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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
RELIGIOUS WAVE
SWEEPS WORLD
AME RicAN CoMMERCiALISM FOL
LOWS CLOSELY WORK OF
MISSIONARIES.
STORIES OF THE CROSS
Told BY Representatives at Mission
AIRY Conference at Pittsburg
Strs Many to Tears--3,o00
in Audience.

Pittsburg, March 1i,-That Ameri-
lean commercialism follows closely the
work and achievements of mission
|aries In christianiziug heaten nations,
was forcibly presented by speakers
during todays session of the inter.
national convention of the Young Peo
pies Missionary Movement. Many
leaders In the movement who occupie |
seats on the stage i'm front OF the audi
Ience OF over 5000 people wept as
missionaries told the story of the
cross in foreign lands.
There has been broadening of re
ligious spirit throughout the Orient.
and China in particular. has expef
fenced bloodless revolution of re-
form, as one speaker expressed IT,
during the last few years. A. wave
'of religious reform, II was asserted
appears to be sweeping the world.
The striking feature today was a
series of addresses by native chris
tians representing Korea, Japan In.
dia, China. Reports were made dur
ing the day by missionaries frcm ali
important fields of the world, all rep
resentatives teeming with stories OF
wonderful achievements and almost
uninterrupted progress
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
POSIMEN WIN
LONG CONTEST
FOR $1,000 SALARIES -- HOUSE
PASSES PosToFFlcE Ap-
PRoPRiATIONS.
BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR
Takes Up Time OF Senate's Early Ses.
slon-Massage Received From
President Roosevelt on the
Subject.

Washington, March 1t-A message
from the president and representatives
fro mthe committees on military af-
fairs on the Brownyille affray. con.
sumed the time of the senate during
the early part of the session today
A brief debate brought out state
ment by Warren, chairman of the com
mittee OF military affairs, to the eff
feet that bin will soon be intro
dueed for reinstatement of the dis.
charged eolored soldiers OF the Tween.
ty-hfth Regiment under certain con.
ditlons
The pending currency bill was dis
cussed by Clarke, OF Arkansas, who
declared that he'd vote for neither thy
Aldrich bill nor for the Bailey substi
tute.
Consideration of the Panama trans.
portation bill which was to have pro.
ceeded today was postponed until to.
morrow.
Determined and persistent assaults
on the pest Office appropriation bill in
the house today resulted In an ampli-
tlcation of that measure in many i'm.
portant parts, despite the protests of
Chairman Overstreet and the com.
mittee.
The letter carriers finally won their
long fight for 81 200 salaries when the
amendment by GOebel of Ohio, grant
ing the same was adopted.
The house also allowed the addi-
tional twenty-five Thousand dollars for
clerks IN the third class offices. where
salaries OF postmasters range ON from
a thousand to twelve hundred dollars.
and fifteen thousand dollars addition.
al for contract stations.
The PR hibitionists also had their
innings, when through an amendment
by Houston of Tennessee, there was
incorporated in the bill a provision
the mails of intoxicating liquors,
which was later modified so as to in.
clude cocaine and its derivities Alto
gether the appropriations carried by
the bill were increased to the extent
of st,225,00
Consideration of the measure was
not concluded when the house ad.
journed.
The organization of the convention
was completed tonight as follows:
Temporary chairman, Daniel Net
tleton. of aFirfield; permanent chair
man, c. b. Anderson, of Crete; secre.
tary, f. F. Corrick, of Lincoln
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
IS
ALL FINISHED
CASE or ALA, THE PRIEST
SLAYER, WILL GO TO JURY
BY NOON ToDAv-PRISoNER
NOT ON STAND.

Denver, March 1.-THE hearing OF
violence I'm the trial of giuseppe Aha.
charged with the murder of Father
Heinriehs at the altar of Et. Eliza
beth's church, February %. Is con
cluded. The priosner was not placed
on the stand The defense called two
witnesses Joseph Kuneon, formerly
italian counsel In Denver and DR..
Baron Gustave Tosti. present local
representative of the Italian govern
ment.
Both testified as physicians, al
though Kuneo acknowledged that he
was not an expert oil mental diseases.
He testified that he hal not had
time to form an opinion ON the sanity
o. the prisoner, while Tosti believed
Ala insane because he had killed hts
victim without a motive No evidence
that ALA was in any way connected
with anarchists has been adduced drr-
ing the trial. The case viii go 20
the jury by noon tomorrow.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
REPUBLICANS Of
NEBRASKA MEET
DELEGATES GATkER IN OMAHA
FOR STATE CONVENTION TO.
DAY-Slx CANDIDATES FOR
DELEGATE AT LARGE.

