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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-19
METZ OPPOSED
TO GRASS PLOTS
On BROADWAY
Estimate Board, However,
Votes Money to Preserve
Parked Spaces.

Park Commissioner Smith and Comp
| trolle" Metz had lively tilt ~ I, @
meeting OF the Board OF Estimate to-
Gay over resolution permitting tie
expenditure OF $500 for the coAs;,lic.
t'on OF fences around the park POTS
now being lad out on upper Hrold'yay.
Ih' ilohey had been transferred 10
S'.nt! apartment. but under the law
l." was unable % use IT, The Culumiy.
son'L Sa'd al the work done on rhe
hr q WAY pets would be vast d II he
t'uIdt ppt lp fences tu protect them.
pp"#r this, said Met. Cher, re
NOR rhi9r'aat things tu sprG money
On '"''' gas plots. Because va have
Sn';t some money tl1' J.. 90 r.I.,u
Niii you should spend So po That
" prNNurs for part OF broadway,
ana YOU VIII be back here Tor $1,000
don't see why YOU object TO spend
ing this appropriation when Manhattan
pays ~ Der cont. OF the C!tys .Npcn-
IitnrtS' said Borough President
Il don't see why You want grass plots
up !h,,e anyhow" replied Metz. "Mny
don't they asphalt the street '
Ihc resolution authorizing the usa of
tne S"'wn was adopted in spite OF Comp
trollcr Metz mp
There was whole raft of resolutions
providing FOR Increases IN salaries IN
GUIDING one raising the salary of Fire
ohiet Croker from SIrM To- $lU,IN but
none, got through, Mayor Mcclellan
noted that in most instances there Vas
nothing explaining the increases asked.
Mayor Mcclellan ana tour Borough
residents voted to increase Chinf
muster eight votes, and twelve were
needed. Comptroller Metz voted in favor
o! some OF tie resolutions without avail.
ana nnal.y took Umbragc and began TO
vote mo" himself.
ny an almost unanimous vote-Nlayor
Mcclellan RETAINING from Vot,.r re-
cause he lives on Washins'un SQUARE
the recommendation OF INe Cour; House
Board that the new municipal court
house be erected Tn Washington SNARE
Park was rejected This l. tia third
site recommended by the CouIt.Il,usc
Board to be rejected by the city officials
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-19
YANkToN AT WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Feb l9.-Ths auxil-
AIRY YanEton, advance guard OF the At
lantlC heet On It's cruise around the
world, arrived here to-day. She will re-
turn 70 Hampton Dads to take part In
the naval review.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-19
PEACE SOCIETY TALKS
OVER PLANS AT LUNCHEON.
Dinner to Elihu Root and in Inter
national Festival Are
Announced.

The first OF series Of luncheons by
the Peace Society Of New York, OF
which Andrew Carnegie is president,
was held at the Hotel Manhattan to-
day. one hundred and fifty persons,
most OF them women, attended. Samuel
T, Dutton OF Columbia University. pre-
sided, and the principal speakers We're
Prof Dutton, Mrs. Edwin b. Mead, Of
Boston. Harold l.. Gyrst, OF England,
and Rev. DR.. Charles +. Jefferson, OF
the broadway Tabernacle.
Prot. button announced n dinner for
Friday, Feb. % at the Hotel AstOr in
honor OF Standardized Euhu Root at
which Joseph Choatr will preside
To celebrate world peace a great in
ternatIonal peace festival viii be held
at Carnegie Hall on March y In which
many of the musical societies OF New
York will take part including the Ar.uu
the Swedish and Norwegian Glec Clubs
and japanese club OF singers who w,Il
appear In costumes. Al! Ambassadors
and consuls and their wives have been
invited.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-19
CHRONIC COUCH
Mr., Gray Of E|wood, Ind,
Declares Vino| Cured His
Daughters Chronic Cough
After All Other Means Had
Failed.
SAYS She OWES LIFE TO VINOL.

