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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
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f H E CITY OF CAIEO
ALEXANDER COUNTY
CAIRO, ILLINOIS, SUNDAY MOKNING, FEBRUARY 23; 1909.
ESTABLISHED IN 18G8.
VOLUME XLI. No. 69.
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BtACK HELD BY POLICE TELLS
HORRIBLE STORY OF MUR-
i DER OF CLARA ROSEN'
JEWELRY IS DISCOVERED
In
Home of Another Negro In Ot
tumwa, Whom Murderer Says
Was N Party of Attack
Only Wanted Diamonds
Albia, la., Feb! 28. Shortly
af(.er
nilduight tonight, John Jun.icn, the
negro confined In jail here charged
with the murder of Clara Rosei, con
fessed that he killed the woman at
Ottuniwa three weeks ago.
tic Rtntntl aronrilintr in tli. nfflf-tatu
that ho was alono when the crime
was committed and that he ha 1 no
accomplices. The confession was
made to Sheriff Griffin.
Junk-en said he had trailed Mls
Rosen to the home of Tier sister the
night of the murder where he
watched until she emerged an hour
later ami then struck here with his
list knocking her to the sidewalk.
He then crushed her skull with a
etono which he picked up. The negro
declares he did not assault tho girl
but only robbed her of her purse and
diamonds.
Junken was not taken to Fort Madi
son as at first stated by the police
for the purpose of preventing pos
sible lynching. Junkrn told where
the stolen jewelry could be found and
a search of the home of Frank
Weaver, at Ottumwa, today revealed
the girl's purse and other stolen
trinkets In the attic.
Junken will be brought to Des
Moines early today (Sunday) for
safe keeping. Junken declares that
Weaver was not a party to the at
tack. QUICK AOTIOII NFEDED
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To Prevent Serious Trouble in Har
binRussia Want to Administer
Municipal Government.
Pekin, Feb. 27 Advices from Har
blil'etate that the situation there
arising out of Russia's insistence that
bhe administer the local munlc'pal
government on account of her exten
sive railroad Interests, Is rapidly
Hearing crisis, and that quick ac
tion on the part or the powers Will
be . necessary to prevent serious
trwble, , .s . '
ASSECTITS ORDERED
Cook County Board 'of Review Must
fU-aaoau Principal Stockhold
ers of Harvester Trust
if i ;. v;. ,. :
Chicago, Feb. 2 The Cook Coun
ty board ef rerlew, In a writ of man.
damus issued today by Judge W hides
or the , circuit court, . la directed to
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principal stockholders or the Interna
tional Harvester company, members
of the McCorroick and Doering fans!
lies." ; ,;,
Action was taken on the suit fl!el
by Je rillnols Tas . Reform AseocU
tlon deoiaadlnc that the taxl-nf body
be forced to asses the stockholders
l,Wtl,iA!V I in: fa,wii,"vv .m
pemaJty, n former alleged Improper
, assesaments. ', "
VTiTO TO BE T&IEVED
Spe'rry Wfll Make Bequest Soon
'WainwfiSbt or ehrecler Wrtrj".
WaaiBKton.. Feb.' Z7. Rear Admiral
Sperry -declared tonight that whl)e, he
hoe not yet niaile a formal requee to
'. be relieved bf . tbe command of . the
battlesblp fleet. It wan bis purpoee U
do so after another consultation wltb
Bocretary Newberry. At the navy de
partment the ImprrsloB prevails that
either Rear Admiral Wainwrlght or
Rear Admiral Scbreder will be named
to succeed 8perry. .
FOR GOOD ROAOS BUREAU.
Washington. . Feb. 27. Areaoln
tion was Introduced by Representative
Gaines, of Tenneseee. todoy dirertlnn
tbe committer on Judiciary to report
to- tie bouse a bin creatitg a depari
went of national highway and good
roads to be presided orer by a mem
her of tbe cabinet.
