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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-16
Hnnter KIned In scufne.

ALTON. Wye, Aug. lh-(speciAl)- Ear
nest Astle was shot and killed by the ao-
cidentsl discharge Of a Z2-cAlber rife
Astls. accompanied by two companions
were on q hunting trip. and while the two
companions were scuffling with the rife
il was discharged, the bullet passing
through young Astls'E stomach.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-16
Senate Adopts Wool
Conference Report
Bill Now Will GO to White House fol
Expected Veto Of Presi-
dent Taft.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The senate by
a vote Of Is TO q tonight adopted the con-
ference report on the wool tariff revision
bill already adopted by the house. The
bAl now viii so 10 the White House for
ths expected veto of President Taft
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-16

Captnin Ftske 60 he Rear Admiral
WAsHlNGTON, Aug. lb.-President Taft
today sent 10 the senate the nomination 81
CAPTAIN Bradley A. Flske, United States
navy. u be rear ADMIRAL.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-16
Round trip tickets
to Lake Manawa.
Boxes of O'Brien's Candy.
Base Ball Tickets.
Quart Bricks of Dalzell's
Ice Cream.

All are given away free 10 those
who find their names in the want
ads.
Read the want ads every day,
your uame will appear sometime,
maybe more than once.
No puzzles to solve nor sub
scriptions 10 get-Just read the
want ads.
Turn TO the want ad pages
there you win find nearly every
business house In the city repre-
Bented
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-16
Cemparatixs Local Rr-ora.

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal az Omaha since March
1st, and compared with the last two years;
Normal temperature ......-.......- 3
~, oezs far rNe aar nj
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-17
Charged With Violating Contract
in Leasing Road to St. Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern
Severe Arrangement of C. & T. Directors and Others
by Attorney D. S. ansden-.Says People. Of
Cairo Got "GOd Brick" MIR. Middleton
for Iron Mountain Says CounciI
'PIayed With Fire

unfinished business when was tie
report of the ordinance committee
on the repeal OF the Cairo & Thebes
franchise. He asked those VINO
wished to present the issues involved
10 agree upon the order in which
they would speak, and Attorney
Lansden suggested that he make the
opening statement for the C. & 7
directors, Judge Dewey spoke for The
c. & T. Co.. Mr.. Middleton for the
Iron Mountain and Attorney Leek for
the city. This order was agreed to
Mr.. LansGen said there were two
things for which his clients contenl
ed as absolutely necessary to ait
them in their fight to preserve the
city's rights That the Cairo x
Thebes franchise ordinance must be
repealed, and that it must be repeal
ed without delay. Going briefly lnJo
the history OF the Cairo & Thebe3
railroad project Mr.. Lansden read
from the official proceedings Of tnt
Cairo Commercial club Of the meet
ing at which the project was started
showing THAT f. A. Smith suggested
that a railroad be built from Cairo
to Thebes to connect with the Frisco
system at that point and the motion
by John c. Fisher, embodying this
suggestion was unanimously carried
1t was to connect With the Frisco
system that the ROAD was suggested
and built and no other railroad was
mentioned in the proposition. He
quoted from a statement by E. A
Smith published March 5, 1906, in the
Evening Citizen which was recos
nized as Mr.. Smiths personal organ
in all things pertaining to the Cairo
& Thehes, in which Mr.. Smith told
the public that the proposed railroad
should be a terminal for all railroads
centering at the The'bes bridge, and
over which all roads that wished To
do so could enter Cairo on equitable
terms-declaling that the Cairo Il
Thebes Co. would live UP to IT'S agree.
ments and that their road would
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-17

