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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-13
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
FEAR FOR PEOPLE ON
SN0W-B0UhD TRAINS

Spokane, Jan f2.--Abarm lis felt
by railroad officials for the safety OF
passengers an dcrew OF Great Nor.
thern passenger train number 3, the
"Oregonian," and the crew of fast
mail number 2, stalled in the snow
near Fielding, Montana. II is esti
mated that more than so persons are
on both trains. There is no Amer on
either train.
Train number is west bound and
train number 2 is east bound. Both
run through between st. Paul and the
coast The trains have been stalled
since Monday and the last communi
cation was message sent by tele
grapn early Monday. A binding
snow has ragged for four days. .
Superintendent Smith, of the Havrc
division, Is at Essex, Montana, with
a crew ready to attack the drift, but
they cannot make and headway unit
he storm ceases. He declares the
trains have enough supplies to keeT
the passengers from starving for sew
eral days, and enough coal to keeT
warm.
Rotaries. coupled back to back, are
being sent out from Whitefsh, Mon
tana, on the west, and from Cutbank
Montana, on the eastern division.
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18 KSURR[CTOS
WHIP zoo TROOPS
ASSOCIATED PRESS coR-Es7cM.
DENT RECEIVED SLIGHT
WoUND--2o MEN kILLEl-, I'M.
sURREcTos LOST TWO.

Ccmstock, Tex, Jan, l24More tan
20 men were killed In a desperate bat.
tie between Mexican federal soldiers
and small party Of insurrectos on
the banks Of the Ric9Grande river,
opposite this point, yesterday.
/. The insrrrectos had only Is men
and for three hours they held at bay
about rs rurales and about 100 infan-
try soldiers. When darkness ended
the battle the insurreetos held the
field and the federal troops mad with
Grawn couple of miles and campei.
The iHsnrrectos left couple OF
hours later for their mountain head
quarters fifty miles away, carrying
tl}eir wounded with them.
OF the Is insurrectos two were
wounded
Il. s. O'Reilly, an Associated Press
correspondent, with the insWrectos,
received slight wound,
Twice the federals charged the in
snrgent position, once coming within
fifty yards, but each time they were
repulsed. The correspondent counted
Is soldiers that were carried from the
field during the battle.
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FIVE P[R|SH[D
IN EXPLOSION
ONE BUILDING WAS WRECKED
AND NINE OTHERS WERE
BADLY DAMAGED.
II p[0pI[ VI, R[ NIIDT
Il PEOPLE WERE HURT
Disaster Occurred to store In Con
nelIsvile, Pa.--One Girl Went
Mad When Building
Collapsed.

Connellsville, Pa, JAN 12.--Five
dead and IL Injured is the toll Of an
explosion which today wrecked the
five and ten cent store and set fire to
and destroyed the building and dam
aged nine other struc;urs. A score
OF shop girls and number Of Gus.
toners had narrow escapes.
The explosion blew out the front
wall of the building, tearing down
telephone, telegraph and electric ligat
wires, which hung, about sputtering,
and, as they cracked fire, hampered
the rescue work. Several clerks and
customers were buried in the col
lapse of the building, and those taat
got out reported thrilling experiences.
One young woman, whose body was
later found burned, went mad in the
store after the crash and bit tae
hand of man who tried to rescbe
her
Another young woman was identi-
fed only by her shoes which her
father recognized.
A man and woman were taken FROM
the ruins tonight so much burned
that they have not been identified.
The Dead.
MABDE GRACE WAGNER, of the
clerk department.
CHISTIBEL S. SMITH.
MINNIE MULAC, clerk.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN, probably
negro porter.
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SUBCOMMITTEE
UPHOLDS PEARY
WILL REPORT FAvoRABLY ON
BATEsSBILL, RETIRING fHE
EXPLORER WITH RANK or
REAR ADMIRAL.

