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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
DIXON CHOSEN
BY HITCHCOCK
AS DIRECTOR OF SPEAKERS BU-
REAU or REPUBLICAN, MA.
TlONAL COMMITTEE.
CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO
BY Leaders of Party-Sherman Can.
tiidate For Vice Pres dent, to
Make Few Speeches in
This State.

Chicago Aug 3l. Senator Joseph
NJ Dixon Ct Montana, was today ap
pointed BY Chairman Frank II, Hitch.
ccck Of the Republican National com
mitee, as director Of the speakers
bureau at the Chicago headquarters
Chairman Hitchcock hal several
corfereuces with political leaders .
day. but nothing was given out for
publication, 70 decision was reached
or the question Of providing speaker
fer the Republican state convent II
AZ Springfald September 9th.
It was announced today that Ster.
man would make his first campa en
speccb in this city probably before
the hamilton club September 2Sth.
lie VIII continue speaking in the state
for the next three days thcreaftrr
Mckinley Of the Re
publican congressional committee is
expected here tomorrow to confer
with Chairman Hitchcock, and they
viii make up Shermau's itinerary as
far as they can. It viii be arranged
so as to aid as far as possible the
campaign.
Senator Hemeuway and State
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
VETS FLOCKINC
INTO TOLEDO
ESTIMATED THAT THERE ARE
100000 VISITORS I'M TOWN
FOR ENCAMPMENT.
HOT CONTEST EXPECTED
In Convention For Office of Com,
nander-n-Chicf of G. n. r.
Several Cities Want
Next Conclave.

Toledo Ohio Aug 81. It is csti
mated that there arc 100000 visitors
in town to see and attend the Ma
tional I1ncampmcnt cf the Grand
Army Of the Republic
Will the marvellous illumination cf
the downtown streets, the Venetian
Night on the river, the public ra-
cel tion by The local committee and
commandments Burton aud the
numerous ether attractions marking
the formal opening Of the encamp.
mant the streets are well nigh inn
rasaablc.
Fife and drum corps, brass bands
delegations and squads Of
sight seers blockods the pavement
from curb to curb, state delegations
are crowding into town and by the
timo the encampmcnt gets down to
business 1t is believed that every state
will be fully represented The south
is already we'll in evidence and her
DELEGATES are among the most en-
thusiastic of the thousands Ct yeterns
here.
There is likely to be pretty fight
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
ALEXANDER COUNTY
TEACHERS MEET
ONE HUNDRED MEN AND WOMEN
GATHER TO PREPARE FOR
COMING SCHOOL TERM-ABlE
M II LLnrnpn nr,r- Q .-alr--

There was a larg attendance and a
days god wOrkwork at the Alexander
County Teachers institute in the Cal
10 High school yesterday. The en-.
rollment was larger than on former
opening days, there being present
Of the 1903 teachers employed in the
county, 1t is expected that all will
be her before the close. County Su-
perntondcnt snyder has general
charge of the institute and organized
it for work yesterday instruction
with the following In charee of the
work will be taken up today II
promises to be unusually interesting
several departments;
Miss Cora Mel Patton, reading Mr.
Felts, work in history, arithmetic and
grammar; Mrs, c. h. Way, arithmetic
in sections; Mr. Kelly of Thebes,
civil government in sections; Prof
Gott, spelling Miss Milford, writing
and Prof Clondenen school manage.
mcnt
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
H|SGEN ACCEPTS
THE NOMINATION
INDEPENDENCE PARTY CANDi.
DATE FOR PRESIDENT NoTl-
FLED LAST NIGHT.
PLUNGED INTO ISSUES
In Speech of Acceptance, Giving Wig
orous Outlines of Principles and
Policies His Party Stands
For.

New York, Aug ST. AT the new
!club house Of The Independence
League tonight, Thomas t. Iligsen
Independence party candidate for
president, was officially notified Of his
nomination before a large crowd Of
friends and partisans. The notiiic
tion speech was made by Henry A
Powell, chairman Of the committee.
lIigsen went right into the main Is
sues of the campaign and gave a Wig
orous outline OF the principles and
policies he stands for He declared
that it was necessary to organize
new party to bring about needed re-
forms and SO the Independence party
came into existence
The candidate asserted that the
present division of the reform ele
mcnt had permitted the control OF the
government to slip from the hands
IF the people in to the hands of ma.
.hino politicians and party bosses, !
and he said that to take control out /!
If their hands he advocated direct |
the initiative, referen |
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
SOCIALISTS IN
SPECIAL TRAIN
MAKING TRIPS ACROSS COUNTRY
DELIVERING CAM PAlGN,
ERS AT DAVENPORT YEsTER
DAY.

