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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-17
NO FINER IN STATE
New Pauper House at County In
Urinary Visited by Board
of Supervisors.
PLANNING TO DEDICATE DEC. 20
Anniversary of Burning of the Old
Structure-TOday's Pro-
ceedings.

While the date is yet to be deter
mined definitely. it is probable the
new pauPer house at the county in
anniversary of the burning Of the old
building year ago.
The new structure, which is com
plete except the painting. which will
be finished Saturday. was inspected
yesterday afternoon by the board of
supervisors. which went to Coal Val
ley as a body. The members were
driven from the Valley to the infirm-
airy in vehicles furnished by Steward
John c. Swank.
The pauper house is three stories.
with basement. its dimension 5SX100,
with east and west wings extending
from the center, and is constructed of
domestic brick. 1t is said to be as
fine an institution of its character in
the state. The cost will be about
$4,000
The dining room occupies the entire
central portion of the basement To
the north of it are various store
rooms. TO the south and west of the
corridor, which opens into the dining
hall are the office. drug store and a
store room for dry goods. The ar
rangement of the interior ON the first
and second floors practically repre-
sents sparate buildings. under one
roof, for the male and female in
mates. At the axis of the building on
each floor are two sitting rooms.
which by the opening of the sliding
doors may be converted into one large
assembly room. The room facing the
west entrance is for the women 1t
connects with Il hall which bisects
the south wing, and on either side of
which are large dormitories, with two
smaller rooms for invalds. The ar
rangement of the north wings for the
men is the same. Each wing contains
bath rooms and toilets. On the third
floor, which is an attic story, there is
a mems dormitory Is feet i'm width and
extending the entire length of the
building. 1t contains every provision
for the comfort of the inmates. and
will be we'll ventilated. alcoves eX-
tending to the windows i'm the wings
so that direct ventilation may be had
from all sides. The interior is finish
ed in pine and hard plaster, ana the
building is heated by steam.
collins Bros. were the general cnH-
tractors. Channon. Perry Il Co. INSTALL
ed the plumbing and w. Il. Killmer
had the painting contract. L. NJ.
DTack was the architect
Doings of the Board Today.
The board was occupied the greater
part of the day with the committee
reports.
The road and bridge committee, to
whom was referred the petition of
the Moline. Kewanee q Streator Flee
trio Railway company for permission
to build along the river road and
through to Port Byron from Moline.
asked and was granted further time
to investigate.
w. j. Entrillin, the master i'm chan
Gerry, requested that the board allow
him to install a telephone in his of
fee at the court house at the expense
Of the county. As his Office adjoinS
that of the superintendent of schools,
the board. thought he could get along
by using the telephone in the Office of
the latter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-17
COUNTY TEMPLE.

Dec. 16.-.Iohn Wood to Charles w.
Wood. VIZ, neH, ., rs, 3w. $4,000.
JIG. Scheuermann to Ellen G.. Bren-
nan, lot 20, j. G. Scheuermann's Twen-
ty-second street add, Rock Island
1910.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-17
Mr.. BOSSE AT REST
Funeral Services Conducted at
Seventh Avenue Home
This Afternoon.
BURIAL AT oAKDALE CEMETERY
Obseouies of Prof. A. o. BerseII are
to Take Place Saturday
at D. m.

