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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
ABE RUFF MAY ,
GET IMMUNITY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY LANcpoN
coNFERs WITH FORMER BOSS
mo EXPLANATION WILL BE
MADE FOR DAY OR TWO.

San Francisco. Jan. 15.-Complete
Immunity was promised to Abe Reuf
today by District Attorney William II.
Langdon. and unless Rudolph Spreck.
els and Francis }. Heney object to
having II extended. sleeping powders
will be in gerat demand among the
men of millions in San Francisco
when the absolute nature OF the con
tract becomes known.
Neither Heney ncr spreckIes was
present when LaDrdon and Detective
William J. Burns. oI the graft prose
crtion. conferred ~ith Ruef today.
but the Interpretation Of the result Of
the conference wa alnnest general in
its positiveness.
There will be no expiasstiou Of
our plan for = day OF two said
sngdoR. The interest Of the public
demands that this should be so
Ruef appeared 10 be the most juhi-
liant man that left tac 7ecnfercuce.
The prosecution viii explain every.
thing. he said
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
MUCH MONEY TO
WOMEN FRIENDS
COL. SMELL SAID TO HAVE DIS
POSED or S36o0oo IN THIS
WAY--NAMES OF RECIPIENTS
WITHHELD BY JUDGE.

Clinton H., Jan. 15.--iDuring to
days session Of the court which Il
trying the case In which Richrad
Smell is trying to break the will of his
father. Col. Thoms Smell. Clinton +
90-yearold millionaire. II developed
from bank books exhibited as evi
dence that Col. Smell hasl..gtyer over
s3Go,ooo to women friends9aurng the
last six years Of his lires
OF this amount. lis alleged grand.
niece, Mabelle Smell Mcnamara re-
ceived pin money in amounts ranging
from $500 to $1,000 a month. accord.
ing to entries. A large circular table
In the center of the court room was
covered with bank Doohs and checks,
showing the lavish hand of the man
who cut off his SON with an annuity
Of $50. But Judge Cochrane con
tinued to protect the names Of every
one save those directly connected
with the case and would not allow the
names en- the checks to be made pub
lic
George Argo. assistant cashier of
the State Bank or Clinton.a was
placed on the stand but the Judge
ruled that even though the checks in
favor Of other women were introduced
is part Of Argos testimony, they
we're not to be made public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
FINAL SUMMING !
UP TO THE JURY
or WALSH CASE BEGUN YESTER-
DAY--JURY WILL PROBABLY
RETIRE TO DELIBERATE
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

Chicago. Jan. ia new chapter
of the trial of John r. Walsh or
charges of misapplying the funds oI
the Chicago National Bank, was be
gun today when Assistant District At
torney Fletcher Dobyns began the
final summing up to the jury. Pre-
vious to Mr.. Dobyns' argument John
s. Miller and Edward G. Ritscher oil
the defense had concluded arguments
in behalf of the gray haired banker.
Mr.. Dcbyns viii probably finish hi,
speech tomorrow morning and the
case In likely to go to the jury early
In the afternoon, Attorney Miller
concluded the speech begun yesterday
at noon today,
After recess Mr. Ritscher deliver,
ed short address which occupied
bnt little over an hour. He declared
that the clearing house settlement OF
May, 1907. was complete vindication
of Mr., Walsh's actions.
John r. Walsh's private fortune
went ahead of the bonds that were
taken up by the clearing house." do.
clared the lawyer. ''And IL was truth
fully said by certain banker to me;
no one can see Mr.. WaIsh's private
so ahead D fthose bonds and
say that he Is not an honest man.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
.STOESSEL TRIAL
NEARING AN END
JuRYS VERDICT EXPECTED FIRST
OF NEXT WEEK - MUCH AM
MuNlTioN GIVEN UP WITH
PORT ARTHUR.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 15.-The trial
by court martial of Lieutenant Gener
al Stoessel for his surrender of Port
Arthur fortress to the Japanese Is
NEARING its end and verdict Is OK
pected carly next week. Today De
putty Syrtlanoff. General Stoessel's at
torney, intimated to the associated
press that he had little hope of ac-
quittal on the main charge of sur.
rendering the fortress. One of the
most damaging points against Gener-
al Sotessel is that there was a consid-
cradle amount of shells on hand when
the fortress was surrendered The
general contends that he was kept In
the dark regarding the existence of
this ammunition by General Belly, of
the artillery. who had vertible pas
sion for hoarding of shot and shell.
Several witnesses have testified that
1t was their custom to send gunners
to other batteries to steal ammuni
tion for their own guns.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
MANY VICTIMS
ARE IDENTIFIED
HUNDRED AND SEVENTY LIVES
WE'RE LOST IN FIRE IN
PENNSYLVANIA.
BRAVE MAN IN CHARGE
Coroner Strasser issues Call For Vol
untcers to Dig Graves to Bury
the Dead---SchooIs Used For
Morgucs.

