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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
CONRAD SCHNEIDER
IS LAID AT REST TO-DAY.

Funeral services over the remains
of Conrad Schneider were held at the
German Lutheran church at o'clock
this afternoon. Rev. G. A. Mennicke
conducted the services, assisted by the
regular church choir. Many beauti-
full floral offerings attested the re-
spect and esteem of a wide circle of
friends. The remains were inferred
at Chippiannock cemetery. The pail
bearers were Henry Brunswig, John
Roehr, Henry LANCE, Nicolai Juhl,
Nicholas Loge and r. Wehling.
Adolph Grevsmuehl died at noon
today at his home, 1915 Eleventh ave-
nue., after an illness of six weeks with
a dropsical affection. He was AZ years
of age and a we'll known resident of
the city. having for the past 26 years
been employed as bookkeeper for
Tegeler & Co. and A. H. Lift. He is
survived by wife and three daugh-
ters, Hertha, Elsa and Freda, all at
home. The funeral arrangements
will be announced later.
The funeral of Bert Glockoff. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Glockoff, of
South Rock Island, was held at 2
o'clock yesterday from the home. The
services were in charge of Rev. w. S.
Marquis, and interment was made at
Chippiannock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
.TAILORS' STRIKE
IS NOW AT AN END
Journeymen Accept a Slight Re-
duction in the Advance
Demanded.
RESUME WORK THIS AFTERNOON
State ment of Organizer Lanphere
on the Sunday Closing
Situation.
RESUME WORK THIS AFTERNOON

The tailors' strike is ended. By an
agreement, which was reached this
morning, the journeymen accepted a
slight reduction in the advance de-
manded by them and articles were
signed fixing the scale of wages for a
year.
This affects all the shops in the city.
Henry Krambeck, president of the
tailors' union, conducted the nego-
tiations on the part of the men.
The lourneymen are paid by the
piece and the rates they demanded
amounted to about 10 per cent adj
vance. Work was resumed in most
of the shops this afternoon.
Sunday Closing Agreement.
Emma Lanphere, organizer for the
Retail Clerks National association,
has prepared statement to the pub
lie, in which she says:
shoe firms keeping their business open
Sunday are on the unfair list of the
Tri- City Labor congress.
''The misunderstanding between
the firm of Silberstein Bros, the
clerks union and Tri-City Labor con-
gress has not been adjusted.
ga committee from the Ministerial
association, after investigating the
matter, presented resolutions and an
agreement which they considered fair
to both sides, but Silberstein Bros.
refused to sign it.
Therefore, as an organizer for the
American Federation of Labor and
Retail Clerks Protective association,
l have thoroughly investigated the
differences and discovered misunder-
standings on both sides.
LAS a last resort for a settlement
we offered arbitration, allowing the
firm to choose a man to represent
their side of the case, the Tri-City
Labor congress choosing another and
the two chosen ones to select the
third. This the firm refused to do.
The retail clerks organization was
not effected to antagonize, but to up
build humanity, by shortening the
hours of labor and securing Sunday
as day of rest and recreation for
themselves and employers, believing
the people can be educated to pur-
chase during the week and allowing
the clerks and employers one day in
seven for themselves"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
Mr.. KNOX HAS
PERPLEX|T|ES
Said He Has Agreed to Heap
Much Honor on Seventh
Alone.
CHEERING NEWS TO OTHER WARDS
Office Seekers Are Making Life
Miserable For the Mayor
Elect.

''Mayor-elect Knox has probably
enough promised in the Seventh ward
alone to fill every appointment he has
at his disposal as head of the city gov
ernment," said a prominent republic
can today.
This will be cheering news to the
faithful in the six other wards who
have been given occasion to hope for
recognition when the plums are dis
tributed.
1t is said that Mr.. Knox has no less
than two hundred applications for
policemen. He has not had moments
rest during his waking hours since
election day. There has been a con-
tinuous stream of office seekers on
his trail. Each has his friends and
these, too, are getting the new
mayors ear at every opportunity in
an effort to show him the wisdom of
selecting certain candidates in whose
behalf they have interested them
selves.
He Is Cup Against It."
In the vernacular of the times,
MIR. Knox is sup against it, Wheth
er he will call the aldermen in con-
ference, as he did in his former ad-
ministration, to seek approval of his
slate in advance, is a question that he
is understood to be debating upon
now.
AS is known, the new council will
be solidly repub licau, and Mr.. Knox
realizes he will have hard time of it
trying to satisfy the IA aldermen.
Each has particular fellow that he
expects to land, and whether his
wishes clash with those of the mayor
elect or not he proposes making a
fight for what he thinks is his due.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
PAIR OF ALLEGED FoRoERs

