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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12
I'm THE ALPS"
At OPERA HOUSE
VOICED SINGER WILL APP.
PEAR TONIGHT IN BEAUTIFUL
PLAY-"MY BOY, JACK" SAT-.
URDAY-THE ARCADE.

Tonight a fine melo-drama will be
presented at the opera house under
/ the title of the New Metz In the
Alps, in which Metz" Wilson will
appear as the star. The scenes of the
play are laid in the snow.capped Alps
# Switzerland famous in legend and
story II portrays many tender tuoch-
es of humanity 1t appeals to the sense
Of love, Of home, and thrills with the
excitement of well-conceived climaxes
The story is told of a young Switzer.
Metz Muller" crossing the Alps with
important papers, Plots and counter.
plcts work up to the exciting rescue
of the heroine from a vast crevasse
by Metz and a life-saying ST. Bernard
dog. imported direct from an Alpine
hospice in Switzerland Humor min
giles admirably with pathos. while dur
ing the action Of the play the golden
voice of Metz" breaks forth sweetly
in the strains Of the "Fairest Flower
of AL again in Wilson's Lullaby"
in "Snitzlebank, 'Switzer lie Boy"'
and Songs of the FatherIand" Mr.
Wilson is supported by a company Of
unusual strength. each member hay
ing been selected with full knowledge
as to adaptability TO the part assign
ed. In scenic efforts full advantage
has been taken Of the pic'Wesqueness
of Alpine scenery and the costuming
is pleasing and correct as to locale f.
and time of the story
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12
Yesterdays River Forecasts.

The Ohio at Evansville will con
tinue rising for four DAYS. reaching 4.
feet At Mt Vernon, will continue ris
ing for five days. exceeding AZ feet
Al Paducah and Cairo will continue
rising six or seven days. passing IS
feet at Paducah. and reaching a stage
Il slightly over IS feet at Cairo.
The Tennessee at Florence and
Riverton. will rise during the next
&C hours. At Iohnsonville. will fall
slowly for "a hours. then rise.
The Mississippi at Chester. slight
change during the next 56 hours. From
below Chester to Cairo. will continue
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12
FIRST IOWA DISTRICT
Republicans Elect Delegates to Chi
cago Observation-Disclosures
For VIM. n. Taft.

Fairfield, Ia, March 1.-THE First
district Republican convention to
night selected delegates to the ma
tional convention at Chicago. as fol
lows: II. s. Rand, of Burlington, and
Hazen lsawicer of Keokuk.
Altemates J. NJ. Curran of Morning
sun, and s. L. White. of Washington.
Resolutions were adopted endors
ing Allison for senator aud instructing
the delegates for Taft.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12
The Lucky Quarter.

Is the one you pay out for a box
of Dr. Kings New Life Pills. They
bring YOU the health that's more pre-
cious than jewels. Try them for head
ache, biliousness, constipation and
malaria If they disappoint you the
price will be cheerfully refunded at
all druggists.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12
FAVoRs CONTROL OF
RATES BY SSION

st. Louis, March lin a banquet
speech tonight. control of all railway
feight and passenger rates by the In
terstate Commerce Commission. was
adyoted tonight by Paul Morton. pres.
ident of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society. formerly vice president Of the
Santa Re and secretary of the navy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12

A Hopkinsville telegram saws: The
boom lines from about 100 tie yards
near kirkmansville were raised to.
day and several hundred thousand
feet of other railroad timbers were
Also truned loose. forming a raft
three miles long, which will be floated
down Pond river to Green. and thence
to Evansville, Ind There is about
100000 worth of timber IN the raft.
and the trip will occupy two months
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12
CHURCH MAN EXONERATED.

Topeka, Kas. March 11-Kansas
conference of the Methodist Epis
opal church today oXonerated Or. J
T. Mcfarland, OF New York. editor
If a Methodist Sunday school publica
ticn OF heretical charges preferred
against him by Or. George A. Cook, a
member of the Troy Conference.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

COLLECTOR WANTTD - Intelli.
GENT young man of strictly temper.
tie and good habits. No cigarette
moker No others need apply. PEG,
pies Furniture Company S14-SlG Com
nercial avenue.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12
Hirdoo Idea Of Reverenr.

In India the printed book is regarded
as vulgar. II not irreverent. and no de.
vout fltndoo would allow his sacred
writings to be contaminated by con.
tact with leather prepared from the
hide of some anirial's dead body. A
leather bound copy Of the Bible is for
him a remarkable Illustration of Chris
tan irreverence.-Tho Churchn.an.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12
CANDIDATES At
CITY ELECTION
OLD MEMBERS WHO GO OUT AND
SOME NEW BLOOD STRIVING
FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
TON AND INTERURBAN.

