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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-02
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. lEn-
tered at the postofice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-02

In about three days more the Baltic
fleet will be shooting at pink sea ser
penis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-02
VAL LIABLE DONATION TO
ROCK ISLAND LIBRARY
Miss Mildred Tegeler Gives Collection
of 195 German Classics
Meeting of Board.

At the regular monthly meeting o.
the Rock Island library board last
evening the announcement was made
by the librarian, Miss Ellen Gale. that
Miss Mildred Tegeler had presented 10
the institution a valuable collection of
1S5 volumes of German classics. The
board expressed its gratitude TO the
donor with the following resolution:
Resolved. That the library board
extend its thanks TO Miss Mildred
Tegeler for the gift of library of 49,
volumes of German classics, prose and
poetry, and express hope that others
may emulate this worthy example"
The following bills were allowed:
Art Metal Construction company. for
S15S.SO.
T. II. Smart. So.
Rock Island Sand & Gravel company,
S51O9.
Union Ice G Coal company, $615.
Library bureau. 1918.
Expenses, S195.
Salaries. $3.50.
The librarians report for month #
nNrnhnr i.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-02

BY THE J. w. POTTER co.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02
NEGRO LAD
RECEIVERS
HIS SPEECH
COlOr0d Youth, Bereft
Of Voice, Finds
His Tongue.
Special Dispatch to Tho Call.


GALVESTON, Tex. July 1-Julian
Renfro. the young negro whose sensa-
tional loss of the faculty of speech in
Chicago was duly chronicled by the
papers all over the country, recovered
his speech this afternoon at his home.
where he has been quietly living ever
since his return from Chicago and New
Orleans. where several specialists in
terested themselves in his case.
According to eye-witnesses Renfro's
restoration to speech was equally as
sensational as the loss. Last week Rem
fro wrote on a slip OF paper in reply to
a question as to when he expected to
regain his speech that he would regain
it this afternoon at o'clock. How he
knew this or why he was so certain of
the fact is not vouchsafed. Precisely
at the hour mentioned and with the
members of his family ranged about
him, confident that the prediction would
come true, Renfro opened his lips and
shouted, rather than uttered. the words.
THE Lord be praised" The assembled
friends and relatives set up wild,
emotional shouting Renfro's lips con-
tinued to work, and those nearest him
heard the words of the twenty-third
Psalm. Fervent prayers and thanks
giving for the young negro came from
those present.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02
THIRD RAIL
BOTHERING
OFFICIALS
Strange Force Keeps
a ROadbed Out
OF Order.
Special Dispatch to The call.

TACOMA, Wash. July 1.-The third
rail of the Interurban Railroad be-
tween Tacoma and Seattle is moving
in the direction of Tacoma at the rate
Of two feet each year. The movement
of the rail is causing the company
considerable trouble and if it con-
tinues will become very embarrassing.
Chief Engineer Bosworth has given
the matter careful study, but is unable
TO. solve the mysterious phenomenon.
After careful watching he has found
that the third rail moves faster in hot
than in cold weather and say that dur
ing very warm days it has moved as
much as two inches in the direction of
slightly.
The force that is moving the rail is
apparently irresistible. In many
places along the line the ties imbedded
in the roadbed are pushed along by
the rail. requiring additional section
work to keep the road in order. Some
unexplained mystery Of electric energy
is charged with the cause.
A greater part of the distance be-
tween Tacoma and Seattle the third
rail is laid on the east side of the
track. Engineer Bosworth has noticed
that on small portions of the rail at
switches and elsewhere where the
third rail is on the west side of the
track il moves toward Seattle.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02

ARE LEFT
TO STARVE
Those Who ESCAPED
Massacre Are
Destitute.
Special Dispatch to III. Call.

CONSTANTINo2LE, July 1lTur-
kish duplicity is playing havoc with
the refugees Of the recent massacres
at Sassoun. After the palace had teIe-
graphed the Governor General of Bit
lis to establish the Armenians on the
plain Of Mush, the council of Ministers,
pretending acquiescence in foreign
pressure, directed that those who liked
should be permitted to return to their
villages among the mountains. Those
villages, however. no longer exist. The
homes to which the outcasts received
permission to return have long since
vanished in smoke.
The refugees massed on the plain Of
Mush are mostly women, children and
old men. The majority of the able
bodied men who opposed the troops
have been killed or have fled. The
refugees, reduced by hunger and hard
ship, are without means of travelling
and are completely destitute.
The Turks seek to evade responsibil
ity for the people they have turned
adrift by issuing official permits that
they know to be worse than worthless
to the recipients The Governor Cen
eral Of Bitlis has been removed be-
cause he was wanting in energy"
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02
PONDEROUS WHEELS CRUSH
LIFE OUT OF TEXAS YOUTH
Ambitious Young Man Meets Terrible
Death While Acquiring Practical
knowledge of Machinery.

