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that the insurgents under General
Foucaard have won a decisive victory
in the first pitched battle of the pres
ent revolution TIE government forces,
under General Celestin, minister Of war,
have been completely routed, it is re-
ported, with a heavy loss, and the min
lister himself is a frightened refugee in
the German consulate in AIiragoane.
The government forces are fleeing
panie-stricken before the victorious reo-
els and the latter are marching on Port
au Prince. where the main body Of the
governments troops are. It is declared
here that President Nord Alexis is
about to take the field in person, and
also that within a short time General
Firmin. who was driven from Haiti in
the last uprising there, and who has
sailed 10 join the rebels. will proclaim
himself dictator Of Haiti
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Calls on Judge to Explain
Sentencing Youth to Macy
Department Sends Official Inquiry, Asking If Court
Made Penalty Light on Condition Man Should
Enlist

The Navy Department of the United
States sent an official inquiry TO Justice
JenTies. at Detroit, 10 ascertain wheth-
er in passing sentence on Daniel Tewks-
bury, the judge had observed that he
would make the sentence light in order
to give the defendant d chance to enter
the navy after he had served his time.
The justice turned the communication
over 20 his colleague, Justice Stein,
who had disposed Of the case.
Tewksbury was a young man caught
in the act Of breaking into the safe Of
William l. She'll At the request OF
the family the complaint was changed
to simple larceny and the defendant
given ninety days in the house of cor
rection, November Is last. The relatives
at the time stated that at the expiration
they would have Daniel join the navy.
Justice Stein agreed that such DISPOSE
ton Of the lad would be the best thing
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for him. In navy circles this view was
taken as a reflection on the character
of the men who serve on Uncle Sam s
ships and hence the departments de-
inand for an explanation.
At the time press dispatches were sent
out stating that Judge Stein had. of
his own motion, sentenced Tewksbury
to ninety days and to Join the navy
when his time expired"
A few days later the judge was in
formed that the rules of the army and
navy forbid the enlistment Of men with
a criminal record and the anair swelled
to magnitude. principally through ex-
ploitation in New York newspapers,
which called the attention of the Navy
Department TO IT,
u II answer the communication and
state the facts. The department will
then perceive at once that no insult was
intended" Justice Stein said.
The Washington times., 1908-11-29
WIFE DIES
At RIPE OLD AGE
Mrs. Henry Johnson, For
merly of Cumberland,
Passes Away.

J. Johnson, widow of Colonel Johnson,
once postmaster Of Cumberland, one Of
the former owners Of the Cumberland
Daily News. died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Morrow, in Pittsburg.
with whom sine had been residing, aged
ninety-fOur years.
AIRS. Johnson was one Of the charter
members of the CanDbelite Church at
Bethany, W. Va. with which she was
connected for nifty years W. Cory
Johnson, Of Piedmont. ". Va. is q
surviving son. Mrs. Johnson was noted
for her charities.
The Washington times., 1908-11-29
WILL SUPPLY ARMS.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Nov. Z8.-Arms
for the suppression Of the revolution
IN Haiti viii be furnished by a Cincin-
natl firm and the /. b. Hirsch Iron and
Steel Company is now waiting for de-
tails Of an order for 5000 Springfield
rifles to be sent 20 the BLACK Repub-
lie" with the rifles will 90 1900, 600
cartridges, and il is expected that the
shipment will be made in a few days
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BEFRIEND A DOG;
PAY FINE OF SIS

Charity was its own and only reward
for Charles Hall, Of First street north
west. who housed and fed stray dog,
for he was fined s. ia Police Court yes
terday morning by Judge KimbaU for
not having kept it muzzIed. The ami
NAL bit the hand Of a butcher vino
tried to give it a bone
Then the Halls sent for the dog
catcher, bat the arm OF the law went
further and fined the u0spitabIe friend
Of the cog, ali because he did not, in
the first place, have FIdO sent 10 The
pound where ne now Is.
The Washington times., 1908-11-29
MANY DIVORCE SUITS.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2S.-The calendar
published today Tor special term, part 3.
Of the supreme court. shows that on
Wednesday. December 9. when he takes
his seat on the bench In that branch
of the court. Justice Bowling will have
before him for trial on that day 1l2 di-
vorce suits,
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SI.OO Framed Pictures

Very massive Brass Bed, Just like
this illustration. Has tWO-inCh
posts, four large square top rods,
tWenty-siX large filters, two square
cross filters, heavy ChilIs, and best
quality English 'acquering.
The Washington times., 1908-11-29