Sam Il. Betz and Worthy T. Dow, of Sa-
wanna, Spend Night In jail Here.
Sam L. Betz and Worthy f. Dow,
wanted at Savanna. ILL.,, for the al
legged forging of a will, were guests at
the Rock Island county Jail last night.
They were enroute from Oklahoma,
where they were captured. to Mt. Car
roll, and were in charge of Sheriff d.
L. Oberheim and States Attorney w.
S. Markely, of the latter place. Betz
is 60 and Dow 3S. They left Savanna
the first of March. Betz was Justice
of the peace in the town and Dow a
practicing attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
Cornplanter to Extend.

The Deere & Mansur company, of
Moline, has purchased the 80 feet of
land adjoining it's plant on Third ave.
nue. and now occupied by the Lanca-
shire-Marshall Organ company. Part
of the new possession will be occupied
by new building, but the organ
company will not be forced to move
at once. The company intends to use
this new lot for the extension of the
plant as contemplated this summer.
The plans, which have already been
announced, will be changed, and the
new building. which is to extend from
the machine shop to Third avenue,
will be built 20 feet further east. 9th
erwise the plans will not be changed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
CIRCUIT COURT MATTERS.
Judge Ramsay Hears Arguments In Rob-
inson-South Case.

Judge Ramsay Hears Arguments In Rob-
inson-south Case.
Judge Ramsay this morning con-
vened the circuit court and heard ar
guments in a replevin suit of long
standing brought by E. w. Robinson
against D. r. South, of Milan.
Two bills of divorce were filed in
Circuit Clerk CANDLES office today.
Martha Smith. who was married Is
years ago at Presumption to Harvey
Smith, asks separation and the custo-
dy of her four children, alleging
drunkenness and cruelty.
Mabel Ellis, of Moline, who has been
married II years to Edwin Ellis, &C.
cuses her husband of cruelty and inf
deity, and wishes the custody of her
2-year-old child.
Mrs. Frances Ficken has paid
81, 096. 60, the amount of the verdict
rendered against her in favor of her
Mrs. Marinda Ficken,' and
judgment has been released. The
suit was on note.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
PERSONAL POINTS.

Mrs. S. r. Kenworthy visited in
Orion today.
DR.. b. F. Hall leaves tonight for St.
Paul for few days business visit.
Miss Gussie Wycoff, of Jerseyville,
H., has returned home after a visit
with Mrs. r. L. Vandenburg.
G. A. Pennock, formerly of Kansas
City, has taken a position as draughts-
man with the Rock Island Plow COM
pany.
Miss Nina G. Boughton, formerly
of this city, is visiting the Misses Os-
from. She is on her way from Chi
cage to Canton, Mo-, where she will
reside in the future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
WINS THE BOWLING PRIZE
NJ. w. a. Team Comes Out Ahead In Sea-
| sons Contest.

M. w. a. Team Comes Out Ahead In Sea-
sons Contest.
The seasons bowling contest at the
Y. NJ. G. a. has been closed and the
silver trophy has been awarded to the
M. w. A. team, composed of Edwin
Dade, George Porter, Edward Petit
and c. S. Quayle. The percentage of
games won was 600. In the seasons
contest the best score at ten-pins was
made by the M. w. AS, and at four
back and Observation-Disclosures by
the Enos. The latter also made the
highest grand total. OF the individ-
uaI scores j. F. Robinson made the
best run at ten-pins and DR.. McCan-
dless at four back and cocked-hat-and-
feather
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
is THE CAPTAIN.
Heads Team of Trapshooters to the inter
national Meet.

HEADS TcH IN OF 1IApsnOOIoTsI 70 bhc LhtcN
national Meet.
A New York dispatch says: Ten
target and trapshooters have been Sc
lected to represent the United States
at the proposed international match,
which will take place during the week
beginning July Is, at the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition. at Buffalo. This was
determined today at meeting of the
marksmen of the various parts of the
United States, who raised fund of
81. 600 for the expenses of the team,
which after the tournament, swill
probably go to England and give ex-
hibitions. Those selected were: Mar
shall, captain, Keithsburg, ILL.,, Ell
lott. Kansas City, Mo-; Crosby, ORAL
Ion, H.; Tanning, Jersey City; Gil
bert, Spirit Lake; Heikes, Dayton;
Parmelee, Omaha; Merrill. Milwaukee;
Budd, Des Moines; Powers, Decatur,
H."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
REMOVAL SALE.

