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The Detroit times., 1908-05-19
GAELIC SERVICE
HELD IN DETROIT

A gathering OF the clans took place
Sunday in Emmanuel Presbyterian
church. About 200 Highland Scotch
people assembled TO hear DR.. Gum
preach In the Gaelic language. They
came from all parts OF the city. some
from Windsor. and one man travelled
from his home fifty miles distant
Hearts were touched, memories OF
other days awakened and visions
brought from the past OF generations
of worthy men and women who used
the same speech In the Highlands Of
Scotland. Or. Gum was pastor OF the
Scotch church Of Boston for about
twenty years and preached in Gaelic
every Sunday afternoon TO a large con
gregstion o. Highlanders. He will al
ways be sure OF Highland welcome
Ia Detroit
Colin Macdonald the well'known
merchant os Windsor, led The singing
He he's been heard in Detroit In the
"auld Scotch sangs" but he never
touched q more tender chord than N
the Psalms rendered in the mother
tongue 10 the good old tunes familiar
In the old land.
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TO SEE EN-
DIG CANAL, SAYS TAFT

WASHINGTON. May lS.-The exca- :
walton work on the Panama canal will l.
be finished Ia three and half or fourl
years. according To the opinion ex-
pressed today by Secretary Taft. who
called at the White House 10 report
TO President Roosevelt on the progress
OF the work there and also on tibet
boundary question which occupied his
attention during the trip TO Panama.
from which he returned yesterdays
The secretary declined however, toh
estimate even approximately the dated
OF the completion OF the canal 81
IT was really inspiring" said the g
secretary ito go TO the canal and OBJ $
serve the way the work is moving
down there. Everything is moving i
smoothly and an enormous amount Of I
work is being done"
The Detroit times., 1908-05-19
INSANE WOMAN THINKS
SONS BODY IN MORGUE

A pathetic scene was witnessed In !
the coroner's Office Monday morning.
when for almost two hours, Mrs. Eliza 4
beth Cullen, OF No. 3l3 Third-av., :.
pleaded with the clerks TO give her the |,
body of ner son, John, who mas been B
missing from home for several weeks. )
Worry over the absence Of her son /.
has esulted In insanity. and Ii was In
vain that Coroner Parker and William
Allmand his clerk, tried to convince
the woman that her sons body was
not In the morgue. She wept and (.
prayed with the men 10 give her just (,
a glance ~ the face OF her dead boy,
whose body she said she knew was in
the morgue
Finally 1t was necessary to call the
county building police. and Mrs Cullen.
was taken home in charge OF an
officer
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Daily Death Lis!

Walter Klein. 81 years. $50 w. Fort
anaemla
Anna A. Scanlon 10 years. GAS -Four =
leenth, tuberculosis.
Jeremiah King, ~ years, 2lO FOURTH
nephritis.
Mary +. Tiernan. 20 years, BAL East
Larned; tuberculosis
William NJ Nemp, 81 years, Harper
hospital. carcinoma.
Hiram Ranney SO years, Clio, hlch.
Brights disease
Roman kiedrowski, years. 25l Till
man, scarlet fever.
Mildred Hillock SO years, Coehise.
ATiz. heart failure.
steve Forth. months, 107 Mitchell;
marasmus.
James T.. Williams. % years. ST.
Mary's hospital: cirrhosis Of liver.
GustaVe BoettcheF,- 10 EearS--Grace
hospital $. cirrhosis OF liver
Carlin Melnke. 81 years, p Heidel-
berg, nephritis.
Margaret NJ. Mckay. 81 years, Grace
hospital, paralysis
Mary Smith. ~ years. 22l Concord
exhaustion.
Irene Cheadle IS years. 272 Grand
River, peritonitis
Henry W Cabot, a. years. Marshland
and Jefferson, inquest pending
William = shade. months. s16 +.
Congress commissions.
Martin N-yzga. I years, ~, Fernane
accidental drowning
Johanna Pranga q years. l0l 81. Jo-
seph. tuberculosis.
Robert Hafenteid. 6s years. Harper
hospital. cancer
The Detroit times., 1908-05-19
SOCIALISTS NEARLY
ENDORSED PROHIBITION

