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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
SPLIT ON SPEAKER
Fight at Springfield Makes Wide
Rent in Republican
Party.
HOPKINS MAY BE THE LOSER
Machine Claims a Cinch and Shel
man Men Are Des-
perate.

| Springfield, Jan. 6.-Last night there
was every indication that the repub-
| lican house caucus today would be
| deadlocked. The Sherman adherents
had been baited and tainted and told
that State Chairman Rowe probably
| would call the caucus to order and
that a secret ballot asked by the
ShermaniteS would be refused. Rep
resentative Charles II. Cherry declar-
ed he would not go into caucus with
| which Rowe had anything to do and
Cherry probably has many followers.
Twelve Sherman men can prevent the
election of Miller. and the undercur-
rent of sentiment seems to point to a
Sherman bolt and Il general rear
rangement of all republican plans, in
Guiding the United States senator
ship. Statements are made with much
lpositiveness that Congressman Hop
llins viii not be elected to the senate
and that the Rowe and secret caucus
issues will defeat Miller. Sherman is
slated for speaker. but the senatorial
situation is open so far as lay gossip
goes:
For Open and Closed Ballots.
The caucus conference committees
were in session at midnight. but each
faction is instructed to recommend
contrary propositions and probably
nothing will come of the confab.
Both Miller and Sherman members
caucuSed last night. The former de-
clared unreservedly for an open bal
lot: the latter decided to insist upon
a secret ballot. as custom prescribed.
FOrty-two Millerites were counted.
John II. Miller. Edwards. Owen. Muir
ray, Weare. Drew, Oppendahl, Clet-
tenberg and the mysterious 43rd man
being absent. Upward Of 40 members,
the exact number being disputed, fill
ed through the lobby and shouted for
Miller to the tune of marching
Through. Georgia. This made the
Sherman men furious. At the Sher-
man caucus 81 members were present.
Wetherbee. of Whiteside county, flop
ped to Miller ut midnight. after ask.
ing his release from Sherman.
Stories of Fusion.
Stories of fusion with the demo-
Gratis, agreement on the part of dem
ocrats and Shermanites to support
Congressman Hit. Col. Frank o. Low
den. George +. Adams and Senator
Mason were floating through the cor
ridOrS. but the hard cobblestones of
fact underlying them all is that the
Sherman men are desperate. that the
macl-$s has majority of the house
members admittedly safe for Miller,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
DELEGATED Her shouIder.

Falls, Mimi, fell and dislocated her
shoulder. She had a surgeon get it
back in place as soon as possible, but
it was quite sore and panied her very
much. Her son mentioned that he
had seen Chamberlain's Pain Balm adj
vertised for sprains and soreness, and
she asked him to buy her bottle of
it, which he did. 1t quickly relieved
her and enabled her to sleep which
she had not done for several days.
The son was so much pleased with
the relief it gave his mother that he
has since recommended it to many 9th
'ers. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
is GETTING FESTIVE
The Position of the United States
as to Venez-
uela.
BLOCKADE WORKING INJURY
Revolutionists Active and Castro's
Energy Surpris-
ing.
INJURY
WORKING
BLOCKADE

Washington, Jan. 6.-Secretary Hay
has received the British answer to
President Castro's last proposal rela-
tive to arbitration. The note is with
an interlocutory, but in substance
states that if Venezuela wishes Il CON
ference with a view to submitting the
differences between the two countries
to arbitration. Great Britain will ac-
cede. In the judgment of officials
here the case will surely go to The
Hague.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
One Hundred Dollars a Box

is the value H. A. Tisdale, Summer
ton, S. c., places on DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. He says: II had the
piles for 20 years. l tried many doc
tors and medicines, but all failed eX-
cept DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. II
cured me-" 1t is combination of the
healing properties of witch hazel
with antiseptics and emollients; re-
lieves and permanently cures blind
bleeding, itching and protruding piles,
sores, cuts, bruises, eczema, salt
rheum and all skin diseases.
Harper House pharmacy; a. j.
Reiss drug store. corner Seventh ave-
nue. and Twenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
Warming. 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 little extra profit will
try to palm off worthless prepare
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, 1903-01-06

Washington. Jan. G.-ThG responses
of the allied powers to Castro's last
proposition to submit VeneZuela's case
to the arbitration of The Hague tri-
bunal have not been received, but II
is believed that the answers will not
be delayed much longer. as continual
ton of the present state of affairs ON
the Venezuelan coast is not viewed
with satisfaction here. The blockade
is understood to be working injury to
United Statesan interests. therefore the
desire is strong to see the protocol.
which will include IL provision for the
termination Of the blockade, agreed
upon quickly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
RevoIutionists Active.

