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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-23
ANECDOTES OF BEECHER.
Recollections of His Successor in Ply
mouth Church Pulpit.

From the Atlantic Magazine.
On April / Mr.. Beecher found in his
morning mail letter containing only the
words April fool. well. WELL" he said:
II have received many a letter where a
man forgot to sign his name. This is the
first time l ever knew of a writer signing
his name and forgetting to write the let
ter"
After took the editorship of the Chris
tian Union. says the Rev. DR.. Lyman Abb
bott urged Mr.. Beecher to give his views
on public questions LAS it is now said
ANY interviewer who comes to you gets a
column, and the public is apt to get your
views in any other paper as in your own"
Yes" he said; Il am like the town
pump. Any one who will come and work
the handle will carry off a pail of water"
On one occasion / argued for Calvinism
that 1t had introduced splendid chara cters
Yes Mr.. Beecher replied. "Calvinism
makes few good men and destroys many
mediocre men. 1t is like a churn. 1t makes
good butter, but it throws away a lot of
buttermilk-
Charles Sumner. in the Senate, and Thad-
deus Stevens. in the House, were pressing
the reconstruction measures for forcing
universal suffrage in the south. In con-
versation with me Mr.. Beecher thus dag
nosed the situation: The radicals are try
ing to drive the wedge into the log butt end
foremost. They will only split their beetle"
They did They solidified the south and
divided the republican party. If he had
been preaching on reconstruction the figure
would have flashed him then, and he
would have given it to his congregation
from the pulpit.
Mr.. Beecher was denouncing the incon-
sistency of church members; stopped; i'm
agined an interlOcutor calling him to ac-
count for exposing the sins of church men,
bers before the world and thus replied do
you not suppose the world knows them bet
ten than l do? The world sees this church
member in Wall street. as greedy as rapa-
cious, eager, as INSCRIPTIONS his COM
panions. He says to himself: Is that
Christianity? | will go to church next Sun
day and see what the minister says about
this He goes, and what is the minister
saying?" Instantly Mr.. Beecher folded his
arms upon his breast. held an imaginary
cat purring comfortably there, as he stroked
Il with the other hand, and continued: THE
minister is saying, Poor pussy! poor
pussy. poor pussy Mr.. Beecher made his
congregation laugh, not of set purpose and
never for the sake of the laugh, but because
he himself saw, and made them see those
incongruities which the essence of
humor, and often the most powerful argu-
mentS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-23
1ApAN,s FIGHTING ADMIRAL.
TOGO who Commands the Squadron
That Confronts the Russians.

From the London Telegraph.
The japanese have reason TO DE prouo .,
Vice Admiral Togo, who has just succeeoed
Admiral Tsuboi in command OF the stahu-
ing squadron, the force which would prop
ably he engaged first in case OF war. he Is
Young officer, as flag officers go, lhthe prime
of life, and he of all available aomirais
Knows what naval war under modern con-
ditions means.
In 1894, when the japanese wiped out the
Chinese fleet, Admiral Togo-he was only
a captain then--struck the first blow. He
was in command of the second-ciass cruiser
Naniwa, not an armored vessel in the usual
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-23

If you want work read the want columns
of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-23
se,se Of the term. but a good British-butlt

sense of the term, but a good British-built
ship of $3.50 tons. with protective deck
from two inches to three inches thick and
armored coming towers. For her size she
was very heavily armed, carrying two 1872
inch guns, six 5.9-inch and couple of O.
Founders and ten Maxims for repelling tor
pedo craft. This little ship more fight
ing than any other vessel in the Japanese
navy, and Captain Togo won for himself
then his title 1.-THE Fighting Admiral" He
is one of the popular heroes of Japan.
The British steamer Kowshing and two
others had been loaded up with soldiers and
stores by the Chinese and had started for
Corea On July %. when in sight of the
islands Of the Corean archipelago, Japa-
nese man-of-war-the Naniwa-came in
sight of the Kowshing and fired blank shots
as a signal to her to stop. The order was
obeyed, and then Capt. Togo signaled: Re
main where you are or take the conse-
quences."
The Kowshing was subsequently directed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-23

