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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03

Laredo Tex, Feb 2.--An explosion
resulting in the deaths of sixty-eight
men and the injury of nearly as many
more occurred today in the Palau coal
mine at Las Esperanzas, Mexico, The
explosion occurred in No. shaft 1t
is attributed to the ignition of gas
from the cigarette of q miner, who
was smoking, contrary to the rules.
The miners, consisting principally
of MeXicans and Japanese, were work.
ing as usual this morning when a
startling report shook the workings.
Instantly cloud of dust and smoke
issued from the mouth of the shaft
AS soon as the air purified sufficiently
cage carrying volunteers was sent
down followed by others loaded with
miners bent on rescuing their com
rades. On reaching the first and sec.
ond levels. everything was found in.
tact and the men safe. Descending
to the third Level the rescuers found
scattered the bodies of sutfocated, vic
tins, their faces indicating. in many
instances, the bitter fight to reach
pure air and safety.
After six hours of work in relays
So bodies were brought to the sur
face, and nearly forty injured were
removed to hospitals. Later dozen
more bodies were recovered, and
three of the injured died in the hos
pitfalls. The injured owe their escape
from death to the fact that they were
working at points in the third level
where they were partly protected
from the rush of foul air.
AS the bodies were brought to the
surface by twos and threes screaming
women and children crowded about
and in many instances hope turned
to despair as the bodies appeared and
We're stretched in rows on the ground
Most of the killed were Mexicans
State representatives supervised the
rescue work and are conducting an
investigation under telegraphic direc.
tion of the governor of Coahuia.
The mine officials have telegraphed
monterey for coffins and have pro.
vlded money and food for the families
of the victims. Palau is one of the
best equipped coal mines in Mexico
adequately ventilated, lighted with
electricity and the presence of mine
damp is unaccounted for
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
FUNERAL NOTICE.

CASSiDY-Died, Wednesday, Feb.
q 1910, after prolonged Illness Frank
Cassidy, aged SIS years. Funeral ser
vice will be held this afternoon at st.
Patrick's church. Cortege will leave
residence, 314 Sixth street at 1890
p. m. and leave ST, Patrick's church
at 1880 y. m, for Cotton Bet transfer
at Eighth and Ohio streets. Remains
to be taken to New Madrid, Mo-, for
interment Friends invited to attend.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
500 AMERICANS ON
MEXICAN RAILROAD
vOTEO TO RESIGN

El Paso, Tex, Feb. 2,--According to
figures given by members of the Order
of Railway Conductors, 99h per cent
of the American conductors and SO
per cent of the engineers and dis
patchers employed on the National
Railways of Mexico, have voted to
resign in body. The designations
will be placed in the hands of COM
mittee representing the Americans to
take fleet February II. Five hundred
Alnericans are affected,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
36, 100000 EGGS IN ONE
STORAGE IN JERSEY CITY

