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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-16
MOLINE MENTION

The inter-class meet of the high
school has been set for Wednesday
afternoon, and will be pulled off on
the schools dirt track The track
has a 10O-yard straightaway, and will
be sufficient for all the events, as the
meet is just try-out. From the
bunch of material that reports We'd
nesday the Representatives for the
tri-city meet that comes off the 25th
will be picked. On account of the bad
weather the new quarter-mile cinder
track, now under way at the Athletic
Field, is not in condition to be worked
on. 1t is therefore the wish of the
athletic management of the high
school to have the meet held at the
Davenport Mile track and to make it
a tri-city instead of the tri-city invi-
tation.
Garfield Wolstencroft, 81 years of
age last August, died Tuesday night
at the home of his mother. Mrs. Sarah
y. WolstencrOft. 2034 Fifth avenue. of
tuberculosis, after suffering since the
first of the year. The young man.
known Familiarity to his friends as
elf, was educated in the public
schools of Moline and for the last few
years was employed as a driller by
Deere q Co. He formerly belonged
to the Moline Athletic club, was popu-
lar with its members, and prominent
in amateur boxing circles among the
young element of Moline and often
appeared in preliminary mills before
the Athletic club. He leaves his moth
er, who at one time conducted the
Phoenix hotel and restaurant on
Third avenue, and four brothers
Evert, George, Harry and Charles, al
so five sisters. Mrs. Sam Lofgren
Mrs. c. Mapes, Mrs. y. Haire, Mrs c.
Sill and Jennie at home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-16
TRAINS

q Stop at hook Island % minutes for meals,
SDaLy. Italy except Sunday.
Telephone 1880.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-16

e.-,,s=-zs- CHICAGO. BURLINGTON s
H1yak4S{E&i ~ Quincy - Depot Second
HtiLisllsl.lHI!N avenue and Twentieth street
Spk4 J. YOUNG, Agent.
uslllksksr1 FRANK A HART,
4-4s-4s4---.sA Passenger Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-16


Three nurses will be graduated from
the city hospital at the annual eXer-
eises of the training school to be held
in June. The three graduates are:
Miss Faith Miller. Miss Carrie Lind
quist. Miss Lydia McClelIand. The No-
mans Hospital association yesterday
afternoon set June 16 as the date of
the graduating exercises.
Manufacturers lodge. No. 4S5. 1. O.
o. F., Tuesday evening heard the
most gratifying report made in the
history of the lodge. The figures show
show the lodge to be on an excellent
financial basis, and are a tribute to
the efficient management of the Off
GERS. \ smoker was the feature of
the evening incident to the installa-
ton of the following officers: n. g.,
f. w. Anderson; V. G.. f. r. Kennedy;
recording secretary, Herman Harms;
treasurer, L. A.. Vinton; r. 5. \. e.,
!. a. Evans: i. s. y. G.. Namo Lun-
deem; II. s. V. c.. John Lamon; L. 5.
V. G.. John Burgeson; o. S. g.. Henry
Hintz; conductor, S. Loveioy; II. S. s.
Robert Thornton; l.. S, 5. Jacob
Brown; representative, Milton Spratt;
alternate. George Freeland; chaplain,
William Hedling; financial committee,
p. C. Simmon, L. Quick, Z. Blair.
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NO LIMIT TO
ITS POWERS
Decision in Lottery Case of
Far Reaching I'm,
pOrtdnCe.
tBy Associated Press. I,


WASHINGTON. y. c., February a.
The decision In the lottery cases has oc-
oasloned considerable comment In Wash
lneton. Members of the administration
assert that tho majority of the court has
1ully sustained the contention that the
Sherman antitrust law did not exhaust
the constitutional control OF the Federal
Government over commerce. This view Is
shared by men who are prominent In the
administration. One of them said to-day.
THE Champion decision clearly aus-
talned the contention of the government.
No important proposition In tho govern-
lnent's brief was rejected. The plenary
ard absolute power of Congress to pro-
hibit any form of traffic when It deems
such traffic hostile to the public interests
Is clearly sustained.
'rho facts in the lottery cases did not
require Justice harlan TO express any
cpinlon directly on this question. but
the trend Of his reasoning clearly indi-
Gates that Congress may exclude from IN
terstate traffic any commoulty deemed by
" as prejudcal TO the public welfare.
and that its motives arc beyond judicial
Inquiry, The logical affect of this Is that
Congress has the absolute right to say
when comnlerre in any gwen r0mmodldy
shall be free or prohibited, and 1t would
fellow that between these extremes it
ta,l permit suri commerce upon condi-
tons which 1t may Impose or conserve
.t..o public interests, and neither the con-
ditions ors the motives that actuate them
ian be reviewed BY shs iuuiciary.''
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GIRL
MAKES SUCCESS
Miss Constance Tinsley Won
Enthusiastic Appreciation
OF Her Audience.
,snecinl 10 rhe rlmes. pIspateh.l )

