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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24
A Bit Of 0ordef Justice

Everybody knew Terese along that
border except ne, said Marvin, the
old frontiersman. and if she wasn't
the meaneot critter the Lord over let
live, I'm bowed. She wasn't even
good looking but she was cutter than
prairie dog and meaner than a
hungry cayote. Driscoll and NE join
ed Higinses' troop the same week, but
they split the command in two and it
was just our luck to get separate de-
tails, him up the Ojo Caliente with the
captain and me down the river watch
ing gang Of Greaser poachers.
"Terese was running loWdoWn
hoknatonk up at Caliente, and the
Cap allowed her to run because her
dive was always a sure finish for SNUG
glers and outlaws from both sides Of
the river, and if he kept pretty good
watch on it he was sure to keep cases
on the outlaws from upstream. down
stream and both republics. They'd
been a good many killings in the den,
but the sheriff looked after them all
right. and us rangers never bothered
about EN- Twas always a free fight.
or row over cards, but Terese always
managed to keep out O such trouble
Il was riding the line one day down
near Sand Butte, when Griffin hailed
me- He told me that Driscoll, my old
bunky was dead and that the whole
troop was going after the woman. 1t
was Terese done it,and our squad was
al at headquarters for orders before
sundOwn Shed lit out the minute she
knew what she'd done. and it was dead
sure tina, shed took to the timber, or
crossed the river. and, having near
sixteen hours start, her chance of eS-
Gaping looked good. Of course, | was
wild to nail her. but they sent me off
all alone righ back toward Sand Butte,
the unlkliost trail of all. Luck was
with me though, for | found her trail
about seven miles below 0ur empty
shack, where she'd Walked ont Of the
shallow water and made for the chap
aral on the Mexican shore. Of course
| went after hCr--We never paid any
attention to the international law once
we were out of the settlements. it was
near / o'clock in tie morning when |
came on her, doubling back toward
Caliente on rock plateu that left no
footprints. | felt like killing her the
minute | seen her pull gun, but |
didn't | just fetched her across the
wrist with my forty FLYER, and she laid
down and hollered.
''Then it was miles to the empty
shack where we'd had our camp, and |
little mean. thinking that, after all, she
was woman. | locked her up in the
west room of the cabin and told her
I'd kill her the first break she made
to get away. Then | staked out my
pony and sat down in the moonlight
facing the shack and watched all
night. She hollered at me once or
twice to fetch her some liquor, but |
was dead leery about giving her a
crack at me in the dark, so | just let
her holler herself to sleep. About half
an hour before sun-up and pretty near
dead for sleep, kicked at the door
and told her to get ready for the road.
She said all right, and passed her in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24
Shrewd Paris Swind,ers

1t is said thai a shrewd firm in
Paris made : ail fortune by selling
what purporied oe bones from
dead bodies fCula in the ruins of
Martinique. These bones" have
been found to consist Of plaster OF
paris.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24

,rbe great cattle firms are puttir 2
Ub 1o"o'~ ,'"o''ino-ho in Texas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24

a done it, but she done II all right,
/ aua l2tt me to foot il all the way ba j.
~ o3o#C Cai,cutr to sile ts.ealafn."
And dill Yea ewes sci her. a=',.'
Captain G,Carll. Win q Nsaa at ca
uue1 Hutchinson.
oh. well W. never brought }ler ia
5slt, yes. We got her all rieht, con
ciuded Marvin. ,he old Ranger, with d
glitter in his half-shut eyes. We
rounded her ana whole gang a MeEi-
can rustlers into a shack across the
river. and we lost two men in Goins
/ il.
Did YOU take any prisoners, Mar
rn?" asked the colonel. softly.
No, no prioners. reelected Mar
vim. cutting off a chew, we was so
mad We just finished en- ali M right
there Hulncd their shack and left tAo
rest to the buz1ards Never oycu
made i report on it. Il rs an invasion
Of Mexico, smiled the old chap and
we thought it might annoy Captain
Higgins john H. Raftery. in Ghica-
go RecordlIerald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24
In Prohibition Kansas. Tool

An Atchison husband hovered at
deaths door so long his wife re-
marked that she supposed he was
having his usual trouble finding the
keyhole.-Atchison (Kans) Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24

"a. 81 ~ - - o.. z "a.
,ears the II The Niod YOU Fave Always Bulgh'
signature "a & @>7ztzz '.@zt-z,zm
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24
Moons Highest Mo-

The highest mountain in the moon
is at least $4,000 feet in height; that
is 5000 feet higher than Mount Ever
est.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24

= "a 80 - a-.D 10 10. Z.
Bears the n The Kind You Have hIvays Sought
Of G&e<zZ Zz<eAz%
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
LATEST OF PAT GROVE
Man BeIived to be Insane Says the
Fugitive Was Cap
Cured.

