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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-11
Rebellion in China Spreading.
(By the Associated Press.l

I
London, March 10.-The Daily Mail cor
respondent at Shanghai telegraphs that
the rebellion in the Kwang-Si province
is spreading seriously. Several villages
have been captured and authority of the
government in that province is practi =
cally at an end. The popular hatred for
the Christians, adds the correspondent,
is displayed in the Shantung province by
the destruction of the churches.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-11
MADE The PREACHER A TARGET.
Sensational and Red Bot Fight in Georgia
Church---one Man Killed
(By the Associated Press.)

Augusta, Ga. March AT Mount
Pleasant Baptist Church, six miles from
Johnston, S. c., two factions sprang up
in the church. One faction forbade Rev.
Kit Jones to preach last Sunday night.
The other faction insisted on preaching
and the minister went into the pulpit.
AS he announced the hymn the opposing
faction entered the church and fired upon
him. Two of the preachers friends were
in the pulpit with him and they returned
the fire. Joe Harmon was shot dead and
his three sons seriously wounded.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-11
DURHAM SHALL PAY NO COSTS.
The seaboard Guarantees Them in the Peabody
Street Suit
Especial to News and observor)

Durham, ~ c., March 9.-The Seaboard
Air Line has given bond in the sum or
$40, 900 as a guarantee that the city Will
never have to pay any of the costs or
damages in Peabody street suit the
United States Fidelity and Guarantee
Company is surety Bond has been for
warded, so a telegram received an
nounces. The matter has been the talk
of the town since it was learned that
the bond was but $500.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-11
THE SITUATION ALARMING.
The Levee Board in session---An Overflow OF
the Mississippi Certain.
(By the Associated Press

Jackson, Miss, March 9.-News from
the Mississippi River front is that the
situation is alarming. The levee board
is in session at Clarksdale, and word was
received today that an overflow is GER
tain. The levees are in better shape,
higher and stronger than ever, except in
one or two places and are there being
carefully guarded The levee board Is
hiring all the labor possible.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-11
Two Children Drowned.
(By the Associated Press.

Lake Charles, La, March 9.-While on
their way to school at Singer. twenty
five miles north Of town, IneZ Nichols,
aged years, Nathan Hyatt, aged and
Joyce Hyatt, aged 5, fell from a foot
bridge across a little stream which flows
through the village and we're drowned
The stream had been swollen by recent
rains and no help was at hand. The
bodies were recovered
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-11
To Dedicate New Methodist Church
(Willlamstca Erterprise.)

(Williamstcn Erterprise)
The dedication of the NJ. e. church
will take place Sunday, the 18th, Bishop
A. Coke Smith viii preach the dedca-
tory sermon in the morning, and will
fill the pulpit again at night The choir
is preparing some very attractive and
appropriate music for the occasion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-11
Rivers Raging Torrents.
(By the Associated Press.l

Dallas. Texas, March 9.-Another ter
rife rain fell in northern and central
Texas today and continues tonight. All
streams are swollen into raging torrents
and big rise is expected in the Trinity
River. Telegraphic service is crippled
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-11
The Flood in the Brazos.
(By the Associated Press.)

Columbia. Texas. March 9.-The crest
of the flood in the Brazos River has
reached this point and the town is under
water. Rail communication with Houston
has been cut off, and there is no likelihood
of its restoration for several days Farms
are under water and some stock has been
lost, but all of the negroes have gotten
off the hnttoms.-T The Natsr is going
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-11

During the great Klondike rush of
1897-'9S Bird started up the Yukon River
with two companions. One day the two
companions were found to be missing.
When questioned Bird stoutly maintained
that they had gone off on a prospecting
expedition. The bodies of the two men
were found, riddled with buckshot. BIRD
sentence was affirmed by the United
States Supreme Court and President
Roosevelt refused clemency
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-11
Murderer Dies Game.
lBx the Associated Pregs.l

Wy VIIV -fS'VVI'1vV0 V177'1
Seattle, Washington, March "a
special to the Times from Stlha, says;
Homer Bird was legally executed here
Friday. The execution was void Of Incl
dent. Bird walked three hundred yards
from the Jail and mounted the scaffold
without assistance.
On the galIows he made a short speech
without visible emotion in which he pro-
tested his innocence. Thirty seconds
after the trap was sprung the murderer
died without a struggle.
About twenty witnesses were allowed
within the enclosure.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-11

across country to the Gulf, the channel
not being sufficient to carry it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-11
Ex-senator Jones Has zip.

