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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
That Cannot Be Enforced
By Interstate Com
merCe Commission.
MORE ANNUAL REPORT
Showing Wherein Vio1a-
tors Cannot be
Punished.

Washington, Jan. 24.-In its fif-
teenth annual report the Interstate
commerce commission says some sharp
things about the traffic officials of the
big railroad systems and the packers
of the west. Referring to recent in
vestigatiOns made into the movement
of packing house products and the
movement of grain and grain products.
the commission says that 1.-The facts
therein developed are of such char
acter that no thoughtful person can
contemplate them with indifference"
Things That Surprise the Commission.
Continuing, the report says: That
the leading traffic officials of many of
the principal railway lines, men oc-
cupying high positions, and charged
with the most important duties, should
deliberately violate the sta atute law OF
the land. and in some cases agree with
each other TO do so: that it should be
thought by them necessary to destroy
vouchers and to so manipulate book
keeping as 10 Obliterate evidence OF
the transactions: that hundreds of
thousands of dollars should be paid in
unlawful rebates TO a few great pack
ing houses; that the business of rail-
road transportation, the most impor-
tant but one in the country today, pay
ing the highest salaries and holding
out to young men the greatest induce
ments. should to such an extent be con-
Quoted in open disregard of the law.
must be surprising and offensive to all
right-minded persons.
Some Equally Startling Facts.
Equally startling at least is the fact
that the owners of these packing
houses. men whose names are known
throughout the commercial world.
should seemingly be eager to augment
their gains with the enormous amounts
of these rebates which they receive in
plain defiance of n federal statute.
These facts carry their own comment,
and nothing said by us can add to
their significance. We certainly be-
lieYe that existing laws should be so
amended that railway managers who
desire to observe them can do so with
out risk of sacrificing their property.
Public Should BE Protected.
But we also believe that the appli-
cation of this remedy is fraught with
certain dangers and that it should not
be applied unless the public is fully
protected against those consequences.
Some method should be pro-
vided by which the government can
exercise In fact that control over rail-
way rates and operations which courts
without number have asserted that it
possesses and which many persons
suppose that it now eXerts.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
ISLANDS ARE OURS
Treaty of Transfer of Danish West
Indies is Duly
Signed.

Washington. Jan. 24.-The treaty
of sale of the Danish West Indies
from Denmark to the United States
was signed at the state department
today by Secretary Hay and Danish
Minister Brun. The treaty will be
submitted to the senate for ratifica-
tion Immediately.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
Attempt Made on Life of
George, of Greece,
in Park.
INSPECTOR PREVENTS
Receives Stab From the
Knife of Wou1d-be
Assassin.

Vienna, Jan. 24.-Neue Frete Press
today publishes an unconfirmed story
of an attempt to assassinate King
George of Greece.
According to the report the king
was walking in the park at Phaleron
when a man brandishing a knife
slipped up.
Inspector Is Stabbed.
The park inspector jumped between
them and received a stab intended
for the king.
The wouId-be assassin was arrested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
Better Paw for Rural Carriers.

Washington. Jan. 24.-The consider
alton of the urgent deficiency bill was
completed yesterday in the house, but
owing to the lateness of the hour pas
sage OF the bill was postponed. \ sue
cessful effort was made to increase the
pay of rural free delivery carriers from
$500 to 5000 per annum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
stilIman To Be Reannninteh.

Milwaukee. Jan. 24.-The announce
ment that President Roosevelt would
send in the name of Postmaster f. r.
Stllman for reappointment. made In
Washington dispatches Wednesday,
was expected, as Senator Quarles had
said a few days ago that Stillman
would be reappOinted. Postmaster
Stillman was appointed four years ago
by President Mckinley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24

Beloit, Wis, Jan. 24.-Mrs. Mary A.
Hunt, of this city, was 100 years old
Wednesday. She was born at Goshen.
Litchfield county, N Y, in 1902. She
received her education at Litchfield,
N Y, in Miss Pierce's school for girls,
the second girls school of note found
ed in the United States. Mrs. Hunt
retains her mental faculties to a re-
markable degree and is quite strong.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24

St Joseph. Mich. Jan. 24.-John
Mitchell. who is charged with a crime
against G-year-old Eva Hartline, the
daughter of his employer at GlendOra.
this county, three weeks ago. and who
has been a fugitive from justice with
officers on his trail ever since. was cap
tured by Deputy Sheriff Tenant, Of
this city, near New Carlisle, Ind, Tues
Io-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
Little DimcuITy IN texas.

