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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-19
Defendant * Wealthy.
THE PEORIA NEWS, GIVES UP
Managers Have First journalistic Ex-
perience, Which is Costly.

The Peoria Evening News. which
shone brightly in the newspaper firm
|ament of the Distillery city for a few
months, has gone by the boards. The
following obituary appears in the Pc
Oria Herald-Transcript:
Yesterday afternoon. after the last
copy had rolled off its press. the PEG
ria Evening News gasped and died.
While Coroner Harper has not yet
made an investigation. the evident
cause of death was hamilton: in other
words. lack of sustenance. 1t was not
the intention of the officers of the pa
per to discontinue its publication
They are all hopeful. buoyant fellows.
and believed IT could be kept alive on
wind. and toned up with nerve. for at
the start with one exception. they
were not veteran newspaper men. For
the only actual newspaper man in the
business much sympathy is expressed
by the profession. That lone individ-
nal is Paine. an ardent soul who came
here from Pana with $4,000 and who
will 90 back without IT, He left a pay
ing newspaper property there to take
up an uncertainty here. and was made
its managing editor. To do him JUS
tice. he got out a very attractive paper
The News lacked sufficient cash re-
sources and had no credit. It had
money enough to pay for its first car
load of paper. and after that was gone
il fed its press on the installment plan.
getting one roll at a time out of bond,
las il We're. Stock was sold to keep il
going. and there are some thirty or
forty people in town who own each a
share or two. Some of the stock was
sold during the latter part of last week
and those who bought never saw
money disappear 50 quickly.
The Peoria Evening News was pro
noted by J. p. Fritze. who first got
next TO the plant at Fort Madison. la.
and ran a paper there for few weeks.
When ii failed he loaded the plant on
i freight car and brought il TO Peoria
re-established it in the 800 block. Lib
erty street, next TO an undertakers He
was general manager OF the concern
and r. f. Crimson, a real estate man.
was president of the company. These
men. and the other stockholders not
familiar with the newspaper business.
did not want 10 lie down. but the sus-
pension came yesterday when all the
.employes in all the departments walked
out. They had not been paid for weeks
and while the paper might have lived
M wind and nerve they could not. Yes
rerday the ScripQs-McRae dispatch peo-
pie cut of the sheets telegraph ser
vice and the employees knew that the jig
was up As soon as the issue of yes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-19
Is TO TELL HIS
STORY TONIGHT
II. M. Nc Caskrin Opens Batteries
on Candidate j. K.
Scott
ON THE MARKET SQUARE
Declares He is Not Standing Alone
in His Party in Present
Campaign.

H NJ. McCaskrin is scheduled 10
make the first of his public speeches
attacking the candidacy of John X.
Scott for the office of states attorney
on Market square this evening at \
o'clock.
The allegations made by Mr.. Nc
Caskrin in his challenge 10 Mr.. Scott.
regarding the latter's political alliance.
naturally created considerable of a
sensation in both Rock Island and Mo
line last evening. with the likely re
suit of large Outpouring of people to-
night to hear the definite details and
proof that the speaker promises to
present.
Is Not Standing Alone.
1T might surprise some people to
learn of the members of my own.
the republican party, who are stand
ing at my back in this movement -
said Mr. McCaskrin, speaking of his
proposed campaign. This is not a pO-
litical affair 1t is the discharge of
duty that every citizen owes To the
community where he believes he is in
possession of evidence such as the
people should have the benefit of, and
propose to handle the subject as il
ought to be. In a word | want the
people to know what | know, and then
| they may Judge for themselves as the
actual existence of the combination OF
which | speak"
In First Ward Tomorrow Night.
Mr.. McCaskrin, as has been an
nounced. will follow his address or
Market square this evening by speech
cs in the First ward tomorrow nigh
and in the Seventh ward the succeed
ing night. Saturday afternoon anC
evening he will carry his campaign Il
the south end of the county. and the
early part of next week he will dS<ote
| to Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-19
CASES IN POLICE COURT
F. Surch, Stranger, May Know
About East Moline Tragedy.