Large Weathered Oak CeIlarettes,
with separate cupboard on top, one
drawer, large shelf, revolving bottle
rack, glass racks, strong and well
made.
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ACCEPT REBATES; GUILTY.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 26.-On . plea OF
guilty TO accepting rebates from the
Pennsylvania railroad on shipments OF
coal. the Baker-Vhiteley Coal Company.
of this city, was today fined $500 by
Judge Morris, in the United States dis
triCt court for violation OF the Hepburn
Interstate commerce law
The Washington times., 1908-11-29
Refugees Hear Rebels
Gain Great Victory

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nv. IS The
colony Of Hsytian refugees here have
received adviees from Gen sraI Simon
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-11

September So 1902 than people know The fact that then
capped does raise presumption that shall always gang
defect at vital point will some time, late assert ITSELF
In making those statements purpose adversely cr
else the namuch the congress public which
does what the people demandand seldom does less
The American people have been opposed features
legislation the We possess which sound and
trongbu noneastc do believe that require de-
Of imitation than has conditioned Since 1902 the
circulation has been increased something than $l50000000
Thus the volume expands; but has power contraction
when the people, through withdraw money from circulation
and hoard in various
This bad result lack Of confidence the evil from
which have recently suffered The money that
boarded have acted like the withdrawal blood from the
ons-the effect IL highly facilitating
great deal has been said for years past advocacy Of great
central bank With branches The people
central bank They made themselves thoroughly understood
this The soed Canadian" plan
advocates the central bank propaganda DO believe that
people want the Canadian idea.
It doubtful whether the country will take kindly lgalzd
clearinghouse certificate After everything has been said in Justification
Of the recent we-ngh universal thereto Ne remembered
that its did not invite money back into circulation but just the
No the clearinghouse certificate than p
pie ceased deposit Merchants kept dollar currency
They deposited on checks fear the would follow
regularly authorized clearinghouse certificates any other novel and
unusual form Of currency
The desire avoid element Of fear il the controlling why
have many times additional den
teal appearance with the ordinary guaranteed the
there why the public should have that
has arisen making thereto advisable necessary. So long
the public needs be supplied without nngering any adj
vantage be gained by hosting danger signal
Neither do believe the country will take kindly plan which
places relief solely in the hands Of city banks While there
anmo between city and country banks neither has adequate know
edge requirements the other and neither will willingly depend
upon the other for deyerance from impending financial dangers
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] burton ON WATERWAYS.

Significance Is seen In the recent
\ Baltimore speech Of Chairman Burton
III the house committee on rivers and
karbOrs, In which he called attention
ID the national need of more inland
waterways. and added: But before
the highest development of transpor-
tation can be reached 1t is essential
that there be d new order OF things in
the relation beaween the waterways
end the railways. under which there
shall no longer be a destructive policy
BIZ competition, but rather construc-
tive policy Of cooperation. The power
0f the federal government should be
exercised to secure the harmonious
action Of different agencies Of trans
pGrtation for the, general benefit Of
Chairman Burton was very chary of
giving public encouragement to advo-
Gates OF the lakes to the gulf project
or any other for which large fedora;
appropriations will be needed. He has
gone on record now thus: After the
elimination OF many projects which
appear visionary or extraragant
there is room for a wise and helpful
expenditure of largely increased
amounts upon the waterways of the
country"
Moreover, Mr.. Burton is from
Cleveland, the headquarters of the
Lake Carriers association. whose re-
Gently expressed opposition to the
lakes TO the gulf project is based on
osfensible fear that the level Of the
great lakes win be lowered by the
n0w of such waterway Congress
man Lorimer has pointed out that the
waterway necessarily will be a slack
water canal and that when com
pleted 1t would not require even the
10. 900 cubic feet minute to which
he Chicago drainage canal is en-
olt1ed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-11
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CAIRO IN 1863
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The Gazette state that ii was re
ported that Col Nimmo's One Hun
dred and Ninth regiment with the ex,
eeption of Co X had refused to take
further part lii the war until the
president withdrew his emancipation
proclamation.
Senator Green introduced bill in
the legislature to aid the county IN
the construction Of new court house
and Jail The bill was referred to
the committee ON, finance.
On January 4th at the residence
of the brides father in Memphis,
Bishop Otey united In marriage Or
q ". Cumming of Cairo, and Miss
Ellen O. Dashiell OF the former city
The Gazette published a list show
ing the number Of men furnished TO
The army by the various counties in
Southern Illinois. Alexander had
925, Pulaski 1916 and
Union 20s0.
A bill was introduced into the lower
Eraneh of the general assembly an-
the construction of ma
Gadamized or plank road between
Cairo and the south line OF Union
county. and for the construction of al
bridge across Cache river. The bill
the counties Of Union. Pu-l
laski and Alexander to take stock In
the road,
The Legislature passed bill au
thorizing the city council to fill.
grade. pave. etc. any Of the streets
OF the city al the expense of the lots
the improvement.
Col. Warren Stewart OF the Fiji
teenth Illinois Cavalry was reported
killed In the vicinity Of Vicksbnrg
while accommodating the enemy's
works.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-11

