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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21
PROMINENCE IN
POLITICAL WAY
AN ASSET IN ANY KIND OF BuSi-
NESS SAYS WIN. J. BRYAN
IN INTERVIEW.
STORIES Of HIS INCOME
Have Been Exaggerated, He Says
Was Once Offered Job of Cor
poration Lawyer at Fancy
Price But Refused.

New York, April 20.-His fectufing
tour brought VIM. J. Bryan to this
city today, and he had also planned
to meet Mrs. Bryan on her arrival
from Europe tomorrow. He was
Joined during the day by Miss Grace
Bryan. who has taken a holiday from
her studies at Virginia school, to
welcome her mother home
MIR. and Mrs. Bryan will leave Tor
the west on Thursday,
In an interview Bryan said stories
of his income have been greately eX-
aggerated MY political prominence
he said, has been an advantage IN
that it has given me larger reading
circle and larger Audience, but
could have used prominence in other
ways to great pecuniary advantage.
FOR instance, was offered $4,000
A wear as counsel for a corporal on
hut il would have taken me out oil
the political field. Fly lecturing aud
writing | can make what | need Ill
half the time and have the rest toi
public work.
president Cleveland found his law
income larger after he was i'll the
White House than before. SO dlt
President Harrison, This was ths
experience of speaker Reed after M
service in congress. Secretary Shaw
found his service more valuable after
he had been in the cabinet.
political prominence is an ass
in any kind of business. | could no
have turned my attention to any
thing where it would not nave an az
vantage, and had used all OF IN
time lecturing and writing ! coui
have made twice rs much as ! have
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21
VREtLANO BILL
GOES TO TABLE
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BANKING
AND CURRENCY DISPOSED
OF MEASURE.
LONG ARGUMENT MADE
BY Vreeland in Support of His Bill
Members of Committee Said IL
Was Aldrieh Bill
in Disguise.

Washington, April 20.-The house
committee on banking and currency
today voted to lay on the table the
financial bin offered by Representa-
tive Vreeland of New York, as sub,
stitute for the AIdrlch bill and de
eided to report favorably on the bill
recently introduced by Chairman
Fowler. providing for currency com
mission to consist of forty-three mem'
bers, II members OF the senate. III
members of the house and II others,
who must be citizens of the United
States.
The action of the committee was
taken late In the afternoon after a
meeting lasting all day Vredland
appeared before the committee and
made a strong argument In favor OF
his bill. saying that ne thought II
would be criminal negligence ial
congress to adjourn without passlnF
! some measure of protection In tht
event of another panic this fall. III
did not. however think a panic wal
imminent. Nrceland said his bill wa'
an emergency measure only, and ~
lsfayorcd the appointment OF cur
rency commission To consider per
| mancnt banking and currency. law.
Hill, Of Connecticut, replied u
| Vreeland. severely crtcising hi
measure, which, he said. was the Al
drieh bill, pure and simple with wv
sections omitted. The committee tho'
went into executive session to cor
slider the measure. The discussio
over 1t was more protracted tina
J over the Allrieh bill which wa
i tabled last week by unanimous vot'
Il The Vreeland bill had some slppots
nrs and when the vote on the motto
/, to table II was taken Weeks, OF Ma
sachusetts. Burton OF Ohio, and M'
| kinley, Of Illinois, voted IN the neg
: tive.
| Those voting In the affirmatis
; were Prince of Illinois, MeMorriso
: of Michigan, Weems Of Ohio, Wald
of New York. Hays of Caliiorni
!, pugo of Louisiana, Glass OF Virgini
. Gillisple of Texas. James of Kentuck
| Crawford of North Carolina, N
4 Henry of Pennsylvania, and Chairma
? Fowler. In the case of the Aidris
n bin the committee decided to give !
] reason to the house for its actlo
simply reporting the measure table
The motion to report the Fowl
bill was adopted 10 =" : Those W
ling IN the negative were Tugo, Jam
land Crawford. while Burton and N
Henry voted present.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21
TO PROBE PAPER TRUST
Speaker Canon introduces Resolution
Appointing Committee TO inses-
tiqate paper Question.