Special to The Times. .Dlspatch)
NEW YORK. February H.--Mlss Con-
stance r.. Tinsley. of Richmond, Va, made
her professional appearance as reader
before a New York audience at the Wal
dorf--Astoria last night In recital In
which she was assisted by Signor Gull
seppe Aldo Randegger, pianist. Her pro-
gramme was varied and her talent and
beauty won the enthusiastic approba-
tion of her hearers.
In hernegro dialect readings Miss Tins
ley was particuarly effective, She gave
THE Apple Tree, by Joel Chandler Har-
ris; Lady" by Ruth Mcllnery stuart,
and Angelina" by Paul Lawrence Dun
bar.
she showed remarkable strength In a
scene from Act III. of8"lIenry VIII"
Other readings were: "Up at Villa
Down In the City" by Robert Browning;
Mother and Poet" by Mrs. Browning:
Mans a Man for a. That by Robert
Burns; ''Ardella In Area dy," by Josephine
Dodge Daskam, and Ia translation from
tile German, 5 7'
g IN addition to a Chopin number signor
aRandegger gave compositions OF Rach-
nanioff and de Herlot ana one os III.
owns 9s &. s9s as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
CAMP BELL
TRIAL WAS
BURLESQUED
Very Amusing Episode
in Lynchburg.
THE WITNESSES
WERE ALL PRESENT
Each Gave Evidence in a.
Characteristic Manner.
QUESTION OF GUILT OF
CONTEMPT OF COURT
-----------
'ntimations That Those Concerned
Might Have to Give an Account Of
Themselves-The Proceedings,
Which Formed One of the
Most Ludicrous Occur
rences of Monday.
QUESTION OF GUILT OF
CONTEMPT OF COURT

Seated around the festive board, the
sixty-tive or seventy practicng attorn eys
of Lynchburg. members OF the Absque
Hoe Fraternity. had presented to them
in most vivid and picturesque manner
the several events in the Crawford-Camp-
bell pot-pourri, leading up to and including
the present investigation.
AS attorneys, these gentlemen were nat.
urally drawn to a case which has aroused
the interest of the entire population of
the Old Dominion. Comparatively few Of
them, however, had had opportunity to
visit Richmond and Amherst and for
themselves witness the affair as it pro-
ceeded. Thereupon, when the Absque
Hoes gathered Monday evening last at
the Carroll Hotel in the Hill City for
theil annual banquet, there was provided
for them series OF living pictures, by
means of which they were to get ON adj
equate idea of the situation. For conve-
,Iience's sake on ardent Abs1ue Hoe pol
ished the thing UP into play, which,
..rom what Is told of 1t, will live In Lyrch-
burg literature as a classic.
There was some slight variation dn
names and some slight variations In other
directions, but the man who has followed
the Amherst unveiling can appreciate the
hurlesque. From the start to the finish
/. was rich. There Is no other word for
it. In legislative circles yesterday{it was
n prime lnirth producer. Many were dis
cEssing 1t. Report last night was to the
effect that one we'll known attorney, him
self one OF those present. had drawn up
4 lot of bogus warrants summoning him
self and his brethren before Judge Camp
bell for contempt of court.
THE FIRST. ACT.
As indicated before. the thing was pre-
sented IN the form of a play in three acts.
The actors We're a NUN her of we'll known
Ipnchburg lawyers. The audience was
TIE Absque Hoe Club, made up Of attor-
,'eys OF the Hill City. there to enjoy their
annual banquet.
where was to be tried the Rev. G. II.
Ciawfish for contempt of court Enter
Judge promedary, with satchel in hand.
The Judge, who was most viyidly pre-
sented by Mr.. Fred Harper. son-in-law of
Senator John w. Daniel. took nis seat
and proceeded to open court. Court fol-
lowers We're standing around admiring his
beauty. Turning to his satchel, Judge
promedary opened 1t and forthwith drew
tive bottles of Amherst whlskey and three
irrniyi revolvers. Thus fortified he ordered
the sheriff to open court. The docket was
read by Clerk Sandwich
May 1t please the court" said voice.
Il should like to make notion
Judge Dromedary frowned In the di.
lection of the Intruder. and In voice
Of thunder demanded:
What district are you from, sl.
From Pedlar District, may It please
Your Honor
Proceed, SIR spoke the Judge: you
are q. proper person to make a notion"
May It please the Court said anoth-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
GAMBLING
SCANDAL
Peeress Involved in Bridge
Whist Scandal.
DETECTED BY DUCHESS
DETECTED BY DUCHESS
Game Was Being Played at Chatsworth
During Christmas Entertaining Of
the Duke of Deyonshire- Noble
man Was One of Culprits.

