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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-23
HEARING NEXT TUESDAY
Jury to Decide Benefits From Twenty
NIath street Paving.

Judge Parmcntcr has set next
Tuesday as the date for the hearing
before jury in the county court to
determine the benefits to accrue the
abutting property of l. Huber from
the paving of Twenty-ninth street
south of Seventh avenue. Judge Par
menter has overruled the legal objec-
ton to the confirmation of the assess
mcnt filed by Mir. Huber. and has left
TO jury to pass upon the benefits.
J. l.. Haas will, represent Mr.. Huber
and J. *. Scott the city at the hear
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-23
wAtraE SEASON HERE

Waffle seasons here agin,
Watfies. fried, fer me
They beat any breakfast food
Tibet | ever see.
You Kin have yer shredder stuff
To some folks SO dear,
| don't need no fancy foods
Waffle seasons here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-23
BATTLES SATURDAY SALE
fourth Avenue and Seventeenth street.

Fourth Avenue and Seventeenth Street.
Children's shoes, worth 75c, ace.
Boys shoes, worth S1.50, $1.25.
Boys storm rubbers, worth 6Oc, 45c
Misses storm rubbers, worth soc
35c.
Misses shoes. worth $1.25. Csc.
Misses leather slippers, worth use
sc
Ladies' shoes, worth 81. S1.49.
All the news all the time - The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-23
eJoRKsTENs IN RECITAL
Greeted by Large Audience at Augustana
Auditorium.

y large audience greeted Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Bicrllsten at their
song recital at Augustana auditorium
last evening. 1t was the first local
appearance of Mrs. Bjorksten, though
her husband had been here on several
previous occasions, and when they
were announced in a duet as the open
ing number on the program they re
ceived an ovation. Both gave solos,
each of which was approximately re-
ceived, and Mr.. Bjorkstcn concluded
the recital with a group of Swedish
folk songs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-23

Jennie-I'm just ashamed of my
face, it's so sallow and greasy. What
makes your face so rosy and fair?
Nellie-It was Rocky Mountain Tea.
IS cents. L. Ii. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-23

Island city Camp, No. 500, NJ. W. A.
Attention.
Members are requested to attend a
meeting Friday evening. Oct. %. Cards
and smoker after the meeting.
BOARD OF MANAGERS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-23
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Saturday;
wal mer saturday.
j. m. SHERLER,
Observer.
Temperature--At z a. m. 33;
at $50 D. m. 90.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28

of a period and a school of manners
which have gone by forever.
The owner of these historic weapons
is Maj. Richard Church of No. us
Troup street. Rochester, formerly of
New York city. They came into his
possession by right of descent, for he
is the grandson of the man who loaned
them not only to Hamilton, but also
to Hamiltons son. The grandfather's
name was John B. Church, who in his
day was the intimate friend of Wash
ington, Lafayette, Rochambeau, -Ad-
ans and other men famous in the early
days of this country. He had ro-
mantle career himself and was close
companion of Charles Fox and Pitt in
England. Maj. Church has among his
store of invaluable autograph letters
one from Fox of most characteristic
nature. 1t tells it's recipient when he
can expect the remainder of debt
which Fox contracted over the cards.
But to return to the duelling pistols.
John B. Church came to Boston in 1775
from England as an underwater. Soon
after the revolution broke out in fury
and he espoused the cause of the colo
MES. At it's close Mr.. Church went to
Paris. There he remained for about a
year and half, going thence to Lon
don, in 1888. He returned to America
in 1897 and took up his residence in a
house belonging to John Jay, at what
was then No. AZ Broadway, New York
city Just before he left England Mr..
Church went into Wogdon's gunshop
and purchased a pair of duelling pis-
tolls in a wooden case. Wogdon was
the foremost gunsmith of London in
those days. and the pistols were Of his
best make. The ''code" was at a -four
fishing period of its career then, and
no gentleman who set himself up as
such could afford to be without his set
of duelfing pistols
These pistols are simple in construc-
ton. The barrels are smooth bore, oc-
tagonal in build, 80 in calibre with
f1intlocks and a quick trigger The
grips are checkered, to admit of firm
and unwavering hand. About a half
inch back of each muzzle is a little pol
ished brass sight. 1t was over one of
these that Aaron Burr drew his bead
on his adversary and dropped him in
his tracks.
John B. Church had been "out" with
Burr himself five years before. Mr..
Church had returned from Albany and
repeated some gossip which he had
heard concerning Burr's relations with
the Holland Land Company. Burr
learned of what he had been saying
and asked for explanations Mr..
Church replied that he had no explana-
lions to give as what he had stated he
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28
FLORIDA.
MORE sTETsoN TALK.