Boyortown, Pa Jan. gl5.- BEARING
up brayely under the awful blow
which 1t received In destruction of The
Rhoadcs opera house by fire on Mon,
day. this thriving little borough today
came to full realization OF the fact
that cne,lfteenth Of its population was
wiped out of existence by the holo.
caust.
Figures compiled by Coroner Stras.
ser at night fall show that there ars
40 dead as result of the fire. The
list of dead in cludes one fireman who
lost his life fighting the fire. and one
man, Jacob Johnson, who died today
from injuries received In the blazing
play house. Three charred bodies
were recovered from the ruins today
and of the iG0 bodies. or remains that
lie In the improvised morgues, 115
have been officially or partially identi.
fed by sorrowing relatives or friends,
The morgues In town were INSULT
cient to receive the bodies of those
taken from the fire ruins and the pub.
lie school was also used as charnal
house. Here, where number of the
victims went to their studies. their
bodies were laid out In rows. Scenes
at the morgnes were heartrendlng
Children Of tender years were in some
eases called upon to assist In making
OF parents who went 10
their untimely death in the fire and
panic. and again, feeble men and wo.
men were racked with anguish as
they came upon somebody in which
they recognized the form OF lost
son or daughter.
before any OF the bodies we're re,
moved from the morgues Conorcr
Strasser empanelled a Jury to view
the remains and scene OF the devasta
ting fire and to sit at inquest. A com
mittee has been appointed to make a
canvass OF the borough and arrange
Tor proper burial of the dead. A call
has also been issued for volunteers to
help dig the graves necessary to bury
he victims.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
COMMITTEE ON OGLESBY PRI.
MARY BILL FAIL TO AGREE
FOUR TIMES.
THREE REPORTS MADE
To House BY Committee Investigating
Dresden Heights Lease--Canal
Commissioners Get Good
Seedlings.
to The Bulletin,

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Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 15.The new
joint conference committee of the
Oglcsby primary election bill held
four sessions today and proceeded to
get into deadlock over the matter
Senator Berry moved that the report
|of the conference committee OF the
|Oglesby bill be taken as the basis for
working, but this proposition was de-
feated. The senators voted for the
proposition but the majority OF the
house veted against it.
Senator Helm then moved that the
committee take up the original Ogles.
by bill as the basis for work, but this
proposal met with defeat. The sena
tors voted for Helms resolution but
the house members mostly voted no.
In the later sessions the house
members stod for the original Ogles-
by bill while the senators insisted on
the senate amendments. The only
thing that was agreed on was to
strike out the emergency clause.
Three reports were made to the house
this afternoon by the committee en-
the Dresden Heights
lease by the Economy Light and Pow
er Company.
The Republican members made
report virtually white washing the
canal commissioners for making the
ocrat, simply reported the facts with
\ mild censure of the commission
Egan, Democrat, of Chicago, reported
recommending that the commission.
ers be removed from Office
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
TWENTY-SEvENTH CHILD
o. L. Darling, Of AnityviIle, L. L..
Has Twenty Children Living
Was Welded Twice.

