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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
COMPANY's OFFICERS HAVE
NEW UNIFORMS COMPLETE

Camp Lincoln, Aug. 1.-THE wealth
er at Camp Lincoln continues fine and
the boys are having a good time. The
ball game scheduled with Company
b, of Genesco, did not come off. as
they got wind of the fact that Lieut..
Koch was to pitch for Company \.
The khaki uniforms have arrived
and are now being worn when at
drill, the blue or dress uniform being
used at guard mount and dress par
AIDE.
First Lieut.. +. II. Dunavin is acting
as battalion adjutant for the first
battalion.
Company \ is the only company in
camp having its officers equipped
with the regulation olive drab uni
form.
The election to fill the vacancies
caused by the appointment of Col.
Foster as brigadier general takes
place Thursday at 10 Il. m. AS near
as | can learn Lieut.. Col. Kittilsen
will be the next cClCuel, ana Maj.
Channon lieutenant colonel. There is
considerable guessing going on as To
who will be the next rcgimental adiu-
tant. Capt. Cairns. the present regi-
mental adiutant. and Capt. Barber,
regimental quartermastcr. go IN Gen.
Fosters staff.
The detail for today follows: Capt.
II. &. Ge;ger, Company NJ, of Galena.
officer of the day; First Lieut.. Dan
IL. Kennedy, Company ID. Abingdon,
officer of the guard, and Lieut.. VII
liam II. Pugh, Company /, of Morri-
son, junior officer of the guard.
+. {. ID.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
COMING NEXT MONDAY.
Harris Nickel Plate Show to Give Two
Performances Here,

Performances Here,
The Harris Nickel Plate show,
which comes here next Monday, Aug.
II. has been here before and the peo-
pie are familiar with its character.
Last year the show exhibited AT Joliet
and the Republican, If that city, had
the following to say of it:
Harris Nickel Plate show came 10
town today and big crowd packed
the tent at the matinee performance
this afternoon. This is he popular
price show of America, the admis-
sion beng fixed at popular prices and
the public appears to get its moneys
worth at shat. The show carries
about 80 people and 90 horses. be-
sides 80 ponies and some IF the best
trained performing animals in the
country.
Mr.. Harris has but one ring. al
though there are many features in
ado tiun To this. Some of the famous
acrobats and circus people are found
in his family and the performing
lions and other beasts are of them
selves worth double the price Of adj
mission.
1T is good. clean show. worthy of
patronage. and all ii is advertised to
be 1t has travelled from Maine to
California and to the southern gulf
and had done an immense business
over that territory
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
WON BY FAvORlTES
Three Racing Events at DaVen.
port Mile Track Yester.
day Afternoon.
GOOD ATTENDANCE AND FAST TRACK
ALI Events Were Well Contested
2:13 Race on This
Afternoon.

The opening races at the Daven-
port mile track series being run this
week were held yesterday afternoon.
With good program and a fast
track the matches were we'll contest
ed in each case. The attendance was
all that could be desired and the sue
cess of the weeks sport seems as
Sured. There were three matches
yesterday, the 2:iO trot, 2:25 pace and
3-year-old class race. The purses
were, respectively. $500, $1,000 and
$500. The favoriteS had the long end
of it in each ease, though the finishes
were generally close. The detailed
record in the three events is as fol-
lows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
Scores In the Big Leagues.
Violent Attack of DiarrbOea Cured by
ChamberIaIn's ChOlIc, COIera and
DIarrhOea Remedy and Per-
IL Gar

"a short time ago l was taken with
a violent attack of diarrhoea and be-
lieve | would have died if / had not
gotten relief" says John j. Patton, a
leading citizen of Patton, Ala. a
friend recommended Chamberlain S
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
| bought 25-cent bottle and after
taking three doses of it was entirely
cured. l consider it the best remedy
i'm the world for bowel complaints
For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12

Rock Island treated the Senators to
coat of whitewash at the Twelfth
street park yesterday afternoon. The
contest was a slow. uninteresting one,
and was wholly onc-siGed. due princi-
pally to Graham's great box work.
The visitors developed sudden weak
ness at the bat when they faced Ora
ham, and three hits was their limit.
The Senator's have been switching
around since their last appearance
here, there being many new faces in
the lineup The latest acquisition is
Duvall. formerly of Cedar Rapids, who
Joined them yesterday.
The locals managed to get enough
across the plate in the first inning To
hold them for the rest of the game.
After Crum had popped up TO Read
ing. Dunnelly hit one down to Ebright
and was safe. Nandinc struck out.
Graham hit out the only clean hit of
the inning putting Donnelly ON third.
Graham Immediately stole second.
OLeary pushed out the ball and was
safe on an errcr by Belt. who should
have retired the side but instead let
Donnelly score. Graham reached third
and O'Leary got to second. Here it
was that Lister laid down bunt
which Crangle tieIded cleanly but Belt
failed to get the throw, the ball going
to the bleachers. Lister kept on GO
ing and was making for third when
Belt tried to throw him out, and in
stead threw over Lyons head and Lis
tay n niaH -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
Pats an End ia 1t All.

