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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
SLY SW|NDl[R
BADLY WANTED
TWO MERCHANTS IN MEMPHIS
WERE ViCTiMizED BY A
SLICK ITALIAN.
COT THEIR SIGNATURES
To Checks Which We're Easily
Cashed--Got Away With ST.
o36 in All as Easy as
Finding It,

Memphis, Tenn Dec. 1.-THE po
lice are looking for a young Italian
who secured s1,036 without difficulty
after gaining the confidence OF mem
bers of two Memphis firms, upon
whom he called during a brief stay
in the city.
Not until they called at a Main
street bank yesterday with their
bankbooks did Et'rton & Melgara,
gEoGers, 247 jackson avenue and
Mascara Bros, III Mulberry street,
realize they had been yictlmlzed by
a clever ruse. They were confronted
by checks, cne for $3.50. bearing the
name Of Burton & Melgara, and the
other bearing the name of Mascara
Bros. for $3.50. The signature on
each Of the checks was genuine.
Each had been cashed without ques
ton by the man now wanted hy the
police.
Claiming TO be the Southern repre-.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
TRIBUTE PAID
To CLEVELAND
OLD COLLEAGUES AMONG LIFE
INSURANCE PRES DENTS
HOLD MEMoRlAL-sEvERAL
ADDRESSES MADE.

New York Dec. 4.-The late Grover
Cleveland colleagues in the Asso
citation of Life Insurance Presidents
paid a tribute to his name at the first
days session of the association. Al
dresses were delivered by DR.. John
H. Finley. president of the College
City Of New York: President Morton
of the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety Three members of Cleveland's g
cabinet sent letters. These were
Hcke Smith, Adlai f. Stevenson anI
Hillary A. Herbert.
Judson Harman. governor-eIect o;
Ohio. attorney general in Cleveland's
cabinet, paid a tribute to the name
Of Cleveland in a letter in which he
said he thought Cleveland was the
least generally known and under
stood Of all our presidents"
In a telegram former Covernor
Francis. secretary Of the interior m
der Cleveland. spoke feeiinglv Of
the character and services of CIeve-
land.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
FOUGHT WITH HAT PIN
Woman Freed Herself From Un
known Mans Attacks With
the Little Weapon.

Hastings Mich. Dee. with f;
hatpin at a weapon. Mrs. Elwar,
Wait, the young wife of a mail clerl
.of this city. freed herself from the
clutches Of a man who had caght fei
and was carrying her toward the city
park near her home
Mrs. Wait had left her home TO at
tend a lecture. Her route carried
her by the lonely park
Il am lucky 10 meet you.~ the
stranger said. stepping out Of a dark
place He put a hand over her
mouth
Mrs. Wait IS lightly built and the
man was large and powerful He
picked her up bodily. The Young
woman pulled a large hatp.n from
her hat Then with an her strength
she drove & into the mans side.
Taken completely tr surprise. the
fellow gave a howl Of pain. doppel
the young woman and took 90 BIS
heels Mrs. Wait hurried t1 her
home two blocks distant an1 then
fainted.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
DEMONSTRATION
BY DUTCH SHIPS
BELIEVED THAT PLANS FOR
BLOCKADE OF VENEZUELA
ARE COMPLETED.
STEAMING ALONG COAST
Battleships and Cruisers Ply Up and
Down 5000 Yards From Shore
Said That u. S. Shos
viii Go to Scene.

Willemstadt, Dec 4-Hayiag beer
unable 10 obtain an amcab,e settle
ment Of the outstanding differences
! with Venezuela the Netherlands gov
iernment has begun a naval demon
stration off the coast of the South
! American republic, and since Wed
Inesday vessels flying the Dutch flag
have steamed along the coast from
Puerto Cabello to La Guiara 1000
yards from shore.
The battleship Jacob Van Heems-
kerk an dthe cruisers Gellorland and
Frissand are engaged in tie opera
.ticn, which it is said, will continue
indefinitely
The Heemskerk arrived here this
morning bringing the above news.
The two cruisers had preceded to
Maracaibo it was stated though the
officers observed secrecy concerning
the movements of the vessels. The
Heemskerk will relieve the Gelder-
land at Maracaibo Monady.
With steam up in all her boilers
the Heemskerk arrived off LaGuaira
Wednesday morning. As soon as the
batleship was sighted all the city
lights We're extingushed. From the
deck OF the ship could be seen guns
pointed toward the battleship, which
was kept ready for action. The
Heemskerk remained but one day off
La Guaira and yesterday proceeded
up the coast and passed between the
shore and the small sandy islands in
the bay OF Puerto Cabeilo OFF the City
of Puerto Cabello.
The demonstration is regarded as
indicating that preparations for an
effective blockade of the Venezuelan
coast are complete
II is reported here that the Neither
lands battleship De Ruijter left Hol-
land yesterday for this port
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
POPE PloUs NOT ~:
coNFERs WITH DEL VAL.