Henry BOSse was laid at rest this
afternoon in Oakdale cemetery, Dav-
export. the funeral services taking
place at the home. 2910 Seventh ave-
nue., at , o'clock, conducted by Rev.
w. S. Marquis, d. D.. pastor of the
Broadway Presbyterian church. There
was large assemblage Of sOrrowing
friends from the tri-cities, among
whom the deceased had lived for %
wears. handsome floral tributes fur
Their attesting the affectionate regard
in which he was held by those who en-
ioyed his acquaintance. Among the
floral pieces was one representing the
dividers and triangle-the tools of
the draughtsman, the profession de-
ceased had followed the greater part
of his life-set in a pillow from the
employees in the river engineers Of
flee, of whom Mr.. Bosse had been one
for a quarter of a century.
The Broadway choir quartet, com
posed of j. j. Lines. DR.. y. II. Nc
Candless. j. \. johnson and II. s.
Blakemore, assisted at the service.
Nearer. My God. to Thee" was sung
as a solo by Mr.. Lines, and Now the
Day Is Over" as a quartet number.
Gustav Donald, of Davenport, a long
time intimate friend of Mr.. Bosse.
spoke at the grave. The paIlbearers
were Samuel Edwards j. {. Dunn and
\. j. Stibolt, of the river engineers
office. Carl and Max HellpensteIl, and
NJ. Schooling. the latter of Davenport.
Funeral of Prof. Bersem.
The funeral Of Prof. \. o. Bersell
will be held from the residence. 900
Thirty-eighth street, at l o'clock Sat
urday afternoon to Augustana college
chapel. where the services Will be con-
Quoted
Mrs. Nellie Rice.
The Chicago papers announce the
death of Mrs. Nellie Rice. at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Marguerite An
derson, in that city, the 18th inst. Mrs.
Rice lived in Rock Island a number of
years. She was member Of Lady
DanfCrth hive, No. 1870, l.. O. +. NJ.
Her funeral occurred in Chicago this
morning from her daughters home,
with services at St. Patrick's church,
ana burial at Mt Carmel.
August Van ATOrtiIs's Funeral.
Funeral services over the remains
Of August Van Mortile will be held at
St Mary's church at 9 O'Clock tomor-
row morning. ~s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-17

Il was troubled with constipatio
and stomach troubles; Rocky Noun
tain Tea brought back my health and
complexion. Mary Allen. St Louis.
35 cents. L. III. Thomas pharmacy.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
MILLER RESUMES HIS WORK.
In Charge Of Men Who Waged War
AGAINST Him.

WASHINGTON-W. A. Miller. the
assistant foreman of the bookbinding
department of the government print
ing Office, resumed his duties Mon
day. Miller was assigned to his work
in charge of the men who have been
waging a vigorous campaign against
him, but these men, acting under the
decision of the union, continued at
work technically under protest."
Secretary Dougherty of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Bookbinders has
arrived here and has consulted with
the local union, President Tatum of
the brotherhood being detained by i'll
ness. No radical action Of any sort is
now contemplated.
Public Printer Palmer and Presi-
dent Barrett of the local Bookbinders'
union differ in their statements as to
the consideration of the charges. Mr..
Palmer said Monday that the charges
are not being Investigated and would
not be except under certain circum-
stances, which he declined to specify.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
Commission Working Hard and Is
Greatly Encouraged.

Assistant Secretary II. G. Shedd of
the Nebraska commission to the
Louisiana Purchase exposition is in
st. Louis on exposition matters.
The commission is wasting no time
in arranging for the interests Of Ne
braska at the exposition and the en-
thusiasm with which the project is
meeting from all quarters Of the state
is verZ. encouraging, according to Sec
rotary Miller, who has been in ON
aha in conference with Secretary Wat
tlestles on commission matters. Prof.
Barbour, superintendent Of the edlIca-
tional exhibits of the exposition, is in
Omaha on a like mission.
Prof. Barbour met with the repre-
sentatives Of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs and President Wattles
to confer upon matters pertaining to
the educational exhibits, in which the
women's clubs throughout the state
are taking SO active an interest. 1t
is the purpose to make this exhibit
one of the very best at the exposition,
and in this endeavor the most hearty
encouragement is being given bv the
educational interests of the state.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
TROUBLE IN CUBA
REBEL FLAG RAISED IN EASTERN
PART OF REPUBLIC.
SOLDIERS DEMAND THEIR PAY
Sixty Armed ard Mounted Men Appear
in the Canto River District Proclaim
Revolution-Rural Guard is Hastily
Called Out.

