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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13
' Terror I1eigns ia sInnagnn.

 that q rsigR of terror is being mafn- fained in Manaaua and that not less than 500 persons identified with poiiti- cal affairs are in chains in the pris- ons.
 A Catholic society has been ordered to cease sending food to the prisoners. and these are in fair way to starve them only cents a day for food. Cor poral punishment is meted out daily to various alleged offenders.
 President Zelaya, in order to create an Impression that the sentiment of the people of Managua is hostile to- wards America and Americans. recent ly appointed Amelio Estrada, promis nent Liberal. and brother of the revo- lutionists' chief. to organize a demon- , stration against that country and peo- pie, but this Estrada refused to do and Zelaya had him arrested on a fictitious charge. tsa
 It is understood that Dr. Julian Iria, the Minister-General, who has many friends at Leon and Chinandega, has been making attempts to start an up- rising in his favor as zeiaya's success sor, but whether or not with Zelaya's consent Is not known. It is reported also that Iria's home had been sur- rounded by soldiers.
 
 Further authoritative dispatches re- ceived here state that 500 of zelaya's forces have been entrenched for the purpose of preventing the American marines from passing over the bridge into Corinto.
 Since Thursday last. when General Estrada became practically certain that General Vasquez, in command of por- tion of Zelaya's troops, was attempt .fk~ n. rRf ffr purpose of seizing an unguarded river point and descending upon Bluefields, the forces of the provisional govern ment have been acting with great en- ergy Kama has been occupied, and other less important river landings have been strongly guarded. All avail able boats have been held in reserve to rush achievements to any point that may be threatened
 General Chamorro and twenty-five men arrived here today to assist in guarding the entire sixty miles of the Escondido River from Rama to Blue fields General Chamorro left 800 men guarding the land passage between BIuefields and Greytown.s
 Cannot March Overland.
 In an interview this afternoon, the Provisional Secretary of State, Adoifo Diaz. said that the Zelayan troops
  from Greytown because of the swamps and jungles and they would not be able either to get the use of river boats
 For these reasons, General Chamorro could afford to weaken the Greytown force without fear of the results While the provisional government would welcome additions, to the ma rines which the United States cruiser Des Moines has aboard. Secretary Diaz declared that Estrada's forces were ca pablo of defeating any attempt to at- tack Bluehelds.H
 Scouting parties are out In every direction to determine the objective noint of General Vasquez, who asked for two days extension of the truce to, enable him to communicate with Ze- lava. As General Vasquez Is in pos session of the telephone system. over 1vhich probably ten minutes would suf- flee to transact his business with ze- lava. this request was regarded. with suspicion and refused.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13
ThlnIka FEe Heare Aeroplane. .

New York. Dec. 12.--william Leach, one of the surfmen of the Fire Island life saving station. believes he heard an saeroplane pass high. above him while he was doing patrol duty to- night. First he heard a buzztng high up in the air. and whatever made It. he says. passed directly over his head but at a height beyond his ability to estimate. The noise resembled the rattle and hum of high speed mo- tor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

(Continned On Page Five.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13
EST ADA SEE.S, VIlI0RY AHEAD Chief of Rayoiutioms., is
 Optimistic. AWAIT AMERICANS APPROVAL Would Hen zelaya Subjsct to
 Orders. Rebel General Declares That He ss stroasly E.treached sear Rama while xeiayan Troops Are ( I've Days March
 From city. q a4

Washington. Dec. 12.-rsenor Castrii- 10. the representative of the Nicara- guan insurrectionists in this city. to- day received a cahiegram from Gen. eral Estrada. head of the revolutionary movement, which declares that the rev. olutionists are strongly entrenched at Rama and that the forces of President Zeiaya are two days march from the city.
 The cablegram asserts that a revoius tionary victory is certain, but that fol- lowing it, the reyolutionists will take no steps until their program is ap- proved by the State Department st Washington. AN
 This is presumed to refer to any de- cision tirat be- made in the case of President zelaya. should the insur- gents win
 The cablegram as translated by Be- nor CastrilAp Is as follows:
 Rama, via Biuefields, Nicaragua. Dec.
 IF. 1eee.
 @Castrilio. Washington. D. Give occupy our impregnabie position in Rama town, with an army more num- erous and more decided than ever. Eu- emy is two days march from Rama. From there he asks us for barley. We are disposed not to concede any thing and are sure of our victory. That is our true situation and believe me that our plan from ths beginning has been to capture the enemy at Rama. We are disposed not to take resoiufe action withouteapproval of Department of State to whom you must communi- cate this. When the battle is expected we will advise you.
 (Signed.l "Estrada."
 At the time this dispatch was re- ceivsd, the State Department anonunc- ed that it was without advices from Nicaragua today. Any action the de- partpfsnt contemplates will be taken only upon information from the de- paFtment's official sources of commu- uication
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-02-20

