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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04

Notre Dame, Ind, May 1.-The stu
dent body had unique experience.
DIR. Zahm while in Rome was given a
grabhophOne record of Pope Leo XIII
giving his solemn benediction. This
was given through a graphophone in
the univerity hall. The words were
distinctly heard by ali present This is
the first time that the voice of the
pope has been heard in America.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
Exnlanation of a suicide.

Sioux City. Ia. May 1.-THE motive
for the suicide of Charles f. Rade-
macher. the young Sioux City society
man, considered a mystery, has been
solved. The books of the Thornburg
wholesale tobacco firm, recently alb
sorbed by the trust, are $3.240 short.
Rademacher spent $1,5OO In one week,
If is found
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
Common scoid IA Sentenced.

Providence, r. l.. May Mrs. Jen-
ME James has been sentenced to six
months in the Cranston prison as a
common scold. She was prosecuted
under law enacted in 1876. also under
a more recent statute relating to rail-
Srs and brawIers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
Tbiev.. Cot $50 I'm Cash.

Sycamore, His, May 4.-The postof-
fee of Kingston was robbed and the
burglars escaped. The thieves got $50
in cash and money orders and vouch-
ers. This is the second time this Of
fee has been robbed in a few months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
ALLEGED SHORTAGE
OF ENAMEL BRICK CONCERN

Cleveland. Ohio, May 4-Edwin c..
Kelly, treasurer and general manager
of the Enamel Brick company, has
been arrested on a warrant sworn
out by the president of the company
charging him with the embezzlement
of $25, 900 of the funds of the concern
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
Arrested for Forparv.

Fond du Lac, Wis. May fl. Cur
It's Harrington, alias ]. c. Cprtis. of
Schuyleryille, N. Y, has been arrested
charged with forging draft for ST.
500, which he is said to have present.
ed at the Commercial National bank.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
ANOTHER LIFE GOES
IN KENTUCKY FEUD
j. Il. Marcum, a Prominent AttOr-
ney, Shot Down at
jackson.

Jackson, Ky, May fl. L. Marcum
prominent attorney and member of
one side of the Cockrell-Hargis feud
which has disturbed Breathitt county
for two years, was shot and killed as
he entered the court house this
morning by an unknown man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
yonno AIIeped N.urderer Arrested.

Dearborn. Mich, May 4. - Joseph
Brown. who attacked and fatally
wounded Mrs John Ellis, an aged
woman, here, has been found at Wood
mere, Mich. He had been arrested at
that place on the alleged charge of
snatching pocketbook.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
Doctors Have Raised Their Fees.

Elkhart, Ind, May All Elkhart
physicians of various schools have
combined in raising their fees 80 per
cent, on the ground that living and
office expenses hav eincreased since the
old rates were established Hereafter
day calls will be $1.50 and night calls
81. Special patients may be charged
mora
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04

Grand Rapids. Mich. May 4.-Safe
blowers robbed the postofiice at Mid
dIesville, securing 81 900 in stamps and
$50 in currency. They then stole
horse from farmers stable, but aban-
doned it later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
Tne C-h,nese ar New

Tne Chinese or New York are pIan-
ming to erect a hospital in the China
town of that city where their sick may
be treated by physicians of their own
race This hospital. if it is establish
cd, is to be conducted on the oriental
plan and will be a distinct oddity In
this county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
Rumored ASSASSINATION Was False.

London, May "A rumor that King
Edward had been assassinated gained
here. 1t was soon ascer-
tanned that the report was absolutely
unfounded and that the programme Of
the royal visit at Paris was being car
ried out without a hitch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
REFUSES A CHARTER
TO CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS

Philadelphia, May 4.-The Pennsyl-
vania supreme court today affirmed
the ruling of the late Judge Arnold. in
which the latter refused to charter
the Christian Science association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
strikers Reiect ArbitratIon.

