davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-25

TERMs-DaiIy, 10 cents per week Weekly
o. per year In advance.
AL Communications Of argumentatfve char
seter, political or religious, must have real
name attached for publication. No such arti-
Giles will be printed over fictitious signatures
Correspondence solicited from every town
ship in RocE Island county
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-25

Sex headache results from a disor-
dered stomach and is quickly cured by
Chamberiain's Stomach and liver
TABLETS. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-25
THE ARGUS.

Publ he'd Daily and Weekly at 1924 Second
avenue, Rock Island. Ill Entered at the
posto1ice as seeond-class matterl
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-13
FOUR YEARS AGO CAMP
WAS MOST PROSPEROUS

In order to vote intelllgently all
must be posted. To do this IL is neces.
sary TO carefully consider the condi-
tions that have led up to the present
state OF affairs In Colorado. The Her
aid only aims to furnish facts. 1t often
requires considerable space to fully
set forth facts, hence the article that
follows which should be read by every
voter. especially the country contin-
gent which has not followed events as
closely as those whose occupations
have afforded them more time and
better opportunities. The following re-
view of the trouble in the greatest
gold camp on earth is based entirely
on facts that cannot be disputed. Read
1t carefully and then down in your
heart decide upon which is right and
just when you go to the polls. casting
aside prejudice and upholding the arm
that has upheld the law and made II
possible for men to earn an honest
living:
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-13
rev will consist Of 1853. onicers and

men.
CHICAGO, III. Oct. 1i.-Rev. Mr..
Williams, OF Rock River Methodist
church. believes that flirting can be
carried on IN church to good advan-
tage There Is no reason why young
people should not cultivate each
others acquaintance behind hymn
books he says. We are glad to have
them come to church on any pretext.
Flirting Is ms good an excuse as any.
That is how I first became Interested
in the church
NEW YORK. Oct. Il.-Acting un-
der Instructions from the coroner. the
police today arrested Rudolph Frit-
che. who keeps little saloon on the
levee, He is charged with selling
whisky that contains poison and this
whisky is said TO me responsible for
the many deaths In the neighborhood
recently.
ST LOUIS. Mo. Oct lit looked
rs though new attendance record
would be established at the worlds
fair today 80 large were the crowds
hat We're present to help in the cele-
bration Of Missouri day. The low rail-
road rates brought thousands OF Wis.
ltors from every nook. and corner OF
The state and the rush appeared to
equal II not surpass the crowds OF
st Louis day. Governor Dockery and
nearly all OF the other prominent
state officials We're In attendance and
iook part in the formal exercises.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-13

Precinct s, Rockwood-J. l.. Nicke
and G. G. Lane.
Precinct 9, Durango-M. NJ. Preston
and Frank Curtis
Precinct II Hesperns-G. LaCombe
and VIM Mason.
Precinct ie, Durango-C. A. John
son and Silas Smith.
Precinct 10. Durango-S. w. Ray
mond and Herman Hanno.
Precinct IA, Durango-John Meu.
ser and J. c. Sullivan
Precinct Is, Durango. ]. Smelcer
and c. A. Pike.
Precinct l6. Porter-Thomas Mason
and S H Smith.
Precinct II. Durango-B. w. Ritter
and w J. Patterson.
Precinct IS. La Plata City-H. C.
Bollinger and C. O. Clark.
Precinct 10, Columbus-Howard
Charlton and A. f. Knapp
After the adjournment OF the con
vention the central committee as
sembled in Judge Pixies office and or
ganized. Silas Smith and DIR. McEwen
We're nominated for chairman Mr..
Smith being elected by vote of II to l3
being elected by vote of II to IL.
Mr. Smith is empowered by the rules
to appoint treasurer. secretary and
executive committee and asked for
time to make selections whereupon
the committee adjourned TO meet at
call of the chairman.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-13
SAN MIGUEL REPUBLICANS.
Special Phone to The Herald