Davenport, Ia, Aug &l,-The So.
cialist special train bearing Eugene Y.
Debs, candidate for president on the
! Socialist ticket: James H. Brewer,
socialist candidate for governor of II.
Iinos, and other prominent Socialists
ion the continental campaign
tour, arrived her this afternoon after
"a days run from Chicago, interrupted
by stops at Joliet, Ottawa and Spring
Valley whore Debs and Brewer made
rear platform addresses
Tonight Debs made the first i'm.
portant address of his campaign at
Turner Opera House in this c.,y.
The capitalist system, he said,
has again broken down. Industry
has again been partially paralyzed
millions of people are idle. The capl.
talsts can no longer manage industry
under the presetn system This is
bec oring so apparent that even the
capitalists themselves are alarmed
Dcbs then referred to the panics of
1898 and 1907, the first under the
Democratic administration and the
the ether under the highest protoc-
live traiH the world has ever known !
He declared that the socialists are
pioneers in agitation against wage |
slavery"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
JOHNSON WILL
MAKE SPEECHES
IN SUPPORT OF BRYAN.-C CANDl
DATE AND GOVERNOR HELD
CONFERENCES
c. 0. P. EX RAVhCAhCE
Subject OF Speech by Bryan at Min
resota State Fair Yesterday
Asked Reelection Of
Johnson.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 31.--Sccure Ii
the knowledge that Governor John A
Johnson, If Minnesota, leading riya
for the nomination before the Danyei
convention will loyalty support him
in the coming campaign I'M the north.
west William j. Bryan Democratic
candidate for president, left tonight
for Fargo, NJ d., where he will sEelk
tomorrow.
Both Bryan and Johnson were pres
cnt at a meeting of the state central
committee and We're much pleased
with the favorable reports from
various PARTS Of the state Previously
to the gathering Of the committee
Me6srs. Bryan and Johnson held CON
fcrenees regarding the campaign aud
not only in regard to Minnesota, but
other northwestern states
They discussed organization and
the question Of speakers. and those
provided by the national committee
Governor Johnson pledged his activaI
support to the national ticket and
will make numerous speeches between
no wand November ,.
At the fair grounds this afternoon
BRYAN delivered speech ON Repub.
lean eNtravagances Addressing him
self to the farmers he declared they
hai special reason for complaint be
cause they paid more than their share
Of the taxes collected ana received
less than their share of benefits which
flowed from the expenditure Of the
corporations.
He received a great demonstration
upon being ilcac; uhL9ced by Johnson,
ana n his preliminary {c1arks took
occasion tn laud the governor and
rrgo bis hearers to assist in re-olect-
ing him as their chief executive.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
WI TING FANG J0LTED
Chinese Minister Shown Message
Fronm Pekin Stating He Would
be RecaIled--News to Him.

Washington, Aug 3l.-Wu Ting
Fang. Chinese minister. when shown
a dispatch from Pekn today stating
that the Chinese government was con-
siierinG his recall and meutoniHE the
name OF his probable successor de-
clared that the Pehn government hsd
not in any way intimataI % him
that i was dissatisfied with anst' i-g
ho had done. and it hal not calle
him 10 account for anything he m1y
hav' said
nc appeared rather amused rnl
puzzled over the statement that bis
Government had been embarrassed l-v
h's attitude "as public character in
An ncrica."
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
MADE QUICK RUN
FROM CHICAGO TO CAIRO.
Mrs. Samuel Hastings and Family Ar
rived Home Yesterday Morn
inu in Their Auto.

Mrs Samuel Hastings and family
returned Yesterday morning from Chi
caep having made the trip by auto
mobile all the way. They left Chi
cagc Thursday morning at y O'Clock
an arrived here at . o'clock yester.
day morning having made a con
tinu"us rrn from Anna where they
lett at 5.l5 yesterday morning The
party consisted of Mrs Samuel Hast.
iugs her son Oris. daughters Misses
Maudo and Leila. They were joined
at Contral'a 10y %. l.. Williamson who
went up by rail 90 meet them
Ticy had a most delightful ride
through the state and met with uo
misEap TO speak of The roals were
good nearly an the way.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