There is an early warming UP il
the several wards Of the city by candj
dates for aldermen, and indications ar
that there will be a lively fight fol
places at the coming election in April
! The present members whose terms ex
! pire are:
First Ward--James Meehan.
Second Ward-Dr James H. Davis.
Third Whrd--E. A. Burke.
Fourth WardFrank Ferguson.
Fifth Ward-Frank j. German.
Sixth Ward-John Snyder.
Seventh iNiard-Frank Thomas.
So far few candidates are openly
in the filed, 1t is not known ii all the
old members will stand for reelection
but it is quite certain that several
OF them will have determined opposi-
ton. In the First ward it is under.
stood that EX-Alderman Neff will be a
candidate against Alderman Meehan
There are no developments in the
Second ward, except that it is under
stood that DR.. Davis will stand for re-
election. In the Third ward Ex-Alder.
man Wood is said to- be in grooming
to give Alderman Burke a tussIe and
in the Fourth there has been talk OF
R L. Finney. of the American news
paper making the race. Mr.. Ferguson
has not yet indicated a purpose to
stand for reelection.
In the Fifth ward Mr.. German
seems to have a clear field thus far:
but in the other two wards the fur is
likely to fly Alderman Snyder Of the
Sixth is in the race for reelection
and is opposed by w. p Greaney and
Thos. Fuller. two hard fighters at the
polls. In the Seventh ward Alder.
man Thomas has declared his deter
mination to retire and the field is a !
tree-for-all with several already in the
race, most prominent among them be
ing Arthur Magner. brother of the |
percent alderman from that ward and !
Mr.. Cannon Of the Cannon Box Co.
Efforts are being made also to induce |
sx-Alderman Seymour Antrim to en-
er the race.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12
gSSSsS1ySyssssss.AAs...4s
THE WEATHER
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature.
General Conditions.

The day was cloudy and quiet Rain
fell during the morning hours. meas.
nring 81 Of an inch. The governments
bulletin reported rain from nine
points, Extremes If temperature were
50 at Los Angeles and 26 at Dodge.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12

Judge A. J. Ross has left the hes
pital and is again at his home on
Twelfth street; but is not yet able
to preside in his court.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12

The Prohibition question will stand
or fall aside from what the candi
dates may stand for; and it is there
fore not likely that candidates will
be in the field in all the wards. al
ligned on that issue But it is believed
that in several of the wards the is
sue will be represented by candidates
for or against.
Another matter which is likely to
cut some figure in the contest Is the
interurban railway proposition. 1t is
said that in the First, Third, Fourth
and Sixth wards this win cut some
figure, men who were for or agains,
the ordinances that were vetoed, being
opposed by the other fellows. But it
can not yet be stated whether or not
this issue will outweigh the Prohibi.
ton issue. or ii any trading will be
done by friends of one or the other
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12

rising during the newt sc hours.
The Wabash at Mt. Carmel. will cen.
tinue rising for four or five DAYS
reaching between % and "a feet.
MONTROSE w. HAYES.
Local Forecaster
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12
Washington Forecast.

Washington March 11.-TLLINOIS.
Fair Thursday except rain in
south; Friday partly cloudy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12

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Forecasts For Today.

Cairo and vicinity: Showers; mod
crate temperature.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12
Sun and Moon.

Sun will rise today ........6:12 a N
Sun will set today ........G:01 p m
Moon will set tonight ...3:5J a m
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12

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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12
BASKET BALL.

Lafayette. Ind.. March 1f.-Minne-
sofa "a; Purdue %.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-12

Read The Bulletin and get the news
while it Is news.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-23
LIEUT. PEARSON GUILTY
To Be Punished for Disrcspect Torc-
ard Superior Officer.

