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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
Foot-Race Prosecution Dropped.

Springfield, Ill. June 27.-The VIC
Tins of the local foot-race syndicate
have decided not to prosecute further.
This information arrived yesterday in
letter written to States Attorney
w. L. Shut by Attorneys Wickens
and Osborn. of Greensburg, Ind, who
were retained by half dozen or more
of the victims. The prosecution is
dropped. according to the letter. be-
cause tie losers do not wish to spend
any more time or money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
sntd to Have Planned Robbery.

Chicago. June 81 William Baer,
who is said to have planned the rob-
berry of the AelrOSe hotel. Los Angeles.
Cal. in which gems valued at $4,000
were stolen. was arrested at his apart
ments in downtown hotel here three
hours after his arrival from San Fran
cisco. Two other men, John Engvnal
and Charles Reinlein, are already un-
der arrest here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
RECOGNITION
FOR THE NEW KING
Congratulations Continue to be Re-
ceiVed by Peter IOf
SerVia.

Belgrade, June 27.-The kings of
Italy and Roumania, President Lou
bet. of France, and Prince Nicholas,
of Montenegro, have added their con-
gratulations to those already receiv-
ed by King Peter from other chiefs
of states. These kilograms are re-
garded as constituting official recog-
milton of the new ruler of Servia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
Tragic Result of Domes-
tic Troubles in New
Jersey.
FIGHT FOR REVOLVER
Other News of the
Sorry Side of
Life.

New York, June 27.-After desper-
ate struggle for possession of a re-
yolver with Lulu Miller, his step
daughter, in the Hermitage" one of
the finest residences in Wallington,
gerously wounded his wife and then
shot himself in the heart. causing in
stant death.
Went For Reconciliation.
He had been estranged from his
wife for a year and went back to
seek reconciliation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
xnrea,ened win Assassinnt,on.

Jackson, KY, June 27.-Judge Card
well, who presides over the city court
here, and who fined two men brought
before him on the charge of firing CsoS,
tain B.. j. Ewen's hotel, has .Ea a * ,PSIs,- P1s-
notice of a threat of assassiI-ess as may
has taken up his resAdeDcerss;ih 81 Referee
He will be guarded !, Illinois, this llth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
RIO GRANDE RAGING:
CAUSING MUCH MISERY

FL Paso, Texas, June 27.-The high
waters of the Rio Grande have rem
dered hundreds of families in New
Mexico homeless. They have taken
refuge in the foot hills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
PAYNE Keeps the House.

Washington, June %. - Postmas-
ter General Payne did not go to the
postoffice department owing to his i'll
health. Except for his attendance at
the cabinet meeting, he spent the day
resting in his apartments, where he
signed the mail brought to him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
rher Are HoldInr the Foe.

Marshalltown, Ia. June 27.-Thirty-
one bridgemen and surfacers are hold
ing possession of a Northwestern pas
senger coach in this city. where they
were set out and told to unload. They
refused, saying they would not leave
the car until they were taken to Clar-
ence or Clinton. for which place they
have transportation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
sbe Fad yyeiqht 60 Snare.

St Joseph. Mich, June %. = Mrs
Joseph J.. Richards, of the village of
Buchanan, was taken VIOLENTLY i'll three
weeks ago. Since that &me she has
lost 1S0 pounds Befora her illness.
she weighed 800 pounds She will re-
cover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
peclins. to Leave IlIInol..

Joliet, ILL.,, June 2T.-E. ]. Murphy,
warden of the Illinois state peniten-
tiary, has refused an appointment as
warden of the new federal prison at
Atlanta, Ga. Murphy declined to leave
Illinois, where he was born and reared.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
1900 YARN WORKERS
RETURN TO WORK

Philadelphia, June 27.-An impor-
tant move in the textile workers
strike was made today when 1.5OO
warn workers decided to return to
work Monday in the carpet and blank
ct mills
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
And Ordered a Light
Weight System on
Seed Contract.
so SAYS KINGSLEY
Testifying as to A. G.
Ne1i1S who Had the
Job.

