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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-15

Fred Rink has returned from bust
ness trip TO Charleston. Mo. in the
interests Of the Model Clothing store.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-15

c. W Conant who has been the
guest Of his brother, P. A. Conant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-15

Mrs. W. r. Sprecher and son
Wayne arrived yesterday from No
gales, Ariz,, to visit the formers
father, l.. r. Parker Of The Halliday,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-15

L. P. Parker of The Halliday, left
last evening for Chicago. where he
will transact business.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-15

Mrs John A Miller has returned
from St Louis where she was called
BY the death Of a relative.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-15

NJ. J. Farnbaker. manager of the
Kentucky theater at Paducah. is in
the city on business.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-15

Mrs. James Mccormick is confined
to her home on Upper Washington
avenue by illness.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-15

MILES F'RED'K. GILBERT,
Chairman
GEO Il. WALKER
Secretary
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
AUTO And WAGON
In COLLISION
Thomas Robinson, a HuCkS-
/ ter, Bruised in an Accident
at Hare'S Corner

While going from Wilmington about 7
o'clock last night, the automobile OF
James p. Winchester. OF Delaware city.
containing Mrs Winchester. Miss Anne
Winchester and a colorcd coachman coll
lided with a huckster wagon owned by
Thomas Robinson at Hare's Corner and
injured Robinson. Miss Ammo Winchester
was driving the machine
The automobile had passed tho huclo-
ster's wagon, when the rear OF the wagon
and the machine collided in some odd
manner. Robinson was thrown out OF his
wagon and a leg and mis- right side was
bruised. Mrs. Winchester caught fin-
ser against the wagon and the tip Of the
finger crushed. Miss Winchester ana The
coachman escaped injury. Ono side OF
the machine was bent and Robnson's
wagon was damaged
Robinson was taken into Hares Hotel.
OF which Noah Higgins is proprietor, and
was attended by DR.. William Werten-
baker, OF New Castle. after which his
wagon was repaire- and he was taken
to his home I'm Wilmington. The motor
lists. after seeing that Robinson was not
badly hurt and was cared for. continued
TO Delaware City.
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
BRIDEGROOM KILLED
BY REJECTED SUITOR

NEW ORLEANS. oct. 2f-Professor
Frederick Van Ingen. 20 years old. OF
Alexandra. La. relative Of former
Governor Blanchard. it was learned
here to-day. was killed instantly by his
wife's rejected suitor in the first stage
OF his wedding trip last night He sat
beside his bride. her hand clasped in
his. when. between Alexandria and
Plaquemine. F. S. Beauve, "a, who had
courted the young woman for years.
shot him without an instants warm
ing.
The murderer had ridden all the way
from Van Ingens town. in which the
wedding was performed, in seat fac
ing the bridal couple. and had chatted
with bride and bridegroom in a friend
" wav. Suddenly he whipped out a
rerolver and fired point blank at the
professor. one shot killing the instruc'
tor. Next he tried to murder tile
young widow. who saved herself by a
plucky fight until her uncle thrust his
thumb under the hammer of Beauve >
pistol and seized the slayer.
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
SHERMAN TRUST
Law ASSAILED
COnStitutiOnaIity Of Measure
is Attacked in a New
Hampshire Court

BOSTON. oct 24-An apparently
unimportant motion made by the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road yesterday in the governments
anti-merger suit turns out to be one
OF extreme moment. since it questions
the constitutionality Of the sherman
antitrust law.
This Is the first time the constitu-
tionality Of the law has been doubted
in open court and If the United States
Circuit Court goes into this matter in
passing on the motion its decision
will be one OF the most important in
the annals Of law
The railroads motion merely objects
to the request of Attorney General
Bonaparte that the merger cases be
argued before three circuit judges
The argument set up by the defence
Us that congress without constitutional
rights attempts TO set up a special tri-
bunal not properly established or or
dained by the constitution as a court Of
the land to try suit properly brought
and pending within the jurisdiction
|of n United States court.
The objections are upon the ground
that such three Judges. established for
"a hearing Of this case. will not be
an inferior court ordained and estab-
lished by congress OF the United States
within the meaning Of the constitution
and especially within the meaning OF
section /, article 3.
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
REPUBLICANS HAD
RALLY AT HENRY CLAY

