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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-22
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-22

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and zoe each by J. c. MlLBUhN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-22
GROCERIES.
w. A. JOHNSON & CO.,

WHOLESALE GROCERS.
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS
And Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS,
Have on hand Gibson's Xxx, xxx, xxx,
and Pure Old Rye, Old Cabinet and Mono
gram Whiskies also Baker sand Thompson 8
Pure Rye Whiskies, to which they invite the
attention of the trade.
Orders from the country for merchandise
shall receive prompt attention.
Consignments of Flour, Grain and Country
Produce solicited, for which they guarantee
he highest market prices and prompt returns
n. + corner Cameron and Royal Streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-22

CHERRY COUGH CURE-A safe, plea
ant and effectual remedy for Coughs, Cold
and all affections Of the throat and lungs
Contains no morphine or other injurious
chemicals. Price, 25c. For sale by
T.. s. LEADBEATER 4 SONS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-22

LEADBEATER'S EMULSION of PURE
NORWEGIAN COD LIVER OIL, combined
with hypOphosphites of lime and soda. Four
teen ounce bottle 80 cents. For sale by
Z. S. LEADBEATER & SONS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
Figures on the Presidency.

IL j. one Of the easiest entertain
mcnt~ in the newspaper business to
make ~ lculatinn~ a. Ia how the elec-
ioral vote i going In turn out. The
pTnverbiai rolling off log" j. no
easier than To demons tratc which side
j. going To win. provided thc arithme-
Iician Ea> Il basis If calculation. And
there j. no man 81 in>ufferably ignor-
ant thar he cannot choose basis for
himself. All lie ha> To do i tn make
mp u lit Of states which. i'm his pro-
found Judgment. are sure" for one
side or the other. and then go it -
The ~ nal basis" Of calculation j. the
solid south" or 80 much of il a. j.
left - the democracy. in the opinion
Of the man who j. making the calcu-
lation. if the original solid south.
remains tine Ia its traditions then
the 90 Northern combination or big
four New York. New Jersey. Com
neciicui and Indana-will do the
business" for the wicked republicans
and seat Il democrat triumphantlV in
the white house. The man who. how
ever. wants tu make rugged work for
the democrats. and who i tender
hearted about putting timij republi-
cans IN u state Of alarm. usually lops
Delaware and West Virginia from the
southern exhibit. and makes IL neceS-
Sary e" the democrats To range over
the piairie~ and through the noun
tair> e The west L. land gracefully in
glory.
In any event. though. the electoral
vote or New York j. in the nature of
4.
ne a landslide this year like that az
1892 there might he a sufficient num-
her IF democratic electoral votes t.
elect wiihout those &c the Empire
state. hut the storm of public >enti-
ment which would obtain them would
naturally sweep New York along with
IL. "a New York would remain ne
&C :;
The vaN for tine democrats ~ pro
Gee" : 30 get all they can.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04

She asked him to do something about
il. and wound up by requesting him
TO send her some of his old clothes. as
she had a family of children to sup
port and found IL hard 10 do 50 ON S12
month.
Secretary Loeb says the correspond
ent telling the story. read enough of
tbe letter TO see that il referred 10
pensions. and then sent il 10 Pension
Commissioner Ware. with the request
that he look into the matter. y day
or TWO ago Commissioner Ware sent
the letter back 10 Mr.. Loeb with the
Endorsements:
MY DeaE Mr.. Secretary: This let
ter does not belong to the pension bu-
IPaU. as We have none of the Presi-
dents old Clothes on file here. ] suo-
gest that you go over the presidents
wardrobe and send this good woman
something. only don't send his shoes
Hanna wants those.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04