Tampa Herald: According to rumors
that have reached this city, the citi-
zens of Deland, at which place Stet-
son University is located, will take a
hand in the scandal which has so
greatly injured the university. by taxi
ing action against Judge Isaac Stew
art, preferring charges against him
with Gov. Jennings, which will, in all
probability, bring about his discharge
as Judge of the Criminal Court of Vo-
lusia county. Judge Stewart, who is
attorney for John B. Stetson. recently
came to this city upon subpoena is
sued by Solicitor Simonton. and was
allowed the privilege of spending sew
eral days in the county Jail, by reason
OF refusing to testify before Solicitor
Simonton or Judge Graham, claiming
that testimony asked for would incrim-
mate him. He had with him, for pub
hcation, numerous documents re-
garding the scandal, which none of the
local papers would publish. He has
since printed them in pamphlet form.
The exact nature of the charges to be
preferred against Judge Stewart is not
known. but IL is evident that the resi-
dents of Deland are not after his hon.
or's scalp.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28

dered useless by a shell during war;
fare 1t could be cut out of the electric
circuit and not interfere in any way
with the firing of the other batteries.
The system is a great improvement
over the old "horizontal and "depres-
sion" system in use by the coast artil-
lery, and the range of an approaching
ship can be secured in one-fourth the
time and much more accurately than
with either of these systems. 1t will
replace the old systems at all coast
Notifications. Gen. Nelson A Miles and
Gen. Randolph, in addition to the Vari-
Gus artillery boards, are expected at
Pensacola to witness the tests within
two or three weeks. The experiments
will be continued for the next three
weeks, and about two dozen targets
have been made for this purpose.
Three of these targets cost $1,000 each,
and when the three are combined they
represent first-class battleship of 49,
600 tons in dimensions. These targets,
however will not be used until the
chief military officials arrive.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28
SMALLPOX IN COURT.

A dispatch from Macon to the At
lanta Constitution says: Considerable
excitement was created in the Re-
corder's Court this morning when
James Hall was arranged before
Judge Freeman, charged with disor-
derby conduct. AS the man approach
ed the bench and began his statement,
Judge Freeman scrutinized him closely
and somewhat excitedly exclaimed:
Get out of this court room immediate
ly. Mr.. officer, take this man and
make him stand in the middle of the
park outside and place a guard over
him. He has the smallpox and ought
to be in the pest house. Send for the
city physician at once and have him
taken there" There was a general
exodus of court room spectators and
newspaper men, and for the remainder
of the session the attendance was quite
small.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28

had been particular to characterize as
gossip. Burr was not satisfied and
challenged Church. The latter prompt
Weehawken, which was a retreat much
frequented in those days by gentlemen
who desired to INTERVIEW" as they
were grimly dubbed.
Burr missed entirely while Church's
bullet clipped a button off Burr's coat.
For three years the pistols remained
unused. Then young Philip Hamilton,
Alexander's son, had a difference with
j.. G.. Ecker. Weehawken was sought
and young Hamilton was killed. on al
most exactly the same ground where
his father fell two years later. Philip
Church, son of John b., and father of
Maj Church, was young Hamilton's
second, and borrowed his fathers pIs-
tolls for the encounter. They seemed
fated. When Alexander Hamilton re-
ceiVed Burr's challenge and decided to
ACCEPT. he said to Mr.. Church, who
was his brother-in-law: 81 don't know
what weapons to use against Burr
"Why don't you take my pistols ?"
replied Church. Il used them on Burr
and they made his buttons fly
Hamilton took them. with the tragic
results now recorded as part of his
tory.
The pistols were given into the keep
ing of Hamiton's second, Nathaniel
Pendlcton. DR.. David Hosack, who
attended Hamilton. after he fell, says
that Pendleton gathered them up and
took them with him to the barge on
which the dying Hamilton was being
conveyed across the Hudson to the
Bayard House. He writes that Hamil-
ton sat up, and. glancing at the pistols
in the case, said: Have a care for
that pistol. 1t is cooked and loaded"
He fired. it will be remembered, as he
fell. his bullet shipping the leaves from
tree over Burr's head. but The was
ignorant to the end that his weapon
had been discharged. Pcndleton re-
turned the pistols to Church the next
day Maj. Church says that the pistols
saw service twice afterward in affairs
of honor. but without drawing blood
from either adversary.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28
= = = =
OFFICIAL.


BY Alderman Colding-
To amend an ordinance to assess and
levy taxes and raise revenue for the
city of Savannah.
/. Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the city OF Savannah,
that the above entitled ordinance is
hereby amended by adding after the
words. every owner OF a wagon or
other vehicle used as moving adver-
tisements. one hundred dollars, the
following, the provisions OF this ordi-
nance shall not apply to a street wag-
on hired for the purpose Of adyettls-
ing any theatrical performance. base
ball game, football game or athletic
contest.
2. BE II further ordained that all
ordinances and parts Of ordinances
are hereby repealed 80 far as they ap-
ply 90 this special case.
Ordinance read IN Council for the
first time March 4, 1908, and referred
10 COMMITTEES 90 Finance.
w. r. BAILEY,
Clerk " Council.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28
CONTEST OVER LAND.

