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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-06

More than likely during the nexl
several weeks, the records OF the
|county and city will be gone over and
statistics will be presented to show
THAT there have been an undue mum
Der OF Remedies here in a given term
|of years. Explanations will be offer
ed and an effort will be made To
place the blame and to find remedy
which will seem piaus'
'ible to many and absolutely correct to
not a few and suggestions which viii
be urged upon all as sure panacea
for evil in nearly every form.
1t is important to keep in mind how
ever, that any inquiry instituted on
these lines should~he dispassionate and
fair, with the sole purpose of ascer
the truth without regard
to whom II may hurt or whom 1t may
Justify; for only in this way can the
real cause OF any evil condition be
discovered. and 1t is only by discover
ing the real cause that an effective
can be applied.
So much for the beam in this
eye" How 1t got there
and the best way to remove IL, VIII be
subjects OF future dissertations.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-06
11tll IIr Snnn Gaur tn
lIfritr Obituary nj Maatr
BY EMIL REICH.
Noted Author and lecturer Of Europe.

Contemporary great art consists chiefly Of paint
ing. sculpture and decorative work Architecture IS
more less orphaned by the spirit Of the age Even
the sculptures of foremost artists have the ugly
habit Of remanding Of attempts at writing modern
poetry in Greek Latin, the language OF marble SO lar
ne beautv in repose il concerned is lost.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-06

Advertising in The Bulletin is profit
able to the advertiser because It has
the highest class circulation.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-06

The Cairo Bulletin is the only Cairo
paper with the service OF the Asso-
ciated Press.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
A DIABOLICAL CRIME.
Woman is Murdered and Her Babe
Left to Be Buried.

One Of the most diabolical crimes
ever committed in Gwinnett county,
Ca, was perpetrated in Cater dis
trict, and as a result John Hudson
and Henry Campbell, two negroes,
are In jail at Lawrenceville, Ga.'
charged with murder and arson.
The house Of John Hudson was
found to be on fire, and when neigh
bors came In they discovered the
bodies of Hudson's wife and-three-
months-old baby in the flames.
The bodies were removed from the
burning building, and it was seen at
once that the woman had been muir"
dered by a blow on the head. She
was also stabbed through the heart,
and then also dismembered.
The child was not killed, but was
left to die in the flames. Coroner H.
]. Moon was notified, and after in
vestigating the case ordered the ar
rest of John Hudson and Henry
Campbbell as the murderers.
Sheriff Brown brought the two
negroes Immediately to Lawrence
Vile and placed them in jail.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
PRIVATE BANKERS
Should Be in Jail Says Attorney
General Jackson.

ri have never met, in a like per-
iod, so many men who ought to be
in Jail, as in my recent investigation
of the affairs Of banks that got into
difficulties in the recent panic" said
Attorney General Jackson, Of New
York, In addressing the annual din
ner of the Brownsville board of
trade,A in' Brooklyn, I, Thursday even
Ing.
Comptroller Metz, Bird s. Coler,
and Senator McCarren were among
the 200 Brooklyn business men who
heard him.
"The lawless methods Of those pi-
rate bankers" Mr. Jackson contin-
ued, through deliberate and flag
rant violations OF the trust reposed
In them by depositors, the reckless
use OF other mems money for the
promotion OF their own speculations,
constitute a chapter in the history
OF high finance in this city which
properly can be compared only TO the
operations of the Tweed ring, or the
Traction gang, and which throws a
great light upon the question as to
who Is responsible: for the financial
panic of 1907"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
SOLUTION OF MYSTERY.
New Jerseys Lampblack Swamp
Case to Be Cleared Up.
Her Husband, With Whom She Is
Known to Have Quarreled, Has
Been Charged With Her Death.