HAVANA.-In spite of the assertion
made Thursday by Senior zero, secre-
tary of the interior, that the killing of
three men and the capture of a fourth
man, their leader, who had attempted
to cause an uprising in the vicinity of
Bayamo, province of Santiago, eff
f~ectually ended the only semblance of
an uprising in Cuba, the rumors Of
uprisings in eastern Cuba were fully
confirmed in the government reports
received from the governor and other
o~ficials-o of Santiago province.
These are to the effect that since
the fight Sunday last sixty armed and
mounted men have appeared outside
villages in the Cauto river district
proclaiming a revolution and demand
ing the payment of the former mem
hers of the revolutionary army. No
acts of violence have been reported,
but the Inhabitants of the Cauto re-
gion are excited.
The leader of the revolutionary
party is named Pupo. He is a brother
Of one Of the bandits killed by the
rural guard on Monday.
General Rodriguez, commander-in-
chief Of the rural guard, has ordered
the mobilization Of all the rural
guards in eastern Cuba and the gov
ernor OF Santiago province has been
instructed to enlist as many volun-
teers as may be deemed necessary to
cooperate with the mounted troops.
Secretary Of the Interior zero says
there is no doubt that the authorities
will be able to cope successfully with
the situation, as all reports, he adds,
agree that popular sentiment is with
the government Of President Palma,
and that those who have risen in re-
bellion mostly belong TO the wanton,
lazy class Of Porto Principe.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
Rains Damage Crops in Austria.

Observation-Disclosures heavy rains
in many parts Of Austria are damaging
crops. Already most serious floods
have caused great havoc in the Jaeg-
erndorf districts OF Silesia. Buildings
have collapsed. crops are ruined and
the loss is estimated at several mil
lions of kronen. At Naschkautz and
Bucovina the rivers have overlooked
and destroyed the crops, inficting i'm
Eaense loss on the poorest classes CT
tie population.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
New Placer Strike in Alaska.

VICTORIA, B. C.-The steamer Alur
arrived from Skagway bringing fur
Their advices regarding the new placer
strike in the Tagama river district,
to which throngs are h%urrying. The
strike is $50 miles from White Horse.
Campers who were returning from
White Horse for food supplies on Mon
day state that gold in paying quanti-
ties was being found on the surface,
the full length of Ruby and Fourth of
July creeks. Both were well staked.
Nc one has reached bedrock.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
The AUGUST Century.

The August Century will contain
The opening chapters OF the Hon. An
drew d. Whites Chapters from My
Diplomatic Life" dealing with the
minister's first mission to Germany,
lS79-18S1. The ambassador found In
those two year that his duties and
pleasures gave him experiences
sounding almost almost every note
from the sublime to the ridiculous,
and brought him into close touch o
only with such personages as Presi.
lent Hayes, Secretary Evarts, Bea-
consfeld, Browning, and the Emper-
prs William /, Frederick and William
II. but with all kinds of Americans In
all kinds of predicaments.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
PENSIONERS SHOW DECREASE.
Fewer Recipients of Government Pay
Receive More Cash.

TOPEKA, Kan.-Wilder 8. Metcalf,
United States pension agent for Kan
sas; Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Indian Territory and Colorado district,
has compiled his annual report. The
number Of pensioners decreased by
226 during the fiscal year. There are
now OF the list 1869 pensioners.
During the year the Topeka Office paid
out in pensions s15,S51,71O. This is
$4,000 more than during the previous
fiscal year.
Missouri leads the district in the
number of pensioners and has 1900
more persons on the roll than Kansas.
Durin, the year the number of Mis-
souri, pension claims paid was SOFIA,
and the amount of money distributed
in that state was s6,S35,23O. Kansas
has 1904 pensioners and during the
year they received $5,445,43O. The
1902 pensioners in Oklahoma received
$1,990,846.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
Peruvian conaress o,ens.

LIMA, Peru--Presi6ent Romano On
Tuesday opened the Peruvian congress.
The COMPRESSION building. the ;eja-
cent square and the adjacent streets
were crowded and there we're loud &C
carnations on the arrival and depart
ure of the dignitaries. Perfect order
was maintained. All business was sus-
pended. In connection with the open
ing of congress the anniversary of the
independence of the republic was cele-
brated.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
General Nebr News.
UNION PACIFIC is REBUILDING.
Three Hundred Miles of Double Track
in Nebraska in TWO Years.

