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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-06
FREEt- ALLEN
AND cAPIOR
Ell |. e. RlN0 HlL.LSpll.l-EI

information he gave after his cap
ture concerning his uncle, Sidna
Allen, and his cousin, Wesley Ed
wards, the only two members of the
gang now at liberty. Claude Allen,
says he will get five years, possibly
eight, for his share In the murders.
Frcel, on account of his youth, ex-
poets higher sentence. He also
hopes to get off because he says he
concentrated his fire on Dexter Goad.
the court clerk, who was not killed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-06

More than 1900 square miles of land will be probar
900 persons rendered homeless many by the
breaking Of the Government evee Hickman KY 430 o'clock yes
terday afternoon The food probably will take the Reeloot
Lake district and stretch of land almost Memphis
The break occurred after 1000 day night
miles Hickman than week. trying At the
report they still working with but little hope stopping
break
The water probably will the whole of Lake county Tennessee
parts Shelby Upton Lauderda Dyer and 0bon
ably hundred and that many scattered
the territory.
Among important the Rdgley peo
Refoot with 900 Bessie 200 Titan 75 Mong 150 Wnbeg
300 Phillip, 900 and Buebank Is,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-06
WEST TENNESSEE
BEING INUNDATED
Waters Rushing Through Reelfoot Dis
trict Will Cover Large
Area
SIX COUNTIES ARE AFFECTED
All OF Lake and Parts Of Obion, Dyer
lauderdale, Upton and Shelby
in Path
'Ix COUNTIES ARE

o o o o
To the Citizens Of Cairo:
We have the evee situation well hand There reason
to doubt that it will be continued to the end of the present
food With the thousands of workers abundance ma
ca for any emergency everything excellent shape
most perfect system being maintained reporting cond
ons in quckre order and the response equally rapid
the results very satisfactory
GEORGE PARSONS Mayor
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-06

The break Is regarded by Forecast
er Barron, as an indication that
Cairo's troubles are over. If the wa
ter really is getting over the terri
lory mentioned, ii will cause drop
at this point, which will continue
until the country is filed. After
that he feels that the present high
water will have begun receding,
The inhabitants of the district
have all been warned to get out. A
Mr. Upton, living at Tiptonville,
last night said that $50 refugees are
being cared for there He says Tin
tonville is high and dry and on land
that cannot be touched by the food.
A Memphis dispatch to the Asso-
ciated Press says that the water
flowing into the ReSlfoot district re-
lieves the situation there, but that it
will return to the Mississippi river
lilOhEli bhc obtOlt tiFCl'
A dispatch from Hickman says
that the roar of the water passing
through the break could be heard
for miles and that 1t already has
flooded 150 square miles of farm
lands.
Golden City. Tenn, so miles north
of Memphis is In imminent danger
and the levee on the Arkansas side,
so miles below Is about to 90 out.
A dispatch from Senator Clark of
Arkansas says that the War De-
partment has decided to devote $40,-
600 of the emergency fund for aid
ing In the fight between Cape Girar-
deau and the mouth of the White
river
AT St Louis the Mississippi river
Is standing at 30.s feet, a rise OF
foot in the last twelve hours. Mayor
Kreismann has placed the harbor
Erastus Wells at the disposal of the
Business Mems League, which Is
distributing food and clothing among
the food sufferers in the vicinity Of
St Louis.
Many Deaths Reported.
Stories of wholesale drownings in
the flooded district yesterday few
about Cairo. AT one time 1t was re-
ported that people were drowning
Wyatt, Mo, and rescue boats were
cont out from Charleston. Mo. They |
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-06

