The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-17
NEWS FORECAST
FOR THE WEEK
PRocCDt@c3 OF CONGRESS ANC
STATE r G | S l. A URES
WATCHED BY PUBLIC.
G ARMAGH MURDER CASE
coopers and John Sharp Come to
Tr al in Nashville Wednesday
Atlantic Fleet Visiting Medi.
iterranean Ports.

Washington, Jan lG.~-The procee d.
ines cf the national congress and II
the legislatures now In session in the
/ various states viii furnish much grist
! for the news mill durlag the coming
week. United States Senators arc 70
| be elected In New York, Pennsylya-
| MIA and several other states, but as
| the result in virtually every case has
already been determined In caucus.
the elections will be wholly perfume
tory in ca91acter
Speeches ny public men Of promi-
ntncp VIII he more than usually nu-
mercas. The President IL down for
two addresses during the week, the
lrst to be delivered at mass meet.
iie 90 be held Monday night In cele
biation Of the seventyffth anniye
rsary OFF the landing of the first
Methodist evangelist in Africa, and
the second at a dinner 10 be given al
the Shoreham hotel Saturday night In
honor OF Vice President elect Sher
mn.
PresideLt.cIcet Taft has accopte !
an invitation 10 deliver an address on
Thursday lcfar. the Augusta Cham
ber # commerce. Secretary Root
will spek liore q meeting OF Har-
ward altHnai III Boston and another
member Of the Cabinet, Secretary of
Mar Wright. is scheduled for a
speech at the annual banquet Of the
hoard Of Trade II Newark, N. j.
Literary aud ether societies over
the country vii, hold exercises Tues
fdaY ~ ceietfnfvn 81 The cedtenniaI os
the birth Of Edgar Alien Poe on
rame day the l1tnday anniversary o,
General RoBprt l.. Ltt will be obserY.
ed In the customary Kramer through
0lu ths Souti.
lrens bureau Is the aim Of states
men, philanthropists and labor lead
ers, who will gather in Chicago 10 at
tend the fifth annual conference OF
Prominen speakers from all over the
country Will be heard at the meet
ing,
The case of y. B Cooper, Robin
Cooper and j. d. Sharp, charged with
the murder of former Senator E W
Carmack, are sci for trial at Nash
vile next Wednesday.
Progress in the work of relief Of
the Italian earthquake sufferers and
various other happenings in the for
eign field will occupy attention. Dc
yelopments In the critical situation
In China are expected with the arri-
day.
The first session Of the eleventh |
parliament of Canada will convene
Wednesday The. principal measures
~ come up at me session include the |
new Insurance act, left over from last
session, bill 10 prevent corrupt pay |
ment Of secret commissions, a bill e. |
establish a separate portfolio for Ia |
'tAf anu Il 'iti ~ diHfHU AiiF RlF0FAA /
rules Of parliamentary procedure with |
d view to expedite the transaction OF
public business and eliminate pur
'poselcss debate.
The ships of the Atlantic battleship
leet Nill spend the week at various
Mediterranean ports. incmling Ma
.eiilcs, Villefranche. Naples and A
yiprs
One Of the most important conveu
ions of he week will be he annual
rational gathering Of the United
dine Workers Of America at Indian
polls In addition to transacting the
sual amount of routine business the
will make arrangements
or the joint conference with the op
rators to discuss the wage scale to
ONE into effect next April
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