Tho Cairo BuTletfa la tho only CaJ-
v paper with the eertlce of the Ab
MIGHT RIDERS AND KU KLlp
't4jSH,TED BY CHAMP CLARK
; WHEN ASKED IF HE .KNEW
ANY CONSPIRACY OF 167 MEN
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Washington," Feb. 27. In, tfcehous?
today during tho , discussion of th?
Krowneville affair, Clark of Missouri,
delivered-a spirited speech in opposi
tion, to the bill to give the dis
charged soldiers a hearing. ' At the
close he was asked by Be-lp, of Min
nesota,' if he ever before heard rf a
conspiracy in which 107 wer? claim' d
. to have been involved.
' Plnrlr nfnvnlf aA chnnta nf lull p-ti f or ,
I .i, k .h h v.... m,,. .
si it ru uu iiirti iuai ill? uiii'ii'
! br rs all around began to prompt
him, and he instanced the Molly Ma
gulres, the- Ku Klux, the night riders,
robbers' white caps, "and the
conspiracy than ran the niggers out
of Springfield, 111." Rede sat down
apparently nonplused.
Among those who opposed the 11 1
vere Williams of Mississippi, Henry.
Siayden and Gardner of Texas, Bart
lett of Georgia: while tho favoring
it were Hull of Iowa, Parker of New
Jersey, Prince of Illinois, Holison of
Alabama, Madden of Illinois, Waldo
of New York, Sulzer of New York,
Adair of Indiana, Miller of Kansas,
and Keifer of Ohio.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
To Be Celebrated by St. Patrick's Par
ish With Grand Concert and Lec
ture. Great preparations are being made
by the parish of St. Tut rick's church
to make tho .celebration of St. Pat
rick's day, March J7 one of the most
successful ever held. The double tit-
traction offer jl -oral or j. .and mu.il
promises to attract an audience wnicn
will tax tlie capacity of the church.
The Rev. Fr. F- V. Nugent a noted
orator of St. Ionls, ami Prof. Alfred
Robyn of St Louis, composer and or
ganist whose fame Is generally
known will be here and will give a
lecture and recital respectively on the
evening of March 17 at the church.
The program will be published as
soon as crranged and will be awaited
with great Interest by the musicians
of Cairo as. well as by the public gen
rally who will appreciate the lecture
promised.
THE DRAINAGE PUMPS
Started Yesterday In Cairo Drainage
District One City Pump
Stopped Not Needed.
The Twenty-eighth street pump
has been running and " doing " good
work for the up town district. It was
shut down yesterday because It was
not needed, but is being held In
readiness for use on short notice,
The Tenth street pump Is kspt
going steadily.
In tbe Cairo Drainage district,
above the city, the Cottonwood
Slough pump Is In operation and Is
doing better work than ever before.
and the Goose Pond pump is ready
to start as soon as It shell be neeeu
earyto do so. These pumps are cf
the same capacity as me euy pump
at Tenth street, . one million gallons
per hour,- .- '
FIHST FEAT OF KIND
Trala.Ootaa ity Miles an Hour E
1 cbansjes Wireless Messages f r
; H With Stations. .
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T -lcago, Feb. 27. Messages ,wers
ciChanged by wireless telegraphy
between an operator, on , tbe Lake
Shore train which reached bere at 8
o'clock ttnlght and operators In To
Mo, Elkhart, ' Ind and Chicago
Fortr mlls out of Chicago, a tmek
broke and a special train was called
by wireless from Elkhart Messages
were received with th train ninnin?
at 63 miles an hour.
' 1 CAUGHT AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. - 27. Mee
sages were rent today by wireless
teieersnh brtween a Lake Shore
train moving sixty miles an nour ani
lnsfVumenU In railroad stations This
Is the first time such feat has ever
been accomplished. "
TArr IN WASHINGTON.
Washington,. Feb. 2. Winding up
his pre-presMential travels. WiUiam
H. Taft and Mrs: Taft arrived here at
ANNOUNCED BY JOINT CONGRES
'vv'SIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
'' '7'' COMMITTEE.