found that three negroes had
drowned when they overturned the
skiff they were rowing. The first
report was that II persons had
drowned The Charleston boats
took several families out.
1t was also reported that farmer
named Lind, with his wife and two
children. were drowned near Birds
MIL Mo This report has not been
verified, but Charleston reports no
deaths at that point
A negro family, consisting of a
man, his wife and three children, are
reported drowned opposite Colum-
bus, KY, while fleeing from the
food. They had loaded their house
hold goods into the farm wagon and
with six horses tied to it were driv-
ing fast when the water overlook
them. The report had not been veri-
fed at midnight. c. w. Dupre OF
Columbus said the drownings had
been reported there but are un-
verified.
Later Mr.. Dupree received a re-
port saying the report is untrue.
One Man Missing.
Al this place one man Is missing
in the drainage district food Sam
uel Orr. rs years old, father-in-iaw
of e. c. Halliday. is unaccounted for.
He was living at Halfway House and
was seen there shortly before the
water reached that place.
James Casey of Urbandale was the
last person to see the old man He
yesterday said that he called to Orr
to come on and get out and that Orr
replied II am going to the barn" II
Is not known whether he reached
the barn or not and there Is doubt
rs TO whether he could have survived
there, because practically every
barn in the district is careening OF
has hoated away.
Although business is suspended
and everybody il working to keep
the lovees from breaking, business
houses are sending out letters telling
their correspondents to make allow
anco. .r the newspaper reports and
published.
Letter Sent Out,
The following letter was sent out
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-06
WEATHER..

Illinois and Kentucky-Fair Fri
day and probably Saturday. Not
much change in temperature.
Missouri-Fair Friday; Saturday
unsettled, cooler northwest.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-06
Many Deaths Reported.

Stories of wholesale drownings in
the flooded district yesterday flew
about Cairo. AT one time II was re-
ported that people were drowning
Wyatt, MO, and rescue boats were
sent out from Charleston, Mo, They
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Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
AWARD FOR CONTRACTOR
 AGAINST MYSTIC co,
Anson Minard of Providence RecoVers
 Claim Totaling Over $500.

In the case of Anson Minard of Providence Vs. Royal Linen Mills com pany, Inc. of Mystic, Judge Holcomb of the superior court has handed down a decision. The suit was tried at the April additional session just clased
 Judge Holeemb finds in favor of MT, MinaFd the plaintiff, and has awarded him damages of S2,962.50, with interest from June 12 1910, and costs, making in all an award of over S3,3OO
 MT Minard, who is a contractor, was asked by the defendant corpora tion some time in January, 1910, to go to Mystic and estimate the cost of completing the factory of the Royal Linen mills, which at that time had been partly completed by Nj L. Gil- bert of Mystic, His proposition was accepted and after he had completed his contract work he was also em- ployed to do extra work on the prop erty amounting to about s900. After the work was all finished he was paid S2,000 on account. but was unable to get the balance so that Mir Minard brought suit to recover the amount due
 The suit was commenced over a year ago.
 The trial at Norwich several weeks ago took several days. and many claims were made by the defendant as to improper construction, and also that changes had been made in carry ing out of the contracts. In the mem oFandum of decision Judge Holcomb allowed the entire amount of MT. Min | ards bill with the exception of three items amounting in all to S1S0.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
SHORT CALENDAR,
Motions Argued Before Judge HoIoomb Indian Land Timber Sold for $2,G00.


 At a short calendar session of the superior court here Friday morning, Judge Marcus H. Holcomb, the follow ing cases were disposed of:
 In McGTath and others Vs. William Redden, McGrath and others ys. H. c. Redden, Mo Grath and others vs. H. C. Redden, and COakley and others vs. Redden, executor, and others, all de- faults for failure to plead, pleadings were ordered in three weeks by agree ment of counsel.
 In Margaret KenUre vs BraineFd & Armstrong company, also default for failure to plead, pleadings were order ed in two weeks by agreement of counsel.
 Motion that the divorce case of Moves 4. Eccleston vs. Lila L. EccIe- ston be placed on the uncOntested list was granted, Mrs. Eccleston having made no contest.
 In Moses A. Pendleton and others vs. Stonington Savings bank, the re- port of receiver was accepted and a change in the order concerning sale of property and extending time for sale was granted.
 Plaintiffs motion for leave to amend complaint was granted in Emma Ed wards vs. town of Waterford Charles l.. Stewart, oVarseer of the Eastern tribe of Pequot Indians, pre- sented for acceptance his return on sale of timber on the reservation in lNorth Stonington. It showed that the | timber had been sold for $2,00A to Paul Massey nf StoHington, with expenses | of s165.50, and the account was ac- | eepted
 l In Alice E. Peters vs. Charles A Peters, the second order of notice was | directed.
 In Gift vs. Groton and Stonington Street Railroad company, demurrer 1 was oveTruled.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

