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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
OF
OLD FRENCH CO.
THAT WAS TO BUILD PANAMA
CANAL WAS COMPLETED YES
TERDAY.
WAS FORMED IN 1879
And Went into Bankruptcy ten Years
Later---Man Great Scandals Fol
lowed the Collapse Of the
Company.

Paris, Aug l3-Liquidation Of the
old Panama Canal company, which has
been going on since 1889 was Gem
iloted today when the Tribunal Of The
Seine authorized a last payment to
the creditors of ono per cent ana Is
sued decree discharging the receiver
In 1878 concession was obtained
from Colombia by The French assocla-
ton fer the construction Of a canal
across the Isthmus.
This concession was purchased in
1879 for f2,000,000 by a company
headed by De Lesseps The work Of
eXcayating proceeded until 1889 when
the company went into bankruptcy
and disbanded Great scandals fol
lowed the collapse of the company.
Extensions of time for the com
pletion of the canal were granted to
the liquidators of the company, the
last naming October 81, 1910, as The
time
Tho new company was then organ
lied but failed to do the work and IN
1903 in treaty between Colombia
and the United States the latter
country was to cut the canal. The
American congress ratified this treaty
but the Colombian congress rejecte /
It.
A revolution in Colombia resulted In
the isthmus falling into the hands OF
the new republic Of Panama and that
government gave tife United States
the riht to do the work.
Obstacles were thrown in the way.
but finally in 1904, in consideration of
$40,0O0000 the United States was able
to take all rights in the premises.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14

sane asylum and the land surrounding
it, paying slSO,000 for them in three
installments.
The church in addition to the
money considerations, will obtain, un-
.de' agreement, the chapel and G2
acres of land near San Juan. This
disposes of the last of the church
claims.
The question has caused pro-
tracted litigation and discussion in six
legislatures. The insuIar courts have
decided that some points were in
favor Of both parties and appeals
were taken to the United States su-
preme court. These appeals will now
be withdrawn.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
NEW ZtALANO[RS
ARE ENTERTAINED
BY AMERICAN OFFICERS ON
BOARD THE BATTLESHiP
LOUISIANA.
SAILORS ARE PRAISED
BY Mayor of Aukland For Good Con.
duct-Jackies Spend Day at
Theaters and in Play
ing Baseball.

Auckland, Aug. 13.-The officers OF
the American fleet entertained two
thousand New zealanders today
aboard the battleship Louisiana. The
Officers showed their visitors every
part of the great fighting machine and
explained to them IN detail the work.
ing OF the intricate mechanlsms.
The mayor of Auckland has written
the American Consul Prickitt extend.
ing congratulations on the orderly con.
duct and sobriety of the crews of the
battleships. Their behavior. the may.
or says, had been most exemplary
and reflected the highest credit on the
feet
Shore leave was given to as many
men as it was possible to
spare from the ships today. Hundreds
OF them We're again taken to visit
nearby points of interest and later
were entertained at luncheon, while
others preferred to promenade
through the heart of the city, and at.
tend the theaters
Several impromptu baseball games
were organized aud the New Zealand.
ers Who attended these were delighted
with their Introduction to the great
American national game.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
No COMMENT ON
BRYAN'S SPEECH
WILL BE WADE BY JUDGE TAFT
AT PRESENT FOR PuBLiCA-
TON.
FUSION N NEBRASKA
Secretary of State Decides Against
RoseWate r. Democratic and Popu.
list will Have Names Of Same
Candidates.

Hot Springs. Va, Aug, f3.-No com
ment for publication in newspapers
ON Mr. Bryan's acceptance speech Is
To be made by Judge raft. This de-
cision was announced by the Rpub!t
can candidate today even before he
had had an opportunity to read Bry.
aus speech.
This reading. he said, he wished to
do with great delbcraton and should
its perusal make a reply necessary, 1t
will be made the subject of a speech
or included in a speech Judge Taft
may make at some future time.
Representative w. p, Hepburn, of
Iowa, who at the request of Speaker
Cannon, is to spend most of his time
in the east this summer giving per
sonal attention to the construction of
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
IS DENOUNCED
BY CATHOLIC TOTAL ABSTINENCE Z
CONVENTION AT NEW Hh
VEN, CONN.
RINGING fESOi UTI0kS
Against Those who Would Substitute
the Beer Mug for the Cross--Of-
ficers Chosen--Next ConVen--
ton in Chicago.

