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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08
Who is to Blame?

"a Lull In Traffic is the way the
New York Journal of Commerce heads
the news from Chicago about the rail-
road situations. Western railway men
have been somewhat disappointed at
traffic developments in their territory.
They find that business is not picking
up as rapidly as they had anticipated,
and they are now inclined to take a
rather gloomy view of the outlook, says
the same newspaper, and the further
information is given that farmers are
resting on their oars, so to speak, as
far as money matters are concerned,
while merchants and manufacturers
are extremely cautious" The largest
jObbing interests report a very small
volume of seasOnable business. Col
lections are reported easy, and money
is plentiful. but railway traffic seems
to grow no better An officer of the
Chicago and Northwestern railway eX-
plains the situation that farmers have
spent money freely for three or four
years and are able TO get along with
the improvements they have made for
some time forward. Sentiment for the
last six months has been that hard
slAC 'fiAlil3Es anu ANNA VII A4AiiSAN 40
a universal watchwOrd." Officers of
the other western railroads are quoted
in the same vein.
Now, with money plentiful and crop
prospects good and improving, why
are the farmers. merchants and manu-
facturers all resting on their OarsT'
Can it be that high trust prices have
impoverished them and low trust prices
for cattle and hogs are reducing their
income, and, although there is plenty
of money in the banks, if the farmer
wants any of it he will have to Dor
row it?
The Democrats cannot be blamed for
this decline of the boom times, for the
Republicans have full control of all
departments of the government. Their
prosperity breeding protective tariff
has been and is in full blast, making
the trusts richer and the poor poorer
and keeping the balance of us on the
ragged edge to know how we are to
meet our bills. Secretary Shaw, the
financial expert of this strenuous ad-
ministration, declares that we were
never so prosperous, and that If we are
paying high prices for nearly every
thing we buy we pay ii 10 ourselves
and that ought to make us rich. Is
Providence deserving the Republican
party and causing people to believe
they are poor when we know they are
prosperous, for Secretary Shaw says
so? But that cannot be. for the Repub-
lican leaders have about all assured us,
many times and often, that Providence
Is OH their side. Is President RoOse-
welt to blame? \ good many. Repub-
licans seem to think so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08

\ writer in the New York Times
wants the art of swimming taught in
the public schools He would have a
portion of the public school play
grounds converted into swimming
tanks where the children could be
given regular instruction, the boys to
be under male instruction. the girls
in charge of women and a physician
in attendance to look after the nerves
of the pupils. temperature and other
conditions. The instructors could IL
lustrate the art by moving pictures
showing correct and incorrect move
ments. and so forth, and what to do
in case of falling into water. with gen
eral emergency talks on the sub
ject. The idea of the writer is that
familiarity with water in childhood
Will lessen its terrors in after years
and re Il sense of safety. security
and power which increases self-reli-
ance and helpfulness in times of dan
ger and prevents panics- In this day
when instruction in the public schools
has taken a wide range there may be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08
All DRUGGISTS

ask the readers of this paper who are
suffering with Indigestion or dyspep-
STA TO call on them at once and get a
bottle of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. II
you knew the value of this remedy
as We know it, you would not suffer
another day. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
is a thorough digestant and tissue
building tonic as well. II is endorsed
personally by hundreds of people
whom it has cured of indigestion, dys-
pepsia, palpitation OF the heart and
stomach troubles generally. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat
1t is pleasant. palatable and strength
ening. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08
COURT HOUSE RECORD.
In County Court.

July Estate of John Boruff. APP
praisement bill and widows award filed
and approved. Proof of publishing
and posting notices to creditors filed.
Claim of f. Brandenburg allowed in
class : at $6S.S9.
Estate of William F. Tenges. Ap-
praisement bill and Widows award
filed and approved.
Estate of John Coyne. Proof of no.
tice TO heirs of final report and set
Element filed. Hearing on said final
report and settlement and same APP
proved. Executrix discharged and es-
tate closed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08

There were no such keen-cutting,
presenting orators before the re-
publican national convention as John
Sharp Williams. The leader of the
minority in the lower house of con
gress is a man and politician who is
well deserving of the middle" name
he bears.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08
TODAY'S MARKETS.