Republicans Of Henry Clay and viein-
ity rallied at Hunters store there last
night and heard addresses by Frank II.
Davis. Herbert L. Rice, John c. ONeil
and Isaac c. Elliot. The meeting was
under the auspices OF the Taft Republi-
can Club OF Henry Clay. Edward G.
Bradford. Jr., presided.
Mr.. Davis asked those who were going
70 scratch him from the ticket TO leave
untouched the other names on the ticket
Mr. Rice compared tho Democratic
Levy Court and the Republican Levy
Court. Mr.. Elliot and Mr. O'Neil, pleaded
for support for the straight Republican
ticket
After the meeting coffee and sandwiches
were served. Delegates from Newport
and Elsmere we're present and the
mounted club from centerville attended.
The Twentieth school District Rcpub
lican Club Of Elsmere, attended the meet
ing and had two floats IN line. contain
ing one hundred persons one float wa
drawn by four white horses Of l1cto- AM
Jones. and the other was drawn by fou
horses OF j. Hollinesworth.
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
ROBERTSON, IN LOCOMOBILE,
WINS VANDERBILT CUP RACE
Lyle, in an Isofa Car, Was Second; and SeymOre,
in Thomas, Third---An Average of Nearly
70 Miles an Hour Attained

trip and Haupt driving a wonderfully con~
sistent race IN a Chadwick. went into
first place and held the lead until tha
sixth lap when Robertson again went to
the front.
In tho seventh lap. Haup. had diff
Guilty with a hot engine and Lyle in the
lsotta car, winner OF the Brlurcin cup
came up and challenged for first place.
Robertson plugged on. however. and
started on his final lap with lead OF
nearly four minutes. just when IL sesm-
ed, however that the result was cinched,
the Locomobilo skidded on the Blair
view turn and brought up in a field.
Robertson Had Accident.
The grand stand groaned when tho
news was called out but two minutes
later the announcement that Robertson
again had his car in the race was greet
ed with a tremendous cheer. A few Sec
onds later Robertson flashed across the
line Lytle having already finished. and
the race was over.
In addition TO winning tho race Robert
son set the official record for the course.
driving tho best lap Of the day in y min
utes n seconds. HIS average time for the
race was 69-7 miles an hour.
Aitcr the race had neen called OF tlor-
ida IN the Locomobile failed TO catch the
signal and threading the narrow lane
OF spectators who had crowded on to the
course. brougha his car spinning into
the stretch and brought up Win a crash
against a touring car filled with sight
seers.
David sohuc OF Brooklyn was caught
between the two cars and suffered
broken leg. tho only accident Of tho day
Robertson has had a great racing year.
he having won the twenty-four hour rae
with a Lozier car in New York and tho
Fairmount Park race with a Lo,omohile
In Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
MAY HOLD BURKETT
INQUEST TONIGHT

Coroner Galloway may hold an IN
quest tonight in the case Of John W.
Burkett. who was found dead with a
bullet wound in his head near the
Seventh street bridge on last Sunday.
The testimony of James Duncan and
James Cunningham, two young men
who were with Burkett when he was
shot. Will. it is expected, clear up the
mystery
The police have been keeping the
facts quiet in the hope that they might
come up with the man who did the
shooting. but no arrest had yet been
made For this reason Coroner Gala
way is undecided whether he viii holi
the inquest. He does not want TO
make public the information Chief Of
Police Black has on the case as it
might interfere with the capture Of the
man wanted for the crime
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
UNWRITTEN Law
FREES WOMAN
Mrs. MurriII Shot Down Her
Rival in Kentucky Noun
tain County
APPLAUDED AT HER
TRIAL FOR MURDER

