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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-30
The BIggest Yet.

The Orma masquerade, Turner
Grand opera house, Davenport, Satur-
day evening, Jan. 81. $40 in prizes.
Tickets so cents a couple; extra lady,
25 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-30
COUNTY TEMPLE

Jan. 2o.-Rock Island Savings bank
to Christ Baumgarn. lot ). block =. V.
NJ. Blanding's First add, Rock Island.
$500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-30
PnenmonIa and ia Grtppe

Coughs cured quickly by FoIey's
Honey and Tar Refuse substitutes.
All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-30

John Buford post, G. y. r., last ev-
ening observed the birthday of the
martyred president. Mckinley, with
Il commemorative program given be-
fore the members of the post and the
auxiliary societies and their friends.
The exercises took place at Memorial
hall and consisted of addresses by
Revs. William Torrance, pastor of the
Central Presbyterian church, and II.
Il. Williams. pastor of the First Meth
odist church, with music by quartet
composed of Mrs. Crandall, Miss Will
liams. j. l.. Freeman and Walter Carr,
and a mandolin club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-30

The mask ball, given at Armory
hall last evening by Mayfiower camp.
II. y. y, was attended by fully $50
couples. Many striking costumes
and not a few pretty ones were worn.
\ cake walk was won by Charles Meg
gison and Miss Nellie Bloomquist.
The masks were removed at II o'clock
and dancing was continued till 1
o'clock. Bleuer's orchestra furnished
the music.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-30

Subscribe for The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-30
SOCIAL DOINGS.

Miss Katie Gottsmann last evening
entertained at her home. 422 Fourth
avenue. Il party of about thirty of
her young lady friends at progressive
cinch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17
ADJOURNED TO TUESDAY.
Suspension of Inquiry Into the Local
Coal Situation.

At the conclusion of the session OF tho
subcommittee Of the Senate District COM
mittee to investigate the coal situation in
the District Of Columbia an adjournment
was taken until Tuesday at 2 o'clock.
Benjamin H. Read Of Baltimore, who tes-
titled after The Stars report Of the proceed
ings was closed yesterday afternoon. de-
clined to state the price at which he sup
plies bituminous coal to w. ]. Zeh, a local
dealer in connection with his contract to
furnish coal to the treasury building and
the bureau Of engraving and printing. He
said, however, that he had not been able
to furnish a sufficient quantity to fill the
contract and explained that he had made
a reservation In his contract with Mr.. Zeh,
which the latter had failed to make in his
contract with the government. Zeh's con-
tract was to deliver the coal at $3.1 per ton
and Mr.. Read said the best he could do
was to state that he had agreed to sell to
Zeh at the mines at less than $1.40 per ton
with $1.60 for the freight added. His reason
for not wanting to answer was that he did
not want to reveal his margin to competi-
tors.
Senator Stewart told the witness that the
question pertained to government business
and not to his Ghe witnesSo private bust-
ness, but he still declined, whereupon the
senator exclaimed: You fellows are too
cunning for the people and you are all get
ting rich"
case.
At a meeting of the District committee
yesterday morning Senator Foster Of Louis
Dana and Senator Foster of Washington
were designated as additional members Of
the subcommittee to investigate the coal
supply. Of which Senator Stewart is chair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17
Shortage of Coal In Navy Yards.

Shortage of coal is causing some concern
in the navy yards and appeals are coming
in from the various navy yards Of the
country to the bureau Of equipment for
fuel. Arrangements have been made for
the shipment Of coal from the depot at
New London. Conn. to the New York navy
yard where the fuel supply is practically
exhausted. Through the foresight of the
officials the coal famine thus far has not
affected the navy. ironclad contracts hav-
ing been closed before the strike for tho
delivery Of coal to the navy at normal
prices. Unless relief comes soon. however.
the contractors may be unable to supply
the increased demand that Is developing
throughout the naval stations of the coun-
try.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17
The Idiot AGAIN.