Rome Dec f-The Corresp0n fezt e.
Romano. vatican organ. asserts thas
contrary 20 the reports in circulatio8
that Pope Plus has suffered a neiapss
aEi a-aiu beea Obliged 90 take TO hlz
tet the pondf has rracticailf recor
ereI from bis recent iniisposiiion AMI
TODAY visited Dis Official quarters
There De- received Cardinal Mery De-
FH. nauai secretary 1f state. and the
pontf and the Cardinal workel To-
sstler fer several hours on political
affairs
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05

sentative of The Florence Supply
Company of New York City "A younl
Italian called at the store of Burton
& Melgara a fortnight ago Ills af-
fable m-na-rs an familiarity with
tae .u.t lui liquor trade soon won
Li... INC c,nG.sn-e cf the members
I tsl nrm They gave him an order
iC. goods TO be shipped them pr.
sumably from New York.
Wien the man. who claimed TO be-
o salesmau, concluded taking the Cr.
der he is said 10 have handed the
pcrrittors a slip Of paper. which he
said was incomplete without their
Signature ~You see. my horse-the
one represent always wants me u
let them know with whom ] am doing
business You write your firm name
here and ! will send it on with the
olCeT. so our men can look mp your
financial standing" he Is quotel as
sayitg
The signature. the police say. was
affixed TIE proprjietors little realiz
ing they were placing their names
on 2 blank check. afterwards filled iu
by the stranger to the amount Of
S8SG.
li, similar manner. # Is said Mas
csd Bros were yictimezei out OF
$3.50
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
FOWLER HAS NEW BILL
On Revision Of Tariff Which He viii
Present Early In the Coming
Session Of Congress.

Elizabeth. y D. Dec 4-C0ngr5 ss-
mau Fowler chairman Of the horse
committee Cn banking and currency.
said tonight that early 90 the next
session of congress probably fnnng
tits opening week. pc would intro.
faee bin for tarin revision. en-
boiying bis idea Of the lines upon
which revision should be- logically
bassI His bill be said. would be
radically different from anything set
uuI forward
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
AGREEMENT REACHED
eY LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS.

Washington. Dec. "A successful
i-sne Of the conference bet-een ret
resentatives Of the brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers and she Penn
syivanis Railroad lines west O. Pitts
burg and the Board Of Mediation. con.
sistirg Of Chairman Knapp f>ths
Interstate Commerce Comm ssiO1
end Commisslonrr of Labor NeiI vas
reachai tonight ami the agreement
proposed By TIC board vas accepted
tg the representatives, On both sides.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
RELIGIOUS WAR FEARED.

Ferlin. Dec l-An official dis
patch from teh commander OF the
German gunboat Jaguara dated ar
onape. Caroline Islands describ g
conditions at Ponapc that threaten
to break ont any moment in religious
warfare The Prot astant natives ar
arraved against their Catholic broth
ers and they have divided into two
armed camps. There is about Sol
rifles IN the hands of the opposing
factions The gunb0at win stay az
PoEaue until the trouble IS over.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05

by Maratine Exchange among thp
missing
To-day deck cabin and fittings and
lG liie prescryers came ashore These
all bore 500 City" or other marks
Identifying them as belonging to the
lake steamer
During the day life buoys. decl
boards and other gear. unquostionab!y
belonging to The steamer were wash
ed in.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
SEVEN DWELLINGS
AND ONE BUSINESS
HOUSE FLOAT AWAY

Pine Biuf Ark. Dec 4.-SpveE
frame dwelling houses and two.
story business building was the toll
claimed 10 day by the encroachiug
waters Of the swollen Arkansas Ri
cr. eating their way across Barraque
and near Georgia Streets. two blocks
east Of the county court house. To-
niglt the river is continuing 10 slow
ly rise and the water is gradually un-
derminiHg another dyke.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05

after which the state rested.
The defense quickly began the iu.
PRODUCTION Of witnesses TO impeach
those of the state who had testified
as to The time Rustin and Davis were
seen down town aud were empioye
on that line when adjournment was
taken
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
u, S, SHIPS TO GO.

London Dec. 4.-The Telegraph s
correspondent at The Hague says a
dispatch has been received there to
the effect that newspaper in
Curacao learns that four American
warships are expected at Curacao at
the beginning of January. and says
that il is certain that the Unite /
States will staunchly support Hol-
lana against Venezuela.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
REPORT NOT CREDITED.

