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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-27

be sIi1I1ng, is legally u burgldr-tnat Is,
if it is reasonably certain that he has
entered with the intent to commit fell
ony, for while tramp breaking into n
house to sleep may be Il housebreaker
he is not in the proper sense of the
word burglar. Burglary, however,
may consist in breaking out as well as
breaking in. for one who hides in
house before nightfall to steal and aft
er stealing breaks out to get away Is
just as much a burglar as he who to
effect his purpose breaks in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-27
Bankrupt Sale

Notice is hereby given that |, the
undersigned, trustee of the estate of
John II. Gilmore, bankrupt, will sell
at public vendue to the highest and
best bidder for cash, at the store
house lately occupied by said bank
rupt, at Milan, ILL.,, at o'clock p. m,
on the 9TH day of January, 1908, the
stock of goods belonging to said es-
tate.
Dated Dec. ~. a. d. 1902.
Il. +. LITTLE. Trustee.
Sweeney d Walker, attorneys for
trustee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-27
Her Station.

A little boy and girl were playing at
trains, says the Western Mail, and the
boy was calling out all the station
names he knew. The first stop was
Cardiff, the second Newport. the third
Swansea, and then he paused for q
name. At last. with a rush, he came
out triumphantIy with Heaven
"'Top," cried the sister. II t'ink I'll dot
ont here"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-27
BURGLARY In England

Burglary cannot be committed in the
daytime. The English rule is that if
there is light enough to see the face Of
the intruder there is no burglary. This,
however, does not include moonlight,
for housebreaker entering after night
fall, however brightly the moon may
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-27
Camp 1850. NJ w. A. Attention.

a special meeting will be held this
evening, Dec. %, at 1880, at the NJ. w.
\. hall, to arrange for the funeral
services of our deceased neighbor. w.
II. Dover. j. y. MORAN, V. {.
j. b. Corken. Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-27
The Weather.

Partly cloudy tonight and
Sunday, with probably light
snow furries; rising temper
allure.
j. NJ. SHERIER,
Observer.
Temperature a. NJ. /; at
$3.50 p. m. 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-27
The Faithful Retainer.

'Why do you always refer TO your
valet as your retainer
Because he always keeps everything
he finds."-Portsmouth News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-27
Attention Court of Honor No. 81.

The meeting called for Monday,
Dec. 30, is changed to Tuesday even
ing, Dec. 80. i. +. LARKIN.
NJ MULCAHY,
WILLIAM HOLLIS,
Directors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-27

The Lady Maccabees will give card
party Tuesday evening, Dec. 80, at
their hall. Admission, 10 cents each
Maccabees and friends invited.
The Washington times., 1902-10-19
GOLD CERTIFICATES ss
STOLEN FROM A SAFE
Mrs. Ida L. Oakes Suffers
Loss of s., 700.

Mrs Ida l.. Oakes, who conducts d
boarding house at 45l G Street north
vest, reported at Police Headquarters
last night that an iron safe kept in her
room had been relieved of SO, 700 in gold
certificates.
Mrs. Oakes used the back parlor as
her bedroom. Sine kept the safe in tha I.
room and the key under her pillow.
About 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
when she went to get some money fror.
the safe. the key was missing.
An expert was called in and the safe
opened. Three 81 600 bills and seven
500 bills, all the money that the safe
had contained. was gore. A considerable
amount of jewelry was left untouched.
A boarder left the house few hours
before the robbery was discovered. He
is a stranger in this city, having come
here with Mrs. Oakes from Baltimore.
where she says she conducted board
ing house on Saratoga Street.
The police are endeavoring to locate
him.
The Washington times., 1902-10-19
WESTERN LAW FIRM
IGNORES COURT RULE
Supreme Body Returns Briefs Because
of Their Presentation in
Bad Form. say

