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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-21

aumenburg-Drippe. He, should nave
understood without telling that to a
girl with Anglo-SaIon blood In her
veins such an offer would be like q
blow over the heart"
'FHow should he understand it? he
is Rhaetian. His point Of view ..~'
."His point Of view to me is terrible
Oh, mother, It's useless to argue! Er'
erything is spoiled. OF course IL he
knewI was Princess Virginia he would
be sorry for what he had proposed
even if he thought I'd brought it on
myself. But then it would be too late,
Don't you understand? valued bis
| love because it was given to me, not
the princess. If he said, Now ! know
you can offer my right hand instead
Of my left to you as my Wife that
would not be the same thing at all.
No; there's nothing left but to go home
and the emperor Of Rhaetia must be
told that Virginia of Baumenburg.
| Drippe has decided not to marry. That
| will be our one revenge, but pitiful
one, since hell never know that the
| princess who refuses his right hand
and the Helen Mowbray who wouldn't
| take his left are one and the same.
Oh, mother, did love him so! Let
us get out of this hateful house as soon
| as we can"
The grand duchess knew her daugh-
ter and abandoned hope. Yes. If you
| will not forgive him we must go at
once and save our dignity If we can,
she said The telegram will give us
our excuse. told The baroness had
| received bad news. and she asked per-
| mission to knock at my door before
going to bed and inquire how was
feeling. She may come at any mo-
ment We must say that the telegram
recalls us Immediately to England"
""Listcn!' whispered Virginia. II
think there's some one at the door
! now"
Baroness yon Lyndal stool aghnst On
| hearing that she was to be deserted
| early in the mornir by the brighi
particular star of her house party
after the emperor She begsel- tha;
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02
FARMERS MOTHER, TOTALLY
BLIND, SPARED BY wHiM
or SHooTiST.
TWO VICTIMS MAY DIE
Maniac Bound up Their Wounds and
Guarded Them Four Hours
Blind Woman inform
Neighbors.

Chicago, Aug Ia tragedy OF sui
eide and attempted murder. following
which one person is dead and two dy.
Ing, occurred today at Blackberry
Center, viIlag near Batavia. ILL.,, ani
will leave a. blind woman aged 80, as.
the sole survivor Of a wealthy farmers
household .r
The probable fatal shooting OF 3. A.
Morrill,, Wen known as a philahthro
pist. was swiftly followed by the at
tempted murd Of his housekeepers
Mrs. May Balcolm. After the Shoot;
/ ing, John Larson, the maniacal assail-
iant, held the wounded pair sitting up,
fright in their shairs for four hours
with shot gun leveled at them,
Then, with grim jest. he blew on
his own head
| The pathos OF the CORY drama was
supplied by Mr. MorrilFs mother. to-
tally blind, whose life had been spered
| by the whim of the mad man When
the final explosion, followed by fresh
scent OF gun powder and blood. told
her Larson was no more a menace.
she groped for quarter OF mile
along the country road TO the nearest
dwelling where she tainted after gasp.
ling out her awful message.
Larson had been employed for years
Ion theMorrill farm aud was treated al
most as a member Of the family His
resentment towards Morrill, is believed
TO have grown out of recent disa-
greement resultig from drinking on
the part of Larson.
After Larson had placed his bleed.
| ing and unconscious victims in two
chairs, his murderous mood seemel
shanged 10 one Of pity. He began 10
bind their wounds with handkerchiefs
He heard ii rustling at the door and on
turning saw that ii was Morrills fee
BE old mother.
Il won't kill yu old lady" he stid
with peculiar effort at courtesy. "sit
down and make yourself at home I'm
going to watch over these two here.
They need guarding
Tne bllnd woman took chair near
that of her wounded son. She realized
onyy dlmly what had happened. and
her son, still conscious, dared not talk
tion to the VITO her Larson. too. seat
ed himself with the gun across his
knee He said nothing to his victims
merely muttering to himself
Thus four hours were dragged ont
the wounded pair groaning feebly at
times. AT the end of the fourth hour,
Larson said Wen nobody is coming
to shoot me after all. | believe will
shoot myself"
TheneXt instant he suited the ac.
ton to the word, and the blind woman
groped her way from the house.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02