Consular reports to the Department of Commerce and Labor show that the coal situation in European countries and in Canada had changed materially in the last few months, not only Cn account of the strike in England and agitations among miners in other countries, but because of the openng and development of new territory.
 Dunfermline, most famous as the birthplace of Andrew Carnegie Is no longer the coal capital of Fife County, Scotland, for example, as 1t had been called for many years, nut has been succeeded by Cowdenbeath. according 10 United States Counsul H. D. Van Sant, at Dunfermline The change of base Is due, MT. Sant says to the recent great development nf coal mining in the parish of Beath
 the output increased from 10000 tons in 1891 to 1,277,000 tons in 1911. The output of coal in the parish of Beath Is now 2140000 tons a year, while in 1870 it was scarcely 300,000 tons. The
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

Parliamentary Royal Commission says:
 "The County of Fife takes the lead ing position in Scotland in the matter of coal resources The available coal at depth of less than 4,0O0 feet will amount to some 5,700, 0,000,000 tons, sufficient to maintain the present out put for 930 years. While the output under the Firth of Forth will not rapidly increase when so much coal is available under the land, the output from F'ifeshire Is certain to advance"
 What amounts to a revolution in the coal supply and the coal industry is taking place in Western Canada writes United States Consul General John E. Jones, from Winnepeg, Man itoba-
 The railroads in that section of the Dominion, he says, are doing their ut most to get away from the necessity | of using imported coal While it is 1 true that anthracite coal enters Can ada duty free, the Pennsylvania fields l which he says have heretofore sup 1 piled the major portion of the coal 1 for railroad consumption in Western 1 Canada, are so far removed that the | cost of transportation has become an l important factor in the economy of | railroad operation.
 Tt is estimated" MT. Jones con- | tinues that fully 1,500,00 tons of Penn | sylvania coal are annually used by | the railroads in Western Canada for | producing motive power, and, with | easy calculation, it can be seen that 1 the transportation of this commodity i for several thousand miles becomes an | important consideration in the econ | Omy of steam transportation.
 "All of the railroads of Western | Canada are interested in the opening of coal properties along their respect 1 i've branches; and the difficulty in the past has been a lack of anthracite l coal of sufficient heating quality to make an ideal steaming product.
 "The Grand Trunk Pacific and Can adian Northern Railroads believe they have now solved the problem of a 1 satisfactory steaming coal in the open ing of the Jasper Park Galleries and the Brazeau coal fields of Southwest ern Alberta These properties are To- | cated about 200 miles west of Ed mOntQn, immediately west of the sixth principal meridian, and on both sides of the Athabasca River No develop ment work has yet been done upon tho north side, but a start has been made this year, so as to be ready for deliv- cry by the time the Canadian North ern Railway tracks reach there. Con siderable work has been done on th' south side of the river, mine being located alongside the Grand Trunk Pa
 cific tracks, where the miners hay, tunneled over 2000 feet into the toI seam and are now working down to { ! second seam.
 'The present output of this mine il
 800 tons a day which will be increas
 ed to 1000 tons a day later. 4
 temporary tipple and cleaning plan
 is being installed this year by tn,
 Roberts & Sohaefner Ce. of Chicago
 The coal which Is produced is semi
 anthracite and gives splendid result
 on locomotives, for which purpose tn
 entire output is being used, thus dis
 placng Pennsylvania coal. Ii Is the in
 tention of the Grand Trunk Pacific t
 use Canadian coal entirely on all To
 cometives west of Watrous, Saskatch
 evan as soon as the present suppl,
 of Pennsylvania coal is exhausted"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
ANOTHER CONNECTICUT REGIMENT
Call to Recruit For the Fourteenth Infantry Fifty Years Ago
 Bank Property in Shetucket Street Bought For $50OO Rev. G. A. Easton Called to California Parish Treasure Seekers at Fishers Island Wreck