JACKSON. Ky. Oct 2i-On the single
plea OF the unwritten law. Mrs. Nancy
Murrill today was acquitted Of the muir
der OF Miss Mary Terry two months ago
The woman discovered her. husband and
Miss Terry together. and killed the girl
with four bullets from a Winchester rife
in her body. There was tremendous On
thusiasm in the court room when the YER
dict was made known. Men danced on
chairs aud waved their hands wildly.
while six women the rush Of their emo.
tion tainted After her acquittal Mrs.
Murrill declared her love for her hus-
band was mistaken, and the couple re-
turned to their homo in Breathitt
county.
1t was the first time in the South that
a woman had pleaued the unwritten law
az a defense. but there was little doubt
here from the start as to the outcome.
Murrill made public declaration Of re-
pentance. and was at his wifes side con-
stantly in court. He assisted in gather
ing witnesses for her. and the wife
throughout was demonstrative IN her love
for him.
There were several thousand persons
around the court unable 10 gain admit
tance, when the jury returned with the
verdict Men. women and children came
from all over the mountain section. and
when Mrs Murrill came out on the steps
she was oheered enthusiastically. She
was partly overcome by the greeting, and
was kept from falling by her husband 8
arm. She insisted upon clinging to tIr
| t..t- -fI Fafs nfsr al
carried on the day when she followed
her husband and Miss Terry and shot
the girl 10 DEATH
Mrs. Merrill testified that for, several
weeks she had suspected her husband and
Miss Terry. She taxed the man with
faithfulness. but he stoutly denied Il.
Then one afternoon in August she saw
them walking together. She ran into the
house and armed herself with a Win
chester rife. She carried It in her right
hand. while with her left she held hei
baby.
She saw Aurrin and the girl enter th'
Terry home, and she went forward witl
murder in her heart. The door was opei
ard she entered softly. Murrill and MIS-
Terry were in the parlor The wife lai'
her baby on the floor at her feet. Mis-
Terry arose and demanded:
what are you doing here?"
Withou a word Mrs. Murrill fired. and
the bullet went clean through the girls
body. Three other shots were fred ir
quick succession, all the bullets taking
effect.
The trial took place in the same room
4 from which Curt Jett. Tom White, Asbury
spicer. John Smith and John Abner shot
James Cockrell 70 death during the
Hargis- -CoclIrell feud. and just above the
doorway where Jet shot James B. Mar
cum to death IN the same feud
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
PRETTY ROMANCE
OF Fleets TRIP
Lieut.. Commander l. Calvin
BertOIette WedS Miss Lucille
MeigS. Of San Francisco
He IS FROM THIS CITY

Married, Yokohama. Cal"
This message received to-day by Levi
A. Bertolette, president OF tho Robalen
Piano Company. conveyed news Of the
marriage of his son. Lieutenant Com
mander L. Calvin Bertolettc, United
States Navy. and Miss Lucille Meigs. Of
San Francisco, which took place yoster-
day in the United States Consulate at
Yokohama, Japan, where the American
fleet is now being honored. by tho Jap
anese and where the American officer,
naval officers and men are being dined
and feted in royal manner by their ori-
entail hosts.
The marriage ceremony was solemnizcd
by Chaplain Evans at the consulate, in
the presence of many officers from Inc
American fleet. The marriage is a culm-
nation of a romance that had its inception
when the battleship fleet touched at San
Deigo. California.
Lieutenant Commander Bertolette IS
well-known to many wilmingtonians. lie
is now executive officer ot the Battle
ship Vermont. He was graduated from
the Wilmington High School abou; twen-
ty-six years ago. and then went to tho
Naval Academy at Annapolis he having
been in the naval service about twenty
FIVE years
When the American officers were en-
tertained az san Diego on tho occasion
Of the battleship fleets visit Commander
Bertolette met Miss Meiss az one of the
many social functions. She Is a member
Of a prominent San Francisco family.
7 ater. when the fleet visited san Fran
cisco. Commander Bertolette renewed the
acquaintance with Miss Meigs and was
entertained at her home shortly after
the fleet sailed from tho coast the an
nouncement was made Of the enga cement
Of Commander Bertolette and Miss Meigs.
SHE sailed to Japan on the steamship
Korea. arriving at Yokohama a day or
so ago. and the marriage ceremony was
performed yesterday thus eliminating a
romance that is linked with the globe
girdling of the American armada.
Commander Bertolette is one Of the best
known officers in the navy and the am
nouncement of his marriage win be inter-
esting 10 his many friends in this city.
Evening journal., 1908-10-24

The bard Of Delaware City has
broken out afresh with woeful strains
because of the mysterious deaths of
hens and ducks the past few weeks.
Some kind of an epidemic is current
nmong the feathered stock 1t has been
noticed that after rising in the morn
ing the hens go out to catch the early
worm. and within a few minutes re-
turn to the yard. where after walking
In circles just as though they had i'm
bibed rather excessively in a certain
brand of fluid, sink down. kick few
times and expire
Not only have the hens and ducks
been affected, but the pigs, too, have
Rcouired the habit of dying without
Rny apparent cause. And the farmers
outside the city and the residents of
the city proper do not know how to
explain the mystery.
The local bard of the place has come
70 the consolation of those who have
suffered loss among the feathered
fiocks, and the police force is working
on the matter with the hope that he
may be able in the near future to come
to some conclusions as TO causes of
demise among biddies, ducks and pigs.
The matter is no joke TO the owners
of fowl in Delaware City. Aside from
the fact that many young hens have
been destroyed by rats, a large number
of others have died from a disease the
nature of which is most ineXplicable.
Ducks First Affected
The ducks were the first to develop
the systems. After returning from a
swim in the canal, where they would
catch nninnows and eat of them until
they were so full that it was quite a
task for them to waddle home it was
noticed that the ducks sought out the
most exclusive places in the yard and
straightway went to sleep AS there
were many hundred ducks asleep at
the same time. and this in the middle
of the day. when it would be expected
that a lively duck would be sporting in
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
WILL DISCUSS NEW
MAIL SERVICE PLAN