lmost celebrated inventor Of electrical
appliances, was born IN the town o
Milan, Ohio, February III, 1S47. Will
q small lad he removed with his faith
Ter TO Michigan. and there his boy
hood was spent. He was thrown upol
his own resources and at the age oi
fourteen became newsboy on the
Grand Trunk Railway. Later he learn
led telegraphy and worked as an oper-
ator In many parts or the United
States and Canada. At the age o.
twentyone he had the reputation Of
being one OF the most expert telegraph
operators in America. While engaged
In this business he began his expert.
ments In electrical science, and ma.
turally he gave his first attention 10
to telegraph instru-
ments and methods. Among his first
successes were the automatic repeat
Ing machine and the quadruple and
sextuple telegraph mschines. His sue
Tess enabled him to establish a factory
aud laboratory In New Jersey, where
he conducted experiments that gave
D the world some OF the greatest la
,or saving devices OF the age. Many
Il the improvements not only Is tele.
raphy, but In electric lighting and In
he telephone. phonograpn and kin
toscope are due to Mr.. Edison's in
entiye genius and from them he has
accumulated e large fortune
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Pointer Leads to Lost Dogs Grave.

Three years ago, while hunting in
Bucks county, John d Wilkinson OF
West Manayunk lost his favorite dog
Fetch, and the mystery of the can
ines disappearance was mol solved
until recently. when cunning TO-
rabbits in the same vicinity a pointer
acted 50 strangely around rabbit
hole that the huntsMan made an In.
yestigation. The skeleton oil the lost
dog was In the hole and d mouldy col
Tar with Fetch on 1t proved the IN.
happy fate Of the dog. who died game
and lost his life in following his mas,
ter's orders A large rock blocked
the dogs egress and was probably
loosed from It's position by the ami.
mails anxiety and efforts to find the
rabbit - Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-11

A million OF men have died to Dya-
serve the constitution as ii il but
Providence has passed no law ex.
enpiins Americans from the pressure
Of events or the operation of necess-
tiles. They will have to accept them.
willing or unwillingly. and will grad
ually ind that the only effect OF the
changes il to make their choice of
d president and. therefore. OF his cab
inet-for cabinet ministers in Ameri.
ca are legally only clerks-more and
more matter OF vital Importance
The president OF the United States
VII ia no long period OF time be the
greatest elective monarch histor> has
ever known. London Spectator.
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His penny.

A little boy proposed to put a pen
n.y. In the box for missions. His sis
ter told him It would be useless to
make 80 small a gift. saying it would
nover be noticed among the large con
tF.hutions OF others. He gave the
penny, however, and when the collee-
tors reported collection OF &c IS.
Id, he whispered to his sister:
There! that : my penny; you said
il was SO little II would never be
noticed. and the gentleman has told
the whole congregation about ut"
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SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Ordinance Mo. 148. Improvement of
Poplar Street.