prominent Western law firm which
has case before the Supreme Court O.
the United States has just had its brief.
returned for reprinting. because of 3
disregard of an inf1exible rule of tbs
court. The rule reads as follows:
Rule 81. All records, arguments. and
briefs. printed for the use of the court
must be in such form and size that they
cAn be conveniently bound together, SO
as to make an ordinary octave volume
and as well as all quotations contained
therein, and the covers thereof, must be
printed in clear type (never smaller than
peal and on unglazed paper"
The Objectionable briefs were printed
on glazed paper, and as the justices
eyes are no longer young, would have
been source of extreme annoyance II
they had ever reached that solemn
body. The vigilance Of the clerk, how
ever, prevented this. In delivering an
opinion of The court last year, Mr.. Jus
tice Peckham had referred to violations
of the rule in the following language:
beloic tHtetius upoh tHc uistuoSlOH
of the questions in this case we desirc
TO say that the briefs filed herein during
this term are in plain violation of the
amendment to rule 81, adopted at the
last term. The type used in quoting the
statute is so small as to be exceedingly
difficult to read. Many briefs are still
printed on glazed paper. We shall here.
efter insist upon strict compliance with
the terms of the rule as amended"
The Washington times., 1902-10-19
FUNERAL OF MRS. DREW
WILL BE HELD TODAY
Body of Aged Woman Will Be Buried
From the Church of the
Ascension.

The funeral Of Mrs. Mahala Waters
Drew, widow of the late Edward Martin
Drew, who died Thursday evening at
her home. 716 Terth Street northwest
at the age of ninety years, will take
place from the Church of the Ascension
this afternoon, at 8 o'clock. Interment
will be private.
Mrs. Drew's ancestors were prominent
in the colonial and revolutionary wars.
She was the daughter of the late John
Waters, an old and highly respected cit
izen of the District, who was one of the
defenders of the city when the British
attacked it in 1912. Her greatgrand-
father, Capt. Almander Mckay, was
killed in the battle known as Brad
docks Defeat" and lies buried by Gen
eral Braddock's side. Her grandfather,
Robert Alexander Mckay. left Charlotte
Hall. Maryland. where he was attending
school. to fight in the American Revo-
luton, serving throughout the war with
distinction.
Mrs. Drew was one of the twenty-five
girls, selected by the mayor OF. this, city
from among the citizens daughters to
receive General Lafayette on his mem
orable visit to this city.
The Washington times., 1902-10-19
SEEKING STATISTICS
OF MANUFACTURING
Second Force Will Depart
From Census Office.

The second detachment of Census Of
fee employees to be sent over the country
in search of statistics for the manufac-
turers' division will leave Washington
tomorrow. There are sixty in the party.
They will visit about 100 of the larger
cities in the country and procure data
as to electric lighting plants and street
railway systems.
A detachment which recently went
South to procure statistics regarding
cotton and the manufacture of cotton
goods has returned. The statistics are
being put in tabulated, concise form,
and will be part of the records of the
permanent Census Office. tr
The work of collecting this data is
part of the big plan of work outlined
for the Census Office in the permanent
census bill. W. NJ. Steuart superintend-
ent of the manufacturers division, is
directing the collection of statistics. 1t
is expected it will require nearly one
year to collect data as to street rail-
ways and electric light plants. From
time to time, however, other employees
of the office will be sent through the
country to collect statistics on every
branch of manufao turing.
The Washington times., 1902-10-19
GENERAL REGRET OVER
N. P|ODA'S DEPARTURE.
His Unique Household a De-
light to Visitors.

General regret is felt in Washington
over the departure of NJ. Pioda, the re-
firing Swiss minister, who leaves Wash
ington within few days. The house
hold of the Swiss legation has long been
one of the most interesting of the diplo-
matte circle, on account of the genuine
Swiss air of the furnishing of the house.
and the Swiss customs maintained in
dinner giving.
At all formal functions dinner guests
were greeted with baskets of artificial
flowers. which adorned the center of
the table. Swiss ware was used entirely
in serving the dinner, and the menu
consisted of dishes famous in Switzer-
land. Ordinarily the diplomats follow
American customs in dinner giving as
soon as they arrive at the Capital, and
their households gradually lose all sug-
gestion of the country which they rep
resent.
The Piodas never gave up their pecu-
liar window draperies, beautifully carved
and furniture. which were ar
ranged about the first floor and we're a
constant delight to visitors. One of the
prettiest customs. and one which was
by Nine. Pioda, was Christ
mas tree each year for all the Swiss
residents of Washington. There was al
ways a present for each, generally
brought from Switzerland.
The Washington times., 1902-10-19
PRESIDENT CONDEMNS
CAMPAIGN FUND APPEALS

