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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22
Diploma, Looml.. Body Found.

kingsbridse. pcvonshirc. July IT.
The body Of r. Kent Loomis. who dis.
appeared from the steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm II. June 20. as that vessel
was nearing Plymouth. was found ycs.
terday morning at wardcnpoint, ada.
cent to Thurls'one Sands. Bigbury bay,
some fifteen miles from Plymouth, BY
. iaborcr. Thomas Snowdcn. II was
dressed in a gray ovcrcoat. dark blue
suit and white shirt.
Snowden at once Informed the police
and neighbors. When the body was
searched a gold watch and quantity
OF American and English money IN
notes and coins were found In the
pockets. and also card with the name
IF. Kent Joomis.' The pockets also
coptained a number of private papers.
II has long been the theory OF the
relatives Of Kent Loomis that he went
upon the hurricane deck TO GO, q
glimpse Of the English shore and acci.
dentally stepped overheard. Ho was
on his way TO Abyssinia. carrying the
text of an American treaty to King
Menelik. when he disappeared from
the vessel.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22
Meat Rio. In New York

New York. July ia fierce meat
rio, occurred At for;y.fourth street
and First avenue this afternoon In
which 500 East Side kosher butchers
and striking employees OF the big pack.
ing house took part.
Just before the rio, began some 200
kosher butchers. who nt meeting last
night pledged themselves not to buy
any meat from the Wholesale dealers
at tho prices demanded. arrived ut
rorty.four;h street and First avenue
to see wha, the prices were.
At the packing houses Of Gurrcn.
helm & Co.. Meyers Sons and II. Rod.
man & Co.. they were informed that
tho Wholesale price for carcass beef
was from 1: to IL cents n pound. All
but four OF them refused to buy.
The four who persisted in buying
tho meat were no, molcsted until they
left Guggcnheim's packing house. lug.
ging the meat they had purchased.
As soon M shc butchers saw them a
grca. yell of anger went UP and with
one accord they made for the four
men. In the van was butcher who
has a store at 156 Allen street. Hc
knocked down the first of tho four
men. then he reached another butcher.
Then, grabbing n side of beef from his
arms, he began to beat him on the
head with II. The others rushed In
and at the same time large number
of strikers who had been lettering in
the vicinity of the packing houses
Joined in the fight.
The fight became general. Tho four
men were lost sight of and everybody
struck out right and left. Men
sprawled in the street by the eeore.
At this juncture ten policemen
charged the mob with their night
sticks. which they used freely. The
mob swept down Forty-fourth street
to the river. where finally the police
succeeded in dispensing the fighters.
They did not go far, however. but
gathered about block away from the
packing house. threatening violence.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22
French oeeora.Ion for Mr. Hay.

Paris, July 15.-The most important
announcement in the forthcoming list
OF decorations following the French
national holidays will be that Of Presi.
dent 1.oubet comforting the Grand
Cross Of the Legion of Honor upon
Secretary Hay.
The grand cross is the highest grade
and is given only TO personages whom
the government desires to honor sig.
nally. An official said II was evidence
of Foreign Minister Delcasse's high re.
gard for Mr.. Hays conduct of foreign
affairs during the last Ave years.
This had constantly strengthened
Franco-American relations. the latest
being American recognition of French
paramount authority in Morocco under
the Franco British agreement.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22
RUSSIAN OFFICERS DISAGREE.
vIeeroy AIesie'f Hampers kuropaskin
px Interfering.

Berlin. July iG.-A dispatch to tho
Iokal AnrciEcr from New ChwanE.
dated July 18th. describes tho friction
between General Kuropaukin and Vice.
roy Alcxicff. which. In connection with
tho correspondents recent interview
with General Kuropa,kin. indicates
that tho present dispatch was based on
Information from near The Russian
headquarters.
Tho correspondent says that Vice
roy Alcxicff continually disturbs mill.
tnry matters by assuming kinEiy airs.
He ruvcrscs kuropatkin's orders. arro-
eating powers as the Empcror's direct
representative.
When troops arrive at Mukdcn.
Aicxicf holds inspections and paraics.
delaying the soldiers arrival At the
front.
He sends his own chief Of staff twice
or thrice weekly TO Ta Tche kiso to
observe and report General kuropat'
kin's doinss.
Il was reported that tho officers
corps was almost ready to mutinY
against tho vicoroy. but dcsistcd. be-
noving Il to bc impossible TO influence
thc Emperor to remove Alcxicff.
The correspondent believes that tho
present state of things will lead to the
loss Of more battles unless Alcxien
Ia recalled. adding:
His presence is not only useless.
but 10 a serious danger to tho army"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22
BOGUS RAILROAD rckEre
Denver seaIpers Arrested, Charged
With Forgery.