This week fifty years ago, the gov ernment decided that more troops were needed for the purpose of filling up regiments already in the field and for providing a reserve force for future contingencies. The quota for Con nectieut was another regiment, so that Governor Buckingham at once issued the call for volunteers to meet the call The regiment was to be the Four teenth C. ". and was to rendezvous at Hartford.
 The following interesting items are taken from the files of the Bulletin for the corresponding week of 1862:
 May 19, 1S62-Frederick L. Stanton, a Norwich boy, son of Robert Stan ton, formerly of this city,was a sea man on board the gallant Varuna in the action with the rebel fleet below New Orleans, in which that vessel sank six of the enemy's vessels, two of which were clad, and was finely overcome herself and sank by sheer force of numbers against her.
 The only losses suffered by Norwich offices in the late Troy fire were by the Norwich $12.0O0 and Thames s6,0O0.
 Prices In The South.
 Quotations in the south now are; Flour at S2O to $22; sugar, six cents; molasses, 25 cents; corn, $1.90; oats $1,25
 The official reports of the battle of Williamsburg are slow in coming in It appears from the newspaper cor respondents that it was fearful struggle on the part of Gen. Hooper a division against very superior force of the enemy.
 EnIistmAnts For Three Regiments.
 May 20, 1S62-Two hundred men are to be enlisted in this state for the Eighth regiment and an equal number each for the Tenth and Eleventh.
 The Messrs. Greenman at Mystic have contracted to build ship of l,2OC tons for New York parties.
 Captain Waterman Gift of Mystic has taken charge of the Steamer Haze in government service. The steamer sailed for Newborn, N. C., or the 10th.
 Norwich 6 Worcester Reciepts. The receipts of the Norwich and Worcester road for April are given as follows: Local passengers $6,150.4 A through freight, S2,54S66; loea freight, s13,459.92; malls S1,217,25; totals $26,748,09.
 A recent refugee from Richmond re- ports that the Qualifications around that city are of immense strength an( extent Heavy guns are being mount ed upon them. The rebels will make a desperate fight, having a force esti- mated at 175,0O0 men.
 Trinity Rector Called to California.
 May 21, 1S62-Rev Giles A. Easton rector of Trinity church of this city has received a call to the pastorate O. a church in San Francisco, Cal, anC having decided to accept the same
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
PINK SAMPLE BALLOTS.
Supply Received by City cIsrk-Diree-
 tions for Marking.

The supply of pink sample ballots which are sent out from the secretary of state in advance of election day have been received hY City Clerk Ste phen D, Moore. They contain the columns for the democratic, repubH- can socialist and prohibition tickets with a blank column. The socialists show no nominations for sheriffs or water commissioner, but the prohibi- tionists name full ticket.
 The following are the instructions to voters:
 This ballot shall be marked with a pencil having black lead.
 To vote a straight ticket, make a cross mark 'X'' within the circle above one of the party columns.
 If the column so marked in the cir eIe for a straight ticket does not contain the names of candidates for all offices for which you are entitled to vote or the number of names of can | didates for any office equal to the number for whom you are entitled to
 vote, you may write. in the space in said column. designated for such of flee and containing the words "No Nomination" the name of any person for whom you desire to vote for such oHlCe, or may place cross mark 'A' ] in the voting space at the left of the name of any candidate for such office appearing in any other party column. To vote for portion only of the candidates whose names appear in any 1 one party column, or to vote a split ticket, that is for candidates of diff ferent parties, make no cross mark l 'X' in any circle at the head of bal | lot, but make a cross mark ''X'' before
 the name of each candidate for whom
 yeu vote; and you may also write, In | the space in the blank column des- ! ignated for the office, the name of any person, not printed on the ballot, for
 whom you desire to vote for such of i flee
 If you tear. deface or wrongly mark | this ballot, return 1t and obtain an- | other.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

sen. in his resignation to the vestry Of Trinity church on Tuesday even. ing. It was accepted Rev. Mr Easton will take passage for Califor- mia on June 5.
 Purchase of Bank Property.
 The Thames bank have purchased the lot on Shetueket street owned by James Perkins a few doors south ot the Norwich bank corner, with the two story frame dwelling house and and the building octupiel by James Bussey's tailoring establishment The lot has 50 feet front and the price paid was s6,000. The old buildings
 are to torn down or removed and handsome brick or granite building to he, occupied by the banking house of the Thames bank, erected upon the lot The Norwich Savings bank will probably unite with the Thames in the purchase of the lot and 1 the erection of the building and will occupy one half of it when completed. I Parsen BFewnlay, the Tennessee pa | triot who lectures in New Haven this evening, has been invited by Govern | or Buckingham to visit Norwich and deliver a lecture in Breed hall.
 Treasure From Wreck of The Atlantic. i We understand that the gentlemen l from Worcester, Messrs. Bancroft and Pratt, with a submarine apparatus, ! have been engaged during the past week exploring the wreck of the l Atlantic, near Fishers Island, in the | hope of recovering some of the val uables known to have been on board 1 at the time of the disaster and not saved. Their efforts have not yet been very successful.
 May 22. Thomas J Mills of New London and William H. Tubbs of Norwich, have been appointed re- eruiting sergeants.
 May 29-1Ss2-Co. B, of the Calvary Battalion, commanded by Captain Farnsworth of this city, has been se- lected by Maj. Gen. Fremont as his body guard.
 Officers For New Regiment.
 May 24. 1969-In response to the call of the President, Governor Buck ingham has issued order for raising enc more regiment for this state. The officers thus far appointed for this the Fourteenth Regiment, are Colone Dwight Morris of Bridgeport, Lieut. Col. Dexter R. Wright of Meriden The other New England states are re- spending promptly to the call of the President Governor Andrew states that Massachusetts will furnish hel quota, and Gov. Halbrook of Vermont has issued orders for recruiting an other regiment.
 Lieut.-Col Ely of the Connecticut Sixth, has returned from Port Royal in i'll health, having had an attack O typhoid fever from which he is now recovering. He is spending few
 days at his home in this city at th' residence of his father.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
JURY ASSIGNMENTS
 FOR SUPERIOR COURT.
May Session Here Begins May 2S-A
 Dozen Gases on the List.

