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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-01
Conditions Along Blizzards Run.

Many inquiries are heing made as
to why action has not been taken by
Council necess lry to give the town
the benefit of the public sewer, which
was completed nearly three months
ago.
A loud protest comes from people
lHlty "a DiIHHaiu = Iun, "IuiU, -
claimed, conditions since the compile
tion of the sewer, if anything, are
worse than before. The waste matter
from the p L. Brewery, it is true, is
well taken care of and there is nothing
to complain of from that source, but
along with the waste from the brewery
the water is also carried off so that it
is only in times of rain that any wat
er al all is found in the run.
The result OF all this is that the sew
age from several dwellings, along with
highly objectionable matter from 9th
er sources, which previously contribut-
ed to poliute the stream now drains
into the comparatively empty water
way soaking the earth and throwing
of an intOlerable stencil.
The question is asked why the sewer
constructed for the public good at
big expenditure, should not be put to
immediate use, and connection made,
at least, along Billiards. run to take
in the sewage that is polluting the bed
of the stream. Conditions at present
are considered highly detrimental to
health.
In answer to these inquiries we
would state that Council has "A sewer
ordinance regulating use. rates, &C.,
under consideration. The drafting of
the ordinance is at present in the
hands of the Committee on Police and
Ordinance Other towns maintaining
sewers have been communicated with
and a great deal of useful data in this
way has been obtained Council, how
ever, with street paving, municipal
light, SC, has so much on it's hands
that it has not been able to give the
question of connecting with the sewer
the attention it would seem to merit.
The matter will no doubt come up at
the next meeting, after which an ord
nance will be pushed through as
rapidly as possible.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-01
Instruo ting Band.

Professor 9. II Stoes of this city has
taken charge of the Jerseytown Cornet
Band as instructor. Professor Stoes is
a musician of high rank and is wide
ly known as an instrnctnr.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-01

Many inquiries are heing made as
to why action has not been taken by
Council necess lry to give the town
the benefit of the public sewer, which
was completed nearly three months
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
THREE PERSONS
NOW KNOWN DEAD
Property Loss From Prairie Fires
Has Been Raised to
$5OO,OOO.

Lawton. .. II, March $50 far
cnly two deaths from The prairie fires
that swept the Niowa and Comanehe
country have been veriied-those of
DR. Harmon and an unknown boy near
here, and w. II. Meyer. near Walter.
lost his life fighting the fire.
Twelve persons We're burned, three
perhaps fatally. Those most Sc
riousIy burned are John Harmon, broth
er of Dr. Harmon; Mrs. John Hender-
son, Il widow living near Lawton, and
l. c. Strickland, sexton of the LawtOn
cemetery.
1t is estimated that 1000 persons
have been made homeless and are pen
niless. Suffering among the destitute
is intense, and the citizens of this and
adjoining towns are doing all in their
power to bring relief. The aggregate
property loss is estimated at $5OO,OOO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
ANOTHER BANKER
DIES BY OWN HAND
Frank Larue, of Corning, the Fifth
in Iowa in a Few
Months.

Des MOines, Iowa, March Crank
L. Larue, president of the Corning
State Savings bank, committed sui
eide yesterday by shooting himself.
His bank went into the hands of a re
ceiver Feb. i. Its condition was bad,
the direct failure being caused by
crop losses in that section owing to
hail and Sleet.
Several days ago an old enemy start
ed the report that Larue had forged
4 large amount of securities and used
the funds for personal purposes. The
grand jury is said To be Investigating
these charges. 1t is said his liabilities
are over S20O,G00. Larue is the fifth
Iowa banker who has committed sui
eide within n few months. George ID.
Woods. of ColfaN. G.. +. Utterbach. Of
Sigourney, George Royal, of Linn
Grove, and Charles Wood. of ST.
Charles. having taken their lives. The
majority of the banks were in bad
condition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
BUSINESS STILL
GROWING BETTER
Despite Weather Conditions, Which
Have Been UnfaVOr-
able.

