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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-28
VESSEL STANDS
POWERFUL TEST
TURRET OF MONITOR FLORIDA
PEPPERED WITH STEEL
PROJECTILES.
GREAT STRENGTH SHOWN
To Be Massed in American Turret
Construotfon--Ham Roads
Scene of Spirited Naval
Demonstration.

! Old Point Comfort, Va, May 81
/ The biggest naval gun, the heayiest
/ projectile and highest explosive
known, combined with close range
and deadly aim, were today allowed
to work their full havoc on the turr, t
plate OF the monitor Florida The re,
suit is declared to be victory r
turrett construction and this nctwith-
standing the eleven-inch harlele |
steel plate was blackened, broken,
the seams of the turret sprung and
rivets and screws looscned AMI
twisted.
1t was five minutes after the ter
rible impact that the finly balanced
mechanism of the turret was being
worked with perfect ease, and the
12-inch gun on the left side was
trained at will Inside the turret
whore stand the gunner and gun crew
the havoc was much less apparent
than from the outside Examination
showed that of the many delicately
adjusted Instruments for fire control
sighting and operating the turret
few If any were out of working order
Then followed futile attempt to
destroy the newly designed fighting
mast on the stern of the Florida.
After five shots had gone through it
the mast stood firm.
Forty shots would not bring 1t
down and no enemy would waste am.
munition and time shooting at il"
was the expert comment.
1t was predicted that all the new
ships will be, equipped with masts of
this design The story of the shoot
ing up' of the Florida by the Arkan-
sas however. is not contained in this
stateemnt OF the results. It was an
event in which the keen edge of eX
pectations was not dulled by realiza-
tion.
Rear admiras and brigadier gen
erals together with their juniors.
scurried under the protected decks
and then hoped out again as quickly
to look for the damage done by the
boom and roar they had felt and
heard The scene of real war
demonstration was Hampton Roads.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-28
SABBATH SCHOOL WORK.
Contribution Increased $24,276 Last
Year-Great Increase of Workers.

Fcdf-SFSdN iUCICdSt OI WOThSiSs
The report OF the Board OF Pubica.
ton and Sabbath School work stated
that work previously begun had beer
carried on with no abatement of vigor,
while the sphere of service had it been
enlarged by entering upon new fields
of usefulness. Among these the most
prominging are the opportunities for
Sabbath School missions opened by
the Union with the Cumberland
church, and the far-reaching realm of
influence afforded by the new work
for the young people, which the gener-
al assembly instructed the board to
undertake.
The development of old work and
the taking up OF new work has neCes.
sarily increased the missionary expen-
ditures, the total amount being $751;
70i. The year began with a debt of
$5G07. but closed with credit bal
ance OF $3.50. Contributions amount,
ing TO S1G0.971 We're received, an in
crease of S2I27G, nearly eighteen per
cent over last year This was the
largest amount of contributions anl
the largest increase OF any year in the
history of the board.
THE board has at work 1877 Sab.
bath School Missionaries and 20 col
porturs laboring within the bounds of
30 snyods and l20 Presbyteries, There
were 73S new Sabbath Schools organ
lied and 279 revived, making a total
of 1917 into which were gathered g.,
3G6 officers and teachers and 32,9G7
scholars. The Missionaries have en-.
couraged and otherwise aided 1881
Sabbath Schools which are under their
care, these schools have a membership
of 1886"
THE sales of books and tracts were
s2S7 .204. and of periodicals s433,7S2.
The net profits of the pear We're 500.
993 The capital is now s297.200 The
aggregate publications for the year
were 59,436, ,40G"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-28
WOMAN MAKES
GREAT RECORD
TRIP ACROSS CONTINENT IN Az
TOMOBiLE-ARRIVED AT NEW
YORK YESTERDAY 25Ia DAYS
FROM Los ANGELES.