had no thought Of do Loup and had
long since hoped that he had passed
out of our lives, when was summoned
by false letter on board the Magel-
Ian In New York harbor. Once there
was seized and locked in cabin.
I'VE were sitting In the ladies'
cabin. I was watching the waves
dashing over her bows. De Loup sat
watching me. Writing materials were
on the desk at my elbow, but dared
not even look at them for fear Of
arousing his suspicious. Then sudden
ly / looked up. He was doing.
snatched a pen and wrote your ad-
dress and three words of the message.
Then he reused and had only time
to snatch the paper and conceal It in
my dress before his sharp eyes were
again upon me. I would send It any
way. knew your intuitive wit would
mako something Of It I intrusted It
to the stewardess. Fortunately they
had left me my money. I told her II
was q CIPHER and she swore to give II
to the wireless operator In his little
rookery on the upper deck. That was
In the morning. In the afternoon
again had q chance to write . few
words when was again stopped BY
de Loup's eye. / again went to my
cabin and calling the stewardess sent
Il to the same address had one
more chance to write. But when II
came to telling you where to ind me
suddenly remembered that did not
know. I sent the dispatch anyway. I
had no more chance to write. ! be-
lieve that dc Loup already suspected.
I now think he knew Il all the time
and was anxious that ! lure you on.
for that same day he told me that our
destination was near New Orleans. I
still hoped for : chance to get you
word. but all the time ! ,teIepathed
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-02-20
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her and I trembled to see such lowell
ness profaned by his unholy touch.
His arms were Just about to fold her
In their embrace when my straining
eyes saw livid green flash strike
from the Wilderness Of her throat. Full
upon the forehead of the count 1t
hurtled. saw him throw out his
arms wildly as II trying to fight 1t on.
But there It chung, writhing, glisten-
ing streak of green.
The count tottered. His face and
hands began to turn to the sickly
shade of furnished brass. With q
great cry he reeled headlong.
Leaping over the PROSTATE form
Thaida few like deer. / heard the
bar of Clarke's prison house fall. Then
the door of mine swung open. In the
twinkling of an eye we were behind
those little steel cages, Thaida be-
tween us. At that instant the lights
went out and we were in stygian
darkness.
At the end of the hall we heard the
hurrying Of many feet and the means
of men in terror Of an awful death. Al
most mechanically we drew our
weapons and began to empty four
automatics into the blackness ahead.
I do not know whether or not any of
our shots took effect. I heard no
cries. When we stopped to reload and
tho reverberations Of the fusilade had
died away In the recesses Of the roof
all was still.
ITO the boat" whispered Clarke.
We picked up the now fainting
Thaida, dashed through the aura Of
flame and down the corridor. now in
utter darkness. The door barred for
. moment our progress, but Clarke's
fingers soon found the bolt and We
were safe.
1T Was By rusA" said ThaidA Il
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-02-20

those two words to you with all the
intensity of my being"
Woman like she had omitted that
part we were most anxious to hear,
the cause Of the death Of the wolf.
20, yes" she continued. But the
blow that struck him had reserved
for myself when all else had failed.
We were on the launch going up the
narrow harbor of the island. was
alone on the after deck watching the
snakes that coilsd and twisted In the
branches that almost swept the sides
of the boat. They had no horror for
me, for as you know, have strange
power over all animal life. Suddenly
peculiar little green snake fell from
tree limb onto the deck almost at
my feet. From its triangular head !
knew It to be deadly poisonous. Here
was my weapon. snatched It up and
concealed It in my dress. I might b
able to turn It upon the count. II not
should force It to bite myself When
I dreDed for the ceremony placed Il
at my throat. was about to reach
for II when It struck."
"And the sheet Of flame and the
lightsf" interposed. unable longer
to restrain my curiosity on these
points.
"Oh, that's All ample enough" N
swered Clarke. "Msrs buffoonsry. I
saw through It at the tims. The count
was NO mean electrician. He had his
49,, ,>Iso< A. FOR fhA ehoak a. An~nn
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-02-20

