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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-20
newspapers. politicians and commercial and

newspapers. politicians and commercial and
industrial associations.
While no official or formal action has ever
been taken against 1t, the members of the
ministry and other high authorities have
privately criticised its methods and OBJ
jected to its existence. The most serious
title. In Europe chambers of commerce are
either branches of the government or are
founded by government authority, with gov
eminent sanction and supervision. Hence
the newspapers and local officials and
CARNATIONS contend that the title is a mis-
representation of the character and the
standing Of the body, and that the Ameri-
cans who belong to 1t are thus parading I'M
der false pretenses.
No attention has been paid to these criti-
cisms. There are several American cham
bers of commerce in Europe, as well as In
the United States, and nowhere else has
any objection been raised
Conan Doyle's Charge.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in a recent
speech, declared that there is greater law
lessness in the United States than any
where else in the world; that. whether
measured by murder. robbery, divorce or
any other symptom, the United States not
only exceeds every European country, but
all European countries combined. and that
there has been g. very dreadful increase in
crime over here during the last ten years
He declares that during the three years or
the Boer war in South Africa the British
army lost % coo lives from all causes, while
during the same period the United States
lost 81 900 from homicide.
While no one will dispute that homicide
and other crimes in the United States are
excessive, and probably more frequent than
in any other country In the world, DIR.
Doyle's figures are preposterous and must
be imaginary. because no records of crimes
are kept in this country except in cities
by the police. the criminal courts and the
coroners. 1t is scarcely probable that DIR.
Doyle has been able to collect returns from
the hundreds of cities of the United States
and the thousands Of towns and villages in
which no records whatever are made. If he
has done so he has been more enterprising
and successful than the census bureau,
which was not able to obtain complete in
formation. Its source OF authority was the
death certificates filed with the officials Of
each state, which are required to give the
cause Of death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-20
FUTURE DAYS.
JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER.

JAMES w RAItIlFFE, AtCIlONEER.
Bankruptcy Sale of Wat
sons Cafe, No. sos 9th St.
n. w., consisting of Lease,
Cash Register, Machinery
for Baking, etc, Silver
ware, Household and Office
Furniture, etc, etc.
By virtue OF order Of the Supreme Court Of the
District OF Columbia In George W. Watson.
bankrupt, No 312, the undersigned trustee will sell
by public auction within the above premises on
DECEMBER, A. d. 1904. AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK
AN, the entire cafe fixtures. stock in trade,
coffee urns. showcases, Office furniture mirrors
Iron safe machinery, ranges. ovens ice boxes cop
per utensils. steam tables, cash register silver
ware crockery. household furniture. carpets limo
leum, etc, and other miscellaneous furniture and
fixtures used by said bankrupt within the above
premises.
The will be- offered In entirety the sale II
made to lie subject TO ratification by the court but
the trustee reserves the right decline the highest
bid the price appears to him to he Inadequate and
Immediately sell said assets IN detail
Terms cash. III sold as entirety deposit Of $500
VIII be required AT time of sale Sale be con
sumInatcd within live days from date OF ratifica.
ton, otherwise properly to be resold at risk and
cost OF detaulting purchaser.
+. WALTER BRANDENBURG Trustee,
delS-d&dhs FendaN building.
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FUTURE DAYS.
c. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 14O7 NV.
THE WELL-kEPT, DES1RA-
BILE FURNITURE IN RESI-
DENCE NO. 100 H ST. NV,
AT PUBLIC AUCTION
'THI-pCDAN DEC -, 100.
TOMORROW.

III = INcI1-1I bLN. z, I9O4,
AT 10 80 AN.
Handsome Oak Wardrobes, En-
amel Beds, Fine Hair Mattresses,
Odd Bureaus, Oak Folding Beds,
Carpets and Rugs, Hangings, Pic
lures, Oak Sideboard, Extension
Tables, Dining Chairs, Kitchen
Utensils, Wicker Rockers, Parlor
Tables, China, Etc.
Terms: Cash.
de20-2t C. G. SLOAN & co. Aucts.
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Census Bureau Returns.

