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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23
Not Seeking Mat Felix.
DEARTH OF BUSINESS
IN LOCAL POLICE COURT

The mills of justice are. grinding
with scant grist just now, and the
principal occupation of the local mil
lers consists in looking out of their
respective windows at the crowds of
Christmas shoppers in the streets
This is the one season of the year
when the people as whole have
something that takes precedence in
their minds over their personal squab-
bles, and the justices of the peace and
the lawyers are given forced vaca-
ton The police, also, are finding
very little to engage their attention
beyond making reports, keeping up
the fire at the station and dabbling in
municipal politics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the city clerks Office, Rock Island.
ILL.,, until Friday, Dec. 90, 1902, at )
o'clock p. M, for finishing five rooms
at Detention hospital.
Plans and specifications on file at
city clerks office.
Certified check, in amount, 5000,
payable to the mayor, must accom-
pany each bid. The city reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
Rock Island. ILL.,, Dec. II. 1902.
II. c. SCHAFFER, City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23
TODAY'S MARKETS

ing. highest lowest and closing quotations
In today's markets:
Dec, 74al-; 75l4; 741l. 749s
Nav. 77ss-. 771a; a I71S--
July, T1l; IN; 7S7s-, n
Corn.
Dec, 45sa. 45ls -: 451s
Jan. Az i5I4. 4i3i 4iA
May. 434-; 49,; 43i6; $50.
Gate.
Dec. 30 81. 3Iss: 3ia
May. 1874 S3Ts: 49,: S316-.
July, 325s s25s; 3al4 32Ii.
Pork.
Jan, 16 67-; Is -: IS co 1850
May, 1920 IS 80; iG IL 1920
Lard
Dec. o %: 1927: 10 IL: IOI7
Jan, e.S7: 9 90. 8 a.; $50
May, $40, 9.47; 9.37; 9,42
Ribs.
Jan, s45: $50: SIS: s.45
May, 81; e.; s.57: 81.
Rye Dec. 4S1l MAY 5Il5b, 52s; fax, cash. n
W. l.24. 5. W. 1.16, Dec. L16, May 1.23; limo
thy. Jan. 4.25.
There viii be no session of the Chicago
board OF trade Wednesday or Thursday.
New York Stocks.
New York. Dec. 23.-The following are the
closing quotations on the New York stock
exchange:
So. Pacific So. sugar 1867. C&A. com. s914,
gas 1015S. PeDna. 49, Il. s. o. 971S. c. r. l. 4
2. com 427l G. NJ. & St p 1854, Manhattan l45SS,
Pacific Mail -. Atchtson com. s27i, w. o.
1874, B.. K. T. 6515, Rdg. com. 6Sl4 leather
com. ~, copper 5S9s. Atchison ptd. 80, u.
). Steel ptd s415, U. S Steel common 341s,
Missouri Pacific 1857, Union Pacific common
$50. coal and iron -. Erie common 34h,
Wabash pfd ~, Can Pacific l2916, Republic
Steel common 1919, Republic Steel pfd. 767l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23
Coughs. Colds and Constellation.

Few people realize when taking
cough medicines other than Foley's
Honey and Tar, that they contain
opiates which are constituting, be-
sides being unsafe, particularly for
children. Foley's Honey and Tar
contains no opiates, is safe and sure
and will not constipate. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23
Ice Dream.

Place your order with us and get
the purest and richest ice cream in
the tri-cities. Phone West 1241. Tri-
City Milk & Butter company, Rock
Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23
Happy Hooligan

is coming to be truly happy for
once because the Widder Smith
gave him some money along with
her admiration. and advised him to
buy his Xmas dinner at our store.
He gets so much for so little mon
ey that we had to tell the police
not to arrest him for n thief when
going home with his turkey, etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23
Merry
KriSmaS

cannot work well i'll your kitchen
nor do Justice to your ta-
BILE without full power to draw
upon a first class grocery for ne
cessities, as well as all delicacies.
We have them in abundance, and
within the buying reach of all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23
Gloomy Gus

gets the best in every miX-up and
it costs him hardly the effort. He
is going to procure his Christmas
dinner from our store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23
ATTACK STATE CASE
Miss DunIap's Lawyers Seek to
Make Use of All Posi-.
BILE Points.
ACCUSED GIRLS COUSINS TESTIFY
Aiding the Defense Grcatly-Dr
Browning Contra
dicted.