Jury assignments made for the May session of the superior court here are the following:
 Tuesday, May 2S-Lois E. Moves and others vs. LyUSan H. Ross, executor, appeal from probate (tWo cases) {; Driseoll administrator, ys. Douglass; Mary Robertson vs. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad com pany.
 Wednesday, May 29-Murphy Bros. vs. St. Mary's R. C. church corpora tion; Mary k. Jewett vs. Sarah Moran and others; Joseph T. Cruttenden vs. John T. Williams
 Friday, May 31 is short calendar, bar meeting, assignment of eases and an nual calling of the docket.
 Tuesday, June 4-Christopher Bald win, administrator Ys. New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad com pany; A. Chetty vs. town of Mont vile; William W. Carpenter vs. San ford H. Holmes; Georgianna Chetty Vs. town of Montville,
 Wednesday, June (speeiaD D-Wil- lard B. Sunderland vs. Groton and Stonington Street Railway company.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
1 ,Oo0 SCHOOL CHILDREN
 IN MAY DAY FETE
As Many Parents and Friends Applaud Pretty Programme by West Chelsea District.

The grounds of the Mt. Pleasant street school were a scene of gayety Friday afternoon from to 3.30 o'clock when the four schools of the West Chelsea district combined in May day fete. in which nearly 1000 children participated. The grounds were crowd ed throughout the afternoon with rel atiyes and friends of the little ones, the attendance being estimated at 1000, making approximately 2,O00 people on the grounds The May pole dance was an especially pretty feature, the children, weaving in and out, each bearing the end of long stream CT attached to the Maypole. There were six Maypoles, and in the Shoe makers dance there were five sets. In charge of the dances were Misses Beekley and Coughlin. The entire programme was carried out smoothly and was much enjoyed by the large audience.
 In the folk dance there were five sets, and in the Virginia reel ten sets.
 The relay race was won by the High street school. while the flag race went to the Mt Pleasant street school
 The programme follows:
 Part I-Mnsio, Under the Green wood Tree. America; Shoemakers Dance, first grade pupils relay race fourth, fifth and sixth boys; dance Virginia Reel ninth, eighth, seventh and sixth girls; music, The Merry Month of May, Spanish Gypsy, Santa Lucia.
 Part u.-Salute to the flag; music Patriotic Medley; Folk Dance, seconf grade pupils; music, There Are Many Flags; flag race, fifth. sixth and seV- enth girls; dance, Maypole, ninth fourth and third girls; music. Aul; Lang Syne.
 Frederick W. Lester was in genera charge of the musical part of the pro gramme, and the singing was supple mented by an orchestra composed O E. Larue Bliven, cornet, Miss Heller Royce, violin Mrs. E. Larue Bliven piano. The orchestra also furnished music for the dances
 The four schools represented wer' l West Chelsea grammar, High street i Pearl street. West Thames street, Al 1 the teachers worked earnestly in prep aTation for the occasion and deserv
 much credit for the height of success attained.
 1 The children of the schools hav
 made d large number of May basket i which they will hang at the homes O | shutln friends, The members of tn l senior class have mada about 50 Ma, | baskets which will be taken to tn | patients at the Backus hospital ol | Monday