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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-02
ORIENTAL RUGS.
Exceptional Opportunity Now Being Of
fered at J. II. c. Petersen's Sons,
Davenport, Iowa.

In order to reduce our stock of
oriental rugs. or we might say. to sell
out our present stock OF these goods,
we shall place the entire collection on
sale Tuesday morning.
To late buyers this is an exceptional
opportunity. as we shall offer our com
plcte stock of oriental rugs at a dis
count OF II l.pcr cent from our al
ready low prices.
j. II. {. PETERSEN'S SONS.
Davenport. Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-02
Driven to Desperation.

Living at an ont of the way place,
remote from civilization. family IS
often driven to desperation in case of
accident, resulting in burns. cuts.
wounds. ulcers. etc. Lay in a supply Of
Bucklcn'S Arnica Salvc. It's the best
on earth. 25c. at Hartz & Ullcmeycr's
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-02
Notice of Dissolution.

To All Whom 1t May Concern: No
tice is hereby given that the copart-
nership heretofore existing between
W. b. Harris and ". L. Gauley is here
by dissolved by mutual agreement.
The said w. b. Harris viii continue
the business of said firm as hereto
fore conducted. Will pay all bills due
by said firm and collect all debts and
accounts due to said firm
w. Il. HARRIS,
W. l.. GAULEY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-02
THE WEATHER

Showers tonight and Fri
day; no decided change in
temperature.
j. NJ. SHERIER,
Observer.
Temperature at Z a. M, 81;
at 2:3O p. m, y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-02
RIVER FORECAST

Nearly stationary stages in the Mis-
aissipp will continue al lie Claire and
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-02
Demurrer In Traction suit.

Arguments were heard by Judge
Ramsay in chambers yesterday on a
demurrer filed by the defendants to
the amended bill of the plaintiffs in
the suit to set aside a transfer and
trust deed of L. p. Hord and +. Y.
Keator against the Moline, East Mo-
line & Watertown railway and the
Mississippi Valley Traction company,
by which the former was absorbed.
The case was taken under advisement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-02
STATE LAW ISSUE
constitutionality of Legislature
Enabling Act is Before
Judge Graves
IN THE STREET RAILWAY CASE
Decision to be Announced After Fur
Their Authorities Are Sub
mitted by Both Sides.

COnstitutiCnality of the enabling
act passed by the Illinois legislature
in 1908 legalizing the franchises of Il
foreign corporation is before Judge
+. {. Graves as the main point in his
decision, which he has reserved, on
the motion of the defendant to set
aside the order granting leave to file
the declaration of the relatOr in the
quo warranto proceeding against the
Tri-City railway. Oral arguments
were finished yesterday afternoon, and
both sides are to submit further au-
thorities bearing on the constitutions
alitY of the enabling measure.
The position of the company is that
by reason of the relator and state
having slept on their rights, if they
had any. during the years in which the
company was making extensive inn
provements and expenditures of large
sums on the same, they are estOppcd
from a prosecution on the grounds
set forth in their bill at this late day.
One of the conditions of the granting
of the franchises by the Rock Island
council was the sharing III the eX-
pense of paving the streets along
which the company extended its lines.
and that Il further condition of the
renewing of the franchises here was
the building by the company in this
city of its car manufacturing plant
The company had fulfilled its agree
ment by building on Fifth avenue a
new car barn and shop at which it
was building all the cars used on the
tri-city system, and giving employ
ment to a large number of mechanics.
Public Satisfied with Company.
1t was also shown by affidavits from
various organizations and individuals
that there was no sentiment in sup
port of the move made by the prose-
cutting attorney; that the public was
satisfied that the company should con
tinue in the enioyments of its rights
so long as it maintained the standard
of the service it was now furnishing.
1t was held that the enabling act of
| the legislature was good and legalized
| the holdings of the company in the
state Of Illinois.
The prosecution contendcd that it
was not the desire of those response
| BILE for the process before the court
| that the rails and wires of the com
| pany should be torn from the public
streets. What it was sought to ac-
complish was the forcing of the com
pany to incorporate under the laws
of Illinois and pay tax proportionate
to the value of its holdings in the
| county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-02
AIIars Gives = New Bond.