Prices For Saturday-Ever on TO-
Cent China Counter Cents Apiece.
China plates, decorated, sc.
Cups and saucers and plates, sets
10c.
$1.65 parlor lamps, Csc.
Mop sticks, &c.
Toilet paper per roll, &c.
25-cents brooms lie.
Easter novelties sold at reduced
prices.
ECKHARr's, Twentieth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
ELEVATOR BALKs IN MIDAIR.

Two Ladies' Spend Bad Half-HOur at
Court House.
Mrs. John Park and Mrs. Sullivan
were kept in suspense, literally speak
ing, between the second and third
floors in the court house elevator
for long half-hour yesterday after
noon. They were descending, with
Cornelius Pfaff at the helm, when the
electricity which runs the motor in the
basement was cut off. After half an
hour of fruitless parleying over the
telephone with the power company, a
step-ladder was gotten into the car
riage from above, and the prisoners
freed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
High SchonI AthIetIcs.

The high school baseball team has
arranged for practice game with
Augustana college at the hopfeld to-
morrow afternoon.
The high school basketball team will
play the Moline high school team in
that CITY next Tuesday evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
PUMPING STATION Is
READY FOR BUSINESS

The connections at the pumping
station on the hill, with which the
b1afr region will be supplied with
water, were finished up today and a
test of the apparatus was to have been
made during the afternoon. The lay
ing of the pipe, by which the basins
will be connected with the Twenty
second street sewer, is about COM
Melted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
Annthar Bow Finad.

Adam Nyquist, another of the boys
accused of having caused the trouble
at Augustana gymnasium Wednesday
night, was arrested yesterday and
fined 81 and costs on a charge of dis
turbing the peace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
IT'S Eagy to Feel Good

Countless thousands have found a
blessing to the body in DIR. Kings
New Life Pills, which positively cure
constipation, sick headache. dizziness.
iaundice, malaria, fever and ague and
all liver and stomach troubles. Purely
vegetable; never grippe or weaken.
Only Is cents at Hartz & Ullemeyer's
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05

Eucaline is a powerful antiseptic
and should be in every home. 1t will
prevent diseases that affect the mu-
cous membrane, such as diphtheria,
bronchitis, etc. 1t is unexcelled for
an effectual antiseptic and deodorant
in sick room. For sale by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
OUR EASIER SHOE SPECIAL.

A:LadIes' Patent Kid shOe--An Patent Kid
From Sole TO TOp-&3.
We want every lady is this vicinity
to see our line of patent kid shoes
all grades So, So. so and 81.
The Boston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05

You cannot enjoy perfect health,
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes if your
liver is sluggish and your bowels
clogged. DeWitt's Little Early Bis
ers cleanse the whole system. b. IL.
Bieber and Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05

Sampson believe women should
be treated same east and west. How
is that? Why, give them Rocky
Mountain Tea, the greatest spring
blessing women can have. 35c. T.
II. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
River: RipIets.

The stage of water at the Rock
Island bridge was 90 at a. M. and
s 20 at noon. The temperature at
noon was 50.
The Winona was in and out.
The Monarch and Zalus Davis went
north
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-05
Eggs at Easter

Are familiar sight They are looked for by the
little and each year the story of Bonnie Rabbit
and Brother Duck are told. story that is al
ways new is the tale of the fair price selling at
Shields Cash Grocery 1t interests the entire
household. Below you will find few remind
ers:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
WHAT GOES UP
Must Come Down.

