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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-28
Late War
Bulletins
PORTS ARE CAPTURED

Berlin, Aug. 27.-AlI the ports at
Lonswy, near Luxenburs, have been
captured. Upper Alsace is free from
the allied armies.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-28
eRAPHPHoNE NUISANCE
(Kansas City Journal. J

(Kansas City Journal.)
A fellow with a record
He doesn't care about
Proceeds to play the same all day
To wear it out.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-28
DANISH BOAT BLOWN UP

London, Aug. 27.-A Danish boat
was blown up by mine in the North
sea. Four were killed.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-28
The Last Will Of Henry X.
willard Is Filed
Other Items Of Interest rom
The Court House

A suit for divorce has been COM
menced in the court of common pleas
of Knox county by Florence Gorrell
against Eliza Gorrell, a former well
known expressman in Mt. Vernon.
The plaintiff states that on June 20,
1900, she was married to the defend
ant and that no children were born to
them. She charges the defendant
with cruelty and gross neglect. She
states that she was compelled to earn
her own living; that her husband was
very cruel and that he called her vile
and indecent names. She states that
the defendant bought house and was
the owner of other property, but last
week he sold the house, his horse and
wagon, and other property and left
the plaintiff and departed for Oak
land, California, to make his home.
She asks for a divorce and other re-
lief from the court. B. e. Sapp re-
presents the plaintiff.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-28
Infants Death

The one-day-oId son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Clutter died at the home of its
parents Wednesday evening at 10
o'clock. The burial at the Owl Greek
cemetery Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Peck and Mr.
and Mrs. John r. Bowen of Buffalo
N. Y, are visiting Mrs. May Bum
East Chestnut street.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-28
The Willard Will

! ne Wiiidiu WIN
The last will and testament of
Henry X Willard has been filed in
probate. By the terms of the will the
testator gives to his wife, Katie L..
Willard, all his estate, both real and
personal. The will was signed March
5, 1914, in the presence of Diantha j.
Shafer and l.. B. Ackerman.
Miser Dismissed
The affidavit in lunacy flied against
William Miser of Butler township,
was dismissed by Judge Wilkins in
probate court on Wednesday.
Motion Is Filed
In the estate of John E. Russell,
deceased, a motion has been filed by
Barton w. Blair in the probate court
to dismiss or suspend the account of
William Cooper Russell, as executor
of John e. Russell.
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Application Made
Application has been made in prob
ate court for the appointment of a
guardian for John W. Burkholder.
Deed Filed
William M. Koons, executor, to Ida
M Rine, acres in Pleasant, $400.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06

GO TO KENTUCKY
TO TRACK NEGRO
Wickliffe Citizens Aroused Over Re-
port of An Attempted As
sault of
WHITE WOMAN AND TWO
LITTLE GIRLS IN WOODS
While Fishing Yesterday Afternoon
Four Miles From Wick.
life.

Considerable excitement was Gre
ated yesterday evening at WickliIe
by the announcement that two lit
tie girls and married woman had
been assaulted in the woods about
miles from Wickliffe, Ky, by a
negro, and that posse of WickliHe
citizens had been hastily formed
and was in scare hof the culprit
Deputy Sheriff Ralph Chldross
and the Alexander county blood
hounds were requested and Childress
took the hounds over to Kentucky
on the evening train to try and
track the negro
BY direct telephone connection
with Barlow last night II was
learned that Mrs. Walter Stevens,
her sister Vivian, aged / years and
josie James. aged 3 years. who live
at Barlow. while fishing at slough
about two miles out of Barlow yes
terday afternoon, between and 3
o'clock saw burly negro, stealing
from tree to tree trying to get near
them without being observed.
Naturally Mrs. stevens and tho
children were badly frightened anl
leaving everything behind they ran
as fast as they could, with the negro
in close pursuit. Had 1t not been
for the fear of being seen by some
one on the road Mrs. Stevens be
lieves the negro would have con-
tinued tht chase.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06
Mystery Solved By Wireless From
Franconia-0thers May
Have Been Lost.
FREIGHTER COLUMBIAN WAS
SHIP THAT MET DISASTER
Chief Stewards Dead Body in Res
cued Craft-Captain and Chief
Officers Missing

