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Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06
HEARD IN PASSING

Germany has sent us a large propor- tion of her middle and lower class pop ulation, and we have promptly con verted them into high class Americans. Now she is sending us quite number of her higher officials and nobles.
 A Montana man wants to build hotel in Washington, the facade of which shah be waved and made of col ored bricks to initiate the American flag. The interior furnishings are also to be in red, white and blue; and there are to be Hobbies and lounging places for rAstesmen and others to discourse between drinks. A grand idea!
 Lebanon, Pa, is undoubtedly des- tined to lead the rest of the world in fashions for men. At a recent wed ding in that town the groom wore a pure white broadcloth suit with large buttons studded with opals. And why not? What could be more appropriate to the manly innocence of the gentle groom than a white broadcloth suit studded with opa1s, which latter, we suppose, was used to supply the "dash of lavender"
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06

Sheriff, I consider that you have been lying down on the state. If had understood the situation Sunday as understand it today I should not have called the troops out It was your place to call out a posse of men and by doing that you could have ac- complished just as much as by hay ing state troops at your disposal, and you would have saved the state con- siderable expense. It is not the time now for offering rebuke, but I want you to know that I believe you have shirked your responsibilities and made cat s-paw of the stateo
 The above is what the governor of Connecticut said to the sheriff of New Haven county. No need of the sol diers in Waterbury, said the governor, and many people think if the governor had stood pat" on that point the state would have been saved a big expense. Whats done can't be undone, how ever, and the only thing to do now is to keep good order and have every body bring all the influence they pos sess to bear upon the strike situation and get a speedy settlement of it.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06
TO ABOLISH STATE TAX.
Governor Odell Confers With Lead
 CTS Regarding His Plan.

Governor OdeIl Confers With Lead
 CTS Regarding His Plan.
 ALBANY, N. Y. Feb. Ex-Governor Odel has held conference with Lieu tenant Governor Higgins, Senator Raines. Republican leader in the sen ate; Speaker Nixon and Senator Malby to discuss pending and proposed legfs- lation and to outline 6 plan whereby the governor may be able to keep his pledge to abolish all direct taxation Cor state purposes.
 The governor is desirous that the legislature shall adopt his recommen- dations on taxation and has practically stated that 1t will be impossible tor him to dispose of appropriation bills until he can ascertain what revenues the state will have during the next fiscal year. II is probable that the tax billa to carry out the governors rec concentrations, which as yet have not been introduced in the legislature were discussed. The governor said that he desired the legislature to pass canal bill and to provide for the abolition Of direct state taxes.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06
NEGOTIATIONS OFF.
Representatives of Allies Re-
 ject Bowen's Offices.
DESIRE TIE PRESIDENT TO ACT.
If He Declines to Arbitrate, the Ven- exuelan Question Wil1 Go tS
 The Hague Tribunal For <.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Irritatee by the note of Minister Bowen, Vene- zuela's representative. addressed to the British ambassador on Monday last. refusing to accept the allies pro- posal for a scheme of preferential pay. ments by which Great Britain, Ger many and Italy were to receive 20 per cent and the remaining eight creditor nations 10 per cent of the customs re- ceipts of La Guayra and Porto Cabello. the allied powers have Instructed their representatives here to submit the question of preferential treatment for settlement to President Roosevelt and in the event that he declines to act as arbiter to take this and possibly the entire Venezuelan controversy to The Hague for settlement thereby break. ing off negotiations with MT. Bowen.
 Announcement of the decision of the allies to abandon further negotiations with MT. Bowen has not been received with surprise by the few officials of the Washington government who have been advised of 1t. "The Hague tribu. nal," said an official of the administra- ton, "has all along been kept in eight as port of safety in case the negotia- tions here were not productive of a final settlement, and as for the sug- gestion that the president act as ar bitter that has been a favorite idea of the allies since the beginning of the trouble.''
 Whether President Roosevelt will ac. cept this invitation of the allies is not known. An official of the administra- tion expressed his surprise that the al lies would be willing to submit this question to the president in view of the fact that their representative within by cable that the president views with disfavor the contention Of the allies for preferential treatment.
 There is the best authority for the statement that neither Great Britain nor Germany is desirous of submitting it's case to The Hague.
 The instructions received by the Brit ish ambassador are not quite clear as to the alternative to be pursued in the event that the president declines to act as arbiter of the question of priority payments. It is not known whether the protocol which will then be drawn up with MT. Bowen will provide for ref erence of the entire case to The Hague or whether the allies are willing to stick by what they have secured here and will consent to have The Hague ar bitrate the one question of preferential treatment. The drafting of protocol bill. it is expected, will occupy some time, but 1t is the understanding that upon the submission of the matter either to the president or The Hague the blockade is to be raised at once.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06
Fatal Explosion of cartridge..

