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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-25
CITY IN OWN HOME
Rock Island Council Authorizes
Payment in Full for Ar
nnory Building.
CHECK DRAWN FOB $4,000
Special Session OF the Aldermen
HeId-New Band Stand for
Spencer Square.

Mayor McConochie and City Clerk
Schaffer, at special meeting of the
city council last evening. were author
lied to issue a check for $4,000 TO
Phil Mitchell in payment in full for
the armory property at Third avenue
and Sixteenth street
The council at its previous session
empowered the mayor and clerk to ne
gotiatc terms with the Mitchell es-
tate, but they were somewhat uncer-
tain as to how they should proceed.
and for that reason called n special
session to definitely secure an express
sion Of the wishes of the aldermen.
Aid. Robbins sought to have the
matter delayed until the next meet
ing. but his motion was defeated 10
to 3-Naab. Robbins and Brooks The
original motion, which was offered by
Aid. Anderson, authorizing the closing
of the deal. was then carried by the
same vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-25
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that on Tues
day, the fifth day of April, y. ID. 1904,
in the city of Rock Island, Illinois, an
election will be held for the following
officers, to-wit:
CITY OFFICERS.
One alderman in the First ward for
two years.
One alderman in the Second ward for
two years.
One alderman in the Third ward for
two years.
One alderman in the Fourth ward
for two years.
One alderman in the Fifth ward for
two years.
One alderman in the Sixth ward for
two years.
One alderman in the Seventh ward
for two years.
TOWN OFFICERS.
One assessor for one year.
One collector for one year.
One supervisor for two years.
Three assistant supervisors for two
years.
Which election will be open at Z
o'clock in the morning and continue
open until o'clock in the afternoon
of that day. Places of registration
and voting will be as follows:
First ward-First precinct, No. 403
Fourth avenue.
First ward-Second precinct, No. SOC
Fourth avenue.
Second ward-First precinct, No.
1914 Third avenue.
Second ward-Second precinct, barn,
No. 919 Sixth avenue.
Third ward-First precinct, county
Jail, Third avenue and Fourteenth
street.
Third ward-Second precinct, No.
1922 Seventh avenue.
Third ward-Third precinct, No. Ills
Fifteenth street.
Fourth ward-First precinct, Tricks
livery, 1914 Third avenue
Fourth ward-Second precinct, NJ.
Levy's carriage house, Nineteenth
street, between Sixth and Seventh ave-
nues.
Fifth ward-Ffrst precinct, hose
house on Twenty-second street.
Fifth ward Second precinct,
Schmid's grocery, No. s23 Twentieth
street.
Sixth ward-First precinct, hose
house, Twenty-sixth street, near Sew
enth avenue.
Sixth ward-Second precinct, a. ].
Riess' barn, No. 700 Twenty-seventh
street.
Seventh ward-First precinct, No.
3110 Fifth avenue.
Seventh ward-Seeond precinct, Pc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-25
BRITTON NOMINEE
To Be Returned From Andalusia
as Member of Board of
Supervisors.
rs TO HAVE NO OPPOSITION
Democrats and Republicans Hold
Joint Caucus-Tickets
Named Elsewhere.