Omaha, Neb., May AT the meet
ing of the Central Labor union the
members of that body voted to reject
a proposition from the Business Mems
association to arbitrate the labor diff
culties. The session was a stormy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
ANOTHER SEVERE FROST
FOR INDIANA FRUIT

indianapolis, May 4--Indiana had
another severe frost last night that
about finished the strawberry crop,
plums and other tender fruit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
dropped Dead in His once.

indianapolis, May flames B. VIII
son, editor and proprietor of The
knights of Fidelity News, the nation
al organ of the Knights of Fidelity,
an organization of saloonkeepers,
droppeddead in his office from stroke
of apoplexy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
SENATORS TO TALK
OVER THE FINANCES
Platt, Aldrich, Allison and Spooner
Will Meet at Hot
Springs.

Washington, May 4.-Sneator AID
rich, chairman of the senate commit
tee on finance whoch is spending
few weeks at Hot Springs, Va, has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04

Saginaw, Mich, May 4.-In a head
end collision between Pierre Marquette
passenger trains at Maniville today
Fireman r. Osmond. of Saginaw, was
killed and Engineers Campbell and
Kelly and Express Messengers Smith
and Sloga and Mail Agent Peck were
badly hurt. The engine. express and
baggage cars were piled in a heap.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
DLooDHoUNDs TnAILED THE PRIEST
Murdered Woman Was His HOstess-NO
Apparent Motive for the Deed.

Murdered Woman Was His HOstess-Nu
Apparent Motive for the Deed.
Agatha Reichlin was her brothers
Father ReicnliE's) housekeeper, and
Father Walser was their guest on
Thursday night. The woman's head
was crushed with a paving stone as
she lay in bed, the stone being found
in the yard. The priest practically
was accused by bloodhounds, who fol-
lowed the scene from the murdered
girls room N her brothers house to
the room the clergyman had occupied
in the same house, and then proceeded
to a hospital where Father Walser
was visiting.
On the night of the murder Father
Walser occupied Father Reichlin's
room, adjoining that of the girl. A
door connected the two rooms. Father
Reichlin was out of town on church
business, but his brother Casimir was
in the house, occupying room at
some distance from the sisters. A
ladder was found leaning against the
wall of the house reaching to an attic
window. Father Walser, now accused
of the crime, was the first to give
the alarm. No robbery took place and
no assault was committed, so apparent
motive for the deed is absolutely lack
ing. The priest protests he is inno-
cent and the police admit that his ar
rest in a great measure is more for his
own protection. The rumor spreading
through the town that the priest was
suspected resulted in such Indignation
that the police feared violence.
Father Walser offered bail in any
amount and his defense viii be a
vigorous one, having the support of
one of the church brotherhoods. The
uries concerning the crime are as
many as there are individuals. The
authorities are not disposed to give ex-
preston to any views. support of the
belief that a burglar committed the
crime was given impetus by the state
ments of several neighbors who had
seen a stranger hanging around the
Reichlin home for several hours on the
night of the crime.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
ROASTED TO DEATH
IN RAILROAD COLLISION

Creston. Iowa, May An coils
ion between the west-bound Burling-
ton fast mail and a switch engine in
the yards here today Walter Noble, a
fireman, was pinioned against the
boiler head and roasted to death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
HAVE BATTLE
IN A CHURCH
SIaVOnic Roman CathO-
lies at Joliet Re-
sort to Force
OVER A DISPUTE
Priest Fails in Attempt
to Stop the Fight--No
One Hurt.
OVER A DISPUTE

Joliet, Ills, May 4.-Women and
men fought hand-to-hand with each
other, and then fought hand-in-hand
against the police, in the SlavOnic
Roman Catholic church. The trouble
was started by several women as the
collectors Were circulating through the
church. There were 1000 men, women
and children in the church when the
fight began. In spite of all the pro-
tests of Father KOllar and others the
church members fought with fists and
pieces of furniture, knocking each 9th
er right and left Some one ran from
the church and called on the police for
help.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
That Ouiets the Mob.