New York, May 27-Mrs, Jacob II.
Murdoch, of Johnstown, Pa, the
|nist woman that ever endured an an
tomobile trip across the continent,
reached Sixty-siyth street and Broad
way this afternoon, sun burnt. thirsty
and rather tired, but in splendid
health.
The Packard car, in which the Muir
dock party made their remarkable trip
arrived at the end of its journey at
2:07 p. m, having made the run from
Los Angeles In twenty-five and half
days OF actual running, and thirty
two days. five hours and twenty-five
minutes gross,
This feat beats the trans-continental
record for car piloted by single
crew. The odometer showed that b.
G93.3 miles had been covered.
The best previous record across the
continent for a single crew ear belong
ed to l.. l.. Whitman, whose time was
thirty-two days, twenty hours and
twenty-three minutes. made in a
Franklin.
one of the noteworthy features of
this long-distance feat was the fact
that Mr. Murdoch drove only by day
did not ride on the five Sundays that
the trip covered, and lay over two days
en- route.
Mr. Murdoch left Los Angeles at
8 80 a. m, on April "a. He reached
Ney, on the eth; Ogden,
Utah, on May ., Chicago on May l6.
and Johnstown. his home, on the 22d
there two days.
The party from Los Angeles consist
ed of Mr. and Mrs Murdoek, their
Miss Lillian, aged Is, an
other daughter, Alice, aged II, son,
James, Ir., aged 10; Peter j. Spalud-
ing. a lawyer OF Evanston, Wyo,, and
Mr.. Murdock's mechanielan, Phillip de
Maynard.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-28
c. D. P. PLATFORM
AT LEAST A TENTATIVE DRAFT
WILL BE PREPARED IN
WASHINGTON.
Roosevelt, Taft and Leading RepubI-
cans in Both Houses viii Take
Part in Conferences on Sub
ject Next Week.

Washington. May 27.-At least 4
tentative draft of the Republican Ma.
tional platform will be prepared in
Washington. Already arrangements
are being made for conferences on the
subject. The likelihood is that con
ferences will be held here next week
and that by the time the delegates to
Chicago. declaration of principle 8
will have ben whipped into shape and
tucked away in the inside pockets If
the prospective members of the com.
mittee on resolutions.
Participating in the platform con
terences will be President Roosevelt.
Secretary Taft and leading Republi.
cans in both branches OF congress.
Arthur l. Vorys Of Ohio. manager of
Secretary Taft's campaign, is in Wash
ington comforting with Taft It is
expected that Wade II Ellis. attorney
general of Ohio. who is one of the del
egates-at large from that state, Will
have part in the preparation of the
platform.
He drew the tariff revision plank Of
the platform adopted by the Republi.
cans Of Ohio at their state convention
and it is anticipated that a somewhat
similar declaration respecting the
tariff will be adopted at Chicago. par,
ticularly if the forces of Secretary
Taft should control the convention.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-28
ENTERTAINMENT
FOR FALL|fRES
SITS IN KING EDWARDS BOX AND
HEARS MELBA AND TETRAZ-
ZINI SING AT CONVENT GAR
DEN, LONDON.

London May 27.-Covcnt Garden
was resplendent tonight in brilliant
decoration In honor of the coming of
the king and queen of England, and
the president Of France. 1t was gala
opera night by the kings command
and MeIba and Tetlazzini sang.
On the arrival of the royal party the
audience rose enmasse. the orchestra
playing the French national anthem.
NJ Fallieres was the first to enter the
royal box He was followed by King
Edward and Queen Alexandra, the
Prince and Princess of Wales and 9th
Ter members of the royal family. The
Queen was attired in black. her cor
sage being encrusted with diamonds.
II was as ubject Of general remark
that President Fallieres looked ex-
tremely fatigued He sat silent
throughout almost the entire perform
ance.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-28
NO MPTAT|ON
TO VANDERBILT
is BERLIN DIPL oMATiC POST
DIDN'T KNOW KAISER WANT
ED HIM AMBAssAUoR-GLAp
OF HIS FRIENDSHIP.

New York, May 27.--Corne'ius Van
derbilt, in an interview today, re-
pudiated all desire to enter diplomatic
life. He said he had no desire to be
ambassador to Rome and had no de-
signs on the position now held by
Dr. David Jayne IIill at Berlin, al
though his relations with Kaiser Will
helm have always been very cord al.
Il dent expect to be made ambas-
salor to Rome. and don't know that
would take the job if il were offered
to me" said Mr. Vanderbilt. who has
Just returned from a cruise across
the Atlantic on his yacht, the North
star.
When told that the German en-
peror wanted him as ambassador to
Berlin, and that 1t was understood
that Washington refused to accede
to the imperial request, Mr. Wander
bilt laughingly said:
81 had not heard the rerOrt. II
true, | am sure it was very nice of
the kaiser, But | might not prove
such a dc-&1able ambassador after ]
was appointed. However, wish
that you would announce that | am
not a candidate for either post"
Mr.. Vanderbilt -as asked If he
had seen Lipton's Shamrock when on
the other side.
81 did not" SO said. Anyhow. this
boat cannot be a cup challenger being
only seyenty-five feet on the water
line. To try for the cup the chal-
lenger must have a length of ninety
feet"
u should not be surprised if he did
bring over the Shamrock" said Mr.
Vanderbilt In that event he could
compete in the races either Of the
Eastern or the Brooklyn Yacht clr bs
But do not know his plans"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-28
CHURCH COLLEGES.
Board Urges That Connection Between
Church and Colleges Be Maintained.

