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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
Fireman Fatally Injured.

Elgin. Ills. Nov. 1.-THE Chicago
and Northwestern passenger train
which leaves Chicago at $40 p. m,
collided with freight train on a slid
ing at Crystal Lake. Lewis Walsh, the
fireman, residing at Elgin, received ia
tai injuries. II. Sargent. of Crystal
Lake, the engineer, was badly injured,
and tramp stealing a ride had his
arm crushed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
SOMETHING MORE THAN 10000
What the Ohio Republicans Claim as
Their State Plurality.

Their State Plurality.
Columbus, o., Nov. q. - Chairman
Dick, of the Republican state head
quarters, has complete returns from
eighty-siX of the lightweight Ohio
counties. showing n Republican plu-
raIit for state candidates of
90.S10. The two counties not
heard from are Putnam and Noble.
The former gave Democratic plu-
rality of 1,451. and the latter u Repub-
lican plurality of 751 last year. De-
Quoting this difference of 700 he esti-
mates the Republican plurality in
OntO ut 9O,107, but he expects both
Putnam and Noble counties to show
Republican gains, and that the official
vote will exceed these figures.
Chairman CARRIER, of the Democrat
ic state committee, said: The Demo
Gratis made gains in more than two
thirds of the counties in which Mayor
Johnson, of Cleveland, pitched his tent.
Complete returns will show an average
Republican plurality for state candi-
dates. as compared with recent years.
Democrats are not discouraged. We
will fight again on the same line"
Chairman CARRIER expressed satisfac-
ton with the result for representa-
tives, in which contest TIE Democrats
elected the same number As two years
ago,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
White Snake Soup.

There is a legend to the effect that
long ago Il man named Ramsay of
Banff, Scotland, having boiled down a
white snake and accidentally swal-
lowed n drop of the soup, against
which he had been warned as poison
Gus. found himself endowed with the
power of seeing through the people he
met. This unusual opportunity for
diagnosis established his reputation
and fortune as Il physician.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06

New York. Nov. 6.-Mystery no
longer surrounds the strange discOl-
Grafton which has turned black the
legs and part of the body of Patrick
McGrath, a patient in Bellevue hos
pital. He is suffering from gangrene,
caused. the doctors have decided, by
clot in one of the largest arteries Of
the bOdy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
A horticultural Lover.

''Did Biffl1ins ever tell you about his
love AFFAIR.""
"Oh, yes! When he first met the girl,
he thought she was peach, and she
soon became the apple of his eye, but
he learned that she didn't give a fig
for him, so it soon became a case of
sour grapes. Toledo Bee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06

conditions in the state. and in the light
of the information l had / confidently
expected different results. We
made our best fight. were honestly
and fairly defeated. and accept the con-
clusion with good grace
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
ALittIe Tnn P1nin.

She-He didn't succeed in convincing
her after all his argument.
He-No; he merely made her mad.
''But his explanation was clear.
''Yes. and that's where he made his
mistake. He told her it was as plain
as the nose on her face '"-Philadel-
phia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
Old Enough to Know Better.

ChebOygan, Mich, Nov. 6.-Archie
Henderson, aged 30 years, has been ar
rested for an attempted crime against
Louisia Corrow, aged u years In de-
fault of $500 bail he was committed
to the county Jail. Henderson is a
bachelor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
A strnightforvnrd Answer.

]. B. Lippincott once ventured to ask
Ouida, the novelist, how she came to
know so much about clubs, camp life,
barracks, gambling houses and other
places which are only visited by men.
She placed her hands upon her knees
and, looking straight at her questioner,
said, 1T is none of your business"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
The First Women on the Stage.

