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r THE CAIRO BULLETIN, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1903 TMU CAIRO BULLETIN a.ta4 at la Cairo Foslofflas lot tmsaiUils nrnnrntnnrtrftrtr j THE WEATHER j rimmiiinuiuintDM Yesterday's Cairo Temperatures. Maximum Minimum At 7 o. m At 12 midnight (street record I ...NO BASEBALL NOTES (Concluded from Third l'ugo.) At Lincoln. Liucolu Pueblo At Des Moines. Des Moines Denver 10 inning. FELL 3D FEET Fl A SCAFFOLD ALVIN CAVENDER, DAY ENGINEER AT ELECTRIC PLANT SERIOUS LY INJURED. ECLIPSE OF SUN JUNE 28 S FIGHTS FOR TONIGHT. Hufe Turner vs. .lark Clifford, lit Eureka. Cul. Jimmy Putts vs. "Kid" Truscett. at Edmonton. Alberta. 85 General Conditions. There was little if any change from the previous day li local condi tionR yesterday. The sun made the temperature run rather high hut a freeze kept the .lav from n dna sultry. The- northwestern disturbance bus moved to the north of Lake Su perinr and has caused shower over the upper lakes, upper Mississippi valley, Missouri va'ley, northern ti,.iV vCmiiitaln region and north 'aciflc slope, Heavy rain, anion nt ins to i'ltlieri, fell at Ka-ssas City. There were als'o light showers oil the Oulf coasts. High temperatures con tinue in the Central valley, hut the temperatrre has faMeit in western .Mlss'ouri and in Colorado. Today's Forecast. Generally fair except probably lo cal thunderstorms. Sun and Moon. Sun will Use today 4:28 a. m Sun will set today '.U3 p. m. Note: The above sun and moon record is for Illino-s and approxi mates the record at Cairo within a few miuutoa. Washington Forecast. WasblngMi, Ji n- 19. 1U.IXOIS -AifSiitwrday and Sundav; light t freslvsouth to .southwei-t winds. iu IU M till UltUU s NEWS OF THE RiVERS irnrrwirriTrTirrriTT Notice is hereby given that a clvi' service examination will he held for the positions of master, mate, pilot, engineer, assistant engineer and car penter, In the light house service (Fourteenth district I June 3d,. 19.1S. Application Is to be made on form No. 1023, which can he obtained at the office of light house inspector, room 419 Custom Hume, Cincinnati, Ohio. For any further information ad dress B. W. SOITTHC.ATE. Secretary. I.ocnl Civil Service Poard Fourteenth Light House District. Yesterday' River Bullet Flood Stage Stage. Pittsburg 22 5.9 Parkershurg . ... SG 5 0 Cincinnati ...... r.0 9 a Louisville 2S 4 0 Evansville 35 8.4 Mt. Vernon 8.2 Mt. Carmel 15 4.2 Mishville 4d 8..1 Chattanooga .... 33 fit (iuDtersvUle .... ?1 1." Florence 10. 2.3 Rlvcrton 2G 4.7 Johr.sonvllle .... 21 5 0 Padtcah 10 2'.l cairo r ,.r:i Kan ia City ... 21 27.7 St. Lor is 3D 218 Chester 3 UOlt C. Girardea". ... 28 314 New Madrid .... 34 29.7 Memphis 23 2S.S Viclsbv-rg ...4". 47 2 New Orleans ... 16 2'.0 in. Chang' 24 hr 0.3 fal 0.3 fal! 0.1 rist 0.2 fal) 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 fal' fal' fal fal n.S rist O.-t 0.0 0.0 n.3 fall 0.') 0.1 ris 0.1 fal 0.3 rise 0.5 risr 0.5 rise 0.2 rise o.o o. 0.2 list Yesterday's River Forecasts. Tie Ohio, at Evansville and Mt. Vinson, will cntinue falling during the next 48 hours. At Padiicah. no material change during the next 4S houis. At Cairo, will continue to rise slowly during the next 4S hours. The Tennessee, from Florence to the mouth, very little change durlup the next 48 hours. The Mississippi. f:om b-dow St. I.ou!s to Cairo, will continue rising 2 to 3 days, reaching 1!'.7 or 1J0 8 at Chester Saturday night or Sunday, and slightly over 34.0 feet at Cape Girardeau Senday and Sunday night The Wabash, ata Mt. CarmeL will not change much for nil Jours. V. K. BARRON. Official in Chaige. my HE! m brief Cairo Actor Receives Praise. George Claii-y, s n of Col. John Clamy and brother of Dr. Clam y, of tils city. coiiliniKS T.t make good in t'p west. For vears he bas been imminently idiuifiel w'th the lead fur s tock cm; aiies on th Pa -ifif rst. Cairo friends are in ieeit if S: n Francisco -:ors i i wh'ch h' I given iioi' h piaise f . r his clever v.'ik as Bdl Baxter in the farce of "l ow Baxter Butte in." Mr. Clancy it