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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
AFTER THIRTY YEARS
RELEASED PRISONER CASHED
CHECK FOR LARGE SUM.
Mystery OF Deposit of $25, 900 to Ac-
count of Man Subsequently Con-
victed Of Murder-Was II Pay
ment for Crime2

In the case OF the Mechanics and
Traders bank of New York city there
is record OF a payment made some
years ago of large sum, $4,000 and
with corresponding or balancing rec.
ord upon the ledger showing that this
account had been carried for some nn-
known or mysterious depostor for
nearly 30 years.
The state officers examining the &C.
counts or books of this bank by chance
ran across this item, and having asked
an explanation. received one OF the
strangest in the history OF banking in
New York.
Some years ago the ownership Of
the Mechanics and Traders bank
passed into new hands and the choice
of president was fixed upon Mr..
Thamessinger. He made microscopic
examination OF the books. determined
to master every detail present aud
historic for the bank had history
dating back TO the year 1880, One en-
try astonShed him, and he made i'm.
mediate visit to his counsel. to whom
he reported the circumstances,
He had discovered he said. that
there was credit upon the books of
the Mechanics and Traders bank of
$4,000, and that this deposit had re.
NAMED with the bank for nearly 30
years untouched. No one in the bank
knew who the depositor was or ever
heard of him Counsel advised Mr..
Thalmessinger still to carry the &C
count ard net concern himself about
1t.
Two days later the bank president
again called upon his counsel and was
plainly in much excitement, He stated
that n check for the $4,000 had that
morning been presented to the bank
and that he had declined to pay II on
the ground that he was not satisfied as
to the Identity Of the maker OF the
check.
The president was advised to per
NIT suit TO be brought against him,
saying that it would be the better
part for the bank to pay that $4,000
on judgment than to run the risk OF
paying it to the wrong person Suit
was speedily brought and the follow
ing facts were disclosed under oath:
A man had been arrested for murder
nearly 40 years ago. Soon after his
arrest $4,000 was deposited in his
name, no one knows by whom. He
was convicted and sentenced TO be
hanged, but the sentence was com
muted TO Imprisonment for life. After
serving as a life prisoner for 80 years
in Sing Sing prison the man was par
doned AS soon as he reached New
York he drew cheek for this money
The testimony was sustained In the
trial, the identity of the man proved,
the check was paid and after that
this man disappeared as completely as
though swallowed by the earth. The
was that with the money
he went far away, determined to begin
n new life, although then a man past
so years of age
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
Stocks y Bonds y Cereals
STOCKS |RREcULAR|CORN AND OATS UP
But Sweep of Broadened Demand
Was Sufficient to Dominate Up
ward Course of Prices.

New York, Aug. 10.-The tone of
the stock market was nervous and ir-
regular at times today, but a sweep
of broadened demand was sufficient
to dominate the upward course of
prices in spite of some set backs and
some obstacles opposed. Within an
hour after the opening there was a
break in prices that approached in
violence that of last Friday. The
same stocks, American Smelling and
National Lead, were the conspicuous
features of the break. Various rea-
sons We're assigned for the break, one
attirbuting the shake down to finan-
cial powers which have conducted the
present movement from its inception.
the object being to convey a warning
against an unruly moveemnt calcu-
lated to alarm the public rather than
to attract.
There was no noticeable increase
in the buying orders from outside
rather feverish many Of the orders
being for execution lat the market"
without specifying fixed prices. The
day was notable for the number CT
usually dormant stocks which were
Weakened into activity
News Of crops was reassuring and
indicated that such damage as was
beng suffered by corn and spring
wheat from the drought and heat was
being limited and checked short of
the actual disaster which was de-
picted in some of last weeks excited
rumors More definite details of the
Misunderstanding company trouble
left less room for alarm than the I'M
certain rumOrs regarding it which
unsettled the market Saturday. The
highest prices of the present move
ment were omadue during the course
of today and the advances We're well
sustained at the close. ,.t .t8 ,a 81.
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Rode Year on Railroad Train.

