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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-07
Preferred Suicide to uxposure.

Salem, IiIs., Dec Miss Maggie
Allen. Il prominent resident of Haynes
township. Marion county. committed
suicide by jumping into n ciStern. She
was 33 years Of age. The reason as
signed for the deed is that She had be
come financially involved il the set
tlement Of the estate of a deceased
relative ana feared exposure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-07
Non-Union Man Found Guilty.

Atchison, Kas.. Dec. T.-DouglaSs
Reneer. nOn-uniOn workman. who
June last killed Cal T. Oathout and
James Burthett. union workmen. the
result of labor quarrel. has been
found guilty OF murder in the first
lPrr1.np
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-07
CnnrnIescenre of the Gar.

Livadia. Dec. THE ear now
leaves his bed each uay and spends
an hour or two in an arm chair. In
sleep and appetite he is steadily I'M
proving.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-07
Charges Again.t IA Farmer.

Springfield, HIS, Dec. IN. A.
Sizcmore. a farmer of Sangamon coun-
ty. has been accused by his neighborS
OF giving his children insufficient food.
The matter was brought TO Il crisis ny
the appearance in Lincoln of John
GIaSSco, Il banker of Charleston. whose
wife is a cousin OF the SiZcmore chill
dren, and it is understood that he will
endeavOr to have the children removed
from the custody OF their father. The
children's ages. range from to 8
Years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-07
LOOKS LIKE A BREACH
Ministers OF Netherlands and Portugal,
keHpt ctivaly, v IthdrAW.

Lisbon. Dec. THE minister of
the Netherlands to Portugal and the
Portuguese minister at The Hague
have left their respective posts. It is
believed a difference has arisen on the
subject of the Dutch consul at Lor-
cnze, which the Portuguese govern
mcnt has ordered Withdrawn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-07
CIergymen Are to Preach in Notorious
City Drinking Resorts.
Chicago.

Chicago. Dec. The crusade
against vice has taken new turn in
this city. In view of the newspaper
attacks on the dives" the keeper Of
two of the most notorious, suggested
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-07

In the course of his speech he SAID
that he did not in reality consider that
the treaty need have any special bear
ing upon the bill. and that he believed
IT was competent for the United States
TO proceed with the building OF the
canal regardless of the treaty or Of
Great Britain'S wishes in the matter;
hut to satisfy other senators. ard also
to meet the wishes of the secretary of
stdte-fur whom he incidentally eX-
pressed the highest esteem-he would
consent to action upon the treaty and
do all he could for it. He would vote
for the agreement whether it should
he amended or not. though he would
prefer that there should be no amend
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-07

Wildcats are being killed in quite
large numbers in northern Michigan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-07

Discussing the question of rhe fOrti
fication OF the canal Morgan argued
StrenuOusly against il. both as mex
pedient and unnecessary. He had no
doubt that'if the United States should
proceed with the construction of the
canal without first taking steps To Sc
cure the neutrality of the canal Great
Britain would be grievously offended.
and that he thought it not impossible
that the offenSe would be considered
sufficiently grave to lead to hOstilities
between the two countries.
do you mean." asked Beveridge,
that England might declare
war if we should construct the canal
with our own means and in our own
way;"
Morgan replied that he considered
that result among the prohabilities.
But" he continued. Il should not be
deferred by that circumstance" Msr-
gan still had the floor at adjourn
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-07
Reward ornM Murderer.

Springfield, Ills. Dec. T.-State Sec
ry-TreaSurer William ID. Ryan,
United Mine Workers of America, has
offered $500 reward for the capture of
Frank NJ. Stout. late night engineer at
the coal mine at Dawson, who brutally
murdered John Wilson a few weeks
ago. Governor Tanner has offered
$500 additional reward for Stout =
capture
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-07
IIIinois PropertY NaImatioma.