Washington, Dec. 4.-The repor,
four American warships are expected
at Curacao at the beginning of Janu.
ary and that the United States will
actively support Holland against
Venezuela. cannot be confirmed here,
and, in view of this governments well
known attitude toward Venezuela. is
not generally credited
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
TROOPS SENT TO cArTARo.

Vienna. Dec. 1.-Two steamers of
the Hungarian-Croatlan line with
troops aboard. left Fiume today un.
der sealed orders. Two other steam
ers viii follow tomorrow. 1t is sup.
posel that their destination IS Cat
taro, a seaport Of Austria on the
Adraitic contiguous 10 Montenegro
territory
Warlike rumors continue in circu-
lation but an optimistic feeling PR.
walls in official circles.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
FRENcH RoUT mooRs.

Paris. Dec "A telegram from
French West Africa says that a de-
tachmeut Cf French srehis have ha g
a serious engagement with a band Of
Moors. The French lest in EIeI one
lieutenant ard twelve privstcs. while
fhe enemy suffered heavily and ue-a
r1Hfed
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
AUSTRIAN PORT
is B0MBARDED
BY REBEL SHIPS

Paris, Dec A dispatch received
here from Vienna says that a mes
sage from the Cattaro branch Of the
Hungarian bank to the Agram
Branch stated that Cattaro had been
bombarded since O'Clock this morn
ing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
TOM JoHNsoN's DAUGHTER
GRANTED A DIVORCE

Cleveland. Dec Mrs. Elizabeth
johnson Mariaui. daughter Of Mayor
Tom l. Johnson. today was granted
divorce from Frederick Mariani. oi
New York Mrs. Mariani testified
that her husband had never supportc
her fro mthe time she married hin.
SO she left.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
REVOLUTION N SALVADOR.

Managua- Nicaragua. Dec. A
revelation has begun in Salvador un
de- the leadership of former Vice
President Prudencio Alfaro- The
cities Of Abuschapano. Usutuian and
saBtana have been captured hy TIE
reFoIutionists.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
MINER SUICIDES

saf Lake City De-. 4-James Kin.
area. a miner. Who came here two
months ago from Wells. Nevada. was
found dead in his room today He
had taken sfrychnine Ills wife. son
anI parents live in Davenport. Towa.
Financial losses are thought 10 have
caused the suiclle
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
PAPERS SAY CASTRO HAS
LEFT VENEZUELA FCR coon

Paris. Dec. 4-SCme newspapers
here express TIRE belief that Pfesidenr
Castro has deserted Eenexrela t1r
ever. They say chat Ter years he has
been send money 70 EnE'aai aai
France. where they estimate he las
So. GOD. ESQ deposited
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05
TAFT FAvoRs STATEHOOD
FOR NEW MEXICO.

HCt Springs. Va. Dec 4.-G0Yer-
nor George CurE Of AeH Mexico. laid
the claim Of that territory for state
bod before Presiient-eiect Tar to-
cav sId received the assurance that
Tan is heartily in favor Of the rropo-
s.ti1n.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-05

Cconeluded on Second Page,
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31

STYLE which was thoroughly en-
ioyed By the members OF oul
party.
We met. at Mr.. 1ansey's camp
Mr.. Dan Mack, who attends TIC
books and commisSary, and Nal
r. Smith AMI the host, Mr.. NJ
Tansey, wlo proved himself to
be the prince of hosts.
At 4 p. m. we boarded the con,
yeyance and returned to the enc
of the track, all having thorough
Iy enjoyed themselves. We next
reached Camp Collins where we
had supper with Messrs. Burrage'
McGrath and Ferguson; and al
$50 boarded the train for VIM
field, accompanied by MIR. and
Mrs. Burrage and Miss Onle
Teddlie.
In our marty were Messrs. j.
NJ. Wright, Ralph Mccain, K. ,.
Machen, Horace Sewers. Morris
TeddIie and the editor of The
Sentinel.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31
MISREPRESENTATION.

1t is a little remarkable that a
man like Tom Watson. in his
opening speech CT his campaign,
should revamp charges against
William J. Bryan that the great
Copmoner has already denied as
containing no scintella of truth.
Billingsgate and abuse are not the
weapons to appeal to the judgment
and sound sense of the American
sovereigns. The presidential cam
paign should be conducted on a
plane of dignity and reason COM
mensurate with the high character
of the position. The intelligent
masses will not be swayed by the
imprisoned utterances of the
demagogue or the specious pleas
of the professional politician.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.