New York, Feb. 2.--There are 36..
100000 eggs in one cold storage ware
house in Jersey City, according to in.
formation given to the grand jury in
the investigation Of packing and other
concerns maintaining extensive ware
houses on the New Jersey side of the
Hudson. The eggs have been there
since last March. it was learned. with
100000 pounds Of poultry stored since
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
TAFT APPROVES
REVISED PROGRAM
OF THE MEASURES HE WANTS
THE PRESENT CONGRESS
TO ENACT.
INSURGENTS" IN Line
To Help Push Some of the Measures,
and War on Cannon Win Not
lnterfere--What the
Bills Provide.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The admins.
tration program, revised today by the
leaders of the senate and house and
lgiven the stamp of White House an
iproyal, comprises the following legis.
lation:
Statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico in the form of a new senate
bill, which provides for the ratifica.
tion by congress of the constitution
Of the new states after the approval
by the president.
Postal savings banks, with safe
guards against funds being transfer
red from the sections where they are
originally deposited to money cen
ters.
Authorizing the president to with
draw from entry public lands desired
for conservation purposes and for
classification.
Federal Incorporation, open to vol.
untory application of concerns en-
gagged in interstate business, and will
ing to subscribe to the federal regu.
lation.
Creating a court of commerce and
lamendlng the interstate commerce
act.
Creating a Legislative council for
Alaska.
| All the measures are designated to
be enacted if the influence of Taft
and the leaders In charge of the ma
chinery of the senate and house are
powerful neuogh to carry the pro
gram through. There is no indication
of division of Republicans along
'inslugent' and regular" lines. all
though individuals in both factions
may oppose some features of the bills
Later other measures may be added
(which are now deemed secondary
lTaft Is inclined to come out strongly
for the ship subsidy, and may urge Q
bill providing for certificates of in
debtedness to the amount Of $4,000,
600 to raise money for reclamation
work.
The Republican members of the
lsenate committee on finance had &
Injecting today in advance of the regu
lar session. Aldrich talked plainly
about the party situation by reason o
the opposition to certain platform
Ipledges, endorsed unequvocally by
ITaft since he has assumed the presi
ldency.
1t was stated that the president hat
the situation In the house well II
hand and that the Republicans, regu
lars and insurgents" had agreed L
Iput their shoulders to the wheel ant
roll the Taft policies through. Tht
conflict between the insurgents anC
the rules committee, it was stated
will be avoided by caucuses which
will design new machinery, where
any is found necessary, for the pass
age Of administration bills.
In return for this, 1t was stated
Taft had been promised that the in
surgents will not permit their an
tipathy for Cannon to interfere will
the presidents program. A confer
ence between the senate and house
leaders will be held to map out the
| planas Of the two branches to avoid
confusion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
RECEIVER APPOINTED FOR
NATIONAL PACKING COMPANY

New York Feb "A receiver was
appointed today for the National
Packing Company, a New Jersey cor.
poration, controlled by English in.
vestors, operating string of slaugh.
ter houses and packing houses In
Mexico, under concessions from the
Mexican government Liabilities, in
cluding stock, approximately sS7,00o,.
900, Assets not ANNOUNCED, but esti-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03

mated to exceed the liabilities.
The failure was not caused by any
condition of the live stock market
but by tying UP part of the company
funds in the United States Banking
Company, of Mexico City, which sus
pended recently.
Among the concessions held by the
company is the exclusive right Il
slaughter cattle in Mexico City until
1926.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
MINERS WERE STILL IN
SESSION AT MIDNIGHT

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 2.-The con-
vention of the United Mine workers
was still in session at midnight dis.
cussing the re port of the grievance
The convention had not
LIED the operators awaiting the wage
at Toledo that the miners
representative will arrive there to-
morrow
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
Is KILLED AT PRlMERo.

Primero, Feb. 2.-Monday's mine
explosion claimed rs victims. left So
widows and 65 fatherless children, ac-
cording to an official canvass. The
exploration of the workings con.
tinued all day without success until
O'Clock tonight, when the bodies of
two drivers were found, making the
number recovered fifty.
This afternoon the coroner sent 81
bodies to Trinidad on special train,
and tomorrow will forward sixteen,
when a general funeral will be held.
The greatest havoc was wrought near
entries 40 and A-1o. These entries,
four thousand feet long, are filed
with broken tlmbers and debris. The
recovery OF more bodies is unex-
pected until the entries are cleared.
This will require weeks and possibly
monthc.
State Mine Inspector Jones said he
penetrated All entry today upward
of thousand feet, crawling most of
the time, as the entry had caved the
entire length. He was unable to 10.
cate the seat of the explosion or learn
the cause.
-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
BOLD ROBBERY.

Chicago, Feb. Tive men in even.
ing dress rode UP to the sidewalk in
an automobile tonight, and with
drawn revolvers forced Jacob Butz, a
restaurant proprietor into the ma
chine, took him into an alley and
robbed him. They secured his watch
and $S7 Then the highwaymen rode
away.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
WILL HAVE ATTORNEY.

Washington, Feb. -Ballinger
after much persuasion, has decided 10
employ a western attorney to defend
him before the congressinal investi.
eating committee. The same attorney
will represent Commissioner bennett
of the land office and H. II. Schwartz
chief of the field service.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
OPERATORS WAITING.

Toledo, Ohio, Feb. 2.-Assured that
the miners will arrive from Indanap.
oils for the wage conference tomor-
row the operators of Ohio Indiana
and Pennsylvania tonight adjourned
until tomorrow.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
UNDERSTANDING REACHED.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The state de-
partment announces that in all prob
ability a final understanding with
Germany on the tariff issue will be
reached tomorrow. The probable
terms of the agreement could not be
learned.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
FARMERS TAKE A HAND.