Springfield, Ills. Dec. THE audit
or of pubic accounts has completed
the following statement of the equal
lied and assessed values of property
in Illinois for the year 1900:
Value Assessed. EqualiZed.
PerS1 prop .S16S OF. SCI $15T.42G 6S4
Lands .... so. 80. 80 26J.5SS. .643
Town city Its. 3O1 81: .::i36 :;GI .OiO S2T
Railroad prop. a. 11.9u3.4I3 17.a034I3
Capital stock 4.SO3,G3O 4.S0S $50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-07
cnICAGo,s CRUSADE AGAINST Woe

Totals .... $3.50. .225. 12G $SO9. 75S. .151
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-07

Mercier's Idea Was Theoretical
London. pec. The Paris core
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-07

Subscribe for THE Argus.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10
THE FIRE ENGINE DRIVER.
Greatest and Last, Mr.. NobbIeton
Thinks, of the Line of Heroic
Refnsmen.

mo doubt the time will come" said
Mr.. MIDDLETON, according to the New
York Sun, when fire apparatus of all
sorts, as well as other vehicles, will
be power-propelled, instead of drawn
by horses. So we want to look now,
while we may, if we want to see the
slickest thing in driving that the world
has afforded, before such driving goes
quite out of fashion.
The chariot race man was all right,
he could drive, sure; and so could the
man that put a four-horse team, with
a swaying Concord coach behind it,
along narrow road on a shelf on the
face of mountain; but l do suppose
this last of the line is the greatest,
the man who sits strapped in his seat
and holds the reins over a team of
three horses driven abreast, hauling
five-ton engine on the dead gallop
through crowded city streets. The
chariot man was good, and so was the
man that drove stage in the noun
tains; but this man that sits strapped
in his seat to go over with the engine
if it goes, and yet keeps the big team
bilin' all the time, why, sayI he's the
boss of 'em ALL
Let us look at him, now, while we
may, and cherish his memory"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10
SOUNDED BURGLAR ALARM.
The Queer Trick That Was Played
Upon Two Badly Frightened
Chicago Women.

When burglar alarm rings out in
the middle of the night it is apt to
be more narrowing than a burglar
himself, says a Chicago exchange.
The other morning in the wee sma'
hours between dark and daylight a
household of two women was aroused
by the sudden piercing jangle of the
burglar alarm. They clutehed each
other with smothered shrieks of ter
ror and lay waiting the onslaught of
the man of blood and iron.
The time seemed interminable ana
every sonnd seemed fraught with di-
rect import of dread. The stairs
creaked, the bed sighed in fright, the
chairs and tables all seemed to be
holding a whispered consultation as
how best to confound the enemy, and
the curtains swathed themselves into
ghostly visitors with every breath of
air that flew in through the open
window
At last suspense became unbear-
able, and carefully arising the two
shivering women tiptoed quietly out
of the room and down the darkened
hallway to the stairs and after an in
slant or two of breathless INDIGESTION
they walked down to the lower floor,
and still no sight of an intruding vii
lain shocked them into unconscious
ness. After that their courage re-
turned to their trembling finger tips
and they marched boldly into the din
ing-room, only to discover that the
wind had lowered an unfastened win
dow and the reason of the alarm was
apparent.
Now they are wondering if they
wouldn't rather have a burglar than
burglar alarm.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10
THE ROADS OF OLD.


Inc roads Of old. how fair thew plearoed
now long each winding way was des mad :
~, ~ uays gone by how wondrous high
Aheir little hills and houses seemed.
IN; Inc morning road that led to school
Te framed iil,, In dew. that chung as cool
10 chiidish feet as waves that beat
ABOUT the sunbeams In a pool.
IN, Inc river road that crept beside
ne dreamy -bordered tide.
Hhere hsh at play on Saturday
-1ei' some young hopes ungratifed;
!, Inc valley road that wandered through
win vales-and heard no wind thar blau
-, me cow-bell's clank from either bank
was all the noise 1t ever knew;
me village road that used to dron
us daisies at the blacksmith shon
,r ana leaVe some trace OF rustic grace
10 tempt the busiest eye to stop;
Inc woodland road whose winnings dim
were known to watchers straight and slim;
40" SLOW 1t moved. as If it loved
Each listening leaf and archine limb.
me market road that felt the charm
vi nights on many sleepy farm.
Nheh whirring clock and growing cock
gave forth the marketman's alarm;
Inese all renew their olden spell.
win rocky cliff and sunny dell,
WIN purling brook and grassy nook.
4hey pordered childhood's country well.
And we who near them used to dwell
IAN out the Same sweet story tell,
Ihat on them went young-eyed Content
They bordered childhood's country we'll
-Ethelwyn Wetherald, In Youths Com
panion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10
FROG AND SNAKE FARM BUSY.
An Indiana Man Does a Thriving
business I'm Peculiar Live
Stock Line.