BelleviIle, Tex. Jan. 24.-Three men
were killed, one fatally wounded and
three others slightly wounded in 4
fight at the railroad station here at
d. IN. yesterday. The dead are Ray
mond White. constable at Wallis; Mi
Ian Odom.. his half brother, and Henry
DiDDert n byStander.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
Little Hope for the Condor.

Port Townsend, Wash, Jan. "a
The British admiralty has about given
up hope for the safety Of the British
warship Condor. Collector of Customs
Heustis has received orders from the
treasury department at Washington to
report whether there has been any
signs on this coast of n British war
ship in distress or any wreckage there
from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
Preference for spanish War Vets.

Washington. Jan. PA delegation
of Spanish war veterans called at the
White House yesterday and urged on
the president the wisdom and justice
of giving Spanish war veterans prefer
ence over civilians in appointments to
positions in the government civil ser
vice. The president said he recOg-
nized there WAS merit in the request.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
SHOCKS FELT
Earthquake Unmistaka-
BILE in Different
Places.
ST. LOUIS TREMBLES
Scope of Disturbance
Includes Kansas City
and Quincy.
ST. LOUIS TREMBLES

St. Louis, Jan. 24.-Two distinct
shocks of earthquake, accompanied
by a rumbling sound, were felt in
ST. Louis and vicinity at this morn
ing.
Kansas City, Jan. 24.-Slight earth
quake shocks were Ielt here early
this morning.
Felt in Quincy.
Quincy. ILL.,, Jan. PA pronounced
earthquake shock, lasting nearly a
minute, was felt here at 4:4O this
morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
Fatally wound. His wife.

st. Louis. Jan. 24-Mrs. Ida Billey,
% years old. was shot three times and
fatally injured by her husband, Chas.
Billey. Family trouble was the cause
of the affair. Billey was pursued by
an angry crowd OF men. who would
have dealt violently with him had they
oYertaken him before the police did
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
v,arx.on may Iake once Again.

Washington, Jan. 24.-It is believed
at the pOstoffice department that Gen
eral James $. ClarlsOn, now of New
York, and formerly of Iowa, has been
or win be offered position as assist
ant postmaster general. The under
standing is that General ClarkSon is
asked TO take the place of Fourth as
sistant instead of first. the rank he
held when he resigned during Harri-
sons admiDi SrrafiOn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
New senator from New Jersey,

Trenton, " j., Jan. 24.-The Repub-
lican caucus to select candidate for
United States senator to be supported
during the present session of the legis-
lature TO succeed the late General Sew
ell, selected on the ninteenth ballot
John F. Dryden. of Newark, president
of the Prudential Insurance company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
Officers Reelected.

indianapolis, Jan. 24.-The United
Mine Workers reelected John Mitch
ell president, ]. L. Lewis vice presi-
dent and w. ID. Wilson secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
Struck by N Train and killed.

Battle Creek. Mich, Jan. 24.-Dell
Scott and Phil Griswold We're struck
10y the Lehigh Valley express Wednes-
day night and We're instantly killed.
The men were walking between the
tracks as n short cut home after the
days work, and hearing the train COM
ing, stepped on the wrong track.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
They Forght Fatally with Guns.

Keytesville, No.. Jan. 24.-Wiley FL
lis, aged 30, was shot and killed.. and
James Nichols, aged 20, was shot four
times and dangerously wounded near
here in a fight between the two men.
Their quarrel grew out of Ellis seek
ing to prevent the reconciliation Of
Nichols half-sister and her husband.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
cbina GETS Her DIonev BacI..

Washington. Jan. 24.-Secretary
Hay yesterday handed to Minister WI
n draft on the United States treasury
for $3T6.6cO. being the value of the
silver bullion captured by the United
States marines at Tien Tsin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Several Lives Lost and Much Prop
erty Destroyed at
OskaIoosa.

Oskaloosa. Iowa, Jan. 24.-An eX-
plosion in the Lost Creek coal mine,
south of this city at noon caused con-
siderable loss of life and much prop
.erty damage. Three burned bodies
have been taken out, Many are miss
inp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
MinIster Semi to am AsYInm.

