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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
NATICK NOTES.

Frank Dunsmore has the west end
switch engine nights, while the reg
ular man i'm charge, William En-
met. is laid up with n broken arm.
Brakeman Mckee was in Naticll
yesterday To visit the doctor. His
mashed fingers seem to be giving
him trouble and it will be some
time before he is back on his run.
The night force at the yardmas-
ter's office was changed last night
by the transferring of \. O. Van
Fleet. formerly night operator. to
the day trick at Davenport. q. w.
Barr from Bureau takes his place at
Natick.
Engine 1241 is the only engine in
the roundhouse at present for re-
pairs.
Engineer Ostendorf, of the $40,
thinks he has drag" fever, nothing
but drags coming his way lately.
Past Master of the s. L. of n. A.
George w. stanton and Switchmap C..
Dahlsted were in Cedar Rapids Mon
day to complete arrangements for
the switchmen's excursion to Cedar
Rapids June %. given for the benefit
of the order.
Fireman Reid is running on pas
senger out of Rock Island this week
and passenger run is also claiming
the service of Fireman III. Wright
for the present.
Fireman Ribble is back on duty. af-
ter few days illness. and Engin-
GERS Ed. Heffernan and Mansfield
are registered on the sick list.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
Spring Fever.

Spring fever is another name for
biliousness. 1t is more serious than
most people think. y torpid liver
and inactive bowels mean a poisoned
system. If neglected, serious illness
may follow such symptoms. De-
Wits Little Early Risers remove all
danger by stimulating the liver, open
ing the bowels and cleansing the sys-
tenn of impurities. Safe pills. Never
grippe. 81 have taken DeWitt's Little
Early Risers for torpid liver every
spring for years." writes X. NJ. Ever
ly, Moundsville, w. Va. ''They do me
more good than anything have ever
tried"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
COUNTY DEMOCRATS
HOLD THEIR CONVENTION

The Mercer county democratic CON
vention was held at Aledo yesterday
for the purpose of selecting delegates
to the state. congressional and SEN
atorial conventions. The state. dele
gallon will be headed by G. S. Scott,
of Aledo, member of the democratic
state central committee. No indorse-
mentsA Instructions or resolutions
were offered before the convention.
After the convention Hon. w. j. Bry-
an gave a lecture in the park.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
FARM LAND IS HIGH:
$4,000 OFFER REFUSED

Rock Island county has some of the
best farm land in the state, and it is
doubtful if farm values are higher in
any other part of Illinois than in this
vicinity. Recently Robert Bailey, of
Rural, refused $4,000 for his farm
of so acres, lying about three miles
from Coal Valley and - miles from
the county seat. Not many sections
of the west can boast of land used
for ordinary agricultural purposes
which will produce enough to yield
a profit on an investment of S125 per
acre.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
MOLINE MENTION

Mrs. c. w. Skinner, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
p. Skinner, James G. Skinner and
Bert Skinner, 4. NJ. Wheelock. George
Huntoon and Richard McMann have
returned from Tuscola where they
attended the wedding of Z. Stanley
Skinner and Miss Eva Bragg.
nq
After holding an option for many
months on the Rosborough property
at Fifteenth street and Thirteenth
avenue, the Battle Creek sanitarium
relinquished it yesterday and re-
turned il to the owners of the pro-
perty. The plan of acquiring addi-
tional ground to permit of extending
the capacity of the local branch was
given up owing to outside circum-
stances which demanded that all at
tention be paid to the parent insti-
tuition at Battle Creek.
Eq
Invitations have been issued by the
class of 1902 of the nurses training
school of the City hospital for the
commencement exercises of June 10
to be held at the First Congregational
church at S p. IN. The young ladies'
who will receive diplomas are: Miss
Mary Carlson, Mrs. Sadie Cowley,
Miss Emma Popp, Miss Stella Wand
ruff. \ reception Will be rendered the
graduates at the nurses home Fri
day evening, June 20. by the Wo-
mems Hospital association.
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commencement exercises were held
at Nassar college Wednesday at
Poughkeepsie and Miss Marguerite
Gould Hill of this city received
diploma. The usual commencement
exercises were held and after the es-
says came the announcement of
scholarships and the awarding of di
plomas. Mr.. and Mrs. $. NJ. Hill and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Hillhouse were
present. They will go east for the
summer and take cottage on Long
Island Sound
nq
Two Moline boys. Harry Mccarthy
and JUST Lindgren. were graduated
from the state university Wednesday
at Urbana.
Wednesday afternoon and evening
June Is, the district convention of the
Rebekah lodges will be held in Moline
and at the same time a school of in
struction will be opened The meet
ing will take place at Metropolitan
hall and the members of the two
local lodges, the Myrtle and Swedish
Olive. are anticipating a large crowd
to be present besides the delegates.
The fifteen lodges of Rock Island,
Henry and Whiteside counties will
send delegates, one from each of the
lodges. which together
with members who usually come for
the school of instruction, will bring
at least 100 strangers here.
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Word has been received Iy Super
intendent w. j. NJ. Cox from Miss
Flora Wi;ber. now in Jena. Germany
the position lett vacant by
j. z. Drake of the high school fac
ulty. Miss WILDER will sail on the
of the HamburgAmerican
line, June p. arriving in this coIn-
try the last of the month.
ga
Moline's famous football player,
Justi Lindgren, returned from Cham
paign Tuesday evening after having
graduated and won the degree of
bachelor of arts in specialized
courses in chemistry. Announce
ment is made at Mount Vernon. To-.
that Moline's famous tackle and cap
tain on last years varsity football
team, has been secured to coach the
athletes at Cornell college in that
city during the coming year. The
are iubilant over their suc-
cess in securing one of the best men
In the west AT cOachinC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13