objeoting directors OF the c. & r
were unceremcnio ousted, their
places filed with men VINO would be
m,.re aubseryient, ars me ;ease &c
the Iron Mountain road was ratifiea.
When this was shown to the Fri. e.
rcpres entatve he told the citizea2
wl.l whom he had been in cCntor
once that his visit to cairo was ended
ana that his report to his associates
and superiors would be copy OF
The Bulletin containing this story.
The only interest in Cairo that had
grown in late years was the So1bue
interests and 1t had grown by reasol
Of the de,e,cl Merit Of the Southea5
Missouri territory Nothing could be
gained fer this interest or other in
forests IN Cairo. through the lease of
The Cairo e Thebes to the iron
Mountain railroad, for that railroad
vas already doing business in Care
ana no rev facilities OF transDorta
& or we're opened 10 the city On the
contrary the lease would result in
acioGsly. because It made deye'o3
rent impossible aaj placed the JOB
! irg inlerests CT Caro- absolutely at
ne mercy CT ttts one road in sae
ertitory where IL found its life. 1t
vas out of the question that The
Cairo shippers should get a6vant
goous rates to Southeast Missoar
via Thebes under sucn conditions,
So far as the city council was
~orcernej IT had nothing to do wth
re controversy over the open door
because tie franchise ordinance YVES
ailent on this subject, Had the c. 4
j. heen leased to the Frisco instead
81 the Iron Mountain, the city wod'd
entirely helpless, because thar
oa1 had no terminal Facilities into
afro; and tie provision relating tc
his item could have no bearing
gains that road 1t was different.
nth the lion Mountain, which at the
me TIE franchise ordinance was
assed hid own ana consrol terminal
ac.I,t.es in Cairo. 1t owned and
controlled all cf tie terminal facil
ties CT the Big Four. running tta
'reight and passenger trains to AMI
rom its dero' and station and cav
ias a joint ticket agent there Rep
iesen'atiyes of tho iron Mountain
would contend that the company dia
rot own and cCr;rol such facilities
1t was true they did not own the
terminals, but they did own the
facilities in the lense that a mer
chant cwra and controls store faoili
les in a building which is owned by
some one else TIE ordinance pro
hibited the new road being sold DC
any railroad company which at thai
time owned or controlled terminal
facilities and therein lay the viola
tien Of the ordinance in the lease u
the Iron Mountain, and upon th@
ground the city had ground for de
claring a forfeiture of the rigati
granted in the ordinance.
But, while the city had no ground
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-17

The city council had one of the
most important meetings of many
wears last night, the result Of which
iii expected to result beneficially to
TIE city in the matter OF future rail
road development The meeting was
Al adjourned meeting from Tuesday
nigh, and, beyond passing the mis-
callaneors claims and accounts no
general business was done, the meet
irg being given up wholly to hearin (
arguments pro- and con on the orli
nance TO rereai the cairo & The5cs
i 2nch.se ordinance. After argu
7 ent had been heard the repeal ordi.
rance was unanimously adopted, as
was also the resolution directing the
mayor to take such steps as might
be necessary to give the ordinance
effect.
There were present His Homer
Mayor Parsons and Aldermen Grea
ney Magner, Mcdaniel, Walsh, Ne,
- W i'aA'iS, bulht, hOClhSty Eduit
rec, Neff and Kelly. There were
also many representative citizens
Hing the space allotted to the publi1
70 the number of a hundred or more
.pcluding the five "stand4pat" direc.
tors OF the Cairo & Thebes, who peti
tioned the city council to repeal the
7. & 7. franchise ordinance, Messrs
James H. Galligan, Samuel White
Geo. j. Becker, w. II. Lawson and
W. J. Johnston. The citizens present
we're all in sympathy with the pet;
Toners and repeatedly applauded At
torneys Lansden and Leek who urg ed
this action. Representing the Iron
Mountain railroad was Mr.. Middle
ION, assistant to First Vice President
Clarke, and Attorney L. O. Whitne
cf East ST. Louis; representing the
Cairo & Tlhehes Co.. Judge Dewey
was present; Attorney ID. s. Lansdea
appeared for the five protesting G. &
I. directors, and Attorney Leelz for
the city.
1t was nearly s o'clock before the
mayor called the meeting to order
He stated that the first business was
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-17
river NEWS