dunn and recall"
The rieht to initiate legislation"
he said, "and when occasion arises.
10 pass upon and reject legislation
is the purost popular government.
and is condemned only boy those who
have lost faith i'm the rights and in
a., ability of the people to govern
4 believe. furthermore. that to ob.
tain ururiuc popular government. the
corrrUtion of money must bee eiiminac
Cd. and ! endorse our platform decla-
ration which not only calls for full
publicity of campaign contributions.
MS do the platforms lbut not the iegis
latirnl or the Republican and Demo
cratic parties. Iut which prohibits. as
They dD not. the use If money ia elec.
tIons except for meetings. literature
and necessary travelling expenses Of
Hiscon reviewed bis party platform
pointed out wherein he considered f.
of benefit TO the people and gave each
plank his hearty approval
William r. Hearst delivered
brief speech in which he lauded the
candidates Of the Independence party.
both the old parties and
predicted that the new party viii
arcntusl'y supplaHt the old ones.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
STORY TOLD BY
MRS. WILLIAMS
BOARD WALK SHOOTING WAS
RES1lT OF HOLD UP PURE
AND SIMPLE.
ORDERED FROM CHAIR
BY Masked Man Who Shot Roberts
Twice When he Refused to Give
up Money--Woman Denies
Statement.

Baltimore Md, Aug 3l.--Mrs. VI.
iS. G. Williams today described In A..
tail the shooting of Charles p. Rob
Ierts,Jr,, who was wounded "Wednesday
night on the board walk at Atlantic
City while in her company.
ut was attempt at robbery. pure
and simple she declared, and Rob
.crts was shot because he refused to
comply with the demand Of the man
in a mask who had ordered him to
give mp his money"
When the shooting occurred | had
left my little daughter at the hotel
Brighton not more than twenty min.
utes befor". Roberts was going aIoug
with ~, in the rolling chair. when the
c'.air stopped and a masked man
thrust a pistol in to the chair having
first opened the window on the ocean
side and ordered us to get out
Il was seated on the side Of the
chair next 10 the ocean and without
word got out and held up both
hands Roberts followed me and ai
soon as he had emerged from the
man told him te give up h's
money ! had ehateIaine bag at
tachod to my wrist, but the man mad
no effort to get this
when ordered to give up his nor
oy Roberts declared he would do moth
ing of the kind, and rushed after the
man.
Il was scared and begged Roberts
y give up what money he had. but
iN'"V''"' iAsteaa r,Isate.i nj n. fpSa
VINO was covering n1m WITH a pistol
and stood few PAGES off As Rob
erts started forward the man fired two
shots, one of them taking effect At
this moment did not know that Rob.
arts was shot and doubt ii he realized
{, Although struck by one of the bul.
cts, he kept on toward the man aai
he villain ran and escaped In the
darkness
Mrs. Williams was asked regarding
he statement that she was alleged to
lave given Chief OF Police Woodruff,
4 Atlantic City, IN which she VISA re
'orted that her husband had not been
o Europe at all but had been IN
Il never said anything of the kind"
declared Mrs. Williams emphatically
'he denied ever having seen Wood
uff, and again declared the affair was
hold-up and Roberts was shot while
esisting the robber
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
COLLEGE CLUE COMMITTEE.

New York Aug 3l.-About the
most important announcement made
al Democratic headquarters today
was the appointment Of Roger S Hoar
Of Cambridge, Mass, as chairman Of
the national committee on college
club organizations, and T. w Brown,
Jr, of Lincoln, Neb secretary Among
other members of the committee arr:
Luther p. Rirdsell l.. w Bailey, Of
South Dakota; otto w Meyer, of Lin.
coin, Neb.; John T.. Burchard Of
Minnesota: Arthur Mulbcrgcr of Wis
states viii be announced later.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
j. S. SAILORS
: HIGHLY HONORED
STREETS OF MELBOURNE cFowD
10 BY HUNDREDS or THous
ANDS or PEOPLE LAST NIGHT
BIG PARADE HELD.

Melbourne. Aug, .f.-The streets 0.
Melbourne fuuirb- rern filled with
sHruing eooI hu8 Hr.1 crowds number
ing hundreds p thousands. an out q"
lo honor. n fHe visiting American
battles - fleet
Tho SFefe-al government 'oHirht
teude eI a hangue' to she almirais
iNenI8r officers o. fhe rar-hiHs r.
th parliament huu-r af uHIcf LrrH
II fel-r. governor general ans
{ re minister Draipn mad. Tfceches
4 aHra R,a- Admiral SprrT To-
a10ris.
7 Tauzt- tho efr i= "a spectacle Of
usugnil-ure saI suleHior All o..
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
UNCLE sAM.-rM AFTER you.

nu th, convention floor for the office
Ut communicated The candi-
Jate~ are g. y .No,ius. of New Jer-
soy. IT. Dickinson. of Illinois former
Governor Van ant of Minnesota, an /
General Adams of Nebraska.
atlanta. Ca. wants the next en-
campmpnt salt Lake city Pitsburg
Kaiamazoo aud Seattle are also as
pirauts for the honor
Tomorrow's program includes. the
dedication OF the Fort Moisg MoHu.
MCut at pCrryshurg. and civic
parade.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
GERMANY STEALS A MARCH.

