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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-11
FORM 4 Big MERGER
Independent FertilizerF irmS
Organize in Baltimore.
IS CAPITALIZED At $4,000, 900
ff az n Majority OF Baltimore
MS to Join NeceSsitates
Change of PIanS-South VIII BE
the Principal Field of Activitz.
Taken by Morgan Syndicate.

Baltimore. Jan. I0-A merger Of indie
pendent fertilizer interests under the
name Of the Independent Fertilizer Com
pany has been finally accomplished, ac-
C0Tdiag 20 semi-offcial statements made
to-day. though not along the lines
o originally planned. owing 10 the refusal
Of majority Of the Baltimore companies
10 join on the terms offered.
The company IS capitalized at S50.o00o00.
equally divided between common and pre-
ferred stock For the present the cor
poradon viii issue only 100000 Of
st0ck-Sl5.eoag9 common and Sl5.e9a.e09
preferred
The Independent Fertilizer Company
VIII have an annual output at the start
.of 100000 tons Of fertilizer against .
ooo.ocJ expected when the deal was first
considered.
J. P. Morgan & Co. Of New York. have
agreed 20 nnance the combine. OF the
stock % be issued. II Il understood that
about S1o010l09 Of the common viii be
given fl payments for plants 10 be taken
over and an equal amount q the Pre-
fcr-sd viii be bought By the present
owners % the plants. payment for this
stock 20 Dc IN cash. The subscription
prices viii be par.
Taken by Morgan Syndicate.
About S5.oeacl3 Of the preferred viii be
underwritten by the Morgan syndicate.
The money realized from this sale viii
be used 20 pay for sulphuric acid and
phosphate beds in Tennessee OF. the Ten
nessee Copper Company which have been
acquired by the new trust. The plants
which VIII be included in the combine
viii be appraised and payment be made
on the basis OF actual value without re-
gard TO value Of good viii brands &c.
About forty companies. extending from
Baltimore 10 Florida and several IN the
West, have given options on their busi-
ness
The Independent Fertilizer Company Is
really International IN scope II has taken
over the extensive phosphate interest IN
Germany Of Herman Schmidt-nan. The
Phosphate King" Of that country, and
VIII make an aggressive campaign for
business in Europe as well as in the
United states
While the South viii b. the principal
field Of the corporations activities in the
United states. no section Of the country
viii De neglected. The main Office will
be in New York
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-11
GOES TO BOYHOOD HOME.
Tang ShaO Vi. Soon 90 Return to
China. visits Old Friends.


Springfield. Mass. Jan. lo.-Tang Shao
VI. special commissioner 20 the United
States. who has been Unexpectedly re-
called to China IS the guest tonight OF
z g Gardner. Of Atwater road. and will
spend two days in the same house where
he spent nearly nine years of his hoy
hood days. He reached here tonight at
40 O'Clock from New York. and was
met al the station by George c. Gardner.
who was his classmate in Hooker Gram
mar school and the Springfield High
School.
Tang ShaO II came 10 this country in
1913 TO be educated. and was taken into
the family Of Z c. Gardner he fitted
for college. but was recalled to China in
1881. and since then has become one Of
the great men Of the Chinese empire
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-11
MISSING BOY MAY
De HELD CAPTIVE
Mysterious Letters Received,
and Mother Frustrated.
KIDNAPPING SUSPECTED
POrtlnan McGee Starts to Work
and Strangely Disappears.

MIssives Received at His Home Be
HeVed to Indicate That Youth Il
Being Detained In or Near City In
der DuresS--AuthOrities Reticent
and Are Working Hard on Case.
No CIew Has Been Discovered.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-11
4 MEET DEATH
IN LETTERS MINE
Only Survivor Of Explosion
Is an Italian Boy.
LIST OF THE VICTIMS
Bodies of Nineteen Recovered.
Eight Still Missing.
LIST OF THE VICTIMS

Men Engaged in Cleaning Away
Debris from Recent Fire When
Spark from Electric Motor Comes
in Contact with Quantity of Gas.
Mr.. Letter Eeads Relief Party-Ex-
pert Confident Mine Was safe.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-11
GAGGED AND THEN KILLED.
Officers Find $4,000 in Bonds, but
No Money, in Bachelors House.

Wichita. Kans.. jan 1o.-Charles John
son, a wealthy bachelor. living near Har-
per, Kans-, was found dead to-day in his
house. with his feet bound, his mouth
gagged. and his skull crushed by a
hatchet
Officers who searched the place found
S25. coo Il bonds but no money. Robbery
is believed 70 have been the motive for
the murder. Johnson was robbed last
April Of $1.joo- No trace Of the robbers
was ever found
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-11
Peru Wants Loan of $1,000. 900.