Special Phone to The Herald.
TELLURIDE. Colo. Oct 1.-THE
Republican county convention today
was a harmonious affair and without
special interest except the contest
for clerk, the present encumbent be-
ing defeated by Fred. b. Van Alta.
The other nominees follow: Repre-
sentative, A. b. Blainey: sheriff, J. p.
Rutan, the present encumbent Supt.
of schools. Mrs. Afford Dunham As
SCISSOR. Arthur w. Allen; Treasurer.
Louis 7, Lomax: Coroner. DR. j. @.
Allen; Surveyor. Arthur Wolf; Com
missioners, first and third districts,
George W. Tallman and JOS II. Jack
son. The ticket is considered strong
one.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-13
SATURDAYS CONVENTION.

The Republican county convention
Saturday adjourned about 4:3O after
completing ticket that will appeal
TO the voters OF La Plata county from
top to bottom. 1t was convention
composed of representative citizens
taxpayers and those interested in the
welfare OF the county. and their Sc
lections will undoubtedly be ratified
by the people the Sth of November
In the hasty report of the proceedings
and nominations The Herald was not
able to cover the ground completely
Upon the assembling of the conven
tion in the afternoon the committee
ION resolutions submitted the following
which were adopted without a dis
senting voice:
Resolutions.
The Republicans of La Plata county
in the convention assembled endorse
and approve the platforms adopted by
the last Republican National and
State convention, and affirm their al
legiance to the principals therein de
clared.
They endorse and approve the
splendid administrations of President
Roosevelt and Governor Peabody, and
pledge their united and hearty sup.
port to the candidates of the party
upon both national and state tickets
as well as to the candidates nominal
ed or to be nominated BY the local
conventions of their party.
In addition to the county ticket re
al Co hn FOL
cinct officers were named:
Durango Justice precinct Schuy-
Ter Morgan and John Warner justices
and ]. ]. Smelcer. constable.
Animas City-S. N. Johnson justice
of the peace and G. w. Smith consta-
BILE.
Hermosa precinct. l.. Day, jus
tice of he peace and Marion Craig.
constable.
Bayfield, precinct-Short term, S.
B. Edwards, justice and Frank bod.
son constable. Long term, E. G. Bates
justice and r. G. Parsons constable
Upper Florida-P. A. Stark jus
tice and Thomas Cash constable.
La Plata City precnct-F. NJ. Cres-
well justice and w S. Bacon consta
BILE.
The above selection were ratified by
the convention. On motion of C. A
Pike. B. W. Ritter, ]. H: McDevitt and
Silas Smith were appointed a com
mittee to fill any vacancies in the
county ticket that may occur, also in
precinct officers.
The following constitutes the mem
bership of the new county central com
mittee:
Precinct /. Durango-W. ]. Thomp
son and George Shields
Precinct 2. Upper Florida-Danie
Precinct 3. Hermosa-Henry Ambold
and John A. James
Precinct 4. Lower Florida-George
Tyner and ]. ]. Patterson.
Thornton and ]. L. Baisden.
Precinct Animas City-Joe Dob
bins and NJ. H. Copeland.
Precinct 6. Pine river-Dr. A. w
Robins and Eugene Strawne.
Precinct Z. Dix--George Sponsel ant
Jake Riley.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-13

strike that was so long brooding been
called under Orman, it would have
suffered immeasurably more than they
have. Even with the state arm to pro
tect them, the cost of the strike in
lives of innocent workmen and prop
erty has been fearful but the mistake
into which Patterson probably led
Meyer and Haywood saved much.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-13
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.

tut
w. ]. PATTERSON
For County Clerk and Recorder
CLEMENT C. EDDY
For Sheriff
w. ]. THOMPSON
For County Judge
CHAS. A. PIKE
For Assessor
j s. ID. HOPKINS
For Supt Schools
EDITH B. NJ YOUNG
For Surveyor
BEN SHERER
For Coroner
DIR. ], w. LACKEY
For Representative
DIR. w w. McEWEN
For Commissioner, District No. 2
GEORGE c. LOGAN
For Commissioner. District No. 3
HOWARD C. CHARLTON
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-13
HERE ARE
THE SURE
WINNERS
REPUBLICAN NATloNL TICKET.