lasting. These laws rule alike the
heavenly spheres and the actions and
lives of those living on those spheres.
Man is particularly susceptible to in
fractions of those laws and the usu-
al result is disease or injury or death.
II is n law if you overeat that YOU
will suffer. 1t is a law that if you
fan down i'm front of a moving train
you will suffer. And all of the dis
eases that afflict mankind come from
the conscious or unconscious infrac
ton of some one of the laws that
govern the universe. These diseases
may be hereditary or acquired. They
may be the result of law breaking
by home ancestor in the remote past.
For the ''Sins of the Father Are Wis
tied Upon the Children even unto the
Third and Fourth Generation" But
if nature provides penalty for the
infraction of the least of her laws
she has also provided a remedy. For
years / have made a careful study of
disease. its cause and effect And I
have made a wonderful discovery.
have discovered that natures
remedy for very large number of
diseases is electricity. L use my
electrodes upon the nerve centers of
the human system and nature does
the rest. If you are suffering from
any Female Weakness, have a tumor,
cancer or goitre, victim of kidney
or liver troubles, consumption, loss
of energy, cOnstipa tiOn-a myriad of
diseases. come and see me. Consul
tation is free, and L can tell you
whether or not / can be of assistance
to you. or whether your disease is in
too advanced a stage for any assist
ance whatever. Do not delay. My
method of treatment is perfectly ra-
tionaI and relief is almost instantan-
eous.
/ guarantee a cure in all durable
cases and cure hundreds that others
consider incurable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
DAVENPORT DOINGs

The semi-annual convention of the
Iowa Millers' association will be
held i'm Shriners' hall of the Masonic
temple. Wednesday and Thursday.
June - and 20.
DR.. and Mrs. W. l.. Allen, Miss
Dorothy Van Patten, Miss Ray
Chambers. George Lindsay and Ben
Bawden left yesterday afternoon on
the Eclipse for trip up the river.
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The commencement exercises of
ST. Ambrose college will be held ON
the evening of June II. at the col
lege hall. 1t will he the goth an
nual graduation exercises of the in
stitution. The elocution contest
will be held during the same even
ing.
Weird has been received from Indi-
anapoIis that the charge of black
mail preferred against Julius Her
mann of this city by young dentist
there, has been dismissed by the
grand jury. This is the outcome of
the matter that was expected by
Mr.. Hermann's friends here. He has
been nj work right along. awaiting
with confidence the result of the in
veStigation. which clears his char
acter of the stain the charge put upon
it. He may come home for a visit
with his parents in n few days.
90
Rev. James Davis. V. e.. officiated
- H.l, In nf ha
Sacred Heart cathedral at the nup-
tials of John L. Nliclot and Miss
Laura NJ. Smith.
The nuptials of Edward Breausche
and Miss Olive Woeber are aunounc-
ed To take place at st. Joseph's
church. Rev. \. Niermann officiating.
at o'clock. June -. The bride is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Aman-
dus Woeber, of 900 West Seventh
street.
np
Fred Reed. who was sent to Mt.
Pleasant for treatment for the drug
habit, has been released from that in
stitution and * now apparently
sound and well. Mr.. Reed returned
To the city Wednesday, and says
that he has only words of praise for
the authorities down there. and that
he would never have recovered if ne
had not gone thare.
pa
The Wednesday Tennis club held
its annual meeting at the Outing
club and. after a banquet, elected
new officers and Land plans for re-
vival OF the game. in which new in
tercst is being shown after bad
season OF two due to the temporary
detection of former faithful mem
bers. who had yielded to the seduc-
tive Influences of golf. bowling and
ping pong. There are signs of live
~ tennis season this summer at the
club. The Wednesday players chose
officers as follows: President, j..
:. IIammatt: vice president, J. IL
Hass; secretary and treasurer, Hugo
r. Krohn.
Mrs. Sophie Boehl. residing at 727
West Fourth street in the house adj
joining that of Captain John Stolten-
berg of the Aerial truck, had the mis-
fortune to fall from a step ladder at
her home yesterday. Drs. Stiles and
Decker were called and looked after
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
Was Wasting Away.