New York, March 5.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
Business continued to improve, despite
the difficulty of low temperature and
high prices. Weather conditions have
been singularly unprop4tious, deep
snow retarding distribution of meT-
chandise and excessive cold delaying
the opening of spring trade and struc-
tural work. Yet retailers are making
extensive preparations and plans are
submitted for numerous building op-
erations. Railway earnings for Feb
ruary were 2.2 per cent. less than last
year, bad weather restricting traffic.
1t may be said with some degree of
assurance that the iron and steel in
Gustry has made further progress in
the right direction, and the prospect
is brighter than it has been at any
time during the winter. Gains are
small, it is true, and there are several
disturbing features, yet the presence
market promises to restore activity.
Failures this week in the United
States are 236. against 240 last week,
2S7 the preceding week and 229 the
corresponding week last year. Failures
in Canada number ~. against 22 last
week, 20 the preceding week and 16
last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05

command that a bishop shall be
sober, and have one wife,
AT least one wife," Smith interrupt
ed.
well, we don't construe it that way
in our church, said Senator Hear,
amid laughter. What L wanted to get
at is this: Now know several bishops
in our church who are bachelors. DO
you regard it a divine command that
the bishops shall have one wife or
more? What l want to know is how
you construe that commando"
Il believe the practice of polygamy
was general among the Jews at the
time the Scriptures were written said
Smith. Il believe that it was COM
manded that bishop should be Il
married man because his duties made
1t necessary th0t he should be an ex-
perienced man" and this raised u
general laugh. He declared that no
member OF the church had taught
polygamy since 1890.
What would you do if the principle
of plural marriages was publicly at
tackled ~ McComas asked. we would
defend it," said Smith.
Tayler next had batch of doctrines
from Mormon looks put into the rec
ord, and said he expected to show that
plural marriages had bee nsOlemniZed
since 1890, and that Smooth must have
had knowledge OF the fact. He read
more quotations from Mormon books
10 show that SmOot must necessarily
mo 9S a senator = tool of rho Mormon
hierarchy, and then turned Smith over
to the defense. and Worthington took
up the examination. WOrthington put
into the record the manifesto ard
many other documents which had been
ignored by Taylcr and then resumed
questioning The witness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
HAVE EXPERIENCE
ON THE ICY LANE
Three Men Try tn Save a RudderIess
Tug and Have a Time
Of it.

Sandusky, o., March ). Albert
Hahn, George Parsons and Otto Full
have reached Vermillion after spend
ing a night on the rudderless tug
Brooks. The tug broke from her moor
ings at Huron, and drifted out into the
lake several weeks ago. The three
men sighted her Thursday and walked
out on the ice, boarded the tug and
got up steam, only to find that the
rudder had been carried away. Mean
time a change in the wind carried the
tug far out into the floating ice fields.
A gale arose and the little craft was
swept by enormous seas and pounded
by floating ice. Finally the tug drifted
into q solid field of ice and the men
abandoned her, and after falling into
the chilled water many times the men
reached shore in an exhausted condi-
ton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
MINERS Reject
THE ULTIMATUM
Refuse Advice OF Officers and Take
Action That Seems to
Mean Strike.

Indianapolis, March 5.-On an aye
and nay vote the miners rejected the
operators proposition.
indianapolis. March All the ma
tional officers have advised the miners
to accept the proposition of the OPP
orators for a compromise of the wage
scale equivalent to 51s per cent re-
duction in wages.
indianapolis, March 5.-The opera
tors on the subcommittee on the scale
of wages for mining have submitted
what they say is their ultimatum, cut
ting their demand in two and asking
for a two-year scale at '-one-half of the
l. per cent. advance wages given
last year
This would make a reduction of
cents Il ton from the present scale and
a decrease for other labor of about
per cent. 1t is believed the offer of
the operators Will be accepted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
AS TO CONFLICTING LAWS
Smith Would Probably Obey Those of the
Church in such Cases.