Theodore S. Whitmore, Of Brook
lyn, N. Y, has been formerl.' charg-
ed by the new Jersey courts with the
murder Of his wife, Lena Whitmore,
whose dead body was found half
submerged in the Lampblack swamp,
at Harrison, a surburb Of New York,
and which case, until the identity of
the woman had been established,
was one of the most sensational New
York city has ever known. 1t took
ten days of ceaseless work upon the
part Of the entire police and detec-
tive force Of the metropolis before
the dead body was identified as that
of Mrs. Whitmo' hundreds of clews
being run to earth and several iden.
tifications made. But with the one
great mystery as to who the woman
was cleared away, the authorities can
now set to work to find her slayer.
Although Theodore Whitmore, her
husband, is in Jail charged with the
crime, yet it was only by stretching
the law point or two that he was
held. He was known to have quar-
relied with his wife short time be-
fore her dead body was found Christ
mas day, and it was known that 9TH
er men were paying attention to her.
But as sure as the police are that
Whitmore knows something about
the death of his wife, they are just
as certain that he had an accomplice,
but the great question which con-
fronts them is, who is It? The pris-
oner had several mysterious visitors
at that time Of his career, between
Dec. "a and 26, which the police are
trying to account for every minute
Of, but there is a great deal Of spec
ulation as to who these men were.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
PRETTY BOOK AGENT.
A Miner Came Near Marrying His
Own Sister.

A dispatch from Englewood, S. D.,
saws Albert Jackson and Miss Minnie
Burton discovered just before the
day set for their marriage that they
were brother and sister, and they
have gone north to northern Mime
sofa to make search for their moth
er, whom they have not seen since
they were little children.
Jackson is a miner and has been
in the Black Hills for several years
Miss Burton came to the hills six or
seven months ago as a book agent.
The young woman sold the young
miner some books. Jackson fell in
love with her and few weeks ago
asked her to marry him. She con-
sented, and they set day for the
nuptials.
It came to light. jut before the
date set for the wedding that Miss
Burton's real name was Worthlng-
ton, and Jackson's real name was
also Worthington. They had been
adopted when children, taken the
names of their foster parents, and
lost track of each other, neither even
knowing the names of the other un-
til the developments which interrupt
ed their wedding plans.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
STORES ROBBED.
Part Of the Goods Recovered and
Three Negroes Implicated.

The stores Of half dozen mer-
chants at Conway were entered one
night last week and $40 or $50
worth OF goods stolen. Part of the
stolen property was found in sack
underneath the Office of Magistrate
Jailor Bruton.
Three negroes, brothers, were I'M
plicated, two of whom have been ar
rested. One was discovered by some
small boys, the other came to the
iail to see about getting his brother
out. The second negro fought hard
against arrest and tried to shoot
Jailor Brunton.
When searched quart OF Whls-
key and pistol were found on him.
After his trial by the town and SEN
tence to S45 or sixty days, proof or
his conviction with the burglary was
found.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
-FOUR FIREMEN KILLED
By Failing Wall in New York City
Friday.

At New York four firemen were
killed bv FILLING walls in a confla-
grafton which destroyed the Parker
building, 12-story structure, locat-
cd on Fourth avenue between Elgh-
teenth and Nineteenth streets. Twen-
tv-siy others were more or less SER
iously injured by the falling debris
The fire was never under control
and finally burned itself out being
with difficulty confined to the build
ing in which it originated. The loss
is estimated at S1,5OO,0O0. The fire
was one Of the most spectacular as
we'll as disastrous OF recent years,
being marked by heart-rendlng
scenes, sensational escapes and
flashes Of heroic daring.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
NEGRO MOB LUNCHES NEGRO
The Victim Had Sold Them Tickets
to Fake Show.

A message from Selma, \. G., re-
ports the lynching at Pine Level,
Johnson County, Of a strange res1o
at the hands of a negro moo. Inc
strange negro, purporting to lie an
advance agent of a big show, faxed
the negro residents into what turn
ed out to be one-man performance
by the strange darky himself. Gov
ering their heads with guano sacks
the mob entered the negro's board
ing house early next morning, and
took him forcibly to the woods. Ills
bodv was found at daylight on the
Southern Railway tracks. His lden-
titv has not been established.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
ENTONlBED ONE MONTH
But the Three Miners Are Still Well
and Hearty.

A dispatch from Ely, Nev., says
the six inch water pipe through
which air is famed to the three
miners that have been entombed for
a month became bent by the pres
sure of rock and earth at the 800
foot level and for time no air could
be sent to the men. Rescurers, by
redoubling efforts, reached in few
hours the break and repaired the
pipe. The men are still we'll, but
their rescue is yet far OF.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
SWINDLER CAUGHT.
Man Who Collected Money Under
False Pretenscs Held.