Nothing is more certain than that
the use of so called tonics, stimu-
lants and medicines, which depend
upon alcohol for their effect, is iniur-
ious to health in the long run.
What goes up must come down and
the elevation of spirits, the temper
AIRY eNhilaration resulting from Il
dose of medicine containing alcohol,
will certainly be followed in a few
hours by corresponding depression
to relieve which another dose must
be taken.
In other words. many liquid patent
medicines derive their effect entirely
from the alcohol they contain.
Alcohol, and medicines containing
it, are temporary stimulants and not
in any sense a true tonic. In fact it
is doubtful if any medicine or drug
is real tonic.
y true tonic is something which
will renew, replenish, build up the
exhausted nervous system and vast
ed tissues of the body, omething
that will enrich the blood and endow
ii with the proper proportions of red
and white corpuscles, which prevent
or destroy disease germs. This is
what n real tonic should do and no
drug or alcoholic stimulant will do it.
The only true tonic in nature is
wholesome food, thoroughly digested.
Every particle of nervous energy,
every minute muscle, ,bre and drop
of blood is created daily from the
food we digest.
The mere eating of food has little
to do with the repair of waste tissue
but the perfect digestion of the food
eaten has everything to do with il.
The reason so few people have per-
feet digestion is because from wrong
habits of living the stomach has
gradually lost the power to secrete
the gastric juice, peptones and acids
in sufficient quantity.
TO cure Indigestion and stomach
| troubles it is necessary to take after
meals some harmless preparation
which will supply the natural pep
tone and diastase which every weak
stomach lacks, and probably the best
preparation of this character is
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets which
may be found in every drug store and
which contain in pleasant palatable
form the wholesome peptone and
diastase which nature requires for
prompt digestion.
One or two of these excellent tab
let's taken after meals will prevent
SECURING, fermentation and acidity and
insure complete digestion and assim-
! ilation.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will di-
gest 1,SOO grains of meat, eggs or
other wholesome food, and they are
in every sense a genuine tonic be-
cause they bring about in the only
way restorative of nerve power, u
building up of lost tissue and appe-
tite, in the only way it can be done
by the digestion and assimilation of
wholesome food.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
DIES ALONE IN HIS CABIN
james McGrath. Missing Several Days.
Found a Corpse by His Brother.

james McGrath. Missing Several Days.
Found a Corpse by His Brother.
James McGrath. an old bachelor
who had been living alone in n small
house about seven miles southeast of
the village of Albany, was found
dead in his room last week. Nothing
had been seen of him around the
place for a few days. and his brother
Nicholas McGrath. who lives but a
short distance from the cabin, went
over to see what was wrong. Upon
entering he found the man cold in
death. An examination of the body
showed that he had been dead for
several days. Mr.. McGrath was born
at Lincoln. n small town about co
miles from st. Johns, New Bruins
wick. March 10, 1929. He came west
with his parents in 1919. locating in
Gardenplain. where they rented a
farm which they operated until the
spring of 1855. when they purchased
a farm of 600 acres in the town of
Albany, where he had since resided.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
Not an En,IabIe Distinction.

The Moline Dispatch has evidently
not been putting itself in n position
to gain the best impressions possible
of Rock Island. However, the dis
tinction 1T gives the city is not en-
viable. Hear it, THE semi-occa-
sional notice to Rock Island saloon
keepers has again been issued, and
ii remains to he seen how long it Will
be effective. Mayor Knox tells the
saloon men they must exclude lewd
women. and must turn the slot ma
chimes to the wall Where there are
so many holes in the WALL wouldn't
il be better to turn the machines out
altogether"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
A woman's Awful Peril.

There is only one chance to save
your life and that is through an oper-
alton" were the startling words heard
by Mrs. /. b. Hunt of Lime Ridge,
Wis, from her doctor after he had
vainly tried to cure her of Il frightful
case of stomach trouble and yellow
iaundice. Gall stones had formed
and she constantly grew worse. Then
she began to use Electric Bitters
which wholly cured her. It's won
derfuI stomach, liver and kidney
remedy. Cures dyspepsia, loss of APP
petite. Try it. Only so cts. Guar
anteed. For sale by Hartz d Ulle-
never.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
Saved His Life.

.- Il feel L owe my life to Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure" writes Ii. {. Chresten-
son, Hayfield, MINI. For three
years / had dyspepsia so bad that L
could hold nothing on my stomach.
Finally L was confined to my bed.
Doctors said 1 could not live. I read
your advertisement of KOdoI Dyspep-
STA Cure and thought it fit my case
and commenced its use. L began to
improve from the first bottle. Now
/ am cured and recommend il to all"
Il. II. Bieber and Hartz q UlIemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
An EvanreIIst.s story.