to Federal officials, or else they should
not bear the names Of the public officers
and employees designated in the act. In
q Op. 300, Attorney General Harmon
said:
"'All who are in the Government serv-
ice are thus protected against the pos
sibility of actual coercion. and from that
of the coercion implied in the relation OF
the person soliciting or receiving to the
Government or implied in solicitation
or receipt in a public office; but Con-
gress did not attempt to prohibit solicit
tation by or payment to persons not in
the Government service otherwise than
In Government Offices
Pertinent to Notice.
"It is also pertinent to notice section
IA of the act. viz:
THAT no officer. clerk. or other per-
son in the service of the United States
shall, directly or indirectly, give or
hand over to any other officer. clerk. or
person in the service of the United
States, or to any Senator or member of
the House of Representatives, or Terri
torial Delegate, any money or other
valuable thing on account Of or to be
applied to the promotion of any po.
1itica1 object whatevsr.
Your power to direct, by appropriate
order, under the mandates of these Sec
tfons. all persons in the executive serv-
ice of the United States is clear"
l hereby call the attention OF all Off
GERS and employees in the Federal serv-
ice to the foregoing opinion, and warn
them that the provisions of law as
therein construed are to be by them
obeyed and enforced.
Any official in the Federal service
may without jeopardy to his official
standing contribute or not, exactly as
he pleases. provided he obeys the sec.
tions of the Civil Service act above re-
ferred to.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The Washington times., 1902-10-19
HIGH PRICE OF COAL
DUE TO SPECULATION

NEW YORK. Oct. 1S.-Some one made
to four or five times it's normal value.
1t is generally admitted that the opera
tors did not raise the price. This passes
the responsibility along to the dealers,
and the dealers today passed 1t along
TO the small individual operators and to
spectators who went into the manipu-
lation of the retail market.
Among those who will be hit by the
end OF the strike will be number of
dealers who bought soft coal at a high
figure to take the place of anthracite.
A representative of one of the coal car
rying companies, which had a reserve
OF 100 tons of anthracite the day af-
ter the strike began, said today that
there was no doubt that speculation had
something to do in raising the price of
anthracite.
The companies, he said, charged only
the schedule price all along for their
new mined coal. To supply customers
they had on many occasions to buy coal
from individual operators. The profit of
the individual operator, the freight and
the additional cost of handling had then
to be charged.
A representative of the Erie Rail
road said one effect of the coming into
market of anthracite would be a great
drop In the price of soft coal He said
that one reason for the high price OF bi-
luminous coal was that it had been
handled badly and there was delay in
bringing it here. He expected thet in
two weeks after mining was resumed
there would be plenty of anthracite
here.
A sales agent for the Philadelphia and
Reading Company said that anthracite
would get down to Sc ton before win
ter, If mining was resumed on Thurs
day. He thought the regular coal deal
ears were not responsible for the high
nrjces
The Washington times., 1902-10-19
MINE WORKERS START FOR
wILKESBARRE MEETING

SHAMOKIN, Pa, Oct. 1S-A delega-
ton Of United Mine Workers, repro
senting twenty-five local unions. left
here this evening for Wilkesbarre to at
tend the convention TO begin there next
Monday. The delegation is equally di-
vided as TO whether to vote for or
against going TO work. President John
Fshey, of District No. 3. returned from
Wilkesbarre today.
He says the convention will indorse
.the course mapped out by Mitchell and
the oficials of the three districts. Hun.
oreos OF miners are bitterly opposed to
soing into the mines until they know
what they are to be paid.
Several non-unionists were attacked
The Washington times., 1902-10-19
WILL VOTE S0LIDLY FOR
ASSURANCES FROM OWNERS

TAMAQUA, Pa, Oct. 1S.-All the To-
Gals in the southern part of the anthra-
cite region will send their delegates to
the WIKI esbarre convention without in
struction. 1t was learned the delega-
tion will vote solidly not to return TO
work dnless the operators pledge them
selves to give every man his old position
back, TO 'he exclusion of non union men
now at work.
II WIS learned today that the Phila-
delphia and Rea6ing Coal and Iron Com
pany have at least two thousand men in
their employ who did not work at the
mines previous to the opening of the
strike. This will mean that 1000 men
who are now on strike will not be given
their positions back, The company on
cials say that onder no circumstances
viii they discharge non-union men to
make room for union men.
The Washington times., 1902-10-19