to follow the man-of-war, but the terrified
Chinese would not let the British skipper
carry out the order and threatened to muir
der him. Capt. Togo is what would be
styled an arbitrary gent" and when he
was disobeyed he warned the Europeans to
leave the ship and then promptly dis
charged a torpedo and opened fire with the
five guns which could be brought to bear.
The torpedo hit the vessel, and in the
words of Herr Won Hanneken. Prussian
officer in the Chinese service, who was on
board, "rhe day became night; pieces of
coal. splinters and water filled the air; then
I believe all of us leaped overheard and
swami" Many of the crew reached land,
though it is said the captain of the man-of-
war would give no aid in rescuing the chi
nese: his idea of war did not go on these
humanitarian lines. The Kowshing sank
in half an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-23
Loss Placed at $3.50.

The fire department responded to an
alarm of fire turned in yesterday morning
about 12:15 O'Clock from box 42i and found
sever al fuel sheds in the rear of houses on
| street southwest burning. Six sheds were
destroyed Edward Fitzgerald owns the
pror erty and his loss is placed at $3.50 The
origin of the fire is not known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-23
Too Much of a Good Thing.

IRON the Chicago News.
Ham had just carried the twenty ninth
bucket of water to the two Jumbos.
How do you enjoy it?" asked Noah
mot at an grumbled Ham. Amy one
who says kids like to carry water for the
elephants is a base fabricator."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-23
Qualified.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
"Such weather." exclaimed Mr.. Henry
Peck. I'm free to say this
Whats that, Henry" interrupted his
wife.
BEG pardon. my dear" he began again
meekly. Il mean 'with-your permission
I'm free to say this is the worst climate
under the sun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-23

Mrs. A.-Your husband smoking again?
Why, 1 thought you insisted that he should
give 1t up"
Mrs. II did. dear, but then I found
such pretty smoking jacket at a bargain
sale Chicago News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-23
Union Thanksgiving Services.
Opening of School House.

1t is expected that the handsome two
story brick school house on Columbia Pike
near Arlington. in Alexandria county. will
be completed by the last of January, when
it will be open for use. The superintendent
of schools ard the trustees have planned to
hold elaborate exercises at the opening of
TIE new school building. The exercises will
take place in the large concert hall with
which the structure is provided.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26

Attorney General Hamlin has rem
dered an opinion on how scratched
ballots should be marked. In cases
where the voter places a cross in the
circle opposite the name of the po-
litical party, and then places a cross
in the square opposite the name of
one or more candidates on the OppO-
site ticket, in cases where there are
two or more candidates of each party
for the same office, the attorney
general quotes the ruling of the SUI
court of Iowa on this question, and
holds that the ballot could only be
counted for the candidate whose
name is marked by cross in the
square preceding the name and not
for any other candidate except that
candidate who has the cross in the
square opposite his name.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
The District That Has Been Carter
izad

Never before in the history of ILL
nois have the boundaries of supreme
court district been changed for pure
ly partisan purposes.
This unique, outrageous change
was made for the sole benefit of one
man-Judge Carter-and it Is bU5
fitting rebuke that his name should
become inseparably connected with
the act, which may well be the occa-
sion for coming a new verb-"to Car
teriZe.
Next Monday the citizens of the
Carterized district will have an OPP
portunity to say by their ballots
what they think of Carterizing dis
trict.
Each ballet for Hon. G. c. Scott will
be distinct protest against Carter
izing supreme court districts.
Let no citizen who is opposed TO
that method of electing supreme
court judges fail to record his pro-
test at the polls, by voting for Mr..
Scott.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
NEWS IN OUTLINE.