The inquiries of the census bureau show
1879 homicides In the United States for
the year 1900, distributed among the states
a follows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-20
MahoganlY urniture,

Chairs, Rockers, Drop-leaf Tables,
Stands. Music Cabinets, Parlor
Cabinets, Card Tables, Nernis Mar
tin and lockwood Chairs, Stands,
Music Cabinets, Tables, etc These
handsome goods must be seen to be
appreciated: w ~
WILSON < MAYERS. Auctioneers
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TOMORROW.
Will SON 6 MAYERS,
AUCTIoNEERs. 1927 AND 1929 G ST NV.
AUCTION SALE
WEDNESDAY TEN A NJ
Large stock fine goods, both new
and used. for the home and office

dIIU UStV, IOT ITIt IIOITTC dIIU OIIIIE.
Fine new Iron Folding Davenport Bed Berlin Black
Felt Mattress, handsomely upholstered; one fine
Upright Cameron Piano. one Grand Piano, Organ.
set Mission Dining Chairs, Cane seat Arm Chairs,
Ext. Tables. ChifOners. Dressing Tables, Parlor
Suites Mahogany Buffet SdehoIrd. Book Cases,
Single and Double New Brass Beds, Hair Mat
tresses, Large Mantel Mirrors Marvin Safe 33 in.
high, nearly new: Mission Desks and Settles, new
Bronze and Enameled Beds Alabaster Vases,
# high; Cilcloth, Mating, new 9Xl2 and smaller
size hugs, used Carpets, Sewing Machine new
Headlights, Hall Racks, new Or. Oak Hall Seats
and Mirrors Morris Chairs, parlor Chairs and
Divans. Couches. Wire Cots, Flattop Office Desks,
Toilet Sets and Dishes. new 0N12 Administer
AMI Smyrna Rugs lew Portieres French Clock and
companion Mantel Pieces $3.50; OIL Paintings,
Pastels and Water Colors. Brass Easel, Cphol
Chairs. etc. together with some very handsome new
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16
A Cure for Eczema

My baby had eczema so bad that its
head was a solid mass of scabs. and
its hair all came out. l tried many
remedies, but none seemed to do any
permanent good until | used DeNitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. The eczema is
cured. the scabs are gone and the lit
tie ones scalp is perfectly clean and
healthy. and its hair is growing beau
tifully again. I cannot give too much
praise 10 DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
Frank Farmer. Bluff City. Ky. In
buying Witch Hazel Salve look out
for counterfeits. DeWitt's is the origi-
nal and the only one containing pure
witch hazel. The name L. c. Dewitt
& Co. is on. every box. Sold by all
druggists.
Foley's Honey and Tar Is best for
Group and whooping cough. contains
no opiates, and cures quickly. Care
full mothers keep it in the house. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16
REDFIELD HEARS FROM
ROCK ISLAND FRIENDS

Robert ReGfield. who Is well known
here through his frequent visits to
friends. has been making an enviable
record for himself in his office as as
sistant corporation counsel for Chica-
go in proceeding against property
owners under an old city ordinance
which provides a fine, of 81 to SO n
day for the defective sidewalk nui-
sance. While Hon. Samuel Alschuler.
who is a close friend of Mr.. Redfield,
was in Rock Island the other day. he.
Hon. +. W. Hurst and j. I. Stafford
joined in message to Mr.. RedfieId.
The Chicago Journal of Monday has
the following:
Mr.. Redfield has received scores of
letters and kilograms in reference to
Nearly all are congratulatOry. y tel
egram which arrived this morning.
however. created a great laugh in the
city hall. 1t was signed by Gilmore
W. Hurst and eX-Judge John 7. Stat
ford and Samuel Alschuler. 1t was
dated at Rock Island. and is as fol-
lows: Service by publication ac-
knCw3edged. We waive everything,
including the flag. We will build ce-
ment walks around every farm. Have
mercy on the rich. The poor can take
care of themselves Mr.. Hurst owns
10000 acres of farm land in Nebras-
Ea"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16
DIR. C. A. SWENSSON DIES
SUDDENLY IN THE WEST

y message was received at Angus
tana college today bearing the sad
announcement of the death at Los
Angeles. Cal. at 1870 o'clock this
morning Of Rev. DR.. c. y. Swenssen,
president of Bethany college, Linds-
borg. Kans.
1t was Nstated that he died sudden
~. but did not give the cause. 1t is
presumed ii was heart trouble. as he
had been a suffer from this ailment
for years.
DR.. Swensson was travelling in Cali
fornia for his health. lie was a grad
uate Of the theological and collegiate
departments Of Augustana, and was a
great friend and supporter of his al
ma mater. visiting frequently here.
After the death of DR.. Olof OLSON
he received a call to the presidency of
Augustana, but declined it. DIR. Swens-
son was born at Sugar Grove, Pa.
June -. 1871. and was ordained Il min
lister June -. 1879. He * survived by
his wife and two children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16
Escaped an Awful Fate.

