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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-05

lack up his statement. Before seeing
the garment Miss Edith Morse.
school teacher from Clinton. la. said
that she could identify il 10y a little
blue thread used 10 sew on hook.
Tic blue thread was there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-05
Articles Recently Found.

Several hundred dollars worth OF
articles were picked from the debris
OF the fire Yesterday and placed with
the unidentified goods. The following
articles We're found: WOmaH's gold
watch. hunting case. diamond setting,
chain attached: gold hat pin: pocket
hook containing sol: two rings. one
with full karat diamond and the
other n fourth karat: woman's gold
watch. hunting case EiGin movement,
with initials "P l.: wOman's plain
band wedding ring: wOman's gold
watch: brooch: long coat. fur lined. in
the pocket Of which was found a ring
with an opal setting: velvet jacket
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-05
Where the Error Comes In.
Decision Considered a Precedent.

This decision. which * considered
an important one i held 70 lie Il pre-
Cedcnt in the matter Of indictments in
conspiracy cases In effect the opinion
Il that the law is AT fault i'm provid-
ing in addition Ia the actual taking
and giving or hribeS. an 'aGrecmcnt''
10 take and give bribcS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-05
Knock. Out the Gn,rrnmcnt., Cn.e.

In effect the ruling on the demurrer
10y Judge Van n"vautcr qUaShcS the
Indictment against Senator Dietrich
charging conspiracy. IL was on this
Indictment that the government had
prepared itself for trial. and 10 testify
I'm which large number Of witnesses
had been suhpoenaed and were pres
Snt in the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-05
Protest Unheeded.

He declares he protested at that
time. bat no attention was paid to his
warning. In his opinion. if the cur
tain had been run down Wednesday.
the lives of many. If not all the vic
tins of the disaster might have been
saved. 1t was only by the merest
chance a panic was averted a. re
suit of the first fire. The skylight at
that time. he said. was securely closed.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-30

resort to arbitration, but without ode
manding previous conditions unneces~
sary to governments really wishing to
reach a prompt, just and pacific set
tlement of their differences" 1n'
other words, Peru insists upon hen
military occupation of Acre while the
case is arbitrated. Brazil makes it g
condition that the Peruvian forces re-
tire first before she will listen to ar
bitration, consequently at present the
two governments are deadlOcked.
Among the South American states
war and revolution are part of the
life and, therefore, at this time no one
would have the hardihood to predict,
whether the dispute terminates in.
hostilities. or in arbitration. If the
two states resort to force there ap
pears to be the favor of numbers on
the side of Brazil, which has a regular
army of 28,160 men, gathered by COM
pulsory service and by conscription.
has a regular force estimated at 4,0Oe
and the possibilities of increase are:
not sufficient to Offset the Brazilian
advantage. Each republic has navy.
both of them small, and Peru's rather
Insignificant. Brazil could send some
Of her ships as far up the Amazon as
Acre, the head of navigation on the
Acre river. Peru, however, conld
make no use OF her navy unless she
trust them sufficiently to send them:
around Cape Horn to harass the Bra.
lillian coast, which IS not near. so like;
" as that Brazil might send, some OF
her ships to make an assault upoE
Callao, although the chance Of sue
cess in this undertaking is 80 smal
rs to scarcely warrant the undertak
ng.-Philadelphia Ledger. e. s5:s.s. .s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-30

Peru has always had pretensions in
the Acre region, and has had innum-
erable disputes with Bolivia on the
subject. In fact such dispute was
on at the time Bolivia made the ces-
sion to Brazil, but as the latter agreed
to assume the responsibility, the pres
ent disturbance in the region will
have to be settled between these two
states. Peru has occupied the upper
Purus valley, and recently there were
reports of battle having taken place
between the Brazilians and Peruvians
at Santa Rosa.
Brazil insists that her right to the
region is of long standing, and that
this right was recognized by the treaty
of 1851 She also insists that, that
being in possession of the coast, and
also of the territory extending to the
sources of the rivers Jurua or Yurua
and Purus emptying into that coast,
long peopled by Brazilians, she is in
the right under the application of the
rule established by Pinckney and
Monroe in the note of April 20, 1905.
This rule is as follows:
when any European nation takes
possession Of any extent of seacoast,
that possession is understood as ex-
tending into the interior country to
the source of the rivers emptying with
that coast, to all their branches and
the country they cover
1t will be seen by this contention
Brazil claims the entire watershed of
the Amazon, one Of the most extern
! sive in the world. However, feeling
sure of her stand, Brazil offers to hear
any claim Peru has to title. but in
sists upon the withdrawal of Peruvian
troops first.
The Peruvian attitude is simply
that Peru never admitted Brazil's.
title to the territory now in dispute,
that the treaty of 1851 contains nc
recognition of it, and that the Peru
Wan government has no recollection
of ever having admitted Brazil's "pre-
tended right"
Peru asserts her willingness to
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-30