German commercial traveller re,
Gently won a bet which he made with
an American sportsman" by taking a
continuous trip Of one year. The story
Is vouched for by the Salzburger Volks.
blatt while IN the United States to
look after an inheritance the German
had a discussion with the American
and accepted a wager of $40 900 that
he could not ride on a train for one
year The line chosen by the Ger
man was from Vienna TO Innsbruck
via Linz and Salzburg. by express
trains He took all his meals on the
train and slept every might on board.
Twice each day he alighted 10 change
cars Occasionally he would be met
at one OF these points by his wife.
with whom he would exchange a few
words, and then be off again. The
monotony OF It all threatened his rea-
son and toward the end OF the year
he had a severe attack Of influenza
This was overcome and the last trip of
the year was successfully made. Eek
cept for slight nervousness from
which he will recover. the winner OF
the bet is perfectly well after his one.
year trip" In commenting on the
story another German paper says
From Salzturg-must be taken with
salt"
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|ments:
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New York, Aug, h.-WHEAT IN
ceipls 105,aO0; exports 10000 Spot
weak; No. red a9$4 q t0lA elevator:
No 2 red 1909 fob. .ailoat, Options
unsettled at closing showing one cent
net loss; September 101%
CORN-Receipts 10000; spot firm;
No. S2R nominal elevator and nomi-
nal fob atloat Options closed IA
higher. September S512
Receipts 167 900; exports
10000; spot steady; mixed 5Gh :;
white 57m59 clipped white 59nG3
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
Cucumber Pickle.

Pare and slice two dozen cucumbers
and one dozen small onions. Sprinkle
them with salt and allow them to
drain well in colander. Then place
them in a bowl adding one quart of
vinegar. one cup of olive oil, one-quar-
ter of a cup each Of black and white
mustard seed, one teaspoonfu Of eel
cry seed and nne-quafter teaspoonful
OF powdered alum. six thoroughly
and seal in pint cans.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, Aug. Money on call
easy, 1917 per cent, closing bid /,
Time loans were very dun and slightly
CASTER sixty days 2 per cent; ninety
days 2h42% per cent six months
ga al per cent. Mercantile paper
2t4f ~ per cent Exchange steady
900 1856: sixty days 1860 10 de-
mnGd Bar silver So
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, Aug. l0.-CATTLLE.-Re'
ceipts 10000; steady; steers 1850
790, COWS and heifers 100000; bulls
elsa 500; calves Go0d750; stoekers
and feeders 260d $50.
HOGS Receipts $1,000; 5d Il
higher; choice heavy shipping butch.
ers GG5mGS0 lights 640mG75; packing
62OG Cos; pigs 100000
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000; 10d 10
lower; sheep 350m45O; lambs 1850
G25; yearlngs 435M50O.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
PROVISIONS.

BUTTER Steady; creamery 1S6
%.
CHEESE-Steady; ranged IVA
13A
EGGS-Firm: western. 16k m19k
COFFEE-Options closed steady at
a net decline of points. Sales 5000
bags. August 5G5; spot quiet: No. :
Rio Gls' mild dull; Cordova 1215
SUGAR Raw nominal; fair rein
ing 3G2i5 centrifugal 90 test 4125z;
mulasses sugar 3321a q 335k; refined
quiet.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
COMPETENT JUDGES.


Heanty Doctors Endorse lIerpieide. +
Women vino make a business or baaii.
tfeing other wonen., come. prs,ty n5a,
knowing what VIII bring. about the best
results. Here are letters from two. con-
corning Herpiclde:
Il can recommend Newbro's "Herpl.
eide" ~ it stopped my hair from falling
out; and, as u dressing il has no SUPER
Tor.
'tsigned) Berthe A. TrullInger
Complexion Specialist,
's9la Morrison ST., Portland, Ore"
after using one bottle OF "Herplcide.
my hair has STOPPED falling out. ard nav
sc.lp ia entirely Tree from dandruff
"tSigned) Grace Dodge.
"Beauty Doctor,
"la5 Sixth St. Portland. ore"
Sold by le ding druggists Send ln.. In
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co..
Detroit. Mich.
Two skes--50 cents and yl.os.
Paul G. Schulz q Sons, Special Agent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
ST. LOUIS CATTLE.

st. Louis, Aug. 10.-CATTLE-Rc
|ceipts 5000; steady; beef steers 400
a 1850; stockers and feeders 2750450;
COWS and helfers 285m7O0; Texas
steers 275G525.
HOGS Receipts 1000; ) higher.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
Zee, and t1orseradIsh Sauce.

Boil the beets In sailed water untT
very tender. Skin and mash fine. Sea
son with butter tmeited), salt and pep.
per: then add grated horseradlsh to
suit the palate Add a little vinegar
or lemon juice, STIR well together and
serve with cold meat.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
Ii Keen Lard Fresh.

To keep lard fresh for several
months. stir in about tablespoonful
of honey to every six or eight gallons
of lard. after removing the dried fat
Mrs. Russell Evans. brownsville,
Tenn, in Home Department of Nation
al Magazine
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT.