"My fourteen year-old daughter had
a very bad cough. was weak, enact
a,ed and had no appetite. Two'of our
lest physicians had done her no good.
On advice procured for her bottls
OF Vinol and she soon began to i'm
prove. She continued until she had
taken several bottles OF 1t, and she
has completely recovered her health.
We undoubtedly owe her life to
Vinol, as | am certain that II 1t had
not been for i. she would have been
dead ere this We never miss the
opportunity Of saying a good word
Tor N.nol" James Gray. Eiwood
Ind.
Many cases like the above are con.
stantly coming TO our attention where
this cod liver and iron preparation
Vino! has cured chronic coughs, colds
and bronchitis and built UP health
and strength f,r old people, delicate
children, rundown. weak and deb!li'
,ated people after all other means had
failed.
Try Vinol. II 1t does you no 5000
we will return your money; that's
your guarantee hut We know it vii.
benefit You.
WHERE 70 GER NiNoL IN y. Y.
KIkIH's Bkin STORES. 9th Az. and
a3t It.. uroadNay and 9Th ST., West S+,h
81 'pn. Nadori, litA 81. and 18th Az.
Fulton -. 2G4 Fulton st, 273 fiatbush
AZ. .i1 -UlL.,T ~, -, columbia st.
ISGtMAN y co., zoo broadway. II
P.rk EuI. la5th -. and ith Az" l.5th
It aud LyuuN Az. liHth st. and Sd Az,
l5sEh It. and Amsterdam Az. DIST s..
ar1 broadway. Times BldG" i2d st. and
Prysd,ay mid Gli Fulton s.. Brooklyn.
kI>sMAN'- DRiG STORES. l25th 81.
and >'h ~. broadway and >Oth ST.. 3e,h
J. ii NGMN,;N. lo2o Sd Az. AIS Co.
luwAur 49,. I L.. i"G st
Md ~ oNcr' drug store whore Vinal
SIC, dfsr'0yc'
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-19
MARRIAGE AFTER DIVORCE
THROUGH LOVE FOR A CAT,
Feline Entered Lives Of Separated
Couple and Neither Could
Part From Her.

WORCESTER, Mass, Feb. l9.-Be-
cause both developed fondness for a
pet kitten, from which neither would be
parted, Levi John La Chappelle and
Mrs. Minnie Towle La Chappelle, OF
Worcester. who were divorced here, are
once mo-e husband and wife.
Since their divorce the couple by pc.
culiar freak OF fate have boarded in the
same houses in New Bedford Recently
a feline named Maria came into their
lives and both formed an attachment
for the animal. Each claimed possession
Of the pet and the only equitable ar
rangement which they could agree upon
was to become owners In common Of the
property and they concluded to remarry.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-19
WOMAN SUICIDES
LAST PLEA IS FOR
HER LITTLE DOG
Don't Abuse Beauty" Wrote
Mrs. Young Before She
Inhaled Gas.