Mrs. Sallie Snider Patterson of
Macon, wife of the late r. Weston
Patterson, has filed a suit in the Su-
perior Court in behalf of herself and
five minor children, to have set aside
and declared null and void, deed made
by DR.. Robert M. Patterson, the father
of her late husband, to him and his
sister, Mrs. Florence j. Yancey of
Floyd county, to $40 acres of land in
Houston county. Mrs. Patterson as
serts that she holds life estate in
this property, which is to go to her
children after her death, by a deed
made to her subsequent to the deed
she now seeks to annul, claiming that
DR.. Patterson revoked the former deed
In his lifetime, because of the failure
of consideration.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28
ORGANIZED AT COLUMBUS.

Miss Jeanette Miriam Goldberg of
Jefferson, Tex, chairman of the Com
mittee on Junior Section of the Jewish
Women of America, organized a coun-
Gil of that Organization in Columbus
Wednesday. The council was organized
with a good membership, and by the
time the first regular meeting is held,
which will be on the first Monday in
April, it is thought that the present
membership will have been doubled.
The council elected the following Off
GERS: President, Mrs. Julia Kaufman;
vice president. Mrs. Max Banner; sec
rotary, Miss Hilda Hoffiin; treasurer,
Miss Nellie Loeb.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28
SCHOOL HOUSES BURNED.

The brick school building at Har-
mony Grove was destroyed by fire We'd
nesday morning at 9 o'clock and 300
frantic children were turned into the
streets. The fire originated from de-
fective f1ue in the music room in the
upper story. When discovered the fire
had gained such Roadway that 1t could
not be subdued, there being no fire
company and no water The loss was
about $4,000, covered by $4,000 insur-
ance. While the building was burning
the board of education met and made
arrangement to reopen the school next
Monday morning. They will rebuild at
once. Just seven years ago a $4,000
school building was burned on the same
spot.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28
by wADswoRrH SYSTEM.

The new Wadsworth system of fire
control, which has been installed at
Fort Pickens, near Pensacola, was Civ
en- its first practical test Wednesday
morning. when upward of fifty shots
were fired from the 10-inch disappear
Ing rifle, with highly satisfactory re-
suits. The system will completely rev.
olutionize the coast artillery system.
Targets three and four miles at sea
We're fired upon. and nearly every shot
was true, one cutting the flagstaff OF
the target. The officers and men OF
the Seventh Company operated the sys-
TEN, and IN addition 10 the remarkable
shots made, they loaded and fired the
lO-inch rifles IN forty-two seconds.
which IA considered record time for
these large pieces. The entire system
~ operated by electricity, and sn off,
Ger stationed IN one Of the signal tow
ers q mile from the guns can IRE an
entire battery with - much ease and
accuracy as the men standing beside
the piece. The signal towers and bat
tsrles are connected ~ an underground
eltffflc cable, - arranged that should
- piecs o. ~ entire battery Dc REM
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28
WANT NO ANNEXATION.

The question of annexing South
Jacksonville to Jacksonville has raised
a feeling of indignation among a ma
jority of the citizens of that overtime
river suburb, who propose to enter a
solemn protest to any such move. SO
intense has the opposition to annexation
become that a mass meeting of the
citizens of South Jacksonville was held
Thursday night to protest against it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28
EXAMINED AsPIRANTs.

c. L. Elliot, adjutant and recorder of
the First Battalion of the Georgia
Naval Militia. concluded an examina-
ton Wednesday night of officers, who
were recently elected for the Bruins
wick division. The officers who APP
peared for examination were James w.
Baily, lieutenant junior grade; ]. Y.
Braeme and E. w. Dart, ensigns, and
r. B. Topper, navigator.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28
FIGURED IN FAMOUS DUEL.
Pistols Used by Burr and Hamilton
on Fatal Field.

on Fatal Field.
Rochester Correspondence New York
Tribune.
1t makes ones breath come quickly
to feel his fingers curl round the grip
of the pistol from whose muzzle sped
the bullet which killed Alexander
Hamilton nearly 100 years ago. Beside
it in the old shagreen-lined wooden
case lies its mate, the one which Ham
ilton fired into the air as he fell NOR
tally wounded that morning at Wee
hawken. By a strange trick of fate
that pistol. the one which did no harm,
hus suffered the more from time. Col.
Burr's deadly weapon is as good to-day
as when he aimed straight for the
heart of the man whom he hated With
a lifelong rancor They have a bloody
history. these two slender snake-like
pistols, and survive as grim witnesses
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28
GUIDE PRICE CLERK.

