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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-28
Fire De.troys Freight Cars.

Fire in the yards Of the Chicago Peoria
and St Louis Railroad at 5 o'clock yester-
day morning destroyed two freight cars. as
well as the lumber once Of John Christy.
several outbuildinss and quantity Of lum,,
CONSTRUCTION tools, the other car was
empty and the fire originated in this. II is
thought to be the work of tramps. who are
supposed to have built q fire In the empty
freixht car during the night.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-28
Miners and Operators Failed to Agree
REPIrRTI(, SPEI-TAI.

Murphysboro. ILL.,. March a7-The miners
and operators of seventh subdistrict of Dis
trict Twelve ha2 not reached an agreement
on the points under discussion tonight.
The entire day was devoted TO the 6 per cent
increase. which was granted at !nterna-
uona. convention at Indianapolis The
miners want the increase divided uneQuaily.
while the operators contend that the divi-
sion should be equal.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-28
TAXATION OF FAIR GROUNDS.
Attorney +. w. Lehman Argues
Is Is Not Taxable.

Attorney T. w. Lehman. representing
the ST. Louis Fair Association, appeared
before the Board of Equalization yesterday
and presented a lengthy argument setting
forth that the Fair Grounds is not taxable
property. because. lie claimed the grounds
are used for agricultural exhibition pur-
poses.
The board took the matter under advise
ment
Under recent opinions NJ Citv Counselor
Bates and Attorney General t.rs- Iresi
dent O'Brien OF the Gos,-l OF Assessors de-
cided that the Fair Grounds property
should be taxed. The assessmen. value OF
the property is S796 $50.
The board may render a decision in the
matter to-day.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-28
hates County Ranch Sold.

REF'CBLIc SPECIAL.
Butler. Mo-. March s7.-Doctor C. c. Green the
August flower king OF Woodbury., " j., sold his
.top-acrc ranch in Bates County to-day TO T..
G. Webster OF Los Angeles. Cal. for $:s.aSG
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-28

New Orleans. March 27.-Secretary Hester'i
ssatsment o. the w9rlds yishls supply Of cotton ~
sSs isst year. or this the total American cotton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12

of Rock, Island, has returned home.
Moses futile, who has been visiting
in Rock Island. returned home We'd
nesday.
Miss Lillian Wochner is assisting
Mrs. Forgy with her house work.
There Will be an entertainment at
the Pleasant Ridge school May II.
Blanche WangeIin returned home
after i weeks visit with Ethel Peter
son.
c. b. Ellis and daughter, Iva, were
callers on Mrs. Dudley DeNoe, of Sears.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12

rich; sentry, o. w. Smith; herald, Mrs.
EIna Petitions; guide, A. A. Petit
bone; first w. c., NJ. II. Lewis: c. of S..
j. w. Markham; c. of ~. Mrs. Larlkin;
managers, r. Harkert, A. Angst, Mrs.
Melvina Cornelius; physicians, w. f.
Hunt and George NJ, Middleton.
John Miner and Thomas Pillon of
the Davenport letter carriers force.
left today for Clinton, where they go
as delegates to the sixth annual ses-
sion of the Iowa Association of the
National Association of Letter Car
riers. The business session will be
held at the quarters of the Cintonian
club and will last today and tomor-
row, winding up with a grand ball on
the evening of the last day. A num-
Der of the local carriers will go to
Clinton to attend the grand ball.
The craze for automobiles. which is
fast spreading from one end of the
country to another, has taken firm
foothold in Davenport, which
abounds with auto enthusiasts. There
are now somewhat over thirty of
these machines owned in Davenport,
which are to be observed in daily use
upon the streets of the city and the
number is rapidly increasing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12
IN THE SUBURBS.
BOWLING.