Chicago. July S.-Following are the
opening. highest. lowest and closing
quotations in today's markets:
Wheat.
July. 81 =. 91%,. S99s. S9zs.
SeptemDer, - a 50 =, S3ls. 81.
December, Sji4, S5Ss, S3%4, S3at
Corn.
July, 492 80. 1875. 4S7s
D eesm6Sr.' ~ ~ 40 10 49, t 3
July July; $SSA, 1914. asa. .$SS@t...,,
95s dce,nhS,' IS s. So - p, S21
Pork.
July. 1915. 1915. 1857. 12.72.
September, 1927, 1906, 1855, 1922.
Lard.
July. 7.O5. 705. 7.O5. 10.
September, 7.15. III, 7.o5. 10.
Ribs.
July. As. ~. 40. ~
September, 1.65. 7.67, I.54, 1872.
Receipts today: Wheat 9. corn 119
oats "A, hogs $4,000. cattle 1000, sheep
Estimated receipts Saturday: Wheat
10; corn 49,, oats 81. hogs $4,000.
Hog market opened weak to sc lower
light 81" n 90. good heavy 5.l3 a 90,
mixed and butchers 5.20d 300. rough
heavy 5.15 a J.25.
Cattle market opened stronger.
sheep market opened steady.
Hogs: At Omaha, 5000, cattle 2.509.
/. 5. Yards. $40 a. m.-Hog mark I
mostly 30 lower. Light 5.15 a 5.47. mix
ed and butchers go 80 good heavy
BE n j.55, rough heavy 5.150 a $50.
Cattle market firm. . to lOc higher.
BecVeS 400 a $50. cows and heiferS l.4O
n $50. Texas steers 4.75 q 500. stockers
and feeders 80 a 40.
Sheep market closed strong to shade
higher. Light 5.15 a so, mixed and
butchers 80 a 5.6o. good heavy 5.15 At
go, rough heavy 5.15N $50.
Cattle market closed strong to loo
higher.
Sheep market closed strong.
New York Stocks,
New York, July THE following is
the closing quotations on the New
York stock exchange:
New York. July Sugar 1881. Gas
30. g. r. I. * p. 2la4. Southern Pa
cihc 1855, Il. X O. S2$s. Atchison com
mon 54&; Atchison preferred 94&4. c,
NJ. X St. Il. IA y, Manhattan 1501E, Cop
per II \. y. Y. Central 117A, l.. X y.
112A. Reading common 500, Canadian
Pacific 1851. =. r. r 5OIa. L. :. Steel
preferred 3EA. I; $. Steel common 107s
Penna 117a4, Missouri Pacific 81 Is
Union Pacific 91ai, Coal & Iron 37A
Erie common p, Wabash preferred
34ss. Illinois Central 1895, Car Foun-
dry 16A. Republic steel common !.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08

If one of the chief reasons for a
tariff is the production of revenues
for the expenses of government. the
tariff that excludes imports can never
fill the bill. There is n deficit in the
treasury as a marker for the business
of the current year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08

The standpatter papers have given
notice that they do not know just
when the democrats will come into
power, but that all the evils from
which the country is at this time suf-
fering are traceable to the probability
that the democrats will get there
eventually.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08

Most of the newspapers are now dis
GUESSING the annual railroad earnings
as a barometer Of prosperity. 1t is not
so much what the roads earn as what
they collect that influences the pros
perity of their managers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08

According 10 a New York trade jour
nal, the worlds coffee bill is $3.50
OOO.O 900 and must represent the prod
uct of 1900. 100000 trees. The coffee
tree beats the apple tree.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08

One reason for rushing after land
when new piece of territory is to be
opened is found in the fact that there
are several other people desiring the
same land, some of them for reasons
that they understand and more of
them for reasons that they know moth.
ing about.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08

The committee OH railways of the
Canadian parliament has reported adj
versely on a bill to compel the rail
ways TO adopt n maximum passenger
rate of two cents n mile. The chief
argument against the bill was that
local travel in Canada could not be
relied on TO sustain roads at such a
rate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08
Friday, July 8, 1904.

The unspeakable Turk appears tC
willing 10. revenge the presence of al
American fleet in the BOsphorus or
the unoffending and defenseless Ar
menians.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. I'm
tered at the postofice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08
BY THE }. w. POTTER CO.

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per week.
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
All communications Of argumenta-
tive character. political or religious.
must have real name attached for pub
ucatfon. No such articles will be print
ed over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08
Real Estate Transfers.