Il suffered for years with bron-
chial trouble and tried various rem
edies but did not obtain permanent
relief until l commenced using One
Minute Cough Cure" writes Rev.
James Kirkman, evangelist of Belle
River. Ill. One Minute Cough Cure
affords immediate relief for coughs,
colds and all throat and lung troub-
les. For Group it is unequalled. Alb
solutely safe. Never fails and ia
vorite with the children. b. H. Bic
Der and Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02

aids found in their office for eXamin-
ing patients and treating obscure dis
eases is the X-Ray. BY means of this
agent they are enabled to diagnose
obscure diseases of the Bones, Liver,
Kidneys, Heart and Lungs, also to
cure Lupus and Cancer-without use
of knife.
THEIR STATIC MACHINE = The
largest in the tri-cities, is a powerful
aid to their Medical Treatment of the
various forms of Nervous Diseases,
Neuralgia, rheumatism, Nervous De-
bility, Sleeplessness, General Exhaus-
ton.
CZONE AND CATAPHORESIS in
Diseases of the Lungs. Many of their
cures of Consumption are due more
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
se.ss to Chicago and Return

On Dec. =, and 4, the C., NJ. d St.
=. Railroad company will sell tickets
TO Chicago and return, good for re-
turn up to Dec. S. Ticket office foot
of Seventeenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
TIPS TO TRAVELLERS.

S6.55 to Chicago and return-on Nov.
so, Dec. >, ), and 4 the C., II. l. & p.
railway will sell tickets to Chicago
and return at the rate of $685., good
for return up to Dec. s. City ticket
office 1915 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
One Fare Plus So.

On Dec. , and II the c., II. 1. d p.
Railway will sell homeseekers tick
cts to a number of points in the
northwest and southwest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
Health, Strength and vigOr
IAN by Consulting WALSH Special
Chronic Nervous and Private Diseases of Both Sexes.

MEN-Our special system of treat
ment will cure you of Nervous Debil-
ity, Threatened Insanity, Loss of Will
Power, Exhaustive Drains, Sleepless-
ness, Lost Manhood, Defective Mem
DRY, Structure, Syphilis and all Blood
and Kidney Diseases.
VARICOCELE is a frequent cause
of nervous and physical decline. Why
treat months with others when we
can positively cure you in from one
to three treatments?
ELECTRICITY is natures remedy.
When scientifically applied it sooths,
strengthens and invigorates. Twenty
years experience has made DR.. Walsh
n master of this method of curing
chronic diseases. Electricity is the
most powerful curative agent known
in all DISEASES PECULIAR TO
Office, Mccullough Build
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02

In all forms Of kidney and bladder
diseases, the best physicians recon-
mend Kid-Ne-Oids. They are COM
pounded after the formula of a cell
ebrated chemist, and represent the
scientific study of Is years. Put Up in
tablet form at soc. Pleasant to take.
T. H. THOMAS, Leading Druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02

George Meyer, the Moline man be-
lieved to have been sandbagged in
Hamilton street. near its intersection
with Marquette, was able to talk Il
little Saturday at Morbonia hospital,
but was either unable or unwilling
to discuss the manner in which he
received his wounds. or at whose
hands. Chief KeSSler endeaVored TO
get him to talk Seriously but Meyer
would respond in an affirmative way
to everything asked of him and con-
tradicted himself to such an extent
the chief abandoned the attempt for
the time being.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
THE. GERMANENGLISH SPECIALISTS

to the inhalation of Ozone and the
introduction of medicines into the
diseased lung by Cataphoresis than
to any other cause. 1t is only by the
use of their large Static machine that
these results can be obtained.
ALCOHOLISM-Thei Kelly Method
of Treating Alcoholism has not fail
ed in a single case. Over fifty cases
have taken the Chloride of Gold Cure
at their office and private hospital
without single relapse. They ask
no fee until n cure is effected.
VARICOCELE- most frequent
cause of Nervous Debility absolutely
cured by their painless treatment.
If you want to get well consult
those that thoroughly understand
your disease and have the means to
treat it successfully. The German
English specialists have for years
made Chronic Diseases and Surgery
their speciality both in private prac-
tice and hospitals. They have every
modern aid at their disposal, togeth-
er with their wide experience to sue
cessfully treat your disease.
CONSULTATION FREE AND CONFI-
DENTAL.
Hours: 9 to II a. m, . to and z
to s p. m.
Office, 2O5 West Third street, Dav-
export, Iowa. Phone 9243.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02

F. G. Allen gave a banquet at the
Sommers hotel Saturday night to the
high school football team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02

Gunpowder in the coal used in the
soft coal stove at L. 1. Stanley's resi-
dence Saturday evening blew open
the stove doors and disjointed the
stove pipe, while the occupants of
the house were absent from the
room. They were attracted by the
loud report and hurrying to the room
found it filed with smoke and stiff