Bowling. May 12.-There was much
excitement in Bowling Sunday. An
drew Lundquist shot F. l.. Bingman's
dog Sunday and in return Mr.. Bing-
man shot Mr.. Lundquist's dog the
next day.
Marie Milstead, who has been visit
ing with her sister, Mrs. Harry Bolis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12

The bankers are arranging for their
first regular outing of the Season and
the date that has practically been de-
cided upon is May 20. This is not fl
nal but seems to be the choice of a
majority of the bankers and employ
ees, To these excursions all the di-
rectors of the banks are invited and
they are usually attended by large
crowd. Two or three of them are usu-
ally held during the summer and they
have proven very popular among the
banking fraternity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12

Wduenee YouR bowels with Unsoarets.
Candy Cathsrtic. cure constipation forever.
ioe a.. T. Ssss @. fail. druggists refund money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12

\ suit for divorce was filed in the
Scott county district court yesterday
morning by Allen II. Burnham against
his wife, Sarah +. Burnham. The
suit is the outcome of an escapade in
which the wife was dragged into po-
lice court and John Fox, the alleged
paramour of the woman is being held
to the grand jury on the charge of
adultery. Burnham is an old soldier
and Mrs Burnham is considerable
younger than her husband. She is a
woman about 40 years or age and re-
sides with her husband on West Third
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12
DAVENPORT DOTS

The date for the annual handicap
road race to be given under the au-
spices of the Davenport Bicycle Deal
er's association, has been set for the
afternoon of June 4. The race will be
over the same course as last year, be-
ing a distance of - miles. The course
will be from the corner of Fourteenth
and Brady streets as starting point
thence east over Fourteenth to Grand
avenue; north on Grand avenue to
High street; east on High street to
the Orphans Home road; north on
the Orphans Home road to Pine Hill
cemetery; thence west to Brady
street, thence south on Brady through
Central park to the starting point at
Fourteenth and Brady, the riders to
cover the above named course twice
around.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12

Walter Young. son of y. w. Young
and Harry Kahler were arrested sun
day for violating the game laws of the
state. The boys were caught fishing
in Duck creek and had several cat
fish i'm their possession. They were
arrested by Deputy Warden Jasper
As the lads did not seem to realize
that they were breaking the law, jus
tice Hall gave them the smallest fine
possible, and they were let off with S.
and costs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12

son. The funeral will be held from
the home at o'clock tomorrow af-
ternoon.
This week will see the completion of
the interurban eXtention from East
Moline to Warner crossing at New
Shops. BY next Saturday through
trips will be made from Moline to
Pleasant Valley. From that point the
extension will be rapidly pushed to
WATERFOWL. Yesterday afternoon the
stockholders raised the capital stock
to 100000, the new issue being taken
by present owners. The additional
funds will be used for building the eX-
tension and developing Campbel's
island.
Sunday morning Mayor {. p. Skin
ner and the aldermen met the South
Moline road commissioners and also
the farmers. but on account of a
disagreement which resulted be
tween the farmers and the road com
missioners. the council could do moth
ing to settle the question at Rock
river bridge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12

If you are in need of dental work
call on us before going elsewhere as
we can save you money. We use
nothing but the best of material and
our work is guaranteed to be first
class in every respect. If you are in
need of set of teeth call and BE our
thin elastic plate. We guarantee it
to fit in all cases and when all others
have failed. We never ask you more
than our prices below.
CLEANING FREE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12

If it had not been for the timely
arrival of Robert EIDE, it is quite pro-
bable that Nels Swanson, of 402 Third
avenue. would today be minus some of
his valuables. Late Saturday night
Mr.. Eide. while on his way home. saw
a man on the porch of the Swanson
home and promptly gave the alarm.
Miss Swanson was awakened by the
noise and, rising, shut the window to
her room. To her surprise the win
dow came down upon mans hand,
but did not imprison it so tightly
that he could not wrench it loose.
Breaking free the burglar jumped
from the porch and ran away in the
darkness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12