Washington, Ian. 15,--Capt. Robe
E. Peary, the arctic explorer, today
was formally approved by the sub
committee of the house committee on
naval affairs.
The subcommittee at an executive
meeting, from which the two princl
pal opponents OF Peary, Messs. Rob
erts and Macon, were absent, adopted
a favorable report TO the full corr,
mittee on the Bates bill, which ex,
tends the thanks %of congress to
Peary and retires him with the rank
Of rear admiral inthe engineer corps
of the navy. s
Capt. Peary is now So years old
apd the action, # approved by the
fNl Committee and agreed upon by
the senate, will place him immediate
ly on the retired list with the same
pay, $4,000 year, as he is now g.
ceiving as captain on the active
list
The report will probably arouse a
lively discussion when it reaches the
house.
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DEFENSE OPENS
BALDWIN CASE
PLAINTIFFS ATTORNEYS CLOS
ED THEIR SIDE YEsTEa-
DAY SUDDENLY.
]. R. WOOD ON THE STAND
Boston Detective Identifies Sensation
al Letter Alleged to Have Been
Written by Mrs. Lillian
Tufnbull.

Los Angeles, Jan. with uney
peotcd celerity the attorneys for An
ita Turnhull completed their case in
the Baldwin will contest today anc
the COUNSEL for the defense immeii-
ately Logan their efforts to break
down the tcTlt'incN~ introduced to
prNe that Miss Turnpull's mother,
MM Lillian Ashley Tu' nbull, was
Lucky" Taldwin's coatract wifa
Theif principal witness Is James X
Wood. the Poston detective. whom
Mrs. Turnhull, during her long siege
on the stand, repeatedly branded as
traitor who had pledged his services
to her and then "sold her out"
One of the letters which Wood
identified as having been written By
Mrs. Turnbull to him from San Fran
cisco January IL, 1893, spoke of the
faint hope that she had that Baldwin
would marry her and legitinize heS
expected child.
The letter said in part: ~.
Lucky Baldwin is mighty stingy
where women are concerned. Every.
one says that, and II he thought that
he could divorce his wife, who Ia
really no wife at all, 0 have heard
almost anyone can get divorce In
Chicago) and marry me, to get out
Of this scrape, am almost persuaded
he would do 1t. even though he should
divorce me soon after, just to give
our child name.
IF was a foil to let him get
around me. ! will show him | am no
cheap fool. ! shall sue MIN for $20e,-
900. If he is cruel and .eaTtiess, as
| expect him to he, he will fad one
girl he lns fuined hts matah, for bell
hath no fury like woman's scorn."
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coMPANy's ATTORNEYS ARsuED
BEFORE y. 81. suPREl=
COURT YYE5TERDAY.
KELLOGG TALKS TO-DAY
Arguments Expected to be ccnc'udcJ
Next Tuesday--John G. Milburn
Argued For Standard Yes
tereiay.

Washington, Jan. Fighting fur
its life the STANDARD Oil Company OK
New Jersey through It's attorneys to.
day argned before the supreme currt
Of the United States the proposed d:s.
solution Of the Standard.
For three hours John q. Mi!hurn, of
Bnffalo, New York, addressed the
court Tomorrow Frank III Ke.l0sg.
Of Minnesota, win present the govern.
ments side.
The arguments VIII not be concind-
ell until next Tuesday.
Mr.. Milburn's task was to present
70 The ccilrt the facts IN the case, Int
be icpartcd from tle facts a:id nov
and then to show what alleged
wrongs the affirmation Of the decree
Of the lower court would infer.
in the history Of the chaotic coa,l-
ton In the oil business beween 1864
and 1870. dfic. be said. To All 0Yer+
production Of refining capacity, Mr.
Milburn introduced to the cuut the
character of John d, Rockefeller
There was out there in Cleveland. 4
he said. "a yorng man In the cary
ffties with d small amount Of money
which he had saved. who possessed
the gift or genius. He had the geHius
for business and there is d genius fnr
business, just as there is a genius
for war. or poetry, or painting. That
man was John .. Rockefeller He saw
that this oyer-prodnction OF relneries
was to be met by volume III bust
ness 80 as to withstand a lower pro-
ht."
Mr., Milbnrn then told how Roeke
teller allied himself with Andrews, a.
practical refinor, and how, with tho
exercise OF Rockefeller's genius Tor
business and their consequent good
standing among fnanciers, they grew
rapidly.
Acquisition never had been made,
Mr.. Milburn told The court, with the
intent TO restrain or monopolize ir-
terstate trade. Nest Of the purchase
were made, he said, before 1879
He denied the charges OF tire gov
ernment, that, because the Standard
oil Company had the advantages Of
alleged preference from the railroads
during the period Of acquisition. thai
| 1t should now be punished.
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SAY EDDY WILL IS VOID
According to Attorney Chandler and
Others Christian Science Lead
err Died intestste.