CHOCAGO. May 1S-The Socialist
national convention just before final
adjournment last night committed IT.
self to prohibition, and then instantly
reversed It's action when the mistake
was made clear TO the delegates
The day had been devoted to com.
mittee reports and when in the even
Ing the report OF the Finnish transla-
tor was brought on and was seen 10
be Voluminous work, motion was
made and unanimously carried that II
be adopted without reading and with
out discussion. Comrade Victor Ber-
ger OF Milwaukee. however, remember.
ed that the Finnish element in the
party is enthusiastic on the prohibit
ton question and FASTENED to scan
the report for the prohibition recon-
mendations. They were found and the
recommendations were rescinded
The Detroit times., 1908-05-19
BRYAN'S COUSIN
CANES CONGRESSMAN

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. May IS
Congressman Frank Clark. OF the sec
ono Florida district was oelabored
with q stick by ex-Gov. W. S. Jen-
ninEs, cousin or VIM. Jennings
Bryan, SO the lobby OF the Hotel Ara
ron sunday. Clark spoke at the
opera house. ard among those whom
hc attacked for opposing him was ex-
GOV Jennings. Clark reviewed the
public career at Jennings and amcng
other things charged that the ex-goy.
erh0r had a genius FOR grating.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-19
BRIT HIS

BOYS
Edward Ryalls. ga Morreu
\ormun Rouson, 300 haign.
William Marks. Isl Beaubien.
Albert Hunter. In kiNaru
Philip Morsom "a Fat nsworth'
Charles Schnltz. Ala Hubbard.
Emil Sers.raetae. Il Louis.
Charles Gilstorf 2l34 krupp
GIRLS
Andrew Pogget. ls4 Wabash
Frank ZytoWsky -.s kiVard'
Frank Surek SCI Russell
Frank Bawick. 625 Theodore.
Joseph Mob. lls Turner.
Sylvester Green, 1893 Twenty sixth.
Edward JarrRit. 462 Mt Elliott.
Charles Reusch, &c. Leland.
Don Randolph. 81 Durand.
Robert Lang. 1sa Champlain.
Michael Hurley, 5is Mckinstry.
Louis AbenarTiv. r31 5 Fifteenth.
otto Cola. 80 Fisher.
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MEANT SELF WHEN He
SAID HE'D SHOOT CROW

PHILADELPHIA Nav 1S--Edward
Deacon. aged 4s a wealthy farmer OF
Burlington county y J.. committed
suicide this morning by blowing hii
head on VITA shotgun While a
breakfast he remarked TO his EN-
plOyes
Boys, I'm goingVout TO shco, som
crows
Taking a double-bsrreled shotgu,
from its rack DO started into tai
fields A shot was heard, but II wa
not until Deacon failed 10 return ths
an investigation was made. Deaconi
brother committed suicide. not lori
ago
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aElah,lna sobo eets a Doe.

WASHINGTON, May lS.--Rear Al
miral Evans, who returned 20 his
home in THIS city last week after r.
command OF the batilssh u
feet. was today ir accord with MS ex-
pressed Wish. again assigned 70 active
duty. The admiral was detailed as 4
member Of the general board OK the
navy 20 serve untn Ma retirement.
Apg- /" -
The Detroit times., 1908-05-19
HEAD BATTERED IN
FIGHT OVER WOMAN

\ man giving his name as L. G
Macomb and WIN says he halls from
Port Jervis. y. ". Is In Emsrgenc.
hospital with his face and head badi,
bat'eyed I'D as result 81 a Eght with
anofAer rlaa over q woman In the
Hiawstba Hotel. on West Jefferson,
ay.. near Twclf.h-st Friday n.ght
Macomb refuses 70 give the name y
his sSfilant and sara he Will 40.
prosecute.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-19
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
FUEL
sEcRETARYs OFFICE. NO. so
BROADWAY.
p.trolt. Mieh.. May l.th. 1905,

- Detroit. Mich May l.th, 1908
Sealed proposals will oe received at
This once until IL o'clock noon Tues
day May g6th. 1908, for furnishing ali
fuA required by the Board OF Eduea-
tion for the hscai year ending june
8Oth 1909
Proposals must be submitted accord
Ing TO Specifications on forms furnish
% by the secretary, which may Dc
had upon application AZ this once.
WILLIAM LIE
Secretary.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-19
$500

