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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-25
Resolutions Adopted.

The following was adopted at last
weeks meeting of the Three-I league
in Chicago:
AT a meeting of representatives
of all minor baseball leagues in the
United States, held at Chicago on the
9th day of September, 1901. prelimin-
airy steps were taken toward the or
ganiZation of the National Associa-
ton of Professional Baseball leagues
by the election of p. +. Powers. of
the Eastern league. and John II. Far
rell, of the New York State league,
to the OFFICES of president ana sec
rotary, respectively, and,
Whereas, at the first meeting of
the National Association Baseball
leagues. held at the Fifth Avenue ho-
tel. New York City. on the gath day
of October. 1901, the acts of the
meeting of Sept. 9th, at Chicago.
were ratified and approved by Il
unanimous vote, and the association
put upon a firm and substantial ba-
sis, by the adoption of 1O-year
agreement by the representatives of
every minor league in the United
States with one eXception). as well
as by the Representatives from Il
majority of the individual club MEM
bers of the various leagues, then and
there present and participating i'm
the proceedings. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Illinois, Iowa
and Indiana League Baseball clubs.
in annual convention assembled, do
hereby express our appreciation of
the Importance of said movement.
and the far-reaching influence of the
future acts of said association in its
conduct of the affairs of the national
game, and herewith pledge our cor
dial and earnest support of the Of
ficers of the National association.
and express our intention to comply,
both in letter and spirit, with all of
the provisions of the new national
agreement, and with the decisions
and rulings of its officers and the ma
tional board of arbitration, and be il
further
Resolved, That, in President p. Il.
Powers we recognize a faithful, hon
est and fearless officer, of marked
impartial and executive ability,
which, together with his unselfish
and magnanimous action in refusing
to accept remuneration for the ardu-
Gus and perplexing duties he is about
to assume, should, and will secure
to him the unqualified support and
cooperation of every league. party of
said agreement, and be it further
Resolved, That these resolutions
be spread upon the records of this
and copies thereof
given out for publication, and sent
to. the officers of the National Asso-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-25
All Stars and Armours.

The VI. w. \. All Star football team
has been strengthened by Coach Ne
Casllrin by the addition of three new
players who have distinguished them
selves in past encounters ON the grid
iron and the entire team meets for
signal practice every evening in pre-
paration for the Thanksgiving game
with the Armour institute. Arthur
Jens, of this city plays fullbacll on
the Institute team, and his brother
Roy plays fullback on the local team.
Although the team that is to come
here is a strong one Mr.. McCaskrin
and his men are certain the contest
will he close and expect the majority
of thu points to be on the right side
of the account.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-25
SociaI Affairs

The ladies of Sacred Heart church
are To give card party at the school.
corner of Fifth-and-a-half avenue
and 1wenty-eighth street. this even
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-25

Nothing is more silly than the pleas
ure some people take in speaking their
minds. A man of this make will say a
rudo thing for the mere pleasure Of say
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-25
Judson BIrIxemeyer.

Judson, 4-year-oId son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Birkemeyer who live on
Eighteenth avenue in South Heights,
died yesterday afternoon of pleurisy
of the heart following an attack of
The funeral, which was
private, was held from the home at ,
this afternoon. Rev. F. l.. Litzrodt
officiated and the remains were
buried in Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-25

About - friends of Miss Ella II.
Zahn. of Milan. attended the gradual
ing piano recital held at the sales
rooms of the Bowlby music house.
the program, i'm addition 10 the rem
ditions of Miss Iahn. who acquitted
herself with the greatest of credit,
consisted of readings by Mrs. Laura
Schwab Humphreys, of Milan. an
of considerable eXper-
fence and eXceptionable ability. Miss
Zahn has just completed full o.
wear course under the instruction of
Prof. =. r. Bowlby.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-25
Miss Ethel Morgan.