Iieutepant John a. Pearson, OF the 9TH Cav
airy stationed at Fort SloCum. New York who
was tried before court martial four charges
recently at Governors Island. has been found
guilty of the first charge. disrespect toward his
superior officer and has been sentenced Ito be
confined 40 the limits of the post If the station
whore he may be serving for the period of six
months and to he reprimanded in orders by the
reviewing authority
The trouble which led 10 the court martial OF
Lieutenant Pearson grew out OF much corre-
spondence between himself and the comma nding
officer of Fort Socum the heutenant's re-
port on the repairs to a 81 steam gauge that had
been broken at the post. Lieutenant Pearson
was accused of being sarcastic in his replies to
his superior officer
In reviewing the case General Grant says: "A
study of the shows that the accused from
pidue took an i'll advised contentious and un-
tenable position and then in spite of the increas-
ing gravity OF the situation. with foolish pride
positively refused TO place himself in a proper
attitude of subordinaton.
The leniency shown by the court should
cause Lieutenant Pearson to conduct himse z
in the future that by loyal service the strain
upon his military record caused by this con-
viction may be minimized. if not in time for
gotten"
New-York tribune., 1908-04-23
HT7DSON-FTLTON PLANS.
arrangements for Celebration Ner.
- Year 4re Taking Shape.

A. the monthly meeting of The trustees - lha
Hudson Fulton Celebration Commission N ta@
Tribune Building yesterday the reports q ire ssv-
.-al committees showed that considerable hssdEsy
was betnG made John z Parsons. chairman G re
Tnvood Park committee reported on the feasl7iliY
o. purchasing the park. which ts the only s7o'
along the Hudson that still retains the sppearanes
OF three hundred years ago
T1lnis G. Bergen. OF the memorial c7H7lltlee -
ported that a search was being made f. rs s7V-
e~uueut archives OF Holland -0r t1a original PCT
1-res Of the Half Noon. from vhi-l model : y
he made for the tercsntenary celebration Al
rniraI Coghian reported thar the naval parade COM
r1ftteA had decided make I1e model cc the -i7-
mont as the steamboat r-SC appeared on 1he h-'-
son with the later Improvements oCfrre1 tTensi4'
John Grant Wilson. % The cficlal literary exercises
committee said that the COMMITTEES rad ootsihsl
the free use o. the Metropolitan opera FFoUse I''
the exercises TO be held one Of the EiErts-
The celebration proper viii begin OF SeP1snoes
>. 1902 and continue eight days TIE p-osr ANN
Will he as follows. SATURDAY. September = s'1
Sunday September - will be set aside "a -
Iigious service days; Monday has been set ss'o7 -
reception day Tuesday as historical day. Ne1i1
day as military parade day. Thursday ss deoles~''
day. Friday as Hudson Rivsr day, SATURDAY -
carnival day, and Sunday. October 5. 70 Ssrlso%'
October Q as old home week
This plan vas adopted rom ths report u t~
committee plan and scope.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-23
DEATH TO FLIES, THE CRY
Nc7c Yorh, Merchants association
Committee Begins EarIY Cam paign

Death to flies is the slogan OF the campaign
Of the water pollution committee Of the New York
Merchants Association. II is hoped that by taking
vigorous preventive measures early IN the season
the heavy mortality from typhoid and other tntes-
final diseases due to the filth devOuring, germ
carrying habits of the fly may he materially dirnin
ished The experts of the committee charge $3.50
deaths from these disease annually to the common
house fly.
From the energies of the associations
committee Will be directed 10 the correction of
ditiOns which make it possible for flies TO multiply.
lis inspectors, regular and volunteer. will report
before the hot weather in all the hiding places
filth which favorable TO the breeding of flies.
of course, the danger TO health is greatest
said Edward Hatch jr. yesterday. in parts OF the
city where sanitary precautions are most neglected.
But if you live in a comparatively well cared
for part Of town don't receive the fly into your
home a harmless visitor, for he may in
carriage horseback from the fIithiest part Of
the river front. All places in which filth may ac-
cumulate and flies breed should be carefully
cleansed and kept clean. Large of
money spent every year on screens fly traps,
fly poison and dy paper, most OF which would
really be better spent labor to keep streets.
stables and houses clean. and simple disn-
rectants where absolute cleanliness is Impossible"
New-York tribune., 1908-04-23
LIKES NAME DEM4GOGUE,
Bryan Says He Feels Complimented
When Called One.

William Jennings Bryan made speech 10 nine
hundred students OF the New York University Law
School Washington Square. and then went TO the
Business Science Club, in the Aldine Association
rooms No III Fifth avenue, where he made an
other address early last evening. He told the bus
ness men he felt complimented when called dema-
gogue
Mr Bryan before beginning his speech told the
law students that he would answer some of their
questions al the close Of his talk
Tell the truth So plainly lie told them, that
YOU VIII not have TO explain. With men who can
not see the truth when plainly told it is not worth
while 70 argue; go talk 10 somebody else" He
continued:
Have high ideals. The ideal Will control your
life. Plans may change and ciIcumst ances alter
your plans but the ideals remain. Ny plans have
been changed by circumstances. had three plans
TWO 50 far back that l hardly remember them. and
one so recent that cannot forget it. Ny first
was that ] wanted 10 he d preacher; my second
that I wanted to be farmer You would be sur
Drised how many people there are who are glad
New-York tribune., 1908-04-23
THAN GETS HIS URIT.
Superintendent at Matteazcan Must
Produce HIM an Court on May Q.