Amityville, L. l.. Jan 15.-To Mrs
Oscar L. Darling. wife of a civil engi
neer and inventor of this place. d
child was born Monday. The little
Darling is a boy
Mr.. Darling has been twice married
His first wife was Hannah Swith. OF
Flushing. whom he welded in 1854
She bore him Is children and died in
1884. Ten Ct these children are liv
ing. In 1856 Mr.. Darling married
Miss Catherine p Hamilton. of Flush.
ing. who has just given birta TO her
twelfth child. Mrs. Darling is about
40 years old
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
WOMAN PO|SONS
HER TWO SONS
THEN DRANK or DEATH DEALING
FLUID WHICH SHE HAD PRE-
N PARED HERSELF - GRlEvED
FOR ABSENT HUSBAND.

St. Louis, Jan. 15.--saffering from
mefancloiia and respondent bpraust
of the absence OF her husband. Mrs
Camille Jacobs, aged 30. wife of LEO
jacobs prominent cement manufac.
tlirer living on West Pine boulevard,
today poisoned her two little sons,
Edwin. aged s, and Samuel, aged IA
months. and killed herself. The
tragedy was discovered tonight after
a servant renturned and found all the
doors locked ludging from evidences
In the room In which the bodies were
found, the police say the woman
mixed death draught OF prussic acid
OF her own manufacture,
orange and water and after she had
persuaded the children to drink.
frank of the fatal glass Mr.. Jacobs
Is said to be in Laramie, Wyo., on a
business trip.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
SKATER RESCUES TWO
Good Work Of Man Aged so Years
Was Once Noted as Pedestrian
in 70's.

Stanford. Conn. Jan. l5.-John
Ennis. a noted long distance skater
and noted also as a pedestrian and
runner back in the 70's and SOS
saved Robert Carlin and Howard
Lewis from drowning in the Ripporanl
river.
Lewis. a colored boy. proKe the ice
and Carlin. who tried to save hint
also got in. Mr.. Ennis. now upward
of 60, was skating on the river. Go
ing to the rescue he broke through
also and saved himself only jump
ing from detached cake to solid
ice. Then he got long pole and
with IL drew Carlin through the ice
to shallow water Lewis was found
clinging to Carlin's legs.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT
Beckhsm of kentucky Says He Will
Be Elected to Senate-Rcpubli-
cans Say Some Will Desert.

Frankfort, KY. Jan. 15.-Despite
the result OF today's balloting for
United States Senator, Governor
Beckham's friends claim to be as con
fdent as ever and claim that on the
next ballot four of the Democrats that
voted scatteringly today will vote for
him tomorroy and that he will be
elected. The forces opposing Beck
hma are jubilant and say that five or
six more OF the Democrats will de-
sert Beckham tomorrow and thus
further emphasize the helplessness of
Beckham's fight The Republicans
practiclly conceade that neither
Bradley nor any other Republican can
win but that an anti-Beckham Demo
crat will ultimately be elected.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
UNEMPLOYED IN
DEMONSTRATION
ARMY OF MEN MARCH THROUGH
SNOW TO ST LOUIS CITY
HALL. SEEKING AID OF MAY
oR-LED BY FApsHoW.

