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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-05
DIaerepaney ID Threo MIIIIons.

Regarding tho statement that thoro
rs a S30oO000 discrepancy between
the reports Of General Leonard Wood
and his secretary Of finance Of the 20.
Gal disbursements OF the American
military government in Cuba, It Is
stated on The highest authority. says
The New York Trbune's Havana rep.
resentatlye that the discrepancy will
be accounted for before the national
settlement between the war depart.
ment and Senior Quosada. Cuban min.
lister at Washington
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-05

False modesty frequently deters wom-
en- from doing their share Of love max
ing From fear OF being considered over
bold they are apt 10 be- overahy, and
thus discourage attentions which they
secretly desire, says an exchange.
Women are az well entitled as men 10
express their love, only each sex has rs
own way-man with words. woman with
manners The one ia quite as expressive
as the other: and. in either case, the
more dcucately expressed the better. A
woman who does not express her at
tachmcnt by her manner cannot expect
20 ~ loved. II u altogether foolish be-
cause Il Is hypocritloh practice, that
OF pretending 10 be indifferent 70 those
whom she really ana legiumately loves.
irefcronoe is legitimate feeling which
may be always modesuy manifested by
any woman.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-05
INGENIOUS ROBBERS.

Worked a Scheme by Which They Sc
cured $1,000.
Bennett Blbb and James Williamson
arc under arrest at Birmingham, Ala,
charged with robbing the safe OF tho
union passenger station ticket Office Of
nearly $1,000. The arrests developed
the most ingenious scheme known to
the detectives who have been working
on the case. A hole was bored through
the ceiling OF the office and from above
the alleged burglars studied the com
bipation through a magnifving glass.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-05
enEslnENr lN lpAHo.

Thursday was presidential day 10
Idaho the weather being perfect and
not an incident married the harmony
OF the trip of the presidential party
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-05
CHAPTER ~.

ELL ME, MISS
Walkori You know
how things should
be. what would
you say was a good
profession for n
young man OF 20
who has had no
education worth
speaking about.
and who ~ not very
quick by nature7'
The speaker was
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-05

The morning after big wedding, tho
women are nearly always cross.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
QUESTION OF THE DIFFERENrIAL
Seems To Be the Only One of Importance
at indianapolis.

indianapolis Feb. THE miners
of Ohio. Indiana. Illinois and western
PENNSYLVANIA met in open convention
this afternoon to ratify or reject the
offer made them by the operators of
increasing the average Il per cent.
The operators say that on that basis
the total increased cost of coal pro-
duction in the United States would
be $49.OO0,OOO annually. President
Mitchell and other miners officials
are in favor of acceptance of the Of
fer
indianapolis. Feb. THE miners
and operators joint scale committees
again went into closed session yes
terday. In the miners executive COM
mittee session their committeeman re-
ceived discretionary power and were
relieved of instructions to insist on the
demands that the miners convention
had set forth. The battle behind closed
doors is entirely over the question of
differential. The miners are making
a great effort to get an entering wedge
into the existing wide differentially be
tween picked and machine mining
which they claim is entirely unfair.
The general impression among the
operators. and even the miner dele
gates. is that the offer made by the
operators to advance the wages of pick
miners and inside day labOrers 1919
per cent. and increase the wages of
drivers % per cent. will be accepta-
BILE advances in wages to the miners
representatives in the final settlement.
All arguments over the differential
pro and con have now been made, and
the fight along those lines seems to
have simmered down to an endurance.
Ran Up Against an U1timatum.
St Louis. Feb. T.-Vice President
and General Allen reached his office
in the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Headquarters in the wainwright build
ing yesterday. He went at once into
executive Session with General Super
intendent Maxwell, upon the ultima
tum of the 1000 conductors and train
men of the road for an increase of
wages amounting to 10 per cent. The
matter was settled by granting the men
whatsthev demanded.
strikers Refase Peace Terms.
Montreal, Feb. THE employees of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
VIGOROUS VITALITY"
What Dun s. Co. Says Is the Conspicuous
Feature of Trade and
Industry,

