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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21
NATIONAL MOB CENTER
Kansas Seems Entitled to That Eminence
just at This Period.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 21.-A mob of
1000 men, mostly Santa Fe shop en-
pIoyes. declared they would go through
the county Jail at p. m. yesterday in
search of slick" Slater, who commit
ted an assault on Lottie Goerbrick on
Monday night in the Lincoln school
grounds They intended to lynch
Slater the moment he was caught.
Some talked of burning, but hanging
would probably be the mode of punish
ment inflicted.
The officers said he was not in the
Jail, and the sheriff allowed ten men
to go through the building in search
of the desired victim. He was not
there and has not been found at this
writing. Reports said he had been
taken to the state insane asylum for
safekeeping. The mob continued
SaarchiuO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21
Race DeveIopment.

The Department OF EtEnology at the
Pan-American Exposition will include
a vast museum OF archaeological treas
ures by which the development of the
races, particularly in America. may be
traced. The Americas have proved to
be rich fields which the students have
neglected. Rude implements and yes
sells made by the mound builders, the
Aztecs or the Incas many centuries
ago and brought to light only in recent
years will serve to introduce the first
Americans to those OF the present day.
A rare opportunity win be given to
study the progress OF man in labor and
invention by means OF these priceless
exhibits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21
TORN FROM HER HUBBY
Before She Had Completed the Menu a
the wedding Feast.

The wedding feast.
Chicago, Feb. PA bride of two
hours, Mrs. Josefa Staskaiwitcz, was
taken from her wedding feast by a
deputy sheriff Tuesday afternoon and
hurried to the county jail on a capias
issued to secure the fees of the attOr-
ney who collected damages for the
death of her first husband. After
spending the night as a prisoner, the
woman was released upon furnishing
a bond.
Joseph Turk. the first husband of
the woman. was killed at the Chicago
Steel works a year ago. and the widow
brought suit for 5000 damages. The
attorney who conducted the case was
F. w. Jaros, but before it was given
Il hearing he was approached by an
agent of the company and was offered
500 for a settlement. He refused the
offer, and the woman was then APP
preached. and agreed upon a settle
ment for $1,000. She then refused to
pay the attorneys fees Hence the
rude INTERRUPTION of the wedding feast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21
AZTEC RELICS IN GOLD
Came Near Being Carted Away from
Museum as Rubbish.

Museum as huDD1shs
New Haven, Conn, Feb. 2f.-An inn
portant and curious discovery has been
made in the cellar of the Peabody
museum at Yale. In a rubbish heap,
ready to be thrown away, We're found
more than 100 Aztec gold ornaments
and relics, used both in households and
temples The ornaments We're packed
away in a crate. In turning over a
lot of empty boxes. piled up to be cart
ed away. one of the students lifted a
box that was half opened, and from
which a number of what seemed 10
be brass articles fell out at his feet.
The undergraduate took one of the
PIECES to the laboratory and applied
testing acids to the surface. He I'M
mediately discovered that the articles,
weighing some ounces, was pure gold.
1t was then found that the remainder
of the ornaments were also pure gold.
The value intrinsicaliy is very large,
and the value as Aztec relics cannot
he estimated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21
Burrlars Rob a Store.

Walkerton, Ind. Feb. 21.-Wfth
tools stolen from John Swartz' ma
chine shop and from a Baltimore and
Ohio section house two burglars forced
an entrance into the big general store
of koontz & Fair here about midnight
Tuesday Their plumber consisted of
shoes, clothing and all the jewelry con-
tanned in the place. amounting 10 about
$500, besides $50 in cash. The town
night Waterman saw the men as they
were leaving the store, but failed to
effect their capture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21
win Return to His FatherIand.

