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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12

Joseph jacob: chaplain, L. ]. Bradley:
guide Julius Wolf; warden, Max Kohner;
sentry, F. A Marley; delegate to hospital
bed fund, William Mackenzie; delegate to
Immediate Relief. H. c. Scott.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug.
cists refund the money IL 1t fails to cure. D. ",
Groves signature 10 each box Csc. oc1th. .tut1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12

half-dozen stores including the post Of
flee. were burned at Brookville. twelve miles
from Dayton, Ohio. last night. The loss is
$4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
Seeks Divorce From Bed and Board.

Margaret Horn, through Attorney Albert
Sillers. today filed suit for divorce from
bed and board from David j. Horn. The
parties were married April 26, 1890, and
have one child. Cruelty and drunkenness
are alleged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12

Phenomenal Xmas Selling.
The Castelberg Store is Establishing More Records

It's easy to be busy if you have the
goods to be busy with. The Castelberg
Christmas stock has reached a size abso-
lutely unparalleled. Everything of merit
every one shows we sE1ow--and great
deal more besides. The stock attracts
the prices attract. Casteberg prices today
mean more to people who know how to
buy right than they ever did. The man
who buys Diamonds. Watches, Jewelry,
Silverware, etc., without seeing and pric-
ing the goods here convicts himself of not
looking out for his best advantage.
--Never opened such vast number of new
accounts i'm so short time as we have
since December LIST. The Christmas rush
is ON 1ere--started early here and is grow
ing greater every day.
Save $50 more by buying at Castelbergs-and
open charge account.
All Engraving Free. Goods Reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12

Lady's Magnificent Gold Ring,
center stone of Turquoise. Sapphire
or Ruby, surrounded with full cut
diamonds. Special holiday price. .318
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-28
MAN WITH BIG EARS OF
CORN ON HAND THIS FALL

The man with the big ear of corn
is having his inning at the present
time and he appears to be pretty
strongly in evidence, according to eN-
changes. Henry county farmers are
growing quite "chesty" over the size
of some of the corn raised on their
fertile acres and tell some big stories
about il. For instance. one Louis
Smith. of HooppoIe, is said to have
picked ears at random from a field of
Is acres and each specimen bore
about $50 kernels. Another man in
the same neighborhood has an ear
with 1.26O kernels. Now let's hear
from Rock Island county farmers.
Ten to one we can beat it hands down.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-28
big JOE" GRIMES, THE
FAT CYCLIST, IS DEAD

Joe Grimes, the fat cyclist better
known. as Big joe who will be re-
membered by Rock Island people as
having paid a visit here advertising a
weil-known make of wheels in the
early stages of popularity of the BIZ
cycle, is dead. He was reputed to be
the largest man in the world and un-
til the last 16 months, when his avoir-
dupois was so rapidly on the increase,
he rode Il bicycle. At the time of his
death the other day at his home in
Cincinnati he weighed 754 pounds, was
6 feet inches tall and only "a years
old. His death was due to injury re-
received by the breaking of a cab in
which he undertook to ride to de-
pot. A special coffin was required in
which to bury him. But for the fact
that his body could not be gotten into
the oven he would have been crema-
ted, according to a request he made
on his death bed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-28
DOINGS OF THE DAY IN
THE LOCAL POLICE COURT

J. Peterson, of Lynn, got outside
too much Rock Island corn juice Sat
urday night. He was fined So. For a
similar offense George Greenwood, of
Presumption, and William Lambert, of
this city, were fined 81 each.
The Kneutson- Hildebrandt neigh
borhocd squabble, which has been
hanging fire in the police court for a
week. was disposed of today by Magis-
trate Johnson. who let Frank Hide
brandt, who was arrested for an al
legged assault on Olof Kneutson, off
with payment of the costs of the case.
The magistrate gave the boys a cur
tain lecture. also admonishing the
parents to keep Il closer eye on them.
He said he would not listen to any
further trouble they might get into,
but would have their cases referred
to the county court, and warned them
that future difficulties of the charac-
ter he had just settled would possibly
result in the offenders taking a trip
to the reform school.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-28
ASSIGNMENT AT
m. E. CONFERENCE
Few Changes are Made Rock
Island Ministers
Remain.