Al Sphung's turtle, frog and snake
farm in Starke county, Ind. is fur
nishing employment for considerable
number of persons in that vicinity. On
his land are several creeks and ponds
in which turtles are countless. The
frog hams find ready sale at good
prices in the city markets east and
west, while snakes and common turtles
go to educational institutions for dis
section, says Chicago exchange.
The prices of frogs run from one to
twenty cents dozen, depending upon
the size. Employees are expert in pre-
pairing the frogs for market. They are
clipped in two with shears and the
hams quickly stripped. AS the catch
ers bring in the frogs and turtles they
are placed in large vessels containing
water until they are ready for dressing.
The frogs reach their maturity in
from two or four years and the small
ones are thrown back by the catchers.
Sphung has good trade in snakes
with museums, side shows and parks
and the demand for his turtles from
hotels and restaurants is heavy. there
being no limit, generally. He is in the
enjoyment of a good income from the
farm and it is growing each year.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10

LEAF REBERAH NO. "a.
sbskah Lodge No. q. l. o. o. +.
sbIis regular meetings in the
B Ball, on the 9nd aud 4th Tuesday
a;A month, at q o'clock. All
ssn IN good standing are in
] Kiss ELMA BARKLEY, N. G.
Hiranse, Secretary.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10


A restaurant keeper in the Jelico and
Coal Creek country of Kentucky has
the following business card, says an
exchanges:
twenty-five cents an Eat-25 cents
Sleep. The Edwards House, P. NJ.
Edwards, Proprietor. Coal Creek.
Tenn, Directly opposite R. r. depot.
Not the largest hotel in the berg. Not
newly furnished throughout. No free
bus to trains. Not the best grub the
market affords. But simply clean beds
and something good to eat. Tooth
picks and ice water thrown in. Try
us! Pay up! And if not satisfied keep
mum. Our city is composed mostly
of hogs, diggers, merchants and law
yers. named in the order of their i'm
portance. Good cross-tie walks on all
the principal thoroughfares."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10
3ood civic worn nf wnmen

The Town Improvement association
of Montclair, N. j., is composed entire
" of women. It's annual reports
showed the associations work last
year was very successful-little crime
in town, many needed public improve
ments made and balance in the asso-
cations treasury.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10
. :@MediCaI PrODoFti0S@

Many varieties of mineral found these grounds
They contain sulphur ron aa and other properties tn
hot water while there heahfu and refreshing coll
springs beside them The invalid will obtain in this park
and these healthful waters restoration
The sportsman will find better fishing and hunting grounds THAI
any other portion the nation and those seeking pleasure vii
find this very desirable spot
There will always be courteous attendants aud the proeto
invite all to come and for their satisfaction.
K D. WILLIAMS, Proprietor.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10

Coal is worked so easily in China
that in Shansi it sells at IS cents per
ton at the mines.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10


.xs OF COURT.
germs Of Court in the Fourth
~ Idaho.for 1900
sssln County.
February 18th, November 9Th.
,ssrs County.
4. March 5th, October 18th.
p.sIa County.
\ April md, September 10th.
\ lister County.
/ .,.....June 4th, October LIST.
sslns County.
June 18th, November 10Th.
Isssi s:Da. M, at each time
CO. SrocKsLAGER, Judge.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
PLANNING A GREAT POST.
Government Making Surveys and
SOundings OFF Governor Island.

