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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-07-16
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18
InconcIusiveness of the Message.

Henry Loomis Nelson. in Boston
Herald: The presidents message il
Illustrates the detected state of our
politics. \ cursory examination shows
that Mr.. Roosevelt has little of legis-
lation to recommend and that his con-
9ratulations are on achievements
with which the political power has
little to do. or on achievements as to
the propriety and character of which
there is wide difference of opinion
sometimes. it is to be regretted, on
moral grounds.
There Is no ring of a forward move
ment in the presidents utterances.
His message is that of man whose
party is tiIuidly on the verge of an
election which will result in vote of
confidence or want of confidence.
Mr. Roosevelt assures us that the
great combinations upon which he
made strenuous war in the summer of
1902 have been adequately dealt with
by the provision which gives the pres
ident. acting through the commission
er Of corporations. the right-so far
as the law can do soto compel any
corporation which he may designate
to give to the commissioner any in
formation which he may see fit to
ask. and which also gives To these fed
eral authorities the right to publish
anything which they may think desiT-
able for the public good. The present
commissioner is above reproach. but
il * easy to imagine one who would
make of his official opportunities
vehicles for corruption which would
put the poor little peddiers of the
pustoffice department to shame.
If Mr. Roosevelt believes that cor
porationS ought to be controlled by
the federal government. he ought to
advocate the passage Of Il law which
would give to him and to the courts
a real power. The difficulty seems to
he that he * for control, while his
party is against il. At any rate, it is
clear from the silence ON the tariff
question. and his generalities on the
subject of publicity poor phrase
and a poor thing-that the party lead
ers believe that nothing ought to be
done to offend the protected manufac-
turers. and that the people who man
age corporations. and, indeed. all who
have property stake in the country,
ought to be assured that no harm to
them i contemplated, and that they
may vote in 1904 for the republican
candidates with perfect assurance of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18

New York next year. and if we lose
New York we may lose the presiden-
cy.'
That the editorial should appear on
the eve of the meeting of the ,republi-
can national committee is considered
significant. 1t is also significant that
Senator Hanna. chairman of the com
mittee. made speech in calling that
body to order, and while congratula-
ting the republican party, failed to
mention the presidents name.
Many republicans, like the editor of
the Commercial-Tribun fear that
Roosevelt cannot win if nominated.
He has skillfully worked up senti-
ment for his nomination. but that SEN
timent will not count for much at the
polls. There is a growing opposition
to ROosevelt'S nomination, and if the
republican national convention was Il
year off instead of six months, he
would probably be defeated for the
nomination. and he may be anyway.
The editorial in the Cincinnati pa
per means much. 1t evidently was in
spired. 1t is too early to Judge of the
effect. though il serves TO show that
certain interests in the republican
party seek Roosevelt's defeat.
History sometimes repeats itself.
Similar opposition to President Harri-
son developed at the close of his term.
1t could not defeat his denomination.
but caused his defeat at the polls.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18
To Colorado and California via the ChIca-
go, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway.

Double daily train service is now
offered from Chicago to Colorado and
to California via the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul-Union Pacific line.
Through standard and tourist sleep
ers are operated between Chicago and
ESan Francisco; and through standard
sleepers and reclining chair cars be-
tween Chicago and Denver.
The new service to Colorado in
cludes a train that is on the road only
one night, leaving Chicago 9:45 a. m,
reaching Denver early the next af-
ternoOD.
Descriptive folder and booklet
from any ticket agent of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railway; or f.
\. Miller. General Passenger Agent,
Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18
Opposition N His Own Party.

