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All boys overcoats, exactly half price
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All heavy and fine gloves for little over half price
All hats for and boys not much over half price
All collars neckwear sox suspenders greatly reduced
All Crawford shoes for much over half price
All Eclipse commercial and Princely Shirts reduced
All suit cases and travelling bags at great sacrifice
All trunks for men and women at the lowest pricCS
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so shares windsor HoteI Stock. 2
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FOR SALE

FOR SAl.E-Two large, sound young
llules. a bargain ana must be sold
hv next Monday, at Parkers Ware
housee. Tnos. E. Mitchell. 2i~9t-pd
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
ANDERSON WINS TITLE
or Western Open Golf Champion IN
Tournament at ST. Louis With a
Score Of 299.

St Louis. June l9.-Willie Ander
son, of Chicago, three times open ma
tional champion. won the western
open golf championship today with a
score of 29g for two days play. His
score was 150 for 90 holes THURSDAY
and 149 today. could not be reached
although Fred Mcleod. of Chicago
former western professional cham
pion. played a god game, turning In d
600 card for the tournament
Alexander Campbell and Gilbert
Nichols. both OF Boston, tied for third
honors. with 301. Otto Hackbarth. OF
st. Louis. tied with L. Auchterlonie
Of Chicago. for fourth place. with 302
Robert Simpson. Of Milwaukee who
lost the championship in this match
had a bad day yesterday. with a card
of 159 and today could not overcome
the handicap that score gave him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
KttNt' BALLOT
WINS SUBURBAN
WAS FAVORiTE AT SHEEPSHEAD
WON EASILY OVER FAST.
EST FIELD THAT EVER
FACED THE STARTER.

Sheershead Bay ~ Y. June 49,
Before a crowd of 20 600 persons
James X. Keene's Ballot, to s favor.
ite, easily won the $25, 600 Subnl ban
Handicap, IL miles today, def ating
probably the best field that has ev,r
faced a starter for the big event.
Ballot was loudly cheered whel It
was seen that he could not lose, and
as he flashed under the wire tie
winner the cheering was deafsning,
and continued until Notter returned
to the scales with the winner. Ba!-
lot, in winning the suburban, ran the
distance in 2:03 fiat, which is l 80
seconds faster than the track re 3ord
and only Is Of a second slower than
the worlds record made by Bro m.
stick couple Of years ago at Brigh-
ton.
j. EMadden's Kig James, 6 to /,
was second, with August Belmonts
Fair Play. 7 to L. third. Ballot was
the favorte with the crowd.
The companies plead guilty to all
Indictments.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
LUMBER RATES
ARE CUT DOWN
BY DECISION or INTERSTATE f
COMMERCE CO M MI 8 81 o "
WHICH HAS BEEN PROBING
RAILROAD INCREASES.

Washington Jule ia sWeepin 8
reduction in lumber rat IS west of the
Missouri river and approzimat ely a
five per cent reduction in the al
, vanced rates in the east as we'll as
other changes IN the tariff, a e or
dered Under the decision an lounc ID
by the interstate commerce com
sion today The rulings are ma e
in Il group of important ca es inv lV
ing rates On lumber. shiagl a4d
ether forest produces from points il
the Willamette valley to Sal F.al,
cisco and from VAS ilgton, Oregon.
Idaho. Montant and British Columbii
to eastern and southern mark, ts
/ In the eases of the Lumber Manufac-
turers' Associations against the I'm,
ion Pacific, Northern Pacific and other
roads involving a general advance in
lumber rates, in many cases 90 and -
per cent from north Pacific coast ter
ritory to points thereof, which became
effective November last the commits
sion makes a geographical decision in
its action.
On the ground of unreasonableness
it orders the restoration of previous
rates west of a line drawn from Penn
bina, North Dakota, through Grand
Forks, Council Bluffs, Kansas City,
Sioux City to Port Arthur, Texas,
along the Kansas City Southern rail
way, and including all points east of
that line (which now take the same
rates as any point between and in
Guiding Sioux City and Kansas city"
part of the increase to more dis
tant markets lying east of the Mis-
souli river is permitted to stand
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
PAPER COMBINE
WILL Be FINED
FOUND GUILTY OF VIOLATING
SHERMAN ANTITRUST LAW
TWENTY-THREE COMPANIES
WILL SUFFER PENALTY.