Denver. July l6.-The News this
morning says: In the arrest OF n p.
Sisson. A. L. Hatch and ]. X. Rossnen.
local railway ticket brokers. by Under
Sheriff Felix O'Neili and Deputies
Rogers and Murray. H. H. Roach. as
sistant superintendent Of the Pinker-
tons. with headquarters in Chicago.
declares that he has run down and un-
earthed the biggest combination OF
railway ticket manlpulators in the
West. and one that has given the rail.
roads. particularly those centering In
Denver. no end OF anxiety and hnan-
cial loss.
The arrests were made late yester-
day afternoon on warrants issued by
Justice Rice. charging the defendants
with forging railroad tickets. The
Railway Ticket Protective Bureau. OF
which the big trunk lines OF Denver
are members. Is behind the prosecu-
ton. although the Burlington and Den
yer & Rio Grande officials made am
dayits for the complaints yesterday.
The Pinkertons have all tho business
of the bureau and have had Mr.. Roach
NJ worR on inc case IN tnIs city binco
May. Tho latter declared last night
that he had evidence enough against
the defendants to prosecute them on
fourteen separate charges. Their
bonds were fixed at $1,000 each.
When the men were taken In custo-
dy their Offices were searched and two
grips OF bogus or plugged" tickets.
according to Roach. were found and
confscated. also two bottles OF acid.
fugitive inks. rubber stamps and
type. plugging and altering and mum
boring machines. which hc claims
were used to manipulate tickets. There
was also some mixed starch. thought
to have been used In stiKening rail.
way transportation. Attorney Thomas
Ward. counsel for the bureau. has
most Of the evidence held agalnAt tho
defendants.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22
Colorado Singer. Win Prizes.

st. Louis. Mo. July 1T.-Awards Of
Worlds Fair choral contest prizes
were announced last night by Presi.
dent Francis at intervals in rendition
Of oratorio Elijah" in Festival hall BY
Scranton Oratorio society, as follows:
First Grade Choruscs-First prize.
$4,000. Scranton Oratorio society.
Scranton. Pa: second prize. S3,5o0.
Evanston Choral society. Evanston,
ILL.,: third prize. $500. Denver Choral
society. Denver.
Second Grade Choruses-First prize,
$4,000. Denver Select choir, Denver;
second prize, $1,000. Pittsburg Cath
dral choir. Pittsburg, Pa: third prize.
$1,000, Ravenswood Choral society.
Ravenswood. Iii.
The Denver Choral society was
trained and directed by Gwilym Thorn.
as and the Denver Select choir by
Henry NJ Housely. the first having
one hundred voices and the second
sixty.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22
ScattIe-sitka Cable.

Seattle. Wash. July 16.-The first
message over the Seattle.Sitka cable
line reached this city last night. The
message was sent while the cable ship
Burnside was at sea, and was licked
oAer the free end of the wire to Sitka.
Prom there II went to Skagway and to
this city over the Canadian telegraph
lines. The Burnside is working south
ward from Sitka with the cable. Tho
line will be completed in about two
weeks.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

That must indeed be great spec
tacle that is taking place now in
southern Manchuria. and yet 1t is hard
ly probable that the southern Man.
churians who have the best opportu.
nifty to witness 1t are thoroughly On.
joying Il.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

Here's another Tilted swain suing
fickle young woman for breach of
promise. We need this sort of thing
more frequently. The current news is
getting quito too solemn and tragic.
Politics and crime wax monotonous.
More merriment!
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

Tho estimate of 100000 as the
number of men who have lost their
lives in battle during the last hundred
years does not take into account the
lives lost in the annual battle Of the
Fourth of July.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

a German peasant has a pair of fee.
tha, require No. II shoes. l, is scarce
iy necessary. perhaps. TO add that the
peasant TO whom these feet pertain is
n man.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

Tho woman who left a package o.
paris green in the baby'E Eo-cart has
urovcd her eligibility TO membership
in tho Amalgamatod Association oi
'Boat.RockcrE.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