\ new bond in the sum of 81 800 was
furnished by William Allars. against
whom there is an indictment for har-
boring in a house of prostitution a
girl under Is years of age. to secure
his appearance when wanted for trial
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-02
w. Il. HARRIS,
W. l.. GAULEY.

All the news all the time The
Argus. l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-02
Program at Eugene Field School.

The first and second grades of Eu-
gene Field school tertained their
friends with the following program
this morning:
Song. The Little Brown Thrush. d"
first and second grades.
Recitation. Glover Bloom" Leland
Mahaffy.
Recitation. ~ Little Human Clock
LenOrc Wagner.
Songs. "Gipsy Dandelion." Little
Raindrcps." Una Kali. Lydia Olsen,
Rose Mansfield, Helda Larson. Vera
Mitchell.
Recitation. a Little Bird" Vera
-litcheH.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12
For Sale.

For Sale.
A good phaeton. C. 3. Smith & Co.,
1905 Montana avenue. k-s4
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12
Injunction Vacated.

Livingston, Mont. Aug. 10.-In the
district court today the injunction Sc
cured several days ago, restraining
the mayor and members of the coun-
Gil from making contract with Ben
Hager for the construction of cement
walks and curbing in this city, was
vacated. 1t is set forth by John K.
King, who asked for the injunction,
that in awarding the contract to Mr.
Hager, the council gave it to the high
est bidder and in doing so exceeded
their authority. It is contended by
the members of the council who voted
for giving the contract to Hager that
he was the lowest responsible bidder.
The court holds that the members OF
the council are the judges as to who
is the lowest bidder within the mean
ing of the advertisement calling for
the bids. It is now believed there
will be no further opposition to giving
the contract to Hager. and It is likely
that the contract will be signed up go
morrow.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12

and others coming down Fifth, and
he returned to the alley on the north
side of the Toole house. He ran down
that a few steps and got behind some
sweet peas.
Clements and Spurzem were stand
ing at the entrance to the alley, be-
hind the stone wall that surrounds
the house. Behind the stone post at
the entrance to the walk in front OF
the Toole house Raab was posted.
Raab shot across the yard at Gravelle,
and the latter returned the fire. Mean
while Clements took shot at Gravelle
and it is thought this is the one that
struck him in the arm. After Clements
had taken one shot he gave his re-
volver to Spurzem. The latter stood
straight up and was about to take de-
liberate aim, when Gravelle said:
"Get down, Joe, or l will shoot
you.''
Spurzem was deputy sheriff when
Gravelle was tried on the dynamiting
charge and acted as his guard during
the trial.
Spurzem did not heed the admoni-
tion, but fired. Gravelle, evidently be-
ilieving the end had come, then turn
ed and started down the steps lead
ing to the basement. He had gone
down but a few steps when shot
was heard.
BY this time Frank Latta arrived on
the scene with the shotgun. He looked
into the windows of the basement,
thinking that perhaps Gravelle had
gotten into it. Then he cautiously
approached the steps, and looking
down saw Gravelle lying with his head
toward the door, and his right arm
bent under him. The blood was flow
ing freely from Gravelle's head.
tits all over, boys" called Latta,
and then the crowd came.
The body of Gravelle was quickly
brought up, and it was found he was
dead, having shot himself through the
head. The bullet entered on the right
side, little in front Of the ear, and
came out on the opposite side. The
body was taken first ito the morgue
in the court house and afterward to
the Flaherty undertaking establish
ment. Coroner Yaeger was on the
ground and he will hold the inquest
this evening.
The first men to get to the body
were Frank Latta and w. J. McFet-
fridge, the latter having joined the
chase on Rodney street, being in the
court house when the escape was
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12
Baseball Teams Disband.

Evanston, Wyo., Aug. 10. The Wy
oming- Utah baseball league has gone
out of business, and the teams at Og-
den, Park City and in this city have
disbanded, Lack of patronage and the
paying of larger salaries chan the
business of the league justified is the
cause Of the disarmament. There are
q number of good players among the
several teams who will be able to Sc
cure good positions in other leagues.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12
Flames Menace Wyoming District.

