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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-08
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number or complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the year 1907 ..........211o
Average number of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the month of May 1908 2o2S
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-08
CAIRO PHYSICIANS BACK
FROM NATIONAL MEETING.

Drs Grinstead. Rendleman and
Dunn who attended the great meeting
of physicians and surgeons in Chicago
last week have returned. It was one
of the greatest gatherings ever held
by the national association. there be
gin probably six or seven thousand
present in all Among those from
foreign countries were DR.. Jansen of
Berlin, Germany, and Dr. Preacher
Collins of London. The new presi-
dent of the association is Dr. Gorgas.
head of the sanitary department of
the Panama Canal Zone. The next
meeting will be in Atlantic City
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-08

A citizens meeting was held on Jan
uary goth at the house of T. n. GAIT
ney in the Fourth ward Alderman
Cahin presiding. The object of the
meeting was TO nominate candidates
"a the ensuing charter election. The
accting iudorsed Thomas Wilson for
mayer; George S. Pidgeou for city at
Charles Henderson, f. and W Builder
engineer In this connection a call was
published asking Mr.. Pidgeon to be.
come a candidate Among the sign
ers were A. LOhr oJseph BrankeL
ars were 4. LOhr, Joseph Erankci
md John Y Turner.
City market reports quoted -four At
$3.50 wheat $3.50. corn S1ln and oats
y cents.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-08

A. p. Stafford and VIM. II. Morris
organized an insurance firm with an
office at the City Bank. The new
firm represented twenty Of the most
reliable companies.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-08

The Cairo Bulletin is the only Cairo
paper with the service Of the Asso-
ciated Press.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-08
CAIRO IN 1866.
(From the Weekly Democrat.)

Census Taker VIM. j Yost, reported
that he had visited every family from
Thirty fourth street south, and had
made a careful inquiry regarding the
number of persons residing north of
Thirty-fourth street, which latter dis
trict he found it impossible to canvass.
On account of the impossible condi~
ton of the roads, rendering 1t impos-
ible TO either walk or ride. Mr..
fosts report showed the following,
viz:
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-08

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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
DEPUTY CORONER NOW
HAS HERD OF COWS
Stops Sale to Satisfy Judgment
and Has Cattle on His
Hands

Little Boy Blues merry carol, The
cows are in the corn" is now para
phrased in deeper key by Handsome
Jack" Kennedy's warble, THE cows are
in the coroner That blythe lay is
heard gleefully at dawn along the Mis-
sion road, for Kennedy, deputy coroner
of San Francisco has legally become
posseSsor of a herd.
He got ii from the sheriff Like Little
Eva or TopSy. or whoever it was who
saved Uncle Tom. Kennedy saved his
herd from being auctioned off; he saved
a. noble bovine family from disintegra-
tion
1t happened at one time that George
j. Clemmens and Mrs. Nellie Mallet
owned a happy family group. consisting
or papa COW. nine lady cows includ-
ing sisters, cousins, aunts, mothers in
law and members of the same grazing
club. who had dropped in for bran. and
six clipper calves Samuel Aftergut. a
butcher of the Mission road secured a
judgment against Clemmens and Mrs
Mallet, and Sheriff DoIan took the cat
tie in satisfaction Then Clemmens and
Mrs. Mallet sued out a writ of repIevin
against the sheriff to prevent his SELL
ing the family group. Deputy Coroner
Kennedy had the writ to- serve. He
arrived at the scene just as Sheriff Do
fossy heifer, warranted TO be kind to
children? Kennedy stopped the sale
and Will hold the cattle family together
until the writ is disposed Of He will
give the milk TO the poor who apply for
it at 431S Mission street Kennedy is
known at the morgue as the friend of
bovinity.''
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
WADE PASSES BUCK
TO HIS SUPERIOR
Says Captain Grant Ordered
Him to Favor Engine
Works
Clerk Is Arrested for Selling
Information on Transport
Repairs