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.-Peter McCallaghan, an employee of the Unit ed States arsenal at Frankford, sub urb, was blown to atoms and Joseph Hunter, another employee, was severe ly injured by the explosion of detonat- ing cartridges. Ida Hall, young wo- man. was cut by flying glass while seated in her home. More than 100 panes of glass were shattered by the explosion. Rockingham was convey ing the cartridges from the arsenal to the railroad station in a wagon. and the man, horse and wagon were torn to fragments. The arsenal was not damaged.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06
Ex-senator Dawes Dead.

PITTSFIELD, Mass, Jan. 6.-The death has occurred here of Hon. Henry l.. Dawes, for many years United States senator from Massachusetts. He was eighty-six years of age. While Mr. Dawes was active in many direc- tions during his term in congress, he gained his most enduring reputa ton for his work in behalf of the Indians
 The entire system of Indian education due to legislation was created by MT. Dawes. Among the important bills of his authorship passed were the severalty bill, the Sioux bill and the bill making Indians subject to and pro- tected by our criminal laws.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06
Soft Coal Miners onerea a Raise.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 6.-The soft coal miners of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and western Pennsylvania have been offered an advance in wages for the ensuing year by the operators that for the, most part will be 12 per cent. As settlement of the wage scale in this district is the basis on which all the other districts make settlement, the proposition can be said to be to the soft coal miners of the country. The offer has not yet been accepted, as the miners are holding to fat diff ferential between pick and machine mined coal and are demanding that the price of machine mined coal be ad- vanced the same number of cents as the operators offer on pick mined coal,
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06
Forty New Fever Cases.

ITHACA, N. r., Feb. 6.-Forty new cases of typhoid fever and one death were reported to the city health au. thorities yesterday. The total number of cases is now $40. Dr. 0. F. Curtis of the state board of health is here in. vestigating the situation. He agrees with the city authorities that the cause of the epidemic is the city water sup. ply. Water for drinking purposes al present is being brought to Ithaca from wells in surrounding towns. Many of the fever patients are students at Cor. oell university.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06

And now the country is informed" says staff writer on a New York paper, "tIat our comp1aisant state de- pertinent has negotiated a treaty of arbitration, by which American rights to American territory shall be referred to an international commission com- posed equally of representatives of the two countries, who shall go into the whole question and decide whether Canada is to stay on our soil with it's British flag and it's Canadian custom house, or shall get out, bag and bag gage. If Canada had claimed the site occupied by the national capitol we might have referred the question to ar bitration with equal propriety. In 1925 England, after prolonged negotiations with Russia, obtained treaty mark ing the boundary between the two en- pires on the Pacific coast. That coast is lined with islands, which were in use and possession by Russian ffsher- men and hunters, and the czar's gov ernment would agree to no arrange ment which did not shut the British out from the land which lay opposite those islands. The English had pro- posed one line after another, by which they would have had access to the sea in which those islands lay; but the Rus sian obstinacy was too much for them and they finally agreed to terms which gave that coast to Russia. It was agreed that the Line should run along the suInmits of the mountain line which geographers and travellers had marked on their maps, and that where this ran farther inland than thirty miles the line should be conformed to the Windlngs or sinuosities of the coast, and not run more than thirty
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1903.
The New York detectives who un

The New York detectives who un- dertook to find out how easy it is to enter the houses of the wealthy in that city ran great risks, but their object was commendable. The yellow papers, however. immediately saw an oppor- tunity for sensationalism and spoiled the effect by publishing not only the fact that the detectives had made such an experiment successfully, but their methods and the location of the houses upon which they operated.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06
BrazfI to Occupy Acre.