1t is now ascertained beyond doubt
that women first appeared upon the
stage between November. 1660, and
January, 1861. On Jan. Pepys, that
inveterate playgoer, tells us that he
saw THE Beggar's Bush" lit being
well done. and here the first time that
ever saw women come upon the
stage"-CornhilI Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
A SIGNIFICANT FIND
IN A MURDER CASE

Boston, Nov. 6.-The watch of Clara
Morton, for whose murder Alan q.
Mason was arrested. has been found
in Il pawn shop. The police are
searching for the negro who sold the
watch and believe Mason is innocent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
PROCLAMATION FOR
THANKSGIVING IN ILLINOIS

Springfield, Ill, Nov. 6.-Col. John
ID. q. Oglesby. private secretary to
Gov. Yates, today issued a proclama-
tion designating Thursday, Nov. %,
as Thanksgiving day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
TWO IOWA MONUMENTS
ON HISTORIC FIELDS

Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov. 6.-The
Iowa Lookout Mountain and Mission
ary Ridge monument commission will
arrive here this afternoon to locate
the positions for the monuments pro-
vided by the recent act of the Iowa
Legislature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06

Alderman (who is planning polit-
ical dinner to his wife)-We will have
a half dozen Holsters
Wife Gnterrupting)-Ye but we can
only seat tfive.-Lippincott's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06

Buck-AIike. can know what don't
Know?
Mike-No.
Buck-There is something don't
know, and 1 know it. Then don't
know what 1 know?
Mike-I don't know.-Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
Kruger.. Fiat Is Null and Void.

Pretoria. Nov. Ga decision of the
supreme court declaring Kruger's
proclamation of October. 1899. abrogat-
ing the payment of rent and interest
during the South African war, to be in
valid, has produced CONSERVATION here
and in Johannesburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
RESULT IN INDIANA

Republicans Claim the Election of 100 of
the $50 Members of the Legislature
Indianapolis, Nov. 6.-The Republic
an state committee at noon claimed
100 of the 150 members of the Indiana
legislature and said that Senator Fair
banks would be reelected by the 1arg-
est majority Indiana has given any
senator since the civil war. Republic
ans claim the state by at least 10000.
Incomplete returns. Indicate a big
Continued on Page Eight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
CROWN PRINCE OF SIAM
ARRIVES IN CHICAGO

am and party arrived here today.
President Harper, of the University
of Chicago, entertained the party at
luncheon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
ELECTION WORK
CAUSES DEATH
Judge f. NJ. Redburn, Elected to the
Bench in Missouri,
Succumbs.

Joplin, Mo-, Nov. 6.-Judge f. NJ.
Redburn, aged 63 years, who was
Tuesday elected circuit judge of JAS
per county, died today from over ex-
ertion during the campaign. He was
prominent in state politics for over
25 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06

People would get more real enjoy
ment out of money if it took them as
long to spend it as it does to earn it,
Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
Went To THE DEPTHS
Strike Commissioners Do Some
Very Deep Delving as
Final Days Work.
BRANCH OF THE INQUIRY Is CLOSED
Which Related to Physical Features
Story of What They Saw
and Heard.

MahanOy City, Pa, Nov. 6.-The an
thracite commission ended its tour of
observation of the coal fields in the
Panther Greek valley yesterday, and
the members of the party will return
to their homes today and will meet
again at Scranton on Nov. II, to take
the testimony of the miners. The big
gest days work of the entire trip was
accomplished yesterday. the commits
sioners making a complete inspection
of two large collieries and Il tour of
the region lying between Mount Car
mel and this city. Six working days
have been consumed in travelling from
place to place in the anthracite coal
regions, and the arbitrators feel that
they are now qualified to sit in judg-
ment on the controversy between the
mine owners end their employees.
What the Commission Has Done.
In all the commissioners were low
cred into seven mines of varying con-
ditions and went through several break
ers. They met the general superin-
tendents, the mine superintendents and
foreman of tine various collierieS Wis
tied, and also personally talked with
the grimy coal diggers in the dark
gangways and chambers hundreds of
feet below the earth's surface. They
heard the grievances the workers
claim they have. and also heard
the companies side of complaint.
Besides this the commissioners
gained a somewhat technical knowl-
edge of mining in its many different
features that will be of the greatest
assistance to them.
Visit to a Reading Breaker.
The commissioners special train left
Mount Carmel ut 30 Il. IN. and first
visited the Potts colliery in Columbia
county. several miles from Mount Car
mel 1t is owned by the Philadel-
phia and Reading Coal and Coke COM
pany. Here they visited the break
er and We're much interested in the
workmen employed there. among whom
were many boys. From the Potts col
liery the train proceeded through Ash
land. Girardville and Gilberton to the
Maple Hill colliery of the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron company,
in the NIahanoy valley, n few miles
from Shenandoah. This is one of the
best mines in the entire anthracite
field. and is equipped with all modern
apDliancpS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
Cause of Death.