PER MONTH. INCLUDING INTEREST
BUYS
New house on east side city. 100 Rohns
ave, just north OF Mack-ave.. story
and e-ha.f. reception hall. open starr
way. parlor. dining room, kitchen
house, blocks. hardwood finish and
floors, sidewalks. gas and sewers
churches. schools. away from fac
tories and railroads, no soot. dust or
dirt. Prices 81 715. $3.50, $1,000.
T VI PRICE, Manager Real Estate
Dept. J. r. WEBER & CO. S0@ Ora
tiot-avC. Te!ephon9 Park 80, or
South l2S-J
The Detroit times., 1908-05-19
Vaughan Glaser
Is Great STUDENT

Whenever Vaughan Glaser's name
Is mentioned be is thought OF usually
as matinee idol. but never as stu
dent. When he completed his engage
ment In Cleveland just before coming
The Detroit times., 1908-05-19

ADAtINIsTRATOR : AUCTION SAIL %
household goods entiT. contents %
rooms No. 2ss Randolph st. TUGS
day. May Is at 10 q "a. conSlstin-
ot piece parlor suite Beatty organ,
antique mahogany beustcad. LOrr.s
chair. rockers. dressers. singer sew
Ing machine. monograph and rec
ords silverwEre oil paintings. extern
sion table. dishes. refrigerator. fancy
lamps. folding bed. baseburner. toilet
sets bedding lace curtains. rugs.
carpets etc Rendering. Chapman
& Co, English and German auction
GERS IS McGraw BLDG
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to Detroit, he had TO his credit the
longest stock engagement known la
Cleveland. He played there four
years. almost continually. and for o.
weeks he played different role every
week. or course In the four years he
PLAYED he presented many OF hts plays
several times owing 10 the great de-
mand for them He has played the
part of an American, Englishman,
Frenchman, Spaniard. German. Aus
train and Indian. and parts from the
young Tony Allen In The Boys in
Company b" 10 the octogenarian Sir
Jasper in Rosemary
Mr.. CHASER has played parts created
by the following stars: Henry Miller.
William Gillette, Louis Mann, Sol
Smith Russell. Leo Ditrichstein. John
Drew. Nat Goodwin, Arnold DAILY.
Maurice Barrymore. r.. II Southern,
Lawrence D'Orsay Robert Edeson,
John Mason. Forbes Robertson VIE.
lam Collier. T.. s willard, Henry
Dixey. Thomas Ross. Richard Mans
field william Fayersham. Charles
Coghlan, Kyrle Bellew, William Crane
and Wilton Lackaye
The authors represented are An
thony Hope, Augustus Thomas. VIII.
lam Gillette. Arthur w Pinero Leo
Ditrichstein. Martha Morton. Clyde
Fitch Rida johnson Young Hall.
David Belasco. Thomas Brandon. Paul
Hester. Milton Royle Charles
Klein. J VI. Barrie. Paul Armstrong.
G. Nj. ;. Mcclellan, Rudyard kipling,
Mrs. Burnett. Henry Arthur Jones,
Charles Marshall Or Conan Doyle,
Sidney Grundy. Rachael CTotners. Eu.
gene Walter. Henry Esmond, George
Broadhurst.
His leading women have followed in
the footsteps ~ Virginia Harmed, Clara
L.ipupn. Naude Adams Maxine e.
iictt Olga MEMBERSHIPS Ethel L. -
more. Viola Allen, Amelia Bingham
Bertha GallanG, Julia Marlowe Clare
loodgood. Mrs Fiske Margaret Ang-
lin. Annie Russell Carlotta Nilsson
The Detroit times., 1908-05-19
DETROIT TIMES
LINER AID"
AGENCIES.

The Times has established oranch
agencies where CLASSIFIED advertise
msuts will be received until IL IN
each day The rates charged at the
branch agencies are the same as AZ
The Times Office. Cash ads only VIII
De taken. at branch agencies follo"
Ing is the Hist ofagsncies:
EAST SIDE.
Houuhtep-French Coal CO., 4s2 East
Garfield ave.
MI. Elliott Pharmacy. Mt Elliott and
Gratiot-avss.
Caruey's Furniture Co., 1877 6rntio'-
ave.
r. Brown, 1859 Jefferson-ave.
j. Mcpherson. 24O0 Gratiot-ave, oppo-
site car barns.
WEST SIDE.
c. G. Enu.or. S95 Grand River,
Turner stanton, 100 Myrtle-st
r. q. Driscoli, All Mlchigan-ave.
,. W. Willard, l4l9 Forrest. west
w. w. Bush, 594 Michigan-ave
The Detroit times., 1908-05-19
Grand Jury indicts G. .. Hol.

