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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-29
AID
FOR SUFFERERS
OF SOUTHERN CYCLONES EMBOD
led IN RESOLUTION PASSED
BY SENATE.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
ton Of Other Matters Warner
Talks Again on the Browns
vile Affair.

! Washington, April 2S.--The pension
and District Of Columbia appppria
tion bills We're passed by the senate
today. In addition, the special mes
sage of the president urging a legis
latiye program was read and another
/ chapter of Warmers speech GU the
Brownsville affray was heard. SeY
| and the resolution OF the house to
Igiye government aid to the cyclone
Sufferers In the south were passed A
| resolution tC, extend the time when
the commodity clause of the railroad
rate law shall become operative WAS
called before the senate by Elkins
but went over under objection from
Culberson.
In the House.
The reading of the presidents mes
sage was called for in the house To
day by Smith of Iowa.
Champ Clark protested.
Does the gentleman obiect?" asked
Green. of Massachusetts, in the chair
After consideration Clark withdrew
his objection.
Eve have all read the message,
appealed Fitzgerald.
Regular order being called for. de
bate on the sundry civil bill proceed
cd and the message was not read
Later in the day the speaker en-.
tered the house aud the sundry civil
bill being laid aside, the message was
| tead
Although nearly every member had
| Tread the message in the newspapers
a large number remained in their seati
oarefully following the words of th'
reading clerk When that portion %
the message referring OF the multi-mil
lionaire whose son is a fool and his
daughter foreign princess wa
reached there was a storm OF applaus.
Iedually prominent on beth sides oi
| the house.
Representative Leak of New Jersey
gave some sarcastic remarks on tht
| president. evoking applause on Tn.
Democratic side.
Sumptuary laws and especially shut
ting out from the army posts of the
cantccn We're subjects of remarks b,
Goebel of Ohio,
Predicting that Roosevelt policies
would prevail at the next Republican
national convention, Madison, Of Kan
sas, paid a glowing tribute to thC
president, declaring his forestry
achievements alone had realized "th'
dream of the age
Need for further education restric
tion in immigration was discussed b,
Burnett of Alabama, who deprecate'
the condition of immigrants iron
Southern Italy.
Aiken of South Carolina, advocate,
the passing Of his bill to limit tn
Jurisdiction of federal control over IN
lterstate commerce tr permit the state
to control the liquor traffic withi
their borders
Representative Keifer. OF Ohio. dis
lcussed pension legislation and directe
caustic criticism toward bills intro
duced by his colleague. General SheI
, wood Later Ansberry. OF Ohio, In
brief speech, defended the pensict
measures presented by Sherwood an
/ expressed regret that the two veteran
Of war should be at odds over pensio
, Legislation. Other speeches wer
made by Hitchcock and Hamlin q
Missouri
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-29
INDIANA MAN ELECTED
TO Presidency of Iowa Wesleyan Uni
versity--Rev. Schell Prominent
in Methodist Affairs.

Chicago, April 2S-Rey. Edwin a.
Schen Of La Porte. Indiana. was TO.
day elected president Of the Iowa
Wesleyan University at Mount Pleas
ant. Iowa. and has accepted the pcsi
ton
Schell has for many years beer
prominent in the affairs of the Meth
cdist church and was for six year,
secretary of the Epworth League.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-29
RATES UNREASONABLE
interstate Commerce Commission At
tacks Express Rates From Ger
tain Points to Denver.

Washington. April zS.-In a deci
sion prepared by Commissioned
Prouty, the interstate commerce com
mission determined today that the
express rates from New York, ST
Louis and Omaha to Dencer are un
reasonably high The commission
held that the base rates of 81 per
hundred pounds from Omaha t.
Denver and Ogden should not exceed
$3.50 aud 81 respectively
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-29
AWFUL EXPLOSION
ROCKS BUILDINGS,
THREE MEN KILLED

Marion, ILL.,, April 2S.-Three III II
were killed today by an explosion IN
the Egypty Powder mills five mites
from here and considerable prore.ty
was damaged The dead John G,
I.axton. William McClintock, Stephen
Upchurch. s~M VI
The shock of the explosion broke
glass in windows here and shook
buildings Creal Springs also felt the
shock severely.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-29
SPLIT IN TENNESSEE
Ninth District Republicans Divide
Hold Separate Conventions, Sc
lecting Separate Delegates.