The closing business of the central
Illinois Methodist conference at Mon
mouth today was the assignment of
ministers. As had been foretold there
were not many changes made Both
the ministers who have been laboring
in this city, Rev. II. Il. Williams and
Rev. J. r. Rutter, were returned.
There was no change made at Moline
Rev. j. Wellington Frizzelle was re-
turned as presiding elder for this dis
trict, and the following assignments
were made:
Alcdo, L. Il. Gilmer; Aledo, f. S.
Busbee; Alpha, d. T. Wilson; Brad
ford, l.. F. CulIom; Buda. Vincent
Aten; Cambridge, w. II. Walker; Colo
ma, ID. s. Andrews; Erie, f. w. ThOmp-
son; Galva, Alexander Smith; Gene
SEQ, G. {. Schopes; Hampton, +. j.
Wood; Hillsdale. f. E. Meacham; Hi
nois City, +. L. Shepard; Keithsburg,
j. w. Ferris; Kewanee, Il. A. Brown;
Lafayette, c. F. Crane; Milan. \. D..
Haines; MilIersburg, w. II. Craine;
Moline, First church, NJ. V. Crum-
baker; Second church, \. f. Ioder;
Third church, Edward Morton; Ne
ponset, j. Il. Bartle; New Boston, NJ
V. b. White; New Windsor. X. II. Gill
mer; Orion, j. \. Edmundson; Pink
Prairie, to he supplied; Port Byron,
f. y. Wright; Presumption, G. d. Hen
sell; Reynolds, q. w. Peregoy; Rock
Island, First church, II. b. Williams;
Spencer Memorial church. !. Il. Rut-
ter; Sunbeam, Henry Brink; Taylor
Ridge, w F. Kettlekamp; Tiskilwa. j.
A. Afford: Viola, 5. =. Archer; Wood
hull, S. +. f. Schultz.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-28
Personal POINTS.
Ben Gest is in Chicago.

Ben Gest is in Chicago.
Adair Peasants is in Kcwanee on
legal business.
Hon. j. c. Adams. of Phoenix, Ari,
is visiting in the city.
Mr. and Mrs j. II. Wilson have re-
turned from Colorado.
W. j. Hess returned at noon today
from trip through the northwest.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Walhcim
have gone to Geneseo for stay of
two weeks.
Misses Mary and Frances McDon-
ough are back after a visit with rela-
tives in Pittsburg, Pa.
Albert ~ Mueller left this morning
for Chicago to enter the College of
Physicians and Surgeons.
j. r. Simon, Of Monmouth. came to
the city yesterday to join his wife,
who has been visiting here.
Mr.. and Mrs Waiter Johnson re-
turned to the city Saturday evening
after a summers sCjourn i'll the west
and south.
s. ID. Trip, United States marshal.
was in the city Saturday on his way
home to Peoria, after a business trip
to Fulton.
f. G.. Cady and wife. of Camanche,
Iowa, were Sunday guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. j. Wagner, 60
Eleventh street.
j. Y. Stafford leaves tomorrow for
a trip through Nebraska, the Dakotas
and Indian Territory. He will be
gone from the city about six weeks.
James Knowlton, of this city. lies i'll
in hotel in Peoria with typhoid fe-
yer, having been taken down with the
ailment while on visit in that city
last week.
Miss Signc Lind, formerly employed
by l.. 5. McCabe & Co., has resigned
her position and left Saturday night
to accept a position with Shumeman
& Evans, at st. Paul
Leo Mulligan. who has been away
from Rock Island for II years, the
most of the time located at st. Paul
and Minneapolis, has returned to the
city to make his future home.
The Misses Charlotte and Blanche
Buford. have returned to the city af
ter spending the summer season at
the seashore. Their sister, Miss Lucy
Buford. stopped in Chicago for
short stay.
w. a. RosenfieId goes to Chicago to-
night to appear with the LIST cavalry,
Illinois National Guard. of which he is
lieutenant, in the centennial parade
tomorrow. Lieut. Rosenfield has been
appointed an aide on the chief mar
shaIs staff.
L. b. Strayer. of South Rock Island,
has returned from Niagara Falls,
where he attended the Farmers Ma
tiOnal Congress as delegate from
Illinois. The meeting is held annually
and Mr.. Strayer states that Rock ISL
and has chance of entertaining the
convention a year hence. lie extend
ed an invitation at the Niagara Falls
meeting. Richmond, Va, and Milwau-
kee are the other bidders for the
meeting, the date and place of hold
ing which are to be decided by the eX-
ecutive committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-28
C. r. GAZETTEER TO OPERATE
MUSTARD FACTORY HERE