Another daughter in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Benin, of 2006 w.
Fifth street has passed away and the
heart broken parents have now lost
three daughters in less than a month.
Typhoid fever is the dread disease
that has called them all and there are
still two more who are very i'll with
the disease. What has been the cause
of the disease in the family has not
vet been ascertained. There is a well
on the place and it is thought that
the sickness might have arisen from
the water. An examination will be
made by the board of health and if
the well is in Il bad condition it will
be condemned. Miss Louise Benin
was % years of age and was born in
Davenport where she has lived all her
life. She was employed at the home
of p W. McManus before she was
taken i'll. Besides the sorrowing pa
rents there survive five brothers,
Henry, George, William, Edward and
Rudolph and one sister Meta.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12
ran rRAvELERs' GUIDE.

eN-~~c~~~~~C~oc~@ ~>-S->(-1-><@(~1cS~ScSc-
CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND
f55ft5efET ~ &Pacifc Ranway-Tickets
3Ll3ielkllll can be purchased a. City
sfE3I7H Ticket ONCE, 1918 Second ave
nue., or @, R. L & P. depot
Fifth avenue foot of Thirty
first street. Peoria branch depot, foot OF
I've ,tieth street. Frank q. Plummer, G. P. A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12

\ local lodge of the Royal High
landers, to be known as annie Lau-
RE castle No. $50, was organized in
Davenport Saturday evening at Co
lumbar hall by j. f. Starboard. state
deputy. The new order, which is in
the nature of fraternal one, starts
out with 40 charter members in Dav-
EXPORT. The officers are: Past Ill.
Pro. w. F. Larkin; Ill. Po., W. +.
Hunt. NJ. D.; c. C.. L. \. Pohlman; w.
r.. Mrs. Clara Garrison; secretary,
Miss Rose c. Boro: treasurer, Mrs.
Winifred Wiley; warden, b. Dieder-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12

Nels NJ. Gustafson, 2517 Fourth ave
nue., died yesterday morning after an
illness of five days with complica-
ton of diseases. He was born in Swe-
den Nov. 20, 1928, and came to Ameri-
ca in 1868, since which time he has
made this city his home. He was a
long time employee >of Dimock. Gould
& Co., the last ten years has been an
employe of the city. He leaves a wife
and six children who all live in this
city. They are Charles g.. John NJ,
Mrs. Charles Rodelius. S. a. and o. f.
Gustafson and Miss Tillie NJ. Gustaf-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12
MOLINE MENTION

y cut of 81 feet at the top of the
hill-placing residences on an emf
hence from the street even higher
than that of the famous Swensson
canyon be necessary to
open Twenty-ninth street from
Fourth to Eleventh avenue Residents
in the east end have asked the coun-
ell to open this street just east of
Athletic Field and across the unused
portion of the west end of the River
side cemetery tract.
Hulda Johnson. wife of Charles y.
johnson. the well known Deere &
Mansur company employee, died at the
family home Saturday evening at 6
O'Clock after suffering with dropsy
of the heart. She was born in Sweden
Feb. %. 1867, and fifteen years ago
came to this country. She was mar
ried to Mr.. Johnson IL years ago.
and the three children born to them
remain to mourn with their father.
\ sister in Woodruff. ILL.,. and a broth
er in Sweden also remain
One Charles Weaverling is wanted by
the police on the charge of stealing
couple of watches from the home
of w L. Kubitz in Healy's addition.
Weaverling is a smooth individual,
who likes a little deviation from the
usual way of plundering. and his
work of Sunday morning certainly
suggests little originality. He en-
tered the home of the Kubitz family
and feigning a sleepy jag soon had
the family fixing him snugly and com
fortably on the lounge. He was sup
posed to be waiting for roomer at
the Kubitz home and kind hearts
thought that his waiting might as
well be made comfortable. Weaver
ling's supply of gratitude had long
since run out. for when one of the
family returned to the room in which
he had been for n short time left
alone, the wee birdie" was not to he
found, neither were two watches. so
the Kubitz family claims. Word was
given the police but as yet no trace
has been discovered, either of the
watches or Weaverling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12

