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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-19
sOIatiO Rhsumatrsm Cured

L. Wagner, wholesale druggist,
Richmond, Va, says: Il had fear
full attack of sciatic rheumatism, was
laid up almost two months; was for
tunate enough to get Mystic Cure for
Rheumatism. This cured me after
doctors prescriptions had failed to
have any effect. I have also heard
of fine results from others who have
used it, Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island, Gust
Schlegel & Son, - West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-19

Alphabetically considered. the fol-
lowing list of "eligibles" in the matri-
mOnial line are in the senatorial cir
Gle: Allison. of Iowa; Beveridge, of
Indiana; Clark. of Montana: Cockrell.
of Missouri; Dietrich, of Nebraska;
Dillingham;. of Vermont; Frye, of
Maine; Willard, of Nebraska; Mitchell,
of Oregon: Patterson. of Colorado:
Pettus. of Alabama; Warren, of Wyo-
ming. The foregoing are widowers.
The bachelors are: Kean. of New
York: PenrOse, of Pennsylvania, and
Kittrid9e. of South Dakota.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-19
FROM SOUTH AFRICA,
New Way of Using CbamberIaIn's Cough
Remedy.

Arthur Chapman, writing from Dur
ban, Natal, South Africa, says: ''As a
proof that Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy is cure suitable for old and
young, l pen you the following: \
neighbOr of mine had a child just over
two months old. 1t had a very bad
cough and the parents did not know
what to give it. 1 suggested that if
they would get a bottle of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and put some
upon the dummy teat the baby was
sucking it would no doubt cure the
child. This they did and brought
about a quick relief and cured the
baby" This remedy is for sale by
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-19
Warning. warning.

Beware of substitutes offered by
INSCRIPTIONS dealers in place of Fo.
ley's Honey and Tar, Foley's Kidney
Cure and Banner Salve. Dishonest
dealers for a little extra profit will
try to palm off worthless prepara-
tons in place of these valuable medi-
cines that have stood the test of years
and thus jeopardize the lives of their
victims. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-19

war experience should be so placed
that he may become in short time
the successor Of Grant, Sherman,
Sheridan, Schofield and Miles, within
Il few years of his leaving civil life,
through promotion for which no inn
aginable reason exists except the
friendship of the president, would not
only be bad precedent, but an act
of injustice to many gallant men, both
the living and the dead
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-19
Stockholders, MsatInr.
Rock island. IN. oct. IN.

Rock Island, ILL.,, Oct. 81, 1903.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Peoples Power com
pany will be held at the Rock Island
office of the company, corner Seven
teenth street and First avenue, Fri
day, Nov. 81, 1908, at $3.50 p. M, for
the election of directors, and any 9TH
er business that may come before the
meeting.
PEOPLES POWER COMPANY.
s. S. Davis, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-19

The Ben Davis apple is evidently
held in higher esteem abroad than at
home. 1t is quoted in Canada at 14s
I'D. whereas Baldwins and Greetings
are only lis 16d and 12s 16d, respect
lively. The Ben Davis, like prophet,
is not without honor save in its own
country
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-19

a railroad station agent at Mt.
Pleasant. Iowa. has a novel method of
sweeping his platforms clear of rice
after a bridal couple has departed.
The Heokuk Gate City says he simply
turns his chickens loose and trans
forms the rice into good, high priced
poultry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-19
Thursday, November 10. 1903.

President Roosevelt Will personally
entertain six labor leaders at the
White House. 1t is up to Uncle Mark
to rush out and settle a few strikes.
if he expects to keep even.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-19

TERMs-Daily, 10 cents per week. Weekly,
81 per year IN advance.
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious, must have
real name attached tor publication. No
such articles will be printed over fictitious
signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every town.
ehip in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-19

Published Daily and Weekly at 1894 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, III. ENTERED at
the postoface as second-class matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-19

By THE j. W. POTTER co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15

sippi Isl per cent. In Tennessee the number
of manufacturing establishments increased
from 1863 in 1890 to SOS in 1900 and the
number of wage earners from S7.4S7 TO 5o,5o4
AN increase OF 70 per cent in the number
of establishments and of 50 per cent. in the
number of wage earners. No Northern
State can show greater progress in manu-
features during the same period, and few
as great as any of the Southern States
above named, and the conditions are much
the same in all the Southern States. The
figures show that a great social and eco
nomic change is going on in the South-a
change that is opening up new lines of en-
ployment for the negro and new demands
for his labor. When the negroes in the
South find they can get steadier employ
ment and better wages in other lines than
they can in picking cotton they will choose
the other employments, and cotton growers
will find their main reliance gone. A labor
famine in the South might lead the whites
to take a new view of the negro question.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15
HOLTZMAN's RECORD.

