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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

The ministers have beeu in contro-
veSy respecting the wlckedness OF
CAsseagO Bishop ThobUrn Of the Meth.
ed.st church saws that human lIfe is
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

IL you act tho fool, the people an,
your folks viii know IT, sad talk abom
H.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
CABINET TALKS VENEZUELA
Monroe Doctrine Passage I'm the Presi-
dents Message Is the Policy.

Washington. Dee. Il. - President
Roosevelt and his cabinet had one of
the most extended and important meet
ings yesterday that has been held this
winter. Foreign affairs consumed the
entire time of the session. The Nene-
zuelan situation was discussed in all
its phases but no conclusion was
reached different from that which has
actuated the president and his adviS-
ers throughout the consideration of the
troubles between Venezuela on the one
side and Germany and England on the
other.
From an authoritative source the
infOrmatiOn-is obtained that there will
be no recession on the part of this
government with respect tn questions
involving Venezuela or any other of
the governments of South or Central
America as laid down by the president
in his message to congress. 1t can
he said authOritatively that no appre-
hension exists in the minds of any of
the administration officials that seri-
Gus trouble growing out of the Vens-
zu,Ian situa ton will accrue to this
country.
Advices received at the German en-
bassy relative to the sinking of the
Venezuelan CunboatS by the allied feet
bring important details about this Incl
dent. 1t seems that of the three Vene-
Zuelan men-of-war captured by the
German squadron. the ROstauradOr is
of 600 tons displacement and the two
others. the TOtumo and General Cres-
po were Of 1rG tons. Manned with
German sailors the RestauradOr now
flies the German flag. The other two
vessels, it is claimed, We're not sea-
worthy enough to make the voyage to
Trinidad. nor was it possible to tow
them to port. as the squadron was in
search of Venezuelan men-of-war. The
German commander, it is added, realiz-
ing that the ships were of no value,
decided to sink them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
BOUGHT All THE COST PRICE
Which Is To he Determined by Auditors
Appointed to Appraise Its Value.

Appointed to Appraise Its Value.
The steel corporation pays the ex-
act cost of the manufacturing plants
To he determined by auditors appointed
for that purpose. For the real estate.
ore properties and the coal lands they
Will pay something more than the cost
value. but not TO exceed the present
market value. The stockholders of the
Union and Sharon plants agree to fur
niSh about S1O.uDOOUO new cash To be
cXpcndcdin the completion of improve
mcntS. and further development of the
properties in such manner us the steel
corporation may determine.
Tho manner of paying for the prop
crty will he 10y Il bond issue of $40.
600. 600. secured on the property. and
principal and interest guaranteed by
the steel corporation. For the actual
money put into the manufacturing
property the stockholders will receive
these bonds at par: for the value of
real estate. ore and coal. they VIII re-
ccivc bonds ut par. and for the SlO.-
OGO OuO of new cash they will receive
bonds at par. The remainder Of the
bonds Will be kept in the treasury for
use at some future time i'll such fur
thcr development of the property as
may he decided on 10y the steel cor
pOration.
The selers'protit in the transaction
arises solely from their profit in ope-
rating their plants to date and i'll the
increased value of their ore, coal and
real estate which were purchased some
time ago. This is an advantage over
purchase for the steel corporation. as
the properties are located near their
other plants. and the general expense
of managing the business with the ad-
dition of these two large and modern
plants will not he increased. and also
for the reason that the corporation
is now short of pig iron and open
hearth capacity"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
BIG JIM WILL TAKE PART
Iowan who VIII Go 20 Chicago to Tell the
People There of Municipal
Ownership.