New York. July 2s.-Plans for enarcing
the facilities of Governors Island. in New
York harbor, and making IL one OF the best
equipped military establishments in the
port service In this country, are now under
way. The work is under direction OF a
board comprising Major General John
X. Brooke. commanding the Department of
ing Department. and Colonel Amos : kim
ball. assistant Ouartermaster Gen, raj
These officers were selected by Secretary OF
War Root some time ago. to survey the
field ana Present their recommendations TO
the War Department The first meeting
was held I'm General Brooks's office a day
or two ago, and another VIII be held the
early part Of next week.
One of the first problems taken up was
that Of removing the transport service
depot from South Brooklyn 10 the island
and making IL the central depot of the
country, with vastly Increased room and
facilities and more convenient Of access.
One great difficulty confrOnts the board in
the proposed change-that Of securing a
sufficient dockags depth around the island
TO admit the draft OF the big army
transports. some OF these vessels draw
twenty-six feet of water and thus con-
siderable dredging will be necessary.
Here lies the problem, for IL is believed
that the island Is bedrock. and to remove
fl would be a task of enormous proportions.
As a preliminary TO any further progress
In this direction, the board sent out a
sounding party. and until the result Is
learned nothing more will be done in this
direction.
Among other improvements in view is the
central agency for the army posts and
camps i'm all parts of the world. The
scheme is merely tentative now and has
not reached the stage where plans can ne
the board decide to erect other buildings,
there will be no lack OF room
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
A Wrapper Sale.

the seat Of real disturbance. Besides. there
are three meu-of-war here now and three
foreign companies OF volunteer soldiers, and
We feel that We are amply protected The
Chinese Niceroy sent q letter to all the Con-
suls declaring that IL any OF the foreigners
were molested he would have the offenders
decapitated. in order To demonstrate TO the
Boxers and their adherents that his guar
antee of protection meant exactly what ha
said. He also sent 1000 soldiers here TO give
weight to the warning
The foreigners here are not at all ncrv-
Gus, believing themselves safe from mnleS-
tation and relying on the assurances of the
Of Eunboats Up the river TO protect the mis-
sionarics in the interior of the district, but
they reported that there WAS no trouble
threatening them.
Under the circumstances which have
arisen since I wrote you last, fear our con-
templated trip to Pekin and Japan Will have
90 be postponed until the fall AZ feast, UNI
less. indeed. war should actually toe do
clared. In that event. | suppose all the Con-
suls will be recalled. ami yOu may see US
home sooner than We had expected
Hankow. where Consul Wilcox IL sta
toned, is situated a little south az the center
of China. and sou' beast of Pekin and Ten
Tsn. II Is sufficiently far removed from the
present seat nf trouble to give the relatives
and friends Of Mir and Mrs. Wilcox u" uu-
eaSinCss on their account at present. as, in
the event OF war being declared against
China 10y the Powers. they would have am
pie time To escape to the coast In safety and
embark for home.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
ANOTHER BIG SHOE FACTORY.
LaPrelle-Williams Company Incor.
porated-Capiial, S6OD, 900.

ST. Louis. which already leads the world
In the shoe manufacturing and jObbing bust
ness. is to be represented By ar3ther larse
is the La Prelie- Williams Shoe Cou,o ~.
Articles of Incorporation were filed yester-
DAY. The firm has a capital stock of ,tzO-
90 paid up. diviIei into 600 shares. dis
triDuted as follows: j. l.. La Pre!ie $50
shares; J. III. Williams. leo. W iI. Tnarpe
$50; John La Prelle, sse; C l. Chapman, 30
The shareholders are men of large ex-
perience in the shoe manufacturing and job
bling business. Nr. j. L.. La Preile presi-
dent OF the new firm, was = large stock-
holder in the HaInilton-Brow snos COM
pany and was vice president and Manager
Of the concern, with which he had been
connected fer twenry-four years I've
A. ID. Brown, president % the companv
For nine years he had been the buyer Of
Eastern goods
j. III. Williams. first vice president ,y,,
closely identified with the Ham.l.on-Iro
Shoe Company for twenty years. and NJ.
a member OF the Board of Directors
John l.. La Prefle. second vice pr,sidar,
was the travelling salesman for ina H,n,iI
tom Brown company for Twelve Ye,rs IN
the record of his sales in that period ri,Issi
him as one of the most succes sf,I eho
statesmen in the country. "oo
W. II. Tharpe the secretary was also nm.
of HamiitOn-BrownS successful. sai.sS,,sS
having been with the firm since Iss;
3 E O. Chapman, the treasurer was 1n,o,
bookkeeper of the Merclants-IlacIe..sN M
,ional Bank. having b.en with the ;psr;,n
ton fifteen years.
The new plant will De located il, Tho a,,,,.
ing on the northeast corner of EIeysn,h
street and Washington avenue and MIN ~
opened as soon as the machinery - ne
stalled. which viii be within q few weeI.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