!. him that he was compelled in order te
!, save himself to have the strike ended.
Tried to Settle Strike.
1 In the course of a conversation tonight
iPresident Mitchell said:
ITO my personal knowledge Mr.. Nor
agan has been trying to settle the coal
i-strike ever since he came back from Eu-
,srope two months ago. If others had
Ebeen as fair and reasonable as Mr. Nor
ryan, this strike would have been set
stled long time ago. l know moth
fling about Mr.. Morgan's financial inter-
PESTS compelling him to seek settlement
sssof the strike, but l am informed that le
Ishas keenly felt his responsibility to the
spublic in connection with the fuel fam.
line, and has done his best to bring about
s.s1he end.
both Mr.. Morgan and Mr. Cassatt.
,of the Pennsylvania Railroad. were
I working for a settlement when President
[, Roosevelt made his successful move Mr..
Z Morgan could not very well have been
| forced to do something which he had
; been trying to achieve for several weeks.
make this statement III justice to Mr..
Morgan.
We have had no quarrel with him, and
We wish none. We do not fear him, but
prefer his friendship, If he is willing to
I. give ii to us. ] am credibly informed
that he is friendly TO organized labor"
The Washington times., 1902-10-19
MINERS IN DESPAIR.

ANDERSON. Ind, Oct. 1s.-School
Commissioner Sanford NJ Kelner sent
the following telegram to President
John Mitchell of the United Mine Work
ers:
Are subscriptions and collections Tor
relief fund to be taken or discontinued
by citizens? Our subscription started
today. Shall we continue or not?''
President Mitchell answered from
Wilkesbarre as follows:
Settlement of strike contingent upon
action of convention. Miners in despair
and should work be resumed next week
many miners could not start. Assist
ance for these will be needed, and very
greatly appreciated"
The Washington times., 1902-10-19
HOLDS P1cKET1NG LAWFUL,

SYRACUSE, N Y. Oct. lS.-Supreme
Court Justice Andrews today decided the
picketing in front of a boycotted cloth
ing store. The court gives the mer-
chants. Foster & Hinman, an injunction
restraining trespassers' obstructing the
premises or sidewalks of the plaintiffs.
The court. however, holds that peace
full picketing is lawful
The Washington times., 1902-10-19
RUNAWAY LOCOMOTIVE
WRECKS MINE SHAFT

PITTSTON, Pa. Oct. 1S.-The Mount
Lookout colliery. of the Temple Iron
Company, which has been working for
the last few weeks, Is idle owing to a
peculiar accident yesterday. the crib
bling In the shaft being badly wrecked
by runaway mine locomotive.
The locomotive was standing near the
head of the shaft. and for some mac
countable reason suddenly started up
and fell down the shaft. About $50 feet
down it struck the cage and tore it from
the cable. Engine and cage then drop
ped out Of sight into forty feet of water.
the lower vein of the mine being flooded
The Washington times., 1902-10-19
STEAMER MONROE LAUNCHED.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Oct. 1S.-The
Old Dominion steamship, Monroe was
successfully launched here today in the
presence of distinguished gathering
of railway, steamship, and public Off
cials. Mrs. A. ]. Montague, wife of the
governor. was sponsor, breaking the ira
ditional bottle of champagne over the
vessels prov as she glided down tho
ways. The Monroe was built by the
Newport News Shipbuilding and D-Y
Dock Company, for passenger and
freight service between Newport News.
Norfolk, and New York. She is a sister
ship to the Hamilton and Jefferson, and
is built for an, average speed, of l5,k
knots
The Washington times., 1902-10-19
RECEIVES CALL TO BROOKLYN.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-The Rev. w. r.
Troy, OF Richmond. Va, who has been
temporarily filling the pulpit of the
Sumner Avenue Baptist Church. Brook
lyn. has received a unanimous call from
the congregation to become the per-
manent pastor. He significd his WILL
ingness. and has taken up his home at
301 McDonough Street,
The Washington times., 1902-10-19
IlJ MEMORIAM.