GALVESTON, Tex. July Harry
Meyer, the 17-year-old son of Colonel
and Mrs. ]. w. Meyer of Belton, met
with a most horrible death last night.
The young man, who was working in
the power-house at Belton in order TO
secure practical knowledge of cleo
trical engineering, slipped and fell on
shaft. Although he struggled with
all his might TO release himself, his
PROSTATE position rendered his ef-
forts futile and when he realized that
he was being borne to a terrible death
he uttered pitiful cries for help. but
no one could hear him. His fellow
workmen saw him going through the
death trap and some ran to his as
sistance, while others stopped the ma
chinery. but all were too late When
the body was liberated it was found
that the unfortunate lads back and
neck were broken and that he was
terribly mutilated.
The deceased belonged to one of the
wealthiest and most aristocratic fam
lilies in the State.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02
Naval Engagement in
Progress Near
Port Arthur.
Russian Cruisers BOmbard
WOnSOn, but Shells Do
Little Damage.
Fleet Is Now Outside the Harbor and
Another Attack on the Town Is
Feared by the Residents.

CHEFU, July 1, $3.50 p. m.-What
should prove to be decisive naval en-
gagement was in progress at 1 o'clock
this afternoon midway between Chefu
and Port Arthur.
The steamer Chefu, which has ar
rived here, passed within fifteen miles
of the Japanese feet. consisting OF two
battleships and four cruisers, all ac-
lively engaged. The Russian feet was
not seen, but the distance of the Jap
anese from land precludes the posi-
bility of any attack on the land bat
teries. The captain of the Chefu says
he heard terrific explosion, but was
unable 70 discern whether a Japanese
or Russian ship was affected. The bat
tie is held here to confirm the Chinese
report that only four of the larger
Russian warships were at Port Arthur
last night.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02
LADS START
TO ia Y All
IN A YAWL
Two Portland School
boys Will Brave
Dangers.
Special Dispatch to III. Can.


PORTLAND, Ore, July LIN a
twenty -five-foot single sticker two
Portland schoolboys have started on a
voyage for Honolulu by way of San
Francisco. Late this evening they ar
rived at Astoria and tomorrow early
will see them on the sea.
Glen d. Cayler and Harry Kinney are
the youths who will attempt a feat
never yet undertaken in so frail a
craft. Glen is the captain and pro-
moter of the scheme. while his chum,
Harry, is the crew, though he is the
owner of the craft in which the voyage
is to be made. The captains father is
a prominent wholesale commission
yacht with all necessaries from money
he has earned himself. The boys
moored the little craft beneath the JEFF
ferson- street bridge on June %, and
hand-over- hand lowered their small
stock of supplies with the aid of ropes.
The loading took most of the day.
Next morning the lads induced the
owners of a launch to give them a lift
to the mouth of the Willamette. When
last seen they were sailing down the
Columbia on Monday morning. At that
time everything was going nicely.
Twice since the departure of the lit
tie craft, which is named The Portland,
Mr.. Cayler has received letters from
his son. One of these communications
from st. Helens. was made at that
town on the 25th. 1t contained about
twenty-five words and said everything
was 90 k
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02
HEAVY LOSS ON BOTH SIDES.
Official Confirmation of Lively En-
gagement Near Port Arthur.

gagement Near Port Arthur.
ST. PETERSBURG, July In
view of the reports of heavy rains at
the theater of war the general staff
thinks the Japanese advance on Hal
cheng has been suspended. One War
Office report says that fifteen minutes
rain flooded the valley near Kaichou
and that several men and horses were
drowned and considerable quantities
of stores were lost.
Official confirmation has been re-
ceived Of the dispatch from Mukden
saying heavy fighting was reported to
have taken place near Port Arthur on
June 26, resulting in the Russian with
drawal from Guinsanshan after a
severe loss on both sides.
The Foreign Office has a dispatch
dated June 80 which announces that
the Russian warships safely re-en-
tered Port Arthur after the fight on
June 23 and that not one of them
was damaged.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02

