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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
j. s. AND CHINA
GOOD FRIENDS
WI TING FANG SAYS SO IN FIRST
PUBLIC ADDRESS SINCE RE
TURN TO THIS COUNTRY
GUEST AT BIG BANQUET.

New York, April Bearing pes-
sages of peace and good will from the
Celestial Empire, and expressing the
conviction that relations between Chi,
IA and the United States will become
closes day by day, Wa Ting Fang. min
lister from China, speaking tonight at
the banquet of the American asiatic
Association at Delmcnicos made his
first public address since his return to
America, after several years absence
The awakening of China to western
civilization and the broad industrial
field open in consequence to American
trade were the themes Interestingly
developed tonight by Judge j. b. viii
fey, of Changhai, judge of the United
States court for China, and John Bar.
rett, director cf the International Blu
reau of American Republics, both of
whom shared with Wu Ting Fang, the
principal guest, in the honors of the
evening.
All speeches teemed with express.
ions of friendly feling between China
and the United states.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
.HAYTIAN LEGISLATURE
Opened Yesterday-Presid Mes
sage Declares He viii Endeavor
to Preserve the Peace.

Port An Prince, April 21.-The
legislature opened with imposing
ceremonies today in the presence of
members of the diplomatic corps.
American and British naval officers
and number of officers of the Hav-
tien army. Thousands or troops oc-
cupied adjacent streets. Minister of
Commerce and Finance MarceIin read
the message of President Alexis. I'm
which the president declared his de-
termination sternly to reprcss any
symptoms of insurrection He invited
the cooperation of the legislature in
maintaining order re-establishing ths
prosperity of the people and protect
ing equally the interests of citizens
and foreigners.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
Occupied Time of Yesterdays Session
of D. A. r. Convention at Wash.
inuton. D. {.

Washington April 21.-The preseu-
tation of reports of officers occupied
today's session cf the G. influential Con
gress of the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution. The figures submitteI a
to the convention showed healtbe
growth in the organization both II
point of membership aud work Of chap
tcrs. Mrs. Charlotte Z. Emerson. Of
Maine vice president general in
charge Of the organization. reported an
unprecedented increase in the chap
tors with New York still the hammer
state aud Massachusetts Iowa. Iul.ana
the District of Columbia. Pcnnsyltaui1
and South rlina close compositions
The actual membership Of the Daugh-
tiers is now 53,1s4.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
ON PEACEFUL MISSION
An American Vessel viii BE Sent 10
Venezuelan Wsters-SmslI Gun
boat viii Go.

Washington, April 2l-An American
war vessel Is TO be sent TO Venezuelan
waters hut her mission is to be an on
tirely peaceful rnc.
The closing of tn" port Of Baguaria
because Of the existence Of the huhoni~
plague there has made is necessary for
the state department to have a hand
boat by Minister Russell IN sending
messages 10 Curacao or the Port of
Spain. Trinidad and for taking cable
grams TO him form the state depart
ment
One Of the smaller gunhOats now in
West Indian waters. viii be utilized for
this purpose
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
TERRIFIC AND SERIOUS
EXPLOSION OF POWDER

Hcber. Ark April 2l-An untimed
and premature explosion Of a thou
sand pounds Of blasting powder and
several eases Of dynamite at Burke's
construction camp. went of here. re-
suited in the instant death of four
Italian lahorCrs and tho serious in.
furing ri a score Of others some of
whom are citizens The mangleI
bodies n the killed were recovered.
The explosion was caused by sparks
from an iron tampinE stick igniting
the blast.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
MAJORITY OF
CITIES CO WET
ALTHOUGH LOCAL OPTION MADE
GAINS IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
-THE5ES, EFFINGHAM AND
PiNckNEYviLLE VOTE DRY.