Washington, June 2T.-ln the Nellis
seed contract suit before court of
claims( an affidavit by Charles Kings
ley, of Falls Church, Va, has been
made public alleging that y. c. Nellis,
of New York, who had the contract
for furnishing seed ready for distribu-
tiOn to the government two years ago,
directed that no books were to be kept,
and that the packages should be light
weight. The legal representatives of
Nellis are suing for the payment OF
$4,000 which Secretary Wilson with
held from the contract payment for
alleged non-performance of contract.
The full amount of the contract was
S1O9.OOO
No Government Employees Implicated.
Secretary Wilson said that the $751;
600 was withheld as the result of an
inquiry into the work of the contrac-
tor at the time and that the govern
ment is still in possession of Nellis'
bond for $50. 900. Wilson said that he
had directed that the seed contract
and its execution be prObed to the bot
tom, and that the investigation has
not implicated any one in government
employ The distributing machines
used by Nellis, he said, failed to do
satisfactory work, and caused serious
delay in the annual seed distribution,
and great rush of work subsequently,
making it impossible for the govern
ment inspectors to see all that was be-
ing done.
Instructed to Run Light Weights.
Kingsley was foreman for Nellis,
and il his afidavit says that no rec
ord books We're kept showing the
amount of seeds received in bulk; that
he had suggested the keeping of such
books. but that Nellis said he did not
wart them kept. Kingsley says that
these books Were kept under former
seed distributions. He charges that
great portion of the seeds was put up
in lightweight packages; that Nellis
instructed him to notify the employees
engaged in putting up this seed to let
the weights run light. and that he
knows that these instructions were fol-
lowed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
ROOSEVELT AGAIN az
OYSTER BAY HOME

New York, June 27.-The train car
rying the president from Washington
to Oyster Bay arrived here at this
afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
DEAD BEFORE IT ARRIVES
Russia Indirectly Tells the President
s.Don't You Forward That Petition"

Washington, June c7.-The Russian
government has learned with profound
regret Of the intention of the Wash
ington authorities to forward to st.
Petersburg a petition from United
Sta;esan Jews relative to Russia's S
treatment of her Jewish subjects. 1t
is yet hoped that the United States
will appreciate the Russian view OF
the caes. The Associated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
BRUTAL AND DAsTARDLY.
Murder of a Girl by Miscreant Who Then
Attempts to Kill Himself and Fails.

Murder of a Girl by Miscreant Who Then
Attempts to Kill Himself and Fails.
Sherman. Conn. June 27.-Angered
over her refusal to marry him. Il. II.
WOrden. of Carmel. y. Y. killed Edith
Roscoe, also of thai town. by cutting
he throat. He then attacked Mrs.
Sherman Roscoe. SiSter-in-law of Miss
Roscoe. with n hammer. crushing her
skull and infiictirg probably fatal in
juries. Worden then attempted to kill
himself by shooting.
The only caLSe assigned for WOr-
denis acts is that he was inSanely jeal-
Gus of Miss Roscoe and killed her in
rage because she declined to marry
him. His attack on Mrs. Roscoe is
thought to have been due to Worden's
belief that she had influenced her sis
tef's action in refusing him.
Threats OF Lynching Are Common.
Butte, Mont, June 27.-At Meade
vile Deputy Sheriff Joseph G.. LuzZari
was shot and killed by Salvador Fran
cishi. Francishi met the officer in Il
saloon, and without Il word drew a gun
and opened fire. emptying his pistol
into Luzzari%S body. Threats Of lynch
ing are common
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
SWEDEN WILL ATTEND
ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION

Stockholm, June 27.-Sweden today
officially accepted the Invitation to
participate in the st. Louis eXposi-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
Policy of the Ministry Briefed.
Need Som mething TO Bargain WIth.

Great Britain wanted something
with which to bargain. During a long
business and political career he Cham
berlaim never had been able to make
a satisfactory deal unless he had some
thing to give as well as to receive.
The time was surely drawing near. he
added. when a decision must bereached
on this question. but he was speaking
now for himself alone. and did not ask
any one to commit himself to the &C.
ceptance of his views.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
Tried to XIII His Parents.