Justice Morschauser, sitting at White Plains
issued a writ Of hsbeas corpus yesterday the
application Of James G. Graham, counsel for Harry
X. Thaw. The writ which IS retUrnahle Satur-
day May .. before Justice Morschauser, at Pough-
keepse. directs the superintendent Of the State
Hospital for the Criminal Insane. at Matteawan
to produce Thaw in court that day
Thaw signed the petition at the hospital yester-
day He sets forth the facts in his from the
shooting OF Stanford White, reviewing the two
trials and his final commitment 10 the asylum. He
asserts that the commitment 10 MatteaWan was
illegal the commission appointed by Justice
Fitz Gerald the first trial decided that he was
sane lie further alleges that he is wrong
fully restrained of his liberty.
Under the laws of the state Il is mandatory for a
justice of the Supreme Court to issue writ OF
ha beas corpus when the application is properly
made. and Justice Morscha user had option in
matter. When ThaW is produced before MIN
he will listen the argument for his dismissal
from the hospital
Attached the petition is the report of David
Mcclure, Peter B. Olney and Leopold Putzel the
commissioners who decided that Thaw ~4s sane
Their report was dated April 4. 1907.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-23
W. E. D. STOKES BUYS a RAILROAD.
Bids in Capital Stock and Bonds Of me
Chesapeake Western.

TIE entire outstanding capital stock - . . tn- -
psake Western Hallway Company, r'SHrasr VIZ"
all the reads bonds. Was sold st auction 80
day for So 0oe The securities offered Vers go
eco Of first mortgage per cent bonds, SA'" :
preferred stock and S1i.19 of common @ slocN-
total par value Of the securities vas S-Sos'
In the lot with the railroad secur7rlss
$50o.o00 of Poeahontss Company Hrst Hor'Ss-
bonds which went TO the btUsr good Hessu.
The Chesapeake Western Is = sulsu road III -.
ginia which leases another road known as ~.
Chesapeake & Western. The mileage q ne slA-
system is siXty-eiCht miles.
W. K. d Stokes was the pUVChaSer- TIE Ohess
r~ake Western was incorporated IN tse. uHdsr "
laws OF Virginia. II runs from BridEsWatef
North River Gap
New-York tribune., 1908-04-23

that I can realize my second plan and ambition
without being trammelled by official cares. My
Affef nv second defeat felt that the field was
too narrow to turn to active practice of law so
es.anlsnea ] Pop nlans Vet my ideals are
unchanged. Ideals are democracy IN whlch All may
share.
Mr. BRYAN said he got into politics by accident
One of the questions then put to hln was
Should the state take or man starving IN
the streets and provide him with work" MI
Bryan replied that the state should not v1thhold
aid from any citizen that after aid was given the
beneficiary should have an opportunity TO heip
himself.
Mr. BRYAN in speaking the business men at
the Business Science Club. said:
The fundamental difference bet-een Ilemocracy
ever Democrat and every Republican For we
have some people III the IeInocraaIlc d pSi 3 .rh
leans who ought 10 be in the Democratic party
and Judging by the nqmber OF RfRneiiGs5 [ I man% in
the Republican party who ought to change over,
Jefferson has said that the Republican party y,i Is
party is the party of the Pc pie What was true
in Jeffersons time is true to3day ,,, oa+.trs ot
industry if the country depended upon every
man who has job getting down on ms Knees a sIIo
that all labor DO is TO pour wealth into the
laps of the captains Of industry and let them dls-
some of You have heard called deua-
people the ground Of reform is called denla-
gogue Every man who raises his hand against
vested wrong is called a demagogue. L consider
Twelve wears ago We warned the country but
are being applied During that time never men
toned such d thing as the government ownership
or or rallroSos ana yer 50 Iaplp as pTei presf
dent in his MESA ge to Congress threatened that
# something was not done TO relieve the hest sitQs r.
the only remedy left.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-23
PRAYER FAILED To CURE SORE TOE