STARTING AT 9:30 A. M.
Procession Will Proceed From White
Houre to Senate Chambr
Where Ceremonies Will
Take Place.
Washington, Feb. 27. The joint
i engrri-biorsil inaugural ronmittre on
arrangements today announced
the
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program tor tn
Inaiimirnl rr-rp.
monies' on the rorrtn or Marcn. u
rovides that Senators Knox and
odge shall go to the White Housi
in the president's carriage and that
Senator Bacon and Representative
Burke shall call for the vice presl-
ent and escort him to the White
House, The president pro tempore.
Representative Young and Represen-
alive Gaines will tali for Sherman
at his home and escort him t tlie
White House.
Tho procession wiil move from th?
White House for the capital at 'J: JO
ni.
At tho commencement of the core-
monies in the senate chamber alter
the Invited guests have been seated.
the committee of arrangements will
When Uncle Sam Needs Mc
enter the senate chamber followed In
the Order named, by the vice pretl
dent, vice presidentelect, president
elect and president
The vice president will take his
chair and the vice president-elect
will bo seated on his right. Tbe
president will be seated In frout of
the vice president's , desk, with the
presidentelect on his left.
senate members of tbs'aa well as by night, and on the open
The three
committee on arrangements will sit
on the right of the president and the
three representative will sit on the
left' of the, president-elect
After the presidentelect has de
livered hfs inaugural address the re
tiring preshlrnt and vice president
will leave the, stand by the way 01
the supreme court entrance. In re
tsrnltjg to the White Honw tha
president will be escorted iy sen
ators Knox and lodge and Represen
tative Burke and the vice prcsl.l nt
by Senator Bacon and Ilepresenta:
lives Young and Gains. . ,
REVENUE CUTTER DAMAGED.
New York, Feb. 27. After being
held' high and , dry on the top of Hog
back reef In . the East river, nearly
twenty-four hours, the revenue cutter
Mohawk floated 'at high tide today
and was towed to fiedry dock where.
aa Injury to hr keel plates will be re
paired. ' "
RUSSELL TO RESUME DUTIES.
Washington, Fh. 27 W. W Riis?
sell, who Is to return as American
minister to Veceiuela, - under . direc
tions to proceed promptly to Carca
ras, probably will sail neit Wednes-
SLASHING OF THIRTY-SIXTH
yWOMAN IN GERMAN CAPITOL
RESULTS IN ARREST.
ASSAILANT YOUNG MAN
Believed He Haj a Confederate-.
Women of City Breathe Easier
t'.OM That the Crank is in
The Toils.
Berlin, Feb. 27.- The man .who dur
ing the last fort eight has been mak-
in; a series ef attacks upon women
. ,1 .-.u' - i-ni y,., i1 tM
uitr r.i......i v.,,
moi'Minc. lie inmn- mi iiminjn u
stab
a woman on Frederick strasse,
one cf the crowded rthoppin? tro
ef the city. Tlie Vlothing of his vic
tim was cut. but she herself suffered
no harm.
The woman screamed and her as
sailant fled into a house ou an ad
joining street, where 4ie was at
once seized by a policeman. Hn Is a
young man, but ho has not yet been
blent ifled.
Today's attempt was tlie thirty
sixth 'ripper" case since the begin
ning of the outrages. The descrip
tion of , the assailant does not agree
and for" this reason it. is believed var
ious men have been engaged In the
work, -t
ney He Goes After It.
There has been an actual state of
terror among the women of Berlin,
nv servants refusing to go on th ;
m
ptreets alone ofter nightfall. The pf
lice have made every effort to capture
the 'assailant They even had special
detectives dressed up as women saun
ter through the streets at night In
viting attack, but all to no purpose
The assaults have bem made by day
street, as well as In the. halls and
stairways of houses. The assailant
would approach bis Intended victim
quietly, strike at her swiftly with a
sharp bUHeto, and then make his es
cape. $13,000 IS STILL OUT
Not Itemized in the Expense Account
'of Senator" Stephenson's Cam-
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paign Managers.