Chicago, April 21.-The saloon
forces were generally successful I'm
forty or more towns and villages in
Illinois which voted on local option
today. Definite figures are lacking in
many cases but it seems certain that
not more than 100 saloons were voted
out of business, the larger communi-
ties almost without exception voting
to remain wet"
The principal exceptions TO the
general result were Effingham,
Thebes. Pinckneyville and Naperville
Thirty-iive saloons lost their licenses
In these four cities.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
AGAIN
GUESTS OF CITY
ENJOY THEMSELVES ASHORE AT
LOS ANGELES-oFFlCE EN-
TERTAlNED AT SEVERAL so.
SiAL EVENTS-3,500 ASHORE.

Los Angeles. Cal. April 2t-Los
Angeles continued today its lond pro
gram of entertainment for the sailors
and officers of the American battle
shin fleet.
Thirty-five hundred blue Jackets
were in the landing parties which
came ashore. The sailors again were
guests of the features Of the days
entertainments the same as yesterday
boxing bouts. wild west shows.
dancing, shooting the chutes and
other forms of amusement occupying
the time from early morning until
late at night
For the officers there were a mum
her of social events including lunch
con to the higher officers by General
Chaffee at the California club.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
NEWSPAPER MEN
MAKE PROTEST
AGAINST DELAY BY CONGRESS
IN HEARING BILLS ON
PAPER TRUST.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Holds Annual Meeting and Adopts Ad-
dreos to President and Con-
gress to That Effect
Banquet Tonight.

New York, April 2l.-The annual
meeting of the Associated Press was
| held today with an exceptionally larga
attendance of members from every
section of the country. Aside from
the transaction of purely routine
business affecting the organization
| the most important action taken was
the presentation and adoption of an
address asking the president and
congress to grant Immediate relief
from the cxactions Of combinations OF
paper makers The address fol
lows:
Representatives of IA daily news
papers gathered at the annual meet
ing of the Associated Press, respect
fully ask the president aud congress
to grant Immediate relief from the
eXactions of paper makers In Sep
tcmher, 1907. aud again in November
1907, the attention Of the authorities
was directed to the excessive prices
then demanded by paper combna-
tions. Immediately upon the as
semblug of congress 90 or more bills
of legislation to correct those condi- !
tions and TO put paner and pup on
the free list were introduced aud re !
fcrrcd to the ways and means comm / |
tee. Persistent efforts to obtain q
hearing were refused Diatory tao |
ties have been employed to prolong |
the present conditions and carry over
to another session of congress every |
proposition deigned for relief. All
newspapers here represented protest
against the delay
Attention is also directed to the |
false reports of newspaper print
prices recently furnished to congress- |
by the director Of the census bureau. |
Newspapers here represented use ap- |
proXmately eighty per cent of the
news print consumed in the United
States We denounce the quotations
as submitted to congress as mislead-
ing and unworthy of crcdcnco The
reiteration of the accuracy of these
figures of the director after the error
had been called to the public atten-
tfon tends to shake the public Gre
dence and respect for statistics thus
compiled"
The choosing of directors resulted
in the reelection Of the five directors
whose terms had expired as follows:
Charles II. Grasti. Baltimore Even
ing News; w II. Nelson, Kansas
City Star; w. l.. Mclean, PhiIadcI-
phia Bulletin; George Thompson, st.
Paul Dispatch; Adolph S Ochs, New
York Times.
No changes in the present rules
and regulations of the service were
made.
The Associated Press and American
Newspaper Publishers Association
will sit down to a joint banquet. to
morrow night at the WaldorfAstoria,
at which William j. Bryan will be
the chief speaker.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
ENGINEER ELECTED
To MsyoraIty Of South Dakota Town.
Drys Defeated-SeVeral Towns
Went Dry.

Sioux Falls, s. u. April CIV. T
Doolittle. veteran railroad engineer
today defeated Mayor Pillsbury, who
was acandidatc p rc-clectcion The
Antisaloon party was defeated by a
majority of j53.
The saloon was the main issue in
numerous town elections throughout
the state. The sharpest contest was
at Mitchell. which went dry fer the
first time in thirteen years by mar
rowk margin of q votes. Canton and
Miller ais abolished the saloons by
small maiorities.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
DISASTER RESULTS
From Race Between BoV On Pony
and Auto-chsuHeur and Owner
OF Car Seriously Hurt.