\ grievous vail ofttimes comes as a
result of unbcarable pain from over
liver complaint and constipation. But
thanks TO Or. Kings New Life Pills
they put an end to it all. They are
gentle, but thorough. Try them. On
ly - cents. Guaranteed by Hartz &
UllcmcVer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
Make sa Change.

Manager Belt felt that it was neces-
sary to do something at this point so
he chased Crangle to the bench and
called out McCafferty. The Donnelly-
ties secured seven hits off the big fell
lows delivery, punching three of them
in the second, which coupled with an
error gave them two more runs. At
ter that it was one, two, three until
the end. The score in detail is as fol-
lows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
ror,,rnr SLY Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. II
soothes the child, softens the gums.
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Is
cents bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12

good support. Herbert's single and
Mullaney's triple scored the winning
run. Score:
Bloomington .....OOO1OOOO#- 0
Decatur .0OOOOOO0O-0 5 3
Batteries - Barker and Donovan;
Jacobsen and Krebs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
Did Not Mean IL.

Honesty is the best policy" sapient-
~ said the commuter.
MY dear sir, you're wrong!' eX-
claimed the suddenly awakened insur-
ance agent who had been doing In
the opposite seat MY company has
the best policy. We long ago aban-
doned the other as out of date"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12

l. Many persons in this community are
suffering from kidney complaint who
could avoid fatal results by using Fo-
ley's Kidney Cure. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
THREE SCRATCH HITS aARNERED
Rock Island Earned a Run or Two
aud Made Several
Others.
Results Yesterday.

Rock Island, 8; Springfield, o.
Rockford, 1; Davenport, =.
Dubuque, 9; Cedar Rapids. 4.
Bloomington, l; Decatur, o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
bloomington 1, Decatur o.

Bloomington, Aug. 12.-Great inter
est centered..in yesterdays game, the
first of series of six with Decatur,
the outcome of which is generally
thought to determine the pennant
winner. 1t was pitchers battle, and
Barker had the best of it. backed by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
Games Tomorrow.

Springfield at Rock Island.
Davenport at Rockford.
Decatur at Bloomington.
Cedar Rapids at Dubuque.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
Rockford 4, Davenport 2.

Rockford, Aug. 12.-Errors gave
Rockford two runs in the fifth, and
the punching of a single and two two
baggers added two in the sixth. The
visitors hit Killian freely, but not con-
secutively. Score:
Rockford ...OOOO22 OO*-4 10 3
Davenport OOO01-2 3
Batteries Killian and Meek;
Hughes and Williams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12

summary DdaEo OH Ud1Ts- VI II
ham, 1. Struck out-by Graham. 3;
by Crangle, /; by McCafferty, :. Wild
pitch-Crangle. Stolen bases-Dick-
ey (2). Graham. Hit by pitcher-Dick-
ey. Umpire Hart. Time-1:35.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
Dubuque o, Cedar Rapids 4.

Dubuque, Aug. 12.-Dubuque tried
out Burwell, a local amateur south
paw, today, and he held the visitors
down to six hits, four of them being
punched in the fourth inning. Bcedles
was easy for Dubuque. Score:
Dubuque ..21O1O3O2 50 IA 4
Cedar Rapids IL 10000 OOOO-4 3
Batteries - Burwell and Lobeck;
Beedles and Hansen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
Three-Year Old Class.

The PaceIot. bl e C. II. Niles) II l ]
Earongale, br c (Baronmore). , = =
Wilma NJ. b IN CIV. r. Willard) - )
Princess Yetevc. b IN (Wiliams) 4 4
Adel Boy. h .. (McCoN) ..........5 4 ;
Time 2:193i. 2:21h, 2:1SIL.
Today'S races are three in number.
Il $50 trot stake with purse of $500,
4 =: 16 trot with 4 purse of 500. and
-: 13 pace with purse of $500. There
are dozen or more entries in each
event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-15
CHAPTER XIV.