Caracas, Jan. 6.-FOurteen hundred
revolutionists under Generals Ramos
and Penalosa attacked 800 government
troops under the command of General
Acosta Sunday morning at Il point near
Guatire. After four hours fighting the
revolutionists abandoned the field and
the town of Guatire. They had fifty
seven men killed and many wounded.
One of their guns was captured. \
prisoner captured by the government
forces is authority for the statement
that the rovolutiOnists still lack am
munition. About 100 revolutionists
are reported to be marching on Ca
racaS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
TEACHERS CHOSEN
Those Who Are to Instruct in the
Proposed Night
School.
TERM TO CONTINUE 10 WEEKS
No Salaries to Be Paid-Many Are
Interested in Under
taking.

Last evening was the first upon
which registration for the various
classes that will be started in the
night school to be maintained at the
high school was taken, and suf-
ficient number enrolled to insure 4
fair patronage for the institution. The
popular courses will be those in the
business department and in manual
training. In the latter many who are
working at trades i'm which a knowl-
edge of mechanical drawing could be
used to advantage will take advan-
tage of that course and the capacity
of the instructors viii probably be
taxed.
\ number of citizens outside of the
school teacher have become interest
ed in the work, and have volunteered
to lend their aid to make it sue
cess. c. b. Marshall will teach the
commercial law class assisted by W.
NJ. Walker. II. +. NanDuser will
teach the classes in arithmetic and
elementary algebra. Miss Gertrude
Don has volunteered to teach Il class
in elocution and Miss Maud Bear one
in German and French. Harry Nut
ting will assist c. W. Kent in the
manual training department and Emil
Hansen and Miss Catherine Ferry
will assist II. +. Brown in the bust
ness department.. In the normal de
partment Supt. II. b. Hayden. Supt.
). j. Ferguson. Principal j. f. Darby.
ii. L. Brown and Miss Rush will as
sist in the lectures. Nearly all the
high school teachers will assist i'm
..,NV
of the grade teachers have Signified
Il willingness to help. Mrs. Paul Ham
ilton will have charge of the elemen-
tary course and Mrs. Cora l.. East
man of the high school course.
Teachers Receive No Pay.
The teachers in the different
branches will receive no salary. The
pupils will pay a tuition of only 81
for the term of 10 weeks. This will
be collected on account of provision
of the law which forbidS instructing
n person who is past his majority in
the public schools without collecting
tuition. The age limit has been fixed
only one way. No pupil of less than
Il years will be taken but adults of
any age will be taught. No high
school pupils will be received. They
are held to have enough To do.
The hours will be from 7:30 till Q |
p. M, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days, beginning Jan. - and lasting@1O |
weeks. No class will be started with
less than six pupils. All the high
school building will be accessible to
the night pupils, the board of educa-
ton furnishing light and heat. The
latter Will not cause any extra eX-
pense for the entire building must be
heated night and day anyway.
Principal Darby and those assisting
him are engaged in mapping out a
plan for extension work in the nature
of special lectures on subjects outside |
of the regular course. to be given by |
local talent. 1t will be the aim to
have one of these. at least, each week. |
If the night school proves as popular |
here as il has in numbers of other |
cities where it has been tried it will |
be made Il permanent institution and |
the variety and length of the courses |
extended as circumstances warrant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06

and that a bolt, to be followed by the
defeat of Hopkins. is in prospect.
The machine plan tn adopt a caucus
conference committee is taken by the
Sherman men simply as a scheme to
feel out sentiment with regard to
Rowe. Lorimer and Yates say there
will be no bolt and that Sherman will
take his medicine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
Castro,s Energy Surprising.