New Haven Conn. Aug l3.-Denm-
citation of the liquor traffic, an appeal
for sanctiiication Of Sunday and ey-
clusion from membership iii Catholic
liquor traffic, were the striking fea-
lures of resolutions adopted by the ma
tional convention of Catholic Total
Abstinence Union today.
The resolutions declare: Not in
drunkenness and riotous living can
any man make effective profession Of
Catholic faith With indignation the
union protests against the taunts Of
its critics. II does not feel that it
should stoop to contest the claims for
ultra-orthodoXy which have been 50
blatantly made bp those who have
tried TO substitute the beer mug for
the standard of the cross The day
for apology for total abstainers Is
over"
The resolutions also sap: Catholic
periodicals that cannot live without
liquor yertisements should die. Let
them not drag down the Catholic
name in their greed We earnestly
suggest that Catholic organizations
which exclude saloon keepers from
membership and which forbid the use
of liquor at their meetings should
not tolerate the formation of clubs
within their membership, which de-
spise The letter and spirit of those
le'yo that have been made by their
organization, or honor Of the Catholic
mace
The next convention viii be held 10
Chicago.
The work of the convention closed
with the election of the following Of
fcers:
president-Rev. James r, Coifey, of
st Louis.
Treasurer--Rey, p. j. O'Callaghan,
OF Chicago.
Secretary - Edwin Mulreadp, Of
RockIand Mass.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
BACON SETTLES
CHURCH CLAIMS
DISPUTES IN PORTO RICO OVER
CATHOLIC PROPERTY ARE
DISPOSED OF.
C0LERNMENT WILL PAY
Stated Amounts For Certain Lands
and uidings-Property Val
ued at Million Dolars-Set-
tlement For 100000.

san Juan, Aug. 13.-Aft,r having
satisfactorily settled the questions ia
the dispute between the federal gov.
errment and the Catholic church II
Porto Rico, arising out Of the control
Of estate formerly owned by tie
Demincian and Franciscan orders
valued at $1,000 900, Assistant Seer
targ Of State Bacon has sailed for
New York
Under the agreement reached the
federal government will obtain, sue.
tect to the approval of congress, the
control Of the Santo Domingo convent
building and its lands, and the land
occupied by the infantry barracks.
payine therefor $4,000.
The msular government viii re.
ceive, if the agreement is sanctioned
by the insular legislature, the market
place, San Francisco barracks and II.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14

o new office building, is here for a day
or two.
Hepburn has just returned from
Iowa and is in a position to give Judge
Taft first hand information on the sit
uation of his state. particularly with
reference to the changed conditions
brought about by the death of Senator
Allison. 1t is understood here that
former Congressman Lacey and Gov
ernor Cummins will eventually be the
opposing candidates for the senatorial
vacancy.
For the present Hepburn regarded
public discussion of the situation from
him as inopportune. although he pre-
dicted that the state would give Judge
Taft a plurality of 10000.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
RAIN AND WARMER
Is Prediction OF Weather Bureau for
Corn and Wheat States Next
Week-Cooler to Follow.

Washington. Aug 13-The weather
bureau at 1880 tonight issued a special
forecast Of conditions likely to prevail
over large area from Saturday to
Tuesday inclusive, as follows:
"Barometric disturbances will AL.
vance from the Rocky Mountain dis.
tricts to the Atlantic states Monday
and Tuesday, preceded by rising TEN.
perature attended by rains that will
cover the corn and spring wheat states
and will be followed by a period Of
lower temperature
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
ROOSEVELT HAS
NOTABLE GUESTS
JOHN MITCHELL AND STATE
SENATOR RAiNES VISIT THE
exEcuTIVE-NoT4lNG OF I'M
PoRTANcE DISCUSSED.

Oyster Bay. Aug 13-The guests at
Sycamore Hin today included State
Senator John Raines. author of the
liquor license law which bears his
names and John Mitchell. whose pres
ent activities in behalf of labor are
In the capacity of manager OF the
trade agreement department of the
National Civic Federatin
Raines later expressed the entri "
personal opinion that the president
looked with favor upon the political
status of Governor Hughes. but
Raines was quick to 4 that the chief
executive was taking no part In the
campaign for the Republican guberaa
torial nomination in New York staete
The visit of Mitchell had incite1
considerable interest because of the
activity in the national campaign e
Samuel Gompers. brt Mitchell, up
leaving Sycamore hin. said that Polk
ties were not mentioned.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
INVITATIONS IN
LARGE NUMBERS
RECEIVED BY BRYAN YESTERDAY
ASKING TO MAKE SPEECHES
AT VARIOUS PLACES.
GIVEN A BIG STICK"
Nebraska Farmers Present him With
Monster Gourd--About Five Feet
Long--Busy at Work on
Speeches.

