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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
WEATHER HAS AN
EFFECT ON TRADE.
Manufacturing Gradually Being Re-
sumed-SprinG Revival
Slow.

New York, Feb. Pr. G.. Dun &
In addition 60 the interruption Of Il hol-
iday trade and transportation have
again suffered because of severe
weather, and much outdoor work was
forced to await more favorable condi-
tions. Development of spring trade is
naturally slow, but this may he fully
made up as the season advances. Busl-
ness proceeds on a conservative basis
that promises immunity from the ex-
cesses that precipitated the recent set
back.
Manufacturing plants are gradually
restoring idle machinery. and there IN
more disposition to anticipate future
requirements. Staple commodities are
still inflated by war and manipulations.
making it extremely difficult to ascer-
tain the actual legitimate situation.
Baltimore concerns are resuming i'm
temporary quarters, stocks of goods
being accumulated with great rapidity,
but no permits have been issued for
rebuilding the burned district as plans
are in preparation for realignment OF
the streets.
Liabilities OF commercial failures
thus far reported for February aggre-
gated so, 1876, 1G6, of which 50, ,732.47S
were i'm manufacturing, $4,29O. 235 in
trading and $3.T73.453 in other COM
mercial lines. Failures this week num-
bered 240 in the United States against
211 last year. and 22 in Canada, COM
pared with % year ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
COAL MINES ARE on FIRE
UNDER KENTUCKY CITY

MadiSonyille. KY, Feb. -. - The
Monarch coal mines are on fire within
the limits OF this city. 1t Is not known
how the fire started. as there Was DO
one known 10 be inside.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
DEMOCRATS INDoRsE
WILLIAMS FOR PRESIDENT

Lawrenceville, ILL.,. Feb. 27.-The
Democratic senatorial convention for
the Forty Eighth district met here. SEN
ntor Robert Fowler. of EIizabethtewn,
was renominated to the state senate
ny acclamation- The resolutions favor
J. X. Williams. of Carmi, for the NOM
inatlon for presidents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
A SHARP DECLINE
IN WHEAT FOR MAY
Armour Interests Sell Heavily but
Effect is Partially
Overcome.

Chicago, Feb. 27,-Heavy selling by
the Armour interests caused May
wheat to drop to $1.O1H. loss of 33s
from last nights closing figure. Cow
ering by shorts caused n recovery of
over cents, closing at $1.O35s. The
net loss fer the day was ~. July
held comparatively firm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
OPEN COFFIN AND DIE
OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASE

Sioux Falls, S. d., Feb 27-T'he re-
mains of one Of James Dougherty's
sons was brought to Sioux Falls from
Louisiana. where he died OF typhoid
fever. The family opened the coffin.
Since then three other members OF the
have died Of typhoid fever. while two
others are seriously Ill with the same
disease
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
BOARD IS
INVESTIGATING RAILROADS

Washington, Feb. 27.-The interstate
commerce commission has begun an in
yestigation of the business methods or
the Illinois Central, Louisville and
Nashville, Mobile and Ohio and the
Southern Railway companies, partic-
ularly regarding switching charges on
grain shipped from elevators I'm East
st. Louis to interstate destination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
DISCOVERY OF ANOTHER
NEW COUNTERFEIT $5 BILL

Washington. Feb. 27 - The discov-
cry is announced of a new counterfeit
81 national bank note on the National
City bank. of New York; series, 1852;
check letter, 4; Rosecrans, register;
Jordan. treasurer. This counterfeit is
photograph of the original. The
treasury and bank numbers are brown
instead of blue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
Latest Report Indicates Neutrality of Fighting
Ground Will Not be Maintained.
ouRoPA1KIN DELAYS HIS DEPARTURE
Torpedo Fleet Disguised by Sails Again APP
proaches Port Arthur, but is Discovered.

