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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18

The failure of an attempt to black
mail him. according to William Mel.
son Cromwell. was the reason for the
publication tf the stories, which he
declared today were exceptional and
pfens,ditated and made with fore
knowledge of their infamous sources.
and after specific warning by me of
their falsity"
The stories, he added. "we?e
ooncocted more than two and a half
years ago by unscrupulous parties In
New York. some of whom have Grim
inal records. in an attempt to black
mail me-
He said he was asked to pay S25.001
to have the stories suppressed.
"a do. not believe The World was a
party 10 these attempts, but it was
dealing with the same gang. The in.
dictments Of the New York World
and indianapolis News is not an in
dictment OF the press of the United
States as they would like TO have it
appear to obtain the support of the
general press of the country am in
favor Of free and unmuzzled press
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
HONOR OF LINCOLN
Rabbi Sadler Formerly Of Cairo,
Delivers Address at College In
Easton, Pa.

tEdSlOn, tfd,I DdllH Al SuS.l
The Lincoln centenary was cele-
brated by the Washington Literary
Society of Lafayette college on We'd
uesday evening. The program CON
sisted of an Grafton on Lincoln, the
Man, by Mcpherson. 10. Solo. Con-
rad. 10. Grafton. Unfinished Work. >
Steinhauser. 10. The address of the
evening was delivered by Rabbi ID.
Sadler OF the Covenant of Peace con
gregation, this city. who is taking a
post graduate course at the college.
He tok as his subject, Lincoln, the
Peacumaker." His address was time
ly and highly appreciated by the
members of the Hail
After the exercises Rabbi Sadie.
was elected an honorary member OF
the society. A quartette. consisting
of Sowden. ~, Cello. Conrad 10.
Piano. Ely. 10. flute. and Ware. 10,
violin. interspersed the meeting with
a number of selections
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
LABOR TO VOICE PROTEST.

New York, Feb. 17.-The labor or
ganizations of Greater New York have
completed arrangements for a mum.
Der OF mass meetings 10 be held in
vaous sections of the metropolis to.
night to protest against the sentenc
ing of President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor and
Vice President Mitchell ana iecretary
Morrison of the same organization t.
Jail for contempt of court. The larg
est meeting will be held in Grand
Central Palace. where leading mem
bers of the Central Federated Unior
will speak,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
Looks Like a Farce.

1t looks very much as though the
Stevenson-Deneen contest for the
The joint committee of the senate
and house appointed to consider the
test and make report in March whe-
ther the Democrats have prima
facie case of fraud is composed of
Deneen' men as far as the Republi-
cans are concerned.
The committee met this afternoon
and former Senator Oryille F. Berry
of Carthage, appeared for Governor
Deneen. but Ross c.. Hall of Chicago
the principal attorney for General
Stevenson, failed to appear, and the
committee adjourned until Feb. "a.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
PERJURY TRIAL in GOULD CASE.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE cases OF
Mrs. Margaret Teal. Julia NJ. Fleming
and Harry L. Mousley, all of whom
were indicted for subodination of per
jury in connection with the Frank
Gould divorce case, were called for
trial today in the court of general ses-
sions. The three were charged with
attempting to bribe Mabel MacCaus
land to give certain testimony against
Mr.. Gould. Mrs. Teal, one of the
three defendants, is the wife of Ben
Teal, the well known stage director.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18

a story of having been attacked On
the street by man and woman an
placed in a cab. The woman 81 @
names is one by whom she was en-
ployed as lace maker and who
some time ago accused her Of the I
of lace but the case was not brought
10 trial,
The man, Miss Gingles' friends
claim, is we'll known in several states
While the wCman's friends believe
she is the victim of a plot and that
serious crime has been committed,
the police are inclined TO question
many portions of he rstory, and be-
lieve that some OF her statements
conflict.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
RAILROADS EARN MORE
UNDER TWO CENT RATE

Jefferson City. Mo, Feb. 1.-THE
board of railroad commissioners of
Missouri today gave out figures from
the reports of the railroads in the
state which shows that the several
trunk lines earned more per nile
under the two cent fare law in 1908
than at three cents for the previous
year and that the earnings per mile
in the state are greater than inter
state earnings.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
ONLY COAST ARTILLERY
OPEN FOR ENLiSTMENTS