Boston, Mass, May 5.-The mys-
terry surrounding the identity OF the
ship which has been on fire on the
west side of the transatlantic
steamer lane south of Sable Island
for forty-eight hours was solved
tonight when wireless message
from the Cunard liner Franconia
told of the burning of the freighter
Columbian and the rescue of thir-
ten members of her crew from a
small boat.
The death of Chief Steward Mat
thews, whose body the survivors
had in charge, and the disappear
ance Of second boat in which were
ten men, counting the first and Sec
ond officers, also were reported.
1t was thought possible that a
third boat commanded by Captain
MsDonald may have been lost or
picked up by ship raving no wire
less.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06
Laborers Crushed to Death and Pas
sengers and Trainmen Hurt
When Cars 0verturn.
REPAIRS ON WABASH TRACK
CAUSE OF TRAIN UPSETTING
Thirty Injured and Twenty Taken to
Hospital-Some May Not
Recover.

Decatur, H., May 5.-Thirty pas
sengers and trainmen were injured
and two laborers crushed to death
tonight by the overturning of a
sleeping car and dining coach of the
continental Limited tain of tho
Wabash railroad while entering lie,
catur. The two rear cars were
thown over while passing piece CT
track undergoing repairs, falling on
some Of the track men.
Several persons may be hurt fatal
ly. Twenty of the passengers in the
dining car were taken to hospital.
The care careened along the side
track till they crashed into a num-
Der of coal cars.
The laborers were caught between
the cars and the coal train and were
crushed in the wreckaGe so tightly
that it took two hours to extricate
them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06
CLAIM ACCIDENT
IN SHOOTING OF
COL0RED WOMAN
Alma Agnew in Trying to Separate
Couple Receives Bullet
Wound.

Alma Agnew, colored woman
living at $40 Ninth street, was shot
in the shoulder about / o'clock yea
terday afternoon in the house next
door to her home. The woman's
nephew Curtis Durragh and Pearl
Pool. young negro girl were quar-
reling and scuffling with a pistol.
The Agnew woman jumped into the
fray and in the scuffle to gain pos
session of the weapon from the Pool
girl, the shot which struck the Ag-
new woman was fired. The wound
was not serious.
The police arrested Durragn and
placed him in Jail and have been on
the hunt for the Pool girl but sha
has eluded them. II is said at the
home of Alma Agnew, that she does
not intend TO appear against thl
young woman.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06
PADUCAH PLAYS
3 sunday GAMES
AT LOCAL PARK
Local Fans Pleased With New
Schedule Adopted at Norton
vile Meeting.
SUNDAY BASEBALL AT
GAINESVILLE THE CAUSE
Excursion Boat Leaves Here For
Paducah in Morning
May 10.


Hurrah! Cairo is to play three
Sunday games with Paducah here
this season instead of only one, as.
| first scheduled. Three chances for
local fans to see their favoritcs give
the town up the river Sunday beat
ing Is everybody happy? You're
, right. Everybody is. II there is
|anything Cairo likes better than
Mlt Shustcr It's seeing the Cairo boys
trounce Paducah. and now that
there are three Sunday games here
between tn two rivals, the bugs are
all anticipation.
The first game here will be next
Monday with Paducah, after three
games there. This takes the place
of the Owensboro game at first
sch eduled for that date. The change
was made necessary because Clarks-
vile decided at tho last moment
that she would play on Sunday too
and the entire schedule was revised.
This city is much benefited by the
change. We are given the same
holiday games as under the first
schedule.
The steamer Golden Fleece will
leave Cairo Sunday morning at
1880, loaded TO the guards with
loyal Cairo fans who hope to see
Jack Herberts fast aggregation
clean up with Van Dimes Indians.
The boat will carry five piece or
chestra and dancing will feature
the trip. On the return the boat
will leave Paducah at Z p. m. Civ
ing every one an opportunity TO get
supper in Paducah. The Cairo team
will return on the boat.
| ClaTksville at the eleventh hour
decided to play Sunday baseball this
season and so notified President
Bassett last Friday. At the league
meeting at Nortonyille Monday Il
was necessary to rearrange the on
| tire schedule to accommodate
Clarksville. Mike Egan represented
Cairo's interests at the meeting and
the Cairo association is well salts
fed with the new schedule as adopt
ed. The schedules now being circu-
lated about the city as an advertis.
ing medium are not correct In ahy
way now and should be DESTROYED
10 save confusion.
The first important change afTee,
ing Cairo Is opening day-4we NEE
our old and hated" rivals. the Pa
lducah Indians next Monday instea,
of Owensboro. Also we meet Padu
cab at home three Sundays and pla,
in Paducah two Sundays.
Mayor Wood is working out dali,
with the Cairo team and will be I;
great condition 10 pitch the open
ing game-that is the first ball
Keep 1t in mind everyone--Mondal
CONCLUDED a PeEe Six.l -
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06
WATCH FOR JAP
GUNS CONSIGNED
TO GEN. HUERTA
\ --<s
Shipment Supposed to be Some Place
in Pacific, But Where is
Not Known.