Brazil Ind. Feb. 21.-William
Graiser. IL German farmer who has
titled Il few acres of ground south of
here for years to support his family,
received information from an attorney
in Germany that his father, Henry
Greiser, had died leaving his estate.
valued at $4,000. to him. Graiser will
go to Germany at once and take pos
session of his nrOnertY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21
Sioux CITY Gets 3 Club,

Sioux City, Ia. Feb. 21.-Sioux City
will be in the Western Base Ball
League this season. Manager Hulen,
of Pueblo, signed contract yesterday
and will transfer the franchise and
team Local fans will furnish the
mark. This completes the league
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21
Iowa supreme Court Judgeship.

Des Moines. Ia. Feb. 21.-Judge
Charles A. Bishop. of Polk county, has
announced himself a candidate for SUI
preme judge. There are now four
candidates in the field Judge Bishop.
Judge A. r. Dewey, of Washington,
Ia: Judge y. A. Church. of Jefferson,
and Judge II. NJ Towner, of Corning
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21
Busine.. Section Is i'm Ashes.

Rhinelander. Wis. Feb. 21.-Fire
Tuesday night completely destroyed
the business section of the village of
Woodruff, twenty-six miles north of
here, only one business place. a saloon,
being left The village contained two
or three general stores, clothing
store, three hotels and thirteen saloons.
Very little insurance was carried.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21
WIN Hang for HI. Barbarism.

Dallas, Feb. 21.-The jury's verdict,
rendered yesterday. was death by hang
ing in the case of Eugene FG,Ilkner,
who with four other men burned Com
stable Pate Balm to death on the night
of Dec. ?, 1900, in the saloon of Chap
man & Faulkner in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21
Iiouor Ierf.lation for Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 21.-The house
yesterday passed the senate bill relat-
ing to the sale of intoxicating liquors,
and il was sent to Governor Stanley
for his signature. The bill classes as
a public nuisance all places where
liquor is sold illegally.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21
Recent experiments show chat

Recent experiments show that all
classes of foods may be completely di-
gested by preparation called Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure, which absolutely di-
gests what you eat. As it is the only
combination of all the natural digest
ants ever devised, the demand for it
has become enormous. Is. III. Bieber
and Hartz & Uliemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21
TbIrtv-sevenfh Mustered out.

San Francisco, Feb. 21.-The Thir-
ty-seventh United States volunteers
have been mustered out of service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21

81. L. Springheld, Peoria.
Bur. Quin- via Monmouth
Chicago, Sterling, Clinton &
OuDuQue- .s.s.. ............
Peoria, Beardstown, Bur
nngtOn, Denver and west
st. Paul q Minneapolis. -.
Sterling, Clinton &Dubuque
50. L., Knns c., Denver &
Psc. coast via GsiesburR
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05
spoONER ON snlp BoUNTIEs,

Senator Spooner IL reported to be ~
much opposed to the principle Of the
Hanna-Payne shipping bounty bill as
he was last winter He would like
to see something done to restore the
merchant marine In the foreign trade
but mot along the lines now contem-
plated"
Two lines are now contemplated,
One Of them along with the Hanna
Payne bill was constructed leads In
tho direction Of speedy ocean grey
hounds" and passenger tratllc The
other leads In the direction of freight
business under the flag" without
much regard TO passenger business.
The HOnna-Payne crowd propose TO
bounty In proportion to speed and
leave freight to take care OF Itself
Tho other bountyists propose to
bounty In proportion to freight car
ried.
Both these factions have much to
say about the small percentage OF
ovorsea freight carried In American
bottoms, implying that the chief pur-
pose OF the bounty Is to increase our
oversee freight business, The Hanna
Payne plan, however, would bounty
corporations which are now doing a
profitable business without bountles,
and It would not be much Of an induce
ment to the building Of freighters,
One plan is about as bad as the
other in that II would take great
many millions Of money contributed by
American taxpayers and hand them
over to individuals and corporations,
II II Is true that Senator Spooner is
opposed to both these evil methods
there is reason for satisfaction. He
can exert n good deal Of influence
when he chooses, and 1t is gratifying
to know that he intends to Use his In
iluence against these bad measures II
such Is the case,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05
CHAPTER TX.

