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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-26
Two PrIsoner. Break jain.

MarshalItown. Ia. Jan. 26.-Fred
Forsythe and Tennis Vanderquirt es-
capped Saturday from the Story county
jail at Nevada, by digging tunnel froIn
the door Of their cell to the jail yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-26

"Is this, then, to be the end of our
romance?" he asked.
mo" she answered. MY lawyer
will call on you in the morning. L have
a bushel and a half of your letters. -
Chicago Record-Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-26
CITY Cannot Accept Carnegie,s Gift.

Springfield, Mo-, Jan. 26.-Judge
Neville. in the circuit court here Satur-
day, held that the tax voted by the
city to maintain the Carnegie library
is illegal because the levy exceeds the
debt-making power of the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-26
Fatal Mine Accident.

Terre Haute, Ind, Jan. 26.-The tip
pie at the Harris Lankford mine burn
ed this morning. One man was killed
and four others fatally injured. Twen-
ty We're more or less slightly hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-26
Citizens of Stratford,
Iowa, Put End to
Famine.
THIRTY ARE ARRESTED
Trouble Expected When
Prisoners Are
Tried.

Stratford, Iowa, Jan. 26.-Stratford
citizens are indignant over the arrest
of over thirty persons for holding up
Il Northwestern coal train here yes
terday and seizing several cars of
fuel. But little coal had been shipped
to Stratford for weeks and a famine
existed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-26
Five Hundred Helped Themselves.

When the train stopped for water
the news spread like wildtire and soon
Il mob of 500 persons with wagons.
baskets and coal scuttles were at the
tracks.
The ear was broken into and citi-
zens eagerly helped themselves.
When the raid. was over only few
tons remained on the cars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-26
Sheriff Makes Arrests.

The railroad officials notified tho
sheriff at Webster City. who immedi-
ately left for Stratford and made the
arrests. Excitement is intense and
trouble is expected when the prison.
ers are brought to trial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-26

| fined the boundaries between British
America and Alaska.
This proposition is virtually the
same as that brought forward by the
| United States members of the high
| joint commission which met in Wash
ington three years ago. but which then
was rejected by the British and Ca
madam representatives because they
did not think arbitration without an
arbitrator would be successful. 1t is
said that the treaty has the assurance
| of being ratified by the senate.
The people of the northwest are said
| to approve of the treaty, because they
think it makes it certain that the de-
cisiOn will be in favor of the United
States, or there will be no decision.
There are, besides. certain limitations
as to the action of the whole body of
commissioners. Chief among these
limitations is that. whateevr the result
of the arbitration may be. the existing
United States settlements on tide
water on the Alaskan coast win con-
tinue to be the property of the United
States and will be United States terri
tory ,and, of course, within the juris-
diction of this government.
Time Limit Extended.
Washington. Jan. 26.-Secretary
Hay this morning sent for the Cuban
minister. and with him signed the
convention extending for cOnsidera-
BILE period the time limit for the eX-
change of the ratifications of the Gu
ban reciprocity treaty now pending
in the senate, which, under the orig
inal agreement, expires next Satur-
day.
Today's measure is more in the ma
ture of a precaution to prevent loss
of the present treaty in case the SEN
ate does not ratify it this week.
EIkins' Antitrust Bill.
Washington, Jan. 26.-1he senate
committee on interstate commerce
today unanimously agreed to report
the El1ins antitrust bill with some
amendments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-26
BOWEN Feels very sanguine.

Minister Bowen feels very optimistic
of the future in the Venezuelan mat
ter. He adheres to the belief expressed
by him in the statement he gave out
at midnight Saturday-that the case
would be settled soon and satisfactor-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-26
Germans After a Hard
Fight Blow Up Ven
ezuela Fort.
WARSHIP is DAMAGED
Panther So Disabled
That She is in Tow
Prospects of Peace.

Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Jan. 60
Persons in close touch with the block
aiding forces say Fort San Carlos has
been captured by the Germans and
blown up.
They also report the German gun
boat Panther has been disabled, and
is being towed by the cruiser Fake to
WilIemstad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-26
Great Fire at Armagh.
Situation in Morocco.