The following letter from Robert
r. Watts, of Salem, Mo-, is ipstrue-
tive: Il have been troubled with kid
ney disease for the last five years. I
lost flesh and never felt well and doc
tored with leading physicians and
tried all remedies suggested without
relief. Finally 1 tried Foley's Kidney
Cure, and less than two bottles COM
pletely cured me, and am now
sound and we'll"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
AdminIstrator,s Notice.

Estate OF Anton Joseph walters, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed ad-
Illustrator of the estate of Anton Joseph
Walters, late of the county of Rock Island
state of Illinois, deceased hereby gives notice
that be win appear before The county court
OF Rock and county at the county court
room. In the city OF Rock Island at The July
term. on the first Monday In Ju next, at
which time all persons having claims against
said estate are notified and requested to at.
tend. for the purpose of having the same
adjusted
Al persons Indebted TO said estate are re-
:uested to make Immediate payment to u Q
tndersigned.
Dated this 24.h day OF May, A. d. 1902
GEORGE X. HELFRIcK, Administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
For oxer Sixtx Year.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. It
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind colo, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea. rs
cents q bottle A4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
Warning.

If you have kidney or bladder
trouble and do not use Foley's Kid
ney Cure. you will have only yourself
to blame for results, as it positively
cures all forms of kidney and bladder
diseases. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
For Sale ana Guaranteed cnly By
HARPER HOUSE PHARMACY.
administrators Notice

Estate OF Henry Mueller. deceased.
Tne undersigned having Deen appointed ad
Illustrator of the estate of Henry Mueller,
late OF the county of Rock Island. state of I'LL
nois deceased, hereby gives notice that be
will appear before the county court of Rock
Island county, at the county court room,
In the city OF Rock Island a. tine July term.
on the hrst Monday in July next at which
time all persons having claims against SAID
estate are notified and requested TO attend, foI
the purpose of having the same adjusted.
All persons Indebted TO said estate are re
quested to make Immediate payment TO abe
uodersigned
Dated :his 18th day OF May, A. q. 1902
CONRAD MUELLER, Administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
E. g. FRAZER
Telephone 1888.
Admipissrator's Notice.

AdmiDistrator's Notice.
Est ate of Magdelin Klein. decea sed.
The undersigned having been appointed ad-
miniStratrix of The estate of MBRdelin Klein
late of the county OF Rock IslaT d. state of II
Hnois, deceased, hereby gives notice that she
VIII appear before the county court of Rock
Island county At the county court room. 10 the
city OF Rock Island, at The August term. on
the FIRST Monday In August next, at which
tine all persons having claims sgaiust said
estate are notified and requested to attend,
for the purpose of having the same adjusted
All persons Indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment TO the
undersigned.
LENA Kl Elm.
ADM. istratrix.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
ARCHITECTS.
FLORISTS.
HENRY GAETJE, Prop.
Chippiannock Nursery.
FLORISTS.