Especial Cable to The Times-Dtspatch.)
LONDON, February 4.-London So
ciety is on the eve Of gambling scan
dial growing out OF sensational bridge
whist party. In which the Prince of
Wales narrowly escaped becoming In
volyed, and which promises to rival in
its sensational features the famous
Tranby-Croft scandal
1t occurred at the great party given
by the Duke and Duchess Of. Deyonshire
over Christmas. at Chatsworth. the
byshire. The culprits were peeress,
particularly Well connected, and noble
man who moves i'll the most exclusive
circles in British aristocracy In a game
OF bridge whist i'll which the stakes were
high. the peeress was caught by the
Duchess OF Devonshire herself In the act
OF signalling to the nobleman. who was
PLAYING in the game. the character of the
cards held by the person back OF whose
chair the peeress stood.
The Duchess of Devonshire had her
suspicious aroused, and a watch was set
by herself and two friends whom she
took into hercontidencc The result jus
had been very large, was stopped in
such manner that the two culprlts'
knew they had been detected.
One significant result was that the
Prince of Wales who was to have gone
to Derbyshire for the anna ateur theatrl-
calls which followed Christmas. received
timely warning and cancelled his en-
gagement, fearing to be drawn into a
celebrated case. IS was nis father
Another game OF whist resulted In the
resignation from Whites Club, in St.
James Street, of q we'll known member.
husband of a woman who is conspicuous
IN society, and the prohibition us the
same In the club. The offender was de-
tected cheating, scene followed and
after a committee had Investigate the
case he was given the option Of resign
ing or baing expelled.
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Respectfully yours,
JOHN MURPHY.
CHARLES l.. COOKE,
LEROY E, BROWN.

MIR. sTARKE's VIEWS.
During the evening Mr.. Leroy E. Brown
explained the absence OF Mr.. Ashton
Starke by reading the following letter
from him:
II told Colonel Murphy over the 'phone
this a. NJ that l would attend the meet
irE alluded to above upon his invitation,
but ] find that1 must leave uhe city this
evening. AS have expressed my views
In public print everybody knows where l
stand. l would like for son,ehod y TO come
cut in print and give clearly the reas sons
for adding to the present Office"
SOME WHO WE'RE THERE.
In the audience were several Of the
most prominent business men of Rich
raond There were Colonel JOHN Murphy,
Mtssrs. l.. o. Miller, w. .. Rhoads,
Charles Hutzler. Moses Thalhimer. Henry
NJ Boykin. Isaac Thalhimer. John NJ.
Campbell. LEROY e. Brown, Charles e.
Cooke. 2. a. stumpf. Colonel w. Miles
Gary, James T. Disney, Thomas W. Humid
Icy. William H zimmernann. Thomas NJ.
rutherford. Messrs, Rothert, Raab, NIey-
err Cohen. "A. c. I1arman and others.
Mr.. Charles L. Cooke called the meet
ing to order and Mr. Charles Irutzler,
one of the best-known business mon In
the city. was made the chairman. Mr..
IIutzler made no speech when ne as
sumed the gavel. but he did some pretty
T. Dldlll ldikllS q llttle idler 0n.4 Mr.
Cooke was made the secretary.
There was n pause after the orsnniza-
tion had been perfected. but wncn Mr.
Cooke gave the ball kick 1t rolled and
kent rolling. and rolled on most beant-
fully.
Mr.. Hutzler. who makes. by the way,
fine presiding officer. said tie meeting
had been called for the purpose Of any
one expressing himself freely and fully
as TO why 1t would be batter fcr all the
interests of the city that tho postotilca
building proposed to be erected he upon
some other site than that now occupied
by the Shafer building.
VIEWS OF MIR. COOKE,
Mr.. Cooke, a young real estate man,
who has a good flow of language, at
once dived right into the meat Of the
subject lie caught the attention OF his
audience from the start and held it to
the finish of his address. He, laid down
the proposition that the city ought to
have postollce building that would be
a credit to the government and an orna-
ment to the city. The Secretary OF the
Treasury and the supervising architects
Of that Department. he asserted, were
opposed to the patching up of the pres
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
ED3EMPLOYERSW WIFE
AND LOOTED HIS HOUSE