by the business men and by the city
authorities.
r. J. Kerth did not believe in news.
paper advertising as a means of build
ing up city's business. He woul
let travelling men do II.
Work on River.
+. A. Smith. president of the Com.
mercial Club, said he had matter "a
present in which citizens of Cairo
We're interested. The Mississippi rly-
er was doing some damage at the bank
on this side, Just above the junction
Of the Mississippi levee and New
Leyee street He and Superintendent
Moore Of the NJ. & O., and EX-Alder-
man McHale had inspected the place
and Mr.. Moore had ordered two cars
CT stone and a gang Of men hre from
MurphySboro, to make repairs He
suggested that someone ought to be
designated on behalf Of the city, who's e
duty it would be to watch the rivers
and the levees.
Mr.. Denison appointed c. L. Keaton
(ehairman), w. B. Thistlewood and =.
T, Largan to have charge Of the next
meeting
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02
ELECTION Day
IN CUBA QUILT
MUNICIPAL AND PROVINCIAL
OFFICERS CHOSEN WITHOUT
ANY DISORDERS.
PEOPLE CONGRATULATED
--Magocn Wires Secretary
Wrioht of Tranquility
of Proceedings.

Havana, Aug. 1,-Cuba's first e'es
ton rnder American supervision was
held today and was marked by gen
era! tranquility and absence of eX
citeemnt throughout the island. Gov
ernor Magon in an automobile Wis ted
all the polling places in the city and
tonight expressed great qualification
at the orderly manner in which the
election proceeded.
In Havana city less than fifty per
cent Of the registered vote was pol'ed
and reports from the interior indi-
cate that not over sixty per cent Of
the electors east their ballots.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02
LID OFF IN OKLAHOMA
RePassing Of Bill Closing Saloons
May Be Necessary--Many
Saloonsts Arrested.

Muskogee. Okla. Aug. l.-Salot n /,
were reopened here and Ia other
cities throughout Oklahoma today on
the ground that the Bilmps bill 10
safeguard constitutional proh bi 10 A
became emergency law by majority
of but two vtes. and that of the nrm.
ber OF legislators recorded as vot ns
for il. three members OF the l0we-
huse were absent from that branch
of the legislature at the time.
Arrests of the saloonists resumine
their business have been made which
leads to the belief that Gov. Haskell
ana Attorney General West are
aware of the predicament and tha.
until the bill is repassed The state
will go through a period like that be.
tween Statehood inauguration and the
passage of the Billups statute.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02
TO CELEBRATE
L|NCOLk'S BIRTH
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS AT
SPRINGFIELD FOR ONE HUN
DREDTH ANNIVERSARY.
Mr.. TAFT AND BRYAN
Will be Among the Orators--Formal
Ceremonies at the Grave
of Martyr President
Feb. I, 1909

Springfield, III, Aug. 1.-Prepara,
lions are being made for the celebra-
tIon ON an elaborate scale OF the Tooth
anniversary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln, on Feb. l2, 1909 The exer.
cises win be held in this city,
The entire proceedings viii be undtr
the general direction of the Lincoln
Centennial Association. of which tie
following are charter members;
Melville f. Fuller, Chief Justice Of
the United States; Senators Cullom
Iand Hopkins OF Illinois, Speaker Jo-
Iseph G. Cannon, Adlai II. Stevenson,
Gov Deneen, James A. Rose, Secre,
tary of State, Illinois, Congressman
Benjamin f. Caldwell; Ex-Goy. Rich.
ard Yates, of Illinois; Melville II,
L1tone, New York John w Bum. Of
Springield Horace White. New
York; William Jayne. of Springfield.
Invitations have been issued to the
president, the members OF his cabinet,
and to the Ambassadors, ministers aud
consuls Of the foreign governments.
Among those who have already
agreed to be present If possible are
Ambassadors Bryce and Jessuranb.
William j Bryan and William H.
Taft.
The program In Springfield will con
sst Of formal ceremonies at the grave
during the morning, a public meeting
in the afternoon and q banquet nj
night Two features Of the celebra
tion have been practically agreed NJ
on and the educational authorities 0i
each state will be asked TO carry them
into effect. These are that the same
program which will be carried out In
Illinois will be also observed In every
school house In the country, and that
at certain hour of the day every
school child shall stand, and while
facing in the direction of Springfield
repeat the brief speech that Lincoln
uttered as he bade farewell to his
friends and neighbots in Springfield
the day he left for Washington in 1861 |
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02
J. S. lTHLtTt2
WIN At DUBLIN
TAKE SEVEN OUT OF ELEVEN
EVENTS IN WHICH COMPETE.
TORS WERE lRiSHMEN.
ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME
rendered Visitors by 10000 People
Among Whom Mere Prominent
Americans-Miss Croker
Presented Medals.