Concord, N. H., Jan. 12.-The
residuary clause in the will OF Mrs
Mary Baker Glovery Eddy, founder OF
the Christian Science church, is nuI.
and void in the opinion of forme.
United States Senator VIM. %
Chandler, Hannis Taylor, professor o'
constitutional and international laS
at Georgetown University, and others
according TO a statement given OFT
for publication tonight
The clause in question provides for
a gift OF about sa.ooo.oea to the Firss
Church Of Christ, Scientist, of Bostan.
known as the mother church."
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-13
STATE OPENED
IN SCHENK CASE
NURSE TELLS OF MRS. ScHENk'S
ENMITY FOR HUSBANDS
PEOPLE.
ANALYzER ON THE STAND
Details Proportions Polsons He Found
in Remedies Schenx Used
Mrs. schenk Kept Dummy
Medicine Bottles,

Wheeling, w. Va, Jan. 12.--lt was
woman against woman at today's
Scaenk trial. Alma ]. Evans, a pro-
fessional nurse, recited on the stand
her story against Laura FornsWorth
Schenk and the circumstances that
influenced her TO suspect that Mrs.
Schenk was poisoning her husband,
John 0. Schenk, who is now almost
recovered.
1t was Miss Evans who attended
Mr.. Schenk during his illness and the
state brought out on direct examina-
tion statement from ner that Mrs
Schenk had lost her love for the
wealthy pork packer. She testified
that time and again Mrs. Schenk hat
Instructed her that If John died sui
denly to go through his trousers
pockets as soon as the breath left his
body, take the keys of the safe de-
post box and tell her before the
Schenk family knew of the death.
You don't know those Dutch devils
like | do" the witness said Mrs.
Schenk explained to her on various
occasions on referring to members OF
the Schenk family.
The statement also brought out
through DR.. Chas L. Glasser, of Johns
Hopkins University, tnat the first bot
tie Of mineral water sent him for
analysis contained 1,6 grains arsenic
to the half gallon and tNat the sanH!e
OF quinine elixir which Schen'' w"s
also taking contained seven grains OF
sugared lead to the ounce.
Miss Evans further testified that
dummy" bottles of medicine were
kept in the bath room of the suite oc-
c,lpied by Schenk at the North Wheel
ing hospital, while the real remedies
given schenk were Kept in another
part of the house. She said the hot
ties were placed there as a deeoy and
that the accused woman had an op-
portunity to doctor" him.
Miss Evans declared that Mrs,
Schenk had The undertaken selected
who was to have charge OF her hus-
bands funeral.
Il won't have any Dutch funeral"
she quoted Mrs Scnenk as saying.
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8 TRAINS SNOWB0UND
But Canadian Pacific Officials Ex
peet to Have Traffic Moving
Some Time Today.

Vancouver Jan. 12.--Canadian Pa
cific railroad officials expect to have
their lines cleared tomorrow for tht
resumption OF through traffic.
Eight west bound trains are snow
bound al Calgary, ana the passengers
are being malntaise,l aboard them.
The blizzard on the prairie showed
signs Of moderation today, but ex
treme cold prevails in the Rocky
Mountains. AT Field. British Colum
bia, as degrees below zero was re-
corded,
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.CH|v|NGT0N REELECTED
Also Made Committee of One, to Draft
1863 Game Schedule for Ameri-
can Association.

