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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-18
MIR. BERGER VERY LOW.
Architect Who Shot Himself Saturday
 -In-Health and Dependency

Architect Who Shot Himself Saturday
 -In-Health and Dependency.
 At the hospital last evening it was stated that the condition of Charles E. Berger who shot himself at his home on Nicoll street, Saturday noon, was very precarious. He had not recovered consciousness
 Mr. Berger was removed in the police ambulance to the New Haven hospital, where the bullet was extracted. MT. Berger is well known in this city, where he has for many years conducted an architects business. In this line he has been fairly successful, having planned many of New Haven's buildings. His home life is happy and he has two chill dren. His business affairs are said to be in good shape. He has been ill for several weeks and at times was de- spondent Last February he had an attack of the grip, from the effects of which he did not recover. He took a trip to Vermont in hope of gaining ma terial benefit. He suffered much from pains in the head. It is believed that failure to recover as rapidly as he ex- pected led him to brood over his trouble | to such an extent as to unbalance his mind temporarily. He had conversed with some of his neighbors but short time before he fired the shot.
 MT. Berger spent some time in No. S's engine house on Edwards street Satur.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-18

Pianos moved. tuned and varnished by experts. Chas. H. Loomis, S3S Chapel St. BLUE SIGNS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-18
PUGET SOUND AND THE ORIENT.
A Direct Trade Channel and the Giant
 Ships That will be Used.

A Direct Trade Channel and the Giant
 Ships That Will be Used.
 The question here arises-What are the traffic conditions which warrant the construction of vessels of such prodi- gious capacity and calling for such an enormous volume of freight business? :? Why should these vessels be built for Puget Sound, which heretofore has held subordinate position as com pared with the port of San Francisco?
 In the first place, Puget Sound is the logical gateway of the United States to the Pacific Orient, by reason of the fact of its geographical position. The short cut from the United States to the Orient, as one will see when he con suits his globe, is northerly by way of the Aleutian Islands. The average map presents the coasts of North America and of Asia as if they faced each other and were almost parallel, whereas the spherical contour of the globe in fact makes the Asiatic shore line almost a continuation or projection of the Amer ican shore line to the other side of the globe. Thus. the most direct route from either San Francisco or San Die go, Cal, to Japan or China, insteal of being westerly by way of the Sand wich Islands, is northerly past Puget Sound and the Bering Sea. It is 1,250 miles further from San Francisco west erly via Hawaii to Yokohama, Shang- hai or Hongkong than from Puget Sound northerly to the same destina- tions In other words, the San Fran cisco round trip to the Orient via Ha- waii is twenty-five hundred miles longer than the Puget Sound round trip via Boring Sea. which is equiVa- lent to weeks voyage for a fifteen knot vessel and nearly nine days for a twelve knot vessel. This advantage of a week to ten days in the length of the voyage is the logical basis for the faith in Puget Sound as the gateway of Ori- ental commerce.
 In the second place, the Puget Sound route for American commerce with the Orient Is about one-half the length of the New York route via the Suez canal, the haul is 11,575 miles, as compared with 5,SS0 miles from Seattle to Hong kong. From New York via the Suez canal to Yokohama the distance is over thirteen thousand miles, as compared with 4,240 miles from Puget Sound to Yokohama. Why should the United States circumnavigate the globe to reach the Orient by way of Europe when it has a short cut of its own with one-half the length of haul?
 Another definite and convincing ad- vantage which American commerce will enjoy in taking the direct trade channel from Puget Sound to the ori- ent Is the avoidance of the two dollars per ton charge levied upon it by the Suez canal Tn view of the facts that within the past year steel rails have been carried from the Mississippi val ley to Yokohama. and that within the past sixty days flour has been trans ported from Minneapolis to Manila and Hongkong, in each case at the low rate of eight dollars per ton, it is patent even to the Iayman that the two dol lars per ton handicap via the Suez ca nal is sufficient in itself to transfer fu- ture American commerce to Puget Sound.-Review of Reviews.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-18