DcS MOincs. Ia, Dec. Il. - Mayor
BrcntOn. of DeS Muincs. best known
as Big lin Trenton. who jams down
the scales hard at the 3OO-pound notch,
Will take part in the city campaign in
Chicago the coming spring. The mayor
has been invited to participate in the
contest and is the more anxious to on
account of his hostility TO municipal
ownership.
Mayor Brenton lays claim to having
killed of municipal ownership in DeS
MOineS and admits that he feels well
equipped to sc 10 Chicago ana. aS he
says, instruct the people there on the
evils Of the proposition The mayor
says Carter Harrison will advocate
municipal ownership and he is anxious
to have Il tilt with him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
WHO OWNS THIS wAD OF BILLS
Don't All Speak at Once, and Have Your
Evidence OF Ownership as Handy
as Possible.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 1T.-COmplete
mystery surrounds the finding of ST.
800 in Il safety deposit box in this city,
the renter of the box being nonpluScd
as much as every one else. DIR. q. o.
W. Farnham, who returned recently
from II prolonged absence. noticed Il
strange envelope in his deposit box. No
one else is supposed to have key. He
satisfied his curiosity 10y examining
the contents. and was startled to find
fifteen crisp 500 bills.
He stoutly AYERS that he did not
place the money there. The safety de-
pOsit managers assert with equal posi-
tivencss that DIR. Farnham is the sole
person having Il key. and the doctor
declares also that it is out of the ques-
ton to suggest that some one gave
himthe money to put it in safe place.
He has decided to advertise for the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
MALMQUIST VISITS HIS
WIFE AND MAKES TROUBLE

Charles Malmquist, of Moline. WAS
arrested yesterday on Il warrant
sworn out before Magistrate Johnson
charging him with disturbing the
peace. Some time ago his wife be
gan suit for divorce and she iS now
keeping house for John Stalder. of
South Rock Island. who brings the
complaint.
MalmquiSt. it is charged, went to
the Stalder domicile Sunday and he
ing denied an interview with his wife.
he proceeded to kick the door and
issue peremptory challenges to Stald-
er. who was within. to come outside
Finally he took to heaving rocks at
the place and Stalder retaliated by
bringing out Il gun and firing i'm the
air. At this the caller left. after
throwing Il brick through window.
The hearing was set for 10 o'clock
this morning and the defendant was
released. He failed To show up. how
ever. at the appointed time and the
trial was postponed till he can be
found.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
THE WHOLE TOWN
IN THE BUSINESS
Every Ottumwa Citizen to Be in the
Concern That Supplies City
With Water.

Ottumwa, Ia. Dec. IA scheme
which cOutemplateS the organization
of all the taxpayers of Ottumwa into
= company to furnish water for the
city and the private consumers is be-
ing considered by the city council and
attorneys of Ottumwa and il may be
carried into practice. The city held
an election ut which the voters showed
that they We're i'll favor of municipal
ownership of waterwOrkS by large
majority, but before the work of build
ing the plant could be begun bonds
had to be issued TO cover the expense.
This was prevented by two injuuc-
tionS. one secured by the water supply
company in the federal court and an
other by Il private citizen, i'll the state
supreme court. The former was up
held by the circuit court of appeals
recently, after the supreme court had
reversed the latter. This leaves OF
tumwa without the right to go ahead
with its work, unless the plan for or
ganizing Il gigantic private company
composed of all the taxpayers can be
declared legal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
Capacity of Boxes.

4 box inches square and ID
inches deep will contain one quart; 3
inches long by 4 inches wide and 4
inches deep. one-half gallon; 8 inches
long by % inches wide and 4 inches
deep, one gallon; s inches square and
2-5inches deep, one peck: 16inches long
by % inches wide and s inches deep,
one-half busheI: 10 inches square and
8 % inches deep, one bushei; IA inches
wide, % 1-5 inches long and 10 inches
deep, one and half bushels; "a inches
long by 16 inches wide and ii inches
deep, two and a half bushels; 24 inches
long by 16 inches wide and % inches
deep five bushels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
HENRY COUNTY JUDGE
ELECTION CONTEST DROPPED

The hearing of the county judge
election contest of Judge {. NJ. Tur-
ner ~. Heran Chesley was terminated
suddenly at Cambridge yesterday af-
ternoon by the withdrawal of the
formers petition. Thus ChesIey. the
republican candidate. becomes Judge
of Henry county. succeeding Judge
Turner. The hearing of the case had
progressed to a point where >kuIdug-
gerry on the part of the republican
election Judges in one of the Kewanee
precincts was becoming apparent,
but Judge Turner was opposed to
carrying the matter beyond recount
of the votes. and it was at his behest-
as he disliked a political scandal.
even though it were in the camp OF
the enemy, that the matter was drop
ped. Now it is understood friends of
Judge Turner. who il extremely pop
ular in his county. are TO court an in
vestigation by the grand jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
Seems to Have His Two Wives.