loss of lite and the vessels lost were
not of great value Five ships were
prepared by Vice Admiral Togo for
the attempted blockade. Four are re-
reported to have been sunk, but the
fate of the fifth is unknown here. 1t
IS presumed that it withdrew with tie
other Japanese vessels.
The five vessels were filed with
stones, so as to make the obstruction
permanent. and were manned by vol
unteer merchant crews. 1t was impos-
sible TO select naval officers and sail
ors on account of their great rivalry
to participate in the daring venture.
Accompanied by four battleships, nine
cruisers and numerous vessels of the
torpedo flotilla, the stOne-laden steam
! ers reached Port Arthur on Wednes-
day. While the feet engaged the shore
batteries the steamers made a dash for
the mouth Of the harbor, directly under
the Russian guns.
Details of the attack have not been
received, but il is evident that the
Russian fire sank the steamers before
they reached the points planned for
their laundering by the Japanese. 1t
four vessels escaped in boats. and were
picked up by the Japanese torpedo
boat destroyerS. The report that two
of the torpedo boat destroyers were
sunk by the Russians is denied.
The naval department has received n
brief dispatch from the commander of
one or the torpedo boat destroyerS,
saying that no lives and no warships
wSre lost. and that no damage was
Inflicted by the Russians. Pending the
receipt of the official report of Vice
Admiral Togo the naval department
declines TO make any announcement
regarding the affair. The five mer-
chant vessels which were prepared for
sinking were the Jinsen Maru. 2,23I
tons: Tien-Tsin AIaru. 2.9i3 tons; HO-
koku Maru. 2.T7G tons; Buyo Maru.
1000 tons. and BuShik Maru. 1893.
tons. Each carried five men. two steer
ing and three firing and running the
engines.
Russian Warships in Commission Again
Paris, Feb. 21.-The Temps st. Pc
terSburG correspondent telegraphs that
the Russian warships Poltava, Novik,
ASkold and Diana have completed the
TtpdlTS HeCeSSlldUeu pN luelHJ uTltS lIcy
sustained In the first battle of Port
Arthur. He adds that all the ships
damaged are now available for active
service.
Port Of Win Is Open.
Seoul Feb. 21.-The port of Wiju has
been opened TO foreign trade The lin
itatiOns TO be placed on trade and
other incidental matters will be passed
later. This action necessitates a har-
Dor. so Yongampho has been decided
upon.
VIII Hold Morgan Back.
Washington. Feb. 27.-The orders of
Edwin V Morgan. appointed and con-
frmed as American consul TO Dalny
to proceed to that post. have been
suspended.
Morgan will not proceed until he
has received further orders from the
department. There is no present in
tention of trying to force Morgan up
on the Russian government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
BANK PRESIDENT AND
CASHIER ARE N PRISON

lie Sueur Center, MINI. Feb. 27-
George s Brainard. president of the
Farmers and Merchants bank. OF
Montgomery, has been sentenced 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
Loss of 100000 on Building but State Rec
ords Are Thought Safe.
PROBABLY ORIGINATED FROM A GAS JET
Will Probably Cause Renewal of Agitation for
Removal of Capitol to Milwaukee.

ne ;e;rls Tor receiving deposits when
he knew his bank was inSolvent CASH
ier Patten. of the defunct Farmers
and Merchants bank, of lie Sueur Cen
ter, was sentenced to eight years for
forging a note
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
OUR GUNNERS SET
A WORLDS RECORD
wisconsin's Marksmen Hit Bullseye
Nine Out of 10
Times.

Manila, Feb. 27- The battIeship
Wisconsin has beaten the worlds
record with l3-inch guns its expert
gunners having made nine bulls eyes
out OF 10 shots fired within 10 min
utes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
NEW YORK LINES
UP FOR ROOSEVELT
State Committee Adopts Resolutions 8
and Calls State Conven-
ton April 20.

New York, Feb. 27.-The republi
can state committee today unani-
mOuSly adopted resolutions indorsing
Roosevelt for the presidential nomi-
nation and fixing the date of the state
convention April 90.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
TOXIC TELLS OF THE AFFAIR
Account of the Attempt to Block Up Pert
Arthur HarbOr.

Toxic, Feb. 21.-Viee Admiral Eo-
gO's attempt to bottle up the Russian
fleet at Port Arthur by sinking u fleet
of stone-Iaden merchant steamers IN
the mouth of the harbOr evidently
failed. though the Venture caused no
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
Verdict of Jury.

Washington Feb. 2T.-"Guilty as In
dicted," was the verdict announced by
Carl Petersen. the foreman of the jury
i'll the now famous postofiice conspira-
cy trial. stating at the same time that
this was the verdict as 10 all four
defendants, August w. Machen, late
general superintendent of the rural
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
With the Groffs and Lo-
REM in Postal
Case.
FINDING A SURPRISE
Defendants Announce
They Will Fight
to the End.