REPUBLICAN NATIoNL TICKET.
Ror President
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
For Vice-President
CHARLES w. FAIRBANKS
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
Presidential Electors
DAVID H. MOFFAT
PERCY S. RIDER
PHILIP b. STEWART
SIMON GUGGENHEIM
JOHN C. OSGOOD
For Congressman at Large
FRANKLIN E. BROOKS
Congressman Second District
HERSCHEL NJ. HoGG D..
For Governor
JAMES II. PEABODY
For Lieutenant Governor
JESSE F. MCDONALD
For Secretary of State
JAMES COWIE
For State Treasurer
JOHN A. HOLMBERG
For State Auditor
A. E. BENT
For Attorney General
NATHAN c. MILLER
Supt. Public Instruction
KATHERINE l.. CRAIG
Regents State University
DR. THOMAS y BAIRD
HAROLD d. THOMPSON
For State Senator
- CHARLES A JOHNSON
For District Attorney
FRANK S. WHITEIAW
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-09
= warde developed his Hypothetical


- wsrds developed his Hypothetical
case.
But" she said breathlessly, my
fathers watch, knife and cuff but
tons traced to Herbert-how can that
be explained?"
II can offer no solution as vet. but
there is one thing in connection with
that which requires explanation. The
same afternoon that your brother
pawned your fathers watch he also
pawned another watch at another
shop. 1t could not have been his own,
for in his destitute circumstances he
would have pawned or sold that long
ago. Whose watch, then, was it, and
what part does it play in the trag-
edy? When that question is an
swered perhaps we shall have the
key to unlock the mystery"
Miriam Wright was easily imbued
with some of Wards's own belief in
his theories, imperfect as they were.
They went over the whole ground
carefully together, and when at last
he arose to take his departure she
begged him earnestly to continue his
task and help her brother. She had
an idea that the police were in league
against him, and Warde seemed to be
the only friend they had.
| When Irving Warde returned to the
city he began to realize that he had
shouldered big job. Here was a
case so plain as to stagger almost
any one. The hand of fate seemed to
be in it. BY having in his possession
those pawn tickets calling for the
murdered mans articles, Wright's
doom had apparently been sealed.
How could they have come into the
young mans hands unless he had
taken them from Ills father? The
old man had been murdered and
robbed, and the articles of which he
had been robbed and for which he
had apparently been murdered had
been traced to Herbert Wright.
AS an offset to this he had as pegs
on which to hang theory:
1. The arctics.
Q. The unidentified watch.
II he could And out who wore the
arctics, it would enable him to deter
mine what part the wearer played in
the tragedy, il any; but he had little
hope that he would be able to make
any progress in this line of inquiry.
And the watch? Even suppose an
owner were found for it, he might
be some one who had been robbed,
and another crime would be laid up to
Wright's account without helping his
case at all.
That afternoon Warde called at the
Jail and sought an interview with
Wright. The latter was evidently
very much bewildered over the drift
of affairs, and he showed it in his
face as we'll as his speech. Warde
assured him that he believed in his
innocence and that he would try te
establish the fact; but Wright de
clined to say anything regarding the
case that could help the reporter IL
his researches.
II am entirely innocent of thi'
crime. My father was killed with {
pistol, and ! have not had such ;
weapon in my hand for months
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-09

