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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-17
Farmers to Be Ignored.

The cry that iS'goinS ND from the
farmers of the western states for tariff,
revision is 10 be ignored or denounced
as tainted with Democracy by the Re
publican leaders. Reciprocity. humbus
as it is. that Blaine and Mckinley saw
might be made useful to ward off the
breakdown OF protection, is retired to
the rear and receives no word OF CON-
mendation from the stand pat" prOph-
cts and preachers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-17
MYsterious CIrcumstance.

One was pale and sallow and the
difference? She who is blushing with
health uses DR.. Kings New Life Pills
to maintain it. Fly gently arousing
the lazy organs they compel good di-
gestion and head off constipation.
Try them. Only - cents, at Hartz &
Ullemeyer's. druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-17

Detroit News: y bill TO appropriate
S9jU.OO0 for Il site for a new White
House Suggests that il i incomplete
without provision for the maintenance
of household guard. chamberlain
AMI gentlemen and ladies in waiting"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-17
Depew Sounds "Keynote. :"

Tho promise Or some OF the Repub-
Hcau leaders 10 their constituents that
the tariff will be revised after the cleo
Sion doris not seem 10 have any chance
81 realiIaI ton. Such talk is evidently
merely TO quiet those Republican vot-
ers who have become FESTIVE under
high trust prices and declining incomes.
Senator Depew OF New York was put
forward By his political ASSOCIATES to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-17

The accident of death opened TO
Theodore Roosevelt The path to what
his party did not want him TO have.
The accident of death has again made
il possible for the same impetuous
gentleman to triumph over his party.
But this time the people in general
are to be reckoned with. And all the
people viii not die.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-17

~ The sick man of Europe sips his
cooling sherbert he feels vastly re-
frr.hed and invigorated because of
the troubles in eastern Asia. While
other nations are cmbroiled in the
orient the invalid of ConStantinOple
take, on fresh lease of life and
sends away his doctors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-17
what Will the Voters Say?

Stand pat on high taxation. protect
the trusts and pray for prosperity ia
the Republican cry. The voters will
have a chance to say how they like i.
next November.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-17

If brace primaries are necessary for
Yaic, 10 carry his home county. what
can hc expect in other parts of the
state? springfield News (Rcp.D.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-17

Rassia boasts that her battle>hips
dij not sink at Port Arthur. The rea-
son wa. the water was too shallow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-17

The cd bears hide j. pretty well
punctured already-but the worst of
il j.. he beast can stand Il good deal
Of IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-17
Wednesday, February Il. 1904.

Oh. YES. Japan has plenty OF friends
now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-17

TERMS-Daily. 10 cents per week weekly,
per year IN advance.
All communications of argumentative
Character. political or religious, must have
real name attached for publication No
such articles viii be printed over fictitious
signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every town
ship In Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-17
MERCHANTS
Information Bureau

Records are kept of people moving,
arriving or leaving Davenport. Credit
reports furnished on application. Di-
rectories of North and South Dakota.
Missouri. Iowa. Wisconsin. Peoria and
Chicago. Branch of the Bergman
Collection Agency. @07-209 Brady
street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-17
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1914 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, Ill. ENTERED at
he postonnce as second-class matter1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-17

BY THE j. w. POTTER 90.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16
NEW TOWNSHIP is BEING PLAT
TED SIX MILES NORTH
OF WALLULA.
Hotel and Number OF Dwelling
Houses Are to Be Erected at
Once.

Two Rivers is the name of new
town that is being laid out in Walla
Walla county, about six miles north
of Wallula. The promoters of the
place are a number of Walla Walla
people and several capitalists of
Portland. The proposed town is sit
uated between the railway lines of
the Washington & Columbia River and
the Snake River branch of the o. r.
& N
According to the story that comes
from Wallula a large tract of land
is being platttel and staked Off into
town lots and the owners of the size
are now making arrangements to con-
struct a hotel and several cottages
there. Surveyors are on the ground
and lumber is being delivered prepar-
atory to erecting the buildings. The
townsite lies near one of the proposed
irrigating canals that is to be built to
take water from Snake river
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE.
Frank Weber Badly Injured While
Working in Tannery.