Fairyiew Lincoln Neb., Aug. 13. -
Invitations to visit various sections cl
the country and deliver speeches came
thick and fast upon Bryan, He has as
yet accepted none of them
A notable incident Of the day was
the presentation to Bryan by several
hundred farmers from Otoe county,
Nebraska, Of Big Stick" gourd,
grown in the state. 1t is about feet
in length.
Notwithstanding that a great num-
Der of hodoyer visitors TO the Motif
cation came out to cation came out
to Fairyiew, Bryan found time to dis
pose of considerable correspondence
and make good progress with speech
es he intends to deliver at Indianap-
oils and elsewhere.
Chairman Clayton, upon leaving the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
LIQUOR MEN DEBARRED
From Membe rship in Red Men in Wis
consin But Those in Order
Now May Remain.

La Crosse. Wis, Aug. 13.-Through
tho adoption of a resolution today by
the great council of the Wisconsin
Improved Order of Red Men. no
saloon keepers, bartenders. brewers.
or other persons connected with the
manufacture or sale of Intoxicating
liquors will be admitted to the organi-
zation.
Saloon men have been active in this
organization and the membership OF
saloon men in some local councils in
Wisconsin amounts to more than 80
per cent. The liquor dealers now in
membership but no others will be ad-
mitted.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
ITALIAN LOVER
TAKES REVENGE
TEARS OUT TONGUE OF SWEET.
hEA"T BECAUSE SHE BROKE
HER PROMISE.
MEETS HORRIBLE FATE
Crowd That Witnessed Deed Tied Him
TO Horse and Dragged Him to
Death-Woman will Prob
ably Die.

Rome, Aug. l2.-For tearing out his
former swee hearts tongue because
she had broken her promise to re
main faithful while he saved enough
| 70 support her. travelling dent st
! named francesca Vergani has been
dragged TO death by horse to which
| he was tied by the by-standers who
witnessed his vengeance
Vergani, when a youth Of nineteen,
| fell in love several years ago with
Eloise Ferrari, a girl a year his junior.
and the daughter of prosperous farm
er of Revlgo Province. The girl liked
him, but her parents objected that he
was to youag and poor we'd Hoping
to make fortune in America. the
.oung man took passage for New York
after making his sweetheart promise
TO accept no husband until he rc-
turned to claim her.
The two took their vows OF faithful
ness in the village church. repeating
together as they concluded, MAY | be
stricken dumb II | violate the oath |
have taken"
Fortune was slower ia coming 80
him In America than Eeggaai had
hoped, and it was, eight years act>r3
he considered himself able to support
the woman of his choie In the fashion
I in whieh he thought she was entitled.
Just as he was preparing to return
home, however, he learned, month
ago in Boston, that she had married a
well TO do miller In her native village.
His love turned to hatred, Vergani
FASTENED at once to Italy. bought one
of the stage coaches from which itin-
Grant dentistry is practised In this
country aud drove 10 Monselico, vii.
lage near Padua, where he arrived dur
Ing fair time, gathered a crowd AMI
performed number OF small opera
tions, meanwhile questioning his pat
rons regarding his former fiancee.
As he had expected, 1t was not long
before she and her husband appeared
in the group about his coach Him.
self unrecognizable In the Ion beard
In which he wore, he beckoaed to the
woman, who encouraged by her hus.
band agreed TO trial OF a powder
with which he had been polishing the
teeth of several of the visitors.
Catching up a pair OF forceps as she
opened her lips. he tore out large
part of her tongue, while the crowd
looked on. frozen with horror. Then,
as the agonized husband dashed for
ward and caught his fainting wife In
his arms, a rush was made for the
coach. The crowds first instinct was
plainly TO tear him to pieces. AS they
tore him from the coach. however,
someone shouted Tie him 10 his
horse and let 1t drag him"
The suggestion met with instant ap
proval One of the horses was nnfas-
tened from the coach, Vergani was
bound to its tail. and the animal. al
ready frightened and rearing. was
lashed to a gallop. The victim Of the
mob's vengeance was dragged nearly
two miles before the runaway animal
was stopped Vergani was then al
most beyond recognition. The object
of his vengeance probably will not re
cover
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
NEGROES ARE WHIPPED
Fifty Lashes Administered to Blacks
Who Were lmpudent to White
Girls IN Louisiana.