ni l be remeuilefed. appealed here peverl years ago In the leading Juvenile role of "Sporting Lif the Ranch a State Itself. There la a hacienda, or ranch. In Mexican state rf Durango, com ers: 10.000.000 acres. NOTES. Virgil Garvin, who used to pitih lor the Chicago team in the d:ns of "Cap" Anson, is confined in a 1 os pital at Fresno. Cal.. sifl'eting with tuberculosis. Owen A. McGrath, who was the star pitcher of the Dartmouth college team in 1901-02. has been ordaiue.l a priest of the Paulist order. Its a hot race in the Southern league, with New Orleans, Montgom ery, Memphis and Middle all in a clutch at the top. The White Sox Uoi ters' association of Chicago is wearing a pleased ex pression 'along with the usual summer togs. Looks as though Manager Jorge St.nllin?; of the Newark team started an epidemic of "punching Umpire Sullivan." So many . Eastern league players have taken up the game that ?ul!iv ail must like it. by this time. Dike they played th" game in '79. In U recent Cleveland Bo.-li li game very Clevehinder in th" line-up pt i hit in the tit'tli inning, and the finish was a home run by Hincliman which cleaned the la-es. Wood of Kansas City. Schii' iherg if Milwai'kee and Manpiard of In dianapolis, are three Anie: i.-an asso lation pitchers who would look iiretty nifty in major league uniforms. Hans I.ohert of Cincinnati. Jiniiiiy Kane of Pittsburg nnd Danny Sulli van of the Boston American, all hold t record of making live hits out of :ive times at bat. Willie Keeler trails just behind with a record of four bingles for four times up. CONCUSSIONJF B.WIN Is Feared Patient Bleeds From The Ear Indicating a Dangerous Condition Collar Bone Broken. TWO THIRDS OF THE SUN WILL BE ECLIPSED WILL LAST THREE HOURS MIDDAY LIKE DUSK. BARRY KNOCKED OUT. New York, June 19. With a terrific right hand upper ci t to the jaw Sam liugford knocked out Jim Parry, tile fhicago heavyweight in the third round of a bout scheduled to go t-H rounds tonight. The men weie battling on even terms when Long ford saw an opening and slipped i i a knockout punch. Barry claim d the blow was accidental. Alvin CavemhT. day engineer at th.' Cairn Electric A: Traction compruiy's plant on Ninth street, was sericusly injured yesterday moining by a tall while at work in lhe fire room about i:l. o'clock, engaged in raising a Jltaft and was standing on a scaffold thirty fei t from the ground. A negro was rasing the sl'.att and Cavendet was attempting to put a block uti.le" it when the scaffold broke sending Cavemier hurling to the ground. . He lighted on a concrete door, hi right shoulder and the right side of his bead striking the Hour witii awful force. His collar bone was fractured and he was bleeding from the ear. iNiiriis.-ion of th" btain is feared. The injured man was removed to his home where Dr. W. F. Grinstead attended him and later he w as tak n to St. .Mary's Infirmary. The negro managed to cling to th:' shaft when the scaffold broke an I es caped injury. Cavotider is a son in-law of the lato J. B. Anderson who died last, win fi at his home in Willard. The latter formerly was a commissioner of Alex ander county. The Best Pills Ever Sold. "Alter doctoring 15 yearns fcr chronic indigestion, and spending over two hundred dollars, nothing has done me as much good as Dr. King's New Life Pills. I consider them the best pills ever sold." writes B. F. Ayscue, of Ingleside, N. C. Sold under guarantee at all drug stores. 25c. Residents of Southern Indiana and the Ohio valley will be a Horded an opportunity on Sunday morning. June 2S. to witness uluioal a total eclipse of the sun. and should the weatln r bf clear on that day raid -lay will seem like the dusk of the evening. The slinatiars say of this eclipse of the sun: "An annular eclipse of the sun June 2S. Visible to North Am 'fi eri, the northern pinion e.f Soui'.t America, the southwestern part c:' Europe, the northwest corner rf At' rica and the northern Atlantic and Pa Pifie oceans, the path of annulm passing through the cities of Mexic... Tampa. Florida, and the Bermuda In lands." According to authi ritics on the sub ject the time of the eclipse in 'his part of the count ty is as follows: Be gins at S:l!3 a. no and ends at 1 1 : f a. in., lasting three hours; two third' of sun's surface to he eclipsed. METHODISTS OF CLINTON CHAUTAUQUA. Clinton, la., Jen - The Clin-' Chautauipia assernh'y, wh'ch is have its formal opening at. Mt l'l ; ant park this evening and conti n e session until the t ml of .lull", gi every promise of being hiiii'y cessfnl. Excellent r.;us;.