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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
is STILL Experimenting
O.. NJ. & st. P. Seeking to Perfect Electric
Lights for Trains.

One of the many practical objects
in the realm of railroad operation,
which has attracted the attention of
our technical schools, is the lighting
& st. Paul railway, which is the pio-
neer in the lighting of trains by cleo
tricity, recently received an inquiry
upon this subject from the Massa-
chusett Institute of Technology.
which upon being referred to the pro-
per authorities has brought out some
interesting information.
The lighting of trains by electricity
on this road was begun over 16 years
ago, and during that time the mana
gers have experimental with many
different systems. They have found,
however that the most successful,
and without doubt the most reliable
end efficient system for solid trains,
is that in which Il dynamo is operated
by a small engine located in the bag
gage car and taking steam from the
Locomotive. Each car of the train is
equipped with an auxiliary storage
battery. BY this means it is made
possible for the lighting to continue
uninterrupted when locomotives are
changed at terminals.
The st. Paul has nine such trains in
service every night consisting of an
average of ten ears of all kinds. Chief
electrician {. X. Gilman. states that
the failure from all causes have aver
aged about per cent of the hours of
lighting, and that per cent of this
is due to the failure of locomotives
in severe winter weather.
Altogether the St. Paul road has 2S3
cars equipped for this method of
lighting. There are LAG coaches. 90
sleePers, - mail cars, - dining, 10
baggage, Is parlor and ) buffet ears.
In addition to this number the com
pany has S coaches and 9 sleepers.
which are lighted entirely by storage
batteries. The electrical department
is now experimenting with axle light
ing devices, with which it has equipp0d
three cars with as many systems.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
CHINESE LABOR NECESSARY
So Thinks Lord Miner of the Situation in
South Africa at the Present
Time.

London. Feb. IA blue book on
South Africa contains dispatch from
Lord Miner, British high commission
err in South Africa, to the colonial of
flce, dated Jan. %. in which, referring
to the Transvaal legislatures approval
of the introduction of Chinese labor.
Lord Miner says he realizes the gray
ity of the action, but that there is not
the shadow of doubt as to its wis
dom
The depressionin business is increas-
ing daily. the revenues are falling of.
many people are out of work. and I'M
less the situation soon changes a great
exodus of whites is inevitable. Public
opinion. he adds. is decisively in favor
Of imported labor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
N.arl, Forfeit. HI. Life.

y runaway almost ending fatally
started horrible ulcer on the leg of
!. B. Orner. Franklin Grove, Ill. For
four years it defied all doctors and all
remedies. But BUcklen's Arnica Salve
had no trouble to cure him Equally
good for burns. bruises, skin erup-
tions and piles. IS cents, at Hartz &
Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
She Followed Her Fianee.

Lexington. NY. Feb. Miss Nora
Veal. daughter of j. ii. Veal. a proni-
ncnt miller whose affianced. Ellis
Kinkc1d committed suicide. after view
ing the remains of Kinkead fatally
shot herself. 1t developed that she
had not intended to disapTOint her low
er when on Monday night she accom-
panied another young man to the opera
house when EinkCad had an engage
mcut to take her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
NOTICE.
The Store of :. f. Adams VIII be Closed all
bay Friday to Arrange for q Great
Closing Out Shoe sale.

am going to retire from the shoe
business in Rock Island. and very soon
my business interests will be else
where. I shall dispose of my large
stock of high grade shoes at Phenom-
enally low prices.
Bargains for men, women and chill
dTen.
Remember. this sale starts Satur-
Cay. Feb. 9. See Fridays papers for
real bargain prices. c. f. ADAMS.
Eighteenth street and Second ave-
nue.. Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
Fire FIoorjnp Plant

Cadillac, Mich. Feb. 4.-The CObbs
& Mitchell flooring plant. one of the
largest of its kind in the United States
and valued at 100000, caught fire.
The wind and cold made fire fighting
extremely difficult. but fifteen streams
of water were poured on the blaze and
the fire was controlled after $35, 900
damage had been done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
My.terinns Circumstance.

One was pale and sallOw and the
other fresh and rosy. Whence the
difference? She who is blushing with
health uses DIR. Kings New Life Pills
to maintain it. BY gently arousing
the lazy organs they compel good di-
gestion and head off constipation.
Try them. Only 25 cents, at Hartz &
Cllemeyer's, druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
Whit Are They?