Lima, Jan 1o--The government has
asked the Congress TO authorize a loan
Of S30000i9 in order 10 cancel the bal
aHce Of the loan Of November. 1876. and
10 pay debts amounting TO ss0.0oo left
b. the former administration
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-11
POISONED BY WINE
IN AMATEUR PLAY
Victim Is Business Man of
Town in Delaware.
DRINKS BURNING LIQUID
Raises His Glass High in Air
When Cue Is Given.
DRINKS BURNING LIQUID

Charles L. PIppin Taking Part In
Benefit for Church Organ May be
tionaI Developments Are Promised
in the CRse-CoRSpiracy May Be
shown by Rigid Investigation.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-11
Nurse Ends Her Life When Girl
Friend Sails for Europe.

Mount Vernon. y. Y. Jan. 1o-Miss Ly-
dia Westlund. a nurse of Mount Vernon.
committed suicide to-day by taking some
kind Of strange as well as violent poison,
which has so n1ystifed Coroner Boedecker
that he has ordered an autopsy TO be per
formed tomorrow. The coroner. learned
tha; the nurse was heart-broken because
p friend. Miss Eugene Hahn, had sailed
for Europe on January ; and he found
a letter in her room IN which she hinted
she would end her life
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-11
KERN IN The LEAD
Bryan's Running Nate Looks
Like Winner in Indiana.
CANDIDATES ROUND UP VOTE
Senatorial Caucus On Wednesday
Is Expected TO Poll from - TO 30
nate-ERrIy Break Is Looked for.
Concede Kern VIII Lead.

indianapolis. Jan. 10.-The several can
didates whose names TiI be submitted 10
the Senatorial caucus on Wednesday
night spent an active day to-day round
ing up their votes and laying plans for
tie final struggle.
Il Is conceded on all sides that John
w Kern. recent candidate for the Vice
Presidency. will be the leading candi-
date on the first ballot. and that his
strength is SO vel organized that il viii
stay with him 70 the end.
The lowest estimates give him twenty
nine votes on the first ballot. and the
highest thirty-fve with certainty Of
gaining additional votes from any can
didatc VINO may be dropped on subse-
cUent ballots. As only forty-three votes
are necessary TO nominate. Kern's
strength IS greater than the combined
votes Of any two OF his opponents.
Concede Kern VIII Lead.
The estimates for other candidates. who
concede that Kern viii be In the lead.
but who give MIN only about twenty
votes. a. ten each fas Lamb and Hon
man. thirteen for Slack. and fifteen for
Shively. and possibly five for Menzies
making a total Of ffty-three represented
by the opposition. In this number there
are not less than twenty who would be
for Kern If released by candidates from
their home districts, and as some must
withdraw after a few ballots. Kern's
friends do not see TOW he can possibly
lose
There have been intimationS that Nr
Bryan has said 4 kind word here and
there Tor his erstwhile running mate. but
no member can De found who viii admit
that Bryan has taken any part in the
fight.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-11
FORTY KILLED IN CHURCH.
Roof CoIIaPses and Terrified VII
IaEerS Fear an EarthquaLe

Berne. Jan. 1o-The roof OF a church
at Bax- village near Sion. collapsed
during the service to-day. killing forty
and injUring sixty Of the wOrshipers. The
terrified villagers imagined that an earth
quake had occurred and fled TO the fields
screaming.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-11
BENEFIT CONCERT
NETSAB0UT $4,000
Prominent Diplomats Pres
ent at National Theater.
SPLENDID MUSIC HEARD
Audience Stands While National
Airs Are Played by Band.

Italian Ambassador and Baroness
des PI4nches Conspicuous as
Patrons cf OHe of Best Gusical
Events In WashinStOn-MOney Con-
tributed in Protestant Churches
VIII Help to Swell Relief Fund.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-11
COURT-MARTIAL TO OPEN.
Maj. Fremont Faces Charges Of
Making DerOEatOry Statements.

