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The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
FEDERALS MAKE
FIRST MOVE IN
. DECISIVE FIGHT
Maderist Troops Shell Insurrectos,
at Rellano, for Four
III
CASUALTIES ARE FEW
Shells Fall Short and Cause Little
Damage--.Woman
Killed
CASUALTIES ARE

At the rebel front. Rellano, May
|22, 10 D. m.--The main columns of
the Rebels, fortified here, were at
tackled today by the Federals, under
General Rabago. The fighting still
is in progress.
In thirteen troops, the Federals
moved up to within mile and a
half of Rellano and began a terrific
shellng. The first few shells ex-
ploded within few feet of the
Rebel troops and killed only few
horses.
One woman was killed.
General Orozeo came down from
Jimenez just before the Federals
attacked at O'Clock. General Sala-
zar was in command of the first
Rebel line.
The Federal command of Generals
Aubert, Rabago and Tellez and Coils
Villa and Urbaina are engaged.
The Federal force is estimated at
$500 and the Rebels at 1900, with
the advantage of fortified positions
being in favor of the Rebels
While the Federal artillery pour
ed shells into the Rebel position,
Rebel cavalry moved to one side in
flank movement, at the same time
pouring heavy fire into the Fed
eral column.
Casualties up to s o'clock were
few.
There is every prospect that the
battle. which so long had been
awaited, will be decided tomorrow.
There was no change in positions at
night fall. The infantry fire after
dark was desultory but that of the
Federal artillery was almost con-
tinuous.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
MEXICAN SOLDIERS
SUIT GUADALUPE
BECAUSE OF PLAINS

FL Paso, Tex, May 22.-Both the
Mexican Federals and Rebels have
decided that Guadalupe, sixty miles
east of here, Is no place for a battle
and tonight not a soldier of either
side is in town.
Lying in fiat country, with all
approaches visible for miles, the
town was abandoned by both armies.
They are believed to have taken to
the mountains south of the town.
The Rebels evacuated after the Fed
erals had taken the town Sunday
About twenty scouts of the Rebel
force came along the American
boundary line from Guadalupe, to-
day. Southwest the main column of
Rebels, estimated at 150, moved into
the mountains.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
CARE FOR SUFFERERS
NOW INTERESTS MEN
IN FLOODED PLACES

New Orleans, La, May 22.--With
the Mississippi river and tributaries
steadily falling and no further dis
astrous crevasses In the levees ex-
pected, interest In the devastating
floods, that swept millions OF acres
of lowlands and fertile fields in
Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas,
now centers In the gigantic task OF
caring for ten thousand persons, who
have been made homeless. More
than million dollars in cash, and
still larger amount in clothing and
supplies, has been voted to the refu-
gees, and there is almost half mil
lion dollars in sight for their urgent
needs,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
BANKER MORSE RETURNS
WITH HEALTH RESTORED.

New York May 22--Charles w,
Morse, accompanied by his wife, re-
turned to New York this afternoon,
on the Olympic and Immediately
went to his apartments II is under
stood Morse will 90 to Bath, Me, to-
night or tomorrow. The former
banker looked we'll and said that
physicians told him there is hope OF
his living a number of years. At the
time of his release from the federal
prison at Atlanta, medical men had
predicted that he wouldn't survive
more than six months.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
TWO WRECKS TIE
Up TRAFFIC AND
AFFECT G ROADS
Freight Jumps Tracks on !. C.,
and Work Train Crashes Into
Freight on Big Four

Two wrecks, that affected six rail-
roads yesterday afternoon, occurred
within few miles of each other,
just outside of Cairo. The roads af-
fected are the Big Four, Illinois Cen
tral, Chicago and Eastern Illinois,
Cotton Belt, Mobile and Ohio and the
Cairo and st. Louis or interurban
line, 4" ~ ~
The first wreck was rear-end
collision, near Karnak, between a
freight and a work train. In whlc.
an engine was thrown into the ditch
and half a dozen cars splintered
The crew of the freight were not IN
the caboose, and escaped The engi-
neer and fireman of the work train
jumped and escaped,
Second Wreck ON |. C,
The second wreck occurred at z
o'clock, when a half dozen loaded
cars on a Cotton Belt freight, which
has been using the Illinois Central
tracks from Cairo to Thebes, were
derailed between Cairo Junction ant
Mounds. MHwi
The Big Four detoured 1t trains
over the Mobile and Ohio and Chi
cago and Eastern Illinois tracks tC
Tamms, where they returned to the
main line.
The Illinois Central sent its trains
to Mound City via the Big Four, and
from there to Mounds by way of the
| lnterurban.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
BOY FISHES FOR
CRAWFISH AND FINDS
NEGR0'S BODY