-ai ta eat h been provided and the spaker; w include former (P. venior Yat's Illinois, Father Muit'orrv, of N York, and several others of v. i prominence. I i TUXEDO HORSE SHOW OPENS. Tuxedo. N. Y.. June p.i. - Neatly all the leading horse show staid s were represented today wl a mux! show opened at Tuxedo Patk to c n tinue over tomorrow. T! trty classes are to be judged at nie ex in on on this rear and the cr.ruprtlti' n am ng exhibitors promise to be exceedingly brisk. Persona Au Gratin. .I V f von eiiinir out to 1 uairu ntiu cj j Subub's to dinner lately." "No; he says .. . ...... " -IVIiv ! I 1 cant (10 inai any un" - ""j, thought you were his closest friend. What's the mutter?" "lie tells me their cook doesn't like me." SAENGERFEST ENDS. Indianapolis, lnd., June 19. The last concert of the North Aniern an Saeiigerbuiid was lieid tonight and was well attended. Members of the executive committee stated t'tnlght that the profits of the Saenaerbiind will be between $S.; and $l".o:,0. QDQQSQDQQQQDSQSlQBOiEl 0SD9 11 a a n a E3 a a ra a a a m u a r aaaaannQsaa 1 U S3 El - y CI El E3 n n m DISTRICT MEET MT. VERNON DISTRICT CONFER ENCE HCLD AT JONESBORO THIS WEEK REV. W. T. MOR RIS ATTENDED. The senii-annual meeting of th,' M! I Vet non District. Conference l til--Methodist church was held in .lone . born Monday, Tuesday and 'dne- day of this Week, Willi Rev. J. Y. M- NeII, of Carbotidale, pn siding e'd and Rev. M. ('. Foltz. of .lohnstuii City M-eertary. j The Mount Vernon district cm prises the teiritory between Mt. r non and Cairo, and from Thotnpsjii il!e to the Mississippi river. It etu bediis thirty six i:ist.ii:il chargis. j This cotil.'n nee is for the purpose of hearing r ports from pastors. Eo wc.rtll League presidents, Sunday school supeiinte.ideats, class leader aud ptesi.lciits o ft he various ladles' 1 rgaui.ai ions in the church and to Jpass upon the character and compe tency if the local preachers and ex .hot ters and renew their licenses. It i's.) rec,'iinaie:i.s candidates for ad- 'mission on trial into the annual con i It fence. j A syne. sis of tin' reports which were not entirely complete from all the charges in the district shows 1.517 'conversions: IMS accession to the church: 5,StS pastoral visits: 174 mar tinges; 57 Sunday schools with an e-i-fidliueiit of e,.i:l a. id an average at tendance of ::.:;il. There are En 'worth Leagues with 7'i'. members; 13 Junior Leagues with 25 members; six l.a-li 's Aid Soele'.iis. Amont raised by them $ 1 .5'',n. 3. This conference 'also licenses candidates to preach and .conducts mid ear examinations. About I'M delegates and ininistei 1 were p:csent. Some excellent, spiritual ! sessions were held at which the con 'gngations listened to fine senuotis by Rev. Y. T. Morris, of Cairo. Schuntan and Proctor, of Mt. Vernon and J. W. Flint, a former Jonesboro ptisior. j The ccnferetiie while not. so hugely lattended as some of the otlu r confer ences have been, was nevertheless full of interest. IMPORTyNT FOR YOU TO 11NOW Thar all First Class Dealers when yuu fisl; fur Smla Water will serve yon only with The Standard Tempi-rant e Drinks Mau.ufacturt.tl by Andrew Lolir Bottling Company. NOTICHl! NOTICK! We ptiaiaiitee our gooils to comply with all n qtiircineuts of Pure Food Laws and will protect aud hold harmless all Dealers therecf. ASK FOR LOHR'S IN SLLLC 1 INu POLITENESS EOT HIM IH TROUBLE NEGRO WHO ACCEPTED "LADY'S" INVITATION TO WALK HOME IS IN HOSPITAL WITH BAD WOUND. Because he wa too polite and gal lant to refuse to accept an In vita. I n from a dusky damsel to walk home with her