Washington, April ga definite
step was taken today toward solution
of the wood pulp and newspaper cost
question in the introduction by Speak
er Cannon of resolution for the al'
rointment of a special committee OF
six members to investigate "and CD
tain all possible information as to
the reasons for increased prices ol
white paper ito the end that needluI
Legislation may be enacted.
The resolution. which was retcrrei
to the committee on rules, OF Whica
the Speaker is chairman, empowers
the committee to sit I'm Washington
or elsewhere" during the sessions oI
the house and recess of congress, ant
confers the usual authority OF SUD
poena, administration of cath, etc.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21
THEATRE CASES
ARE WIPED OUT
OVER TWO THOUSAND TAKEN
OFF KANSAS CITY DOCKET
TO MAKE ROOM FOR THREE
THOUSAND OTHER CASES.

Kansas City, April 20. Over two
thousand cases against theater peo
pie. actors, managers and others en-
plyed in Kansas City play houses
which were brought as a result ot the
sunday observance crusade started by
Judge Wallace last September, were
wiped off the docket of the court th's
afternoon upon the motion CT Prose
cutting Attorney Kimhrell
All theater cases started last Sep
tember and up to the indictments re
turned April are included In the
list
There are now on the docket three
thousand cases which have been start
cd during the past three weeks
1t will take all summer to tr'
these cases.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21
DEMONSTRATION
IS CALLED OFF
TURKEY ACCEDES TO DEMANDS
OF ITALIAN GOVERNMENT
WITH REGARDS TO HER
RIGHTS IN TRiPoLi.

Rome, April 20-The threatened
trouble between Italy and Turkey ap-
parently has ended and for the pres
ent at least there will be no demon
stration by Italian warships i'll TURK
ish waters.
The incident will probably lead to
an agreement by the two countries
on many differences. which hereto
fore have been the cause of not lit
tie friction.
The Turkish government has given
it's permission to Italy to estaplisH
postoffices in Turkish cities where
other powers have like institutions
and in a like manner has met ltat
ian demands with regard to other ques
tions that have been subjects OF dis
pute.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21
TROOPS TO Be REMOVED
Street Cars in Pensacola, Flap Are
Now Running-But Very Few
People Ride.

Pensacola Fla April 2o.-Gov
Broward .onight ordered all the state
trurps sent here t. preserve order
during the strike of the motormen
and conductors of the local street
railway company to return to theH
homes at cnce. The troops will be on
guard tonight, but are expected to
take their departure early tomorrow.
City officials are making efforts 10
have at least one company OF militia
left on duty temporarily.
Cars we're run today without mo
leetation. under the protection OF the
trrops. but very few persons took al
vantage of the opportunity to ride
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21
FOREST FIRES IN
MINNESOTA CAUSE
FEARFUL DAMAGE

AckIev. Mimi. April 20.-A fierce
forest fire has been raging in this
vicinity for the past twenty-four hours
In White Oak township. the farm
house of S. w. Hurlbut. together with
farm buildings. machinery. several
head of stock. forty tons of hay, and
200 cords of wood. were destroyed:
The family narrowly escaped.
Other settlers lost cord wood ag-
eregating 500 cords. several small
saw mills, and 100000 feet of logs
In the Red River Lumber compan S
camps near Ackley. 100000 feet ol
logs we're consumed. Several hun
dred men are now fighting the flames
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21
BILLIK GETS REPUItVf
Board of Pardons Recommends post
ponement of Execution to IN
vestiuate Certain Testimony