Omaha. March 11.--Several hun.
dred delegates to tomorrow's state
Republican convention gathered dur
ing the day and tonight Two new can
didates for delegates at large ap
peared during the afternoon and, with
their friends, began a campaign for
the place on the delegation to Chi
caco.
They are Congressman Boyd of the
Third district. and A. l.. Clarke of
Hastings II is now evident that the
four men slated for membership on
the delegation--G Governor Sheldon,
Norris Brown. Victor Rosewater and
Allen W. Fields-will have a contest
Nj their hands when the roll is called
Tor the election of delegates. and
hat both Boyd and Clarke will make
\ good show Of strength
The feature Of the days develop
uents was the decision Of lancaster.
Lincoln1 delegation to support the
Taft ticket. Lancaster county was
the only large county to send a dele
cation for any other candidate than
Taft. II was originally instructed 10
insist upon the denomination Of
Roosevelt. II is likely that Taft will
he unanimously endorsed by the con
vention
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
.THAW SERVED
WITH SUMMONS
IN COMPLAINT BROUGHT BY
WIZ TO ANNUL THEIR
MARRIAGE.
MOTHER ALSO SERVED
With Papers in New York--Not Neces-
ssrv For EVELYN 20 Go to Court
For Counsel Fees,
Says Peabody.

New York, March Hilary X.
Thaw was served late today with
copy of summons and complaint In
proceedings brought by bis wife.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. to annul their
marriage A messenger delivered the
papers to Thaw at the Matteawan in
sane asylum and about the same time
Mrs. William Copley Thaw, who is
made co-defendanr, was served at
the Hotel Lorraine In this city.
Daniel O'Rielly, counsel for Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw, explained that Thaw's
mother was made a co-defendant be
cause, being next of kin. she IL tech
nically the real defendant. The law
presumes her son TO be insane and
therefore legally dead. The papers
allege that Thaw was insane at the
time of marriage and incapable of
making valid contract Of marriage.
Lawyer O'Rielly said he did net
anticipate any trouble in obtaining
from the defendants counsel fees and
aimony,
A. Russell Peabody, counsel fer
Thaw, said:
ut will not he necessary for Evelyn
tc go to the courts In order to get
counsel fees and alimony while the
suit is pending. She has been getting
money from me to paw her a~"anseT
while, Harry is confined. and this viii
be continued during the trial of the
annullment suit | shall fight the
ease upon instructions from my client
and shall represent him personally IA
the defense"
Toe matter III a.4casa settlement
upon the plaintiff had not been taken
up, Peabody said.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
NARROW ESCAPE
OF YOUNG GIRL
STRANGE STORY OF A MAN IN A
SACK COMES FROM BuDA.
PEsTH-GlRL TOOK SHOT AT
SACK.

Budapesth, March 1l.-News has
been received here of terrible expcr-
icnce under gone by a young girl at a
lonely farm house on the estate of
Count Karolyi, short distance from
this city Late in the evening a
man. apparently almost exhausted by
carrying heavy sack, knocked at the
door of the house and begged for a
nights shelter. The only occupant of
the house at the time was the farm,
ers young daughter. She naturally
refused to admit him, but at his earn
est entreaty allowed him to leave the
sack. The stranger, depositing his
burden in the kitchen, then left, and
the girl continued her preparations for
the evening meal.
A noise caused her to look round,
and, to her hi rror, she saw that the
sack was moving, Then the blade of
knife appeared slowly cutting through
lit odtbiitS liltibuSbtg tCl I tllNi
she picked up her fathers gun and
fired The movement stopped at once,
and blood commenced to ooze through
the sacking
The girl fled from the house and q
shcrt distance down the road met her
father. He secured the assistance OF
two gendarmes and hurried home. In
side the sack was found the dead body
of a burly man, armed with a reVol
yer and knife. Suspended from his
neck was a whistle, and believing Il
was intended as a means of summon
ing aecompliees, the police blew II
series of calls. Almost Immediately
three men ran UP, and seeing trapped
opened fire with revolvers. The Off.
GERS returned the fire with the result
that cne of the robbers was killed and
his two companions were captured.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
PAOUCth c. 0. P.
SPLITS RANKS
TAFT AND FAIRBANKS FACTIONS
HOLD SEPARATE cONVEN-
TioNs - ELECT DELEGATES
TO NATIONAL CONVENTION.

