURDERED

Chicago, Sept 20.-Miss Lillian,
Grant, kindergarten teacher, was
found dead in bed in her home Indi
cations are that she was murdered.
The police are looking for a colore
man who did chores around the neigh
borhood on the theory that he is the
murderer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
NEGRO Runs Amuck: Killed.

Collinsville, H., Sept. 20-After run
ming rampant through the streets
Wednesday night, George White. a
negro, was shot and killed by DEPUTY
Sheriff Will Blake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
THE WOMAN DID IT
Plea of Frank Constantine
Charged with Mrs. Gentry's
Murder at Chicago.
DECLARES IT WAS SUICIDE
Declined to Take Her With Him When
Result That She Cut Her
- Throat.

Chicago, Sept. 2O.--Frank Constar-
tine, on trial for the murder of Mrs
Louise Gentry took the stand in his
own defense today. He showed abso-
lutte composure while Oh the stanl
and gave his testimony clearly and
without hesitation. He declared h .
was descendant from Italian royalty.
Says Woman suicided.
He said he had heard the Gentry5
quarreling many times and that they
lived unhappily. On the day of the
tragedy he said he went into his room
to shave and found Mrs. Gentry the e
making the bed and told her he was
about to leave the city. She asked
him to take her with him. He posi-
lively refused She then, according -
his story, picked up the razor. and Gu;
her throat He declared he carried
her down to the door of DR.. Oritz's
Office and pounded on the door ans
then left her standing there while he
ran for another doctor. He said h
noticed while hunting for secont
doctor that there was blood on hi
coat sleeve.
Fled from Chicago.
He then fled from Chicago. Con
stantine declared he had always wisn
ed to give himself up but had beer
prevented from doing SO by member
OF his family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
CONTRACTS FOR
TORPEDO BOATS

Washington, Sept 20 Secretary
Metcalf today awarded contract for
the construction of five torpedo boat
destroyers, as follows: William Cramp
& Sons, two ships, at $5S5,000 each;
Bath Iron works. two ships, at s624,000i
each; New York Shipbuilding COM
pany, one ship. at $645,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
oxen IN GOTHAM
Prairie Schooner" Creates a
Sensation in Crowded
Broadway.
OREGON PIONEERS FEAT
Drives Across Continent, with Object in
View, Though 1t Takes Him
Two Years.

New York, Sept. 20-A team of oxen
drawing prairie schooner" the
driver of which was a rugged looking
old man who Wore typical western garb,
including a sOmbrora, attracted great
crowds on Broadway. The vehicle and
the driver We're not only in striking
contrast with the jam of automobiles
and carriages on the Great White
Way" but they were a decided novelty
in New York.
An Oregon Pioneer.
The driver was Ezra Meeker. a pio-
neer of the Oregon trail who had re-
turned over the trail he followed to the
west half century ago. All along
Riverside from Grants tomb TO Seven
ty-second street Meeker was followed
by an interested and curious thrOng
When Broadway was reached the crowd
was SO dense that the oxen, which the
hale old man afterwards described as
Dave and Dandy, had hard time to
make any headway Meekers' trip end
ed at last at the battery.
Object of Long Journey.
He had come all the way from Puy
allup, Wash, to New York in 626 days
Meekers object i'll making his unique
journey is to persuade the government
to build a national highway from easi
to west.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20
DiaboIieaI Cruelty by Re-
Iigious Sect OF A.
hicted Woman.
VICTIM OF RHEUMATISM
Parhamites Give an Awful Ex-
hibiti0n of the Faith That
is In Them.

Chicago, Sept. 20.-Harold Mitchell,
Mrs. Smith, Walter and Jennie Green
baugh, members of the religious sect
OF ParhamitGs, are under arrest in
Zion City accused of torturing to death
Mrs. Letitia GreenbaUgh, aged "a, a
cripple from rheumatism for 20 years,
to show their belief i'll the religion
they profess. Walter and Jennie Green
baugh are children of the victim.
The Parhamites was founded about
a year ago by Charles F. Parham, and
numbers about 200 persons. The men,
bers OF the sect originally belonged TO
Dowie's church. 1t is their theory that
sickness is an evidence of the posses
sion of the body by evil spirits.
DiaboIicaI Tortures.
The condition of Mrs. Greenbaugh
convinced the persons arrested that she
must be in possession of the devil. and
they determined to exercise the evil
spirit Five knelt by the bedside, and
after prayer, commenced their work.
The arms of Mrs. Greenbaugh, stiffened
| by rheumatism, were jerked and twist
ed about in order that the devil might
be driven out. The cries of the aged
woman, considered to be those of the
evil spirit, were greeted with triumph
ant shouts. After a course of this viO-
| lent treatment, Mrs. Greenbaugh be-
came SO weak she. was incapable of
making any motions. Then her neck
was twisted and the treatment was kept
up until the woman finally died
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-20

Grand Duke Very Ill.
Karlsruhe, Germany, Sept 20.-Grand
Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-23

to make run to the Roosevelt Dam, but this plan was changed and it was decided that the side trip would be made on the return.
 After leaving Phoenix, although it was quite hot travelling over the desert, everyone enjoyed the run to Wickenberg, and thence to Prescott, where we met many people who en- tertained us most hosDitably, and afterwards accompanied us on d poT- ton of the trip further north. We reached the Grand Canyon in just about seven days, counting out the stops made along the route at the ye- rious cities.
 By the time the canyon was reach ed our brakes were badly in need of repair as consequence of the heavy grades in the northern portion of the Territory, and on this account It was decided to make the return trip by rail-
 Everyone enjoyed the trip through out. and especially the ladies who were reluctant to return home on the train
 It has been rumofed anon the friends of the party for several days that the ladies wanted to make the re turn trip in the automobiles. but that the men were afraid of being sun-hurn- ed. This allegation was vigorously de- aied.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-23
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

LoST-If the boy who found the bull terrier pup in front of Palace sta ble last night will return him to Iris Theater he will receive re- ceive reward
Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-23
AUTO TRIP VAS
 ENJOYABLE ID ILL
After Several Weeks on Road Local People Return Home.
 Quick Time Made.

After spending several weeks travel ing through the northern portion of the Territory, making the trip to the Grand Canyon in automobiles and re- turning on the railroad, MT. and Mrs. ]. IT. Nolan and MT. and Mrs. ]. T. Hood. returned to the city yesterday morning. All of the members of the party were delighted with the trip, which they stated was the most en- joyable they had ever taken.
 When asked concerning the trip, Mr. Nolan said
 From the time we left the city rntil we returned we enjoyed the trip im- menseiy. After leaving Bisbee we made the run to Benson, and on the following morning left there for Tue son. arriving in very good time. From Tucson we went to Phoenix. where we had a most enjoyable time, meeting several persons whom we knew. and who made 1t very pleasant during our stay From Phoenix it was intended