The cause of Vests death was CON
vulsion due to acute gastritis. He
was aged 40 years and leaves a widow
and three children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
PRESIDENT OCCUPIES
NEW EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Washington, Nov. 6.-President
Roosevelt today began the transac-
tion of business in the new executive
offices adjoining the White House.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
Discourngenent.

"All the worlds stage"
eyes, and most of us do nothing else
Eus push scenery. ry.--Indianapolls News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
Sudden Death of Sena-
tor Vests Son in
Washington
DUE TO GAsTRITIs
Was His Fathers Pri-
vate Secretary and
Leaves Family.

Washington, Nov. George Vest,
Jr., son of Senator Vest, of Missouri,
and for many years his private sec
retary, was found dead in his room
at a hotel this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
Greeted bx Fe11ow traveller.

The presidents departure from Phil
adelphia for Washington was delayed
by the non-arrival there on schedule
time of Secretary CortelyOu and Mrs.
Roosevelt, who had remained in New
ork city yesterday morning after the
president left to await the coming of
the children and servants from Oyster
Bay to Philadelphia. The train to
which the presidents special car was
attached was filed with travellers, and
they lined up along the train shed here
as the presidents party walked to
their carriages, and gave a cordial
greeting to Roosevelt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
Presiden, at the Capitol.

Washington, Nov. q. - President
Roosevelt returned to Washington at
7:20 p. IN. yesterday from Philadelphia,
where he stopped on his way from
voting at Oyster Bay. Accompanying
him were Mrs. Roosevelt and their two
children, Archibald and Quentin; Sec
retaries Cortelyou and Loeb, DIR. Lung,
and n number of the servants from
the Sycamore Hill home The presi-
dent and his family were driven to the
White House, where the improvements
are still Incomplete, but have been
advanced to such an extent as to give
accommodations to meet the immedi-
ate demands of the presidential house
hold
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
Was ava Esclurive Occasion.

The celebration was exclusive, being
limited to one representative from each
subordinate lodge in this state, to-
gether with the members of the grand
lodge and its committees. Grand Mas
ter Tennis delivered the address OF
welcome, Charles y. Gallagher NJ. w.
G.. NJ. of Massachusetts, responding
President Roosevelt was then intro
duced, and made speech appropriate
to the occasion. Stewart l.. WoOdford,
delivered the concluding address. The
president was escorted to the railroad
station and he left for Washington at
3:49 p. M. His departure was delayed
a few minutes by the late arrival of
Mrs. Roosevelt from New York, owing
to wreck on the road near Jersey
City.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06

Continued on Page Eight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06
TALK TO THE MASONS
Given by President Roosevelt on
the Occasion of Notable
Celebration.
DAY WASHINGTON WAS INITIATED
Duly Observed by the Craft-Presi-
dent and Family at Washing
ton for the Winter.

Philadelphia, Nov. 6. - President
Roosevelt was the principal guest yes
terday at sesqui-centennial anniver-
sary celebration by the grand lodge of
the Most Ancient and Honorable Fra
ternity of Free and Accepted Masons
of Pennsylvania, of George Washing
tons apprenticeship into the Masonic
fraternity. The president was also the
orator of the occasion. He arrived in
this city shortly after IL a. IN. and
was met at lie station by Grand Mas
ter L. a. Tennis and the reception
committee of the grand lodge. Car
riases We're iE waiting and the presi-
dent was escorted to Masonic Temple,
where the exercises began at noon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-04
SEE HANDWRITING ON WALL.
There is Plenty of Candidates for
Places on County Board.