RIO JANEIRO, Feb. 6.-The Brazis- ian government has decided on the mill ftary occupation of Acre. Dipi0maI1c relations with Bolivia, however, are not interrupted. Brazil has decided to act in the Acre question because Presi- dent Pando of Bolivia proposes to con- tinue negotiations while at the same time marching upon Acre. The Bra zilian government has ordered General Callabo. with the troops stationed in the northern region, to start immedi- ateiy for Acre.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06

miles from the sea. The evident pur- pose was to shut England out of the bays and indentations of the coast, and nobody then or since put any other sense on the words until this demand was sprung upon us in August of 1898. For seventy three years that has been the onay accepted meaning of the treaty of 1925, and to the nights thus admitted as Russian we succeeded in 1867 by the concession of Alaska"
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06

Birds Thick Yn the Worth Woods"
 PORT HENRY, N. Y, Feb. 6.-From every section of the Adirondacks come reports of large numbers of summer birds and large focks of robins being seen daily at several different places. Old woodsmen say that they never be- fore saw these birds so numerous at this season of the year.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06
WATERBURY FIRE ALARM

WATERBURY FIRE ALARM
 4-Cor South Main ana Grand ats.
 5-Scovill Manufacturing Go. (Pl.
 6-Cor Bridge and Magill sts.
 T-Exchange Place.
 12-Rogers < Bro. tP).. 13-Cor East Main a1d Niagara stA 14-Cor East Main and Wolcott sts. 15-Cor High and Walnut sts.
 16-Cor East Main and Cherry stA 17--Cor East Main and Cole sts.
 21--Cor North Elm and Kingsbury stA 23-Burton street engine house. Waterbury Manufacturing Go. (p9. 26-Cor North Main and North sts. 26-Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts. 27-Cor Grove and Prospect sts.
 2S-Cor Hillside avenue and Pine at 29-Cor Ludlow and N. Willow sts. 31-Cor Bank and Grand sts.
 32--Cor Riverside and Bank sts.
 34-Cor West Main and Watertown I'd 35-Conn R. & l.. Co car house. (P). 36-Waterbury Brass Go. (P).
 37--Cor Cedar and Meadow sts
 32-Cor Grand and Field sts.
 42-Cor South Main and Clay sts.
 43-New England Watch Co., (P).
 45-Benedict x Burnham Mfg Go. (FT 46-Waterbury Buckle Go. P).
 47-Cor s. Main ana Washington stg. 51-Cor Baldwin and River sts.
 b2-Cor Franklin and Union sts. 53-Wat'b'y Clock Go case fact'y. (PI 54--Cor Clay and Mill sts.
 56-Cor Liberty and River sts.
 57-No s hose house.
 5S--Cor Baldwin and Stone sts. 62-Cor Doolittle alleysand Dublin se. 72-Cor West Main and Willow sts. 13-North Will0wst.
 74-,Cor Johnson and Waterville sta. 141-Wolcot st, beyond Howard. I62-Cor East Main and Welton s.ss 2l2-The Platt Bros & Co. (P). 2l3-Shoe Hardware Co. (P), 214-NVatb'y Clock Co mv't factsy. (PL 216-Cor Worth Main ana Grove sts. 25l-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts. 261.-Junction Cooke and N. Main sts. 272-Grove, bet. Central x Holmes avs 311-S. N. E. Teephone Go bd'g. (Pl. 312-Cor Bank and Meadow sts. 312-Kandolph k Gloves (P). Y14-Plume x Atwood. lP). S15-American Ring Go. (P). 31s -Conn II. x l.. power house. P). SIS Holmes, Booth & Haydens. (Py. 32i.-No4 4 hose house 323--Cor Wash'g'n ave and Porter st. 324 Cor Charles and Porter sts. 325--Cor Simons st and Wash'g'n ave- 37I.--C City Lumber and Coal Co. (P). 412-Tracy Bros. Pl. 432-Cor Liberty and South Main sts. 451 Steele x Johnson Mfg Go. iP). 582-Cor Baldwin and Rye ats.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06
DT. LOrenz Method Here.

We operate by strength and use our fingers.
 Broken bones and ribs set without pain or use of chloroform. No incura- oles sent out. Consultation free.
 Doctors hours from 8 to F p. m.
 A NOVEL EXHIBIT
 The Waterbury Umbrella, Trunk Manufactory will show the public of Waterbury how the wonderful twentl- etn century Rain Protector is made, all py hand, at the City hall, commencing February ?, for the entire week. $. M. Friedman, an expert umbrella maker, with a few other past masters m the art of umbrella and trunk mak- ing, VIII be there the whole week even- Ings, and will make and repair umbrel- las while you wait, to prove that we maKe all our own umbrellas by hand; strongest and best for the money.
 n you have an old crippled umbrella friend on the retired list just bring it to the
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. B. w. Groves signature is on each box 25c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-16
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
TEMPERANCE UNION HELD