Aledo. ILL.,. Dec. 23.-Miss iona Dun
laps testimony at the inquest on the
death of Miss Allie DooI, as well as
the testimony of Miss Margaret Mil
Ter on the same occasion, became the
subject of a vigorous argument in
court yesterday Miss DunIap's coun-
sci sought to have the written testi-
mony on file in the coroner's office
introduced as evidence. that of Miss
Miller as ccrroborative of her tests
mOny in court Saturday, and that of
Miss Dunlap as proof that her de-
meanor ut the inquest had been mis-
represented by the witnesses for the
state.
The point raised by Attorney Searle
in his reply to the objections by At
torney Graham was fine one, as law
yers say. and in direct conflict with
the generally accepted rules govern
ing evidence. Mr.. Searle admitted as
much. but pointed out to the court
that the rule was not intieXible. Judge
Ramsay reserved his decision on the
admiSsibility of Miss Miller's state
ment before the coroner'S jury. but
barred out the evidence of Miss Dun
lap as improper.
Seeks to Fort. fy Girls Evidence.
1t was the evident purpose of the
defense TO strengthen the testimony
of Miss Miller in the minds of the
jury by Introducing her statement at
| the inquest. The state will undOubt-
| edly attempt to impeach her testi-
mony on the vital question whether
Miss Dool helped herself to the chloe
olate creams which brought about
| her death. or was handed the poison
ed candy by Miss Dunlap.
Attorney Searle argued that Miss
| Miller's statement before the cor
Oner's jury was in no essential par
ticular different from her testimony
| during the present trial. and that as it
was made prior to the contradictory
statements attributed to her by the
state it more clearly represented her
| knowledge of the facts.
The point was argued during the
absence of the jury and at the close
| of a short session of court in the af-
| ternoon. y delayed train made it i'm
| possible for Judge Ramsay to hold
court in the forenoon, and thereby
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Today's Quotations oD Provisions, Live
Stock. Feed and Fuel
Rock Island, Dec. 23-Following are the
quotations on the local market:
Provisions.
Butter-Creamery sS1zc. airy 23:.
Eggs-Fresh 24c; packed 21C
Live poultry-Spr1ng cnlckens &c per
pound, hens SC per pound, ducks &c, turkeys
l2C, geese SC.
Vegetables-Potatoes. 35c to 4oc.
Fruit-Apples SOC to 75c per busheL
Live Stock.
Cattle-Steers e45O to Is So cows and
heifers 600 to $3.50. calves e450 to 1900.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers 1850 to rs 90
Sheep-Yearlings or over, per cwt. 81 90 to
a 90, Lambs per head 1890 tot SOL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23
Mamma
katzenjammer

is going to give her kids n big
Xmas feast, ana she threw up her
hands and said vat ISIS" when she
endeavored to choose from our
large assortment of sweet meats.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23
Foxy Grandpa

was never more foxy in his life as
when he walked into our store to
get a supply for a merry Christ
mas dinner for those miscellaneous
boys,
Now YOU should join the popular
procession and be in line to buy
your Christmas dinner at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23

Chicago. Dec. 23-Fonowing are the oper-
ing. highest lowest and closing quotations
In today's markets:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23

the program of the de-
Tense considerably. 1t is likely now
that Miss Dunlap will not go on the
stand before Wednesday,. She is look
ing forward with Impotence to the
time when she will have a chance to
tell her side of the story.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-15
THEOSOpHIST PRIME SAYS
THAT MAN IS BEHIND TIME

than that about physical objects. Every
plane of nature is real to the senses
that comprehend it. Today man US
ing his ordinary sight merely sees the
physical world. Some people are color
blind and although coIors are perfectly
distinguishable one from the other TO
a man who knows them perfectly, they
are absolutely incomprehensible to the
other one Mr.. Prime said that in
chemistry room when the colors of the
spectrum were thrown upon wall,
and dozen men were asked to go for
ward and mark the distinguishing hues
before they blended, not more than two
marked them alike. This was true of
the human aura and other auras, which
one man with higher senses could easi-
" comprehend. and others with senses
not vet arrived at the higher stages of
development, could not.
Dr. Prime asked why the scent of
man is so much poorer than that of a
dog and why the Indian makes bet
ter scout than a more civilized man.
The answer was that it is not so much
a matter of development of the physical
senses making the man greater than
the animal or savage but in the pow
ers Of perception which are added.
When these came the lesser senses
ceased. and man does not have to be
so dependent upon them. Further
more. the man has 4 judgment and the
dog has none, and the man thinks out
the proba bilitfes.
\ mans aura extended about eighteen
inches on either side of him. If one
could see that aura he would notice
II was resplendant with colc-s. one
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-15