Paducah, KY, March 1l.-There
as no attempt at harmony in the
First district Republican convention
today, and the Fairbanks and Taft fac
tions separated before the roll on the
temporary organization had developed
a quorum.
Both conventions were held In the
same hall.
OOntesting delegations will go to
the national convention.
The Taft convention nominated
DR.. Frank Boyd of Paducah, and DR..
G.. X. Linn of Kuttawa, delegates to
tho national convention. j. NJ. POr
ter, of Clinton was nominated for
congressman.
The Fairbanks convention nominal.
ed w. ]. Deboe, of Marion, and Adolph
Well of Paducah. national delegates.
Judge Walter Blackburn of Crittenden
county. was nominated for congress
man.
Both conventions endorsed Roose-
yelt's policies.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
INSTRUCTED FOR
SECRETARY TAFT
CONVENTION ELECTS DELE
GATES-STATE ACMlNiSTRA-
TiON CONDEMNED.

Oklahoma City, Okla, March IL
Instructing them to vote for any
proposition favorable to Taft's candi
dacy," the Republican state conven
ton today elected these four delegates
at large to the Chicago convention
Congressman Bird S. Mcclure, OF
Pawnee: Dennis T. Flynn, of Okla
homa City; Patrick Dore, of West
VILE and j. A. Harris. of Wagner
William Busby. of McAlester and j.
c. Roberts of Enid. were nominated
electors at large. Cash Cade OF
Shawness. was reelected national
committeeman.
Resolutions endorsing Roosevelt S
administration, condemning the Demo
cratic state administration, recon-.
nIending a reduction of representation
IN congress and an electoral college
of states which DISTINGUISHES negroes,
and condemns the state legislature
for its extravaganza. Ae resolution
Tledging the party to an early re-sub-
mission of the prohibition question
was overwhelmingly defeated.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
VISIT Of KING
ALFONSO ENDED
LEFT BARCELONA FOR MADRID
LAST NIGHT~-ExpRES HIS
= APPRECIATION FOR RECEP
TIoN RENDERED HIM.

Barcelona, March 11.-kfter two
days visit to this city. King Alfonso
left for Madrid this evenihg. Great
crowds gathered on the streets and al
the station to bid him farewell and
the Royal train moved away to the
cheering of the multitude.
Before his departure, the king ex
pressed gratitude for the splendid re.
seption given him. and for the mani.
festations Of loyalty the Catalonians
showed dphBg his visit.
The day was occupied by King AL
fonso in visiting several institutions
paying his respects tonaval represen
tatives of Austria on board the Aus
trian flagship, and inspecting a de
tachment of troops at Atarazanas bar
racks.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
CHILDREN TORN
FROM MOTHERS
ALLEGED ATROCITIES PERPETRA-
TED IN PORTUGUESE WEST
AFRICA.
CONGRESS OF MOTHERS
Country-Pienaer Has Organized
Society TO Stop These Great
CrueIties.

Washington, March IA vivid de
scription of atrocities alleged prree-
trated upon slave laborers on cocoa
plantations on the islands of Principe
and Saint Tome; Portuguese W6st
Africa, was given in an address on
"Childen's Lives In Africa" by Gen
eral Joubert Pienaer, of South Africa,
Mt tonight's session of the Information.
al Congress OF the Welfare of the
Child under the auspices of the Ma.
tional Mothers Congress.
Children are torn away from the
breasts cf their mothers said Pien.
aer. "and sold as slaves. Slaves in
the employ of their task-masters are
beaten to death; men, women and
children mutilated. Often after the
native has been done to death be Is
quartered, and portions of his body
hung on trees to terrorize other ma
tiyes"
Pienaer has organized society to
step these crueltics and asked the
assistance of the convention.
In her report as national correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Edwin c. Grice,
comments favorably upon the sugges.
tion for the establishment in Wash
ington of mothers and children's
building as q memorial to Mrs. Theo.
dcre Byrney. founder of the congress,
to be duplicated in play grounds all
over the country by mothers clubs of
the various states.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
DISAGREEMENT
IN THREE 4"
REPRESENTATIVES, OF THREE
BASEBALL CLUBS QUIT
MEET AT MIDNIGHT.
AFTER MANY BALLOTS
Bloomington Man Elected President
of League-OnIy Four Clubs
Voting Wien He Was
Elected.