Frank Weber had a narrow escape
from death Wednesday afternoon
while at work in the Walla Walla
tannery. He was engaged in running
some of the machinery when his
clothing caught in the betting and he
was carried up against a large fly
wheel His cries for help brought one
of the workmen to the scene who sue
ceeded in stopping the machinery.
Mr.. Weber sustained three fractured
ribs and severe bruises about the
body. He is reported to be improving.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16
WOULD AMEND THE CONSTlTU-
TiON REGARDING LIMIT OF
TENURE OF OFFICE.
Will Ask for Increased Pay and to Be
Allowed to Extend Tax
Rolls. ga

The state association of county as
SCISSORS will urge the passage of four
very important measures at the COM
ing session of the Legislature. These
were outlined and agreed upon at a
meeting held at the office of County
Assessor j. w. Peter in Seattle on
Wednesday afternoon. Assessors from
a dozen or more counties were pres
ent, including several from Eastern
Washington. Action on the measures
urged by the assessors has been agreed
to by the members who were absent.
In the order of their Importance, the
bills framed by the assessors are as
follows:
An act submitting to the people
constitutional amendment which will
exempt county assessors from the
present provision limiting the tenure
of office to four years at one time.
Raise Salaries.
An act raising the salaries of county
assessors. 1t is explained that this
act, if passed, will affect only four of
the present assessors in the state, as
all others now in office will not be
benefited by the act.
An act cutting down the limit Of
assessment on property from So to 80
mills. If this act is passed there will
be an entire revision of the present
methods of assessment of real prop
erty. The present basis of assessment
ranges from 80 to so per cent of real
value. although the law contemplates
that property shall be assessed at least
so per cent of it's real value.
An act providing that county as
SCISSORS shall extend the tax rolls
This is now done by the county au-
ditors. The work requires the en-
plOyment of large number of clerks,
and in many cases the county auditors
are opposed to any change in the law,
because of the political patronage
which they now control. and which
will be taken away from them if the
proposed measure is passed.
Go to State Capitol.
Members of the association will be
at the state capital this winter to urge
the passage Of these measures. The
annual meeting of the county asses
sors will be held at Olympia next
month.
In support of their claim for more
pay the assessors say that the maxi
mum salary allowed under the law is
$500 per annum, and that the pay is
far below what county assessor
earns in the larger counties Of the
state, as King, Spokane, Pierce, Walla
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16

Small Fire in the Dickson Residence
This Morning.

pair of pOrtiers in the residence
of George Dickson on Marcus street
caught fire at s o'clock this morning
and for a few moments it looked as
An alarm was turned in by telephone
but as the location was given as Lo-
house No. was sent in the wrong
direction. A member of the Dickson
any damage was done.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16
SAY HAMMER WAS DR.. KocH's
New and Startling Evidence Secured
Against the New Ulm Dentist.

NEW ULM, Mimi, Dec. 16.-The
prosecution asserts that it is daily
drawing closer the chain of evidence
about DR.. Koch, who is in prison
hard.
Gradually it is transpiring that the
citizens committee has obtained some
startling evidence and that a goOdly
part of it was submitted at the closed
door hearing held before Justice Hen
ningsen.
1t is said the committee has evI-
dence to. prove that the hammer found
in the office of DR.. Gerhard immedi-
ately after the murder, and with
which the murderer struck a blow
that crushed the skull of the dentist.
belonged to DR.. Koch and was at his
home prior to the crime. Two wit
nesses, it is positively stated, SO testi-
The poison with which DR.. Geb-
hards life was first attempted has
been traced, there is the best reason
for believing, to doctors Office in the
same building with KOch's. The ply
stefan had a bottle OF strychnine and
upon investigation some time since
found that part of the contents of the
bottle had been removed by some per-
son not known to him.
1t was strychnine which Dr. Geb-
hard received through the mails prior
to the murderOus assault upon him in
his Office, and every effort will be
made to prove that Koch stole the
drug from the Office of the physician
and mailed it on one of his trips to
Hanska where he had a branch Of
flee, to the man whose life he sought
One of the attorneys for the defense
has suggested that DR.. Gebhard's body
be exhumed and photographs made Of
it for presentation to the jury. The
suggestion is so startling, not to say
hOrrifying, that it has been repudiat-
ed in most quarters unless it can be
shown in advance that some point of
great Importance can be gained in the
prosecution of the case
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16
MURDER DONE IN COUNTY JAIL.
Prisoner at Duluth Crushes the Skull
of Another With a Cuspidor