II Is said that cup of ordinary rock
salt added TO the bath Is soothing to
the nerves and will often insure rest.
fui siccp-par;iculariy IL one has an
active Imagination.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

Kisses transmitted by tcicpa,hy
will never be very popular so long as
there are opportunities OF getting
them delivered on the premises.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

You can teach a monkey to initiate
n man. but a man can initiate
monkey without any teaching. This
shows tho superiority OF the human
Intellect over brute brain.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

Prcsiden, schurman emphatieaily
urges this years Cornell graduates to
marry. and doubtless they will. II they
meet the right girls and feel that
thcy arc able to support them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

Tho reason man marrlca his sweet.
heart is because she ia not like other
girls. The reason he divorces her Ia
because hhc is.-illinois State Journal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

Newport society has dropped the
monkey dinners ssd is going in for
psychological research. An edited
public will now see Mr.. Harry Lehr
evoluto into psychic phenomenon.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

Ho;,y Green's seornfui declaration
that she would rather have n donkey
than an automobile is not surprising.
Donkcys are cheaper.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

Tho Columbian university OF Wash
ington has changed It's name TO
George Washington university. Good
swapi
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

Baseball has been introduced In Ja-
pan. Tho Japs being mere imI;a,ors.
1, may be taken for granted that there
d trouble ahead for their umpircs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

Hayti has apologizcd for the attack
on ". Depres. the French. minister.
who was stoned as he drove past the
palace. and the incident Is closed. So
was the carriage, fortunately for NJ.
Deprcs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

The possibility that he might have
s-ade even more money II he had
freshcned up his faculties by taking a
vacation is the lurking fnisgiving that
bothcFs Uncle Russell Sage.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

The Japanese army is Kaiping stead.
lily on its way, as the lrisnman would
remark.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

Possibly Mr.. PerdicarIs is at last
convinced OF the superior advantages
of America as n place OF residence.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

A Bcilcfontaino woman has con-
tractcd serious case OF biood.polson.
ing by washing her face. We hesitate
10 point tho moral.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

One OF the Republican orators says
that the problem now is what to do
with our money. Speak for yourself.
brother.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

It is stated on reliable authority
that the horse which broke into u
Cincinnati HAT had no family.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

Lc, us give our forcfaihcrs crcdl.
for never Husnce,inE that tho time
would come when the toy pistol would
figure In celebrations OF Freedoms
birthday.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

Paterson. y. j.. has Just had dis
antrous IRE. Patterson goes regularly
from foods TO fires and anarchists.
with short waits between.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

Jan isn't the only one who, since
the arrival OF those twins, is' making
music In the Kubelik home.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

Mark Twain has leased farm IN
Pittsfeid for the summer. but he is
altogether too leyel.headed TO under
take to work II.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

Other things being equal, the hap
piest man in hot weather is the one
who doesn't know how hot IL is.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

That was sad death OF Jim Cor
belts. He died OF indigestion. Jim
was 2S0.pound New York turtle.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

The man who says we do not know
what to do with our money must be a
vegetarian.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23
THE ARGUS.

Publ he'd Daily and Weekly at 1924 Second
avenue. Rock Island, Ill Entered at the
postofice as seeond-class matter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23
RIVER RIPLETS.

Captain Blair. of the steamer Helen
Blair. announces that on Decoration
day he viii run an excursion from
this city TO Muscatine and return. The
boat viii leave Rock Island at 1920 in
the morning and will give three hours
in Muscatine, leaving that city in time
to arrive here at o'clock in the even
ing. He will then start for the regular
trip to burlington. making up the lost
time at New Boston. where a lay-over
of several hours is usually taken.
Boats down were the Winona. Rutl
and Mac; north. the Ruth. Fury. Mac
and Winona. The Helen Blair left for
the south.
vt a. II. the stage Of water was
s.35. At noon it was $40.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23
Call for Democratic Ward Primaries.