San Francisco, May Some
where on the high seas there is
shipment of 4s field pieces, conveyed
from Japanese ports to Gen. Huerta.
These pieces OF ordnance are of the
most approved modern type, but
where the guns are is the puzzle.
Mexico Is not supposed to have re-
ceived them the blockading feet
has not reported their capture, and
the Japanese report no return of the
guns to the point from which they
were shipped.
The cruiser West Virginia, In COM
mand of Admiral Doyle, got away
today for Mazatlan, with instruc-
tions to watch for the gun shipment,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06
MILITIA ORDERS
LOOK TO future
MOBILIZATION
Instructions Sent 10 All National
Guardsmen to Facilitate
Action If Necessary.

Washington, May 5.--lnstructions
to militia organizations throughout
the country governing a possible
mobilization of the National Guard
were mailed to all militia officers by
the War Department today.
The instructions cover particular
ly the field operations incident to
mobilization and the methods of OBJ
tanning railroad transportation. I'm
der the regulations, the local United
States disbursiitg officers through
out the country would be supplied
with funds to move the militia by
the various Department Quarter
n'aeseis s' site ypss4t - -
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06
JURY EXONERATFS
WARD COTTFRFOR
SHOOTING NEGRO
Member of Cotter Bros. Firm Justi-
fed in Taking Life of Thiev-
ing Employe.
REACHED FOR HIP POCKET
WHILE TRYING TO ESCAPE
Slain Man Threatened Employer
Who Charged Him With
Stealing From Store.
THE VERDICT.

We, the undersigned jurors, sworn
to enquire of the death OF Wesley
Rice, on oath, do find, that he came
to his death by gun shot wounds iii
the right shoulder, left back, right
hip, left thigh and right leg, caused
by bullets fired from a weapon held
in the hands of Edward J. Cotter.
We further find from the evidence,
that the said Edward J. Cotter was
justified in the act, and we therefore
recommend that he be exonerated
from blame.
The said shooting took place near
the corner of Twenty-fourth and
Poplar streets, in Cairo, Alexander
county, Ill.,, at IL o'clock noon, May
5, 1914.
L. E. Denison, foreman.
E. E. Cox,
George T. Carnes.
Dan F. Mccarthy,
Thomas M. Howley,
Dennis Morgan.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06
CAIRO OWNS OWN
RIVER FRONTAGE,
It IS REPORTED
That is, the United States Govern
ment Owns It and 1t is Free
to All.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES
TO THAT EFFECT, IT'S SAID
Will Mean Great Saving in Wharf
Charges if Decision
Holds.