WCNSON, Thursday, June 80, via
Seoul, Friday, July 1, 0:3O p. NAT
daybreak to-day seven torpedo boats
sank steamer launch in the harbor,
339 shots at the ships and town No
tOrpedoes were used, only small guns.
The damage to the town was slight.
There were no casualties. The Rus
sian fleet, of three cruisers and seven
torpedo-boats, is now outside the har-
Dor and further bombardment is
feared.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02
OFFER NO RESISTANCE.
Japanese Evacuate Dalin Pass When
Russians Advance

HAICHENG, June 80 delayed in
transmission).- The Japanese evacua-
ton of Dalin Pass was made without
any resistance. After the battle of
June q. when the Russians retired.
the Japanese threw forward patrols
within eight miles of Haicheng.
On June rs the Russians reinforced
the Dalin position, but the Japanese
promptly retired and took up a posi-
ton on a hill TO the right of Dalin
Pass.
1t IS believed that this movement is
a feint for the purpose of misleading
the Russians as to the real position of
the Japanese force.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02
Cuban American Treaty Ratified

WASHINGTON, July 1.-Secretary
Hay and Minister Quesada to-day ex-
changed Publications of the permanent
treaty between America and Cuba, en-
bodying the Platt amendment
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02
WILL INSPECT TROOPS.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 1.-Grand
Duke Vladimir. by order of the Car
will proceed to Novgorod on July 5
to inspect the general condition of the
First Army Corps.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02
Carnenter,s Fan Is EntaI

LOS ANGELES. July William
Olds, carpenters helper, fell sixty
feet from a scaffold at the Belasco
Theater building to-day and landed on
his head. He was instantly killed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02

War News Continued on Page 2.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02
KAMIMURA TRAPS AND ATTACKS V-ADIVOSTOK SQUADRON;
KUROPATKIN DRIVES JAPANESE FORCES FROM DALIN PASS

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The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02
TIE rHEArEEs.

Administration Of Fortune
Central-'Power OF the Cross
Chutes-Vaudeville.
Tischer's-"The Mormons."
Grand-"Du Barry"
orpheum-vaudevt11e.
TivoH-"Robin Hood"
Mattnees at all theaters, to-
day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02
Is LEFT BEHIND.


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The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02

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The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02
THE WEATHER.

Forecast made at San Fran
cisco for thirty hours ending
Midnight, July 2, 1904:
San Francisco and vicinity
Fair Saturday, except cloudy In
the morning. fresh west winds
G. II. WILSON,
Local Forecaster.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-05-13
CONDENSED TeLEoRAMs,

a house In Progresso. Yucatan. has
been raided by the police. who captured
two Americans by the name OF Ford
and Williams. who were caught manu-
featuring counterfeit money.
The treasury department has award
led to the Galesburg Gas Il Electric
Light Co. the contract for the insAlla-
lion OF steam-heating apparatus In the
public building at Galesburg. III.
Inc artillery band 1.-THE ~Zapadores),
the band selected to represent Mexico
Mt the musical contests al The 81. Louis
Exposition, VIII leave there Tor that city
June J. IL Is composed OF y. select
musicians.
carlisle ID. Graham. who earned fof
himself the sobrianet OF Hero OF the
Niagara" by his frequent trips through
the whirlpool rapids In a barrel. Is go
Ing abroad. and VIII make nm attemt
TO swim the English channel.
Contrary TO what has been deemed
probable n general strike OF all union
bakers In New England wao not or
dered NJ the convention OF the Massa-
chusetts state branch OF the Bakery
ana confectionery workers, held nj
Boston on the 9Th.
The treasury warrant for siO.Ooo 600
To be delivered 10 j. y. Morgan n Co. OF
New YORK. on account OF the Panama
canal purchase. was taken 10 that city
on the 9Th by Secretary OF the Treasury
Shaw. II was delivered by the secre-
ltury To MORGAN A Co. ON the 9th.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-05-13
MIsCEI.LANEOus.

The tornado that swept northwest
Texas. on the night OF the 9Th. killed
Mrs, Mary Wagley. her daughter Anna
ard a. Anthony ut Moran. A dozen
persons were seriously injured. At
Putnam one man was killed and ono
woman injured. There were casualties
nj other points.
A London dispatch OF the 9th said:
Port Arthur is completely cut of BY
land and sea, One great japanese army
OF $4,000 men and 1876 guns Is landing.
or has landed at Pitsewo. about fifty
miles northeast OF the doomed fortress.
and already nm equally powerful corps
han reached Kin Chow. on the east
side OF the Lalo Tung peninsula.
while at the south Admiral Togo has
shut the sea gates on the Russian
stronghold
On the 9Th Joseph Gibbs. a passenger
on a Union Pacific train. was killed
In attempting to board the train. He
was on the way from his California
home to Pittsburg.
In a FIRE that destroyed the Hotel
Turret, a two-story wooden structure.
at Turret. a mining camp II miles
north OF Salida, Col, ON the 9th, Ray
mond Cooks. a young miner. was
burned TO death. and six other per-
sons had n narrow escape from being
cremated.
Tho navy department having do
clined to grant q third trial for tho
ara.t.A. nnnxnr ~. ,,as.nt ,u.. .I.tt.,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-05-13
TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Personal AND POLITICAL