The annual convention of the Iowa
State Federation of Labor opened in
this city this morning. holding the
first business session at Lahrmann's
hall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12

ROCK ISLAND AND PEORIA DIVISION.
Trains leave Twentieth street station. Main
ne trains start from main depot on Fifth
avenue minutes in advance of time given
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12

Au trains daily except Sunday
Passengers for points beyond Savanna viii
make connections leaving st M and ar
irving at s:47 D. m via Iowa side OF the river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12
TRAINS

,s.ss=-=z===7=.zs CHICAGO, BURLINGTON &
Ssak Rs<$Sts{5 ~ Quincy - Depot Second
NittsllsssltIiln avenue and Twentieth street
n MI. YOUNG, Agent.
7IlllsSi.k8 FRANK A. HART,
-e.GASA.8.59 Passenger Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12
TRAINS.

s. Stop at Rock Island % minutes for meals
sDaiiy. tDsiy except Sunday.
TelaDhone 1851
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-21
CHAPTER LILY

differently trained; but the spirit that
has driven You all to victory mas re
~ incd forever unchanged
So 1t is in civil life. AS you dld not
Wla in a month or a year, but only n yer
lorg wears of hard and dangerous WORK,
so the fight for governmental honesty
aud efficiency can be HoA my by tl1
display Of similar patience and slmIlar
resolution ana power of endurance. we
need the same type Of character now
tEat VAS needed by the men who with
Washington first jnaugurated the system
Of free popular government. the system
Of combined liberty and order mere on
This continent; that was needed by the
men who under Lincoln perpetuated the
COVE rrment which had thus been in
augurated in the days OF Washington,
The qualities essential TO coed citizen
ship and TO good public service new are
In all their essentials exactly the same as
IN the days WREN the first congresses
net to provide for the establishment of
the union; us in the days, seventy years
later, when the congresses met which
There are many qualities which we
need alike in private citizen and in pub
lie man. but three above all-three for
the lack of which no briiiiancy and no
genius can atcne-and those three are
courage. honesty, and common sense.
While President Roosevelt was speak
ing rain began to fall In torrents The
stand had a canvas cover. but the water
went through 1t as If It was a sieve.
When by-stander offered to hold over
him an umbrella the president waved 1t
aside remarking:
II don't care for It, If Indicating the
assemblage) they can stand it l can
Turning to the crowd he said, laugh
ingly:
Il don't feel sorry for YOU old veterans
You will not melt. l DO feel sorry for
the ladies'"
After the benedlction had been pro
no1lnced the president held an informal
reception In the rain. shaking hands with
several hundred exsoldiers.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-21
BONDED RATES ARE REDUCED
Fire Underwriters Decide To Reduce
Rates on Whisky in Bond.

New York, September I9-Insurancs
rates on bonded whisky have been reduced
oper cent by the Western Union OF
Fire Underwriters in annual session here,
says a Toronto, Ontario, dispatch to The
Journal OF Commerce. Owing to the strict
supervision of the government over bond
ed houses the fire hazard is the small
est Business has been very profitable
seven or eight years Rates have been
kept up, however, and in consequence
there having been practically no losses in
the competition for the business has been
very severe. The Kentucky and Tennes-
see agents asked to have commissions
thrown open so that they could fight for
the business. but the special committee
to which the question was referred re-
ported unanimously in favor OF cutting
the rate in two instead.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-21

