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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-02-15
THE oPoRTo PLOT.
Militant Republicans Had Planned n
Portuguese Republic

fcrtuEuese Republic.
MARSEILLES, Feb. 12-The frus-
ration at Oporto OF an elaborate plot
to proclaim q republic is announced in
a telegram which was received from
one OF the highest officials In Oporto
by his brother who has just arrived
here from Lisbon. A large number OF
conspirators have been arrested. IN
Guiding the leaders. Il was also stat
ed that numerous bodies Of militant
Republicans had been seen about the
suburbs OF Oporto.
The police captured a large store OF
revolvers and carbines. together with
The written plans of the conspirators.
These plans indicated that IL was the
intention TO take the city 10y surprise
on Saturday night. invade the govern
ment house, imprison the governor and
other officials. destroy All lines Of COM
municaton and establish n republic.
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CATTLE-Supply light; market slow:
choice. S5;eoa5S5: prime, $.so9s.6o; veal
HOGS Receipts light: market active
and higher: prime Eeavies. $3.50; mediums
and heavy Workers. $780, light Workers
and pigs $3.50; roughs S.5074
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Suppiy light;
market steady; prime wethers. &f75.7 IS;
euils and common. sos lambs. sst17.5o.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing stocls Quotntion.

Money on can easy at Ia TO pcr cent;
exchanges S2S.32i5i5; balances. Sll.577.I56.
Closing nrfrfe.
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TAFT IN KANSAS CITY.

Secretary OF War ON HIS Campaign
out West.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 11.-Wil-
liam IL. Taft, secretary OF war. last
night was guest OF honor and chief
spokesman at a banquet given in Con-
vention hall to 1900 persons by the
Association of Young Republicans OF
Missouri. Many of the guests came
from Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma
and distant Missouri cities. A great
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06
FINE BILL TONIGHT
lockwood's Lyceum Company viii
Present "A Daughter of Dixie" at
The Airdome-Next Weeks Bill

Lockwood's Lyceum Comedy Com
pany at the New Airdome theater pre-
scented The Power of a Woman" last
night to one OF the most appreciatiye
audiences ever gathered at the thea
ter, and will present tonight the four
act southern romance. the play that
was billed for the opening night, "A
Daughter Of Dixie" but on account Of
the rain has not been given. This IS
one OF the strongest bills in the roper
toire of the company and one well
adapted to the east. High class van
deville specialties introduced between
the acts including Orlando and Scha-
fer, comedy juggIers who have made
a decided hit with the patrons, and
Bessie Louise King, the silver-yoced
singer, who is popular favOrite
Prices 10 and % cents Doors open at
1870. Performance at SIS. The man
agement has extended a cordial invi
tation to the class OF '0S to attend the
performance tonight, which was &C
cepted.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06
CAPT. GREANEY
MAY RESIGN
SAYS HIS DUTIES IN OTHER d.
REcTloNs RENDER PROPER
ATTENTION TO INTERESTS
OF co. X. IMPOSSIBLE.

Members OF Co. X. are considerably
aroused about the threat of Capt. w.
p. Greaney to resign. The Captain
has been in command of the COM
pany ever since TIE organization of
the company on July %, 1894, and
has been its leading spirit ever since.
to whose energy and popularity and
strict discipline the company owes
much Of its strength and creditable
standing
Capt. Greaney declares that his
duties IN other directions deanl
too much Of his attention to permit
him to remain in command of the
company and perform his duties a.
such properly. His mind is firmly
made up to resign. br; strong pres
sure will be brought 90 bear upon
him to make him change it.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06
SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

San Francisco. Cal. June 5-Tte
speediest swimmers in this part OF
the country are entered for the an.
nual swimming championships of the
Pacific Athletic association, to be
contested tonight at the Olympic club.
The program ov events includes the
100. 900, 44O and SS0-yard races and
a special race for grammar school
boys at &C yards There will a,s)
be a relay race for teams of six men
each contestant swimming a lap.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06
BISHOP cANEViN's BIRTHDAY

Pittsburg, Pa. June 5.-The Ri
Rev Regis Canevin, bishop of the
Catholic diocese of iPtsburg, received
many congratulations today on the oc-
casion of his fifty-fifth birthday ami
versary. Bishop Canevin is 4 native
of PENNSYLVANIA and since his ordi-
nation as a priest in 1870 his labors
have been confined almost wholly to
this vicinity He has been bishop of
Pittsburg for five years.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06
TO ENFORCE CLOSING
Retail Merchants May Resort TO Law
to Compel Sunday
Closing.