Ex-senator James Il. Jones, of Ar
kansas, chairman of the Democratic
national committee. does not favor or
expect CleveIands nomination next
year
The ice manufacturing plant of the
American Ice company ut Philadelphia
was destroyed by fire. Loss, 5000 goo.
1t is estimated that there are close
on TO 100000 men idle in Greater New
York as a result of strikes.
Mrs George Keppler, the London
beauty. captured two burglars in her
home and turned them over to the po-
lice.
General John f. Weston, chief com
missary Of the army, is quite seriously
i'll at Washington.
misrepresentation John f. Robinson.
Of the Third Nebraska district. is dead
at Madison, Neb., of appendicitis.
The cutire Haytien ministry, with
the exception of the minister for war,
has resigned.
DIR. Len Broughton, a Baptist
preacher at Atlanta. Ga, declared in 8
sermon that The woman who plays
bridge whist IS no better than the ne
gro crap-shOoter.
JAY Cooke. the veteran financier. is
dangerously i'll at his home at Ogontz,
Nay.
Fire in the Front Street Warehous-
ing company's establishment at Phila-
delphia destroyed $1,0O0,O00 worth of
property.
John ID. Rockefeller has agreed to
give $4,000 to the Y. NJ. c. A. ut
Washington on condition that $4,000
additional is raised before Jan. l.
ViscOuntcSS Glentworth, of Down
ham. Norfolk. is the oldest member OF
the British peerage, 100 years old. and
still in possession of all her faculties.
The Lake shore Twentieth Century
limited ran from Toledo to Elkhart.
1913 miles. in III minutes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26

BY THE j. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, Ill. ENTERED at
the postof1ce as second-Class matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
Chief Justice NIagruder.

One of the most memorable opin-
ions ever delivered in the Illinois SUI
preme court is that of Chief Justice
AIagruder in the Fourth supreme jul
dicial gerrymander case. In as plain
language as he could use he charac-
terized the reappOrtionment affecting
several districts as political legisla-
ton Of a fragrant character.
Chief Justice Magruder says that
the constitution never contemplated
the alteration of the boundaries of a
single district with such other incl
dental changes in adjoining districts
as might be required for the purpose.
y new appOrtionment of the supreme
judicial districts should he general
throughout the state.
\ single district should not be
changed involving its dismemberment
and that of any other district in de
taching and attaching counties. not
to equaIize the population of the dis
tricts. but for some Interior object.
In this case. under the preteXt of
equalizing the population of the
Fourth district with that of the other
districts. the democratic counties of
Il
ing an egregious disparity of popula-
ton where but a single disparity had
before existed.
To remove this new disparity, I'M
necessarily and unconstitutionally
created, three or four republican
counties were added to the dismem-
bered district, several other distric Is
being also dismembeTed by the OPP
Grafton.
According to the chief justice, when
it thus was maze obvious on the face
of the act that it's main purpose was
not to equhlize the population of the
districts affected, it became the duty
of the supreme court to- hold that the
legislation was unconstitutional
judicial reasoning could not be
stronger. 1t is a matter of the great
est surprise that any member of the
supreme court, holding his seat by
democratic votes in this district,
should differ in opinion from the chief
justice on the questions involved in
this gerrymander. a vicious prece-
dent has been established.
If a republican partisan legislature
shall be created in 1904, that body
may gerrymander another district
now represented by justice elected
by democratic votes, and such re-
suit may be regarded as certain. So
as one party or another shall be in
power the supreme court districts
may be changed from time to time in
such ways that thoroughly partisan
bench will be created.
Chief Justice Magruder, who is a
republican, has rendered many serv-
ices Of great value on the bench of
the supreme court, but he never be-
fore served the people and the cause
of public justice as we'll as he did
when he criticised in drastic language
the fragrant partisan geTrymander of
the Fourth district for political ends
to secure the election of Justice Car
ter. his colleague on the bench, for
another term of office.-Chicago
CIrOnicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
why You Should Vote Next Monday.

Some of the many reasons why you
should take the time to vote next
Monday, June 1, for Hon. G.. c. Scott
for supreme judge:
Because, as Judge Carter says in
his letter of May 20, The district Will
be close at this election
Because every voter in this district
should feel it to be his duty TO help
rebuke the gerrymander and snap
conventions.
Because Mr.. Scott is in every way
admirably qualified for the office CT
supreme judge.
And because Mr.. Scott will be elect
ed if all the voters friendly to him
cast their ballots next Monday,
Don't fail TO vote for Mr.. Scott, and
urge your neighbor to vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
Tuesday, May %.

Judicial election day, Monday,
June /.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
A Startling Test.