Omaha. Neb., Jan. 16.-That Pat
Grove was captured and brought TO
Omaha, where he again mysteriOusly
disappeared. is part of a queer story
told by Edward Daigneault in peti-
ton presented to the council Tuesday
night asking that he he paid Il reward
for finding the alleged Cudahy kid
naper. The petition is signed by about
twenty-five persons. Daigneault as
serts that in January. 1901, he was at
n Montreal bank and saw Il person,
whom he recognized as Pat Grove,
from the description sent out by Chief
of Police Donahue, exchanging some
fifteen or twenty $1,000 bills. =
Returning to Chicago Diagneau-t
says he Immediately consulted n Chi
cago detective named Joyce and law
yer named ProuiX about getting the
reward by effecting Groves capture.
He alleges that on the strength of his
information Grove was caught in Mon
treal Feb. 16. with all the money, and
was brought to Omaha. Daigneault
says he followed. intending to identify
Grove. but says Chief DOnahue told
him Grove was not in custody. He
says he has spent $1,000 in finding
Grove. Chief Donahue says Daig
neault undoubtedly is insane
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
VICTIM OF DEVILTRY
Italian Malta Leaves Forty SIashes
i'm the Body of Michael
~ POrtalis.

Dubois. Pa. Jan. 1G.-NIichael Por-
tolls. an Italian who was found in a
deserted shanty on the Flats Monday
afternoon with more than forty knife
slashes in his body. is at the hospital
here in n critical condition. Through an
interpreter Portolis Informed the po-
lice chat members of the Malta society
had sought his life. He was attacked
by five men, cut and hacked in Il
frightful manner. and only the asSur-
ance by one member of the murderous
PARTY that he was quite dead prevent
ed them from cutting off his head. He
names Tony and Pasquoli Zaphia, Sa-
>yero POllesOri. Dominic Seig and
Michaele Sapilia as his assaifants.
They have all fled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
CHILL VERY CHILLY
Would Like to Break Up the Pam
AM erican Conference
i'm a Row.
SHE Is oHARY OF ARBITRATION
But Proposes Adherence to The
Hague Convention as Part
of Her Tactics.

City of Mexico, Jan. 16.-The OBJ
structive tactics of Chill We're clearly
revealed at yesterday morning and aft
ernoon sessions of the Pan-American
conference. so 1t begins to be apparent
that it will he practically impossible
to ever bring the arbitration projects
TO n vote unless some rule resembling
the clOture of the british parliament
is adopted, as the Chilians will con-
tlnue to talk indefinitely. After at
tacking throughout the afternoon Ses-
sion the plan of general acceptance Of
The Hague articles as having been
hastily adapted they finally changed
font, dropped their own plan of ac-
ceptance, and gave their assent to the
general plan. but insisted that instead
of merely passing through the con-
ference il be submitted thereto for de-
bate.
They Can Talk indefinitely.
They knew that if it is only debated
they will be able to delay things in
definitely, and in the meantime work
for the withdrawal of more Central and
South American delegations, until in
that way they will have succeeded i'll
wrecking the conference. The discus
sion will be continued at an extra SeS-
sion today. 1t must be observed that
the Chilians have repeatedly declared
themselves strongly in favor of The
Hague convention, so that in promot-
ing debate on the plan for its accept
ancc they clearly show their obstruc
tive intentions.
Chill Has a Little Game.
ChilfS object in presenting n plan of
adherence to The Hague convention, in
which is is Joined only by Ecuador, is
to cause its plan to he referred to the
committee ON arbitration, in which
event the committee will either have
to accept II, or if it rejects it be placed
i'm the position of discarding what 1t
has already approved.
Trying to Undermine the Conference.
The delegations that have been fair
ly favorable to Chill are now expert
encing a change. But what eXciteS
the greatest Indignation is the efforts
OF Chill to undermine the conference
by procuring the withdrawal Of delega-
tionS. as in the case of Venezuela. This
is regarded as a direct defiance of the
United States and Mexico. the two ma
tions that are responsible for conven-
ing the conference.
Two Plans of Adherence.
The two plans. of adherence to The
Hague convention are practically the
same. the only difference being that
the plan signed by all the delegations
except Chill and Ecuador is much
longer than Chili's and adds an article
providing for the consideration of a
still more comprehensive plan of arbi-
tration. Chili's is as brief as possible
and in the fewest words agrees to ad-
here to The Hague convention and au-
thoriZes the United States and Mexico
to arrange for the South American
states to become signatories Of that
convention
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
WIVES TO SPARE
John Scott Taken in because He
Had the Marriage
Habit.