Springfield, o., Feb. 2.-The far,
mers of southwestern Ohio have TAX.
en- hand in the anti-meat crusade,
1t became known today that nearly
500 of them have signed a paper
to withhold from the market
all livestock for sixty days
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
CLARK FOR PRESIDENT.

Washington. Feb. 2.-Congressman
Clark, Democratic leader in the house,
was today informed of the first
Champ Clark for President" club or
sanized at Enid Okla. Tulsa, Okla,
nominated Clark for speaker of the
house, then for president.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
%, ,587,o79 CATHOLICS
UNDER THE u. S. FLAG.

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 2.-There are
22,5S7,079 Catholics under the United
States nag according to Wiltzius' Of.
fetal Catholic directory published in
Milwaukee. In the United States
proper there there are 14,347027, a
gain Of 1l,57G over 9 year ago.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
cHlcAGoANS ACQUITTED
OF JURY "FIxtNG,'

Chicago, Feb. 1.-The jury tonight
acquitted John J. Holland former Jury
commissioners, and Willis J. Rayburn,
real estate broker, and Nicvholas Mar
tin, secretary to an alderman, of the
charge of jury fixing
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03

last April.
The managers of the Union Ter
minal Cold Storage Company and of
fieers of other refrigerating companies
are summoned before the grand jury
Fridav4A.
II a Conspiracy to raise prices Is
shown. indictments are likely to be-
returned aaginst those responsible for
holding meat eggs and other food
stuns In storage.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
Wise Child.

well, Ernest, tell me what papa
aid when he heard was coming
,rnest-"Oh. no. auntie, I'm no in
ant terrible
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
Have EN- or Get 'Em.

1T Is said that impetuous people
have black eyes" "Yes, and IL they
don't have them they are apt to get
them! Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
No CharQe.

"You know woman was once the
head of the family she said. mo
need to speak of that in the past
tense" replied her husband meekly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03

AT BRoWDER, Ky.
Drakesboro, Ky, Feb. with
crepe on every other door along the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03

CONCLUDED on Second Page)
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16

The Chicago EsSls numbers
oaong its subscribers the most
lnAuential, most prosperous ana
nest respected men In Chicago.
Il reaches nearly every man
q standin0 In the community
aAA All men who are mou1aefs OF
public opinion OF directors OF
Dublis aRaiRs.
IL 10 the guide, neatoR an0
friend Of every political leader
q every shade Of opinioa.
IL % read b. Government,
state, County and City oAeials.
IL 10 read b. . big percentage
% the legal fraternity, inoludinG
bench and bar.
IL 10 the favoFits Of Chicaso's
leadia8 business men.
IL reaches All classes In their
henss.
Il 10 read b. the Fire Depart.
0ent.
Il 10 read ,, the Police Depart.
asnt.
Il 10 n every pablis once anA
every rublle library.
Il is not controlled b. any
cheap, cheeky Or crooked advsf.
Using agency.
In the twenty years Of lts
existence Il has managsa to build
~ . large circulation ana great
business without the aid Of pro.
eossi0nal aAvsPtisinH sharks.
That 10 Why Il 10 20 indspsnd.
eat, 90 popular and 90 strons.
The Chicago Eagle % one pa.
per that has never depended
upon advsstisin0 agents for .
circulation. IL has one Of its
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16

Albert ]. Hopkins was the choice OF
the people Of Illinois for United States
Senator. as that choice was fully ex.
pressed at a fair primary. His cleo.
tion was prevented by the very hypo.
critics who are now yelling for the
adoption Of the Oregon plan" Scratch
a reformer and find q crook.
Thomas G. Clark Is the choice of the
democrats not only Of Evanston but
throughout Chicago and the county
for Judge Of the Superior Court. He
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16