But meanwhile had grown tired of wait
Ing for Denis to finish his walk in the gar
den-he seemed so long over it-and at last
went off grumbling to my rooms in the
Boulevard Montparnasse to dress, for was
dining across the river with some friends.
We dined at Durand's, in the Place de la
Madeleine and l saw the others into their
cabs outside the door at something like 10
o'clock or a bit after. Then turned down
the Rue Royale toward the Place de la Con-
corde, for I'd some notion of dropping in at
Maxim's. but the Taverne Royale looked
so bright and gay and attractive as pass
ed. and the refrain of a waltz which the
Spanish orchestra was playing sounded so
alluring that turned in there instead and
looked about for a vacant table. The big
sale was nearly full. but found table at
last in the forward corner, and made my
way over to 1t through the crowd of late
diners and smartly dressed loungers who
were listening to the music.
The table at my left was surrounded by a
group OF young Frenchnen of the well-to-
ao,etudiant type. that Is to say, grown chill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-15
Another Consumption Curep

From the New York Herald
Every announcement of new cure for
consumption Is always received with due
hopefulness by those afflicted with the dis
ease. One fact. however, stands out very
prominently, and that is the dire necessity
out Of which spring SO many alleged RENE
dies. tuberculosis seems to hold its own In
spite Of them. proving quite conclusively
that the list of cure-alls Is as yet by no
means complete. 1t Is well to understand
also that the malady Is often durable by
simple attention to hygienic rules, and
consequently 1t Is not unusual to give the
sole credit to some particular medical
treatment that may have been used in q
given case Hence it almost always hap
pens that the discoverer of a remedy Is
prejudiced in it's favor, even without mean
ing to be SO. AS an example in point we
may refer to the Herald's special cable
from Berlin, which states that a DR.. Som
merfield has had remarkable success In the
management Of otherwise intractable cases
by allowing afflicted individuals to inhale
the vapor from a mixture Of powdered
eucalyptus and sulphur. The alleged COM
pound has the merit Of being a new one,
and as such may claim passing recognition.
1t is not easy to understand, in view Of
what is known of the real causes Of the
lung trouble, how any very radical results
can be obtained by mere local applications
to the diseased parts. Certain 1t Is that
SuCn means OIL cOmDatlnS tne QlSeaSe nave
been tried over and over again without
marked effect. The mere killing Of the tu-
bercular bacilli in the tissues is not so much
the main consideration as rendering the
soil in which they exist unfit for their fur
Their production. The consensus Of medical
opinion is in this direction. as is evidenced
by the almost universal Endorsement Of the
sanitarium treatment. BY 1t the patient Is
made strong enough to overcome the dis
ease. While waiting for something better
it is well to stick to well-tried methods
The best of all Is that fresh air and sun
shine are not expensive. and have SO far
given the best statistical returns.
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dren. irrepressible in spirits and mischief.
They seemed to have picked for the tenn
porary butt of their silly and ill-natured
jokes man who sat alone at the little ia
BILE on my right, a very German looking
person Of forty or Whereabouts, with red full
cheeks and pursy eyes and very flercely
turned up mustaches a PEmpereur Gull
laume.
A German may, nowadays, work among
the rapins of Latin quarter studio, sub
ject to little or no insult. so common has
he become, but these particular young ruff
fans of the Taverne Royale seemed deter
mined to avenge poor wreath hung Stras-
bourg there in the Place de la Concorde,
and were making things interesting in a
quiet but sufficiently audible manner for
the gentleman with the up turned mus
tacheS.
AS for me, was trying to determine
where had seen him before. His face had
an oddly familiar look. / knew. no end of
Germans. had hobnobbed with them from
Bremen to the forest. and from Frankfurt
to Vienna. but 1 could place this man no.
where in the list.
He was drinking Biere de Munich-Spa-
tenbrail-in great half liter mugs which he
ground solemnly upon the table, with that
little rotary motion. before raising to his
lips His left eyelid had chronic droop
that gave him rather sinister look, and
he wore monocle over that eye. Where
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-15
Miss Biggar Gets a Share.