New York, June 19.-Sentence will
be imposed by Judge IIough, of the
United States circuit court Monday
upon twenty-three comran es manu-
featuring wrappinge paper for viola
ton of the Sherman anti trust acl
by forming an illegal combination in
restraint Of trade. The companies
are composed of almost the entire
membership of the EDre and manila
association which was organized in
1906 by John H. Parks, The federal
grand jury began an investigation OF
the combine two months ago. Today
the Jury returned indict rents ag linSt
twenty-five companies composing the
asscsiation and against John II. Park
Among other companies were:
Detroit Sulphite Pulp and sap'
company. Detroit.
Fletcher Paper company Ap ma
Mich.
Island Paper company Menasha
Wis.
Munising Paper company Munising
Mich.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
THREE ARE KILLED
AND SEVERAL HURT
IN MINE EXPLOSION

Monongahela, Pa. June 19.-Threa
miners are dead. two others perhaps
fatally burned aud fifteen entombed.
Many of whom are supposed to be
dead from an explosion at Ellsworth
No. / mine of the Pittsburg Coal Com
pany near here today. only one of the
victims was taken from the mine, John
Beal. who has been identified. The
Others are foreigners whose features
were too scorched to be recognized
Little is known as to the cause Of
the explosion. 1t occurred when all
but thirty Of The miners working on
the day shift had left the workings.
OF this number Is were near the
mouth of the slope and rushed cut ka-
fore the force of the explosion reached
them. Had the explosion occurred FIVE
minutes earlier the entire force of
over sec men would have been en-.
trapped with probably many fatalities,
Little is known here about the mea
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
LUKE {. WRIGHT
SUCCEEDS TAFT
TEHNE SSEEAtI APPOINTED SEC.
RETARY OF WAR BY PREsi-
DENT ROOSEVELT.
ThE MAN BEST FITTED
For the Place. anIiar With Insuar
Affairs Of the Nation--Fatier-
ing Statement From
White House.

Washington, June 19.-Luke +.
Wright of Tennes ee. was today APP
pointed secretary of war t. succeed
Taft.
A stateemnt given out at the White
House concerning Wright says:
"As Philippine comm. .ssoner and
late as vice governor and governor
he won the affection and regard of
the army to high degree and many
OF the most distinguished men WHO
served in the army at the time he
was in the Philippines have urged
his appointment because they felt
in a peculiar way tnaI he was their
champion and in peculiar way un-
derstood them aud their needs. This
IL especially true as regards the nel
who were Union veterans Of the
Civil war. for these grew to feel that
he was always specially interested IN
their welfare
Moreover his great administrative
and legal ability both peculiarly fit
him to deal with the problems in the
Philippines, Panama and Cula; for
the work of the war department is
now such that only a man with sp C.
ial fitness and training is able to do
Justice to it. OF all the men in the
country. the president feels that
Luke Wright Is the one best equipped
to take up the work of the depart
ment which for the past seven years
has been under the control first Of
Root and then Of Taft"
Wright was q captain in the Con
federate army and is leading law
yer Of Tennessee. He was appointed
as one of the Philippine commission
ers by Mckinley, promoted by Roose.
welt to be vice governor, and lat ar
governor of the Philippines, and
afterwards was first ambassador TO
Japan.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
INTERCOLLEGIATE SHOOT.