His cool assurance and his words
struck them with CONSERVATION.
"Dobbs said he'd take care | should
be put to no inconvenIenve-and this
comes of It! That's trusting your
friend. He vowed to me, this very
week, that he had provided for the
bill"
"He thinks II only an affair of debt,
screamed Lady Frances Chenevix. "Oh,
Gerard! what relief! We thought
you were confcssing,"
"You are not arrested for debt, sir"
cried the officer but for felony"
"For felony" uttered Gerard Hope.
"oh, indeed, Could you not make It
murder?" he added, sarcastically.
"0f with him to Marlborough street,
ofTicer!" cried the eXasperated colonel,
"and III 80 with you and prefer the
charge. He SCOTS at 1t, does he?"
Eyes, that | do answered Gerard,
for whatever pitfalls | may have got
into In the way of debt and careless
ness, I have not gone into crime"
"You are accused, sir" said the Off
Ger, "of stealing diamond bracelet"
Hey" uttered Gerard, n fash Of
intelligence rising to his face as he
glanced at Alice. "I might have
guessed II was tho bracelet affair, IL I
had had my recollection about me-"
ooh, OH" triumphed the colonel in
sneering 1ocularity, 80 you expected
1t was tho bracelet, did you? We shall
have 1t all out presently"
II heard Of the bracelets disappear.
ance," said Mr.. Hope. II met Miss
Seaton when she was out this morning
and she told me 1t was gone"
Better make no admissions" whls-
pered the officer in his ear. "They
may be used against you"
whatever admissions may make,
you are at liberty to use them, for they
are truth" haughtlly returned Gerard.
"Is 1t possible that you do suspect me
of taking the bracelet. or is this
joker"
ALLOW me to explaia," painted Alice,
stepping forward. "I-I-did not ac-
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05
THE LATEST NEWS III BRIEF.

Geo. lIcimrod, of Omaha, has boon
appointed consul general at Apia,
Samoa.
Fire in Nankton, s, D., destroyed tho
best business block of the city Loss
Sl0O,OOO
The brigNnds threaten TO kin Miss
Stone If the full ransom is not paid by
January I,
Judge Taft, civil governor of the
Philippines, is coming home to regain
his health.
The battlcship Missouri will be
launched at Newport News Saturday,
December as next
The switchmcn Of pittsburg Pa,
who work for seven railways, havegonc
out on strike There are 600 Of them,
Glen Studcbakcr died ON November
g. lie waB the head Of the great
wagon firm, He was 70 years old last
March,
Ex-Governor Waite, Of Colorado,
dropped dead at Aspen on the 2sth
while he was peeling apples Up 10
the moment Of death he had been in
good health,
Americans in London attended n re.
ccpton at the United States embassy
on Thanksgiving. American business
and private houses were decorated with
the Stars and Stripes.
The Santa Fc passenger department.
has issued n circular Offering stopover
privileges at the petrilicd forest OF
Arizona to all holders of through tick.
cts who desire 10 visit that celebrated
natural curiosity,
A disaster occurred on the Choctaw
railroad in Michigan in which an emf
grant train Qtalians) met fast express
train, head on The casualties are
many but reports differ greatly as to
the number OF lives lost,
There are about 40 cases pending in
the federal court, district Of Kansas,
growing out Of the failure of the Phoc-
nix Building and Loan Association Of
st. Joseph, Mo A number of them are
set for trial on December lG
A. r. Peacock II millionaire of Pitts
burg, Pa, visited two old men who are
poor, who were companions of his youth
ut Sonerville, N. j., and bought each
of them fine house and lot on one OF
the best residence streets in the town.
Forty-scycn hogs which came from
Louisville, KY, when taken ont of a
scalding vat at Buffalo, n. y, showed
signs of smallpox and were seized and
destroyed. The health commissioner
said there was no mistake, that they
had smallpox.
II is expected that the railway now
being built to connect Valparaiso with
the Rio de la Plata will be completed
in five or six years
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05
NO personal PROPERTY