Chicago, Jan. 12.-Tem Chivington
was elected president, secretary and
treasurer Of the Al:ierfcan Associ'-
ton of Baseball clubs late today. His
term of office is fixed AZ one year,
VIM. r. Armour. of Toledo, Ohio, was
made vice president for the same
period.
President Chivingnon, in addition
to being reelected, was appointed a
committee of one to draft a schedule
of 1858 games for next season, with
two stipulaticns that the season start
April - and tnat mo double headers
be scheduled.
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DIED At |NF|RMARY
Mss Ella cosgriff Passed Away Yes.
terday Morning--Had Been House
Keeper For Father GiIIen.

Miss Ella Cosgriff died at 1880
o'clock yesterday morning at St
Mary's Infirmary where she has been
under treatment for pneumonia the
past three weeks. Miss Cosgriff has
hcen engaged as housekeeper for
Rev. Jas. Gdilen, pastor Of st. Jos
epn's church, for the past two years
or more, She Is a sister to Sister
Emma, teacher at ST. Joseph's
Parochial school, M
fiie fuiferal win bu Esid att st. Jos
eph's church at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing. Interment will be made at Villa
Ridge cemetery.
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GROWTH MONTANA CITIES
Those Having 5000 Contributed &c.,
Per Cent of States increase
in Population.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Montans
cities having population in excess
of 5000 increased 39.1 per cent dur
ing the last ten years and contributed
24.3 of the states total increase in
population, 132,724, according to tht
statistics of the 18th census, issued
today.
Their number grew from four in
1900 to nine in 1919.
One Of the six largest cities, Bill
lings, showed the greatest percentage
of increase, it being 311.4 per cent.
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sWINoLEp RETIRED FARMER

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 12.--Follow
ing charges by Warren p. Davis, re
tired farmer Of this city, who said ht
paid them s22,150 for worthless STOCK
in medicine company, Adana B
Cox and S. A. Hazleton, who have
offices in down town office building
here, were arrested late today. They
were charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-13
DEMOCRATS ON ALERT
cognizant of Plan to Re-elect Carter
to United States Senate
From Montana.

Helena, Mont, Jan. 12.-The Demo
Gratis OF the Montana legislature to
day took cognizance of the rumors d
plan to re-elect United States Sen
ator Thomas II. Carter. Just before
the joint assembly convened th;
house Democrats held conference
at which the members said tina
money had been wagered preylousl.
that Carter would be elected
The Democratic whip was appoint
ed and arrangements we're perfecet
to see that every Democrat was In hi
seat when the balloting begins tomor
row morning.
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AGENTS MUST ANSWER
Bill in Missouri Legislature to Compel
Railroad Agents to Answer
~ Travellers Questions.

Jefferson City, Jan. 12.--The ton.
gues of railway station agents in Mis-
souri, may be loosened If bill intro
duced in the safe Legislature today
by Representative Tuggle, of Gala
tin, is passed. The bill provides a
fine of s25 to $50 for any agent who
refuses to answer questions put by
travellers.
MIR. Tuggle said years Of rebuff by
country AGENTS of whom he had in
quired II trains were on time had
aroused witnin him a lingering long
ing one day TO get back at "the
sphinx behind the wicket"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-13
HOUSE PASSES BUDGET
Spent All Day on Legislative, Exccu-
tive, judicial BiIl--Senatc's
SHIRT Session.