Mrs Anna Braun, who lives In an
apartment on the third floor Of the
nathouse at No. 30 Howard avenue,
Brooklyn, was annoyeG to-day by a
strong odor O. gas. She t:aced It to the
hallway down the s.LirJ and TO the
door OF an apartment IN the second
floor which was occupied by Mr. and
Mrs, J7hn Young and their little Noolly
dog Beauty
Receiving No response to knocks on
the door Mrs Braun notified the jan.
tress, who ,alled Policeman Dowd The
door was forced and Mrs. Young was
found dead In her bedroom. She had
attached the tube from her gas stove
to Jet In the room and inhaled gas
through II. The dog was sick and stag
gerins, but revived as soon as fresh
air was admitted to the rooms.
No one IN the house knew anything
about Mrs. Young, who had been a
resident there but few weeks. It was
suss'p eI'u'Ir Iie HtlsHDOls tnat MTS,
Youngs husband had not been home for
three days and that ne had been heard
to threaten in The course OF quarrel to
leave and never come back Search OF
the house revealed a note pinned to a
mirror frame. II was not addressed,
and read
Tell my sister at Corning. Ohio, to
forgive me. can't live without John.
DO not abuse Beauty"
Young is said 10 be bookkeeper.
His place OF employment is not known
to those living in the Howard avenue
house. Mrs Young told tradesmen In
the vicinity that she formerly lived in
Herkimer street, she was thirty-hve
years old,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-19
INDIANAPOLIS
NEWS STATES
ITS POSITION
"Functions of a Free News
paper Will Not Cease"
1t Says.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb, 1.-THE News
publishes the following statement con-
corning the Panama Canal indictments:
THE issue presented by the indict-
ments Is, OF course one for the court;
In regard to that little or nothing need
be said. But there is wider Issue con-
corning which. we :hink, good deal
will be- said Perhaps 1t is needless to
say that the course OF the News will be
In no way Influenced or affected by
what has happened We shall continue
10 discuss public questions on their mer-
It's, as In the past and to criticise pub
lie men without either personal or par.
tisan bias,
This is the phase Of the question that
most concerns the public. 1t has right
10 know that the functions Of free
and independent newspaper will not
cease 10 be performed and also to know
that no personal element will be allowed
to obtrude itself in any Of the criticisms
that we feel called on to make. We shall
not be coerced into silence nor tempted
into unfairness.
believing that the great principle Of
freedom Of the press Is at st,ks, we
must do what we can to uphold It. No
more important service thai this can DO
performed by Q newspaper, especially
at this time. The public, to which alone
the News Acknowledges any obligation,
may feel sure that this paps. viii con.
.inue to serve its interests as /. sees
them. To sum up, we shall print the
news and tell the truth about it-as Il
10 given us to gee the Truth"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-19
STEEL UNDER ATTACK
WEAKENS STOCKS
Southern and Union Pacific,
Copper, Erie and St. Paul
Show the Effect.

Steel was the leader In a downward
movement In the early stock market to.
day. on heavy selling orders the issue
opened at ~ IL and quickly dropped to
IS as. Other weak features were
Southern Pacific, Union Pacific. Re-
public Iron and Steel. Erie, st. Paul
and Copper Later in the session sup
port was given the market, and prices
rallied fractionally, but the list still
showed losses Trading was active
The total sales Of stocks were 1850
shares, and of bonds Si,7il,OOO.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-19
Annette Kellerman Displays
Art and Beauty to Women
in Tableaux,

The Rainy Daisies at the Hotel Aston
were not a bit shocked by the poses OF
Annette Kellermann, who appeared be.
fore them yesterday as Venus rising
from the sea. and otherwise.
All the Daisies agreed that there
was nothing the least suggestive in Miss
Kellermann's poses. They are classical
to degree. She was art, pure art. The
most demure. most prudish. the most
sensitive, shrinking little prude OF Pur-
ity Village could see her and not be
shocked.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-19
The Closing Prices.

To-day's highest. lowest and last prices o.
stocks and u net changes as compared with
yesterdays final nEuref are as follows.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-19
INDIANA SOCIETY DINNER.

At the annual dinner OF the Indiana
Society at the Waldorf-Astorla on
March 10 Senator-elect Benjamin F.
Shively will he the chief speaker
Mr.. Shively defeated for the Senate
John W. Kern, many times candidate
for Governor OF Indiana, and Bryans
running mate in the last Presidential
campaign.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-19
NOT rRUl, SAYS HARTMAN.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Feb lg.-E. n
Hartman. who is camping here, accom-
panied by his dausA,U. and Robert Goe-
let, received delegation of citizens
headed by the Mayor to-day. but de-
cliued an invitation 10 y banquet Sltur-
DAY night lie denied that there was
any foundation for the rlmored engage
nont OF his daughter TO Mr.. GoeleL
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-19
ROEBUCK HE|RESS
KEEPS STORE AND
HAS Is CHILDREN
Mrs. Bird, Who Gets Much of
Brooklynite's Money, Didn't
Know He Was Very Rich.