Miss Ethel Morgan, daughter of
Mrs. Eta Morgan of Port Byron.
died at her home i'm the village Sat
urday night of diphtheria. The fun
eral was held at 10 this morning and
interment was made in the Port BY
ron cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-25

Mrs. G. Il. Comegys and Miss Com
egys entertained Saturday afternoon
for Mrs. Thomas Grasseli, of Clevc-
land. Cards was the order of the af-
ternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-25

The marriage Of Lieut.. Col. David G..
Clark. who served with the 9th regi-
ment i'm the Spanish-American war.
and Miss Grace Gertrude Hickman
was solemnized Thursday of last week
at Monmouth. Chaplain j. W. Ferris,
of Altoona, ofiiciated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-25
Athletic Notes.

citation of Professional Baseball
leagues
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-25
Maths
Confectionery

For your sweetheart, wife or
children is very appropriate
for THANKSGIVING. We
have them in all sizes and
prices. Nothing but the best
and purest will be handled for
your benefit as well as ours.
We are not in the butcher
business. bat still we have a
nice line of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01

UT flulculea sex. NoU OILY lnuusurIes but the professions, high and low. now offer avenues and outlets for the cnef- gies of girls and women who are am bilious, clever and willing to work. Stenographers, clerks, factory hands, teachers, are now so predoninantly feminine that mention is almost never made of these in praise or censure. But every month discloses some unique profession adopted by some path break CT among women or some new and es- necial honor bestowed upon q desery ing Girl.-Denyer Republican.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01

Gentlemen board, rs wat4ted at s02 " n venue. 't"t "9
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01

For Saie-A fine 1 months-e d lnte- pi!e n1 Amy at G.ga Ch. snui St di v
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01

Grace Strobrdge Of De$ M"ints' Iowa: wishes pupils n piano and organ. Gall at l23 Beech St '9
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01

[ie loose knot in front. Gold and Fieu slides gre often used to hold |e ends. The handsomest of these Fhents are on the art nouveau or representing flower, or leaves.
 enle White pique stock las mar
 eolofed tic fastening to tie left 1 TWO ends and a square backle. KS and butterfly bows made out of ias hanGkerchiefs are all the rage.
 'ioa collars of plaid figure finish on' With two long tabs laced with
 eoFa and tiny gold buttons.
 very dressy occasions openwork
 of lace are very smart.
 simple and yet dainty waist is the e.t or today's sketch. It is made aie Due taffeta. The yoke is laid 1e tucks and is trimmed below tine
 Mi'h broad, diamond shaped in- on' The lower half is strapped enu4culariy with narrow blue satin 2, ns' The little collar of lace is fin With < black velvet tie. Tue es are elbow length and terminate iflil. JUDIC CHOr r'"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01

ltfall tS Sdlu 10 De pufely Il lOSe match. cient money at command, the wealthy parents are more able to attend to such afllietions. but. nevertheless, there is too much eye weakness. and the num- her of children wearing glasses is in- efeasing every day. \ well known ocullst said the other day that in the majority of cases more care of the eyes in infancy would prevent the later development of weakness.
 It is not I difficult matter" this ocu- list said, 'to ruin eyes that are normal ly healthy by mere inattcntion. When the infant receives it's first bath, the eyes should be washed with a soft lin eH handkerchief dipped in q weak solu tan of hsrdeic acid, and this should be r2poatet TWO OF three times a week for II lga5 three months. If the slightest ra,!erss aIfeals CT matter ia tAe ctl- .se:s. the llvSleisa sAould be Informed f'am,liatels. and itHlay he ophtl!&lnia. 5.E1tefnm. which iS Gaa@croHs bot-i to h. els! ,.9d others, as it is Ii%h.t ..4i ..ift5sst He I:t.ise ShCull burn ali 2te=ys .. laea U I to apply lotions ot ss 95aSa ti.p=o,-es u st.Vft Il f;'zs
 '.IsFc ey >=e!e eeH ate is. yred u infan- " AY hci4s exposed to Ice much light. rl.ils,, i4.5l..s.A Let Ge held olsallowed . slrep Wiia the li&!a from window. !l,t1, or 2aS slill;ug upon its face. The cid faSa4ioael cradle wi,h i:s hood, {..q& Ial. r,4la sensible ti.&n tl,e modern cribs aa4l Ga5Sinets= hat afford #no pio- tr ;.tiou from either glare oT draft. 9n l.!4 ll4s.acip!c k the l.n@i.s;i 5a' ' carriage. which las been in.""t',;c'1 1 iljo LIS .Iatry within year or two. ! ha>, a hood i:iic q buggy, With shades at sides a.d lack, any oi all of which may he raIled J:9 CT lowered as sun and wind make HeeeSSalE. while the top protects =fiem a4 overhead glare With such an a:1aU%tmeHt the yes may al- ways he protected, It makes ones
 .laaQ boil to see the WAY in EhieA ba- llies' eyes &9e exposed to the fierce slare ef summer sun hI careless puSemaids. who take no pains te ad- just the parasal tep taat las been in general Use to afford even such protec- tion as it nigh; give.
 "lt is much better for children to sleep in the dark aEG. if accustomed to il from the beginning, there is no trouble about it. Dark is aS natural as light. and unless children are taught to fear it they will welcome it at bed- time as eagerly as their elders do. \ lahy'S nerves become strained by tne excitement of ifs waking hours, and it needs the reStfut darkness for eyes and nervous system alike.
 "When q child is four or five years old it's eyes should be tested to see II they are alike in visual power.
 An easy method is to hold small object with which he is unfamiliar be- fore him and, covering each eye Ill turn. ask him 10 describe it. In this way it may be aScertained whether one eve has stronger vision than the other If it has. an oculist should be consulted l immediately to prescribe Saltaple glasses. If attended to in season, the eye is likely to strengthen, so that Ill a few wears the glasses become unneces- l Sai.y v
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01
DAINTY COLLARS.
1t the Up to Date Painsel Is
 Wearing.