Washington, Ian. ~ After srcnd-
ing practically the entire day upon u
the house today passed the legislative
executive ami judicial appropriation
bill, carrying approximately sS5,00A.-
900. the army appropriations meas
ure was reported out or the commit
tee. 1t carries saa,Sli,S0G,
The senate was In session list five
minutes, adiourning Immediately on
the formal announcement of the death
In Colorado Of Senator Charles J..
Hughes. ,ir. III that state.
Both the senate and hamse VIII
meet " noon tomorrow. sIa
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-13
BARON SWAYTHl|NG DIES
Was 78 Years OId--Was Elevated to
the Peerage in 19o7--Son Of
Matchmaker.

London, Jan. 12--Baron Swayth
ling, banker. died here today. TIe
was rs years old.
Samuel Montague, the first Baron
Swaythling, was born DeDcember II
1892, and was the son Of the late
Louis Samuel, a matchmaker ol
Liverpool
In 1894 he was permitted to assume
the surnames Of Samuel Montague
and created baronet, and in 1906
he was elevated to the peerage. talk
ing the title OF Baron of Swaythling
county Southampton.
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DEPENDENT WAS ABSENT
Judge Lawlor Issues Bench Warrant
For Alleged Frisco 6riher When
Trial Was Called.

San Francisco, Jan, 12.--When the
case of Louis Glass, former vice presi-
dent Of the Pacific States Telephone
and Telegraph Company, on cnarge
Of bribing the Rues-Schmidtz board
OF supervisors. was called for retrial
today. the defendant failed to appear.
and Judge Lawlor ordered bench
warrant issued for his arrest
In his first trial Glass was convicted
of bribery and sentenced to five years
In the penitentiary. This verdict was
reversed by the district court Of ap-
peals a few weeks ago and Glass was
granted new trial
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KANSAS CITY MAN HELD
FOR DEATH OF WIFE

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 12.-Manuel
Schlegle was arrested late today in
connection with the death of his wife
Mrs. Kitty Schlegle, on the night Of
January s, Mrs. Schlegle was found
lying at the foot of the stairs in the
Schlegle home. Her skull was frac
tured and sne died the next day.
Schlegle said she had fallen down
stairs.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-13
HEARINGS CONCLUDED ON
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL

Washington, Jan. 12,-Hearings on
the rivers and harbors bill We're con
cluded today by the senate commit
tee on commerce. The committee, al.
though it has received recommends
tion for new projects, is not decided
that the bill shall be open for such
items. AS it passed the house the
bin carried nearly all of the project;
endorsed by the army engineers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-13
DECISION REACHED IN
FISHERIES CONFERENCE

Washington, jan 12.-The commits
sioners for the United States and Can
ada, which have been considering the
fisheries regulations, have reached 4
decision. The Canadian and New
Foundland governments will under
take to change the existing regula
tons to remove the objections OF the
United States, thus making it un.
necessary to call on the board of ex.
rerts.
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NO AGREEMENT REACHED
Democratic Members Massachusetts
Legislature Cannot Decide on
Candidate For Senate.

Boston. Jan. 12,--The efforts of the
Democratic members of the legisla
ture agree upon some candidate in
opposition to Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge failed at a conference today,
but the members were enabled by an
informal ballot to give their personal
preferences.
Former Congressman John r. Thay
er, of Worcester. received the most
votes, although his total was only ~
eut ri 96 ballots cast. A regular par
Il caucus was called for next Mon.
day. \ "
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WIFE OF DEAD AERoNAuT
COMMITS SUICIDE

ST. Joseph. Mo-. Jan. 12.--Despond-
ency on account of the death of her
husband, John Richland, is believed
to have been responsible for Mrs
Pearl Richland committing suicide by
drinking a large quantity of carbolic
acid here tonight. Richland, whose
nome was in Elwodd, Kansas, was an
aeronaut and he was recently killed
while making a flight in this county.
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Common Names.