c. F. GAZETTEER left today for Chicago
to purchase machinery with which to
equip factory for the manufacture
of mustard, an enterprise in which he
is to engage on a large scale, having
had a new building erected on his
premises on Seventeenth street. Mr.
GAZETTEER states he has a formula for
the purest mustard ever placed for
sale on the local market, and he eX-
poets to build up big business in the
three cities and surrounding terri
tory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-28
STRAUSs-ROsENFIELD
WEDDING IN NOVEMBER

The wedding of Miss Irene Rosen-
field, daughter of Mrs. Julia Rosen-
field, and Samuel Strauss, of Des
Moines, one of the interesting nuptial
events of the season, is to take place
the early part of November. Mr..
Strauss has disposed of his interest
in the Des Moines RegisterLeader, of
which he has been manager, and will
probably locate in New York City, to
which place he will take his bride.
Mr.. Strauss is prominent throughout
Iowa in business and political circles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-28
millinery openIng.

Mrs. Arthur Brooks. 513 Seventeenth
street, will have her second annual
opening Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day, Oct. 1, , and 3, displaying an ele-
giant and complete line of the very lat
est creations in fall millinery. Ladies
of the tri-cities are cordially invited.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-28
a Sew jerry ledItor.s Tes,lmonIal.

NJ. t. Lynch, editor of the Phillips
burg, n. J. Daily Post writes: 81 have
have used many kinds of medicines for
coughs and colds in my famil, but
never anything so good as Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1 cannot say too
much in praise of it" All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-28
MARLIN RIFLE CLUB HAS
FIRST FALL DUCK SHOOT

The first fall duck shoot of the Mar
lin Rife club Saturday resulted as fol
lows: Phil Mitchell ;. w. H. Decker
8; Walter Freeman ,, j. Junge 3; +.
w. Bahnsen ,, c. Helpenstell ). Bad
weather made the attendance small.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-28
SEE GOOD RACING
Fifteen Hundred People at Ninth
Street Track Yes.
terday.
THE 2.l8 PAGE TO RAYMOND
And 2:3O Pace to Frank Reed
Running Meet Pro-
posed.

Fifteen hundred tri-city people saw
an afternoon of splendid racing at the
Ninth strict track yesterday after
noon, the matinee being given under
the auspices of the Twin-City Driving
association, which has furnished
number of good meetings during the
summer months. The track was a
trihe heavy owing to the rain of Sat
urday. but the weather was Just right
to sharpen the spirits of racers and
drivers, and the result was some of
the most exciting brushes witnessed
on the local course this season. The
summaries:
2:1S Pace-Purse, 500.
Tommy Raymond. Raymond,
c. Kell. Andalusia. .......... l
Yellow Rose, NJ. Williams,
Davenport ..................
Bob Nibbs, II. Schreiner, Rock
Island
Radio NJ, f. jenkins, Atlantic
Iowa .................. ...
Col. Roosevelt, J. II. Manwar-
ing, Davenport.
Lee McGregor, J. Hutchinson,
Aledo, Ill. ..................
2:3O Pace-Purse. 500.
Frank Reed, Ed Lewis,
Rock Island ............. ,
Queen, Ed Ward Moline. / = ,
Billy the Ghost, w. Munroe,
Davenport ..............
Billy Raymond, f. p. Kell,
Rock Island .............
Onward, p. Mcrryman, Mo
) .
Roadster.
First prize, $50 road cart; second
prize. $40 stop watch:
Joe w. Range, Rock Island...... 1
Bess. j. Parker. Rock Island. > >
Maud NJ, c. J. Mueller, Rock ISL
and .............G ............- )
Patsy, w. \. Rosenfeld, Rock ISL
May Have Running Meet.
The association is now considering
the holding of a running meet to last
several days about the middle of De-
tober, having been encouraged by the
generous support IF the public of its
efforts to provide this healthy sport.
The association feels like tackling big
ger game, and to that end. if plans
now on tap do not go amiss. expects
To offer a series of running races new
err surpassed in this section. \ meet
ing Of the association is to be held
during the week to arrive at definite
decision regarding the undertaking.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-14