New York, Feb. 7.-R. G.. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says
today: Vigorous vitality is conspicu-
Gus in trade and industry, despite the
handicap of overtstrained and lament
able inadequate facilities for trans
portatiOn. Labor disputes are more
Humorous, although not prevalent to
any extent in the leading industries.
AS the season advances there is nota-
bic activity in building trades with
the customary acceleration of inquiry
for materials. Retail dealings in most
staples are fully sustained, especial
ly of SeaSOnable wearing apparel.
Wholesale and jobbing trade is steadi-
ly improving, although deliveries can
not be guaranteed. Foreign commerce
is keeping pace with domestic trade.
In the face of initiating elements the
consumer was peculiarly fortunate as
shown by Dun's index number of
prices prOpHrtiOned to consumption,
which was S1OO92O on Feb. l. against
S100.356 a month previous, an advance
of only ~)ne-half of 1 per cent Con
ditions in the iron and steel industry
are without essential alteration. with
orders away ahead of delivery. The
general level OF quotations does not
recede. Numerous contracts are taken
abroad because domestic plants can
not make shipments within the speci-
fed time
Failures in the United States 364
this week. against 263 last week. 265
the preceding week. and 261 the cor
responding week last year. and in Can
ada 30, against 80 last week. ~ the
preceding week. and % last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
COMMERCE ON THE LAKE
Including Only 1hat Between Domestic
POrts-SeabOard Figures.

Commerce on the great lakes be-
tween domestic ports for the entire
calendar year resulted in freight re-
ceipts of 54.074.729 net tons. compared
with 45,OI9.019 net tons in 1901. Iron
ore and minerals constitute apprOXi-
mately half of this freight tonnage.
In 1902 there We're 27.S9S, ,424 gross
tons of ore and minerals received at
lake ports from domestic sources, and
in 1901 2O,770.44T gross tons. Coal
contributed S,256,117 net tons 10 the
receipts of 1902 and 9,205. 764 net tons
in 1901
At the North Atlantic seabOard re
ceipts of grain and -four were 22S.-
117.3S4 bushels at the four ports Of
Boston. New York Philadelphia and
Baltimore. compared with 3D.. ASS. 1874
bushels in 1901, loss in 1902 of 29.3
per cent 1t is estimated that ship
ments of grain and flour alone from
these ports represented Shrinkage of
about 100000 net tons in ocean
freight. Receipts of grain. including
flour. at New York during the year
We're ia. .926. SOB bushels, in comparison
with 1876. 1873. .751 bushels in 1901. Il de
crease of 1912 per cent.
The reduction in grain receipts at
Boston was from -, 434 92O bushels in
1901 to 31.674.313 bushels in 1902. or
1859 per cent At Philadelphia 90
966.395 bushels were reported as re-
ceived in 1901. and in 1902 3S.00S, BOG
bushels. a loss of 25.4 per cent At
Baltimore receipts of grain and flour
amounted in 1901 to 75.991.37S bushels,
in contrast with 40. 773. .7S5 bushels in
1902, a decrease of 1854 per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
.exo Kick Coming"

A railroad engineer who has been In
the service so many years that his hair
has grown iron gray and his visage as
stern as a warriors while he has driv-
en- his iron monster over the parallels
of iron recently experienced his first
collision. He came out of it with a.
badly demolished engine and a suft1-
ciently smashed up leg for any occa-
sion.
The surgeons took him in charge and
by dint of splints. bandages. skill ard
patience saved his injured limb ard
got it on the road to recovery.
The other day he walked out for the
first time, and as he hobbled along on
crutches. the injured member looking
very unwieldy indeed. a friend hailed
him with: Hello, Jim! How's that
leg OF yours getting aloIg?"
The veteran has gray eyes, as clear
and penetrating as a youths. and they
twinkled with a tonic effect as he said
laconically:
"Oh, I can't kick",,-New York Timos-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
WERE CHASING
CERTAIN DEATH
That is What the Passengers Thought
When a Train Pursued Nitro
GIycerin Wagon.