NORTHAMPTON. England. Feb. H.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bird, the principal bene-
fciary under the will OF the late Samuel
Roebuck, OF Brooklyn, who died in that
city Feb, 0 last. keeps small grocery
store In a poor section OF this city She
is about sixty years old She said to-
day that her father deserted her mother
over Nifty years ago. leaving her practi-
cally penniless, or recent years MIR
Roebuck sent Mrs Bird Christmas
tokens. but aside from this She knew
little about him
Continuing her story, Mrs. Bird said
that although in a letter some time ago
her father wrote that he would some
day make lady Of her" she had no
idea that he was particularly wealthy.
For twenty years after Mr.. Roebuck's
departure for the United States the
members Of his family on this side
heard nothing OF him. Then lie re-
turned and spent month in England.
His daughter heard nothing more of
him until twenty-five years later, when,
according to her story, her father wrote
a letter to her sister, Lucy Roebuck,
telling her to find Mrs, Bird. After this
occurrence the occasional presents from
Mr. Roebuck began to arrive. Mrs Bird
is the mother OF fifteen children, ten Of
whom are alive.
Samuel IL Roehuck left large estate.
He was for many years the mead Of
the Roebuck Weather strip and Wire
screen Company. OF Brooklyn. Accord
ing TO the accounts punished at the
time OF his death he vas twice mar
red and after his second matrimonial.
venture he began to attract attention by
his eccentrCites. MIR Ruebuck was
eigity-one years old al the time OF his
death ana ir.l Il widow "nu b., 'urt.-
five years OF age, Early this year a
commission was appointed to inquire
into the mental condition of Mr., Roe
buck and it declared the aged mcr-
chant TO be sane.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-18
RIFL[MEN MAKE
HIGH SCORES
AT CAMP PERRY sHooT-LIEUT.
WHEELAN, U. S, INFANTRY,
WINS OHIO AOJUTANT GEN.
ERALS $500 CUP.

Camp Perry. Ohio. Aug. 1.-THE
Ohio adjutant generals $500 cup was
won this morning by Lieut. Townsend
Wheelan Of the Twenty-ninth [. S. In
fantry by score of 81 out Of a posi-
bic loo with Captain Casey of Penn
sylyania second at 81. and Private
Frank Kier of the Third Michigan
third with 9G.
In the Peters match Private J. F.
Burns of the Sixth Massachusetts AMI
Lieut. C. NJ. Gale of Illinois each made
perfect scores. For third place. Lieut.
Townsend Wheelan and Midshipmaa
A. d. Denny Of the navy tied at %
Private Robinson Of the marine corrs
I am landed fourth with 9S. and five
competitors tied at % for sixth rank
The Dupont individual tyro match
was won by Private T. Worsham of
the marin corps. with 2S bullseyes.
Lieat. Y A Martin of the Second Ohio
81 The Department of the
Lakes Rife Association individual
skirmish match for contestants from
Ohio. Kentucky. Indiana. nlinois
Michigan and Wisconsin was won by
Lieut. G. Manauken Of the Third In
diana. who scored IS.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-18

to bring their goods to the Texas
pert for shipment over the local lines
10 Denver thus obtaining reduced
rates. 1t is now charged that the
railways have decreased the local
rail rate between Galveston and Den
yer to a point where it is a matter
of choice whether goods are brought
via the ocean or entirely by rail.
Thomas F Walsh and John Barrett
directors of the bureau OF American
republic. We're the principal speakers
this afternoon Waisn made a plea
for the opening of vast tracts Of west
ern lands to the farmer and the city
bred man. He believed the answer to
the crowded tenCments lies in the
irrigation Of the arid west
Barrett spoke OF the Improvements
in reclamation among the latin-Ameri-
can countries. and told of the com
mercial opportunities in the southern
These he argued could
best be taken Advantage of by an
American merchant marine. which
congress should by an means en-
courage in a substantial manner.
LaverHe W Moves of Chicago.
president OF the National Business
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-18
SPRAY SEEMS To
Be THE WINNER
IN THE YACHT RACES FOR THE
Upton CUP ON LAKE MICHI-
GAN-eUT THE /. A. c. CLAIMS
SHE WAS FoUIED.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE Liptop cup
races ended here today with the
Spray, the Chicago Yacht Club entry.
apparently the winner. but the race il
contested by the l. a. C.. the Illinois
Athletic Club entry. and the question
has been taken under consideration by
the judges.
The Larita II won todays race. with
the Spray second and the I. A. c. third
The Sprays time was 2.0S: g., and the
third boat made it in 2.0S:5O As both
the Spray and the I. 4. G. were even
in percentage when the race today
began, this puts the Spray winner
The crew Of the J. 4 C. protected.
however, that they had b en- beaten on
"a foul. and if this is sustained the
Spray viii be eliminated from the
race.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-18
FIGHT ON FREIGHT RATES MAJ
PREDOMINANT IN TRANS
mlsslss,opi CONGRESS.
THE BALlINctR AFFAIR
Might Possibly Ma@o the Meeting
Spiey-~Pfomihent Men Make
Speeches-Rate Fight May
Rrea< Any Moment