Responsive to the petitions of 600
democrats of the city of Rock Island
a call is hereby issued for primaries in
the various wards in the city of Rock
Island. to be held Tuesday. MAY -.
1904. between the hours of and 1870
p. m, for the purpose of selecting del
egates To the democratic county con-
vention to be held at Turner hall in
the city Of Rock Island at p. m.
Thursday. May 26. 1894.
The places of holding said primaries
and the judges and clerks of the same
are as follows:
First ward BySinger barber
shop. Fourth avenue and Fourth
street. Judges and clerks. Robert
Beck. Dan Mckinney. Sam Dean.
George Simpson.
Second ward-Naab's building. Sew
enth avenue and Twelfth street.
Judges and clerks. W. {. j. Kurth. T.
{. Berry. J. 2. Sexton. Henry Kinner
Third ward-County Jail building.
Judges and clerks. q. w. Henry. Jo-
seph Grotegut. W. II. Lamont. II. l..
Coyne, Il. +. King, W. c. Hubble.
Fourth ward-Frick's livery stable.
Third avenue. between Nineteenth
and Twentieth streets. Judges and
clerks. David Sharp. Paul Kersch.
Ralph Lamont. Dr. j. u. Comegys
Fifth ward-Hose house on Twenty
second street. Judges and clerks. r..
Il. Reidy.C. \. Temple. James Lamont.
John Grsve.
Sixth ward-Hose house on Twenty
sixth street. Judges and clerks. George
Wright. L. Y. Bourdeau. Frank Meen-
an. i. {. II. Buck.
Seventh ward-Thiesen's blacksmith
shop. Moline avenue and Forty-fourth
street. Judges and clerks. Ed Ward.
". {. Peek. !. +. Larkin. J. b. Burk
/. Funkenstein. \. Schofer.
The various wards are entitled TO
representation in said county conven-
ton a. follows:
First ward-9 delegates
Second ward-12 delegates.
Third wards delegates.
Fourth ward-9 delegates.
Fifth ward-1O delegates
Sixth ward-12 delegates.
Seventh ward-IO delegates.
J. P. SEXTON.
Chairman Democratic County Com
mittee.
GEORGE z. STAUDUHAR.
Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23
Another Chance for Knox.

While il is asserted that some effort
il being made by the department of
commerce and labor to discover evil
dence against the beef combine, which
one would suppose must be in posses
sion Of Attorney General Knox or he
would not have commenced Injunction
proceedings are trusts that are
in the tolls of the law that the tax
payers would like investigated. Every
little while the courts furnish evil
dence that bad trust is i'm exist
ence which President Roosevelt and
his attorney general have overlooked
or for political reasons do not want to
interfere with. Only week or 50 ago
the whisky trust was hauled into
court by those who claim TO have been
dcfrauded and their counsel told tho
supreme court of New York that the
whisky trust was formed in direct
violation If the state federal law and
in direct violation of the antitrust
laws. like the shipbuilding trust. -
Now the whisky trust i evidently a
bad trust" and the evidence pro-
duced i'm the New York supreme court
would doubtless convict the trust
magnates under the antitrust law.
What an opportunity for President
Roosevelt and his attorney general!
One would think that republican
president and n republican attorney
general would jump At the chance to
put the whisky trust out of business.
but il is safe to say that they will
take no action. at least until after
election. The whisky trust is reputed
TO he faNCrite COW of the republican
herd of trusts. Ii milks easily and
gave Il good big pailful in past cam
paigns. Is Postmaster General Payne
might testify if put on the stand The
job that most worries President RooSe-
welt and the republican leaders i to
agree on the dairyman that will do
the milking. Is il to he Scott or Blythe
or Murphy? Some of the trust herd
are skittish and require an old hand
mt the business to make them come
down"
TO prosecute even one of this choice
herd might please the taxpayers. but
would, perhaps. stampede the whole
bunch and bankrupt the campaign
fund. Ii is therefore hardly likely
that even 50 bad an example as the
whisky trust will meet with any in
reference from the present admins
tration. In fact. Attorney General
Knox has announced that he has no
intention of running amuck" against
the trusts. not even the bad ones. and
President Roosevelt evidently agrees
with him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23
OvERWORK KILLING MEN.
In the Great Struggle for Wealth and Po-
sition Men Are Becoming Weaker
Than Their FOrefatherS.