Cut Powers and Designs of all
kinds. City store, 1907 Second avenue.
Telephone 610.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartie, cure constipation forever.
toc. CSC. II @. G. O. fail, druggists refund money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13

An additional Passenger Train leaves
Rock Island at 1888 p. m. and reach 3
Peoria at 1880 p. M.
f. L. GOFF, Agent.
NJ. A. PATTERSON, G. T. A
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13

Subscribe for the Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13

In Coal it's quality that makes
heat, it's quality that retains it, it
is quality that makes possible
consumption of 90 per cent of
the combustible part of it, leav-
ing light, clean ash; lastly, it's
quality that lessons your fuel
bills-you're not paying for dirt,
refuse or unburnables. The coal
we handle both hard and soft de-
serves all the good things we and
our patrons say for it. A ton will
talk as loudly as a carload.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13

Mrs. Sophie BoehI. residing at 727
West Fourth street in the house adj
joining that of Captain John Stolten-
berg of the Aerial truck, had the mis-
fortune to fall from a step ladder at
her home yesterday. Drs. Stiles and
Decker were called and looked after
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13

Fireman Ribble is back on duty. af-
ter a few days illness, and Engin-
GERS Ed. Heffernan and Mansfield
are registered on the sick list.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-09
RUMORS SET AT REST
MIR. BRYAN WILL NOT BE A CAM
DIDATE IN 1904.
He so DECLARED HIMSELF.
WANTS THE MATTER SETTLED
BEYOND QUESTION.

He Has No Plans Looking to His Fu-
ture Nomination for Any ONCE
and Is Content to BE "A Private
Citi2en-He Approves the Action
Taken by the Iowa Republicans
Relative to the Tariff on Trust
Made Goods, But Says 1t VIII
Have no Enect-Trusts and Monop-
Olies Control and Furnish the
Funds for That Party.
Muscatine, Ia, Aug. s.-William ].
Bryan settled for all time the rumors
that he will be a candidate for Presi-
dent in 1904, in an interview to-day
while on the way to Danville Ills,
where he was to speak tonight Mr..
Bryan, when shown yesterdays reports
that he might again be a candidate,
was much nettled. and expressed him
self in no uncertain manner. He said
be wanted the matter settled right now
so there could be no further question.
The Mason City interview, he said,
was unreliable.
II viii not be candidate for Presf-
dent in 1904" said Mr.. Bryan. while
l would not promise never to be a can
didate again under any circumstances,
have no plans looking to the future
nomination for any office 1 am per-
fectiy content to do my work as a pri-
Vate citizen and enjoy my editorial
work. | shall continue to advocate with
tongue and pen reforms which | be-
lieve TO be necessary
Talking of the Republican platform
OF Iowa, Mr. Bryan said
Il am glad to notice an improve
ment in Iowa politics. BY the action
of the recent state Republican con-
Vention, l am glad to note that they
realize and recognize that behind the
tariff turks the great monopolies and
trusts OF this country. Nine years ago
L introduced a bill into Congress ex-
actly along this same line taking the
tariff off trust-made goods, and, al
though the Endorsement comes a little
late, / am glad to note that even after
nine years the Republicans of Iowa
have COME to my way of thinking.
But the action of the Republican party
of Iowa will be of little effect in ma
tional politics. for the simple reason
| that those who control national legis-
| lation are those who favor and operate
the gigantic trusts and monopolies of
| the country. People who furnish cam
paign funds for the Republican party
are the ones who name your attorney
general and those having au-
thority. They don't want your
money out here. They want your
votes. So l say that the plank in the
Republican platform is merely educa-
tional, that's ALL"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-09
HUNG FOR HORRIBLE MURDER.
Lewis G. Toombs Paid Penalty for
His Crime at Chicago, hut Pro-
tested His Innocence.

Chicago, Aug. s.-Lewls G.. Toombs
was hung at 1929 for the murder of
Carrie Larsen. Toombs went to the
scaffold without tremor. He made a
short statement, in which he protest ted
his innocence and expressed confidence
that his name would be cleared of the
crime attributed to him. The body
hung thirteen minutes. Death result
ed from strangulation.
Tn crime for which Toombs paid
the death penalty was the murder Of
Carrie Larsen on the night of Dec. 80,
last year. Toombs was cook of the
steamer Peerless and had hired the
young woman to assist him on the
boat. The only other occupant of the
boat was Robert Keissig, a rousta bout.
Late at night Toombs came to the
steamer and tried to force his way into
the young woman's room. Failing of
this he ordered her to cook him a
meal. AS she started to comply,
Toombs strangled her, mutilated her
body horribly and then compelled
Keissig, who was an unwilling witness
to help him bury the body under the
ice of the river.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-09
PACIFIC CABLE CONDITIONS.