Lake Charles, La, Aug. 13.-Fifty
laehes administer on their backs with
buggy whips was the punishment of
six negroes by the citizens of Vinton
this morning.
The blacks Immediately left tha;
section of the country.
The negroes visited the premises OF
4. J. Vincent. a prominent farmer liv-
ing about one mile west of town. Mr.
Vlncent's two grown daughters We're
at home alone, aud when they told
the negroes to leave the place the
blacks refused to do so. The young
ladies' telephoned to Vinton. and a
crowd of citizens came and caught
the negroes on the place. The whip
ping followed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
BENEFIT FOR CY YOUNG
Veteran Boston Pitcher receives
Tokens Of Esteem--2o,0o0 Peo-
pie Witness Big Game.

Boston. Aug. 13-Nearly 10000 per-
sons attended today's benefit game for
Denton Tecumseh CCy'D Young. the
Boston American League Baseball
teams veteran pitcher Three silver
loving cups. a travelling bag and two
big floral pieces were presented
Young. The main attraction besiie5
Cy himself. was a game between BOs-
ton and a team of star players picked
from the other American League
clubs. The AllStars won by score
of 3 to 2.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
EAGLES PARADE.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. i3.-~Twelye
thousand members of the Fraternal
Order OF Eagles from every corner Of
North America paraded the streets OF
Seattle today and were cheered by a
throng Of citizens and visitors that all
but blocked their passage. Magniii-
cent uniforms, spectacular floats,
bands and crack drill teams made up
tho pageant.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
ST. JOSEPH is CHOSEN
Missouri Town viii Be Next MEETING
Place of international Typo
graphical Union.

Boston Aug. l3.-The delegates 10
the International Typographical
Union convention today decided to
hold the next convention at st. JOS
eph, Mo. The convention took up sew.
eral proposed changes in the general
laws. but the only one adopted was
that abolishing the substitute lists
in all union offices. The change, +.
was stated will open all union offices
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
RECORDS SMASHED
BY American Athlets in Exhibition
Given at Queenstown Prior to
Sailing For Home.

Queenstown Aug. 13.--Pror to sail.
inr for New York. several athletes
who recently competed In the Olympic
games at London, gave an exhibition
here tonight and in each of the events
established new records
Ralph Rose of San Francisco prt
the lGpound shot 81 feet Y inches;
Walsh, of Canada, threw the 5G-pound
weight for height of 1G feet 31a inches
and John Flanagan Of the Trish-Ameri-
can Athlet'" club, threw the 5G-pound
weight o, feet 3 inches
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
STRANCLED TO DEATH
Horrible Murder Of ST. Louis Woman
Police are now Hunting for man
They Suspect.

St. Louis. Aug. 13.-iWBth her feet
tightly bound together and a stocking
stuffed down her throat. Mrs Adeline
n. Miller aged ~. was found dead last
night by her husband a mail clerk
when be returned from work. The
face and throat Of the woman were
badly distorted from strangulafion AMI
she had evidently been dead several
hours.
The police are searching for youns
man who is said by neighbors to have
called on Mrs. Miller this morning
Mrs. Miller was not seen alive after
he left her home
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
BUT ONE REAL CONTEST
Marked Great Western Races at
Gaiesburg Yesterdav-Red Bow
Wins 2:08 Trot.

Calesburg. ILL.,. Aug. 13,-The Great
Western races were marked by but
one real contest. the 2:0S pace, which
was won by Red Bow.
2:1f trot $l5.000, Lady Maud won
I'm straight heats Time 2:0S
Three year old pace. $500 Catherln
Direct won in straight heats. time
2:1lA.
2.0S pace, 81 900. Red Bow won,
time 2:03.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
OHIO CAMPAIGN WILL
OPEN IN SEPTEMBER.

Columbus. Ohio, Aug. 13.-At a
meeting Of the Democratic state exec.
utive committee today Mansfield vas
selected as the place and September
campaign.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
PEACE FULLY RESTORED.

Washington. Aug. 13.-The fact
that peace has been fully restored in
Central America aud an expression OF
Confidence given that it will be main
tanned, Is contained in cablegram
received here today by Angel Ugarte,
minister from Honduras, from the
minister of foreign affairs of his
country.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
WOULDN'T TALK TO HIM
AS Often as He Wished and Wealthy
Nebraskan Shot at Wife and
Attempted Suicide.

Lincoln. Neb.. Aug 13--Bccause his
him as frequently as he desired her
to, William Lush. one of Hncolns
Wtalthiest German citizens, fred four
times at her with revolver and then
attempted suicide. One of the bullets
tore through Mrs. Lush's hair but she
was uninjurcd. Lusn will live as the
bullet merely chipped his skull.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
BATHER DROWN S.