BY the cares of business and social life they
use up or waste away the most vital elements
OF the human body before they realize their
weak and run down condition. 1t seizes on
them SO quietly at first that little or no atten-
ton is paid to the symptoms, which commence
with queer, bewildering sensation in the
head, later the power to concentrate the
thoughts, SO necessary to brain workers. is lost.
Following this Will come deficient sight or
blurred vision, muscular weakness and a dull
pain IN the small of the back. There is ten
Gency to tire easily; the digestion becomes
impaired; the temper irritable; spirits de-
pressed, ending in complete lack of confidence
and a general feeling of disgust at his own
weakness. When the blood and nerve forces
nave been wasted by disease, overwork, worry;
brain tire, high living, dissipation or other bad
habits DR.. Chase's Blood and Nerve Food re-
stances that have been lost. Price 20 cents Eve
6oxes 200 The DR.. Chase Co. Philadelphia,
Ia. Weigh yourself before taking it.
Sold and guaranteed at T. II. Thorn
as pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23
Those Washington Hirelings.

Has not the Roosevelt administra-
ton shown its weakness by its job
holder-campaign tactics? If the RooSe-
welt administration was so powerful
and as certain of reelection As the re-
publican bosses and press boast. then
why does this same administration
find it necessary to send its hirelings
into this state and even prepare to
send this same sort of political agents
TO the national convention To do nom
patriotic and un-American advertising
and boosting of the administration
candidates? What is the purpose the
admi ,istration has in view in stoop-
ing to such small and such question
able methods?
What excuse has the strenuous
Roosevelt. for instance. for sending
10 the Illinois republican convention
its Culloms, its Hopkins. its Lorimers.
its William Barrett Ridgelys and "A
dozen others in that class of paid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23
Monday, May %, 1904.

Democratic primaries tomorrow
night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23

Fifty thousand dollars has been
placed at the disposal of the secretary
of the treasury for the proper enter
tainment of the delegates to the inter
national arbitration congress, which
will hold its next meeting in the
United States during the fall. This is
the first time the United States has
had the honor of entertaining this
body. The nterparliamentary Union
for the Promotion of international
Arbitration-to give the organization
its full title-is composed exclusively
Of members of parliaments and ma
tiOnal legislative bodies of the differ
cnt European countries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23

BY THE j. w. POTTER 90.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23
RIVER BULLETIN.
Call for Democratic County Convention

The democratic voters of Rock Isl
and county are requested to send del
egates to county convention to be
held at Turner hall in the city of Rock
Island. H., on the 26th day of May.
y. ID. 1904, at O'Clock p. m, fer the
purpose of selecting II delegates to
the state convention. and for such
other business as the said county con-
vention may deem proper to discharge.
The representation will be one del
egate for every - votes and one for
every fraction of that number over 13
based ON the presidential vote of 1900
as follows:
Rock Island-First ward. .; Second
ward. 10; Third ward, Is; Fourth
ward. Q; Fifth ward. 10; Sixth ward.
-: Seventh ward. 10.
,Moline-First ward. :: Second ward.
:; Third ward. 6; Fourth ward. ):
Fifth ward. o; Sixth ward, Il; Sew
enth ward. I.
Andalusia. >: Black Hawk /: Bowl
ing. l; Buffalo Prairie. ): Canoe Creek.
,; Coal Valley. 4; Coe. 3: Cordova. 3;
Drury, I; Ed9ington No. 1, =; Edging-
ton No. ,. >; Hampton No. 1. 4; No. ,.
>; No. 3. >; Rural. 3; South Moline No.
/. 6: No. >. >: Port Byron. ,; South
Rock Island. ;; Zuma. 3.
JOHN p. SEXTON.
Chairman County Committee.
GEORGE p. STAUDUHAR.
Secretary County Committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23

agents of the Washington syndicate?
The fact of the matter IS the Wash
ugton syndicate feels itself slipping.
1t has stumbled over a live wire in
Illinois and the shock is telling upon
it.
The only hope of the strenuous
Roosevelt administration now as it
has learned by the lesson taught in
Illinois * TO keep in hiding and slip
IN when On one is locking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23

In order to prevent floods along the
Mississippi river, commercial associa-
tons have decided to raise funds.
Money is much better than liquefied
stocks and bonds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23

TERMS-Dany. 10 cents per week. Weekly
o. per year Ia advance.
All Communications Of argumentative char
acter, political or religious, must have real
name attached for publication No such srti-
cles will be printed Over fictitious signatures
Correspondence solicited from every town
ship in Rocg Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23

1t is reported from Pittsburg that
John ID. Rockefel beat the Wabash.
Always supposed John ID. had u pass
on that line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23
RIVER FORECAST.

Nearly stationary stages in the Mis-
sissippi will continue at lie Claire and
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23

Here's another countess marrying
her coachman. She was probably
driven to it.