Notice Is hereby given to all part
q the city of Cairo. Illinois, has by
| Ordinance No las, ordered the I'M
provement OF Poplar Street from the
east line OF Washington Avenue to
| the south line Of Thirty-fourth Street,
| In the City of Cairo. County of Alex
ander and State Of Illinois, by the
construction therein Of q yitrified tile
pipe sewer. from Twentieth street to
fhirty-fourth street yitrified brick
pavement from the east line of
Washington Avenue to Thirty-fourth
Street and brick catch basins, also
aouse connections and combined con.
rete curbs and cutters, and for the
levy and collection Of a special tax
ipon contiguous property 10 pay for
said Improvement, and that said or
finance is on file in the office of the
City Clerk of the said City of Cairo.
md that the whole OF the cost of
said Improvement amounting to the
sum of Sixty Thousand Eight Hun
lred and Fifty Nine Dollars and
Ninety Cents $500, 1853 9O), is, by the
terms of said ordinance, No. 1lS. to
be paid for by special taxation of the
property fronting or abutting on or
contiguous to the said Improvement
md no part of said improvement Is
to be paid by the public, and that the
laid City OF Cairo has applied to the
County Court of Alexander County,
Illinois, for an assessment of the
whole Of the cost of said improve
mont, according to the benefits and
in accordance with the provisions OF
said ordinance; and an assessment
thereof having been made and return
cd to said Court. the final hearing
thereon will be at the March term, A.
D.. 1908, of said court, at the court
house, IN the City of Cairo, Illinois.
on Monday. the second day of March
A. d. 1908. at the hour of 3 O'Clock
A. NJ. of said day or as soon there
after as the business of the said
court will permit. All persons de-
string may file objections in said
court before said day. and may then
and there appear on the hearing and
make their defense. The said assess
nent is payable in ten uo1 annual
All iUstaliments will
rear interest, as provided by statute,
1t the rate of five t5) per cent per
4nnum-
Dated Cairo, Illinois, February 18th,
1908. WALTER WAHDER.
Commissioner
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IRE SImolon Tunnel.

About 10000 passengers passed
through the simplon tunnel in its
first year. The freight fell short OF
expectations, The line earned S.
40 a mile; the estimate was $4,000.
The company calculated that the line
would have to produce $1,000 in order
that the second tunnel could be built.
construction OF which has been post
poned.
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TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC RVS

BELT LIME cars due To leave second st. 60
Ing north on Commercial Ave-, every IL min
utes from q. M. to II D. IN
Going north ON Walnut st. every ik minute
from sos IN. TO 1853 y. IN.
POPLAR st. LINE HOibrook Ave, car
TO leave Second 1T geing nerth on Holbfoo
Ave. AZ $751; 6.27; 6:42 8;b7; TIA =. M, and
same minutes every hour until lo.s2 and II IN
o. m. ket
Going west on Twenty Eighth Ut. Mt STAB;
s:fs; 6;S4; 6.Ag: and 7:o4 a. M and ON same mtn.
utrs every bour until 1884 and 1904 ps nj.
Poplar 1T. cars due to pass St. MArB's park
iS minutes after feaving second vt.
BELT LINE OWL OARS north ON Walnut
ii. 30 p4 M 1874 n. n.s 80 q. M; a.a9 d. IN.
; so q. M; 80 q. M; b 80 n. m.
North ON Commercially 90 p. m.; 100
IN. 100 u. M. 3: 100 a. NJ. 90 =. III. So. N.
Belt and Owl cars are due to pass Yves
Thirty fourth ut. is minutes after leaving
Second St,
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FINGER PRINT SIGNATURES.
A Manila Bank Requires Depositors
TO Affx Their Thumb Print.

Finger-print identification has been
extended 10 commercial uses by The
Postal Savings Banks Of the Philip
pines at Manila This bank has rec
emily issued "a series OF stamp deposit
cards on which are spaces for stamps
OF different yalne To be affixed. When
the deposition has stamps To the face
value Of one peso on the card II As
exchanged at the bank for deposit
book showing the amount to his cred
II. Opposite the lines for the own
ef's signature ANA address IL a square
ruled off for the reception Of his
thumb print; SO that even ii Hitter
att, depositors may readily be identti-
ed -LoAaon Tit Bits.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-11
John wesIey,s Christening Robs

The robe which John Wesley wore
when he was christened over two hun
dred years ago is now the property OF
Miss Emma Pashley OF Workshop.
England, 1t having come to her + ON
her grandfather. at whose house Wes-
ley lived for a time when bat an in
FAINT.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-11
Resourcefui For crirpIes,

The greatest achievement OF the
administration OF Sir William Ireloar
who lately retired from the Lord
Mayoralty Of London. was the raising
by him Of 100000. with which 10 es-
tahlish home and a school for young
cripples. To secure money for the
fund. he, sometimes employed very I'M
conventional methods. He once at
ter led prize fight. wearing his robes
OF office, and solicited donations from
the crowd
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-11
Dplmsinlts Aftpr
Aprur StnrntH
BY DIR. j. ID. QUACKENBOsS.