Existence, as Philip Van Vivier
planned it, was to be very pleasant
affair. He had youth and health, and
wealth, and he pictured the future a
gay Kaleidoscope minglings of golf,
and polo ponies, and grand opera, and
little suppers after the play, and Lon
don seasons and Partisan boulevards,
and it really seemed to him-when he
stopped to moralize-that this was a
pretty good old world after all, and
that given these things and a good
digestion man might be happy if he
tried.
Then, too, to crown it all there was
Madge. Madge, tall and slight, and
sYelt, with the tawny gold in her
hair, and the eyes that changed with
every changing thought-that were as
ed, and grew black as midnight when
she thrilled to any deep emotion.
Philip could hardly remember time
when he had not loved her. They had
grown up, boy and girl, together, with
something singularly similar in their
fate. Both were orphaned children,
left to the untender care of unwilling
relatives, and Philip never forgot the
moment of their meeting. His uncle's
place adjoined that of Madge's guard
ian, and he had been wandering about
the grounds, a forlorn and lonely
childish figure, when he first came
upon the little maid. She gave one
long look at his somber face and
mourning clothes, and then, with that
swift and intuitive sympathy that God
gives to even the youngest child, she
went up to him.
Little boy,' she lisped, for she was
scarcely more than baby. little boy,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-30
"Oh, Philip, Philip!"

is 90 lonesome, and doesn't nobody
love 'oo?"
NO." he had answered with a sob
from the depths of his hungry little
heart.
Don't c'y, little boy" she comfort
ed, slipping her hand in his, Il ill
love 90, and 90 won't never be lone
some any more," and, indeed, it SEEM
ed to Philip he had never been lone
some again. There was always
Madge.
But who may count securely on the
future? Move the kaleidoscope ever
so gently and it's figures change. There
came day when Philip had to do,
not with visions of a golden future,
but with a hard and merciless pres
ent. Suddenly, as an unexpected
thunderbolt came the failure of the
trust company in which his fortune
was invested, and he awoke one morn
ing to find himself that most pitiable
of all creatures on earth-the man
who needs money, and knows no way
of earning it. He had taken the blow
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-30
The Life Of the Cell.

1t is no extravaganza and no mere
figure of speech to say that cells move
about with apparent purpose, that
they feel, that they suffer and enioy.
that they absorb and assimilate food,
that they live, love, marry, propagate,
and die. And we can say with as
much truth that they think. But of
this last mentioned function it will
be we'll to defer discussion until a
subsequent time.
The cell, therefore, does all that
the man does, has all that the man
has, and possesses, within it's tinv
compass. heart, vein, muscle, nerve,
artery, skin, bone, cartilage and what
not of the future organism of the
composition of which it forms one of
the ultimate constituent parts.-Mich.
ael A. Lane, in National Magazine.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-30

which was admittedly inadequate,
Brazil also agreed to give an indem-
nifty of $10,000,O00. This money, how
ever, is to be used mainly in the con-
struction of railways and other works
tending to improve the communica-
tions and develop commerce between
the two countries. Brazil also agreed
to build on her own territory, parallel
with the Mamore river, railroad
about 240 miles long, from San Anto-
MO to Guajara- -Mirim, around the rap
ids and cascades in the river, which
make the stream within that length
unnavigable.
In addition to these stipulations
Brazil agreed to take the quarrel with
Peru off the hands of Bolivia; conse-
Quently, under the convention, Bolivia
is now experiencing that tranquility
that has been withheld her for many
years.
The history of the dispute is con-
siderably involved, and will no doubt
have to be decided by either arbitra-
tion or war finally. Although there
are in existence boundary treaties OF
1851 and 1867, neither Peru nor Bra
zil can at present agree upon their
interpretations. Brazil contends that
there are 10000 Brazilians in the dis
puted country; that there should be
no question to her right OF occupa-
ton. On the other hand, Peru claims
to have maintained military occu-
patton Of the country unmolested for
years. - - - ..> r-~~-
Like most boundary disputes land
Peru has had lengthy history OF
them) little interest was manifested
III the remote district until it became
aren't that It was q land OF virgin
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-30