Tangier. Jan. 26.-News from Fee
dated Jan. 21. states that the pre-
tender. Blu Hamara, was then advanc
ing ut the head of large forces and
had arrived at a point twenty-five from
Fez. \ decisive battle was expected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-26

Washington, Jan. 26.-1 he senate
committee on interstate commerce
today unanimously agreed to report
the ElIlins antitrust bill with some
amendments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-26

Rome. Jan. 26.-ProfessCr TizZOni,
of the Bologna university. has an
nounced to the Royal Academy of
Sciences the discovery of serum to
combat pneumonia.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24
HOMES LACK PURPOSE
HOUSEWIVES TOO UTILITARIAN
IN THEIR VIEWS
Chicago Club Woman Discovers, to Her
Own Satisfaction, a Reason for the
General Unsatisfactory Appearance
+ of American Residences-No Uplift-
ing Inspirations.

A Chicago woman has discovered the
reason for the general unsatisfactory
appearance of most American homes.
The furniture, she insists. lacks pur-
pose. Too many people are in the haplt
of buying tables and chairs as furnl-
ture merely and of regarding them
ever afterwards in that light. How
she asks pertinently, can one be up
lifted by a chair that has utilitarlan
value only, by a lamp shade that Is
merely a lamp shade, nothing more
The club woman-she happens to be a
club woman-is right of course.
A purposeless chair or a purposeleSs
lamp shade could not by any possible
chance have an uplifting effect. The
difficulty seems to lie in the fact that
American people have not been in the
habit of depending on their furniture
for inspiration toward the higher life.
But the subject opens infinite POSSIBLE
tiles. Take the matter Of sofa cush-
ions, for instance. There was time,
when these first aids to comfort were
looked upon as ornaments merely. Re
Gently, however, they have assumed
their proper position in the home and
are now classed as furniture. With a
nice. fat cushion behind his back one
is willing to confess with Thoreau that
he loves a wide margin to his life; that
the smaller the rivulet Of toll that me-
anders down his meadow of idleness.
the more pleased he will be. But a
sofa cushion with a purpose must OF
necessity alter this point of view. Fan
cy lounging among a pile of sofa cush-
ions, each one of which represented
lofty and distinct purpose! bed of
crumpled rose leaves would be downy
in comparison. However, the Chicago
club womans mission-she confesses
she has a missiOn-will not be accom-
plished Immediately. Life fortunately
cannot be revOlutioniZed in decade.
And in the meantime one cannot for
get purposes and enjoy ones cushions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24

sumption by therapeutic agents re-
mains to be found.
In the light of the present day med
ical science it seems that we must rely
on perfect alienation to combat the
scourge.
THE rational treatment of pulmo-
nary tuberculosis is today a question
of nutrition and reconstruction, and
the one great question before the medi-
cal profession is how to keep up as
similation of food. and lots of it.
That question is now answered by
milk. Milk. and more milk. and a
little olive oil. Milk is the ideal food
containing the correct proportions of
carbohydrates, fats and albumenoids
for perfect nutrition of the human sys
tenn. Olive oil is a perfect nerve feed
er for the millions of nerve follicleS of
the stomach and intestineS. which in
this disease seem to be irritated and
starving for lack of proper nourish-
nent.
In this treatment the patient should
take not less than a gallon of milk
every day, gradually increasing to
about two gallons day. taken fairly
hot. or at least lukewarm and divided
into six feelings. The most pracu-
cal plan is to take a pint and a half
of milk at about 7. 10. l. 3. 6 and 9
O'Clock; digest it and prevent it lying
heavily on the stomach.
''Diastase is simply an official prepa-
ration of the digestive principle of
malt. and a standard formula such as
the Forbes is perhaps the best. as be-
ling free from admixture. A strong
stomach should digest the milk in this
large volume without diastase. after
becoming accustomed to it. The olive
oil should be taken in two-ounCe doses
morning and evening. This should be
pure. sweet and of a greenish hue.
- The patient need not falter at the
suggestion of a gallon or two of milk
a day; for even a frail woman can
take 1t, If given under the conditions
above suggested. The idea that milk
does not agree with one must be aban-
doned. for it should. and will. If taker
properly. Best results are had by
drinking slowly. with clothing loosen
ed. nibbling cracker or other light
food
"One will generally find that little
other food is desired or required. as
this is a complete food in itself. The
patient will soon find that if a gallon
of milk with diastase and olive oil. is
taken every day. perfect assimilation
viii be established. flesh will be added
and strength. gained to build up the
system faster thansthe ravages of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24
Mysterious Woman Identified.