At the annual meeting of the WO-
mans Christian Temperance union
held yesterday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. w. S. Marquis. on Twenty
third street, reports of officers show
ed encouraging results in the work
accomplished for the year. The Off
GERS elected follow:
President-Mrs. j. W. Stewart.
Vice Presidents Fred litter
ington, Broadways church; Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Sturgeon, First Methodist church;
Mrs l.. d. Nudge. First Baptist
church; Mrs. b. f. WATSON. Memorial
Christian church; Mrs. Meanor, Uni
ted Presbyterian church: Mrs. Brom-
ley. Central Presbyterian church; Mrs.
Litzrodt, German Methodist church.
Treasurer-Mrs. Major.
Assistant Treasurer-Mrs. Lemon.
Recording Secretary - Mrs. f. c.
Taylor.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. Paul
Hamilton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-16
LARGE CONGREGATION AT
ENDEAvOR DENVER" RALLY

The Denver" rally under the aus
pieces of the Tri.City Christian En-
deavor union, at Memorial Christian
church here, last evening attracted a
large congregation, made up mostly
of the young people. 1t was meant as
an echo of the Christian Endeavor
convention held at Denver last spring,
and various phases of the big meeting
were discussed, addresses on the fol-
lowing topics being given at the CON
clusion of devotional exercises:
"Trip, Arrival. Reception" Miss
Stidger; General Impressions" Miss
Frieberg; "Incidents,'' Mrs. J. L. Cox;
Junior Christian Endeavor," Miss
Mary Cox; DIR. Landrith,'' Miss Stod-
dard; DIR. CAMPBELL Mrs. Fred La
Mar; Quiet Hours Miss Lena Brand
enburg; New Ways of Working"
Miss Rena Means; CLOSING Thanks
giving Meetings. Miss Margaret La
Venture. The Illinois and Iowa Chris
tan EndeavCr songs were sung.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-16

decided yesterday to postpone the
date of the opening till today so that
the fair will run till Friday evening,
the two big days being tomorrow and
Friday 1t is hoped that the weather
will take a more favorable turn and
enable the association to make up in
some measure for losses owing to bad
weather in past seasons.
The finance committee for the COM
ing knights of Pythias state meeting,
to be held here next month, started
on its rounds of the business people,
and reports meeting with good results
thus far In order that the city shall
be decorated in keeping with the i'm
portance of the gathering and that
the delegates shall be properly enter
tanned, about $500 will have to be
donated by the public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-16
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
Is the Result of Prolonged Study and Deep
Research.

Marconi-the wireless wizard-did
not stumble accidentally upon the
principles of his marvellous invention.
1t was only by deep'and prolonged
study of the cause of certain known
phenomena in nature that he was able
to produce the startling effect.
Many people. in speaking of Hair
Restorers, have way of punching
them altogether without discrimina-
tion.
Hcrpicide is as different from other
SO-called hair restorers" and IRENE
dies" as day is from night.
1t is a scientific preparation pre-
pared for the sole purpose of destroy
ing the scalp microbc that causes
dandruff and falling hair.
Sold by leading druggists. Send Zoe
in stamps for sample to The Herpicide
company. Detroit, Mich. For sale by
r. II. Thomas. druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-16
CITY CHAT.

Stoves at Wilcher's.
Zazaro. Union cigar.
Flour, $1.1O, at Weckers.
Peoria ranges at Summers.
For insurance, Z. j. Burns.
Buy home of Reidy Bros.
White Star coffee at WeckeTs.
Tri-City Towel Supply company
Robb's express, storage and cab.
For real estate and insurance, L. j.
Burns.
\ great umbrella flyer. See Me-
Cabe's adj.
Fancy ounces, sweet apples. and
pears at Week.-Mrs..
The Longley hat, sold only by Tile
meyer & Sterling.
If you wish to move call on Robb's
Transfer company.
y Fall style stiff brown shirts at Tile
meyer & Sterling's.
All kinds of coal for sale at the Rock
Island Lumber company.
Mill ends Cabot brown sheeting24A
cents yard at McCabc's.
Those 75-cent fancy wool waistings
for 45 cents per yard at McCabe's.
Ullemeycr & Sterling have some ex-
ira good values in fall underwear.
Day or night calls for cab and bag
gage answered by Robb's express.
Summers has a few good second
hand hard coal stoves. Prices right.
.Ilerler Bros. cleaners of carpets,
mattresses and feathers. Both phones.
For tin and furnace work, see II. Il.
Siemon, 1926 Fourth avenue, Union 2S3.
Shirt waist sale at Young & Nc
Combs tomorrow. Read ad, page six.
Last chance tomorrow Read Young
II McCOmbs' announcement on page
six.
New hard coal stoves, last years
patterns, at reduced prices at Sum
mers'.
Some rubber specials at McCabc's,
which leave no excuse for wet or,
damp feet.
Two shirt waists for the price of
one at Young q McCombs' tomorrow.
Read ad, page six.
\ fine new engraving of the late
Ben Harper has been hung in the lob
by of the Harper house.
Mrs. Gottlieb Zwicker entertained a
company of - lady friends at the Ho-
tel Harms this afternoon.
Clean up shirt waist sale. 1avo shirt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-16