When last November there was
signed in the city of Petropolis a
treaty between Brazil and Bolivia, the
IMPRESSION was given that the dispute
about the sAquiri or Acre territory,
was at an end; but recent events
show that only one corner Of the tri-
angular dispute has been settled, for
Peru is yet to be satisfied.
This territory furnished no end of
frontier conflicts during the last gen.
Grafton, owing to the fact that it is
a Wedge-shaped area at the juncture
of the three republics, Brazil, Bolivia
and Peru. all three of which, before
the treaty of Petropolis, laid claim to
it.. The sc-called Acre territory has
an area of about $4,000 square miles,
or nearly that of Great Britain. The
exploration of part of it has been
Of the most casual kind and no ade-
quate map of the area has been made.
Being at the extremity of the three
republics, little attention was paid to
the fate of the great western water
shed Of the amazon river until in re-
cent years attempts were made by
syndicates to obtain concessions to
work the rubber forests and to mine
the gold believed to be in abundance
in this region.
The dispute at first waxed hot be
tween Bolivia and her eastern. neigh
Dor, Brazil, although there was at the
same time series of vigorous pro
tests entered by Peru against Bolivia
In every map of Bolivia the wedge
;; shaped territory is allotted to that
state, and in the government maps o1
Peru the wedge and something more
is allotted to that republic. Bolivia
and Brazil had been for several years
practically at war over the wilds in
the Alto Purus, but by the treaty OF
Petropolis Bolivia agreed to cede the
Are territory. to- Brazil. in return 70,
which Brazil agreed to cede a small
triangular territory at the juncture OF
the Abuna and Mamore rivers, tc
form the Madeira, giant arm of the
Amazon. In addition to this cession
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-30

lister the region as we'll as to work it..
It was given almost sovereign rights.
In November, 1902, the agent of the
syndicate attempted to take posses
sion, but so great was the feeling that
he was only blind for great Ameri-
can annexation scheme that he barely
escaped with his life, by abandoning
his journey.
The agent arrived at Porto Alonzo,
on the Acre river, $500 miles from
the mouth Of the Amazon, just at the
time the Bolivian government officials
were being overpowered by the Bra
zilians and the Republic of Acre was
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-30
MARA1s, MINNESOTA SATURDAY; ao

test, mechanically, naturally, as it
they had been on the ballroom floor,
she arose and put her hand within it.,
and together they started towards
the house, treading the narrow ledge,
whose outer edge was death. A single
push of the crazed woman's feeble
hand and mutilation waited for them
below, but there was not a tremble in
the mans voice as he asked:
"And what do you think Of the new
tenor this winter at the opera?'
In the street below the crowd stood
silent, tense with excitement, until
they saw Philip hand the woman, still
with courtly grace, through the door
in the roof, and then it broke into
tumultuous cheering.
AS for Philip, his one thought was
to get to the Office. He realized the
value of the story. The secret of the
darkened mansion. The closed blinds.
The beautiful woman, with her Wild,
mad eyes-it was full of color, it was
picturesque. Besides it was SCOOP.
There is, perhaps, no other joy in
life equal to that which the young
writer reads his own productions in
type, and Philips first conscious act
the next morning was to reach for the
paper. He had expected his story to
be given some prominent place; per-
haps to be featured. To his dismay it
was not even printed. How long he
might have stared at. the paper in be-
wilderment he never knew, but that
two letters caught his eyes, as they
lay upon his table. One was from
the city editor of the Asterisk, and he
pounced upon it for an explanation.
Dear Van Vivier," he read, "sorry,
but your scoop was scooped. The dis
tressed damsel you rescued is old La
Roux's daughter, and La Roux, as you
appear not to know, is the heaviest
stockholder in the Asterisk. Natur-
ally he wanted your Story killed. V1r-
tue is rewarded, however. He sug-
gests you for night editor in place of
Carson, who has resigned. Report
for duty tonight"
The other letter was from Madge.
1t said:
Dear Philip-I have heard cf your
rescue of poor Fannie La Roux. How
could you be such a hero, and such
a goose as to take such risk. You
need a guardian, sir, and I am going
to marry you to take care of you, on
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-30
Wanted "A Din