st. Louis, Jan. 15.--Hungry and out
of work, 800 thinly clad men marched
through the snow and cold to the
city hall today. seeking Mayor Wells
In order TO make application for his
assistance In securing employment.
flames Fadshow. pnilanthropist and
scion Of prominent family. swho
lproudly styles himself a ahobo,' lei
1.-THE procession. and the Welfare Assc-
ciaticn Of which he is the founder and
lbenefactor, formed the nucleus OF the
lsgrms.r
When the start was made from the
association headquarters 500 men
We're in line, w, J. Miiiard, a socialist
leader of Cincinnati. acting as mar
,shal. A meal OF bread and black cof.
fee was served Just before the start.
and each man received two slices of
bread and tin cup of coffee. At
first the columns moved on the side
walk, but soon they went to the cen
ter of the street. The leaders shouted
invitations to men on the Sidewalk to
join the ranks of the unemployed.
and soon the ranks were swefled to
So.
All the way the men were orderly,
and special police detail had moth.
ing to do While the hungry horde
lined up in the city hall grounds
committee waited on Mayor Wells.
Mayor Wells assured the men that
he would do all in his power to give
them employment If he could find the
city had work to be done
Il can not give you charity work,
said Mayor Wells. Under present
conditions the only thing can do
is divide the work now being done
for the city and give part to you''
This met with the approval of the
committee, and after its departure
Mayor Wells instructed Street Com,
missinoer Trayilla to prepare an or
dinance calling for an appropriation
Of s1a,0ae for street wark the orai.
mace to be introduced III He house OF
delegates Thursday night
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
QUITS TWO POSITIONS
ST. Paul Millionaire Was Unable to
Attend All Meetings Of Boards Of
Directors.

st. Louis. Jan. 15.-F Weierhauser
of st. Paul. reported to be one of the
richest men In the United States, has
been succeeded as a director In the
Third National Bank of 81. Louis by
John r. Cooke, assistant cashier. ac.
cording to announcement made today.
President Huttig said Mr.. Weierhau-
ser continues as stockholder and
withdraws as a director beiause he
found II impossible to attend all meet
ings of the board. Mr.. Huttig stated
that Mr.. weierhauser has also with
drawn as a director of the Continental
National Bank of Chicago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
FEAR POLITICAL PANIC
Many Japanese Cabinet Ministers Re-
sien-Covernment Was Unable
to Avert Present Climax.

Toxic, Jan. 15.--An accurate pre-
diction concerning the probable life
nf Marquis Saionjis' cabinet is inn
possible. The inability of the gov
eminent to avert a climax in resig-
nations of ministers of finance and
communication created a situation
approaching a political panic. Even
those who are best informed are un-
able to forecast tomorrow's develop
ments with any degree of certainty
Nakashoko. vice minister of com
niunication resigned today He will
b. succeeded by Muzuka, Of the raii.
road hrreau.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
APPOINTED CHAIRMAN.

Washington. Jan. Ex-senator Bal
ley was made chairman Of a commit
tee to dispose of useless papers in the
executive departments. to succeed the
late Senator Mallory. The principal
value Of the appointment is that It
gives him committee room Of which
a scarcity of minority chairmsnships
has thus far depriced him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
EARTHQUAKE
Shakes City on island OF Hayti---Sev'
eral Buildings Destroyed-Tidai
Wave Follows Shock.

Port Au Prince, Hayti, Jan. ia
serious earthquake has occurred al
Genaives, G5 miles northwest of this
city Houses have been destroyed
and others were damaged. No loss OF
life has been reoprted. Communica
tion with the town is broken. The
shocks continue The first was follow
ed by a tidal wave. Among the build
ings destroyed are the commercial
houses OF Hermann, Adder and Joili
bert.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
FUNDS OF poSToFFIcE
Embexxled BY Former Clerk In ST.
Charles, Mo.-WilI be Sentenced
Today.

St Louis. Jan. 15-Benjamin EN-.
mons. former clerk In the postoffice
at St. Charles, Mo-, was today ad.
judged guilty of having embezzled
s9SS.01 in Office funds, by the jury
in the United States district court.
Sentence will be passed tomorrow
morning. Emmons received the YER
dict without a traie of emotion. but
his mother. sister and aunt were grief
stricken, He was allowed HIS free
dom pending sentence, on a bond of
$4,000
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
NEGRO RAILWAY SOLO.

jacksonville. Fla. Jan. 15.-Henry
Il. Endicott. Jr.. Of Boston. Mass.
has bought for $4,000 the property Of
the North jacksonville Street Rail
way company. popularity known as
the negro street railway This rOai
vas bvilt by negro capital. and was
the only line in the United States
owned by negroes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
ORDER IS REScIADED
81. Louis Checks No Longer Required
TO Bear Clause Payable Through
Clearing House."