Lander, Wyo., Aug. 10.-A forest
fire is raging in the Wind river noun
tains between this place and Their
mopolis, and already is reported to
have destroyed large area of timber.
The fire is working eastward, and a
number of ranches and mining proper
ties are directly in its path.
The inhabitants and forest rangers
have turned out to fight the flames.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12

made. They found the revolver Gra
velle had taken away from KOrizek
lying beside Gravelle, while the small
er one he had first had was found in
the lining Of his coat.
When the body was searched, five
loaded cartridges were found, two
guns, the one Gravelle had in his
possession and the one he took from
Korizek, a pocket knife containing
three blades, the biggest one of which
had just been sharpened, and a 25-
cent piece.
It is said that Gravelle has a cousin
living in the vicinity Of Unionville,
but the truth of this report cannot be
confirmed.
Making an Investigation.
After the excitement had subsidized
the members of the sheriff's force
began am investigation to learn how
Gravelle had come into the possession
Of the revolver with which he had
held up the guard and jailer, but no
clue was found last evening He
might have had it passed to him in
the Jail, though that is scarcely possi-
BILE as the jailers have been most
careful in watching Gravelle, and he
has had no visitors, unless they were
officers of the law and his lawyers.
1t might be that the gun was hidden
in the toilet room for him, and that
he got possession of it during the
morning recess. Having it, and fear
ing it's discovery, Gravelle took the
first opportunity to use it.
The sheriff's officers were fully
aware Of the desperate character OF
Gravelle. When Sheriff O'Connell
brought him over from the peniten.
tiary to stand trial for the Hotter
burglary he had an experience he will
not s0on forget. After Gravelle had
BEEN searched in the prison and new
clothes put on him, it was thought
he hed nothing that would assist him
in case he tried to get away. just
as the sheriff and Gravelle were leav-
ing the prison gate the guard who
had the prisoner in charge took from
Gravelle's mouth an unlighted pipe.
Hesdumped the supposed tobacco out
in his hand, and found that under a
thin layer of tobacco was a lot OF
cayenne pepper, which he had in.
tsnded undoubtedly to throw into
ShaNff O'Connell's eyes at the first
opportunity, and then make a break
for liberty.
During the trial last winter, Ora
velle often consulted with his counsel
in the Jail office. After his conviction
Gravelle told that he had watched
every day during this consultation for
a chance to knock his lawyer out
do up Jailer Jones, and then get away.
knowing these facts, the sheriff's force
was careful of the prisoner.
The first day Korizek had charge OF
Gravelle he used light handcuff on
him. The prisoner objected, and Law
yer LaCroix appealed to the court tC
have them left off, saying their use
would influence the jury. Judge Chea
die took the request under advisement
and later it was arranged that Gra
velle should have the bracelets or
him if the guard desired while OF
his way to and from the court house
but not in the court room.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12
"JIM" GRADY TAKEN BEFORE su.
PREME COURT.
HEARING HELD TOMORROW
Prisoner Accompanied by Sheriff Hub
bard Departed on North
Coast Limited.

Sheriff Hubbard left this morning
for Helena having in custody James
Grady, who is accused OF completely
in the murder of Sergeant Robert T.
Hannah of the Billings police force,
on the morning of July 2. On August !,
James Grady was committed for
trial in the district court on the charge
of murder in the first degree and the
committing magistrate, Judge Mann.
refused to admit him to bail. James
Grady was mot present at the time his
brother, Ed Grady, and Orton Mosier
committed the robbery at the Owl
saloon and shot the police sergeant;
but the prosecution contends that he
was the instigator Of the robbery, and
should be held responsible for the
resulting murder.
The defendants attorneys, Messrs.
Hathhorn & Groves, contend that their
client was mot connected in any man
ner with the. saloon hold-up or the
murdegl and yesterday applied to
Chief Justice Brantly of the supreme
court for writ of habeas corpus
directed to the sheriff of Yellowstone
county, and commanding him to bring
Grady before the chief justice at Hell
ena Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock.
The grounds alleged in the petit
tion for the writ of habeas corpus
which was presented to the chief JUS
tice by Hathhorn & Groves are as
follows:
That the evidence is insufficient to
show that there is probable or rea-
sonable cause to believe that James
Grady is guilty of the crime charged
in the complaint, in that: 1st, there
is absolutely no evidence tending to
show that James Grady directly conn
mitted any of the acts alleged in the
complaint; End, that there is abso.
lutely no evidence tending to show
that said Grady aided or abetted Ed
ward Grady or Orton Mosier, or eith-
Ell Ol UuOlu, ILL Uuc COnMlSS1Ou " kSAy
of the acts alleged in the complaint;
and, 3rd, that there is absolutely no
evidence tending to show that James
Grady counselled or encouraged Ed
ward Grady or Orton Mosier or either
OF them to commit the acts alleged
in the complaint.
The writ was served by United
States Deputy Marshal Crutcher on
Sheriff Hubbard this morning, and the
latter lost no time in obeying It.
Grady was handcuffed securely, and
| his appearance attracted q large
crowd of spectators, who were anx-
| ious to see one Of the principals In
desperate crime. He was neatly At
tired in gray suit and showed no
signs of nervousness in being ex-
posed to the gaze OF the large crowd
at the depot His attorney. Mr. Hath
horn, and County Attorney Harris also
went to Helena to argue the various
questions raised by the petition.
The application was made to Judge
Brantly on account of the absence
from the state of Judge Loud. !,
|
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12
Card Of Thanks.