Since the Citizens League seems a bit
slow in looking into the official record of
Mr. Hoffman while he was prosecuting at
torney, a correspondent of the Journal has
taken the trouble to look into IL little.
covering the record of ''nollied' cases
shown on the July records of 1892. 1898 and
1894. 1t should be explained that "nollied"
cases are those in which, for one reason
or another, the prosecutor recommends to
the court that there be prosecution.
In many OF these cases 1t appears that
there was no reason at all assigned further
than the general one of failure on the part
of the prosecutor to obtain sufficient evil
dence.
1t appears that in 1892 there were twenty
one such cases, twelve in 1898, and in 1894,
after the Denny police administration and a
Republican Police Court had begun TO send
to the Criminal Court great many cases
for violation OF the liquor laws. the prose-
cutor, Mr.. Hoffman, entered a nolle
prosequi in long list of cases for selling
liquor to minors, selling liquor on Sunday,
gambling, keeping evil resorts, etc. 1t was
notorious that during the Democratic adj
ministration of city affairs, cotemporary
with the early part of Holtzman's In
cumbency of the prosecutors Office. the
gambling, liquor and dive elements had
everything their own way. When Mr..
Denny took Office In 1898 his police force,
with the cooperation of the Police Court.
set about the task of cleaning up the town;
and they succeeded. Notwithstanding the
fact that it was-the regular thing for an
influential gambler or dive keeper to ap-
peal to the Criminal Court, there to escape
with a light fine or, better still, ''nolle''
by the complaisant prosecutor.
Mr.. Hoffman made some very beautiful
promises in his speech of acceptance. tell
ing how he would close the wineronms.
suppress gambling and enforce the liquor
laws to the letter; but it is the easiest
thing in tho world to make promises. Tag
CART and every other mayor that ever gave
a bad administration had beautiful assert
ments Of promises. Mr.. Hoffman had a
cutting attorney to do the very things ne
now promises. This Officer is clothed with
ample power TO originate prosecutions fcr
violations of the law, but it is not re-
corded that Holtzman ever originated a
| single prosecution against a saloon keeper,
dive keeper or a gambler during his
| whole term of four years. And what is
more, when city administration that was
bent on the enforcement of the law came
into power he not only declined to CO.
| operate with 1T, but deliberately set IT'S
efforts at naught wherever 1t was possible
| for him to do so.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15
A PROSPEROUS YEAR.

The Indiana farmer is in evidence this
week, and there is no line of anxiety on his
Drowned faced. His wheat crop was not
the best that ever happened, but his corn
crop is going to be a bumper. and he has
potatoes to burn. 1t has been a fine sea-
son for vegetables, stock of all kinds has
done well, and the same hot, dry weather
that has been making his corn crop during
the past two weeks has been giving him as
fine lot of fruit as he has ever known He
got a good price for his wheat, and the
prospects are that he will get in the neigh
borhood of so cents a bushel for his corn
and it is a mighty poor farm that is not
a money maker with corn at so cents.
And, as the farmer prospers. SO do the
rest of US. Commercial reports tell of a
very free distribution of merchandise. In
dicatins unimpaired purchasing power on
the part of the people. While the market
for pig iron is still bit unsettled, and buy
ers i'm other forms of iron and steel are
waiting to see if they will not follow pig
iron, yet the character of the buying is OF
the hand-to-mouth sort, indicating that
stocks in consumers hands are pretty well
cleaned up and they are only waiting for
a settled market to put in their heavy buy
ing orders. The work of moving the crops
has withdrawn about the expected amount
of Western deposits from the New York
banks, but this withdrawal of funds was
discounted in the heavy liquidation in Wall
street during July and August, and does
not hurt.
There is tangible cause for the rejoicing
crops, and there is cause for general re-
joicing in the practical certainty that we
are good for at least one more year of good,
healthy business prosperity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15

Manhattan island surrounded by secret
service men and preceded and followed by
a troop of Gathering guard" Everybody
knows that the President is a fearless man,
and, as far as he is personally concerned.
he would probably prefer to have no guard.
but experience has shown the wisdom Of 1t.
The assassination of three Presidents in less
than forty years has shown that we have
our full share of desperadoes and cranks
and that the Presidents high office makes
him a conspicuous object of attack for such
persons. Protection of the President is
national duty, and no American worthy OF
the name should attribute the precautions
taken to cowardice on his part.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15
BEAVERS RETAINS COUNSEL.
VIII Fight the Indictment at WASH
ington-Mr. Payne to Rest.

