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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-12
BITES OFFICERS GUN
BEFORE BEING KILLED
Notorious Characters Bluffing
in Montana Causes His
Death
SPECIAL DISPATCH no THE CALL

BUTTE. Mont, Nov. 11.-Further ad-
vices from Lima in connection with the
shooting of Tony Innes by Colonel
C. II. Bole, constable and politician, at
that place. are to the effect that the Of
ficer killed lnnes only after the latter
had seized the constables six shooter
in his teeth and bit it to show his con-
tempt for a rural officer, and was slap
ping the weapon from side 70 side.
Preceding this Innes attempted to
bluff the constable and so enraging the
latter that he removed his star and
laid 1t upon the saloon bar. saying he
would arrest Innes without that au-
thority Innes picked up the star and
pinned ii upon his own breast. Whether
Bole fired Intentionally at Innes or the
gun was accidentally discharged is not
known. Bole absolutely refuses to say
a word. He is in - il. Innes was a no.
torious character and had been run out
of Butte and Dillon several times
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-12
LAToNIA RESULTS

CINCINNATI Nov. 1l.--Latonia re-
suits.
First iace FIVE ana = half furlongs- 4
Rowe won. Olive Ely second, Pink Linen third.
Iinc. 1.1l 10.
second race seven furlones-Dr HolzberC
aon isunoons SECOND, Dispute third. Time,
1--l -.
Third race six furlongs-COon won. George
Bailey second Deuce third Time l:1e-
rodrfh race six furlohgs-Dainfy Dame won,
iaulridee second. All Red third. Time. 1-l6 40
Fiffb race. mile and 40 yards-Financicr won
I.sfeiIa r. Second Carcw third. Time, ] 30 %
Sf1fl racc. mile and a sixfeenfb-BraDcas
He0u. Bssiering second Lady Baldur third.
Time. 80 Is
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-12
SUIT FOR PARTITION OF
SPARKS ESTATE FILED
Late Governor Owned Valuable
Homestead and Thousands
of Acres
SPECIAL pIsPATCH no HE CALL

AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. 11.-Suit for par
tition of the estate of the late John
Sparks has been filed in the district
court here by his daughter, Mrs. Maud
Sparks Mex Kenzie, and husband of San
Francisco, who are beneficiaries under
the will, against Mrs. Nancy b..
Sparks and Benton Sparks, wife and
son of Governor Sparks, who are eXecu
tors of the will.
Governor Sparks owned a valuable
homestead in Georgetown and thou
sands of acres of Williamson county
hanson county black land farms and
property Governor Sparks bequeathed
many valuable jewels to the various
members of his family. The estate in
Nevada was estimated at about 500, 600.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-12
SHOOTS AND KILLS MERCHANT

SAN DIEGO. Nov. lin a quarrel
which is supposed to have had for its
foundation the aiienated affections Of
the pretty young wife of the dead
man. c. B. Barnes. young man about
% years Of age. shot and killed l.. N
Madison, a welta known merchant Of
this city. in a saloon at 10 o'clock to-
night Barnes fired two shots into
Madison. one penetrating the heart the
other hitting the breast bone and de-
necting
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-12
YOUNG PLUMBER is
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
George Steventon Fatally In
iured by Bullet From Rifle
of Joe Valencia
SPECIAL DISPATCH 10 THE CALL

NAPA. Nov 11.-George Steventon,
a well known young man of this city,
was shot today while at work as a
plumber at the residence of Mrs. Al
Lockhart on B street. The bullet
passed through Steventon's body en-
tering the back and emerging on the
left side. The young man is in a criti-
cal condition tonight, but may recover
from the injury. AS SteventOn was at
work. Joe Valencia, aged 10, took a
rifle down from shelf in his cellar to
clean It. The rifle was accidentally dis
charged. the bullet striking Steventon.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-12
COLLIDE IN sNowsToRM

4, PUEBLO. Colo. Nov 1.-THE Rocky
Mountain Limited, the fast Rock Island
passenger from Chicago, collided with
the rear end of a freight train at Foun-
tain. 5 miles north of Pueblo this aft
ernoOn in binding snowstOrm and
Henry BrussO. engineer of the passen
ger train, received serious injuries, al
though il is thought he viii recover
None of the passengers on the limited
We're injured Alonzo King of Salt
Lake City. who was in the caboose Of
the freight train, was badly injured.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-12
OCEAN VIEW CLUB
TO PRODUCE PLAY
Social Organization of Newly
Incorporated Town TO Put
on Clever Comedy