Dublin, Aug, 1.-THE Ame.ica
athletes. victors in the Olyml lc
games. gathered further honors this
afternoon at Balls Ridge. Dub IL
where they met and defeated the
picked athletes Of the Irsh Amat ~
Athletic association.
Seven events out eleven, the roo
Yard dash, quarter mile rum half mile
run, hurdle race, high jump. four
mile run and hammer throw, were
won by the Americans. leaving to the
home team the 220 yard dash, mile
run weight putting and running long
jump
TIE Americans were easy winners
in nest OF the events In which they
competed No records were broken,
except the Irish hammer throw. This
is now held by Lee j. Talbot. of the
Irlsh-Amerlcan A. c., with l6S feet
212 inches.
The only really close contcs 8 were
the go yard dash which Cloughin
of the Irish-Americau A. c., lost by a
few inches, after sharp struggle
and for the four mile run, won by
George Y Bonhag, of the Irish Amcrl
can A. G., for America, by half a yard
With the exception Of John J. Flanu-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02
DISGUSTING.

The whited sepulchre hypocrite Is
abroad in this congressional district
and is busy with the lying pen and the
muck rake. One of them has been
busy for some time printing false
hoods in the Cairo Citizen. for distribu.
top in the district; his "psl," also a
mincing, snivellne specialized speci-
men of the genus homo, has been
writing personally defsmstory letters
about Mayor Parsons, to people in re.
mote parts of the district These fel.
lows find that sin is sinful only when
it does not put money into their purses
or serve them in some other ways
The letters referred to are not written
for publication and are not fit for pub
iication; and the author of them has
laid himself liable to criminal prose
euton under the postal laws.
Supposing some one of Mr.. Parsons
friends were low-minded enough to be-
gin that sort Of campaign against
Capt. Thistlewood, what a grand stencil
we would have in this congressional
district
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02
TALKS THROUGH BARS
Evelyn Thaw Declares Sheriff,
Friendship for Stanford White Has
Been Carried Too Far.

Poughkeepsie, n Y, Aug. l--Pay
ing her first visit to Harry Thaw since
his removal from Sheriff Chambers
house. Evelyn Thaw was forced to con.
verse through prison bars with her
husband today
1t is outrageous to lock Harry up in
this way she declared 1T does not
seem possible that the sheriffs friend.
ship for Mr. White could carry him 50
far"
Thaw asked that his wife be allowed
to come into his cell. but even this was
denied
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02
TAFT SENDS CONGRATULATIONS

Hot Springs, Va, Aug. 1.-THE
cahled report on the successful elec
ton held in Cuba today from Cover
nor Nagoon was responded to with i
coneratnlatory message from Taft to-
might as follows:
Il congratulate the people of Cuba
or the successful operation Of the new
election law. Il indicates a succesc-
ful outcome in the presidential elec-
tiCn to follow and the desire on the
part OF the people to have lawful aud
just elections II insures the turning
over OF the government as directed by
pre- sident Roosevelt and is evidencc
that the people are determined TO
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02
ROOSEVELT RESPONDS.

Oyster Bay. n. Y, Aug. i.-Presi
dent Roosevelt. replying to the cable
gram from Governor Magoon tonigh;
in which the latter described the or.
derly eelctiCn held In Cuba today
Congratulated the people of Cuba on
the orderly election which he termed
"a virdication Of their capacity for
self government" adding:
Il have no doubt the next elections
viii be as orderly and as fair. and !
feel the greatest satisfaction at the
serious and responsible way the
Cuban people are preparing for the
assumption of their full duties as an
Independent republic"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02
WITH THE BIG FLEET
Headed Direct For Auklsnd, New
Zealand, Next Stop-Shouid Be
Past Samoa Islands Now.

Suva, Fiji Islands. Aug 1.-The
american battleship fleet Friday even
Ing was in latitude 1872 south. lonei.
tude 1887. west. A dispatch said
that the feet would pass the east end
OF the Island of Tutila, Samoa, sat.
urday at 6 o'clock in the morning.
cruise along the southern shore of the
islsnd then shape Its course direct
for Auckland. All aboard are reported
well
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02
MACON WIRES WRIGHT.