Minneapolis, Aug f0.-WHEAT. -
September 100h M101A; December
1905 6l103s; cash No. / northern old
.12lH122; new i07A to arrive; No. 2
nocthen old 118@1l9; new 104h t.
arrive.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
Marking Linens.

Curling irons are quite an aecepta
Bile substitute for a hatiron when
marking linens After marking the
articles heat the irons. but not hot
enough to seoFch. and press each
mark between the irons. 4 number
of linens can be marked without re-
heating the iron very often.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
.Unklnd Dcductlnn.

Mrs. BENJAMIN. going to give Q
big party on my birthday.
Benham-Who will be INVITED?
Mrs Benham-Just my friends
Benhsm-I thought you said that
you were going to give big party
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Corrected to August LIST, 1908.
. THk FAST MAIL RouTa
Trains Leave Cairo:

Trains Leave Cairo:
1882 a. M. Daily Chicago Vestibule
Limited, arriving Chicago 1850 q. M
2:23 a. m. Daily st. Louis Night
Limited. arriving st. Louis 7:0S q. m
sleeping car open at $3.50 p. m.
500 a. m. Chicago Daylight Express
except Sunday.
500 a. m. st. Louis MsrAiIs s1
press, except Sunday.
1915 a. m. st. Louis Fast Nall
11:t5 a. m. Chicago Midday Special
1855 p. m. Daily st. Louis Limited.
2:35 o. m. Afternoon Express for
Odln, Effingham, NATION. Champaign
6:to. o. m. Thebes Accommodation.
7:15 q. m Chicago and Eastern nx'
press.
s:4s q. m. Memphis and Nashville
s:f5 .. m. Memphis and Nav Or
leans Limited.
500 q. m. plducah and Louisville
1:4f o. m. Dsily Memphis and New
Orleans.
f:4t .. m. Daily NASHVILLE. Chstta
noogs and Atlanta
1850 Q. m. Fulton Accommodation.
$50 o. m. Paducsh and Louisvills.
500 D. m. Memphis ana New Or
leans Special.
For through tickets. sleeping ear
accommodation and further informs
ton apply at Illinois Central Passes
ger Station. Cairo. III
}. X. JONES, TIskst Agent
&. A. HATCH, q. p. A.
a. a. aAkaoN. pass. TrzfFls asx
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11

The Cairo Bulletin is the only Cairo
paper with the service of the Asso.
ciafsd Prnss.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
FlGIN BUTTER.

Elgin. H.. Aug. 10.-Butter firm al
| % cents. Sales for the week, 93l .209
pounds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11

Accounts OF corporations and Individ.
uais especially solicited. Exchange
furnished to any part OF the world.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
Under Block sIonal opera,io,.

There are now not far from SO 900
miles OF railroad under block signal
operation. nearly 10000 more miles
OF which have been added within a
year and half. All OF this mileage
is distributed among "a different sys-
TENS.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
Cos, az Eduoation in GERMANY.

: The average annual cost for each
pupil for publicsehool education in
Germany is sl2.Se.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

Chicago Aug. l4.-The following
car loads represent the days move
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11
MOBILE & OHIO R. R
Corrected to August list, 1908.
Time Of Trains 20
CAIRO


ssuthbssne
No. I, Express daily, lv....z:o5 pm.
No. 3, Express daily, iv....2:os am.
hsrthSeuns
No. Z, Express daily, Iv....f:35 pm
No. 4, Express daiiy, w.. 2:11 am
!. n. JONES. Ticket Assak
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-11

For Freight ssd Passage apply st
Halliday q Phillips whsrfhost. Cairo.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
PAY OFFICIAL VISIT
TO Ell DORADO COUNCIL
Highly Proficient Work Is Done
by the Officers and
Members

The official visit of the San Fran
cisco cabinet of the National Union to
Ell Dorado council of that order on
last Tuesday night in National hall
was one OF unusual interest. More
than 200 members of the association
were present when Charles E. Ker
president of the cabinet and the other
officers and members entered.
They were received with all the hon.
ors of their station, and, after an in
vestigation Of the manner in which the
council conducts it's business and wit
Messing the proficiency OF the officers
in the conferring of the three degrees
by the initiation of candidates, Presi-
dent Ker addressed the meeting and
was followed by John w Cuthbert
one of the senators of the order; Gen
eral Deputy Joseph "a. Wilson and Dr.
A. Johnson. A short program of en-
tertainment presented by Speaker
Houser Of the council followed in
which Samuel Berger. Mel Furst, Her
bert Bibero and Edward Pinner par
ticipated. The following were pres
ent: DR. J. Groom. Walter Klatt, NJ. A.
Lyons, J. J. McCabe, G. Cummings, c.
J. Swift, L. Friedlander, John Lauer, NJ
Muller, A. S. Ferguson, Julius Call
mann, c. A. Beresford, w. E. Deane, H
Leland, b. Adler. II. B. Harris, NJ. D.
LeYison, ID. Walsh.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS :.
ARE UNIQUE IN DESIGN
Plans Made to Safeguard the
Lives of Children and
Please the Eve