7. f. Burch, a rough looking charac-
ter who claims to hail from Grand
Rapids. Mich, was arrested this morn
ing at an early hour by officer Bowes,
and was fined $25 and costs by Magis-
trate Johnson. Burch CINE into town
yesterday and his actions aroused the
suspicious of the police. He claimed
that he had just arrived in town yes
terday. and that he had gone to Moline
to inquire at the city hospital after
the condition of O'Connor, the victim
of the saloon brawl in East Moline.
II was on this point that Burchs story
went TO pieces. and he soon became en-
tangled so that it was evident that he
knew more about the affair at East
Moline than he cared to tell. He re-
sisted and abused the officer when he
was arrested, and he was sent to the
county Jail, to serve out the fine and
costs. In the meantime an investiga-
ton will be made to learn just what
connection he might have had with the
tragedy in East Moline.
Eva Evans became troublesome near
Spencer square about 3 o'clock this
morning. She was fined 81.
Genevieve Scott and w Walker.
colored couple from Davenport, were
arrested at an early hour this morn
ing. Genevieve was fined SO. while
her escort was assessed 50.
Mary Speedy a little dusky maiden
of some 200 pounds. was arrested this
morning by Detective Canes and was
fined SO on a charge of disOrderly
conduct
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-19
Run Over by Wagon.

Leo White. 1890 Twentieth street.
fell off a grocery wagon on which he
was riding at Eighth avenue and
Eighteenth street at noon today. The
front wheel passed over his body, and
he was rendered unconscious and
bruised considerably. but no bones
were broken. DR. G. G. Craig Jr., was
called 10 attend him and the injured
boy was removed to his home in the
city ambulance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-19
Find Tarantula.

a clerk at L. c. Pfoh's grocery on
Third avenue. while handling a bunch
If bananas this morning. came across
4 full grown tarantula, the bite of
which is deadly. The insect was busy
nursing a cocoon and was placed in a
jar. 1t was presented 10 the high
school laboratory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-19
Broke Into His House.

s. lie Quinn, of Cavendish, Vt, was
robbed Of his customary health by in
yasion Of chronic constipation. When
Dr.. Kings New Life Pills broke into
MS house, his trouble was arrested and
now he's entirely cured. They're guar
anteed to cure. % cents at Hartz &
Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-19
GlLLAPP MERELY
THE HIRED HAND
Mrs. Smith Says He Takes Job
With Consent of His
Wife.
BUGGY RIDES AND DANCES
James Goes Along, But Simply as Paid
Escort Trial NearS
End.

Mrs. Myra A Smith. of Pleasant
Valley, testified III the circuit court
yesterday afternoon tnat James Gil
lapp. whose divorced wife is suing her
for $4,000 damages for the alleged
alienation of his affections. was SIM
ply her hired man. and that the rela-
tons between the two were nothing
more than those of employee and en-
Dloyer.
Gillapp received his pay regularly
lOr the work he performed on her
premises, and while he had driven her
Jut in a buggy ana had accompanied
ler to dances, as claimed by the plain
iff. he was only playing the role of
the hired man. and there was always a
third party along on those occasions.
The defendant testified further that
iil!app had taken a position with her
with the full consent of his wife, and
hat the understanding was that Mrs.
iillapp, who was then a resident of
Rock Island, was to come to Pleasant
Valley. where she and her husband
we're to rent cottage near to his
work
Meant to Shake Hubby:
MIS-. Mary hunkle, OF South ROCK
island, mother of the defendant. cor
robOrated her daughter in her testi-
nOny as to the conditions under which
Gillapp was stopping at her home, and
added that she heard the plaintiff make
| he statement that she did not intend
living with her husband any longer, and
that she knew of no better plan of
| Kidding herself of his companionship.
Mrs. Kunkle stated that Gillapp went
to work for her daughter at the request
said. had herself BEEN derelict
Clara NOyes formerly a resident OF
WATERFOWL, testified to having seen
| Gillapp and the defendant out buggy
riding together. The plaintiff, who is
now Miss Lydia Benson, denied that
the conversation referred to by Mrs
kunkle had ever taken place. and that
| her husband went to live at the home
Of the defendant in the face of her pro
| tests.
| Defendant * Wealthy.
| The defendant. who was Mrs. Skin
ner. having remarked since her al.
| legged alliance with GilIapp. is under.
stood to be worth $4,000. owning 81
acres of land adjacent to New Shops
that she is having plated into lots
| The taking of testimony was finish
ed shortly after 10 O'Clock this morn
ing. II is expected that the case will
be given TO the jury this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-19

Capt. George Tromley, Sr., another
If the veteran Mississippi pilots, has
joined the silent majority. He passed
away Sunday at his home in LIE Claire,
iowa. He was born at Montreal, Can
ada, Dec. Is, 1928. coming TO America
Then a lad. He first resided at St
.-ouis, and there gained love for the
river. Almost his entire life was de
'oted to steamboating. He leaves his
wife and three children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-19
OBITUARY..

