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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-09

En- Madrid ha muerto Ell Excmo Sc
nor don Emilio Catala Alfonso, con-
tralmirante de Ia Armada en- situacion
de reserva.
Marino de brillante hoja de servicios
habia contrafdo especiaies meritos en
So carrera, siendo agraciado con las
grandes cruces del Merito Naval. San
Hermenegildo Isabel la Catolica
Ademas posefa, otras varias conde-
coraciones y en- la sactua1idad era gentil
hombre y guardajoyas de S. M.
Sus atlas dotes de caballerosidad s.,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-09

! Hs fallecido repentinamente en- ell
pueblo de Vinols, provincial de Tara
gona, donde viva retirado hace afos,
Nicolau.
Fl finado contaba ochenta y seis afios
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-08
New BASKETBALL Team.

\ new basketball team, the Blue
Jays. composed of freshman girls,
practices tonight for the first time,
with Miss ladders as coach. Basket
ball is beginning to assume a place OF
Importance again so far as the girls
are concerned. They have the gymna-
SUM to themselves until the football
season is over and are making the
most of their time. Regular games
will begin about Dec. 1, and the high
school team is to be chosen and coach
ed into a winning one before that
time. The Rock Island girls have
made an enviable record in basket
ball, never having been beaten by a
high school team in the five years
they have been playing. In point of
fact they have never been overcome
except twice, once by Augustana and
once by the AthlOn team. This is the
reputation to be sus tanned, and the
coaches and captains are beginning to
view the players with critical exes,
to the selection of the
best.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-08
GALvA OvER-AWEDI
High School Team Declines to
Come for Football Game
Saturday.
WOULD BE INVITING A DEFEAT
Has Been Taken On
Practice With AugustRna
Last Night.

1t has been the expectation that the
Galva high school football team
would be here for a game with the
local high school at the Twelfth
street park next Saturday, but today
it was learned that the Galva boys
had been overcome by awe in the face
Of what seemed certain defeat and
had backed out. Therefore a PROPOSE
tion from Galesbqrg high school,
which seems to- Fave assembled a
team after all, was accepted by wire.
Galesburg has in the past had u first
class eleven and will offer n good ar
gument. The financial support of a
team has been so poor in past seasons
that some time ago it was announced
that there would be no high school
team this year.
The lineup of the Rock Island
eleven will be the same as that of last
Saturday. except that Charles Woodin
will take Griffith's place at right end.
On account of the rain Tuesday af-
ternOon the practice. game with Au-
gustana was postponed until last ev-
ening. 1t was hard and well played
contest, showing the high school boys
up with credit
The boys meet tonight in room 90
to form Il rCoters' club. Hereafter
they will turn out in full force at the
games and try the effect that good,
healthy cheering will have on the
team
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-08
PROMISES GREAT THINGS
Edison Has Abundant Faith In the Virtues
OF New Battery.

Thomas \. Edison, according to ac-
counts has achieved the greatest of
all his triumphs in the conquest of
the-forces of electricity He has con-
ceived and created an electrical gene
rator which derives it's power from a
fuel of marvellous potency, and
which will, it is believed, place electric
lights and electrically propelled We
hicles in the hands of the masses of
the people. The perfection of this
device-so new that ii is yet unnamed
may make possible the almost uni
versal utilization of the storage bat
terry, which Mr.. Edison invented sew
eral years ago, and the two creations
go hand in hand to the accomplish
ment of wonderful results.
Six feet long, six feet high, and five
feet wide, the generator is capable of
producing electricity sufficient to
store one of the Edison batteries to
run an automobile and light house
at price very much less than that
exacted by large supply companies.
The machine can now be made at a
cost of $3.50, and the inventor declares
that the cost win be much reduced
in short time. After the first eX-
pense the outlay for operating is al
most nominal.
The generator is so simple in its
workings that any person of ordin-
airy intelligence can act as engineer.
Three pounds of the fuel" which
Mr.. Edison says has never been adap-
ted to its present purposes before,
will, through the generator. light a
house and run a motor ear for "a
hours. Mr.. Edison explained to a re-
porter that the machinery necessary
to the manufacture of his invention
in numbers sufficient to be placed ON
the market is yet to be constructed
He expects, however, to have accom-
plished that part of the work within
a year,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-08
ISSUES A LETTER.
State Secretary Writes Concern
ing Conducting County
Farmers Institutes.
MANY TO BE HELD THIS MONTH
Pertinent Recommendations are
Made to Those i'm
Charge.