The war department has concluded
% ignore the charges made by Capt j..
=. Walker, United States army. TO-
tired, against Col. Mills. superintendent
Of the West Point military academy.
and n recommendation that no further
action be taken was submitted 10 Sec
Rotary Taft.
when they found that the isolation
OF Forth Arthur was inevitable. Vice
roy Alexier and Grand Duke Boris
hastily gathered up all important doc
umcnts and surplus money. loaded
what field artillery there was on to 4
train and retreated to Mukden, leav-
ing Gen. Stoesscl to hold tho bag till
the Japs should relieve him.
Fearing to stand the new trial that
might have been granted him. Curtis
Marcum and Town Marshal Cockrill
Of Jackson. Ky. has dismissed his ap-
peal and accepted he life sentence
given him for the murder OF Marcum.
After an absence Of 80 years. during
which time he has served tho country
OF his adoption In both peace and war.
Gen. Peter j. OstcrhauH arrived In 81.
Louis. on the night of the 9Th. and was
warmly welcomed by many of his old
comrades In arms.
The funeral Of Mauraus Jokal. the
Hungarian novelist. who died Of In
Illumination oi the lungs AT Buda Pest.
On the 9th. will be made a state AFFAIR.
Representatives OF the powers. at
pckin. according TO good authority.
without exception nrc rocking TO make
the Chinese government observe strict
neutrality.
on tho 9Th George W. Parker. OF san
Francisco. president Of the Pacific
Coast Gypsum Co. was run down by
an automobile and probably fatally In
jured. His shoulder and three ribs
were broken.
An injunction was issued by Judge
Tuley. In Chicago. IN the 9TH. restrain
Ing the Woman's Catholic Order of
Forcstcrs from holding The biennial
convention Of the order at Minneapolis.
May 10. The datc named. II was
charged. would prevent the attendance
OF many who wished to attend.
Kuhn. Loeb a. Co. announced that
tho Hong Kong and Shanghai banking
corporation and PARIS bank. limited.
Of London. has purchased from TIA
Japanese government ei0.000, 600. sew
en- year six per cent. treasury notes,
redeemablc nfter three years at thl
option Of the government. and secured
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-05-13
ANOTHER rui:,TEn FIRE.
interior OF the Curtis Th~atr at
Denver, Coi.. Destroyed.

Denver, Col. May S.-Thc Interior Of
the Curtis theater. which had Just been
newly equipped. was destrc.'ed by Ere
that started ON the stage at ESQ n m.
All the travelling equipment, costumes
and scenery OF the May Howard ca
t~ravaeanza company, which was show
ing at tho theater. was burned.
The total loss IL estimated at $751;
600 The fire Is believed to have start
ed from an improperly insulated cleo
trio wire.
For n time the fire threatened To
spread to the Chicago hotel. where the
May Howard company and a number
Of others ale que ~, Heroic effort OF
the nremen which was especially d.
rected toward the hotel, prevented the
fire from spreading, however.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-05-13

Gen. Ostorhaus Ia m honored name
In the history of 81. Louis and In thu,
Of the section In q time that tr,ed
mems soul. After an absence OF many
years abroad. the general IL oncc more
In that city, whore he met with a
heartfelt welcome, From q positian Is
officer In n Missouri volunteer rcgl-
mcnt. Gen. ostcrhaus rose To a major
Eencrnlship and the command OF a
corps. lie saw inccfsant hard service
from the battle ~ Wilson's creek 10
the surrender Of Kirby Smith, The
high compliment can be paid him that
he was both q safc and n brilliant of.
lcer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-05-13

Tho entirely successful opening OF
the Louisiana Purchase exposition n
ST. Louis Is u sourcc Of great pleasure
TO Its promoters. \ good start, under
bright skies. was n happy omen, II Ia
remarked that all The exhibits are not
In place. but more are ready than any
person can inspect In an ordinary visit.
The buildings arc a glorious study In
architecture and art, and the shifting
scenes on the two square miles incloscd
are intensely novel and interesting.
The fair Will not be precisely the same
on any two days, II Is at this moment
the most absorbinsly entertaining
place In the world. There IL no need
to walt, The fair, the creation Of years
Of effort, Is magnificent now,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-05-13
CURRENT NEWS ITEMS.