VfaNu July IHuIets u ? WI
A federal grand jury was held III
session Until late "a night in Mlwau-
kee while Postofhce Inspector Iaaes
J. i.armour was speeding from Dctrci:
70 present evidence upon which 70 IS
sue an indictment against GeOv2e p.
HoH. arrested IN local Nheater last
week Holl is accused OF writing somc
letters. 50 speakatly vile tina. they
are not even used in the formal court
papers, the recipient, being ltyear-
o'd Detroit boy As scon as l.armour
'ad read the first page OF one letter.
he grand jury decided 20 bring the
indictment and the papers necessary
for Hollis transfer 10 Wisconsin vere
prepared and sent here for Judge
Swan To- pass upon.
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IRatrsTu-Line:
Advertisements

The Times cannot guarantee accuracy
or assume responsibllity for errors u
any kind occurring IN telephone "aNN'-
tisSments.
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"HELP WANTED"
AND ALL OTHER ADS.

D,o~ds - fraetion thereof, 70 the line.
eash IN ADVANCE No advertisements OF
les. than two lines taken. siA inssr-
tions made for the price OF hNe ""eh
cash Is paid.
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s12. So, SIS. SIG. SEQ, s25, $50 PER
MONTH. including interest, VIII pur-
chase above on east or west side
near churches. schools. away from
factories ana railroads. no SCOT or
Park 3T7 or South 42s-J See Mr.
Price. j. F. WEBER a. CO. 20f Ora
tiOt-aye
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AUCTION sALEy.

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MEETING NOTICES.
KNIGHTS, OF EQEIIY

COURT No &
Sirs-lou are requested TO meet at the
Undertaking pArlors Of James Hayes
SUns FOurteenth-aye and Locust
~ thls evening. at y m, ~ pa
tribute Of respect 10 the memory "
oar Deceased brOthET. kobert ~
Burns. late " eyT SiNtsenth-st By
order OF str KNIGHT A. &. OConnor.
Maher. see
The Detroit times., 1908-05-19

35-FOOT LAUNCH
with cabin. toilet. complete. IN hrst-
class condition. which will eN-
c1ange for
REAL ESTATE
Address Z. box /. Detroit Times
ZgU2
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-15
CLAMOR FOR FRANCHISE
BY Vast Host Of Suffragettes on
Streets of London Barmaids
Fighting Licensing Bill.

London, June 14-Marshaled in
eight distinct columns on the Victoria
embankment, a great army Of from
12,000 to 1900 women suffragists pa
raded the metropolis this afternoon
and wound up with a meeting at Al.
bert Han, at which such well-known
women as DR. Anna Shaw. Lady Henry
Somerset and Lady Frances Balfour
voiced the demand Of women for, an
immediate extension of the franchise.
Fifteen bands Of music enliyened
The progress of the parade, the decor
alive effect of which was heightened
by nearly 900 banners, borne b. the
different contingents Suffrage socia-
ties in America Austria, France. Rus,
STA Canada. Australia and South Am.
erica sent representatives. The great
procession was swelled in Trafalgar
square by several thousand barmaids
who had been demonstrating against
the licensing bill This the barmaids
aver. threatens to deprive them OF
their livelihood.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-15
HITCHCOCK IN
GREAT DEMAND
FRIENDS URGE TAFT TO APPOINT
HIM CAMPAIGN MANAGER If
NOMINATION - MAY BE Ma
TIONAL CHAIRMAN.