Chicago. April 21-A race between
an automobile and a boy mounted on
ing Of the machine and serious injury
to its owner. Prof John II. Jones, Of
Northwestern University. and his
chauffeur. John Anderson.
The men We're driving on sheridan
road when they were challenged to
a race hy the hoy IN attempting to
turn a corner. Anderson lest control
of the arto and IL crashed into a
fence aud was overturned Jones and
Anderson each suffered a broken arm
and numerous bruises The identity
Of the boy who rode the pon was not
learned.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
BRYAN BUSY YESTERDAY
Welcomes Famil~ On Return From
Europe-Addresse Civic Fed
GRAFTON at New York City.

New York. April 2t-Rounding out
dav that had the pleasant beginning
of welcoming his family returning
from Europe and then carried en- a
flying trip to Trentoa. \. j., for
brief speech. Bryan returned here to-
night and addressed the Civic Fedora,
ton on The Brotherhood Ma1.
Hrvan's lively dav ended at midnight
when he made brief address at the
supper of The Missouri Society.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
CHINAMAN AS EDITOR
Will Have Charne of Columbia Uni.
versity Organ For Next Year
Very Able Student.

New York. April 21.-V. keiuin
Wellington Kee. of Shanghai. China.
son of the Chinese secretary of for
eign affairs. was eelcted editor-in-
chief of the Columbian Spectator. the
university daily paper. He will have
charge Of the paper all next year.
Kee for two wears nave been 4 mem
ber of the varsity debating team and
was Instrumental in defeating the
Cornell team recently.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
FLOODS REcEoE AT DALLAS.

Dallas. Tex. April Most sec
items visited by the floods report ces-
sation Of rains and the streams are
falling rapidly. As the waters make
their way to the coast country reports
of swollen streams are being received
from points farther south, but the
overtiows seem smaller and the dam
age is not as great
Launches and stern whoercrs are
making numerous trips in the flooded
district around Dallas, carrying excur-
sionists and, with government boats,
have been used In rescuing people
from the lOwlands.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
CONVICTED OF BRIBERY.

St Louis. April et.-Ferd Warner.
n member Of the house OF delegates
of ST Louis. was tonight convicted of
and sentenced 10 two years
in prison Warner was convicted of
having accepted a bribe of $500 fr
influence in passing the ordinances
permitting the erection of garage.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

Peoria. ILL.,. April 21.-Local option
made decided gains in the city elec-
tions held in various central Illinois
cities to-day. At Canton. fremont and
Secor the drys won. Washington.
Manito. Mason City, Wyoming. Brand
ford and Rushville went wet.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
MINERS WILL DECIDE
At Meeting Today Whether to Accent
Operators Proposition to Con
tnue Paying Shot Frers.

Springfield, III. April 21.--After a
shot session this afternoon the miners
convention adjourned until tomorrow
morning when they will desiced whcth.
err they will accept the proposition of
the operators and continue to pay shot
firers or whether they will suspend
negotiations and strike.
The irint convention will he called
as soon as the miners are ready to
take final action. which will probably
be tomorrow afternoon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
WAR IS HANGING !
over CAUCASUS
RUSSIA RuSHES OUT TROOPS
GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS
WILL INVESTIGATE.
RAILROADS SWAMpED
With Munitions of WARFARE Unable
to Accept Private Freight
All Europe Interested
in Situation.

