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The independent., 1903-03-12


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Is it not a little queer that the
whisky republicans should call out
seven or eight hundred republican
voters, at their late primaries, who
did not register or vote last fall. Will
all of them be allowed to vote at the
coming election? If their number
should double we would need an extra
city clek to help issue voting certifi-
Gates. 1t looks as though the time
had come to put up non-partisan
ticket. National party questions have
nothing to do with city interest.
Home questions alone should rule.
The two riotous street trolley
strikes in South Bend, Ind, and Wa
terbury, Conn.,, are still burning. Has
it got to come to this that few hum
dred men can organize themselves in
to an army of marauders and override
all laws and ordinances? Will clubs,
stones, brick bats and explosives be
their extreme, after little, or will
they resort to fire arms and guerilla
warfare? The cause of one of these
strikes was the dismissal of two or
three saloon frequenters. So it goes,
more and more trouble. Hundreds Of
men stand ready to fill all these we'll
paying places. Citizens, of all classes,
seem to stand up for the strikers and
justify their law-breaking.
There seems to be no remedy in
sight, only for cities, states and ma
tions to own and control all public
utilities. Certainly, socialists are
making some tracks in the right direc-
tion. The mine owners are making
ten times more out of the coal strike
than the coal diggers. Compare fif-
teen dollars ton in the city of Lin
coin with eight, and tell us who pock-
cts the difference Cities better pay
rental for street cars and let them
stand still, than to pay the expense
and damage on both sides of a strike
war. When government owns all these
utilities, let the employees be appointed
ing.
There were two men and two women
who started in life few years before
we did, who had more influence in the
formation of our character, sentiment
and plan of life than all other men
and women not connected with our
early home. These four were Horace
Greeley, Wendell Philips, Susan B.
Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
All have gone over the snowy range
except Susan. Each of the four pulled
separate strings and not a string has
broken. Susan's string has stretched,
but it still holds.
1t don't look as though our legis-
lature or congress was likely to do
any legislating only in the interest of
corporations and trusts. Equal rights
and justice are suspended. The tune
played is to tax the common people
and relieve the wealthy.
Fl. w. HARDY.
The Bellwood Gazette says that the
The independent., 1903-03-12

Patronize our advertisers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28
Simply Intoxicated with Power.

Base politics, riot and charges of
doodle" such as have just stirred Illi-
nois to its foundation are only a ma
tural consequence of the causes
which have been slowly but surely
leading to the present sensational
climax. Popular government has been
prevented and the free institutions
and liberties of the people have been
menaced. And this all because the
republican party of the state o. Hi
nois is intoxicated with power. 1t
has held sway for years. Gradually
internal strife in the party has arisen.
Factions have become bitter ones
against the other in their contest for
the spoils of office.
The disgrace of the present legisla-
ture. is likewise the humiliation of
the state, and the fair name of Hi
nois is besmirched. Judge this scan
dial either way that you will and you
can make nothing but scandal and
disgrace out of it. If it isn't Doodle
it is riot. If it is not riot it is a near
approach to anarchy.
If the people of the state will probe
the present disgrace to its very foun-
dation they will find that the primary
cause of the disgrace is the continu-
Gus control of the state and its in
stitutions by the one party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28

The exposure of American army
practices in the Philippines, as made
through the report of Gen. Miles per-
Sonal and official observations, which
Secretary of War Root was at first
inclined TO suppress, while occasion
ing regret in the hearts of all pa
triotic American citizens, will not
prove source of surprise to those
who have followed the course of the
imperialistic policy in all countries
and sighed at the inevitable cOnse-
quences of such course. While it is
sad TO know that evils and abuses
creep into the regulations and Gus
toms where an army is sent abroad
for purposes of conquest. the admin
istratiOn of the affairs of government
is not advanced by an attempt to con-
ceal the information that comes to
it of the existence of Objectionable
conditions. The better policy for the
government to pursue is to seek to
remedy the evil, rather than to give
the appearance of countenancing -.
by deceiving the public and aiming to
convince itself that it does not exist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28

that there are conditions attending
the operation of the coal roads which
closely resemble those that have fall
en- under the ban of the court. For
example, the Reading company con-
trolls the Philadelphia & Reading and
the Central railroad of New Jersey,
which are held to be parallel and COM
peting lines.
Moreover, the Temple Coal & Iron
company is alleged to be in combina-
ton with the coal carrying roads
for fixing the price of anthracite at
tidewater and dividing the traffic be-
tween the different lines in such man
ner as to suppress all possibility of
competition.
If all the allegations made and
popularity accepted prove to be true.
it is difficult to see how the coal trust
can avoid being adjudged to be in
violation alike of the Sherman anti
trust law and the interstate commerce
act. 1t is to be determined whether
these allegations are true or not
that the inquiry is now under way.
1t is very significant that the North
ern merger decision was based, not
upon conditions peculiar to the code,
but upon broad principles that enter
into particularly every trust in eX-
istence.
1t is significant also that the inter
state commerce commission long ago
declared the anthracite trust to eX-
list in violation of the interstate COM
merce act.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28
Moving against the Big Coal Trust.

