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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-22
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Annual Ball Where the City Under
world Disported Itself in All
Manner OF Exeesses.

Chicago. Dec. 21.-Since the thir
teenth First Ward ball was pulled
of" an ominous shadow. that sug
gests an inglorious end Of the annual
enturnalia, has grown surprisingly
This big affair of the underworld,
has been an eevnt Of every winter
one worth some $4,000 to Aldermen
kenna and Soughlin of the First
"Hinky Dink" and "Bathhouse." The
windup of the last one was at 5 a
M. and the maudlin scenes we're so
conspicuously choatic that tseps t.
prevent their repetition are under con
sideratlon. The chairman OF the floor
committee at thel asst ball was the
proprietor of a dance hall, and dive.
keepers we're on the committee on
arrangements. Jim O'Leary. king Of
the gamblers" was seated In state
and on the floor thugs mingled with
painted women. college sports and
politicians. r. r. Mccormick. presi.
dent of the drainage board. was there
with several Illinois legislators. in
cluding Representative James Bran.
non. Of Syracuse, and Representative
John Mclaughlin and z. J. SmejkaI Of
Chicago. Aldermen were present ia
numbers and not as spectators. Some
others. prominent in politics. the the.
atrical profession or business spent
some tine and money there. The re-
freshments included 100 barrels AMI
500 cases Of beer and 275 cases Of
wine
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PEOPLE WANT
Law ENFORCED
SAYS BONAPARTE - RICH AND
POOR ALIKE SHOULD BE
PUNISHED.
FOR THEIR MISDEEOS
Suggestive Speech BY Attorney Gen.
eraI at Chicago--President
Should Not Be instrument
of Grafters.

Chicago, Dec. 2l.--Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte. who passed the day
Chicago, as the guest of the Illinois
Athletic club, was the principal
speaker at a banquet of that organiza-
tion tonight.
Bouaparte spoke on obstacles to
the execution of the laws"
He quoted from that part of the
constitution wherein ii says He shall
take care that laws be faithfully ex-
ecuted." This duty. he said, was
probably the most important and the
clearly vital to the peoples happiness
and safety of all the presidents
duties. but he said. IF, when he
seeks TO fulfill 1t. stumbling block
Is placed i'm his path; If faithful exc
cution of the law is made difficult or
uncertain in whatever measure or
from whatever cause, the American
people should be plainly told. that
the American people may find and
apply the remedy,
Bonaparte said It had been his ex.
perience as attorney general that
some people think. or talk and write
as though the law specially exempted
them. In this particular he called
attention to the strenuous opposition
of interested parties to enforcement
Of the antitrust laws. to the denuncia.
ton of the prosecution of those en-
gagged in land office frauds by guilty
men themselves and their friends.
and opposition in some southern
states to the governments Furnishing
those engaged in peonage.
"fn all these cases alike" he said.
sthe idea underlying the complaint,
an idea often more or less concealed
by scphistry and falsehood. is that
the laws. or some laws are not really
Intended TO be really obeyed by some
people. When the culprit shows. by
way of answer to the charge against
him that he is a captain of industry |
general of finance or at least. lead |
ing citizen in other words, that he
is rich. OF otherwise influential, the
critics would have him go nnpunished |
OF. at the worst. escape with a sham
penalty
In our country, neither the presi
dent nor anyone else can execute the
laws faithfully. or execute them at all.
unless the American people want
them executed. II It is the people
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wish than any laws, or all laws, shall
become dead letters whenever rich
or influential men find their faithful
execution a source of loss or danger
to themselves, then such laws cannot
be, and will not be enforced against
such men. But I, for one, believe
firmly that the people haven such
firmly that the people have no such
their laws are meant to be obeyed by
all alike, by the rich no less than
By the poor, by the enlightened no less
less than by the enlightened no less
than by the ignorant; moreover they
wish and intend their laws to be thus
obeyed, and that the richest law
breaker who ever crushed out com.
petition through "a trust" shall find
Nc greater favors from the courts or
juries or public prosecutors than the
meanest criminal who counterfeits
our coins or sends obscene matter
through our mails"
After relating Aesop's story of the
wolves persuading the sheep to send
away thNii "obtiA upSS, btiIdpdftt
said:
Just now denizens of that great
sheep fold, the American union, are
beginning to turn their thoughts to
the grave problem of choosing a head
watchdog to guard them for four long
years. cannot help thinking 1t may
aid them in this weighty task to es-
tablish first of all. a negative test of
fitness; whenever the applicant for
the job is viewed with particular
favor by the wolves he may well be |
left in his home kennel. The wolves |
be trusted to know what they want |
and to want what the sheep don't |
want. In palmer language no man
nan be safely trusted to take care
hat the laws be faithfully executed
{ he is the choice of and urged by
III or many of those who have oh /
tructed the faithful execution of the
anne laws in the past and whose in
lrence and resources are formidable
obstacles to their faithful execution
cday."
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we, the undersigned Republican
Republican voters Of this county
would respectfully request that pri
mary election be called for such pur
pose by your committee at an earl,
date and prior to the time for the
congressional nomination. said pri
mary election to be conducted unde,
3tile auspices Of your committee
| The petition addressed to the con
! gressional committee was similar tc
! the foregoing. Both these petitions
were numerously signed, by repre-,
sentative citizens, all repub leans, al
though they had been out but a day
or two. The conference lasted nearly
two hours, and resulted In nothing.
The situation was thoroughly gone
into and the demand by the Republi-
can voters for primary was strongly
set forth by the citizens committee;
brt Messrs. Miller and Wood de.
clined to yield anything whatever.
Chairman Wood of the county com
mittee, said be would call q meeting
OF the committee some time after the
governor had called the election. to
act upon the call. His committee
would be guided by the reeommenda.
tions or orders of the congressional
committee, which would probably in.
dicate how the candidate should be
MI Miller. of the congressional
committee, said he would favor prisI
mary election when there was a pri
mary election law, but not at present
Asked whether or not he would pre-
sent the petitions of the Cairo voters
to the congressional committee when
L met to determine upon the method
oil choosing a candidate, Mr.. Miller
would not reply.
The committee of citizens came
away thoroughly satisfied that the
party committees, both county and
congressional, are determined that
here shall be no primary election.
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REPUBLICAN Committeeman
REFUSE PRIMARY ELECTION
Delegation Of Representative. Republicans Hold
Two-Hour Conference Presenting--Stronq
Petitions Ignored