G. A. Thurston, who operated IN
Sumter last summer, representing
himself as an agent Of the hnlghts
of Honor, and who got a good little
nile of money and beat his board Dill,
has been caught in Louisville, KY,
and is in Jail there. A photograph
of Thurston has been received IN
Sumter by Sheriff Epperson for lden-
tifcation. Warrants have been sworn
out against Thurston, and when the
Louisville authorities are through
with him, the Sumter county courts
will deal with him. -,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
Killed at Crossing.

Mrs. John r. Reigel, of Kendall,
N. Y. was instantly killed, and two
children riding with her were inJur-
ed, while crossing the Lehigh Valley
railroad tracks at Kendall. Their
two horses were also killed. They
were struck by an extra engine run
ming light.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
Fire nj Ninety-SiX.

Ninety-Six was again visited by a
very disastrous fire Thursday night.
The alarm was sounded about 2.3O
o'clock, when it was discovered that
J. C. Hutchison's store was on nre.
The flames soon spread to the ad-
Joining stores of Rev. A. j. Cauthen
and DR.. w. II. Holland, together with
the Ninety-Six telephone exchange,
the K. of P. Hall and fixtures, DR.. D.
]. McAlhaney's dental office and Hx-
lures,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
SCHOONER WRECKED.
And All But One Of Her Crew
Perish.

dispatch from Norfolk, Va, says
the schooner that went to pieces on
Diamond Shoals last week has been
positively identified as the Leonora
from Round Point, Maine, loaded
with fish scrap, and bound for Char
lesion, S. C. The rescued cook re-
gained consciousness and confirmed
the identification. Wreckage wash
ed ashore bore the name Leonora.
Four bodies were washed ashore
during the day and one Of the crew
is still to be accounted fo:. The lite
savers declare that not even spar
of the wreck remains to show where
the vessel struck.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
fired THE AGENT.
Railroad Officials Must Be Care
full How They Talk.
How the Southern Railway Punish.
ed an Employee for Discourtesy
Towards Its Patrons.

ed an Employee for Discourtesy
Towards Its Patrons.
"Generally citizens who have rea-
son to complain against the rail-
roads or the telephone or Telegraph
companies do plenty of kicking and
incidentally roast the railroad COM
mission pretty thoroughly for. not
requiring better service, instead of
taking the proper course and imn1el
diately notifying the commission in
writing, so that the proper remedy
may be applied" says the Columbia
Record.
Not so, however, with five we'll
known travelling men who happened,
to De az BlacKytile one night during.
the month of November. They prov
ed a gratifying exception. The par
ty were waiting at Blackville for
Southern Railway train, and the
train was late, though posted upon
the bulletin board as on time. The
Southern's ticket agent and operator
was asked for information but de-
clined to furnish. 1t, his replies to
the travelling, mems inquiries being
couched in ,ungracious language and
delivered in a most discourteous
way,
Instead Of. going their way and
grum bling all up and down the divi-
sion about the arrogance Of railroad
agents toward long-suffering pub
lie, etc., these gentlemen promptly
complained in writing to the Rail-
road commission. Each Of them
signed the letter to the commission.
The Railroad commission took the
matter up with the Southern at
once, and the following letter recent
ly received from Division Superinten-
dent H. A. Williams, of Columbia,
shows that the Southern acted upon
the complaint without delay:
"Mr. B. L. Caughman, Chairman,
South Carolina Railroad Commits
sion, City.
"Dear Sir:
"I have your letter, together with
complaint of several travelling men
of the services performed at Black
vile by our ticket agent and opera
tor. I had Train Master King go
to Blackvllle and personally inyesti-
gate this matter and apply the prop
er remedy to this agent. The inves-
tigation developed the fact that the
wires on the Charleston division
were in trouble and were not work.
ing on the date in question. But
this could have been explained to
these gentlemen, which would have
been satisfactory, am sure; but on
account of no effort having been
made on the part of this man at all
to satisfy these people, I am. going
to relieve him from the service. 1t
is. however, a fact that the agent
could not post the board correctly
on account of wire trouble, and in
stead Of making an effort to satisfy
these people, he posted the train on
time. yours truly,
"H. A. Williams, Supt."
This is not by any means the first
time that Superintendent Williams
has disciplined his employees for
failure to treat the Southern's pa
irons with courtesy. 1t is. known
fact that he will gladly entertain and
patiently investigate any reasonable
complaint that may come from any
natron of the road, however, humble
the person may be. This is directly
in line with the Southern's policy to-
ward South Carolina, as outlined 10
Governor Ansel recently by President
Finley.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
Nearly Two Million Bales Less
Ginned Last Year
THAN YEAR BEFORE
According to the Census Bureau Re.
port of Cotton Ginned Up to the
First of January 9,955, ,427 Bales
Were Ginned Last Year Against
11,741, ,O39 Bales Ginned The Year