Boston, Mass. June 19.-Arrange-
ments have been comp 'eted for an
intercollegiate rife shooting tea n
contest to be held tomorrow at the
range of the New England Rifle as
sociation at Wakefield. The principal
event will be a team contest tween
the universities aad colleges for the
trophy presented by the National
Rife Association OF America. This
will be the third competition for the
trophy. which has been won In pre-
yious years BY Princeton and George
Washington university Teams have
been entered for tomorrow's mt s.
from Yale. Harvard. University OF
Pennsylvania. George Washing gton
University and Massachusetts Ipsti
tute Of Technology.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
TAFT LEAVES WASHINGTON
Goes to Cincinnati to Confer With His
Running Mate.

Washington. ,jrne l9.-Secretary
Taft left at i:05 this afternoon for
Cincinnati where he will confer wi h
Representative Sherman, of New
York, his running mate on the Re
publican national ticket He vi
reach Cincinnati tomorrow morning,
With the Taft party were James
r. Williams. Jr., of the Taft political
HEADQUARTERS in this city, and repre-
sentatiyes of the press associations
Taft arrived at Union station few
minutes before time for leaving and
rs he famed himself vigorously with
his hat, remarked to the newspaper
men that today was the twenty sec
ond anniversary of his wedding,
Taft was kept en- the move from
the time he returned to the war de-
partment after the cabinet NEE ting
until the hour of his departure Many
departmental matters occupied his at
tentiCn.
At Cincinnati Taft VIII go to the
home Of his brother, Charles .. TAFT
where he will make his headquarters
while there.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
CONVENTION OF 1908 COMES
TO END, ITS WORK FINISHED
Final Details Quickly Perfected and Adjournment
Came Just Before Noon-Attention Now
Turns to Selecting National Com
mittee Chairman

Such a picture of sturdy hcmely
plain American citizenship as Cannon
appeared as he advanced before the
throng which rose to do him homage
has seldom been seen before a nation
al convention His serious face was
beaded with sweat his collar hal
melted to a rag which hung linn
about his neck. His vest was thrown
wide open exposing a crumpled shirt
and the sleeves of his black alapaca
coat curled up about his dangling
cuffs to his elbows and his waving
arms emphasized his ringing words for
his colleague and friend-James S
sherman, Of New YORK.
HAT IN Movement.
From the outburst Of enthusiasm
which greeted every mention of Sher
mans name 1t was plain that the mind
of the convection had been made W
aud the decision was only to be record
ed But for a moment there was a
halt in the Sherman movement as
Senator Lodge, leaving the presiding
officers chair. advanced to nominate
Governor Guild of Massachusetts, The
senators voice was strained with tho
eXertions of recent days but he spoke
eloquently and forclbly for the Massa
chusetts candidate. Michigan, through
Chase Osborne, added ler voice for
Guild New Jersey brought forward
her favorite son in a speech by Thom
as II, McCarter nominating ENGov.
ernor Murphy of New Jersey.
Announced at Last.
The steady advance of the Sherman
movement began again as state after
state fell into line Their vote was
aiken and the result was never in
doubt There were scattering votes
but the great body of delegates swell
ed the total of sherman until it touch
ed eight hundred and sixteen.
With keen appreciation of the ef.
feet of a climax, Chairman Lodge did
not announce Sherman's sure total un-
I'll the last "Vice President Fair
banks gets one vote; Governor Shell
don of Nebraska 10; Guild of Massa
chusetts. IS; Murphy, of New Jersey,
II; Sherman, Of New York, SIG"
Again the food gates Of wild en-.
thusiasm were let lose as the floor
and gallery joined in a pandenmon-
ium of demonstration for the nominee
Final Details Perfected.
The nominations completed. the
final details were now quickly per
fected. COMMITTEES were named from
various states to wait upon the can
didates for president ahd vice presi.
dent and formally notify them of the
action of the convention in nomina.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20