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. \ new remedy for stomach
troubles. biliousness and constipation.
and good one. Price, % cents. For
sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
Roosevelt Dimes vuioen.

Washington, Feb. General Ben
]. ViljOen, general of the Boer
forces in the war in the TransvaaL
was a guest of the president at lunch
con. General Viljoen will have charge
of the Boer exhibit at the St Louis
exposition
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
TODAY'S MARKETS

JhIcago. Feb 4 Following are the open
ing highest, lowest and closing quotation 5
f. today's markets
Wheas
May 9415 95H 81 s57s-
July, s51s s5%. sI21 s55s-
Corn
Nav. $50; E6as So IS
July 81 y; So; sos; 5l%-
Data
Feb. 4s14: 4sll: 49,; 49,.
NAV, 461s: 46%: 45S 4614.
July. S9ss; 40; 1855; 3sal.
Pork
May, 1857; 1885; 1857; 1872,
LarO
NAV, 7 7.7s: 7 75s5 4 5s57 7s7.
Nav, 625. 81: 80: 6 s2.
Dec. 200. 7.O2; %. 695
ave, Feb. g.: May 81; FAX. N. W Sl1S; s.
w. iii; May ia; barley SSa6O.
accepts TO-DAY Wheat 90 corn 24O oats
hoe market opened steady.
Hogs lett over 1850
ers "a 6J6t5.O5: good heavy e4.7065.10 rough
heavy 81 7O0s4.so.
Cattle marker opened steady.
sheep market opened steady.
Union stock yards $40 a. m
dog market weak, sc lower.
as o.; good heavy. q 7Oas5'05; rough neavy
4.70114.SO
Cattle market STEADY.
Beeves t3 25NS5. o, cows and heifers 81 25
aS4.5O stockers and feeOers e. 2s0S4.z5.
sheep market barely steady.
aog market closed active and steady.
Llgnt t445G4 co. mixed ana butchers q 90
o5 05 good heavy tb7O05 O5: rough heavy
81 7O04.S5.
CaGIIe market closed Gull. good steady.
sheep market closed steady.
corn 10. oats IS, hogs $4,000.
New York Stocks.
New York. Feb. 4-Tne following are the
closing quotations on the New York stock
exchange:
Sugar 1854, Gas 100. c. r. 1. & p 23K, South
ern Pacific 4SS. b. & o. say. AtchisOn com
mon 691s, Atchison pfd. s9H, C. NJ & st. P
1929. Manhattan L42A copper 49, w: u.
Tel. Co. L. & N. tO5sS. C. & A. 3d. RdF.
common44. Can. Pacific li75l. Leather com
mon -, B. r T. 1915 Pacific Mail 29H u.
s. Steel ptd. 551z, u. s. Steel common II,
Penna 1854. NO. Pacific 81. Union Pacino
~, coal and iron BIN, Erie common 271s.
w abasn pfd. s7l Car tOundry Ish, G.
mJn 7S. New York Central l9, Illinois
c :ntral l29
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
.sssoAI. MARKET OONDITs,IN-
rodAy's Quotations OB ProVIsIens IA
Stock. Feed and Fuel.

r,odAy's Quotations kroVlsIcHs LtSs
Stock. Feed and Fuel
ROCK Island. F-b 4-FollowfnE are th.
notations on the local market
RroVIsIot5S
s5utter-CreAmerr E2c0S3c Jsir-' DO
EgEs-Fresh &c
Live pouItry-Spring chickens &c Pr
pound mems &C per pound.
VegetabIeS-PotatoeS CSC.
Live SJock-
Sartie-Steers 800 70 IS 90 1OWk Ala
letters o. 90 to S4.Oo. calves 500 TO $500
Hogs-Mixed and butchers a so 70 500
Sheep-YearIings or over. per cwI i3 u
o. 3. Lambs per mead 500 to IS IS
Feed and Fuel
e4rafn--Corn q to sc; oats. &c.
Forage-Tiuotny nay. Is to ESQ. prairie
Is 20 9, straw sc 80.
Woodland. per load q %
Coal-Lump, per oushei 14c SICK. FER
bushel &c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04

All the news all the time - The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
Mercerized Waistines. Wash Fabrics.

h cot il les
bought k o W W
ri ab dresses etc These IRE a fresh GODS t h low
Montana news., 1904-05-18
Subscriptions Must be Cash.