To save a life, DIR. Z. G. Merritt, of
North MehOOpany, Pa, made a start
ling test resulting in a wonderful
cure. He writes: "a patient was at
tackled with violent hemorrhages,
caused by liberation of the stomach.
] had often found Electric Bitters
excellent for acute stomach and liver
troubles, so / prescribed them. The
patient gained from the first, and has
not had an attack in IA months
Electric Bitters are positively guar
anteed for dyspepsia, Indigestion, con-
stipation and kidney troubles. Try
them. Only so cents, at Hartz & Ulle-
meyers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26

supreme Judge The same paper
May Is. said: There is no good rea-
son why any citizen. of whatever
party. with Judge Carriers record be-
fore him. should not vote for him.
He is not n politician"
This is rather late day for Judge
Carriers friends to urge the voters of
this district to support him on ac-
count of his record. Judge Carter
chose himself to abandon his record
and to make this fight solely as poll
tician for reelection to the bench. He
secured the passage of the outrage
Gus gerrymander law which cut out
for him district supposed to be safe
ly republican.
Although this bill was introduced in
the house by Mr.. Magill, of Moline,
who by, the way was Mr. Schalegen-
hauf's. seatmate, Mr.. SchaIeSenhauf.
of Quincy, was the man who stood
sponsor for it and boasts of that fact.
He presided as chairman in the com
mittee when the bill was considered.
He shut off discussion, and refused n
roll call in committee until Mr.. Shurt-
Tiff. of McHenry county, a prominent
republican, came to the assistance of
the democrats and forced a roll call.
Mr.. Schalegenhauf announced to his
friends in the house that this was Il
personal matter with him and asked
that the bill be pushed with all pos
sibe speed
1t was pushed and passed both
houses in record time. BY securing
the enactment of this law Judge Car
ter abandoned his record. His act
ions say in effect to the voters of the
old Fourth district: Il was elected as
nonpartisan in the democratic old
Fourth district do not care TO stand
on my record and ask for reelection
in my old district. Therefore. l choose
to disfranchise the voters of the demo-
cratic counties of Pike and Scott by
dropping them out of the district.
and to make my election certain, l
choose to add the strongly republican
counties of Rock Island, Mercer, War
rem and Henderson. l choose to make
this fight for reelection not ON my
record. but as Il politician, even
though | am compelled to change the
boundaries of four supreme districts
in doing So
Although the bill was rushed
through the legislature with unprece-
denied speed before the gerrym=In H.
der became a law, Judge Carter Sc
cured delegations instructed for him
| in the counties of the old district. and
even went into the counties of Hen
derson and Warren, entirely outside
of the then district and by snap con
vention methods, secured delegations
| instructed for him in those counties
thus preventing any successful OPP
| position to his nomination.
To secure the Warren and Hender-
son delegations. Judge Carter sent
Earl Field an employee of the state
senate and resident of Warren coun-
! ~ from Springfield to Monmouth and
| Oquaka to act for him. and it was
only by trick that Mr.. Field secured
the endorsement or Warren.
BY these actions Judge Carter chose
| to abandon his record. and it comes
now with poor grace from the Wing
or any of his friends to ask democrat
| ic opponents to pick out flaw in his
record. Judge Carter indicated the
| battle ground when he assumed the
| character of politician.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
New York Stocks.
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

roday's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock. Feed and Fuel
Rock Island, May 26.-Folowing are the
quotations on the local market:
Provisions.
Butter-Creamery 81 6123c, dairy l5C1I6c
Eggs-FreSh i3c.
Live poultry-Spring chickens So rs per
dozen hens Toe per pound, ducks I2<c, tur-
keys 121Sc, geese 91Sc.
Observation-Disclosures, 40c.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Steers $3.50 to $3.50 cows anu
heifers e2.00 to S4.25, calves e425 to 1878.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers F6. p to 20 so
Sheep-Tearlings or over, per cwt. 81. 90 to
IS 25, Lambs per head S4.CO to e6 50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
TODAY'S MARKETS