DULUTH. Mimi, Dec IA MUIR
der in the county Jail of ST. Louis
county took place this morning Erick
Lindberg, sent up for drunkenness,
was killed by Frank VanDyke, in Jail
for trespass, the weapon with which
the deed was committed being an iron
VanDyke himself.
The Jail attendants We're attracted
rushing in found Lindberg lying on
the floor unconscious. VanDyke
claimed that Lindberg had been using
bad language to him and had struck
at him. He then picked up the spit
toon and struck Lindberg over the
head.
1t was quickly apparent that Lind
bergs injuries were serious. He was
removed to ST. Luke's hospital and
there it was found that the skull was
terribly fractured, the bone being
crushed in several places. Shortly
after reaching the hospital he died.
Other prisoners rushed in and
found the men in the condition they
We're when the jailor entered. None
of them saw the affair ana could only
tell what they found in the cell. They
said that Van Dyke was greatly an
gered and tried to strike them as they
entered
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16

Complete returns of the Nelson Britt
fight by wire direct from ringside on
Idle Hour saloon. Commissions ac-
copied on California races.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16
HAS A NEPHEW AT UNIVERSITY
Mrs. Cassie Chadwick's Relative Has
Never Seen Notorious Financier.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Dec. L.
Gus woman who is creating such dis
turbance in the financial world, has
nephew at the state university in the
person of Earl E. Chadwick a fresh
man engineer, whose home is at
OwatOnna, MINI. His father is Judge
Chadwick, a brother of DR.. Leroy
Chadwick, husband of the notorious
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16

Walla. WhatcOm and SnOhOmish.
Assessors from King, Spokane, Wal
la Walla, Whatcom, Chehalis, Jeffer
son, Lewis. KtSap, SnOhOmiSh, k1ttl-
tas and Yakima counties were present
at the meeting which finished it's work
last night.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16

See those drummers sample hand
kerchiefs at The Bee Hive Thou
sands Of different kinds to select from
and all about half price.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16
9
woman.

woman.
The young engineer has never seen
his aunt, but recognizes her portrait
in the papers from photographs at
home. His people had always sup
posed that the Cleveland Chadwicks
were wealthy and in a legitimate way.
Naturally he is disinclined to talk
about the matter or to admit the re-
lationship.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16
KIause Is Positive.

Chief Adolph Klause says that force
was not used upon Koch to obtain an
impression of his fingers until all 9TH
er efforts to secure his consent had
been exhausted. Only handouts We're
then used. The chief says:
Il am absolutely positive that Koch
is the guilty man..
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16

Dolls at cost. sos Elm street near o.
r. & n. depot.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-07-28
The Parker Notification.

Esopus, N. Y. Special.-Judge Par
ker has fixed August 10 as the date for
the ceremonies notifying him Of his
nomination by the Democratic nation
al convention as a candidate for the
Presidency. Judge Parker reached his
decision concerning the date in long
consultation with William F. Sheehan
Saturday, and a telegram was at once
sent Champ Clark. Of Missouri, chair
man Of the committee named by the
Democratic convention to notify the
nominee for President. Champ Clark
is expected to call meeting Of his
committee. probably to be held in New
York. and he may also come to Rose
mount to talk over arrangements with
Judge Parker, although no plan for
such a conference has yet been made.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-07-28
Roosevelt Notification.