That there is Il strong undercurrent
of opposition in the republican party
to the nomination Of Roosevelt for
president next year. cannot be sue
cesSfuliy disputed. 1t breaks out once
i'll awhile in strenuous way. as for
instance. i'm the recent editorial of the
Cincinnati CommercialTribune That
editorial. which called for the drop
ping of Roosevelt. has caused no little
stir in political circles. 1t has been
referred to before in these columns,
but here it is in full:
We call upon our leaders through
out the union to awake. to arouse
themselves and to prepare for the
loSely-cOntested conflict that will be
waged next year. TheE owe il to the
republican party to do this. They owe
it to themselves to see that no mis-
take * made. no chances taken that
will invite defeat
surely there are men in the repub-
lican party today as faithful and sin
cere as those who have gone before.
Why are they silent in this time of
danger? = Do they not know
of the steadily growing republican
anxiety AZ to the result of the presi-
Dental election and the fear of New
York and other states?
Can they not perceive the massing
of the democratic forces for the bat
tie and the approaching union of their
discordant factions? Why his slug
gish supineness, this iethar9ic sIum-
Der Why this faltering speech. these
hesitating tongues. these OminouS
whispers of faint hopes of success
when New York state is mentioned
Why this paralysis of independence
when some plain. blunt man wishes to
discuss presidential nominee?
The republican party demands "a
leader who can carry New York and
secure 10 the party the electoral vote
uf that state
An attempt to break the force of
the article was made in giving curren-
cy to the statement that it was writ
ten by Perry 5. Heath. But this is
disposed of by the following dispatch
of the editor of the Commercial-Trib-
une TO the Washington Post:
Perry Heath is not stockhoIder
in the CONGRATULATIONS He had
absc Iute'v nothing To do directly or
Indirect, With the editorial in ques-
ton. or any other editorial that has
appeared in this paper during the last
three years The inspiration for the
editorial came from my individual be-
lief that Mr.. Roosevelt cannot carry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18

Justice of the peace at Bedford.
Taylor county. Iowa. sued the editor
of the TimeS-R Republican of that place
for criminal libel because he publish
ed AN item of news offensive To said
justice. The case has just been heard.
and resulted in Il verdict for the edi-
tor. 1t was shown at the trial that
he Was clearly within his rights as a
newspaper publisher in what he did
and that the suit was entirely unwar-
ranted. The editor * To cOngratula-
ted upon The outcome If the matter.
His victory should not be without eff
feet upon people who imagine them
selves aggrieved when in most cases
the press has perhaps treated them
with more consideration than they
really deserve.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18
The Southwest LimIted-New Train ChIca-
Ro-Kanaas CITY.

The new short line of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway has
been completed through Moline, Rock
Island, Davenport, Muscatine, Wash
ington and Ottumwa, and gives a new
and direct route between Chicago and
Kansas City. The Southwest Limited,
the new electric lighted train between
these cities, makes its first trip Dec
6. 1t is a handsomely equipped train,
carrying standard and compartment
sleepers. observation-library car, din
ing ear, chair car and coach.
a second daily train between Chi
cago and Kansas City is also offered
via the new route.
Additional information from any
ticket agent of the Chicago. Milwau-
kee & st. Paul railway, or +. A. Mil
Ter, general passenger agent, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18
TIPS TO TRAVELLERS
Last Low Rate Excursion.

Dec. s the c. r. L. & P. will sell
round trip homeseekers' tickets to
points in Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory, also to a number of points in
Texas and New Mexico at the rate of
SIS for the round trip. For full in
formation call at depot or city Office,
1929 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18
1t has lately been decided by

1t has lately been decided by the
United States court of appeals in the
application of p. {. BurkaI. now serv-
ing a sentence for larceny in Rampant
jail. in Alaska. for a writ of habeas
corpus. that stealing ii dog in Alaska
* larceny. though no specific refer
ence i made to this animal in the
statute defining the Offense. The
court said: a dog i IA chattel, and,
next 10 man. is the most important
factor in the past and present history
Of the country"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18

The shortest people. says the scient-
list. are the Bushmen, Of Africa. The
average stature of their men is but
four feet six inches. The bodies of
these human beings are covered with
thick, coarse hair. and they are con-
siGered the lowest order of man.
Physically. they are almost as short"
and low as the American boOdler is
morally.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18
LOCAL MARkET CONDITIONS.
Today'H Quotations on PrOVislOns. LIVt
Stock. Feed and Fuel