aura. compared with another. would
he dense. dark and cloudy, and the
other brilliant, radiant and glorious.
Then there would be many different
shades, though it would be seen that
the predOminating hue was changing
continually as various desires and emo
tions of the being swept through the
entire aura. To one who can discern
an aura, to him is given the power 10
read character by it. The astral oody
of the savage would be seen of dark
brown color with a great many streaks
of green and req and these would be
vivid. The darker the color the less re-
fined are the emotions. If the coiors
are finer and more delicate 1t would IN
dicate a higher development.
often two people of uncongenial ma
lures will be sitting close to one an
other. The auras of each envelop the
other. Each person unconsciously VIII
be annoyed by the presence Of the 9TH
er and they will often change their
places. The speaker said that it was
because the auras clashed and the
vibrations in each failed to blend with
those in the opposing aura. Irritation
and annoyance steals over one under
such conditions. They are out OF har-
mcny, like two musical instruments
keyed differently which bring about
only discord.
Il hope it viii be possible some day.
said he. that all school teachers will
be Of cIairvoyant natures so that they
will be able TO observe the auras OF
their pupils, and therefore be in posi-
ton TO assist in the upbuilding Of each
one according TO their wants and re-
qufrefnents. How advanced the world
will be when they can read the auras
OF man. Instead Of probing for bull
let's physicians viii be able to locate
them by clairvoyance- Suppose this
higher sight did come to the doctors
there would not be 50 many mistakes
made as now"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-15

The Maui Republicans feel very much
encouraged, as there seems to be con-
siderable feeling against Wilcox, al
though there can be nothing said def
nitely until the holding of the nominat-
ing convention which is now scheduled
for Saturday. 1t was the common re-
port on the island the first of the week
that the old ticket would be renominat-
ed at that Wailuku meeting, with the
one exception perhaps, the substitution
of Kookoo, for one of the representa-
tives. The Republicans feeling that
this may be possible have the strong
est hopes of victory. White however
Will find others to contest the place
ing Lyons, Clark, and Ahulii. For Rep
resentatives the following names have
been mentioned: Beckley, Kookoo, Ka-
waihoa, Hihio, Kauimakaole, Wailehua,
Makekau, Hekapai, Kamakele, Kapo-
hakimohewa, Aukai and Kahokuoluna.
The Republicans, while Dickey will
have the strongest pull in the conven-
ton, will have others at hand. Among
those whose friends are OF opinion that
they can win are w. F. Pogue, who is
I. thought to be the man best informed
as to the conditions there, A. n. Ke-
poikai and DR.. J. II. Raymond. For
the lower house there will be a raft of
material, good timber, and there may
be some lively contests. The island
has been divided so that the men to be
chosen will be recommended to the full
committee by those members from
various districts. Among names most
prominently put out are Philip Pail,
George Copp. John Kaluna, DR.. Ray
l11czd. Sam Kalanaa. w. p. Haia, J. K.
Tosena. n. H Kahaulelio, r. c. Searle,
L. NJ Hanuna-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-15


Prime last night at Arion
Hall during his lecture on the Aura"
In the second half of the evolution the
theosophist believes that the spiritual
qualities Will take the place of the ply
steal ones in man, until he approaches
more nearly to the perfect God. The
theory is that man is the son of God,
and in man are all the qualities in God
In time man will become as the God
He likened this evolution to the acorn
growing up to be as great as the par
ent. He said no one should expect to
see perfection develop all at once, but
gradually.
Mr.. Primes description of the aura OF
the human body was an interestingly
told phase of theosophy. He said that
in gazing at an object one would nearly
always find a hazy outline about it par
tieularly if there is a background OF
a neutral tint and good light. The
aura surrounded every physical object
and could be seen by those possessing
higher faculties of mind, but the aura
was not nearly as distinct about in
animate things as wnen surrounding
human beings. There were few VINO
could discern this aura around human
beings, which is naturally much nneT
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-15
MAUI MEN ENCOURAGED.