Chicago, March /! e, NJ. Holland
/ of Bloomington was tonight re
elected president of the Three ~
baseball league, after a long contest
that threatened to disrupt the or,
ganization.
The matter of the Dubuque fran
chise, which was earlier declared for
feited, then reinstated and again nulli-
fed, contributed to a misunderstand-
ing among the club owners.
At midnight Clinton. Cedar Rapids
and Rock Island had Seen declared
out OF the league by their representa-
tiyes, who left the meeting and for u
lcng time refused to take further part
in the proceedings.
Whether the election of Holland or
the stairs of the Dubuque matter had
caused this split could not be learned
the disgruntled club owners refusing
to discuss their grievances, while no
word came from the room In which
the other members of the league We're
continuing their stormy session, Hol
land was chosen executive of the
league only after more than a score
of ballots had been taken.
After nineteen ballots Holland had
three votes, oextoR of Rock Island,
and Fox, of Peoria, /, and when
Holland was finally declared elected
only four clubs were voting.
No effort to adopt schedule had
been made when the meeting adj
journed. One has been prepared but
tho uncertainty of the Dubuque fran
chise and the disaffection of the other
three clubs left IL valueless.
Efforts 10 prevent permanent dis
ruption will be made tSmorrow.
James T. Hayes, of Davenport was
elected vice president and a franchise
granted the Citizens Baseball Club of
Dubuque.
In order to retain the leagues char
ter and in order that the schedule for
the summer be held intact, resolu
ton by Frank Rering, of Decatur, pre-
vailed. granting a franchise to the
Citizens Club upon application by Jos
eph Murphy, one of the owners of the
club.
President Holland made statement
that as soon as eight clubs had been
given places in the circuit. he would
call a meeting of the league, and re-
sign. This was opposed by Dick"
Kfnsella. and the Central Illinois dele
gates. who contended that they could
get clubs to fill all vacancies.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
WOMAN BANDIT GOT $50
Held Up President of Development
Company in New York City
at Point of Pistol.

New York, March ia lone wom-
an bandit held un William c. Howland
president of the Saskatchewan De
veIopment company, at the point Of
revolver in the shadow of the
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian church at
Twenty-second street tonight, robbed
him of $50 and escaped.
Mr.. Howland who was on his way
home. did not notice the woman stand
ing close against the fence until she
spoke to him. She was then about
twenty feet in front OF him. He paid
no attention TO her, but kept on. She
called again.
Come here" she said.
Mr. Rowland did not stop Then
she stepped forward. pressed Tevol-
Yer against his body and said
Il guess that'lwil hold you Now
will You stop?'
Mr. Rowland stopped and the wo
man took his purse.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
WOMEN IN FREE
FOR ALL FIGHT
ROYAL NEl0HBoRs MEETiN
TURNED INTO MELEE BY Op
poNENTS OF WOMAN ELECT.
ED SUPREME RECORDER.

Peoria, ILL.,, March 1.-THE endorse
ment of Mrs. Winnie Fielder, of Pc
oria, for supreme recorder OF the
Royal Neighbors of America, was the
cause of fight on the floor OF the
state convention here this evening.
In the melee waists were torn, eye
glasses broken and the police called
to separate the belligerants. The trou-
BILE was caused by an attempt of the
constituents of Miss Mrytle Dae, OF
Rock Island, to circulate in the con.
vention hall daily paper, containing
what purported to be a review of the
work of Mrs. Fielder.
This was resisted by friends of Mrs
Fielder and the fight ensued
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
PEASANTS KILLED
In Encounter With Russian Police
Several Were Injured - Fight
In kocketovka.

Voronezh. Russia, March l1.-SiX
peasants were killed and several 9th
ers we're wounded yesterday In an en-
counter with a detachment of police
at Kochetovka.
The police went into Kochetovka
for the purpose of arresting two mem
bers of peasant revolutionary organ
iZation.
The intentions of the policemen be-
came known and the peasants rallied
to prevent the arrests. The country
men became aggressive and the Of
fiicers In command of the police gave
orders to fire. Several volleys were
sent after the peasants before they
could get out of range.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
FRIENDSHIP OF
JAPAN WANTED
RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
MAKES SPEECH IN DUMA
ON THE SUBJECT.
NETWORK OF TREATIES
Existing Between Japan and European
Countries Pointed Out as Guar
antec For Peace in the
Far East.

st. Petersburg, March 11.-During
a debate In the Duma today on the
bill raising the Russian legation at
Tckio to an embassy, which event
ually was passed, Foreign Minister
Iswlsky, delivered lengthy speech
in which he said that however dis
tressing the sacrifices made by the
Portsmouth treaty, it must be ac-
knowledged that Russia lost nothing
Q. her historical inheritance. but only
what either previously belonged to
japan. or geographically and econom-
ically gravitated towards Japan.
Accordingly, he declared, there
was nothing to prevent Russia from
stretching our her hand to her late
opponents.
His personal acquaintance with
leading Japanese statesmen, he con
tinued, convinced him of a reciprocal
desire ON the part of Japan to arrive
at a good understanding with Russia.
He pointed out the net work of in
ternational treaties. including those
between France and Japan and Great
Britain and Russia as assisting, with
Russia's alliance with France, a guar
aztec for preservation of peace In the
fan east.
Germany and the United States,
with both of whom Russia maintained
sincerely friendly relations, he con.
tinued, were striving for the same
goal, namely firm equilibrium and
Beace In the Pacific ocean.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
BLIND THIEF CONVICTED
Nearo Who Robed Store in His Home
Town For Years Gets Prison
Sentence.