The democrats and republicans ot
.Andalusia have adopted reciprocal
plan in the matter Of choosing towr
officers. j. {. BurgOync, republican
has served as a member of the county
beard for six years. He was elected
to succeed j. G.. Britton. democrat
who retired after three two-yeaI
terms Now Mr.. BurgCyne withdraws
and makes way for Mr.. BrittCn. The
latter has been nominated by a joint
caucus of both parties at Andalusia
The union ticket, which will have no
opposition, is as follows:
Supervisor-James q. Britton.
Town Clerk-Charles a. Hayes.
AssesSor-George Burgoyne.
Collector-MiltCn Buffum.
Road Commissioners-M. NJ. Boney
three years: c. c. Kennedy, two years,
Justice of the Peace (vacancy of
one year)-C. y. Hayes.
Constables (vacancies of one year,
John Kane. Ira Johnson.
School Trust ees-Nillage district, y.
p. Phillips; upper district, Elmer Van
derveer.
Tickets have been nominated in the
other towns of the county. Others
named are:
Port Byron. republican - Town
clerk. 4. l.. Mead; assessor. Frank
Taulbee; collector, Omer Karr; road
commissioners. Frank Wainwright,
Henry Weideman; school trustee, ID.
S. Adams.
Zuma. democratic-Town clerk. Viii
liam Filbert. Jr.; assessor, Seth Head;
collector. Bert Schafer; commissions
ers, William Schwenecker, Sheldon
Walker.
Coe. Supervisor. f. c.
Donahoo; town clerk. Richard Wright:
assessor, Stephen White; collector, f.
b. Sidlinger; commissioner, William
Winterfeldt; school trustee, Jerry
Pearsall.
Coe. mocratic-Supervisor Charles
clipper; town clerk. William Buckley;
assessor. \. Saddoris: collector. John
Schwenecker; commissioner. Charles
Ashdown; school trustee, Fred Fill
mer.
Port BYRON. republican-Superviso
II. {. Trent; town clerk. E. Il. Hunt
ley; assessor, w. W. Pearsall; col
lector. S. :. Askew; commissioner, j.
w. Moody.
Port Byron, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
sor. Frank Garnett; town clerk, Frank
Morgan: assessor, James Haire; col
Iector, Tom Allen; commissioner, l..
Reiling.
Hampton, peoples - Town clerk,
Walter Black; assessor, Frank Mitch
ell: collector, Paul Gerhard; commits
sioner, John GlantZ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-25
ThAOriRfnal.

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as a throat and lung
remedy, and on account of the great
merit and popularity of Foley's Hon
ey and Tar many limitations are offer
ed for the genuine. Ask for Foley's
Honey and Tar and refuse any sub
stitute offered, as no other prepare
ton viii give the same satisfaction.
1t is mildly laxative. 1t contains no
opiates and is safest for children and
delicate persons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-25

terson's carpenter shop, No. $40 For
ty-fifth street.
Seventh ward-Third precinct, AL
bert Olsen's barn, Forty-fourth street,
between Seventh and Eighth avenues.
H. c. SCHAFFER,
City and Town Clerk.
Rock Island, ILL.,, March Is, 1904.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-25
Best Remedy for Constipation.

The finest remedy for constipation
I ever used is Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets" says Mrs. Eli But
Ter. of Frankville, n. Y. They act
gently and without any unpleasant
effect. and leave the bowels in a per-
fectly natural condition. Sold by all
druggists
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-06
FOUR WERE SHOT BY
BOY WITH A GUN.
Was Playing with the Weapon
when II Was Discharged.

Roanoke Va, July 5.-A special to
the Roanoke Times from Graham,
Tazewell county. says
A tragedy occurred this morning on
Bluestone Creek, when the 1l-year-old
son of Henry Gill, farmer. accident
ally shot and instantly killed his
brother aged years; fatally wounded
another brother, aged Z years; Sc
riously wounded his sister, aged 3
years and mortally shot boy by the
name OF Holbrook, aged Ii years.
Young Gill was in an upstairs room
of the Gill home, playing with his faith
er's shot gun, when 1t was discharged,
the contents passing through the. floor
to the room directly below taking eff
feet in the children, who we're at play.
one brother was shot through the
heart and expired Instantly. while an
other brother with the little sister are
so badly wounded that they may not
recover. The Holbrook boy is literally
riddled with shot and is almost GER
tain TO die.
The occurrence has cast gloom over
the entire neighborhood and people
from the surrounding vicinity are vis-
iting the ellis home.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-06