JACKSONVILLE. KY. April %
Aaron Bark. a farmer, who died sud-
denly at his home in Muhlenberg
county yesterday. was discovered to be
a woman. whose name was Mrs. Fred
Green. She came to Muhlenberg coun-
ty about thirteen years ago. with a
small child. She was dressed in
mems clothes. She lived in one small
house on a small farm for the entire
time, and her disguise was never sus-
pected. Mrs. Green told a neighbor
who was with her before she died that
her home was in Massachusetts and
that she had assumed a mans garb be-
cause she could make a better living
than she could otherwise. The only
known living relative of the deceased
is her little daughter Carroll.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24
The Sans souci= Recital.

Miss Gertrude Sans Souci pianiste, will
give recital this evening at st. Agatha's
conservatory. She will be assisted by
Frank RosenthaI, basso, and Mrs. F. H.
Snyder, soprano. The programme fol-
lows:
Piano solo-"Liebes Tod" (from
Tristan and Isolde'D Wagner List
Soprano Aria-'DOlores" 800. .Manzocchi
Bass Solo-'.Der Wanderer" 49, Schubert
Four songs. dedicated TO Mrs. Snyder
(a) Am Mondenschein" ....... Carl Bohm
(b) Per I'm Tue Baccio'' ......... Vannni
Co Like Dew on Sweet Blush
1tOSeS DeCeNee
Cd Wishes" ........ Gertrude Sans Souci
(a) THY Beaming Eyes" 49, .MacDoweH
OBJ Drink to Me Only With Thine
Eyes ..:.:............Old English
Gertrude Sans Souct
Piano Solos
Fire scene ''valkyrie" Wagner List
'Valse' ....... ......:.... MosZkowskt
Soprano-"Heart's Delight" go. Gilchrist
Bass Solo-"The Two Grenadiers"-
Schumann
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24

actual strength. The discus is as
light and slender as can be made. be-
ing in the form either of a fiat. thin
ring, or else of a fiat plate. twelve or
fifteen inches in diameter. OF the
many styles and weights the lightest is
considered preferable from a hygienic
point of view for wOmens use. An
enthusiast upon the throwing of the
discus says that half an hour day
for month increased the strength of
her arms so per cent, and that from
the first she felt the strengthening eff
fects of it about the lungs and waist
and in the intercOstal muscles, which
are almost always neglected in physical
training for women.
The question of house decoration.
which is so much to the fore at the
present time. involves more than il is
usually supposed to do for the fur
nishings and adoTnment of any build
ing should be determined by what it
is going to be used for and who is go
ing to use it," said an artist. It's
furnishings should reflect the life that
is lived in it, and only a beautiful life
can make a beautiful reflection, in
spite of all the efforts of professional
decorators. From this point of view.
the utterly meaningless furnishings of
most houses are probably the only
things possible under the circumstan-
ces. for they correspond to a similar
absence of character in the occupants"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24