The business men who recently
signed an agreement to close their
stores on Sunday held a meeting
Thursday night at the Peoples Furni,
ture store and discussed the situation
with special reference TO several who
had not complied with the agree
ment mostly up town business men.
A committee was appointed TO see
those who have me- agreed and If
persuasion shall fail, there is sad to
be strong disposition to take steps
under the city ordinance which pro-
hibits selling merchandise on Sunday
except of certain specified classes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
Cairo Lodge No. 1873, Elect Officers
installation First Friday in
July.

Cairo Lodge. No. l73, Knights OF
Pythias. held a rousing meeting last
night and elected officers as follows:
Past ommander-Harry Perkins
Past Chancellor--Jas. Mcfarland.
Prelate-Wm. II. Boyer.
Mastertat Arms-Gforge Piper.
Inner Guard-W. L. Duncan.
Outer Guard-Carlos +. Dudley.
Master of Work.. Hockneedle.
The installation will take place the
first Friday in July.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06

At the regular annual meeting of
the general board of Union Academy
held Thursday afternoon all of the cd
officers were reelected as follows
Rev. A. S. Buchanan, president,
Cairo; D. W. Karraker, vice presi.
dent; F. V. Hale, secretary; J. F.
Williford, treasurer; c. II. Wiley
j. F Williford G. f. Kirkpatrick. ].
B. Alden, l.. J. Hess. executive com.
mittee All of the business pertain.
ing to the school year just closed
was reviewed and closed up so far as
possible. The past year has been me
of the most successful i'm the history
of the school in point of attendance.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06
RIVAL CLASSES
IN COLOR RUSH
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DISPLAY
COLLEGE SPIRIT ON LAST
SCHOOL DAY.
FREE FOR ALL FIGHT
Engaged in on Commercial Avenue
Feeling Ran igh--Pennant Torn
From Arch on Eighth Street
Started Fun.

Cairo took on the appearance of a
college town yesterday Eyerywhere
the eye was greeted with the color
pennants of the Sophomore and Jun
Tor classes of the High School, the
two classes being engaged in a color
rush.
Early in the morning some enter.
prising Junior climbed to the top of
the big steel arch at Eighth street and
Commercial avenue and hung the
colors OF his class there. When a
squad of Sophomore boys came down
town about 10 o'clock they saw the
Crimson and Gold of the Juniors fly
ing from the great arch. They were
also greeted by a crowd of their rivals
who were evidently on guard at the
corner. without hesitation Sim"
Bondurant. a hustlng young Sophie
more, a son of DR.. A. A Bondurant
climbed to the point from which the
naughty Junior emblem was flying AMI
tearing it to shreds amid the cheers
of his fellows below, scattered it 10
the four winds.
Ere he had descended there had as
sembled large crowd of students.
Juniors and SOphomores. in all about
thirty or forty. Feeling was running
so high that free for all fight took
place. The battle ground was from
Eighth street up Commercial avenue
10 Ninth street. Shirts were torn
hats, coats, pennants and ribbons
trampled in the street, and a general
mixup was the order The Sopho
mores emerged from the fray victor
ious aud from that moment the rush
was on full blast. After having pull
ed down many of the Junior pennants
at different places down town AMI
runhing up their own the Sophomores
grew less ardent in their endeavor AMI
let the excitement die out Last night
the Sophomores occupied box at the
opera house during the commence
mont exercises Of the graduating class
and their colOrs We're very much in
evidence. Two large pennants of BLU
and Gold were suspended from the
top of the box and these colors were
used in other decorative designs
around the box.
The Juniors occupied the box above
the Sophomores and a large pennant
of Crimson and Gold was suspended
from their box. Every member of
the rival classes was at the opera
house last night, and each class tried
to make the best showing OF course
all the members of the two classes did
not occupy the boxes, but they were
seated in the parquette and dress cir
Gle In close proximity to the boxes.
Late yesterday afternoon two of the
Sophomore boys discovered a large
JUNIOR pennant floating from the flag
staff of the Halliday House. Forth
with they assembled to the roof of the
building and taking down the flag of
Crimson and Gold flung their own
Blue and Gold to the breeze
The Crimson and Gold. however.
was floating at almost as many places
as the Blue and Gold when the day
ended. The Orange and Black of the
Seniors was not displayed anywhere
except in the lapel OF several of the
young mems coats The Freshmens
colors did not enter the contest at
all.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06

High class advanced vaudeville at
the New Airdome for one week only,
beginning Monday Two performances
night at and 9:l5. Five big
acts from he leading vaudeville cir
cults including the Smukler Sisters
versatile singing and dancing come
diennes, popular favorites with the
public; Hal Graham. the champion
one legged dancer of the world
Berney Smukler. the black-face com
edian, with new monologues, jokes
and sayings, finishing with a one act
farce comedy entitled The Troubles
of Book Agent" The price for this
engagement has been reduced to 10
and 90 cents with two performances
a night first at O'Clock sharp. Doors
open at 1870
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06
Negro Boy browne d.