Smith testified that the law making
polygamous cchaUitaton Il crme was
passed by the Utah territorial legisla-
ture, which WAS overwhelmingly COM
posed of MOrmons. Reference was
made to the Evans bill which passed
the Utah senate March S, 1901, and Il
few days later the house. This bill
provided that no prosecutions for
polygamous cohabitation SHOULD be in
stituted except on complaint of hus-
band or wife The bill was vetoed by
Governor Wells.
Smith had said he was in fIvOr of
the bill and was asked why. why, it
was rather i personal matter with me.
l was one of those unfortunat ate-Or
otherwise-men who had Il numerous
family, and we were made the prey of
Il prying individual who was con-
tinuOusly spying into our martial reia-
tions. l thought that if such Il law
was passed it would be a boon to my
self as well as a relief to those in
similar position, and put an end to this
continual 'spotting' of our private ar
fairs. l spoke TO a few friends about
the bill, but to none of the members
of the legislature"
Smith said that with the older men,
bers it was the effort 10 uphold the
laws, but with the younger ones-wel
they were a little hard TO control. Hoar
wanted to know what Smith would do
if the revelations confiicted with the
law. (which would you obeyE" he
asked. With NE. perhaps. the revela-
ton would be uppermOst" said Smith
Can you say perhaps to such
question:" interrupted Hoar, severely;
continuing, he asked: Suppose you
received a revelation commanding your
people TO do something which would
conflict with the law of the land.
Which would they have TO obey:'
whichever they pleased, was the
reply. There IS no compulSiOn-'
Then he read from one of the stand
ards of authority: Let no man break
the law OF the land for he that keepeth
the laws of God hath no need TO break
the law of the land" Smith, in an
swer to Senator Beveridge. said that
under the discipline that had been
maintained for the last twenty years.
the people in the Mormon church
obey the laws rather than any revelG-
ton which might be in conflict
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
Smith, Mormon Presi-
dent, Puts Church
First.
DISLIKES TO CHOOSE
Holds a Plurality of
Wives is Not Man
datory.

Washington. March ). - Interest in
committee on privileges and elections
of the protests against Senator Reed
SmOOt, of Utah, is undated. Presi-
dent Joseph +. Smith again was on
the stand. Hoar desired information
on the subject of the rights of wom-
en- in the church and whether they
hold any priestly authority. Smith said
the women are regarded as the equals
of the men in all matters of voting
but that in holding ''priestly authoIi-
ty'' women are not regarded ON the
same plane.
Plural Marriage Declared Divine.
Reading from The Desert News of
June 23, 1903, regarding a speech by
Smith at the Weber state reunion. be-
fore prominent MOrmons, Tayler asked
Smith if he was correctly reported in
saying that the doctrine OF plural mar
riagcs WAS a revelation by God TO Jo-
scph Smith. Jr., and that to reject
that would be equivalent to rejection
OF God himself. Smith said lie believed
iC as I1c uitA IlOl
consider the meeting public one, and
said he had refrained from teaching
polygamy in public.
Just to Get History Right.
Hc1r called attention TO the fact that
the speech was teaching polygamy
III private to the important ana influ-
entail gathering at the reunion. incluG
ing SmOot Smith said his statement
was merely to set right matter of
history in regard TO the president who
inauguratCd the system of plural mcr
riages. Some persons held that Brig
ham Young was the first he said,
''and knew it was Joseph Smith. and
1 brought forward my aunt, Bethsheba
w Smith, who had received the en-
dowment from Joseph Smith at Maui
VOC. She was the last living witness,
and L took that occasion to refute
false statement. 1t was Il matter OF
history and not a teaching"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER PROMISED TO
PEOPLE EARTH.

inserted into an electric circuit also
containing a microphone or telephone
earpiece-this is the principle under
lying my invention. Instead of plate
or hollow steel shell, however. there
are involved u number of small steel
cylinders varying in length, perfectly
polished inside and so arranged with
in box as TO vibrate freely. The en-
tire box Is made a part of the electric
circuit and in this circuit is also a
micrOphone or earpiece.
I'm front of the cylinder is a rcvolv-
ing disk which Is so perforated that a
light ray viii be thrown in different
directions when passing through small
holes There Is "A prism fixed behind
a revolving disk and tube containing
a lens which may be directed toward
any star
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05

play the music Of mortal composers
in a few weeks. Prof. Albertson says
he viii have his experiments brought
TO such degree of perfection that he
Will give a midnight concert at his
home for scientists and the press.
1t is a scientific fact" said Prof.
Albertson. that a light ray falling
upon the surface of small polished
steel plate for example viii produce
u tone. Graham Bell long ago demon
strated that a light ray may be used
"a conductor to carry the human
voice Ny invention merely follows
out this line of thought. ] believe
Messages from Mars VIII soon be a
reality
a tone produced from light ray
falling on polished steel plate is in
audible, however, unless the plate is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
I'm MORTAL DUEL
Two Iowa Men Fight to Death
With ReVoIVers and
Knives.
ONE DEAD, OTHER IN JAIL
Attempt Of Young Married Man to
Effect Reunion With
Wife.
NE DEAD, OTHER IN JAIL