St Louis. Jan. i5.-Announeement
was made I'm financial circles today
that the requirement enforced since
October 2s last that checks should be
marked payable through St Louis
Clearing House only" has been re-
scinded. 1t was stated that financial
conditions having resumed a normal
basis In ST. Louis there Is no longer
any necessity for enforcing the order
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
COST MILLION DOLLARS
To Transport Coal For Use OF Big
BsttIeship Fleet En- Route
10 the Pacific.

Washington. AIN. 15.-Rear Al
niirsl cowies. chief Of the bureau Of
equipment. appeared today before the
house committee on naval affairs in
a hearing Incident to considering the
ravy appropriation bill
Admiral Cowles informed the com
mittee tha, the cost OF transporting
coai for the battleship feet nov sail
ing 70 San Francisco viii be $1,000 r
non.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
NO MORE DEATH WARRANTS

Munich. Jan. i5.-Prince Regent Of
Bavaria who recently pardOned two
murderers sentenced to death. today
declared his intention not to sign any
more death warrants.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
MANY TENANTS aeissrArsp

Dublin. Jan l5.-At a meeting of
the National United Irish League to
day John z Redmond was reelected
president A report was submitted
showing that more than 1.2eo evfcted
tenants had been reinstated during
the past three years.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
FRENCH PARLIAMENT OPENS.

Paris. ain. 1s-The opening ses-
sion Of the Preach parliament vas
held this afternoon with tss usual
formalities.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
Wants 70 Afnlet Others.

Every man has a right 10 his own
opiFson. but the trouble is he isn't
-atisdcd 10 keep Il 70 himself
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16
r.r. q ~, -Pener Tor. /.

Il j. said that Loadon predDces over
c0e neW designs IN penny toys every
sssa.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16

CHEAP GOODS at low prices win
ssies; good goods at fair prcce, Gus.
toners. The quality is remembered
after the price has been forgotten.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-16

Al DoILAR sAvgD ~ ssvsvtlslao
Ia nsl siNsys earned. The woet ceet'
" dollar some sdvevtIssss ewpv pee'
sess 10 the one they do not spend.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-18
Eight Men, Including Sheriff
and Policeman, Killed by
Negro Desperate.

Okmulgee, Okla, Nov. 49,
Eight persons were killed and
ten others were wounded to-day
in a fight between James Deck
ard, negro desperate, and Of
ficers.
The disturbance began at
the ST. Louis & San Francisco
railroad station where Deckard
engaged in a fight with an In
dian boy, Steve Grayson, and
beat him into insensisility with
rock. Friends of Grayson
called the police. When
Policeman Klaber went to the
station, Deckard fled to his house
nearby and baricaded himself.
When Klaber approached the
house Deckard shot and instant
ly killed him.
Sheriff Robins on gathered
deputies in q few minutes and
hurried to the scene. This party
contained several negroes whom
the sheriff commi ssioned as dep
utles. AS the attacking party
approached the Deckard house
Deckard opened fire with a
rifle, firing as rapidly as he could
load his weapon. The sheriff
fell first, instantly killed. Theu
five of the negro deputies were
slain
Ueckard's house was soon sur.
rounded by a frenzied mob OF
armed men. Fire was set to a
house just north of Deck ard 8.
Volleys of bullets were poured
into DeCkhsrd's house anG he
was shot down. He was seen
to roll over, strike match and
set fire TO his own house which
was soon a rousing furnace in
which his body was baked
Deckard evidently had a large
quantity of ammunition stored in
his house for many cartridges
exploded.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-18
Mail Carrier Shoots Mar
vile Policemen.