From the New York Times.
my coffee is not quite sweet enough" re-
marked the new boafasr.
wen, II you donst like It you can lump
It," retorted the Cheerful Idiot. pushing the
loaf sugar his way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17
The Gray Stone Gate.

Written for The Evening Star by Charles "
Stevenson.
The hills are dun, the fields are drear.
No laughing welcome fingers here;
The vale is chill, the sky is steel,
They feign no Joy they do not feel;
And nature shuts the gray STONE gate
Carved with the cruel face Of fate.
The dun hills dream. the worn fields rest;
The sad sun smiles at the bitter Jest
A cardinal calls-the hills dream truei
A Wild flower blooms-the helds rise newt
And nature opena the gYay stone gate
Graved with the giadseme face OF fate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17

NJ Goubet, the inventor Of the submarine
torpedo boat bearing his name who, as
announced January H. was recently con-
fined in asylum for the insane, Is dead
In Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17
Corporations,

From the New York Times.
Madge-'It must be just lovely to be a
millionaire"
Marjorie-"Oh. don't know. There isn't
half al much pleasure in buying things
when you know you can afford them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17

Extent and character Of cir.
rmation fix the value OF news
papers advertising worth. In
quality and quantity The Starr
position is unquestioned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-20
CHEWED LOUlSE'S HAND
JOHN WRIGHT MANGLES A GIRL
WITH WHOM HE QUARRELED.
Appeared at Her House with Bow
and Pleasant smiIe-PoIice Are
Looking for Him.

With a polite bow last night and a smile
that would melt the heart of the most hard
ened female In existence. John Wright.
young man with sharp teeth. stopped and
caught the hand of Miss Louise Conkiin, his
sweetheart. in his own and proceeded to
chew all the flesh from her fingers.
Miss Conklin lives at 329 East Louisiana
street. and when Wright called on her last
night she FASTENED TO greet him. only to suf-
fer brutal bites. She was arrested by BIZ
cyclemen Askins and Duncan and locked
up at the police station on a lettering charge,
to insure her presence at the trial Of Wright
If he is arrested. but up to an early hour
this morning he had succeeded i'm Guiding
the police.
DR.. Jones. Of the City Dispensary. was
called to the Office of the police matron last
night and dressed the hand of the young
woman. A piece of flesh two inches long
was torn from the bones of the hand by the
teeth of the angry man and several stitches
were necessary to properly dress the wound.
Wright and Miss Conllin have been quar-
reling more less i'm the last few weeks, IL
is said. and the biting last night was the
result of ill-feeling caused the night before.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-20
CAST in HEROIC MOLD
CONDUCTOR AND MOTORMAN ON CHI
CAGO e SOUTH SHORE RAILWAY.
Pluck and CoOI-Headedness Averted
Smashing of Their Car by u Train
and Probable Catastrophe,
ecIal to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, Oct. 19.-The cool-head-
edness and quick work of Conductor Apple
gate and Motorman Schultz. on the last
interurban car on the Chicago & South
Shore Railway. from Laporte TO Michigan
City, averted what would otherwise have
been a horrible grade accident last night
at the Madison-street crossing of the Lake
Shore Railroad in this city.
AS the car with twenty passengers aboard
neared the crossing the conductor ran for
ward to see if the crossing was clear. He
saw approaching. an eighth of a mile away.
a freight train, but the gate-keeper told him
crossing in time. The signal to go ahead
was given. but as the car was crossing the
track on which the freight was approach
ing the trolley wheel jumped the wire. The
sudden stopping of the car and the going
out of the lights caused A. b. Reed. news
paper man, to glace over and discover the
danger. He gave warning cry, and the
passengers made wild rush for the doors.
The widest confusion ensued.
In the meantime, Conductor Applegate,
with the agility of a cat, crawled on top
Of the car, and while he held the trolley
wheel against the wire, Motorman Schultz
off the track just as the ponderous locOmo-
tive rushed by. The engineer had seen the
dilemma of the street car and had applied
the emergency brake, but the locomotive
was so near that he would have been pow
erless TO avert the tragedy had not the
conductor and motorman stuck to their
posts and acted so heroically.
In the wild scramble out of the car a
number of the panic-stricken passengers
were badly bruised and cut, as well as
greatly frightened, the most seriously in
jured being Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Henoch, of
Michigan City.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-20
SCOTTISH RITE MASONS.