Rock Island. Dec. IS.-Following are the
quotations on the local market:
Provisions
BuIter-Creamery 22o02Sc. dairy1ec
EggS-Fresh 25c
Live poultry-Spring chickens SC per
pound hens &c per pound.
egetabIes-PotatoeS, So to CSC.
Live Stock.
CaItle-Steers 1850 to G25 cows and
neIfers $40 to e1.0O, calves $500 to 800
HocS-Mixed and butchers e3 80 10 e.21
Sheep-YSarlings or over, per cWt- S3 Otto
q %. Lamb per head % 90 to $500
Feed and Fuel
Grain-Corn old 5I652c. new 4Oc: oats. SSc
Forage-Timothy hay, Is to $3.50, pralrle
sS 20 9, straw $3.50.
Woodland, per load $500.
CoaI-Lump, per bushel l4c. slack. per
bushel &C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18
warning. warning.

Beware of substitutes offered by
INSCRIPTIONS dealers in place of Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar, Foley's Kidney
Cure and Banner Salve. Dishonest
dealers for little extra profit viii
trNsto palm off worthless prepara-
tong in place of these valuable medi-
cines that have stood the test of years
and thus ieopardize the lives of their
victims. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18

In voting to repeal another of Gen.
Woods one-man laws. the Cuban SEN
ate characterizes it as indeScribabie
de>poliation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18

1t was bound to come. Attorney
Folk. of st. Louis. has declined an Of
fer of fabulous sum for series of
lectures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18

Ex-senator Thurston. republican. of
Nebra ska. says Roosevelt is the man
that every body i for. but nobody
NAntS."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents peg week. Weekly,
u per year In advance.
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious, must have
real name attached tor publication. No
such articles will be printed over fictitious
signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every town.
suip in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18
THE ARGUS.

Pu olisned Daily and Weekly at 1894 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, Ill. ENTERED at
the postofice as second-clasS matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18
Friday, Decent Der IS, 1908.

Some very small circumstances are
used "a Hanna straws these days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18
TODAY'S MARKETS

~ ~ - = ~ ~ IA ~ ~ - = -
Chicago, Dec lS Following are the open
ing nignest lowest and Closing quotation S
il today's markets.
Nav SIS s2iI4 sl1S S216-
july. 7t's; q 3 1865; d2ib
Dec. 4lal 40 4I2i ~
Nav. 43Is-. 49, -. 431s 435l
July 43i4; 432s ii IA; .Si4-.
Data
Dec. IS 35l4 s4zs s5l4
Nav, 361l-: 367-: 363l S65s-.
July. S3I 38zs 3825 35E
PORK
Jan, II IS /! . 1i;3s. 1l,4s
May. HIP; II So; ll.T2. Ii.SO
LARD
ID &C. o. & 81: 6S7. 6s7
Jan 6.35 635; 8 81; Gas
May, 6.57; so, 65T 6.57.
RtbA
Jan. 6O7 6 o. COS: 6.o5-.
May, SCI: 6.27 6-25 6 %.
Rive, Dec. E2H: May So; fax, N. w lOl;
s. W. %: Dec. 90; May %; barley 3515s.
HeceILLs IUuaN. WheaL 81, corn los oats
"a nogs SO OOO: cattle 1900. sheen 7OU.
Hog market opened > to 1Oc lower.
Tight "a l0I4.i5: mixed butch
RS. ~ % - =: good heavy, S4.IOG4 SIS rough
CatLIe markeI opened slow.
sheep market opened steady
Union stock wards $40 a. m
Hog market strong to i0C higher.
Light -. 10 % a; mixed ana BuLCners, A. IL
"a - good neavy. a. l0Q4 30; rough heavy.
4.lOlD4 -.
Cattie market best steady.
BeevsS e3 0005 - cows aud heifers / l50
% -exas steers t2.7y03.4O stockers and
feeders Il 10000
Sheep market steady.
hog market closed SLOW.
LhknI. HlOlIJ 40 mixed and butchers "a. 10
"a 80 GOOD heavy. s4.I0645O rough heavy,
" lO14 -
cattle market closed strong.
Sneep market closed sdy.
Estimated receipts Saturday: Wheat 45,
corn 3l5. oats 60 hogs 2G 90.
New YORK Stocks.
New York. Dec. Is The following are the
closing quotations on the New York stock
exchange
Sugar I2sH, Gas 91as, c. RI &P. e45S. South
ern Pacific 4S14. b. & o. 7SS, Atchison com
mon 672l, Atch1son pfd. e2&. Q. M & st. p.
l42ss. Manhattan t4i9s. copper 4Sls, w. U.
Tel. Co. Sc, L. & 1906 c. & A. %. Rdg.
common 4i15. Can. Pacific 1885, Leather com
mon e., B. r T. GOA. Pacific Mail 49,, U.
S. Steel ptd. Sc, Y. =; Steel common lo4,
Pe1na. 117S, MO. Pacific 1914, Union Pacific
1884, coal and iOrn So, Erie common 29h.
Wabash pfd. 1864 Car foundry 1874, c. & O.
w. l5%. Rep. Steel pfd. 39al, Rep Ste el COM
mon e91, New York Central 1854, Illinois
Central I295S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18