Springfield H. april 2e.~-Aeting
on the recommendation ef the board
of nardnns. Governor Deneen TINS
afternoon retrieved until luhe ~
Herman Bilhk, convicted Of the muf
der Of Mary Vrzali in Chicago by
poisoning in 1905.
The reprteye is based upon the
rauresentatinn to the board that IA Sc
testimony was given at the time OF
the trial which led to The mans con.
yiction. The court will investigate.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21
LOEB MIXED IN
TRACTION GRAFT
SENSATIONAL STATEMENTS AXE
MADE BY MR.. SIMS IN HOUSE
YESTERDAY.
A SENATOR MENTIONED
But Name Not Revealed--C'a'meo
Men Elected to MANAGEMENT OF
Railways Who Had Capt.
toI influence.

Washington. April Sensational
statements affecting a United States
senator, whose name is not given,
and the presidents SECRETARY, were
made in the House today by Sims,
of Tennessee, in the course or dis-
cussion of the conference report en-
the District of Columbia street rail
way bill.
Sims spoke of the efforts of the
street railway companies OF the d s.
trict to thwart congress in its attempt
to give til people of Washington
proper street car facilities, aud de
clarcd that certain meh mad beeh
elected to the management and I'll
rectorate of the roads, or had become
stockholders in them, who, IT was
thought welded influence over con
gress.
The senator in question, Sims
said. was a member Oh the committee
on the district company which mas
control of street ear matters in the
district. and owned more than a thou
sand shares of capital traction stock
of face value of $120,000.
He also said that Loeb, the presl
dents secretary, who is a director o.
the Washington Railway and Elec
trje company. has IN mis- name. 4,75l
shares of a face value OF $40 600.
What qualifications does Loeb pos
sess," Sims inquired for fa'ifoat
management" And he answered hlf
| own questions by saying he had nom
at all.
| The house refused % recede iron
its demand for universal free trans
fers aud the trackage bill was sen
Ihack tuaconference. = = -e,6
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21
TRAINS COLLIDE
NEAR MELBOURNE
FORTY LIVES LOST

Melbourne. Australia, april 2o.-
Two trains. from Eallara aud Bendigo
respectively. collided late last night
At Rravbrook Junction eight miles
from Melbourne, forty-one perst rs
being killed and sixty injured.
Five cars of the BaIlarat train were
wrecked The wrcckags took fire ana
was almost completely consumed
Many bodies were unrecognIZable
when recovered.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21
MEMBERSHIP INCREASE
OF D. a. r. Was 5,739 for the Past
Year-convention Begun at
Washington Yesterday.