Last night conference was held
between citizens who desire primary
election called to choose the Republi
can candidate for congress, and mem
bers of the Republican county and
congressional central committees,
with view to reaching an agreement
upon the matter at issue. The con-
ference was held in the Board Of
Trade rooms over the Alexander
County National bank. There were
present Sidney B. Miller of the con-
gressional central committed and
Walter Fl. Wood chairman of the
county central committee. and eight
gentlemen representing the citizens
who ask that a primary election be
held, namely: John S, Aisthorpe,
Paul G. Schuh. Mr.. Whitney of the
Singer Mfg. CO.; MIR. Cannon OF the
Cannon Box Co.; Thos. A. Fuller,
Jos. Curry, w. J. Johnston, j. B.
Magee, G. s. Carey The eight gen.
tlenen last named We're appointed atl
4 larger meeting held several nights
before, at which 1t was decided TO cir
onlate petitions asking the county
county and congressional central
committees to call a primary electionI
for the selection of candidate to |
succeed the late Congressman Smith. |
This committee was to present the
petitions to the representatives of the |
central committee and ask that the |
request be complied with.
The petition addressed to the coun-
ty central committee read as follows: |
1T appearing that there will be two
or more candidates for the Republi-
can nomination for member of con
grcss from this. the Twenty-fifth con-
gressional district from this county,
and believing that Alexander county
can secure this nomination by the
united efforts Of her Republican
voters aud for the purpose Of letting I
such voters determine their choice
frafh 'the local candidates,
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-22
TAFT ISSUES oRpERs.

Washington. Dec. II. Secretary
Taft today called at the White House
and conferred with the president
briefly about the situation in Gold
field. New, the result of his visit
being the issue of an order to the
commander OF the Department oi
California providing for the formal
execution Of the decision of the
president announced in his telegram
to Governor Sparks yesterday to with
draw the regular troops from Gold
field on Both inst.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-22
STATE is SATISFIED
With Case Against Pettibone-ThinL
Il Stronger Than Hsy~ood's-
States Evidence Concluded.