The Board has made an unceasing
effort that only christian men and
women should occupy the chairs of its
colleges. II has insisted that this was
demanded by the very nature of the
christian college. As asmall college,
its first characteristic was likely to
be the personal influence exerted over
the students by each professor. The
results have been very gratifying.
Careful statistics show a total of 9i3
faculty members. with 902 of these.
or almost 96 per cent members in good
standing of evangelical churches. Most
of those. moreover. who are not pro-
Tossing christians. are those who are
locally connected with the institutions
as teachers in the non-scholastic de-
partments.
within the past year some of the
institutions that have long been con-
nected officially with the church have
felt that it was wise for them. from
the point of view of material provis-
ion, TO change the existing relations
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-28

and to secure such notifications OF
their character as would give them
selfperpetuating boards of trustees
and thus remove from them official
connection with the church. The
board believes that this is A thcr-
oughly mistaken policy, and that ii
viii have results in the rife Of the
institutions that those who had se-
cured the changes have been turthest
from intending.
The board urges upon the colleges
of the churh to remain in an official
relation with it. 1t has very strong
hope that the time will come when
this official relation win not preclude
the colltge from any material advant-
age; but, whether this plan comes or
not, it believes that the spiritual ra
suits OF a church Connection are tGo
great to be sacrificed for any mater.
ial advantage.
The board has adopted a policy
which it believes will meet the full
approval of the church. Hereafter it
will only cooperate with institutions
that are able TO give some real guar
antee of the continued christianity Of
their educational work
The results of the financial efforts
have been most encouraging, but there
is still very much land to be pos
sessed
Seventeen colleges have lest lit
tie in the number of preparatory stu
dents, but twenty-six have gained more
than eighteen per cent over last year
Ten colleges report a slight loss of
college students, but forty institutions
have gained eighteen per cent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-28
-FOUR KILLED AND
FOUR INJURED IN
OKLAHOMA TORNADO

Guthrie Okla. May 27.-FOnr per
swept through Alfalfa county near
Ashby last night The storm swept
path half a mile wide through Al
falfa county for several miles. every
thing in the path of the storm being
swept away. 1t had sufficient for
to pull pumps out of wells and break
bones in the bodies of live stock
The dead are Peter Rudy. aged IS
his wife. aged So his daughter aged
-. and his son aged IL.
Mrs. Frank Ice and little daughter
and Mrs. Parker and baby near In
gersoll. Okla, were dangerously ln-
iured
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-28
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Twenty ght Mssions-12o Hospitals
Treated 100000 Patients.

Treated 100000 Patients.
The year has been a'successful one
Sixty-four new missionaries We're sent
out The receipts from all sources
were $1,3l4.2315l--the largest amount
ever received in a single year Owing
! to the extra demands. however, on the
foreign field, the year closed with a de.
{ felt of $l05,000
The board has % missions located
in Africa, China, India, Japan, Korea
Mexico, Persia, Philippine Islands,
Siam. Laos. Brazil. Chile, Columbia
Guatemala, Syria. and among the Chi
nese, Japanese and Koreans in the
United States. II has l4S principal
stations, 2.000 out stations, 9G3 mis-.
sionaries, over 5000 native workers,
III schools from the primary to the
University, Z printing presses which
last year printed 139,2Gl ,403 pages.
About 12O hospitals and dispensaries,
which treated more than 100000 ua-
tients last year,
There are 81, i07 communicants
more than 10000 being added during
the year, The contribution of the field
from native sources in gold, amounted
to $296, 6,055.S5--the largest sum ever
received from the native christians in
the more than 10 years history. of the
board.
The significant events of the year
are found in the rapid developement
of self-support. This is shown by the
large offerings of the native churches.
In some missions, such as the Laos
mission. and the Korea, the native
churches are almost entirely self.sup
porting. In other missions as in
Africa. nearly all the churches are
self-suppOrting.
The evangelistic spirit of the ma
tive churh In Korea this is remark
able The addition to the native
church on confession of faith were 3.
42l. This does not take into account
the large number of catechumens, Or.
those who have renounced their heath
enism and professed Christ, and one
receiving instructions preparatory to
be received into the church. This
large ingathering is due almost wholly
to the zeal. earnestness and favor of
the native christians. In the Philip
pine islands. nearly 2,100 adults have
been received into the Presbyterian
churches. The growth is remarkable
After eight and half years of service,
there are fifty Presbyterian churches
one hundred congregations, between
two and three hundred native helpers,
and teachers and some 5000 com
The native church in the
Philippines has shown zeal and earn
estness and evangelistic fervor
There has been an increased inter
est in the home land. In February a
great Mems Convention was held at
which some 1000 registered delegates,
each paying his own way, were pres
ent, and deliberated for three days oil
the best method for arousing interest
in foreign missions among the men
of the church. The sale of Mission
Study textbooks. the demands for mis-
sion literature, the commendation of
missions by such men as Hon. James
Bryce. Hon. William Taft, Hon, VIM
J. Bryan and Mr., We Tang Fang have
given an impetus to foreign missions
such as it has never had before. 1t
has ceased to be fashionable TO sneer
at foreign missions"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-28
THOUSAND MEN LET OUT.