SEATTLE, Oct 20.-Otis H. Wade, the
clerk In the local quartermaster's Of
foe, was given preliminary hearing
before United States Commissioner Au-
gustus Armstrong today, and on the
witness stand declared that Captain
Frederick Grant. formerly quartermas-
ter at Seattle. ordered him to change
an abstract Of bids for repairs on the
transport Burnside. leaving out certain
Information derogatory to the HeRer-
nan engine works. one OF the bidders.
Wade was arrested Sunday while at
tempting TO sell an abstract Of bids and
other information to Erick Johnson,
president of the Seattle machine works.
He was bound over to answer before
the United States district court. Wade's
defense is that the abstract OF bids In
question was not a government record.
as 1T was the abstract he prepared for
Captain Grant. the former quartermas-
ter, and was ordered to tear it UP.
He said that an abstract OF the bids
prepared according to Captain Grants
orders and leaving out the information
that the Heffernan engine works could
not have done the work in the time the
other firms could, was on file in the
quartermaster's of1ce. The Heffernan
engine works was awarded the bid IN
question.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
TRADE TOPICS ARE
THEME OF SPEECHES
California Metal Association
Discusses Many Important
Subjects at Banquet
Program Is Enlivened With Sew
eral Vocal and Instru-
mental Features

Discussion of trade topics, particu-
larly of those vital TO the interests of
the Pacific metal trades, formed the
theme of the after dinner speeches at
the BANQUET of the California metal
trades association last night. Nearly
200 members of the association gath
cred at the tables in the banquet room
of the Bismarck cafe and the program
was enlivened with several vocal and
instrumental musical features.
j. NJ Robinson of the Keystone boiler
works presided as toastmaster. and out
lined the general topics which We're
taken up In greater detail by the
various speakers The Trade School
in San Francisco" was the subject of
an interesting address by George Mer-
rill, president of the California School
of Mechanical Arts, who explained why
the interests of trades unions as well
as employers demand support for such
training schools.
Thomas E. Haven, legal adviser of
the association, attacked the proposed
anti-in1unction legislation as an abro-
cation of American rights and dire, {
class distinction. He produced figure s
to sustain his statement that the al :
legged injunction evils are far less tha n
generally supposed and declared thst
by weakening the power of injunction n
the protective influence OF the law Is
likewise weakened. r. H. PostIe
thwaite of the Risdon iron works talked
on the Failure of Compulsory Arbitra-
ton citing examples from the history
of New Zealand and New South Wales
and asserting that arbitration, to be
efficient. must be sought by both sides.
James A. Keller, traffic manager for
Baker & Hamilton. and ]. W. Chapman,
manager of the traffic department of
the Pacific hardware and steel COM
pany, discussed The Freight Problem =
Both urged a close organiza ton of
western interests to fight for differ
entail rate between raw materials and
fabricated articles, which will be suf-
ficient to permit western producers to
compete on an equal footing with east
ern ivals. The speakers suggested
conferences with the traffic represen-
tatives of the western railroads and
the sending of strong delegation each
year to the conference of the trans
continental freight bureau in Chicago.
Edward J. Fowler of the Pacific
foundry company, president of the Cal
ifornia metal trades association, closed
the program of speeches with an op-
timistic talk concerning the future of
the metal trades industry in San Fran
cisco. He dwelt upon the necessity of
close organization and hard work to
bring about needed reforms and de-
velopment-
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
MORSE SOLD STOCK
THROUGH SO BROKERS
ice Pool" Included Gates.
Schwab and Others Who
We're Interested