Secretary Hostetter, of the Illinois
farmers institute, has issued a cir
cular letter regarding county farm
ers' institutes, which will be of es-
pecial interest at present as num-
Der of these institutes will be held
during the month of October. He
summarizes his recommendations up-
der the five heads as contained in the
report of the committee on ways and
means of improving the institutes, as
follows:
"First-That the county institute
program should be at all times under
the control of the institute commit
tee, and, that entertainments foreign
to institute lines, consisting of brass
bands, comic songs and recitations,
school contests and theatricals, etc,
be- discouraged.
'Second-That at least one session
of each institute be conducted by the
farmers sons and daughters, and that
the program of this session be made
up of topics in the college Of agricul-
ture and domestic science stu
dents of which may be invited
by the counties represented by these
scholarships to take part on the pro-
gram of the county institute to dis
cuss the questions pertaining to their
college work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-08
WE EXCHANGE
RECORDS

Bring us your old disc records that
you have grown tired of (either CO.
Iumbia or Nict0r), and we will eX-
change them for the new Improved
Columbia Disc Records. We will al
low you 80 cents for your 10-inch
record and other sizes in proportion.
The new Improved Columbia Records
are of elegant workmanship and are
"a decided advancement in the art of
record making. They have a full,
sweet tone, and owing to the manner
in which they are made they have
less scratching tone; the needle seems
to run smoother on the record. We
also wish to introduce to your notice
the new Grand Opera Sound Box.
which is designed to obviate the
scratch of the needle and at the same
time retain the full volume of tone.
Ne viii exchange the new Grand
Opera Sound Box for any of the old
style Columbia sound boxes now on
the market. Call at our warerOoms
and get our plan of exchange. We
carry the largest line of records in
the city.
GraphaphCne Headquarters at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-08
Sealed Proposals.

Sealed proposals will he received at
the head office, Modern WoOdmen of
America, until Thursday, Oct. Is, 1903,
at o'clock p. m, for the erection of a
three-story and basement fire-proof
annex to the head office building, Cox
12O feet. Foundation contract al
ready leD.
Plans and specifications may be
seen at the Office of Architect Leon
ard Drack. at Rock Island. III. Each
bid shall be accompanied by a certi-
fed check of per cent of the amount
bid. Said proposals to be properly
signed and delivered at the time men
toned, and addressed Proposal for
the NJ. W. of y. Annex Building" Mod
ern Woodmen of America. BY
c. w. HAYNES. Head Clerk.
Rock Island, H.. Sept. 10, 1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-08
WE DON'T NEED THE MONEY.

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-08
Announcements Printed.

The board of directors have author
lied the printing for each county in
stitute, without expense to the coun-
ty institute, 1000 programs of its
meetings, provided that copy is sent
to the secretary, Springfield, Ill. two
weeks in advance of the date of meet
ing, and contains the postoffice adj
dress of all parties named thereon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-08
The Genuine is Manufactured
California Fig Syrup {

The the company, California Fig Syr
printed the front Of every package OF the G
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-08
Many Mothers of a Like opinion.

Mrs. Pilmer, of Cordova, Iowa, says:
Zone of my children was subject to
Group of a severe type. and the giving
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
promptly always brought relief. Many
mothers in this neighborhood think
the same as L do about this remedy
and want no other kind for their chill
drep." For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-08

Have you stomach trouble, indiges-
ton, constipation, bad feeling after
eating? Take Rocky Mountain Tea.
If it fails to cure you, will refund
your money. 35 cents. T. IL. Thomas
pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-08
Interest the Young.