1t Is the general conception of the
unthinking masses that taxation does
not interest them. They talk of taxa
ton as does child Of its rattle box
They have as yet been unable to COM
prehend that the power to tax Is the
power to extort, and through the
method now in vogue the poor, the
great masses, are robbed of the fruits
of their toll
Everything produced by human
hands from the time human hands
first laid hold of it "ls taxed" and
within the price of that commodity on
the market are embodied all the taxes
that were levied in its course of pro-
ductlon.
Personal property" If understand
the meaning of this term, relates to
those things which the exclusive prop
erty Of a person. If this definition be
correct then there is no such q thing
AS personal property" For how
could thing belong exclusively to
person II the government by taxation
has claim upon It and compels the
possessor to pay part of 1t In the
form Of personal property tax each
year II is found In his possession?
That YOU may see the injustice OF
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05
OHApTRR VII.-ConLlnnodl }

CHAPTER VII, ,-Contlnued)
Madam" said the oincer you must
be aware that In nn investigation OF
this nature, we nre compelled to put
questions which we do not expect to
70 answered In the Affirmative. Colonel
.opo will understand what | mean
when ! say that we call them feelers'
I did not expect to hear that Miss
Seaton had been on familiar terms
with your servants (though II might
have been), but that question, being
disposed Of Will lead me to another
suspect that some one did enter the
room and make free with the bracelet,
and that Miss Seaton must have been
cognizant Of II, II u common thief, or
an absolute stranger, she would have
been the first to give the alarm II
not on too familiar terms with the
servants she would be as little likely
TO screen them. So we come to the
question-who could II have been?"
MAY | inquire why you suspect Miss
Seaton2" coldly demanded Lady Sarah.
Entirely from her manner; from
the agitation she displays"
Most young ladies', particularly In
our class OF life, would betray aglta-
tion at being brought face to face with
police officer" urged Lady Sarah.
my lady" he returned, I'VE are
keen, experienced men; and we should
not be At for the Office we hold II we
were not, We generally do nnd lady
witnesses betray uneasiness, when first
exposed TO our questions, but In very
short time, often In few moments,
II wears off, and they grow gradually
easy. II was not so with Miss Seaton,
Her agitation excessive at nrst In
creased vlslbly, and It ended as you
saw, did not think 1t agitation Of
guilt. but did think II that of con-
sclous fear, And look at the related
facts; that she laid the bracelets there
never left them, no one camo In, and
yet the most valuable one vanished,
We have many extraordinary tales
brought before us, but not quite 80
extraordinary us that"
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05

We hear from Washington that
American statesmen are busylng them
selves with great world problems" /"
to the exclusion of American problems,
II this were true 1t would be deplor-
able, for we have plenty of home prob
lens which are vastly more important
to us than any world problems" But
1t is not true. A glance over the list
OF some fifteen world problems" dis
closes the fact that most Of them arU
petty and even contemplate as COM
pared with home problems which our
statesmen are trying to ignore. It dis
closes the fact also that the most i'm
portant Of all the so-called world prob
lens are really domestic ones in 80 far
as we are specially concerned in them
Chicago Chronicle.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05

Boston Herald; The experience
which France has had In the last twcn-
ty years with shipping bounties fur
nishes strong proof that successful
shipping lines cannot be built UP by
government subsidy alone to a point
where they can shift for themselves
Instead OF arriving at condition
where they can do away with the boun-
ty Of the government, the French YES
sci owners are always asking for more,
and will doubtless now get higher
rate, both for steam and sail vessels,
than that paid twenty years ago,
Should our own congress adopt a ship
ping subsidy policy, we will doubtless
have the same experience.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05

this tax illustrates II you purchase
$40 worth OF bread the assessor does
not levy the tax upon you, but II In
stead you purchased table the as-
SCISSOR will tax you not once, but each
year he finds the table in your pos
session, This tax cannot bo collected
with any accuracy and breeds liars
lnasmuch as everyone tries to escape
II.
The newspapers recognizing that
this tax is detested by the people,
should and will receive M hearty q
support M Cleveland ana Cuyahoga
county. Ohio, gave In the recent elec-
ton to those who stand for tax re-
form,-G, j. Foyer
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05
CHAPTER VIII.