Making DerOGatory Statements.
Havana. Jan N.-Gov. MagOon has re-
turned from his tour Of the eastern part
of the island. He says he is well satisfied
with the conditions there The court
martial will begin tomorrow at Sagua Ia
Grande Of Maj Francis H Fremont OF
the Fifth Infantry. who is charged with
making derogatOry statements regarding
Mai Clark. Of the same regiment.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-11
LOCAL.

boy Thought to Have Been kidnapped
I-Beneht Concert Given by Italians
House 10 Investigate Secret Service
German Societies Plan for Concert
5-FInal Plea sdade for Fairgrounds.
7-PinchOt Reports on Forest Service.
outline Fight on saloons.
Ie-Peace in Army and Navy Union
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-11
HERALD NEWS SUMMARY.
TEI.EGRAPHIC.

Pages. TELEGRAPHIC.
Poisoned Wine az Amateur Play
l-Twenty-seven Die in Mine.
Famous Lost Gold Mine Located
bull and Tiger Fight 10 Death
FERTILIZER Firms in Big Merger.
1-kern in Lead in Indiana Race
girl Attacked on Way TO Church.
3-Bayorn Reaches Messina
-Catholic Bishop COnsecrated.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-11

Finest Flowers for Table Decorations.
See Blackstone, l4Sh and II StA nv.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-11
BULL And TIGER
FIGHT TO DEATH
Spectacle Is Witnessed by
$500, Mostly Americans.
BOTH ANIMALS WILL BE SHOT
FerOciOuS Beasts GOaded and Tor
tured Until They Begin Combat.
MexicaaS Cheer the Brutal Per-
fOrmaBce, which Is StOpped-BOth
Animals Helpless from Wounds.

Il Paso, Tex, Jan. IA fight between
a Tiagua bull and Bengal tiger in the
bull ring in Ciudad Juarez. Mexico. op-
posite II Paso. this afternoon was fero-
.cious and necessitated the killing Of both
animals. The spectacle was Witnessed by
$50 persons. largely Americans. many OF
them tourists. who stopped over especially
10 witness IT.
After three bulls had been dispatched
In the regulation manner the two animals.
inclosed in an iron cage. about thirty feet
square sere brought together and the
battle commenced The bull was first
taken into the inclosure and tortured Fl
the usual buIlhght style. TO arouse his ire
and then the irou cage containing the
tiger was wheeled up to the entrance.
The tiger refused TO get out and open
the battle and the enraged bull attempted
to get into the smaI cage and set at his
adversary. The buu vas badly 5cratchcd
abo-t the sacc.
GOadcd as He EmerEeA.
Finally The tiger came from his cage.
and the bun. a big. ugly. black fellow
zored him with a long. sharp horn as
he emerged With screech Of pain. the
tiger gave a powerful lunge that broke
the bulls right leg. and then the two
animals. maddened with pain, went into
the fight for their lives
The tiger vas able to spring out Of the
way Of the bull in a number Of instances.
but when the big. heavy animal caught
his adversary IL was death 70 the tiger.
The bull stepped on the tiger in enc in
stance. and soon disabled him BY injur-
ing his back. After that the fighting was
very tame. and was soon stopped. al
though the Mexicans CheeTed the brutal
performance and wanted 1t 20 proceed.
The fight was declared a draw by the
judges. and wageTs on the result were
declared Of Both animals viii have 10
be shot
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DIES BY STRANGE POISON.

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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-03

an ordinary law book, and the reaoihs
of it word by word has put out Oh
bushes every reader in the senate ilst
of employes. And it is to be wondered
at that so few readers could be founo.
While the senate was struggling with
this code the house had under conslo-
Grafton the new military code, not SO
lengthy and of less importance. The
senate has also passed the educational
code. and it will reach the house some
time this week. This code Is ABOUT
half as lengthy as the criminal CODE
but is intricate and will require con-
siderable attention. In addition TO
these unusually important measures
the general appropriation bill is still to
be considered by each house, it having
been given but little attention in detail
until last week. This measure will re-
auire a lot of time in committee ana
may stir up a row in each house. 1t
carries tremendous appropriations, and
even then many of the items nave
been greatly reduced. In addition to
these necessary pices of legislation the
calendar in each house is damned with
from 100 to 200 bills of one sort or an
other, the supporters of each trying
every scheme to get their pet measure
from tn calndar and passd both houses
before final adjournment
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-03
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED-SUITE TWO BEDROOMS
modern up to- date house for two
adults. Long time tenants. Ad-
dress w. G. B. Statesman. 3-3 st
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-03
Pensions for Police.