Union City. Tenn. April 2S-Tfe
Nneth Republican congressional dis
trict convention yestsrda resulted in
a split between the Evans and Brown
low faetions- The Evans followers
endorsed Taft for president aud II.
Clay Evans fer vice president The
Brownlow faction e:ected two who
were uninstructed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-29
NONE HELD To BLAME
For Collision Of American Liner ST
Paul and British Cruiser Gladia-
tor Last Saturday.

Yarmouth. Eng. April 2S.--A coro-
ner's inquest over the bodies of four
Of the twenty men drowned as re
sult Of the collision last Saturday be-
tween the liner St Paul and the
British cruiser Gladiator. was held t.
day This afternoon a verdict was
given saying the men came to their
deaths accidentally and that nobody
is criminally blameable for the col
lision.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-29
TO ENTERTAIN JOHNSON.

Detroit, April 2S.-An elaborate
program for the ca:ertainment OF
Governor Johnson Of Minnesota to-
morrow has been arranged.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-29

The Bulletins advertising rates are
the lowest V'hen circulation Is eonsId
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The daily tribune., 1908-04-07

Pueblo Bridge company, / told them
my opinion concerning the action in
the premises, and did not mince
matters in any way. Among other
things. told them about other
bridges which had been built In this
county, among them being the Ninth
street bridge In Canon City which !
am informed cost the county 1000.
which Is 81. 900 in excess of what said
bridge should have cost; also the
bridge between Canon City and Flor.
ence, across the Arkansas river / am
informed cost n. coo, which is 200
In excess Of what said bridge should
have cost.
/ mentioned the matter OF moving
an old bridge from Ninth street in
Canon City to Coaldale. When said
new bridge was being put in, and 1t
was known that the old bridge WAS to
be moved to Coaldale asked Com.
missioner Philip about the same and
told him that I would like to put in
bid for that work. He Informed me
at that time that he expected the Pu-
eblo Bridge company to move the old
bridge and to rebuild it. as they,
the commissioners, had already nego-
tiated with said company.
l understand that the moving and
rebuilding of said bridge cose this
county $l700. My intention at that
time was to put in bid of $500 for
the removing and building of said
bridge. and l could have done it at
that price and have made some money
for myself, beside doing the work as
we'll as it was done by the Pueblo
Bridge company.
/ told the commi ssioners in joint
session all of the above matters and
perhaps said some other things, which
we're more or less entertaining. l
also Informed them that could build
the brigde across Four Mile as cheap
ly and as good as the Pueblo Bridge
company could, and that expected
The daily tribune., 1908-04-07

to make on said bridge fair profit
on the bid that had submitted; and
in order to get said work, tl,en and
there offered to submit bid for $76t
which would be $l25 lower than the
bid Of the Pueblo Bridge company.
Thereupon. one Of the Teller coun
ty commissioners Mr.. Davis by name,
asked me II I would stand by my as
sertion. then offered to put up a
good bond and take the contract al
$765. Commissioner Davis then nd.
dressed the joint meeting Of the
boards and stated II this was q
private transaction should be inclin.
CONTINUED on page
The daily tribune., 1908-04-07

MINE WORKED OUT-The inde
pendentl coal mine at Coal Greek
which has been operated for the last
few years by Charles Cowan. Jr.. has
been worked out and is being aban-
doned. The slope and entries have
been driven into vacant space from
which the coal had been previously
taken from another mine. For the
last few months only the pillars. OF
that coal which was not removed dur
ing former operations. have been
worked.
The daily tribune., 1908-04-07

CLEANING UP-The board Of
trustees. inspired by the work Of the
Civic improvement league, has decid-
ed to clean the grounds surrounding
the Presbyterian church. The exter-
ior woodwork will be given coat of
new paint.
The daily tribune., 1908-04-07
Delights of the Sea.