The Cleveland Press points to the
fact that the organization of great
combination in Illinois with $4,000, 900
capital to carry on the combined bust
ness of coal mining and carrying may
foreshadow lot more of "undigested
securities
The sky is not at all clear for coal
trusts just at the present time. The
interstate commerce commission is
inquiring into the legality of the big
Pennsylvania combine that has lately
given the country so much trouble,
and the pressure of public opinion
will back up the utmost application of
the law. 1t was suspected when the
Northen Securities decision was an
nounced that the anthracite trust
would be the next to engage the at
tc-tion of the government. 1t was
a wise guess. Although the supreme
court viii not be able to verify that
decision before fall, official inquiry
into the methods of the anthracite
trust has already been begun. The
scope of the interstate commerce
commissions inquiry is not disclosed,
but the fact is generally recognized
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28
Chronlc Rheumatism Cured

DR.. H. B. Hettinger, indianapolis,
Ind, says: ''For several months after
spraining my ankle was severely af-
flicted with rheumatism. I finally
tried Detchon's Mystic Cure for Rheu-
matism, and in four days could walk
without my cane; two bottles cured
me sound and well. / take great
pleasure in recommending the Mystic
Cure to all who are afflicted with
rheumatism" Sold by Otto Grotjan,
1901 Second avenue, Rock Island;
Gust Schlegel & Son, 22o West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28
TODAY'S MARKETS


Chicago. April 2s-FNlowing are the open
ing, highest. lowest and closing quotations
In today's markets:
wheat.
May, IS. 151; 7416; 74M
sept o91I 692l; 69]5; 691s
Corn
May, 4394; 4s14; 4214; 42s4.
July, s43S: 451l: Ass Az
sept, IA; 4iH-; IA; 449s.
Oats.
May, SSsS-: 3Sa-; S316: 1914.
July, 3i1s; 3l2l, 81; 3.A.
Pork.
July, 1872: IL. 30: 10 90: 10 %
Sept, 1870; 1900; 1887; l65 81.
Lard
May, 9 81: 9.s7; 9.2O; 9 20.
July, AZ: 9.77: $50. 9.3O.
Sept 945; $50; $50; $780,
Ribs.
May, 9 so; 9 so; $40: $40.
July, 9.45; Gas: e.37: e.S7.
Sept, $40; $40; 9.32 8 30.
Rye, May So July 50; fax. cash, N w.
I.l0; s: W:I.O7, May 1.O7-Io7l, July l.lC1S; bar
aeceipts TODAY: Wheat rs, corn pig oats
1903; hogs 1900; cattle 1000 sheep 1900.
Hogs at Kansas City 10 00O. cattle $4,000,
nogs at omaha 1900, cattle 7COe.
Hog market opened ste ady.
ers g so9 a %; good heavy. se.9O17.aO. rough
Cattle market opened strong to lOc higher
sheep market opened strong to zoe higher.
Union stock yards $40 a. m.
Hog market steady dull to TO- lower.
Light, e6 65Gl7O0; mixed and butchers, &C 20
Oils; good heavy, e6 S097.20; rough heavy,
20 S0QI6.95.
Cattle market steady to strong.
Reeves S400G5.6I, cows ana neifers 2O0
475, Texas steers g. 1894. so, stockers and
feeders az SO6S4 So.
sheep market strong to 10c higher.
hog market closed slow at the decline.
Light, 70 6537 90; mixed ana butchers, 675
g7l5; GOOD heavy, S6 SO17.20; rough heavy.
6S0G 95.
Cattle market closed strong.
Sheep market closed strong.
estimated receipts Wednesday: Wheat As,
corn 30, oats 10, hogs $1,000
New York stocks.
New York. April 2S-The following are the
closing quotations ON the New York stock
exchange:
SO. Pacific 55H, sugar 1858, C. & A. com. 3O%,
gas 1885. Penna. 1864. Il. 4 o. 92I4 @. K. 4 Z.
Z. com 45s4 c. NJ & st. + 1904, Manhattan 1909,
PACIFIC Mail 1884, Atchison com. sl9s. W. Y
Tel. Co. s5, n. Y. Central 1871, l.. & N.
liz. B.. r. t. 64H. Rdg. com. 5I%. leather
com. 1875. copper 644. Atchlson pfd. 81, U.
). Steel ptd. sf&. u. $ Steer common 351S,
Missouri Pacific l0S7s, Union Pacific common
9O2i. coal and iron 641s Erie common "a;
WABASH ptd 46ls, Can Pacific 1901, Republic
Steel common 10. Repu bic Steel pfd. IN,
M. K & II. common -, American Car
Foundry common 40; c. & G. w. 224
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28
HClaire" he exclaimed.
DO nian,t ear the Tnrt.