Scott, known under the names Of
Howard and Donnell. was arrested at
Uniontown. Ky, on the charge of big
amy, and confessed his guilt. Scott is
a real estate man. In 1892 he mar
ried Miss Lulu Il. Frost at Springdale,
Ark. He lived with her for a few
months, and, it is alleged, after getting
n farm. left her.
he was next heard of in Tennessee,
where he married Mrs. Sallie Corder
near Paris, and afterward deserted
her. Three other wives he claimed
sfter this time were Mrs. Pearl Sutton.
of Mobile. Ala; Mrs. Mary a. Gott, OF
Ruddyville, Ky. and Mrs. Jane Mat
tingly, of Bowling Green, Ky. The
names of three other wives he refuses
to give.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
NOvY'S DISCOVERY
Expected TO be of Immense Bene-
fit in Fighting
Cholera.

Ann ArbOr, Mich, Jan. f6.-Dr
Frederick c. Novy. junior professor of
hygiene and physical chemistry, has
given out the first official report of his
new discovery. The new compound is
called organic peroxide, and if the dis
covery proves as successful in practice
as i'll the laboratory its assistance in
preserving the health of military
camps, in the prevention of Asiatic
cholera epidemicS and in the general
combating of all diseases in which the
intestinal germs play part, is ines
Unable.
DIR. NOvy and DIR. Paul c. Freer
the latter of whom is now OH q leave
of absence as superintendent of the
government laboratories in the Philip
pines. have been engaged during the
last two years in studying the condi-
tionS under which the organic peroX-
ides are formed and investigating these
compounds upon disease producing or
ganiSmS. They have been able to
show that various surfaces. such as
metals. fabrics, papers. etc, exert n
marked influence upon the rate of for
nation of some of the peroXideS. Dr.
Novy said:
''Of the six perOXideS examined two
were found to possess remarkable
stances are spoken of chemically as
benZoyl acetyl peroxide and diacetyl
peroxide. In the presence of water
these compounds undergo hyrolysis,
yielding acetyl hydrogen peroXides,
and it is to these hydrolyZed products
that the pronounced germicidal effects
are due. The active constituents can
he brought in water solution in various
strengths or concentration. and such
solutions readily destroy in test tube
experiments all pathogenic bacteria"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
UNCLE SAM IS MIGHTY SLOW
When 1t Comes to Little Matters of This
Kind, for Instance.

Philadelphia. Jan. 16.-CollectOr
Thomas, of this port, yesterday re-
ceived notice from the treasury depart
ment at Washington that the pay of
customs inspectors would be increased
from $3.50 to 81 a day. The efforts of
the inspectors to obtain this advance
have extended over a quarter of cen
tury.
On Dec. 1, 1879. the compensation of
inspectors at New York, Philadelphia,
Boston and San Francisco was 81 per
day. In order to make up a deficiency
of 100000 in the customs apprOpria-
tion for that year the pay of the in
spectOrs for all these ports was re-
duced to $3.50. New York got Il res
toration to the 81 rate i'll 1876. as did
also Boston and San Francisco.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
A. B. Cummins InduCted
Into Office as IoWa's
Governor.
.DES MOINES' BIG DAY
Five Thousand People
Crowd Auditorium to
See Ceremonial.

Des Moines. Jan. 16.-The Inaugural
tion of Gov. \. II. Cummins occurred
at 2:3O this afternoon with imposing
ceremonies at the Auditorium and
in the presence of 5000 people.
The paPade from the state house
through the principal streets to the
Auditorium was escorted by five COM
panies of state militia and consisted
of all the membership of the legis-
lature, state officials, eX-governors
carriages
Nature of the Exercises.
At the Auditorium the exercises
were opened by Lieut.. Gov. NIilliman.
Bisop Morrison, of the Episcopal
church, delivered the invocation and
was followed Immediately by admin
istering the oath of office to the
governor by Chief Justice Ladd.
The governor then delivered his
inaugural address. At the conclusion
of the governors address he was es-
corted by members of the Legislature
in carriages to the state house, where
he formally took charge of the office.
This evening Gov. and Mrs. Cum
minis will hold a reception at the
state house.
The OhicIaI Vote
Des Molnes, Ia. Jan. 16.-Yester-
day afternoon A, Il. Cummins was Of
ficially declared elected governor. One
minute later John HerriOtt was de-
clared elected lieutenant governor.
The official vote as announced by the
legislature follows: For governor
Cummins. 226, SOP; Phillips, 1878;
Coates, 1869; Baxter, 3.453: Weller,
$50: Conger, 1. For lieutenant COVER
ror-Herriott. 22T,171; Ferguson. 49,
5SS: Wray, 1905; Jacobs, 1921; En-
gle, 76G.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
Two MISSING. ProbabIy Dead.