Alexandria, Ind, Feb. 7-Passen-
gers on a Big Four train had the scare
of their lives here Wednesday. AS
the train was approaching the station
at rapid rate. the passengers, look
ing out of the windows, saw a team
of horses, hitched to a nitro -glycerine
wagon, running away. The.t team was
going down the street toward the rail
road. and to the passengers it looked
as if the train and wagon would meet
on the crossing. The words Nitro
glycerine, Dangerous" on the wagon
in large letters made it plain to the
passengers that something would hap
pen if the train and wagon met.
AS the team rushed on toward the
crossing the excitement on the train
became intense, but the horses beat
the train to the crossing by a few feet,
dragged the wagon across the rails
and smashed the vehicle on the side
walk further on. The wagon was in
charge of J. w. Fitzpatrick, a shooter
for the Empire itro-Glycerine COM
pany. He had returned from shooting
a we'll and there was only a small
quantity of the explosive in the wagon.
But the passengers on the train did
not know it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
GOVERNOR CANNOT
ABIDE DANCING
Nebraska's Executive Speaks Against
Popular Amuse-
ment.

Lincoln, Ncb. T.-Before the state
convention OF the board of charities
and corrections Governor Mickey
Thursday inveighed against cards.
dancing, theaters and other forms of
popular amusement. The preaching of
theory instead of dealing with the
practical problems of life was censured
by the Nebraska executive and the
claim that the greatest per cent. of
the criminal classes come from the for
eign-bOrn citizens was branded as false
There are some things in our civil
ization that are breeding disaster for
future generations" was the govern
or's declaration. The dance, the card
game, the theater are among those
things, and the greatest joy of my life
has been that l have had the courage
to resist such worldly temptations.
How would 1 have appeared TO my
children had l permitted and sane
toned such things when from their
infancy 1 have warned them against
such follieS."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
He DemauacI pr..ec.Ion.

Senator Van Wyck OF Nebraska in
speaking had peculiar style of deliv-
cry. and as he warmed to his subject it
was his habit to move restlessly from
one side of the chamber to the other.
continually talking. He talked so fast
that he often "spluttered," and sena-
tors We're careful to keep out of range
of the moisture he hiSsed through his
closely set teeth.
Mr.. Ingalls, and Mr.. Spooner once sat
directly in front of Mr.. Punch" as
Senator Van Wyck was often called
because of his resemblance to that not
ed character, when he was delivering
an impassioned utterance, and an atom
of spray rested upon the hand of the
immaculate Ingalls,.
He adjusted his Spectacles. carefully
inspected his soiled hand and deliber-
ately signaled for one of the pages to
come to him. Then in one of his IA
nous whispers, which penetrated the
entire chamber, Ingalls, said:
boy, bring an umbrella for Senator
Spooner and a rubber overcoat for me-"
The incident provoked general laugh
ter, but it did not interfere with Van
Wyck's speech. He simply shifted his
position so as to get beyond range Of
his always faultlessly dressed and sar-
castle coIleague.-Washing Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
First Love.

People who marry while very young
are apt TO find out when it is too late
that they have made the greatest mis-
take in their lives and that, though it
may seem very sweet to marry 'the
first and only love-" this same first
love" is the very last person in the
world that they ought to have married.
Some, indeed, may advise couples to
marry before they are out Of their teens
and settle down before the distractions
of the world can attempt to shake their
allegiance to each other, but this set
tling down too often proves to be
mere temporary phase and is followed
by an unsettled condition that lasts for
the rest of their unhappy lives. Sec
ond thoughts are often best in love.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
senate and Hou use in Brief.

Washington, Feb. For a time -es-
terday in the senate it looked as if the
question of construction of an isthmian
canal would be discussed in open dis
cussion. Morgan having the floor. but
the doors were closed on motion of
Cullom, much to IIorgans disgust
After Morgan had finished his speech
the open ses on was resumed and
Kean talked me more on the state.
hood bill. A1Jour rd out of respect
to the memory of Representative
Moody, who died Thursday.
General debate on the antitrust bill
closed in the house shortly before q
p. m, having proceeded from. 10 a. IN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
LIGHT ON A MYSTERY
Husband of Mrs. Morton Charged with
Cutting Her Throat with
ButcherkniTe.