The working plans for five of the
bond issue schools, the Madison, South
End Bryant, Sutro. and Mission gram
mar. have been completed by City
Architect Tharp, acting under instruc-
tions of the board of works and the
board of education, and are ready for
the contractors as soon as the money
is available.
In all, plans for 16 typical structures,
covering practically all the 81 proposed
school buildings, are we'll advanced.
Tharp has incorporated in each of the
designs certain general principles not
adhered to in the city's earlier school
buildings. The staircases in all schools
are made independent of each other
and are inclosed within fire barrier
walls, making each safe way of es-
cape should fire occur in any other part
of the. building. A fire originating in
any of the staircases would be con-
fined to that exit alone and would not
imperiI escape by the other staircases
of the building.
One story construction has been the
rule in the case of the proposed primary
schools, two story construction in that
of the grammar grade buildings. The
roofs of all Will be of tiling and par
take of the mission style. lending a
uniform note to the citys school archi-
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
MAYOR WILL ADDRESS
= THE NIGHT LAW SCHOOL
Graduates of Y. M. c. A. Class
viii Receive Diplomas at
the Fairmont

p. An address viii be delivered by
Mayor Edward r. Taylor 10 the grad
Iating class Of the night law school
OF the Young Mems Christian .associa-
tion at the Fairmont hotel Friday even
ing
A. P. Black. assistant United States
district attorney, will preside at the
meeting which will be the seventh. an
nuat opening of the school. The d.
FlOmas viii be presented by James A
Ballentine Of the Hastings law school
and dean Of the night law school of
the association.
The night law school is an. import
mt branch Of the educational work of
the Young Mems Christian associa-
lion, having graduated several OF the
successful young attorneys practicing
at the local bar. All young men inter-
ested in the study of law at night are
invited to attend the graduating exer-
ClSes
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
MAKES IDENTIFICATION
Name of Would Be Slayer Dis
closed to Police by Roberts

ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 2.-The per-
son who identified his would be slayer
was Roberts himself in an ante-mortem
statement. The pistol with which the
shooting was done has been located,
thus completing the chain OF evidence.
The man who shot Roberts is tech
nically under arrest.
Before making his statement Roberts
exacted a pledge from the hospital
physicians and the detectives repre-
senting the police department that no
action would be taken in the event of
out punishment to those who had
wronged him be left entirely in his
hands.
Then, with the belief that he had but
Roberts is said to have named the man
and the woman who bounded him on
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
OLD COURT CLERKS. ARE
SUMMARlLY DISMISSED
No Explanation Given and New
Men Are Appointed TO
Positions

County Clerk Harry L Mulcrevy
reached his. Office 10 minutes before the
regular opening hour yesterday and
when Deputies James J. Groom and
James p. Dockery arrived he surprised
them by .dismissing them from his staif.
30 explanation was given the deputies
beyond good of the service.
when interviewed later Mulcrevy
refused 10 add to this, saying he had
dropped Dockery and Groom for the
het1erment of the service and that they
were shOth out for good.
b q: Dockery was the clerk OF department
5 Of the superior court and Groom
clerk OF department 4. The position
Of clerk Of court carries a salary of
Sl25 month. Mulcrevy yesterday
assigned David j. Cramer TO depart
m6nt and Eugene Levy to depart
ment T. Groom has been acting
as court clerk in San Francisco for
more than 20 years. He has served un-
der eight county clerks.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
POLICE IDENTIFY
ROBERTS 'ASSAILANT
Motive for Assault on Baltimore
Financier Believed to Be
Blackmail