work has been doubled while pay has been hayed and this the
worst of all nacons of the mans rights by souess corporations
When you consider the hundred and modes of
the physical forced upon society by this civilization
coupled with the fact that many born with unstable cells
and few nous bankrupt to understand that 80
degree from lowered
The calm of generation has given to din and oe and
unrest Mere living the twentieth century constitutes sufficient
exhibiting symptoms fashionable disease
haustiOn.
Then food aduaon 1t notorious that during the last
ten years food substances have been steadily deeroang through
phiscaon The demands vitality have shown markedly
ine the elements Of nutrition in the machine made food
stufs have conspicuously diminished
the noursed neurashenc tends weakness
and irrabiy Morbid fears take possession of it, haluenaons and
decisions nhroned because the brain cells deficient healthy
lecn their normal phosphorus bearing substance From these deu
sions frequently result terrible crimes.
young fellow of marked ability applied last for
the irresistible impulse throw himself the
fat and be hushd off y her And the of
this ouandsh inclination had become agong that he had planned
escape from by suicide cured him by hypnotic suggestion
gentleman brought his wife few ago suffering from
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-11

my ambition TO make the scope OF this
work SO broad that the question Of
religious application will not come up,
the only conditions being that each
and every individual who has entree
shall conduct him or herself as becom
eth good breeding
A. III. W. ANDERSON,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-11
Alfred vanderbIlt,s EInn stahl.

A magnificent stable. containing
80 Of the finest box stalls that can
be htilt for his show horses, is in
course Of erection at Alfred G. Van
derbilt's farm In Portsmouth. r. {.
The building is copied after the sta
bles OF King Edward with a court
yard in the center.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-11

Charles J. Glidden. the wealthy
Boston globe girdling automobillst.
says that his present ambition is to
make balloon ascensIons In as many
countries throughout the world as
possible. He Is an insatiate traveller.
and holds the worlds record for mill
cage travelled In automobiles.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-11
oIdes. Woman IN Enaland.

= Mrs. Honor Coleman. who occupies
a little cottage at Cieeve. in the coun-
~ OF Somerset. is genera..y consider
ed the oldest woman In England. She
Is l01 years of age Her mother was
eentenarian, her grandmother died
at lol and her daughter is so.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-11
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

average number Of complete and
perfect copies Of the Cairo Bni-
n letIn printed daily and Sunday
4 during the year 1907 .-....,...2llt
Average number of complete and
perfect copies Of the Cairo But
letin printed daily and Sunday
during The month Of January
\ 1907 ..........,...,.'. ~ '-oo'
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Tho 1uIIstln u N sale n The sol
tsNing pisces:
Coisman's. m Eighth street
halliday Houss Nsws stand.
MaIksr's, 10f Sixth street.
uluo Frent Restaurans.
FOR CONGRESS.

The Bulletin il authorized to an
nounce William II. Warder Of Marion,
Williamson county, as the Democratic
candidate for Congress III the Twen-
..tErsfth District On Illinois,, at the
special election to be held Saturday,
February ID. 1903. Mr.. Warder soil
cts the votes or all citizens, regard
less Of party affiliations or party
lines. II elected. he will represent all
the people OF the Twenty-fifth dis
trtct.
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Woman Landscape Architect.

Mrs Anetta E AcCrea. the first
woman landscape architect in this
country. IS the official landscape archi-
tect for the St Paul road. and con-
sulting landscape architect for other
Western roads
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-11

American fashionable
and business life is a
continuous nerve storm
"a literal hurrying to
the grave. Americans
speed along every life
way exhausting energy,
inviting premature nerv-
Gus and mental death. In
the last few years nerve
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-11
January Circulation.

3f.......... zUZ4
The above Iii d correct statement Oh
the number Of copies Of the Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sunday
during the mouth 81 January 1908 and
the year 1907.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager,
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this fourth day OF January, 1908,
LEO j. KLEB.
(Seal) Notary Public.
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FEBRUARY II. IN HISTORY.

173s-Daniel Boone. Kentucky pio-
neer, born in Pennsylvania
Died In Missouri. Sept, 26, 1922
l7sS-The British. under. Sir Henry
Clinton. began their attack on
Charleston. s. c.
1615-Fort Boyer. Mobile. surrendered
10 tho British
162s-DeWitf Clinton. father OF the
Erie canal" died at Albany
Born March 2. I7Gs.
1s47-Thomas Aiva Edison, inventor,
born at Milan. Ohio.
7sss-President ordered dispersion OF
armed Invaders OF Kansas
Rehabilitation OF King Amadeus OF
spain and proclamation Of a re
public.
lsss-consfitution OF Japan proclaim
1>ez-AnsloJapanese alliance an.
nounces-
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-11

When the telephone wires are over
land the speed OF transmission Is at
the rate Of 1000 miles a second. where
the wires are through cables under
the sea the speed is only G.O2o miles
a second.