Washington. April 20.-An increas
in membership for the past year OF
5.739. was reported TO the convention
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution today hy Mrs. Charlotte
F.. Main. chairman OF the committee
on credentials. Tnr children Of the
American Revolution spent the day
at Mount Vernon, where special ex
ercises were held at the tree planted
bv the children several vars ago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21
FIRST STEP TO
GET TXAW FREE
TAKEN YESTERDAY WHEN HIS
COUNSEL SECURED PERMlo-
SION To ALLOW HIM TO AP
PLY FOR HABEAs CORPUS.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, April 2o'-lhe
first step in the proceedings Looking
to the release of Harry X. ThaW from
thes tate asylum for criminal insane
at Matteawan was taken todaN.
James G. Graham formerly secretary
to Governor OpaV, appeared as
Thaw's counsel before Justice Mors-
cbauser of the state supreme court at
White Plains and applied for an OF
der directing the superintendent d
the asylum t permit Thaw to sign an
application for writ OF habeas cor
nus. The order was promptly grantc1
and will probably be served upon tht
acting superintendent of the asylum
at once.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21
SAILORS ENJOY
A DAY ASHORE
BOXING CARNIVAL AND WILD
WEST SHOW PROVIDED AT
LOS ANGELES.
TWO COSTLY BANQuETS
One For Junior Officers and Other
For Commanderu-Th Thousands
of Peonle Visit Great Ships
--3 800 Men Ashore.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 20.-A long
day OF merrymaking by sailormen OF
the battleship feet boxing matches,
baseball games and Wild west SHOWS
being included in the entertainments
provided by the city, was brought 70
a close tonight with two big banquets
ono to the Junior ollieers and the
other to the admirals and command
ing officers of the fleet and members
of their staffs.
Elaborate Banquet
The latter function was the most
elaborate and costly ever held in the
city. and was made the occasion ot
formal welcome to Los Angeles both
by Mayor Harper and Governor Gill
lett who were included among the
sneakers. Rear Admiral Thomas, IN
command of the fleet, responded TO
the addresses of welcome
$500 Ashore.
The liberty party from the shirs
numbered 5000. Most of the sailors
made for Chutes Park where an
amateur boxing carnival managed
and refereed bv Chamnion j. J, JET
fries himself, was the first aitracu'h
of the day Boxing is taVofite
snort among the sailors aud their en-
ioyment Of the Jeffries carnival today
was unrestrained,
Liqhtwei ght Championship.
rnthusiasm reached it's height
when the lightweight champion oi the
feet was decided under the navy
regulations. Lutinski, Of the New
Jersey. winning from Myers oil th'
Ohio in eight rounds.
| A barbecue and Wild west snow
which followed the boxing tonrha
ment added UNNECESSARILY 70 th'
lpood times ashore and tonight IN
Iblue Jackets Of the sailors and tlls
| tidy soldier like uniform OF the ma
lrines have full possession Oh th'
lgaily Illuminated streets,
People Visit Ships.
Thousands of residents or Los An
peles and visitors to the city flocket
lahoard the hattleshlps today. INT
vessels were open from carry iho'
ling to late in the Afternoon ana a
times their decks were crowded U
their utmost capacity. The bih
Jackets ushered the people above an
below decks, bands playing for theh
and their hour or two atioat on IN
big fighting craft gave them an ioe
r of what the American navy IS an
] lmcans.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21
PROMINENT mIssoURlAN DIES.

st. Louis. April 20.--J A. Matthews
once prominent I'm Missouri State poll
tics and general manager of the
Omaha. Nebraska. Herald, in 1887 IS
is dead, aged 81. ~
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21
sELoIT ENGAGES COACH.

Beloit. Wis. April 20.-Graham
Foster. tackle on the Yale footfaii
team last fail. has been retained as
football coach for Beloit college Tor
next year
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21
WILL CONDUCT
A F|L|BUSTtR
FORAKER INSISTS THAT BILL TO
RE ENLIST BLACK SOLDIERS
BE PASSED.
TO FIGHT TOR NEGROES
Thre atens to Keep Conuress in Ses'
sion All Summre~-Angry at
Agreement With Democrats
to Adjourn May 16.