Three Hundred Miles of Double Track
in Nebraska in Two Years.
Reconstruction work on the Union
Pacific railway is being pushed all
along the line and the intentions OF
the engineers to improve the road un-
til it is second to none in the country
it seems will soon be realized. AT
Yutan a new steel bridge across the
Platte river connecting that place with
Valley is nearing completion. The
bridge is a modern affair and it rests
upon concrete piers similar to those
under the viaduct across the tracks at
Twenty-fourth street in Omaha.
The branch between Valley and
Lincoln is being greatly improved,
the intention being to reduce the
curves and perfect the road bed, thus
making it possible to increase the
speed of all trains. The work will be
completed some time next year. The
terminus at Lincoln is being bettered.
All along the line in Nebraska new
ties are replacing old ones, and large
section gangs are at work every day
in the year preparatory to replacing
the old steel with a much heavier ar
ticle.
Construction for the second track
throughout Nebraska is being pushed
and it is predicted that within the next
two years 800 miles of double track
will cover that much of the state. The
enormous business of the road which
is expected to increase very materially
during the next few years has forced
the company to place the second
track. Long sidings also will be built
and when the improvements are com
pleted the engineers say the roadbed
and trackage of the company will not
be excelled in any part of the country.
NEBRASKA AT ST. LOUIS FAIR.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
Officers Prevent q Lynchiru.

ST. LOUISA special to the Re
public from Greenville, H., says three
it~inerant perrIers, charged with as
saulting Mrs. Frank Nance near Rip
ley, were Oh Friday captured ten
miles from here by a posse of farm
ers, VINO prepared to lynch them. The
timely arrival of the officers prevent
ed the lynching. The prisoners were
taken to Sorrento. where two were re.
leased, but tie third was held to the
grand jury.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
s1oo REWARD 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to learn
hat there is at least one dreaded disease that
,ciepce has been able tc cure in all its stages, and
NAT is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires q
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is
t1ken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. thereby destroying
:he foundation of the disease. and giving the
PATIENT strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The pro-
2rietors have so much faith in its curative powers
hat they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
hat it fails to cure. Send for list OF Testimonials
Address F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists. 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
Fined for IIIeaaI Fishing.

NORFOLK.-It cost D. Gardener,
who halls from Wichita, Kan, just a
SO bill to cast a fish line into the
Norfolk river here. I'm from Mis-
souri," he exclaimed when a bystander
insinuated that he was violating the
state law in fishing without a license.
And Deputy Game Warden J. A. Raj
ney showed" all about it with an i'm
mediate arrest.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
Man Who Starts Riot Dead.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. Robert
Lee, the negro who shot Policeman
Louis Massey at Evansville July 8
and started the riot that resulted in
the death and injury of many citizens,
died here in prison from the effects Of
a wound in the lungs, caused by a bull
let fired by Massey. Lees wife was
killed by a train a few days after the
riot.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
Heir to 6id Fortune.

John P. Kelly, who shovels coal for
the Burlington il Lincoln, received
word that his father, Patrick Kelly, a
prosperous farmer living near Albion,
Boone county, has been left by his
brother a half interest in an extensive
and valuable coffee plantation in far
off Brazil. The estate is valued at
5000, 600, and comprises one of the
most productive and best plantations
in the vicinity of the capital, Rio
Janeiro. .
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
Laborere Becomes Millionaire.

The most interesting citizen of Dan
vile, Ill, is Michael Kelly. Thirty
years ago his pick and shovel were his
only capital. He prospered as : lab
orer, saved money to buy a farm. found
coal underneath his potato patch. and
o Mike" Kelly, as he is affection
Rtely known, is worth 81, 000, 900. A
town has been named after him. When
he first turned up in a Danville brick
yard he could neither read nor write.
He will retire from business on Jam
uary 1 next, aged So years, one of the
richest men in Illinois.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
PATHS Real Name.

On her forthcoming tour-the last
md fnalest-Madame Patti might use
1er right and full name, with which
Americans are entirely unfamiliar. she
was baptized Adelea Juana Maria Clo-
linda Patti. Most of us know her sim
ply as Patti, and a few of us as the
Marouise de Caux, Signora Nicolint
and Baroness Cederstrom.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
Getting Ready for Sugar Crop.

M'CCOK.-The Burlington is taking
steps to be in readiness to handle the
sugar beet crop Of this part of the
state. Materials have been ordered
for a large increase in trackage facili-
ties up the Frenchnan branch and on
the main line west Of here. At Gull
bertson a sidetrack 800 feet long will
be laid and still three miles farther
west another 500 feet long.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
Hog With Many Feet.