Niles. Mich. Dec. 1I.-Andrew Jack
son. Il wclI-to-dO and respected citi-
ZenS. died a few months ago. leaving a
widow and four children. who were
supposed to he his legal heirs. How
ever. an indianapolis woman. who was
married to Jackson about fifteen years
ago and soon after divorced. claimed a
share of the estate for two children
which she had 10y Jackson. Now comes
Mrs Julia Washington. of Chicago.
who was married to Jackson in 1870.
and claims she was never divorced.
She demands the entire estate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
Secretary Hay Taken For n sporr

Secretary Hay is the most dignified
of men. At the cabinet meeting the
other day he told Il story of an eXpe-
rience he had when he went to New
York a few days ago. He took the
midnight train and in the morning
stopped at the station restaurant in
Jersey City to get cup of coffee, says
the Washington correspondent of the
New York World. While he was drink
ing his coffee and nibbling a roll a
large. red faced man who was not at
all impressed by dignity nudged the
secretary of state with a vigorous ell
bow and, pointing to the sugar, said:
Say, sport, ferry over the confec-
tionery, will you?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
BASTARD WORK OF
TRAIN WRECKERS
Results in a Train PIunging Into a
Creek-One Man Killed and
Others Badly Injured.

birmingham, Ala, Dec. 1T.-South-
bound limited train No. !. from Cincin-
natl 10 New Orleans on the Alabama
Great Southern railroad. was wrecked
two miles south OF Moundvillc. Ala,
and seventy miles south of Birming-
ham at a. Ill. yesterday. The officials
say the wreck was the work of train
wreckers. \ rail wus removed near
trestle which spans Il small creek.
Engineer =. III. Larkin SAW the MISS
ing rail too late. The heavy Iocomo-
tive left the track and bumped along
on the railroad until the trestIe was
reached.
1t then knocked the treStle down and
tOppled over into the creek. The mail.
baggage and express cars and two
coaches followed. the whole being
piled up in n heap in the creek. Ex-
press Messenger COlsOn was killed
Mail Clerks Kelly and Riggs were Sc
verely injured. as was Fireman Durr
colored. No passengers We're hurt. The
train had but few passengers on board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
New Wrinkle in teachers Institute.

Muncie, Ind. Dec. 1T.-An unusual
feature of the township teachers insti-
tute. held in Muncie. was the presence
of number of school children from
6 years old to II. who acted as in
structors of teachers. The children,
who were from the Muncie public
schools, demonstrated to the out-of-
town teachers how children here are
taught various branches of school
work. Many of the youngest children
proved the best instructors and several
We're apt takers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
GOMPERs ACCUSES THE COMPANIES
Says They Are Violating the Immigration
Laws-Why He Says So.

Gompers was then crOss-cXamined
by James Torrey. counsel of the Della
ware and Hudson company. Torrey
asked the witness if he did not believe
that members of the United Mine
Workers should he 21 years of age and
able to read and write before they
were admitted to membership in the
union. To this the witness replied:
"Ycs-tcn years from now. and when
the companies stop bringing illCratc
foreigners to this country. They are
brought here by the companies and
the labor unon must protect them and
see that they get their rights.
Torrey asked him if he could prove
that coal companies were guilty Of
such Il thing. and the witness replied
that he felt certain it was true. be-
cause he had seen copies of circulars
which have been sent around in south
ern Europe asking people to come into
Pennsylvania and there was plenty of
money to he earned in the mines.
Torrey asked him if steamship com
panieS were not the authors of those
circulars. to which GOmpcrs replied
that he had seen ten. twenty and thir-
~ men huddled together in huts in
the anthracite coal fields. and he noted
that it was not long after they ar
rived here that they were given en-
ployment i'm the mines.
He offered to give to the commits
sion the name of man who could give
the facts to the commission. He did
not care to make his name public.
The miners made another attempt
TO have the commission admit as evi-
dence large mass of testimony tend
ing to show that the anthracite coal
carrying roads charge eXtOrtiOnate and
discriminating freight rates. and that
Il monopoly exists in the anthracite
mining industry which keeps the
wages of men at an unnaurally low
level. The commission again decided
that the evidence must he limited to
the scope of the commission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17

Strenuous Methods idn2ted at Ann Arbor
to Get Evr-t' with some =. c.
8. kefSrIners.