Mrs Arthur J. Sites. who was born
in Rock Island county March II. 1883.
IS dead at her home near Geneseo. Her
name before marriage was Mary Ida
Taylor. The husband and two chill
dren, her father. H. r. Taylor. and
i've brothers survive. The funeral will
take place at Geneseo tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-19
Socialist candidate to speak.

5. Block. Of Peoria. socialist candi-
late for attorney general. is 10 discuss
the issues of the campaign at the y.
NJ. c. A. auditorium tomorrow even
ing. There will be no admission
charge
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08

last winter. and that the firm has made
efforts for several months to get this
jewelry or its money equivalent back.
Mrs. Chadwick paid a part of the debt
recently it is said, and her obligation
now amounts to about $4,000.
Robert kirkpatrick, the credit man of
the firm, verified the report that this
money was still due from Mrs. Chadwick
today. He said the FIRMS lawyer had
been to Cleveland and recovered some OF
the jewelry. John Kirkpatrick, junior
member of the firm, was asked whether
it was true that Mrs. Chadwick had
used the names of either Mrs. John
Rockefeller, or Mrs. John Jacob Astor
in securing credit. He said:
'She did not pose as either Mrs. Rookie
Teller of Mrs. Astor. Whether she used
these names 1 am not at liberty at pres
ent to say"
Receiver Frank Lyon OF the Citizens
National bank, of Oberlin, said to the
Associated Press tonight that the arrest
Of Mrs. Chadwick merely came '1n the
natural course of events
He declined to say what effect the
arrest would have on the affairs of the
Citizens bank, nor would he say wheth-
err the embezzlement referred to in the
warrant was in connection with the
Oberlin institution.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08
WALTHOUR GIVES
HIS SIDE OF CASE
FIVE OF THE BEST TEAMS IN
THE BIG RACE IN NEW YORK
QUIT THE TRACK AND ARE
SUSPENDED.

New York December 7.--Angry because
they believed the race was being unfair
ly conducted, and because methods which
they allege to be wrong allowed other
riders to gain lap upon them, five teams
in the six day bicycle race at Madison
square garden, including some of the
best riders competing in the event, quit
the race early today.
The 1--WE which quit, were Walthour and
Munroe, Bedell Brothers, Maya and New
kirk, Mclean and Bower and Butler
and Moran. All of them were the best
in the contest and among those heavily
backed to win the prize.
The trouble was precipitated by the
most exciting period of riding which the
race had thus far given, when Root and
Dorton followed the latter by Stol and
Vanderstuyft succeeded in gaining a lap
on their opponents. Walthour, who act
ed as spokesman for the five dissatisfied
teams declare that the members of those
teams relieved each other at intervals,
not allowed by the rules especially in the
case of Stol and Vanderstuft.
Walthour as the spokesman for the sus-
pended riders gave out their version of
the trouble resulting In their withdrawal.
He said:
Root and Dorton gained their lap
honestly. / have no ground for complaint
against them, and none of us have. 1t
is entirely against the unjust scoring of
Stol and Vanderstuyft that we are fight
ing. AS a matter of fact, they should
be a lap behind, instead Of one ahead.
1t was this way:
when Dorton and Root had gained
their lap both Stol and Vanderstuyft
We're on the track making changes. 1 car
ried the bunch along in an effort to catch
the leaders. Dorton and Root and in do
ing so hit up such fast pace that l
succeeded in tapping all of the team
except three. Those three were the Be-
dell brothers. Butler and Moran, and
Dorton and Root. We rode along after
that slowly, knowing that we had Tapped
the others, and what was our surprise
when the score was posted to find Stol
and Vanderstuyft posted lap ahead.
Then came our protest, and you know
the rest"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08
PLANT
RUSHING ORDERS
SHIPPING PIPE TO PANAMA FOR
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
FIGHT FOR PosTMAsTERsHlP
ALREADY BEGUN.