ance to other matters corrected with
the convention. Former Senator Smith
of New Jersey who. has been holding
his delegation in the leash. while it was
anxious to go to Parker, said that
Parker would be nominated unless the
disagreement over the platform should
drive some state delegations from New
York's candidate.
A story was current that David B.
Hill flushed with the fruits of victory,
would undertake to force upon the OPP
position a platform so radical that
some of the Southern delegations would
break away from New York's candi-
date. But the illusion was dlspelled
1t was tonight learned that Hill would
not be chairman of the Resolutions
Committee, but that John A. McMa-
hon of Ohio or Senator Bailey of Texas
would be chairman of the Resolutions
Committee and that Bailey had been
selected to cross swords with William
]. Bryan in the debate over the plat
form on the floor of the convention.
To Prevent Parker Stampede.
Not the least of the efforts of the
anti-Parker men has been directed to-
ward preventing a stampede by dele
cations, whether bound by instructions
or otherwise. 1t is the rank and file
that is pressing for band wagon seats,
and while the anti Parker leaders speak
disparagingly of the men who are so
anxious to be on the winning side,
they are aware that these delegates
cannot he held together very long in
the face of the compact Parker forces,
with an almost solid South lined up for
him. with New York and Pennsylva-
MIA for him. as we'll as votes in many
other sections. 1t is very difficult to
convince the average delegate how
Parker canbe defeated under these con-
ditions, and he is anxious to partici-
pate in the nomination Of a successful
candidate.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-06
THEY CANNOT SHAKE THE
STRONG POSITION HELD
BY JUDGE PARKER
EFFORTS OF THE OPPOSITION
HAVE PROVEN FRUITLESS
Up Opposition
Avail Against the Sentiment That Will Carry the Con
vention for the New York Candidate

held a conference with some of the
anti-Parker leaders and said that
Pennsylvania, notwithstanding the in
dorsement Of Parker. would give six
ty-eight votes to any Eastern candi-
date-with the exception of Hearst
upon whom the opposition can concen-
trate with enough pledged votes, which
together with the sixty-eight votes of
Pennsylvania, would make two votes
more than one-third of the convention.
Among the candidates named who
would be satisfactory were Pattison of
Pennsylvania, German of Maryland,
Gray of Delaware, Harmon of Ohio,
Olney of Massa chusetts and Coler of
New York.
Upon this proposition some of the
anti-Parker men have been working,
but they have not been meeting with
much success.
Cohesion of the anti-Parker men was
apparently impossible. Hearst cannot
transfer his delegates and his support
ers cannot promise the instructed and
pledged Hearst men for any man after
Hearst is out of the running. Massa-
chusetts will give no indication or
pledge of her delegates beyond Olney.
The same is true of Wall of Wisconsin.
Harmon of Ohio and Cockrell of Mis-
souri,, although it is supposed that Mis-
souri, would go to German should there
be an opportunity.
GOrnau Mems Position
German men in West Virginia, Mary
land and the District of Columbia, pre-
fer Parker to uncertainty and are
chafing under the restraint imposed
upon them by the venerable Henry G.
Davis, who clings to hope that some
thing may turn up favorable to Cor
man.
Upon slender threads of various
kinds, the Parker opposition has hung
it's hopes, while the Parker men have
been moving forward with calm assur-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-06
TORNADO STRUCK
A PEACH FARM.
Blew Down n Packing House ana
Injured Several.

Columbus. Ga. July 5.-A storm at
Green Hill peach farm, the property Of
e. M. Averett of this city, at Rem
froe, in Stewart county, did consid-
erable Damage yesterday afternoon.
Three men and a dozen children took
refuge in the packing house. and it
was blown down.
Mary Thomas, aged Il years, coll
ored girl, was seriously injured and
will probably die. II was some time
before she could be rescued from un-
der the debris.
Ralph Jones of Columbus had mar
row escape.
Eight white children were saved by
the fact that they were standing near
a pile OF peach crates. The timbers
In falling around them rested on the
crates. leaving them barely enough
room in which 70 crouch.
j. l. Fussell OF Renfros, who wns
caught under the timbers. was pain
fully but not seriously, injured.
The path Of the tornado was 100
yards wide and 400 yards long,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-06
BY FIRE AT BOSTON LOSS
OF 100000 IS CAUSED.
Three Lives Are supposed to Have
Been Lost.