John Locke in his Thoughts Con-
corning Educa ton" says quantity.
Nothing appears TO give children so
much becoming confidence and behav-
iOr and so to raise them to the CONVEX
satiOn of those above their age, for.
though dancing consists only in out
ward gracefulness of motion, yet, 1
know not how, it gives children manly
thoughts and carriage more than any
thing" He adds, however. that the
teacher must be good one, for Il
think it more passable to put off the
hat and make a leg like an honest coun-
try gentleman than like an i'll fash
Toned dancing master" To put off the
hat and make II leg explains mDch, by
the way, in the business" of the ordi-
nary costume play.-LondOn Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04

\ large number of Scotch engineers
have gone 10 Japan To accept posi-
tion- on board Of vessels Those VINO
have given the matter closest alter
ton lay that the weak spot If the
japanese navy i its engine rooms. II
seems To he conceded that Scotland
raises more and better engineers than
any Other land. There i a story of an;
American sPa captain who made a
wager that he would go on board of
any steamer. English. Chinese or Jap
anese. in the harbor cf Hong Kong.
call down to the engine room. Are
YOU there. Mac" and get an afIirma-
tive answer. He won his bet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
PostOmce Graft.

The astounding information is given
in the report of the auditor of the post
office department that nearly $4,000.
900 is paid the railroads for transport
ing the mails without any vouchers
showing the service rendered or the
weight carried or any details of the
transaction except that so much money
is due some corporation. Is it any
wonder that under such loose system
the amount paid the railroads constant
~ and largely increases: How much
graft there is in these secret transac-
lions between the pOstoffice and the
railroads has never been discovered
but evidence has been produced in
congress that the rental of the postal
cars is double each year the price at
which new ears could be purchased
The weight of the mails carried and
the system of weighing are. on their
face. padded in the interests of the rail-
roads. The postmaster general in his
report. just published. says that the in
creased cost for the group of states
known as the middle west is 1905 per
cent. and yet the growth of the post
Office business for the whole country is
less than per cent. The claim that
the smaller CRAFTS in the pOstOffice de
partment have been investigated. while
the greater ones have not been I'M
earthed. seems to be proved from the
reports of the government officers who
know the facts and cannot entirely con-
ceal them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
Cnre for Eczema

My baby had eczema 20 bad that its
head was solid mass of scahs, and
its hair all came out. tried many
remedies. but none seemed 10 do any
permanent good until used DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. The eczema is
cured. the >cab> are gone and the lit
tie ones scalp il perfectly clean and
healthy. and it, hair i growing beau
tifully again. | cannot give too much
praise TO DeWitt'S Witch Hazel SaIve.
Frank Farmer. Bluff City. Ky. In
buying Witch Hazel Salve look ont
for count erfeit>. DeWitt'> j. the orioi-
nal ami the only one containing pure
witch hazel. The name +. {. Dewitt
Il Go. * on every box. Sold by all
druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04

Repre- enia tive Williams. the minor
ity leader Of the house. likens rePub-
fcan claims 10 credit for all the pros
peri1y to an anecdote of Il wOodpeck-
or. This wondpecker." says Mr.. Will
liamS. ''wa~ peckin@ away near the
top of Il tree for all he was worth.
He made u great noise through all the
miro unGin" woods. \ big gust OF
wind came along and blew the tree
down. The wocGpecker went down
with ii. He thought TO his dying day
he was the bird that brought the tree
10 The ground with his picking
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
3ettEr Than Gold.

Il was troubled for several years
with chronic Indigestion and nervous
debility" writes +. j. Green. of Ian
caster. y. II. No remedy helped me
until | began using Electric BitterS
which did me more good than all the
medicines | ever used. They have
also kept my wife in excellent health
for years. She says Electric BitterS
are just splendid for female troubles :
that they are grand tonic and invig-
orator for weak. rundown women.
No other medicine can take its place
i'm our family" Try it. Only 30
cents. satisfaction guaranteed by
HART & I'llemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04