Boise. Idaho. Dec. 21.-with the ex
ception of the examination of two
colored witnesses which Senator
Porah announced would not consume
more than an hour. the state tods,
concluded the presentation Of its evi
dence at the trial OF George A. Petit
bone for the murder Of Ex-Governor
Frank Steunenburg. The counsel for
the state tonight stated they we're
well satisfied with the case and re-
garded IT as much stronger than that
presented against Haywood.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-22
FAREWELL RECEPTION
rendered Delegates to Central Amer.
ican Peace Conference BY Presi-
dent Roosevelt al White House.

Washington. Dec. 21.-A farewell
reception was rendered this afternoon
by President Roosevelt to the dele
gates TO the Central American Peace
Conference. who we're received in the
east room of the White House each
being introduced BY Secretary Root.
The president made no address but
greeted each relegatcs personally and
cordially.
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SPARKS MAKES
An EXPLANATION
or ACT IN ASKING PRESIDENT
70 SEND TROOPS To
GoLpFiELD.
FEARED TROUBLE NEAR
And Funston Thought Troops Came
None Too soon--FormaI Order
Issued For Removal Of n
the Troops. VI

Reno Nev., Dec, 21.---From his bed
to-day, Governor Sparks who Is very
sick, made an explanation Of his act
LIN asking President Roosevelt to send
troops TO Goldflcld He says he be
lieved from advices received from
confidential agents In Goldfeid that
trouble was imminent; that "dyna
mite had been stolen from the mines
that the miners were armed and pre-
pared for trouble, and picketlng Of the
mines had prevented men from work:
ing damaging property, and that the
sheriff and other civil authorities
were unable to cope with the situa4
tion.' He says that he made these
facts known to the president when
he asked for the troops.
He insists that he had reason to
fear that here would be trouble un.
less troops were brought In. An Int
vcstigation, he says. developed great
fear among the people OF Goidfield;
that there was an organized band Of
high graders and that 1t was i'm.
possible to secure the conviction OF
these ore thieves that the miners
possess 1000 rifles. He says that
General Funston expressed the opin-
Ion that the troops had arrived none
s - A !. Y.
understand that he endorsed the rcs
quest for troops. The governor
thinks the president acted upon the
advice OF the commission sent from,
Washington, whose investigation Ne
thinks. was incomplete. The governor
believes the president has raasl6 i
'srrtuss s,nist M !. sit n sIHs t1x n
troops but hb}c \ AK
violence and resulting bloodnh9sl
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-22
BILL MEETS DISFAvOR
Confederate Veterans Of Birmingham,
Ala, Do Not Want to Be Pen
stoned BY Government.

Birmingham. Ala. Dec. Clamp
Hardee of the United Confederate
Veterans, of this city. today by q
unanimous vote went on record in op
position to the bill introduced by
Congressman Hobson providing for
pensioning Confederate soldiers by
the federal government. The camp
does not believe such bill will ever
become law. and that there is dan
ger OF II reviving the bitterness of the
late war.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-22
NOT TO USE But
EXHIBIT POWER
ls FLEET SAILING TO PACIFIC,
SAYS GOVERNOR cuMMiNs,
OF IOWA.
UNQUALIFIED APPROVAL
Expressed BY Him, at Annual Ban.
quet Of New England Society Of
the Oranges Interesting
Talk on Trusts.