Sergeant Kresky, of the local army
recruiting office received orders from
his headquarters to discontinue en-
listing for the Infantry, Cavalry and
Field Artillery. Those branches OF
the army are almost recruited to
their full quota and the few remain
ing vacancies will be reserved foT
former soldiers. The Coast Artillery
is the only branch that is still open
for these desiring to enlist. Capt.
Kirkpatrick. L. 5. A.. visited the lc-
cal station yesterday and enlisted
Charles F. Postlethwait. for the Coast
Artillery Corps; he was sent TO JEFF
ferson Barracks, Mo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
THREE WOMEN
GIVE EVIDENCE
SECOND DAY OF COOPER TRIAL
REPlETE WITH DRAMATIC
INCIDENTS.
STENOGRAPHER CRIED
Cooper Applied to Carmack--
Woman Met Sharpe Leav-
ing Scene of Tragedy.

Nashville. Tenn, Feb, lin the
Cooper trial today there We're three
star witness, all of them women. Miss
Mary Skeffington, state librarian.
told how, on the day of the murder
when within two hundred feet of the
scene of the shooting she met John
Sharpe, one of the defendants, whom
she had known for ten or twelve
years.
Just as she greeted him she heard
three shots and asked Sharpe what 1t
meant. Without turning around, she
says, Sharpe replied:
That's Dune Cooper shooting
In the second witness. Miss Daisy
Senator Carmack."
Lee, a stenographer in the office of
John Bradford. attorney for the de-
fense, the state laid the foundation
upon which 1t will base its cont2n
ton that the Staying of Carmacl
was the result of a conspiracy.
Miss Lee told that on the morning
of November 8, the day of the trag
edy, when she arrived at the office
she founl Colonel Cooper alread,
there in conference with his son,
She heard the Colonel denounct
CarmaCk for using his (Cooper'sj
name and declared he had n right tc
protect himself.
Later she heard Colonel Cooper ap
ply to him (Carmack epithets sc
vile that she cried when ordered &c
repeat them. The court permitted
her to write them and when they
were read she covered her face with
iirr hands.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
SECOND EXPLOSION
IN COAL MINE NEAR
BENTON; a. PERISH

Benton. ILL.,, Feb. 1.-THE second
explosion occurred in Mine IS of the
Deering Coal Company, southeast of
this city today. 1t was more severe
than the one of yesterday which en-
tombed four shot firesrs.
Son after the first explosion the
rescuing parties when about twenty
feet from the bottom of the shaft,
discovered the mine to be on fire and
returned to the surface. The second
second explosion wrecked the mine
and as it is all on fire in the under
sealed. 1t is likely the four bodies
will never be recovered.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
ADDITIONAL CITY BRIEFS.
VIII Meet Toniaht.

The Retail Grocers' Association
will meet tonight. One of the matters
to be discussed IS a proposition to
change their organization SO as 10
include retail business men general
y. This will bring them In close
touch with the state organization
which is to meet here next year.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
CONVICTED OF TAKING 6RI6E.

San Francisco, Feb. 17.-After de-
liberating thirty minutes the jury in
the case of former supervisor Mich.
ael w Coffey. indicted on the charge
of receiving a bribe of si.00 to vote
for the trolley franchise for the Uni
ted railroads. returned a verdict of
guilty today. He is to be sentenced
February o. Punishment under the
penal code may be one to fourteen
years in the penitentiary.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
FOR WATERWAY COMMISSION.

Washington. Feb. IA waterways
commission to consist of seven mem-
bers of the house and five members
of the senate is provided for by the
s10.O00,00O rivers and harbors bill
which the house committee Of rivers
and harbors plans to report tomorrow.
1t will be an advisory body. the scope
of its work being similar to that of
the present monetary commission.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
WANTS SEPARATION.