PAPILLlON, Neb.-A strange freak
in the shape of a hog with six well
formed feet at the farm of T. J. Snide,
near Portal, has caused quite a sensa-
ton hereabouts. The animal has only
four legs, but has two feet on each
Of his front limbs. 1t is nearly full
grown and seems to handle the extra
feet without difficulty.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
A Cripplsd ExpIorer.

Paul Fountain, author of THE
Great Mountains of South America"
a wonder book of travel and explora-
lions, has been a cripple from his
birth. Yet, as his work shows, he is
an intrepid rambler among strange
lands and peoples, and no hint of his
infirmtty reaches his readers through
his pages.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07

The fine new Methodist church at
Ashland, Just dedicated, was struck by
lightning and damaged to the extent
Of $500.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
HAWAII SEEKS INDEPENDENCE.
Convention Approves Proposal to Fe.i-
ton American CONGRESS-.

ton American Congress.
HONOLULU-At Tuesdays session
Of the home rule convention eX-Dele-
gate Wilcox urged that congress be
memorialized to grant Hawaiian indie
pendeEce. He also strongly favored
the establishment of a government for
the islands similar to that of Cuba. His
remarks were received with much ap-
plause.
1t is probable a petition will be pre-
pared for presentation to congress.
Such an appeal woulG doubtless re-
ceiVe the signatures of many natives.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07

No matter how much a girl fights
against a nan who tries to kiss her,
she can always forgive him for want
ing to.-New York Press.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07
Try me just once and / am sure
to come again. Defiance Starch.
Got "suffaIo sitl,sp JeweIrv.

Buffalo Bill" while appearing with
his Wild West show at Dudley, Wor
cestershire, England. was robbed of
property valued at $1,000, including a
pin bearing the initials of King Ed
ward, who gave it to the Snowman; a
pair of diamond cuff Enks. a gift from
Grand Duke Alexis, and other jewelry.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07

ETC permanently cured. 70 ITS or nervousness after
J J first days use of DIR. Knne's Grent Nerve Restor-
.r. Send for FREE 80. 90 trinl bottle and treatise.
Dr.. L Il KLINE. Ltd. si Arch Street Philadelphia. EE'
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-08-07

The greatest foe of liberty is not
the tyrant. but the contented slave.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

Congr essman Humphreys, of Missis-
sippi. in a recent address said: Let
us appeal to our brothers of the North to
help us remove this incubus which they
put upon us 10 their anger, and which 10
sapping up our liberties. Let us say to
them: Repeal the Fifteenth Amend
ment and with the same stroke of the
pen reduce our representation in Con-
gress to the basis of our white popula-
ton" And some of the papers are dis
cussing whether or not tine South would
agree to that. Of course the South
would: but the North would not. If
Congress should repeal the Fifteenth
Amendment, 1T would make nearly all
the doubtful States Democratic. New
York. New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and
Ohio would all be safely Democratic,
without the negro vote.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
LIGHTNING IN AN ACADEMY.
Two Female Students Killed and Sew
eraI Injured.

Brockville, Pa, June 10,-A thunder
storm broke over this county Tuesday
afternoon which resulted in the death
of two and injury to several otners.
While the afternoon session of Cor
sica academy was in session at Cor
sica, seven miles from here, the storm
broke. The students gathered in a
Frightened group in the big recitation
room. A bolt of lightning struck the
belfry and descending through the
ceiling ran down along the blackboard
at which two courageous students
were still at work, hurting them 20
the floor. The two dead girls had all
their clothing burned from their
bodies.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

According to the Vermont constitu-
tion. by specific terms. the law ex-
cludes from the voting privilege all
"who have not attained the approba-
ton of the Board of Civil Authority
of the town in which they reside.
That lays the Alabama law In the
shade, and makes the Tennessee election
commission clause look like 30 cents.
Suppose down South we should estao-
lish local boards of Civil Authority
who would refuse their appreciation
to the negro voter, wouldn't the North
howl then, oh thenY Teddy won p
take the Mysteries. Out of all this
babDle and confusion concerning
suffrage laws, there Is but one safe
and sensible rule to observe, and that
Is the old time Democratic doctrine of
States rights ana local self government.