ALEAANDER-1n loving remembrance of my
son, ROBERT b. ALEXANDER, who departed
this life SIX years ago today, October 10. 1896
IHOMPSoN-In remembrance of our father
BENJAMIN THOMPSON who died twenty four
years ago tomorrow, October 10 1878.
a precious one from us is gone,
voice we loved is stilled,
\ place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
God in his wisdom has recalled
The boon his love had given.
And though the body slumbers here,
The soul is safe in heaven.
ell BY his daughters, Maggie and Mary.
The Washington times., 1902-10-19

are James Green. president of the Po-
cahontas local union, United Mine Work
ers, four months in jail. execution CT
sentence suspended to allow steps for
appeal: William Wickham and Miles
Hamlet, colored, forty-fve days; John
Wascoe. one hundred days. Joseph
Coolack was discharged.
The Washington times., 1902-10-19
DIED.

DREW-on Thursday. October iG, 1862, at
Street northwest, MAItALA WATERS, widow
OF the late Edward Martin Drew, and daughter
OF the late John and katherine symn Waters.
Funeral from the Church of the Ascension
corner OF Massachusetts, Avenue and Twelfth
street, sunday, at O'Clock p. in. Relatives
and friends invited. Interment private. MI
HORNER-on Thursday, October l6 1902 Mt
Washington Asylum Hospital, JOHN HORNER.
Body at City Morgue. If not called for by
October 10, 1902, at p. M. the remains will be
disposed OF in accordance with law. William
Schoneberger, Morguemaster ell
The Washington times., 1902-10-19
UNIQUE SITUATION At
LAW IN SUPREME COURT
knitted Astrakhan' Case
Curiously Complicated.
ORIGINAL SUIT IN NEW YORK
Story of Mandate Filed in Case of ]. E.
Hanifen & Co. Against
Butterfield & Co.

An unique situation at law Is disclosed
by motion for stay of mandate filed
in the Supreme Court in the case of Johr
E. Hanifen & Co., against Fred Butter
field 4: Co., involving the patentability OF
an invention for making knitted as
trakhan.
As the case now stands the manufac-
ture of this cloth is permitted in New
York, Vermont, and Connecticut, where
the circuit court held the invention to be
without merit, and is enjoined in the
States of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and
New Jersey, where the circuit court sus-
tanned the patent, while the Supreme
Court of the United States last spring,
owing to the illness Of Justice Gray, stood
four to four on the question of affirming
the decision of the circuit court first
named. Sofs'Fr ta.
No Interference.
This evenly divided decision was rem
dered on the last day of the spring term.
and as the rules Of the court preclude
the interference at subsequent term Of
case disposed of at prior term, the pc
titioners were compelled to take the un-
usual course of asking stay of mandate
issued last June in order to reopen the
case at the circuit court at New York. ,-
Even this is practically barred by the
rules Of the court, and counsel in his
application acknowledging this says he
bases the motion on the broad princi-
pies of equity, and on the ground that
the tribunal which frames it's own rules
OF practice is superior to those rules
and need not for lack of a preced sn:
deny relief to the petitioner simply
because no rule was ever made to meet
an unforeseen emergency like the pres
ent.
There was only one rule which applied
to the motion. he asserts, and that rule
was expressed by the single word.
Justice
Place of Original Suit.
The original suit was brought at New
York by Haniien, as the owner of the
patent granted Levi Byweter, to prevent
Butterfeld & Co. from using machinery
covered by the patents in the manufac-
ture of knitted astrakhan. He also
brought suit in Philadelphia against
Godshalk for like restraint, that be-
Ing decided in Hanifen's favor, sustain
Ing the patent. Similar suits are now
pending in other circuits.
The decision in. the New, York case.
which was before the Supreme Court
was that Bywster's patent had been an
ticipated by the Booth patent in Eng
land, years before, and that the diff
ferences between the two were not suf-
icient to give patentable status 10 the
improvements made by Bywater.
Mechanical Skill.
1t was held in effect that Bywater's
as compared with Booths, vas
merely the result of mechanical skill,
and not one of invention, which made
he patent invalid.
The other decision, In philadelphia.
sustained in every particular the valid
ty Of Bywater's patent. and enJoined
Iodshalk. the defendant, from iniring-
ng.
In the present state of unique affairs,
ne can, however, move his factory to
New York. which is embraced in the |
erritory covered by the second judicial
;ircuit. where the court held Bywater's
oatent invalid.