The Democratic nominee'for the
presidency is a remarkable man
in many respects. Undoubtedly
his personality is known more
thoroughly throughout the civil
lied world than that of any other
American citizen. He s an orator
of pronounced ability and persua-
sive eloquence. He is deep
thinker. He is a constant reader.
He is the thoughtful student Of
great governmental principles and
policies: He is outspoken and
fearless in his utterances. He is
honest and conscientious. Above
all else he is a christian gentle
man. In his relation to the great
masses of the American citizen.
he is what he prociaims himself
a commoaer. He is the champion
of the rights of the people. He
stands as the bulwark and expor-
ent OF the laboring classes against
the encroachments of predatory
wealth.
He is the embodiment of purity
in American politics. He is the
defender of right against the en-
croachment OF constituencies
wrong. He is patriot in the full
meaning of the word. He is the
champion of the guaranteed con-
stitutIonal rights of the people.
He stands as the. embodiment OF
truth. honesty and fair dealing.
Believing in a principle. he
openly and fearlessly proclaims it
and defends it. Since his nomin-
alton he has fully endorsed the
enunciations embodied in the
Democratic platform. Nay. more
He is forcing his Republican OPP
ponent, w. H. Taft, TO follow in
his wake in embracing some OF
the most pronounced policies of
the Democratic declarations. MIR.
Taft may not mean what he says.
none the less when Mr.. organs
utterances on great questions oil
public importance are published,
he drops into line with me, Too"
declaration.
The Democratic party is enthus-
iastic, united. hopeful. With such
an alignment as at present shown.
and such leader. its triumph
seems almost an assured fact. The
slogan of the day is Bryan and
Victory"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31
BRYAH'S SPEECHES.

If any one wishes to hear w. ].
Bryan talk. all that is necessary is
to send for some of the phono-
graph plates which his ORATORS
have punctured and set them
whirling. He has prepared a
number of speeches in this man.
ner to be used during the, CAM
paign. Without doubt Bryan will
address the citizens of Winfield
tefore the campaign is ended.
Such an exhibition would prove a
drawing attraction.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31
Editors Outing.

Last week we received a press
ing invitation from Mr.. NJ.
Tansey to take dinner with him
at his camp on the Rochelle
branch of the fremont & Gulf
Railway.
On Saturday the engine and
cabOose from the camp came in
and we left Winfield at 1890.
Arriving at the camp at Collins
station where Messrs. Pete Fer
guson, Mack McGrath and Webb
Burrage hold forth, we stopped
for dinner. We found comfort
ably located i'm the camp cars,
Mrs. Webb Burrage and her
sister. Miss One Teddlie.
Dinner being announced we
were ushered into the dining car.
and such a dinner. We could go
over the courses and enumerate
the various dishes, but will leave
that to your Imagination. We
will, however, say that they have
"chef du cuisine" that would
do well for some of the first class
hotels to get. The cooking was
of the best and served in elegant
style. After dinner our party
separated; some to fish and some
to visit the work of surfacing the
track. The recent rains made the
water too muddy for fish.
We spent the night at Collins
station. where we partook of the
hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs.
Burrage.
Next morning we took the train
and went to the end of the laid
track where we were met by a
team sent by Mr.. Tansey. We
soon were carried to the camp
which is a veritable town under
canvas. The corral for the stock
is a huge canvas fly capable of
holding more than hundred
head of stock. The commissary.
Office and sitting room is another
large tent, where we met our
genial host and enjoyed ourselves
until the triangle sounded for
dinner. We were ushered into a
large tent where two long tables
were spread and one would have
concluded that this was a special
occasion, hut we soon found that
Mr.. Tansey was fond of good
living, and was a judge of good
cooking and that he. too, had a
cief that was far above the
average. We bad a most excel
lent dinner cooked in the best
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31
Supreme Court Election.

To the Democratic Voters of the Third Supreme
Court District:
Gentlemen: | submit to your
consideration my candidacy to
succeed myself on the Supreme
Bench.
A man aspiring to become one
OF the high priests of your temple
of justice can hardly seek to rec
ommend himself out of his own
mouth. but | may be permitted
here to offer to make to you the
pledge | made to myself seven
years ago when was appointed
to the same high position, and
that is TO work faithfully, and to
strive in every way TO justify the
confidence placed in me. Whether
/ have kept that pledge and have
by my conduct heretofore on the
bench given you any guarantee for
the future, it is for you to say.
Respectfully.
OLIVIER .. PRovosTY.
Jl-Iotf
4 \
If you have no appetite for your
meals something Is wrong with
your digestion, liver or bowels.
Prickly Ash Bitters cleanses and
strengthens the stomach, purifies
the bowels and creates appetite,
vigor and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Grisham Drug Co, special agents.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31
OPTIMISTIC.