Bessemer, December 7.-(SpeciaL) 1.-THE
United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foun-
dry company shipped twenty-five car
loads of pipe to Panama last night from
its plant located in this city This is
only one of the many shipments that the
government has purchased from the COM
pany and that go forward between now
and the next six months.
The cars went over the Southern rail-
way via Mobile and will go direct to Co
Ion. In accordance with the contract
between the company and the govern
ment, the pipe was wrapped on the
end with hay rope in order to avoid the
risk of any damage by the long haul.
For the past several weeks the com
pany has been working on orders for the
government for pipe to be used in the
construction of sanitary sewers and wa
terworks in the Panama zone. Two
government inspectors have been on the
ground all the time inspecting the pipe
as fast as 1t is manufactured.
So heavy have been the orders coming
into the pipe works that the enlargement
Of the plant has been made necessary.
For this preparations are now being
made
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08
IRON MARKET Is
FIRM BUT QUIET
CONSUMERS TAKING STOCK AND
WILL NOT BE ACTIVELY IN THE
MARKET AGAIN UNTIL AFTER
THE NEW YEAR.

The Birmingham market is quiet but
firm. It is always quiet as the new
year approaches. Meters will soon
be busy taking an account of stock
and buyers will not be actively in the
market again until after the holidays.
Within the last sixty days a great
tonnage OF iron has been sold. The
sales aggregate, indeed, a larger ton
mage than has been booked in a SINH
lar period within the past two years.
Very little southern iron has been
sold for the second quarter of next
year. The market quotation is still
$3.50 on a No. basis.
The mining situation, as compared
with a month ago, is without impor-
tant change. A party of miners who
came TO this district to work in the
open shop" mines returned home
yesterday, the United Mine Workers
assisting the purchase of tickets.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08
SUCCESSOR WILL
SOON BE CHOSEN
OFFICE OF POSTMASTER AT EMS
LEY WILL PROBABLY BE FILLED
THIS WEEK-THE APPLICANTS
ARE ACTIVE

Ensley, December Especial THE
postmaster of the Ensley office to sue
coed I. b. Lawler. resigned, will prob
ably be named this week. The two APP
plicants, j. w. Clayton and F. e. Butch
err are both working hard for the posi-
ton, and the contest is an interesting
and spirited one.
j. w. Clayton, who has the endorse
ment of the Presidents referee, is in
Washington ana he and the referee are
endeavoring to have his name favored
by the President. Mr.. Butchers friends
are also active in his behalf and are
leaving no stone unturned to bring about
his success.
Mr.. LAWYERS resignation mas been in
several weeks and as his term expires
in about two weeks the question of select
ing his successor will be settled without
delay.
: While Mr.. Clayton has the endorsement
o. the referee and a number of business
men, Mr.. Butcher has the backing of the
Ensley Republican club and several of
the leading business interests of the
city
Both of the applicants are prominent
business men and have been lifelong
republicans. Mr.. Clayton is president Of
the republican club. chairman of the
beat committee and member of the state
committee
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08
Kennedy-SheIfer.

The marriage of Miss Annie Belle Ken
nedy to Mr.. e. A. Shelter has been an
nounced to take place at the home of the
BRIDES mother, Mrs. A. c. Kennedy, on
Third avenue, next Thursday evening at
$50 o'clock. The ceremony will be per-
formed by the Rev. DIR. L. s. Handley
of Birmingham.
Mr.. Shelter, this groom-to-be, is the
present cashier of the Bessemer State
bank, having up to the time of his
election to this position been engaged in
the mercantile business of this city.
The bride-to-be, is one of the handsome
soonest and most charming young ladies'
in Bessemer and Mr.. Shelter is being
congratulated by his many friends on
winning such a lovely and talented young
lady as his BRIDE
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08
ADAMS CASE GOES
TO THE JURY FRIDAY
COUNSEL CONCLUDE THEIR Ar
cUMENTs COLONEL benson
AND Mr.. FORT SPEAK FOR THE
PLAINTIFF,

