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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-10
ROCK ISLAND SAID TO
HAVE REACHED ATLANTIC

Not content with reaching the Pa
cific coast it appears that the Rock
Island road has found way to reach
the Atlantic seaboard through the
Choctaw and the Brunswick & Bir-
mingham roads, the two effecting a
junction at Memphis. The Chicago
Chronicle says:
THE latest acquisition credited to
the Chicago, Rock Island d Pacific's
enlarged system is the Brunswick q
Birmingham road. The control of
this line is regarded as important be-
cause of the direct outlet which is
given from Birmingham to the south
Atlantic. With the purchase the CON
troll of valuable dock property and
privileges at Brunswick pass to the
big system. The Central of Georgia
affords an outlet from the Rock ISL
and-Birmingham connection by which
the Atlantic coast can be reached at
Savannah.
The route from Birmingham west
to connection with the enlarged Rock
Island system is direct. The road to
Memphis is constructed on lines pre-
ferred by modern builders and opera
tors of great through traffic carriers.
From Birmingham to Savannah the
not the most direct, long detour be-
ing made toward the north, so that
the trains from Birmingham to the
northern Georgia port travel on the
arc of u semi-circle'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-10
Police Points.


Ed O'Brien was arrested last night
on complaint of his wife, charged
with drunkenness, but this morning
he was dismissed with instructions
to Keep away from the house, the
woman refusing to prosecute. Fiji
teen dollars, which he had on his per-
son, was turned over to his wife, as
she is a Woodworking woman and
practically supports the family. The
husband is good workman and all
right when he is sober, but habitual
intemperance has made it impossible
for his wife to live with him. She was
given permission by Magistrate John
son to have her things moved out and
to leave for her mothers home in
Port Byron.
There has been one removal from
the Rock Island police force a little
in advance OF those that may be ex-
pected to follow the change of city
administration. Fitz, the big Danish
mastiff, has been taken off his beat,
which included the entire business
part of the city, and sent to Port By
ron to rusticate. While Fitz was
never distinguished for his useful
ness, he minded his own business
kept his equanimity, went regularly
for his meals and was a sound sleep
er, all of which traits are commenda-
BILE in member of the force. He
will be sadly missed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-10
AT WORK ON
LINE OF PROPOSED ROADS

There is every reason to believe
that the Iowa, Illinois & Missouri
road, for which Incorporation papers
were filed early this week. will be a
go. The character of the men who
are back of the enterprise is the best
evidence that it will be carried
through, and an important line be
added to the network of roads that
traverse the upper Mississippi valley.
The idea of the proposed road is
not Il new one. 1t has been under
consideration by the incorporaters
for months. They are the ones WHO
investigated the franchise of the Mus
catine d Southeastern launched sew
eral years ago, and in doing so start
ed a rumor that the Burlington was
seeking an entrance to Rock Island
from the west end.
The company already has tYecorps
of engineers in the field making tn
preliminary survey. One started from
the lower end of this city, and is
working southwark, and the other be-
gan on the Iowa side and is working
northward from Davenport
Surveys for the proposed Mon
Notwithstanding line are going on
apace, two routes being under con-
sideration.
The promoters of the Monmouth
Galesburg line annouce that they have
all the backing they want, and that
they will not ask for any bonus or
subscriptions OF stock when once
they decide upon the route TO be fol-
lowed.
Surveyors are also at work on the
route proposed to be followed by the
Western Illinois Railway company
with their line from this city to Ale
do, with which the Monmouth-Aledo
line is expected to connect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-10
RUMORs OF TROUBLE
COME FROM PONTIAC

According to rumors that have OBJ
tanned currency in this city the af-
fairs of the John Peaslee Shoe com
pany, which was recently removed
from this city to Pontiac, have not
been progressing in an altogether
satisfactory manner of late. Some of
those who went from this city to
work in the new factory have return
ed home and it is understood that
there is some prospect that others
will do likewise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-10
PERSONAL POINTS.