1t was Mabel's first appearance at
church and she was rather fidgety.
First she wanted one thing, then an
other. Finally she decided that she
must have a pin, SO she asked for
one from her father. He had none.
Then she tried her mother; but her
mother, too, had none. Mabel's long
ing had been increased with her i'll
success, so she climbed upon the pew
and shouted at the top of her small
voice:
HAS anyone in dis trowd dot a
pin?"-L1pp1ncott's.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-30

in the process of making With the
ousting of the Bolivian officials who
were to hand over the region of Acre
to the syndicate's representative, the
syndicate's occupation failed, for it
was impossible to take possession
under the circumstances. Brazilian
warships were sent up the Amazon
and troops we're put on transports and
sent along to occupy the disputed ter
ritory. About that time protocol
was signed, then followed the treaty
Of Petropolis. and one of the 1itigants
was removed from the troublesome
business.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-30
Il RHEEIXZzIV kyl22&2H HZlTZZZp

the. so-called Republic of Acre was
formed, but it was little more than a
threat, for there was never any feal
attempt at government. Bolivia ap-
peared to think that a neat solution of
the embarrassing situation would be
to sell concession to work the rub
ber lands. Capital was readily found
in this country and Germany, and the
Bolivian syndicate was formed, and
like the great trading countries of
the seventeenth and eighteenth cen
turies, it was empowered to admin.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-30

riches. For years the rubber gather
ers had worked the rubber lands on
the Amazon, but these became work
ed out and the interest moved up the
river. Finally they entered the Acre
district, which was found to abound
with rubber trees. In a little while
between 10000 and 10000 Brazilians
were in the territory, working the vast
rubber lands.
In 1899 Bolivia took steps to oc-
cupy the region. She found the Bra
zilians had developed the rubber in.
dustry to an enormous extent, and at
once sought to coerce them. Finally
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-30
Recipe for LONGEVITY.

Rev. DR.. Robert Collyer, the famous
New York divine, celebrated his eigh-
tieth birthday quite recently. IT have
never been sick day in my Life" )"
says DR.. Collyer, "and l have never
eaten my breakfast in bed. What is
my recipe for longevity? Live Z nat
ural life, eat what you want ana
walk on the sunny side Of the street. 3
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-30

And What do you think Of The new
tenor?"
this day one month. You can't refuse
lady, you know. Yours, Madge."
Philip read the letter twice. and
then he bowed his head on the table.
and when he raised it his eyes were
dim and tender.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-05-24

Frances had been brought up in q
strict Presbyterian household and ia
al her nine years had never attended
service in a church Of another denom-
nation
While on yisir with her mother to
part OF lhe country far from her
home. she entered the parlor one Sat
urday afternoon and eagerly asked:
"Oh. mamma. may go 70 the 'Pisco-
pal church with Gertie to-morrow7 I'll
promise not 10 believe single word
the minister saysl"-Lippincotts Mag
azino.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-05-24
SKIN and BLOOD
PURIFICATION
CutiCura Soap, Ointment
and Pills
Cleanse the Skin, Scalp
and Blood
Of TOnuTiHg, Disfiguring, Hu-
mOurs with Loss Of Hair
COMPLETE TREATMENT sI.OO