"There is. gentlemen of the jury one
doctor who seldom, if ever fails to cure
the plaintiff In these damage suits.
He can do more for his patient than
the most skilled surgeon that ever hand
led a knife. He can do more, gentlemen
of the jury. than the wisest physician
that ever wrote a prescription.
He can enable the sufferer to throw
away his crutch. He can make 1t easy
for him to fling away his stick He can
straighten the crooked back. He can
make the blind to see, and the lame to
walk. and he can almost, gentlemen of
the jury, and 1 say it with all reVer-
enee, he can almost raise the dead from
the grave.
He is away yonder the best doctor
that ever attended a crippled plaintiff In
a case like this.
THAT doctor, gentlemen Of the jury, Is
the final determination of damage suit
in the courts. The day after the suit is
over these plaintiffs, in many cases, go
back to their work
That is what Hugh Morrow counsel
for the defendant in the case Of Jesse
L. Adams against the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company, said
when making his final argument before
the jury.
The case had been on trial since the
court reopened Monday Adams, in his
complain, stated that last February while
he was riding as a passenger on one OF
the defendants cars he was injured in a
collision SO severy that the sight of one
OF his eyes was seriously affected and
that he had never since been able to
walk erect, attend to his work or go
about as he has formerly done. He asked
that the defendant be required to pay
him damages in the amount Of $4,000.
The taking Of testimony had ended. The
arguments Of counsel had begun.
Colonel benson, senior counsel for the
plaintiff. had made vigorous speech in
his closing argument for Adams. He said
the defendant was guilty of negligence
and that the testimony proved 1t. He pic
tured wildly the injury inflicted upon the
plaintiff Adams had come into the court
with crooked back and leaning heavily
on cane, and sat before the jury an
object of COMMUNICATION as Colonel benson
spoke If there was any law or any jus
tce in Christendom. the colonel said, his
client ought to recover damages.
Then Mr.. Morrow began his speech. In
closing he used the words quoted in the
foregoing paragraphs.
w. A. Fort, junior counsel lor the plain
tiff closed for Adams. Tie made an ex-
haustive review of the testimony and re-
piled earnestly to the points made. in Mr..
Morrow's argument
Judge Coleman will charge the jury this
morning and the case will then be given
to the jury.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08

forgery IN 1890, and a Toledo banker.
whose name is not given out Warden
Gould of the Ohio penitentiary will be
asked to furnish guards who were in
the employ of the state at the time Of
Madame De Veres imprisonment They
will be called upon to testify for the
government in the matter of similar iden-
tity.
The authorities intimate that the two
alleged Carnegie notes which figure in
the Oberlin banks transactions with Mrs.
Chadwick are destined to play very
vital part IN the contention that forgery
has been committed, and that some one
must suffer for this crime, In connection
with the Chadwick woman's operations.
It is explained in connection with the
arrest of Mrs. Chadwick that the fed
eral authorities have the absolute power
to compel the presence of any one whom
they may desire as witnesses before the
grand jury. This means that Andrew
Carnegie win be summoned before the
court as witness as well as some of
the most prominent attorneys and bank
ers in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08
MURDER CASEHEARD
IN INFERIOR COURT
EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES To
Day ARGUMENTS WILL BE
MADE NONCOMPLIANCE DEL
EGATIoN FROM PRATT CITY.

In the preliminary hearing Oh I. Phil
lips Fitzgerald, charged with the murder
OF A. D. Sullivan. that is now in progress
IN the inferior court, Judge L II. Ben
ners presiding. the entire day was con-
sumed by the examination of the states
witnesses.
At the end of yesterdays session the
state announced that it would rest, and
the defendants attorneys stated that they
would Introduce a number of witnesses
today. AS the examining of witnesses
Tor the defense is expected to take up
the greater portion of the day. the ar
guments Will probably not be made until
tomorrow.
The state examined a large number of
witnesses yesterday and submitted Sui
hvans dying statement to the court.
IL was announced by one of the defen-
dants attorneys that ten to twelve wit
nesses would be introduced by the de-
tense today and that some sensational
tesumony would probably be brought
out.
The plea of the defense Is self defense.
one of thu most important witnesses to-
DAY Will be Ex-Chief of Police Phillips
OF Pratt City, who reached the scene
soon after the shooting, and Is said to
have been the first to have found the
pair OF knucks that are said to have
been lying under Sullivan.
The killing took place on the front
porch of the Young hotel as a elimination
OF Jealous quarrel between Fitzgerald
ana sullivan at the supper table. The
men got up from the table and went to
the front porch. Shortly afterward the
shot was heard Sullivan was fatally
wounded, dying the next day at noon.
There were no eyewitness to the shoot
ing.
1t was brought out yesterday that the
TWO young men had not been on good
terms for some time, having had some
misunderstanding In a love affair in
which they were both suitors for the
directions of young lady.
A large number of people from Pratt
City, where both the young men were
popular, were present at the hearing.
Attorneys Shugart and Bell and c. d.
Comstock are defending Fitzgerald As
sistant Solicitor winston Is conducting
the prosecution.