AT last Cairo has a river front
What? You thought she always
had? Well, you were mistaken; or
rather, Cairo was mistaken, for she
had one ri al"N" and didn't know
it. She had been hypnotized into
believing that the river frontage be-
longcd to private parties. Now she
has been informed by the United
States At.o ney General, according
to reliable newspaper reports, that
she owns it herself and naturally
she feels happy. She isn't going TO
be held up any more for wharfage,
not If she knows herself.
That is to say. She isn't going to
let prospective shippers be held up,
for it all comes to the same thing,
in the last analysis. IL they have
to pay high wharfage charges they
will have to make il back some way
and It all cones out of the same
stocking in the end Moreover the
charges have doubtless operated to
keep shippers away who otherwise
would have been glad to send their
produce to our markets at reason
able rate.
Tho decision of the United
States Attorney to the effect that
the government owns the frontage
between high and low water lines
where there is no wharf, and which
was published in The Bulletin Of
Sunday, May 8, has aroused much
interest in Cairo and other river
points, and has been the subject Of
a great deal of discussion.
The decision is far reaching and
possibly will be followed by in
umerable lawsuits. At least it will
upset many preconceived notions of
ownership of the water front and
will likely have marked effect on
the river shipping business.
Large sums have been paid in the
past every season by shippers, es-
pecially shippers of coal, to owners
of the land along the river for the
privilege of tying mp barges and
boats to the banks. Now, however,
they will refuse to do this. The at
torney generals ruling makes the
frontage where there is no wharf
government property, and conse-
quent!y free to the use Of the gem
eral public. 1t is even said there
may be suits started to recover
wharf charges which have been pad
in the past. In the good old days
of heavy river shipping, which the
building of the Panama canal and
the projected river improvements
are expected in some quarters to
bring back, the wharfage charges
here in Cairo alone often amounted
to from $4,000 to $4,000 in n
year. Considerable sum of money
to charge for privilege which
may have belonged to you free of
charge all the time, wasn't it?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06
RIVER EXCURSION TONIGHT
ON BOARD STR. ST. PAUL
BY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

The knights of Columbus big eX-
cursion takes place this evening. The
largest excursion steamer on the
Mississippi river will take out the
party. The st. Paul is the name. 1t
has accommodations for $500 peo-
pie. Has a fine band and good
dance floor. The boat will make two
trips from Cairo, leaving here IN
the first trip at 7:S0 and the See
ond at 3 p. m. II will leave Mound
City at $50 O'Clock, returning TO
Cairo on final trip about 1889.
The fare will be so cents.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06

Vera Cruz, May 5.---Francisoo
villa, the rebel commander, may
not make his intended descent on
Mexico City before .he end of another
three months, according to promi-
nent business man who arrived from
the capital today.
He said Huerta is still sending
Federal troops northward and
he apparently breads the pos
sible approach of General villa more
than the advance of the Americans.
Both Monterey and Saltillo are
believed in Mexico city to have been
evacuated by the Federals, who gre
said 10 have fallen back on San
Luis Potosi, where they are under
stood by the government to have
been driven by the revolutionists
and there they are still holding out.
General Huerta. he said, has done
nothing to stay the anticipated for
ward movement of the American
army or expects in the event of such
a movement to offer serious resist
ance.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06
First Time Loafed in rs Years.

J. NJ. Guion, who has for twenty
five years been the manager for the
Smith Bros. stores at 1901 Wash
ington avenue, has resigned and tho
resignation went into effect Monday.
Monday was the first day that Mr..
Guion has been off duty in twenty
five years. He said it was an un-
usual experience he had Monday
that Of entire relief of all responsi-
bility of business. Mr.. Guion will
spend several months looking after
his own business affairs and later
will take trip.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06