Washington Post: With the cIatter
Of honf>. the flashing of Saber~ and
the rattle nf military Announcements.
n company of United States cavalry
made it, triumphaI progress along
Penn@YIvania avenue laSt "Wednesday
afternoon. II was Il brave showing of
the soldiers. we cCnfeSS. and no doubt
the >tcrekeepers and pede> TRANS on
the avenue were pr0GigiouSlX inn
pressed But. after all. when we re
member shat all this military display
was for the purpose of e>cortin% a
secretary If war from the railroad
station tn his hotel. j. it surprising
that words of modest protest are
heard? What has come over the spirit
Of our American citizenship. patriotic
obs erNCr- naturally ask. that makes
>nch Il pageant necessary? Has it
come to pass that an American citi-
zen. temporarily elevated 10 a cabinet
position. must he accorded the display
and pagcautry of royalty: We think
not.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
A DlsRAELi EPISODE.
How the Statesman Took His Brandy
Neat Ia the Commons.

l was stationed in London nearly two
years during the seventies. when Dis
raeh was prime minister. and often
heard him speak. frequently saw him
upon Whitehall. walking home with
Lord Russell by his side. once inter
viewed him and witnessed the So
IDENTITIES of his elevation TO an earl
dom. But the most characteristic and
thoroughly Disraelian incident l recall
has never been told.
About / o'clock in the morning, short
~ after the return of the earl from
Berlin bearing peace with honor" /
left the press gallery OF the house 20
go To the cable office. Passing n stand
in the lobby where a stoop shouldered
woman was wont TO sell spirits and
soft drinks, l dropped into line with
half Il dozen men and waited my turn
to be served. / paid no attention TO the
man directly in front of me except to
notice that he was hatless and TO COM
ment mentally upon the dangers of
such conduct in that cold and drafty
place.
''Sixpenny 'orth o brandy, neat"
said the broad shouldered little man
directly ahead. The dame courtesied,
an unusual attention TO customer,
served the spirits, and the purchaser
drained the glass at a gulp.
Put it on the book" said the Gus
toner as he replaced the glass upon
the counter Then he turned, facing
me. and made his way through the
crowd toward the house of lords. The
man was unnoticed in the badly light
cd corridor. although his name was
ringing throughout the civilized world,
khe Earl of BeaconsfiCldl
The interesting feature of this cpl
sode was not that his lordship took a
drink of brandy during a long nights
session. but that he had an account
with the woman tapkeeper and from
sheer force Of habit had walked over
to the commons end of Westminster
palace to get his brandy neat at the
familiar place.-Julius Chambers in
Harper'S Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
COUNTY TEMPLE

Feb. II. II. Cooley to !. f.. But
ger. tract by mcteS and bounds. 20. 10
Sc $3.50.
Aida Knuetsop Ia Harry Bottenma,
lot II. block =. Columbia Park add.
Rock Island. Sl.45O.
NJ. {. Mullen 10 +. Il. Chapman. 80
acres. nII. nvA. y. 20. 2e. 81.
+. Il. Chapman 10 Johanna Peter
son. Hi.,. nwIl. II. 20. Pc. $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
ENllpnCO.

, The Judge-You say your wife hit
you over the head with a plate? "
Rastus-YeS. sab.
The Judge-But your head doesn't
show it,
Rastus-But you done oughter see dat
piate.-Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
warning. Marninx

Beware of substitutes offered by
INSCRIPTIONS dealers in place of FO-
ley's Honey ard Tar. Foley's Kidney
Cure and Banner Salve. Dishonest
dealers for little extra profit viii
try To palm of worthless prepara-
tions in place Of these valua BILE medi-
cines that have stood the test of years
and thus jeopardize the lives of their
victims. For sale by all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
Thursday, February 4. 1904.

