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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-21
TO !. c. STOCKHOLDERS

Continued From First Page)
who said:
AT a meeting Of the board OF d.
rectors Of the Illinois Central ON Jan
uary goth, at which | was present. an
issue of s3O,O0O,000 equipment trust
bonds was authorized. They are to
run twenty years and bear per cent
interest They are redeemable In
three years at options OF the com.
pany at 102k."
DENEEN HEARD FROM.
Chicago, Feb. Ex-Governor De.
.neen, defendant. as ex-officio member
of the board of directors of the I'LL
nois Central, filed an answer today
to the suit of Stuyvesant Fish. at.
lacking the right of the Union Pacific
and Railroad Securities company to
own stock of the Illinois Central. He
denied that he was dominated By
Hartman and declared that he had
no knowledge of any intention on the
part of the railroad Of holding the
company in question or Of Hartman
to secure control OF the Illinois Cen
trail by pursuance OF any unlawful
scheme to control the commerce OF
the roads
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-21
Forecasts for Today.
sun and Moon.

Cairo and Vicinity: Fair; warmer
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-21

Do Their Betters.
Some men Do their best, others tbsir
ostters-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21

From Thursdays Daily,
Dave Bowman, a stockmhn of Miles
City, is in Billings on business.
Harry Husler, a well known Forsyth
man, was a Billings visitor yesterday.
Arthur Shannon, q prominent Car,
bon county rancher Is in the city from
Red Lodge.
"A. D. Hastings, a rancher on the Big
Horn. is in the city attending 10 bust
nes AFFAIRS.
NJ. g. Sleight, q hardware dealer OF
Bozeman, was q business visitor in
Billings yesterday.
officer T. ]. Foster left yesterday
for Bridger, being summoned there by
sickness in his family.
w. A. Stewart and F. p. Staples,
who recently settled on the Huntley
tract, were Billings visitors yesterday.
Phil Grein, manager Of the Billings
brewery, returned yesterday from a
trip to Dallas, Tex. taken in search Of
health.
Frank Young. q former resident Of
this city, at present engaged In bust
ness at Columbus, was in Billings 9
terday.
n. F. Woods, a business man OF
A We Z, \. 4, NNhoorthEsDakgots, . new town
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
sEwARE or FORGED PosToFFlcE
tTE fA5Ar H4HN IEt~AEE lt8t@l.E AZ gHt4 lNr- tE1 4
MONEY ORDERS.
STOLEN AT SEATTLE
station Was B~urpIarixed In Coast City
Recently and Many Blanks Were
Taken-Numbers pf orders-cIoth-
ing and Jewellery stores Victims.

The local postof1ce has received
notice from the postmaster inspector
at Seattle to be on the lookout for
forged money orders and to notify
the merchants and banks to also be
on their guard Is there is a forger
working in this section.
It seems that station No. is Of the
Seattle postofice was burglarized re-
Gently and 9 number Of postoff1ce or.
ders stolen. According to the notice
a number Of these have been filled
out the name Of the postmaster for
ged, and are being passed on mer.
chants and banks in this section.
The orders stolen from Station No.
Is, Seattle are numbered from 35,O3s
to $4,000 and the orders on the Uni.
versity station are numbered from
20,1O6 to 10000. They a%re,usually fl.
led out in sums ranging from $35 to
$40 and so far have always been pass.
ed n jewellery and clothing stores.
Method Used by Forger.
The method used by the forger, who
is described as a man about As years
OF age, weighing about 1866 pounds and
has a full American or Canadian
voice, is to make small purchases. at
clothing or jewellery stores and pay
for them with a money order. He
acts like a store clerk it is said, and
usually operates Saturday nights So
that his crime will not be discovered
until Monday morning.
The police and sheriff's office have
been notified to be on the lookout for
the man and arrest him il possible.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
HERO OF TUESDAY
CULPRlT OF TODAY
JOE ELLIOT EMULATEs EXAMPLE
OF eILcHRisT.