Two more Republicans yesterday an
nounced themselves as candidates for
nomination to the board of county
commissioners. They are George A.
Nash and John F. Bruggeman, of the
Fifth ward.
Republicans generally recognize the
handwriting on the wall, and are fully
aware that the people of st. Paul and
Ramsey county are going to treat the
county commission to a Statutory shak-
ing up. They figure that the present
Republican incumbents are all in, even
with their own party, hence the rush
Tor places on the primary ticket.
The present county board has sew
efal things to answer for, and the peo-
pie Will demand a full accounting
Chief among them is the new county
Jail, which bids fair to be completed
some time in the misty future, but
with no definite date set, so long as its
construction continues to offer the rich
advantages which the present board
has demonstrated are more than pos
sibilities.
A resume of the jail's history result
ed in grand jury WhiteWash, even
down TO the change of the bar con-
sruction of the cell houses, but the
voters are to be relied upon to resolve
themselves into a jury not so easily
satisfied. After that jury gets through
with the jail it may inquire into tho
pumping engine in the basement of
the court house, which is paid for but
which after being in place over six
months has not lifted a pound through
the elevator shafts.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-04
LOOKS LIKE WORK OF
A WOULD-BE JOKER
Bottle Found In White Bear Lake With
a Note Telling of
Suicide.

George Bonsall, a gardener living at 800
Ocean street yesterday found a bottle
floating in White Bear lake which car
ried note, which purported to have been
set adrift by some person who committed
suicide by drowning. The police believe
that the bottle is the work of some per-
son who thought it was a joke.
The note was as follows:
To whom 1T may concern: AS I am
tired OF living, leave cav t this as as my last
White Bear, June 81, 1902. hope my
friends will forgive me for this deed.
You will find my name on the Airing
ton hotel register June %. Goodbye
Bonsall turned the bottle and note over
to the Margaret police. The note was
wet and undecipherable in places.
On the Arlington hotel register for June
25 appear the following names: A Ham
mershow, FrieslandS Co, George w.
Craig, Fargo, N. D.; F. M. earle and
wife, New York; j.. M Blair, Grand
Forks, N, d.; ]. Fax, WATERFOWL; T.
Lynee and wife, city; J. r. Long and
wife, city; Ole Sandquist, city; H. Harris,
city; Mrs. and Mrs Ebbet, city; ]. Delan,
city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-04
FREIGHT STRIKES
PASSENGER TRAIN
Disastrous Collision Is Narrowly
Averted at Milwaukee Great
Western Crossing.

A collision with disastrous results
was narrowly averted last night shortly
after o'clock at the Milwauke e- Great
Western crossing. The Great Western
train was just pulling out and had
passed the crossing with the exception
of the rear passenger coach when a
Milwaukee freight engine struck the
train.
Neither train was running at high
rate of speed and the engineer Of the
Milwaukee brought his engine to a
dead standstill almost as soon as the
fender touched the passenger coach.
The front steps of the passenger car
were badly smashed and the engine re-
ceived some damage.
A large number of people witnessed
the accident, and for a time there was
considerable excitement, as it was ru-
mored that five or six people had been
seriously hurt. The passengers in the
coach that was struck and the coach
Immediately ahead were more or less
Jared anu considerably frightened, but
no one received any injuries. The
wrecked steps of the passenger coach
were cleared away and the passenger
train continued on it's way. The freight
was pulled out by new engine.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-04