tuguese. August Dreier, D. P. R, Isen-
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Continued on Page 50
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HUMANITY is about half way
through the great scheme OF
3 evolution" said Theosophist
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-15
CANDIDATES
IN FORCE.
Many Republicans
Seeking the
Places.
FEW NOMINATIONS
ARE ASSURED
Achi Will Be Named Without
Doubt Maui May Name
Dickey.

a A sITH nominating conventions only
HA a few weeks OFF the political
w situation is clearing and the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-15
FROM
BIG DEPTH
Ice Cold Monster
From 5000 #.
Below.
WORK OF ALBATROSS
NEAR BIRD ISLAND
Vessel Has Now Finished Work
for the Fish Commission in 2
These Islands.

~ r. GILBERT Of the United States
Fish Commission steamer Alba
~ tross. has been doing some fish
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Smith Manls Mic Irnthr

To the Editor of the Evening Journal.
Sir: Print the truth, not sensational
news, from idle gossipers. Such notice
of their babble only makes fuel for
future trouble. A part of the truth is
THAT William Pratt, in his cell at
Georgetown, told in the presence of
four men that he was in Collins car
riage house, told of THE iron bar and
the number OF wounds inflicted. of the
money, and other things which
compare with statements made by
persons miles away, gave up his bloody
clothes. which are at Delaware Col
lege. subject to the examination and
direction of the Attorney-G General; tell
Of a State detective going to suspect
ed man and telling him to close his
mouth against any interviewers, tcll
truths and not talk from street corner
loafers. and your paper will be read
with a view to ediication and net food
for fools.
Print this over my signature and
send me the bill. G.. E. Smith.
Laurel, Del. April 49,
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
WSPAPER OPINION

The Court-Martial OF General Smith
From the Philadelphia Press.
The Presidents action in taking di-
rect oversight of the court-martial
which is to try General Jacob ii.
Smith, at Manila, will have a most
wholesome effect both here and in the
Philippine Islands. IL is evident that
the court-martlal will be no perfume
tory affair, and that the President re-
CARDS the charges made against Cen
eral Smith as of the grayest character.
affecting the good name of the army
and of the United States Government
and entitled, therefore, to his personal
attention.
Cur soldiers I'm the Philippines are
cut on in great measure from the re-
straining influences OF their home en-
virOnment. They are surrounded by a
people with whom treachery is a virtue
and private assassination a confirmed
habit. There Is no doubt that our sol.
diers are severely tried, and some o.
them seem to have been provoked intC
taking retaliatOTy measures, which the
laws OF civilized warfare do not justif.
and which our Government will no
tpltAdlts
1t is necessary that our officers an,
men in the Philippines should under
stand this, and the Presidents actor
in taking himself charge of Genera
Smiths court-martial will facilitat
their understanding OF IL enormously
The membership OF the court-martia
lappointed by the President is the sam
as that selected by General Chaffee, bJ
the responsibility of approving or dis
approving the findings will now re:
on the President directly and GenerI
Chaffee will be free to appear as a wi
ness If needed.
The moral effect of this action Wi
} be felt in every command in the PHI
, ippines, and III the rules of civiliz'
warfare have been suspended or disr
garded by any American command
q in any portion of the island we We
4 ture to predict that they will be II
- lmediately restored without waitii
. for the outcome of this court-martia
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
Regarding Newsnanar Ethics

TO the Editor Of the Evening Journal.
Sir: Your editorial entitled News
paper Ethics" in yesterdays issue,
was both timely and true 1t was and
is a much deserved compliment and
fact. My opinion once was that re-
porters had published everything they
learned; but ! have since found out
differently. During the past ten years
in this city | have become acquainted
with a large circle Of newspaper men
and women, and in no case has my
confidence in their pledge to secrecy
been betrayed. have never refused
them any information in my posses
sion, and when asked to say nothing
about il" the request has always been
granted.
The entire newspaper fraternity of
this city is most Obliging. helpful and
considerate of ministerial interests; ;
and l believe they take special care to
preserve The dignity and the character
of the class of men who stand in the
forefront of Righteousness. MIR. Editor
am not afraid to trust the true quail
ity' newspaper man, and this is the
sort Wilmington has. To all such
wish many years of happiness ant
continued usefulness. May you al
smoke the pipe of peace as you shal
continue daily to put before the people
what your genius gathers and the bes
your brain can produce.
One of your truest friends,
Il. Burgette Short.
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
.PRINr THE rRurHn