decorated with palms. ferns. ported
plants and cut flowers. Rev. r. A.
Wander Las pronounced the ceremony
AS the wedding party entered. Mrs. 7.
J. Wood played a wedding march. The
bride was attended by Miss Grace
Fowler. and the groom by Mr.. Julius
Lillich. The ushers and ribbon bear
ers were Misses Lydia Ritschlag. Lena
Sheppard. Jennie La Pier and Minnie
B. Rowley. Following the ceremony a
wedding breakfast was served at the
home of the brides mother. Mrs. M.
Ormande, after which Mr.. and Mrs.
McCray departed for Chicago and
Eastern cities. to be absent about
month. The couple We're the recipients
of many costly and beautiful pres
entS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24
Woman,s Missionary, Society.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April 23.-Mrs.
j. E. Scott, of Evanston, Ill. was unan-
imously elected president of the Wom-
ans Baptist Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the West today1in the annual
convention of that organization in Bap-
fist Tabernacle church. The other Of
ficers elected were: Vice president,
Mrs. L. E. StilIman. Dayton. Ohio:
foreign secretary, Mrs. Frederick Glat-
worthy. Evanston, ILL.,; nome secretary.
Mrs. Julia L. Austin, Chicago: record
ing secretary, Mrs. J. w. Carpenter.
Chicago; treasurer. Mrs. Matilda E.
Kline, Chicago; auditors. George A.
Holloway and James Piercey. Chicago.
The state vice presidents include Mrs.
F. B. Lathrop, Minnesota; Mrs. F. T.
Atchison, Iowa; Mrs. G. l.. Gave, Mdl-
tana; Mrs. A E. Mills, North Da<ota,
and Mrs William Lindsay, Wiscon-
sin.
Wisconsin has agreed to raise $4,000
for a children's missionary home. The
society has also agreed to raise $4,000
for missionary purposes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24
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II. Ferguson. of Laurel avenue. has re-
turned to her home.
Mrs. Maurice Auerbach. of Summit
avenue. will return tomorrow from
French Lick Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Clark. of Port
land avenue. will return this week
from the East.
Mrs. Edward Gheen and children. of
Chicago, are guests of Mrs. D. A. Mon
fort of Dayton avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weyerhaeuser, of Clo-
quet, who have been visiting A. H.
Lindeke. of Summit avenue. have re-
turned.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Scheffer, of Ma
pie street. will leave next week for a
trip in the South.
Mrs. A. Plough. of Marshall avenue.
is visiting in Albion. N. Y.
Mrs. W. H. Monty. Of Ashland ave-
nue.. has returned from California.
Mrs. L. E. Shepley. of University
avenue. has gone East.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. Baker. of West
ern avenue, have returned from visit
in Kansas City.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24
Mr. Akerbergs Clever Relief the Art Guild Exhibit

wives who applied at the bureau Of
charities for assistance, and later OBJ
tanned divorces, admitted that they
could neither cook nor keep house"
and of course they could not expect
to keep huS bands.
If this unfortunate condition of af-
fairs is paralleled elsewhere, sociolo-
gistS will have to WrestIe with the
knotty problem Of how a young man
before proposing matrimony may
gauge accurately a young woman's
knowledge Of domestic science. Shall
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24
Russian Fire Alarms Are Curious.

In st. Petersburg the arrangement
of fire alarms is rather peculiar and
decidedly unique. and the fire alarm
telegraph is an unknown thing. Instead
a fireman is at all times in the tower
of the city hall. and he watches the
surrounding city to catch the first
glimpse of a fire. When a fire is dis
covered during the day. he runs up
black balls on the top of the tower
as signals: at night red lanterns are
used. The number Of the balls or Ian
terms shows the district or ward in
which the fire is located. says a writer
on Foreign Fire Fighters" in Cosmo-
politan. AS soon as the signal Is seen
by the man on duty at the engine
house he rings a bell outside. which
calls together the members of the COM
pany who may be scattered over
couple of blocks. This method is not
conducive to quick time in reaching
the scene, and from twenty minutes to
half an hour is good work unless the
fire happens to be near an engine
house.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24
Hand Work on Gowns Fashionable.

Briar, feather, fagot and simple stem
stitching, in black and white and deli
cately colored silks, is used in num-
berless effective ways on skirt flounces,
seams, bands and tucked and box
plated waists, or costumes made of
linen lawn, batiste, India null and
similar transparent materials, as well
as on liberty satins, foulards, taffetas
and soft summer silks. paquin waist
made of eam-colored peau de sole is
arranged in half-inch tucks fagot
stitched in sea shell pink. The waist
is cut away on the shoulders. with a
fagoted. bertha shaped piece as finish
at the top. The guipure and under
sleeves are of pink-dotted white chif-
fOu
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24