problem not likely to be solved for a few generations at least, as it would be an undertaking in it's magnitude quite equal to the building of the pyra- mids.
 ! The West Haven Coal and Wharf company has invested a large amount of money and erected in the town of Orange a permanent stone wharf in lieu of an unsightly locality that for merly met the eye upon entering the borough of West Haven, and it fails to see the justice of almost ruining two valuable properties below the bridge by adding unimportant privileges to two above with no more capital invested than those below.
 ! It seems somewhat absurd to apply , the term of navigabIe river to a stream of only fifteen hundred feet in length passing through sedge- grass and blue mud to the line of the New York rail- river will end, and whoever thinks diff ferently does not understand the prob lem.
 It must be admitted that the public necessities require a fixed bridge at Kimberly avenue, and were it not for the apathy and indifference of the peo- pie of New Haven and Orange in re- gard to this matter the ridiculous and expensive nuisance of a bridge seven- teen feet high above mean high water would never have had its birth. And now we would ask, Is it wise and judicious that all transportation, anil mate and inanimate, between New Ha- ven and Orange for the future should be hauled over an inclination seventeen feet high above mean high water, and two valuable properties almost ruined below the bridge, simply bcause two persons chose to locate on the line of the New York road and consistently de- mand that the public of New Haven and Orange should submit to many in- conveniences and great expenditures perpetually, for no other purpose eX- cept as a matter of economy on their part? The fact may be well considered that mercantile establishments some times go out of existence. and should that event happen to these two the present want of draw or high bridge would be passed, but the inconvenience and expense to the public would re- main. as we'll as the injury to the two property owners below Kimberly ave- nue.
 In our opinion the joint action of the city of New Haven and town of Orange could prevent this gross outrage upon their taxpayers and make the proposed bridge what it ought to be-a fixed bridge-without disturbing in the least the present roadbed.
 COMMON SENSE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-18

Sessions Held Yesterday i'm Harmonic Hall President's Report - Oficsr's EIeoted-sI, 1000 Subscribed for Suffer- srs-To-day's Session-The Banquet Next Convention.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-18
NEW HAVEN VICTORIOUS.

The New Haven State league base ball team will play six games this week. To-day the team plays in Norwich, to- morrow in New London, Wednesday in Meriden; Thursday, Bridgeport plays at Savin Rock; Friday Meriden will play here, and on Saturday the cham pions will end the week in Springfield,
 Last Saturday the New Haven team defeated the Hartford nine in Hartford by the score of 2 to i. Tuckey was the particular star of the game, OTHER STATE LEAGUE GAMES.
 At pringfield-Springfield 4, New London 0.
 At Bridgeport-Bridgeport [, Norwich 3.
 At Meriden-Meriden g, Holyoke ?.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-18
SERIOUS RIOTING
 IN BRIDGEPORT.

(Continued from First Page) ing hopes that such step will not be necessary.
 Mayor Mulvihill in statement given out tonight says that when he inter- ferred at Barnum avenue he was en- deavoring to protect the sheriffs from violence.
 Michael Kelley was arrested by Depu- ty Sheriff Doolin and two policemen for stoning a car. Kelley struggled hard against the officers and it was necessary
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-18

It is a scene os triumph. with the president in glorifed chariot and with sunburst around his head, while bound as his captiVes will be led those who erstwhile thought out a happy de- liverance from the republican party in Alahama.-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-18
.CoNNEcr1cuTLEAGuE STANDING
YALE DEFEATED.

Yale went down before the Holy Cross team on Yale field last Saturday afternoon, the final score standing to 0 in favor of the visitors. Yale could not bat at any stage of the game. Holy Cross connected with Bowman's curves at opportune moments and handily earned their victory.
 On Wednesday of this week Yale will play Lafayette on Yale field, and on Saturday the Yale players will meet the strong Brown team in Providence.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-18

E in to-day's riot seventeen are tonight suffering from injuries received Four teen of them are deputy. sheriffs and three policemen.
 James E. Farley, the man who took a prominent part in the Waterbury strike. arrived here to-day He an- nounced tonight that he will have one hundred more men here tomorrow, morning.
 Two union men who returned to work for the company shortly after the strike was declared sreturned to the ranks of the union tonight.
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day morning talking with the fremen. The architect seemed Respondent at that time and made several remarks which indicated that something was preying on his mind. He has lived in the Eighth ward for many years. He has wide acquaintance among build CTS and architects, and has many friends.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-18
OTHER COLLEGE GAMES