Tuesday night Joe Elliot struck
aside John Gilchrist's arm as Gil
christ aimed his gun at Fred De Vail
and thereby probably saved De Wallis
life but detected the bullet into the
leg OF James Grady, who was stand
ing near. Last night Elliot was him.
self arrested by an officer on a charge
of carrying concealed weapons and
threatening to kill.
Elliot, who was drunk last night,
procured q gun somewhere and
marched into the Globe saloon, n
nouncing that he was going to AZ the
man who called him so many names.
Everybody ducked and the bartender
got under the bar, it Is alleged, and
then Elliot departed.
Later he appeared at the Budweiser,
the scene of Tuesdays nights trouble,
and raised a rumpus there, and 1t was
there that he was arrested. In the
meantime he had ditched his gun.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21

on the Milwaukee. 10 In the city look.
ing for q location.
Albert Flint, a prominent business
men Of Litchfeld, Neb, has been here
for several days on business connect.
ed with the Billings creamery.
William s. Arthur Of the commits
sary department OF the u. s.. reclama.
ton service at Huntley was in the
city Tuesday evening visiting with
friends.
John 3. Bolsta, a travelling man,
who has been sick at the Northern
hotel, for some time past, left Tues
day evening for his old home in or.
tonville, MINI, where he expects to
remain until he has thoroughly re-
covered.
Rev. George Barnes Of Helena, who
has occupied the pulpit Of the Presb$-
terrain church at Coldwater, Mich, for
several months past was in, the city
yesterday and delivered a lecture at
the Congregational church last night.
Rev. Barnes, was appointed to a
Rhodes scholarship in Oxford Univer-
sity several years ago.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
CHARGED
AGAINST NEGRO
ALLEGED THAT PORTER BEAT
PASSENGER ON LIMITED.

The county attorney received word
from Justice Ainley at Columbus,
yesterday, to the effect that a negro
porter had been arrested at Big Tim
Der on a charge Of assaulting a pas
senger on the North Coast limited
yesterday morning one mile this side
OF Columbus.
Details Of the affair are lacking, but
it is said that the porter became en-
ragged at the passenger because he
didn't move quick enough while he
was cleaning the . and struck the
passenger over the head with a loaded
slungshot.
There are several. witnesses OF the
affair living at Absarokee who will at
tend the trial. = The passenger was SO
severely, injured that he had to. be
taken from the trail for medical as
sistance. I.
Assistant. County Attorney Taylor
will leave this morning for Columbus
to prosecute the case.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
WHOLESALE DRUGGIST in COLO.
RADIO SPRINGS MAY DIE.
BEATEN, SHOT
Robber Entices Merchant out on Lone.
Iy Road, Takes His Money From
Him, Beats Him and Then Shoots
Him Through the Lungs.

Colorado Springs, Feb. 20.-Otto
Fehringer, a druggist and wholesale
liquor dealer Of this city, was slugged
and shot and robbed on a country
road three miles northwest Of this
city last evening by an unknown nan
who had induced the merchant to ac-
company him to the place on the pre-
text that an uncle had some fine wine
which he wished to sell.
The robber secured a diamond stud
and ring valued at $1,000, a roll Of
bills and checks amounting to 5000.
and a valuable gold watch with a dia-
mond setting. After shooting Feb.
ringer. the man drove back toward
Colorado Springs and the horse and
phaeton were later found in the heart
of the city. Fehringer, after the de-
parture of his assailant, walked half
a mile to the electric light plant from
which the police and sheriff were no.
titled.
Fehrtnger was shot through the
right lung and it is feared the wound
will prove fatal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
COMES
BACK TO JAIL
LITTLE "PoWDER MONKEY JUsT
CAN'T KEEP SOBER.

Carrying out the prophecy Of all
who knew him John Coffee did not 60
out to work Wednesday. He took his
1874 and q check for $3.50 and after
%depositing 500 in the bank began to
blow the rest.
He hadn't got far with the process
before he again began to attract at
tention, and omcer Sage arrested him
and took him to Jail. When Coffee
wal searched he was found to have
$50 upon him, and this was placed in
the box where are kept the prisoners
possessions.
When John was brought up yester-
day morning and fined $40, chiefly be-
cause he had 1t, he began searching
through his clothes and finally found
his deposit slip for 500 and wanted
to pay his fine with that.
Don't bother" said Jailer Heagney,
we've got a little money OF yours
here" and he flashed the $50 on Cot
fee.
"s'help me-" said Conee. Il didn't
know I had that"
=. j. Burns, tagged as a "vag and
no good" by Officer Sage, was arrested
Wednesday night, and yesterday
morning sent to jail for five days on
a charge Of vagrancy. Burns is said
to have been up several times before.
W. j. Banty, who had SIS, lost $40
Of 1t as a fine, and Doe Underway
was possessed Of enough money to
pay a SO fine
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
THREATEN DIscoNTihuANcE or
EMAIL STATIONS.
GET OPERATORS
Transportation Lines Assert That
New Law Requires Them TO DO
What 10 Impossible and That They
Must Cut Out Accommodations.