There is an old pistol In my house
that has been lying there untouched
for over a year. / can see that in
order to clear myself, Mr.. Warde, it
will be necessary FOR me to establish
the guilt of another man. That is
hard part, an injustice l may say, OF
circumstantial evidence. Without
offering direct proof of a mans guilt,
1t weaves a network about him so
plausible and so apparently convinc-
ing that it is almost impossible for
him to establish his innocence. Cir
cumstantial evidence assumes that /
am guilty, and then challenges ne to
prove that / am not. II would be
impossible for me to prove an abb,
because the time OF the Killing is not
exactly located. have a suspicion OF
my own about this case, but 1 do not
feel warranted In telling what 1t 10,
You would declare il too wildly inn
probable TO merit moments belief,
must think the whole thing over BIS
fore / say anything 10 anybody"
At this moment al further CONVEX
satloa was interrupted by the appear
aDoe Of WriRbts wife, Warde saw
that she was q pleesapt-faeed, rather
good1ooldng young woman, who had
evidently undergone bard spell ~
sickness, He further saw thaf Che
meeting betwseu husband and Wis
was ~ the tenderest sAaFaetef epe
then he Negf awey
Yhere vac IA leesf Qpf peFfQp, hf
Drought bhQ belleyea lp NflRhts ~
nQoenee absolutely
on 10 seg heek N ~ ones, hs
stopped M ihe 0iiloe N A4l FfRHHllp
TITS epl0nrl Rlll NJ peef AZ t1fslft
sag ~ elegf r young mAp N NJ
ppIpe M FFAnk NlllalpNp vi 4np'l'
only M Hhll NJ m|pplff peiifl lsll
! N AaF HRNf \ elRu}'
NlllNmaA NV q VIZ siNN y4snH pa.
! 500 \ se5 e|fe'ls'fa l00|f pQ' = neg
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-09

certainly not" answered the col
onel promptly. II have no desire TO
pry, but ! shall watch your investige-
ton with interest, and shall be glad
to learn from time to time that you
are making progress. Butt have
an engagement at the hotel at half
past three, and l shall have to beg
you to excuse me-"
He rose to indicate that he could
spare no more time, and Warde be-
took himself leisurely toward the o.
flee of the Gazette
ITO BE CONTINUED
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-09
EYsTERY OF THE
\ AlYOU WOODS
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
tIerbert Wright goes 70
[PTEk L Mus in great agitation
n police ~ hts discovery Of the muir
Els hin, o. h,s m father, John L. VIRGIN,
body OF liS king, from whom ne
lthy eot.gad in the Bayou WOODS
Fen estransTrhh The chief questions Her
HE town. swers cause former 70
whose ans ne crime. The chief, with
Il him ping o. ine Warde. goes to scene
rider. :, They find body and ex-
psllrrroundings but fni 10 uiseo
oaeble clue. ,.as nvs-
sl AJAX III-Warde examines H ts,Ss
idsotnrints in the snow anu YEN, ~
loy gjin All old acqualntalice ~
rras lnsdd man, Of them. nerpsat "a
u " On suspicion OF being inipiioa'e'
mul 81 Tv-Col. Franklin is a brill
, paIlr but says he Is unapie to
Il,u np y-At coroner's inquest
API,E sd,,u etantial evidence against
3 o ur5uigbt is submitted and the
r. s.-ess him with the murder.
L. himself was next called upon
Ltifv. He told all about his in
LION of the footprints in the
b,t his testimony was received
i. smile, and it was evident that
auditors looked upon his dis
Ess as of no Importance, and con-
Ia him a harmless young man
|lobored under the impression
10 was cleverer than other peo-
Even Col. Franklin did not APP
to attach any Importance to
ke's Investigations. So the mys'
lis arctics walked out of court as
ke.
Ire was a moments pause ere
hext witness answered the sum
!, and an expectant hush fell on
hrowd when Miriam Wright, the
hitter of the deceased, stepped
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-09