st, Petersburg, April Fl Grand
Duke Nicholas Nicholaievifch depart
ed quietly from here today for Crimea
travelling incog In reserved compart
ment OF an ordinary coach instead tf
by private car The trip ostensGb'y Is
for personal reasons. and IL Is stat d
will be OF short duration, but tie
grand dukes departure just previous
to the imperial family reunion for the
Easter festivities and for the ma.
riage of Grand Duchess Marie Paw.
Iona TO Prince Wilhelm of Sweden II
considered an indieai ion OF a more
important oh'e
It is re1Uited that the grand duke
Is reoily on his way to the Caucasus
to make a personal inspection b. tn
of the Persian aud Turkish frontiers.
where the situation is arousing con
siderable apprehension.
Sending Out Troops.
Despite diplomatic denias. Rus3sa
continues 10 forward reinforcemen
and munitions Of war to the Caucasus.
An American Traveller returning from
that territory recently says that he
saw train after train loaded with sol
diers proceeding In a soutberly dIree-
tion, and the railroad at Kars Is 50
swamped with military stores that Il
is unable to accept private freight
The European military attaches.
the Germans. are evincing
keen interest in regard to File general
situation, and have made number of
official inquiries but the general
STAFF reiterates that the measures are
purely precautionary on the part OF
Russia and are designed 10 repair
the negligence of past years 10 prt
the Tnrko-Persian frontier in nor
NAL condition of defense.
Grave Situation.
Associated Press dispatches setting
forth the grave situation of the RVS
sian detachment In Persia are fully
tonight by official rcports
received at the foreign office frcm
he Russian commander at Yelisavet-
pol in trans Caucausia. ninety miles
from Tifis.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
WOMEN MISSION WORKERS
MEET IN SPRINGFIELD.

Springfield H. April 2t.-The th'r-
fy-seventh annual meeting of the
Womans Presbyterian Board of Mis-
sions of the Northwest convened here
tonight and will continue in session
three days. Twelve states are rep-
resented.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
NEGRO TROOPS
AGAIN SCORED
SENATOR WARNER OF MISSOURI
MAKES STRONG SPEECH
IN SENATE.
DID NOT FINISH TALK
viii Continue Today-House Puts
into Effect Resolution of
Speaker to investigate
Paper Trust.

! Washington, April 21.-~Calling at
! tcntion to the Grand Army button h
! wore en- the lapel of his coat aad
i insisting that he had no prejudice
against the negro soldiers, some OF
whom he claimed as comrades, Sen
ator Warner. of Missouri. in the sen
ate today declared his conviction that
Brownsville, Texas. had been shot up
by the negro soldiers of the Twenty
fifty infantry in 1906,
Mr. Warner quoted extensively
from the testimony taken in the
Brownsville case and presented an
argument to sustain his belief in tn
guilt of the negro soldiers. without
concluding his remarks. which he
will resume tomorrow, Warner gave
way for the naval appropriation bill,
which was read in part
An amendment was adopted max.
ing 20 per cent increase in the pay
of officers apply to those retired as
well as those on the active list In
connection with consideration of the
naval bill. the senate entered into
long discussion of the policy of send
ing the naval flotilla around the
world. This policy was sharply
criticised by Bacon The senate
adopted the conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill.
In the House.
Although several hours were con
sumcd in roll calls, the day in the
house was one of comparative ac-
tivity and scevral measures of i'm
portance were put through. The
principal of these was the resolution
of Speaker Cannon providing for an
investigation of the paper trust and
in pursuance of its provisions the
sneaker announced as the committee
who will conduct the Investigation
Mann, Of Illinois; Miller, of Kansas
Stafford, of Wisconsin; Bannon eff
Ohio; Smms, Of Tennessee. and
Ryan of New York The Democrats
as unit voted against the resolution
after the declaration by Williams that
he did not believe sincere effort
would he made to arrive at the truth.
Another measure passed was one
in which importers generally are in
tcrested and which practically creates
a board of general appraisers at the
New York trial court in matters per
to customs, appeals therefrom
to he taken to the circuit court of
appeals instead of the circuit court |
as heretofore.
Loeb Makes Statement.
The interest in the proceedings at |
tached to the letter from Secretary |
Loeb to Mr.. Simms. of Tennessee. as
serting that the 400 shares of Wash |
ington Street railway stock in his |
name, with the exception of 100 |
shares. belonged to others and deny |
ng that he had in any manner eX
,rted the influence of his official posi- |
tion in behalf of the company of |
which he was director. The unnamed |
senator. also referred to by Simms, |
and who is Newlands. of Nevada, |
sent similar communication declar-
ing that the stock in his name was
simply held as trustee and that he |
hal never participated in legislation |
relating to the street railways of
All bills passed were considered un
ler ssupension of rules.
The house recessed Util 1880 to
morrow.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22
TEXAS FLOODS
ARE REC[D|NC
BUT RAILROADS IN SUBMERGED
BELT ARE STILL BADLY
CRIPPLED.
RAINS HAVE STOPPED
Passengers, Four Days Late Arrive al
Fort Worth--Peop Return to
homes-Fceding the
Homeless.