H, ,t&4 ,OSS DATES Ol1uleu 1lle i ear
Before.
The census bureau Thursday is
sued its showing that the number Of
bales of cotton ginned from the
growth of 1907 to January /, 1905,
was 81. 4955,427, as compared with
II, 1,741,039, last year, and 9,715, ,426
for 1906.
This counts round bales as half
bales. The number of round bales
included is 179,691 for 1908, 1885,
566 for 1907, and 263,581 for 1906.
Sea island cotton included is 1888
bales for 1908, and 54,275 for 1907,
and SS,942 for, 1906. The number
Of active ginneries for 1908 was 27,-
l276.
The distribution Of sea island cot
ton for 1908 by States is: Florida,
LIS 5,214;, Georgia, s37,129; South Car
olina, 1925:
There were ginned 9,2S4,07C bales
to December 13 last. The number Of
bales ginned to January 1 in the
various States and the number Of
active ginneries are as follows:
Alabama, 1,O30,721 bales; 9,436
ginneries.
Arkansas, 627,725 bales; 2,Os3
ginneries.
Florida, 5o,1s6 bales; 4,244 gin
neries.
Georgia, 1,765.273 bales; 4,531
ginneries.
Kentucky, 1929 bales; 2 GIN
neries.
Louisiana. 5s2.477 bales; 1885
ginneries.
Louisiana, 562,477 bales; 1885
ginneries.
Mississippi, 1,22S,446 bales; 3,4s5
ginneries.
Missouri, 26.644 bales; 73 gin
neries.
New Mexico, 95 bales, 9 ginneries.
North Carolina, 562,479 bales;
2,7O2 ginneries.
Oklahoma, 745,796 bales; 969
ginneries.
South Carolina, 1865, $50 bales,
I3,167 ginneries.
Tennessee, 225,245 bales; $50
ginneries.
Texas, 2,O92,735 bales; 3,96S
ginneries.
Virginia, 7,640 bales; 95 gill
nerieS.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
Fatal Mistake.

In Jacksonville, Fla, two young
men who were cousins got their piS-
tn.s and wet Or the la, porch :"
look for burglar and III the search
one was mistaken for the burglar
and was shot and instan...y killed by
tee other.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
KILLED HIMSELF.
Said He Had More Children Than He
Could Support.

Despondent because of his inablI-
itv to provide for his family, JOS
eph II. Sheppard, of MlllerVlile' N.
J., killed himself by firing bullet
into his brain.
Sheppard complained often he had
more children than he was able to
properly support and several times
had threatened to commit suicide.
This week = seventh child was added
to the family and the man became
distracted.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
MANY Idle Men.

The committee of the Central
Federated Union which is investiga-
ting the laying off of men by the
national, State and city authorities,
reports that there are at. present
100000 men out of employment in
New York city alone.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
Severe Storm.
Finley.

A storm on the English channel
along the west coast of Europe anu
on the northern African coast last
week causes the lost of many small
craft. Two native passenger boats
foundered off Morocco and forty per-
sons we're drowned.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
DIR. JOyneS Resigns.

DIR. Edward S. Joynes who for
many years has had the chair of
modern languages at the University
of South Carolina has sent in his
resignation. He Is one Of the most
DISTINGUISHED educators in the South.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
Wants the Old Vets.

At a meeting of the Confederate
Veterans and Sons Of Veterans OF
Greenville Thursday night an invi-
tation was extended to the Confed-
crate Veterans of the State to hold
their next annual reunion In that
city,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
New York Children without Food
to Sustain Life.
FUNDS VERY SHORT
Report the Hebrew and Other Be-
nevolcnt Observation-Disclosures
Reduced, and the Worst of the
Winter Ahead.-There is Worse
Distress Than Has Been Known IN
Twenty Years in New York.