BERKELEY, Nov. 1.-THE first play
staged in the newly incorporated town
of Ocean View will be produced to-
morrow night in Millers hall, at the
county line, by the Family CLUB, So
cial organization of the residents of
Ocean View.
The Dress Rehearsal is the title of
the comedy. The staging of the piece
is under the direction of Miss Rose
Glavinovich, C. NJ. Hinton and r. Nc
Courtney
The following is the cast: Miss
Nancy Blither, Mrs. Tevlin. Tom Trav-
ers. c. NJ. Hinton; Agnes Middleton,
Rose Glavinovich: Dick Dunder, ]. Nc
Courtney; Miss Cavendish, Mrs. Dayton;
Lucy A. .. Dayton.
Do fou Want $500.
Read THE CALLS waalrlv oHar or
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-12
PIONEER MINER DIES
ho-NA< D.1S
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
VALLEJO. Nov. I1.-Captain Francis
Drake a pioneer mining man, died at
his home in this city this afternoon of
heart trouble. Captain Drake had Wis
tied nearly all of the prominent mines
in the world and was known in nearly
every camp. His only relative is Frank
Drake. a well known sporting man Of
Vallejo The deceased leaves a large
q 70
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-12
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN WRECKED

PITTSBCRG. Nov 11.=Accommoda-
tiOn train No. 146 on the Monogahela
division of the Pennsylvania railroad,
was wrecked today at the south end of
the Panhandle bridge over the Monon-
gahela river The engineer and fire
man were seriously burned when the
engine and baggage car left the rails.
There were many passengers on the
train and all had narrow escape from
death or serious injury
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-12
nuRNs pEFEArs wrLLIs

GoldfieId defeated Joe Willis of this
place in the fifth round here tonight.
Willis seconds tossed up the sponge,
claiming their fighter had hurt his
arm. There were several interesting
preliminaries. About 1900 persons saw
the fight
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-12
TWENTIETH CENTURY WRECKED

CHICAGO. Nov. ia. Is a. m.-The
twentieth century limited train was
wrecked when leaving here this morn
ing A score Of passengers were in
jured. but no one was killed
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-12

Do fou Want $500.
Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
page Is.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-09-12
In Territorial Times.

The following address delivered by Senator Fred Dubois
Of madeo ties OATH pc
of
which O h
a
otf i on
fromB Mormon
ton
Dubois: eve had n
Delegate Rch "The no voice
Dubois
law before Twill
uphold
t. of
But contend
of the church.
Conditions had in
unbeabe the Mormon o
The
Oxford il a
bishop Mr.
weeks lived
Oxford He and
all the nominations He had dwoua
sheriff. sonso
0 to
Pobgany everywhere,
condition made l
the the loyal Of
politics. demanded
although
good Idaho and
(Appause)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31
NEGROES TO ORGANIZE
colored People Of Many Cities in
Line With Law and Order LEAGUE
Moment.

Chicago, Aug. 3O.-Pfttsburg. Pa
Lafayette. Ind; Washington. d. c.
and Atlanta. Co, are In line with
Chicago for the organization Of ma
tional Law and order league that will
include only eolored men in its mem.
bership, according to yetters received
from prominent colored men in those
cities. Rev. II. z. Stewart president
o fthe Chicago League. says that the
- itiment is being worked NJ all over
the country to such an extent the 4,
is only a question Of about six n,orths
when convention. Of colored men
frcm different states VII be held
here for the purpose Of giving birth TO
tha new national organization.
The Federation Of Coiored Women's
Clubs has asked to be taken into this
movement to eradicate vice in the dis
tricts where the negroes reside. and
this has resulted in a decision 10 form
n woman's auxiliary which viii in
clnde all of the climbs having c0loro .
1-smea On its membership rolls.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31
SEPTEMBER WEATHER
Data Covering 81 Years, Compiled
From Weather Bureau Records at
Cairo, Illinois.