Members of fire departments and of
police departments in Washington will
have a. pension and old age disability
law to fall back on after June II. A
law has been passed and approved by
the governor, allowing not more than
10 per cent of license money collected
by cities of the first class, those over
10000 population. to set aside the
money and pay it out on order of
pension board composed Of the mayor,
city council and six members Of the
police and the fire departments. In case
of death of a member the respondent
relatives are to be paid $1,000, while
nurse and hospital bills will be paid
in case of sickness. After a policeman
or a fireman shall have served 20 years
and the time not be served at one
place, retirement is provided at one
half the pay received during the pre-
vious year The retirement is not COM
pulsory, but it is required when the
age of 55 is reached by firemen and IS
by policemen. Efforts to secure the
enactment of the law have been made
for number of years, and lobby of
firemen and policemen this time secured
action early in the session, before the
crush of business nearly caused a panic
in both houses. The smaller towns are
not affected by the law.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-03
LOGGEO-OFF LANDS
vEXAI|OUS PROBLEM
REMOVAL OF STUMPS WOULD
COST MORE THAN LAND Is
WORTH.
Comm ssion to Solve Problem Is Pro.
poseI, Involving Appropriation
of $4,000.

sOLMPIA, y~rsn., March 3-What
shall be done with logged off lands in
the state is problem of more than
ordinary vexing elements, now before
the legislature Thousands Of acres of
heavily timbered lands have been
cleared by logging companies, that is
all merchantable timber has been re-
moved, and the land is left with an i'm
mense crop of stumps upon it, making
it worthless for any purpose under the
sun. To remove the stumps and
place the land in cultivation will cost
more than the land is worth and will
require more money than any corpora
ton or number of corporations would
be willing to tie up in the venture. For
this reason the state has been appealed
to.
Experiments in taking out stumps
have been tried in every section. but
no systematic effort has been made to
solve the problem. 1t is now proposed
to have the state appoint a commission
allow money for experiments and
make surveys OF the lands in all tim
Der districts, that a report might be
made offering some line Of action
which will ultimately put hundreds of
! thousands of acres of land on the tax
rolls at a fair valuation. If the state
will appropriate $4,000 it is understood
that the general government will set
aside like sum, and with this amount
live commission could go long way
, toward settling the problem Of clearing
and of reforestation of the now waste
lands of the state.
Seven Days More.
After today the Washington legisla-
ture has seven days of life and in that
time an immense amount of business
will have to be transacted. With a des-
perate effort to clear the calendar it is
| certain that number of laws with
| jokers in them will be passed, and the
people will regret that the session did
+ not close a week before it had to stop
work by the statute of limitations. For
over two days the senate has been
working on the criminal code. This
! code will make volume as large as
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-21
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Cairo, Illinois, February II, 1909
Public notice is hereby given that
on the 2nd day of March. 1909, at the
usual hour and place of meeting of
the city council of the City of Cairo,
Alexander County, Illinois. the under
signed, Cairo and St Louis Railway
company, will present petitions and
apply to said city council for the
grant to it, its successors and as
signs. by ordinance of the right to
construct. maintain and operate a
railroad track, with poles and wires
and all necessary or convenient
equipment. appliances and ap-
purtenances for said track, in
upon, over and along the sur
face of Thirty Eighth street from
its intersection with Commercial ave
nue. to and across it's intersection with
Poplar street with the necessary
curves and extensions to connect said
track with the track now operated
by the Cleveland, Cincinnati Chi
cago & st. Louis Railway Com
pany on Commercial Avenue and
with the property Of the un
dersigned, Cairo & ST. Louis Rail
way Company, located north Of Thir
ty- Eighth Street and west of PoplaI
IStreet. in said City of Cairo.
| CAIRO & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY
COMPANY.
BY L. L. FISCHER,
General Manage
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-21
Stocks :. Bonds+ Cereals
STOCKS DECL|N[D|GRA|NS FELL OFF
Steel Trade Position Was the One
Topic of Discussion in the
Market Yesterday.