Washington, April Ex-senator For
aker has broken with the allies ana
is threatening to keep congress III
session all summer II the RepnDilcah
bosse in the senate adhere to thelf
nIan to adjourn, without action OH
his bill to allow the negro troops, dis
charged dishonorably by the president
after the Brownsville affray, to re
enlist with full pay for the time they
have been out OF the army.
Senatr r Foraker has told Senator
AIdrich, Hale and others who control
the senate that he will agree To no
program to adjourn on May lG With
out a vote on his Brownsville bill. lie
insists that the leaders have no rlgh'
to prepare legislative program
which does nat include some definite
disposition of bis bill, and says frank
ly that he will keep congress In WASH
ington until the pumpkins ripen III
Ohio before he will consent to the
Aldrich Hale program,
Is Extremely Angry.
While Senator Foraker is threat
ening to run amuck on this question
Senators Aldrich and Hale are show
ing no disposition to yield to nm
and other Republican senators are
declining to enter into an agreement
to aid him in carrying out tilibustri
in the senate which will enable him tt
hiring the Republican bosses to terms
Senators Foraker Is at further dis
advantage on this question, since th'
Democrats In the senate are unani
nous Ia their objection to restnrinl
to the army the negroes OF TN
Twenty fifth infantry whom the presi
dent discharged
This situation has made Senate
Foraker extremely angry He ha'
told Senators Hemehway OF lndlahA
who represents the Fairbanks move
ment, Senators Knox and Crane, wh
have undertaken to | command IN
anti administration plans, that he !
through with them entirely.
Allies Deserted Him.
He insists that he went into TN
f,ght and devoted himself to 1t III
selaishlv. not so much in his ow
behalf as to aid In defeating the pres
dent and to enable the allies to OF
tain control If majority OF the dei'
gates to the national Republican COZ
vention.
Senator Foraker adds that in retur
he has obtained nothing from tn
allies and that he has been ignore
and forced into the background /
them on every opportunity. This d
cjsion to adjourn without a vote G
Brownsville, he declares, stultih'
him. He says it is direct affron
since 1t is well understood that he
pledged to this question and is e
nected by negroes in all sections
the country to obtain some relief #
the men affected by the order OF Il
president y
Wrapped Up in Matter.
He has devoted so much time al
attention to this question that ne n
become wrapped up in it entirely, al
believes that the only thing to
done TO correct the mistake which {
president made in discharging the
soldiers without honor is for congre
TO direct the president to reinsta
them and to pay them full pay I
the time they have been out. he sa
that II is unreasonable to think u
congress should adjourn witho
doing this.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21

Tho blds WtIH TV'VIT'H 7"
Scullin and koehler to ascertain ana
renort which was The lower and they
reported in favor of the bid OF Roy
/. Williams on the Poplar street
work and in favor of the bid OF
uanps A. Camery on the sewer WORK.
These men will accordingly he awafA-
cd the contracts after the eNpirati' n
Of the time fixed 1y law for perm |
ting property owners to do the work
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-21
PAVEMENT FOR
POPLAR STREET
BIDS RECEIVED YES EhpAf'
LOWEST s6o,573 BY ROY l.
WtLLlAMs-LoWEST SEWER
BID BY HANES g. CkMERY.

The Board OF Local improvements
met Yesterday morning at the council
chamber pursuant to advertisements l.
To receive and open bids on the
proposition to pave Poplar street
with brick, and build sewers on
Division. Center and TWcnty-hIst
street. There were present iiis
Honor Mayor Parsons and Aldermen
KochIer. Scullin. 1homas, Menus anu
Thtsfiewood: also Attorneys Lansdeh
& I.eek. City Engineer Thistle"ooa' l.
and several contractors. bids "eio
submitted as follows:
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
SAILORS AND NEGROES CLASH
SERIOUS CONTENTION AT NOR
FOLK. VA, LAST NIGHT.
Prompt Action of officials Narrowly
Averted Loss Of Life-Started
by Colored Man.

NORFOLK, Va. August 3.-There was
serious clash between negroes and
United States sailors in Berkeley and
South Norfolk last night, and but for the
timely arrival of the civil authorities. who
took charge of three negroes. with whom
the trouble originated. and gave them po-
lice protection. there might have been loss
of life.
1. is said that the sailors from the st.
Helena naval training station. a short
distance away. had been taking corn from
the farm land of the negroes. One Of
the negroes fired upon the sailors, but
said he did so only to brighten them off,
The seamen then drove the negroes with
their families into the house on the
place, and many shots, it is said, were
fired into this.
The police called upon the naval au-
thorit!es for aid. and the negroes who
were being attacked were finally gotten
into the Berkeley ward police station. Sew
eral hundred sailors assembled, and the
police. hearing threats of lynching. has.
tened the negroes in special car from
Berkeley across the river to the central
police station in this city, where they
still remain.
The sailors assembling around the Berk-
ley police station openly threatened at
tack and the naval authorities had to
again send aid to dispense and run the
enlisted men back to their station
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
NO VIOLENCE IN PARIS STRIKE
TROOPS MASSED IN READINESS
FOR ANY TROUBLE.
Many Employees Called Out Refused
to Join the Movement-News-
papers Affected.