Joliet, Ills, Jan. 24.-Rev. Walter
Evans. n well-known Congregational
minister in this community. was ad-
judged insane Wednesday in the cOun-
ty court and ordered sent to Kanka-
kee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
THAT PEACE STORY
Again Officially Announced to Be
Without FOunda-
tiOn.

London, Jan. 24.-The government
leader. Balfour, today in the com
mons denied the story that negotia-
tions with rhe Beers looking To peace
were now proceeding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
workmen summariIy Dischareed.

Redkey. Ind. Jan. 24.-The Marietta
Glass company has summarily dis
charged several men in its factory
who. it is claimed, were organizing a
strike, to begin next Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
START FOR CHICAGO
Admiral and Mrs. Schley Leave
Washington in Special
Car.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Admiral and
Mrs. Schley left for Chicago this
morning over the Baltimore & Ohio
in a private car.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
MISHAP IN A FOG
Yard Foreman Killed and Others
Injured i'm Omaha Rail-
road Yards.

Omaha, Jan. 24.-W. l.. Stewart,
yard foreman, was killed and six 9TH
er trainmen injured i'm n freight
wreck caused by fog in the Burling-
ton yards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
signs the mckinley Frank BiII.

Washington. Jan. 24.-The president
yesterday signed the bill providing for
the free transportation OF all mail mat
ter sent by Mrs. Ida s. Mckinley, wild
ow OF the late President Mckinley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
End of Twenty Years war.

roF twenty years UeKaID has been
anxious to wrest the county seat from
Sycamore. and when the supervisors
voted TO erect n 100000 court house
Its citizens Immediately began earnest
efforts to secure the plum. The sum
OF 100000 was raised and every eff
fort made to influence Il decision in
favor of that city. The Sycamore peo-
pie. however, soon walked up to the
necessity of defending their title. and
Il very pretty quarrel followed, result
ing in a victory for the county seat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
HOW A TOWN WON
Outcome of the Fight by Which
Sycamore Retains County
Seat.
END OF DE KALB'S STRUGGLE
Which Has Extended Over Twenty
Years-A Final Awak-
ening.

sycamore, MS, Jan. 2I.-Sycamore
viii retain the county court house. the
county board having settled the mat
ter Wednesday by vote of 13 to o.
Dekalb citizens made determined
fight to secure the county seat. and
offered to furnish 100000, but Syca-
more's offer of $4,000 and site was
accepted As soon as the vote was
taken the board authorized it's COM
mittee to advertise for bids
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24

Races Tor the amateur skating cham
pionship of the United States and Can
ada will be held at Verona, n. J., Jan.
able.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24

OF copies or noted paintings ana was
given as a premium the finest daven-
port she could purchase in Des Moines.
Mrs. Shaw claims the agent permitted
her to select any piece of furniture
she desired and that she naturally took
the best, which happened to be the
1910 sofa.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-23
WHY He I5eSitRtpI.

The brooklyn Citizen prints an eSpe
rit'ncc tf Il man who Travelled all oEel
Europe and declares that he Did not
meet but one person who hcSlta,ed
over the acceptance of a fee:
was wandering through an old
graveyard in an English town and had
stopped before Il stone which had no;
been long in place. A man who must
have been following me stepped up and
said:
''Ah. sir, hut she who lies here will
he missed for years to come! She was
for half Il lifetime the president of the
charity board"
In an abseltminded way l handed
him Il siXpence, said the traveller. He
received it. turned it over in his HAND
in hesitating way and finally STAN
mered:
"As she was my own wife. sir, an
as | was here to plant flowers on he'
grave. perhaps it would not be exact.
proper to accept a fee
replied that but fer him l Nigh
never have known about her hein.
president of the board. and he sWal
lowed his ScrUples and pocketed tbs
sixpence with one motion and with evi
dent satisfaction.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-23
He Said to Himself.