A bill has been introduced in the
German reichstag which would aware
damages to all persons u~njustly ar.
rested.
Fire at indianapolis, Ind, caused o
loss Of $4,000 to the Wisconsin Paper
Co. and Climax Coffee and Baking
Powder Co.
Reports from the storm-swept area
OF Texas are as yet incomplete. but IL
II bclievd that At least 90 persons lost
their lives.
Father Schilllng. pastor Of tho
Church Of Our Lady Of Perpetual Sue
cor, st, Louis. was found dead In bed
by his curate.
The nmity OF nations Is shown at
Won Hohenlohe were entertained In the
French pavilion.
Mrs. Daniel Manning. president OF the
Worlds fair board OF lady managers,
received a sllver-mounted savcl from
the members OF the board.
ID, J. Sully testified AT the bankrupt
cy proceedings In New York that Ed
win Hawley was n partner In the deal
to corner the cotton market.
In the last week women have stolen
from the unwary In ST. Louis more
thaa $4,000. The police are making
efforts to round up the thieves.
The navy department refused tt
grant n third trial for the cruiser Den.
yer, and II has been delivered TO the
government under the contract.
The first issue Of the Lawton (okla.)
Daily Constitution came out Friday
The Constitution Is a democratic paper
and Is edited by, n. w. Smails.
The sultan OF Jolo. In the Philip.
pines. expects to visit the Worlds fai,
after he has put down a rebellion ano
secured the head OF Datto Asan
Delegates 10 the biennial convention
In Washington Of the National Society
OF Colonial Danes OF America were re,
ceived, Friday. by President Roosevelt
Minister Thompson cables the state
department that Brazil threatens t.
resort to arms unless Peru withdraws
her troops from the disputed territory
Bishop Stephen Merrill, after serv'
Ing the Methodist Episcopal church for
80 years. has rendered his resignation
TO the general conference in session a
Los Angeles. Gals
Fifteen postal stations Just outsid,
the corporate limits OF st. Louis hav,
been discontinued by the post once
department 1t is said they were e.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-05-13

James Henry. 30 wears old. was cap
turcd near West Fall. and is now In
fail at Macon for violation Of q ban
ishment order by the circuit court.
Henry was before the court In April,
1909. and pleaded guilty to the charge
Of attempting to Kill his old mother
with IN ax. lie had knocked her down,
md was standing over her with the
weapon raised when n ncighbor ran TO
her rescue and wrenched the ax out Of
the sons hands. Horny was banishcd
from the state for L year. but refused
to obey the order OF the court and
managed to dodge the officers until he
was shot during a quarrel with q sa'
loonkeepor. lie will be kept In jail
for the term he vas banished.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-05-13

Tho canal property ut Panama has
been taken possession Of by tho Unit
cd States. and The Stars and Stripes
arc waving a. the lsthmus. Thls'ls the
last formally attending the transfer
Of ownership. From this time onward
the United States viii occupy and gov
ern the zone through which the canal
will run. extending between the two
oceans. American sovereignty In CO.
tnbllahod along that belt OF land.
which liz by far tho most important
part OF the entire region between
North aud South America.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-05-13

OF all the testimony given in the
Smoot Investigation at Washington,
the most important was that given by
Judge o. W. Powers. of Utah. Brigham
Roberts and Patriarch Cannon sub.
Stimulated President Smiths testimony
as TO the lwlessncss u the Mormons
with regard to polygamy, Judge Pow
ers went into the more vital aspects OF
this matter, There Ia a worse thing
than polygamy about Mormonism."
Judge Powers told The committee. 1T
v the un-American domination Of the
hierarchy, requiring Its followers to
accept the word Of Its leaders as the
word OF God, interfering In politics and
working socially TO attain ends that
are antagonistic TO American lnstitu.
tons"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-05-13

The solemn. crushing vengeance that
overlook Lieut.. Col. Hanzoku, of tho
japanese general itan-thc modern
Benedict Arnold was appalling. lie
was condemned and he was not al
lowed to communicate with his family
or tn Kill himself. but he was shot
within the palace walls and his body
buried OF the edge az a mo1t aud the
grave lcveled with the earth. Not n
word Of his fate has appeared In the
Japanese press. His personality has
been oblltorated and his name IL never
again to be mentioned In Japan.