Topeka, Kas., May 27-An ordee
was tonight put into effect by the
Santa Fe suspending the work of all
but apprentices in the several depart
ments of the local shops. About l.
600 men are said to be out of emf
plOyment.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-28
SMELL PAID FOR
LOVE AFFAIRS
MA5ELLE WAS PROVIDED FOR -
GOT AL THE MONEY SHE
WANTED.
ECCENTRIC CHARACTER
OF Old Man Related-Wouid Swear
One Minute and Then Go Through
House Singing Religious
Hymn.

Clinton H., May Pit was ladies'
lday in the Smell trial While the let
tiers of Mabellt Smell Mcnamara were
not read to the jury as expected. four
women took the witness stand to tell
new details of the relationss between
Mabclle and Col. Thomas Smell.
Mrs. Hanna Smell widow OF Tom
Smells favorite sou. was the star wit.
ness The colonel lived In her hom
for more than fifteen years and she
knew a lot about those characteristics
that have made the old man famous
in this case. She Z scribed some of
the ineonSl ttucles OF the eolenel's
condpGr Sometimes she felt callei
apon to rebuke him for his profanity
and at other times he wouM arouse this
household In the middle OF the might
by walking the floor of his room aud
[singlng Am a Soldier MI tlla crnss \
One witness had testifEed that the
colonel told him he had spent as much
as $500 to $1,000 a night on women.
Mrs Smell testified that when her son
Harry was married the old man rented
a dress suit for Mabelle SMELLS brother
to wear.
Had Private Letter Box.
Mrs Smell said the colonel often
abused her, calling her pauner anl.
once he struck her on the nose Gauss
ing 1t to bleed. On erossexaminationI
when she was asked II In these tin i
with the colonel she did not give him
as good as he sent, she stfaightenei
up and said: A j
II tried" ~
He had n private box In the post
office" said the witness. "and sen.
my man for those letters OF his four
or ilye times a day II said anything
to him when he was reading them he
told me to go on about my business"
The old man told her of the trips he
taken aud was going to take with Ma
belle, his reputed grandniece He took
her to Florida and to st. Louis and
Chicago She said Mabele was very
affectionate to the colonel, but 1T
times became irritable.
A Diamond Sunburst.
"1he colonel told me Mabelle would
have to be Invited to my sons wed
ding or he would not 60" said the
witness He said Mabelle would ba
the best dressed woman there Ma
belle went, and on the train sus
gested to her it was not good taste 10
wear diamond sunburst. and the col
onel laughed and said: oh. that's all
right | rented that for the occasion.
1t cost me s400 to rig her up for this.
gave Mabelle a check that was not
The colonel told Mrs. Smell when he
large enough to suit her she would
tear il to bits and throw It in his face
81 asked him what he would do
then, said Mrs Smell "and he replied,
oh, / would make ont bigger one 4"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-28
BAILEY HAD CONTROL.

Fort Worth. Tex. May 27.-Friends
Of United States Senator Bailey con
trolled the state Democratic onventinn
here today. Delegates to Denver were
chosen. 4 platform was adopted de
claring for Bryan first. last and all the
time
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-28
BRITISH AERoNAur's FEAT.

Ghent. May 27.-Henry Farman,
British aeronaut. today made two
flights Of LOCO metres In his aero
plane. This is the greatest distance
yet accomplished in a straight line.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-28
First Look 70 the Home,

It Is right to begin with the ooliga-
tons o. home: while those are over
looked and neglected, no other duties
can possibly be substituted for them.
Charles Dickens.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-28
NINE EXPLOSIONS DEAD.