Chicago, May s6-Fonowing are the open
ing, highest, lowest and Closing quotations
In today's markets:
wheat.
May, 75Il; 70: 74I: 75A:
July, 1875; 741s 7Sss 1895.
Sept 10Y; 7l9s; 7OS; 7O%-.
Corn.
May. 45; as; IS: &c.
July, asa; 451S: As 454-.
Sept, 44A 4S15; 4i9s; Az.
Oats.
May. SO SO: s5ss: s5a4.
July. S3S. 34h S59s 81.
Sept SO7s "a; 307i; 3lA.
Pork.
May, Is 50: 1895 is SIS: Is %
July, 1880; IA 50; Il 40: u 40
Sept, 1873; 1888; 1875; 1873.
Lard
July. %: SOS. $50: : 81.
Sept, < q5; S.S5; so; $50.
Ribs.
May, 9S7: 0 81: es5: s.55
July. $50; e.52; $40: s40
Sept, 9.S2; e.S2-. 9.22: 92s
Receipts today: wheat 81, corn 4s2. oats
sS0; hogs 7,OOO cattle $500, sheep 6CD.
Hog market opened strong 10 &c higher
Light O. $4,000: mixed ana Dutch
ers. 6 soG6 80 good heavy, t59Oae 30; rough
Cattle market opened strong.
sheep market opened strong.
Union stock yards $40 Z. m.
Hog market steady to 4 shade higher.
Light, e. HUGO No. mixed ana butchers, t0.s0
Q6.30, good heavy, S5.s5G6.4O; rough heavy,
q. $4,000.
Cattle market strong.
Beeves e.O0G5.45, cows and heifers Leo
60 Texas steers e.. 1894 30, stockers and
feeders a. 750A75.
Sheep market strong u l0Ulsc higher.
Union Stock yards close.
hog market closed strong.
LiRnt e5.401p5 90: mixed aud butchers. $50
16 30; good heavy, O. s5G6. 10; rough heavy
5.S5Q6.00.
Cattle market closed weak to shade lower.
Sheep market closed strong.
Estimated receipts Wednesday: Wheat 10,
corn 505, oats $50, hogs $1,000.
New York Stocks.
New York, May 26.-The following are the
closing quotations on the New York stock
exchange:
So. Pacific 5I%, sugar 12isi, c. A. com. 2s,s
gas 1911. Penna i279i, b. & .. 50. g. r. l. &
p. com S7sl c. NJ & ST. z l50 Manhattan 1878,
Pacific Mail 2sx. Atchison com. 75I4, w. u.
Tel. Co. S219, n. Y. Central I271S. L. g. N.
1884, B.. K. I. 6ls4. Rdg. com. IgM. leather
com. l234, copper 6216, Atchison pfd. q51S, u.
). Steel pfd Sl1a, u. s Steel common g. 4,
Missouri Pacific log. Union Pacific common
S5b. coal and iron IS, Erie common S4ss;
Wabash pfd 451. Can Pacific l2ss, Republic
Steel common 1871. Republic Steel pfd. ....,
M. K. Il. common 2iA, American Car
Foundry common S714; c. q q. w. 201S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26

Secretary COrtelyou has chosen Il
seal for the new department of COM
merce and labor. 1t. is a shield on
which are two devices, one Il ship,
symbolizing commerce, and the other
device an anvil and hammer. symbol
izing labor. The shield is surmount-
ed by the typical American eagle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
Indee Carter,a RECORD.

The Quincy Wing has printed
challenge TO the candidate for Judge
of the supreme court and to the three
candidates for circuit judge in this
district to show anything wrong or
partisan in Judge Carriers record as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-29
HOPES RISE IN SOFIA.
Less apprehension, Caused by the
POrte's assurance.

Sofia, Sept 2S.-The situation here is much
brighter to-day, and war seems less imminent.
The Porte's assurance that the thirty-twO bat
talions recently ordered to proceed from
Monastir TO Adrianople will not be moved has
lessened the apprehensions Of the Bulgarian
Government. Further satisfaction is derived
from the fact that NJ Natchovitch is going to
Constantinople in the capacity OF Bulgarian
diplomatic agent. He conducted the negotia-
tions with the Porte last June. and after their
failure returned TO Sofia.
The committee appointed at yesterdays dem
onstration Of 5000 Nacedonians in this city
this afternoon waited on Premier Petroh and
asked him if the government intended 10 do any
thing 70 help the Macedonians. VI. Petrof re-
piled that the ministry acting in what ii
conceived 10 be the best interests OF Bulgaria
and would continue the same policy The spokes-
man Of the committee told the Premier that his
reply would De satisfactory 10 the people
and the committee thereupon withdrew.
The "Dnevnik," CONNIE lting on the situation
SAYS: Although the Bulgarians remain quiet II
is not true indication Of the national feeling
but il is owing 10 the approaching elections
The paper adds that il viii not be long before
everybody will try to force the government 10
IA