On next Wednesday the inventor Of the
street car mail service will be in VIII
mington to confer with Postmaster Henry
C Conrad and Superintendent Hot Of the
Wilmington City Railway Company on
the subject.
The inventor proposes to operate the
new system in this city. The idea is to
place letter boxes on the outside Of the
cars so that persons living on the out
skirts where the mail collections are few
and far between can walk up to a car
and drop their letters in the box.
Should the system be put in operation
here It has been suggested that the point
Of collection be at Eighth and Market
streets A man will have to be on duty
there all the time and take the mail from
the cars as they pass. It is also sug-
gested that in order TO make the system
more effective that q pneumatic tube be
laid from Eighth and Market streets TO
the post once and the mail could then
be sent TO the post office without loss
of time.
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
STRANGE MALADY KILLS
DELAWARE CITY FOWLS
Ducks and Hens Do WaIkaround and Then Flop
Over Dead in the Canal Town, and
Owners Are Puzzled

the fields and lakes, the snores made
by the feathered army were most dis
tressing to the inhabitants of the lit
tie city. An investigation was made
and the police force was called into the
matter. The force said that you could
search him for an explanation, ana
he'd be blessed-only he didn't say Il
that way-if he ever heard such snores
before from duck or man.
The ducks would not awake from
their deathlike slumber till late in the
afternoon Then it was noticed that
they would beat it for the canal again
and proceed TO gorge themselves with
the minnows. The police force, who
was lurking about in order to seek
clues. trailed the ducks to the canal
and found them swallowing minnows
at numbers that would have busted an
elephant. let alone a duck. These tao
tics would be kept up for two days or
so and then one by one, like the fore
fathers of the rude hamlet, they would
proceed to die
Minnows the Cause
Now whether the minnows are the
cause of the large number Of deaths
among the ducks cannot be definitely
stated. But if that is so, what then
is the cause for the large number of
deaths among the chickens. outside OF
the number that are killed and eaten
BY the rats. Some residents think that
duck has right to eat minnows. and
as they have eaten them for so many
years that il is a wonder there are any
/ L.. ka 1fff1f
fish are not the cause of the ducks
dying.
Hens. Of course are not built h
catch minnows; but the hens are dy4e
just the same and at an alarming rate
Many residents on the outskirts Of the
city have lost pigs. and there is just
as much mystery in their deaths as ir
the hens and ducks.
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
THRONG GREETS
JUDGE PARKER
Democrats Have Big Parade
and Rally in Honor Of
Former Candidate
HANDYADDRESSESOVERFLOW

A rousing meeting and a big parade
was Delaware Democracy's greeting 70
Judge Alton B. Parker. of New York,
Democratic aspirant for the Presidency
four years ago. who spoke in the Opera
House last night. With the eXcep-
ton Of Mr.. BRYAN himself who spoke
at Shellpot Park early in the campaign,
Judge Parker is the most prominent
Democrat 10 have visited Delaware
during this campaign, and Delaware
Democrats overlooked nothing TO make
his visit memorable.
Had Big Parade
The efforts were centered in the big
parade of Democratic clubs prior "a
the meeting. Having the Republican
parade in honor of Mr. Sherman as q
criterion. the Democrats exerted them
selves 10 make the demonstration the
most elaborate Of the campaign. Sew
eral thousand men from city and
county clubs traversed the principal
streets from the place of formation,
Fourth and Madison streets. to the
Opera House All over the route sky
rockets. roman candlesand red fire were
displayed. while the marchers stepped
TO the enlivening music Of brass bands.
Crowds gathered along the streets 70
cheer the paraders. Major Simon P.
Doherty was chief marshal Of the
parade.
MANY transDarencies were carried ia
the parade and Democratic views Of
the campaign were expressed in striS
ing emblems. The West End Demo-
cratic Club was foremost of the clubs
with novel political omblems. Each
member carried a fun dlnne- pail with
the bottom knocked out. and even Re
publicans on the streets enjoyed the
Joke. DELEGATIONS were in the parade
from Newport. Brandywine hundred
and other points about Wilmington.
An hour before the time for th- speak
ing there was a lively scramble for front
seats in the opera House and a half ho n
later the main floor was occupied 10 its
capacity.
Even the 100 vice-presidents entitled 10
seats on the stage feared 10 venture in
later than 80.
Foremost among the early arrivals wos
Judge George GRAY who with Andrew g.
Gray, Democratic candidate for attorney
general, and other members Of his family,
.~o,+t,,ad on Cacond PAGE
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
NO PARADE
ON HALLOWEEN
Police Commissioners Refuse
to Give Permit Because of
Proximity of Election