The affrighted cOmbatants ceased
fighting and the policemen began to
make arrests. OF all the persons in
jured, none had to be taken to Il hos
pitaI Father Kollar, who entered into
the midst of the fighting in an effort
to calm his Pensioners, escaped unin-
jured Many arrests were made dur
ing the day, but no one knows exactly
who started the fight, which was an
outgrowth of longstanding trouble be
tween two factions, each of which has
tried to control the church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04

invited Senators Allison, Plat of Con-
necticut and Spooner, all Republican
members of the finance committee, to
visit him there for the purpose of con-
ferring over the provisions of imam
cial bill TO be introduced early in the
next session of congress.
The conference will continue for ten
days or two weeks. 1t is expected that
the bill formulated will be along the
general lines of the bond deposit bill
of last session. The meeting at Hot
Springs will not be official.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
YANGER DECLARED
BETTER THAN BROAD
All the Parties Who Go to the Louis.
Vile Fight Are Put
Under Bonds.

Louisville, May AFTER having
been placed under arrest at the instance
of the Citizens League Benny Yanger
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
INDIGNANT
He Resents a Charge Against a
Brother Priest of a DiaboI-
ical Murder.
WOMAN Is THE CRIMES VICTIM
Being the Hostess of the Man Ac-
observation-disclosures Are His
Accusers.

Lorain, O., May 4.-The Rev. Chas.
Reichlin, pastor of st. Joseph's church,
in this city. and brother of Agatha
Reichlin, who was murdered last
Thursday night, has made sensation
al denunciation of the authorities fo-
the arrest of Rev. Ferdinand Walser
on the charge of numbering his sister
The occasion was the services in the
church and the place from the altar
steps. Rev. Father Reichlin was great
ly affected over the happenings of last
week, and could hardly speak. Sever
al times his voice was husky from
emotion, and he paused frequently to
overcome his feelings.
Brutality Is with Us Always.
Father ReichIin's statement was
as follows: Various events have
happened during the past week.
No doubt they are lesson
to us. The lesson is that we should al
ways be ready for death, forwe know
not when it will please the Lord to
call us to Himself. Avoid sin and do
good. The lesson also is how little
we can trust the world. Brutality is
not thing that is or was confined to
the so-called dark ages; it is not eX-
clusively confined to non-civilized
countries; it is right here at our home,
in this twentieth century. The world
sees it every day.
He Criticises Public Opinion.
81 am sorry to see that Father Wal
ser is connected with the murder Of
my sister. am soIry because 1 know
Il am convinced before GOd-that he
is absolutely innocentand that no mat
ter how strong public opinion is, how
spiteful, how atrocious that public
opinion may be, it cannot make him
out q murderer-the murderer OF my
sister The time viii come when
will give my version of the bloodhound
story upon which the character of pub
lie opinion seems to be based. My
friends, 1 believe I must say that 1
do not know which assault is most
brutal, the assault of the murderer
upon my sister or the assault upon the
reputation of Father Walser-the as
sault made by public opinion upon that
good priest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
Force of PatrOImen Arrives.

In few minutes u patrol wagon
full of policemen drove up to the
church, and tie patrolmen entered the
edifice, which was filled with whacks,
thumps, din and tumult Bloody noses
and lacerated faces were numerous.
The men had been penned in by a cor
don of angry women, who pelted the
stronger sex with clenched hands and
books. BY the time the police arrived
some OF the combatants had fed to
the street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04
Police Threaten to Shoot,

As the policemen entered the church
those on the outside returned to the
fight, armed with clubs. stones and re-
voIvers. Those within left off fighting
with each other and unitedly beset the
police. Those from without fired into
the patrolmen from the rear. Women
and children cried out il terror at the
sight and many men ran from the
church or leaped out of windows. Then
the policemen drew revOlvers and
threatened to shoot unless order pre-
vailed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18
BURLINGTON TO SPEND MONEY
This Years Surplus Will Be Used fol-
Improvements to the Road.