Special to The Times .Dspatch,)
WlLLlAMSPOIST, PA. February pa
While farmer George Payne, of Tloga.
went to market with hay he left the
farm IN care OF his aged wife and Ed
ward Meyers. In the evening when the
little daughter came from school, the
mother could not be found Thorough
search revealed the body with the skull
crushed and covered with straw In the
horse stable.
Meyers had escaped after lootlng the
house and endeavoring to hIdo the
weapon used. a short-handled pitchfork.
Ele was hired some two weeks ago as
a. tramp and seemed willing hand.
The authorities think he started for the
South
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ent Federal building but they favored
n new site. They wanted site where
artificial light would not have to be al
ways used.
Having told Of the reasons why he ia
yored a new site. Mr.. Cooke went after
Senator Martin. He was Il member Of
the committee that went to Washington
to advocate a change OF site to Broad
Street. He charged that Senator Martin
had not kept his word with the commit
tee. In other words, he asserted that
the committee made the proposle.on
that there would be no fight made upon
the proposition to condemn the Shafer
building at $4,000 If Senator Martin
would agree that in the event that there
should be any "hitch" In the PROCEED
ings that the sum appropriated remain
and that the Secretary of the Treas
ury be permitted to select the site.
Mr.. Cooke charged that Senator Mar
tin had not kept faith with the commits
tee. and that he had gotten through the
Senate bill to pay about $1,000 more
for the Shafer building than what was
originally contemplated.
This was pretty warm, but the little
flame that was started by Mr.. Cooke
grew and spread and developed into a
great fire before the proceedings were
ended.
After charging Mr.. Martin with not
.'totIng fair" Mr., Cooke went on to ar
que with considerable force that Rich
mond was not seeking patched UP
building to serve the present generation,
but structure that would serve for gem
era tions to come
MIR. HUTzLER SPEAKS.
Following Mr.. Cooke. the chairman, Mr..
Hutzler, got In few shots at Senator
Martin. Mr.. Hutzler was one OF those
who went to Washington. He considered
that Mr.. Martin had absolutely broken
faith with the committee. He confirm ed
all Mr.. Cooke had told
BY this time the meeting was warming
up. Gentlemen got out Of their overcoats
and settled back in their chairs to hear
statements made. There was no attempt
at oratory. Those who addressed the au-
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political or social equality on the part
Of the negro with the whites. Contin-
ulng. ho referred to tho adoption OF the
fifteenth amendment to the Consttu-
ton.
when you rcrnorsclcssly stand by
that said he, .And say 1t Is sacred, you
force us to face tho alternative Of a
conflict OF races"
The purpose OF those who endorse the
Presidents door OF hope policy. he We
hemently declared, is that In time South
Carolina should become State of mu-
tlattoes and in this event he predicted that
there would be more bloodshed than was
ever shed before.
II beg you for Gods sake" he said,
facing the Republican side. mot to pro-
duce an acute stage Of hatred which will
bring the races together with the resolve
OF the whites to die III order to retain
their supremacy.
ONLY QUOTE HOT STUFF.
Mr.. Tillslan said his newspaper friends
always took great pains to quote every
thing he said that was hot" leaving
out everything that was rational, decent
and sane in their pursuit OF sensations
and In this respect a great wrong had
been done him.
"A lle," he said, never had any par
Hcular truth" and he would not attempt
70 MAKE even start to run down those
that have been told on him.
Mr.. Tillrnan said he did not want to see
the Africander driven to the wall and
did not want to shut the door OF hope
IN his face, but he could not consent tc
the dominance OF that people over the
whites. lie then paked fun at Mr.. Hanna
and read the title of the bill he recently
introduced to pension ex-slaves.
oh, my God said he. did Mr.. Han
ma mean that, or is 1t political dodge?''
The effect Of the bill was, he declared
TO give opportunity to Inscriptions ne.
groes to bamboozle and deceive their
people by securing subscriptions os.en.t.
bly, to further the interests OF the bill
lie concluded by saying that in propor.
ton as sou arouse false hope in the
minds Of these people you are only sow
Ing the wind S,hich Will flame UP into
whtrlwind later on"
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PHOTOGRAPHS
THE BURGLAR
This Alarm Also AWdkens the
Family and Summons
the Police.
(special to The Times-Dlspatch.