! Chicago. Feb. 17.-Mrs. Mary Lo.
gan Tucker. wife of Col. William F.
Tucker. former paymaster of the dc
partment of the lakes. whose case IS
now being heard by the retiring board
this afternoon filed bill for Sepa-
ration and maintenance. In the bill
Mrs. Tucker accuses her husband OF
intemperancc.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
HOUSE PASSES KNOX BILL, REG
uLATlNG INTERSTATE
TRANSPORTATION.
LABEL ALL PACKAGES
Truthfniiy and Ship to Bona Eide Con-
signeea Plainly Addressed
To Abolish Capital Pun
ishment

Washington. Feb 1.-THE liquor
Legislation was the subject of consid-
GRAFTON in the house today When the
penal code bill was taken up, Ham
phreys, offered an amendment agreed
rpon by the house leadersto regulate
the interstate shipment of liquors.
The amendment, which is the Knox
bill that passed the senate forhids thr
transportation of liquor in interstate
commerce unless 1t Is consigned TO
bona fide consignees and unless the
package is labeled plainly with the
name of the consignee and the exact
character of the contents is shown.
The amendment prohibits the ship
ments Il liquor G. 0. d.
Eilrtholdt, of Missouri, sought to
amend the amendment so as to In
clude "cder. so-called temperance
drinks and all beverages containing
more than three per cent alcohol"
The Bartholdt amendment was d..
fated 81 to "a. The Humphreys
amendment was adopted 129 to 40.
Speaker Cannon took his place on
the floor and voted every time with
the temperance forces"
Capital Punishment.
An attempt to abolish capital nun
ishment as penalty under the feder-
al laws today blocked conclusion of
fsft,1g 4 IeAr af hA
In the house sitting In the committee
Of the Whole This bill was. taken up
after the house became entangled in
the Knox eligibility question and had
laid the question aside for the day
The most important amendment In
corporated In the bill was the one to
regulate shipment of Intoxicating
liquors
Mccall, of Massachusetts. led the
fight against capital punishment and
when he was voted down, made
point no quorum.
Just before this, 25 to 81, the ccm.
mlttee had declined TO substitute
electrocution for hanging as the
death penalty. The motion to take Il
recess was opposed by the enemies
of the bill and a tilibuster ensued.
The doors were finally closed and the
sergeant at arms sent after absent
members.
Nearly two hours later, at 1850
this evening, when Madden, of Illi-
nois. arrived a roll call quorum was
secured and the house was declared
in recess until tomorrow.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
Hearing Today.

In the county court today the hear
ing for the Thirtyfourth street pave
ment will be had. AS the owners
of property on that street were all IN
favor of the improvement no protest
likely to be made, although there II
said to be a disposition on the par
of scme to have cement filler subsIi-
tuted for the asphalt rubber filler
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
WANT REVENGE, SAY WORLD.

New York. Feb. I'm a statement
issued tonight the World declares
that If the prosecution for libel sue
ceeds every newspaper which circu-
lates in Washington will be "at the
mercy Of an autocratic. yain-glorious
president who is willing TO prostitute
his authority for the qualification OF
his personal malice"
The World adds: Roosevelt is
now abusing his great power as pres
ident 80 exploit his political malice.
Theseilibel proceedings have no other
object than TO enable Roosevelt TO
employ the machinery of the United
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
FLORISTS ELECT OFFICERS.

Springfield. ILL.,. Feb. 17.-After So
leeting Champaign for the convention
next year. the Illinois Stae Florists
Union today elected E. c. Gillett %
Lincoln. president; J. +. A Mann Ct
Edwardsyille. secretary; F. L War
ren of Blomiagton. treasurer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
FROZEN TO DEATH.

Alliance. Neb. Feb. 17.-Word was
received here today from the south
east hills that Frank Eiehthaler ard
his seventeen-year-old son were lost
and frozen 10 death during the storm
of last Saturday while enroute home
from Alliance.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
NAVAL BILL PASSES SENATE.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE naval
bill, carrying s136,o00,O0O was today
passed by the senate, after having
been under consideration three days.
The bill was today changed by res.
toration of the house provision for
two battleships of 10000 tons dis
placement, to cost s6000,000,000 each.
An Intellectual effort was made TO
defeat the amendment for the restor-
alton of the marine corps to the bat
tleships and cruisers Of the navy,
which was placed in the measure
while the senate was proceeding in
the committee of the whole
During the last hours of the ses-
sion today I4afollette severely criti.
cised the methods OF the navy, deelar.
ing that senatorial influence In the
work of the department caused un-
businesslike development of the navy
yards and stations.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
level of the water again the dam"
Some Changes Made.