Horror Of a Night
and the Intercept
ton Of a Wireless
Message Go to
Make Up the Puz.
cling Features Of
. Strange Case
Which Confronts
Chicago Reporter
and His Friend. the
Detective.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-02-20

ELEGRAM FOR you. Clarke. |"

ELEGRAM for you. Clarke"
I said, as l took the mes
sage which the boy de-
livered at the door Of
our Oak street apart.
ments one morning In
midsummer. A shade Of
anxiety passed over the
face Of my house mate.
Strange, I thought, that
Carlton Clarke, the great
telepathic detective. should
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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26
To Enjoy

the full confidence OF the Well Informed
Of the World and the Commentator OF
the most eminent physicians it was essen
tial that the component parts OF Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA should be
known to and approved by them; there
fore, the California Fig Syrup Go. pub
fishes full statement with every package.
The perfect purity and uniformity Of pro-
duct, which they demand in laxative
remedy OF an ethical character, are assured
by the Company original method of man
ufacture known to the Company only.
The figs of California are used in the
production of Syrup of Figs and Elixir OF
SIENNA to promote the pleasant taste, but
the medicinal principles are obtained from
plants known to act most benehcially.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-manufactur by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26
IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What a Heap Of Happiness IL Would
Bring TO Cairo Homes.

Hard to do Homework with an ach
ing back.
Brings you hours of misery at leis
ure or at work
If women only knew the cause
that
Backache pains come from sicI
kidneys.
'Twould save much needless woe.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kid
neys.
Cairo people endorse this:
Mrs. Berdie Banta, 407 Eleventh
street Cairo, Ill.,. says: Il suffered
from attacks of kidney complaint and
was unable to find remedy that
would help me. My back aehed most
of the time and | was subject to
dizzy spells and headaches. Doan's
Kidney Pills were so highly adver-
tlsed that | decided to give them a
tritl. / procured a supply at Paul G
Schulz & Sons drug store and after
taking the contents OF one box, was
free from the symptoms of kidney
complaint"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
Genes. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26
MOON CAPTURED
BY THE EARTH
WAS NOT FRAGMENT OF EARTH's
MAss-PRoF SEE MAKES
DISCOVERY.
ORIGINALLY A PLANET
Same as Mercury, and When il Left
Suns Control Was Attracted
BY Earth and Orbit
is Reduced.

Berkeley, Cal, June 25.-That he
had automatically proved the dis.
covery that the moon was a planet
captured by the earth from space and
not detached portion of our globe
was the announcement made tonight
by Prof. T. ]. ]. See, astronomer in
charge of the naval observatory at
Mare Island, in report to the AS
economical Society of the Pacific.
He rejects entirely the long accept
ed theory of Laplace and Sir George
Darwin ascribing earthly origin to
the moon. and declares that his dis
covery is supported by mathematical
proof based on the methods OF Hill,
Poincare and Darwin
Sees announcement was a further
development o: his discovery. an
nonnced last January, that all
planets and satellites are captured
bodies. whose orbits have been re.
duced since in size and rounded up
under the secular action of the nebu-
lar resisting medium one prevailing
the solar system.
II was he says originally planet
like Mercury, but not quite so large,
and moved about the sun at nearly
the same distance as the earth. Then
II came between the sun and the earth
In such a way as to enter the neck
of the space resembling a bottle.
neck projecting from the suns
sphere of control and enclosing
the earth, This neck was quite
small and narrow. but the bulb of
space enclosing the earth and con-
stituting its sphere of attraction was
of considerable size. When the moon
had once left the suns control and
gone into the bulb about the earh, il
met with some resistance, and the
neck became closed, SO that he moon
was bottled up" under the earh's
control and could not escape. Hence
it has remained with the earth ever
since, and will always abide with us.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26