Ann ArbOr, Mich. Dec. 17.-Rotten
eggs have now begun to figure in the
scandal involving six law students Il
couple OF giddy girls from Detroit and
the Students Christian association. Be
cause the six budding legal lights en-
tertained the girls in their rooms they
were called TO the carpet by the fac
ulty. one of them has left the uniVerSi-
ty not to return; it is announced. and
EympathiZerS of the disciplined stu
dents have Icnted their anger against
the supposed informantS. the =. G. A..
by decorating the front of the Chris
tian Association building with the
juice of decadent hen fruit till the fac
ade of ii LOOKS like sunset in the
desert
The point of the whole business ap-
pears to be the fact that the :. {. y.
maintains Il sort of detective system
for the express purpose of keeping tab
on the fair and frail visitors whom a
certain class of students are in the
habit Of bringing to Ann Arhor But.
as it happens in this instance. ut
least. the :. {. y is not responsible
for the undOmg of the six naughty law
students
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17

that hts government. TeeIing that pa
thence had ceased to be Il virtue. had
decided to use coercive means. 1t was
desired, however. he said. that it
should be explicitly understood that
whatever steps might be taken by his
country there was no desire to en-
crOach on or interfere with the Mon
roe doctrine. This explanation. he add
ed, he thought was due the United
States, as the only purpose of his gov
ernment was to assist its people in col
lecting debts due them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
Wasted Water.

1t is about twelve months since the
boring operations in the SimpIon tun-
nel let loose the unsuspected reservoirs
of water which have been flowing ever
since in q deluge that almost defieS
imagination. According to the Tribune
de Geneve, the stream has been cease
less ever since, pouring through the
tunnel at the rate of about 200 gallons
second, day and night-that is to say,
every week for the last year has seen
the absolute wastage of 10000, 600
gallons of water. J
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
Reply of Secretary Hay.

Secretary Hay replied Dec Ii. 1901.
saying in effect that the Monroe doc
trine was not intended to shield any
American nation from the payment of
its honest debts. and that its purpose
was to prevent the acquisition of ter
ritOry by Old World nations. To fur
ther elucidate the position of the Unit
ed States on the Monroe doctrine he
quoted from the first annual message
of President Roosevelt. which had been
in the hands of congress for only Il
few days. what he says of the Mon
roe doctrine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
Would Limit the Time of Service.

Washington. Dee. 17.-Scott of West
Virginia has introduced in the senate
bill providing that all persons en-
plOyed in the classified civil service
shall serve for Il term of six years,
and that after the expiration of then
term they shall be eligible 20 another
six-year term only. Railway mail
clerks are exempted and provision is
made for their permanent employ
mont
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
Cot SIO.oOO foraF Franchise.

Aurora. Ills. Dec. 1.-THE city of
Aurora Monday received a certified
check for $4,000. This is the money
which the Aurora. De\alb and Rock
ford Railway company agreed to pay
for Il franchise in Aurora. The money
was to he paid on or before Dec. 10.
1902. At II o'clock the check was
paid over in the mayors office by Will
lam George and Theodore Worcester,
acting for the company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
Died in His Automobile.

Detroit. Dee 1T-NOrman Bell. city
agent Of the Berry Bros, manufactur-
crS. was found Monday seated in his
automobile dead. Sunday night he
went to the barn to take the machine
downtown to place it in storage for the
winter and when found Monday morn
ing one hand grasped the steering lever
and the other hung by his side.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17

Washington. Dec. 17.-COmmission-
er YerkS. of the international revenue
bureau. has rendered decision in
which he rules that druggists and 9th
erS who sell soda water drinks, claret
soda. or similar beverages to which
distilled spirits. wine. or any com
pounds thereof are added in any guam
tity. however small. are required TO
pay special tax for retail liquor deal
erS. under the internal revenue laws.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
VIII Continue Out of Jail.