Madison. Wis., Feb. 27. That some
thing ovrr $1.1,000 campaign exptxl!
tnrcs in the account of Senator Steph
enson's managers la still not itcmUd
was brought out In the examination
of II. Sackett before the senato'
lal primary legislative investigation
committer today. Sackett was of the
opinion thAt some of bis workers had
not turned ltivntalled statements.
The day waa spent In an effort
by ihe" commit U-e'tn learn what. wtrV
bad beet done Pix expense entailed
for the large turnibe of checks that
could tirA be identified. "
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Censorship.
To exercise a" censorsh of, the
press Is to exercise a .monopoly of
calumny. Benjamin ConstaniL .
EACH CLAIMED OTHER INSULT
ED, HIM MACE BRINGS
FORMER TO SEAT.
THE NEGRO SOLDIERS
Now Have Chance to Prove Inno
cence an House PasGsd Senate
v. Bill to That End Senate
i Pastes Watirway Bill.
Washington,' FM. 27. The rivers i
and harbors M'l, cisrying ?9 7'.l'0
p.t'sd the seno.ro' today. Kuloglei
v 'i-e delivered upon the lives cf tho
latter Senator Latimer, of Smith
Carolina, and the late Heprsseiitatlv-J
Powers of Maine, Wiley of Alabama,
Meyer of Louisiana, Drlck of Indiana,
and Granger of Rhode Island.
IN THE HOUSE.'
Washington. Feb. 27.-M'be joiiR
fight of the discharged negro soldiers
of the 25th infantry r an opportun
ity to prove their innocence in ctn
nei'tlon with the "shooting up" of
Brownsville, Texas, Ac gust 13, 19,
was won today when the house, 210
to 101 pass 'd the senalo I ill to thnt
end. Violent oppfsition whs n
countercd from the members of the
Texas delegation but as the vote
shows, their efforts were unavailing.
The general deficiency hill was
j taken p ail passed, the aggregate
a:r.ri nt c :n i d I cing over 7,o00,ooo.
Tie- '.or ef tnlscellan-oua bills
r"-l c"if(-"nre reports also were
disposed of.
A lively tilt between Speaker Can
non an I Mr, Gaines, of Tennessee
furnished (something .of a scene. Each
j cl.iimed that the other, had tusulie.i
I
hi n. and before Gaines would take
hl.-L sent tbe mace. th emblem of
i-.iitbority, was ordered from Its. place
and the sergeant at 4rms directed to
place it before the Tenn'-ee nrMii
her. Gaines sat down before . the
official go to him,, and was thus
sjiareiT the disgrace Implied by such
acts. The last occasion on which
tbe mace, waa similarly used was In
(he Fifty fourth eongresa.
After many ypars of d locust-ion
the Bi'bjeet, hitherto without tmU
tUf Joint resolution was adopted Hp
proving the plans reducing the s'za
of the house, chamber
The rivers and harbors appnpria
tlon bill was Bent to conffr-nce
whereiiiton the house recessed until
Mon.lay.
PERISHED IN BLIZZARD.
ixi!Re Pole. Neb.. Feh. 27. Mss
Vloia Fellows, who was teaching
yscboof ' in the Yaclk. district, nin
triles mnthwest o( here, wag k-Kt in
ilnrm Mondav lar.t. illT beilv has
. , fmin,j hun)lreiI ar,s
i rom tvr bfwuiing pi
ANTI CIGARETTE LAW.
Pierre, S ' D., Feb. 27. The antl
riuarette law passed the holism today
and now goes to the govern r "ho has
tTAuouneed that he will sln It
AHKANSAS BRINGS SUITS FOR
AGGREGATE OF $19,800,000
AGAINST SIX FIRMS FOR VIO
LATING ANTI-TRUST LAWS.