Washington, Feb. 20.--A PROPOSE
ton very serious to many thousands
Of people residing at and in the vicini-
ty Of small stations throughout the
country is presented to the interstate
commerce commission in an informal
petition in which the Wabash railroad
asks for an extension of the time OF
going into effect of the nine-hour law
which applies to railroad employees
who have the direction of movement
OF trains.
It Is declared in the petition that un
less the order Of extension is made
either by the commission or by the
congress, the only alternative will be
the closing of a large number OF sta
lions on the Wabash railroad. 1t is
pointed out in the petition that in
order to comply with the provisions Of
the Law, the company would have to
employ an additional telegraph opera
tor at each OF. the 240 stations on this
line. Thus far the company says that
it has not been able to secur the 9
vices of efficient and competent opera
tors in such numbers as will enable 1t
to comply with the act.
Take Same Ground.
Other railroad companies have TAX
en- substantially the same ground as
the Wabash. They maintain their
absolute inability to secure a sufficient
number Of competent telegraph opera
tors to man their wires al the law.
after March 4 will require.
It is pointed out that in complying
with the law their only recourse will
be to transfer operators now in their
employ to stations Of greater import
ance and large trafic, thus practically
closing many small stations where
now the operator performs the duty
of ticket agent. freight agent and
telegrapher.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
WINS OUT
CONTINUED from First Iage.)

"It is a non-appealable ORDER" said
Attorney Farrar, between puffs from 3
black Havana. "The merits Of the
case must now be tried, a decree en-.
tered and then we will be able to take
an appeal"
win you go ahead and try the
merits Of the case?" was asked.
eyes," replied Attorney Farrar.
"When?"
"As soon as the matter Is reached.
There are objections raised in this pro
ceeding which can be heard q any
time
President Harahan, Of the Illinois
Central. was overjoyed ct the decision
of Judge Ball.
my head Is too full Of the decisSoH
just at present" he said. ito permit
me to cay much. but that I an pleased.
and highly pleased. II putting 4 md.
lys ID
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
BATTLE
WITH MOB OF MEN
SERIOUS DISTURBANCE OCCURS
IN PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia, Feb. 20.-A serious
disturbance occurred late this after
noon in Broad street between a large
number of unemployed foreigners who
were marching toward the city hall
for the purpose OF making a demon
stration and a crowd Of men who in
terfered with the marchers.
It is reported that about 1875 per-
sons were injured in the fight. The
police reserves from six districts were
called out and ended the ARRAY. About
go arrests were made.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
THEY WANT TALGo TO PUNISH
BAD GIRLS WHO FIGHT.
TELL A TALE OF WOE
How They Were Attacked by a Big
Girl and Her TWO sisters-Littlest
Girl Got Away-Hardine Arrested
for Disagreement.