Chicago. Aug. 1s.-It is now stated au-
thoritatively that the Burlingtons sur
plus for the fiscal year ended June 30
will be between sc, 600, 900 and $1,000, 600
after full payment of the interest on
the per cent bonds exchanged for the
stock of the old company, which is
equivalent to 8 per cent on the old
stock.
This surplus, however, will not be di-
vided among the holders of North
ern Securities stock. The bulk of it
has been or will be put back into the
road in effecting permanent improve
ments and in the requirement of new
feeders.
Grade reductions, double tracking,
the elimination of curves and other inn
provements which will have the effect
of bringing about a material and per-
manent reduction in the cost of opera
ton have been going on at a rate truly
characteristic of the Hill management.
In the last two years very large addl-
tions to equipment have also been made
all of which go to increase the earning
capacity of the road. All of the years
surplus and several millions additional
have been spent in this way. so that
the holders of Northern Securities VIII
have to wait for the cash returns from
their investment. They are sure to
come in the end. and when they do they
will be all the larger for the patience
exercised at the beginning in relation TO
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18
MANY CHANGES AT oBANuTE.
Santa Fe's New Depot at That Point
Necessitates Larger Force.

A report comes from Chanute to the
effect that the Santa Fe will shortly
make many changes in their list of en-
ployes there on account of the recent
installation of a new depot and several
other new buildings.
One of the principal changes will take
place in the telegraph department. Here
tofore it has been necessary to have
only three dispatchers at that point but
the recent improvements have caused
such an increase in the business that
it has been found necessary to add an
other man to the pay roll. This change
has already been made. All of the dis
patchers have been moved up a notch
higher and T. p. Flaherty who hereto
fore has been extra dispatcher has been
given the vacant position. Other
changes will no doubt be made in this
department but they have not yet been
announced.
new telegraph office with a manager
and his assistants This office will be
separate and distinct from any other
office in the building. George Reed,
who has been operator in Superintend-
ent Barnes Office. has been made man.
ager of the new office and he has select
ed Mr.. Harley Nelson and Operator Hal
loran as his assistants. 1t is possible
that the force in the telegraph office
may be increased as the business picks
up.
A L. Gable has been appointed to the
position of station agent and succeeds
w. F. Tyler, who I'D until a short time
ago was agent at Chanute.
The present depot is to be used for
freight house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18
RAILROAD NEWS.
Grain Situation at Kansas City
Is Much Improved.
Terminals Are Clear and No
Prospect of Blockade.
EXTENDS TIME LIMIT.
Santa Fe Agrees to Place No
Embargo Before Sept. 20.
Condition of Other Roads in
Kansas City.
EXTENDS TIME LIMIT.

Kansas City, Aug 1S.-Announcement
was made by the Santa Fe yesterday
that the road would place no embargo
on Kansas City shipments before Sep
TENDER 20. The road lifted an embargo
one week ago yesterday, for a week. at
they time issuing a statement that
for seven days the road would receive
all kansas City shipments but that If
there was any aggravated congestion in
the yards at that time that the embargo
would be placed on the city again and
shipments forbidden.
All last week the grain dealers receiv-i
ed shipments of grain which had been
billed to them from 10 to 80 days before,
but of which 80 trace could be found
They realized the importance of keeping
abe Santa Fe terminals clear. and
strenuous efforts were made to unload
and returns cars as fast as received. The
lifting of the embargo was also conting-
ent ON the proper handling of cars by
other lines. These roads were Dotife
OF the action of the Santa Fe. and we e.
urged to use all possible speed in trans
yesterday the bulletin was issued that
the limit had been raised and local
shipments would be received until the
latter part of next month.
All but two OF the local railroads are
in fair shape for handling grain ship
ments. and more wheat is being receiv-
ed here daily at the present time than
came in at any time during the year
before. The Milwaukee and Chicago &
two roads are the only ones in serious
condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18
FRENCH AS GOLFERS.
The Game Is Becoming Rapidly Pop
uIar in Paris.