The activity and energy displayed by
President Castro continue to surprise
the foreign residents of this city. 1t
is reported here that the leaders of
the Matos movement are treating with
the government. The answers from
the powers to President Castro's
counter-propoSition in the matter of
referring the Venezuelan issues to The
Hague tribunal have not yet been re-
ceived here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
Politicians In Hotel Lobby.

The Leland hotel lobby was jammed
all. day yesterday. Nearly every re-
publican machine politician in Cook
county who could carry pounds
weight was on the ground doing scout
duty, and kilograms were sent to ev-
cry republican county chairman in
the state to report here at once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06

You have looked into beautiful
face. seen the sweet smile, rosy
cheeks. laughing eyes, and wished ma
ture had made you attractive. Rocky
Mountain Tea makes homely women
beautiful. T. H. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
FinanciaI Panic Arrested.

Caracas. Jan. 6.-The financial panic
here has been momentarily arrested
by an agreement between the leading
traders of Caracas, La Guayra, Va
lencia and Puerto CabellO, and the
bank of Venezuela. The traders have
agreed to accept the banks notes in
payment of all accounts. The run on
the bank has ceased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06

Impossible to foresee an accident
Not impossible to be prepared for it
DIR. Thomas Electric Oil. Monarch
over pain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
rru,u Arc Your Kldney.a

Dr. Hobbs sparagus Pills cure all kidney MS sam
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20
WHERE Is TILE EMERGENCYf

Under whip and spur House Roll No.
236, the Nebraska Ripper bill, requiring
every voter at a primary election to dis
close how and for whom he voted at
the preceding election, is being rail
roaded through the legislature with this
proviso:
Whereas, An emergency exists, therefore
this act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage and approval.
The question that naturally suggests
itself Is. Where is the emergency that
calls for the immediate enactment Of
such a drastic law? What has hap
pened remotely or recently that would
justify the legislature to enact and the
governor to sanction such a departure
from the fundamental principles of self
governmental measure that is made to
destroy a most sacred prerogative of
American citizenship-the secrecy of the
ballot.
What emergency has arisen that
would Justify such a radical departure
from the bedrock principle of the fran.
chlSe-the right or every citizen TO eX-
press his will through the ballot box
without being accountable for his choice
of public servants to any human being
either before or after election? What
emergency has arisen that calls for an
immediate edict TO empower primary
election judges to pry into the con
sciences Of citizens who desire to exer
else the privilege Of designating whom
they prefer as candidates OF the
party with which they are affiliated?
1t is said that the republican mem
beers OF the Douglas delegation TO thu
legislature have declared hat an emer
gency for such an unrepublicaI
measure has arisen in the city o
Omaha for the publication of primar!
elections. As a matter OF fact the pro
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20
IMPROVING THE CONSULAR SERVICE.

IMPROVING THE CONSULAR SERVICE.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Hay are said to be determined to in
crease the efficiency of the consular
service in every way possible and to
that end incompetent or undesirable
consular officers will be investigated
rlgidly. 1t is stated to be the wish of
the administration to keep the service
out of politics and political influence to
prevent the removal of incompetent men
will be of no avail hereafter. Several
nave recently been asked to resign for
cause and it is understood that the
State department may call for the res
ignation of some others who are be-
lieved to be incapable of properly per-
forming their work. or are so consti-
tuted personally that they injure the
good name of the United States abroad.
There are probably not many such
In the service. The great majority Of
American cOnsuls are unquestionably
men of good habits and character and
perform their duties, but there are some
of whom this cannot be said and the
sooner the service is rid of these the
better for the efficiency and reputation
Of the service. The determination of
the president not to permit political in
iuence to protect unworthy consular
officials will be heartily approved by
the commercial interests concerned in
having the service reach the highest
attainable usefulness. As a whole II
Is not bad or inefficient and compares
very favorably with the service of any
other country, but as was said by Sen.
ator Lodge, who has given a great deal
Of attention to the consular service, II
is not beyond improvement. Although
congress has failed to do anything fol
the betterment of this service, It is in
the power of the administration to dc
much in this direction and there is every
reason to believe this will be done.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20