A well known novelist tells an anus
ing story of his father, an English rec
tor, and Sir Henry Thompson. the sur
geon and authority on food. Sir Henry
was called in and prescribed a certain
diet, particularly warning the patient
against apple tart, for which the rever-
end gentleman had a great Partially.
"Oh, but, Sir Henry" pleaded the pa
tient, ''mayn't l have a little-just on
Sunday? We always have it for dinner
then" Sir" replied Sir Henry in Sc
we're tones, do you imagine that your
stomach is any different on Sunday
from what it is on other days? Good
morning. London outlook.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28

Speaker Miller has recalled that
somebody by name really told him
somebody else by name said that inn
proper means were to be employed to
force the Mueller traction measure,
and hence it was the presiding officer
of the house sought to thwart the
disposition of the house to exercise
its constitutional prerogatives. The
Chicago Tribune's Springfield CORE
spondent says of the inquiry
proceedings of yesterday. speak
er Miller was called in first
and allowed to go over his testimony
given Friday night and Saturday
~morning. in order to correct any err
rors which might have occurred in
the steDographer's notes. He also
recOllected that there was n man
named Harry Andrews who told him
that another man named Albert j.
Appel had told Andrews that another
man had told Appel that it would be
cheaper to buy the speaker than
members of the Legislature. So a
subpoena was sent out for Mr. Appel.
who has a job in the state house.
Then it developed that Appel was not
the right man, and that the man who
was supposed to be second hand in
the reported conversation was named
George Il. Albert, an insurance agent
from Des Moines, Iowa, who has been
here during the session watching
some insurance legislation in which
an Iowa company is interested. He
was subpoenaed." 1t is quite evident
that the information that came to
Speaker Miller made distinct inn
preston on his mind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

rOday's Quotations on ProvisionA. Live
Stock. Feed and Fuel
Rock Island, April 2s.-Following are the
quotations on the local market:
Provisions,
Butter-Creameryt So, dairy 2O02lc
Eggs-FreSh I2c.
Live poultry-Chickens 10c per pound,
hens &C per pound, ducks 12Hc, turkeys 13c,
geese 91Tc.
Vegetables-Potatoes, 4Oc to soc.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Steers $3.50 to e4.75. COWS and
heifers 300 to $3.50, calves "a. so to $500
Hogs-MiXed and butchers Is to q. %.
Sheep-Yearlings or over, per Cwt. q 90 to
IS 50, Lambs per head $3.50 to $40.
Feed and Fuel
Grain-Corn 456I48c; oats. 35c to So.
Forage-Tmothy hay. Sl3 TO sl4 prairie
$40 to 81, baled prairie 90, baled notify S12
straw, S. co.
Woodland, per load IS 00GS5.5O.
Coal-Lump. per buShel l3C6ll4c, mine run
l3c per bushel, slack. Der bushel &c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28

When Speaker Miller cOnceives the
idea and puts it into practice that the
gaveI is an instrument with which he
is to knock the rights of the majority
in the head when he chooses, he
makes a grievous mistake-a grievous
mistake not for himself alone, but
for the state of Illinois and the peo-
pie thereof.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28
After Gr,ona-wbat9

Usually hacking cough and a gem
eral feeling of weakness, often lead
ing to fatal results after the patient
is supposed to have passed the dam
ger point. Foley's Honey and Tar is
guaranteed to cure the grippe
cough" and make you strong and
well. 1t never fails to stop a cough
If taken in time. Take no substitute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28
Severe Attack of Grip Cured by One Bottle
of ChamberlaIn,a Cough Remedy.