July Elmer E. Thompson ct al,
to Charles L. Thompson, ei5, sel2, out
lot IS, 50, Is. Nv, 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08

If the report proves true that the
japanese are holding all the passes,
we will soon begin to hear from some
of the members of the Illinois legisla-
ture in protest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08
mn MT IIVNVW vi :.
New York stocks,
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
TOdny's Quotations ON Provisions, LIv
stock, Feed and Fuel.

Rock Island, July 6.-Following arc
the wholesale quotations on the local
market:
Provisions.
Butter-Creamery 1Sc q zoe, dairy 13c
EggS-Fresh lac.
Lard-9c.
Live Poultry - Spring chickens $3M
$50 per dozen; hens Sc per pound;
turkeys 1Oc per pound: ducks Sc; geese
SC.
Negetables-New potatoes 75c.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Steers $4.5O0$6: cows and
heifers SO a $3.50; calves S36GS4.
Hogs - Mixed and butchers $4.750
s5.25.
Sheep-Yearlings or over $3@$45O:
lambs $3.50 Sc.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn 55c a 5Sc; oats 43c a Acc
Fora ge-Timothy hay $11 a $12; prai-
rie S9N $1,000: straw $3.50 a $3.50.
Woodland, per load. $3.50.
Coal-Lump, per bushel, lac; slack,
per buShel, &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08
SUES TO OPEN PRISON SHOP
Company With State Contract Asks
Injunction at Pontiac.

IHJuHCIIOH at TOHIIdC-
Pontiac. Ill, July S.-The J. G. Mott
Granite company has asked an in
junction restraining the board of man
ayers of the state reformatory, or its
superintendent, c. NJ. Mallory. from
holding back the machinery or refus-
ing the help necessary to operate it
under the Mott contract with the state
for such help. Judge Patton set the
hearing for next Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08

reason in the suggestion for including
the swimming art.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-08

Chicago, July S.-Following are the
opening. highest. lowest and closing
quotations in today's markets:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-21
MARKETS TODAY.
General Liquidation Again
Causes Wheat Loss.
Break of a Cent Followed by
Rally.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Prices Steady Down for
GOOD Butchers.
Hogs Still Weak and Somewhat
Lower.

Chicago, Sept. 21-WHEAT-Genera
LIQUIDATION prevailed, in the wheat pit to-
in all deliveries. The Selling was due to
easier cables and to the absence of kill
ing frTsts in the corn belt =, ot The Start tar
After touching $1.09b the price declined
to $1.0S1s, but rallied again to $1.0SSz- May
Ill, sold at $1.111s and then reacted to
$i1O2s. Later the price advanced to $1.1oA;
receipts of 67S cars, against us cars a
Later the market developed considera-
BILE strength, December advancing to BIO
and May to $1.11A. Bullish advices from
the southwest were the principal strength
down &c, at 81 105s@I. 1879
night again saved the corn crop of the
middle west from destruction by frost.
jected to heavy profit taking. resulting in
weak undertone. Predictions of light
frosts tonight checked the selling pressure
December opened 11@4sc to 5s6a4c lower.
at 5O5sa50Ac, and sold off to 5O1sc:
soy @5ossc. u.s.
oATSoats were slightly lower. De
and held within the opening range
PROVISIONS-Incr hog receipts
and weakness of grains caused an easier
tone IN provisions January pork was off
PIC, at S13.25. sold down to $13.121k, and
rallied again to $13. Is: Lard and ribs were
lively.
" WH = AT C. No: 2 red; s15; No:
9 hard, $1.02Q1.09; No. northern, 81 q; No.
2 northern, $11S; No. spring, $1.10GD1. Is.
CORNING. 2, 5215d52Ac; No. 8, 52A@
5215c.
OATs-No. 2, 31@311kc; No. 3. SO1kc.
RYE-Sept.. 73c; Dec, 75c.
FLAx-Gash: NV, s121; s.-w., s1.12;
Sept. $1.13; Dec, $1.16.
az. 80: March. 81. 95G2 971k; Jan, s.. S71s
CLOVER-Sept., 81. 75G11. IS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-21
FOR WEARING STRAW HATS.
About 100 Leavenworth Citizens Taken
to Jail as a Joke.