(By the Associated PressD
Washington March 9.EX Senator
Jones. Of Arkansas, Is confined -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
CASH NOT NEEDED
No Financial Crisis Likely to be
Caused by Rock Island
Bond Issue.
TO REFUND WITH $15o,OOO,OOO
Mileage Of the Lines That Make
Up the Big Sys-
tenn.

The Rock Island road is capitalized
at $4,000 per mile and the total mile
age of the system is 1880. The
Moores control it through the owner
ship of about 81 900 in preferred stock
per mile. There will be no cash rails
ed at once through the new issue of
$250,OOO,OOO bonds, for which the meet
ing will be held in Davenport next
month. About $15O,OeO,OO0 worth Of
bonds will be used in refunding issues
now outstanding. The mileage of
the various lines that together make
up the system is as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
ANCIENT ROME" DRAWING
GREAT CROWDS AT CHICAGO

The Chicago Chronicle has this to
say of the presentation of Ancient
Rome" in that city;
Pains Burning OF Rome closed
it's first week, appropriately, in
blaze of glory. Chicago turned out
for the opening Tuesday night and
a most 5000 spectators were on the
rounds. Mr.. Pain said that this was
he largest opening that any of his
lows had ever had in the west. Ev-
cry act. from hurdle runners to the
clown who does the pyrotcchnic tight
rope act, were applauded to the echo,
agreeing that this years fireworks
display was the most brilliant that
Pain has yet given to the public.
Many new and pleasing devices in
colored fire were displayed here for
the first time, and Mr.. Pains asser-
ton that art and pyrotechnics go
hand i'm hand was well supported.
Twelve hundred invitations to the
clergy of Chicago had been issued for
Wednesday. but the high wind of that
morning wrecked the big background
picture of the eternal city to such an
extent that the performance for
Wednesday evening had 10 be aban-
doned. So the clergy came Thursday
night. and as an Indication of the in
tense interest the public Is taking in
the spectacle nearly every invitation
issued was presented at the gate.
Friday was ladies and children's
night, and a program of comic fire
works was specially arranged for
them, which included a cock fight, ac-
robats on horizontal pole and
Punch and Judy show. The manage
ment is arranging a series of special
nights for the balance of the engage
ment, which will he announced from
time to time. The exhibit will be
given every night in the week when
heavy rain does not prevent.
Pains new attraction, which open
ed at Chicago last week for its first
engagement in the west. will come
direct from there to this city and
will he here all the week of Aug. "a
2s, giving nightly performances at
the baseball park.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
Personal POINTS.