The Pacific No. 2 came down from
st. Louis yesterday with 4 empty
barges. She dropped the empties here
AMI departed, with barges coal, for
the same place.
The Ferd Herold was in port yes
terday from st. Louis departed for
Memphis at II a. m.
TIE Rees Lee from Memphis ppas-
sed to st. Louis at 2;45 p. m. yes
terday
The Tug Thesus pulled raft of
logs nearly 1000 feet long up the
Ohio yesterday TO Mound City.
The river marked "a feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing no
change in "a hours, but with indica.
tons of falling.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-17
DR.. AMOS ACQUITTED
ON CHARGE Of BEING
I NIGHT RIDER LEADER

Hopkinsyille, KY, March 1.-THE
jury in the case OF DR.. Amos Alleged
night rider general, tonight brought
in verdict of not guilty.
Tie case was given to the jury at
five o'clock this afternoon. 1t was
shortly after eight tonight when it
was announced that the verdict was
ready.
In an impromptu reception held in
the court room DR.. Amos was sur
rounded by members of his family.
Attorney John ]. Kelly of the defense
thanked the jurors in person for
their righteous verdict"
DR.. David Amos was alleged to
rave led the raid on the city of Hop
hinsville III December, 1907 A mob
said heve been composed of hun.
dreds OF men from Christian, Cald.
wen, Trigg ana Lyon county swooped
down on tire city late at night and
burned property valued at half mil
lion dollars
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-17

roaes had been subscribed by G
zer3 to meet these. Aldermen HI.
rare chance to rise to the impor
anca Of an extraordinary oppcr,u1iG
to do the people service and tseI
ought net to cast it aside.
Representative ri INC IRON NJ :
tain We're here now 10 promise a1y
thing the people might want; an
Judge Dewey was present to promis
the same for his associates on th2
Cairo < Thebes and the l.. & y. A. !
yor a,r eight me ntts they strenuoul.
~ res sted gran ing what they no y
offered no yield Why had they
fused to grant the open door" whict
nov they were so willing to grant 4,
why had they kioAet out the fvs
r GIN Who had demanded it and
r'caded for it? 1t was peNuse oi
the suit brought against item by
these five directors anc because o.
the ordinance now pending in this
(COutinl- ed on Fifth page)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-17

npon which to fight fer tae open
door, the directors CT the Cairo &
Thebes had such right in their con
tract with the L. & y. CO, and they
had for five months been engaged In
an effort to maintain ii, These cltt
2ens. the FIVE who now APPEARED be
fore tie city council asking that tie
franchise ordinance lie repealed had
stood Loyalty ty the pledges maize
TO he people Of Caho Dan Hartman
nov dead. wlo lad been strong
personal flitld of President +. a
gm.tl, had declared ne could not Ell
dorse Mr.. Smiths attitude on this
subject and had stood armiy with tho
five duectcIs wlo had insisted That
The "cren dcor' promise slloull bt
kept The efforts OF these men L,
maintain the open door had been met
with rebuke by Nj. Smith and his
ether associates. ami their protests
ignored. They could enforce theil
right, at law and had taken steps tc
GO So but they asked the city tE
stand by and aid them IN their high
for the peoples interests, by doing
its pant in the matter or the viola
tion of the franchise ordinance They
j1eiieved that the open coor" should
not depend upon themselves alone;
GUt that the city council should place
tself in a position where it could
maintain il for the people, by repeal
ing the present ordinance and adopt
ing rev one in which that deman
vas dearly Incorporated Il believe
and every one knows said Mr.. Lans
1eI, that Megsrs. Galilgan, John.
s. ON, Becker, White and Lawson c
honorable men, they have proytr
that they are loyal to the city's in
te1ests and determined that tho
promises mate to the peop.e--.ra'l be
carried cut. | believe they viii re
main firm in that position. But sup
pose, for the sake of argument, tina
hey should cell out, or c.lange tatel
m.nda, where would the city be then
with regard to the cpcn door, II II
does not take advantage OF the pres
ent situation and set Itself right on
nat iseue?" do not know wha
prompted Messrs. smith, Mageo
Dewey ana Pink to take the position
trey have taten; but they have made
an awful mistake. |: stead Of serving
tie reop,a CT Caiao ney have served
the / g. ", ard | fee; sure that if
1t were left to the reopie of Cairo
they would be removed from the
cairo e Thetes directorate.'-
The only thing for the city com
III to do was to adept the re2ea
ordnance and adopt it tonight Moth
ing was to he gained by delay, and
delay might be dangerous, because
1t would be claimed that the city ha
emf on its rights" The bug a-bcc
Of litigation had teen raised, and nc
and Attorney Lcek had been attacked
personally; it bad been said they
were fighting for law suit to gel
fees. Tnere was nothing In the
rfcanete Of litigation that should de
ter aldermen from doing their duty;
here was netting to lose and every
tling TO sain; the worst that could
lie Locked For in the way OF expense
was little corrt ccsrs In case the
city lost: So far as lawyers fees
were concerned the city would non
10 called uron to pay one cent, as
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-17