In another column we print a letter
from G. f. Smith. of Laurel, who gives
the Evening Journal some advice, his
chief direction being: Print the
truth" Now the motive for the ad-
vice is a desire to set us straight on
the matter Of the Collins murder sus-
poets. and Mr.. Smith evidently imag-
ines that his personal opinion should
be the guide in printing the news and
in forming opinions. The difference
between Mr.. Smith and this paper il
that he is concerned in clearing a Ger.
tain person, and we have no other OBJ
iect than to give the news. Mr.. Smitf
evidently wants to prove the limo
cence Of one suspect. and to do thi
amplifes the so-called evidence to i'm
plicate another. And who is thi
other? A negro, practically without
mind. an imbecile who was made 4
confess through the brutality Of tn
sweating" process. And who admin
istered this treatment? The detective
employed in the interest Of anothe
suspect. Mr.. Smith mentions the fal
that the clothes Of the negro are
the hands of the chemist Of Delawal
College. and subject to the directic
Evening journal., 1902-04-30

them hours ahead. in fact, to a Large
extent. monopolize them. The rates
are: One dollar an hour for q chair
holding two, forty cents an hour hold
ing one person and thirty cents II you
roll it yourself
1T is a new way Of spending money.
But the owners do not make it all.
The Atlantic City authorities impose
a license of SIS each per year on the
chairs holding two persons and $40
on the single one. One man pays the
city $4,000 annually for his chairs.
"Then the stands rent for several
hundred dollars each and the men or
BOYS who push get fifteen cents an
hour for pushing the single and
twenty-five cents an hour for the two
seated ones.
'eThe girls like them better than
they do candy, in fact, one girl who
was pleading for a chair was overheard
to say that she would rather have 1t
than a box of Huyler's."
Atlantic City Will be better patron
lied this summer than it ever has beer
before. A noticeable improvement haE
been made at the resort. Several new
hotels and over a hundred new cot
tages have been built All OF thes'
buildings are up-tO-date and modern il
every way. In a few weeks the great
rush of summer visitors Will trOup tC
the shore. and will find not only healtf
from the invigorating atmosphere, bu
will find hotel accommodations agree
able
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
TAFT AND THE ARMY

The speech of Governor Taft at Yale
University yesterday>is an authoritive
utterance ON the Philippine situation.
He does not attempt to excuse any in
fractions Of the military law, but does
make it plain that If our people are
to credit all the idle rumors that are
coming from the archipelago they will
do our brave army a great injustice In
part he says:
THAT the water cure and other forms
.of cruelty which are equally repug-
nant to the American mind have been
practced in certain instances by our
army in the Philippines is undoubtedly
true. But that these instances typify
our army in the Philippines | do not
for one moment believe. l was among
the men who were in the field as lead
ers, and am convinced that the course
pursued by our army has been a very
humane one. War, however, is severe
and the war i'm the Philippines has of
necessity been very severe.
Our army of 10000 men was cut up
into small detachments. at the head of
which even second lieutenants be-
came commanding officers with full
power to act The insurgents fell upon
our weak detachments in the night and
cut them to pieces. Then came those
horrible mutilations of the bodies OF
the dead. Is It any wonder that in rare
instances young and inexperienced Offl-
GERS, struggling to save their little com
mand from humiliation, put to tor
ture the men who We're deceiying them
in order TO find where arms and am
munition were buried?
l do not know under what circum.
stances the order of General Smith was
issued, or what extreme occasion
prompted It. OF this case / am no
able to speak, for General Smith Il
now before a court IL would be a ter
lrible mistake to allow such garble,
facts as you have had TO lay the bash
for the overthrow of a party upon thi
continuance OF which party in office de
lpends the successful and uninterrupted
carrying out of the work we have be
gun in the Philippines.