Denver Cooioo Aug l7--CoNpled
with the possibility of reaewed hos
tilities between the Pi-chct and Bal
linger forces, the Trans Mississippi
Commercial Congress. in session here
promises to become the battlefield Of
a fight fer better rate regulation for
the west.
The assertion that the fight Oh the
railroad rates may break at any time
and become the predominant feature
il the deliberations Of the congress,
was made today by Col Ike Pryor Of
San Antonio Texas, the chairman or
the executive Committee. He de,
clared that Galveston and Denver
business men would brilg In res0lu.
tons dema ling an equitable revision
Of rail and ocean rates between New
York aud Ganyer
According to Pryor's statement. the
ocean rate between New York and
Galveston has bees tow enough to
provide Denver shippers an Incentive
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-18
THE HARVESTER
EASY WINNER
20 GEEFS' STALLION WINS THE
QUEEN CITY STAKE AT
FORT ERIE RACES.
TOOK ALL FOUR HEATS
Waiter W. Wins $1,000 2:09 Pace in
Straight tieats-Three Events
Pulled or at Davenport
Meeting--Summar

Buffalo, Aug. 1.-THE Harvester,
Ed Geers rnbeatsa stallion, this
afternoCa won the Queen City stake
of $4,000 for 2:O9 trotters. 1t was an
easy victory, The Harvester winning
in -four straight heats. Harvester was
out in the pool selling and Carlokia,
the Califorria stallion, sold the favor
tie In the first heat IDurfee's horse
went TO bad break and before he
settled down the distance flag drop
ped. Geutcel H. finished second.
The 2:09 pace also went TO Geers
who drove Walter ". under the wire
in straight heats
Inner Guard, prohibtive favorite
easily defeated Wolverine in the 2:13
Wot, the closing event
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-18
FRISCO TRAIN CRASHED INTO
WAGON NEAR CAPE GlRAR-
OEAU, MO.
ENGINEER TELLS STORY
Did Best he Could to Avert Accident
One Victim Found Wander.
ing Beside Rrack--Died
in Hosotal.

Cape Girardeau Mo, Aug. 17.-Ont
of the most disastrous accidents that
has happerad on the Frisco for s3mt
time occurred at o'clock SUNDAY
evening at a railroad crossing, ON thg
Gulf branch ten miles north of Ken
; ;nett near Frisbee station 1t wa
Frisco train No S1l. known as "ThC
Gulf" with Conductor Chaplin II
charge and Engineer Hardin at thu
throttle.
The family Of A, D. Hyde. a farmer
living near Frisbee station, ha,
started in a farm wagon to atte-
church, and they We're in the act ci
crossing the railroad tracks, wher
they were run down by the train foul
members Of the family being killel
outright and one member so seriously
wou.ded that he died this morning
The occupants of the wagon We're
i've children OF Mr. Hyde he him3e f.
together with one son II years uf
age, having remained at home The
opes who We're killed were Leila. aged
%: Julia, aged 90; Jessie. a boy. aged
=, and Susie. aged y. The other vie.
tim was Charles. aged 2G, who was
found wandering beside the track
several hours after the accident and
who was taken to Holcomb where he
died at o'clock this morning. The
bodies of those killed outright were
taken to Kennett where an inquest
was held by Coroner Rigdon.
Engineer Talks.
This morring Enginee Hardin i'm
speaking Of the accident said that he
had whistled for the crossing. which
was narrow lane between fields of
cotton and corn. AS he approached
the crossing he saw something white
on the track, ard as he got nearer
he coud distinguish a man standing
mp in "A wagon whipping his team in
an effort to make them go. At that
instant the fgiDe struck the wagon
near the front wheels Engineer
Hardin reversed his engine just as
soon as he discovered the wagon and
occupants but this was too late
There was crash followed by
screams from the occupants
The engine was stopped in about
two hundred feet and the bodies Of
the eldest and Youngest girls were
found on the pilot of the engine. The
bodies Of two others were fourd be
side the track dead The team OF
mules were not hurt When the acct
dent occurred the father, who Is
widower was at home with his only
other child, a boy of IA.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-18