hyer before has there hoea such Il |ety in nec&Wcar as this year. The
 hwork collar is 10 dGubt the nov, of tine seasoa. l. is made of black Eolored satin bands, between which te are strips Of white or colored
 ling or chainWork. These collars their stiffness to skilIful bening. (rctty stock Wasn by smart girls is hfseta ar laWn tucked CT corded for baee ttforeh tie center and worn btgll twice around thC ncel. with a
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01
Women's Work.

The march of progress which has brought so wide an extension of op- Dortunities for women shows no signs of eeasine or even diminishing. Every year d new department of labor, q new college. a new field of Investigation, IS opened up to this once scorned, petted
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01
CHlCDREN'S EYES.

way to Care For Them, EaTe-
 ''"iiy ii They Are Weak,
 eminent Specialist, in discussing ] sesiaihsiy increasing number of ath oi oau eyesisht, says among the 1ie. a,., ciasses it is more prevalent eniiaren than among the poor. 'enis strange. as. having suf1i-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01

Lcst--Two fine hogs. ore white SOW pig with hlacs spot on back; male pig. black with stocking hind lt gs. wide ears with no mark, \ beral reward will be paid for any infor- nation lea"ing to their reeov ". Will Adams au3 Cherry treet; old pa nc i2
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01

For Rent-L1rge front room oyer Western In on te earal II office. suitable Tor fflce l slee ping purpose S. Apply this office. 31
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01

Wapted-PoSt ion as collector; can ft.rnish city reference Apply G. this ohc:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01
Advertise Your Wants.

For s4le-t eco shares Gladys ff Galvesta" oil stock Apply pr. NJ. $. Cohn. over ( tt1- ZenS' Bank. I
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01

r. inc Pasture for cows Sl-oo per mon' h; Block on Cherry street between Il "ud f2 zee Bradford X knox. ii
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01

FOR SALE OR RENT-4la miles southwest ' of Pine Bluff. 40 acres of land. 23 under cultivation; good water; good four-nOola dwelling: all cOnveniences Fine mineral water upon land. Address H.. this office. if
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01

For Sale js0 acres of WOO land, Lincoln county. Arkans IS. one and one-ha f Il itee from Crazy aud railroad Price E ca D acre. address, John keile7. lahta'"t. ''t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01

por Sale--Horse and run bout rubber tire horse four yeurs old splendi qualities cheap. Apply to D. G koonce at the d:aaH Leader
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-31
TERRIBLE CRIME
IN JAMES CITY
A Mystery Cleared Up by Cireum-
stantial Evidence.
WOMAN MURDERS HER HUSBAND
she Is Assisted by Another Man-They
Take The Body u Mile in a Boat and
Place it ON the Railroad Track
10 Hide Their GRIND.
fsncc,a, pispa,ch 10 Tho Times