A dispatch from Pittsburg, Pa, yesterday
says: By an agreement reached between
Attorney E. G. Ferguson of this city and
lawyers representing Miss Laura Biggar
the actress, Peter ]. McNulty and r. NJ.
Gulick. proprietors of the Bijou Theater in
this city. will pay Miss Biggar for the in
terest she had under the will of the late
Henry M. Bennett in the property on Penn
avenue and 9th street occupied by the
Bijou Theater and office building.
Under the terms of the agreement Miss
Biggar will receive in cash from the sale
of the property $4SO,000 an apartment
house in New York, valued at $4,000, and
personal property estimated to be worth
500 600, making a total of $780, 900, besides
an annual allowance for life of 81, 500 The
settlement closes one of the most sensa-
tional legal fights which this country has
had in years.
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But surely putting princes out of the way
had Its elements of danger!
The Austrian Strengthened up in his chair
with jerk, and drew his brows together
with great effort Of mental concentration.
1t was as If he realized that he had made
rash slip and must be cautious.
Puttlng princes out of the way? Who
talked of putting princes out of the way?
I was mad! What had he to do with the
princes? And he raped loudly upon the
table for his addition
There was nothing more to be made out
of him, 1t seemed, but I went to the door
with him. talking pleasantly the while, and
stood upon the curb while he called cab.
There'H be no harm in just making a
note of where you lodge. my friend" said
to myself.
He stumbled into the fiacre, told the
cocher to drive to the devil, and off they
dashed with a parting wave of the hand to
me.
But you don't give me the slip so easily
as all that" I protested, and was after
them, in an instant, with another cab.
Follow that fiacre with the gray horse
said to by cocher, "and q Louis If you
don't lose sight OF it. wherever it goes!
We were caught in jam of traffic at the
foot of the rue Royale. but made out the
cab with the gray horse some little way
ahead of us. and caught 1t as we'll
Then presently we were off, across the
Place de la COncOrde and up the Champs
Elysees.
what" said I, ''up here7 I should have
thought you'd keep closer to the prey, man,
somewhere on the other side of the river.
We went far up the Champs Elysees,
through the Place de IEtoile and into the
avenue Kleber. Upon my word. Won Stein
brucke, you're living welli' thought I.
Then at last. the facre with the gray
horse pulled up before one Of the high i'm.
posing houses that line the avenue and-a
thin little man with great beard politely
assisted his corpulent and bejewelled wife
to alight and they rang the bell at the big
iron grille.
I threw myself back upon the cushions.
It was that jam in the rue Royale that had
done for US, and one gray horse looks much
like another when you've lost sight of the
first for moment,
"81, Boulevard Montparnasse!'' growled
to the cocher and called myself unpleasant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-15
OFFICER AND MERCHANT FIGHT.
Duel in a Room in Kansas City,
Mo

A dispatch from Kansas City, Mo-, yes
terday says: George E. Spencer. a clothing
merchant, who came here recently from
birmingham, Ala, was shot and killed
and stephen Flanagan, a patrolman, was
mortally wounded here today In a pistol
duel Flanagan had gone to the house to
arrest Spencer. There were no witnesses
to the tragedy. and when persons attracted
by the shots entered the room Spencer was
dead and Flanagan lay unconscious, blood
oozing from wound in his breast a few
inches below the heart. By the side of
each man was pistol. A half dozen shots
were exchanged At the hospital it was
said Flanagan could not live.
Spencer had been visiting the family of
j. Cox a news agent. 1t was said he had
been annoying women and children in the
neighborhood. and complaint had been
made to the police. Spencer was requested
to leave the house, but refused to do So
and the Cox family had moved out and left
him in possession. Flanagan lay in wait
for Spencer, and Spencer, who had armed
himself, expecting trouble, began shooting
as soon as he entered the room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-15
The Safest Investments
WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE.
Husband of Mrs. Whidden Also Dice
by His Own Hand.