''Third-That special efforts be made
to interest the younger people and
those who are not considered as
among the successful farmers, and
secure their attendance at the insti-
tute meetings. This has been done
successfully by some institutes by
personal solicitation, special invita-
ton. the offering of prizes for essays.
for field crops grown for prizes or
exhibition, the distribution of seed
corn for experiment in growing same.
etc.
''Fourth-That no speakers be plac-
ed upon a program without first OBJ
tanning their consent to be Present
and to perform the part assigned to
them.
"Fifth-That a system Of class in
struction, where competent parties
can be secured to conduct the same,
be introduced during the hours of in
PERMISSION for the benefit of those
who may be interested in special sub
iects and desire more detailed infor-
nation than can be given in discuss
ion of the subject at general ses-
sion"
Secretary Hostetter further urges
that the program committees choose
a few topics for thorough considera-
ton at each meeting rather than at
tempt to cover the whole field of ag-
riculture at one time. He believes
that good results can be obtained by
giving women a more prominent place
on the programs than they have had
in the past. The necessity of making
detailed arrangements for each meet
ing and conducting it with the idea
of economy of time in view is made
clear.
The sun., 1903-12-25
SUICIDE KILLED DAUGHTER TOO.
Flezak Found Dead in Bed With His Little
Girl and His Doc Fritz.

Frank Flezak, tailor, who lived over
his shop. at Al East l05th street, decided
yesterday morning that life was not worth
living. He lay down on his bed and turned
on the gas. When the janitress broke in
the door, Flezak was dead, and 80 were his
little daughter Emma and his dog Fritz
Flezak had been complaining for weeks
of his hard luck, He was a tailor and had
had business enough onoe, but his hard luck
began eight years ago when his wife died
and he was left with three boys and baby
girl to bring up.
The three boys left him and then his
daughter became Ill. To add to his troubles
his business fell of and there was less and
less money in the till. Flezak began to sit
up in his chair in the tailor shop at night in
stead of going to bed. Wednesday night he
did not go to bed at all.
Policeman Duncourt saw the old man
at 4 o'clock yesterday morning sitting in
the front shop, with his head in his hands.
Duncourt ratified the door knob. Flezak
got up and came out to the policeman and
said: ~How do?" Then he went into the
shop. AS Duncourt turned the corner he
heard the tailor calling the dog.
Duncourt passed the door later on.
Everything was dark, but the dor
was barking mournfully. Later in the
morning the janitress noticed smell of
gas. She went out and found Joseph
Grieco. and got him to help her in breaking
in. The two found Flezak, Emma and the
dog all dead on the bed
The sun., 1903-12-25
HELD UP YONKERs SALARIES.
Mayor Andrus wouldn't Pay Police and
Firemen,

YoHkERs, N. Y, Dee. 24.-Mayor John
Andr1s, who distributed hundreds Of din
ners to the poor to-day. tried to prevent
the payment Of salaries to school teachers.
firemen and policemen before Christmas.
Tie school teachers received their Decem-
Der warrants only after determined effort
had been made by Supt. Gorton and Presi-
dent Easton. but the police and fremen will
go without their Christmas salaries.
Mayor Andrus urged that the money
should not be paid until the first day OF the
year. In the case OF the school teachers
the money had been actually earned, the
holiday vacations setting In and the school
month ending on Dec. %. Their warrants
were signed by the school president and the
clerk and sent to the City Treasurer TO be
colntersigned. The City Treasurer. how
not to countersign the warrants. There
were about 282 of them, representing $l5,-
829.g5
When it was learned that the warrants
we're being held up there were many scenes
In the Board of Education Offices Some
teachers who were anxious TO make train
connections to reach their homes the day
before Christmas were without funds,
Mr.. Gort on, who. In addition TO being he
school superin. endent, is president OF the
Peoples Savings Bank. talked finance
to Mr.. Andrus al a rapid rate. The warrants
came along at 2 O'Clock, and in order, to
cash them the West Chester Trust Com
pany remained open untilt o'clock.
The policemen expected their December
salaries the day before Christmas, as ususl
Late last night it was learned that the war
rants were blocked at the City ,Treasurer's
office because the city attorney held that
the proceeding was not strict ly legal. The
firemen were in the same dilemma. The
warrants for both firemen and policemen
were dated Dec 81, but the banks were
ling to cash them.
The Aldermen and other city officials
who took their December salaries for the
past two years at Christ mas time, also we're
this year without.
Ii is est imated that close to 10000 has
been lost to Yonkers merchants because of
the holdup.
The sun., 1903-12-25