Winterset. Iowa, March 5.-After a
terrible fight, in which pistols and
knives were freely used. John Thoron-
borough, a young married man living
near here, last night shot and instant
ly killed Fred Peacock and perhaps
fatally wounded Peacock's father
Thoropborough was terribly gashed
about the neck and face, but will re-
q yer. He iS in jail.
Came for wife.
The fight grew out of an effort ON
the part of ThoronbOrough to induce
his wife, from whom he had separa-
ted, to leave the Peacock home and
accompany him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05

New York, March 5.-Prof. c. Al
bertson. an electrical engineer whose
invention of the so-called magnet
train created a sensation in scien-
tific circles a few months ago, has in
vented an instrument which he be-
lieves is the keynote of ultimate COM
munication between the planets.
Light rays are the media for bring
ing communications with the stars
into Prof. AlbeTtson's hands From
the new invention the music and orig
inal melodies and harmonies Of the
stars may be extracted as Wen as
other sounds no mortal ever heard
before Light rays from the sun
moon. or from the remotest visible
star in space may be so utilized as to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
SUM OF $4,000 GIVEN TO
LOOK UP LABOR MOVEMENT

Madison. Wis, March J.-At con-
vocation of the Wisconsin university
President c. X. Van Hise announced
that three New York and one Chicago
man had subscribed 4 fund amounting
to $4,000. and had placed the money
at the disposal of DIR. Richard T. Ely.
director of the school of economics and
political science of Wisconsin univer-
sity, the purpose being to Investigate
the history of the labor movement and
allied social '"9vqWSats n tbs Uat.sd
States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
RIGHT TO TAKE EXTRA WIVES
Witness Says II Is PermissiVe, Not Manda-
tory-Remark About spies"

Witness Says II Is PermissiVe, Not Manda-
tory-Remark About "Spies."
Foraker wanted to know when,
where and how was the Injunction in
favor of polygamy received by the
church. What l want to know is wheth-
er the practice is arbitrary or mere
ly permissive" Smith said the reveal
tion was made to Joseph Smith, Jr., ut
NauyOO, in 1913, as TO how" Mr..
Smith called for copy of the book Of
doctrine and covenants and read part
of the revelation TO show that if one
wanted to espOuSe second virgin he
could do SO by obtaining the con ent
of the first, but that if the consent
of the first was withheld he was at
liberty to proceed without it.
1t is set forth also that where the
first refuses consent 10 share her hlls-
band with another woman she would
be destroyed" which he said was not
meant in the sense that the husband
could destroy" her. but the Lord He
admitted that thepoint about the wife's
consent might just as well be elm
mated. He held that polygamy was
not mandatory, but permissive. Over
man asked Smith if he knew whether
any one of the six poiygamist apostles
had disobeyed the law in regard to
polygamous cohabitation since the
manifesto of 1890.
i do not know" said Smith. Il
only know that they We're in the same
status of polyGamy ut the time of the
manifesto as l was myself. l do not
pry into their family affairs. l am hap
py to say that am not a spotter' or
an 'informer'. ! am not paid spy
Neither am paid spotter or in
former" retorted Overman. Yet /
know that in my town people have
children 1 think you might answer
that question without using the words
's2otter' and informer' in that man.
ner''
Il beg the senator's pardon" said
Smith. He admitted that all his pre-
decessors had been pOlysamistS in prac-
tice. and that the man chosen TO sue
ceed him was also 4 polygamist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
AMENDS BILL TO GIVE
LATITUDE TO CARRIERS

Washington, March 5.-SenatOr AL
ger has introduced an amendment 10
the postoffice appropriation bill amend
ing the provision inserted by the house
prohibiting rural carriers from engag-
ing III other business so that carriers
may carry lawful articles not author
lied to be accepted for mailing; also,
TO make contracts with publishers TO
distribute newspapers and periodicals
upon which one rate of postage has
been paid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
instructed to Favor Union.