rot ne sold to any other railroad
cent any. Mr.. Lans ten also quoted
Senator Warder who, appearing ror
Inc Cairo & Thebes Co, before the
Tiirois Railroad and warehouse
Commission in 1867, declared tina;
he road was to lie a terminal road
en- all railroads trcm Thebes to
CAIRO The IIcn Mountain was never
mentioned BY any one, either to tn
-o,iC or tc The c.;y council, as :
i respective lessee or user OF the new
YGlrct3, tecause that railroad wa.
a.Ieady entering tae city with is
las euger and freight trans. Mayo
T arscns had donated the right-of-Hay
ever and which he controlled, an /
Re would Lear witress 20 the fac
llat The Iron Mountain was not thor
cor sGeyed n the proposition.
Mr. Lans en- said he felt sure the
PREMISES then made were made il
scod faith ANY way they were SO
ocep;ed by every GRE and the fror
disc vas granted to the Cairo <
Thebes Co. Nothing was resus 81
them, although some of the things
5sEed fer were deemed unwise by
many citizens and ware opposed. But
every obictcr to any demand wa.
denounced as a kicker" who was
standing in the way Of an important
enterprise for he benefit of the city
and all c.pc-ition was stifled. Bu-
1t az. cared now that there had beer
g charge In tie attitude OF some OF
tn promctegs and that the people
and city council had been taken ad
vantage Of, had been made monkey:
Of by these HCmojers, VINO founr
warrant or oTpof unity for doing this
in the fact that their promises Were
not specifically written in the o-di
nance.
1t lad been said that the Frisco
for whose special benefit the road
had been originally designed an
built, had declined to consider it as
IN inlet to Cairo This was not tru&
Mr. Lansden read letters showing
Chat the officials Of that road hal
agreed TO consider it; had pronis II
10 come to Cairo to make persol IA
inquiry into the situation; that e
l.. & n. officials had written let'el
I1VA G,1aHt
That all negotiations with the Frisco
| Re broken off that Mr.. Smith hat
withheld this letter from the boar
of directors of the G. & T. Co.; that
when the proposed lease to the lrar
Mountain was presented to the dlreH
tors for approval a majority of the
members objected to it, because /
did not contain the open dor
cause of the contract made with the
H. & n. Co.. that they tnereupon re
opened negotiations with the Frisco
people and again were favorably
answered by them; that later the
Frisco had written they understood
! hat the c. G r. had been leased 4
the Iron Mountain and the Cairo dl
yectors replied by wire that th:s mas
{ rot been done, but that the road was
Being held open for them; that upoi
/ this assurance representative o.
the Frisco was sent to Cairo and was
in cairo on the 22nd Of February
1911, on which date The Bulletin
the story Of the secret meeting or
the private car Of the president o
the l.. g. N. railroad, at which the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-17
( SENATOR STONE ILL.