The following data are Issued tt
show the conditions that have pre-
vailed, during the month in question
for the above period of years, but
must not be construed as forecast OF
the weather conditions for the coming
month:
Temperature.
Mean or normal temperature, 10 de-
grees.
The wsrmest month was that of
1897, with an average of 70 degrees.
The coolest month was that of 1879,
whit an average Of 66 degrees.
The highest temperature was 81 de.
grees on September IL, 1896, and
September s. 1899.
The lowest temperature was SO dc
grees on September 80. 1890.
The earliest date on which first
killing" frost occurred in autumn,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31
FORGED CHECKS
PASSED BY NEGRO
DOZEN MOUND CITY BUSINESS
FIRMS PAY GOOD MONEY
FOR WORTHLESS PAPER.
Scheme Similar to That Worked or
Cairo Merchants Year AJo--Be.
ieVed to Be Same
Negro

Quite an excitement was caused
among number Of our merchants
Sunday morning when il was discoy-
cred that they had been swindled By
bogus checks circulated by two young
negroes Saturday night
The name of Henry Reed. who op-
crates a planning mill on Upper Maia
street, and Dave Farris, a building
contractor were forged to the checks
some of which were passed under the
name of Charlie Wood and others
under the name of Harry Ross. All
the checks were for the same amount
-$t200 The following merchants
were the losers, J VI Bowers, w. II
Beverly Murphy & Co., Al Schuler
George Eichhorn, II. Neadstine, Ida
johnson, Bestian & Westerman. Geo
Belts R. f. Deyore, L. G, Stophllt
aud Mr. McCarver and Mrs D a.
Hays.
The forser in each case made a
small purchase and received the bal
ance of the check in money aud must
have obtained something over $109
in cash. Two negroes bearing the
names in which the checks We're made
ont have disappeared and cannot bo
found today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31
RaLlroad At.rsets skunks.

a locomotive eng. neer remarked the
other DAY that no never made a run
ia bits life al niehi that De did not
strike soycfal -hunk5. For some rea
ron the siuntG are attracted Ia the
railroad track. end when nc locomo.
tive thu1iers along AZ ni-ht the ray1
n the headlight blind The little pests.
AMI thsr are ground 10 death under
The wheels The entire train crew
Immediately knows when a kunf ha-
been struck Most engineers are very
zuu-r-fitioUs and have sign about
etrnLF lf they rur a long time a.
nIeht without striking enc fher b.
H've an accident i= due -Atcrfsou
Globe
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31
MUCH MONEY IN RAILROADS.
rota Value Of All American Roads
Rose 100000 Last Year.

Increases Of $l,t0S 600 in the
assets and 5,362 miles in the mileage
of the railroads of the United States
| IN 1907 are shown by Poors Manual
The aggregate capitalization consists
Of $745S,000.00O of stock. SS22S00ot
900 of bonded debt apd $lSl3,O0O.000
Of other liabilities Sinking funds
amount to S239, 100000 and the bal
ance Of profit aad loss is $3.50 0O0,o 600
The total book valuation of the rail
roads averages $SL500 a mile, but
stocks and bonds owned amount TO
$2,&2l 100000. NEST of which are dupli-
Gated in the capitalization, The aver
age per mile of capital bonds and
other obligations and liabilities, minus
bonds aud stocks owned, Is little
more than $4,000 mile,
The gross earnings Of all the rail
roads in 1907 were $2,602 600, goo. or
1885, 900 more than in 1906 Opera,
ton expenses were St,769, 900 600. or
GS per cent of gross income Net
earnings were $3.50 100000; Other
receipts $l2S,000 000 making total
net income 1861 10000 or $1,000 900
more than in 1906
Taxes were $74,250,000; interest.
1904 100000; dividends, S247250,000;
rentals and miscellaneous payments,
$1G2 100000, and surplus, $l72, 100000.
The net capitalization per mile cf
the railroads al the end pf 1907 was
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31

September 30, 1899.
| Average date on which first kill
ing" frost occurred in autumn, Octo
Der 2Sth,
Average date on which last killing
frost occurred in spring. March 29th
The latest date on which last kill
ing" frost occurred in spring, April
l9, 1887.
ecpitation-Rain or Melted Snow.
Average for the month 2i9 inches.
Average number Of days with OF
of an inch or more, I.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 6.S3 inches in 1898
The least monthly precipitation was
ole inches in 1875.
The greatest amount of precipitation
recorded in any - consecutive hours
was Az inches on Sept 80 and Oct
/, 1898
The greatest amount Of snowfall
recorded in any - consecutive hours
(record extending 20 winter of 1885,
So only was none.
Relative Humidity.
Average a. m, IS; average : p.
m, Il.
Clouds and Weather.
Average number of clear DAYS. Is:
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31