Owing to the great increase in
the circulation in the Montana
News in the past few weeks since
Mr.. Henry Lynch has been associat-
ed with this paper, and acting in
the capacity of travelling solicitor,
it has become necessary to make a
new ruling as to subscriptions, and
notify our readers that all subscrip-
tons must be paid cash in advance.
In doing this we trust that all of
our readers will realize the impor-
tance of the move and the great
saving to this office as well as to the
readers. The Montana News now
has large subscription list and is
growing at the rate of over a hun
dred a week. You can readily see,
should we undertake to place on our
books names without the cash in
advance, that it would require an
extra bookkeeper to look after the
delinquent subscribers, and at the
same time you can realize what an
enormous loss to this office would
be incurred.
As loon as arrangements can be
made a new set of subscription books
will be added to this office, and all
subscriptions will be paid in advance,
then when the subscription expires
the name will be taken from the
books and the mailing list, and as a
result the paper will be discontinued,
unless renewed.
The enormous size that the list is
going to forces ms to adopt thorough
business principles in order to pro-
tect ourselves and also our readers,
therefore we urge upon all who may
be in the arrears to pay the amount
you owe this office, that the trans
fering of the names to the new books
may be commenced not later than
the first of June.
If you are not paid in advance
please send in your subscription and
save us the cost of sending a col
lector, as every cent is needed to
conduct the business and push the
work of propaganda and aid in fur
thering the movement of Socialism
during the coming great campaign.
Please confer the favor on this
Office by sending in what you owe.
Montana news., 1904-05-18

AT the present, according to the
United States labor report, issued
by the republican administration,
every laborer creates wealth to the
amount of about S2oo per month.
Do you create that much? If you are
laborer, either by brain or Drawn
you do. Do you get that much?
You can answer that question for
yourself. IL you don't you are not
getting the full product of your toll.
This same report says that you,
on an average, are getting ss7 per
month. All, ha! Do you see the
point, you thick skulled free Amer
ican-patriot?" You create a hun
dred per cent of wealth, and you
get as your share II per cent of the
same, while the fellow who does
nothing gets SO per cent of your
product. But you like this kind of
business because you have an op-
portunity (nit) to become a mil
lionaire and even though you don't
you are a prince, a patriot or a la
boring mule full of prune juice.
Montana news., 1904-05-18

longer. Other than nominating the
officers for the state election in the
coming fall campaign there is much
work of importance, and especially
so in preparing to conduct cam
paign in this state that will show to
the people that the Socialist party
stands for a principle first last and
all the time, and that their principle
is in behalf of the working class.
Let every Local, and there are forty
or more in the state, elect their full
delegation and see that they are
present
Montana news., 1904-05-18

was not done by the Hessians who
assumed the ignorant power of Gar
Peabody. None of the 'agitators"
were notified nor given a trial, con-
sequently none are legally out of the
union. However, the matter will be
attended to from headquarters. and
if the writer mistakes not, the News
will be able in the next few weeks to
give the readers some interesting
reading along the union side" of
the question as compared with the
work of the agitators.
Montana news., 1904-05-18

At the News Office can be found
an issue of the Challenge of Los
Angeles published in 1907, which
contains fac simile of the SIo, 600
offered W. ]. Bryan by III. Gaylord
Wiltshire, the noted Socialist, to de-
bate the question of Socialism.
Bryan made no answer to the prop
osition until last month when writ
ing to some individual admitted in
answer to query that he (Bryan)
paid no attention to the same, and
then added that he would take up
the discussion of Socialism in due
time. What this due time is no one
probably but Bryan knows. How
ever when we learn that a man sup
posed to be big enough to be presi-
dent of these Uni,ed States of
America dare not discuss the eco
nomic question from a Socialist
standpoint he must fall into disre-
pute with his followers who are
truthful. Any truthful man will
meet any issue square and face to
face. The offer of SIo, 600 should
have been some inducement.
Montana news., 1904-05-18
Fire The Disturbers."