Willie swimming in a pond of water
north of the city yesterday morning
a negro boy was drowned A white
boy named Norman Bartell saw the
accident and notified others. Coroner
McManus made efforts TO find the
body, and ii was recovered last even
ing by dragging the pond. Both the
negro and white boy are strangers
here, having come from Carbonate,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06
An Engineering Problem.

A problem of some difficulty is pre-
sented to Engineer Thistlewood in the
situation at Halliday park on Wash
ington avenue. The park will stand
considerably higher than the pave
ment if the latter is given a proper
slope eastward from the railway
tracks, the driveway to the watering
trough will be quite steep. The drain
age from the street will be led around
the park at either end
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06

Prof J. l.. Parks has been engaged
as superintendent of the Jonesboro
public schools at a salary of s9i4 for
a term of eight months, or $l1S a
month. Prof. Parks has been princi-
pal of the Cairo schools and is in
high repute as an educator His sal
airy is the highest ever paid to a
teacher in Jonesboro.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06
Odd Advertisement.

The following advertisement is
clipped from a Baltimore newspaper
of recent date: wv. II. Logue, Jr.,
9S1 North Broadway, having been as
signed to jury duty in the Criminal
Court, earnestly requests the pat
ronage of his friends an6 acquain-
tances."
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06
w as Fatally Hurt.

A. NJ. Skeen, a young white man.
died at St Mary's lnfirmary yesterday
morning, from injuries received some
days before at p. T. Langan's mills.
Skeen was struck in the stomach by
piece OF timber thrown from a saw.
His father came from London, Tenn,
and conveyed the remains there for
interment
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06
SOCIETY NEWS
SIumber Party.

Misses Harriet ana Florence Carey
gave a slumber party AT their home
last night in honor of their guest
Miss Nell Sanderson, of Kansas City
Mo Those invited were Misses Kat
Davis, Miriam and Emma Carey
Edith Hill and Vela Bondurant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06
W. r. C. viii Meet.

The ladies' of the w. n. c. will
meet next Thursday night at the
Commercial club rooms which Secre-
tary Chas. r. Stuart has kindly placed
at their disposal They will meet at
1870 p. m. for business OF Importance.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06
cAIRoiTES IN ANNA.
lAnna DemOcrat.l

FNTNd DeInDCTdL,T
John Coffman, wife and babe, of
Cairo, came up the first of the week
and will remain several weeks with
relatives. Mr.. COffman will assist in
the erection of the new building ad-
joining the Ana hotel.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


The Glass of '0S" has accepted an
invitation from Manager Williamson
Of the Airdome theater, TO attend the
performance at his popular resort to-
night and they will all be there in a
bod.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06
a Slow Process.

The constant dripping of water will
wear away the hardest stone. but peo-
pie who sit and wait around for it TO
do so don't get very far.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06
Weld Of One Rubber Tree.

A rubber tree four feet In diameter
yields 20 gallons OF sap. making ~
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06

Scott A. White is here from Pitts
burg, looking after property interests.
His father was one of Cairo's leading
dry goods merchants many years ago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06

PERSONAL NOTES
Ssssxs1sssssssxssssssssssS

Mrs. w. J. HARRISON. of 22ll HOl-
brook, is quite i'll with pmerisy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06

T, j. Pryor returned yesterday from
a business trip down the Cotton Belt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06