Pottsville, Pa. Jan. 16.-An explo-
sion of gas occurred yesterday at Ma
pie Hill colliery. near GilbertOn. Two
miners are missing and probably dead
and two others We're injured. The
missing are John Mcguire and James
Lashniski. both of shenandoah. a
naked lamp in the hands of one of the
missing men ignited n pocket of gas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
FIRE In A STATION
Burlington, st. Paul and Other
Roads Lose in
Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. 16.-Fire today DAM
aged the Union station at Adams
and Canal streets to the extent of
$4,000 and destroyed over a million
dollars sworth of unstamped tickets
of the Pennsylvania, Burlington, Al
ton, St. Paul, Pan Handle and Fort
Wayne roads and the Pullman com
pany.
Sixty Office employees had n narrow
escape from suffocation. No one was
injured. su
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
WHEN LITTLE ALPHONSE
BECOMES TWENTY-ONE

Washington, Jan. 16.-Dr. ]. L.
Curry, of Virginia, formerly minister
to Spain, has been appointed special
envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to represent the pres
ident at the coming of age of the
king of Spain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
HAS HAMMER OUT
Hale of Maine Does Some knock
ing" on Militia and Ma
val Reserves.
NOT TO BE DEPENDED ON, he SAYS
Hoar Makes a Claim to Which Till
man Demurs-EnglandV Violat-
ing The Hague Treaty.

Washington, Jan. 16.-The feature
of interest in the senate yesterday
was n lively debate brought on by
Hale of Maine in respect to the value
to the country of a militia force. He
introduced some bills relating to the
organization and maintenance of n
naval reserve, and in doing so declared
that the reliance placed by some peo-
pie upon the naval reserve never would
he realized. Experience had shown,
he said. that at the beginning of a war
plenty of young men were ready to
enlist in the navy and enter the ranks
of naval militia, but at the conclu-
sion of the war the interest in the or
ganiZatiOns ceased, and it was found
difficult to maintain them.
Takes His Twist at the Tail.
He was OF opinion that the United
States was not likely, as u nation, to
take much interest in the militia forces
either of the land or of the sea. In
time of stress he was certain that the
country would be obliged to depend
upon volunteers. called out in an
emergency, or upon some form of com
pulsory service. England, he said, had
learned this lesson from her smallest
and wickedeSt war; If we We're to
become a great war power we would
have to learn the lesson other nations
had learned. Every one of the nations
of the world that stood snarling at an
other depends TO some extent upon
some sort of compulsory military SER
vice. He then declared that England
was about to resort to conscription to
raise men to fight "a band Of freemen
thousands of miles away"
Small "Butchers' Bill" on the Avenue.
SpoOner pointed out that the display
made by the National Guard of va
rious states on Pennsylvania avenue in
Washington on the occasion of an in
augural parade was a sufficient evil
dence of the practicability of the mill
tia. Yes" responded Hale, but the
loss of life on Pennsylvania avenue
never is serious" Continuing he said
what he desired to impress upon the
senate and upon the country was that
the naval reserve was, and always
would be. weak and meager.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
Bad Chipp OTthe Old Block.

New York, Jan. 16.-Charles Chipp,
clerk of the bureau OF assessments
and arrears of the comptroller's de-
partment, who pleaded guilty last
week TO four indictments for grand
larceny and one for forgery, was sem
fenced yesterday by Judge Foster to
from not less than one year and not
more than five years Imprisonment in
Sing Sing ut hard labor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
was Contrary ana raIIzed Too Loud.

Hinkley, Ills. Jan. 16.-It has fallen
to the town council of Hinkley to de-
fine what constitutes conduct unbe-
coming an alderman" That body has
Solemnly convicted John Mulroy. Il sec
ton boss and member of the coun-
Gil on the charge quoted. and has ex-
PEELED him. As expressed by one of
the city fathers, some specifications in
the Indictment We're being contrary,
talking too loud and long and scoring
the presiding officer"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
Two Plans of Adherence.
Arrest..d tor I.,ni,czzIement.