A boy fishing for crawfish yester-
dav morning in pond north Of the
Traction Company's power house
discovered the body of negro In a
clump of bushes in the pond.
The negro proved to be Andrew
Gray who had been missing from
his home on Fortieth street since
Saturday last.
Coroner McManus held an inquest
yesterday afternoon. He examined
the body and the jury rendered a
verdict of accidental drowning. Gray
was last seen Saturday night on his
way up Sycamore street towards his
home.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
500 PRISONERS FIGHT
WHEN FIRE THREATENS

Chicago, May 22.--More than five
hundred prisoners in the Brideweil
fought in their cells and pleaded for
relief while flames and smoke poured
in from fire which tonight de-
stroyed the Institutions leather and
broom factory.
The fire vas less than twenty
feet from the cell house, when The
cries from the prisoners, locked M
where the smoke was thickest, were
taken up by the inmates in other
quarters. Only the fact that tls
inmates had been locked in their
. cells for the night prevented a pani,.
No one was kurt. The loss was es.i-
mated at soo,r0V. " \
- IN
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
TAFT REFUSES SENATE
COLUMBIAN LETTERS

Washington, May 22,-President
Taft today sent message to the
Senate declining to make public the
correspondence between this govern
ment and Columbia, relating to
Panama. The President said II would
be incompatible with the public in
terest to make it public. Secretary
Knox said the publication Of tbs
correspondence would tend to excite
feeling. The Senate's request for
the papers was at the instance Of
Senator Hitchcock, Democrat, of
Nebraska, .gAx
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
CAIRO CITIZENS BROTHER DIES,

Phillip Burkhardt of 531 Fiji
teenth street, with the John A. Mil
Ter Jewelry establishment received a
message yesterday announcing the
death of a brother Chris Burkhardt,
at his home at Red Bud, H., follow
ing q surgical operation in st, Louis
Philip Burkhardt has been at the
bedside of his brother several days
and his family left Cairo yesterday
to attend the funeral which will ba
held today,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
ROOSEVELT GOES TO
OUTLOOK OFFICE ON
HIS WAY TO JERSEY

Oyster Bay, n. j.. May 22,-Coi.
Roosevelt will depart for New York
tomorrow to go to his editorial Of
fee for an hour before beginnirg
his New Jersey campaign. He is to
depart at II o'clock for Patterson,
here he will make his first speech
From Patterson he will go by auto
mobile to Hasbrook Heights, Bell.
view, Rutherford, Bloomfield, Mount
Claire and West Orange, stoppinf
for dinner at the Essex county
Country Club il West orange. In
the evening he Is to speak in Newark
and Jersey City.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
Alumni to Entertain.

The High School alumni propose
to give either an excursion or enter
tainment Of some kind compliment
airy to the graduating class. Paul
Clendenen, president of the Alumni
has appointed committee of six
young ladies who are to ascertain
the views of the members on the
kind Of entertainment to be given,
A meeting will be held Monday
night to discuss the matter.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
MEXICAN CONSUL TELLS
SOLDIERS TO KEEP AWAY

Ell Paso, Tex, May 22.--Senor Lo-
rente, Mexican consul, here, an
nounced tonight that he had direct
ed the Federal column, near Guade-
lupe, to move southwark and avoid
fighting near the American border.
He declared no fighting will occur
near Juarez, if the Mexican govern
ment can prevent 1t, The plan of
the Federals is to surround Juarez
and force a bloodless surrender.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23

Dayton, o., May Wilbur
Wright is critically i'll at his home
in this city, suffering from typhoid
fever. Although even the closest
friends of the family are not being
told the exact condition OF the pa
tient, his physician, DR.. y. B. Conk-
lin, admits that his condition is
critical, and he refuses to assure re-
covery of the patient. "Mr. Wright
is suffering from typhoid fever, and
the disease is running Its course
typically. would not say that his
condition is SO very dangerous just
now, although he is very. very sick
man." said DR.. Conklin,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
ROOSEVELT GETS
$4,000 MAJORITY
IN OHIO VOTING
rs -
45oo Precincts Indicate Ex-
President Has Big
Plurality
-xT' y,;ipi
HARMON CONTROLS PARTY
Governors Friends in Power
at State Democratic
Convention
HARMON CONTROLS PARTY