Mrs. w. J. HARRISON. of 22ll HOl-
brook, is quite i'll with pluerisy.
T, J. Pryor returned yesterday from
a business trip down the Cotton Belt
Robert Cunningham of Mounds, was
in Cairo yesterday on a little business.
Ward Cotter is at home from the
Wentworth Military academy of Lex
! ington, Mo.
| b. McManus, Jr., the shoe merchant
was in Chicago yesterday and the day
before on business.
Miss Mayme Cushman of Park
tPlace West is entertaining Miss Joan
Berry of Decatur, III.
Mrs. Lynn d, Adams and son are
here from Smithland, KY. guests of
Mr. aud Mrs. Aft r. Haynes.
Misses Clara and Emma Herbert of
Eighth street, are entertaining Miss
OWE McElyea, of Wickliffe, Ky.
Mrs. Louise Fishback, of Twenty
sixth street, is in St. Louis, the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. George Capen
Mrs. j. T.. Hodges and Mrs. c. NJ,
Wells have returned from visit with
their sister Mrs Armstrong of Birds
Point
On account of the serious Illness OF
Mrs. r l.. Hosmer's father, she has
been suddenly called to her home in
Chicago.
Scott A. White is here from Pitts
burg, looking after property interests.
His father was one of Cairo's leading
dry paodc merchants many wears aPp
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06

On account of the serious Illness of
Mrs. r l.. Hosmer's father, she has
been suddenly called to her home in
Chicago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06

Mrs. Louise Fishback, of Twenty
sixth street. is in St. Louis, the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. George Capen.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06

Robert Cunningham of Mounds, was
in Cairo yesterday on little business.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06

Mrs j. E. Hodges and Mrs. c. NJ,
Wells have returned from visit with
their sister Mrs Armstrong of Birds
Point
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06

Ward Cotter is at home from the
Wentworth Military academy of Lex
ington, Mo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06

Misses Clara and Emma Herbert Of
Eighth street, are entertaining Miss
OWE McElyea of Wickliffe, Ky.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06

Mrs. Lynn ID. Adams and son are
here from Smithland, KY, guests of
Mr. aud Mrs. Aft r. Haynes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06

b. McManus, Jr., the shoe merchant,
was in Chicago yesterday and the day
before on business.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-06

Miss Mayme Cushman OF Park
r lace " est; is entertaining Miss Joan
Berry of Decatur, H.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
AMERICAN AUTO
IN ALASKA

Seattle, wseh,, April 1O,--A spe-
clsl dispatch TO tho Post lntelli-
gencer from valdez, Alaska, says;
The American racing automobile
arrived here last night on the steam
ship santa Clara and was welcomed
at the wharf by the entire population
with a brass band There will be a
public reception tonight and ban
quet tomorrow The automobile run
OF twenty miles through Keystone
Canyon will be undertaken, but ow-
ing to the narrow trail the machine
will be sledded 10 Teskhill, from
there the Fairbanks trail will be
broken with boulders and sleds. The
automobile will run under its
power 10 Fairbanks, Shuster the
driver, is as yet uncertain whether
he will be allowed to sled the ma
chine from Keystone TO Teskhill I'M
der the conditions OF the race.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

OF CONTEST
Republican Convention Now in
Session Can Whip Men,
bGrS I0I b Line
Associated Press

Boston Mass, April TO- Whether
the Massachusetts delegation to the
Republican national convention will
be held by four men Instructed or
asked "a prefer Secretary Taft as
candidate for president was fruitful
ora discussion for several hours he
fore the Republican state convention
which met today for the choice Of
delegates at large. Tho committee
on resolutions had been unable yes
terday to reach q decision on this
question and before the convention
assembled today the members were
again IA session in an endeavor to
adjust matters to tho satisfaction of
both the pro-1a,t and non-instructed
delegates. There Is every indication
that there will be a contest over the
so-called instructions or preference
PLANK 10 the platform Members OF
the Taft League which came out so
strong yesterday In favor Of the reso-
lulons were much in cvdcnc. this
morning and showed no signs Of
weakening
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
GOV. GUILD FOR
VICE PRESIDENT
Associated Press.