II. Haggins, of Melbourne, Fla.
writes: MY doctor told me I had
consumption and nothing could be
done for me. l was given up to die.
The offer of free trial bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton induced me to try it. Results
were startling. I am now on the road
to recovery and owe all to DR.. Kings
New Discovery. 1t surely saved my
life" This great cure is guaranteed
for all throat and lung diseases by
Hartz & Ullcmeyer. druggists. Price,
so cents and 81. Trial bottles free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16
S8,s62.16 FOUND FOR THE
CREDITORS OF J. W. WAR;

Trustee j. ID. Metzgar, of Moline.
this morning made his report to the
creditors of j. W. War;, the default
ing building association secretary. at
meeting held at the Office in this
city of Adair Peasants. referee in
bankruptcy, showing receipts of So
95O.19 and disbursements of $1,OSS.O 3,
leaving a balance of $s.s62.f6.
Fifty per cent of the latter amount
will be Immediately apportioned
among those of the creditors whose
claims against the bankrupt have
been passed upon favorably before
the referee. The remaining 30 per
cent Will be retained for three months.
according 10 law. when another APP
Portionmcnt will be made.
The total of the claims flied against
War; already aggregate over 100000.
The receipts reported by the trustee
are from the sale of the printing
plant. collections on contracts for
work executed since the arrest of
War;. etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16
Relief In One HIInSte.

One Minute Cough Cure gives relief
in one minute, because it kills the
microbe which tickles the mucous
membrane, causing the cough, and at
the same time clears the phlegm.
draws out the inflammation and heals
and soothes the affected parts. One
Minute Cough Cure strengthens the
lungs, wards off pneumonia and is a
harmless and never failing cure in all
durable cases of coughs, colds and
Group. One Minute Cough Cure is
pleasant TO take, harmless and good
alike for young and old. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16
PERSONAL POINTS.

E. F. Dorm arrived home last even
ing from a business trip to New York.
Miss Cora Miller leaves today for
Nevada CITY. Cal. where she Will visit
her sister.
Senator L. s. McCabe and II. \. ].
Mcdonald are among the Rock Island
ers who are attending the meeting of
the Fourteenth district congressional
committee at Bushnell today.
\. F. Barber and daughter Myrtle
have returned home after a months
soiourn in Mexico. They were pick
ing fruit while Rock Island was hav-
ing zero weather. While III the Next
can capital they were presented to
President Diaz and were invited TO 4
reception TO be given today by him
and his cabinet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16
Contributed to Defense Fund.
N. II. STURGEON LEADS IN
CLUB BOWLING CONTEST

The first division buwlers in the
tournament that has been in progress
at the Rock Island Club for several
weeks had their final match last even
ing, NJ. NJ. Sturgeon coming out on
top. {. II. Chamberln was the Win
ner in the second division and w. II.
Marshall in the third division. The in
Gividual record score for single
game is held by f. W. Bahnsen with
235 pins. The scores of last evenings
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE
TO MEET HERE TONIGHT

The meeting the Tri-City Baptist
Young Peoples union is to be held
this evening at the First Baptist
church in Rock Island, instead of Fri
day night, as announced heretofore.
Arrangements have been made for
the entertainment of a large gather
ing of the membership. There is to
be musical program, with addresses
and refreshments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16
GENERAL INDICTMENT OF
KEWANEE SALOONKEEPERS

Twelve of the Is saloonkeepers of
kewanee have been indicted for sell
ing liquor to minors and on Sunday.
on evidence submitted by detectives
employed by the Ministerial associa
ton. Two are indicted on charges of
attempted bribery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16
Taxes DnR.

Taxes for the year 1905 are now due.
Parties having personal tax and no
real estate will be expected to make
Immediate payment. The statute in
regard to the collection of personal
property taxes will be strictly enforc-
ed. Payments made previous to March
%. 1904. Will save cost of collection and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16
Land ExcursIons to okIaboma

Land excursions to Oklahoma will
be run over the Rock Island System
Kan. and 10, Feb. and 10, March l
and Is and April and 70. For fur
Their particulars, call on or write
E f. MORGAN,
Skinner Building.
HENRY J. GRIPP,
141o Fifteenth Street, Moline, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16

The new handicap tournament be-
gins on the club alleys this evening.
II is to continue for one month, and
several big prizes are to be hung up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16
JURORSCOME SLOW
ONLY Two Secured at Noon in the
John Findley Murder
Trial.
CASE IS TO BE HARD FOUGHT
Indicated by Thoroughness With
Which Veniremen Are
Examined.