Kansas enjoys the distinction, possi-
bly,, of being the only state in the
Union where !; man has been allowed
by court of inquiry to testify regard
ing what he said to himself.
a committee had been appointed by
the legislature, says The Green Bag,
to investigate the alleged bribery of
certain members in connection with Il
defeated railroad bill. The first wit
hess called testified that he saw one of
the representatives late one night COM
ing down the hotel stairs
Il said to myself" he went on. but
member on the side Of the defense
jumped to his feet
Hold on he shouted You can't
testify about what you said to your
selfr'
The prosecutor retorted that there
was no law to prohibit him from SO
testifying. A long argument ensued.
but majority of the committee agreed
with the chairman that the testimony
was admissible
II said to myself" seriously proceed
ed the witness, that NJ had been up
to Billy's room to get his pay"
The testimony was recorded and
made part of the official record
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-23
PICkiNGS FROM FICTION.

If silence is golden. Il discreet silence
is away above rubies.-"I-ife Oh The
Stage
Most men are inventive enough il
the matter of personal justitication.-
Papa Bouchard.'
The man i'll u man can only be recog
nized by the woman in Il wonan.-"By
the Higher Law
1t is human nature to shrink from
confcssny oneself wrong in ones AN
ticipations. l.asse.
\ girl is never too young to form
opinions Of her own seX-or to express
them.-"Tlle Destiny of Doris
The wcrld may doom you to plain
living, but only you can deny yourself
plain thinking. g.-"Deafness aud Cheer
fulneSS.
Women love good men. but are inter
ested in men whose goodness is more
or less impaired. THE Man From
Glengarry
The power that prepared the high
ways of life seems to have arranged
that the tngerposts along the primrose
paths shall rarely point to the prom
ised land.-"Gaptain Rluitt."
Think not. as many say, there is bat
one sprinett!e of life. that it is but Il
green and sappy youth which rushes to
q brief summer and all else of life is
but a winter. long and 1lrear and gray
and lonely. Through all our life our
sprinotiUe is renewed Mistress
Brent -
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-23
Rabbits at Play,

Rabbits play in this way: Two of
them-I have not seen it played With
more-run quickly toward each other,
and when on the point of contact each
leaps into the air but one higher than
the other. clearing him completely.
They come down with their tails to-
ward each other, but instantly, with
an. as it We're, Excuse my tailr' both
turn and run and leap again, and this
they will do from two or three to half
dozen times. always leaping up at
the exact moment when they would
otherwise come into collision and one
always taking the higher leap-sOme-
times an astonishingly high one-rlght
over his companion They never meet
+. .ila sir. nov Is;fi i see how this can
be ayolde" except by plan or figure
being p;,ttually followed by them, as
With ourselves in a game or dance. ]
believe that each clears the other al
tfrnately. but | have not yet convinced
myself of this Saturday Review.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-23
OMce and Man.

Once upon Il time Il postmaster WHO
lived in a Kansas town was seated i'll
his office reading postal cards when Il
native cyclone suddenly came his way.
The wind carried him through an east
window and in the direction of Il chest
nut grove three miles distant.
In few seconds he was safely seat
ed in the top of a high tree busy pick
ing chestnut burs out of his hair and
clothing when he saw the building
that he had so suddenly left coming
directly toward him.
81 declare" he exclaimed, there
comes the old shanty looking for me-
Moral.-Sometmes the office seeks
the man.-New York Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-23
BEN FRANKLiN'S PURCHASE
An Old Electrical Machine Dating
Back 10 the Ncvolution.

Nearly every. schoolhoy of Il genera
ton ago was familiar with the friction
al electricity machine. never Of very
much practical value. hut IF great in
tereSt to youthful minds on account of
the spark Chat could be made to pass
from condenser To youthful finger.
Nowadays TIE size of the spark has in
creased as the size of tie machine has
diminished, but an example of the ear
lier' type is still preserved at the Jcffor
son physical laboratory at Harvard
where an interesting collection Of an
tiquatcd pieces of apparatus gives the
visitor to Cambridge an opportunity to
compare the earliest with the latest
methods of studying physics and as
tronomy.
This special piece, moreover is par.
ticularly Interesting in chat it was orig
inaily purchased for the college by
Benjamin Franklin when acting as
American commissioner to France dur
ing the Revolutionary war, 1t is cum
bersome affair that would require
horse and small wagon or a whole
automobile to move, bat the principle
on which it is based is the same as in
its moGcln successors. Aside from size
the most notiteable difference is in The
use OF a glass globe about q foot Ill G.-
ameter to produce the electricity by
friction inst al of lie big Ga clil;ti glass
plate seen IL later machines.
Despite lis size and the big globe,
however, which is supported on posts
resembling those Of a colonial fGur
poster bed 1.-The Old machine never eX-
ceeded q spark two inches long and
was even proud Of that modest per-
formancc. How modest it really was
may be seen by comparison with d
modern machine in the next case. 50
much smaller than Franklins $ that it
can be held in one hand. that produces
a spark Of electricity of nearly seven
inches
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-23
IT ALLAN VIOLlNS.
The First "Strnd" Sent TO rCT,. -
CoUIu Find no Purchasers