ToaNC. VA. Jan. So-Onc of the most
daring murders ever committed in Nit-
,-inia took place last Monday night near
Diasc!lna station. James City county,
whom James Beach tcolored) was killed
Il, his own house by his wife and a negro
man who had taken up with her. After
,i,cy had killed Beach they put. the body
iu a boat. the house being on a creek.
and went up the creek II distance OF one
mile 10 the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road. whero they landed their victim's
body Here they placed the body on the
railroad track, feeling satisfied they had
done their work and that they would
never he suspected of The murder OF
james Beach.
Early Tuesday morning when Mr..
Rawies. section master at Diascund. went
TO his work he found pieces of the dead
mans body scattered along the railroad
track a distance of thirty yards An
cast bound train had struck it MI.
Rawies notified Mr.. 4. I. Gatewood, a
magistrate. OF having found a dead man
on his track Mr.. Gatewood summoned
six men to act as iurorS-Niessrs. 7. I.
Cowles. G. w. TSree. u. Y. Timberlake.
w T. Haynes. L. /. Hicks. and N. l..
Cottre1l. with c. =. Aarston as special
constable. Upon their investigation they
found without n doubt that Beach WAS
murdered as above stated, and his wife.
Sarah Beach. and her accomplish Roland
Holmes, were sent on TO the grand jury.
Blood in the bottom of the boat and
blood leading TO the dead mans house
along with confusing stories told by the
woman led to the discovery Of the MUIR
der
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-31
A GREAT MEETING ON SUNDAY.
DR.. Thomson and Others to Speak at
the Bijou-Last Nights Address.

The Executive Committee of the Sunday
Observance League met yesterday after
noon at the Y. NJ. c. A. Hall 4 good
deal Of routine work was attended to in
connection with the present campaign.
One of the most important matters was
the arranging for great mass meeting
of men at the Bijou Theatre next Sunday
afternoon There will be an address by
4 representative of the local league and
one by Rev. DR.. Edward Thomson. Ar
rangements are being made to have a good
musical programme on that occasion All
the ministers in the city viii be asked
to take seats on the platform.
DR.. Thomson delivered his sixth address
last night at the First Presbyterian
Church. notwithstanding the inclemercy
Of the night there was d good congrega
ton present, and DR.. Thomsou's address
was mitch enjoyed. He dealt with t;lc
objections as to the practicdbiiity OF Sun
day observance in the. present busy and
intensely commercial period. He claimed
that all railroad labor could be dispensed
with and yet all the necessary demands
of commerce be met. III gave testimony
OF railroad managers to prove his theory.
He gave instances of some of the busiest
men of the country who did not use the
Sunday train. and argued if they could
get along without 1t, all the rest of the
people could do without it.
Dr. thomson asserted tffat Elsre WIS
no need of Sunday mail. and referred to
some of the busiest men in The land VINO
never used the Sunday mail. He claimed
that six editions of the daily paper were
all that were needed and although having
no quarrel with the morning papers OF
Richmond. he felt it would be better il
they We're issued as the Chicago Record
and two London dailies. the Mail and the
Telegraph. None of these papers issue
on Sunday. but on Monday, leaving Sun
day as a day free from secularity.
He argued against the Sunday drug
store. ard believed that all the necessities
could be met by office hour morning
and afternoon, or by doing a. 10 London
with its 100000. the druggist merely
putting UP a ptacard stating where he IS
the people can go after him if they
need a prescription filed.
DR.. Thomson argued against running
blast furnaces or iron works, and showed
that no loss could be sustained in a year
by banking the fires on Saturday might.
Goods law OF six days labor and one OF
rest was made not for the Jews only, but
for all men for all times and all condi-
lions. The fancied necessities must be
eliminated. apd the general rest given to
all the people.
Tonight DR.. Thomson viii speak on
1.-The American Sunday in ST. Andrews
Hall, corner of Cherry and Cumberland
Streets.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-31
TlDlNGs FROM THE SICK,
Notes About tho Condition of Well
known P-oplc.