Washington, Feb. 27.-Judge Pritch-
ard this afternoon sentenced August
w. Machen, DiIler Il. Golf and George
Lorenz each to two years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary and TO pay
a fine of $4,000 each. The case of
Samuel \. Croft has not been decided
All three defendants have given no.
tice of appeal and have furnished
bonds in the sum of $4,000.
Samuel ~ Golf has been allowed
four days in which to prepare his
case on motions for a new trial and
arrest of Judgment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27

Madison, Feb. 27.-The Wisconsin
state capitol building was totally de
stroyed by fire early today with a loss
estimated at $SOO,OOO. The state car
ries only partial insurance, being i'll
The process of changing from insm-
ance in companies to Il system of
state insurance.
Legislature Will be Called.
The fire involves the building of n
new capitol and n special session of
the Legislature with a probable re-
pewal of the agitation in favor of the
of the capitol from Madison
to Milwaukee.
Practically all the valuable state
records are believed to be safe. The
state treasury had only $4,000 in cash
on hand.
Gas Jet Probable Cause.
The origin of the fire is believed to
have been Il lighted gas jet in toi-
let room on the second floor. igniting
the vanished ceiling.
North End Saved.
The flames practically wiped out
every department with the exception
of the north. end. In this portion were
located the supreme court and attor-
ney generals offices. They were the
only departments saved. During the
fire Chief Marshal Bernard was over
come by smoke and fell from a ladder,
receiving serious i'm niuries
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
LOSS lS$3,OOO,OOO
Estimate by Insurance Men Of
Damage in Fire at
Rochester.
GREATER PART WAS ON STOCKS
Three Large Department Stores Are
Cleaned Out-Two Left
in City.

Rochester, \. Z. Feb. 81. =, Three
out of the five department stores have
been consumed in disastrous fire
here, one of which, the Sibley, LIND
say & Curr company, was by far the
largest establishment of this kind in
the city. and the oldest. Insurance
men place the loss at $3,OO0,0O0. or
this amount $7J0.0OO represents the
loss on buildings and the remainder
the loss on stocks of goods and to
occupants of offices. 1t is estimated
that $500 people are thrown out OF
work temporarily, at least, because OF
the fire.
Block Burned.
Ine burned district lies on the north
side of Main street, between St. Paul
street and Clinton avenue, running
from st. Paul street almost the en-
tire length of the block. The fire start
ed III the store of the Rochester Dry
Goods company, and worked west TAX
ing but one store east of this estab-
liShment, that of the Walkover Shoe
company. Next west was the store of
the Beadle-Sherburne company, which
was destroyed; then the Sibley, Lind
say Il CurT company. went. and finally
the thirteen-stOry Granite building, the
lower part of which also was occupied
by the Sibley, Lindsay & Curr COM
pany and the upper part by offices. The
less on the stock of Sibley, Lindsay
IL Co. is $1,250,O00.
Firo at WapelIO, Ia.
WapelIo, Ia. Feb. 2T.-Fire broke
out in the general store of j. E. Gar
rett and before the flames could be
stopped $4,000 worth of property
was burned. The losses are MS fol-
lows: ]. f. Garrett, general store, stock
and building, totally destroyed, loss
$4,000, insurance $4,000; *. p. Hall,
loss $500, insurance $3.50; w. l.. Swee-
ney building. loss $1,000, insurance S4,-
coo; G. y. r. building and postoffice,
insurance 81 900.
Seventeen Buildings Burned.
Scranton. Pa, Feb. 27.-Fire de-
strOyed the business portion of the
town of Nicholson, situated on the Del
aware, Lackawanna and Western rail-
road about twenty miles west of here.
Seventeen buildings, all of them frame
structures, were burned, causing Il
loss estimated at $4,000. An Overheat-
ed stove in the residence of DIR. Kelly
was the cause of the fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
ONLY ONE KILLED
Thirty.fiVe Men Have Marvellous
Escape in Fall of Scaffold
in Chicago.
10000 FEET OF LUMBER DROPS
Contractors and Police Make an Ex-
traOrdinary Effort to Sup
press Facts.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-The collapse of
an immense scaffold dashed out one
life and endangered 35 others in the
new postoffice yesterday afternoon.
The structure which fell was 161
feet high and contained 100000 feet of
lumber 1t was erected at n cost of
$500 by the plastering contractors.
the LennoX-Haldeman company. 1t
stood in the central well of the post
office beneath the great dome, and
was for the purpose of installing and
plastering the false dome or ceiling.
Ten days were required to build the
scaffold, which was completed Jan.
p. when it was inspected and approx
ed by Edward Smith. foreman for the
LennoX-Haldeman company.
Warned in Time
The warning TO the men working on
the 10th floor came in the shape of a
grinding and splitting from below.
and then the gradual swaying of the
central scaffold. Every man of the 35
leaped from the side scaffolds to fur
ther safety, and none too soon.
James Byron. labOrer, was work
ing at the eighth floor and was hit
and drawn into the well beneath the
hurtling mass of debris from above.
He was instantly killed. Barney Kill
bride. another laborer, was hit by Il
flying timber. but not seriously in
jured.
Try to Keen Facts Concealed.
Extra aordinary efforts were made by
the contractors to keep the details of
the accident from the newspapers,
and in the attempt to suppress the
news they were said to be aided by
the police. \ reporter who had gone
into the building at the first alarm
was struck by Il foreman and drag
ged from one of the telephones in the
structure while he was giving infOr
nation to his office.
Reporters Barred.
At the Adams street entrance sew
eral reporters from several newspa-
pers. 10 or l. in all. were barred out
by young man who claimed to rep
resent the government. As he courd
show no badge of authority and could
not tell who had given him orders. the
reporters insisted ON entering. He at
to slug two newspaper
men. and then a policeman, whose
was 5021. came forward with
out apparent cause and struck an
other reporter three blows. 1t was
learned later that the man who claim
ed to be a representative of the ghv
ernment was an employe of a tile con-
tractor. The police had taken their
orders from him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
A. ". MACHEN.