No better index TO the signs of the
times could be secured than was evinc
ed in the contest that was waged in
the de mOcratic state committee meet
ing al Chicago Yesterday for presi-
Dental preferences. The democrats
propose Ia be in the race this year
from start to finish. and the man who
hendS the ticker will lead winning
host
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04

TERMs-Daily. 10 cents per week. Weekly,
per year In advance.
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious, must have
real name attached for publication No
such articles will be printed over fictitious
signatures
Correspondence solicited from every town
seip in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
Hanna Wants the Shoes.

soldier Widow who lives in Ne
braSka wrote long letter tn Eoo>e-
Welt the other day telling him all
about her troubles over her pension.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04

Mothers can safely give Foley'S
Honey amt Tar 10 their children for
coughs and colds. for IL contains no
opiaieS or other poiSonS. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
THE ARGUS.

Pablisned Daily and Weekly At l634 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, Ill ENTERED at
he postofnce as second-class matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04

BY TIE j. W. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-04
The Rude Roy.

What Willie really lacked was tact.
or else he neEer would have said
That two tines three was ect.ai To
The hairs upon mis- teachers head
New Yora American
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-06-11

Victor, Col, June 7.-Rioting broke
out in this city while mass meeting
was being held to discuss the murder
of nonunion miners by means of an in
fernal machine at Independence. For
ty shots were fired into a crowd in the
street.
One man was killed and six persons,
at least, injured. Dead:
R. MCGEE of Victor, shot through the
heart
The injured: William Hoskins of
Goldfield, shot through the body, may
die.
j. D. Davis, skull fractured by blow
from revolver; seriously injured.
Peter Fleming, shot.
Fred Sturdevess, engineer at hide
pendence mine. An unknown woman.
Secretary Clarence g Hamlin of the
Minewoners' association, concluding a
short address, said: 81 want to hear
what the boys in the mines have got to
say about this trouble. -
William Hoskin, a union miner from
Goldfeld, threw up his hands and
shouted: LET me talk" AT this time
the crowd began to hiss Hoskins and
cry: Put him cut.
A free for all fight followed and
shooting began. Most of the shots
were directed skyward. Hospkins fell
with bullet in his body, and the
crowd scattered in every direction. /
Secretary Hamlin. who had been
standing on wagon, kept on talking,
unmindfnl of the hailstorm of bullets
that whizzed about his head
After the first excitement had some
what cleared away the injured and the
dying were gathered up.
r MCGEE of Victor, who was in.
stanlty killed, had been standing on an
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-06-11

Denver, Col. June 8.--Acting Gov
ernor Warren A. Haggott has declared
martial law in Teller county.
Enough troops will be dispatched to
Cripple Greek to maintain order. The
governor said that two companies of
militia were already under arms in the
Cripple Creek district, having been
called out by the local peace officials.
His latest advices were that no further
disturbances had occurred in the camp
He did not know, he said, that the au-
thoritles had arranged to deport all
union miners. Adjutant General Bell
and six other officers of the national
guard left have Denver for Cripple
Greek. General Bell said he was 90.
ing up merely to "size up the situa-
tion." 1t is probable that the martial
law proclamation will be posted on his
arrival at Cripple Greek.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-06-11

Colorado Springs, Col, June 8.-A
special train consisting of an engine
and two coaches bearing so union
miners, deported from Cripple Creek
by the citizens alliance passed through
the city. 1t was going at the rate of
30 miles an hour and did not stop here.
The first car was empty and the SEQ
ond car had all the blinds drawn and
armd guards were on the platforms.
The police and sheriff s office here were
determined not to let the deported men
stop here, and arrangements were made
with the Rio Grande road to carry
them past this city. 1t is premsumed
they are headed for Denver. About
300 people were at the depot to see the
train pass through, but there was no
demonstration.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-06-11

Leavenworth, Wash, June Sire
has destroyed five buildings, including
the Cascade hotel. burned down num-
Der of mercantile establishments and
caused total property loss of $11 900.
The buildings burned were the ware
house of the Leavenworth Mercantile
company, City Drug company's store,
Smith & Tholin's saloon, Ithe Cascade
hotel and the Smith & Tholin's barn.
The fire started about 1880 a. IN. in
the rear of the warehouse and had
gained much .headway before ,discov-
cred.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-06-11