D- Clifton Hughes WAS not so well last
night, and ut a lata hour his condition
was considered extremely critical Little
hope was entertained of his recovery.
Mrs. Lyon G. Tyler. of Williamsburg.
who lla,s been under the treatment OF DR..
Stuart Mcclure, ut ST. Luke's Hospital,
for several months. is now almost re-
covered. and will. in a few days, be dis
charged
Mrs. Bradley was admitted as = patient
80 the Retreat for the Sick yesterday az
teruooT-
Dr. Hugh S. White. resident physician
at the Virginia Hospital. has been COM
PEELED, on account OF i'll health. 10 resign
his position. DIR. White Will probably
leave to-day for the South, hoping 10 be
benefited by the 1nilder climate
Mr.. Seay was discharged from the Nir-
g3nia Hospital yesterday and LETT at
once for his home, in Columbia
Miss Agnes Randolph. superintendent
OF the Virginia Hospital, who has spent
two weeks at her home, in Charlottes-
vile, will return TO The hospital to-day.
Miss Bailie, one of the nurses of the Re
treat for the Sick, is on a vacation at her
home in Buena. Vista.
DR. Slower of the Retreat for the Sick,
is RAPIDLY recovering from his recent OPP
Grafton.
Mr. George Simmons. an enploye of the
Passenger and Power Company on the
Lakeside line. VINO was lately elected
president of the Richmond Association of
Street Railway Employees, is seriously
I'll with pneumonia.
Mr.. 4Ionsley. Representative from Apo
clattoS, in The House of Delegates, is
quite sick with the grip at No. ITO East
e.ain Street.
MIR. Richard a. Dunlop, secretary of
the Richmond Chamber of Commerce,
is confined to his residence with an at
tack of the grip.
Mr.. Joseph A. English is confined to his
home on Floyd Avenue, with d severe at
tack Of appendicitis.
Miss Theresa Dipner, No. eO4 East Mar
Stall Street. is quite sick with the grip.
Nir. john r. Dixon continues very Ill at
the residence son. MIR. Charles Dixon. No.
300 North Twenty--third Street, Fair
mount
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-31
HEARD ON CAPITOL HILL.
Governor Calls Attention to the I7ores,
Reserve HilI


Governor Tyler spent most of yesterday
morning at his office in receiving the
many callers which the present session
of the Legislature brings to the Capitol.
Few matters of Importance We're present.
ed to His EXcellency, and with most Of
the visitors he discussed informally mat
tiers claiming the attention of the LeGis-
lature.
Governor Tyler prepared yesterday a
message which will be sent to both
branches of the Legislature, calling at
tention to the pending bill before Con-
gress of an appropriation for the Ma
tional Forest Reserve in Virginia, Tennes-
see. Georgia. North and South Carolina.
Percy Howard will in all probability
succeed his father, the late Walker How
ard, as .jantor of the Capitol
Percy has filled the position during his
fathers Illness.
Governor Tyler and Secretary Ben. P
owen attended the funeral OF Walker
Howard yesterday afternoon.
The following charters We're filed in the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-31
Two LIVES Lost
YORK FIRE |. L:
-.
Several Persons Were More or Less
Seriously Hurt.
Thrilling REsCuEs MADE.
MADE.
War Corr espondent Edward NIarsI'all
Escaped With Loss or His Cork q
Leg-Guests Left the Hotet
III Their Night Clothes.
(By Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. SSO-Two lives were
lost at the burning of Hotel1JefTerson, a
seven-story building, 102- Jog East Fifteenth
Street, early to-day. The damage by, IRE
is estimated at $4,000. The dead are:
Eienora Downing, twenty-five years olo
a nDrSe.
Elizabeth Reynolds, thirty years old; a
waitress.
among those injured were:
John z. Walsh, fifty years old, contract
or; right knee fractured and body bruls-
ed.
John Kallagher. porter; risht arm bad
" burned
j. Ensign Fuller, feet and arm badly
burned.
way to Princeton; hands torn by Siding
down rope fire-escape.
John Chatfeld, proprietor of the hotel.
Mrs Chatfeld and her mother, Mrs.
F. II. Streator, escaped from tue burning
building clad only in their night robes.
j. Ensign Fuller, an elderly man, made
a thrilling rescue of his seventeen-year-
old invalid niece, Miss May Upperman
She was in back room on the third
floor. Through the heat and smoke MI
Fuller carried her downstairs on his
back. His feet were terribly burned, and
as he reached the open air he staggered
and fell with his unconscious charge into
the arms of a policeman.
Mrs. Downing. was being lowered from
q. 5sixttl-story window by means OF a rope
when the rope broke and she fell to ths
Sidewalk, striking on her skull. Miss
Reynolds was suffocated.
Edward Marshall, VITO lost a leg while
war correspondent in Cuba. occupied
room on. the second floor. Without wait
ing to find his cork leg, he climbed to
fire escape ONE story from the ground bu
no laGder was there. Finally z, watchnlar
pushed a plank across from the Steinway
warehouse, and The and about thirty
others crawled across. and escaped.
Many of the guests escaped in night
clothes.