LIVE AEt GARPDHNN W
Been Lost.
Boston. July 5.-The immense grain
elevator of the Boston and Maine Rail-
road Company. one of the largest in
the world, together with three of the
companys freight houses on Piers 1
and O. Mystic wharf, Charlestown, were
burned tonight, entailing loss that
will exceed 81 100000.
Three lives are supposed to have
been lost. Thirty-five sailors of the
Allan line steamer Austrian, which was
lying at pier / jumped overheard to
save themselves from the flames which
had communicated to their vessel.
Olga Olsen boatswain's mate, James
Flynn, Fireman, and Patrick N. Me-
han, fireman, are the supposed victims.
The body of Flynn was recovered from
the harbor late tonight.
one of the wharf employees is report
ed as missing.
Before the fire on board the Austrian
could be got under control by the fleet
of tugboats that had hauled her out
into the stream, all her upper works
had been burned. The steamer ar
rived yesterday, and had discharged a
part of her cargo this portion. which
included $50 900 worth OF Scotch whis-
KY being burned in the freight house.
The fire started during a heavy
thunderstorm, when bolt of lightning
struck the northeast end Of a freight
house in which was stored a quantity
of hay.
The loss on the elevator will be at
least $400, 900. and on the contents $780,
900 more. Losses on the freight houses,
their contents. their piers and to the
steamer Austrian. will easily swell the
total to more than 81 ,00O, 900.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-06
SuLLY NOW OFFERS
40 CENTS ON DOLLAR.
His Creditors Considering a New
settlement Proposition.


New York, July 5.-Credtors OF Dam
iel j. Sully & Co, met to-day to con-
slider new settlement proposition.
1t was reported after the meeting
that the offer involved the payment
of 40 cents on the dollar and the sug-
gestion that the legal proceedings be
continued on friendly basis. 1t was
stated also that the assets Of the SuIly
firm are sufficient tc pay about S2
cents on the dollar, and that the bal
ance of a forty cent cash settlement
will come from interests friendly to
sully II the offer is favorably enter
tained. Sully e. Co, also agree 10 de-
fray the legal expenses thus far in
Cured.
The lawyers representing the various
creditors will meet tomorrow to con-
slider this proposition which is said 20
meet with favor from the majority Of
the creditors.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-06

St. Louis. July 5.-Parkers strong
position remains mistaken.
The opposition has made many as
saults during the day. but has appar-
emily made no impression. The solid
and substantial phalanx of the New
York jurist has withstood all efforts
of the friends of other candidates. and
tonight is. apparently stronger than
ever. Assurances of accessions from
instructed delegations after the first
ballot have been received from men
who are now tied to other candidates,
which the Parker adherents say in
sures a nomination by the second bal
lot.
All day long the anti-Parker men
have tried to offer a candidate who
would unite third of the delegates
so as to have rallying point when
complimentary ballots have been cast
for favorite sons. The impossibility
of uniting has been made manifest, and
the most jealous opponents OF Parker
concede his probable nomination not
later than the second ballot.
The Parker opposition was disturbed,
but not routed. by the action OF Penn
sylvania last night. The sixty-e!ght
votes of that state have been for weeks
placed in the Parker column. and are
a part OF the 500 odd votes that have
been claimed for him. They were net
instructed, however. and if they could
have been secured for any other can
didate, it would have been a serious
blow to the Parker interests.
Sore ON Pennsylvania.
Criticism of the action of Pennsylva-
mia has been free and harsh among
some of the anti-Parker men, but
others say that a proposition made by
one of the Pennsylvania leaders is
quite fair. 1t is stated that after the
action of the Pennsylvania delegation
last night, a member of the delegation
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-06
QUICK TO CHANGE
WAS TAMMANY
CAME OUT FOR PARKER
ONLY TO MAKE a SWIFT RUsR
BACK TO OLD PLACE.