Three little girls, a pert little mink
with bright blue eyes, a cherubic miss
with Buster Brown" hair as yellow
as corn, and a dreamy-eyed child with
wavy brown locks, came into the Office
Of Chief Talgo yesterday afternoon,
and. with the yellow haired girl as
Spokesman, told a tale of an attack
upon them by three other girls.
we were just going along having
fun" said the little yellow haired girl,
"and this big girl butted in and
slapped u.s., and then she got a stick
and knocked us over in the mud, and
she drug me around by the hair and
tore out big chunks Of 1t. and"
'fWell, she didn't get me- said the
littlest girl, Il run too fast and she
couldn't catch me at all"
"But she grabbed me by the hair
and she jerked it out and she pounded
me over the head and hit me in the
stummick SO / couldn't get my breath"
said the dreamy-eyed child with the
curly hair. q
Didn't you do anything to start it,"
! asked Chief Talgo.
well. we were fooling with an
other girl and pushed her of the side
walk and she hollered for help and
this big girl and her sister rushed in
to help her and that's how it started.
But we weren't mad with the girl we
pushed OF the sidewalk, we were just
fooling, and besides It wasn't any Of
the big girls business anyway. and
when the school teacher am along
she skidooed and we skidooed too"
Such was the breathless defense Of
the yellow haired girl, and when the
chief said he would speak to the big
girl about the matter the three march
ed out, satisfied.
Merely Disagreement.
What proved to be merely a dis.
agreement between business men led
to the arrest Of H. d. Harding here
yesterday on charge Of beating a
bill Of $40 at Red Lodge.
It appears that Harding had bought
some goods Of another man in Red
Lodge and the man had agreed to
take q. certain amount OF hay for the
bill. Harding claims that he had the
hay ready and told the man Of 1t sew
eral times, but that the latter tailed
TO come get It, saying that "Any time
will do"
Finally Harding got ready to leave
town, thinking that the man he owed
would come and get the hay, but the
man failed to do so, and demanded the
money instead. This Harding refused
to pay, and then left the city, as he
intended, only to be arrested here. He
was required to put up q bond Of $40
to v the amount asked pending
adjustment, and was then released.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
/. R. JOHNSON TO- BE
BURIED in PUEBLO
FUNERAL SERVICES AT SNOW
HOME THIS MORNING.

The body Of Louis r. Johnson, the
young man who Committed suicide by
taking strychnine Tuesday evening at
the home of his aunt on Terry avenue,
will be shipped to his old home in
Pueblo, Colo, for interment this morn
ing. Funeral services will be held at
the home. of Mrs. E. A. Snow at 10
o'clock this morning. Rev. D. G. Dun
kin Of the Baptist church will oficiate.
A sister of the deceased residing in
Spokane arrived in Billings last night
from her home to attend the services
in response to a telegram informing
her OF her brothers. death.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
A. THE
An Extra Attractive Program FOR RI
day and Saturday.

That Billings people appreciate high
class entertainment at really popular
prices is fully proven by the crowds
that are now testing the capacity Of
the Theatorium daily. Manager Klein
has another treat In store Friday and
Saturday Of this week and presents
the following high class program:
Making Charcoal" q fine picture
showing the entire process Of char.
coal making in France and. the man
ner in which 1t is placed upon the
market; "Manoeuvers of the Madrid,
i(Spain), Fire Department" very
thrilling and interesting picture show
ing various methods Of fire fighting
and new methods Of life saving; "A
Gamble for q Woman" showing the
scenes and funny situation incident to
q lottery scheme Of a newspaper, the
prize being the hand in marriage Of a
very pretty woman" THE Thieving
Hand a very humorous comedy.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
FIRE AT WOODBURY..

Woodburn, Mass, Feb. 2o-Damages
estimated at 800. 900 were caused
early today by q fire which destroyed.
the large department store Of James
MtGrath.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
JUDGE sHovEs oUEEn.
Friends % Not Understand At %
Rsputablo Man.

Oakland, Feb. 2O.-Judge Charles q.
Richie. formerly = probate Judge and
once candidate for governor ii Ksn-
lucky, was held for trial ii a Oak-
land police court this morning On ths
charge Of passing q bogus check Sof
$40. His Ease Il . mystery 10 his
family, and friends. Judge Richie III
practicing law Ii Oakland.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
CONDUCTORS HOME
!. ROBBED TUESDAY
GET AWAY WITH JEW.
ELRY AND OTHER GOODS.

The home of L. T. Russell, conduc-
tor on the Northern Pacific, on North
Twenty-eighth street. was entered by
burglars Tuesday night while Mr..
Russell raj out Of town and his wife
and daughter at the theater. Thieves
raised a back window Of the mouse
and a large amount Of goods, includ-
ing two gold watches and several
rings, was stolen from the premises.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
MOVES, CONDITION uNcHANaED.

MOVES, CONDITION uNcHANeED.
Pasadena, Cal, Feb. 20.-The condi-
ton Of Crosby s. Moves, who is SER
i'll in this city was today pracr
unchanged. His family 10
greatly encouraged by the fact that
MI. Noyes Is holding his own.
Mr. Noyes Is astonishing the ply
sicians by his wonderful fight for life
and though he Is SO years old and
desperately i'll. there is still hope Of
his recovery.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
NEGRO MURDERER
SENTENCED TO DIE
KILLED a WHITE MAN MERELY
TO GET HIS MONEY.