NEW YORK, Oct 20.-Evidence was
introduced today at the joint trial of
Charles y. Morse. financier. and Al
fred H Curtis. former president Of the
aefunct National Bank of North Amer
lea. who are charged with conspiracy
snd violation Of the national bankin &
laws, which made il appear that in the
8 months between June, 1906. and No
tember, 1907. the Morse ice pooi''-so
known in financial circles-bought and
sold stock Of the American ice com
psny through So brokers and opened
107 accounts, slightly differentiated as
10 names, and that the pool brokers
earned commissions during that period
OF more than $1,000. 600.
Gut OF a maze of intricate figures
prepared by National Bank Examiner
MoNey, who has devoted considerable
time TO studying the alleged records Of
the ice pool, the lawyers for the pros
ecutiOn succeeded in drawing this in
formation Moxey was asked to tabu-
late his figures and after q recess had
been taken TO give him time to do so
the tables-59 In number, or one for
each broker-were placed on the rec
Ords as evidence.
John W Gates. Charles NJ. Schwab,
Isaac Guggenheim and other men we'll
known in the financial world, were In
tsrested in the pool
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
KERR IGNORANT OF
THE LUMBER LAWS
Principal Witness in SOcalled
Los Angeles Cases" Now
on Trial
Says he Handled Finances and
Paid Filing Fees for
Other Members

PORTLAND. Ore, Oct. Gov. t.
Kerr, superintendent for the Pacific
furniture and lumber company. indicted
with the rest of the defendants now on
trial in the so called Los Angeles
cases" and who pleaded guilty when
the case came to trial. was the principal
witness today. Kerr. 1t is alleged. got
number of the citizens Of Port Oxford
to take I'D timber claims for the com
pany and handled the finances and paid
the fling fees. Kerr endeavored TO ex-
plain his actions by saying that he was
ignorant OF the law. Kerr admitted on
cross examination that S400 OF the
money that went to pay the entrymen
was borrowed on his own personal note,
q note which he said he signed ''uncon-
sciousiy." A number OF other witnesses
who had taken up timber claims testi-
fied that they had no personal acquaint-
ance with the defendants Hedderly.
Myers or Hynes. and that they did their
business through Kerr.
Another witness who told OF his deal
iugs with the company was A J. Marsh,
ex-county commissioner at Port Oxford.
Marsh testified that he had been ap-
preached by Kerr one night at his
home. Kerr. he said. told him he could
make some money by taking up a claims
He swore that Kerr. when Marsh said
that he had no money, told him he
would furnish him with the necessary
finances II he would take up claim
and sell IL TO the company
s. E Stephens. ex-sheriR. was one OF
the entrymen who testified. He admits
tad that he had perjured himself when
II came to nling final proofs in telling
where he received the money.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
LONG JAIL SENTENCE
FOR NOTORIOUS CROOK
Former Convict and Alleged
Safe Cracker Given Six
Months for Larceny

George Collins, alias George Brown.
was convicted by Police Judge Conlan
yesterday of petty larceny and was
sentenced to serve six months in the
county jail. On the night of July 23
Collins stole cash box containing $50
from the cigar store of Frank Droscher,
As East street and was chased and
captured by Policeman Hayden. The
charge was reduced from grand larceny
to petty larceny the following day and
Collins was released on $50 cash bail.
Collins jumped his bail and was not
heard of until about two weeks ago.
when he was arrested for tapping q till
in grocery at Fourteenth and Church
streets.
Collins is a notorious crook, say the
police. In 1900 he was implicated IN
the theft of $4,000 from bank in Sc
attic. He came to this city. where he
performed several safe cracking jobs,
the detectives say, and stole s57O from
Ferdinand Smith. a money broker In
Montgomery street. He was arrested
and turned over to the Seattle authori-
ties. There he was tried and sentenced
to a term OF 10 years.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
RAIN MAY QUENCH
FOREST FIRES
Hundreds of Residents Will Get
Relief With Welcome
Downpour
Fierce Gale Scatters Flames in
All Directions and Spreads
Conflagration

SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich, Oct. 20
who have been fighting forest fires to-
day are depending upon showers pre-
dicted for tonight to give much needed
relief. A 40 mile gale spread the fires
in all directions today. 1t is reported
that Suzar Islano, which has popula-
tion OF 1000 persons, is ablaze almost
from end to end. Near Detour 1 8 square
miles have been burned over Gladys.
Eckerman, Shelldrake and Whitefish
Point are surrounded. Brimley had a
narrow escape. but the fires were driven
back after one building in the village
had been destroyed.
gale which is blowing from the
southeast today has revived the forest
fires in Chippewa county to greater ac-
tivity.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2o.-From
nearly every mountainous section of
Pennsylvania come reports of forest
and brush fires, the flames In some in
stances endangering villages. Hun
dreds of citizens are fighting the flames.
The drought has dried the leaves and
trees and they are making easy food
for the flames. A wall of fire four
miles long, and almost surrounding the
village Of Trout Run, has caused the
fire fighters there to dig trenches and
build backfires.
TOLEDO, o., Oct. 20.-Forest and
brush fires are sweeping through sec
tions of five counties of northwestern
Ohio. doing an immense amount of
damage.
BERLIN, n. H., Oct. 20-Two disas-
trous forest fires have been burning in
the vicinity of this city for four days
and today were beyond control The
largest fire started on Hayes mountain,
east of this city. and has devastated
an area 10 miles long and five miles
wide. Another fire is burning TO the
westward of the city.
Near Genesee the fires cover many
miles of territory. Large numbers of
men are fighting the flames, which
threaten large oil tanks.
Throughout Canisteo valley scores
of men are fighting fires. The fires
through the Allegheny mountains are
spreading rapidly and conditions there
are reported alarming The eastern
slope of the mountains is ablaze for
several miles and a number of viii
lagos are threatened. There Is prac-
tically a water famine in this district
and smoke hangs like a pail over miles
of territory
The state police and citizens fought
the fires on Mount Penn all of last
night and they are now out Several
summer homes and hotels were in
danger
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
Californians in New York
SPECIAL pIspArcH TO THE CALL

NEW YORK. Oct. .-Californians
are registered here as follows: From
San Francisco-W. p Harmon. Wal
dorf- Astoria; H. A. Evans. New Am
sterdam; Mrs. j. Weglein, Miss H. Veg
lein, Hotel Savoy; DR.. W. e. Stevens,
Amsterdam; w Griswold. Bartholdi: j.
H Kemp, Westminster: II. W. Kosper
Cadillac: II. Lepari, Broadway CentraI
L. H. F. Norton, Mrs. II. E. Norton,
HOTEL lot Albany n 4. .o.Brien, Marie
Central; NJ. E. Woon, Marlborough: r
+. Wright, Astor house; E. Magnin. r.
s. Shainwald, Hotel Savoy; j. X
Armsby, Holland; R. Boot Ashland
house; e. Y. Chevesich. Broztell: T. j.
Crowley, Mrs. T. J. Crowley. Cadillac;
brook, Flor ace house; Miss E. NJ Ken
yon.. Breslin; T.. Mcguire Hotel Savoy;
J. ]. McDevitt, Hoffman house: Mrs.
w NJ. Pierson, Seville; S. Rosenthal.
Herald Square: W. E. Stevens, yelling
ton; r.. M: Woodward. Cadillac.
Park Avenue; j. L. Davis. Breslin; A.
NJ. Enfiajian, Bartholdi: E. GRAY, Hotel
Seville; ID. Holmes, Park Avenue: J. r.
Haynes, Seville: B. S. Hook, Hotel
Plaza II; ". King. Albert; G. osher,
Gflsey: R. l. Dorsey, Martha Washing. i'm :
ton; G. b. Kirkpatrick, Astor; p ".
Scenck, Plaza: r. T. Rogers, Holland :
T. c. Russell. Belmont; j. A. Hillerich,
Hotel Victoria.
ContinentaL From Eureka-N. Ny,
rind. Mrs. n. Myrind. Continental hotel.
From Sacramento-G. Richards Ger
ard. From Oakland-W. Moller, Mrs.
w. Moller. ST. Andrew; T. r Strong.
Hotel York; L. Beauchamp. Continen-
i'll From Berkeley-N. T. Mansfield,
Bresiin -
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
BUSINESSMEN CONTINUE
FEASTED BY JAPANESE
Presence of Fleet Does Not De-
tract From Their Enter
tainment