Virginia. ILL.,, March 5.-The Sanga-
mon presbytery of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church has adjourned aft
er eIecting Rev. J. G. MOmyer, of Pc
tersburg, moderator, and Rev. George
Turner, OF Menard county, and Rev.
Joseph Hicks. of Cass county, dele
gates to the general assembly at Dal-
las, Tex, next May. They were in
structed to favor the union of the Pres
byterian and Cumberland Presbyterian
churches
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
THE WOMAN IN POLITICS:
WARRANT OUT FOR ARREST

Denver, Colo, March 5.-Jas Walsh,
Eugene T. Cummins. William Z. Con-
don and Fred Johnson have been put
on bail on a charge of having placed
1O5 fraudulent ballots in the election
box of the precinct in which they
served as election officers OH Sept. %.
a warrant has been issued for Miss
Sabina Lawn NOrthup, who served as
an election clerk in this precinct, but
she has not yet been found.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
Nebraska-DGkota Boundary.

Lincoln, Neb., March 5.-The middle
Of the channel of the Missouri river IS
the boundary between South Dakota
and Nebraska south of Union county,
S. ID. So has declared the interstate
boundary commission at meeting in
Lincoln. By the decision Nebraska
gets about 5000 acres from South Da-
kOta and the latter state gains 100
acres from Nebraska.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
Two Passenger Trains
Buried in Mon
tana.
MUST WAIT FOR THAW
Gorged Ice Cause of
Floods in Various
Places.

LcwistOw:l. Mont. March 5.-Somo.
where between here ard Lombard, no.
body knows just where, three trains,
one Il freight and two mixed paSSen-
gers, nave been buried in snow drifts
for two weeks. For three weeks the
railroad to LcwiStown, the famous
"JawDOne" road of central Montana,
running 115 miles through Fergus
county, has been completely blocked.
Snow plows with big gangs of men
have been bUckiEg the drifts night
and day, but snow fails almost daily.
The missing trains have not been
reached, and it is probable that they
will not be until Il thaw sets in. The
two mixed trains carried about twen-
ty passengers. The crew of the freight
train managed to reach Harlowtown
and procure provisions, and it is hoped
that the Snow-bound passengers on the
other trains have succeeded in reach
ing some of the ranches where they
are being taken care Of.
Brief Stories of Flood.
L ds AlttICl L llC
Susquehanna river is gorged for sew
eral miles below Harrisburg and has
eached height of several feet above
the danger mark. There is Il heavy
flow of ice up the river which is crowd
ing down upon this city, and serious
trouble all along the river is feared.
Fremont, Neb., March 5.-The Platte
river is over its banks here, with much
territory flooded, but by the liberal
use of dynamite the ice has started to
move and the worst at this place is
thought to be over. The most serious
property loss resulting from the over
flow of the Platte river was the drown
ing of 1,GOO sheep belonging to y. IL.
SchreinPr.
Steubenvile, O., March g. - Houses
in the lowlands in every town in the
county are flooded and all manufactur-
ing industries along the river have been
forced to cease operations by the high
water.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
CROFT RECEIVES
SAME SENTENCE
$1O,OOO-GiVes Bond
for Appeal.

Washington. March 5.-Justice Prit-
chard today overruled the motion of
Samuel y. Croft. one of the recently
convicted defendants in the postoffice
trial, and sentenced him to two years
in the penitentiary and to pay fine
of $4,000. Croft Immediately furnish
ed bond for $4,000 pending an appeal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
Arrested for sIurderIng ais Father.

Eau Claire, Wis, March 5.-On the
finding of the coroner's jury at Au-
gIsta Bernard Wieske, aged IS, has
been arrested charged with the murder
of his aged father, Michael Wieske.
The prisoner was brought to Jail here.
The old man was shot twice, clubbed
with a cane hook, the body dragged
into his home, and the place partly dy-
namited and the house destroyed by
fire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-05
A Bridge Falls Under
Weight of Two
Engines.
EIGHT REPORTED DEAD
The Accident at Yellow
Creek on Cleveland
& PittSburg.

Cleveland, March Eight lives are
reported to have been lost today as n
result of two engines on the Cleve-
land & Pittsburg road going through
Il bridge over Yellow creek. near Iron
dale.
Caused by High Water.
The bridge had been weakened by
high water and collapsed when the
engines ran on il.