Chicago June 14-Letters urains
Secretary Taft to appoint Frank II
Hitchcock manager of the campaign
fer the election. in the event of hi.
domination for the presidency by the
Republican convention, were mailed
today by more than half of the mem.
bers Of the present national commit.
tee.
Expressions favorable to the se1e2
tion Of Hitchcock We're made in re.
Spouse to am iatimation from Wash.
ington that advice would be acceptable
on the question Of selecting a chair.
man for the next national committee
and most Of the letters had been mail.
ed before Hitchcock was appraised Of
the action taken By his friends
That there is opposition to the an.
poinmeHt of Hitchcock as chairman
OF the national committee is conceded
by that sentlemaus friends. The name
Of Senator Crane is heard frequently
in connection with the chairmaushfp
md there are few members Of the
committee Who are seeking TO have
hartman New retained in that posi-
ion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-15
RELIC OF TWEED RING
Old City Ledger in New York City
Tells of Million Dollar
Graft.

New York, June ia relic of.tn
days of Tween ring scandals OF fort,
lyears ago came To light the Ctret
day i'm going over the city's accounts
Ii was an item Of nearly three-quar
ter- OF a million dollars charged on
the debit side Of the city ledger on
account eli the erection If the New
York county court house. the cify's
nnsiahtly monument to graft. 1t
seems that in building the court
house the plCnderers We're not sat $
fed with the pickings available from
the appropriation but cyerdreW it
more than seven hundred Thousand
dollars. The city comptroller refuse
to make good the amount but the
bank in which The amount was 4 !.
pcsjtel deducted it from other funds
Of the city in its keeping and tn
entry was made IN order to balance
the citys books when the account
was encountered at the recent In
spection nobody knew what it meant
or where it came from Finally a
old empIoye who hal been thirty six
years in the city's financial depart
ment was hunted mp and explained
the origin of the charge. It is sad
that an act Of the state legislature
will be necessary to enable the city
10 charge of the amount
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-15
A VALUABLE VOLUME
Report BY Board of Engineers Or
ohio River improvement
Dams Near Cairo.

Through the corrtesy of President
T. A. Smith cf the Cairo Commercial
club The Bulletin is in receipt If a
Icopy of the report of the BOARD OF
Engineers on the proposed lmprov,
ment Of the Ohio river. Ii is one of
! the most valuable books ever ,ssua:
Ifrom the government printing OF e
I for the information it contains cost
many thousands of dollars 10 cure
and complete, ami u:l serve 10 Ur.u-
about one az the greatest Inp.oy p
meut projects this cOrntry has eve
undertaken The volume couta MS
many statistics and maps giving de.
tails of present cond tions AMI e-tI-
mates of cost Of proposed improve
ments as we'll as Of the effect of su
Improvements on commerce, Specia'
interest attaches here TO the details
given with respect to the dams Ir--
posed to be built near Mound CITY
and at Grand Chain There are to
be two dams at Mound City each to
cost S2,2G000o and one at Grand
Chain TO cost $2S00.00O.
MIR Smith expresses the hope tina.
the next congress viii appropriate
funds to start the great work, which
when done viii practically end tn
efforts of the Ohio Valley Improve
meat association in which a number
Of Cairoites have been very active
members
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-15
JAP ANESE HAVE
MANY WOODLOTS
FAVE SOLVED PROBLEM OF TIM.
Der SUPPLY AND CONsERVA
TON OF r 0 r f ST S AND
STREAMS.

Washington, June l4.-ln these
times Of great drains on the timber
supply caused by the heavy demand
for forest products CT all kinds. Amer
leans may see in Japan an example OF
what can be done in growing wood on
small plots. That country contins q
measure, per acre, and threefourths
Of which belong to private persons and
one.fourth TO communes.
The average size Of the plots is less
than nine-tenths Of an acre They US.
ually occupy the steepest, roughtest,
poorest ground. In this way land is
put to use which would otherwise 20
to waste. and if unwooded would lose
its soil by the wash of the dashine
rains.
From Japan's woodlots. the yearly
yield of lumber is about SO feet. board
measure, per acre, and three-foourths
of a cord of firewood. In many cases
the yield is much higher More than
half billion frees are planted yearly
to make up what is cut for lumber and
fuel. Assessment for taxation is low
averaging for the 81 million lots less
than a dollar an acre.
With all the care in cutting, and the
industry in replanting it is by no
means certain that Japan's forests are
holding their own. If the preservation
OF the forests is doubtful there. it Is
evident that depletion must be alarm
ingly rapid in other countries which
cut unsparingly and plant very little
On the other hand, it is encouraging
to see what can be done with rough.
steep and poor land, The United
States has enough of that kind. with
out touching the rich agricultural
acres, to grow billions of feet OF lum-
ber
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-15