Only two jurors have been accepted
in the John Findley murder trial in
the circuit court at IL o'clock this
morning. They are:
Andrew F. Greaser. 1928 Fourteenth
avenue. Rock Island; janitor at HOr-
ace Mann school.
William Hill, South Rock Island;
driller at the Rock Island Plow com
pany.
John Laurin. 52S Sixteenth street,
of this city. had been accepted by
both sides yesterday afternoon. but
before the adjournment of court the
prosecution asked the privilege of
questioning the Nenireman further.
The defense protested this right, but
after an argument this morning the
court ruled favorably to the state,
and on Laurin admitting that his ia
miliarity with the circumstances
might have tendency to prejudice
him against the prosecution. he was
dismissed by Judge Gest.
More VenIremen Summoned.
The venire of % men had been eX-
hausted all but four, and at noon the
SAlSIlll WIS lilS W SullllllOll
ditional men for service. Twenty
challenges are allowed both the state
and defense. but neither side has as
yet exercised this alternative. simply
showing the unfitness or Incompetent
CIV of a candidate in the examination
sufficiently to prompt the court to eN-
cuse him.
The thOroughness with which the
veniremen are being questioned indi-
Gates that the process of securing n
jury will be exceedingly slow, and it
will be well on towards the end of the
week before the taking of testimony
is commenced.
Contributed to Defense Fund.
Ben Colbert. Of Moline, one of those
examined and excused from jury
service today, stated that he had
worked alongside Findley as molder
ign one of the Moline shops. and had
known him for years, and was one of
the members of the union who con-
tributed to the fund raised to aid in
the defense Of Findley.
Searle & Marshall are conducting
the defense and States Attorney II
y. Weld and Il. w. Olmsted the pros
ecution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16
WILLIAM G.. PITNIAN.

Township Collector.
Office with Eckhart q BufTum, Room
-, Mitchell & Lynde Bldg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16

The students of the business depart
ment Of Augustana college gave a
valentine party at tie Watch Tower
last evening. At the conclusion of the
dancing an oyster supper was served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16
IN THE SOCIAL REALM

The pupils of Prof J j. Graham en-
ioyed Il confetti party at the Indus
trial hall last evening
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16
Amend Ordinance.

Md. Birkel read an amendment to
the ordinance regulating the sale of
gasoline and Kerosene. providing that
cans containing the former shall be
painted red. lie reported further that
merchants had agreed to paint and
stencil receptacles of their patrons
where the latter have not done so
themselves
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-26
MAN WHO EATS GRASS.


BroolSIynite Adopts the Diet to Cure
Dyspepsia.
Frank b. Taylor, seventy three years
old. yellow and wrinkled by the pains
Of violent dyspepsia, is the latest man
to adopt diet Of grass and water, says
the New York Journal, and in the
few weeks he has lived on It he says
his indigestion has left him and he is
feeling twenty years younger,
Taylor runs a delicatessen. store ia
Brooklyn. He acquired his indigestion
by nibbllng at bologna sausages, pic
kled onions and tripe between meals,
he said, and it got so bad that he
could not wait on the customers In his
store, a duty which he delegated to his
pretty daughter Minnie. She came In
to the store while a reporter was there
and threw down an apronful Of grass
which she had just picked In Sunset
park.
There, dad; hope that'll keep you
alive for a minute or two she
laughed and at the same time nibbled
at the grass lunch herself.
ooh, yes, indeed she said; 81 have
taken liking to the diet myself. You
know, have not had piece of chew
ing gum for week, and think will
be able to get along without it alto
gether eventually"
Taylor got his idea about grass from
a neighbor who lived across the street
and got his name in the papers as a
grass eater.
The delicatessen operator thought 1t
was good idea, and he sent Miss
Minnie out to Sunset park to gather
the tips Of the blue grass He says ii
has relieved him to such an extent that
he can now tend to the store himself
so that Minnie can spend most Of her
time In the quest Of grass provender
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-26
sPANGLER's PREDICTION.
Japan and the United States Each TO
Rule a Hemisphere.