This change, they say. will facili
tate the work OF construction and
will reduce somewhat the cost Of
the proposed work"
AS to the change of the lower
locks on the Pacific end CT the canal
from LaBoca, On the shore of Pan
anna Bay to Mirafores, about fout
miles in land, they report that the
settlements whica occurred as a r..
suit of the change cause no reason
to doubt the stability CT the pro
posed dam" This change having
been made because objection might
be male from a military point OF
view to placing locks on the short
of the bay. exposed to gun CT hes lie
ships" the board of engineers esti-
mate that it will increase tie cost by
about $lO000,000 but that it will
greatly lessen the cost Of fortifica
tion. Aaother change, that of In
creasing the minimum width of the
bottom OF the canal for about Al
miles in the Culebra cut they esti-
mate will increase the cost of the
work by about $13,000,000 but ttey
Say it will not delay the completion
of the canal. that it will permit shil s
To pass one another in this portion
af the canal and will otherwise facili
tate navigation. IF slides occur after
the completion of the canal, they
say "the wider canal is not as likely
to be blocked as a narrower one ="
They approve the change in tie pre-
posed location Of the breakwater at
the Atlantic end of the canal.
The Cost.
, Their estimate d. of the comp'e'e
cost Cf tie canal is $500 100000
They say it ~ incorrect to state the
original estimate of cost was Sl40,-
O00. 900 as this did not include "sani-
tation and zone government" They
estimate the expense of sanitation
and zone government at $S2I0O9O0o
while payments to the republic of
Panama and to the new Panama
canal company amount to $59OO9 800
which would make the difference be-
tween the present estimate AMI The
previous estimate added only $l43,'
900, 900 "Of this amount they say
nearly one half can be accounted
for by the changes in the canal and
appurtenant worms already referred
TO ana the remainder is attributed
mainly to the higher unit cost of tie
different items of the work
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18

States government TO satisfy his per-
sonal desire for revenge.
I'VE say this reluctantly: but We
say it without qualification. because
it is true"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18

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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28
Boston Violin Maker Wins Fame.

FROM tine Boston foSt.
AT the zenith of his days, after TOLL
ing patiently for 30 years in his little
shop with but d%esultory results. a Mas;
~Sachusetts violin maker has suddenly
1eaped into prominence. and his friends
say that future generations will link
ais name with those of the famous
cre1nona violin makers.
He is George r. Lane. of Gloucester,
and his belated success has come to,
him through mere nance.
One of the old sea captains sailing
from Boston to Liverpool, who makes
Gloucester his home. carried with him
on his last voyage two of the best OF
Lanes violins as a gaft to some Euro
pezan friends. One of these is a clever
musician who has gained considerable
fame I'm English musical circles. and
he was delighted with the instrument.
sit is the sweetest toned instrument
Il ever drew a bow across" he declared
I'm no uncertain manner and exacted q
promise from his sea captain friend to
bring him six Of Lanes violins on h
next voyage.
Now the heart of the aged siolin
maker is filled with gladness.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28
An Economic pisea.e.

FROM the New YORK tribune.
Thai tuberculosis is largely an economic
disease is now a generally accepted fact.
That it has its root in the misfortunes of
the people and that it's p~erpetuation il, to
a great extent due TO conditions which
and ought to be remedied is no
longer aAquestlon for dispute. Whether
bovine tuberculosis can be transmitted to
human beings is. under present conditions,
very important. yet were 1t not for i'm
perfect economic conditions and the gen
eral lack of knowledge on the subject OF
the disease. tuberculosis could undoubted-
ly be, to a great extent at least, stamped
out. But while there has been much gen
eral recognition of the ability of an in
t2lligent public largely to control the dis
ease. there is something startling in the
statement made by DIR. Woods Hutchin-
son at the Museum of Natural History.
that with the expenditure OF a few mill
ions of dollars it would be possible entirely
to eradicate tuberculosis from the COM.
munity.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28
HOG BR,sTLEs in CHINA.