Of the Twenty.fifth Ward. would prove
a winning candidate on the Republi.
can ticket for Sanitary Trustee.
Lewis Rinaker's good record a.
County Judge insures for him q re-
nomination by the Republicans.
Benjamin NJ. Mitchell is again the
choice Of the Democrats for the legis.
lature In the Twenty.irst district.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16

municipal Judges in the spring would
insure the selection Of q better class
Of men than have been chosen for this
ONCE as q rule, because the ticket
would be smaller and the voter would
have a better chance to make an In.
telligent choice.
Give Us an outer harbor.
Thomas w. Gilmore. the we'll known
coal merchant and leading Republican
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16

one of the ablest and most fearless
men that have ever sat upon Il.
Homer e. Tinsman IL qualified IN
every way for seat on the Superior
Adams A. Goodrich would make .
grand Judge Of the superior Court,
and II he would consent to q nomina.
ton by the Democrats would be sure
Of election.
Eugene l.. McGarry Is the right
man for the Democrats to nominate
for Sanitary Trustee.
The Republicans could name no bet
ter man for County Commissioner than
John ombiewski, the popular for.
mer alderman of the Twenty.ninth
Ward. His clean and able record In
the Council well qualities him for q
seat on the County Board.
John ]. Mclaughlin has the hearty
backing Of every active Democrat in
the Nineteenth District for ren0mina-
ton to the Legislature.
John ]. Coburn 10 the choice Of
thousands Of Democrats all over Chi.
cago and throughout the country for
Superior Court Judge.
~6A
Thomas G. Clark would make
splendid Judge Of the Superior Court,
and his nomination by the Democrats
will prove q popular and O winning
one.
Matt Aller would make q splendid
member Of the Illinois Legislature.
The Democrats of the Sixth district
couldn't name better man.
County Clerk Joseph F. Haas will
be renominated by reclamation. His
clean and able record has won for
him the hearty support Of every good
Republican.
Eugene L. McGarry Is the right man
for the Democrats to nominate for
sanitary trustee. He IL we'll known all
over Chicago and will prove an ag.
gressive and popular candidate.
>6A
Judge Charles 8. Cuttings honest
and fearless record on the Probate
Court bench has earned for him the
confidence and admiration Of every.
body, irrespective Of party afiiliations.
John J. Coburn would prove q win.
ming candidate ON the Democratic
ticket for Judge Of the Superior Court
next fall.
Homer E. Tinsman's nomination for
Superior Court Judge would strength
en- the whole Republican county ticket
~6
John ]. Bradley would prove win
ner as the Democratic nominee fol-
Sheriff.
Herman ]. Bauler has proven his
worth to the people as q member OF
the City Council. He is an active
wide-awake public oficial.
~
County Surveyor Edgar A. Rossitel
his no peer in Illinois as surveyor
and he rightly deserves the success hi
has attained.
Fred w. Blocki made one Of the bes,
City Treasurers Chicago ever had, ant
he would make equally as good {
Mayor.
Andrew j. Graham's mayoralty
boom Is growing with great rapidity
J and the popular West Side banker Il
getting stronger every day.
Homer Z. Tinsman's nomination To-
Judge of the Superior court by tn
Republicans will prove a popular AMI
O winning one. He has earned an cleo
ton to the bench.
, Joseph F. Haas has made one of tn
best County Clerks Cook County ha
ever had, and his denomination by tn
Republicans Is foregone conclusion
The nomination and election O.
Homer q. Tinsman to the Superior
Court bench Ia the desire Of Thousands
of Chicagoans
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16
Chicago has too many sham reform.