TT Worth Texas, April 2l.--Tht
food situation in North Texas is raJ
idly improving. The rains have step
ped and the streams which caused thu
damage have gone back into then
banks, and within day or two all ot
the surplus water will have run OFF.
To-day the hundreds who were forced
to fee from their homes in the bot
toms surrounding Fort Worth were
beginning to move back. About Loco
homeless people We're fed at the three
supply stati MS maintained here today,
The Texas and Pacific is apparently
the worst sufferer from the flood, aud
it will be a day or two before that
lite is opened west Of here, and weeks
before the track is beaten back into
shape.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22

Today trains were detoured over the
Wichita Valley railway from Abilene
and came into Fort Worth late tonight
Wit Wichita Falls four days late Many
of the through passengers who have
been delayed for days were sent for
ward to their destinations today, the
arrangements having been made to
move those bound for the Pacific coast
via San Antonio and the uthern
Pacific of via Wichita Falls and the
Wichita aVlley, at the option of the
travellers
This had the effect of clearing the
passenger stations here of several
hundred people who have been tiei
up here since Friday
TO the south of here the roads are
still tied M, but the Frisco moved
trains tonight as far south as stephen.
villc.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-22

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-06
TRAYERS
RECOVERY
ASSURED

John Travers, who last Saturday
morning was slashed by one OF MS
fellow convicts, is reported to be rap
idly improving. and he Is in the best
OF spirits as TO his recovery. Travers,
being naturally a strong man. VIII
doubtless recover, say the physi-
clans. unless unforeseen complica-
.ious set in. The wounded man says
that the trouble which resulted In
hts being slashed in Ave different
places by Charles Smith started over
some work. which Smith asked him
tn perform. Travers said that he
refused to do the work, as Il was
Smiths duty TO do II. Early yester-
day morning there we're some angry
words passed between the men, and
az s:3O, when they were exercising
in the yard, they came together, and,
without any talk, Smith attacked
Travers with the knife. The guards,
who saw the movements, thought the
two men were sparrlng, until blood
began to flow.
Smith was convicted of assault
and battery in waseo county, and
was committed to the penitentiary
on December s, 1904, TO serve a SEN
tence Of Is years. The assault upon
the man whom he was convicted OF
robblng Is said to have been OF the
most brutal nature. Meeting a man
along the railroad near The Dalles'
Smith robbed him and beat him into
insensibillty. Smith is 20 years Of
age, weighs 100 pounds and Is feet
Z inches tall, and Is inclined TO be
stubborn and morose.
When first received at the prison
he refused to work, but since has
developed into an obedient prison
er. Until this incident neither Of the
men have been implicated in a seri-
Gus dispute while inmates OF the
prison.
Trayers was received at the penl-
tentiary une l6, 1907. to serve a
two-year sentence. after being con-
yIcted OF larceny from box car near
La Grande. He. at the time OF the
was In company OF two
Greeks, and IS said to have broken
INTO the car while II was standing on
4 side track between La Grande and
Union Junction.
He. too. possesses a vicious tenn
per. He Is 81 years OF age Is feet,
10 is inches tall, and weighs 1876
pounds, and Is known inside the |
Nalls as the "big fellow"
Although all the prisoners who
we're near al the time OF the trouble ,
we're searched and a dillgent hunt
vas made TO find the knife, no trace
4 Il has been found, II Is supposed
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