Under the above head the Argus
of last week of this city, a paper that
fought organized labor all last sum
mer, comes out with the following
Introductory part of an editorial;
The local labor union in voting to
expel the Socialist agitatorS, Walsh,
Lynch, Harvey and Patrick Hughes
have taken step that means much
for their organization.
The above piece of information
was quite surprise to the above
mentioned agitators, and only was
the truth of the matter learned when
a local representative of the News
called at the Argus office and asked
for the information.
1t runs about like this: A. Dahl,
called at the Argus office, full of JOY
and happiness, to announce that at a
special meeting held Saturday night
at the union hall, a motion carried
to eXpel the above agitators. When
asked on what charge they were ex-
PEELED, he remarked that that was
secret. Information was also learned
that the same cur informed the Dem
ocrat of the illegal act of seven igno-
rant would-be union men. One
union man was present at the meet
ing and left to go home at ten O'Clock
OF little after, and following his
exit from the hall, the action above
mentioned must have been concurred
in by the midnight assassins of prin-
ciples of union brotherhood, and de-
bautched hirelings who it may be
proven are drawing a recompense
from the citizens alliance.
Suffice to say in brief, that the
matter has been taken to headquart-
srs, because no man can be fired out
of a union without first giving him
fair trial, and notifying him to be
present at the trial, stating the time
when the trial will be held. This
Montana news., 1904-05-18

The state secretary of the Social
ist party according to action of the
Local Quorum has issued the call
for the election of delegates to the
State Socialist convention to be held
at Helena, Monday June 9th at
noon. AS yet it has not been an
nounced as to what hall will be used,
but probably this matter has been
left to the Socialist Local of Helena.
However the many locals should
select their full delegation that we
may have a good representative con.
vention as there is much important
business to come up at that
time. The convention will probably
last at least four days and possibly
Montana news., 1904-05-18

The announcement by J. G..
Murray that the Amalgamated Cop
per company is out of politics in
Montana, will be taken with large
grain of salt by all reasonable peo-
pie. Some authorized mouthpiece
for Heinze should now make the
same announcement for that de-
bautched boodler and his indie
pendent party"
Montana news., 1904-05-18

The farmer is the man that must
be reached in the near future with
the gospel of Socialism. Watch the
columns from now on as we are GO
ing to have more, and more every
week about the exploited farmer and
his condition which is as bad if not
even worse than that of the poorest
paid wage slave.
Montana news., 1904-05-18

The republicans and many others
of Denver are petitioning Car Pea
body for the troops on election day,
but as the attorney said in the
Meyer habeas corpus case, The
governor is a free agent to act as he
pleases without consulting anyone
but God and his conscience" and
God has not suggested the adyisea-
bility of calling out the troops, so
Gar Peabody of Russiado says
that they will not be called out. 1t
is not just known as to his secret
connection with God but the con-
ferences must be by wireless teleg-
raphy.
Montana news., 1904-05-18
The Catholic Tribune of New York

The Catholic Tribune of New York
has come out for Socialism. This
will be sad news for some of the small
fry priesthood who have been taking
the other side of the question, but
it is evident that the more intelli-
gent of the leaders of the church SEE
the hand writing on the wall and
realize that if they desire to perpet-
uate the church they must take the
stand of the ethical teaching Of the
lowly Nazarene, and discard the
will of few debautched plutocratic
followers Of mammon and worship
ers of the golden calf.
Montana news., 1904-05-18

II the money and energy spent in
the strike trouble of Colorado we're
spent for propogating the Socialist
thought, the wage slaves would elect
officers of their own class this fall,
but just watch the returns and you
will see that a democratic governor
will be elected. Yes, they must de-
feat Peabody-and elect another
Steuenburg who preserved the bull
pen autrocities in the Occur de Alene
strike.
Montana news., 1904-05-18
ChaS. Lehman e. Co.