GAINESVILLE. Wis, Jan. 16.-E. o.
Brown. agent for the Brellingham-
Hixon Lumber company, of Madison,
at Orfordville. Wis, was arrested
Tuesday on the charge of embezzlins
$4,000 of the company's funds. He
has been in the employ of the concern
for several years and enjoyed its full
est confidence. 1t is thought the
money was lost in speculations on the
board of trade in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
order of the ,r-n1re ,,ross.

Joliet, Ills. Jan. 16.-The biennial
convention of the supreme council of
the Order OF the White Cross was held
here Tuesday. The session lasted
throughout the day and evening. The
Write Cross is a fraternal insurance
society and has councils in various
cities throughout northern Illinois.
rho following officers were elected: Su-
preme commander. Erwin Il. Giest; su-
preme recorder, Thomas Stevenson
both of this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16

by the German population of Chicago.
embracing torchlight parade of 1000
veterans of the German army and a
chorus of 1000 voices, was slated for
the coming celebration in honor of Ad-
miral SchIey, but will not come off be-
cause events already scheduled for his
entertainment will more than occupy
his time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
RemarI,abIe Coincidence in Death.

Cincinnati, o., Jan. 1G.-Mrs. Ed
nund Bachus, living on the fourth
floor of an Elm street fiat, was taken
suddenly Ill with heart trouble. DIR.
G. III. Thurman, who resides in the
same neighborhood. was called and
FASTENED to her relief. She died just
as the doctor entered the apartments,
and the doctor died Immediately on
entering after climbing the three
flights of stairs Both were troubled
with heart disease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
BEFORE THE WAR
Marvellous Manifestations Re-
called by Citizens of
Indiana.
SAW VISIONS IN THE, SKY
Which Actually Wrote Figures in
the Heavens-A Streak
of Flame.

Hagertsown, Ind, Jan. 16.-LorenZo
ID. Fox. n well-known and respected
citizen living half n mile from this
place. recalls a marvellous manifesto
ton in the heavens which he witnessed
before the war of the rebellion. 1t is
substantiated by four other creditable
witnesses. One evening late in the
fall of 1915 Fox, with four young
companions. set out on Il coon hunt
near GreenfOrk. Nearly midnight they
sat down on Il log to rest. The night
suddenly grew darker and the dogs
whined at the hunters feet. as if fear
ing some foe that was Invisible
A Streak of Flame.
y sureaK or name suddenly leaped
from the horizon in the south to the
zenith. The flames burned red, green
and vermiliOn. and lasted several sec
onds, when it was suddenly warped
and twisted into many shapes, writing
the gigantic figures Il" ''S," ''6." and
- against the sky. They told their
story and il spread abroad.
There was Il wcll-defined belief that
when 1861, the date marked by the
changing figures. should come wonder
full things would occur. When 1861
finally arrived all of these young men
realized that they We're chosen to wit
ness Il wonderful manifestation of 4
prophecy of the greatest war in Amer
lean history.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
SAID TO BE PROGRESSING

London, Jana. 16.-Strong belief
prevails in financial circles here late
today that negotiations for peace
have opened between the leading
Beers and the British government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
Crusade Against "UncIe Ton.-

Louisville. Jan. 16.-At a meeting of
a special committee appointed by the
Albert Sidney Johnston chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy it was
decided to begin an active campaign
against the production of Uncle
Toms Cabin"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
DON'T Like That Kind of Reform.

Crystal Falls, Mich, Jan. 16.-As a
result of the reform wave which
recently struck Iron Mountain, the
denizens of 1.-The Midway" We're driven
out of Iron Mountain and forthwith
immigrated here. Now the people
here are protesting against the trans
formation of Crystal Falls as a harbor
OF refuge and descent upon the dives
IS hainD MANNED
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
Lnck Has Come HOE WAY.

Flint, Mich, Jan. 16.-Mrs. James
Cullin, of this city, has received infor-
nation that she has fallen heir to $685.
600 from the estate of her grandfather,
the late Captain BOynton, of st. Ig-
mace, Mich. Boynton left an estate
of S15O.0O0. Mrs. Cullin's inheritance
is mostly in cash.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
snsnIcion of FouI play.

Grand Haven, Mich, Jan. 16.-Geo.
Taylor, an eccentric character living
near Berlin, this county, was found
dead in his woodshed. There is sus-
picion of foul play and the coroner and
sheriff have been called.