I 1t was through the services which this
cousin rendered to La Sale dutiaG
the times Of pressing need which
caused La Sale TO give to him these
valuable possessions, wishing to nc
knowledge as much as possible the
great obligations which | owe to NJ
Francois Plet my cousin" he said in
the VIII, for the signal services which
he has rendered me in my most press.
Ing necessities and because ii is
through his assistance that have pre-
served TO this time Fort Frontenac,
give, grant and transfer to said NJ
francois Plet, these presents in case
oi my death The will was written
in French in Montreal and Is dated Au.
gust IIth 1851
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-15
FORTUNE FROM DEBRIS
Made BY Man Who Purchased 1000
Loads CT Runs OF Old Mint
at Denver, Col.

Denver June IA fortune wiun-
from the dust and dirt OF the old min,
has rewarded the or.sight or A. ".
Donaldson who has cleaned up SIS.
aoo TO date by banning" the debris
he purchased from the contractors
for a song
He bought 1oao loads Of mixed
debris from the old mint building.
hauled it to the banks of the Plati.
river and constructed an oId.style
placer mining outfit with a centrifugal
pump electric motor. sluice boxes.
rifles and jig and washed the dirt
as in a regular placer mine
He makes mighty cleanup. recov.
ering gold nuggets -four gold and
some silver.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-15
A NOTABLE DOCUMENT
VIII Of Ia Sale Conveying New
France" to Heirs 200 Years
Ago.

Chicago June 14.--Conyeyance OF
Illinois land including the site of chi
cago and other lands in the wilder
ness over POO years ago. by the French
explorer Cheyalier lie La Sale in his
will just discovered--th first will that
conveyed lands in New France
recites the property conveyed thus.
All my rights in the country Of the
Miamis Illinois and others to the
south, together with the establishment
which is in the country Of the Miami-
in the condition which II shall be at
the time Of my death, OF the Niagara
and all the others which / may have
founded there, together with all
barges boats and great boats. NOV
ables aud immoyabes, rights and priv.
ileges, rents. lands buildings and other
things belonging TO me which shall be-
found there. The viii Identifies the
testator as Robert Cavalier. Esquire
Sieur de La Sale. Seigneur and Gou1
venor Of Fl Fronteuac in New
France This daring explorer launch
ed the first vessel except Indian ca
noes. that ever Aoated ! nthe Great
Lakes and be, through his rights Of
discovery, claimed the Illinois land in
Guiding the present site of Chicago
which was also disposed Of in the will
The document has been forwarded 10
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-15
VOLCANO IN ERUPTION
On One Of Samoan 'ands-Flow OF
Lava Last Month Destroyed
Many Native Houses.

Auckland y. H. June 14-Ad ices
received here state ;nat for three
nights beginning May TO- there was
a remarkable volcanic outburst OF
Sayaii, the largest of the Samoan
Islands The first Eruption was fol
lowed by the greatest flow OF lava in
the history of the island. It being esti
mated at nearly three thousand tons
per Mute.
Soon there was an almost con
tinuous sheet of lava eight miles wide
and from six inches 20 six feet deep
flowing down the mountain. 1t over
flowed the cliffs, destroying many ma
tive houses on its way.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-15
W 0. w. Outing.

Woodmen of The World returned
last night from the lower river nav
ing had a fine time in their outing
and initiation. They left early in the
morning on the steamer Three States
"a hia crowd Of them and were gone
all day during which they had al
manner of good things 10 eat and
otherwise the best kind of a time g.
the woods. They initiated a large
class of new members TIE Bardwe'l
ball team who were to be on hand
could not come because Of high water
and the. w. O. W, team played a
picked team. winning by score =
3 to >.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-15
House Damaged BY Fire.

Fire did some damage yesterday
morning to a horse on Union sire I
owned by Mrs. Brice. An empty oil
can found under the house leads Mrs
Brice to suspect that some one tried
to burn her out. The fire was discov-
cred in good time and put ont before
much damage was done. Fire Co.
No. got stuck in the mud and had
to be pulled out by one OF Winter
Bros. teams.