Columbus, O., May 22,--Accord-
ing to returns in hand tonight, from
approximately $500 of the 5,192
precincts in the state, Col, Theodore
Roosevelt's delegates carried yester-
days primary by plurality Of about
25,000 1t now seems remote that
final results from the primary poll
will change the number Of district
delegates for either side by more
than one or two The best figures
show that Roosevelt has 30 Of the AZ
district delegates and that President
Taft has ten.
Wilson Has a Chance.
Although later returns on the
Democratic preference vote give
Woodrow Wilson a lighting chance
for one or two more delegates, his
exact standing will not be known for
several days. when belated rural re-
turns will be received from dilatory
judges who refused to complete the
count without a nights sleep.
However, Gov. Harmon practically
is assured a complete delegation Of
forty-eight delegates to the national
convention His lead now gives him
control of the state convention,
which selects six delegates-at-large,
Also 1t is said the convention will
provide for the unit rule to force
the Wilson men to vote for Harmon,
Taft Claims Convention.
The delegates-at-large situation in
the Republican party will not be
known until June 3, when the state
Republican convention is convened
here. TaN men say they will con-
troll the state convention and desig-
nate the elegates-at-larg for the
president but Roosevelt managers de-
clare that late returns show the
number of President Taft's delegates
to the state convention to be dwini-
ling, instead of increasing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
HARMON AND WILSON
CLOSE TOGETHER IN
CINCINNATI DISTRICTS

Cincinnati, o., May .22.-The
race between Gov Harmon and
Woodrow Wilson, in the first and
second districts, still is undecided,
although appearances now indicate
that Wilson will carry both. With
only six precincts missing Harmon
is seventy-one votes behind. The
votes: Wilson, 7,549; Harmon,
7,47S.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
FREIGHT CLERKS TO QUIT,

st. Paul, MINI, May 22.-St.
Paul and Minneapolis freight clerks,
as well as handlers, are expected TO
strike. Eleven railroads and 1900
men will be affected in case a walk
out is declared.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
I9MS ,y tA SSE IllEg yHbQA

London, May 22--English navy
and army officers are highly pleased
with the recent experiments with
the hydroaeroplane at the recent
naval maneuvers at Weymouth. King
George witnessed the maneuvers aid
was delighted with the showing
made by hydroaeroplane which
was used to carry messages between
the vessels in the fleet. The airship
started from and alighted on the
water and when in motion occasion
ally arose to height of several hun
dred feet. At other times it skinned
the surface Of the ocean, and then
it seemed as safe as launch, though
it made better speed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
DISTILLERY WAREHOUSES; BURN

Freeport, Pa, May %, The ware
houses of the Schenley Distilling
Co, at Schenley, near here, were de-
stroyed by fire, today The loss Is
estimated at 100000,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
FIRE DAMAGES
R|DCLfY, Tenn,
OVER $50,O0)O
Blaze Wipes Out West Side Busines.
Blocks, Leaving One Structure
Out Of Fifteen
WIND PREVENTS SPREADING
Main Street and Breeze Keep All Of
Lake County Town from Being
Wiped Out
WIND PREVENTS SPREADING

Ridgley, Tenn, May 22,--Fire,
originating from an unknown source,
business section of this town, burn
ing fourteen business house and de-
stroying property valued at more
than $4,000. The blaze was
checked only by Main street and a
slight west wind that prevented the
fire crossing it.
The fire started near the center of
one block and gained such headway,
before being discovered, that the To-
cal fire fighting apparatus could do
nothing. No apparatus could be oh
tained from nearby cities or towns
and the fire fighters bent their eff
forts to preventing the spread of the
blaze ..
One House Left Standing.
Despite heroic work the blaze con-
tinued spreading and burned fierceiy
until noon. By that time it had
swept three blocks and left only one
house standing. This house was of
concrete and was only slightly dam
aged.
The blaze was discovered by a
night watchman and he called out
the fire fighters. After working sew
eral hours the men saw that they
could not save the West side and be-
gan soaking the buildings on the
east side of thes treet. A brisk wind
blew up from the East and aided in
keeping blazing timbers and sparks
from blowing onto the other houses.
With the exception of three OF
four, all of the stores in this town
.of 500 people, were destroyed The
heaviest losses will fall on w. r. AL
ger. F, H. Mathews, Bird Brothers
A. Dougherty, Russell Brothers and
r. F. Knott.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
ENGINEERS TO
TOUR DRAINAGE
DISTRICT TODAY
y
Government and Special Engineer
ing Staff to Look Over Work
Needed Here
.----s ~ "'-T
FIRMS WILL BE PROTECTED
Kerr Says As Feet Can Now be Car.
ed for and Plants are Safe
in Operating
FIRMS WILL BE PROTECTED