"When l had an attack of the grip
last winter (the second one) 1 actual
ly cured myself with one bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy" says
Frank w. Perry, editor of the Enter
prise, Shortsville, n. Y. "This is the
honest truth. I at times kept from
coughing myself to pieces by taking
a teaspoonful of this remedy, and
when the coughing spell would come
on at night L would take a dose and
it seemed that in the briefest inter
val the cough would pass off and
would go to sleep perfectly free from
cough and its accompanying pains.
To say that the remedy acted as a
most agreeable surprise is putting it
very mildly. L had no idea that it
would or could knock out the grip,
simply because 1 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 duration, but the pains
were far less severe, and 1 had not
used the contents of one bottle before
Mr.. Grip had bid me adieu." For sale
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28

1t is reported from Washington
that two or three months will be re-
quired to finish the postal investiga-
lions into the alleged scandals of the
department. This indicates that the
white-washing will probably be of an
elaborate character.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28
Tuesday, April %.

This is the first instance in history
(if what Speaker Miller says is true)
that an attempt was made to bride an
official to do his constitutional duty.
NTillers explanation is awaited with
deep interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per Weekly,
81 per year IN advance.
All communications of political or argu-
mentative character, political or religious,
must have real name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles will be printed over
fictitious signatures.
Coz correspondence solicited from every town
ship in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28

Illinois and Wisconsin are swinging
into line with Missouri's reform. New
York is fast repenting of conditions
in Albany. Rhode Island and Della
ware are sick and Disguised with
Doodle and boodle-bought elections.
Other states are grumbling. The
march toward self-regeneration bids
to become general. Missourfs leader
ship stands out strong. This states
bold example has inspired and will
further inspire emulatiOn.-St Louis
Republic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28
NeighborIY Advice.

Illinois should follow Missouri's good
example and institute a rigid grand
jury investigation of the charges of
attempt bribery made by the speaker
of her house of representatives. The
test of sincere determination for
the right is a willingness to expose
and punish the wrong. Missouri has
faced this test with infinite credit
to herself and Illinois should not hest
tate in a performance of duty that
shall result in similar credit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, Ill ENTERED at
the postofhce as Second-class matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28

BY THE j. w. POTTER co.
The colored American., 1903-02-28

Dixon's Line is somewhat closer to
the Negroes heart.
Mrs. Dr. Jack Shepherd, of Pitts
burg, is visiting her relatives in this
city. She will be remembered best by
her MAIDEN name-Miss Cora Smith
Rev. H. T. Johnson, editor of the
Christian Recorder, of Philadelphia.
has just recovered $500 damages from
the Pullman Company for refusing him
Mr.. Cyrus F. Adams, secretary of
The AfrO-American Council, who at
tended the Farmers Conference, at
Tuskegee. Ala, has returned to the
city.
MIR. Howard Johnson, of the Quarter
master Generals Office, has been in an
extremely critical condition at his
home on 14th street, but is now on the
mend.
dining-room accommodations while on
a business trip from Richmond, Va
TO this city. His suit was for $1,000
and was brought in the q. S. Court al
| Trenton, n. ].
Mr.. Charles F. Murray, one of oul
most estimable citizens, for years EN-
ployed at the Capitol, and long a higl
| official at St. Luke's Church. died Oh
Saturday evening last
DR.. w. A. Croffut went away from
the 2nd Baptist Church Lyceum ol
Sunday last convinced that the Negr
The colored American., 1903-02-28

does not subscribe to his anti-imperi-
alistic propaganda.
Mr.. Howard H Williams, who has
been confined to his residence for
some time past is rapidly recovering.
His friends have been unremitting in
ther attentions 20 him.
Mrs. Daniel Mahoney, nee Miss Babe
jackson, of Pittsburg, has just return
ed home for a short stay with her
venerable father, Mr.. James F. Jack
son, of 18th street northwest
Messrs. John w Rosemond, and
George A. Neale, representative young
men from PittSburg, Pa, were in the
city few days last week. They met
and made many friends while here
The Aeolian Mandolin, Guitar, and
Banjo Club, scored another brilliant
success on the evening of the 23rd
instant. The club is both artistically
and socially the pride of this commun-
| ity.
| A number of members of Eureka
Lodge of Masons have petitioned Grand
Master Malvin for dispensation to
enable them to establish a new Mason
ic Lodge, to be known as Brightwood
Lodge
Bishop Alexander Walters, of New
Jersey, and DR.. H. T. johnson, editor
lof The Christian Recorder, Philadel
The colored American., 1903-02-28
City Paragraphs