Miss Irene Rosenfield is in Chicago.
c. b. Marshall is in Aledo on legal
business.
B. Winter is home after an extern
sive trip through the south.
Edward Bleuer returned last even
ing after a stay of five months in
Oklahoma and New Mexico, where he
roughed it and experienced great ply
steal benefit thereby.
Col. c. L. Walker is in Chicago in
his official capacity as attorney for
the Illinois canal commission which
is taking steps to oppose the move
ment on the part of residents along
the Illinois and Michigan canal to
compel the state to place bridges
over that water highway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-10
HAS HAND INJURED IN
BY REVOLVING SAW

Carl Carlson, of 317 Third street,
had his right hand badly laeerated
this morning by having the member
caught in a saw at the Fremont But
ter Tub works The accident occur
red at 1926, the patient being taken
to his home in the ambulance. DR..
Wright was called and dressed the
injuries, which are of such nature
that amputation of at least part of
the hand is quite probable. Both the
thumb and first finger were terribly
cut and torn by the saw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-10
STREET CAR OUTINGS
If Viii FOR MISSION CHILDREN

Through the generosity of the Tri-
City Railway company twice a week
throughout the summer a car will be
placed at the disposal of the Union
Mission so that the children can have
the pleasure of the rides and the out
ings at the terminals. The first trip
was taken yesterday afternoon to the
cemetery, the children enjoying it
immensely The company has stipu-
lated no particular hours or days,
leaving that to the discretion of the
directors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-10
Taxes Due

Taxes for the year 1902 are now
due. Parties having no real estate
will be expected to pay their personal
property tax without delay. The law
in regard to the collection of person
al tax will be strictly enforced il
prompt payment is not made. Office
with S. S. Hull, real estate and insur-
ance agent, room Is, Mitchell & Lynde
building. j. w. TUBES,
Township Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-10
AT PEORIA SUNDAY
Rock Island Ball Team Has Its
First Try.Out in That
City.
DoNNELLY ANNOUNCES PLACES
The Distillery Town Players Have
Had Advantage of
Practice.

The Rock Island ball team will
leave Sunday morning at o'clock
for Peoria, where bats will be crossed
with the Peoria team in the after
noon. Manager D6nnelly announced
the positions of the players for the
game this morning and about twelve
men will be taken on the trip. The
game will be more in the nature of
tryout than a match for blood. The
positions will be changed somewhat
for the Chicago game Monday, de-
pending on the showing made by the
men Sunday afternoon. Little is.
known of the strength of the Peoria
team, but the members have had the
advantage of a weeks practice and
have been showing up well.
The men will be seen lined up for
the first game about as follows:
O'Leary, catcher and right field;
Smith, catcher and right field; Dohnel-
ly, center field; Rebsamen, left field;
Doll, shortstop; Dickey, first base;
Graham, second base; Sullivan, third
base; Casey, Schneiberg, Clark, pitch
ers.
Mondays Game.
Monday afternoon, for the first
time of the season, the Rock Island
fan aggregation will have an oppor-
tunity of seeing the team together in
Il game, when the Chicago White SoX
will be at the Twelfth street park
The Comiskeyites will come here from
Davenport, where they are scheduled
to play Sunday afternoon. The re-
suits of the two games will give the
dope artists chance to figure on the
result of the game between Rock ISL
and Davenport week later. The
Chicago team is now at Leavenworth,
Kans., where they defeated the Min
neapolis American association team
yesterday by a score of IS to 4. The
fame of Callahan, Isbell. Mcfarland
and others of the Chicago team
should alone bring out a big crowd
Monday afternoon.
ad Notice to Managers
President Sexton has sent out the
following to the managers of the
managers of the Western league
teams. the principles ennunciated APP
plying equally well in the Three-Eye:
THE maintenance and management
of an up-to-date ball club is a hard
problem with our several club owners
and it is always serious question
with each club as to how the patron
age can best be kept up.
I'm my opinoin nothing goes so far
toward pleasing patrons of the game
as gentlemanly conduct and clean ball
playing. 1t has been my desire, and
to that end l have exhausted consid-
cradle effort in trying to get the very
best umpires that could be secured
for this league, and, feel that 1 have
selected a. staff of capable and reli-
able men. l have instructed the UNI
pires to enforce the rules in a fair
and impartial manner on all occasi-
ons, and l bespeak the cooperation
and cheerful compliance in the rul-
ing of the umpires on the part of
each manager, captain and player
throughout the circuit
Talk of the Diamond.
Dubuque and Rockford both suffer
ed defeat at the hands of college
teams yesterday. The former was
beaten at Madison II to and the lat
ter at Beloit to 8.
Peache Graham has lost his mus
faahp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-10