According to the report Ling was
given $500 by his brother Masons
who had collected the money for the
support of their joss house. At a
late hour tonight the truth OF the
story had not been established.
Has Not Told All.
Guam Wick Nam, the old Chinese
interpreter, who has been a great aid
to the police. does not believe Chong
Sing has told more than half he
knows about the murder
IF Ling is ever caught" he said, II
believe the authorities will be con-
fronted with the same situation that
grew out of the Guldensuppe case.
In that case Martin Thorne and Mrs.
Augusta Mack each charged the other
with being the guilty one. Watch
and see II the same thing does not oc-
eur when the missing Chinaman' S
story is heard"
Chong Sing was carried TO the
house of death early today and forcel
to repeat his story without anything
being gained by the authorities.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26

Among the various other pressing
needs of the city of Cairo, of which
there are many, that of system OF
inspection is by no means the least
Inspection of building operations. in
spection of plumbing, of electric
wiring or construction. of meters. OF
weights and measures. etc. A wrong
idea seems to prevail In some quar-
tiers that such a system would be OPP
pressive to the people. Ii would be
oppressive only to the men who want
10 put up houses improperly, or put
in plumbing in an unsatisfactory man.
ner. or do electric wiring in a way
that would endanger life and prop
erty, or operate meters that are not
correct or use weights and measures
that are dishonest And such people
need to be oppressed in this way. In
the interest of the great mass of peo-
pie who are their victims and who
are made to pay the price" for poor
or dangerous work or service. Such
measures are adopted everywhere for
the protection of the many against
the few.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26

out these letters that the other forty
odd found In Ling's room were of the
same character. except that many of
them contained more extrayagant
phrases of endearment
The threat against Chu Gains life
reads:
You know what will happen to you
il you are ever seen with Elsie Sigel
again. You will be killed and the
girl. too. The word has been given.
"AH TAI"
(Chinese for Chiefl
The most sensational feature OF the
worldwide search that is being made
developed today. when the police were
told that Ling had been seen in Chi
natown Sunday, June 10. three days
after the crime had been committed
This information was given to detec-
tiyes on Capt. Galvin's staff. who have
had in charge the Chinatown district
1t was to the effect that Ling was seen
early that Sunday morning at is Pell
street. where the Gee Tong Society,
known as The Chinese Free Masons,
make their headquarters.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26

Another towboat passed Cairo We'd
nesdayday morning about G o'clock,
the j. b. Finley. guiding SO boats and
barges OF coal down the river to New
Orleans. This tow carried about 49,
900 tons of coal or about IS ordinary
train loads. which makes over 100
train loads of freight that went down
the river past Cairo during the last
three days, and the actual time of
tpassing Cairo wasn't over half an
hour all told.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26

Read what Adolphus Busch. the st
Louis brewer, has to say about sa
looms and their regulation. Mr.
Buch is one of the men who have
been brought face to face with a
serious proposition. not so much fol
himself as for the 5000 men he EN-
ploys and who would have been
thrown out of employment had state
wide prohibition carried in Missouri
lie, like other sensible men, sees
what the remedy for Prohibition is
and asks that it be applied.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26
SUNDAY EXCURSION RATES
Via Illinois Central r. q.

NORTH OF CAIRO tickets will be
old at rate Of one fore for the round
trip to points in Illinois where the
are is less than $500. Minimum sell.
ing rate t1.00.
SOUTH OF CAIRO, one fare for
the round trip TO all points where the
are is less than $500.
Train No. "a leaving Cairo at $500
a. m. and train No. % arriving al
1925 p. N. now run Oh Sunday.
For further information apply to ].
H. JONES. Ticket Agent, Central
Union Station.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26

People. on lower Commercial ave
nue. are becoming impatient about
the condition with respect to the
sewer They want something done
TO neutralize the evil effects of the
filthy condition in which the ditch
has been left AMI which promises to
be : menace to public health in warm
weather. There is ample reason to
believe that the Rich Construction
Co. has not tried its best 10 carry out
its contract on this big job either as
to character or expedition of the
work; and the people have just cause
10 feel displeased.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26
= - q NATURES
o.o.o. PERFECT Tonic

ordinary
system the medicine must
responsible for the physical condition The blood
which afford sufficient noushmsn sustain the
nourshed
and this explains why so many persons are attacked BY spell OF
In will be found both odeansng and tonic Qualities combined
1t builds
the blood thus supplying certain for restoring strength and
composed make spenddy fitted to the needs Of those systems
all harmful minerals safe and acting medicine OF
tired feeling
appetite and the stomach
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the year 1908. -. 2084
Average number OF complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull.
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the month of May, 1903 .2143
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26
May Statement.