Thousands Of the worlds best peo-
pie have found instant relief and speedy
cure by the use Of Cutlcura Soap, Oint-
meut and Pills in the most torturing
and dlsfguring of itching, burning and
scaly humours, eczemas, rashes, ITCH
ings and infiammations.
Thousands of tired, fretted mothers,
of skin-tortured and dishgured babies,
OF all ages and conditions. have certi-
fed to almost miraculous cures by the
Cutscura remedies, when the best med
ical skill had failed to relieve, much
less cure.
Cuticura Treatment is local and con-
stituti0nal - complete and perfect,
pure, sweet and wholesome. Battle the
affected surfaces with CCticura Soap
and hot water to cleanse the skin OF
crusts and scales and soften the thick
ened cutlcle. dry without hard rubbing,
and apply Cuticura Ointment freely to
allay Itching, irritation and inhamma-
tion, and soothe and heal, and lastly
take Cuticura Resolvent Pills to cool
and cleanse the blood. and put every
function In a state of healthy activity.
More great cures Of simple, scrofulous
and hereditary humours are daily made
By Cuticura remedies than by all other
blood and skin remedies combined, q
single set being often sufficient to cure
the most distressing cases when all
else fails.
sod nrcrznout ne World. Cutlcun Ealolvent 80.
On form oI thoeolal Cca1ed P.1 1te PER vai q eoh
house "a f.a, kns do n rani Bolsn lE Coiu1ahus
A. .ss 1877 81 1Tss e., ssd ersp cesP 81. fseps
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-05-24
Afraid Of the Blasting.

The South street neighborhood, now
that tie sewer diggers are entering a
section so generously populated by
children. is up in arms against the
blasting being done They feel that
If some precaution can be used to re-
strain the rock thrown out, as is fire.
quently doae in blasting wells. such
should be employed.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-05-24
HOW JAPANESE MREsrLE.
Their Style Differs Materially from
That Of the British and Amer
lean Wrestlsrs


Az the suggestion Of the president
"jujltsu," as the Japanese system Of
self-defense IS called, will probably be
adopted as part Of the regular ath-
letic training Of officers and enlisted
men in the army. navy and marine
corps, reports the Washington Star. OF
recent date Steps have been already
taken to introduce the art into the
naval academy In a letter recently
sent to the superintendent Of that in
stitution, Rear Admiral Taylor, chief
OF the bureau of navigation. says that
'the president, having expressed a de-
sire that some attempt be made to
give instruction in expert Japanese
wrestling to the midshipmen Of the
naval academy, with view to the pos
sible adoption Of this system as part
Of the regular athletic training Of
midshipmen. and if results are favor
able TO enlisted men also. it is de-
sired that you take some steps imme-
diately in the direction indicated, as
It would be very desirable to have
some feat Of this kind included in the
annual athletic exhibition if sufficient
progress can be made by them"
In accordance with this instruction.
the superintendent of the naval acad-
emy has arranged to secure the serv-
ices of certain competent Japanese in
structors now in Washington to give
midshipmen the desired instruction
A short description Of the Japanese
method Of wrestling is contained in
report recently made to the war de-
partment by Maj. Oliver E. Wood, Of
the artillery corps, copy Of which
was furnished the president and
formed the basis OF his suggestion Of
the desirability Of its adoption as part
Of the athletic training of future Off
GERS of the army and navy. Accord
Ing to Maj Wood the art of 'jujitsu,"
although It resembles wrestling, dif-
fers materially from the exercise as
practiced in England and in America
its main principle being not to match
strength with strength. but. rather, to
gain victory by yielding to strength
There are various ways Of gaining
victory says Mai Wood, "such as
throwing heavily on the ground chok-
ing the throat, holding down on the
ground or pushing to a wall in such a
way that an opponent cannot rise up
or move freely, twisting or bending
arms, legs or fingers in such way
that an opponent cannot bear pain.
etc. There are various schools, and
some Of them practice all these meth
ods, others only few.
The most important principle Of
throwing. as praeticed, was to disturb
the center Of gravity of an opponent,
and then pull or push in such way
that the opponent cannot stand. exert
ing skill rather than strength. so that
he will lose his equilibrium and fall
heavily 10 the ground A series OF
rules was taught respecting the diner
sgpil82Bs " feet IN ifJgS JgFSeF FrTEss TEs dgse988i- dhs98i
plish this object.
'Choking Of opponents throat was
eone by the hands. forearms or TWIST
ing the collar Of opponents dress
round the throat For holding down
and pushing any part Of the body was
used. For twisting and bending the
parts generally employed were the
arms hands and fingers. and some
times the legs"