John s. Aisthorpe returned last
evening from the east where he and
w. T. Halliday represented the inter
ests of the Cairo Electric & Traction
Co. and the Cairo City Gas Co, In a
conference with Congressman w B,
Mckinley and his associates In the IL
linois Traction systenl
Negotiations were entered into for
the purchase of the Cairo properties
by the Mckinley people. and the prop
critics will be transferred to the new
owners as soon as the preliminaries
can be formally arranged.
Mr. Aisthorpe stated to a Bulletin
reporter last night neither party to the
transaction was in any way coerced:
but it was a mutually agreeable deal
in every way. and was entered into
with the purpose of the enlargement
and betterment of the properties, in
the development of which the people
of Cairo and vicinity will be large ben
eficiaries. II means that Cairo viii
before long have an interurban rail.
road that will contribute much to her
commercial growth. Mr.. Mckinley
will expect an interurban franchise,
granting rights and privileges in Cairo
such as are granted in other cities
where his company operates.
Mr. Asthorpe was very enthusiastic
over the matter and over the future
of Cairo. He expressed the belief that
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31
MANIAC IS Fooled
Attempted to Throw Daughter From
Tower in Auditorium in Chicago
Girl is Rescued.

Chicago, Aug 30.-A frantic strug
gle. with the life of a young girl al
stake. took place on the top of the
Auditorium tower this afternoon when
J. E. Shilling, 50 years old, of La.
grange, ILL.,, attempted to throw his
2lyear-old daughter from the top of
the lofty structure.
Excited men, appalled, at the at.
tempt, fought long and finally win.
ming battle with the crazed man They
succeeded in their efforts to tear the
frightened girl from the grasp and
her life was saved The father was
arrested.
The attempt of Shilling was brought
about by recurrence Of an attack
of insanity from which he was suf-
fering for some time. He had only
recently been released from the Kan
kakee Insane Asylum, and his condi-
tion since he left the institution was
such that his relatives intended IN
return him to the place in a few
days.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31
Old Employees on Penn Pay Roll.

The effect Of strict civil service RS
applied to a railroad system is shown
by a compilation just completed from
the pay rolls Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road company. II is shown that this
company has 1870 employees who
have been with the company more
than 40 years, but who have retired
from active work. and are now receiy-
ing pensions. The last census Of the
United States shows that the govern
meut has only 40 men who have been
with a. more than 80 years The
Pennsylvania has 3le men who have
been on its pay rolls more than %
years or these one has been in serv-
ice 90 years. four So years. FIVE 60
years and three - years. Al but 81
have been in service exceeding 90
years
The oldest cmploye is 90 years old.
and 105 ~ them are past 60 n f.
stated that 81 Of The S. principal on
GERS ~ the company started from the
bottom of the ladder. and their aver
age length Of service IS IS Years.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31

y now pay car has Just been put into
G .WwIss.on on the Noaongahcla and
Conrmaugh divisions of the rennsyl
,anta railroad % has a enc shower
bath. The FIRST no bo installed in any
car ol i's Kind in the United States.
There are SIX sleeping cots of CLEAN
ing brass. and tho interior Of the car
lrcfs iha an arsenal. for 10 has a
complete set of Tho latest shooting
arms. calculated 90 discourage tho
pi'foriuc ambitions 81 the nerviest in
tividu1l There g. burglarproof
safe. which only time can unlock when
set The banking end Of the coach can
b. converted 40 will into an observa
fion rar'ar and an elegantly appointed
-1pcr'n'o1denfs Office Philadelphia
Record
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31

4 railroad I'm Honduras. which hss
just been opened to traffic as far az
Csfba. - miles. was built with creo-
seted pine ties from The United States.
it is worthy ~ note that while c-eo-
sotcd pine lies are being shipped from
TIE United States 90 honduras hard
woods are coming to The United States
from that country Americans are do
ing the shipping both ways. A tract
81 5000 acres in Honduras has been
secured hy an American company.
which will cut the mahogany end
other hard woods and ship them 70 tho
United States-F0TCst and Strsam.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31
EMGrNGER's TAME SPARROW.
Has a Fondness for Railroad Men
His Queer Nesting Place.

Jim is the name of sparrow
which SIS The pet Of iAc engine drivers
and frcmcn al one Of the railroad cen
ters in the north Of Scotland
He was patched within the noisy
precincts Of a busy locomotive stable,
but falling ont Of The nest before being
fully hcdccl was placed in n cage
and tendcrly cared for in the rail
road office ON the third day he began
70 b. friendly, and in a very short
time was flying all over the room, and
even allows himself to be petted
In tact, ne quickly became SO tame
hat one day when his owner Uhe
local railroad ergineerl was writing,
he flew onto his hand and quietly fell
asleep. and when about six months
I'D began to accompany him on his
daily rounds among the engines in the
ward. pcrchcd ia1nu.y on his shoulder
or hcrrina conten,edly by his side
NE choose. very queer places for
Bis nests. the oldest and most awk
ward $50 far being The inside breast
coat rocket of his owner, whom he
would follow wherever he went, stuff
ing the selected pocket with miscel
lancoua nesting material Jim is now
six years Of age Animals Friend.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31
New Holland Tramusy system.