n New York, Dec. 2l.--In all address
Tat the anniaf banquet If the New
England Society sof the Oranges, a
i Orange, ". j.. tonight, chm Barrett
ldirector Of the Bureau OF Americat
iRepublics, characterized the Centra
lAmerican Peace Conference Just con
Icluded at ashington, as "one OF thu
most important international gather
iings ever assembled in the Western
Hemisphere, If not In the world" He
said the yoncention between these re
publics was the most progressive
step toward the absolute arbitration
lof disputes Of nations that has been
irecorded In history
! Governor Cummins. Of Iowa. the
principal speaker at the annual dinner
lof the society, declared sthe American
lieet now steaming to the-Pacific coast
would be welcomed by. all great ma.
tions OF the world before it again an,
Ichored in New York harbor. Speak.
ling to the TOAST 9Aref we pilgrims
still2' Cummins referring to the Pa
|cific fleet, said s%
Il am not discussing the wisdom of
the pilgrimage, although it is the pur-
pose that meets my unqualified ap.
proyal These pilgrims have gone not
to coerce but to convince. not to use
power, but to exhibit power, and be.
fore they rest again In the harbor OF
New York they will have been vel
coined by all the great nations of
earth"
Cummips speaking of the attitude OF
the legislatures towards corporations,
said;
W.T. I: hsEgls 4 4 belief gaslal.lGss u il some
places tllas Give pSsoiplE uf ilie country
and especially the people Of the west.
have gone mad In crusade against
railway investment. 1t is not so. On
the contrary there is not a shadow of
rancor or hostility In the course they
have taken,
The tendency toward monopIy or
substantial monopoly is as swift as
It is natural Within limits consist.
ent with effective competition, great
corporations should be encouraged
not denounced; but the moment one
OF them grows strong enough to dom
mate business in which 1t Is engaged
and to exclude all rivals, It becomes
dangerous as a spirit OF anarchy
There ase a few men who have
fallen into this unfortunate habit of
denouncing the master spirits. who
have accumulated fortunes, but they
have no constituency. The man who
wins In the struggle for supremacy, if
he wins fairly, Is entitled to the fruits
Of his victory, no matter what may be
said Of his endeavor: and while he
nay excite envy. he will always ex.
.ort admiration. There are a few nfen
who see in every advocate a change
md progress of demagogue, but they
10 not speak for the people and their
'oices should be drowned In a current
" sober thought and noble partrio.
ism"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-22
STRIKE IS IMMINENT
Miners in Four Kentucky Counties
viii Quit IL Uniform Scale is Not
Effected.

indianapolis. Ind. Dec. 2l.-The
National Executive Board of the U1i.
ted Mineworkers Of America today or
dered strike January ! IN Webster.
Union. Christian and Hopkins Coun-
ties. Kentucky, unless the operators
pay the same scale now paid in the
Western District Of Kentucky.
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SURVEYORS ARRESTED.

Helena Mont. Dec. 40. c. Dai
las. chief clerk. and J. ID. Mcleod. al
the head of the survey department
q the United Statcs surveyor gen
erals Office II this city. were ar
rested today On indictments charging
corgery and conspiracy TO defrsud
the government
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-22

FOR HOLIDAYS
bY BOTH HOUSES or THE
UNITED STATES CON-
cREss.
MEASURES INTRODUCED
At Last Session Dealing With Several
Important Subjects--currency
Legislation Gets Some
Attention.

il Washington, Dec 21.--Aftcr being
I'm session about twenty minutes the
house today adjourned until January
t6. Proceeding were enlivened by n
Ibrief but fiery speech by Gaines of
Tennessee, who criticised the house
flor Its inaction and FOR taking such
la long recess at time when we
Ishould have gone to Wall Street and
threatened the thieves and turned
back to honest people their earnings
Gaines was preceded by Hepburn, OF
Iowa, who protested against what he
said was the indiscriminate way In
which committees were given author
| ity to sit during the session of the
mouse, thereby causing members to bs
immune from arrest In case 1t became
necessary to secure a quorum. The
Iprotests Of both men, however, were
unayailing.
The senate today passed bill sus-
pending during 1907 the requirement.
that miners shall do at least 800
worth of work annually during the
period In which their claims are being
perfected.
Cullom introduced joint resoiu-
tion proposing an amendment to the
constitution limiting the terms OF
president and vice president to six
years and prohibiting reelection for
q second term.
| The senate adjourned until Janr
larry Q. n
| The senate today passed without
fasur1runrnt thAa 1irficienry nsspxapfias.
tion bill which had previously passed
the house, appropriating $4,000 to re.
place seeds burned In the agricultural
department warehouse In this city
November 6 last.
Senator SCOTS bill providing for
buildings in Washington for the de
partments of state, justice and com
merce and labor, were reported on IA
vorably to the senate today from the
committees of public buildings and
grounds.
Adair, OF Indiana, today introduced
In the house a bill making 1t the duty |
Of the secretary of the treasury on the |
irst of July. October. January and
April of each year to receive bids |
from national banks applying to re.
ccive deposits Ton call) Of surplus |
moneys in the United States treasury |
and to award such deposits to the
highest bidder. Under terms of the |
bill the secretary Is authorized to |
also make four months time deposits
inder certain conditions. In all cases |
where the government funds are
awarded for deposit the successful ap |
plicant is required to furnish security !
according to. the existent laws.
A bill providing (, security TO deposi- |
tors OF banks and for pregeusion CT |
boarding Of currency" was introduced
today by Senator Owen. OF Oklahoma.
1t fixes tax upon all deposits and
from the fund thus created provides
for the payment in full of all deposi.
tors when a bank is declared insol-
vent. The secretary of the treasury is
directed to maintain fund OF one
million dollars in treasury
notes which may be loaned upon
bonds to ninety per cent OF their
value K
.fjse bill provides that advances
rom it shall be charged for at the
ate cf six per cent for the first four
months and thereafter at the rate c
II eight per cent. Il
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STRIKE THREATENED.