President Roosevelt has received nom
John Redmond, the Irish member Of Par
lament, Of Dublin. q box Of shamrocks.
II is reported that Marshall Field has
offered to erect a museum on the Lake Front
park, Chicago. which may cost as much as
$40, 900, 900.
Having forbidden the sale OF liquor in
the capitol at Washington. the august SEN
ators are reduced to keeping secret sup
plies in the committee rooms.
Commander Seaton Schroeder. the re-
called governor OF Guam, has Just arrived
in San Francisco and it is rumored that
he will succeed Captain Sigsbee as chief
intelligence oficer at Washington.
General Fitzhugh Lee, referring to vir-
ginla's proposal to place a statue Of
Robert e. Lee in the national capitol, says
he thinks they should honor Washington,
the successful, as well as Lee, the defeated.
DR.. william r. Brooks. director of Smith
observatory and professor OF astronomy in
Hobart college, has been awarded the comet
medal of the Astronomical Society of the
Pacific for the discovery OF his twenty-third
comet.
The Brunswick, Mo-, Brunswicker says
the Amlcitia club last week "%tripped the
light fantastic toe" which an irreverent
Kansas contemporary says, in order to
make It ineligible to the Missourians.
means that the Friendship club had a
rag social"
According to ]. Scott Clark. head Of the
department Of English at Northwestern
university, the four greatest living literary
men in America, according to their rank,
are William Dean Howells. Thomas Bailey
Aldrich. Edmund Clarence Stedman and
Henry Van Dyke.
The Swedish explorer. Sven Hedin, Is
only 3S years old. 1t was expected that
after his arduous and dangerous trip 20
central Asia he would rest a few years,
but he is already busy with new Asiatic
plans. He has also spoken OF an attempt
to reach the north pole Gin an entirely
new and comparatively easy way"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20

posed test oath bill was not drawn but
for fractional ends. In plain English.
the test oath bill is gotten up to pro-
mote the ambitions Of men who desire
to break into the city hall at the i'm
pending city election by the wholesale
Acknowledgement of their opponents at
the primaries. A more effective way
would have been TO enact a law au-
thorizing and requiring the judges of
election at the next republican city pri.
mary to reject the vote of every repub-
lican who will not take an oath to vote
for delegates only who are pledged to
distribute all the municipal offices from
mayor down to members of the Doug.
las delegation in the legislature and
such political friends as they may
designate.
Such an emergency doubtless does
exist, and why should not the legisla.
ture enact a law that will compel the
people to give them the offices regard.
less of competency or merit.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20
RAILROAD TAX DODGING.
Minnesota BnIks Attempts to Cheat
the state Treasury.

Minneapolis Journal.
Minnesota has had a railroad gross earn
ings law for thirty years. Under that law
the railroads have made their own reports
of gross earnings. Those reports have never
been checked up till within the last year.
AT the special session in 1902, at the in
stance OF Mr.. Johnson, the public examiner,
he was authorized to check these reports, to
examine the accounts of the railroads and
see whether they were making a proper re-
turn Of gross earnings for taxation pur-
poses.
He made the examination and claims that
the railroad companies owe the state $275,-
900 Of back taxes for the years 1896 to 1901
inclusive. How much they owe the state
for evaded taxes prior to 1896 will probably
never be computed in detail, for the state
Of Minnesota has a statute OF limitations
running against itself by which it is barred
from attempting to collect unpaid gross
earnings taxes more than six years old.
II was no easy task to figure out how
much Minnesota had lost even for the past
six years through incomplete returns Of
gross. earnings. but it has been done so wei
that the railroads have already acknowi-
edged the states claim to S120, 900 and have
paid over already nearly that amount to thu
state.
Another fact accomplished is that as q
result Of this examination and public show,
ing OF the amounts due the state the &C.
counts Of the railroads will hereafter be 81
kept, so long as the public m IL
I authorized to review them. at least, tina
the state will secure about 800 900 annual!
mere than it would otherwise have received
The public examiner also holds that undo.
the constitution taxes should be levied oil
H.. H.. - ~nHl.aaA nWnnawNu chat hav,
heretofore escaped taxation altogether. bu
which make up a part Of the gross earning
OF the railroad companies. From thes'
sources it is estimated the revenues OF tn,
state should now be about 800, 900 annually
Now let's sec how this thing stands.
Here is $12O, 900 OF back taxes in tn,
treasury, or is as good as there.
There is the balance Of the $685. O
which will probably get there in time, II
whole or in part.
There is a reform in railroad b~ookkeep
ing which means 100000 annually to tn
state.
There is the discovery, which ought t
be worth something to the legislature, tina
other property belonging to railroads is es
Gaping taxation through loosely draw.
laws, TO the amount OF 100000.
And yet here is a proposition before tn
legislature to repeal the act Of 1902 au
thorlzing the public examiner to examin
railroad accounts. put a stop to his furthe
investigations in that direction and /
effect administer a rebuke 10 him for hav
ing done his work which has resulted 1
such enormous gains In revenues to tn
state. And. as II that we're not enough
It is even proposed TO reduce the eom2en
sation, already too small for the work {
this important ofhce-more important
the hands OF the present onicer than It ha
ever been before in The history OF ID
state.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20