LittH Rock, . Ark., FMi. 2T Al'eg
lug violations of the antl-trrst law,
suits 'to collect penalties aggregating
$l'.l.S00,0()t. were filed against ' sii
packing hi.iiso companies today by
Attorney General Norwood. The de
fendauta are;
Swift, TJold, Cudahy company, N.i
thnal, Morris Packing company arid
Southern IJoef and Suiiply company.
A penalty of $3,300,000 la asked
from each defendant. The companies
are alleged to have been In an Illegal
combination to eontrl prices of men's
in Arkansas and defeat competition,
tho combination existing since Jan
uary 1907, according to the alliga
tions of the petitions.
The penalty may bo exacted frr
each day as a violation, and the
enormus iiiies asked aro baaed in
that provision of the law. The suits
are based on the antitrust laws cf
l!or and are uiinilad to the one re
cently upheld by the. limited State i
supreme court In which tho Ham
mond Packing company was the de
fendant. ALTHOUGH DENYING GUILT
WILL BE TAKEN TO COUNCIL
BLUFFS, IA UNDER GUARD
EARLY THIS WEEK.
Little, Rock, Ark., Feb. 27.Attor
nej 3 ' h e J. C Mubrj-, -K.- M. t:irka,
J. O. Johnson and J J. Warner, the
men under arrest Here for allged fwt
c swindles appeared today before
Commissioner Allen and admitted
their clients' Identities, although de
nying guilt and waiving examination.
The defendants then applied for an
rdor of removal to the district fv.l
ral court of Iowa. Allen will Mon-
lay Issie a mittlnius, and Judge
Ttiebcr will Issue an order of re
moval. The men will go to Council
Fluffs under guard.
District Attorney Whipple todav
received notice from tlie general
agent of the express company stat
ic that two packages suppose.! n
contoln $50,000 shipped by thn men
on the day of their capture to Daven-
nort. la., had been Intercepted and
were returning to Little Rock.
RAISULI WILL BE COOD
Mads Governor of Province of Dje-
bala Will Not Oppose Euro
peansRenounces Ransom.
Fox.' Morocco. Feb. 27. The Sultan
has appointed Ralsuli. former bandit,
eovernor of the province or ujcnai.i
Raisull has promised' to renounce me
ransom paid In behalf of Sir Henry
Maclean, the Sultan's advisor, whom
Raisull held as a prisoner In l'.7
The new governor promises to fulfill
the. duties of his office honestly and
not to opose the Europeans.
FOR REFORM IN CONGO.
. Paris. Feb. 27. B. D- Morel. sore
tarv of the Congo Ketorm associ
tlon. has presented an appeal to in
French government to Join with he
United States and Groat Britain, in
exacting fro"-. BHgt'im s res.ora .....
of rights of natives to the products
of their lond and freedom of labor
The meting held to discuss the Congo
maters adopted a strong resolution in
support f this movement
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1 INTER FRAT CONVENTION.
Schnectaily. N. Y., Fehtv 3t,-.rCl;.
first Inter fraternity convention ev
attempted is In session here today
with delegates present from all th
leading high school societies of the
country. The convention was rallad
for the purpose of devising meajis of
preventing oppn-ssive legislation
which now threatens the existence of
high school and preparatory school
wcrot societies.
An AlrLovleg World Wanted. "
Once get a nation Into Inviting fresh
air Instead of barring It out and not
only la that nation going to repel con
snmptlon. but ft Is going to tx-'ter
Itself physically In such a measure as
to be practically Immune from other
diseases. Philadelphia Iiiuiirtr.
swmoifA
WAIVE
HEARING
THEN CRASH OF SO-CALLED FISH
TT.l'ST CAME WHEN BANK
WAS FLEECED.
THREE MEN INDICTED
By Grand Jury Yesterday and will
Appear in Court Monday False
Statement to Bank Basis
For The True Bills.