DlSS- SoS LiSh 1loS pCSh lAho"h
Twenty Years in New York.
Twenty thousand children in the
city of New York are starving, not
starving to death, but living on less
food than is necessary to sustain
life This declaration was made re-
Gently by Cyrus Sulzberger at a
meeting of the Jewish Communal
institution Inquiries that have since
been made reveal that conditions are
evn worse than he indicated, that the
calls on public charities are greater
than in 20 years and that the con-
tributions are less by one-half than
ever before. The result is that all the
charitable organizations are able to
do is to keep the roofs over the
heads of the poor, but not to furnish
them food.
The deficit in funds has so Grip
pied relief work that thousands of
needy persons must be turned empty
away and New York, one of the
wealthiest and most charitable cities
in the world, is called upon to wit
ness distressing conditions on all
sides:
Lee K. Frankel, secretary of the
United Hebrew Charities, declares
his society has nothing to give.
Among his people 10000 children
are being supported, the offspring OF
ablebodied men who have been
thrown out of work, the children OF
widows and those whose parents are
either dead or do not support them.
He says the budget of the society IS
too small and is alrady $4,000
short, with worse conditions to face
as the winter advances.
The Chidren's Aid siciety is feed
ing 5000 children daily. All agree
there are thousands who are never
reached. Mr.. Brace, the secretary
declares the distress is general and
not confined to any one class, Mr.
Bruere, general agent for the I'M
proyement of the Condition of the
Poor, is equally worried over pre-
sent conditions.
He declares that families who
never before sought aid are now
compelled to depend solely on char
ity on account of the lack of en-
ployment. Continued lack of work
will cause the most dire kind of
hardships as the winter advances.
The municipal lodging houses have
been doubled, but; while the home
less and employed can be lodged,
they cannot be fed. In such times
the children suffer first, Mr.. Bruere
says, and should be provided for I'M
mediately.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
DEATH IN RUSH
gor Seats at Entertainment in a
London Hall.
TRAMPLED TO DEATH.
sixteen Children Under the Feet of

Excited Mass of Human Beings,
Who Became Panic Stricken ana
Rushed for the Exits Of the Build
ines, and Forty Others More Or
Less Severely Injured.
At Barnsley, England, sixteen
children were trampled to death
and forty others, several of whom
can not live, were injured in mao
rush for better seats at an enter
tainment given in the public nan
there Saturday afternoon.
There was a great rush to secure
admittance to the entertainment
and when the show opened every
seat. was taken and the gallery was
literally packed with children, who
allied the aisles and were danger
ously massed against the lower rali-
ing. -.
with view to relieving thls
crowding in the gallery, the attend
ants. decided to transfer some Of the
children to the body of the house
and one of the ushers called out:
90 50, q
"sone OF you children come
down stairs" )"
Immediately the rush started ana
within a few seconds hundreds OF
children were being trampled unoer
9oot Even those who had seats IN
the gallery, doutless being panic
stricken by the screams and strug-
plesssc,s the crowds fighting to reacn
the 7staircases, Joined in the SIAM
pede. +ho
cries of the injured and moans oi
the diving causing the greatest eS-
citement among those gathered III
the body OF the hall.
Police and ushers rushed 10 tne
head of the staircases, which were
literally strewn with dead and dying'
and by the most desperate efforts
managed to drag scores of the strug-
gig children to the corridors below
It7was with the greatest dihculty
that q panic among the children ! IN IN,
4he lower part Of the house was
ayersed, all of these! being eventual
" being taken to- the street in SAFE
ty.
When the reserve police arrived
ehey found the narrow stairway prac-
ideally blocked with bodies which
were crushed in some cases almost
beyond recognition. : Scores OF chill
dren were forced by the pressure
by the crowd behind them to scram-
bIe over those that had fallen, wheth-
er living or dead, and many OF the
Injured children were found later to
be suffering from fractured bones
and severe laceraticns, caused by
the indescribable manner IN which
they had been trampled upon.
Soon after the accident the ap-
proaches to the hall were crowded
with sobbing women searching for
their missing children.