GUIDE Price has been appointed chief
clerk by Secretary of State Phil Cook
to succeed Rowe Price, who resigned
several days ago to accept the posi-
ton of cashier of the Bank of Smith
Vile Mr.. Price is a brother of Hon.
Rowe Price and for the past several
years has been assistant clerk of the
House of Representatives.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28
DIED OF HIS INJURIES.

Samuel George. the young man who
was injured in a freight train wreck
in Athens few days ago, died at his
home in Logansville Tuesday night.
The wreck in which Mr.. George was
injured occurred at the coal chute on
the Seaboard Air Line, several freight
cars being backed off the end of the
chute, falling about fifty feet, carry
ing Mr.. George down in the smash-up.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28

Joseph Chamberlain was showing
n lady over his Conservatives at
Highbury. His guest remarked: "One
need not ask you, Mr.. Chamberlain,
whether you are fond of flowers" To
which the English statesman made this
characteristic reply: ooh, l don't
know that / am particularly fond of
them. but when l started growing
them made UP my mind that no one
should have better flowers than l."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28
Here Lies My Husband.

From the New York Press.
In New London, Conn, is lot con-
tanning five graves, those of a man and
his four wives. The women's form
four sides of a square, and the mans
is in the center, while the inscriptions
are as follows:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28
SUED CENTRAL FOR $4,000.

Central of Georgia Railway has been
in progress at Macon. Goodson was
injured while in the service of the
road some three years ago, and asked
for $4,000. Damages to the the
amount of $4,000 were awarded him.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28

"Irf EIEHty fehrs HIS Ju-
Nor.
Austin, Tex, telegram to the st. Louis
Republic.
The Rev. R. A. King, one of the last
survivors of the battle of San Jaclnto,
was in Austin to-day, and with him
was his pretty young wife. They are
on their honeymoon.
Mr.. King is SO years old, and his
girl-wife is not yet 20. They are en-
route to Western Texas to settle down
for life, and will leave Austin Satur-
day.
Notwithstanding the bridegroom is 80
years the senior of his bride, there was
never a more devoted couple. They
are perfectly happy, and seem to enjoy
life more than the average husband
and wife
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
NEW PRINCIPAL AT HAGAy.

At a meeting of the trustees of the
Hagan Academy. Prof. ]. B. Clarke
of Keysville was elected principal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-02
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
Cook Dyer, Charged with Murder, Dis
oharged-Capt. Ounton Also Discharged

Portland, Me-. May 1.-The grand jury
Of the United States circuit court made
is final report, this forenoon, and one ad-
titicnal Indictment was reported, but it
as not yet been made public.
No indictment was found against
Charles Dyer cook of the barkentine ].
Fl. Hamlen. who was bound over by Com
missioner Bradley, four weeks ago, on
the charge of numbering a seaman. The
evidence showed that the cook did the
shooting in self-defence.
Dyer was brought in shortly after the
grand jury reported and was discharged.
He will return to the ship. The five col.
ored members of the crew who have beea
held for the grand jury as witnesses for
the government. We're also discharged.
None of them will be reshipped in the j.
II. Hamlen
No indictment was found against Capt
lanes F. Dunton of the schooner Ella F.
Davenport. who was charged with cruelty
to his crew.
A number of citizens of Old Orchard
were in attendance on the court, today
and q few of them were called into the
grand jury room to testify in relation to
the charge against the board of selectmen
of that town. The allegation was that
the selectmen were guilty of false regis
tration of five voters. There was no evi-
dence to show that either of the five men
whose names were alleged to be Illegally
placed on the list. participated in the cleo
ton. After hearing two or three of the
witnesses the grand jury declined to fur
Their consider the case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-02
GARDNER" SQUEALS"
Tells How Ex-Mayor Ames Ex-
torted Protection" Money.
Minneapolis Chief Executive Had In.
come from Unlicensed Resorts.
Medical Student in His Office Did the
Collecting.

Minneapolis Mimi, May 1.-The trial
of Former Mayor Alonzo A. Ames
charged with bribery, began, today, the
jury having been secured after four
days of steady work.
County Attorney Boardman in his
opening address held that the state
would prove that Mayor Ames had in
stituted a system of extorting money
using the go-between Irwin A. Gard
ner, a medicar student in~~llis office
whereby he collected protection
money from keepers of resorts outside
of the recognized district.
He explained that in that district
keepers of resorts paid regular fines in
the municipal court, but outside of it
there was wide field for extortion.
Gardner was put on the stand and
told a frank and complete story of
the manner in which the money was
eXtorted from the women every two
weeks, of how he had the aid of the
members of the police force assigned by
the mayor for that purpose and how
the money thus obtained was distrib-
uted
Gardner had previously been CON
victed of bribery, but secured a new
trial from the supreme court and has
now decided to make a clean breast of
the operations so far as he knew them.