Decatur, Ala. March 1t.-A jury of
lawrence county citizens has Just
given VIII Owens blind negro, ten
years in the state penitentiary on the
charge of burglary.
A peculiar feature OF the story is
that the negro. according to his own
story. unlocked the doors of a num-
Der of houses and stole goods from
these stores unaided by anyone. He
said that he had been stealing goods
from the merchants of Moulton in
this manner for more than a year.
The total value of the goods that he
but it is thought that 1t will reach
several hundred dollars.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
ANTLvIvIsEcrloN BILLS.

Albany. N. Y. March 11.-A hearing
took place before the judiciary com
mittees of the Assembly and Senate
today on the anti vivisection bills
pending in the legislature. Arguments
in support of the measures were pre-
scented by many men and women iden-
tilted with humane work. Representa-
tivcs of the State Medical Society
were present and spoke against any
legislation for the restriction or regu-
lation OF vivisection in any way.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
GREAT BOND SALE
Conducted BY State OF New York
New Issue Was Overbid Sixteen
Times.

Albany. N. Y, March 1.-The most
successful bond sale in the history OF
the state, according to State Comp
troller Glynn, was that conducted here
by him today, when the latest issue of
five million new hfts year 4 per cent
highway improvement bonds was over
subscribed sixteen times. The aggre
gate of bids amounted to nearly SS2.
o0O,O0o; prices ranged from 106.l5G
to 109 and premiums on the bids viii
net the state a profit of 100000.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
TALK BY MORRIS.
People and Problems in South Amer
ca---5razil is Neglected.

As compared with Europe, Asia
Africa, and even North America
south America is a vast nnoccupiet
land. II we except Australia, II !!
the one continent of this earth Sc
sparsely settled that 1t may be callee
|unoccupied-B Brazil, for instance the
vast republic embracing nearly one
half the continent, with an area equil
to that OF our own United States, has
only some seventeen million inhabi
tants--a population which constitutes
only a meager fringe along the coast
line of the country.
Enormous districts unexplored
tracts of rich mineral lands, Of un
tuoched forests, of wide praries stil|
await the dwelling and the develop
ing hand of man. so full Is 1t Of all
sources of wealth, so abundant In all
that supports human life, that IL II
calculated that Brazil alone can witt
ease and comfort accommodate one
thousand millions of people. Thus tn
distance between seventeen million
and one thousand million may well
give some idea of the vast unoccuped
spaces, the immense regions rich In
the products proper for the support OF
man, lying unapproprIated In this
mighty Southern continent.
There are two considerations of no
small Importance arising very natural
ly out of this state of things;
First. such tremendous region, SC
richly provided with all that is need
ell to sustain vast populations. lylng
thus practically vacant must act upon
the congested portions of the earth
as "a vacuum, or partial vacuum, acts
upon the surrounding atmosphere. II
must, by and by, draw immense contin
gents from the east and west.
Then, in the second place, this prae-
tically unoccupied state, the undeyel
oped condition of things, makes the
present religious problem easier. The
shurch's mission can be accomplish.
Ell now more carefully and mere eifec
lively. than later under the stress and
weight of immense populations.
Moreover. the call for such action is
both urgent and necessary. for 1t is
freely acknowledged that the present
religious influence is utterly made
quate Among the male population
there is a virtual sbipwrek of faith
Men In high positions are agncstics
or positivists, or worse. Even the re
ligious portion of the population Is un
instructed.
Again, it should he noted. that IN
contrast with the other grand divis
tons of the earth South America may
be spoken of as religiously the neg
lected continent,
Even In regard 20 the papal com
munion-that vast thoroughly organ
lied. severely disciplined section OF
Christendom South America must be
elassed as neglected
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-12
HEALTH FAILING FAST
English Prime Minister is Weakening
New Premier May Be Appoint
ed BY King.

London. March 1.-THE health of
Sir Henry Can pbell Bannerman, prime
minister. has caused renewed anxiety.
During the past week there has been
no improvement In his condition; rath-
er there has been weakening of his
vitality. which is regarded as serious
symptom 1t is expected that the re-
turn of the king from the continent be
foilowed almost Immediately by 4
change in the premiership.