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. a.
Facts are now in possession of the au-
thorities which enable them to an
nounce that the Identification of the
person who shot Charles Boyle Roberts,
the Baltimore financier and clubman,
will be established within a few days.
The motive for the assault Is fixed,
to the satisfaction of Chief of Police
woodruff. His detectives, cooperating
with those in other cities, are now on
the trail of the suspect and the evil
dence now at hand is sufficient to make
an arrest by Monday.
1t was learned tonight that the solu-
ton of the mystery will not be dis
tasteful to the family of either. Rob
erts or Mrs Williams. The inference is
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
NAME EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The executive committee of the
league OF property owners west of
Powell street has been appointed by
Chairman d. S. Dorm as follows: J. T.,
Harmes. S. Klarenmeyer G. Fl. Umbsen,
II. NJ. Englander T. ]. Savage, L. ].
SLY. Z. J. Amweg, j. V. Levensaler, IT.
+. Chadbourne, c. L. Pettigrew, Charles
A. Stewart and +. A. Meyer The chair
man and Secretary Thomas f. Prem
dergast are ex officio members of the
committee. A meeting OF the commit
tee will be held this afternoon at 2
o'clock in the office OF the Achairman
Humboldt bank building.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
RUNAWAY BOY ARRESTED

George Rosenberger, II years of age,
was brought back to this city yester-
day morning from San Jose by Detec-
tives Driscol1 and McQuaide. The boy,
with two companions, Is accused of hav-
ing broken into barn belonging to
James t. Burke OF 3141 Army street
August 80 and stolen horse and bug
gy. The boys drove to San Jose and
on Tuesday Rosenberger was taken
into custory. The boys two compan-
ions escaped with the outfit Burke was
informed last night by the mother. of
one of, the missing boys that the buggy
would be returned to him today.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
WOMEN TALK OF
WOMEN'S WORK
Addresses of Evening Devoted
to Discussion of Industrial
Conditions
Fewer Members of the Weaker
Sex Employed in Manual
Occupations

More than 100 earliest women. the
members of the association of collegi-
ate alumnae and their friends, met in
the red room of the Eairmont hotel last
night to spend an entire evening in the
discussion of present Industrial condi-
tions in the United States and their ef-
feet upon wage earning women.
No branch of manual, labor in which
women are now employed was ignored
in the four papers that constituted the
evenings program, laundries, factories,
canneries, cotton mills and telephone
headquarters being only few Of the
establishments touched upon. The first
paper, an economic retrospect by DIR.
Edith Abbott of Wellesley college, was
read in her absence by Miss Lucille
Eaves, who is well known in settlement
work here, and who will leave shortly
to accept a chair in one of the midwest
colleges. DR.. Abbott. in comparing the
present standing of men and women
workers in the lower trades and large
factories, called attention to the fact
that, in spite of the recent agitation
because of the intrusion of women into
all flelds Of labor there are actually
fewer women working with their hands
today than there were a century ago,
when spinning, shoe making, carding,
garment making, baking and a hun
ufeo otner occupations now shared by
men Were done by women alone.
Prof. Katherine Conan spoke of the
oregon 10 hour law and of kindred laws
and ordinances of recent years protect
i've to workingwomen. DR.. Jessica
PeiXotto of the state university con-
cluded the program with a short talk
on women's trade unions in California.
which, although still in their very in
fancy, have already somewhat inf1u-
enced the position of workingwomen
here. The visiting collegians. who
spent yesterday in Berkeley, holding
their meetings at the Greek theater
and in Hearst hall, visiting the college
and ending the day with an informal
tea at Miss Heads school, will gather
at noon today for one of the most i'm
portent events of their convention
week. Nearly 800 of them will lunch
at the Fairmont at II o'clock, one of
the features of which event will be the
roll call Of the various colleges. At 4
they will be guests of the Century club
for a reception.
Among those present at the lecture
last night were.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
MAIL PoucHEs rEsTEn

Tests of the 50-odd mechanical ap-
pliances for receiving and discharging
mail pouches from fast moving trains
were made yesterday at Hayward by
United States postal officials. Many Of
the devices proved unsuccessful in the
first few tests. Among the appliances
which successfully stood the tests was
the one invented by A Frank Martel
of San Francisco. A special train was
used and the tests were made at diff
miles an hour. Weight tests were also
made. Pouches weighing from Is to
200 pounds were received and dis
charged by some of the appliances. The
government officials will make their
report TO the department at WASH
inRton.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
McCURDY WILL TO 4.
BE CONTESTED BY HEIRS
Eccentric Man Left Fortune
to Home of Masonic ::

CORUNNA. Mich, Sept. 2.-Four heirs
OF the late Hugh McCurdy OF this city.
who left his s11O.OOo estate to the Ma.
sonic orphans home at Grand Rapids;
Mich. today fled notice of suit, to
break the will McCurdy. who was one
the United States, left his widow only
an annuity Of $500 a year and his son.
Spencer, life interest in the farm. upon
which he lived. The heirs who will
contest the will include Hugh Clifford
McCurdy, of San Francisco, a grandson.