Lacrosse. Wis, June 27.-N. ].
Gunderson. aged 81. attempted to kill
his aged father and mother by shoot
ing them with a rifle. NeighbOrs rushed
into the house and grasped the weapon
in time to prevent the tragedy. He was
examined and declared insane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
Doing An THAT Can BE Done.

The remainder of the governors
statement declares he is doing and will
do all that is lawful to bring order
and peace to Breathitt county and
that the judges are helping him do 1t,
but that the remedies urged on him
by the press are mostly such things
as cost Charles 1 his head and James
II his throne
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
Neproes Join in the Hunt.

East st. Louis, Ill, June 27.-The
negroes of this city and the American
bottoms will hunt down the assailant
of Miss Florence Bruno (white) and
Annie Green (coIored). and will coop
crate with the white posse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
To English Troops at
Hand of Mad
MulIah.
COMES FROM PARIS
Which, However, is De-
MED by London
Sources.

Paris, June PA Jibutik Abyssin-
ia, dispatch says the mad mullah has
destroyed five British posts between
Burao and Bohotle. Somaliland, and
that 80 British officers out of ~ were
killed and 1000 native soldiers made
prisoners.
England Denies 1t.
London, June 27.-The war Office
has received a telegram from Somali-
land enabling it to contradict the
French report of British disaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27
IA JOLLY FELLOW
What the Constitutional Club
Calls Chamberlain at Eap-
Vuet in His Honor.
TALK Is ABOUT THE TARIFF IDEA
Evening, Who Explains the
New Issue.

London, June 27.-rhe Constitution
al club entertained Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain at luncheon and present
ed him with an address inclosed in
a casket in recognition of his services
to the nation. Premier BalfOur made
the presentation speech. Referring to
Chambeslain's fiscal proposals, he said
it would be absolutely folly for the
Conservative-Unionis party to make
opinions on economic questions test
of party loyalty. The present econo-
mic position of the country demanded
the most careful consideration. The
country was in the position of an
aerOnant who kept his balloon in the
air by throwing out sand-bags. That
was proper curse so long as he
possessed a sufficient number of sand
bags, but when these were exhausted
it was time TO reconsider the position.
British Damon and Pythias.
Chamberlain received Il remarkable
ovation when he rose to reply. His
hosts sang For he's a jolly good fell
low" and cheered Mrs. Chamberlain,
who was among the spectators. The
colonial secretary opened his remarks
by repudiating the suggestions of per-
sOnal competition between himself and
BalfOur, remarking that he could not
conceive any occurrence that could
shake their political association and
friendship. He desired, on the eve of
Il great controversy, to state publicly
that he believed the leadership of Bal
four was essential to the success OF
the Unionist party. If the Unionist
alliance was dissolved or weakened
the ''home-rule snake, which is only
scotched and not killed" would come
to the front again.
Money in a Commercial Union.
Turning to the problem occupying
the center of the political field. Cham
berlain declared that the commercial
union of the colonies would be far
more profitable than their political un-
ion. 1t was not true that he had
raised the cry of preferential tariffs
for the benefit of himself or of the
party. but it was because there was
no other alternative to a man hold
ing his position. and he believed that
together
Policy of the Ministry Briefed.
In the inquiry about to occur. he
said, all questions should be argued on
their merits. \ policy of retaliation
could be better described as pol
icy of negotiation. The ministers
would endeavOr to break down the
wall of hostile tariffs. and If they
failed in these negotiations they would
endeavOr to retain for their own codn-
try the vast possibilities for produc-
tiOn and opportunity for employment,
lack of which was driving British sub
jects to foreign lands.
Need Something to Bargain with.
Great Britain wanted something
with which to bargain. During a long
business and political career he Cham
berlain) never had been able to make
a satisfactory deal unless he had some
thing to give as well as to receive.
The time was surely drawing near. he
~.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-27

A new effort is being made In Dublin
to revive the old Irish harp, and it IS
meeting.with considerable sunnort.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-12-18

g5 e
Maid Mary waits at the stable door.
Prepare, dear Lord, prepare
A little bed for Thy maid to rest,
For she stands without by Thy. strange
behest- .aE&E "a
Begs but place to lay Thy5guest--
For Mary, Lord, prepare.
A virgin n-mother-queen's in state.
Her ermine robe her hair. s-1+s@
The stable dim a palace is:
Its moss-rimmed troughs are chalices
There lips whereon no malice Is
Drink to the royal heir.
! McEnery Stuart, in Harper's Mag azlne.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-12-18
Sale Ends 5, in Six Days
OPEN EVENINGS.