At adelphia-Harvard 6, Univer- sity of Pennsylvania 0. At Hartford-New York University S. Trinity 5.
 At Princeton-Yale Freshmen g., Princeton Freshmen (eleven innings) SATURDAYS NATIONAL LEAGUE
 GAMES. At New York-New York z, Pittsburg 3.
 At Brooklyn--Brooklyn 8, Cincinnati 1.
 At Boston-Chicago 6, Boston i. At Philadelphia-St. Louis 6, Phila- delphia 2. SATURDAYS AMERICAN LEAGUES At Cleveland-New York 3, Cleveland '2.
 At Detroit-Boston 9, Detroit 6. At Chicago-Chicago f. Washington 3. At St. Louis-St. Louis 2, Philadel- phia 0.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-06

this evenings sermon will be Hell
and Its Agents"
The democrats of South Rock ISL
and are requested to meet in caucus
Wednesday evening, March is, at the
town hall, to nominate a township
ticket and transact such other bust
ness as may be eXpedient.
Simon Lewis has received carload
consignment of fine eastern WHISTLES
and rye, and for the next so days he
will make some interesting prices.
Now is the time to lay in a stock of
fine goods while the prices are low.
viii H. Lange has gone to Prairie
vile. Mo-, to attend the funeral of his
brother, Henry Rehkopf. The latter,
who was 81 years of age, resided for
a time in Rock Island, and had many
friends who will regret to learn of his
demise.
The Burlington road is preparing to
handle about forty people out Of this
city bound for Princeton next Mon
day morning to attend the Swedish
American Republican State leagues
convention at that place Monday and
Tuesday.
There seems to have been some
misunderstanding among the ladies
who were asked to serve on the visit
ing committee of the Union Mission
as to the duties they are expected to
perform. 1t is stated by the chair
man. Mrs. II. ID. BlaEemore, that all
that is desired is Il visit to the Mission
home once during the month to which
the members were assigned and to
make a report to the chairman, Miss
NJ. f. Lockney, as to the condition in
which they find the mission and the
children.
The Davenport board of public
works has decided to give asphalt
pavement trial. Rock Island has
had property holders on many of its
streets that would have been glad to
do the same, but the grip of the
nothing but brick" combination was
too strong to permit it. More than
one street has been improved here
where the traffic is light enough to
warrant the use of asphalt. but the
brick interests stood in the light.
Some day the public will come out Of
this hypnotic influence. and then
property nOlueTS can sui themselves.
One of the matters o engage the
of the members Of the
board of supervisors at their meeting
beginning next Tuesday will be the
adoption of some definite plan for the
erection of building to take the
place of the pauper house destroyed
by fire during the winter. The mfr
mary committee, which is preparing
to bring in recommendations. will
hold "a meeting with Rock Island and
Moline architects at the court house
next Monday for the purpose of
awarding the work of preparing the
details OF the plans and superintend-
ing the construction of the buildings.
Stanley Forrest. the prison evange-
list, was in the city today and called
at the county jail to deliver an adj
dress to the prisoners there. Owing
to the fact that it was near the din
ner hour he decided to postpone the
till later date. Mr.. Forrest
has been here several times in the
past In fact it was here that he was
first arrested. 1t was for a crime al
legged to have been committed in Dav-
export and he served a term in the
penitentiary. Subsequently he re-
formed and took up the noble work
he is now doing and expects TO do so
long as he is able.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-06
CITY CHAT.
Stoves at Wilcher's.

Stoves at Wilcher's.
Zazaro. Union cigar.
For insurance, T. J. Burns.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
See Dolly Bros. They have it.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
See the latest in hats at Lloyd's.
Buy the Halves, union made hat.
Dressed chickens at Schroeder's.
Jonathan apples at Harris & Gaul-
ey's.
Special bargains in shoes at|Schnei-
der's.
For real estate and insurance, E. j.
Burns.
Nicely dressed chickens at Harris &
Gauley's.
Call and see the new spring styles
at Lloyd's.
Boys and children's shoes that wear
at Louies.
Dressed chickens and turkeys at II.
Tremann's Sons.
Stair oilcloth 81 cents yard Sat
urday at McCabe's.
Twenty-Five marbles for 1 cent at
Young & McCombs.
We "set the pace in hat styles. u
lemeyer & Sterling.
Large lucent channels skins cents
Saturday at McCabe's.
The 1928 size Smyrna rugs S1.1S
Saturday at McCabe's.
Call for the cigars that have the
union label on the box.
Read Maucker & Toms adj on page
four. 1t will pay you.
All the latest top coats are shown
at Gustafson & Hayes.
Every pair of shoes guaranteed at
Louie's shoe department.
Mems 5O-cent percale dress shirts %
cents Saturday at McCabe's.
School shoes for the girl Saturday,
only IS cents, at Schneider's.
Crimpcd ribbon candy cents per
pound Saturday at McCabe's.
Boys school shoes Saturday, only
$1.13 and $1.29, at Schneider's.
''Longley day" Saturday our hat
opening. Ullemeyer q Sterling.
All the latest Styles IN spring SUITS
are shown at GustafsOn & Hayes.
All the latest styles in spring hats
are shown at Gustafson & Hayes.
One more week of shoe bargains at
the Leader. See ad on page four.
All the latest things in spring shirts
are shown at Gustafson q Hayes.
Louis Schnitger will open shoe de
partment at Brookman's tomorrow.
Short lengths 1O-cent dress gin9-
hams cents Saturday at McCabe's.
Ladies' and gentlemen's shoes from
S1.19 up, at LOuie's shoe department.
The finest line of mems shirts in the
city is shown at Gustafson & Hayes.
See Simon Lewis for prices on all
fine liquors. Big reductions for the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-06