Lee Spangler Of York, Pa, who
claims to have prophesied the breaking
out of the war in the east a year be
fore its occurrence, the death Of Queen
Victoria, the assassination Of William
Mckinley and the death of Mark Han
ma long before these things took place,
Is out with a fresh set Of predictions.
I'm my last forecast several months
ago. said Spangler. II predicted i
great drought in Europe. which has
visited Germany. The Russo-Japanese
war is turning out as predicted Rus
STA Is being defeated Turkey viii be-
come involved In war with other ma
tions and will be dlsmembered. The
murder of thousands Of Armenians
and other innocent Christians win be
avenged
''All the nations of Europe viii de-
cline in power with the exception Of
England England and the United
States Will be ruling the western
world and Japan the eastern world
when the destruction comes in 1908"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-26
THE ROYAL BOX,


The king Of Portugal has thirteen
names. lis eldest son has seventeen
and his youngest son thirteen
The king Of Belgium spends about
800 900 every summer at Ostend He
is fond Of golf and has prepared q
splendid field for the game in the
neighborhood Much of his money is
invested in chinese railways
Princess Christian and Princess Vic.
toria of Sleswick- IIolstein. who sailed
recently for South Africa, took with
them a beautiful memorial cross for
the grave of Prince Christian Victor,
Princess Christians soldier son.
a Birmingham jewelfy firm is said
to be engaged upon the manufacture
OF magnificent cigar case for the
shah of Persia. On the top are por-
traits OF The shah's eight sons. The
total cost will reach nearly $4,000.
The emperor OF Austria never plays
game of cards unless he Is very
much worried. The kaiser does not
touch cards except when on board his
yacht, and Queen Christina Of Spain
banished them from the Spanish court
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-26

would have had 10 take hts medicine
Just the same
Admiral Schley describes New York'a
reception OF Admiral Dewey In the
summer Of 1899 and writes.
Upon invitation Of the municipal au-
thorities OF the metropolis the writer
assisted them in doing honor to that
great American commander who had
been for over forty years his comrade
in arms.
'The route followed by this imposing
parade was literally packed with PEG.
pie from all parts Of our country. who
occupied every available foot of the
pavements. steps, windows and plat
forms erected at a number OF points
along this route, Those who were IN
this vast procession as it moved on to
its destination appeared to De passing
through a canyon Of humanity
'9The tumultuous enthusiasm which
distinguished the occasion as this cor
tege passed onward found expression
In almost deafening applause. The
showers OF flowers from fair hands,
beginning on Riverside park, ended
only at Washington square.
From Thirty-flfth street and Fifth
avenue to Madison square a lombard
ment Of flowers from housetops anil
windows. from doorsteps and pave
ments, was kept up. How many Of
these fell in Dewey's carriage the
writer could not know, but those
which reached his own carriage liter
ally filed 1t, almost showing him I'M
der, as it were. The air seemed to be
filed with howers, as if they were be
ing rained down upon this vast pro
cession."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-26
CURRENT COMMENT.

So long as there are boat. builders
and an ocean Sir Thomas Liptoa viii
be at It. Washington Star
It may be safely asserted that in thu
last ten years the newspapers OF tht
world have done vast amount Of
work TO difuse among the masses
knowledge about the various subdiyi
sions OF the globe. Baltimore sun.
The birth of an American boy is OF
more significance to the world than the
coming Of a dozen sons to the car
The American boy is IN his cradle a
potential defender Of the inalienabis
rights of man -San Francisco Cali
a contemporary has discovered thar
no person who ever deliberately set oui
to live 100 years accomplished the feat
What OF IL? A great many men and
women who have deliberately set oul
to live honorable lives and useful lives
have lived ten centuries IN point OF
usefulness to the world. Minneapolis
Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-26

The worlds record for boat unload
ing was recently broken at Conneaut,
says the Toledo Blade. The Wolyin.
the largest freighter on fresh water
was emptied Of cargo Of 9.945 tons
Of iron ore in four aud half hours,
reducing by six hours the best record
heretofore made, The total delay from
the beginning to the end Of the unload
ing did not exceed FIVE minutes. One
by one eight monstrous hoisting ma
chimes were transferred In turn to the
thirty-three cargo matches Of the VOL
win, while a vast audience watched the
proceeding from the adjacent docks
Not that the unloading Of big boats Is
rare at Conneaut 1t is today the fore
most ore port Of the world, its ore re-
ceipts for July being 7S6,554 tons,
nearly 100000 more than were ever re-
ceiyed before, and this despite the fact
that the movement or ore generally
this year has not been as heavy as
WAS expected early in the season.