i .E OPEN EVENINGS. r
This Is no Christmas sale. While we
are selling great many pianos and
organs daily to be delivered December
"a, yet the purposes OF this sale have a
fair deeper and different meaning than
q mere Christmas sale.
It is manufacturer END of the
Year Clearing Out Sale' at factory
prices of all new pianos ON hand sixty
days or longer, of all odd styles, sample
styles, etc.
The good merchant must make sacri-
fices at least q year for the proper con-
duet of any retail business and this ap-
plies more forcibly to the piano bust.
nesss than mcst any other.
Piano prices are being sacrificed here
sure enough. A call OF Investigation
wiN demonstrate the truth cf this
statement.
Practically all she good makes are
represented in this sale in new, used
and slightly shopworn pianos.
Nice upright pianos, agents and
dealers prices sl75, 1925 and $3.50 sale
prices Sls5, $l40 and sl65. Terms cash
or $40 cash, S. per month.
Here are q few new upright pianos,
b son and New York makes, former
prices ss75, 1926; sale prices to close,
Sl55. $l7O nnd Sl60. Terms cash or
pay ments no difference; $40 to SIS cash
S. to 80 per m. nth,
High class parlor grand uprigh
pianos, various makes to choose from
former prices $3.50, s375 and s4oo; sal
| prices, to close Sa1O, S235 and S24s
Terms $l5 to 500 cash. 81 to Ss pc
month.
Art case styles Of cabinet grand W
right, combining the best achieve men,
in musical worth and excellent c,s
designing; regular prices $3.50, S5C
and s5ah; sale prices to close, S2S7, S3l
60 1865, Terms. $50 70 Ss5 cash, Sit
$40 per month. 5
Special cut prices on piano player
s275 players for sl95; $3.50 players I,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-12-18
CLARA "A. n CLIFF
General Stanogrhapher and
Notary Pnblic...

There are always two parties to 3
contract. and yet In majority oe
cases but one Is expected to carry h
out.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-10
THE GRAY VOLTS FINISH.
Was for Three Months the Terror Of
Massachusetts Farmers.

Was for Three Months the Terror Of
Massachusetts Farmers.
William Henry Hatch, betterknown
as Dick Hatch, who in Stephen
town shot the gray wolf which has
been running wild in hat section for
the last three months, and killed or
manned cattle, sheppard turkeys and
other live stock, has presented the
carcass of The animal to DR.. G. L.
johnson, OF Pittsfeld, an intimate
friend, who brought it to that city,
says the Springfield (Mass.) Repub-
lican. DR.. Johnsonis now ~subjecting
the skin Of the wolf to a tanning
process and when it is finished in a
few weeks will convert it into a rug.
The fur is about four inches long and
is in excellent condition. Mr.. Hatch
says that some published accounts Of
the shooting of the wolf are errone-
GUS, and that there was no crowd
hunting the animal on the day in
question. He states that with his
cousin, John II. Woodward, of Kin.
derhook, N. Y, he started from Ste
phentown that morning, and had
reached a point between that town
and Wuleys crossing, on the Lebanon
Springs railroad, when the formers
dog started the wolf from a cover.
The wild animal made good time.
with the canine a respectful distance
in the rear, and on "Will' Browns
hill, in the pine woods, the wolf was
cornered and shot. Mr.. Hatch says
that only one charge of heavy buck
shot was necessary, and that the first
knowledge the residents of that
section or visiting hunters had thai
the wild animal had been killed was
when Mr.. Hatch and his cousin ap.
peared in Stephentown with the car.
cass in their wagon.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-10

INSURANCE.

Farm property insured, oc-
upied by tenant or owner.
Risks written in my town in
county. VIII come and make
personal inspection, and name
rate upon application. Will
INSURE ANYTHING. Write or
,all on him at office in
Lexington.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-10
BREvITIES OF FUN.