press physical vigor and lead to dis
eases such as dyspepsia which in their
turn lead to still greater depression,
and once started on this track, the end
Is mere matter of time"
Fashion in the French capital is al
ways extremely progressive. 1t does
not take long for the clever Parisienne
to find out whether a style suits her
or not, and having decided that it does,
she adopts it once. Thus the short
walking skirt has become the one thing
to wear on the streets in the city of
fashion. There are various kinds and
cuts OF this short walking skirt. Some
have one jaunty and much gored
hounce, which clears the ground fully
an inch and a half all around, and
others are composed of three pieces
shaped in fiounce fashion-the smallest
beginning at the waist, the next reach
ing to the knees, and the last, which
flares widely, reaching to the ankles
But the prettiest of all are the short
skirts, with box plaits These are
evenly arranged all round, and start
from the waist. The plaits are stitch
ed hat to the knees, below which they
are allowed to flare. The lines thus
formed give height to the figure and
obviate the short cutoff effect so often
seen in the short skirt
Berlin, always an agreeable place
of sojourn for those who like the glitL
ter of military atmosphere, is to
be even more brilliant in the future
than the past. a royal decree has gone
forth that hereafter evening dress for
women received at court functions is
TO be good deal smarter than hitherto.
Entertainments, too, are to be held on
larger scale. and the social life of
the Prussian capital to be quickened
generally. ..- .,.
The Parisienne is not credited by
| Americans and English women with
| being particularly strong in athletics,
| but In one respect she has advanced
step or two beyond them Among
! the sports which the French woman
| of fashion goes in for, the latest and
most notable. Is discus throwing 1t
i is the true. classic game of antiquity,
not the modern and comparatively
| prosaic game of quoits, that she fol-
| lows, and enthusiasts declare that its
| advantages include a wonderful i'm
provement in the figure, and particular
| ly development of the muscles of
| the arm, shoulder, waist and chest,
| that is exceedingly symmetrical and at
! tractive. There is little requirement of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24

Congregational church. The conven-
ton has been we'll attended. and nearly
every town in Minnesota has been rep
resented by one or more delegates.
Miss Margaret ]. Evans. of Mortified,
was present at the opening session
Wednesday evening. and responded to
the address of welcome made by Rev.
L. H. Hallock. Mrs. Eta DOane Mar
den, a missionary from Constantinople.
was also present and made a very in
teresting address. telling of her work.
Mrs. Horace Hudson Humphrey. Of
Chicago. spoke for the women's board
of missions. and Miss Luella Miner
read greetings from Endeavorers in
China
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24

no institution or complicated course
of trea tment.
The remedy thus proposed can be
simply termed the Milk Cure for Con-
sumption. {
1T is a fruitful sign of good to come
to the race to see such magnificent
philanthropies as are planned by Mr..
Rockefeller in his proposed experiment
tai laboratory. and Mr.. Bloomingdale
in his fresh air and food treatment
sanitarium annex to the Montefiore
home for the cure of pulmonary tuber-
culosis. while direct cure for con-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24
Willie KS Matrimonial Plans.

LONDON, April 23.-William K
Vanderbilt has returned to Paris His
recent visit to London was connected
with procuring a special marriage Ii
cense. There is much discussion as
to whether a license could be issued
under the circumstances. 1t was said
that the ecclesiastical court could not
refuse, whatever it's feelings in re-
gard to divorced persons. but 1t was
added that it could delay matters prob
ably for fortnight. by requiring the
production of documents which would
have to be obtained from America. At
the Archbishop of Canterbury's office
it was said that the archbishop has the
undoubted right to refuse to issue a
license. No application, however. has
yet been received from Mr.. Wander
bilt. For an ordinary license one of
the parties must live in any parish
here for three weeks and have the
banns read out in church on three sue
cessive Sundays. The French formal
tiles require a residence of six months.
PARIS, April 23.-There continues
to be much mystery concerning the
plans for the Vanderbilt-R utherfurd
wedding. One of the intimate friends
of Mr.. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Rutherfurd
said it was generally believed the par
ties intended to make the ceremony as
private and quiet as possible 1t is
said that the report that the marriage
would be solemnized Saturday next in
London did not come from an author
lied source. Word reached here today
that Mr.. Vanderbilt was returning to
Paris from London. but at his resi-
dence later in the day it was said pos
itively that he was not expected to re-
turn for several days
The Duchess of Marlborough has
been here for several days, coming
from Vienna, presumably to attend the
wedding. Mr.. Vanderbilt and Mrs
Rutherford are indignant at the per-
sistent inquiries made regarding their
engagement. A photographer stood
outside Mrs. Rutherfurd's residence
most of the day. trying to get a snap
shot of her for American papers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24
Rich Woman Landowner.

Mrs. King. of Corpus gCristi, Tex,
owns more land than any other wom-.
an in this country, and perhaps in
the world. Her holdings are not less
than 100000 acres, located in the
counties of Neuces, Hidalgo. Starr and
Cameron. Her late husband. Capt.
King. was one of the old-time cattle
barons. Mrs. King has about $4,000
cattle grazing on her broad acres. In
der the terms OF her husbands will.
the estate must not be divided until
the eldest grandchild comes Of age.
Mrs. King has one son and three mar
ried daughters.