Enterprise. Kan, Aug. 13.-William
@ HIM, aged 2l an insurance man,
of Milwaukee, was drowned here this
evening while bathing in Smoky Hin
river.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
IN IOWA HIGH CH SCHOOLS
Y. Nj. c. A. will Establish Branches
School Boards are Trying to De-
stroy Fraternities.

Des Moines. Iowa, Aug. 13-It is
announced today by State Student
Secretary Paul Smith that the Y. NJ
C. A. viii install branches in every
high school in Iowa this year No
where else has such movement been
planned. It is expected to drive out
high school fraternities which the
school boards are seeking to Danish.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
PAPKE WINS TWO BOUTS
Whips Jack Carroll in Second Rounc
and Laws Out Frank Manteile
in the First.

Boston. Aug. 13.-Bnly Papke, of
Illinois. made short work of two bouts
here tonight.
John Carroll. OF Brooklyn y. Y.
who was the first TO meet him. was
so severely punished in the second
round that the referee stopped the
fight.
In the second bout Frank Manteiie,
Of Pawtueket. r. l.. went down and
out in the first round.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
Come Back The President Says We Must Try You Again

Bryan home, expressed himself In a
statement given out for publication
as having been delighted with the
are and enthusiastic attendance of
the people upon notification of yes
terday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
TWELVE SALOONS BURN.

Taft, Wash, Aug. 13.-A fire here to-
day destroyed the Auheuser- Busch no
tel and twelve saloons. The loss Is
$4,000 The fire started In the hotel
from an overturned lamp
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-14
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.

Oklahoma CITY. Aug. 13-John A.
KrI mholz, Of Detroit Mich. was acci-
dehtally shot and killed tonight by
Andrew Tarsney Both are boys of 16.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-09-17
NUMBER IS

b : placed in commission. Fire extin-
Sc hers have been received. and the
work of unpacking the furniture and
getting the boat in readiness for service
has been started. Capt. Lanneau is
anxious to get the boat running, but the
slowness of the officials is hindering him.
John Sound, the contractor who built
the Ruth, has returned to his home in
Portland. Oregon. He left couple of
carpenters here to complete the work
necessary on the boat. Mr.. Sounds
work on the Ruth is highly commended
by the owners of the boat and all who
have watched the construction of the
same.
Mr.. Beckman, the contractor for the
dredging of the river, is fitting up the
barge Cappa as dredge boat. A So
horse power boiler and engine will be
installed. The machinery comes from
Seattle and will be shipped within few
days. He is constructing sleeping and
living rooms on the barge for the ac-
commodation of the crew. He expects
to have couple of his men present
within few days.
The docks of the Navigation Co. are
being repaired after the damage wrought
by the summer foods.
The ice house at the Navigation Co.'S
docks is being reflled with ice from
Spirit Lake.
The 1. & W. n. bridge gang is con-
structing a loading dock for the D. & K.
Mill Co. just east of the McInnis mill
This will allow the mill people to load
cars on the Blackwell road directly from
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-09-17
Do You Know Hartley?

Does anybody know E. F. Hartley?
If so they will confer favor upon his
relatives by communicating with J. w.
Pearson, care of the Florence Hotel,
Missoula, Mont.
Mr.. Hartley was formerly resident
of New York, but removed to this local
itY year or so ago. He is supposed to
have come to Newport about the first of
June and stopped at the Newport Hotel.
Since that time all trace of him has
been lost, excepting that he occasion
ally comes to Newport for his mail. He
was here a week or go ago, but at that
time he was not sought by his relatives,
who have news of pleasant character
for Hartley.
Mr. Pearson and his wife were in
Newport looking for Hartley on Wednes-
day. It is their belief that he is work
ing at some rancher's or in the woods
under an assumed name.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-09-17
Last Excursion of the Season

Next Sunday the last excursion of the
season on the Stea mer lone will be run.
The boat will leave the docks after the
arrival of the special train and will re-
turn at 600 p. m. 1t will 60 down
river as far as LIE Clerc Creek, stopping
at way points. Fare for the full trip is
ST so, to Cusick $l.00 The Coeur
d d'Alene band will accompany the ex-
cursion and ball game is promised at
Cusick.
Those who have not yet enjoyed one
OF the delightful lone excursions will do
we'll to avail themselves of this last op-
portunity for this year. The river and
'cCsantry are exceptionally beautiful at
this time of the year and the trip is one
that pleases all,