London Aug. 31-A dispatch from
Tangier to the Times complains that
Germany is stealing a march on the
other powers by secretly sending her
consul back TO Fcz, evidently the cor
respondent thinks with the mtcncituo
Of being considered by Mulai HaGz as
the lrst power to recognize him aud
to have a confidential adviser at the
new sultan's side
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
CABINET oEFlcIALs TO TAX.

Washington. Aug 81 Both Srcre
tarE az Commerce and Labor Strauss
and Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
will participate in the camIaien
straus. said that. while no specific
date had been fixed. he would make
two cf three speeches during the cam
ra.eu probably in his own state of
NeW York
Wilson. who returned here several
davs ago will make several speeches.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
SHORTAGE DISCOVERED.

Havana. Aug 20 a shortage Of un-
wauIs cf $1,000 has been discovered
in tho bureau of supplies and youch-
ers n ths general post1fiee. of which
~eE0r R0driEuez is chief Rodriguez
has not been seen In Havana since
Friday
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

Chairman James y. Goodrich, of ln
diana were callers at the Ropuhlica
hcadluartors today The former eN
pressed the opinion that Indiana
wouH give 95.u00 to 5pooo majority
for TAFT and Sherman and that the en-
tire state ticket would he carried hy
the Republicans
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
WOMAN POISoNs CHILDREN
AND ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

Hampshire. lll. Aug. 21.-Mrs Mat
thew Borna poisoned three of her
children today and attempted to end
her own life One child. George. >
months Old. is dead. ans the mother
and Others are not expected 90 sur
viyc She left note te'l'uE her bus
hand that Der act was promUtsd by
th. fear that she was soon to lie ard
dij rrt wish to poe separated from
her children
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
BIRTHDAY OF wiLHELMINA.

The Hague. Aug. 3t.-The twentv.
eighth birthday 0f Queen Wilhelm ns
Who was born August 81 1850 wss
celebrated throughout the hing lon
today. Cav decorations gave the cities
aud towns "A happy appearance Many
messages OF congratulstion we're re-
cciyei az Het Loo. where Queen WI
h'lWina is quietly resting tn anti r1-
tiol OF a happy family eecut
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
RETAIN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ksnsss CITY Aug gi-Hsfrt E
Brewster and & =. Sterling. n 81
loserh. No this afternoon retained
thn Missouri Valley Tennis cham
pionship in doubles. successfully de-
frndiue their titles against nru1-
m0n3 Jones. Of - louis. All ] T.
Bsiiev Of Albion, Okla. The score
was Ca as. l-f. 90.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
CUBAN EDITOR KILLED.

Manzauillo Avg. 31.-Iu street
duel last night which was the out
come OF political quarrel Manuel
Elias, editor of the conservative
pepper the Nicilantc, was shot aud
killed by Manuel Estrada. editor of
the liberal paper the Reporter and
also Liberal candidate for congress
man. ~ f7wHwW
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

Washington aul the grandfather
changed the name 10 Halle and urged
up1n his children never to- revert t.
tba ORIGINAL spelling nor to recognize
ae relatives ans ~ the name of Hale
F11 af years and houors b. i7 pass
inz hi= declining years in Die pretty
hcua overlooking the great river
uHiri ha- played s0 important a part
in bic life
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
lERwN
TEN THOUSAND IN NEED.

Augusta. Ga, Aug. Ten thou.
sapd people in Augusta are in actual
need Of clothing and bed clothes.
Cautain lIucget. T.. 5. A.. sent here
from Fort Mcpherson. after q DAYS
investigation found six thousand in
sucn need.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
IRE.
Sweeping Down On Michigan Village
Crops ard Timber Destroyed
Popuisce Fighting Flames.

Alpena Mich Aug 31.-The VII.
lace Of Atlanta is tonight threatened
with destruction by forest fires and
to-. entire population is ont fighting
the flames Telephone and telegraph
wires are down but reports state that
timber products. ties and logs aud
crops in the vicinity are all destroyed
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
GRIFFIN SUCCEEDS spoFroRo

Washington Aug si.-Tse ubrsrsa
"f congress toSay announced Tire srs
poiHiment nf Appiefon --rentiss Cls-k
Griffin % the positicn of rhi-f a=si
ans Librarian made vacant b ihs
death Of d.. Spcrord.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
Ma,rimonisI RsaulsIts.