The Dutch government has grant
ed . concession t1 The Amsterdam d
North Holland T.amway Company 90
build and operate an electric railway
system in Holland The -1uia ul.i be
nearly 20 hlous. running from An
ste-dam north through ZaaHdam 10
Kromeminie. from Zaaudlk ta NEk-
aau-Zee. and Wome-rcs- Oh Purmer.
end The Holland Da.slr me1f Com
PAM ~ Austrian viU build 'h- On.
tiIs =tru
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
! NEWS OF THE RIVERS f:
ssssgsgssSsssSssssxssssssS

The river marked l4.3 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing a
rise of 0.2 of foot IN "a hours.
The Peters Lee from Memphis TO
st, Louis was in port two hours yes
terday morning adding freight.
The Fritz brought up barge OF
logs from the Singer Co.
The Herman Paepcke went south
vita four empties after logs for the
Chicago Mill.
The faithful Dick Fowler with genial
Capt Cole in command was in and
out as usual from and to Paducah.
The George Gardner came Ia from
Tyler's Landing with a barge of logs.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31
A Motor SerNLle.

with slight modification the boys
criticism in his essay on Che horse
might be- applied to the mo'oromni-
bus namely. that The horse is
noble animal bat be does not always
do So" The motorounihus is the
servant Of vast numbers uf people, but
II is sometimes allowed 70 behave tn
manner which is Objectionable.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31
The Sense OF DUTY.

A sense of duty pursues us ever. It
Ia omnipresent like the Deity. If we
take to ourselves the wings of the
morning, and dwell in the uttermost
parts Of the sea, duty performed or
duty violated is still with us. for our
happiness or our misery If we say
the darkness shall cover us. in the
darkness as In the light our obliga-
tions are with us Daniel Web.
EteT.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31
partly cloudy days, II; cloudy days

partly cloudy days, II; cloudy days
Is.
Wind.
The prevailing winds are from the
south,
Tic average hourly velocity Of the
wind Is miles,
The highest velocity Of the wind
was g milk from the west and north
west on September ith 1896, aud
Sept. 2lth 1891 respectively
w, r. BARRON.
Oborscrver Weather Bureau.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31
USE TELEPHONE TO OPERATE.
Demonstration Of New system Which
Has Many Advantages.

Railroad telegraph superintendent
| and operating officials have been in
/ specting a telephone train dispatch,
ing system In miniature, set mp in the
| Office of Division Superintendent Riue
of the Delaware, Lackawauna & West.
| ern at HobOken. The practicahility
OF dispatching trains by telephone in
stead Of telegraph The railroad men
said, has been SO well established that
it was predicted eastern roads would
be generally equipped with telephone
service within a year. The change
from telegraph to telephone would
have developed more gradually. It
was said had IL not been for the en-.
actment Of a statute limiting teleg-
raphers 10 eight hours work a day,
on the plea that 1t eliminated the
danger Of train wrecks due to
overvorking operators or tower men.
Various roads, among them the Bur
linEton. Illinois Central, New York
Central and Canadian Pacific, have
been experimenting with telephone dis
patching. the Burlington making the
greatest progress, having more than
800 miles operated in the new way
The system shown At the Hohoken
terminal includes a selecter manipu.
lated by the train dispatcher Through
this instrument the dispatcher can
get in communication with any one
or more stations, and can send general
or specific orders, as circumstances
require. The dispatcher, by means Of
an intcrlocking device, can at will con
troll the circuit. permitting converse
ton between stations or eliminating II.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31

"Ihe female Goldfish, remarked the
boarder who had been cleaning stats
tics from between the covers Of pat
ent medicine almanac. lays more than
million eggs. Now, what do YOU
think Of that y think. reioincd the
Cheerful Idiot, that it's a mighty
lucky thing for the Goldfish that she
doesn't have to cackle over every
egg"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-31
ELKS CONDUCT FUNERAL
OF LATE TONY PASTOR

New York. Aug 3t-Funeral ser
vices over the body of Touoy Pastor
veteran theatrical manager and actor
weIo held under the auspices Of the
New York lodge of Elks here today
Many theatrical friends were present