Chicago has too many sham reform.
ers. Every reform" measure that
they put through the Legislature takes
the control Of things farther away
from the people. Direct primaries, SO.
called, take all nominating power away
from the voters and give 1t into the
hands Of one or two men. The Peoria
Conference which just ended ought to
have been dubbed "a convention to
abolish democracy"
So far as our election laws are con.
cerned, democracy has been reformed
out OF sight and an autocracy estab.
lished in its place.
Next Fourth Of July probably will
see the sale of fireworks restricted to
large business houses where the han.
ding Of explosives and the manner In
which they are retailed can be con.
trolled.
The Council committee on license In
Difference to an opinion from the law
department that the sale OF pyrotech-
mics could not be prohibited, recon.
mended for passage an ordinance rails
ing the license fee of dealers from $40
TO 800, an amount expected to be pro-
hibitive so far as small storekeepers
are concerned.
Fire Marshal Koran a week ago rec
commended the prohibition of fire.
works.
Some of the daily papers are truly
very consistent They want the fight
pictures suppressed in Chicago. Yet
for over year back they have been
ries and Johnson, and as for pictures,
they had new one with every lex
ira" they got out on the event.
Clarence A. Knights work in de-
feating the railways attempt to wrest
from him nearly $4,000 900 on the allie
cation that the company owned those
si5O0,0O0 Consolidated Traction Com.
pany bonds, alone entitled him to q
solicitors fee of s250,000" declared
Attorney James ]. Barbour TO Judge
Cutting in the Probate Court in an
swering the motion Of attorneys of the
Yerkes estate to reduce Attorney
Knights s250,0OO solicitors fees.
A better man cannot be elected
Judge OF the Superior Court than
Thomas Taylor, Jr. He is fitted In
every way for seat on the bench,
and the Republicans in nominating
him will name a winner.
Alderman Thomas F.. Scully's nomi.
nation for Municipal Judge by the
Democrats will prove a popular one.
Matt Aller would make a splendid
member Of the Legislature from the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16

Thomas c. Clark, the able and high
ly esteemed lawyer, should be nomi-
mated for Judge of he Superior Court
by the Democrats, The Democrats OF
Evanston, the home OF Mr.. Clark, de-
mand recognition, ana Mr.. Clark's
nomination will draw many independ.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16

Is qualified in every way for a seat
on the bench and his nomination
would result In his certain election
The Judges Of the Municipal Court
are municipal sfiicers and should b
elected In the spring at municipal ellen.
lions instead Of In the fall at county
elections. The county ticket In the
fall Is too big entirely and loading It
down with the municipal Judges Is en-.
tirely unnecessary. The election Of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16
I1le0


A better man cannot be elected
Judge OF the Superior Court than
Thomas Taylor, Jr. He Is fitted in
every way for seat on the bench,
and the Republicans in nominating
him will name a winner.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16

Alderman James Rea OF the Thirty
second Ward has proven himself to be
one of the best men ever sent to the
City Council. He is an aggressive and
hard working public Official.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16

Alderman Thomas F.. scullys nomi-
nation for Municipal Judge by the
Democrats will prove popular one.
Matt Aller would make a splendid
member Of the Legislature from the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16

Albert G. Wheeler has gained the
high place he holds in the business
and financial world by his natural
ability, sterling integrity and splendid
energy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16

A stringent State law il needed to
regulate the establishment of banks.
There are too many wildcat financial
schemes now In existence In Chicago.
Not wishing to compete with the big
banks, irresponsible people are starting
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16

William Hale Thompson, the popu-
lar Republican leader and former Al.
derman, will, as usual, be found TAX
ing an active part In the big cam
paign now at hand.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16

Edward Osgood Brown. when on the
bench, was at all times a conscien.
tious, honest and upright Judge, and
he deserves the nomination on the
Democratic ticket to fill the vacancy
on the Circuit Court bench.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16

Battered as second Class Matter October II.
~ 81 the Post 0hice At Chicago, Illinois, under
n q March }. 1877.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16

The Fourteenth Ward never had al
ADLER or more active representative II
the City Council than Alderman james
II. Lawley.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-08
AMATEUR SPORT SOLELY.
SAYS EXPERT OF FOOTBALL

\ number Of former Harvard foot
bali stars are talking OF organlzing a
professional football league II they
are figuring on making money on such
a proposition they had better drop the
matter right now, says a stern ex-
pert.
Football is an amateur sport and all
previous efforts 10 PROFESSIONALISM u
Tor the sake Of coin have been dismal
failures. Big crowds attend the school
ana college games because each col
lege has a large following. II Is a
matter OF personal pride with the root.
ers and they turn out to encourage
their favorites. IL is the school spirit
that makes such heavy attendances at
the college contests
When there is nothing at stake eX.
cept money, those who support college
football will not attend the profes.
sional games and the public in general
takes no interest in IT,
Such famous players a. O'Dea. Hes.
ton, Eckersall. VanderbOom. MARSHALL
Capron and others were great draw.
ms cards when they dabbled I'm col
lege football but they failed TO stir IN
any enthusiasm and bring money into
the strong box when they played with
professional teams