From the Chicago Live Stock World.
One of the largest exports from China
in which American merchants are heavily
Interested. is black hog bristles. The bulk
OF these bristles coming from the north
ern china and M%anchurian ports, and
from there generally find their way to
Shanghai, where they are collected by
large dealers. assorted into lengths of
from az to 6 inches, If they have not been
previously assorted, and then exported,
to be made into paint brushes and other
articles. The assorted bristles are made
up into little round bundles, averaging
from two to three inches in diameter.
While tie bIistle business, on the whole.
is Increasing. it is. like many other trades,
tending to Capitalization in the large ports
and the smaller coast places figure less
and less in the expectation, the main rea-
son being that the facilities for sorting are
not sufficient in the small ports. A deal
er in an outport who can colelct several
hundred pounds Of bristles a month finds
it moro to his benefit to send his lots to a
large Shanghai wholesaler thar to go to
the trouble and expense of having them
sorted and bundle and then waiting to
get together a large enough lot to make it
worth his while to export. The china hog,
on the whole, is not Il large producer of
b~ristles, all his body, except a strip down
the back and II large spot on the neck.
being covered witt hair only, while the
more northern hog of M%anchuria and ST.
IBERIA has Il larger part of his skin GOV.
cred with bristies.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28
Two Forms of Self Reliance.
INroaa DR.. Henry Van Dykes Lecture i

JTroaa DR.. Henry Van Dykes Lecture In
Paris.
Each state in the union has a self-reli-
ance of independence of it's own OF which
dt is very Jealous. Now 1t is evident that
this peculiar structure of the nation
necessarily neutrality-suspicious. implies-a
constant rivalry between the two forms
OF the spirit of INTERCHANGEABLE local
form and the general form. Emphasize
the one and you will nave a body Of pub
lic opinion which moves in the direction
of Strengthening. enhancing, perhaps en-
iarging, the powers given to the central
you will have a body of public opinion
the powers reversed to the local govern
ments, and seeks to strengthen the whole
by certifying the parts of which it is COM
posed. Here you LAY the two great po-
liticai parties of America. In reality, po-
Mtical opinion, or perhaps 1t would be
more correct to say political feeling, di-
Yides ON this great question of centraliz-
alton or diffusion of power.
The controversy lies between the two
forms of the spirit of self re~liance-that
which is embodied in the consciousness OF
the whole nation and that which is en-
bodied in the consciousness of each COM
%1nunity. The democrats naturally speak
for the latter; the republicans for the for
iner.
The important thing to remember Is that
these two forms of the spirit of self re-
Nance still exist side by side in American
political life and that it is n good thing
to lave them represented in the two great
parties in order that a due balance may
be kept between them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28
suear-Fed Cows.

From the New York World.
: The Wisconsin dairyman who hae.
found that molasses fattens his cow3
and increases their milk while improve.
ing the quality has merely put to prac-;
teal use the enlightened view of the;
dietetic value Of sugar which we owe
to the new chemistry of food. ;
The notion that sweets are deleteri-
Gus in themselves has gone the way OF
other food fallacies. In its place is
the scientific recognition OF sugar as
the equal of starch in fat-forming and
;heat-producing qualities and its inclu-
sion as a ration in the diet Of the Ger
man soldier. Confectionery with q,
fuel value Of 1880 Galleries surpasses
roast beef, porterhouse steak. mutton
chops and bread, while chocolate leads
the whole list of articles of diet in sup
plying energy.
Who knows but what some investi-
gator of the future will find in the
matinee girls caramels the foundation
of that physical vigor and mental alert
ness which is the admiration of foreign
observers? Or discover in our 76
pounds per capita consumption of sugar
annually the physical basis of u emf
nence among nations?