E LoUlsYILLE,s KY, Feb. 24,-John A,
Rough, q railroad engineer, who lives in
"a Louisville suburb, has been granted a
patent on the burglar alarm that fright
ems the burglar, takes his picture,
awakens the family and summons the
police.
The invention consists Of camera at
tached by electric wires to q battery.
When,a burglar enters the house through
tho door or window TO which the alarm
Is attached. connection Is made which
flashes a light In his face and the camera
him, AT he same time a
bell lis made to ring which alarms the
vance IS connected Slth the telephone
calls the police "A. i N ssi I
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SILVER SERVICE GIVEN
TO SHIP ALABAMA
(By Assoeluted Press. )

MOBILE. ALA. February 24.-The OK.
ercises IN connection with presentation
Of the silver service given by the people
sof Alabama to tho United States battle
ship Alabama. We're held in the theatre
here to-day, The orator of the occasion
was Hon. u. NJ. Robinson. The service
was accepted on behalf OF the officers OF
the Alabama by Captain FL. C. Davis.
commander of the vessel
Tho silver service consists Of seyen
pieces and cost about $500,
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!. p, MORGAN SAID TO
CONTROL ST. L. 6 FRISCO

Cny Associated Press.l
NEW YORK, February 24,-,Ihe recent
activity In st, Louis and san Francisco
shares caused n general belief thai con-
troll of the road has changed hands and
p. Morgan 4 Company were the now
owners, No official confirmation OF these
reports was obtanable. however, at the
banking house Of j. II. Morgan x Com
Dany. ss5s s,.N. ea .sgr iEl&2
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HEARST TO SELL
HIS NEWSPAPERS

obs Associated PrcsS.)
4 WASHINGTON, y. c., February "a
Congrcssmanrelect William r. Hearst,
OF New York, came to the city tonight
IN company With eX- Governor Budd, of
California. lie told The Times Dlspatch
correspondent he expected ia sell his
three papers In few years ana devote
himself more actively topolitlcs
piled when \ alluded to his presidential
boou1, 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
DIR. DONALD GUTHRIE TO
LECTU RE THIS AFTERNO DON

Dir. Donald Guthrie, OF the First Press
byterian Church, Baltimore, will lecture
on Scotland" in the chapel of the So
rpnd Presbyterian Church tnis afternoon
Mt s o'clock, under the auspices OF the
Young Ladies Society Of the church.
There Will be mo admission fee, hut q.
fsse,wlll Offering Of the door. 'il,
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.STANDPIPER'S WILL
BE TESTED TO-DAY

The stand-pipes Mt Murphy's Annex will
I he tested at % clock this afternoon, No,
S engine and M. l truck being used.
The plug on the corner neSt 70 the 81
lou will be used. and In order not 10
delay the cars the com ny vii! put hose.
ljump1fA III ssss
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RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
BY THE ASSEMBLAGE

Forty OF the representative business
men Of Richmond met in the annex tc
Aurphys Hotel last night and voted
unanimously In favor OF some other site
than the present one for a new Federal
building in Richmond.
committee was appointed to go nj
cnce to Washington and present the res
buttons adopted and to DO all within theil
power to defeat the provision In the Sen.
ste bill providing the means to pay for
the condemnation Of the Shafer building
property.
This meeting was held In response tc
the following letter sent to several per.
sons:
You are cordially invited to be pres
ent at meeting OF prominent citizens
this evening Tuesday) at half-past 8
(s:30, o'clock. in the new annex Of
Niurphy's Hotel, of -..ose who favor
some other site for the new postofiice
III preference to the Shafer building
site We will be glal to see you and
as many of your 81 lends rs possible
present, and VIC woulo request that
you notify as many as you can to
attend.
Respectfully yours,
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NORTH CAROLINA.

The Watts liquor bill is passed by the
Senate as It passed in the House, without
Rmendment-TeGt of the measure which
will now become law with the Cover
aor's signature, and will pacome effective
July lst-The Senate passes a sresolu tion
pledsing TO the schools of the State the
additional $4,000 appropriation; the
House refers the resolution to a commit
tee-NIan escapes from Jail in Asheville
and carries the jail doors with him
Freight rate conference at Greensboro to-
day--Probable now that Durham Will
secure a union depot--Peabody Street
case ends with a perpetual Injunction IN
eide whether he will accept the tive-year
sentence or appeal.