1t is time that golf became a great
sport in France among the French.
Hitherto, it was the Americans and
English who used the words club"
ball. drive put" hole" which the
young French people of today so mis-
pronounce that it would be impossible
for an English-speaking person to I'M
derstand what was meant, unless he was
on the grounds seeing the action suited
to the word. There is now a Paris golf
club, and the members have just bought
superb grounds at BOulie, near Yer
sailles, where a few privileged Parisians
go daily to play the game. These Par
isians are becoming as great golf fiends
as the Americans. who are trying to
find out another game, as the fad for
golf has somewhat passed; but the
French have taken to it because they
think it gives more exercise than cro-
quet is less active than tennis and that
it is a feminine game par excellence,
because it affords measured exercise and
gives one the exultant feeling of a vic
tory gained without sudden or violent
movements provides much walking
without the necessity of running, and so
provides much exercise without fatigue:
and that it requires agility, patience,
decision coup d'oeid'' "a quick eye) and
calculation, to be well played. All this,
it is thought, the French girl will cas-
lily learn, and that she will readily adopt
the plain skirt shirt waist and cap
without which no golf can be played
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18
SHORT NAMES FOR RAILROADS.
Railway Age Takes Exception to
Lengthy Titles.

Another Big Four railway title is
to tax the memory now that the Rock
Island company has grouped about .
100 miles of its newly acquired north
and south lines into the Chicago. St
Louis, Memphis & New Orleans rail-
way" says the Railway Age. In re-
spect to ponderosity this title compares
taVorably with Cleveland, Cincinnati
chicago & St. Louis and Pittsburg. Gin
cinnau, Chicago & st. Louis. while it
signify outdoes. in number of letters
Chicago, st. Paul, Minnea polls & Orna-
ha. The tendency in late years in rail-
way system building has been to sub
situte short names for long ones-ths
bigger the new system the shorter the
ntle generally, as witness Burlington
'oute, Southern Pacific, Santa Fe. South
ern, Rock Island and so on. For the
sake of writer's, printers and wayfaring
people in general, it was hoped that no
more four barreled railway names
would be put forth. and yet here comes
the c. St L. NJ. & n. o. to join the c..
st. p, NJ < O., the c., c.. c. & St.L- and
the P, c., c. & ST. l. in straining the
memory and confusing the mind. It be-
hooves the passenger department OF this
new polysyllabic company to make
haste and invent a trade-name that will
differentiate it from the others and so
spare the public much needless mental
effort
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18

The man on the stage who does the
trick of escaping from firmly tied ropes,
submits to the bonds with a smile. He
knows he can get out of the ropes that
are being knotted Put the same man in
the woods and let Indian captors bind
him to a tree for torture and he would
struggle to the last against the bonds.
When the stomach is diseased there
are bonds being woven every hour about
the organs dependent on the stomach
heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, etc. The
folly of mankind is to passive1y submit
to the fastening of these bonds with no
effort to escape until the pain they cause
arouses fear.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and other
organs of digestion and nutrition. It
cures diseases of heart, liver, lungs. kid
neys and other organs, when these dis
eases, as is often the case, have their
origin in the diseased stomach.
rFor a long time I was suffering and vss
hardly able to get about - writes Mr. Andrew ].
Jennings. of Thomas, Tucker Co, w Va, Box
1874 twas bothered with kidney trouble and
my whole system out OF order had no
appetite A friend of mine told to try DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery l did 50
and the first bottle restored my appetite. took
SIX bottles Of Golden Medical Discovery and
some of the Pleasant Pellets and feel like a
lew person"
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the clogged system from impurities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18

be reduced by about ten hours, if it is
desired to do so. The bulk of the inn
provements on the Union Pacific this
year have been doubletracking, the
Strengthening out of curves and the re-
duction of grades along the line.
In Nebraska sixty-six miles of double
track have been put in, giving an al
most continuous line from Silver Creek
to Watson's Ranch. In and about Chey-
enne and Laramie, in Wyoming. about
thirty-five miles of double-tracking
have been laid and a number of miles
of track relaid and relocated, with
consequent reduction in grades and
curves. Old bridges have been replaced
with steel, and stone culverts have been
put in in many places Where the new
track has been laid the roadbed and
bridges have all been put in with the
thought of a double-track eventually.
Next year the road will continue this
work and will lay 200 miles of double
track.