The remains of the late Mrs. Napo-
leon Buford, who died at her home in
Chicago nearly two months ago, ar
rived in this city for interment yes
terday afternoon accompanied by a
number of relatives. Burial was at
once made at .Chippiannock cemetery,
services Mt the grave being conducted
by Rev. r. NJ. Laurenson, curate at
Trinity Episcopal church. The pail
bearers were C. f. Lynde, II. +. Cur
It's, f. H. Guyer, B. D.sConnelly. C. II.
Chamberlin and Adair Peasants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-10
Money is Put on the Wall

every time a room Is repapered,
and the length of time that money
will stay there depends on the
quality of the paper.
Some quickly fades and becomes
quickly colored or otherwise OBJ
jectionable in a very little while.
Then it must be replaced. Better
to buy good WALL PAPER the
first time and save the additional
cost; even the very cheapest pa
pers in my stock have lasting quail
tiles. All are very beautiful; none
high priced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-10

win and WOO her. Miss Woodin's So
prano was clear and expressive and
her part in the love duets was much
admired"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-10

The 4-months-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Johnson, of Thirtieth street
and Tenth avenue, died last night at
o'clock after an illness of several
days with pneumonia. The father is
a motorman in the employ of the Tri-
City Railway company. The funeral
will be held tomorrow morning
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-10
OBITUARY RECORD.

I Burial rites were conducted at .
O'Clock yesterday afternoon at the
home. s27 Second avenue, over the
remains of George W. Smith. Rev.
H. w. Reed, of the First Baptist
church, officiated and large CON
course of Borrowing friends and rela-
tives was in attendance. Interment
took place at Chippiannock cemetery,
where the services were in charge of
Trio lodge and Barrett chapter of the
local Masons. The pallbearers were
members of the two organizations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-10

I42o.l43I Second avenue,
Opposite Court House.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-10
Talk of the Diamond.

Dubuque and Rockford both suffer
ed defeat at the hands of college
teams yesterday. The former was
beaten at Madison II to ) and the lat
ter at Bcloit 9 to 8.
Peachie Graham has lost his mus
tache.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
WRECK IN IOWA.;
ENGINEER DEAD
DENVER LIMITED NO. 1 DE.
RALLIED NEAR MALVERN.
All the Passengers Escaped Tho I'm
nerved by the shocl---Knox Pinned
Beneath His Engine and Instantly
Killed.