Denver. Dec. 1.-THE ten days
stay of sentence granted by Judge
Mullins to Mayor Wright and eleven
aldermen whom he sentenced TO four
months Imprisonment for Disregard
ing an injunction issued 10y him eX-
pired yesterday, but they We're kept
out of Jail by Il further stay for ten
days granted by the supreme court.
to which the case was taken on an ap-
Ylpll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
DEFICIENCY AND PENSION
BILLS PASSED BY SENATE

Washington, Dec. 17-The senate
today without discussion passed the
urgent deficiency bill and the pension
appropriation bill.
After adopting the amendment Of
fered by Hepburn appropriating $780,
900 to enable the attorney general to
prosecute violatorS of the antitrust
laws, the house today passed the leg
islative appropriation bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
Charges Against Crum Not sustained.

Washington. Dec. 17.-While no Off
cial announcement has been made it is
understood that the president has de
cided to appoint DIR. W. ID. Crum, the
colored applicant, as collector of the
port of Charleston. S. c. Investigation
of the charges involving the integrity
of DIR. Crum has been made by the
president, and it is stated they have
been found to be -unwaranted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
Asked to ..P1ease Go Away"

Racine. Wis. Dec. 1T.-Arrested on
the charge of disorderly conduct, found
guilty. and sentenced TO pay fine of
So and costs. Emma Leopold, of the
Metropolitan Holiness church OF Chlca-
20. was advised to return TO chicago.
the $50 bond being furnished by r.
j. Hanche, who recently Joined the
church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
Ande,son's Commission Signed.

Washington. Dec. II. - President
Roosevelt yesterday signed the com
mission of Hon. a. b. Anderson, re-
Gently appointed and confirmed as
United States district judge for Indi-
ana. The commission was forwarded
to Judge Anderson Immediately. Upon
receipt of it he will qualify, and at
once enter into the discharge of his
dutipS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
SOME MORE DEMANDS WE
ARE MAKING ELSEWHERE

st. Petersburg, Dec. lit is an
nounced from Seoul that the United
States minister has demanded pay
ment of S1.5O0.OOO. due to builders of
the electric railroad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17

Philadelphia. Dec. 17.-Report~ re-
ceived today from the mining region
are to the effect that the waters are
fast receding. and the damage to the
mines will not be as great "a at first
expected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
She Tried to XIII Her Dad.

Ottumwa, la. Dec. 11.-While he
was attempting TO chastiSe her. Madge
Bell. Is years old. drew Il revolver and
fired at her father. the bullet clipping
a lock of hair from Bells head. The
girl was arrested and fined. Bell is Il
farmer and lives near Seymour, Ia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
Mine inspectors Testify.

Scranton. Dec. 17.-SeveraI state
mine inspectors testified before the
strike commission today. They were
unanimous in saying the companies
had no rules requiring the miners TO
stay in the mines all day. One in
spector said the miners did not aver
age five hours work Il day. and that
most of the accidents were due to
negligence or misjudgment of the
wOrllmen themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
Roth Men Were Drowned.

Escanaba, Mich. Dec. Il. - The
bodies of Ole Gunderson and s. Their
son, who attempted TO cross the bay
Dec. 9 were found one mile from the
landing in three feet of water
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
GAS TANK EXPLOSION COSTS
LIVES OF FIVE CHILDREN

Fort Lee. y. J., Dec. 17.-By the
explosion of an acetylene gas tank yes
terday the residence of John Puglughi
was demolished. his five children were
instantly killed and his wife was so
seriously injured that her recovery is
despaired Of.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
Ratifles the spanish Treaty.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate in
executive session yesterday ratified the
treaty of friendship and general rela-
tions between the United States and
Spain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
BERLIN BANK
is HEAVY LOSER
BoOkkeeper NessIer Said to Have
Gotten Away With
$4,000.

Berlin, Dec. 1.-THE Darmstardter
bank has been defrauded out of
$4,000 owing to false entries in the
books on the part of the bookkeeper.
Nessler, who has been missing since
Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-17
EIGHTEEN GYPsIEs ARE
FROZEN TO DEATH IN CAMP

Vienna. Dec. 11.-Ei@hteen gypsies
who We're eBcamped at Blaseney. near
Arad, Hungary, have been frozen to
death