The undersigned, through the cour-
tesy of The Gazette, wish to express
their heartfelt thanks to their many
friends and members Of the numerous
orders who so kindly assisted during
the suffering and so generously donat-
ed the abundance of beautiful flowers
to their beloved husband. son and
brother.
Mrs. w. HI. Craft
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Craft.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Purcell.
Mr.. Robert Seek.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12
RUSSIAN VESSELS TRY TO LEAVE
PORT ARTHUR.
SOME FORCED TO RETURN
Togo Attacks Escaping Fieet-FinaI
Result Of Naval Battle Still
in Doubt.

Toxic, Aug. 11.-Evidently driven
to sea by the fire of the Japanese
land batteries, the Russian fleet
emerged from Port Arthur yesterday
morning. Admiral Togo immediate
ly closed in and opened severe en-
gagement, which lasted until nightfall
Afterwards the Japanese destroyers
and torpedo flotillas delivered q series
OF attacks. The Japanese fleet with
drew during the night.
A guardship stationed off the har-
Dor reported that she saw at dawn
the battleships Retvizan and Pobieda
steaming toward the harbor Of Port
Arthur. Admiral Togo has not yet re-
ported the results of yesterdays en-
gagement. 1t is thought the Russians
tried to escape seaward from a base
which is no longer tenable, but they
again refused to- attempt to force
Admiral Togo's lines. Details are ex-
pected hourly.
vIadivostok Awaits News Of Escape.
Vladivostok, Aug. 11.-Preparations
are being completed here for the re-
ception and protection of the Port
Arthur squadron.
The departure of the squadron from
Port Arthur is generally interpreted
to indicate that the siege of the for
tress is entering on its final stage, as
the programme has repeatedly been
announced by the Associated Press
for the squadron to leave as soon as
the situation at Port Arthur became
desperate.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12

wall, and facing 1t, Gravelle went up
to Korizek and began to feel about
his person for mis- gun. Just as soon
as he touched him, Korizek turned and
Grabbed at Gravelle, and the two
struggled across the jail floor clear
up to the window On Une north end.
There Gravelle got hold of his gun
so he could work it, and he shot
Korizek three times. AS he fired the
third time, Gravelle exclaimed:
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-16
The Soldiers Idle Time,

Military life is necessarily made up
largely of loafing. You cannot keep a
man continuously at drilling, march
ing, or any other branch of military
training for eight hours a day and five
or six days a week. You have to in
vent a great many other jobs. for him,
even to make a pretense of keeping
him occupied. But these jobs are
nearly all s'loafing" jobs, and when it
is all done the soldier has a great
many more idle hours On his hands
per diem than any other man in the
same rank Of life.
| do not know whether it is possible
to arrive at any remedy for this; but
if it is, the direction in which l should
look for the remedy would be to make
every soldier work at some other trade
for a certain number of hours each
day. The number of hours might be
shorter in the summer, when there is
more opportunity for training and mil
itary exercise. and longer in the win
fsr. If this were practicable, no doubt
it would make an enormous difference
in the value of the soldier as a citizen
nnea he leaves the ranks -L.c ndoR
ruth.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-16
n GENTLE OUTLAW.
Gov. Ferguson Is Astenished by the
Manners of Bill DooIin.