Italian violins have not always he's
the supremacy they now enjoy. 1t wa
rot indeed till the beginning of the
nineteenth century that they came INTO
vogue to any extent outside their ma
tive land. Previously Jacob Steiner
G62l So was the favorite maker, and
his high model had been almost eXelu-
svely copied by his fellow Germans
and the different makers in France and
England. When the elder Corvette,
who had been merchant before enter
ing the musical profession, came to
London. in 173S, he brought with him
some Instruments by Stradivar. The
result of this endeavor to introduce
Italian work into England fills one with
pathetic wonder. 1t is almost beyond
belief. AS he could not get as much as
Il (S2ol for a viooncello he was obliged
to send the instrument back to Italy
for a bad speculation. Five pounds fer
a "Strad,' aud not single purchaser
TO be found.
This incident in itself furnishes sutii-
cicnt testimony to the SlaviSh following
of the great German maker aud the
strong prejudice of the violiniStS of
that period in favor of tie high model
1t is indeed tie players Who are most
to blame for The slow adoption of the
fiat model, for thc creator must make
what is nccessitatcd hy the demand !:
but the eighteenth century liddrrS at
amy rate in England, France and Ger
many seem for the most part to have
been content that their NiolinS should
POSSESS a small sweet tone. mover real
izing HE lack of power and sonority.-
COnnOiSScur
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-23
STILL GOING ON.

That special sale at the Racket
Here are some of our prices:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-23
Meaning. of Worn> and children.

One of my children was reading to
me in her English history how the
mayor killed Wat Tyler. IL suppose it
kicked him." she remarked. explain
sd that the mayor was man. oh
khe said. Il thought mare was an
old gray horse.'
My mother told me that the word
"sl,ndry," which she heard in church
in the exhortation. puzzled her much
till she decided in her own mind it re
ferred to the hot. arid land OF Pales
tine, where the Bible was written u
sun dry place. Good Words.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-23
and the Suffrage.

suffrage should like to know upon
what grounds, if you have any reason
able ones
Belcher--I've heard more than hun
dred women say the men are all alike.
With such an idea in their heads, how
can you expect an intelligent use of the
suffrage from them? - Boston Tran
script.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-23
OF CpsirSe They DO.

Hixon Do you believe that man
originally sprang from the monkey:
Dxon-No: but believe that all NO.
men spring from mice. Chicago News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-23

The best way to make man ac-
knowledge the corn is to stamp on his
tOe.-philaGelDhia Record.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-08-28
DANGEROUS FIRE PUT OUT.
The Model Bakery Plant and Build
ing Damaged to Extent of $500
Weber Not Fully Insured.

At 5:45 O'Clock Monday morning a
lealy gasoline stove started what was
at first thought to be a serious confla-
grafton in the Model Bakery in South
Washington street.
The gasoline stove which started
the fire was in the kitchen, di-
rectly back Of the main dining room
and between 1t and the oven room.
Mr.. Weber, proprietor OF the place,
was the first TO see the fire, which
spread with great rapldity. He has
tened to the telephone to send in an
alarm and was slightly burned be-
fore he could leave the building, which
became a roaring mass Of flames in the
interior In a very short time. The
fire department responded at once and,
probably, by the prompt action, saved
the entire block Of business houses.
The damage to the stock, which is
entirely destroyed, amounts to about
$780, is partially covered, there be-
ing 81, $50 on it. The building, which
belongs to Geo. Kabrich, is damaged
about 81 ZOO, fully covered by insur-
ance.
Mr. Weber wired to st. Louis for
bread and reopened his place two
doors north OF his former stand Mon
day afternoon.
Mr.. Weber's steel oven and machin-
cry in the bake shop in the rear is the
only thing he viii be able to use, but
he will reopen as soon as he can get
fixed up.