PARIS, August $50 far as could be
learned during the early hours today the
twenty-four hours general strike in Paris
which was called by the general federation
of labor as protest against the killing
of strikers at Vigneaux last week was not
as extensive as the leaders had planned.
No violence so far has been reported. The
infantry and troopers which were massed
in the central points of the city found
nothing to do. as everything was orderly.
The employees in many of the trades
called out absolutely refused to join the
movement. the principal success of which
was found in the tying up of the news
papers, such journals as the Gil Bias, the
Steele. the radical Petit Republique and
The Libre Parole failing to appear.
Conferred on Newspapers.
1t was declared this morning that the
strikers were centering their efforts on
the newspapers and electricians. thereby
hoping to incommode the public. The
bakers and gasmen reported for work as
usual this morning. The underground
railway trains are running on time an6
the life of the city Is apparently normal.
Later In the day more complete reports
indicated that the strike. except in the
case of the coal miners. was practically a
complete failure. The electricians did not
strike and a great majority Of the men
engaged in other trades and even the
laborers who were largely responsible for
the Vigneaux riot reported fror work. All
the afternoon newspapers today an
nounced that they would appear as usual.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
ADVISER TO KAISER DEAD
PASSING OF DIR. Won LUCANUS
AT BERLIN TODAY.
For Many Years a Quiet Figure of
Large influence at the
German Court.

BERLIN. August 3.-Dr. Frederick X
H. Won Lucanus chief of Emperor Will
liam's sO-called civil cabinet. died here
today. He was born in 1881.
The death of DIR. Won Lucanus removes
from the imperial court quiet figure of
large influence in advising his majesty
concerning the character and abilities of
officials in the civil administration and as
to whether they were suitable for promo
ton Or retirement. etc. His observations
covered all of the higher personnel and
he estimated and assessed the values of
individuals for public service. He was
reputed TO he a man of extraordinary
Judgment, wanting nothing for himself
except to continue as adviser to the en-
peror He was the head of no group
seeking influence at court. but, on the
contrary, taking a place apart from poll
tics and society
1t was the office of DR.. Won I.ucanus to
inform ministers and other high person.
ages when the emperor desired to elimi-
nate them from Office. which he usually
did by handing over a note inclosed in a
blue envelope. so that the doctor and his
blue envelope were the subject for many
a grim witticism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
CURE FOR LOCKJAW IS FOUND
INJURED BOY SAVED BY PITTS
BURG DOCTORS.
Solution of Magnesium Sulphate In
jected Into Spine-Tetanus
Is Baked.

PITTSBCRG. August 3.-The Magee
tute, attached to the Mercy Hospital of
Pittsburg. last night came TO the fore
with what ii claims is the first real cure
for tetanus or lockjaw.
Magnesium sulphate injected into the
spinal column is said to have effected the
cure.
Last evening Harry Gilbert fourteen
years of age. was discharged from the
Pasteur annex we'll His was one of
the most severe cases to come under the
notice Of local physicians, and the new
cure was watched with great interest.
The boy was hurt with TOW pistol July
and July 13 was carried to the hospita al
in commissions. Injections of per cent
solution of magnesium sulphate were
started and gradually increased to II per
cent.
had become rigid, resting only on the
relax. Antitoxin. too, was used in good
quantities to assist in the work of relax
ing the muscles.
All the hospital physicians assert that
there was no hope of antitoxin saving
the boys life. SO far had the disease pro-
crossed before he was treated.
The treatment lasted twelve days before
the muscles of the body became once
more plant. and the last nine days have
been spent by physicians in examining the
boy to see that his condition is what it
was claimed by the Mercy Hospital physi-
clans