TOKYO, Oct. 20.-Notwithstandin
the predominating interest attaching to
the visit of the American fleet, there
has been no interruption to the round
of entertainments provided for the DEL
egation of businessmen who arrived
here a week ago as representative of
chambers of commerce in various Pa
cific coast cities. The members of the
party are receiving practically the same
acclaim that is accorded the feet and
every moment of their time is taken up
with excursions, luncheons and dinners.
The delegates were present today at
six different functions, ending with a
banquet at the Bankers club, where
many addresses of a cordial and COM
plimentary nature We're made by the
visitors and their hosts.
The general opinion of the business
men as regards the outcome and result
of the visit is entirely optimistic. They
believe that their stay in Japan and
their improved acquaintance with bust
ness and other conditions will tend
toward the material Improvement of fu-
ture commercial relations between the
two countries. In addition to this the
visitors have been most deeply i'm
pressed with the sincerity of the friend
liness for Americans manifested on all
sides.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
FIGURES DEBTS
OF BROKER DORR
Expert Places Liabilities at
S4S9,973.3O and Assets
at $l4z,721.49
Creditors Hold Meeting and
Elect Carroll Allen as
Trustee

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 2o-Fred w.
DORIS total assets are s142,z214s and
his total liabilities are s4s9.s73so, ac-
cording to the report of Charles w.
Rohne the expert accountant, to Car
roll Allen, the receiver of the bank
rupt broker. This report was sched-
uled to be submitted to DORIS credi-
tors by Referee Lynn Helm this after
noon.
In the report it is admitted that there
probably will be a shrinkage of the as
sets, with the prospect of an increase
in the liabilities through new claims
against Dorr.
The report of the accountant shows
that when DORIS accounts were turned
over 10 the receiver there were no Sc
curities in the safe except some mining
shares which had been left in DORIS
keeping, and for which he had given
receipts The cash on hand was only
1855
Following is a list of the principal
creditors: Z. NJ. Gray, s12,4372O; DR.. E.
Buick, s7.5s4.73; J. NJ. Hale, se,S1So2;
w 7. Hook, $31.Sso20: Jefferson Hill,
s6.761.60; Peter Kehl $S,145-s3: Homer
Laugblin Sr.. ss,24275: w. E. Ramsey,
s7.55S.31; J. Frank Walters, s6.941.75;
Walter H. Wiley. s5.012.50: G. L. Gran
shaw. S79,S10.50; Broadway bank and
trust company. s15,S40; American ma
tional bank. s7.5O6.6O; Denver national
bank, s7,004S4; F. G. Bonfils. Denver,
s20.S72.07; DR.. Edmund C. Rivers, Den
yer. s19,213.33: H. A. Crawford, San
francisco, 11,4s6.60; Badger Brothers,
Salt Lake City s24.S73.30.
DORIS creditors met in the office of
Lynn Helm this afternoon and elected
Carroll Allen trustee His bonds were
fixed at $500
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
CHARGES OF SWINDLING
STOCK HOLDERS MADE

CHICAGO. Oct 20.-Charges Of con-
spiracy TO swindle stock holders are
made in a bill for injunction filed in
the United States circuit court by Ed
ward +. Richardson of Denver. Colo,
against the Scandia mining syndicate
A temporary restraining order. issued
by Judge Peter S. Grosscup after court
hours. interrupted a meeting of the
directors of the corporation yesterday
and prevented their carrying out al
legged fraudulent leases of the mining
property of the company In the gold
regions OF Alaska
The syndicate is a $500. 900 corpora
ton and rs principal Office is in Chi
cazo. 1t was organized under the laws
Of south Dakota.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
BULGARIA CONGRATULATED
Montenegro Sends Official Mes
sage Approving independence