Leaders of the Tammnny Delegations
Authorized n Statement That They
Would in the Interest of Har-
mOny, Cease Their Fight on Par
keF-Then, They Later Determined
to Keep Up the Fight-say Parker
Can't win.
st. Louis, July 5.-Tammany fur
nished one of the few sensational in
cldents of the day by swiftly back
tracking on a semi-official announce
ment that it had dropped it's opposi-
tion to Parker.
During the forenoon the organization
allowed 1t to become known through
some of it's most prominent represen-
tatives that it had decided to join the
Parker ranks. After period OF ST.
lence and apparent political idleness.
late this afternoon they renewed their
warfare against his candidacy, and
Senator Victor Bowling, Charles A.
Towne, Bird S. Coler and Bourke
Cochran started to poll delegations and
ask for votes against Judge Parker
Senator Bowling, on behalf of Charles
F.. Murphy. made this statement:
Judge Parker cannot be nominated.
We have 400. more than one-third OF
the convention, pledged against him.
He cannot be nominated. Only this
afternoon we won three new states to
our cause"
"Will you give a list of your states?"
was asked
II cannot do that" said the Muir
ply representative.
win you say what new states were
gained to-day?"
II cannot tell you. can only say
that we have 400 votes"
viii the Bryan people assist you
after this mornings attempt on your
part, through Mr.. Cochran, to secure
the adoption of a gold standard
plank?"
1T was only an attempt to compel
Senator Hill and those who support
him TO show their hand" replied SEM
ator Bowling. THE Bryan people un-
dersednd II and will not antagonize
US"
who is Tammanys candidate?" was
then asked
Il cannot say. We are voted for
Parker"
Mcclellan the Real object.
1t was said, however. by other Tam.
many men that the real object OF the
night was Mcclellan, but Senator
Bowling protested that Tammany was
simply against Parker. Closing his in
terview, he said significantly: You'll
see very hard fight an the platform"
Senator Hill, Edward Murphy Jr..
and Williams r. Sheehan were ex-
tremely confident at the Parker head
quarters. Senator Hill said
Judge Parker may not be nominated
on the first ballot as delegations like
TO pay tribute to favorite sons, but he
will be on the second"
Mr.. Sheehan said
Judge Parker viii be the nominee.
Nothing can stop II now. We are gain
ing every hour In strength"
Senator Murphy said:
Parker will be nominated on the
first ballot. for before we get to the
end of the roll call all the states viii
want to jump in the band wagon"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-06
BLOWN FROM TRACK
BY A FIERCE TORNADO.
One Was Killed and Twenty Injured
i'm the Wreck.

III AhG NEC
Petersburg, ILL.,, July 5.-An accom-
modation passenger train on the Chi
cago, Peoria and st. Louis Railroad
was blown from the track at Oakford,
ILL.,, twelve miles north of Petersburg
early this evening. Baggageman
Thomas Wiley of Springfield was kill
ed and fifteen or twenty passengers
were injured. some of them seriously.
The train consisted of two coaches
a baggage car and the engine, and all
but the engine were hurled from the
track down a seven foot embankment
turning over twice in the descent and
landing in splintered mass of debris.
The accident occurred just few rods
from the bridge over the Benjamin
river.
The engineer, who escaped injury,
said he watched the gathering storm
closely as his train sped along, as he
feared from the appearance of the
clouds that a tornado might result. AS
the train approached Oakford the
clouds suddenly seemed to concentrate
and drop, apparently coming directly
towards the tram. ReallZlng tnat the
train would encounter the tornado if it
proceeded, the engineer quickly shut off
steam and came to a halt.
The approaching tornado, when about
a mile away to the southwest and
coming northeast, suddenly swerved
farther towards the north, and the
train was directly in its path. Instantly
the engineer opened the throttle in a
wild endeavor to rush beyond the scene
of danger and again the tornado
swerved and headed directly for the
flying train. The roar was heard plainly
above the rattle of the train.
Steam was crowded on and like a
rocket the light accommodation. jump
ing and pounding on the rails. rushed
ahead in an endeavor to cross before
the cyclone and pass in safety. Sud-
denly with a crash that was heard
above the rumble and roar of the tor
nado the train was struck broadside
the coaches torn from the engine and
lifted into the air and hurled from the
embankment into the ditch seven feet
below, turning a complete somersault
in the descent and landing a splintered
mass. The engine alone remained upon
the rails.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-06
WATSON HEADS
POPULIST TICKET
GEORGIAN FOR PRESIDENT.
WITH TIBBLES OF NEBRASKA. AS
HIS RUNNING MATE.