If times are not growing better,
the period is not far distant whel
they will improve. The crop sea-
son is coming on apace, and it is
already beiug harvested. Business
will revive in every channel anc
new impetus will be given the
various pursuits of men. Life is
varied in its several ages. and is
but the reflex of the seasons OF
earth. Prosperity and adversely
have always marked its recurring
years from time immemorial. Ii
is one of natures lmmutable laws.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31

More Offices. more expense,
more and higher salaries are
among the insane political appel
ties of the lawmakers, which the
mass of the voters should not only
decisively condemn, Blu: positively
refuse to endorse by keeping in
power the men who sanction such
measures to increase the burdens
of an already overtaxed people.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31
HOW We SEE IT.

Despite the impressions of our
Northern cousins" to the con-
trary. Louisiana is the garden
spot of this continent. Its sons
are courageous. industrious and
patriotic; its daughters gloriously
lovely. refined and industrious; its
soil rich. fertile and productive,
and its flowers regal. beautiful and
fragrant beyond all comparison;
its climate salubrious, and its
Italian skies bend low with the
azure hue of incompatible lowell.
ness.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31

Theodore Roosevelt. president
of the United States. is the CHIEF
manager and manipulation of the
Republican party. He engineered
the nomination of Taft. He full
minated the platform. He was
the supervisor of Taft's speech OF
acceptance. In his personality
Taft is a veritable figure head.
lie is not politically self-poised
or self-conhdent. lie is the true
type of machine work. Talk
about the intellectual and personal
independence of the American
Political Statesman! And to this
complex q has It come at last.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31
A New Oil Company.

Last Monday night a new oil
company was organized in Winn-
field, the charter of which was
filed Tuesday and appears in this
issue of The Sentinel.
Owing to the fact that the
Pace Oil Company had withdrawn
its stock from the market and the
prospects of an My completion
of the Pace oil we'll. the incor-
porators of this company decided
to put up new rig and commence
drilling on the land recently
acquired from Capt. l. l.. Lyons
by Mr.. Pace. The Central Oil
Company will have some of their
stock for sale, but will not sell
for less than par. MIR. l.. IL.
Baldwin will have the active
management of the drilling of the
new well and the sale of the
stock. The new derrick will be
erected in few days and drilling
will commence us soon us the
machinery can be shinpeb and
placed in position.
Considerable interest Is being
manifested in the Winfield oil
field now. We understand that
other rigs will be put in operation
on other holdings in the territory.
We heard an experienced oil
well man say, recently, that he
would not be surprised to see a
gusher-at the Pace well in the
next ten or fifteen days, so those
who are not on, had better get on
because when we get oil it will be
too late then to catch the car.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31

and belongs to one of the best
known families in the parish. 1t
would be superfluous for us to try
to introduce him to the voters OF
ward one. He has served in that
capacity for the past four years
and his action speaks louder than
any encomiums we might add.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31

DeWitt's CarboIlzed Witch
Hazel Salve is good for little cuts
or big cuts, small scratches or
bruises or big ones. 1t is healing.
cooling and soothing. There is
just one original and many srb-
stitutes. Be sure you get the
original DeWitt's Carholized
Witch Hazel Salve. We sell and
recommend it.-Phoenix Drug
Company.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31
For District Attorney.

We are authorized to announce the candi-
dacy of Mr.. CAS- MOSS. of Winn parish, for
the Office of District Attorney, composing the
parishes of Caldwell, jackson and Winn, sub
ject to the action of the voters in the Democra-
tic primary.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31

According to the latest inform
alton. Turkey is about to reap the
fruit of long years of misrule, OPP
preston and terrorism. Arevolu-
ton has been inaugurated that
bids fair to result in civil war and
the overthrow of the present
dynasty.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31
Just Exactly Right.

Il have used DIR. Kings New
Life Pills for several years. and
find them just exactly right says
Mr.. A. A. FELTON,, of HarrisvITle,
n. Y. New Life Pills relieve
without the least discomfort. Best
remedy for constipation. bilious
ness and malaria. 25c at all drug
stores.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31

Corporations and trusts will
continue their plans of the spoila-
ton of the masses-the producers
of the sustenance and wealth OF
the country-until they will turn
and rend these spectators and de-
throne the octopus whose greed IS
Unsuitable.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-31

Osman Pasha, commander IF the
Turkish troops in Monster, was
assassinated on July IS. He was
one of the prominent generals of
Turkey.