WASHINGTON. Sept. H.-George Beav-
ers the former chief of the division of sal
aries and allowances, Postoffice Depart
ment has retained a local lawyer as coun-
sell At the instance of the latter a SUBJ
poena was served on the postmaster gen.
eral to-day directing the production of the
records in the salary and allowance divi-
sion, in connection with the supply of the
S. Dent-Brandt cashiers. at the hearing
of Beavers to be held in New York Sept
Is under the Brooklyn Indictment Beav-
ers's counsel, in accordance with the legal
requirements, rendered the postmaster gen.
eral the prescribed fees and mileage ex-
penses necessary for the trip which the
postmaster general declined TO accept, ex-
planning that IL was impracticable for him
to go to New York at that time.
Postmaster General Payne has arranged
to spend a week at Virginia Hot Springs
and will leave for there tomorrow night
Mr.. Payne asserts confidence in the closing
of the investigation by the early part OF
October.
The bail of August Machen, the deposed
head of the free delivery system, to-day
was raised from $4,000 to $300 The de-
cision to advance the amount was reached
by District Attorney Beach as the result of
the additional indictments reported against
Machen last week. The indictments against
Machen now number thirteen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15
POSTAL FRAUD CASES
MCCLELLAN AND HUNTINGTON SUR
RENDER AT NEW YORK.
Two of the Men Who Were Indicted
for CONTRADICTIONS Retained
by George w. Beavers.

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-Isaac Mcclellan
and George H. Huntington, of the Column
bia Supply Company, who were indicted in
Washington. D. c.. in connection with the
postal scandals, surrendered themselves to
United States Marshal Henke in this city
to-day. Bench warrants were issued for
Huntington and Mcclellan last week. at the
time of the arraignment of George w.
Beavers on the Washington indictment.
The warrant upon which the two men
were held charges them with having in the
city of Washington unlawfully conspired
together and with August w. Machen and
others to defraud the United States out of
the sum of so cents for each and every
package box to be furnished to the Post
office Department under a contract with the
Columbia Supply Company, and with hav-
ing given to Machen 500 in pursuance Of
this conspiracy.
The prisoners were taken before Commits
sioner Ridgway and formally arraigned.
Bail was fixed at 5000 for each of the in
dicted men. John Maffert, of Brooklyn,
qualified as surety for Mcclellan and Mrs.
Ellen M. McTerney, of Brooklyn, performed
a like Office for Huntington. 1t was under
stood that with their lawyers the two de-
PENDANTS are to appear before Commissioner
Hitchcock who issued the warrant, to-
morrow for formal arraignment on the
charge against them.
Lawyer Ridgway said that neither Of his
clients had any statement to make and that
when formally arraigned before Commits
sioner Hitchcock they would insist upon a
full hearing in the matter. II am salts
fed" said he, that when the commissioner
hears the governments evidence and our
defense he will decide that there Is no proof
of any conspiracy any other crime, in
fact, against my clients, and order their
discharge We will insist that under the
law we are entitled to a full hearing in this
district and that this contention of the gov
eminent that the certified copy of the in
dictment is sufficient evidence is all wrong
1t has been the custom in the past to ac-
cord defendants when apprehended here a
full examination before an order Is issued
extraditing them to the district wherein the
indictment was returned"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15

placed on the State committee by appoint
ment he Is entitled to the Endorsement or al
least one election. And / have no DOUBT ne
will receive IL. re has served faithfully
and acceptably through one campaign, ana
there is valid reason for retiring him Tor
an inexperienced man, especially since the
coming campaign is national one and SO
much more important"
"By the way" continued Mr.. Roots, Il
don't believe the people over here have any
idea of the demonstration which Corners
vile gave an Indianapolis man the other
day. We tried to show our appreciation Of
the generosity of James E. Roberts in pre-
senting our city with magnificent park.
and on the day of the dedication HIS picture
was in almost every window In the city,
and we gave him parade over two miles
in length.
1.-The park Mr. Roberts has given Con-
nersville is a beautiful one. 1t includes
about eight acres, part of it covered by
fine grove, and at one end or IL We nave
constructed a half-mile race track Al the
side of the track there is hill that forms
a natural amphitheater, on which fuiiy
twenty thousand people can be masseo.
every OF whom would have perfect
view OF every foot of the course
State Senator Eban II. Wolcott. of VOL
colt, was at the English last night. Il just
ran down a little business, but Incl
dentally 1 would like to learn the latest
political gossip" said the senator. up our
way there is nothing startlingly new. j.
Frank Hanly is making great Roadway in
his race for the nomination for Governor.
and, of course, every Republican in the
Tenth district believes he will win. Per-
sonally L am inclined to believe at this time
that the fight VIII narrow down 10 strug-
gle between Hanly and w. l.. Taylor"
Senator Woleott has indicated that he
will be candidate for reelection, and he
says that up to the present time he has re-
ceived no intimat ton that he will have any
opposition for the nomination.
Governor Durbin has received an invita-
ton to deliver address at the annual
banquet of the Marquette Club, the we'll
known Republican organization of Chicago.
The banquet will be held Oct. 8. The Gov
ernor has also been invited to speak Oct. 20
at the annual encampment of the Grand
Army of Ohio, at Dayton, and at Green
castle, this State, on the occasion of the
laying of the cornerstone of the new Put
nam county courthouse, Oct. %.
The Governor is now in the East, where
he will speak tomorrow at the National
Encampment of Sons Of Veterans at At
lantic City.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15

About II 900 Reg ulars and Mflitiamen
to Participate.