Andrew Flippln Is in the Ma rine hospital suffering from a bad kaife wound in his right shoulder. The police are looking for Stun Fos ter, a jealous i:ovo who cut Flipi in and smashed his list into the face of his fickle "lady ir.en" just as she and Iter now found ac:pia'ntance were Hearing her home on litui stree t. Flippin says he did not know the woman but that h? didn't think it would be good form for him to refrse her invitation. Now' lie savs h realizes that she scraped the acquaint ance merely to make Foster jealous. YOUR BANK give cateful attention to the Mahilitv of the bank and its wil'inirnes to co-op inte with patrons in the development of their husituss TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN this company and its depositors at- he ld in rdrirtf st co firleiicv. Your affairs are as saf from intrusion as though contained in our safety deposit v.tuHs. Aciouuts of f aud upwards accepted. 3 jKreut interest. Hankiii"; by mail. Wr.te us. First Bank AND Trust Company G0f).()Il Ohio Street, Cairo, Illinois. Capital $250,000 Surplus $50,000 5 Big Stock on Hand and I n H a a E3 Some Interesting Prices. a n a Runabouts Top Bugg'es Surries Harness $27.00 and up 35.00 and up 65.00 and up 7.50 and up We must close out the present stock as we are contract ing for 1909 lines and our fiscal year closes August 1st. FOR THE NEXT FRW DAYS WE HAVE SOME BARGAINS. Three States Implement Co. 20th Street and Commercial Aveuue. CAIRO, ILLINOIS. a S3 E a n m u u ci u E3 Wl ES A Grand Family Medicine. "It gives rue pleasure-to apeak a good word for Electric Pdt'ers" writes Mr. Frank Con'a.n of No. 4 :fi I Ions ton street. New York. "Ps a grand family medicine for dyspepsia an 1 liver eotuplieatons; while for :vm back anil weak kidneys it cannot b too highly recon, mendfd." Electric Pltters regulate the digestive func tions. purify the blood, and Impart re newed vigor and vitality to t ie w a' and debilitated of In th so.os. Fold under guarantei at all drtMr ston s. 50c. ADDITIONAL PERSONALS. Misses Edna Linl Goldberg are vi-'tim 111., as g.n sts ( f the and Mi-s Eva : a' Mt. Vermm. hitter's sis'er. Miss Sophia lle'iseh. who attended the high t-chool here the past year, 'has returned to her home in fpdeonda accompanied by in r aunt, Mrs. Chris tipher liemis. Mis. M. C. Wright and daughters. Misses June and .Augusta, returned yestdav from Du (iloiti. where they islte.l the family of S. R. Eaton. Mis Augusta Wight will go to M'-mphis to dav to v isit. rolat i es. Largest DEPOSITS of Any Bank in Southern Illinois. YOUR BUSINESS INVI ED IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. R A N (i E $10 u p MS t-?, t win 1 WvWW-Y-MV ARE VOU IN A HURRY to get to us and let us tell you the many advantages of having your house supplied with Gas for lighting and cooking? YOU SHOULD BE AFTER READING THIS AD. CAIRO CITY GAS CO. c o N N E C T I 0 N S F R E E lir'aiwwaiBa ) Congressman N. I!. Thistlewood. V. ,D. N His. Sheriff Frank E. Davis. John C. Fisher, and State's Attorn y George Martin of I'ula.-ki county, and A. W. ! Williamson, of Mound City, nturnel Ui.-ter. lay from Chicago, where they a! jtended the Republican natio-ia! con vontion. Postmaster Sidney li. Miller 'and Walter II. Wool n turned ear!" this mot nine. Hickory Stove Wood W run two wagons, make prompt deliveries. 5 Clark-Danforth Handle Company .The only place In town . where you can get all ' Hickory Wood. Two horse Wagon $1.50. BELL PHONE 235. We it 21st St. M. 4 O. R. R. BDsXQD nnnnancnnnannnDcnnanna Bucklin's Arnica Salve Wins. Tom Moore, of Rural Rorte 1. ' Cochran. Ga.. writes; ' I ha I a bad sore come on the instep of my foot and could find nothing that would heal it until I applied Huckllns Ar nica Sa!v. Lrs-9 than ha'f of a 25 rer.t box won the day for me by a.Tect inp a perfect cure." Sold under Ruar antee at all drug stores. tWOOOSrEYERPIUS. m TfE YZS MARK FOR HALF A CENTURY WOOD'S FEVER PILLS HAVE BEN RCCOGNIZEDma mBURECUfte lor tit I fllLIOUand MALARIAL OIBEABCm. As a rmml Regulator, Blood Purifier, sod la mu. t Oft Wife. WOOD h SONS. Clro. LA