Lieutenant Henderson, of Pittsburg,
Pa, is in the city, guest at the
Southern Hotel.
DR.. c. C. West and -ife are all
smiles Two bouncing girls have
blessed their union.
Miss Katie Johnson. of Baltimore,
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. ThCmaz,
1925 Vermont avenue, northwest.
The staff of the Freedmen's Hospital
are exhibiting quite a little pride over
some of their recent achievements.
Armond w. Scott, the President of
the End Baptist Church Lyceum is an
ideal presiding officer, courteous but
firm.
Mr. Daniel Murray, assistant hbrar-
ian. will entertain the Pen and Pencil
Club. at his residence on S street, Tues
day night.
Mr.. Rudolf Scott, of Spokane, Wash
ington, one of our governments mos
efficient Chinese Inspectors, is in towr
on brief visit
Hands Across the Sea- is a popular
melody, but Hands Across Mason ant
The colored American., 1903-02-28
COLUMBUS, OHIO

phia. Pa. called on Counsel Alfred =.
Cowen during their recent WISH 10 wv
York City.
The Jane Mosely is undergolnS
complete repairing and will De uiT1u The
ed in a duck white suit or paint y
charter books are open for us o-s
and the secretary will receive cAai'''
at 6O9 r street, northwest
Mr.. F. Nj. SimmS, rising yiiP9nsp
tornev has secured the general LII al
under the new District code' tnoItb
kind of insurance, life hre, iesd.
and accident. He is one Oh M lI;st1-irt
ing insurance brokers IN the
Mr.. Henry Warren, veneraDIe, 5ent
leader. and since his birth ons
of the District, celebrated hl9 tbe
hundred and third birthday em on hale
| GARD instant. Mr. Warren IL I-laonle's 5
] and heartily interested IN hls ot his
| nrogress. His friends gaths 80 The
| house in large numbers anu
| occasion a notable one.
Rev VIM. H. Brown, the he-Sonttatiye Sutiye
itendent and travelling repre- House
Of The American Publishing - thi:
chicago III. is now located mi - il
c;+v he makes an announcseLiCa1cr acriyt
onS.tber o,s mart of this paper Iol H
agents. young men ana S%'canents.
offers most excellene
The colored American., 1903-02-28


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rendered the wedding an event %
national interest Cleveland has
been the ncsue ~ numerous notable
weddings On tss aasf- bat 20 none ~
t1rIn nHn the attendance % famous
uarFuuaNea been eu1al 90 THAI az
foday's function in 81 fsuis church
The bridal party proceeded TO the
ehaucel tn the following efticr
fishers. william Williams ~ phila-
1eiphta. Rnli@ff Ailertaa. NJ Eark.
Joseph Medil Patterson. M ~ chs
ragn. Ernest Minor - ciaetauatl.
5auies barney ~ New York. and
ifnwafd H#nne and Malcolm Me-
Bride q Cleveland FalioninE the
bshssa eaane four iifftn flower maid
ems. and then ssns the bridesmaids.
Nlas tafeaunr Patterson and Miss
Adelaide Hamilton. both ~ Chicago.
Mics fsaura Mckinley and Miss Viz
Rinia Johnston ~ riftshurr. Miss
Mary Hopkins 81 Washington. p. e..
Miss Frances fs~ia - Portland. or.
and Mics Lucia MeEuriiy Miss
claire Hanna as.A zssz= assss=ssss.-
Cobb II c'iessiand.
The ceremony over. President
ttf'ose Fhit aud several ether slietia-
FHlshesl quests. signef4 fhe marriage
certificate. Tire bridal party and
relatives and intimate friends then
repaired 90 "gleumere@ the bsaufi-
fui suburban home Of senator
Hanna. shere an elaborate wedding
breakfast WIS served
M and Mrs Mccormick will
spend their honeymoon AZ Month
cello III, and later will take up
their residence IN Chicago.
Joseph Mediil Mccormick. al
? 7s#Fsss man anu JUST tees fua
ming for himself. has u fine hsrltag e
He u the grandson Of the late 10
seph Mfdiill editor Of the Chicago
Tribune. and his father ~ hmhas-
sador 10 Russia Since his Rradua.
ti0n from Yale Ia 1890. Mr. MeCOr-
mick has been on the stan Of the
Chicago Tribune.