Mrs. Nina Wilcox. wife of Doctor L. S.
Wilcox. United States Consul at Hankow,
China, has written an interesting letter to
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. II. r. Dickinson
Of No. 413o Cottage avenue. in which she re-
views the Chinese situation as It appears to
her at the time of writing, June a
The tone OF the letter is hopeful and Is
supposed to reflect the ideas of the officials
and the foreign residents to conditions in
regard to their immunity from harm at that
time.
Mrs. Wilcox has been with her husband In
China a little more than two years. Doctor
Wilcox's home is in Champaign. ILL.,, where
he has a daughter by his first wife. now liv-
Ing.
The letter. written TO her parents on June
"a. was received Tuesday. In it Mr.. Wilcox
says she would have written earlier, but
learning that the first steamer would not
clear for America before June %. she de-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
Henry IeitZ. Sr., 20 Years Old,
Disappeared From His Home
on Monday, July ..
NOT A TRACE OF HIM FOUND.
Sons, With Whom He Lived. Are
Greatly Worried and Have
Asked Police to Conduct
Il Search.

No trace has been found Of Henry Zeitz,
Sr.. 20 years old. who disappeared from his
home. No. 1853 Garfield avenue. on July Q
Not even the slightest clew to his mysteri-
Gus absence has developed. and no sys-
temauc search can he conducted for the
reason that from the time he left the con-
fectionery store Of otto Schoen. at No 3Ssl
Garfield. early on that morning, all trace
OF him Is lost.
Zcitz and a man named C-iiss kept A
small upholsterers' establishment on Olive
street. near Claiming avenue. He lived
with his two sons. Henry. Jr.. ana George
Another son. Frederick. a motorman. lives
at No. 3721 Cass avenue His wife has been
dead many years. and with his two unmar-
rieI sons he kept bachelors quarters at
the house OH Garfield avenue
Zeitz occasionally went to the suburbs to
do odd jobs
on Monday, July .. he arose early and
was observed by his sons to dress himself
and start out as If to work Al Schoeu's
confectionery store. at the corner OF Gar
field and Nandeyentcr avenues n. STONED
to talk with the proprietor. lie seemed in
the best of spirits. He did not return that
night, something he had never failed to
do for many years, and his sons, becoming
alarmed. notified the police Tuesday morn
ing.
\ trip was made 10 the uphllsteriuE es
Establishment and il was found that he had
not been seen there since SATURDAY n;ght.
Several friends in NORMANDY ana other
suburbs We're communicated with. bur no
one had seen or heard anything of him
Since then all efforts to obtain a trace of
him have beer unavailinS. Henry Zeitz. the
son. said last night that his father iid not
carry more than Il few dollars with INN
His clothes and other BELONGINGS M the
house were not disturbed, which womb
seem To Indicate that there was NOT pre-
meditation GA the part of the OLD man.
The missing man Is five feet i've. inches
tall. weighs about Ibv pounds and mas sluail
black chin Hhiskers and black sid,hurns
stTeaked with gray. He was dressed i'm "a
brown suit ana wore d black hat
Some years ago. said his son Henry
last night, my father sustained severe in,
juries IN a fall Since that time. he has doc.
tored constantly. His Complaint howey-e-
did not seem to affect his spiri.s as he was
always in a iiuc huGiOr. No one ever n.a "a
him threaten to make away with himself
and do not think the idea of suicide ever
entered hts head Ills prolonged absence
is causing US much worry, especially as We
do not know which way 10 turn to find
him. Besides my brothers and an aunt he
had no other relatives in this country"
\ description OF the missing man has
been sent TO all the city police stations and
to the Coroner.