Terms Laid Down by Attorney Gem
craI knox, with Approval of Pres
ident, Practically Mean Govern
ment, Control.
Oyster Bay, n. Y, Aug. Sat a con-
ference between President Roosevelt
and Attorney General Knox to-day the
conditions under which the Pacific
Commercial Cable Company may lay
its cable to the Philippines were
agreed upon. The conditions as ap-
proved by the President are regarded
as particularly favorable to the gov
eminent. The ratification of Congress
will be necessary to grant such privi-
leges as are included in the cable COM
panys proposition.
Attorney General Knox added sew
eral important conditions to those pro-
posed by the company, including these:
That the government of the United
States, at all times, shall have prior
ity of service.
That the government. through the
Postmaster General, as is customary
in such contracts, shall have the right
to fix the rates to be charged by the
company.
That in time of war, the government
shall have the right, absolutely, to con-
troll the cable.
That in order to protect not only the
government, but also individual private
customers of the company, the Pacific
Commercial Cable Company is require
to lay a distinct line of cable from
China to Manila, so that it will not be
necessary to depend upon the British
company which now controls the only
cable from Hong Kong to Manila.
And, finally, that the United States
at any time after the completion of
the cable, may purchase the line at an
appraised valuation to be fixed, by ar
bitrators selected IN the usual manner
by the two parties to the transaction.
By those who have studied the sub
ject. it is believed that a cable laid
under the condition proposed will be,
to all intents and purposes, a govern
ment cable line, with few, if any, of
the disadvantages attendant upon gov
eminent construction and maintenance.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-09
MAY FIGHT FOR ISLE.
CAPT. ROSEHILL SAILED WITH
ARMED FORCE.
HIS PLANS TO GET MARCUS.
LIGHT THROWN ON THE MxeE-
DITION AT HONOLULU.

Company There Is Backing the Man
Who Claims to Have Discovered
Marcus IsIand-His Instructions
Are to Proceed Cautiously, But to
Use Force If Necessary-ShOuIdH He
Meet "a Jnpanese Warshfp, How
ever, He VIII Be "MOre DiplO-
matte and VIII Make Landing
with Unarmed Force Unless Phys
icauy Restrained"
Honolulu. Aug. 2, via San Francisco,
Aug. S.-According to the Honolulu
men who are interested in the Marcus
Island guano expedition, against
which Japan has sent a war vessel,
as reported by the last advices receiv-
ed from the states, the vessel which
left here for the island carried COM
plement of Mauser rifles and her cap
tain had instructions from the COM
pany to plant the American flag on the
island and keep it floating until COM
PEELED to haul 1t down. Capt. A. A
Rosehill, the discoverer of the island,
who left his claim to it on a cocoanut
tree in Marcus Island in 1889. is
in command of the expedition. The
company's claim is based on this title,
which is on record at the State De-
partment in Washington.
No intimation that the vessel left
here with any arms on board was
given out until the news was received
that Japan had laid claim to the island.
and had dispatched a war vessel there.
Col. Thomas Fitch then made public
the instructions given to Capt Rose
hill, which, while designed to prevent
any conflict were intended to compel
the Japanese to allow the Americans
to land, or use force to drive them
away.
Instructions to ROsehlII.
Capt. RosehilPs instructions from
the company are to inform the Japa-
nese on Marcus Island that his expe-
dition is a peaceful one, for the pur-
pose of making a scientific investiga-
tion of the value of the guano deposit
of the island and attempt to make a
peaceful landing. In the event that
the japanese refuse to allow him to
land, Rosehill is to sail away out of
sight of the island and return under
cover of darkness, land an armed
force and raise the American flag and
keep it up until it is torn down by a
superior force. At the same time the
captain was told to avoid a conflict in
every way possible.
In the event of his encountering a
Japanese war vessel the commander
of the expedition was to present his
credentials as the discoverer of the
island and the agent of the Marcus
Island Guano Company and to state
that the object of his expedition was
to make a scientific examination of
the island for the company. If the
island was found to be Of value, the
mbatter of ownership was to be refer
red to the United States and Japanese
governments. If the officers of the
war vessel still refused to allow a
landing, Capt. Rosehill was instructed
to start ashore with an unarmed force
in a boat flying the American flag,
and attempt a landing and carry out
the purpose of the expedition unless
physically restrained.