pers which are not afraid to call a
Spade a spade. y 3D.
The men who witnessed the bitter
fight in the closing hour of the convent
ton Tuesday fully understand the sig
nificance of the plank No one WHO
heard the speech made by William
Henry Eustis or the parliamentary
shifts made by Marshal William Grim
shaw under the eye of Senator Knute
Nelson and Congressman Fred Stevens
misunderstands the significance of the
plank, and 1t is extremely doubtful If
the friends Of President Roosevelt, who
4; made &c 4 th..s gallant light for sqhare-
toed Endorsement of the president, are
the least in doubt about the whipping
they received and through them ad-
ministered to the president.
The Minneapolis Journal, the off,
cial mouthpiece of the Van SAINT adj
ministration and the Roosevelt organ
in Minnesota, denounces the reciproc-
appear an Endorsement of the president
in unqualified terms. Last night it
says editorially in part:
The Republicans of Minnesota in favor
of Cuban reciprocity have permitted the
views, to shape for them false rec
the name of the president, that is really
a complete Endorsement in words of the
ueieSatlOn ana a DanK- handed slap at the
president. The resolution adopted really
implies that President Roosevelt favors
a reciprocity plan that will "enrich
trusts, monopolies or foreign spectators.
A resolution of that kind is an insult to
the president through its duplicity. 1t
borrows his name to hide denunciation
OF his position. And this sort of a reso-
luton was adopted by the convention of
a party that is overwhelmingly In favor
of the presidents simple advocacy of
Cuban reciprocity. Doesn't this look as
If a duty doing president had been stabbed
in the house OF his frSends2
=. This is no time for gloss. The conven-
ton was led into an attempt to gloss over
the abyss between the president and the
Minnesota members of congress 1t can
not be done! The sooner Republicans re-
pudiate this plank and cease to make any
attempt to defend 1t, the better. 1t Is
piece of deceit that is far better con-
demned than supported. To support 1t is
to lose votes for every man on Repub-
lican ticket.
How much better 1t. would have been
for all concerned had the convention ex-
pressed its views and the views of the
people it represented, leaving each mem
Der of congress to make his peace with
the people of his own district after his
own fashion; the more especially as there
has been little or no sentiment In the
state in favor Of Furnishing the members
for taking a stand that the people have
respected, even if they have opposed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-04
Republican Hopes of Peo-
pies Party Support for
Van SAINT Are Vain.
WEAKER THAN IN 1900.
Ole sageng Says Governor Will Get
No PopuIist Votes snd Far Fewer
Republican Ballots Than He
Did Two Years Ago. 81

Representative Ole Sageng, of Otter
Tail county, says the Republican tenn
pie of hope, builded on the theory
that Van SAINT and the Republican
ticket will receive a strong support
from the Populists, is a house of sand
which will tumble about the ears of
Its builders.
Mr.. Sageng is one of the representa-
tive men of the Peoples party, and in
the last Legislature was recognized, as
one Of the ablest men in the house.
In st. Paul yesterday he said:
THE Republican idea that Van
SAINT is going to receive a substantial
Populist vote is all bosh. AS a mat
ter of fact, he will receive fewer votes
this year than he did two years ago
from the Peoples party. He is
weaker candidate than he was two
years ago, and he never was a mag
netic vote getter. In Otter Tail coun-
ty, one of the Populist strongholds,
he will run way behind his vote of
1900. He will not only fail to receive
the Populist support which the Re-
publicans claim for him, but he will
suffer nightly from apathy in the
ranks of his own party"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-04
GREAT DAY is HERE
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ar. Z .s3s;i1sss<s-.
Uncle Sans 126th Birthday
's.sts s. T'tsA e.
Brings Joy to Young
America
~. se-e-;-7Si,
HOW CITY CELEBRATES
Patriots, Young and Old, Are Ready
to Add Their Enthusiasm to
the Eagles Lusty
Scream.


Following close upon the heels Of
circus day comes the GLORIOUS
Fourth" SO the small boys cup Of low
is over trimming. For the past two
days the approach of the nations
birthday has been evidenced by the
firecracker artillery, which has been
the symbol of the small boys over
eager enthusiasm. All day yesterday
hrecrackers were booming in every
section of town, and last night. being
the night of the Fourth" Young
American did not give itself to sleep
to any extent, but celebrated all night,
The usual rivalry among the boys as
to which one should have the honor of
the first and earliest Fourth Of July
injury was as keen as ever, and sew
eral cases were reported yesterday.
The Fourth will be very generally
observed today. Nearly all of the
business houses will be closed for a
portion Of the day at least. A large
number of citizens left last night for
out-of-toWn places to spend their hol-
lday. Picnics, excursions, public en-
terta1nments, baseball, yacht races,
golf and many other amusements will
make up the days celebration.
The court house and city hall, and
the state capitol and all public build
ings will be closed during the day.
There will be but one delivery of mail
and the postoffice will be practically
closed.
Weather Observer Lyons does not
promise the best weather for today.
He says it will surely be cooler, and
In all probability there VIII be general
showers all day, as an atmospheric
disturbance has been moving toward
this section for many hours.
Nevertheless little ram cannot in
terfere with Fourth of July celebra-
ton.
Excursions and Games.
There will be number of excur-