Leavenworth, Kan, Sept. 21.-The
Times says:
Every man who was caught on the
street yesterday wearing a straw hat
was either taken or sent to the police
station as the case may have warrant
ed. And as a result the officers had
all they could do yesterday to smoke
big black cigars they were presented
with.
Whenever a man entered the station
and asked what was wanted with him
he was told to go into the office where
the acting sergeant, officer O'Leary,
would talk to him. They were asked
if they had threatened or spoken ill of
any person or if they were out late the
night before. When they had answer
ed all these questions the officer in
formed them that they had broken city
ordinance No. .013 in regard to wear
ing straw hats after the 18th of Sep
TENDER. 1t was usually the case that
the parties knew nothing of the ordi-
formed them that the date for throw
ing away the summer hat was five days
overdue. About 100 men violated the
ordinance.
The officer was SO serious and every
thing was carried out so nicely that
very few got next to the joke until
they were led into the front office and
shown the large sign on the black
board which read as follows: ''To all
the officers: Look out for a man
wearing straw hat. Bring him to the
station and lock him up"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-21
CANDIDATE AGAINST PRINGIE
After Much Discussion MIN. Mahoney
Is Nominated.

Overlook, Sept. 21.-The Demo-
Gratis of the north district in Usage
county met at Overlook Tuesday af-
ternoon to nominate a candidate for
the legislature to make the race
against J. 7. Pringle, speaker of the
house, during the last session. At the
county convention a week or so ago,
the fusion agreement was that the
Democrats should dictate the nominal
tons in each of the legislative dis
tricts. A mass convention was called
and the Populists invited to partici-
pate. VIM Mahoney, of Scranton was
nominated.
The convention discussed at consid-
cradle length the idea of making no
ed down by a narrow margin. w. C.
O'Bryhim, of Junction township, was
placed before the convention, but
withdrew his name. G. P. Morgan, of
Scranton. also declined the nominal
uon- Mahoney was then nominated.
The convention openly discussed the
fact that the faction of the Republican
party which had opposed Pringle's
nomination had offered campaign ex-
penses to several different ones if they
would make the race against him.
Earlier in the convention, Mahoney
had supported a motion to leave the
place vacant on the ticket, and made
a speech in its favor in which he de-
clared his belief that Pringle could
not be defeated. In accepting the
nomination he told the convention it
had given him a hard task
There is little doubt that Pringfe
will be elected by large majority.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-21
Former Bank onicer Arrested.

San Francisco. Sept. 21.-Charles A.
Senior, assistant cashier of the Second
National bank of Akron, Ohio, who is
charged with the embezzlement of 80
600 from his bank about two and one
half years ago, is under arrest in this
city.
Akron, o., Sept. 21.-C. A. Senior, un-
der arrest in San Francisco, secured
$4,000 from the National bank of this
city January Is, 1902. by presenting a
draft for that amount on the First Ma
tional bank of Sharon. Pa. The money
was paid to him without question as
Senior had high business standing. At
the time he was local agent for a prom
inent Cleveland bond house and float
ed large sums in commercial enterprises
He was indicted on three counts the
following April term of court
When Senior drew the cash on the
$4,000 draft, he at the same time Sc
cured from the Second National bank
a draft for $1,000 and went Immediately
to Cleveland There he got the draft
cashed by the Cleveland Window Glass
company and disappeared with the &c.
900 "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-21
CLAssED AS AN EXPERT.
Alleged Hotel Thief Arrested by Chi
cago Police.

Chicago, Sept. 21.-Charles Burke,
declared by the police to be an expert
hotel thief, has been arrested at the
Auditorium hotel. Nearly a score of
letters and checks, which have been
identified as being the property of
hotel guests in Chicago and st. Louis,
were found in his pockets. Under the
name of William H. Hopkins he is
declared to have cashed a 5000 check
at the Auditorium hotel, which later
was declared a forgery. Burke denied
the charge.
Burke is said to have obtained at
the clerks desk in the hotel a letter
addressed to Max Toltz, a guest The
letter contained a registry notice, and
with this Burke is accused of obtain
ing the registered letter belonging to
ToItz. The loss of the letter lost Toltz
a contract worth 1000 to him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-21
JUSTICE BREWER PREsIDEs
Over History of Law Section in Arts
and Science Congress.