SOFIA, Oct 2O.-Montenegro has Of
fcially congratulated Bulgaria on her
independence, saying:
THE Tirnova act is a good omen for
future Slavic people. NJ Dimitriess q
representative of a foreign office has
left here for Constantinople on a sne-
cial mission to deliver a letter from
Emperor Ferdinand to the sultan The
relations between this country and
Turkey seem to be growing more
amicable, and the war clouds have
been scattered
The two representatives of the CEN
tral Young Turks party, who came
here several days ago, started for Sa-
lonica this evening They have been
recipients of signal courtesies and con-
ferred today with several members Of
the cabinet. The newspapers warmly
indorse the suggestions set forth in
the memoir which they submitted to
the premier and which was adopted bv
a committee representing all political
parties The memoir advocates polite
and direct negotiations between Bull
garia and Turkey.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
FIRE CAPTAINS SAY
TEST WAS UNFAIR
COurt Asked to Review Exami-
nation for Battalion Chiefs
by Commission
Nvh Service Board Notifies Men
That Their Appointments
Lack Approval

That the examination for battalion
chiefs in the local fire department was
unfair and unjust was the allegation
made by Captains Walter A. Cook.
Charles J. Cullen, John r. Maxwell and
Thomas Murphy Of the Ere department
in g suit brought against the civil
lervice commission yesterday
The complaint was that the exsmina-
ion was not practical. and that there
we're no proper rules adopted as a gov
srning basis. All the captains named
10 the petition had tried the examina-
ton and failed, and said that questions
were asked 10 which several answers
could be given. Another complaint was
mat points were given for seniority in
service instead of seniority in rank
The court was asked for writ Of
review and also for an Injunction re-
straining the civil service commission
from certifying the promotions of those
"no had passed the examination.
On the ground that the Ere depart-
ment had taken no action on the com
! MISSIONS report TO the effect that il
vas ready TO certify men 10 I'LL the po-
sitions OF battalion chiefs. the civil
service commission at its meeting last
NIX NJ NOted 10 notify the auditor and
each or the men now acting as bat
tallon chiefs that their appointments
hsd not been approved and that if they
continued to act in that capacity after
the date Of notification they did so at
their own risk, as far as salary was
concerned. at least.
similar action was taken in the case
of wlndlsssmen, bunker foremen. curb
setters, yard foremen. gang foremen.
heipers on dumps and dump foremen.
sh oi whom were appointed by the
board OF public works under the "a dsv,
emergency clause. which provides For
appointments until such time as the
aoinmission shall be prepared to certify
men for the position named.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
MEN AND WOMEN HURT
Auto Plunges From Bridge With
Midnight ReveIers

LOS ANGELES Oct. 20.-Four per-
sons were more or less seriously in
jured at an early hour this morning
when an automobile ran off bridge at
Temple street and Vermont avenue.
plunging to Nle gravel bottom of the
creek 20 feet below. The machine did
not turn over. but landed on it's wheels
1t was demolished.
The occupants of the car. who had
been out for a night ride, were Miss
Susie Bentley, proprietor of a lodging
house; Pearl Davis Joseph Hunter and
Alexander Forbes. Forbes was the
chauffeur Hunter first gave the name
of Rogers.
The victims are in a serious condi-
tion. especially Hunter, who is suffering
from internal injuries in addition to a
confusion of the left hip and cut scalp.
One of the women has a severe scaip
wound, a bruised hip and a dislocated
shoulder, and the other sustained a
lacerated upper left eyelid and a disIo-
Gated hip. Forbes escaped with but a
few slight bruises.