free delivery division; George E.
LorenZ. of Toledo. O., and Samuel y.
and Diller r. Croft, of this city. The
jury had been out nine hours, although
the verdict was reached in eight hours
and twenty-five minutes, and with five
l1 lIotS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
Jury Astonishes Everybodx.

jury Astonishes Everybody.
While the jury was out the de-
PENDANTS were confined to the limits
of the city hall, and each had worn
an anxious look. But when they heard
the verdict they were appalled,, as they
had thought each hour of the jury's
absence brought them that much near
er acquittal. There was very general
astOnishment that the jury had in
cluded in the conviction Samuel \.
Croft, the Washington poll. eman and
inventor of the Croft fastener, as to
whom Holmes COnral, special counsel
for the government, had Informed the
jury he did not expect a conviction,
and that he personally did not believe
in his guilt.
Motion for New Trial.
Immediately after tht verdict, was
Continued on Page Eight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
Port of Win Is Open.

Seoul Feb. 27.-The pert of Win has
been opened TO foreign trade. The linn
itatiOns TO be placed on trade and
other incidental matters will be passed
later. This action necessitates a har-
bor. so Yonampho has been decided
npOO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27

Seoul, Feb. 27.-The Korean govern
ment has decided to order the Korean
troops to join the Japanese in the field
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-29
BALTIMORE & OHIO r. R.
to the
WORLDS FAIR.
Very Low Rates.

Various forms of excursion
tickets to st. Louis, via Baltimore
& Ohio railroad, now on sale from
Sistersville as follows:
Season Tickets, good to return
until December Is, 1904, to be
sold daily at rate of $23.5O round
trip.
Sixty Day excursion tickets
final limit not later than Deem
Der Is, 1904, to be sold daily al
rate of $1S.75 round trip.
Fifteen Day excursion tickets
to be sold daily at rate of $3.50
round trip.
Coach Excursion Tickets, with
return limit of seven days, will be
sold twice a week, every Tuesday
and Thursday, until July 31st, al
$11.50 for the round trip. These
tickets will be restricted to day
coaches in both directions, wheth
err on regular or special trains.
For further particulars regard
ing stop-overs, time of trains, etc.
call on or address nearest Balti
more & Ohio ticket agent. 7,5-tt
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-29
Br4ia Food Nonsense.