Martinsburs. W. va; G. W. Beiser. Berkeley
Ohio; William BrodIt colored. Red Bank,
t;rSv 'G Trenton. n. j.; H. iosenburg. whose
ELECTS bore the address of p. Myroyitz.
Pttsburg, Pa: j.. ". Martin, Western Union
iineman' Hancock. W. Va. b, r. SmallTood.
news agent on the Limited. C9mperlamd:
Md: +. b. Nolker.. Elk Ridge, Md. Il heGsats ,ut .
70 italy charles Wagner, Western UHon Rs
yoSn f. w!ns belonSsd e. 70 RitsSS,s s,ssn.
stap qse address NG s. not n known: Thomas NppleI.
RihtsadeRha in,eaastR|ana unen 0eE Elevator
tors Alfred c. Bernard. an etcher.
fcs long ,.s time e,,.sbqn rmnlayee Roush
ratlrogd man, Hazelwood. Pc; W: A. halp'
well known business man Of Mount pleasant.
Pa. Charles Wilson, Cennsiisvilie' nn Give pa;
young business man OF Mount Pleasant. Pa;
Francis francesca. Allegheny, IPa,, VA
Myroweesiek. y sseTekE Pitts6arss; 6ars wnbeler,
Beaver Falls: James w. Coakley.
Pa; n. b. Morrison. ,al Flowers avenue.
Pittsburgh. Pa: John Winkler, Westmont.
n. j.; George Rhein, Baltimore tv M No, l.;
John X. Powers, CumbeTland;r WiiHam
sheady. Patterson Creek. W. Va; tnr.
thS Rsy FssrGayM Ezra rsnei|S c0Hnss a. aa
conneilsviile. Pa: H. X Smith, chief diyis-
ion operator for the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad,
The sun., 1903-12-25
WANTS DRYAN REMOVED.
Counsel for Mrs. Bennett Asks for . New
Executor OF Her Husbands VIII.

NEW HAVEN, Dec. 24.-For alleged neg
lect Of duty. and because he is an unsuitable
person, Judge Henry E. Stoddard. counsel
for Mrs. Philo S. Bennett In the Bennett
will case, went into the Probate Court IL
this city this afternoon and asked to have
William j. Bryan removed as executor OF
the will. That part of the motion contain
ing the reasons why Mrs. Bennett wants
MIR. Bryan removed reads:
Said Bryan has neglected and violated
the duties of his Office as executor and is
incapable of executing his trust because
his interests as an individual and as alleged
trustee in said litigation are in direct and
absolute conflict with his duty as executor
FOR the legatees under said will and the
prosecution Of said appeal by said Bryan
IL promotion of litigation by him against
the estate and is a waste of said estate.
said Bryan, by appealing from the order
OF the court admitting said will TO probate
and by actively prosecuting said appea',
is prefeiTing his own interests as an ind
vidual in antagonisn to his legatees under
said Will and to the inter ests OF suchlegateeS
and to his duty a. such executor: said cor
duct OF said Bryan lis inconsistent with llS
retention of the Office and has rendered
him an unfit and unsuitable person to cot.-
tinue to exercise these duties and enjoy
the cmoluments of said Office
Judge Cleaveland'e hearing on thke motion
viii DO on Deo. 81.
The sun., 1903-12-25

and the boys remained 10 sing. Mr.. Con-
ried says that they will con ntinue to appear
at the subsequent performances. Walsh
had failed TO get search warrant in Jeher-
son Market police court
II knew when I proposed to produce
'Parsifal' here," Mr.. Conried said to THE
SUN reporter, @that It would draw such
audiences and interest the public as much
as it has. / intended to do 1t, whatever
the opposition might be. l will keep all
nv promises to my directors and the public.
as have this one.'
This was the police version of the incl
dent as given by Capt. B,lrfend of the Ten
derloin station last night:
the beginning OF the performance and asked
Mr.. Conried II there was to be any violation
Of the law.
None whatever Burfend said Conried
answered. I'VE have substituted female
voices
4 should like to take look behind
the"
He was interrupted with most expressive
managerial shrug AZ Mr.. Conried said,
according to Burfeind:
You can't imagine how terribly the place
is numbered up behind there Really.
I'm glad to do anything to accommodate
you, but-you'l have to take my word
in this case.
The captain told reporters that he thought
it would be tactless to press the matter.
SO he withdrew, but sent one OF his uni
formed men to guard the stage entrance
on Fortieth street. Needless to say, not
single boy was seen to enter.
Later. the captain said, he made his way
into the auditorium and listened with his
own ears to the angelic choir. He thought
1t was very fine, but to save his life he could
not tell whether the voices emanated from
Of the Gerry society around. he decided
to quit.
The sun., 1903-12-25
ALIMONY FROM SERGT. VAUGHN
Court Says He Must Spare His Vito Ten
Dollars . Week.