of the Potomac, Lincoln forthwith pub
lished hat immortal paper. the prelim-
iuary declaration OF emancipation: the pa
per which decided that the civil war.
besides being war for the preservation
Of the union, should be d war for the
emancipation OF the slave, SO that from
that time onward the causes of union
and freedom. OF national greatness and
individual liberty were one and the
same.
Men OF New Jersey. I congratulate
your state because she has the right
to claim her fun share in the honor and
glory Of that memorable day; and | con
graduate you, Governor Murphy. because
on that day you had the high good
fortune TO serve as a lad with credit ana
honor in one OF the five regiments which
your state sent TO the battle.
If the issue Of Antietam had been
other than it was. it is probable that at
least two great European powers would
have recognized the independence Of the
confederacy; so that you who fought here
forty years ago have the profound
satisfaction of feeling that you played
well your part III one of those crises big
with the fate of all mankind. You men
of the grand army by your victory not
| only rendered all Americans your debt
] Wis lOltFSAAhOlE. puL you rendered all nQ-
! mainly your debtors. II the union had
been dissolved. if the great edihce built
with blood and sweat and tears by mighty
| Washington and his compeers had gone
| down IN wreck and ruin. the result would
have been an ipcalculable calamity. not
only for our people-and most OF ali for
| those who. in such event, would have
seemingly triumphed-but for an man
| kind
The great American republic would
have become memory of dersion: anG
the failure OF the experiment Of self
government by great people on a great
scale would have delighted the heart o.
every foe of republican institutions Oul
country now so great and SO wonderful
would have been split into little janglne
rival nationalties, each with a history
both bloody and contemplate. 1t was
because you, the men who wear the but
ton Of the Grand Army triumphed il
those dark years that every American
now holds his head high, proud in the
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-21

knowledge that he belongs to 8 nation
whose glorious past and great present will
he succeeded by an even mightier fu-
ture; whereas had YOU failed We would
an OF US, north and south, east and west,
be now treated by other nations at the
best with contemptuous tolerance; at the
worst with oYerbearing insolence
The patriotism, the courage the I'M
hinching resolution and steadfast endur-
anee Of the soldiers whose triumph was
crowned at AppomattoX must be sup
plenented on our part by civic courage.
civic honesty cool sanity and Stpadfast
adherence 10 the immutabe laws of
righteousness.
Tribute to Men of Dixie.
You LETT rs a reunited country; RENTED
in fact as well as in name You left us
the right of brotherhood with your gal
liant foes who wore the gray; the right to
feel pride in their courage and their high
fealty to an ideal. even though they war
red against the stars in their courses.
You left us also the most splendid exam
Pile of what brotherhood really means: for
in your careers you showed in practical
fashion that the only safety in our Amer
lean life lies in spurning the accidental
distinctions which sunder one man from
another, and in paying homage to each
man only because of what he essentially
is; in stripping off the husks Of occupa-
ton, Of position of accident, until the
soul stands forth revealed, and we know
the man only because of his worth as
man
There was no patent device for securing
victory by force of arms forty years ago;
and there is no patent device for securing
victory for the forces of righteousness In
civil life now. IN each case the all-im-
uOrtanf factor VOC a,,1 &c iba OBJ rootar ~
the individual man. Good laws in the
state, like q good organization in an
army. are the expressions of national
character.
Leaders will be developed in military
and in civil life alike; and weapons and
tactics change frow generation to gem
Grafton, as methods of achieving good
government change in civic affairs; but
the fundamental qualities which make
for good citizenship do not change any
more than the fundamental qualities
which make good soldiers. In the long
run IN the civil war the thing that count
ed for more than aGght else was the
fact that the acreage American had the
lighting edge; had within him the spirit
which spufred MIN on through tell and
car ger fatigue ana hardship to the goal
OF the splendid ultimate triumph. So
In achieving good government the fun
damental factor must be the character
OF the average citizen; that average citi-
Zen's power of hatred for what is mean
and base and unlnvely: his fearless scorn
OF cowardce ana his determlnati ton to
war unyieldingly against the dark and
sordid forces of evil.
Tine continental troops who followed
W. sfinston were clad in blue and buff
ard We're armed with clumsy. tlintlock
inuskets. You, who followed Grant,
were the famous old blue uniform and
your weapons had chansed as had your
uniform: and now the men of the Amcri-
can army who uphold the honor of tho
flag in the far troDic lands are yet diff
ferently armed and differently clad and