the room. Decidedly her appear
on the stand was thus far the
y interesting event of the trial.
fde studied the face of the young
nan with not a little curiosity, for
secluded life which her taciturn
per had forced his family to lead
De her the object of much specu-
We curiosity throughout the com
pity She was slender and graceful
fgure, with rather pale face, re-
e features and dark gray eyes
hough dressed in mourning, the
PRESTON of her face was naughty
self-possessed, rather than sor-
fiul. 1t would have been somewhat
cnlt to imagine her as having shed
/ ny tears over the crime that had
u committed. Warde fancied that
features contained the proofs of
oniestlc tragedy; for the face that
Bnl by right of youth and beauty
pave been soft, was somewhat cold
elnollonless; and one gifted with
'noiogic powers might have been
70 construct family history
Tvs secrets, its injustices, its
siues In the set lines of that young
Is lar and beautiful face.
was soon evident that whatever
{upatnies she had were enlisted in
aii OF her brother. Several times
'Ac course of the examination shy
aleu On the point of saying some
L. condemnatory of her father
Aie Tragic character of his death
4alneo her. Her self-possessioi
lauitless in its frigidity, and she
"sled all the questions put to hel
h Inc clearest precision.
'er the usual preliminary ques
49, she was asked: what were
'e'A'lons existing between your
|~ 'r ana your brother?"
'alner entertained feeling Of
w. nVs. uneompromising hostility
hst herbert; in fact, he seemed
|[ag on earth.v
Wa y'uf Drother-how did he fee
h ns. sVpr tather2" asked the coro
|,ns you had better ask him.
Eu,s,, ~ ever express himself vim
|esep,e9s"Y "afd your father la you,
nv az mas complained a. tune
h sll ''"'Dsf's tFsstmspt, bst sha
sbS ggs snog " any geasop wb.
|ugin, AhYe been integeaLsd 4
|lid',fo l aN0pi your father's deatb9
|llea n NV, lie eQpld hardly have IA
|app " 's'hsF 20 lsaye him pp)
|Hp f7T 'fHi'insa FopF fRthef'
lsldBy p'' s''p 'As 'sl
li wll 1a, ke9g nRen wbssAf
n ~ N f0'W
f''v Rlv Bashsp
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-02-12
ST. PETERSBURG.
Life In tho Cellars of the Cxar's i,
pcrln1 City

Life In tho Cellars of the Cxnr's I'm
perIni City.
Tho heavy foods I'm ST. Petersburg re-
Gently drove to the surface 250. 900 peo-
pie who prey upon the tolerance Of
householders by living in their cellars.
The return to underground lodgings of
the army OF III nourished persons has
added enormously TO n death rate which
was already much larger than that in
any other Christian capital. 1t is part
OF an unwritten code that n lady or
gentleman should not know where cell
lars, garrets, laundry rooms or serv-
ants quarters gre, and a genuine St
Petersburg householder never does
know from one years end to another.
Mrs. Mccormick. the wife of the
American ambassador. after she and
Mr.. Mccormick had moved into the
palace they now occupy In st. Peters
burg, became conscious OF singular
smells. The fragrance of stale behring's,
onions, soapy water, boiling cabbage,
penetrated to her drawing room. AS a
competent housekecper, she made in
Quiry. No one would tell her at first.
but finally the butler admitted the
doors came from those who lived in the
cellars. Lived in the cellarsl How
could that be? To the horror OF the
servants, she insisted on going to the
cellars. where size actually found sixty
eight permanent jewellers. She called
In policeman and had them all turn
ed out
Mrs. Mccormick mentioned her sim
gular discovery to the Countess de
Monticello. the wife OF the then
French ambassador. THAT is moth
ing" said the countess. .'NIy sister and
her children were coming TO see me.
Ny maid said:
Madame, would earnestly advise
you not to have the children come
What do You mean? Why notY
said.
don't mean anything. Only /
think the children should not come.
They might get ILL.,
Il asked her what she meant by such
nonsense and questioned her sharply.
She was distressed, and only after
long time would she say. mysteriously:
There are fifteen cases OF diph-
iberia In the house
found that more than 100 people
lived In the cellars and that, as the
maid had said, fifteen children had the
diphtheria."
Some thousands actually live under
the Winter palace. Not only that, but
recently dairy with several cows was
found in full operation In the Imperial
cellar. The cows had to CO. but the |
people were not disturbed. That would |
nave been out Of keeping with Russian |
and noblesse oblige.-Col-
lier's Weekly.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-02-12
Man md Efcrnf,r