WASHINGTON, Oct 19.-The Supreme
Council OF the thirty-third degree of An
cient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons
OF the Southern jurisdiction met here to-
day in biennial session. James ID. Richard
son. of Tennessee, grand commander, pre-
sided. His biennial allocution. in which he
declared his intention of retiring from poll
tiles after his present term in Congress.
and devoting himself to his Masonic obli-
cations, was the principal feature of the
day.
In his address Mr.. Richardson said the
Masonic order was the strenuous enemy OF
nfhilIsm, socialism, communism, anarchism
and those who seek to brood revOltS and
outbreaks against law and order. lie
strongly urged the discontinuance Of the
use OF intoxicantS at the public banquets
and functions OF the council and those OF
subordinate bodies.
The grand commander reported confer
ence recently had between the grand COM
manders of the Northern and Canadian
jurisdictions. 1t was agreed that il was
proper and desirable for the three English
speaking councils of this continent and
those of England. Ireland and Scotland,
making six in all, TO assemble by duly ac-
| credited representatives and perfect some
| organization by which these bodies would
be drawn nearer together.
The report of Grand Secretary Weber
| shows that in two years 4,477 received the
thirty-second degree and there are now
/ 1890 members owing allegiance to the
/ Southern Supreme Council.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-20

as just 'ad shillin's worth o. fairs spoilt
by waiter who pushed 'er out of shop
where she wanted TO sell somethin' When
trade is at its worst these girls, as one OF
them said. cleans orfices' or-greater
number-go hopping.
In contrast To these tales the savings
amounting To G115-of Ellen Allen. a flower
seller. as given in the Daily Chronicle yes
terday. were mentioned. Each flower girl
questioned had either read or heard the
story. she weren't no fiarseller." they
said, sharply, 'she was money lender We
knows en-, they added, they lends us
money to buy fairs and charges US two
pence interest on a shilling
AS the flower market was deserted in
quirieS there were not possible: but a kind
ly body at neighboring stall gave her ex-
periences when the flower girl is pros
porous she said. "her spare cash is spent
in jewelry. When trade is slack this is put
away and only redeemed from the pawn
shop when things are bright again. The
last resource Is the money lender-she
knew her well-who would advance a few
shillings." Yes, she thought an institution
or philanthropy which would lend flower
girls small sums at a low rate of interest
would be useful. Are you thinking of in
teresting yourself in them?" was her
laughing remark as we parted: "you may
depend upon getting plenty to borrow
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-20

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and Banking Company and coincidently the
Hammond Ice Company and William j.
Mddendorf q Co.. but il is not believed that
Of OFT fo-Gay's suspensions. ]. W. W. Middendorf.
speaking for his firm and on l.. Will
Jams & Sons, OF Richmond, said to-day:
THE difficulties of the Maryland Trust
Company have no relationship TO ours. That
institution has never been identified with
Seaboard interests, nor does Ii own nor has
il ever owned, so far as our Knowledge
my firm nor Mr.. Williams owes dollar to
the Maryland Trust Company, Ior does that
company owe US anything.
Among. the alarming rumors afloat was
one to the effect that the municipality of
Baltimore had millions of its treasure real
ICED from the Western Maryland Railroad
involved in to-day's failures. Investigation
proved, however, and the finance commits
sioners have so announced that the city has
only 5000, 900 invested with the Maryland
Trust Company and that is secured by
three bonding companies of this city.
The Vera Cruz & Pacific Railroad, which
the Maryland Trust Company financed.
and which caused its failure. runs
across the istEmus at Tehuantepec and
establishes a new transcontinental route,
connecting on one side with the Atlantic
ocean and reaching the Pacific on the other
side. on the Atlantic side the terminals
are at Vera Cruz, and on the Pacific side
at Salina Cruz. Alfred Bishop Mason, of
New York, president of the company.
directed its construction and made several
Gals of the Maryland Trust Company. The
building of the road was slow work on
account of the difficulties found in the con-
struetion of railroads through a tropical
country. One year was consumed in sur
veying and about three years in the work
of construction, which was completed early
this year.
The plans of the railroad company con-
template the employment of its line as a
part OF transcontinental route from
North Atlantic seaboard ports. including
New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore. 10
San Francisco. Ii also proposed TO carry
shipments through from these ports to
Japan and other Eastern countries. The
railroad. being about 200 miles long, it was
figured that shipments by this route could
be carried to San Francisco in about twelve
days. President Mason stated on one occa-
sion that arrangements had been made with
steamship companies for the necessary
water connections. He also announced that
the Japan government had guaranteed to
| establish a subsidized line of steamers
from Sallna Cruz to Japan. Steel bridges
and steel rails for the construction of the
railroad were shipped from Baltimore. John
6 Alexander. OF Philadelphia. was asso-
ciated with Aifresh Bishop Mason a pro-
moter of this railroad.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-20