United States Engineer Luther Y.
Kerr engineer Miller who has been
retained by the Drainage Commits
sion, and Major Smith of the Gov
ernment engineering force at Mem
phis, Tenn. will. this afternoon
make tour Of the Drainage District
levees to look over the situation and
see what work is necessary. The
party will travel on special train
furnished by Superintendent Ma
loney and Millard of the Big Four
Railroad
The engineers will be accom-
panied by members of the Citizens
committee, which has been in charge
of the work of raising funds to re-
pair the embankments, Several
other persons will make the trip.
also.
Gaps Easy to Fill,
Engineer Kerr will have charge of
the work Of closing the gaps In the
dykes. and whatever other work the
government may do
In speaking of the levees, yester-
day, in regard to the June rise, Mr.,
Kerr declared that the gaps can soon
be filled so that there will be little
danger Of another inundation lie
said, the government now has
charge Of the Ievees and should the
rivers Else suddenly, tho breaks can
be closed, In a short time, to height
sufficient to keep the water out, A
stage Of As feet can be easily taken
care of with temporary work and
could be done in few days"
Money Not Available.
The money for the work has not
yet been made available. because the
war department. must formally pass
upon the $4,000 allotment for the
Cairo leyees This, it is expected,
will be done within a few days
The work will be done by contract
and the government will advertise.
The work is to begin as soon after
the letting of the contract as pos
sible.
Can Begin Work Again.
At a meeting in Mayor Parsons
office. yesterday. in which the engi
neers and Citizens Committee par
ticipated, positive assurance was
given the firms, in the Drainage Dis
trict, that they would be protected
from any rise that may come. They
were told that they are safe in put
ting their plants into shape and that
the farmers will be safe In planting.
The subway yesterday was placed
in shape so that the roadway can
now be used. The question came
up at the meeting and Sheriff Fra
ser quickly settled it by getting the
aid of the Illinois Central railroad
in clearing the road,
Subway Road Fixed,
One thing that has kept the sub
way closed is a disagreement be-
tween one of the Road Commission
ers and the Drainage Commission.
One Road Commissioner declared it
would take 10 days to do the work
and one OF the Drainage Commits
sion estimated the time at 80 days.
The work was done in "a hours.
Work was started Tuesday afternoon
and at o'clock last night. the road
was in shape.
The work was done under the su-
peryision of M. f. Kelly and W
Ches Charles, The Illinois Central
furnished five cars of rock and 100
laborers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-23
WEATHER.

Illinois Fair and warmer, Thurs
day; Friday, fair in South.
Kentucky--Fair Thursday; Friday
unsettled.
Missouri-Local showers and cool
er; fair Friday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-27
M'COMBS COMES
WITH WILSON TO
VISIT STAUN10N
National Committee Chair
man to Join Party for Vir-
ginia at Trenton
WILL NOT TALK ON
PIECE IN CABINET
Says Nothing Has Been De-
cided As Yet and Entire
Matter Is Up to Pre-
sident-Elcct

NEW YORK. Dec. 2e.-what port
folio William r. McCombs may or
may not have in the Wilson cabinet
ID likely to be settled within the next
hours.
The national committee chairman
IL to join the president-eiect at Tren-
ton tomorrow and accompany him TO
the reception TO be gwen Wilson by
his old neighbors at Stanton, Va.
They are to be together for at least
two days. Then the chairman goes
to his Arkansas plantation He will
return about January 10th.
When asked again today IL he pur-
posed entering the cabinet he replied:
There II nothing decided as yet
president-etect tomorrow. All reports
~ to the composition of the cabinet
are guesses. and will be for some
time. win not discuss my prefer
encea. 1t - all up to Mr.. Wilson"
1T has bsen stated that you pur-
pose to- abandon national headQuar-
tiers in New York and remove them
TO Washington because you are be-
Ing 'bulidozed here
1T 10 true we shalt close the offlces
In the Firth avenue building early
IA JAhuaIyp the CnaIInAn laughed
But think ! will have a little vtfice
downtown where can see my friends.
A. to the 'buildozing' proposition.
that Appears TO have arisen from q
misQuotation OF Secretary Wick. We
will have headquarters both here
and In Washington. In reply to cri-
ticism that have been seeking secIu-
sion. 1t may not be known that I de-
veioped pneumonia last week and
had to lie under blankets for days.
am In pretty good shape now. and
i beliexa < an fully recovered"
What truth - there In the report
that many Democratic leaders are
assailing the appointment Of Mr..
Eustis as chairman OF the Wilson in
auguratton committee7''
Maybe there 10 some criticism. But
that Is closed incident. Eustis Ia
chairman and we look to him to give
US the most perfect Inauguration ar
rangements yet. AZ to the question
Ing Of the appointment OF General
Wood for grand marshal OF the parade
well. Wood II general Of the United
States army. Why should he not
commando
Mr.. McCombs has CHARTERED him.
self in a quiet hotel within the past
few days to avoid once huntera
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-27
Indian Princess
VIII Greet Wilson
at His Old Home