Oyster Bay, R. l., Special-Arrange
ments have been made for the notifi'
cation of Theodore Roosevelt Of his
nomination for the Presidency by the
Republican party. The ceremony
will take place on Wednesday, the
9th inst, at 1890 p. m. Following
custom, the notification will be at Mr..
Roosevelt's home, Sycamore Hill. The
members of the notification committee
appointed by the Chicago convention
have been requested to assemble at
the Waldrof-Astora Hotel, in New
York, on Tuesday evening, to make
preliminary arrangements for the Ger.
emony of the day following. Speaker
Joseph G.. Cannon, chairman OF the
committee, will arrive in New York
tomorrow. The committee will leave
Long Island City on special train
for Oyster Bay at 10:30 Wednesday
morning, arriving at II o'clock.
On account Of the isolation Of Presi'
dent Roosevelt's home, only about
'125 persons will be in the party, in
cluding the members of the notifica'
ton committee and relatives and
friends of President Roosevelt, who
reside in the vicinity Of Sycamore
Hill. The ceremony Of notification
will be as simple and unostentatious
as possible. The wide yeranda almost
surrounding the Presidents house.
will be draped with American flags.
II the weather is fair. the committee
will assemble on the lawn, and if not,
on the veranda. Luncheon will then
follow.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-07-28
Jans Seize Merchant Vessel.

Shanghai, BY Cable.-The British
steamer Liam Cheng, which arrived here
frcm Wei Hal Wei, reports that she
was signaled by the steamer Pie-Pleng
j'owned by the Chinese Engineering and
Mining Company, Of shanghai) whose
commander asked the Lien shing to
advise the owner Of the Pei Pieng that
the ship and cargo had been captured
by the japanese cruiser Hong Kong
and the vessel was proceeding to Japan
with a prize crew on board. The news
of the capture Of the Pei Pieng was
communicated to the British admirai
whose squadron is anchored IN lung
Ching Bay.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-07-28

about him.
individuality? character is an
the
individual acquisition ana
individual factor in life TO strengthen
produce stronger men and women
present seems to be to prevent the
English sentences
The whole those
thought ana
teach express English angen short deVep
avoid mistakes
mistakes not De maze
The pupils
in the manner ana aspect OIL
teacher teachers lips but not from interest IN the
their teachers and child trained be
otcrowin into a Selfreliant adult
systemh out product
as near possible make the development Oh
power aim.
Sixteen
But there young
that of freedom choice Then let
OF cholce Let esson VI INC i " ~
OF
Children protected 100
endured hardshps
their youth children shall suffer as they
and theur children from every c
OF latters actions
it. Let
have freedom five minutes and wants to
finish 1t is his choice No
and cannot finish it, let him lind
make choice
power 10
think and the effects OF
Them The uca highest character conto Give the
child the power to think, he will have selfEonto
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-07-28
Bad Wreck on Southern.

Near Franklin Junction, Va, Friday
afternoon. local passenger train No. 3
running between washington anu
Danville, was wrecked at 4:05 O'CLOCK:
The door from a box car on freignt
train passing 20 minutes before had
fallen across the track and the tram
running at a rate Of 80 miles an hour,
encountered the obstruction, deraillng
the engine and three cars. The tram
was in charge of Conductor Burgess
and engineer C. E. Hall. The latter
was killed, as was his fireman, W. U.
Milloway, white, and Ed. McClannahan' H.
white, flagman, George Burke, Whlte'
baggagemaster. and a newsbodg' Were
slightly injured. No passengers "ere
killed or injured.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-07-28
Washington Happenings.

1t is likely that If American battle
ships go to Turkish waters they will
not sail before August 1.
Representative ]. W. Babcock, chair
man of the Republican Congressional
campaign committee, speaks hopefully
Of the outlook.
Baltimore is third in list Of four
cities which lead in negro population,
Washington being first.
Extensive plans for the erection of
war college building and other i'm
,rovenents at Washington barracks
are being pushed.
The Canadian Government, it is un-
derstood, may protest agains: what is
styled the Kidnapping of Louisiana
alleged defaulting postmaster in Mon
treal.
Reports received in Washington il
dicate that the Perry memorial fund Is
swelling rapidly.
Major Theodore A. Bingham was re-
tired as a brigadier-general.
The War Department intends resell
ing s3,o00,oO0 short-term Philippine
bonds falling due September / next.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-07-28
SEIZURES TO CEASE
Russian Authorities DeplOre Actions
Violating International Law
WILL RELEASE THE LATEST PRIZES
Apparent Delay in Delivery Of oredrs
to the Volunteer Cruisers Explains
the Capture Of the Scandia and the
Ardov.