CbUago, Feb." 27 W. Vernon
Booth, president of 'A. Booth and Com-
pary, tho socalled fish trust whlc'ii
which went Into the hands ol a recalv-
er last, Sep'emher, and F. It R.bVlis.
former assistant treasurer of the ecm
pany, were - Indicted ' today. They,
with others to tho grand jury un
known", are charged with entering
iniio a conspiracy by means of which
they "wilfuHy, maliciously, felonious
ly," ec, secured the sum of $3'K.fl03
frmil the Continental National Eaulc
of Chicago.
Tho twonvn are Jointly Indicted It
one truo li.ll which contains on'y
lr" counts, nono of them differl g
ailistuntially. When the firm of k.
Booth and Company was placed 1n
the hands of a receiver last Septem
ber resets were supposed to ba sutli
cl"nt to cover the $.000,000 llabilitl'S,
but the assets have dwindled to mien
an extent that it is thought hey will
not exceed $:t.000,000. .. ' .
During the Investigation Into tho
Arm's assets sensational tfstim ny
was adduced from F. R. Ribltis. who
was Indicted with Bcxth today. T o
witness told a startling story of ta'n
statonients presented to the bauka,to
bolster up the totoiiug credit cf the
firm- These statements, by retlurlns
the figures showing liabilities, and In
creasing the assets, Robinson slid,
were $2,oo,ooo away fnnn the, true
condition of nffalrs! , .. .
" fhr- sla'tcment.of "July1 l4o'i a'lfifI'
to have been presented to the.-' Cifptt
nental National Bank forms: Hie
basis of today's Indictment. Robhlns
Bahl that when Bootth learned taut
the statement had ben made to (he
banka. and thanir was, fatse; he in
sisted tliaJ the banks be promptly In
formed of the actual conditions.
This was done at a secret meetfns
in the Continental Notional Bank, Ulj
witness said. The whole fabric of tho
alleged deception was laid bare, and
the future of the great fishing biisl-
mess thrown on the mercy of th
bankers. For a month the secret was
kept from the nubile then came tha
crash.
Tho Indicted men will appear In
court Mondoy." ' "'
POLICE CIRCLES
One Held to Bail For Burglary. An-
other Discarged Account of As-
v
sault.
Harrison Young, a ngero. who broke
Into tbe store of Thos. George, on
Commercial avenue, stole the money
Irawer, carrknl it to Railroad Street
o rifle It. was caught In the act by
Officers French and Magnr, and in
the city court yesterday' was held to
ijnil In tho Mini of $iMl.
John Bishop of Olive' Branch, ac
cused by George Sams of'assault with
a deadly weapon, was discharged by
Jodge Ross, the evidence being tn-
'""' nt-1 i -J
Thirsting for Information.
Little Gertrude, entering a Tsittcs
er'a shop for the first time, stood gar
ring around her In llent absorption.
Presentlr she took her mother by tha -hand,
and, leading her to where becg
a string of bologna sausage. he pot
a tiny finger on one big sausage ard
gravely inquired: "Manma. what' waa.
tbia when It wai alive?" ETxchan3
A Man's Birthday.
We do not know whence a Sana
rnies nor whither be gea- yet we "
.'Tr'hoose his birth or' dea'b day o eelo- '
brate his recurring rentsry. We 'i
should choose bis fay f arhfeve-
ment London Saturday Rertew. .
Laugnter sometimes Out of Plac. '
OuintilHan: A laugh costs too mucls.
If It is bought at the expense of pt- $
prieiy.
Ancient Ink Better Than Ours. a
The qnestlon of making durable Ina
perplexes the manufacturers of teday.
Observe rkieely snrr letter Ive or ten f
years old and one wtli notice that in
all probability the Ttttng has faH
to a. brown color and Is very Indis
tinct Go to any large nmsenat snd
there will be sera ancient msiioscript
the writing of which Is as black and f
llstlnct s if It rad bern done the day-
Nef.r- -!"'SiJay.
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t!at! Free.
3:43 this1-afternoon.
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