next 80 days. Remember the place
on Market square.
H a new daughter arrived today at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Shields.
All the spring styles of the Knox,
Hawes and Stetson hats now in at
Lloyd's.
Mill ends 7-cent bleached muslin
Cabe's.
Knee pants for boys, new patterns,
% cents to $1.50 per pair. Sommers &,
LaVelle.
Hard coal at Rock Island Lumber
company. Telephone west 1000. New
phone COCO.
Mems $3.50 patent colt, guaranteed
not to crack, Saturday only 1926, at
Schneider's.
Warmer weather-you need top
coat. Spring styles now ready. Som
mers & LaVelle.
Malta Ceres breakfast food, three
packages for % cents, at Horblit's
Twin-City grocery.
All ready now. Come in for your
new 'headwear." Hat opening Satur-
| day. Ullemeyer & Sterling.
Song of the spring shirt. Our soft
bosom patterns in stock. Spring
styles. Sommers & LaVelle.
Attend the opening of Louie's new
shoe department at Brookman's
Twentieth street, tomorrow.
The Hoo Hoos won last evenings
game with the Rivals at the Central
alleys by a score of 1851 to 1,7S2.
Spring suits for men. Stein-Bloch
company suits and top coats are
ready for inspection. Sommers & La
Velle.
spring? \ soft or stiff hat? Tile
meyer q Sterling "set the pace" in
hat styles.
The condition of Street Commits
sioner w. j. Gamble this afternoon
was reported unchanged and still eN
tremely critical.
\ wet weather coat is the Craven
cite. Our Stein-Bloch company make
of this garment is on the counters.
Sommers & LaVelle.
Pork tenderloins, leaf lard, spare
ribs. sausage meat, neck bones, pigs
heads, dressed pigs feet, hearts and
livers at III. Tremann's Sons.
The funeral of William O'Brien, the
former resident of this city. will take
place at Q. o'clock tomorrow morning
from ST. Mary's church in Moline.
y number of the city delegates met
at Turner hall last evening and chose
c. j. Searle as delegate-at-large to the
county republican judicial conven
ton
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Epworth League of the
First NJ. E. church viii be held in the
Sunday school room tonight at 5
o'clock
Look in our east wiudow-genuine
production of last Derby race, and
most of the men wore LongIey hats.
New spring shapes now in. Ullemever
& Sterling.
Bargains in fine building lots; new
additions, Fourteenth street and
Tenth avenue; terms, an allowance
made for cash. All lots to grade
Harry Schreiner, room 3, over Peo-
pies bank.
The revival meetings at the McKin-
ley Baptist church being conducted
jointly by the pastor and Rev. f. L.
Walker, of Quincy, are being largely
attended and much good is being
done. They will continue this week
and perhaps next. The subject of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-06
BATTLES SHOE STORE.
Special for saturday.

$i25 little gents shoe, Csc.
$3.50 boys shoe, $1.19.
$1.25 misses shoe, csc.
$3.50 misses shoe, $1.19.
5O-cent baby shoes, , to and to
!, 19c.
75-cent ladies' house slippers, 49c.
$1.50 mems shoes, all solid, $1.19.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-06
DancTng school.

Learn ballroom dancing at Gra-
hams school, Third and Gaines
streets, Davenport. Phone 81 Be
ginners Tuesday and Friday evenings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-06
The Weather.