Another ridiculous food fad has
been branded by the most compe-
tent authorities. They have dis
PEELED the silly notion that one
kind of food is needed for brain
another for muscle, and still al
other for bones. A correct diet
will not only nourish a particular
part of the body, but will sustain
every other part. Yet, however,
good your food may be, its nutri-
ment is destroyed by indigestion
or dyspepsia. You must prepare
for their appearance or prevent
their coming by taking regular
doses of Green's August Flower,
the favorite medicine of the
healthy millions. A few doses aids
digestion, stimulates the liver to
healthy action, purifies the blood
and makes you feel buoyant and
vigorous. You can get DIR.
Green's reliable remedies at D. A.
Memberships.
Get Green's Special Almanac.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-29
OIL RIDGE JoTs.
. >>>>><> . . . = . . .

We are having some very fine
weather.
The health of this community
is good.
Mr.. Evans will start out with
his threshing machine soon.
The blackberry season is about
over.
I noticed in recent date of the
Oil Review a denial of charges
brought against our rural mail
carrier for not distributing mail
correctly, in which he said the
rumor was lie, and that the au-
thor wanted to carry the mail
himself. I will just say this is a
base lie, without any foundation.
I never put in any application to
carry the mail. I only put the ar
ticle in the paper so he would be
more careful. The editor seems to
take a great deal of interest in
this matter. Now, Mr.. Editor, If
YOU want further information con-
corning this matter write A. L..
Buck and ask him if the mail car
rier came along and asked who
L. T. Buck was, and he told him
he did not know, and ask him if
he did not say. "Well, I will leave
it with you and put it in his
box; and ask him if there has not
been mail at different times left in
his box that was not his: then 60
write to J. E. Buck and ask him
if there was not a letter left in
his box for J. G. Kimble, which he
gave to the owner on Sunday.
Also ask John Kimble if j. G. Kim
ble's mail has not been left in his
box on different occasions. This
is only a few. J. C. Kimble has
had others mail left in his box at
different times. Now, the law
gives the penalty for taking mail
out of another's mail box. and all
we want is the mail carrier to be
little more careful in the future.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-29
A woMAN's BACK.
The Aches and Pains Will Disap-
pear if SStersville Follows This

Inc AGNES ana rams Will UlSap-
pear if SStersville Follows This
Woman's Plan.
A woman's back has many
aches and pains.
Most times tits the kidneys
fault.
Backache is really kidney ache.
That's why Doan's Kidney
Pills cure it.
Many Sistersville women know
this.
Read what this woman has to
say about it:
Mrs. Frank Fletcher, wife of
Frank Fletcher, packer in the
enamel works, living at the cor
ner of Third street and Washing
ton avenue, says: eff severe
pain in the small of the back, just
across the loins, which chung to
me persistently for some time, is
any indication of kidney COM
plant, then I had it far too long
to be pleasant. Doan's Kidney
Pills came to my notice, and I
went to a drug store for a box.
Relief followed the treatment
quickly, and finally the aching
ceased. This was not my first ac-
guardianship with Doan's Kid
ney Pills, for Mr.. Fletcher used
the remedy two years ago for
pain and lameness in his back.
The results he obtained from it's
use positively proved that as a
specific for the kidneys it cannot
be equaled."
For sale by all dealers; price,
so cents. Foster-Milburn COM
pany, Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan S
and take no other.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-29

Insurance cannot prevent
fire, but 1t can and does pre-
vent the ruin and suffering
that would ensue without It.
It lets you down easy-sus.
tains you until you get anoth-
er footho1d.
I represent a score of the
oldest and best fire insurance
companies In the land, and
am giving very low rates just
now. TIE probability Is that
they will not be so much lon"
ger. Better take out suf6ci'
emit insurance without delay.
As every Company now
charges exactly the same rates
why not have your property
insured with a company that
Is well known In this City and
one you know has and will
pay all Its losses promptly?
Here Is my list and everybody
knows that there are no better
compan'e s on earth.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-29
A Promising Oil Country.

The Creek, Usage and Cherokee
nations in Indian Territory are
receiving wide recognition as a
promising oil country, and capital
and development have so far
brought handsome results. The
oil is of superior quality; the ter
ritory is reached directly by the
Frisco system, who issues free of
charge, a booklet, giving full data
concerning the country and its
possibilities. Mailed to any adj
dress upon request to Sidney Van
Dusen, 706 Park building, Pitts
burg, Pa. 4,1-tf