The Philadelphia Inquirer says thai
IF the predicted twenty-fiye-cent cot
ton should come, it would be a better
excuse Tor 3 lynching bee tnan is
usually found
Now, wouldn't that jar you, The
usual excuse for a lynching bee is
the brutal and awful crime OF lustful
assault upon a woman, OF some des-
perate criminal deed almost as re-
voting. But here is an eastern paper
CT character and influence coldly pro
posing that a doubling Of the present
price of cotton would be an allowable
excuse for lynching the people Who
bring such a price to pass II condi-
tons Of crop ana demand n.aAc aac
price OF cotton % cents per pound
now. as they made ii worth 80 and g
cents Just liter the civil war, whore
does the crime OF the occurrence come
in?
If the sleel trust can manufacture
steel rails at $l6 per ton and sell
them for S28, by reason Of the tariff,
and no kick against this enormous
profit is worthy to be registered. Why
should there be any kick coming il
southern cotton, by reason OF natural,
Or artificial trade conditions, goes to
- cents per pound?
We DO not follow the logic Of the
esteemed Philadelphia Inquirer, un-
less it means TO soy that anything
which enhances che value Of southern
cotton is q high crime and should be
punished after the Wilmington, Del,
plan
AS for the south, she can stand for
twentyfiye-ceat cotton al right. Ii
il can be brought 10 that price, she
viii not kick. So Ions rs she raises
more cotton than her people consume
she has as much right 10 whatever
price she car get for her surplus as
Pennsylvania has to protection prof
its on her steel outputs.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-14
The Senate and the President.

The peaceful wind-up OF the extra
session of congress is worthy Oh notlce
principally because it served 10 eui-
phasize the quiet but effective rebuke
which the senate administered TO a
gentleman who undertook 70 rou2h-
ride over that body.
The senate. the only branch OF the
government conducted in way TO
preserve to the representatives OF the
people the right to be heard, decided
il would debate the Cuban bill as 1t
chose and to this end fixed the 10Th
OF this month as the day Tor final
vote.
The republican leaders Of the sen
ate, men of wide experience in leSis-
lation. considered that by reaching
this agreement with the members OBJ
posed TO the bill they had done more
to advance the interests of that meaa-
ure than could have possibly been
accom- lished by any effort TO drive
the bill through But this way OF do
ing things did not meet the approval
of the white house deyotee OF spectac-
ularitls and he at once conspired wltl
the speaker Of the house to 'discip-
line" the senate There SHOULD be no
adjournment OF the special session I'M
less the Cuban bill was passed by that
body.
The senate thereupon smiled, said
nothing and did nothing The repub-
licans OF the senate assumed that they
had accomplished everything that
could possibly have been expected OF
them, and they went about their bus
mess in their own sweet way. The re-
suit was what might have been eX-
pected. The white house drive Of the
senate was a rank fizzle.
The only person or interest injured
by the little set-to between the presi-
dent and the senate leaders is d gen
tlcman temporarily residing in the
white house Who sadly needs the
friendship and support of these cad
ers In the furtberance of certain polit-
zeal ambitions which he is nursing.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-14

of these missiles ever took-or rather
started to talle--was the one which
Bismarck aimed at the head Of the
beloved kaiser
The newspapers of Berlin are re-
sponsible for the story. 1t goes that
when the emperor, shortly before
crowned, asked the venerable chan
cellor OF the empire why he had dared
negotiate with the leader Of the Cath
Ollie party without first having asked
permission CT his majesty meinself-
und Gott-therc was very heated
line of conversation, in the course OF
which Prince Bismarck became so
angry that he grabbed the nearest
inkstand and was about to smash the
imperial head.
Presumably he made such apologies
as the occasion demanded. but in the
opinion of the emperor the episode
called for something moro substantial
than apology, and he took it. This
was Bismarck's official head
On that day Bismarck passed into
history. From that day William be
came emperor in fact as well as il
name.
1t is possible to guess which of the
two regretted most the fatal tempta-
ton Of the inks and
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-14
Cotton Raising Philanthropists.