Mrs. Bergin left last night for Chi
cago.
Mrs. j. b. Rutter departs tomorrow
for Allegheny, Pa, for visit.
Fred Marshall, of Morrison, Ill., is
the guest of his cousin, Mrs. w. A.
Lovett-
Mrs. NJ f. Potter and family have
gone to Emmett Beach, Mich, for a
few weeks sojourn.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. VanGalder are
at Cortland, H., today attending the
wedding of Mrs. VanGalder's sister.
Charles Byrnes, son of Director c.
j. Byrnes, of Ishpeming, Mich, is n
new employe in the Woodmen office.
Roy Littig. one of the officers of
the Illinois theatre, of Chicago, is Wis
ting friends in this city and Daven-
port
LIP. Hix, editor of the Semi-Weellly
Tribune, of Sycamore, H., has been
spending a few days in Rock Island,
the guest of S. f. Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas d. Clark, of
Woodbury., n. j., are the guests of
Heisley, at Trinity rectory.
Kenneth Talbot, son of Prof. ~ n.
Talbot. of the University of Illinois,
is spending a week in Rock Island
with his cousin, Charles NanGalder.
General Attorney j. w. White, of
the NJ. w. ~, with his two sons, is
spending Il couple of weeks in the
woods of northern Michigan hunting
and fishing.
George W. Wood, ticket agent at
the d.. Il. |. d \. W., has returned
with his family from trip to Col
orado. Mr.. Wood will resume his du-
ties tomorrow.
Mrs q. w. Spencer, formerly res
ident of this city and now living at
Prophetstown, will arrive in the city
this evening on her way to Colorado
for pleasure trip.
Mrs. Frank \. Graves and children
have gone to Thompson, H., for u 10
days visit Miss Sylvia Graves is Wis
iting in Cedar Rapids and Gilbert
Graves is camping at Boston Bay.
L. L. Workman, formerly associated
with F. l.. Bills in the promotion of
telephone franchises in the tri-cities,
is in the city. He says that Mr.. Bills
is now engaged i'll installing Il system
at Lincoln, Neb.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles McHugh and
party of friends left this afternoon
on the steamer llanthe with the
house boat Rambler in tow for trip
up the river, Dubuque being the OBJ
iective point. The party is composed
of Mrs. {. H. Lmceford, of Chicago;
Miss Janet Chambers. of Davenport;
Miss Elizabeth McIIugh, Miss Irene
Don. and j. +. Stafford and George
Price. of this city, and j. II. Trimble
of Peoria Mr.. Stafford and Mr.. Price
will only remain with the party for a
few days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
PLAN TO HOLD UP TRAIN
MAY HAVE BEEN FoILED

Ii * believed that plan to hold
up a Rock Island train leaving Chi
cago one evening recently was frus-
trated by chance. \ well-dressed man
who boarded the train at Joliet, re
fused to pay his fare, and the con
ductor. without wasting time, pulled
the bell-rope and brought the train to
stop.
As the unruly passenger was push
ed toward the door, several men
jumped off the roof of the car and
disappeared. The passengers on the
train were convinced the intention
had been to hold up the train, but
was prevented only by the conductor
making his rounds earlier than hal
been expected. 1t is supposed the
men feared to carry out their plans
so close to the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
Notice of Awarding Contract.

Notice is hereby given that the con
tract for the excavation, curbing and
paving of Seventeenth street. i'm this
city, from the south line of Ninth av-
enue to the north line of Eighteenth
avenue, was awarded by this board
at it's meeting. held Aug. 10, to the
Tri-City Construction company, the
said company being the lowest bidder
for the work proposed in said inn
provement.
The amount of their said bid is
$21. 933.42.
Rock Island, H., this nth day of
August, 1908.
WILLIAM M'CONOCHIE.
President of Board of Local Improve
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
CAR RUN ON FIFTEENTH
STREET LINE TODAY

The first car to be run on the new
Fifteenth street loop made the trip
this morning to Ninth avenue. The
work of stringing the wires as far as
Twentieth street and Eleventh ave
nue. will be finished in Il day or two,
but it is not known when regular
service viii be established. although
the company's workmen Will be car
ried back and forth on the line and
material will be transported from this
time on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
No Difference.

Young Criminal lawyer have ar
ranged to have the prisoners wife and
babies sit in front of the jury and
weep all through the trial. Do you
think it advisable to pick bachelors or
married men for the jury?
Old Criminal Lawyer-Oh, 1t doesn't
make a particle of difference. If bach
elors they will sympathize with the
woman and babies, and If married men
they will sympathize with the pris
oner
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
IF you WANT YOUR UMBRELLA

Repaired speciality
of
ephones0 care o. seco hand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
ANNOUNCEMENT.