Springfield, Ills, Feb. 7.-Startling
developments were brought to light
Thursday in the mystery attaching
to the supposed attempt at suicide of
Mrs. Luther Horton, wife of Il wealthy
citizen of Modesto and daughter of one
of the most prominent residents of Ma
coupin county. when the grand jury re-
tund an Indictment charing her huS-
band with having tried to kill her by
cutting her throat from ear to ear. on
the morning of Jan. - Mrs. Horton
rushed from her residence to the yard,
in her throat and staining the entire
front of her dress. Neither Mrs. Hor-
ton. her husband or the hired man,
Samuel Smith, WOULD say how it hap
pened.
To the grand jury. however. Smith
said he went to the Horton home at
o'clock in the morning and heard
some one calling to him from the rear
porch. He entered the house, he says,
and found Mrs. Horton lying in the
center of the dining room covered with
blood. Her husband was bending over
her on his knees. holding both her
hands. A butcherknife nine inches long
was lying at the woman'S side. Smith
asked what had caused the tragedy
and Mrs. Horton pointing at her hus-
band. exclaimed: He did it," Horton
denies the charge and says it was sui
ci1n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
CITY WAS IN MOURNING
while Che Funeral of Her Brave FiremeD
Was I'm Progress-Others HonOrs
Done the Dead,

Milwaukee. Feb. 7.-Mayor David S.
Rose Thursday issued a proclamation
on the death of Fire Chief James Foley
and the three other firemen. The
mayor directed that the city offices be
closed from yesterday noon until Mon
day noon, and that flags be displayed
at half-mast ON ali city buildings and
that all the fire engine houses be
draped in mourning for thirty days.
The mayor also requested that busi-
ness be suspended on Saturday from
10 a. m. till 1 p. IN. The city council
adopted resolutions of regret on the
death Of Chief Foley and the firemen.
The funerals of the unfortunate vic
TINS was held this morning and We're
attended by many civic bodies. The
bodies lay in state yesterday in the
city hall and thousands looked their
last on the dead fiers. The mayors
requests were generally acceded to.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
Corded Trunks.

Trunks corded instead of strapped
are thought by some theatrical mana
gers to be fatal to the interests of their
companies. II can't have any hang
mans ropes among my people" ex-
claimed one we'll known farce comedy
manager on noticing cords upon one of
the trunks belonging TO a lady he had
just brought at large expense from east
to west. And such a horror had he of
the "hoodoo" effect upon his company,
were a woman addicted to such meth
ods to remain a member of it, that he
quietly paid the astonished newcomer
two weeks salary, adding her fare
back to New York by way of compen-
sation for discharging her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
TURKEY SULTAN
CALLS FOR ARMY
100000 Troops to Take Part in
Macedonian DemOnstra-
ton.

Paris, Feb. 7.-OfficiaI advices have
been received here confirming the re-
port that the sultan of Turkey has
ordered the immediate mobilization
of 100000 troops for military dem
onstration in Macedonia.
The step taken is regarded with APP
prehension by the French officials. as
being likely to involve complications
between Turkey and Russia and Aus
tria. 1t is understood the powers are
exchanging views as to the course to
be pursued.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07

the Montreal Street railway at a
meeting held early today refused TO
ratify the terms agreed upon by their
committee and President Target. of
the railway company, for settlement
of the strike which began Thursday.
The company offered to grant the
men an advance of 10 per cent i'm
wages, recognize the union and rein
state the men recently discharged un-
less their dismissal had been for just
cause. The strikers voted to continue
the strike unless the company grant
ed them additional concessions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
Convention of Educators.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Feb. 7.-The first
session yesterday of the convention of
educators and business men who are
here discussing higher commercial edu-
cation was given over to papers by
prominent educators, among them Pro
fessor w. a. Scott, of the University
of Wisconsin,; Principal Chessman n.
Herrick, Of .he central high school of
Philadelphi Professor Il. ID. Jones,
of the UniY sity of Michigan, and OH
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
CONFERENCES AGREE TO
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Washington. Feb. THE confer
ences on the department of agricul-
ture bill have reached an agreement.
Contentious of the senate in the most
important matters have been acceded
to by the house couferees. which
leaves the interstate commerce com
mission separate organization. Sta
tistical bureaus to be transferred are
Specified, being confined 10 the war,
navy and justice departments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
Declines to Decide Allies
Preferential Pay
mentS.
NOW GOES TO HAGUE
Protocols at Hand and
Preparations for
Signing.