Because the police will give no permit
to allow a parade on Halloween night
or the night before, as was decided upon
by the Mercantile Association. there will
be no demonstration this year. The COM
mittee made application for a permit
yesterday afternoon. but the Police Com.
nissioners thought it would be unwiss 10
have the parade because Of the proximity
of election.
The police claim that the people will be
wrought up to a high pitch because OF the
election and there might be some who
would take advantage of the occasion and
their masks to go TO excesses and make
serious trouble.
The members of the Mercantile Asso-
citation have gone to some expense aud
trouble arranging for the affair and they
are disappointed that the parade cannot
he held They We're requested 20 with
draw their application for a permit but
this they refused to do and t1e Police
Commissioners were then compelled TO
take the stand they did.
President Clarkson OF the Board Of 20
lice Commissioners said that aside from
the fact Of the election being close 10
Halloween there is law against masked
parades and that the Police cominission
did not at any time favor them md they
were held without that body's approval.
This year" he said. being a presiden-
tial election year the commissioners fear
ed there might he trouble and decided not
TO grant the permit
George W Bader. chairman Of the
Mercantile Association Committee which
was arranging for the affair. said tnat
the association was ready 70 20 ahead
with its plans for the parade and that tho
whole responsibility for the failure TO
have the celebration rests on the Police
Commission.
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 24.--
During the last "a hours, precipitation
has occurred in areas from the Mississ-
ppi and lower Missouri valleys to the
Atlantic coast, except in New England.
During the next SO hours the weather
will be fair and cooler in the south
eastern states, and showers will be fol-
lowed by fair weather in southern por-
tions Of the Middle Atlantic states.
Forecast till s p. m, Sunday;
Fer elaware-Showers this after
noon and tonight. Sunday fair; fresh
east to south winds.
Evening journal., 1908-10-24

BY United Press Leased special Wire.
GRAND STAND. MOTOR PARKWAY,
L. T.. oct 4.-Geerge Robertson. driving
a 90 horsepower Locomoble an Amcri-
can car, won the Vanderbilt. Cup race
to-day from a field OF IL entrants repre-
senting the crack speed cars and drivers
OF the world.
Herbert Lytle. driving tho 90 horse
power lsotta. was second, finishing the
race first but defeated in elapsod time by
one minute and IS seconds.
Robertson, a favoritc in the betting
was a pcailar victor by reason of his be-
ing the hrst American driver and his car
being the FIRST OF American manufacture
20 be returned a victor In the eroat auto
mobile Derby.
Unlike any other contest OF the kind OF
equal magnitude to-days race was run
without a single fatality or serious aoci-
dent this despite the fact thar tho race
started In a drizzling rain which made
the roadway slippery and caused the big
racing machines TO skid dangerously at
tho turns.
Finish a Heart Breaker.
So close was the finish that Il required
the official announcement OF Robartson's
time TO determine the winner and when
this was announced thousands surgod on
the field and the judges, fearing 10 al.
low the other cars 10 finish On tho crowd,
declared the race finished Three hundred
thousand persons witnessed the contest
from tho mammoth grand stands az tho
finish and banked a score deep At overy
one OF the difficult turns az which tho
skill Of the drivers was put to the great.
est test. seldom has tho event developed
a closer contest on on a splendid start
the winner led the held on lapsed time at
the end OF tho first lap around. on the
second and third laps he repeated this
performance, but on the fourth had a bad
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
MUST SIGN CREWS
FOR THEIR VOYAGES

United States Shipping Commissioner
Smith notifies masters and owners OF
American vessels that in conformity
with the provisions of Sections 4ols,
4520. 4521 and 46l2. all merchant YES
sells of the United States of so tons aud
upward. sailing from port in one
state TO port in any other than an
adjoining state. are required to have
their crews sign shipping articles, Of
agreement in writing. specifying the
voyage and time for which each seaman
is shipped.