Kansas City, March 1G.--United Sta
tes Senator VIM. ] Stone, of Nilsson.
r. is suffering from an attack Of grip
g the home Of his son, Kimbrough
Stone, here. He Will be able to be
out In q few days, his physicians
say.
Senator Stone came here from ST
Louis last Friday night and was II
when nc arrived He has been con
fined to his bel, but his condition
has been steadily improving.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-17

Confined on Fifth Page)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-17

Baltimore, March 1C.-Fire which
burned practically unchecked for two
hours this afternoon almost destroy
cd 81. Charles College, a preparatory
institute for The Sulpician order Of
the catholic priesthood about 20 miles
west III this city, The lost Is esti-
mated at about $25O,O0o. III
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-17
FREE
10 Beautifully CoIored Mag.
niiicent, Artistic Post Cards

We want agents 10 sell our splendid roll
ored post cards, and we will mail you FREE
ten hands nme cards. This Is a genuine offer
made to introduce our cards.
AS our agent for post cards and $500 other
necessary and rapid.stlliug articles, You will
make from $500 to $500 every day. send rs
q two-cent stamp to cover hostage and we
wiz itntnediately mail you ten cards, also 4
beautifully illustrated catalog Of guaranteed
goods, and explain our big money making
proposition. Address, A. w. Holmes A. Co,
4S2 Broad st., Providence, II. |.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-17
ALDERMAN SEVENTH WARD.

VIM. Magner authorizes his an
nouncement as a candidate for re-elec
ton as alderman from the Seventh
ward of Cairo, at the city election to
be held on Tuesday, April is, 1911.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-17

Julius Serbian authorizes his an
nouncement as q candidate for alder
man in the Sixth ward, at the cleo
tlon to be held on Tuesday, April H.
1911.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-17

Thos. A. Fuller authorizes his an
nounqement as a candidate for aldei-
man In the Sixth ward, at the city
election to be held on Tuesday, Apri
IS, 1911.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-17
ALDERMAN FIFTH WARD.
ALDERMAN SIXTH WARD.

Nv. L. Duncan authorizes his an
npnncement as candidate for alder
man in the Sixth ward. at the city
election to be held on Tuesday Apr.
Is, 1911.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-17

Dan II. Sullivan authorizes ais
announcement as candidate for al
dergan in the Sixth ward, at the
election to be held on Tuesday. April
Is, 1911. .-
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-05
LARGE ADDITIONAL
ACREAGE BEING
CULTIVATED
H. B. Hening, Secretary OF
Bureau of immigration,
Returns From Mesilla Val
ley Much Impressed.