New York Feb 20.--The steel
trade position was the one subject
OF discussion in the stock market to-
day The chaotic condition into
which the steel trade has been
thrown by the announced determine
tion of the United States Steel cor
poration to notify prices in such
wise as is necessary to secure bust
ness is fully equalled by the confus-
ion of the speculative opinion as to
the results to be apprehended from
this action.
There was evidence in the current
comment in the stock market of
equal confusion over the motives
which prompted the action of the
steel interests. Railroad stocks were
relatively little affected by the de-
noralizatiOn in stell industrials and
there was a cropping effect to read
only advantage for railroads in the
open market for steel products
Suggestions that the object lesson
was intended to influence the pend
ing tariff revision were considered
with uneasiness as We're the posi-
hilities of wage reductions and re-
sulting labor troubles.
Some minor steel companies
stocks weer much demoraized and
slnmped violently The fall in
United States steel was more re-
strained, influenced by the world
wide participation in the market for
that stock. The liquidation in United
States Steel was constant however,
and its last price of 4G was the low
est of the day
The break in Colorado Fuel
reached over Z points. Republic
Steel preferred G. common more than
4. Pennsylvania suffered a decline
OF 21a points in accordance with
the large proportion of its traffic
Which is made up of steel and steel
products.
Outside of this ana Readings 2
point decline, the losses in the rail
road list were moderate and at times
during the short session there were
points of strength in that depart
ment. The bank statement disclosed
strengthening of the banking pest
tion which has been effected during
| the week.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-21
BULGE in Wheat Brought Out Real
izng and to This Is At.
tributed Weakness.

Chicago, Feb. 2Q,-FLOUR; Firm
in moderate demand; winter patent
$.05@530, straights $475M5.05,
spring patents $5.5OG7.5o, strainghts
$4.00@5.10 bakers $2.75a420.
WHEAT-May reached a new high
record for the season early, selling
at $1.1G4, but weakened. closing at
A@A lower than yesterdays close.
The advance was due TO buying by
prominent longs and local shirts, who
were actuated by the advance at Liv-
erpool The bulge brought out lib
eral realizing sales, to which is at
tributed the weakness The demand
for cash wheat was brisk
No. . red $1.20#01.23, No. ; red
$11S@1.24, No. ? hard $113BGl.16,
No. 3 hard $I07@115 May opened
$115R @1,15%; highest Sligo low
est $114%, closing $l.15h, July $101
CORN-Local holders sold freely
on anticipated liberal movement next
week. causing a sharp decline in all
deliveries. The decline of hM4 II
cash corn was weakening factor
The close was at the lewest point OF
the day.
No. 63& QG4e, No. white G5e
No. 3 yellow 644ac, May opened
G5% @657sc, highest Go SC lowest
G53sc, closing G5hc, July G4% mG47sc
OATS-Weakene under realiziu2
sales by loral longs, which caused
final losses of l50A, the latter in
September.
No. white 54m54Hc. No, 3 whit
same, May opened 550551sc, highest
55Ac. lowest $3.50, closing 54%c
July 1895.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-21
PROVISIONS.

BUTTER-Firm and unchanged.
CHEESE-F Firm and UNCHANGED.
EGGS-Unsettled and lower; west
CTR 271a @2S. p
COFFEE-Options closed steady
net unchanged to Is points higher
Sales 1880 bags March Goa SIS:
spot firm; No. Rio S0Sh mild
steady: Cordova 9h ais.
SUGAR-Raw nominal; fair refl'
ing 31Im317; centrifugal 96 test 361
M367; molasses sugar 2SG0292; re.
fined steady.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-21
MEN ARE poWERLEss


To treat Dandruff and Falling Hair.
with irritants or oils ON which a para
site germ will prosper, Is like scoopng
water from the ocean to prevent the tide
from rising.
You cannot accomplish a satisfactory
cure without having a right understand
ing or the fundamental causes or the
trouble.
You must kill the Dandrufr Germ.
Newbros Herpicide does this because II
Is specially made to do that very thing
When the germ is removed the hair
has no choice but to resume healthy
growth and beauty.
Destroy the cause, you remove the
effect
Sold by leading druggists Send loc. IN
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.
Detroit, Mich.
Two sizes-50 cents ana 5I.00.
Paul G. Schulz & Sons, Special Agents
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-21
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, Feb 20.-CATTLE; re.
ceipts 500 head, steady and unchang
ed from yesterday.
Receipts $4,000 head, steady
light SG6G30, mixed $G05mG.45
heavy $G.50MG.55 rough $G05mG.21,
good to choice heavy SG.20@G.45,
SIIEEP-Receipts 1880; head,
steady; sheep $3.259 $50, lambs $5.7I
m7.G0,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-21
NEW YORK GRAIN,

New York, Feb. WHEAT: Re-
ceipts $4,000 bush, exports 5000 bush,
spot irregular; No. 2 red OBI at
elevator and 1922 afloat, options I'M
settled and Il net higher, May $1.19.
CORN--Receipts 5000 bush, eX-
ports 1000 bush, spot steady, optioLs
closed 5sda4 net lower, May 727sc.
Receipts 1000, exports
1900, spot firm.