Denver, June IA reign OF 'o ..;ns
brought on by a diabolical dynami4.Iss.
plot, followed by rioting and an ~
sault upon the militia, exists - u,sd
Cripple Greek mining district A a;ots
men throng the streets and c ,'.iameu
are of hourly occurrence. NINA roak.
are marching hither and thltnei num.
ing arrests by the wholesale q .,1sced
Der of union miners have been r are
in themilitary bullpen, and otn saryals.
being gathered in at frequent in NV heep
City and county officials naso o.suss
compelled to resign their ofhces ~
of their reputed union sympathy % arc
AS near as can be estimated, n IS .
dead and score or more inluiV tho
result of the events leading up
events above described
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-06-11

the regime of hundreds of deputy
sheriffs and about 100 militiamen, re-
ceiving their orders from Edward Bell,
wealthy mine owner, who succeeded
Sheriff Robertson when he resigned,,un-
der threats of lynching, this gold min
ing district passed a comparatively
peaceful day Tuesday.
Throughout the day deputies and
soldiers searched the hills for union
miners and the sum total of the days
arrests was 49, This swelled the mill
tary prison to considerably over 200
and tonight "a of themsswere placed "a
borad train and deported from the
district. A guard of deputies rode
out of the district with them. They
were all active unionists and served as
leadesr ir the strike now pending.
Three additional city officials have
been forced Ito resigned their offices,
namely Chief of Police William Ora
ham, Night Marshal Fred Hardy and
Justice of the Peace Charles Harring-
ton. Their reputed sympathy for I'M
ionism led to this action. In each case
a committee of the citizens alliance
waited upon them and compelled them
to act Immediately under pain OF vio-
lence.
Sixteen deputies armed with sawed
off shot guns visited the union store
and made thorough search for wea-
pons. They were rewarded by finding
a rifle and shotgun concealed behind q
large icebox. subsequently they went
to union headquarters and overturned
everything in an effort to find the un-
ion records. Their efforts were una
vailing. All of the injured in the ac-
cldent at Independence and the rioting
In Victor are reported to be doing we'll.
No definite clue, it is understood, has
been obtained through the bloodhounds
which were started on the trail of the
persons who placed the Internal ma
chine under the station at Indepen-
dence. While the tension is tightly
drawn, and the whole district has ia
ken sides in the bitter feeling existing
between the mineowners' association
and the unionists it is thought that a
clash will be avoided for the reason
that most if not all of the union lead
ers are in durance. The streets of this
city are being constantly patroled by
deputies and soldiers.
Two Thousand people congregated
this afternoon at Second and BENEFIT
avenues, Citizens Alliance headouar-
ters, for the mass meetings to be ad-
dressed by the mineowners and business
men, and armed squadrons are search
ing for several men. Lynching is
freely talked of, and almost every man
is walking arsnal.
The union stores are in charge of
deputy sheriffs. Wholesale arrests of
union miners are to be made as fastsas
they are found. Mounted armed men
have been sent on quick macrh to
the extreme northern and southern ends
of the district Etc guard all avenues of
escape of union miners marked to be
arretsed.
All mines except the Portland which
employ union men are still closed and
will be until after the inquest and fun
erals of the victims of the dynamite
outrage.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-06-11

Florence, Italy, June 8.-Mrs. Samuel
M. Clemens, the wife of Mark Twain, 8"
the American humorist and lecturer,
died of syncope here. Half an hour
before her death she had conversed
cheerfully with her husband.
Mrs. Clemens died painlessly. Mr..
Clemens kneels continually by the
coffin. He speaks to no one. The re-
mains will be esnt to the United States
for interment. Mrs. Clemens was mar.
ried IN 1870. Her maiden name was
Olivia Langdon. She was born in Ell
mira, N. Y.