Chicago, June 19--Taft and Sher
man
This is the ticket of the Republican
party. flung to breeze today as the
Republican national convention con
cluded with the nomination Of James
S. Sheman, of New York for vice
president amid the final roar of tn.
multuous demonstration. Again the
vast assembly was swept with wave
on wave Of wild, exultant clanor a
the multitude, realizing that at last
the work was done and a record made
upon which the Republican party goes
before the country, united in one last
might outhust Of enthusiastic tribute
to the men who viii bear forward the
standard in the struggle now at hand.
Hour of Oratory.
Another inspiring picture was pre-
sentcd today as the convention named
its candidate for vice president The
enormous thrnngs had waited through
an hour of oratory sweltering in the
heat-laden atmosphere, packed as be
fore into a solid mass of humanity,
with only here and there a few vacant
spots in the remote gallaries the
delegates in the board arena below
bright hued lines of feminity in the
circling gallaries, and over all the en-
velopng folds of old Glory"
a sherman CrnNud
From the outset it was distinctly a
Sherman crowd, with the galleries al
ready trained into choruses of Sher
man songs, and an invading host OF
Sheman marchers starting the echoes
ringing, with huge portrait of the
New York candidate. Among the
early arrivals on the floor was Speak
er Cannon only yesterday candidate
for president, but today here as q
pillar of strength in the Sherman
movement Widespread affection for
old war horse of the party was shown
by crowds of delegates surging about
him to grasp his hand and bid him
welcome.
Cannon Seconds Nomination
The prelminaries were brief and
at l0:30 the nomination speeches for
vice president began. On the call of
states Delaware yielded to New York
and exI4ieutenant Governor Woodruff
mounted the platform for a glowing
speech placing in nomination Sherman
as New York's choice for the vice
presidency Now came a surprise, as
the venerable Cannon, with his Lin
coln-like cisage and shaggy beard,
emerged from the Illinois delegation,
and stepping TO the platform, was
yielded unanimous consent to second
the nomination of Sherman.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
TORNADO DOES DAMAGE
Many Buildings Torn Down and Sew
eraI People Hurt Near Sioux
City Iowa.

Sioux City, Iowa, June 19.-Several
pjersons were injured. one perhaps
fatally, and two houses and half a
dozen barns were destroyed by a tor.
nsdo which struck the eastern out
skirts of Sioux City today. The resi-
dence of Mrs. Matte Howe. of Green
vile, was wrecked. Three persons
We're in the house. Mrs. Howe. Char
les Eakman. her nephew. and Charles
Youhill, were badly injured. Mrs
Howe may die,
The home Of Fred Demaranville. of
Morningside, was torn TO pieces.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
WOMEN AUTOMOBILE RACERS,

Oakland. Ca. June 19.-The first
automobile endurance run ever cen
Quoted by and for women in this
country is to take place tomorrow
under the auspices of the California
Women's Automobile club. The start
is to be made from this city at -
o'clock in the morning aud the finish
ing point will be at San Jose. The
cource will be marked by confetti
thrown from the pilot car. and a
limit of three hours will be put on
the contestants. The conditions of
the contest stpulate that womea
must drive the cars and only women
will b. allowed to ride IN them.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
DEDICATED AT VALLEY FORCE

Philadelphia Pa. June l9-9le; re-
.sentatives cf patriotic societies OF
half dozen states gathered al Valley
Forge today and tcok pS-t in eNer-
cises commemorative the l30th ami
versary Of the evor- alton OF Valley
Forge by the American army. in l7sS.
The chief event Of the observance
was the dedication Of the Maryland
BAY which forms part ot tie
~Cloister OF the Coloni 5" in the
Washington memorial chapel
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
SALARIES ARE RAISED
For Officers of Modern Woodmen--
Site For Sanitarium viii Be
Purchased by Subscription.

Peoria, Ill., June 10 Buffalo VI n
the head camp meeting of the Modern
Woodmen for 1911 over Dallas, Tex,
today.
Head Consul Talbot hereafter will
get $4,000 a year lnstad of $1,000
Clerk Hawes will ge $4,000 instead
of $4,000. Head bankers $1,000 In
stead of $4,000 and each director
will receive $4,000 annually. The
executive officers were empowered to
purchase the Amber Ranch near
Colorado Springs and raise funds by
suhsGrinlIon. fer the erecto and
OF L sanatafinm Tr ccn
sumptive Woodmen.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20

still in the mines but msot of them are
thought to have perished in the fumes
which are still so strong that the res
cuers cannot enter far into the slope
Later reports from Ellsworth are to
the effect that all the men are out of
the mine TIE total number of victims
being ten, three of whom are dead.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
STORM STRIKES BOAT
In Ohio Rver-Passsngers Thrown
Into Panic-Damage Done in
Steubenviile, Ohio.