the statement that the London adviccs
touching the victsry OF the American case
on all points except as 10 the Portland
canal are perfectly correct, but that the
commissions decision not technically
final because OF it's omission 90 locate the
s'mountain range" which was referred TO
in the original Russian treaty of cession as
a conditional limit Ia the American claim.
IL is said, however. at the state Depart
ment that this is not after all material. in
view of the commission 5 decision that every
inch OF the shore line north Of the Portland
canal is American territory, for whether
the strip be only a mile wide or ten miles
or forty. the Canadians cannot reach the
sea without crossing American territory.
IL is stated that in all probability per-
iod OF one year will be required to complete
the work OF delimitation on the boundary
line provided in the treaty. The commits
sioners could only lay down general princi-
pies for the fxation of the line. but they
could not in the nature Of the case under
take to make a practical survey. This
work will be done by experts named by
both governments-the United States and
Great Britafn-and steps to this end will
be taken as soon as the two governments
are notified by the commission OF the out
come of its work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-20
stole Money from His Bank and Paid
Chicago Family Over Thirty
Thousand Dollars.
NO WOMAN IN THE CASE
AND FRIENDS OF THE DEFAULTER
REFUSE TO EXPLAIN.
Cashier of a Wisconsin Bank Charged
with FOrgeries Amounting to
Nearly $4,000.

MANKATO, Mimi, Oct. 19.-The Maple
ton State Bank was closed to-day pending
an investigation of the books to reveal the
extent of the defalcation of the assistant
cashier, Alfred A. Buck, who has disap-
peared. Mr. Buck went to Walker a week
ago Saturday on business and left there,
ostenslbly for Duluth on Tuesday. and
since then nothing has been heard from
him. He is the only son of Judge Daniel
Buck, of this city, former justice of the
Supreme Court, who is president and
owner of half the. stock of the bank. Mr..
Buck was accompanied as far as the Twin
Cities by his wife To her, it is said, he
confided the statement that he was short
in his accounts and that he was about TO
leave. Mrs. Buck kept her husbands Sc
cret until Friday night, when she confided
it to her sister-in-law, who informed her
father, Judge Buck, Saturday. Judge
Buck at once went to Mapleton and con-
suited with the officers and directors of the
bank. A letter from the missing official
was found, and it said that the shortage of
the writer was $1S,7O0 with the bank and
between $1,000 and $1,000 with his father.
who had placed personal funds in his pos
session to loan. The capital stock of the
bank is but $1O 700 and the deposits S52 600.
The bank directors took steps at once to
protect the interests of the depositors, and
the stockholders were assessed an amount
equal to the amount of their stock. The
surplus is nearly $500. and this and the
assessment will nearly make good the loss.
Reports from Mapleton this afternoon
said that the shortage has been found to
be $4,000, but that the bank will reopen
In, ,,oI-
his loss at S2l,5oo. The strangest feature of
the affair Is the excuse given by young
Buck for taking the money. He disclaims
speculation fast living. He is thirty
one years old He informed his wife that
twelve years ago he was made the victim
of blackmail by Chicago family foolishly
paid the money demanded though not le-
gally or morally bound 10 do so, and that
this family has ever since from time to
time held him up. lie has paid every de-
mand fearing the result of exposure ON the
health of his parents II he refused, and
the total amount paid over is $4,000. He
has finally obtained receipt in full Mr..
Bucks family claim to have known some
thing of this before, but had no idea it was
so serious. They say that there is no
woman in the case. but absolutely refuse TO
give out the nature of the case. Mr.. Buck
was mayor of Mapleton until two weeks
ago, when he resigned because of public
criticism of rhe lack of restraint over a
street carnival.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-20
LORE OF THE FOREST.
Hints to Sportsmen That Many Will
Find Useful.