Monroe special in The Char
lotte Observer j. l.. Davis,
night operator for the railroad
and night policeman at Marsh
Vile, was shot In the left side
two inches below the heart by J g.
p Sturdivaut, rural mail carrier,
at l O'Clock this morning. Some
one had shot a pistol outside Tie
station, and Davis got his pistol
and went outside and accused
some oung men standing there
Of havi ng fired the pistol. He
was brandishing his pistol in
their faces and Sturdivant made
him put 1T up once. Davis got
out his pistol again and said he
was going to do some shooting.
They were trying to take it
away from him and he was snap
ping it,towards Sturlivant, when
Sturdivant drew his pistol am
shot him.
DAVIS is seriously wounded
but not fatally A the hearing
before magistrate Sturdivaat
was held under 81 500 BON for
trial.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-18

expect eggs. in winter, You of
ten hear people say, "My hens
lay in winter and l feed nothing
but corn"; but if you look iuI-
ther,you will find their hens have
a nice grove with plenty of dead
leaves to scratch in, where they
can find bugs and worms even
in the winter, also some green
feed somewhere around. Keep
your hens scratching tor what
they eat. Such are the hens
that lay ir winter, not the ones
that sit at the gates or doorstep
looking for the next feed of corn
to be thrown out on the ground.
Try this kind Of feeding one
season, and see what results you
will get. Start early in the
fall, by separating the pullets
you are to keep for layers; aud
feeding them plenty of muscle
forming foods and not too much
corn and you will have plenty
Of eggs In winter. | have thirty
pullets that were Matched the
tenth day of last May, and six
of them have already (by the
middle of February Matched off
seventy chicks; and eight more
of them are sitting now. Those
puliets we're fed as above direct
ed Do not forget to see. that
there is plenty of grit that the
hens can get as wanted. Hens
will naturally lay in sprin g,
when Nature furnishes them with
green and animal feed.
ID. Creighton
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-18

Kodol supplies the same digestive
juices that are found in healthy
stomach. Being liquid, 1t starts
digestion at once.
Kodol not only digests your food,
but helps you enjoy every mouthful
you eat.
You need a sufficient amount Of
good, wholesome food to maintain
strength and health.
But, this food must be digested
thoroughly, otherwise the pains Of
indigestion and dyspepsia are the
result.
When your stomach cannot do it's
work properly, take something to
help your stomach. Kodol is the
only thing that will give the stom-
ach complete rest.
WhyP Because Kodol does the
same work as a strong stomach, and
does it in natural way.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-18
Young Tar Heel Suicides

Raleigh special in Charlotte
Observer: To-day al Varina
he JUNCTION point OF Durham Il
Southern Railway and The
Raleigh & Southport railway
Henry l.. Smith, the JOINT ageut
ol both lines, committed suicide,
shooting himself With a shotgun.
He left a note saying that h.
was OF entirely sound mind bul
that he had not made as much
not of lite as he desired and thai
he deliberately committed suicide
In order to make an of everte
hing. His mother and sister
ived in the village. His dealer
was instantaneous. He was 2G
years of age.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-18

Tickling, tight Coughs, can be surely and
quickly loosened with prescription.
Druggists are dispensing everywhere as
DIR. Shoop's Cough Remedy. And it is SO
very, very different than common cough
medicines. No Opium, no Chloroform,
absolutely nothing harsh or unsafe. The
tender leave of harmless, lung healing
mountainous shrub, gives the curative
properties to DIR. Shoop's Cough Lemedy.
Those leaves have the power to calm the
most distressing. Cough and to soothe and
heal the most sensitive bronchial mem
brane. Mothers should, for safety's sake
alone. always demand DIR. Shoop's. II
can with perfect freedom be given to even
the youngest babes. Test il yourself. and
see. Sold by Funderburk Pharmacy. W