Steubenville Ohio. June ia
storm today unroofed n number OF
buildings and inflicted damage to the
extent of SEQ 600 or more. Mrs.
George Collonder was struck by a
falling tree and probably fatally In
jured. The storm struck the pack
Queen City In the Ohio river and
tearing her from her moorings
pushed the boat ashore during the
ga'e The passengers were panic
stricken.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
INQUIRY IS INSTITUTED
BY Russia in Regard to Recent
Speech of Emperor William
of Germany.

ST. Petersburg, June 19.-Russia
has instituted an inquiry in regard to
the exact wording of the speech
legged to have been made by Emperor
William of Germany recently al
Doberitz. on the occasion of the
cavalry manouvers. but but no fur
ther action will be taken.
In this address the emperor is sail
to have intimated that Germany was
ready to defend herself against !
possible enemies The incident has
evoked a number or condemnatory ar
ticles in the st. Petersburg pre- ts'
The spirit of the newspapers is gen
erally hostile to Germany.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
OLD FRIEND OF TEDDY
Dies at Boston--5. n. Richardson
Was Roosevelt's Landlord Dur
ina La,ter's College Days

pos,on. June l9-Beniamin II
Richardson. known to Harvard graf
mates as the Bookseller Of Harvard
Souare." and landlord ef -resideH
Roosevelt during his entire col e =
course. is dead. aged &c. RichardscT
was IN the book business more tn
sixty wears. He had many aneod 'te
~ relate Of Roosevelt's college dayt
and highly priced number Of gifts
presented him by the student who
later became president
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
CLEVER SCHEME FOllEO
Ex-Foreign Minister Of Morocco Pre-
vents the Proclamation OF Mulai
Hafiz as Sultan.

Tangior. June ia clever at
tempt made here to proclaim Mulai
Haiiz as Sultan of Morocco was frus
trated at the last moment The for
mality of the proclamation was to
consist of substitution of the name
of the new sultan for that of the old
in ceremonial prayer for the ruler
al the Friday service IN the Nc sque,
Mohammed El Torres, exforeien
minister who was apprised OF the
plot. had the chief movers arrested
and surrounded the Mosque with
troops
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
To WELCOME SHERMAN
People of His Home Town Plan Big
Demonstration on His Return
From Chicago.

Utica. June 19.-News of James S.
Sherman's nomination for vice presi-
dent was received in this, his home
city, today with the ringing of bells,
firing of Cannon and general display
Of flags.
There were meetings this evening
of the leading marching clubs at
which arrangements were made for
n demonstration in honor of Sherman
on his return from the convention.
Telegrams of congratulation have
been pouring in on the Sherman fam
lily all afternoon and evening.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
OVATION EoR TAFT.

Cumberland, Nd. June 19.-When
Tart's train arrived here the secre
try of war was at dinner but he was
quickly conducted to the rear plat
form in the presence of a large crowd
There were also a band and four ele'
phants. One of the latter tried vain.
Iy to present bouuet to the presi
dental nominee. TAFT made briel
speech and shook hands with all who
could reach him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
TROOPS IN READINESS.

Panama. June 1s-Arrangements
are being made to place the United
states marines now on the istamus
In camp at CorOzal from whirh ase
they may be brought in a tew nit
rtes to Panama should sch SIP
be necessary. Tension brought ahe VI
by the political situation IN the re-
public continues.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
CONVENTION CALLED.

Milwaukee. June 19.-ChaiFman
Manson. of the Democratic state COM
mittee of Wisconsin, today announced
that the state convention viii be
held in Milwaukee July %.