Malvern. Iowa, Dec. 15.-Engineer
Knox, on the Denver limited No. l..
west-bound, was killed in a wreck one
mile east of Malvern this morning.
His engine and the forward trucks
on the baggage car left the track. The
engine rolled over on it's side, PIN
ming Knox beneath it. He was Instant
ly killed. ..-
The fireman, Lawrence Hayes, was
not injured except for bruises. He was
on the upper side Of the engine as II
was overturned, and: ran at once TO
the relief of his engineer, but was TOO
late to be of any assistance.
Panic Followed Crash.
The wreck occurred in the bottom
stretch one mile east of this city.
What caused the engine to leave the
track is not known. The passengers
on the train were given a terrible
shaking up. Men and women We're
thrown from their sleepers or chairs
into the aisles and panic followed the
crash. Fortunately no one was serl-
ously injured among the passengers.
Knox was one of the oldest engi-
neers on the road. He resided at
Creston, where he leaves wife, TWO
grown daughters and son.
Assistance was sent at once from
Malvern. The wreckage Is being
cleared rapidly and traffic will be re-
Sumed at once.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
THE LEAVITTS ARE LOST
w. u. BRYAN AND. HER ARTIST
HUSBAND PRESSED FOR FUNDS,
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
st. Louis, Dec. 15.-So far as their
st. Louis friends know, Artist William
Homer Leavitt and his bride, who was
Ruth Bryan, have dropped off the
leaving Clinton for st. Louis, where
they expected to spend several days
with the family, of Colonel Thomas j.
Atkins. the newly appointed subtreas-
urer at this place.
Mrs. Atkins left Hurnansville when
her guests departed, and the under
standing was that they We're to come
on here and spend Ia, few days before
going east. Mr. Leavitt and his bride
were%in runaway at Humansville a
few days before their departure, and
the artist ( bridegroom sustained q
sprained ankle. He said a few days
later that he thought it would be best
to go to his home at. Newport, r.. l.,
to have his Injured leg treated by the
family physician ~ -<#>@Sssi
Just where the. young couple are
now Is mystery. They are said to
have. passed thru the st. Louis union
station one night recently, remaining
only from: one train to another. They
have not since been heard of, tho
they should. already have arrived at
Newport II that was, indeed. their des-
tination. The Leavitts are reported to
be pressed for funds, as the young
artist husband did. not find his pro-
fession a profitable one in the west,
and his efforts to- secure commissions
for making portraits and studies of
| Wel1-known st. Louis women for st.
Louis newspapers did not meet with
~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
AFTER THE DYNAMITERS
NEW YORK DETECTIVES SEARCH
ING FOR MEN WHO TRIED TO
BLOW UP BUILDINGS.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Z New York, Dec. 15.-Enough dyna-
mite, if properly used, to displace eight
Or nine tons of rock and work a great
amount of damage, was found this
morning in a pile Of tiles at the new
Acker, Merrill & Condit building in
w Forty-third street where an ex-
plosion on Sunday morning partly
wrecked hosting engine used by the
ironworkers.
Evidence was also discovered that
there had been an explosion in the
Broadway Tabernacle building at
Fifty-sixth street and Broadway,
where an attempt had been made to
blow up one Of the main supports Of
the building.
The executive committee Of the Iron
league met to-day and offered a re-
ward of $500 for the arrest and con-
viction of the persons responsible for
the explosions. The police are con-
WINGED that the explosions were the
result of a prearranged plan on the
part Of some one in the Sam Parks
gang to cripple work on the buildings,
which are being put up by members of
the Employers association, and, if
possible, throw a scare" into the
members of the New York House
places Of the Sam Parks crowd
At all the buildings being put up by
members Of the Employers associa-
ton police were stationed to-day and
they will be kept there at night in the
future to prevent any more dynamite
ing. Private detectives have been en-
ployed by the Employers association
and they will be kept on duty at the
new buildings night and day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
A NEW GAME FOR AMERICANS

''Two--two-two!
Here you i observation-disclosures
one!'
'"Three-three-hurry up there!"
Gimme one-one-one- and
everybody is reaching and shouting
and grabbing att once. The pretty
girl at the end of the table suddenly
begins to scream:
Panic! Panic! Panic! Sugar dol
lar-twenty-five!''l
The red faced man who has shout
ed himself hoarse falls back in his
chalr, and everybody groans, for the
panic has come and collapsed their
corner.
This is Panic, a new game of fail
ures and fortunes which has struck
the town. Minneapolis threatens to
become "panic-stricken.'
Panic is played with SIS stock cards
marked Gas, ,g"C.. M. & ST. P
Copper" and so forth, each Of diff
ferent market value" The cards be-
ing dealt it is the object Of each play
er to. corner the stock Of any one kind
by trading off s"sight unseen" the
stock, he does not want. The trader
who first gets eight shares of the
same kind of stock shouts corner"
and scores the Value of his stock.
There is one .e'panic" card and the
lucky trader who gets this with seven
of any one stock scores double the
value of the stock
Panic is thus a mimic battle on
the stock exchange. Every player is
his own broker. Panic is thorough
bred American; it keeps something
going on. All the stores sell Panic.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
recently enacted by Alabama.

recently enacted by Alabama.
q A conference in January was recon-
n1ended to the boler-makers and iron
workers as a means of adjusting their diff
ferences regarding jurisdiction.
President Reynolds and member of the
executive board: of the Illinois Coal Miners
union urged the council to withdraw the
charter issued to the coal hosting engineers
and that the engineers become part of
the United Mine Workers of America, but
the executive council decided to await rep
resenta tives of the engineers. ..
The officers Of the United Brotherhood
Of Carpenters and Joiners and the Nation
al Union Of Shipwrights, Joiners and
Caulkers We're ordered to confer and ad-
just differences, and the same course was
pursued as to the controversy between the
International Union of Hold Carriers and
Building Laborers- and the American
Brotherhood Of Cement Workers.
It was decided to have a committee at
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
Panama's Introduction to the World.