STANTON. VA. Dec. 2s.-Staun-
ton Is today entertaining a real In
dian princess from South America, in
the person of Princess Sieta, OF royal
lineage, the wife of Colonel Jack
Chism. of Texas. She Is here for the
rest of the week, and expects to gree.
Woodrow Wilson on his visit to this
city.
Princess Sieta Is a daughter Of the
late Princess Merthyr. and WAS born
near Cuxco, the ancient seat OF the
Incas in Peru, South America. she
is supposed to be ono OF the mos.
highly educated Indian women in the
world. She speaks, writes and sings
in six different languages. She Is
petite In form, pretty and has the
characteristic black hair and eyes OF
the Indian race.
When eight years OF age this
daughter Of the Indian prince was
sent to London. Eng. where she was
educated. She returned to her home
in Peru several years ago. Her ro-
mantle marriage occurred not long
after her arrival in Cuxco.
On her return to her fathers do
main. Princess Sieta found a white
prisoner who had been captured by
hunting party of her fathers
braves. She learned the history of
the young man who was a Texas cow.
boy who tourneyed into South Amer
lea on horseback. The Texan could
neither read or write, and the prin-
cess at once began to teach him Eng
lish. This aroused the Jealousy OF
Llothier, the betrothed OF the prin-
cess. and duel followed, In which
the Indian was killed by the Texan.
The Texas cowboy was adopted into
the Indian tribe and was later mar
ried to the princess
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-27

are her pride. She has added to them
each year, always taking care to pick
out these with interesting history or
intricate value.
Among ether women who opened
their tewelry caskets to wear their
pearls tonight were Mrs. Franklin
McEeagh, wife OF the secretary OF the
treasury. whose pearls like her emer-
aids have been carefully selected by
lapidist who travels all over the
world for the purpose.
Mrs, Peter Goeiet Gerry. who made
personal canvass of Europe in
search of the pearls for her strand.
Madame Hauge. Mrs. Richardson
Clover and Miss Eudora Clover. all
added to the beauty of the pearl
ball.
Most Of the costumes were de-
signed from paintings of the eigh-
teenth century, and the ball room
was decorated in the fashion of the
French yuietide entertainments OF
Plat period. although American
Beauty roses were used In the place
Of red carnations of France The
minuet WAS danced, Miss Helen Taft
an1 Mr Robert Taft being among
III tancers
house guest. Miss Lavina Fish, OF
New York. were the guests of honor
al dinner given before the bali
by Mrs. Richard Reid Rogers, and
Miss Elizabeth Rogers Out of COM
nlfment to her guest of honor, Mrs
Rogers transformed her house into
an eighteenth century French garden,
and even dressed her servants in the
costumes of that period
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-27
MRS. WILLIAM f. DRAPER AND
GUESTS DAZZLE WASHINGTON
WITH DISPLAY OF PEARL

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s.-Mrs.
William F. Draper, who Is noted for
the lavishness of her Christmas cos
tune balls. entertained NJ an eigh-
teenth century affair tonight, which
surpassed all which she has previous
~ given. II had been renamed the
Pearl ball. on account of the dis
play OF priceless pearls worn with the
Louis XIV. costumes OF the hostess
and her guests.
Mrs. Draper wore 100000 worth
of pearls. which included five
point tiara. with pear shaped parts
rome of them as large as a small
pear, earrings and collar of pearls
four strand necklace, besides a long
strand of pearls which hung from her
shoulders nearly TO the bottom OF
her gown. a corsage ornament OF
pearls and a stcmacher which cover
ed her waist and hips.
Mrs. Draper was gowned in a cos
tune of court lady OF the Louis
XIV. period and wore beneath the
pearls costume Of white satin with
broad stripes OF black velvet
Miss Margaret Draper WAS gowned
in the fashion Of a young woman OF
court OF Louis XIV. and wore a strand
OF pearls around her neck which Is
more valuable than any other neck
lace OF its kind in the world. These
pearls We're given to Miss Draper by
the Dowager Queen Margharita. OF
Italy, who lis her godmother. Miss
Draper was born In Rome. while her
father was American ambassador to
italy, and Queen Margharita gave
her one of the priceless pearls which