Solomon RaisIee o. No. 15tT FIRST svsnue' =
cured verdict OF s9nc0N in Part OF t1s SupTe'
Court Yesterday against Julius ReujsulV. hesi7'
OF No S45 7th street. for the loss cf his Isf' ~
1t took the Jury minutes To decide the ease-
Counsel said Raisier went TO the healer on M&'
6 1900 70 be treated for a sore toe u p 70 Jun 80
he had paid SIS for treatment. and was Coulp7i
Than To go 10 the Presbyterian Hospital tiis =
was amputated and Letter MS leg was taAen -
below the knee.
BENJAMIN said that hr member -
ugous cult that believed IN the efficacy - p -
in the curing OF ailments. but denied tnat ne =.
treated Ralsler under false preteuces and Sa.a =
had nor represented himself a practiSins PH'"
clan.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-23
MGIBBoN COUPLE TOO YOUNG.
So Says Grandfather of Bride-Annulment
Nav Be Asked

II was not denied last night by William Fsrweu.
the grandfather of Mrs Roy Hosmer McGibhou
that an effort will be made TO snnul her marriage.
Mr.. Farwell refused to say what action would be
taken. He declared young McGihbon and his grand
daughter were young marry.
McGibbon was stiN separated from his schoolgirl
wife last night and staying at the Hotel Man
haitian. The marriage followed q shopping tour
Tuesday.
Mrs. McGibbon would not say what her plans
were. and according TO the authorities the pri-
vate school which she has been attending, she had
not made any arrangement 10 leave tho institution.
Her husband is confident that there will be no
parental objection 10 the match when he explains
all the circumstances.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-23
MYSTERY AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Unknown Persons Exhume in Campus Grave
ward Body of Woman in Steel Coffin.

Stanford University. Cal. April 22-Cousiderahle
mystery surrounds the eNhuninE by unknown per
sons OF a steel coffin containing the body Of a
woman buried apparently for many years in "a lit
tic graveyard ON the Stanford campus
The reason for the Dissertation OF the grave and
the identity Of the dead remain Il Uystcry.
Before stanford University was founded al ec-
centric Fteuchmau Peter Coutts. made his home
on the stanford estate. This man was political
exile from his native land lie apparently had
rIent- Of money aud me used strange and unusual
means OF gettiug rid OF Tie name Of the French
man has been connected with the >tranzs woman
in the steel eofhn although u is said s~sss 10
hardy any tangible reason.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-23
BURLINGTON SHOPS SUSPENDED
Iay Telegraph 70 The Tribune

Telegraph e. The Tribune
Omaha April 29A general order has been issu-fi
nv the Burlington Railroad closing al shops of
the company west OF the Missouri River Five
thousand men are affected IN shops At Havelock.
Piattsrnouth. Wymore. McCook and Alliance. Neb.,
and Sheridan Wyo. Ths compan. announces the
sloss to bs only temporary,
New-York tribune., 1908-04-23
McARREN TO eEAr UTICA CONFERENCE

Albany, April 22.-SenatOr T. H. McCarren said
to-day that he would attend the conference of
Democrats TO be held at Utica Saturday, but
would advise against holding second state con-
vention. He said: The Murphy-Conners matter
can be taken care of through the regular channels"
New-York tribune., 1908-04-23
OPERATIC
DANCE

Blue Danube Waits.
Wedding OF the WINGS
Walt1ek.
Popularity
Ameureuse.
Yale Varsity TIVE Step.
Yankee Doodle; Dixie;
Fishers Hornp;pe; Ar
kansas Traveller; Zoe
csCCIo March.
Eearts and Masks WsitTes.
Regatta Two Step.
REQ Domino March and
Two Step.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-23
POPULAR

Red Min Selection, herbert
School Days.
Cobb 4 Edwards
Love zie and the World is
Mine .....,........ baLI
Merry Widow Potpourri.
Lesar
knight fer Day selsc-
ton -.---.. huoDeII
When You Know Yau re
Ns Forgotten by the
Girl You Cant Forget,
aeif
EiawetEa ..4..--. horct
Prince Of Pflsen Selection.
Luder-
Starr and Stripes Forever
March ,.....-,... So-ss
Honey Boy Ven rtlrer
Merry widow VaItz,
New-York tribune., 1908-04-23
The SO "Best Sellers
In Music
How the universal use of the
Pianola reflects the worlds
musical taste

In the first place the catalog of Pianola rolls is
the 1nosf compiler mnrc cafalog the q0o,Id hat
kuoqCn. Over $4,000 compositions are listed No
individual publisher of sheet music offers any
thing to compare with il. The Panola owner
has free unfetered choice of all classes of musi-
cal composition, from the earliest classics to the
latest topical song or waltz melody.