Rain tonight and probably
Saturday; warmer tonight.
j. NJ. SHERIER,
Observer.
Temperature--At z a. 10. So,
at $50 p. NJ. SO.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-05
OTHER LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Sioux City, Iowa-Receipts-C 500;
hogs, 1,500. Hogs-Market strong. Sales:
81. 1913 lbs. Sc Is; IA, 24S lbs, Sc. %; 48,
27S lbs, Sc. 70. Cattle-Stockers slow;
killers steady. Sales: II beeVes, 1,033
lbs, $3. IS; IA, 234 lbs, 81 so; cows, 800
lbs, 50. IS; 10, 9S7 lbs, SO 40; 6, LAO lbs,
So So; Z stockers, 740 lbs, So. %; II, $50
lbs, So IS; 10. 40 lbs, 81; yearlings, SAB
lbs, 81. 65; IL, 674 lbs, $3.50; IA, $50 lbs,
Kansas City, -CattIe-Receipts,
Strong SGSGi natice steers seG S. 75@5 80; Tex
ans and Indian steers, 81. 25@4; Texas
cows. 81. 20Q2.90; native cows and heif-
erS, 81. 5004; StOckerS and feeders, So. rs
ID 35; bulls 81. 1903. 40; calves, $3@6 so;
Western cows 50. 60@3; Western steers,
81. 80@5. Hogs-Receipts. 1000; market
strong to sc higher; bulk of sales, Sc. 100
6 30; heavy, Sc. S5@6 971a; packers. IS. IS
06. So; medium Sc. 1906. 9212; light, Sc. As
as. 6712; Workers, Sc. 50@6. 6712; pigs,
Sc. 10@6.4 Sheep-Receipts, 1000; mar
ket firm; muttons, So 5O@5. 10; lambs,
SO. 60@6.25; range wethers. 1904. 50;
ewes, 1904. 80.
South Omaha, Neb.-Cattle- Receipts,
5000; market steady to stronger; native
steers, So. 5OQ5. IS; cows and heifers, So
al; Gamers, $2@2. IS; stockers and feed
ers, 1904 so; calves, SO 50Q6 .25; bulls
and stays, s.. 400p3. 75. .
Hogs-Receipts, 1000; steady; bulk of
sales, So. 1907: 80 Sheep-Receipts, $500;
market steady; .Yearlings, 81. rs as 40.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-05

CHICAGO, Feb. 4-Board of Trade
business was almost at standstill ow-
ing TO the storm, and after a nervous
session 1t closed strong, May being IL
W5-Sc higher; May corn was up 1850
I-4c' While oats Were a shade higher
Provisions closed firm with the May
products up from sc to 10c.
Wheat opened dull and easier on the
absence of news. the wire trouble have
ing the effect of almost completely
cutting off outside orders. May was
l-Sc lower at the start, opening at
78 3-4@78c, but on fair, buying by
st. Louis with the Northwest, the mar
ket rallied, May selling up to 70 1-8c.
At the better figures the local crowd
turned sellers, and a decline to rs 3-Sc
Followed. A private advice from Liv-
erpoOl late in the day announced a
strong market there and better de-
mand developed, which carried the
price up to 70 1-2@5-8c. The close
was 1-2@58c higher, at 70 1-2c; pri-
mary receipts Gncomplete) were 422.-
511 bu against 382700 year ago
Minneapolis and Duluth reported re-
celpts of 222 cars, which, with local
receipts of Ii cars, made total receipts
236 cars, against 3S1 last week and 1873
year ago.
Corn Advances at Last.
Corn was dull and the market held
steady until near the end of the SEES
sion, when prices advanced along with
: the strength in wheat There was a
little commission house selling, the Of
fer1ngs being taken by pit scalpers
Inc close was firm with May 1-801-4c
higher at Al Use, after selling before
at "A 3-S@44 7-8c. Local receipts
We're 126 cars, one of contract grade
Oats continued to be traded in light
ly, and the market lacked any special
features. The opening was a trif1e
easier along with wheat and corn, but
a better feeling was manifested later
IN the day., and the close was steady
with May shade higher at So 3-Sc,
after ranging between Sc 1-8c and Sc
5-8c. Local receipts, 8S5 cars.
Provisions were firm but dull, light
receipts of hogs with an advance of
5QlO being responsible for a better
tone at the start. Commission houses
We're good buyers of May pork, and
this demand helped the entire list. The
close was strong, May pork being 10c
higher at $16.82 1-2; May lard was
up sc at $9.47 1-2, while ribs were
up 1-2c at 1922 1-2
Estimated receipts for tomorrow
wheat, 20 cars; corn, 155 cars; oats
100; hogs, $1,000.
The leading futures ranged as follows
Omen TJiUl1 60 C1I0-0