Police Sergeant John W. Vaughn must
pay his wife $40 week alimony and $50
counsel fee pending her suit for a separa-
ton, under decision rendered yesterday
by the Appellate Division. Mrs. Mary l..
Vaughn has begun separation suit. alleQ-
ing that Sergeant Vaughn has treated her in
a cruel and inhuman manner, and that she
is afraid to live with him any longer. Her
application for alimony was denied in
Special Term. She says that Sergeant
Vaughn is well-to do, owning several pieces
of real estate, among them an apartment
house in l25th street. Vaughn says that
instead Of being rich man he is actually
5000 in debt.
Justice Patterson. for the Appellate Di-
vision, says:
The defendant is q sergeant OF police in
receipt of an annual income OF S2, 600. IL ia
his duty to support his children. and We
think an allowance Of $40 week should have
been made to the plaintiff for thut purpose.
together with counsel fee Of so
The sun., 1903-12-25
LITTLE CONFUSION OUTSIDE.
One Scrap Headed Oft Was Over the
Clothes question.

Those who expected that the first per-
formance OF "Parsiial" would be the occa-
sion of riot in front Of the Metropolitan
Opera House before the beginning Of the
performance in the afternoon and during
the hour and half intermission were
greatly disappointed. There was neither
more nor less excitement than there Is ordi-
narily at the beginning Of an opera per-
formance, except in one instance.
At O. clock in the afternoon the line OF
men and women waiting to buy tickets at
the box Office reached from the Broadway
entrance of the office clear through Thirty
ninth street to Seventh avenue.
About half way in the line we're two young
men who had been quarrelling in front OF
the box Office early in the morning. They
looked as though they we're quite able to
buy almost any seats the house had to
offer One of them had taken time and
himself by the forelock and arrayed him
self in evening garments. The other ap-
parently hoped to get home In the inter-
mission In time to make change. 1t was
quite clear that neither knew the other.
Neither got any satisfaction at the box
office. and both, somewhat damaged as tc
temper, took Their places in the lCrg Thirty
ninth street line Before they had been
waiting ten minutes one OF them called the
other a liar.
What did you mean by that7' asked
the man in business clothes.
Il meant what said, answered the pre-
mature exquisite.
Say" responded the other. you've go,
the flowers that bloom in the spring beat
into pulp
What d'you mean'" asked the other.
Did you go into a dark closet to kid
yourself that it was time to put on your glad
rags'' asked the simply dressed person
1t was only too clear that he was no ex-
quisite.
Evening Clothes took his overcoat oil
and fell into prizefighting attitude. The
other mans coat flew into the arms OF a by
stander. The waiting mob formed ring.
Just then Sergt. Fogarty shouldered into
the melee. He walked up to the TWO bel,
ligerents. With no gentle hand he tapped
Evening Clothes twice just back OF the
thumb.
-G'wan, Birdie,- said he. II youse
two ain't, good you'll both get slapped on
the wrist! Horrid things
Possibly the two witnessed the 'Parsifal
performances. But they didn't remain in
that ticket line any longer.
Just eleven minutes elapsed after the
first part of the audience had appeared at
the Broadway entrance at the close Of the
away the last public carriage. The last OF
the private carriages got away from the
Thirty-ninth street entrance three minutes
later Owing TO the elaborate police ar
rangements to meet the emergency.
there was less disturbance around the
opera house when the audience dispersed
than is often witnessed after an ordinary
performance
The sun., 1903-12-25
CHOIR BOYS SANG AFTER ALL.
Police Inauizitor Came Around 10 Quiz, hut
He Didn't Get In.

The boys of the Calvary Church choir
sang, after all, in the Gral temple scenes.
They had appeared at the dress rehearsal,
but that was a secret not revealed. Yes
terday Mr.. Conried had them taken to the
theatre at noon. They remained there
all day, having their meals there and en-
joying the lark almost as much as their
manager who had defeated the attempt
of the Gerry society to prevent their par
ticipation in the performance,
At Q o'clock Inspector Walsh arrived at
Mr.. Conrieds office.
Il want to look through the theatre, :"
he said, ito find out if it is really true that
the choir boys are already concealed here. y
Have you a search warrant?' asked
Mr.. Conried
The inspector admitted that he had not,