Once more the newspapers east aud
south are discussing the question OF
high priced cotton with renewed eyl'
dences of their ignorance OF the true
situation. Some are still foolish
enough 10 believe that the cliques
are doing all the deyilment OF putting
cotton at 2 cents and forcing the
Mills to shut down production OF cot
ton goods and reduce wages. rms,
too. in the face OF the fact that every
be dy with the slightest claim 10 being
an authority has been predicting since
July that cotton would sell at il cents
and over before Christmas. That fact
vas as inevitable on the face OF the
reports OF supl ly and demand as that
fine gold would be bringing over $li
he ounce at this same time.
Al along tho future of cotton prices
has been practicable on the basis of a
short crop and demand beyond sup
plv. What, then? Higher prices, OF
course. and those prices higher than
the level OF the larger crop OF lJ0l-UZ.
And that meant y cents or better.
At the same time the southern plan
ters are lending leaning ear
to the walls OF the eastern spin
ners. Those people have been
so generous to our cotton rais-
ers and always labored so abund-
antly to make good prices for our cot
ton thar the southern planter feels i'll
duty bound to help the good, generous
mill men Of the east out Of their holes.
So the southern planter, throwing
aside his own chance to set II and
Is cents for his cotton la,er on is now
rushing it to market and dumping it
ous to the eastern brethren anywhere
around l. cents. The southern plan
ter is not a greedy man He doesn't
want the earth-2nd not much OF the
fatnesS thereof. If he can only get
- cents Tor his cotton he is wiling
that The New Workers, the New Eng
ianders and the OLD Engianders may
have the rest OF the good thing that
is in cotton on its present position
Naturally we like TO see our people
show this generous feeling, this lack
Of creed. this splendid reputation of
c mpcrcialism. 1t would be almost
too great q violation OF our traditional
southern patriotism and generosity to
want all that is coming to us out OF
the cotton crop.
Doubtless, then, We are wise to
stick to the altruistic policy that has
always kept us poor and our neigh
bors rich At any rate, when We shall
be able 10 prove up at the judgment
that we eagerly sold our great staple
crop to our brethren at u cents,
when it was ready to go right up to
il and Il cents per pound, we shall
have part in the reward of Joseph
who saved corn in Egypt against the
poverty Of his father and brethren.
It is not the spectators, nor the
statistical position Of cotton that &C
counts for the present situation. 1t is
only the wholesale eager desire OF
the southern cotton planter to get
things in shape where he can be sure
of his 12 cents and his brother in the
east can be sure Of all the other prof
It's that inhera in the greatest staple
crop with which God has endowed a
people
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-14
What Of lhe Isle Of Pines?


There seems 10 DE no small amount
OF Justice back oil the protest Of Amer
leans living upon the Isle OF Pines
against the ratification OF the pending
treaty which cedes sovereignty over
thar island 20 the republic OF Cuba.
In The treaty Of peace with Spain, the
final determination OF the question OF
sovereignty over this island was re-
served Tor future negotiation between
This government and Cuba, or for SUCH
action SIS the United States might de
Sire to take. A treaty was subse-
uuently negotiated under the terms OF
which it is to go to Cuba and that is
now pending before the senate for rat
ificaJion.
During the period OF military occu-
rancy oil Cuba. American citizens
whose attention had been drawn to
The possibilities OF this little island
addressed communications TO the war
Geparment and received some sort OF
assurances that the island would GER
tainly belong to the United States.
Acting On the strength of these as
surances, a number OF Americans
have invested in lands there, until, II
K understood, they own majority OF
the island.
There is quite an American colony.
Tho first desire OF these people IS,
naturally. 10 remain under the Amer
lCan flag. They are convinced that
not only their personal comforts, but
their property rights Will be more Sc
cure if tie island is American terri
tory than if il is made a part Of the
Cuban republic, with which it has no
real connection II is true that under
The Spanish regime the Isle q Pines
Was governed from Havana, but that
was merely done as matter Of con
venience to the Spanish authorities.
The Isle OF Pines is not at all depend
enf u0on Cuba, and such commercial
relations as it has are not to any great
extent with Cuba Since such q large
American interest has developed
there the relationship is even less
close than il was during the days o.
Spanish government.
The residents on the Isle of Pines,
natives as well as Americans, have
hoped that the United States would
retain jurisdiction over the island;
failing in that. they have certainly
felt they had the right to expect that
their interests would be safeguarded in
every way should the sovereignty
eventually &C to Cuba. Several
months ago, when they were first in
formed that they were to be made
Cubans instead of Americans, they
asked that in the treaty certain much
needed reforms in the government Of
the island would Re provided for
These include the establishment of an