The Colonel nodded appreciation;
Lady Sarah began to feel uncomtorta-
BILE.
~ should like to know whether any
one called whilst you were at dinner" "
mused the officer Can sec the man
who attends to the hall door,"
"Thomas attends to that" said the
Colonel, ringing the bell. "There ls a
side door, but that is only for the SER
wants and tradespeople"
IL heard Thomas say that Sir George
Danves called while you We're at din
ner," observed Lady Sarah. mo one
else. And Sir George did not so up
stairs"
The detective smiled
III he had, my lady, II would have
made the case no clearer"
mo" laughed Lady Sarah, poor
old Sir George would be puzzled what
TO do with diamond bracelet"
"Will you tell me-" said the officer,
wheeling sharply around upon Thomas
when he entered who It was that
called here yesterday evening while
your master was at dinner? do not
mean Sir George Danvers the other
one"
Thomas vislbly hesitated; and that
was sufficient for the lynx-eyed officer,
Nobody called but Sir George, sir"
he presently said.
The detective stood before the man
staring him full in the face with look
of amusement
Think again. my man." quoth he.
Take your time There was some one
else."
The Colonel fell into an explosion,
reproachlng the unfortunate Thomas
with having eaten his bread for five
years, to turn around upon the house
and its master at last, and act the
part Of deceltful, connlving wretch,
and let In that swindler-.---
Hes not swindler, sir" inter
rupted Thomas.
ooh, no, not swlndler," roared the
Colonel, "he only steals diamond
bracelets"
mo moro than steal EN-, sir"
again spoke Thomas. Hes not capa-
BILE, sir, II was Mr.. Gerard"
The Colonel was struck speechless;
his rage vanished and down he sat In
chair, staring at Thomas. Lady
Sarah colored with surprise
Now, my man." cried the officer
why could you not have said It was
Mr.. Gerard?"
Because Mr.. Gerard asked me not
to say he had been, sir; he Is not
friendly here just now, and promised
him I would not, And Pm sorry to
have had to break my word"
who is Mr. Gerard, pray?"
"EIe Is my nephew" interposed the
checkmated Colonel. Gerard Hope"
"But as Thomas says, he Is no
swlndler," remarked Lady Sarah; "he
is no thief. You may so, Thomas"
mo, SIR stormed the Colonel,
fetch Miss Seaton here first I'll
come to the bottom OF this. II he has
done 1t Lady Sarah, will bring him
to trial, though he is Gerard Hope
Alice came back leaning on the
arm OF Lady Frances Chenevix; the
latter having been dying with curios-
ity to come in before.
$50 the mystery is out, ma'am," be-
gan the Colonel to Miss Seaton; ut
appears this gentleman was right and
that somebody did come In; and that
somebody the rebellious Mr.. Gerard
Hope"
Alice was prepared for this, for
Thomas had told her Mr.. Gerard's visit
was known; and she was not so agl-
tated as before. 1t was the fear Of It's
being found out, the having to conceal
II, which had troubled her.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05

New York Evening Post: The latest
shift Of the "let-the. .tarlff-alone" fac
ton In the Republican party is to sug'
gest that all questions of revision Of
duties, with all reciprocity arrange
ments, be turned over to commission
which Is to report to congress in 1909
or 1903. Even tariff commission has
It's dangers for tho monopolists, II
will have to grant hearings and to
bring out facts. The result may be
to kindle, instead Of to smother, pop
ular agitation, and even to convert the
commission itself, as the tariff COM
mission of 1882 was converted, That
body was chosen rs a band Of trust
worthy protectionlsts, yet was COM
PEELED by the testimony presented to
1t TO recommend a reduction of tho
tariff by an average of 20 per cent ad
valorem.