Philadelphia. Pa. Dec. 21.-Tae To-
cal unicn Of street railway employees
tonight decided to strike within forty
eight hours unless the company
grants the demands Of the men for
higher wages aHd radiustment CT
hours.
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NOTED MINSTREL DIES.

Philadelphia. Dec sT-wHIianl II.
Rice one Of the best knswn MINISTRIES
IL the United States. Is dead. aged SC.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-22

DOING a LITTLE BETTER than
your advertisement promises will
prove to be paying asset. But under
any circumstances back up the advcr-
tlserent by your actions.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25

tended it, there was most perceptble. note of
satire in her voice Then, with her face set
she quilted the boudor. She 100, like Norah
was approaching the end of her physical resources
And the young married pair, in deep mourning
left in the boudor, and Millicent in deep
mourning, fastened along the corridor, going she
knew not whittier. Then, just as she was passing
it. door opened, and Emile Berger came out of
his She started violently.
How you frightened mel" she exclaimed.
He smiled gently and shook hands. I'm
sorry" he said
You came down with Maurice and-and Norah:"
she asked
Yes
You have been helping Maurice"
Yes"
How could YOU" she passionately demanded
and burst into tears.
Emile Berger gravely took her hand again, and
she let it rest in his Il understand what you feel
he said in low voice - all sympathy with
you. But when has friend he has duty.
Maurice decided definitely to marry in secret He
called me to help him. l helped him. What would
you have l said to myself that perhaps he was
wrong. But he is my friend, and he resolved
"Wrong!" murmured Millicent, wiping her eyes.
Listen" said Emile persuasively. There is
only one thing to do. You must accept it. You
must forgive. In considering Maurices mental dis
tress, which forced him to act SO, you must forgive
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Imagine what he must have suffered in the suffer-
ing of Norah"
There authority we'll persuasion. in
his tone. Millcent gazed up at him, and the first
inception of a sad smile lighted her face. NO
doubt you right" she said with her lips
Her humid eyes said what the eyes of every
woman will say day or another to him who is
strong enough. They said to Emile more plainly
than speech, You indeed a mani" And
though he in the midst of grief and much
grieved himself, it was the happiest moment of
Emile's life.
Immediately afterward they both saw Maurice
and his wife leave Milcent's toudoir and disappear
down the corridor in the opposite direction.
Alone with Norah in the boudoir, Maurice had
said gently, l must go outside and think
And Norah without a word had risen swiftly
from the sofa and gone after him. She followed him
out to the terrace. She looked at him plain
lively, beseechingly. He the master of that
superb demesne, and she his lawful wife. Yet
she felt like interloper like who had no right
to be there-she who had the power, if she chose,
to say to every other woman in the house. Col!
Poor little thingi" said Maurice.
Her heart lightened never so slightly. And she
said to herself, steeling her determination, Now
is the ti1nei"
Without more words Maurice descended from
the terrace toward the level of the lake. and Norah
kept by his side. He medtating upon exactly