the land. Union men will do every
thing possible in their power to as
sist their class fight, except unite at
the ballot box. Here they desire to
exert their free American right"
and scab if they so please. Educa-
ton is the only relief for this pre-
vailing condition.
The farmer sometimes finds
great amount of fault with the trade
unions, but while he is doing this
he should remember that he is
worse than the trades union wage
slave in the stand of being exploited.
He should study over the PROPOSE
ton of selling his goods to the mer-
chant without having one single
word to say as to the price for the
same, and about the merchant set
ting the price when he buys. Have
you thought of this1.
Debs now gets $40, 900 year
as a railroad official" says the
Boulder Sentinel. We would sug-
gest that the Sentinel appoint itself
committee of one to inform Debs
of the fact, because if there is any
truth to the assertion Debs nor his
nearest friends have not found it
out.
1t is not so much Debs and Han
ford as il is the platform of
principles that they stand for. Pass
up all personalities and consider
generalities. The Socialist move
ment is based upon principle and
not upon the man worshiping prop
osition of the two old parties.
II the little business man is keep
ing up with the times he can see but
little to smile at in the organization
of national grocery trust with
Rockefeller at the back of the con-
cern. 1t means good bye to the
little fellow. Well, ia, ia, Challiel
Socialism is the political action
of the economic condition of the
laboring class, and how well the la
borer, no matter at what line of
work, is beginning to realize this
true condition.
The executive board of the West
ern Federation of Miners has de-
cided to hold the annual meeting in
May in Denver in place of Butte.
The change is made on account of
the labor trouble in that state.
The Socialist National convention
recently held in Chicago will sur
pass in greatness anything held in
this country this year.
Montana news., 1904-05-18

Gompers it would appear, is de-
sirous of reaching out and closing
within the grasp of the A. +. L., the
w. +. NJ, but let us predict that
when he has accomplished the move
the Socialistic element will see to
cutting the suspenders of Gompers
and permitting his going straight
up. The western miners will not
stand for the proxy system that
voted Socialism up in New Orleans
and down in Boston, and represent
ed nothing but the will and design
of the leaders. Neither will they
sanction the dining of their national
president in a scab cafe with a man
who declares a scab to be a hero.
Montana news., 1904-05-18

Fathers McGrady and Hagerty,
who it has been reported by the To-
cal priest and the Democrat had
quit the Socialist party, were in at
tendance at the National Socialist
convention. McGrady was a dele
gate from Kentucky and Hagerty
from Arkansas. Lies get nailed.
Montana news., 1904-05-18

Hearst of the Chicago American
and other yellow journal fame is
playing hard to buy a seat in the
White house through the polluted
democratic channel.
Montana news., 1904-05-18

The union coal miners of the
Borg coal mine were locked out last
Saturday afternoon; the difficulty is
a continuation of the wage slaves
trouble.
Montana news., 1904-05-18

There is no doubt that the bar
rel, booze and Doodle party" are
persistent workers though ignorant.
But a cause based upon ignorance
and the above trinity, and lead by
asses of the blatherskite class is
doomed to defeat.
Montana news., 1904-05-18

The Montana News is making an
effort to secure a good cartoon for
each weekly publication. Let us
have your help comrades and if
business will warrant il, the same
will soon become a new and attrac-
tive feature of the News.
Montana news., 1904-05-18

Any subscriber not receiv-
ing the News regularly should
notify this Office at once. 1t
only takes a one cent postal
card. Our mailing list is prac-
-tically perfect, and many errors
are carlessly made at certain
postofiices, and our readers
can assist us greatly in prompt
ly notifying this Office of the
same.
Montana news., 1904-05-18

A wonderful exhibit of English
embroidery which will be seen at
the Worlds Bair is an altar cloth of
magnificent design and workman
ship. The cloth is composed of the
finest English silk damask, in shades
~ yellow, a~d hears &c uc'icva'
Montana news., 1904-05-18

You can see the trail of the polit-
cal serpent, anent the coming great
election, in nearly every union Of
Montana news., 1904-05-18

figure of a saint. In front of this
is large panel, before which stands
the figure of an angel. Pure gold
thread worked into the background
represents the sun, and surrounding
this is stitchery of delicate but in
.cHsc VEG. 20 r,?-:s,nt tie sIv.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-10-15

On another page Is published synop-
sis OF the proposed constitutional
amendments to be voted on at the FORTH
coming election. These amendments
are probably of greater Importance than
any other question the voters are ca lied
upon to decide at the polls. They de-
serve such careful study as essential to
intelligent action in relation thereto.
The synopsis given makes the proposed
changes very easily understood. For
the purpose of starting a helpful discus
sion, and not as advice that may not be
susceptible to change, the Herald pro.
poses that we vote Eyes" on the first and
second amendments and mo" the third.
This may and may possibly not be tn Q
best disposition of these matters.
There Is ample time. Let us consider
them carefully and discuss them with
our neighbors. Then if by election day
we shall not have decided what is best
to do we should not vote upon the
amendments. They involve questions of
too great Importance to be disposed of
bllndly.