We will be pleased to guarantees
Kid-Ne-Oids to cure backache, ner-
vousness, kidney and blood diseases.
From experience we know, that when
properly used Kid-Ne-Oids never fail
o effect complete cure. so cents.
TIL. THOMAS, Leading Druggist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
CATCHER DAN O'LEARY
BECOMES A BENEDICT

Dan OLeary, the popular catcher
of the local baseball team, surprised
his friends by his marriage last even
ing to Miss Mathilda Kueblcr, of Keo-
kuk, Iowa. The happy event took
place at s o'clock at the parsonage
of Sacred Heart church, Rev. j. f.
Lockney tying the knot. George Ora
ham, one of the groom's team mates,
and Mrs. Minnie Jones were witnesses
to the marriage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12

River forecast for IS hours ending 5
a. m, Friday, Aug. II, 1908: The Mis-
sissippi will remain at nearly sta
tionary stage at lie Claire and Daven-
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
River Bulletin.

Dang'r Hgt. Change
-, = q. -, % I, -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
on,ok RelIef for A.thma surferers.

Foley's Honey and Tar affords i'm
mediate relief to asthma sufferers in
the worst stages and if taken in time
will effect cure. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
OBITUARY RECORD.

The death of Samuel Devinney, one
of the prominent residents of the up
per end of the county. took place yes
terday morning at his home in the
township of Hampton. Deceased was
one of the earliest settlers of this vi
cinity. coming here from Pcnnsylva-
mia, where he was born, with his par
ents at the age of one year. in the
year 1886. I'm his young manhood he
was an engineer. miller, and later a
farmer, the latter engaging his active
attention till three years ago. when
he retired and came to Moline.
Deceased was married in 1856 to
Sarah Wheel. and the latter survives
with two children, Mrs. Lewis Cole
grove and Mrs. George Turner. The
funeral took place from the Hamp-
ton home at > o'clock this afternoon.
the services being in charge of the
Masons of Hampton, to which deceas-
ed belonged.
The funeral of Mrs. Leonard Stock
well, who died Monday at Cordova.
was held at o'clock yesterday after
noon from the home, with interment
in the Cordova cemetery. Deceased
was 60 years of age and had been a
resident of Cordova - years. Her
death was due to internal hcmor-
rhages. The surviving members of
her family are the husband and two
sons. William II. and Leonard c.
Stockwell, both of Cordova.
Mai. II. c. Connolly received word
today of the death in Somerset, Pa,
this morning of his sister, Mrs. Mar
garet A. Benford. widow of the late
George w Benford. Deceased was
50 years of age. In Somerset surviv-
ing her are two sons, George and Har-
nv Benford. and sister. Mrs. Eliza
beth. wife of Judge William j. Baer
Mai Connolly is the only brother.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-12
MAKING CHANGE
Extra Force Of Clerks Prepare
for Enforcement of New
Woodmen Rates.
G TYPE-wRITINe CONTRACT
Thirty Operators Will Soon be al
Work Copying the Rec
Ords.

y force of additional help sufficient
TO attend to the extra work that will
be entailed in the enforcement of the
new system of rates that was recent
ly adopted by the head camp, has just
been put on ut the Woodmen head of
flee. About twenty extra clerks will
be employed for some months attend
ing to the various details. They will
be i'll general charge of Assistant
Head Clerk James Mcnamara, while
c. S. QuayIe, the actuary, will super
wise the details.
The first work of the new force will
be connected with the introduction
of the card system by which the rec
ords are in future to be kept instead
of by the book system. The certifi-
Gates will be gone over and arranged
in alphabetical order, while posters
for classification will be attached to
each one. This will render the work
of the type-writers in copying the
cards more simple. Then the cards
viii he placed and other work taken
up in order
The copying of the records upon the
cards will be done by the Oliver Type
writer company, contract to do the
work having been let to that firm.
This Is the largest contract of the
kind that has ever been handled in
this city, and the work will of neccs-
sity all be done ut the head office.
The company will employ about thir-
ty skilled operators, who will occupy
room by themselves. They will be-
gin work in about a week. The Oil
yer machine was chosen for its suit
ability to card work, and il was
thought that the necessary operators
could be found, and the work done by
the company much more economical
~ than directly under the officials of
the society.
Is Big Undertaking.
1t is estimated that an operator can
copy about $50 cards a day, and a
force of 80 would therefore copy
$500 Il day. AS there are over 900
members of the society. it Will be seen
that the task is no small one.
The effect of the change it is
expected will he to increase the work
ing power of the clerks in the audit
ing and record departments by from
one-third To onc-half. This will mean
a corresponding reduction in the
amount of help in those departments.
of which there are in the two combin-
ed now about thirty. In copying the
cards duplicate copies viii made
to be sent to the local camp clerks
so that the system may be followed
out in the local camps. The cards Will
also bear the information that the
clerks will need in preparing for the
read iustment of rates. and two OBJ
jects will thus be accomplished.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-04-10
PARASITES CAUSE ALL HAIR
TROUBLE.