What is II DIR. Wallace asks us 1,
believe md has written a paralogistiC
book In the attempt TO proven Ii 4:
that at some distant period. and DIR
Wallace makes much of its distance a.
an argument In his favor. this uni
verse was called into existence by thu
VIII OF a Creator for a specific pur
pose, the production of man. Assum
Ing the Initial fact. We must agree will
DR.. Wallace In assigning hundreds O,
millions OF years 10 the age of the
universe. Then there arrived man. Ii,
has Leen here for few hundreds of
thousands OF years. He has still q few
"a very few-nillions OF years TO run
1t is true that in one place DR.. Wallace
speaks or him as permanent" but
elsewhere he repeatedly admits there
must come-and that comparatively
soon-a period 10 mans existence. But
he has apparently never asked himself
What thenT' We know that matter
and energy are indestructible. We
have every reason TO believe the uni
verse Will exist forever, and DR.. Wal.
lace suggests no alternative. Yet he
believes that the hundreds OF millions
OF stars were called into existence
cons ago and will continue 10 exist
for quite indefinite period to come IN
order that man might live upon the
earth for few millions of years-a
fraction OF second in an eternity
London Academy.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-02-12
STEAMSHIP SUPPLIES.
Tons OF Good Things Carried In tn,
Liners Lnrder.

Tons OF Good Things Carried In the
Liners Larder.
In these days. when the telephone IA
30 common and ii is so easy To tell the
marketman or the grocer "over the
phone" just what is wanted for the
days table supply, not many people
| stop to consider what happens when
| hundreds Of human beings are con-
fined to one dwelling absolutely and
| entirely out Of reach Of markets and
beyond the power OF the telephone to
| thought one says, There is no such
community or place" And probably
there Is not on the American CONT
nent, yet sailing on all the seven seas
| are great steamships in exactly that
| situation. Every bit OF their food and
drink must be provided before they
leave port. and provided In sufficient
quantities to last till the destination Is
reached.
TO supply steamship for long yoy-
age with food supplies sufficient for a
small army of passengers in all classes
and crew of 800 requires a lot of
thought and system. There are so
many things that must be included.
For instance, take inventory of the
larder of the White Star liner Republic
on n recent voyage from Boston to the
Mediterranean. For the trip, which
extended to Alexandria and required
whole month, the following quaint
ties OF provisions had to be put aboard
and of these there were enough vegeta-
bles only for the outward trip: Forty
thousand pounds of beef, 1000 pounds
corned beef, 500 pounds of lamb, 10000
pounds Of mutton, $4,000 pounds pork
loins, 400 pounds of sausages, 1900
pounds of veal and about 1000 pounds
of miscellaneous meats, 5000 pounds
of chickens, 1900 pounds of capons,
1900 pounds OF ducks, 1880 pounds Of
fowls, 700 pounds OF geese, I,400
pounds of turkeys, 200 quail, 200 snipe,
GOO squads, 200 grouse, so mallard
ducks, 200 ployers, $500 pounds of fish,
300 pounds of turtle, 1000 pounds of
Holsters, 100 gallons solid oysters, o
barrels OF oysters In the shell, 40 bar
rels of -four, so pounds of yeast, $50
gallons Of milk, 100 gallons of cream,
go gallons of condensed milk. 800
pounds Of unsalted butter, 1900 pounds
pressed butter, 5000 eggs, 560 quarts
OF ice cream. $50 bushels of potatoes,
barrels OF beets, Is barrels OF carrots
30 dozen heads of celery, GO dozen cab
bages, Is dozen cnulinowers, dozen
cucumbers, 10 dozen leeks, 100 dozen
heads Of lettuce, 90 quarts of mushs
rooms, barrels Of onions, 10 dozen
oyster plants. barrels OF sweet pota-
toes, 20 bushels of parsnips 8 bushels
of parsley, "a dozen OF radishes, 10
bushels OF turnips, 10 crates OF toma-
toes, 10 barrels OF table apples, 10 bar
rels Of cooking apples, II punches Of
bananas, fifty pound kegs of grapes, 10
boxes of grape fruit, 6 boxes of lemons,
GO boxes of oranges, "a boxes of pears.
40 pineapples.
Besides these supplies of fresh foods
the steamship carried enough OF the
staple food supplies and preserved
foods for six months. so that in case OF
accident there would be no lack.