Field and Stream.
Remember that when all the woods are
wet you can get dry wood from any stand
ing dead tree.
That the inner bark. next to the wood,
on a standing dead cottonwood tree is thin
and dry like tissue paper, and will start a
fire nicely when every stick in the woods
That a pile of driftwood heaped up by
high water beside stream is always a
good store of firewood, and that some of it
is always dry.
That dry roots make an intensely hot
fire and no smoke. Get them out of your
driftwood pile. They are sure to be there
and on top somewhere. because they are
almost as light as cork and porous as a
sponge. They make the best camp cooking
wood in the world.
That any gun will shoot about four times
as far as you think it will. Therefore be
careful that nothing Is in range beyond
your target.
That high ground is dry ground and
the best TO camp on, even IL you have to
carry wood and water some distance.
That the woods are full of good things
and God gave you brains so that you might
find them. Therefore use your eyes, ears,
nose and hands.
That the only thing to do when you get
lost is to- sit down and figure out your
back trail.-fnd out how you got to where
YOU are. Above all, don't get panic-stricken
and go it blindly. Keep cool and use your
wits.
That you should have change of dry
wooden clothes Always III camp SO tnat you
can keep comfortable. wet man in the
wilderness represents the extreme end of
human misery, unless he knows just where
ne can dry out quickly.
That you should take even better care of
Yourself in the woods than at home, be-
cause you are not used to Irregularities and
are more apt TO get sick unless you watch
yourself.
That every one should do his share of
camp work willingly. and that a lazy or
helpless person I'm camp means bad tempers.
cusswords and general mutiny. Do your
share not don't grumble. Be cheerful no
matter what happens. and If you can't be
cheerful, then take the back trail, for you
have no business in camp.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-20
DURBIN's VIEW WELL GROUNDED.
j. Smith Talley's Opinion OF Prospects
for Ohio Coal Shipments.

for Ohio Coal Shipments.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. ID. Smith
Talley, the coal operator, says Governor
Durbin's expressed fear that, If the Big
Four and yandalia do not get more of the
Indiana coal to Indianapolis and to the gas
belt, Ohio and West Virginia coal will enter
the market there TO a larger extent than
at present, is well grounded. Mr.. Talley
says:
II don't know but that the Governor was
right when he said that unless we can get
coal to the eastern part of the State the
buyers there will be sending TO Ohio for
continue to do so, thinking they can get
better accommodations from the Ohio fields
OF course the Big -Four is rather handi-
capped at present on account of the engines
and cars being used in the work OF double
tracking the road, and they will, suppose
be continued In the capacity as long as the
weather permits. The Nandalia, too / un-
derstand, is using many cars and engines
i'm repair work. The Pennsylvania company
is repairing the road around Lawrence
burg. A freeze would necessarily stop this
work, and the engines and cars could then
haul coal. The result of the inability of the
to ship ii the G. q +. l., up around
In the northwest. after the Southern In
diana and l.. & I. IL. get the coal here"
Asked If he thought there would be any
further raise in the price of coal Mr.. Talley
said that he does not think so. unless con-
ditions came to a point where bidders for
coal appeared.