WASHINGTON. Sept. H-Pians for the
forthcoming army maneuvers at Fort
Riley Kan, were announced at the war
Department to-day. The maneuvers are to
begin on or about Oct. Is and continue I'M
til Oct. q. They will be participated IN
by troops from Jefferson Barracks. Mo-.
Forts Leavenworth and Riley. Kan; Sill
and Reno. o. T.; Niobrara and Robinson.
Neb.; Logan. Col: ID. A. Russell. Wye;
Douglas. Utah; Smelling. MINI; Lincoin.
~. d.; Keogh, Mont; and Myer, Va, one
regiment OF infantry from the Kansas
National Guard. one regiment OF infantry
from the Iowa National Guard. two regi-
ments OF inlantry and two batteries OK
field artillery from the Kansas Nationsi
Guard regiment of Infantry from the
Missouri National Guard, one regiment OF
infantry and one company signal corps
from the Nebraska National Guard and one
battalion of infantry from the Colorado
National Guard, making total or more
than 11.o00 men.
The following brigade commanders are an.
nounced: Generals Grant. Bell, Barry ana
Carr l.. S. A. and General Hughes or the
Kansas National Guard. Major Conn wiz
command the divisional artillery
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15

A. B. Stickney, railroad president. de-
livered an address before the Commercial
Club of Omaha few nights ago. in which.
abiding to the Importance of agriculture
as a permanent basis for prosperity. he said !:
The aggregate value of the products of
all the farms of the country in the census
year 1900 was s4739, lis, 000-an aggregate in
come sufficient to purchase all the enormous
bond and stock issues of the huge Steel
trust in the first two months of the year
all the stock of the Standard Oil trust at
200, which is about its market value in the
next two months-all the stocks of the mi
nor trusts in the next two months-to buy
all the national banks in the next two
months-to pay the bonded debt of the gov
eminent in the next two months-to retire
the greenbacks in less than one month and
have about 500. 600 left over.
And this is the occupation OF which some
one recently declared that the farmers Of
the United States earn only an average of
&c cents day. By the way. in estimating
the earnings of the farmer one must take
into account not only the products he sells.
but those ne feeds to his live stock and the
maintenance OF his own family.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15

In his recent notable address on the rela-
tive educational activity and progress in
Great Britain and the United States Sir
Norman Lockyer gave a new version of the
maxim, Trade follows the flag" After
pointing out how much more money is in
vested and expended in higher education in
this country than in Great Britain, he said.
Trade follows the brains" There is a
large element Of truth in this, because
American brains carry trade in many quar-
ters where the flag does not CO.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15

The success OF Russian diplomacy with
the Chinese and with the people of Central
Asia has always been the marvel of the
world. In the present case the responsible
ofz1cials OF China seem to be as anxious for
the success Of the Russian proposals to
4anchuria as the Russians themselves.
Since the Russians themselves are little
more than Tartars with something of Eu-
ropean polish. they have little difficulty in
understanding how to handle the Chinese,
and 1t is an easy guess that a handsome
corruption fund for high officials is the
thing that does the business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15

Venezuela appears to have adopted the
utterly inexplicable course of declining to
pay her share OF the umpiEes' fees in The
ton is made that since the good offices of
the American government were what saved
Venezuela from a very thorough spanking.
1t ought to intervene and see that these
fees are paid The next time some Euro
pean power wants to collect debts from
venezuela with the only arguments Castro
seems to understand. 1T is to be hoped that
the American government win be busy with
Its ordinary affairs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15

The former sound-money Democrats Of
Indiana. the anti-Bryan men. are not maxi
ng much noise, but they are doing some
elective work towards getting control of the
party organization. Five of the present
members of the Democratic State central
COMMITTEES were gold Democrats in 1896. and
they ~iil doubtless be continued or sn<
next committee. Although they have re-
turned to the party fold. they are still anti
Bryan A gain OF two members on the COM
mittee would give the former gold Demo
Gratis control, and they expect to make the
gain. Organism is distinctly on the wane
and the drift among the party leaders is
towards Grover Cleveland