The commonness Of the name John
is due to the fact that 40 days In the
year are associated In the Roman cal
endar with some saint. martyr. con.
fessor or beatus named John. and for
merly one took his name from the
saint on or near whose day he was
born. In Domesday Book William is
the comonest name, then Robert, then
Walter. Magdalen used at one time
to be fairly popular name.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-13
BUBoNlC PLAGUE SPREADS
RAPIDLY IN MANCHURiA

Pehn, Jan. l2.--The bubonic
plague in Manchuria is spreading
rapidly. Reports received here state
that hundreds of persons are dying
every day, and that the number Of
fatalities is increasing. The chienese
government has appealed to the foe
eign communities for assistance.
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How honors Were Earned.

Extracts from old records showing
how people had earned the honor In
former days, were read at Canterbury.
England, and ex-mayors were granted
the freedom OF the city. One citizen
received the freedom for undertaking
to serve as cook at every mayors
M1chaelmas feast" another because
he cured Nicholas Johnson's leg" and
a third because he married widow
with large family"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-13
Financial Etymoioay.

Long ago, on an occasion when the
stock market showed signs OF manipu.
lation in an advance defying all the
current news, one Of the shrewdest
writer's on stocks started to describe
It as "buoyant." The adjective did
not satisfy him and he modified II to
"fiamboyant." This did not quite ex
press the peculiar condition and he
was reduced to inveDting word. The
word was "fiimhamboyant."
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-13
MINERS MAY STRIKE.

Columbus, Jan. 12.--Several thot-
sand mine workers in the Weynoke
Coal Company's plants will be or
dcred on a strike If the recommends
tions made at today's meeting of the
OHIO United Mine Workers district
number six organization to the inter
national board is granted.
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NO VICTIMS RECOVERED.

Cincinnati, Jan. 12.-Efforts to re
cover the bodies Of six men who were
supposed to have been buried under
the ruins of the chamber of com
merce building which was destroyed
by fire Tuesday night, were futile to
day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-13

The loud-mouthed bully who blat-
antly tells a quiet, peaceable man
what he's going to do to him. doesn't
prove that the quiet man is afraid
Of him by long shot He only proves
that he is loud-mouthed bully, and
when 1t comes to showdown he's
apt to be something of coward.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-13
BALLOT FOR SUCCESSOR
TO HUGHES JAN. "a

Denver, Jan. 12.~-Governor Saff-
roth announced this afternoon that
the first ballot to choose the success
sor to the late United States Senator
Hughes will be taken in the legisIa-
ture January "a Political gossip to-
day centered about Mayor Speer of
Denver, and former Governor Alya
Adams, as possible successors to Mr..
Hughes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-13
NEW STEAMBOAT LINE.
Prospects Are 1t Will Be Established
Between Kansas City, Mo-, and
New Orleans,

New Orleans, Jan. 12.--According
to an announcement made today by
the Kansas City, Mo, Navigation
Company, recently formed, there
will be established between Kansas
City, Mo-, and New Orleans. about
March /, a regular steamboat service.
II Is claimed that this will mark
one Of the most important advances
ments in the history of steamboatirg
on the Mississippi river. and will es-
tablish a serious rival to the rail-
roads
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TO SIGN TREATY.

London, AIN. 12.-J. p. Crommlin,
Liberia minister in London, and dip
lomatic agent to France, today left
for Paris, where he mas been author
lied to sign a boundary treaty be-
tween France and Liberia. The treaty
was negotiated in 1907.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-13
HOTEL GUESTS HAD MARROW
ESCAPES DURING FIRE,

Lethbridge. Alberta Jan. 12.-The
Balmoral hotel was Destroyer by fire
today. A number OF guests had mar
row escapes from death with the tenn
perature at 20 below zero. The loss
Is $4,000
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THIRD BALLOT; NO CHOICE.

Helena, Mont, Jan. 12.-The third
ballot for United tSates senator was
taken by the Montana legislature in
joint session today, but no one re.
ceived a majority. Carter, Republi-
can, received S5 votes; Walsh, Demo
crat, 81, Conrad, Democrat Is; scat
tering II.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-13

Ninety-five per cent OF She white
people Of Cairo read The Bulletin
every day. l-i tls7