by His Own Hand.
A dispatch from New York yesterday
says: A well-dressed and apparently re-
fined woman committed suicide in hotel
in 4th avenue today by drinking carbolic
acid. She had registered as Mrs T. Foster
of New York, but in her pocket book were
found letters addressed to Mrs F. Whidden
and Mrs. M. c. Whidden, 124 West S5th
street, New York. One of the letters was
from the Finley-Acker Company of Phila-
delphia, and had accompanied the payment
of her salary. AT the S5th street address
eide left poem saying that she was tired
of living.
A dispatch from Philadelphia says: Mary
C. Whidden, who committed suicide in New
York today, after registering in a hotel In
the name Of Mrs. r. Foster, was the wife
of Frank Whidden, who ended his life with
a revolver in the latter part of last Janu-
airy. The couple came here from New York
last fall. The husband, who was said ia
have been wealthy at one time, took posi-
ton as car conductor. He brooded over
the illness of his five-year- old daughter
who was staying with relatives at 124 West
S5th street. New York, and one morning
in January he shot and killed himself
Several days later the wife attempted sui
eide by asphyXiation in local hotel She
recovered and told her friends that she
could not live without her husband, and
said she would make another attempt to
take her life. She was twenty-seven years
Of age.
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| struck the table edge or a chair when he
| fell.
| 1 tore his clenched fingers from the sa-
| ber's hilt, and loosened his collar. Then
| found some water and dashed 1t into his
face again and again, covering his mouth
| lest it should drown him. There was no
| sign of life. and my heart stopped again,
| but tore off my coat and hat and set to
| work furiously
Hes not deadw I cried. by heaven.
| he shan't die!''
And at last after had worked over hin.
| for quite ten or fifteen minutes, suppose
| it seemed hours-his eyelids quivered and
| twitched and he began to gasp feebly and
to move his lips. 1 put forth all my
strength and lifted him to the diyan, and
| because could find nothing eise-I forced
between his teeth a little of the absinthe
| that remained in the overturned bottle.
He moved his head from side to side and
'They-they didn't catch me?" he whis-
pered. feebly. "They didn't-catch me-the
walls?"
mo, dear old chapr said /. "they didn't
catch you, thank God! nor shall while I'm
alive to prevent it! We won't give them
another chancev
with a weak surprise, dear lad, how came
you here?-Ah, I've had time, Teddy, the
very devil of time! They-they nearly
had me. Teddy lad
isl said I again, and slipped an arm under
him to raise his head. Hello. what the
deuce is thiS?'
The left hand that had lain bent under
his face upon the floor still held clutched in
its fingers a little knot of narrow pink rib
bon, such as women love to wear about
them here and there Where it's NOM
strous becoming, protest.
'Why, it's nothing. dear lad" he whis-
pered, ''just nothing at ALA rag, foolish
thing II came by accidentally. 1t means
nothing-throw it away for me. Teddy.
Why should be holding to 1T? Nay nayfs
as made to take 1t from his fingers 'Iet
1t be, lad, I'll-Il throw it away myself. :
You needn't bother. A bit o. pink ribbont
God In heaven, bit o. pink ribbonI What's !,
a bit o. pink ribbon to q man. Ted? Hold
me up to you, lad, Pm-most outrageous
tired-apd-sleepy."
ITO be continued tomorroWl $50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-15

Won Steinbrucke, ex-card sharper, some
Tune olackmailer, refugee from Austrian
Justice. and presently Pavelovitch catspaw,
interesting In the extreme
He told me tales wondrous tales! If
only could put them upon paper! Tales
OF queer happenings at Vienna, at Trieste,
at Salzburg, at Weisbaden, tales OF care
lessly -cloaked great names-I had now
shunted him from Spatenbrau to more po-
tent and fiery things. so that his tongue
was loosened and his face grew redder. He
told me tales Of his own deeds, boastfully
ana with no seeming shame-he was drink
ing brandy now-deeds unspeakable Tor
utter blackguardism; and l smiled and
showed the little decanter toward him. He
told me bits of court gossip from Vienna,
OF strange bargains made and promises
gwen: OF strange plans afoot for repaint.
ing of the map Of Europe when the beloved
OLD emperor should come to his death. By
my fafth the press OF the civilized world
would have burned the next morning with
startling news could those rambling gut
teral Viennese accents have reached it's
ears!
And at last, when the husky voice had
grown lower and had come to wandering
into silly repetitions and foolish pleasan-
tries. steered the talk again-with in
ward trembling-to the present time.
Doubtless his mission in Paris was con-
nected with some of these great folk, mat
ters 10 De trusted only to one old In craft
and secret business?
The foolish head wareed knowingly and
that sinister left eyelid dropped lower.
HIS mission, by heaven, was important
enough, II any one should ask you! 1t had
to DO with prince! Herr Colt, yes! but
mind you the prince was not to be a prince
long! Eth. strange things happened some
times when two men wanted the same seat!
| think l jumped at this. No, he was
not to be prince long. He wouldn't find
1t convenient to return TO his throne. There
was chuckling laugh here. All. then, this
prince was in Paris?
Aye, he was in Paris, the silly fool! And
In Paris he was to remsin-Paris. or-some-
where. He wasn't going home-and
there was another chuckling laugh.
So, then. Denis was wrongi It was the
prince who was to be kidnapped or killed.
Austrian eagerly.