When a man wants TO talk he near
ly always bumps up against some
man who doesn't want to listen
Chicago Daily News.
"They tell me your son is a close
student" "By gum, he has to be.
don't allow him but adollaramonth
spendin' money. Plain
Dealer.
Speech is silver" said the hard
ened cynic, 'but a judicious silence
properly distributed is the only thing
that makes golden weddings posi-
ble."-Baltimore American.
Flows your rheumatiz?7 asked the
neighbor. Rheumatic is doin' fine"
answered the village invalid. "I'm
the Teller that's gettin' the worst Of
it."-Washington Star.
Another Way of Putting It.-"A
man convinced against his will is
what?' "a liar" "a liar?" Ger
tain sure. lie cant becony:nced that
way, and if he lets on that he is he's
lying" Chicago Post.
Patent Solicitor-'You have
looked at Mr.. Bright's invention, Mr.,
Brown. Is it worth anything?" AS
sistant-"He has a matter Of $500 o
to the good. 1t ought to be worth all
that to us.''-Boston Transcript.
A Hunter.-"Didn't you tell me
dat dog you sold me were a huntin.
dog?" "Sho'." Gle dom want t.
do muffin but look fob a comfablt
place to lie down in" "Dat's right
Huntin' wahm spots is his speciality
Washington Star.
"Let it be understood, said Miss
Passay, chat ! want a genuine like
ness, a natural reproduction Of m,
features that" "In that case
ma'am," replied the photographer
Il must ask you to pay in advance
Philadelphia Press.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-10
ARE NOT GREAT READERS.
One Marvels at the Slender Libraries
of Literary Men.

VI L-lcAaAJ M0As
Mr.. Melrose, says Andrew Lang, In
LOngman's Magazine, tells the story
of the composition Of the novel,
originally a tale of about the fifth of
the size of the ordinary romance, and
expanded on his suggestion. The
author saw its obvious faults, but
found that it must go to the world as
it was. He thought it good enough.
II was not humble about his book
and its success, but he remained prac-
tieally unaffected by it." He had
wakened from a life Of ordinary hack
work to find himself, in a sense, IA
nous; and it is most melancholy to
think how brief was the span in
which he had the pleasure Of recogni-
ton. He was no great reader, it
seems, except of Shakespeare; even
Carlyle he seems to have missed, that
dol of most young Scots, and he had
never opened Hawthorne. Somehow
many men Of literary originality APP
pear to be the reverse of wide readers;
one marvels at their slender Libraries,
their scantily tenanted shelves. The
bookworm is almost an extinct rep
tile. Cruising about the Highlands,
all through autumn, | met at remote
in a lady who casually brought
down to the dinnert table three books.
Here, at last, was a kindred book
worm; but Mr.. Brown was none.
presume that mankind is the book Of
the novelist; Dickens was no reader.
the novelists of wide reading, | ven
ture to think, are but three, and they
are longdead. Fielding was the earli-
est Of the three; every one can guess
the names of the others. Perhaps We
should add Lord Lytton, who haC
read a great deal that lay out Of thC
beaten tracks.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-10
NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE NOW.
Both Coal and Diamonds Are Forms
of Carbon--A Schoolroom Incident.

Of Carbon--A S~choolroom Incident.
A lesson had been given on the
composition Of minerals of different
kinds, and after it was finished the
schoolmaster put a few questions to
the class, to test howfar they had fol-
lowed his teachings.
"Now, children" he said, accord
ing to London Answers, "can any Of
you tell me what adiamond is?'
Carbon" was the prompt reply
that issued from every throat in the
class.
eyes" the teacher explained, "a
diamond is pure carbon; but you must
remember that coal is also carbon.
That was taught in our lesson, wasn't
it?7
Eyes, sir"
'Well, then, how could you be
sure to tell the difference between the
two kinds of carbon?"
~Askt the pricep Justify piped lit
tie fellow in the front seat, who will
most likelymake his mark in business
some day.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-10
A Long Time on Its Way.

A post card, Office stamped at Os-
nabruck on March IL, 1874, has only
during the past few days arrived at
Oldendorf, whittier it was addressed.
II had thus been "in the post for 2St
years. When delivered the adressee
had been dead many years.