By THE j. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18
Saturday, Dec. 10

This demonstration will be in charge
of one of Heinz experienced statesmen,
who will explain the merits of the
goods and give every lady Il chance 10
taste the goods; also a sample piece
of pie made from the best mince meat
on the market. The entire line will be
sold at POPULAR PRICES ana full
purchase money refunded if they
don't give entire satisfaction. You
are welcome whether YOU buy or not.
Please don't forget the date.
We have both telephone systems.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18
Heinz Famous
81 Varieties Of
Sweet and Sour
Pickles

Dill Pickles. Preserves. Jams, JelIies
Catsup, Tomato Chutney, Olives il
bulk OF bottles. Apple Butter, Mince
Meat. Tomato Soup. Baked Beans
Euchred Figs Mustard, Sauces. etc.
to be held at our store
The Coconino sun., 1903-04-18

A settlement has sprung up there with stores, hotels, restaurants, etc, and a daily stage line is in operation between Kingman and Gold Road. Last Sat urday twenty-twO horse team loaded with ponderous mining machinery was photographed in the street of King man, just before it started for Gold Road. It was an event for the town and the people turned out to witness it. Take it all in all, in and around Kingman, this section of Arizona is apparently on the eve of a prosperous era. Aside from so much wind blow ing at this season of the year, King man is desirable and healthy place to reside in.
 q. E. PLACE.
The Coconino sun., 1903-04-18
Work on Phoenix & Eastern.

General Superintendent w. A. Drake, of the s. F. P. X F., came in from the south yesterday, having made an inspection of the work on the Phoenix X Eastern. The first camp out of the city now is thirty miles away and the grading has been finished up to that point. The next camp is fifty eight miles out and great deal of grading has been done between the two. There is third camp sixty-four miles distant and between it and the second there has been some grading. The work, MT. Drake says, is pro- gressing in very satisfactory manner. There is no work being done as has been reported from the Benson end of the line. The work train which was laying tarck on the new road returned yesterday from the north, the crew having been engaged on one of the roads there.
The Coconino sun., 1903-04-18
NEW PLACER FIELDS
Hard to Get But Are Supposed te Be Rich In Gold Estimated Depth ef Pay
 Gravel Sixty Feet