Washington. Feb. Z. = President
Roosevelt has declined the invitation
of the allial powers to arbitrate the
ceive preferential treatment in the set
lement of their claims against Vene-
zuela over the other creditor nations.
He reached this decision shortly before
4 p. M. yesterday and instructed Sec
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
CUSTOMS BUREAU OFFICIAL
ARRESTED IN NEW YORK

New York. Feb. 7.-Bvron w. Win
ters, for seven years in charge of the
customs bureau here. was arrested
today on a charge of the embezzle-
ment of $4,000 belonging to the Uni
ted States. Winters was held in S10,-
600 bail for trial
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
sIeep-waIker Drowned,

st. Joseph. Mich, Feb. THE death
of Miss Lizze Walsh. of Tallmadge, last
Monday by drowning presents pc
culiar features. The suicide theory
was first entertained. but her death
is now believed beyond doubt TO have
been the result of a sleep-walking hab-
it. with which she has been troubled
since childhood. Miss Walsh rose about
, o'clock in the morning, walked into
q small creek and was drowned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
SETTLEMENT OF OATS DEAL
ENDS LEGAL CONTROVERSY

Chicago, Feb. As the result OF
the arbitration difficulties growing
out of the July oats deal of last year
settlements will now be allowed to
settle all their open trades at 5714
according to the decision rendered
today by the arbitration committee.
The fixing of the settlement prices
ends the long fight in the courts since
last July.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
Give. 1t. Men higher wages.

Laporte Ind. Feb. THE Chica
go and South Shore Railway company,
which operates interurban lines be
tween Laporte and Michigan City, has
announced an increase in wages OF
IL Der cent. dating from Feb. 1. The
increase is for conductors and motor
men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
Woman mirage May Re Granted.

Madison Wis, Feb. IA woman
suffrage BIZ fvas introduced in the Wis
consin senate. The bill is in line with
the agitation of the womens clubs of
the state and these organizations will
exert all possible influence to secure
it's enactment to law. There is good
prospect -hat the suffrage bill will be
passed. ides for the submission
of the qut % popular vote at the
next gener. Yfection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
Idiomntic BIunder.

'Mr. Henpecque. let me introduce you
to the Count de Dippee."
"Ah, eet re honor to meet 8 musician.
[ hear, sar, zat you an your family
play re music"
'why, I don't know the first thing
about 1isssic."
why. hear eet all around Eat you
plays second fiddle to your wife?'-
Baltimore Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
cannon an a serious Condition.

Salt Lake City. Feb. Z. = Former
United States Senator Frank ]. Can
non. who was operated on for ap-
pendicitis Wednesday. is reported to
be in a very serious condition, with
rhances much against his recovery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
Basket Ball Immoral.

Greencastle, Ind, Feb. Holding
that the contests are immoral. the De
Pauw faculty has decreed that there
shall be no intercollegiate girls basket
ball games at the university, and the
girls team will disband
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
PAUL Dead Accidentally.

st. Louis, Feb. THE coroner yes
terday rendered a verdict of accident
al death in the case of William PAUL,
the leading baritone of the Castle
Square Opera company, who lost his
life Thursday in a fall from a sixth
story window of the Southern hotel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
Foot Ball Too Strenuous.

New York. Feb. T. \ petition
signed by more than seventy head mas
ters of schools. representing many
states. looking to the modification of
the present playing rules of foot ball
has been presented TO the inter co.
legiate foot ball rules committee. The
game is declared generally too rough
and dangerous as now played. Seven
ty-one schools are represented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
FILIPINOS ARE AGAINST.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION

Manila, Feb. THE Filipino labor
union has issued protest against
Chinese immigration threatens vio-
lence to prevent its Introduction here
and asks the people to cooperate in
efforts to prevent Chinese immigra-
ton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
He blow or rrI. Own Foot.

Mount Vernon, Ind, Feb. Louis
Fisher. a young farmer. of this coun-
ty, while hunting ducks accidentally
shot himself end nearly bled to death
before Il physician could be secured.
The load from q shotgun entered his
foot and tore it Off. He is in seri-
Gus condition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
CONSUL J. S. CARROLL
DIES AT MENTONE, FRANCE

Paris, Feb. T.--john 5. Carroll. Uni
ted States consul at Cadiz, Spain,
died today of consumption at Men
tone. 4 A. af2&
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
Combination of Labor unions.

Pittsburg, Feb. IA proposition for
the union of two large labor oFganiza-
tions = the Iron Moulders' Union OF
North America and the International
Coremakers' Union-has been submit
ted to the various locals of both un-
ions.