Lisbon. Ohio. May 27.--In a mine
explosion at Salinesville today three
men were killed outright and one
man killed by a falling pipe after he
had been dragged out of the mine
by rescgers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-28

The Bulletin has the largest eircu-
latioR and the best circulation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
T# GIAR1gRS
MsB&za$s

Chicago=Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to S6.25; hogs, prime heavy, $500
to $4.65: sheep, fair to choice. $500
to $500; wheat, No. 2, Csc to 99c;
corn. No. 2, 6Oc to Gle: oats, standard,
SIC to 53c: rye, No. =, SAC to Soc; hay,
timothy, $3.50 to $500; prairie, $500
to 1920; butter, choice creamery. 25c
to 2Sc: eggs. fresh, 20c to DC; potatoes,
pr bushel, 65c to 73c.
Indianapolis-Cattle, shipping. $500
to 1913; hogs, good to choice heavy,
$3.50 to $4.60; sheep, common to prime,
$500 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2. 99c to
s1.OO; corn. No. 2 white, SIC to SOC; oats,
No. 2 white, 51c to 53c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to 5000: hogs,
800 to S4.60: sheep. $500 to $500;
wheat, No. 2, $1.O5 to S1.O6; corn. No. 2,
64c to Gao; oats. No. 2, sic to SIC; rye,
No. 9, SIC to SAC.
Cincinnati-Cattle. $500 to 1915;
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
1925; wheat. No. 2, S1.O1 to $1.02: corn.
No. 2 mixed, 90 to Coo; oats. No. 2
mixed, sic to 53c; rye. No. 2, SIC to SEC.
Detroit-Cattle, S4.0o to $500: hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep. $3.50 to $50;
wheat, No. .. $1O1 to S1.02: corn. No. 3
yellow, 64c to 65c: oats. No. , white,
SIC to 55c; rye, No. ., SIC to SEC.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 northern,
$1.O9 to Sill; corn, No. 3, 5Sc to 60c;
oats, standard. 53c to 54c: rye. No. !,
Sic to S3c; barley, No. 2, 93c to 95c;
pork, mess, $11.90.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers.
S4.O0 to $50; hogs, fair to choice, $3.50
to $3.50; sheep, common to good mixed,
s400 to 1928; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 70 S7.6O.
New York-Cattle, $500 to $500;
hogs, $3.50 to $5.15; sheen, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, $1O0 to S103,
corn, No. 2, 64c to 65c; oats. natural
white. SIC to soc: butter. creamery, 27c
to Soc; eggs. western, 23c to PC.
Toledo-Wheat, No. = mixed. Csc to
$1.00; corn, No. 2 mixed, SIC to 59c:
oats. No. 2 mixed, 52c tc 54c: rye. No.
2, see to SAC; clover seed. prime, SLIGO.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

The diagram shows how nearly 200
school children lost their hives in the
horror at North CollinwOod, Ohio.
From the description of eye witnesses
the artist has graphically pictured this
terrible child tragedy. Marching in
line after the sound of the fire drill
bell. the children saw a tongue of flame
shoot up from the basement. The chill
dren occupying the four rooms on the
ground floor escaped. The flames cut
off exit by the front stairway for those
on the second and third floors. Those
on the second o rushed for the rear
stairway and attempted to escape
through the ear door. The door open
ed inwardly, and in their wild rush the
children piled upon one another in
front of the door. S~hrieking, they
surged down the stairs, whirling, trip
ping. dropping, then falling headlong
to the landing, where the outside door,
opening, alas, inward, caught them. In
almost the twinkle Of an eye a CHASTITY
pile of trampled, mangled %innocents
grew. piled high between stairs and
door. All escape from the third floor
was cut off. Then the fire and the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

The cabinet factory of Edward Il. .Jor-
dan & Co., in Brooklyn, was totally s.-
stroyed by fire, causing a loss of Sinn.NU.
The entire east side of the business sec-
ton of Russellville, Ala. was DESTROYED
by fire. The loss is estimated al s4a.OO0.
The New York society which was -,rm-
ed for the purpose of erecting a monu-
ment to the late Deputy Chief Charles
Kruger of the fire department, who was
killed recently in the discharge of his
duty, reports a gift of $1,000 from J..
Pierpont Morgan.
Fire at Ellinwood, Kan- destroyed the
Mangelsdorf grocery and dry goods store.
the Opera House block, the drug store Of
j. c. McCracken and an ~unoccupicd store
room. Loss $4,000.
1t was announced by Santa Fe officials
at Phoenix. Ariz.. that President Ripley
had rescinded his orders stopping new
railroad construction in so far as the
| Arizona and California railroad is affect
ed.
Matthew Astor Wilks, a great-grandson
of the first John Jacob Astor, whose re-
ported engagement to Miss Sylvia Green,
daughter of Hetty Green, caused a futter
Of excitement in New York, said There
is absolutely no foundation for the story.s