Washington, Aug l.-ProvislCnal
Governor MagoOn, of Cuba, in dt s.
patch to Secretary Wright from Ha,
vana tonight cables his uns inted
praise of the manner in which the
election in Cuba was condrcted d. an
says the orderly manner in Which
they have proceeded, and the vote
cast, should remove all doubt as to
the ability and desire Of the Cuban
people to hold fair and peaceful cleo
tiCns
The next elections to be held, will
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02

make permanent their government
dependent as it may be ON peaceful
and fair elections.
Please accept for yourself my per
sonal congratulations and convey
them also to the leaders of all the
parties. to the legislative commission
and to the people of Cuba. on the
successful outcome of the day Vive
La Cuba Libre."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02
DROWNED IN A CHURN
Two Year Old BY Meets Death in
Very Unusual Manner.--Feil
in Heae First.

Webster City, lwa, Aug, 1.-The
two year old son ofMr. and Mrs. S l..
Barr, who reside a a farm south of
this city, was drowed in ac hurn last
might. While playig about the yard.
the child found th churn with sew
eraI inches of watehn it. While peer.
ing into it, he fell foremost, where
his parents found I'm drowned some
time later.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02
CHICAGO PITcHR BOUGHT BY
DEs MoINEsNANAGER.

Chicago, Aug. l.-ohn F. Higgins,
manager of the DesIoines. la, base
ban club of the Wesrn league, today
purchased from the licago American
League baseball clu the release Of
Fred Olmstead. pitef Olmstead viii
REPORT to the Des ioines manage
ment at once.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02

gan OF the lrish-American A. c., al
the members of the American team
participated in the games
The visitors were given an en-.
thusiastic welcome by 10000 spec.
tators. among whom were Richard
Croker Miss Croker and Mrs. Dow
man Medals were presented by Miss
Croker amid a scene of great en-.
thusiasm.
The American team get seven flr5ts
and three seconds; the Irish athlete 3
-four hrsts and eight seconds.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02

be for presidential lectors and mem
bers of congress. Probably they
will be held in December. the date
depending entirely upon the manner
IN which the administration Of the
islands affairs is conducted in the
meantime by the municipal and pro
visional officials chosen today, and
upon the general tranquility Of the
island
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02
FEAR INDIAN OUTBREAK
Cavalry Ordered TO Navajo Reserya-
tion-Expected Utes Will lncite
Uprising in That Tribe.

Denver Avg. l,-General Earl
Thomas, commanding the Department
Of Colorado, has been instructed to
dispatch Immediately six troops of
cavalry to the Navajo reservation.
The orders were induced by the fear
that renegade Utes will induce the
Nayajos to rebel
The chief cause of disaffection is
the use of water holes and grazing
lands by the whites. The Indians
claim the whites are stealing their
privileges and resent the intrusion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02
DECREASE OF st7,8es,o72
IN REVENUE RECEIPTS.

Washington. Aug. The pre-
liminary report of the Commission
of Internal Revenue shows receipts
OF his Office from all internal revenue
sources during the year ended July 81.
1908. to be s251 ,655. $50, a decrease Of
$i7.99S072 compared with the pre-
yious fiscal year. The expenses for
this sum We're $i.SS2, 400.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02

window glass was advanced today by
the American Window Glass com
pany. the increase being 20 per cent
on single strength and 80 l-3 on
double strength.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02
u. s. CRUISER MlLAuKEE
SAILS RI HONDURAS.

Honolulu, Aug. 1.-ae cruiser Mil
waukee sailed for onduras at ?
O'Clock this afterneoi
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02
VAIN. Of Free Discussion.

Men are never SO likely to settle
question rightly as when they discuss
1t freely Macaalay
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02


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THArr IN
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-02

GLASS GOES UP.
!lttsburg, Aug. THE rsice CT
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-15
THE BIC ODD FELLOW PICNIC
Children from the Home VIII Be in
Waxahachie Wednesday.

At its melting, last night, Waxa-
hachie Lodge, No. so, |. o. O. F..
completed all arrangements for the
great picnic at West End park next
Wednesday. All the necessary COM
mittees were appointed and every
detail carefully provided for. A spe-
cial train over the Central has been
secured, and the children from the
Home will all reach here early in
the forenoon. Every indication points
to the attendance as one of the larg-
est crowds in the history of the
county. The program which has been
arranged is a very attractive and in
teresting one. Everybody invited,
and urged to come, bringing we'll
| filled baskets. The membership of
this strong organization in Waxa-
hachie wants their many friends to
help them out with the dinner, and
in return they guarantee d pleasant
and profitable day for all. The Odd
Fellows are putting up a large
amount of money to make this
grand occasion, and they ask one and
all to help them out with the din
ner.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-15
Secretary wilson's Birthday.