Kansas City, Feb. 2o.-claude
Brooks, a negro who confessed to
killing Sidney Herndon, a we'll to do
bachelor. in his apartments in this
city on January 81. was today found
guilty of murder in the first degree
and his punishment fixed at death.
Herndon was murdered for his
money. He was a member Of q
wealthy Texas family.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
BIG FIRE IN WOODSTOCK.

North Woodstock. N. III, FEB. 90
Three business blocks. a hotel and a
livery stable, which comprised the
larger part Of the business section Of
this town were destroyed by fire early
today with an aggregate damage OF
approximately 100000.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
BATTLEsHlPs COME 70 ANCHOR
in HARHoR OF cALLAo.
MADE WELCOME
City u in Holiday Array-AdmIral
Evans too lndIspossd to Come
Acknowledgement tor Visitors
Presidents Reception.

Callao. Feb. 20.-The American
~battleships under Rear Admiral Evans
looking clean and trim and powerful
in the tropical sun. came to anchor
in this port Q after 8 o'clock this
morning. The booming Of salutes an
nounced the arrival OF the fleet, but
there was no need to send out signals
for every. resident Of Callao and great
crowds from Lima. that stands bac,l5
on the hills, had awaited with expec-
fancy the first ship Of the advancing
flest.
Callao was In holiday array. wish
ing to show that Peruvian hospitality
was second to 0 q il South America.
and many thousands viewed the i'm
posing scene from the wharves, the
headlands and the ships IN the harbor.
Enthusiastic crowds went down the
bay on excursion steamers and cheer
ed the American men-of-war.
Peruvian Boat 40 Escort.
The Peruvian ship bearing the ofh-
cial welcome to the fleet Joined the
American vessels yesterday, $50 miles
to the southwark having the day be-
fore exchanged greetings by wireless
with the Connecticut, and acted az an
escort up the coast.
The only r%egretable feature Of the
entertainments arranged in honor Of
the visitors IL the fact that the COM
mander himself, Rear Admiral Evans.
will not be able to attend. Il was
stated today that Admiral Evans, who
has been suffering almost from the be-
ginning Of the voyage from rheumar
tism, was slightly better, but he does
not feel that he should risk the dan.
ger Of coming ashore. i
Will Remain Ten Days.
Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas,
commander 81 the second squadron
will represent him at the oftctal cere-
monies. a5
The battleships vii remain here pro
badly for 10 days and will be joined
by the torpedo boat Fotilla near the
close Of their stay at Callao. Arrange.
ments have been made to entertain
not less than 5000 persons.
President Pardo VIII give I public
~ 49, "a
reception 70 the omcers tomorrow
afternoon and washington's birthday
will be made a gala occasion.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
GOMEZ s OUT.

Manila, Feb. 2o.-senor Gomez has
resigned as a member. Of the Philip.
pine assembly. It is believed he will
not be a power in Insular politics In
the future. the action Of the assembly
In busting him having destroyed his.
influence with the people.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
: TO HOSPITAL.

Army OFFICER Suffering From Oriental
Disease.
81 Paso. Feb. 2o.-sutfering from q
mysterious Oriental disease contract
ed in the Philippines, Major Wendell
Simpson. battalion commander Of the
nineteenth infantry. left last night
for the army hospital in Washing
ton.
Major Simpson is suffering from dis
figuring skin disease which has thus
far proved incurable.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
DISCOURAGE IMMIGRATION.

Rome, Feb. 2o.-The italian govern
rnent has received kilograms from
italian consuls at New York and San
Francisco d~iscouraging emigration to
America for the present.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
DANCE TOMORROW NIGHT

Don't forget the dance at the Coils
cum rink tomorrow evening. Vests
orchestra in attendance. III
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-21
sPEYER sEEs PREsIpENT,

sPEYER SEES PRESIDENT.
Washington, Feb, 2o-James speyer.
the New York banker today had a long
conference with the president on bust
ness conditions. He declined TO dis
cuss The details Of the interview.