The acreage of lang being cultlVal
ed in the Mosila valley. In the Inn
mediate vicinity OF Las Cruces. Is
greater this year by 10000 acres than
10 an. previous year ~ the history
of the valley. according 10 II IL Hen
ing. secretar, oil the New Mexico In.
renu 81 lmmigrattOn. who returned
this morning rom an official trip 10
the metropolis of bona Ana county
Las Cruces H. exceedingly pros.
porous ana the town g.. forging ahead
rapidly" said Nh llening The
country about Is fast settling mp, land
being sold at from sixty 60 one hun
drod ana atty DO lars an acre The
number of acres which viii produce
this year has been Increased by IT,
OnO over any former wear The main
crops of course. are wheat alfalfa
and fruit Thousands of new trees
are being set out and the foundation
H. being we'll laid for really great
fruit country Early choice Mcslla
VALLEY cantaloupes will hc raised in
great abundance This spring and
many growers have already contract.
ed FOR The delivery of large orders
Mr. Hcning said that Las Cruces Is
showing much activity because Of the
WORK being done on he Elephant
nnttc dam. ana that when the people
generally realizt wha, a greai prop.
osition The project is the Mesllla val.
Lev Will grow and prosper fns'er than
even he most optimistic residents OF
That section hope ion
The bureau of immigration l. stlll
receiving daily hundreds of requests
for Information regarding new Mex.
leo indicating that the publicity cam.
paign advertising the territory 20 the
world is achieving great results In.
quirics are MOI confined 20 any one
part Of the country requests being
received from Maine to MEXICO aud
from Massachusetts Ia oregon Poo.
ple want 10 know about valley lands.
dry farming. government land and
ask thousaLd ana one questions
about conditions and prospects 4
personal reply Is mailed to each In.
lnirrr together with a pamphlet de.
StfiptiNo OF To, section regarding
which II j. desired ia obtain iniOr.
mation. Aud the names and adj
dresses of the inquirors are published
in the New Mexico l,urcsu of Immi.
grafton Bulletin, which Is printed
weekly and distributed throughout
tho territory
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-05
The Markets

iIay--kansas. per ton. SIS 90: ON
iahoma. $3.50. native. <oo; grama,
$500; Rio Pucrco. $500. alfalfa.
$1,000
Graiu--Corn.per cwt. $40; wheat.
s2.oo. white bran. fl.7S: rea bran.
$50: Colorado oats. s2.oo: Nebraska
oats. tl.7s. native. tL9s, barley. per
70-lb sack. si.s5.
stapics--Flour. per 25-lb. sack. 30
g5c. sugar. per cwt. $3.50 6'Oo.
10 lbs for 500. lard, i5c; rice. 15o.
hominy. Lite; nativ. beans, SC; navy
beans. Sc.
Fruits-Apples. per box. $3.50
800. apples. per ID. i-3c; layer
raislns zoe; ngs, lbc; imported, 25c:
dates. isc. currants, l?hc; citron.
soc: bananas. per doz.. 2jc; oranges.
per doz.. 2jci soc; lemons, use; grape
fruit. dog. si.0o: cocoanuts, each. Toe;
straw berries. box. 25c.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-05
REAL ESTATE MEN
WILL ORGANIZE

Preliminary steps Mere taken last
night toward the organization of a
real estate exchange Tor Albuquerque
~ u meeting held AZ the Commercial
club. Nearly all the real estate deal
"rs In tn" city were present ~ the
meeting ana permanent organization
viii he effected at "a meeting Ia be
held IN the future
The organization is To- be known ~
the ALBUQUERQUE Real Estate EN-
change, and will follow closely on the
lines of similar organizations IN other
cities. Properties for sale VIII ID.
listed with the exchange. ana any
member win he authorized To ncgo-
ii,te Tor n sale. Cut-throat competi-
ton will be done away with. and
many advantages viii accrue both Ia
agents and To- those who are engaged
IN the actual buying ana selling of
real estate
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-05
kansas cit, i,r,,'ipt..

Kansas city Mo. Nprl t.--Catu,
receipts 5000 includalug TOO south
ctns. strong &C. TO- higher, native
Stcces.. S5.50HG.f5i southern steers
Nt.15n6 to, southrtu COWS and h"lf'
,rs, $500 i25; native cows AND
hooters. s3oo1G.s stocS,rs and
rr.dcrs si15H5.su, bulls, tioo e
as5. calves $4,000 200, weston
STEERS. $5.oo@c.25; western COWS
S3.50n ..25
Hogs Receipts ls,ooo. strong 60 io
higher. hulk. s6aomsi So. heavy. SCI
as 40; packers and butch,rs. So soar
q So, lisht. so bom6.ti.
sheep Receipts 1900. steady
muttons. si001 S.2a. lambs $500 "a
G.3s. fed wethefs ANA ycarlings. sia5
m5.7s fed western cWcs. Si,o0m
Si.e5.