The Colorado and Southern's low
rates and splendid service places the
Mexican Gulf within only few
hours distance. Let us tell you Of
the splendid attractions. TIE. Fish
er, General Passenger Agent, Denver.
The daily tribune., 1908-04-07

ABOLISH SALARIES-The mayor
and board of trustees of Goal Greek,
since the fire there last June, have
abolished the custom of paying
themselves salaries for conducting
the affairs of the municipality. The
mayor WAS paid $75 and the trus-
tees $50 per year, but by volunta-
rily cutting off this expense, they
are saving the town a large sum an.
nually. The salary of the town mar
shall has been cut from $50 to $40 per
month and the street commissioner s
work now falls to his lot.
The daily tribune., 1908-04-07

BUILD A HOME-Ben Lippis OF
Coal Greek is breaking ground fol-
brick residence on the site which
was formerly occupied as saloon.
The daily tribune., 1908-04-07
EUREkAI
Yes, I Have Found 1t at Last

Found what? Why that Chamber.
lain's Salve cures eczema and all
manner of itching Of the skin. have
beeL afflicted for many years with
skin disease. / have to get up three
or four times every night and wash
with cold water to allay the ter.
rible itching, but since using this
salve in December, 1905, the itch
ing has stopped and has not troubl-
ed me. Elder John I. Ongley, Root
Vile. Pa. For sale by Daniels Drug
store. it's
The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-18
HANNAH ELIAS.

Mrs. Hanna Elias, the Negro
woman who was in trouble some
time ago in New York City about
money given her by an aged white
lover, is fast becoming one of the
wealthiest women in her own right
in the United States. She had re-
ceived 100000 from old white
lover, and by wise investments in
real estate has doubled it, although
she lives expensively.
AT her home, 226 Central Park
west, carriage with footmen in
livery and coachman, stand wait
ing her pleasure the day long.
Her house is an imposing mansion
and she has a trained array of jap
anese servants. 1t is said that she
hates Negro people and will not
have one of them around, though
it is probable she had a
The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-18

of the town was reached. 1t was
proposed to hang the Negro from
the bridge and allow his body to
swing over the Octorara Creek too
short for the purpose.
Several members of the mob
tried to break into a-store and Sc
cure rope while others rushed
about the streets firing guns and
revolvers and declaring that every
Negro in the town must be lynch
ed. Finally a piece of rope was
found in a junk heap and when
this had been knotted about the
Negro's neck he was swung over
the bridge and left dangling.
The job done, the mob promptly
scattered and number of citizens
who had been afraid to interfere
while the mob was at work rushed
to the bridge and cut the man
down. A physician was summon
ed and found that Webster was
still alive. His tongue protruded,
his ears were bleeding and his
neck was badly lacerated, but the
men who had arranged the moose
had tied it so clumsily that respi-
ration had not been entirely sus
pended. The Negro was removed
to his home and will recover.
! Though none of the members of
the mob was masked, it is feared
that no one will be convicted of the
crime. No one can be found here
who will admit that he can identi-
fy any member of the mob, the
general excuse being that darkness
prevailed at the time.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-18

not Objectionable, but men of the
race are displeased with the
thought that Mr.. Jackson should
do all of their thinking and acting
for them.
Mr.. jackson has held such a
role for some time, and with the
approach of early campaigns it is
just as well to drop a gentle hint
that there are many who feel thor
ougbly capable of doing some po-
litical thinking for themselves and
being so credited by the party
leaders instead of having the poll
teal case of the whole people pass
ed upon and handled by one man,
unless he is highly capable.
If one will stop to consider the
matter, there are many capable
men in different sections of Colo
rado, and it is natural that they
should resent being dictated to 10y
men not their peers. Some degree
of 4sadership is bound to be reach,
ed by such men who are holding
their own in the professions, and
elsewhere, and they are preparing
to make themselves understood
concerning this very matter
Again, it is also understood that
Mr.. Vcrnon's visit in Colorado
Springs is hoped to prove bene6-
cia.l to the senatorial cause of Hon.
F. E. Brooks, and yet, Mr.. Jack
son, who is no friend to the cause
of Mr. Brooks, is booked to direct
Mr.. Vernon's visit here. Now,
there is no doubt that there is in
consistency somewhere. Explana-
tions are in order, Mr.. jackson.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-18

colored lover all the time, and yet
has one. Her house furnishings
are most costly.
She is a heavy stockholder in
Afro American Realty Company,
of New York City, and her money
helped largely to start the corpor-
alton off successfully.
She recently bought house at
166 West Seventy-second street,
for S45, 900 and sold it for 100000.
Also owns the valuable properties
at 73 West Sixty-eight street and
No. 13S West y-third street.
The woman has been in turn a
Philadelphia pauper, convict,
white mans lover and now mill
ionairu. What next? Let none
of this dazzle the eyes of poor, vir-
tuous women, for good name is
worth more than riches.-Ex.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-18
Outside Interference.