Convention of the Peoples Party at
Springfield Nominated Thomas e.
Watson by AccIamatiOn-AIIen ana
williams Had Their Names with
drawn During the Call of States.
Not known whether Watson viii
Accept the Nomination.
Springfield. ILL.,. July 5.-Thomas E.
Watson of Georgia for President, and
Thomas T. Tibbles of Nebraska, for
vice president, was the ticket nomi-
mated to-day by the Populist National
Convention.
The names of William V. Allen of
Nebraska and Samuel W. w. Will
liams of Indiana were also placed be-
fore the convention for President, but
before the list of states had been COM
pleted i'll the roll call. their names
were withdrawn and Watson was NOM
mated by acclamation.
Former Senator Allen made good his
word that he would not enter into any
scramble for the nomination, and while
the nominations were being made he
twice instructed the chairman of the
Nebraska delegation to say that his
name must not go before the conven-
ton. In the face of this. however. he
received over forty votes.
Will Watson Accept.
Whether Mr.. Watson will accept the
nomination or not no one in the con-
Vention seemed to know and all efforts
70 secure some definite information
from Watson's friends failed. Watson
was quoted as saying that if the Dem
ocrats at st. Louis nominated Hearst
he would support him for President.
The platform adopted is brief and is
practical reaffirmation of the Omaha
platform of 1892. It was adopted as re-
ported by the committee without a dis
senting voice.
Former Congressman f. r. Ridgeley
Of Kansas attempted to secure the
postponement of the nomination of a
ticket until after the st. Louis conven-
tion, but the convention promptly
tabled his, resolution.
After the convention adjourned a
meeting of the national committeeman
NdS utlu anu james H. eTTlS OL
Joliet, ILL.,, was elected chairman and
Charles @. DeFrance of Lincoln, Neb,
secretary.
Was IA Long WrnneIe.
When the convention was called to
order there was long wrangle over
the report of the Committee on Gre
dentials.
The report Of the Committee on Per-
manent Organization brought forth a
storm Of protests from the fusion wing
OF the convention as the report show
ca that the Middle -of-the -1oa ders"
had secured all the officers Of the con-
vention. Robert Shilling Of Wisconsin
protested against what he termed
high handed and unfair methods"
Allie Reed OF South Dakota followed
with a similar protest. Judge w. ].
Baob Of Kansas and W. j. Baird of
Continued on Fifth Page.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-06
NOW THE GLORY OF BRYAN
CLOVIS NOT AS 1T DID OF OLD
His Waning Influence Shown When He Tries to
SWAY Committee.

interesting proceedings
ed
onet me
Manyt lines
by the instructions.
Many
wereno menw are n
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a
% a
is freely asserted will mpoize
EN- to
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The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-06
Jacksonville Inspectors Go.

Jacksonville. Fla. July 5.-Capt. will
liam A. Shaw and Capt. Charles A..
Spencer, United States inspectors, re-
spectively of hulls and Of boilers for
this inspection district have been or
dered by Supervising Inspector General
George Uhier TO New York. where they
will do duty in the inspection Of yes
sells az that port. which has been re-
Gently ordered. Capt. Shaw and Capt.
Spencer will leave for New York TO-
morrow morning.