Aseoclated Press.
Boston, Mass, April tO.--The Re-
publican state convention was called
to order this morning pJ Chairman
Doty OF the state committee. The
platform, which was prepared, opens
with an expression Of regret over the
illness OF Governor Guild. We be-
lieye," the resolution says, he is
fully qualified for higher honors and
his nomination for vice president
would DO gladly endorsed BY Mas.
sachusetts,' The platform stands
for the principles OF protection. but
recognizes that the rates Of SEIZED
ules should from time 10 time be
changed and reversed Certain ex-
isting schedules have become i'll suit
ed TO present conditions and should
be changed.
The platform endorses the Roose.
welt administration and postal saw
ings banks were advocated. In re-
gard TO Taft the platform says, "A
resolution that the preference of tho
convention was for Taft for presi-
dent was submitted TO your commit
tee, and upon consideration we have
unanimously agreed that It was not
wise to include declaration in IA
vor or any particular candidate in
the platform. A number OF the com.
mittee are favorable TO Taft's can
didacy and We recognize that a ma
jority OF the delegates TO tho conven.
ton desire his domination, 1t is
however. very uncertain whether a
resolution OF preference would he
carried and its presentation would
certainly lead to a contest which
would be injurious 70 the party for
these reasons and because their ear
hNob uNSAlo Iva moi hlbulOhS NOu'
ventlon tho minority members of the
committee Join with the majority in
their desire not 20 present any reso-
luton OF preference,
Postmaster General Meyers was
elected temporary chairman Of the
convention and made an address
which was frequently interrupted by
applause The first mention OF the
name OF Taft in reading the .esolu-
tions was so voclferously applauded
and cheered that the reader vas
forced TO go back 70 the beginning OF
the paragraph and repeat the words.
The committees statement that II
considered il unwiss 10 incorporate
the Taft preference resolution In the
platform was also loudly applauded.
Senators Lodge and Crane, former
Secretary OF the Navy John d. LonE
and Sidney o. Bigney were elected
delegates at large to the national
convention by reclamation.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
JAPS CUTE
MERCHANT rs
Create international RunpuS by
Trying TO Insert Lotteries
In Cotton Bales
Associated Press.

Associated Press
Hong Kong, April 1O.--The Hong
Kong chamber of commerce has sent
circular to London, Manchester,
Liverpool, Bradford, Glasgow, Shang-
hal, Tien Tsien and other chambers
of commerce, suggesting diplomatic
action be taken against Japanese
cotton spnners' association which
propose to insert lottery tickets in
bales OF cotton yarn, thus artlficlally
fostering Japanese trade to the detri-
ment of the Indian.
The value of Hong Kong's impor-
tations amounts to $25,OOO,OOO Of
which "a per cent Is Indian. 1t Is
contendcd that this Japanese scheme
Is calculated To appeal to the gamb-
ling instincts Of the Chinese.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
Notes Of Railroad Men.

2. o. sowle, travelling freight and
passenger agent for the Rock Island
with headquarters at Des Moines
IOWA, stopped over In Amarillo yes
tsr4Sy.
Traffic Manager D. L, Meyers, Of
che Pecos Valley lines Is in Denver
c. r. VIM, commercial agent for
the Rock Island with headquarters al
Sort Worth, and Mr., Morrow o.!
DALLAS, travelling passenger agent fol
the road were in Amarillo yesterday
looking al.sr business.
{. o. jackson, the newly appointed
division passenger agent for the
NstS island In oklahoma City, is an
old trienS OF several Rock Island
HeD acre
Auditors Huddleston ana Ballan'
tyne OF the Fort Worth office OF the
For; Worth 4 Denver, have been
checking out G. W. JSssup. cashier in
che local office who takes leave oil
absence for the present on account
81 III health. ". "A, Blank takes
his place as cashier.
Passenger Agent Davis, OF the
pshver. from Fort worth, spent yes,
tsrday in Amarillo.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

Mr.. II. G. Askew, statlsucian for
leading railroads in the state, gave
out a statement a few days since,
showing that the railroads in the
state have lost approximately So
SO5,2O6 during the last six months
in the fiscal year.-The Rice Rustler.
Poor, poor railroads! However,
will they be able 10 stand the shock?
Must we be compelled TO so back to
the old staging days?
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
WORLD
SYMPA THISES
"Timss" Says All Honest Men
Should Support Roosevelt
Against Anarchy
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
London, April tO,--Tho Times in
an editorial this morning on Pres
ident Rooseyelts message on anarchy
says the President has entered upon
campaign that should command the
sympathy and moral support OF the
whole civilized world. Fuller par
ticulars OF his proposals says the
Times, will be awaited with the deep
est interest in all the states OF the
old world, Whatever may be
thought are his prospects in his
struggle With this terrible evil, hon
est men everywhere wish him victory
in the fray.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
TO FORMULATE CODE
OF PROCEDURE
Associated Press.


Washington, D. c., April TO-
Great Britain has invited the govern
ments which participated in the last
Hague conference to send experts to
London whose duties it shall he to
formulate a code OF procedure for
the proposed international prize
court, establishment for which is
provided for in each treaty resulting
from the last conference The Amer
lean government will be represented
at the London conference. This con.
ference is regarded as informal in
character and participation OF the
United States will require no legis-
lation except perhaps a small appro-
priation for the expense OF the Amer
lean representatives.