Last Tuesday we visited the placer fields in Sacramento Wash, nine miles west of Needles. A large part of that country has been staked of and people are still making locations. The dis covery of gold was made in the canyon by w. H. Orr, who was working on bedrock or rather submerged dam, for the purpose of raising the water flowing below the surface and taking it into Needles for domestic uses and power. Mir. Orr found that in the clay seams in the gravel was big values in gold and at once changed his plans to the development of water for hydraulic purposes, and when this has been ac- complished he will begin sluicing the rich ground below the damsite. It is estimated that there is depth of over sixty feet of pay gravel in the canyon the average of which is about eighteen dollars to the cubic yard, or twenty five cents to the pan. We were shown some of the gold taken from the bOr- ings at the dam and it is of the same character of that found in the Cheme- huevis mountains. The gold shows considerable wear, none of the larger piecee having ragged or sharp cor ner on it. Several miles of the canyon above the dam has been filed on: some of the owners are at work sinking shafts for the purpose of ascertaining what they have got. While the main gravel channel is deep and while the gold may be there in paying quantities it will be a costly undertaking to work it. On the other hand it would not be at all surprising if many of the de- bouching washes would not prove rich in shallow diggings. There is little excitement over the diggings notice able in Needles, but if later work proves the ground to be as rich as the enthusiastic appear to believe the little city on the Colorado will have a boom second only to the Klondike. Mohave Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1903-04-18
Wayslde Notes.

Kingman, Ariz., April F, 1903.
 The only thing worthy of note about Williams just at present is the ap- preaching summer and it's attending out door pleasures.
 The portion of the settlement that burned out not long since is being re- built again with brick and stone, which furnishes employment to quite a number of men. After this part of town is again reconstructed, Williams will be modern and practically fire proof burg, that can be pointed to with pride by any Arizonian.
 At present the travel to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, is no small item of interest and Williams seems to be the final starting point, for many tourists. There are complaints made by visitors that there are annoying and expensive delays occasioned by the almost constant delays of trains at Williams, on the Santa Fe road, which Obliges them to lay over, some times two days before connection is made with the Grand Canyon branch. The through passenger traffic west for California and the orange trains east are the cause of so much delay.
 On my arrival at Kingman I found the landscape more beautiful than ever. This is accounted for by the great amount of rain having fallen of late. BOquets of wild flowers are daily seen in all the households, while the churches are not lacking for Easter decorations. Old timers say that there has not been such nice carpet of green feed for stock for the past seven years, as at present.
 Quite boom is now on at the new gold fields twenty-eight miles south west of Kingman, called Gold Road.
The Coconino sun., 1903-04-18
Robbed tho Grave.

A startling incident, is narrated by John Oliver, of Philadelphia, as fol- lows: 'I was in an awful condition. My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk en, tongue coated, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite, growing, weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Then was advised to use Electric Bitters; to my great joy, the first bottle made a decided improvement. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now we'll man. I know they robbed the grave of another victim" No one should fail to try them. Only 50 cents, guar anteed at all drug stores.
The Coconino sun., 1903-04-18
SEVERE ATTACK or GRIP
Cures by One Bottle of chamberlain's
 coulh Remedy.


 "When I had an attack of the grip last winter (the second one) actually cured myself with one bottle of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy" says Frank w. Perry, editor of the Enterprise, Shortsville, N. Y. "This is the honest truth. at times kept from coughing myself to pieces by taking teaspoonful of this remedy, and when the coughing spell would come on at night I would take dose and it seem- ed that in the briefest interval the cough would pass of and would go to sleep perfectly free from cough and it's accompanying pains. To say that the remedy acted as most agree able surprise is putting it very mildly. I had no idea that it would or could knock out the grip, simply because I had never tried it for such purpose, but it did, and it seemed with the second attack of coughing the remedy caused it to not only be of less severe, and I had not used the contents of one bottle before Mir. Grip had bid me adieu." For sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-27
CAN'T GET RID OF 1T.
Scott County's Move to Do Away
With High School.

Out in Scott county. the county com
missioners are likely to have to do a
little backwater woxk to get themselves
out of an untenabIe position which they
have taken relative to the county high
school. Two of the commissioners de-
cided that they did not need high
school in Scott county, and proceeded to
kill it by refusing TO make any levy for
its maintenance
L. S. Boyer, county attorney, wrote
to the attorney general, asking whether
the county commissioners have any
such power. under the law which gives
counties of less than 2 500 population the
right to establish a county high school,
by petition of a majority of the people
of the county. The attorney general
gave it as his opinion today that no
power to abolish the high school rests
with the commissioners; that their du-
ties in regard to levying the tax are
purely ministerial. and that they have
no more right to try to stop the taxes
for the support of the school than has
the car of Russia