way Of getting at comparison of the
operations of the Dingley and Payne
tariff bills
The receipts from customs sources
since the passage of the Payne bin
nave been largely made up from goods
in bond or from vessels that started
from foreign ports before the news Of
the Payne bill had been received
The Shipping and Importing Worll
ascertained or the morning Of August
g. the new bill having gone into effect
that day that thereafter all shipments
would be made on the basis of the
Payne bill. Within a week or ten days
ships arriving in this country with
goods viii do so with the knowledge
that the cargoes will pay the rates Of
the Payne bill.
Evidences of returning business ac-
tivities are apparent in the receipts
from internal venue for the first
month and a half of this fiscal year.
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(COncludpd on Third Page
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-18
CRETE WARNED THAT
POWERS WILL LOWER
GREEK FLAG TODAY

Canea. Island Of Crete. Aug. IL
The foreign consuls here. on behalf Of
the international squadron anchored in
Canea Bay today. notified the Cretan
that the Greek flag woulI
b haul j down Wednesday morning
and they warned the government that
irreparabie consequences would follow
any attack made on the International
landing party On receipt Of this warn
Ing th Cr-tan authorities appealed to
the people not TO obstruct in any way
the action Of the poBe-s.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-18
PROHIBITION WINS
FIFTEEN COUNTIES
IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Charleston. s C.. Aug l7-Unoffi-
cial returns from election headquar.
tais in p so-called vet counties of
South Carolina indicate that the pro
hibitionists won a victory in fifteen
The indications are that prohibition
carried in Abbevillc, Bamburg. Barn
well. Berkely Colleton. Dorchest,r.
Fairfield. Hampton Kcrshaw. lee.
Lexington Orangeburg. Sumter AMI
WILLIAMSBURG counties The dispan-
sarv forces won il Aiken. Charleston
and Richmond counties. and probably
a. Georgetown and Beaufort.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-18
DEATH IN FLAMES.

la Crosse, Kas, Aug 17.-Ella Brl-
lock- aged 10, and her two small sis
ters burned to dea;n in a fire which
destroyed the farm house in which
they lived The fire was caused by
a gasoline explosion The parents
were absent at the time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-18
BIG RACE CALLED OFF.

Oshkosh Wis. Aus 1.-THE Mar
garet l. OF Minnetonka won the class
B race today in the championship
series in the Inland Yacht Association.
In the class c race the Patsy Of Osh-
kOsh won. This afternoon race Of
the class A yachts became a lost
race" Wha1 shortly after O'Clock the
judges called the event OF for lack Ct
wind.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-18
HARTMAN REACHES PARIS.

Paris. Aug. 17.-E. H. Hartman ar.
rived here today by automobile and
proceeded Immediately to the home
of James Stillmau. He retired early
this evening. According to his friends
the health of Hartman has been
greatly improved during his soioura
in Europe Arrangements have been
made for Hartman to sail from Cher
bourg tomorrow.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-18
HENEY SEEMS DEFEATED.

san Francisco, Cal. Aug. Ire.
turns from the municipal primary elec
tions held today indicate that Charles
Fickert for district attorney is run
ming far ahead of Francis ]. Heney for
denomination.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-18
SNOW
Falls in Johannesburg, Brit sh South
hfrica-fieaviest in Years
SncWbalI Battle.

Johannesburg, british South Africa,
Aug, l7-The heaviest snowfall in
many years occurred here today. Six
inches had fallen Z, noon and the
storm is still in progress. The tele.
graph and telephone services have
been badly disorgani2ed and business
IS almost suspended The members
of the stock exchange ceased buis-
ness long eLough to engage in snow
bail battle.