4 doctor saws no woman ought to bs
considered eligible for mafIimony IN
Jess She could Hzss a practical exam
iuat5Cu 5n hcu-ehaiH management.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
KILLED IN MINE

CentenvIiie. Ia Aug 31-CauEbt
under Iail of coal in sunshine mine
here Anfonio and AJolph DebulL fath.
er and son. were killed today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
Ht

A firt is a rose from which every
over piucks a leaf-the thorns being
.cserved for her husband.-Manches-
Der = Mon
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

Pc yCGrss' simple honest and an.
pretend and y1u viii ,1iay
through Et. frc respect and i1Fe of
friends
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
It Nay 5e

Il nav be That beeaHse th-v are
'cgr msst prgT HeH are called honest
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

pride is the nererfaffus tioo O.;
fooss-FgIr
Amador ledger., 1908-01-24
LYDIA DARRAcH.
LsSIs3 House, Philadelphia, WheFe
She PLAYED Eavesdropper.

lsrie3 House, Philadelphia, WheFe
She Played Eavesdropper.
One OF the favorite stories connected
with the Revolution is the tale, Of
Lydia barracks patriotism. which
story, like others of similar import, has
been discredited by the discriminating
historian. Notwithstanding the cold
douche thrown upon the tradition it reV
mains popular with all who know It,
The house where the famous caves
dropping on the part of the Quakeress
took place Is not so well known
Those who have heard or read the
story of Mrs. Darrach hardly need to
be informed that she and her husband
lived In what was called the Loxley
house, once at the southeast corner OF
Little Dock and Second streets. Little
Dock was the thoroughfare which runs
in a southwestern direction from DOCK
street to Second street. The ground
upon which the Loxley house stood
was acquired by Benjamin Loxley,
we'll to do carpenter. who owned prac-
tically a whole square in this vicinity,
from George Clymer in April, 1853, and
the queer little house was erected i'm
mediately 1t was a speculation, for
there is nothing to show that the own
er ever lived there.
The house gained its fame from its
peculiar facade, which was unlike any
thing in the city, and from the anec-
dote which connects Mrs Darrach
with the place. The great preacher
Whitefield is said to have addressed
the multitudes from the balcony on
either his sixth or seventh visit to this
country-1763 or 1859.
The Revolution had long since been
over and most of the patriots in their
graves before the tale Of Mrs. Oar
rach's bold adventure, which is believ-
ed to have saved Washington and his
army from capture by the British, be-
came known. In the first number of
the first volume of the American Quar-
terly Review, issued in March, 1927,
the tale was told for the first time.
There it is credited to Gardens Anec-
dotes of the American Revolution"
The author of the story in the Amer
lean Quarterly Review, however, must
have had access to Major Garden
manuscript, for the story was not
published in his book until the second
series was issued in the latter part OF
the year 1S2S.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Amador ledger., 1908-01-24
THE PANAMA CANAL.

Revised figures of the estimated cost of the Panama canal
place the $500, 100000. This is good deal
than double the appraised cost in the first place
1t is safe say that this tremendous sum will be
heavily increased before ships travel through this ar
fetal waterway The undertaking IS by long odds the most
stupendous attempted the history of the world Out
side of the United States other nation would think of
carrying such work completion France started it, but
dropped quickly the magnitude of the task became bet
understood Rich in this nation is, 1t is
doubtful if the United States would have started the enter
prise had the revised been given out in the first
place having taken hold of it, the is bound
through The idea of its abandonment cannot be
entertained though the actual cost far exceeds the latest
estimates From purely financial standpoint, the enter
prise likely pay Even two per cent would require
income of eight million dollars per and above
all operating expenses This would call for receipts estim
atn the running expenses bedrock rates. OF fully three
quarters of million dollars per month"; nearly $4,000
per day. The schedule of toll will have to be reasonable
otherwise the passage round the Horn will continue to be
made by all except few priced passenger steamers
However, apart from the monetary consideration the interest
of this nation demands this short waterway between the At
lantic and Pacific AS of national Defense it
is likely to prove worth all the money involved in its
Struction.
Amador ledger., 1908-01-24
Feet of the Ancient Greeks.

A walk through the British museum
and a close examination of the pedal
extremities of ancient art there show
they are all bad about the feet. THE
Disk Thrower," celebrated specimen,
has particularly bad examples of in
cipent bunion joints. If the foot of
the Farnese Apollo, used as a model
in most art schools, represents the foot
of the average Greek corns and bum
ions must have been common in that
classical country.-British Shoemaker.