st. Petersburg, BY Cable.-The Asso-
ciated Press is able to announce that
Russia has informally notified Great
Britain that orders have been issued to
the Russian cruisers in the Red Sea not
10 arrest any more merchantmen, and
II has been agreed between the two
powers, that if, pending the receipt Of
these orders by the captains of the st.
Petersburg and the Smolensk. any
other ships should be stopped and held
as prizes, these acts shall be regarded
as not having taken place and the ships
concerned at once released. Although it
was authoritatively stated yesterday
that the Malacca had already reached
Suda Bay, it now transpires that when
the Malacca sailed from Port Said she
was bound for Algiers. Unless orders
are delivered to her on the way, she
will. upon arrival there, find an order
to proceed Immediately to Suda Bay,
where, under the agreement reached
between Britain and Russia, an exam
iration of her cargo will be made by
the Russian and British consuls.
Russian Conference.
st. Petersburg, BY Cable.-Grand
Duke Alexis presided at Sundays coun-
Gil, which Count Lamsdorff, the For
egn Secretary. and Vice Admiral Avel-
LAM chief Of the admiralty department,
and other high naval officers attended.
The result Of the conference removes
all doubts concerning the present atti-
tude OF Russia with regard to the vol
unteer fleet The validity Of the view
expressed in the British note regarding
the irregularity of the position OF the
vessels was so far admitted that the
council agreed to waive the right OF
search. After long discussion, in
which Count Lamsdorff took leading
part. it was decided that the present
status of the volunteer fleet was not
sufficiently well-defined according to in
ternational law, to render further
searches and seizures advisable, and
that, therefore, Russia, in the interest
of friendly relations with the powers,
should withdraw the authority given
the volunteer fleet in this respect. Or
ders were sent to the volunteer fleet
steamers St. Petersburg and Smolensk
to refrain from interference with for
eign shipping.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-07-28
Russian Forces Retreating.

st. Petersburg, By Cable.-The Car
has received the following dispatch
from General Kuropatkin, dated July
10: "There has been no special change
in the situation since July II. At D
in the afternoon Of July IS, japanese
advance forces of considerable strength
were observed in the direction of Skies
van on the Lao Yang-Siamatsza road,
moving against a detachment OF our
troops. After two days fighting, the
latter force is retreating towards the
village of Houtsiatze, east OF Anping."
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-07-28
1925 Ready for Work.

Cleveland, Special.-One hundred and
twenty-five men who have said they
were willing to take the places of strik-
ers at the Chicago packing houses are
awaiting the word which will send
them to the scene of the great strike.
Manager ]. F. Shields says he has ap-
plications from experienced butchers
who want to CO. now that the packers
have declared their intention of keep
ing all non-union men employed.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-07-28
NEWS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
Paragraphs of Minor Importance
Gathered From Many Sources.
Through the South.

The city of Greensboro, N. c.. voted
on Tuesday to close the saloons after
Jan. 1st.
1t is thought that Senator Gorman'
of MARYLAND, will be chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee.
1t is believed that the Atlantic and
North Carolina railroad will be leased
at an early date.
There has been placed in the State
Library, at Richmond, plate armor
taken from the body of Federal SOL
dier on the Seven Pines field. 1t is
claimed that this sustains the charge
that Northern soldiers wore armor.
row escapes.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-07-28
Georaia Allowed Brigade.

Washington, Special.-senator Bacon
of Georgia, has made arrangements
with Major General Corbin, command
ing the Atlantic division, whereby the
State of Georgia will be represented by
a full brigade of it's National Guard at
the manoeuvres at Manassas, Va, next
September, on condition that presence
Of the 600 men in excess Of the states
quota should entail no expense to the
United States beyond the amount OIL
ginally allotted to Georgia.