Senator Newlands wants Uncle Sam
to extend an invitation to Cuba to come
into the American family as a state in
the union. Hitherto the procedure has
been the other way, the people desiring
admission to the union asking Uncle
Sam for the privilege. 1t is pretty
safe TO assume that when the Cubans
want to come into the United States
they will not be bashful about declar.
ing themselves and knocking at the
door.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20
crnAn rREArr Rlr1nrp.

The ratification OF the Cuban reel
procity treaty with amendments VIII
necessitate the re-submlssion of the
convention TO the Cuban senate, which
last week approved the treaty as nego-
tiated. Whether or not the changes
made will interfere with a reatiirma-
tion by the senate of Cuba is uncer-
tain. There is some opposition to the
arrangement and it Is possible that this
will be strengthened by the action at
Washington, though the amendments
made are really Of no very great i'm
p%ortance. Their result would be to
somewhat reduce Cuba's customs reve-
nue., but not to any very serious extent.
1t is only on this ground that any OBJ
lection can be made to them, yet 1t Is
quite probable that Cnba may ask some
further concessions in return for ac-
C%eptance Of the amendments. If not the
treaty will become effective at once,
the proposed provision requiring APP
prevail by congress not being adopted.
otherwise there will be no change from
existing trade relations.
These are at present favorable to
Cuba. the United States buying more
from that country than It sells to her.
The statistics show that the volume Of
our imports from Cuba during the last
four years has been steadily increasing,
while our exports to the island last
year decreased. The value Of our pur-
chases from Cuba in 1902 was nearly
$4,000. 900. while we sold to that coun-
try a little more than S23, 1000. Under
present conditions other countries sell
almost as much to Cuba as does the
United States, yet the island still finds
this the best market for her products.
OF curse under reciprocity we should
sell a good deal more there thar we
now do, but even then it is likely that
the trade balance would as a rule be
favorable to Cuba. It is to be noted
that last year we imported less raw
sugar from Cuba than in the preceding
year, indicating hat the island is al.
ready finding other markets than ours
for her principal article of export. Il
is also evident that Spain still holds a
good grip on the Cuban trade and that
all the other European countries are
urging their manufactures on the
islanders with increasing persistency
and generally with. good results.
The influence of European manufac
turers and merchants has been exertet
in Cuba in opposition to reciprocity. L
will perhaps now be renewed and have
the support, at least indirect, Of tn,
governments, some Of which have al
ready indicated, their dissatisfaction
with the negotiation Of a treaty between
the United States and the island re
public. The amendments to that con
v%ention may not jeopardize 1t, but Their,
will be uncertainty regarding it until tn,
treaty is again acted. upon by IN,
Cuban senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20

For ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain the heather Chinee is
said to be very peculiar, but the
heather Chinee is not a circumstance
to the childlike and bland methods by
which the understudy of Billee Saun-
ders, who wants to be mayor or treas
urer of Omaha, is pushing through the
legislature n primary election test oath
scheme under the pretense of its being
conceived and designed for the purifca.
ton Of primary elections,