st. Louis, Mo. Sept. 21.-The interna-
tional congress of arts and sciences be-
gan the sessions of it's divisions and de-
partments and numerous papers treat
ing of various scientific subjects were
read. Thirty-one meetings were held.
The first meeting of the day were the
seven division meetings. President
David Starr Jordan of Stamford uni
versity addressed the utilitarian
sciences division.
The meeting of the history of law
section was presided over by David J.
Brewer, associate justice of the supreme
court. Professor Nathan Abbott of
Stanford university spoke
That biologists are now sufficiently
advanced in their science to be able to
control the sex of newly formed cells
was the stated belief of Prof. Jacques
Loeb of the University of California
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-21

grail part of the varsity foundation. In
con jun ction with the judges of the Kan
sas supreme court and the leading law
yers OF Topeka. President Plass also es-
tabIished the law department, with a
high-grade, three years course of instruc-
ton.
the plan to celebrate Topeka day at the
world fair on October T.
The Wabash railroad has made an offer
to furnish railway transportation from
St. Louis, five nights lodging and break
fast for five days, together with admis-
siOnS to 10 attractions on the Pike, for
$3.50 1t is anticipated that many people
the Wabash and that Kansas and eSpe-
cilly Topeka will be well represented at
the fair on Topeka day
1t was decided at the meeting last night
that the club would keep the assembly
room on the third floor of the Curry
building.
Secretary Anderson was instructed to
take steps looking to the entertainment
of the visitors to the city next Sunday
on account of the Santa Fe excursion
". W. Gavitt, chairman of the commit
to the club advised the early action look
ing to the development OF the oil and gas
prospects in this county The finding of
oil and gas, he declares, will solve the
ducements to manufacturers to locate in
this city.
The following applicants were elected to
membership in the club:
Charles S. Eagle, cigar manufacturer;
Mrs. NJ. e Holcraft. florist; ]. e. Rod
man. florist; Heron & Middaugh, cloth
Co. w. A Neiswanger. manager; r. z.
Taylor, grocer: ]. G. Wood, u. S. Land
office: a. NJ. Mills. Mills Dry Goods Co;
G. l. Bradshaw, harness and saddlery;
Dreisbach & Wallace, grocers; E. S. Lee,
druggist; H E. Valentine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-21
New York Stocks.

Wall ST, New York. Sept 21.-STOCKS
The price changes in the stock market
today were irregular and uncertain.
Pennsylvania rose Is point and United
States Steel fell much. Union Pacific
showed an opening. gain of an eighth and
then ran off to below last night and
Amalgamated Copper, after opening down
a quarter, rallied to above last night.
A resumption of yesterdays extensive
buying of Union Pacific encouraged oper-
ations for the long account in other well
known stocks and the last responded
sharply Opening losses were speedily
made up and the market carried to above
yesterdays closir g. In Pennsylvania and
New York Central the rise reached a
point and for Consolidated Gas points.
Blocks of 1000 shares or more of Union
Pacific were freely taken and it jumped
from 9S1a to 1ooss in last hour. The mar
ket became quieter as the advance pro-
crossed
When Union Pacific reacted Is point the
market sagged back, few stocks touch
ing the early low level Gains We're gem
orally wiped out. Kansas and Texas pre-
ferred Metropolitan Securities, Pump pre-
ferred and Pacific Mail made gains of l to
15s points. Nashville, Chattanooga and
St Louis declined 3 points, General Elec-
trio IA points and Westinghouse Electric
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-21
ST. PAUL A BIG WINNER.
Northern Ball Club Is $4,000 Ahead
on the Season.

Milwaukee, Sept. H.-President George
Lennon of the St: Paul club says he will
clear between $4,000 and $4,000 on the
showing to the downtown park at ST.
Paul and the fact that the club was a
great card on the road. Mr.. Lennon
thinks Milwaukee would be just as big
a winner with a park downtown.
A few minutes before Owner George
Lennon left Milwaukee he confirmed the
report thtt Mike Finn of Little Rock
would succeed Mike" Kelley as manager
of the ST. Paul team. Kelley will handle
the reins of the Toledo Mudhens next
year and Finn will assume management
of tht Saints soon the Southern
league season ends. That is, he will be
on the lookout for players and get every
thing in readiness for the season of 1903
For several weeks past it has been re-
ported that Finn would be manager of
the Saints, but the report was not con-
frmed until George Lennon visited here
with HaVenOr.