Nine-tenths of the diseases of the
scalp and hair are caused by parasite
germs. The importance of this dis
cevery by Professor Unna of the
Charity Hospital. Hamburg. Germany
can not be overestimated. 1t explains
why ordinary hair preparations. even
OF the most expensive character fail
to cure danGruff; because they DO not.
and they can not kill the dandruf
germ. The only hair preparation in the
world that positively destroys the dam
druff parasites that burrow up the
scalp into scales called scurf or dam
dTuff. is Newbro's Herpicide. In addi-
ton to its destroying the dandruff germ
Herp;cide is also delightful hair dres-
sing, making the hair glossy and soft
as silk. Sold by leading druggists. Send
10 cents in stamps for sample to The
Herpicide Co, Detroit, Michigan.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-04-10
FROM HANCENILLE.

Hanceville, Ala, April 9.-Two more
deaths resulted today from the tornado
which swept the country west of here
Wednesday morning. The dead are:
Isabel Mccoy, aged six, and Ellie Nc
Coy. Two other members of the Mccoy
family are also expected to die. The
reports of the damage across the river
reached here today. The storm jumped
to the summit, in the northern part OF
Blount county, where several persons
were severely injured and a dozen
houses and barns destroyed.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-04-10
The Sure Way

to prevent Pneumonia and Consumption
is to cure your cold when it first ap-
pears. Acker's English Remedy will
stop the cough in a night, and drive the
cold out of your system. Always 4
quick and sure cure for Asthma, Bron-
chitis, and all throat and lung troubles.
If it does not satisfy you the druggist
will refund your money. Write to us
for free sample. w. H. Hooker e Co,
Buffalo y. Y. T. r. Hudson Pharmacy.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-04-10
MEXICAN POLITICS.

Mexico City. April Of. Reyes, the
opposition candidate for governor of
the state of Nuevo Leone, is here, hav-
ing left Monterey in disgust. He says
ne was warned by friends to go away
lest his life be endangered as the politi-
cal excitement continues and some of
his opponents had uttered threats
against him. Eighty OF his partisans
have been arrested in Monterey and
women relatives of the prisoners are to
memorabilia the federal executive II
their behalf
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-04-10
BETTER THAN PILLS.

The question has been asked, "In
what way are Chamberlain's Stomach
& Liver Tablets superior to pills?'' Our
answer is: They are easier and more
pleasant to take, more mild and gentle
in effect and more reliable as they can
always be depended upon. Then they
cleanse and invigorate the stomach and
leave the bowels in a natural condi
ton, While pills are more harsh in eff
feet and their use is often followed by
constipation. For sale by all druggists.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-04-10
AN AGGRAvATING COUGH CURED.

A customer of ours who had been suf-
fering from a severe cough for six
months, bought two bottles of Cham
herlain's Cough Remedy from us and
was entirely cured by one and a half
bottles of it. 1t gives perfect satisfac-
ton with our trade. HAYNES-PAR-
KER & CO, Lineville, Ala. For sale
by all druggists.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-04-10
MURDERER IDENTIFIED.
His Crime Was Committed More Than
Four Years Ago.

Seattle Wash. April 9.-John z. Gal
lagher, alias George Holmes, alias
John E. Dunno. who has been il the
city Jail for more than three weeks,
suspected of murder committed in
Taunton, Mass, nearly four years ago.
was today positively identified as the
man wanted.
When confronted by two police Off
GERS of the town in which he was ac-
cused of committing the murder, he
broke completely down and confessed
tc all that has been charged.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-04-10

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