Washington, Aug. 15.-James
Wilson, who has become known
among his friends as the secretary
perpetual of the department of ag-
riculture. will tomorrow celebrate
his 73rd birthday. Despite his age,
the venerable cabinet representative
of the great agricultural interests
of the nation is still as active, men,
tally and physically, as when he first
assumed the portfolio en March S
1897 There is little doubt that, II
Taft is elected, he will continue al
the head of the department of agri-
culture until such time as he vol
unfairly expresses desire to retire
or until death oyertakes him
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-15
BULK Of ESTATE
GOES TO- TRINITY
Mrs. Dunn Wills Twenty Thous-
and Dollars to Endowment
Of Chair.
WILL FILED FOR PROBATE
The Central Presbyterian Church and
Other Educational Institutions
Beneliciaries Of the Estate.
Relatives Remembered.

The sum of twenty thousand dol
lars has been left in trust by Mrs. M
L. Dunn, whose death occurred in
Waxahachie on the first day of Aug
ust, for the endowment of a chail
of English Bible and Philosophy al
Yrlnity University. This bequest was
made in the last will and testament
OF the deceased, which was filed for
probate in the county clerks office
Friday afternoon by the executors
r. s. Bynum and E. P. Hawkins.
According to this document the
estate, consisting of real and per
sonal property, is valued at $40,'
900. This will was executed July Is
1908, in the presence Of r. W. Get
zendaner and ]. N. Langsford as
witnesses. After making provision
for the relatives of the deceased
the executors are directed to sci
all lots owned by the decedent IL
Trinity University addition and ap
ply the proceeds to the beautifyint
of the campus and the improvement
OF the sidewalks thereof.
At the death of Mrs. Bridges, /;
sister of the deceased, the home
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-15
TO Poll All Voters.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Republican
campaign headquarters were opened
in Chicago today and will serve as a
center of the Taft and Sherman cam
paign in the central west. 1t is ex-
pected that a general conference
will be held here shortly, to outline
campaign plans.
Preparations are now going for
ward for a poll of all voters of each
state, giving necessary data as to
the nativity, religion, politics and
other important facts in relation to
every man. The system to be follow
ed in gathering this information
was adopted at the Colorado Springs
conference, and is based upon a me-
thod that has been employed for
several years in Nebraska by Will
liam Haywood, chairman of the re-
publican state committee Mr.. Hitch
cock places great dependence upon
this character of information.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-15
CHARGED WITH CATTLE THEFT
Arrest Grew Out Of Impounding Cows
by City Night Watchman.

AS the result of impounding two
COWS belonging to Capt. f. p. An
derson, ST.. a complaint alleging
information against J. +. Benson,
city night watchman. Benson was
arrested Friday Afternoon by Sheriff
Forbes and placed in Jail. He made
bond Saturday morning and was re-
leased from custody to await the
action of the grand jury. which
meets the fourth Monday in Sep
tember A complaint alleging mali
cious mischief has also been filed in
the county court against Benson
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-15
TRAINS CRASH
NEAR Y0AKUM
Engineer Fetterly Is Thought to
Have Sustained Fatal
Injuries.
FIVE PASSENGERS HURT
A Confusion Of Orders Causes Two
Trains to Meet on a Curve Of
the Sap Road Engine
Crews Jump.

Yoakum, Tex, Aug. 15.-F'riday
about four miles west of Yoakum
NJ the San Antonio division of the
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
railway, the passenger train that is
due from Corpus Christi for Waco
and freight train that left here a
few minutes before 8 o'clock went
together in a headon collision.
A. j. Fetterley, a veteran engi-
neer, and C. w Pruett, his fireman,
in charge of Conductor w. T. Green,
had the passenger train.
Both the engine crews saw the i'm
pending danger and jumped. The
freight train stopped by the time
the engines struck and the crew
escaped uninjured
A. ]. Fetterley, the passenger en-
gineer is very seriously hurt and
his recovery is doubtful His fire
man, Pruett, is considerably bruised
etpouL the llSdb anu itSS, Dul tOult
walk.
4 Five passengers We're hurt.
| Mrs. c. B. Harmon of Waco is
hurt about the back and is beins
cared for by the company. She wa
accompanied by her husband.
G. w Allen of Ottine, has a con
fusion on the temple and cheek.
/ c. T. Leonard, a Pullman ca
porter, had his arm broken.
| s. c. Elliott of Shawnee, Oklaho
ma, suffered serious injury to hi!
| back,
Several other were slightly in
| jured, but declined to give theil
names.
The cause of the accident coulC
not be learned, further than that the
, passenger crew must have gotter
their orders confused
None of the coaches or box cars
left the track, but the engines were
| telescoped.