Some two weeks since would
be boss of the colored people from
Denver was in Pueblo trying to
arrange a political meeting for a
distinguished gentleman 1t might
have been better for the cause for
which the boss(?) came for him to
have taken all of the people into
his confidence and asked them to
help. But his scheme is so sacred
that he left his secret and his plans
for the promotion of the Roosevelt
'faft boom confidence to only 3
persons. What our would be boss
does not know about politics would
fill an encyclopedia. Down here
in Pueblo outside interference can
be tolerated but it should be of
the intelligent sort of interference.
Pueblo Times.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-18
RESENTMENT

The colored citizens of Pueblo
and Colorado Springs thinks that
j. w. Jackson of this city, is as
suming loo much in arranging for
the aoming of Hon, W. I. Vernon
to their cities. Speaking of the
matter, the Enterprise of Colorado
Springs, says:
HON. W. T. VERNON ALAJ. W. JACKSON
The coming visit of Hon. w. T..
Vernon to Colorado seems destin-
ed to raise a storm of resentment
and inquiry, not because of the
gentleman himself, but because of
the circumstances under which he
comes. The Colorado Times, over
week ago. had something to say
of the matter, and in the southern
part of the state especially there
have been strong expressions of
disapproval of the assumption on
the part of Mr.. j. W. jackson of
Denver to manage" Mr.. Vernon's
visits to Pueblo and Colorado
Springs. This is resented as saw
oring too much of cutting and
drying" and the exercise of sort
of political dictatorship which Mr..
jackson has been following for sew
eral years, but which thinking
members of the race propose no
longer to submit to.
Mr.. Vernon is one of our lead
ers, man worthy of all honor, and
this he shall be accorded. A man
of his caliber is a source of
pride to the race and we will take
delight in every opportunity to hear
this gifted speaker.
However, Mr.. Vernon's coming
will take on some political signifi-
canoe, for it is inconceivable that,
being as close to the administra-
tion and in face of what must be
done to make friends for Mr.. Taft,
that Mr.. Vernon could make Wis.
it to this state without to some ex-
tent looking into the political
status. If it is not a prophecy,
Mr.. Vernon will lcse all chance to
make friends for his friends. He
comes, it is distinctly understood,
at the instance of Mr.. jackson,
who is an avowed enemy of Mr..
Taft. Mr.. jackson, personally, is
The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-18

At Rising Sun, Md, January
4th, when James Webster, an aged
Negro, aroused from long stupor,
found himself at home in his own
bed and felt of peculiar bruise
around his neck he wanted to
know what was the matter He
was informed that he had been
lynched the night before.
Ihe lynching of Webster, which
was an actual occurance, despite
the old mans suspicion that some
body had been putting up a joke
on him, was undertaken by mob
of white men just for fun of the
thing. The fact that the man is
not dead is due solely to the fact
that all the members of the mob
were too much intoxicated to make
a workmanlike job of it.
Webster, who is employed by
Samuel Hosteller, farmer, went
with his employer to the village OF
Rowlandville, near here, to attend
a series of shooting matches.
In spite of the local option law
plenty of liquor was to be found
at Rowlandville, and the two or
three hundred country people who
visited the town to attend the
shooting matches soon became
hilarious. The contestants in the
matches took one drink after an
other to steady their nerves with
the result that when the targets
were set up not one in dozen OF
the shooters could have stood in
the center of a room and hit the
wall he was shooting at. The
shooting matches were turned into
"a fiat failure. and everybody was
mad about it.
AT nightfall somebody discover
ed the Negro, Webster, asleep in
the wagon belonging to his en-
ployer.
"Hi, fellers," he shouted to his
companions, "here's nigger drunk
in a white mans wagon. Let's
lynch him."
"Whoop! Sure" came the re-
sponse. "Bound to have some
fun in this town, let's lynch the
nigger!"
Rowlandville has no police pro-
lection apd no street light, and the
mob of probable three score men
who entered into to lynching bee
had no molestation. Webster was
dragged out of the wagon, reins
cut from the harness were knotted
about his neck and dozen white
men joined in dragging the sense
less man along the muddy road
until an iron bridge in the center
The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-18

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. ia
mob of 30 soldiers from Fort. Leav-
enworth, enraged by their suspic-
ions concerning the death of a
conrad whose body was found in a
burning building in the tenderloin
Sunday morning, and by assaults
on other of their comrads, raided
the Gem resort here tonight, driv-
ing out the inmates and demolish-
ing the building. The crowd of
soldiers surrounded the place and
The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-18
NO. H..