Ward Cotter. of the Cotter Bros,
Company, who shot and killed Wes-
ley Rice, a colored driver in his en-
ploy, yesterday at noon, was exon
Grated by the coroner's jury.
The shooting followed flow Of
heated words and threats by the
driver, when he was questioned by
Mr.. Cotter regarding the contents of
wagon which had been hauled up
town for disposal and which was be-
lived to contain stolen property.
Rice was shot five times and died
soon after the last shot was fired.
The shooting occurred at Twenty
fourth and Poplar strets, and Rice.
who had run up Poplar street, fell at
the corner of Twenty-fifth street.
For some time past Mr.. Cotter had
been missing a large quantity of
produce but had been unable to To-
cate the guilty party. In his state
ment before the coroner's Jury yes
terday afternoon, Mr.. Cotter said
that Saturday a hoop of cheese was
found In a sack on the steps leading
from the cellar of his place of bust
ness at S07 Ohio street The cheese
was taken out and bricks and paper
substituted and the hoop placed
back in the sack. MIR. Cotter stated
that he watched the rear of the
place that evening from a back win
dow IN the c hiro National Bank
building. He continued to watch for
several evenings and during his alb
sence he had some one else watch,
but the hoop of cheese in the sack
which it was thought would be car
rid out was not missed until yes
terday morning
Mr.. Cotter said just about the
time this was missed, the driver
Rice had asked if he could take home
a load of kindling. Mr.. C9tter said
he became suspicious and went over
TO the Cairo National Bank building
to watch the wagon loaded.
He said that after the wagon
started off his suspicious grew
stronger, and he decided to follow
the wagon. Two others who had
helped load the wagon went along
with the load.
Before he started from the bank.
Mr.. Coter stated, Hisey Woodward.
Jr., Of the Cairo National baaS who
had been watching with him. told
him that if he was going to follow
the wagon he had better take a gur,
and gave him cne that was kept in
the hank for emergencies. Mr.. Cot
ter said that he followed the Wagon
to Twenty-fourth and PC liar stre,ts,
where turn ives made to the right
to ret In by back way to the store
of Jienry Christmas at 2t04 Poplar
street. Mr.. Co.r said that after
Rice had driven tn wagon TO the
rear of Christmas store he appeared
on the scene aud asked Rice what
he was gcing {, do with the lead.
The nrgt jumped dow ~ the
wagon and told INN he Gould take
tse load.
When asked about the wagon 8
(Continued on Page Sir.0
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06
Always.

There has always been a tendency
on the part Of saints. philosophers and
excitable people generally to feel sure
that what is wrong with the world 10
lgnorance--that II only people might
be induced to listen they could not
but incline their hearts to the sttrac.
tons OF manifest Righteousness.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06

Washington, May 5.--Information
came from Vera Cruz to the War
Department today that the Mexican
Federal troops have mined the rail-
road tracks from Vera Cruz to Mex
leo City in preparation for the utter
destruction of the roads in the event
that the American forces attempt q
march on the capital.
The mines are reported to be half
a mile apart and Mexican soldiers
have been detailed to touch off tho
fuses should hostilities eventuate.
These preparations and the throw
ing up of defenses which are daily
making the position of the Mexican
troops stronger. are known to be a
source of worry TO Brig.-Gen. Fun
ston and it is understood he would
welcome orders to start for the
Mexican capital at once.
Admiral Mayo at Tamplco, has in
formed the Navy Department that he
would have no trouble In taking
Tampico with his present forces,
and IL was learned today that he
has more than once limited in his
dispatches that IL would be advisable
to take such action. He has now un-
der his command in addition to his
flagship, the Des Moines, two cruis-
ers and a torpedo boat iotilla of
nine.
Constitutionalists representatives
here were advised late today of the
arrival of their artillery at Tam
picO. which had been awaited for
the beginning of general attack
on the Federal garrison there.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06
Proper Meaning OF sFair."

Fair" Is an old English word, com
monty and correctly used to designate
an exposition, market show, or gath.
ering for any purpose where goodi
are offered for sale or amusemenu
are provided.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06
oWIss Rainbow After Sunset.

A French astronomer recently had
the unusual experience OF beholding
rainbow in the Swiss Alps after
sunset. 1t spanned a valley between
two mountains to the eastward, com
plete and brilliant, 25 minutes after
the astronomical sunset, and portions
Of 1t were visible for a half hour.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06
Will Undergo Operation.

Mrs. Clarence Lind of EOS Wash
ington avenue. was taken to Sta
Mary's Infirmary yesterday where
she will undergo an operation as
soon as her condition will permit
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06

Mrs. Peter Lind. Jr.. left for Mems
phis. Tenn, for a short visit with
friends. -. -
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06
MED|ATORS WILL
MEET MAY Is ON
CANADIAN SIDE
ri go
Niagara Falls Scene Of Peace Farley
Attended by Representatives
of Contending Parties. /
VILLA DELAYS DESCENT
ON MEXICAN CAPITAL
Conflicting Reports Of Federal Ac-
tivity-Huerta Fears Villa
More Than Americans.

Washington, May 5.-Secretary
Bryan announced tonight that the
three South American mediators in
the Mexican difficulties would meet
at Niagara Falls, Canada, May Is,
to receive representatives Of the
parties to the controversy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-06
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Every teacher should accentuate the
truth. svery parent ought to teach,
that child's whole duty IL summoned
un In the single word, obedience.