waists for the price of one. Read aC
of Young & McCcmbs, page six.
Stylish garments for women, grace
full and becoming skirts, waists and
suits, great showing at McCabe's.
Art needle work done to order. Cos
/ tune embroidery a speciality. Lessons
given. No. 1892 Second avenue Phone
Union sci.
Early showing of new and correct
and taiIor-made hats in the most pop
ular designs.
At his Office today Justice j. f. Wit
ter ofIiciated at the marriage of Aid
en- O'Leary and Miss Rose Hofmeister
both of Davenport.
i. Florence Chamberlin Will begin Il
class in violin instruction at Totten's
studio Oct. 1. Address 2215 Seventh
avenue, Rock Island, Ill.
Top notch of tailoring perfection in
our new fall suits. Step this way if
you want the best. UlIemeyer & Ster-
hing, the correct outfitters.
Learn ballroom dancing at Ora
hams school Tuesday and Friday ev-
enings. Third and Gaines streets,
Davenport. Old phone 731.
The Longley hat always gives salts
faction. Have you seen the new fall
blocks2 Ullemeyer q Sterling first
and all the time for correct styles.
Joseph StapIeton and Miss Minnie
Phipps, both of Davenport. were mar
ried here yesterday afternoon, Magis-
trate G.. y. johnson performing the
ceremony at his office.
The annual meeting of the Tri-City
Press club is to be held Thursday eV-
ening of next week at the Watch
Tower. \ banquet is to be a feature
of the meeting.
The morning passenger from the
south on the Burlington did not ar
rive until noon today, being delayed
by wait at St. Louis for a theatrical
company en- route to st. Paul.
The 10th anniversary of the ordi-
nation of Rev Edgar f. Gee TO the
ministry of the Episcopal church is
to he observed at Grace church, Gales
burg, where Rev. Gee has charge, next
Sunday.
The next meeting of the Bartenders
union will be held Sept. Il at In
dustrial hall. Moline. All members
requested TO be present, and all bar
tenders DESTROYS of joining the union
are cordially invited.
4 number of Rock Island people
are planning to attend the county fair
at JOslin tomorrow. the weather al
lowing, the burlington road having Il
special train scheduled to leave the
Twentieth street depot at 9:45.
y. L. Graves has resigned as bag
gageInan at the Milwaukee station.
The position of baggageman here has
been abolished by the road. the du-
ties to be performed hereafter by the
freight handlers. Mr.. Graves was for
merly baggageman at the Fifth ave
nue. station of the Rock Island. and
has an extensive acquaintance among
railroad men.
The management of the Josliu fair
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-16
Warning, Warning.

Beware of substitutes offered by
unscrupulous dealers in place of Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar. Foley's Kidney
Cure and Banner Salve. Dishonest
dealers for a little extra profit will
try to palm off worthless prepara-
tions in place of these valuable medi-
cines that have stood the test of years
and thus jeopardize the lives of their
victims. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-16
Rheumatlsm Cured In "A Day.

Mystic Cure for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3
days. us action upon the system is
remarkable and mysterious. 1t re-
moves at once the cause and the dis
ease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits. 75c and
81. Sold by Otto Grotian, 1901 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island: Gustave
Schlegel & Son, 22O West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-16
The Weather.

Generally fair tonight and
Thursday; colder tonight,
with frost.
j. M. SHERlER,
Observer.
Temperature--At Z a. M. AZ;
at $50 p. M. 50.