MANNERS OF Bill DOOlln.
In yesterdays issue the Journa.
printed the personal account of Gov
Tom G. Ferguson of his meeting with
Bill Doolin, the notorious Oklahoma
outlaw. The chief point of interest in
the story was that the governor founc
that the outlaw. in friendly inter
course, was so harmless in appearance
SO gentle in word and action, and with
al such a quiet, obliging and lovable
character that he seemed incapable Of
committing crime, either by violence
or treachery. The governor showed
Doolin to be of the cast in which By
ron's Corsair was moulded, "the mildest
hammered man who ever scuttled ship
or cut a throat" And so Doolin in
fact was. during the days of his SUI
premacy, and so have been most Of all
of the d~esperadoes in the frontier life
OF the west.
There is nothing very surprising in
this popularity when you com tc
think about it carefully. AS men are
not all good, so also are they neve
all bad. The deepest villain that ever
drew breath, drew gun or stretched
a halter has had some streaks or fits
IF goodHess and displayed occasional
~ a pride, a sense of honor or feeling
Of pity or remorse which Contrasted
strangely and often grotesquely with
the general tenor and course of his
bloody and vicious career. At least
it has been so in the west. The James
gang and the Younger boys are reput
ed to have waylaid and robbed the
rich and then given up the booty sc
gotten to relieve the needy and dis
tressed. Quantrell was such a loving
and exemplary husband that one OF his
widows composed this eDitaph for IN
scription upon the tombstone over his
last resting place: "One hero less on
earth, one angel nor in heaven" 1t
is not at all certain. however, that
Quantrell, in spite of his domestic viz:
tues, is really in heaven, but it is
quite probable that had he lived until
the animosities excited by his bloody
deeds had subsidized. many morbid
minded people would have conceded
with the fattering opinion enter
tanned by. his widow. and would have
been glad to do him special honor as a
conqueror and a hero.
The ruffians and the totally bad
men who took to the road in the pion-
e days in the west all died early. 1t
was only your in%sinuating, plausible
rogue who lasted for any considerable
time. The drunken, boasting, bully
ing, noisy fellows do not make sue
cessful Observation-Disclosures City
Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-16
Fire Sirnala.

Nv d Meeting Of Hope Hook and
ladder Co, No. /, held on July o,
1901, tho town was divided into Fire
Districts and o Code of Signals wa
adopted in order to facilitate the loca-
tion Of fires In the future. The town
was divided 90 follows:
District No. ALI that portion Of
sswn bounded north by Bellevue
street. west by Union street, south
And east by corporation line.
District No. ALI that portion Of
town bounded by Bellevue street ON
the south, Union street ON the west,
and corporation line on the north and
east.
District No. 3-Theportion OF town
lying west of Union street, and south
of Bellevue street, with the corpora
ton line as the south and west boun-
dairy.
District No. +TLe portion Of town
bounded on the south by Bellevue,
east by Union, north and west by COR
poration line.
The Signals adopted were shorttaps
to indicate the district in which the
Are 10 located, followed by q rapid
alarm, same to be repeated until gen.
eral alarm is given.
To illustrate, should an alarm be
sounded for District No. 8, first three
taps, one, two, three, followed by rap
i'd alarm, and repeat.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-16
FOR SALE.

A house and lot in the town Of
Washington, La, in the square bound.
ed by Carriere, Wilkins, Ewes an6
Dupre. Frame building made Of
choice cypress, ceiled inside, weather.
boarded outside, 20x3O feet. Will be
sold cheap for cash, or part cash and
balance on time to suit. For particu.
lars apply at the Courier office, Ope-
lousas, La. If
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-16
Town Residences For Sale

Ia . desirable neighborhood in Ops
lousas, with an entire square Of land
veil shaded with live oaks, magnolias.
eedars, pecans, eto., about . squares
fsurn The Courthouse, 5 squares from
High School. . squares from Catholic
Church and convent. House is two
story, brick basement, 8 rooms. four
Areplaces, ous-buildings. etc, sll mr.
der good fence. Will he sold cheap FOR
cash, cE part cash and balance On time
i saA Appg- 81 abia e@ea. u