The new republic, Panama, has been
brought to the attention of an aston
ished and amused world without a
battle, without doing anything very
extraordinary except receiving a pres
ent, at the outset. of s10,000,000. This
is the new way of creating history,
the old way was quite different, as the
history of the United States will tes-
tify. If you run through the history
of the world, of this country and all
others, you will find no record Of a.
beer like golden grain belt, so pure, so
inyigorating and so necessary to the
perfect comfort of any home. It's
good for all the family at all times Of
the year.
The Journal has made nore good
friends thru the want ad pages than
in any other way. Advertisers appre-
ciata good ceslllta for money snenf.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
TO ADJUST LABOR DISPUTES

President Gompers Ordered to New York.
A. r. L. Executive Decisions. .
Washington, Dec. 15.-President Comp
pers was directed at the meeting of the ex-
ecutive council of the American Fedora
ton. Of. Labor. to, go with Vice, President
Duncan to New York and endeavor to ad-
just the building trades dispute in that
city.
The council decided to help the Alabama
state federation Of labor test the constitu-
tionality Of the so-called anti-boycott law
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
TO ENCOURAGE FARMING
Society with That object In View Meet:


in Chicago.
Chicago, Dec. 15.-Plans for affording
the poorer residents of crowded cities a
chance to acquire farms and homes for
themselves in the country have been dis
cussed at a banquet given the advisory
committee of the field and workshop So
ciety at the Auditorium. Organized last
June, the society has for its object the
formation of branch institutions in every
large city and the placing Of bonds needed
for the purchase Of lands. tools and seed
with railroads and other interested indus
trial enterprises.
The keynote OF several addresses was:
Get away from the cities-their crime
and strenuous lfe-and into the country,
where the best citizens are produced.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
The Wrecked Train.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 15.-Burlington
passenger train No. 1, wrecked at
Malvern, Iowa, was the Chicago-Den-
yer limited, which left Chicago at S
o'clock last night and was due in Lin
coin at T o'clock to-day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
KAISER rs WORSE

London Paper Says Third Operation
May Be Necessary.
New York Sun Special Service.
London, Dec 15.-The Daily News this
announces that it learns from well
quarters that second operation
has been performed on the kaisers throat.
The paper adds that it's information is
that a third operation may be necessary.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
GIRLS TO USHER
They VIII Be Tried In New York Theater
Instead Of Men.

New York Sun Special Service.
New York, Dec. l5.-New York is soon
to have girl ushers at the theaters. They
long have been recognized abroad as a
factor of theatrical life. but New York
managers have remained loyal to the
smooth shaven youth in evening clothes
with the ribbon band across his we'll
Iaundered bosom. Wednesday afternoon
however, the managers of the Majestic
theater will give eight pretty girl ushers
try-out, and if the experiment succeeds
the change will be made permanent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15

tend the convention Of the Bricklayers and
Masons' International union for the pur-
pose of urging the union to affiliate with
the federation. "..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15

FOR ST. ANTHONY PARKS SEWER.
Seven bids were received for the con-
struction Of the st. Anthony Park sewer
by the st. Paul board of public works
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15

yesterday. The lowest bid that Of E. J.
Kirkland, was for $50 1913, or few hun
dred dollars lower than the city engineers
estimate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-13
HARVEY PARKER WINS
TWO FALLS FROM WILEY

ROCHESTER,. y. Y. May 13--Harvey
Parker won his match with Max Wiley.
At the Empire Theater last night, but
the local man was credited with fall
gained in As seconds. The third fall had
been declared by the referee. Mr.. Smith,
Of Batavia, who happened TO be on. the
stage and was selected after the regular
referee had failed to appear, but Wiley
kept on working and threw Parker. whc
eased w. Then there was some discus
sion as TO who had the bout, but Parker
was finally declared the winner.
Parker's first fall was gained in 1:02: %
and the third in 26:29. The fall credited
to Wiley was gained in 45 seconds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-13

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