gathering rocks from the stree
broke down the doors. The occu-
pants of the house escaped unin-
jured. The mob entered the build
ing and exhausted its fury on the
contents. None of the soldiers are
known to the police and no arrests
have been made.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-18

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 6.-Hen-
ry M. Endicott, Jr., of Boston,
Mass, today bought at public auc-
ton for $4,000 the property of
The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-18
maryland Mob

Hangs They drunk However, to Make
Complete Job of the Crime and the
will Recover
The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-18

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 15.-
Claude Brooks, a Negro, confessed
here today that he murdered Sid
ney Herndon, the wealthy proper
ty owner who was found dead in
his room in the Navarro flats here
Monday, and then robbed his dead
body of $3.50. Herndon was a
cripple. He was attacked from be-
hind with a hammer and his skull
crushed, dying almost instantly.
Broods was arrested late last night
at Carrollton, Mo-. He formerly
had been employed by Herndon
and was familiar with the latter's
habits. Herndon was wealthy and
was connected with a prominent
family of Tyler, Texas.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-18
RACE NEWS
Gathered from vAriou. SOURCES.
S&& GHM3S S333$

Middleton, N. Y, Dec. 2S.-
James Nicholas Van, of Mount
Hope, Orange County, will bury
his fourteenth wife on Saturday.
Van was born on April %, 1907, at
Mount Hope, and, although Ne
gro, had fourteen wives, all of them
white women. He is now very
feeble with age. He has had
many children but none survived.
He has been a minister, doctor
and lawyer.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-18

AT meeting of the Baptist Min
listers Union, few days ago, an
exception was taken to the position
of The Bee on the prohibition
question. The bee would like to
know if the Baptist ministers in
tend to meddle with the whisky
question. If these gentlemen
know what is best they will let the
whisky question alone. There are
other things that they can handle
more effectively than the whisky
question. If they don't know
what they are, The Bee will en-
tighten them very shortly. There
are some ministers who drink more
whisky than the habitual drinker,
and there are many others who are
doing more harm to society than
whisky. A hint to the wise ought
to be sufficient. Unless minister
is clean himself, he should let the
whisky question alone.
Trinidad, Colo, Jen. 15.-Rev.
Alex Wagner, pastor of the Afri-
can Methodist church, was puulic-
ly horsewhipped in the presence
of large crowd at the Santa Fe
depot at noon today by J H. Pat
ton, member of Wagner's con-
gregation. Patton rained vicious
blows on the preachers head and
shoulders, and only desisted when
he felt satisfied, as no one inter-
ferred. During the Sunday even
ing services at the colored church
there was not woman present,
and it is said that Wagner made
the r9mark that the women of the
congregation were probably walk
ing the streets with other men,"
When this alleged remark reached
the ears of the women it raised a
protest which led to the horse
whipping. The colored people
are much excited over the affair
and more trouble is expected.
Wagner recently came here from
Phoenix, Ariz.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-18

Register w. T, Vernon, who
went to North Carolina to make a
speech, on his return home present
ed himself at the window of the
Pullman parlor car and asked for
a Pullman ticket A little rebel
upstart refused him a ticket, and
said that he did not sell "Niggers"
tickets. Register Vernon resented
the insult, presented his card to an
older man in the ticket Office, and
demanded Pullman ticket. He
received his ticket amidst the
cheers of the crowd of whites and
blacks who heard and saw the
black Rossius.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-18

Bishop Turner and some of his
friends claim, after searching the
courts carefully, they had failed to
find wherein Laura P. Lemons
had been divorced from Rev Pow
ellis, for the reason. they said, that
she was never married to him.
Strange-very strange-and it
might be funny, but why did not
somebody find this out before the
Bishop had married her But we
say let by gonsa be by-gones, and
leave the Bishop alone to enjoy
his lemon as he finds fit and prop
er to do.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-18

the North Jacksonville Street Ry.,
and Town Improvement company,
popularity known as the NEGRO
Street Railway" The sale was
made to satisfy the judgement in a
foreclosure of a mortgage in which
W. d. Barnett was trustee. This
road was built here several years
ago by Negro capitalists and was
the only line in the United States
owned and operated by Negroes.