The above is a correct statement OF
the circulation of The Cairo Bulletin
for the year 1908 and for the month Of
May, 1909.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 4th day of June. 1909.
LEO ]. KLEB,
Notary Publ
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26
0LD JAY EYE SEE DEAD
Horse Known as First 2:10 Trotter
succumbs to Old Aee-Wss
81 Years Old.

Racine. Wis, June 25.-Jay Eye
See. known the country over as the
first 2:10 trotter. died today of old
age on Pleasant View farm. seven
miles from here. The old track cam
paisner was buried at nightfall. Jay
Eve See was 81 years old.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26
r II Z
COURT ALLOWS Her
$4,000 A YEAR
Concluded from First Page).

Howard Gould hurried from the
room as soon as the decision was
given and declined to discuss the
case. Mrs. Gould left the court with
Shearn and drove away in an auto
mobile.
Shearn Jubilant.
Shearn was jubilant at the decision
and pronounced 1t a sweeping aud
complete yindication of Mrs, Gould.
He said she could have compro-
missed for a fortune at any time but
would never consider for a moment
anything bur the opportunity of clear
ing her name in an open public trial.
He added that either party in the
suit could still bring action for abso-
lutte divorce. Mrs. Gould's dowry
right in Howard Gould's real property
amounts 70 $3,)00.0OO he said and
was unaffected by the separation.
Thanks All Helpers.
Mrs. Cloud issued the following
statement:
II am the happiest woman living TO-
night because | have been so com
pletely INDICATED before the entire
world of all these horrible charges.
Not one little pang shot through my
heart at the smallness of the allow
ance-only supreme JOY and the deep.
est gratitude. | send a thousand low
ing thanks to all who have helped
me-"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26

CAIRO IN 1878
Observation-Disclosures
(cslro Bulletin, Edited by John n.
oberly).

A reception was given to Bishop
Seymour on the evening of Dec. 2lst
at the residence OF Chas. Gallagher.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. F. Gilbert. Mr. and Mrs. Candee,
Mr. and Mrs. Pink and Miss Mamie
Corlis-
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26
For Women's
Needs

Every woman should fortify herself
against those weaknesses and de-
rangements which are usually pres
ent at times when Nature makes
extra demands upon the system.
For women's special ailments
there is no known remedy so safe
and reliable as
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26

Bishop Seymour confirmed a class
of twenty in the Episcopal church on
Sunday &c 22nd In the class were
Misses Mamie Taylor. Mamie Corl!s
and Mrs. Cushman
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26
A Sad homant

1t is sad moment for a bachelor
when he finds that his hair is SO thin
hat he is unable to hold pen over
lis ear
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26

Batteries-Dygert, Vickers. Thomas
and Livingstone; Warhop and Blair
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26

On the evening of December 22d,
Alderman Dennis j Foley received 4
beautiful gold medal as a testimonial
from the citizens of Cairo for his
faithful and unselfish labors during
the yellow fever epidemic. Aid. Foley
was the only aldermanic member OF
the Board of Health who remained in
Cairo during the entire period of the
trouble. A. J. Alden made the pre-
sentation speech
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26
When She Dessn,t.

II IS seldom that woman wishes
y stand up for her rights in a street
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26
CUBS SHUT OUT Reds

Concluded from First Pagel.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26
The Difference.

\ woman OF work sweeps everything
before her; woman of fashion.
'yerything behind her-Judge.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26
Rock Island Wins.

Rock Island. June 25.-Rock Island
punched hits at the right time, and
Peoria was Outplayed in the field.
Score r H p
Rock Island .........,.,.. ) Q
Peoria ...... ............ 7 ,
Batteries-Wilson and Eng; How
lick and Higgins
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26

The Bulletin 10 On sale ~ the fol
towing places:
coisman's, IA Eighth street.
Halliday House News stand.
Dlus Trent Restaurant
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26

Batteries--Ferrell, Edwards and f
Smith Hall, Roger and Langdon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26
No Game.

Dubuque Decatur. no game wet
grounds.