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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08
HANDLES LARGE CONTRACTS
Lewis Nixon, Shfpbuilder and Poll
ttcfan, Helping the Car.


Lewis Nixon, Shipbuilder and Poll
ttcfan, Helping the Car.
Lewis Nixon of New York, who has
navy, is regarded as one of the ablest
designers and builders Of vessels Of
war in the United States.
To gain such a reputation a man
must be a hustler, and he has been
one from boyhood. He was born in
Leesburg. Va, in 1850. At an early
age he showed unusual aptitude for
mathematics and the designing OF
ships, and this led to his appointment
to the Naval academy at Annapolis.
He stood for four years at the head
Of his class and graduated in 1882 with
highest honors. He was then sent to
England by the navy department to
study ut the Royal Naval college at
Greenwich. On his return he became a
member of the construction corps of
the navy. His skill as designer OF
naval craft and his thorough knowl-
edge Of the subject proved so valua-
BILE to the navy department that he
was intrusted with very important
work. He resigned from the navy to
become superintendent Of the Cramp
shipyard at Philadelphia. Five years
later he resigned this position to es-
tablish a shipyard Of his own at Eliza
bethport, n. J. On the formation Of
the United States Shipbuilding compa-
ny he became its president. He was
talked Of in 1901 as Democratic nOmi-
nee for mayor Of New York and for
about a year was leader of Tammany
Hall.
1t is said that more than S3O,OOO.O 900
has been spent on vessels of the
United States navy which Mr.. Nixon
designed or whose construction he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08
His Mark.

1t is well known that people who are
unable to write usually use for their
signatures the familiar cross or \.
Why this sign is used instead of any
other is not generally known. In times
long gone by the early Christians used
to sign with the cross To distinguish
them from the heather. Kings and
mobiles. too. were wont to affix cross
to documents. whether they could write
or not. az symbol that they pledged
themselves to the Christian faith and
thus to the truth of the matter TO
which the cross was affixed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08
vivfsectiOn.

There is a knowledge which rs heav-
emily, knowledge which is human and
a knowledge which is diaboIlc: there "
a knowledge which il blessed and a
knowledge which is accursed. The first
is ennobling and elevating and lifts
man toward God. The second Is dc
basing. degrading. and drags men to-
ward the pit. The knowledge gained
by roofing amid the groaDs and ago
MES OF living creatures. whom their
Maker and Ours put into our power. to
teach us mercy. as he gives mercy to
Us, Is such an accursed knowledge that
only demons could seek for IL, and 1T
can turn to no human good Science"
SO gained is not for men, but for dew
iIs.-Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08
ABOUT PEOPLE WHO
ARE TALKED ABOUT

ing his citizenship In order to preserve
his rights to an ancestral estate In
Bermuda and pass these rights on to
his children IT Is said the estate
might pass to the crown were he to
declare his American citizenship. DR..
Patton is well known as a theologian
Of the conservative type. The New
York Herald relates that while travel
ing recently by rail he called the porter
to bring him a table OF some sort As
the colored official disappeared the
reverend doctor took from his valise
bundle Of papers preparatory to sort
ing them. The porter returned at once,
eyed the doctor knowingly and finally
sought the end OF the car. When be
came back, 50 the story goes. he car
RED with him q bottle, a glass and a
decanter.
What's thisY' said the reverend
gentleman.
The porter grinned from ear to ear
and winked-
II told you to bring me n table or
something" said the clergyman
Eyes. sir. Exactly, sir. You said or
something I knew what You wanted
all right, sir. We call IL by lots OF diff
ferent names"
These people who get one idea or
one tenet and never change" said Rep
resentative John Sharp Williams OF
Mississippi the Democratic leader OF
the house. always bring to my mind
an episode at a dinner / attended once
where a scholarly and eloquent pioneer
was telling Of the dangers that beset
him In his early days in the west
~ remember once he said. when l
was travelling from one town TO anoth-
er, q tremendous thunderstorm came
up. The scene was frightful. awe In
spring. / expected every moment that
the lightning would strike the tree I'M
der which i had sought shelter
why in thunder didn't you get un-
der another treeT shouted q man at
one of the tables. and the speech end
ed right there"
Regular army officers say that volun-
teers are a trifie deficient in matters Of
military etiquette. A story is told Of a
volunteer captain who started in by
calling General Miles plain Miles"
whereat the general sardonically re-
marked: Don't call me Miles, it's too
formal Call me 'Nelse.'"
Major General Henry Clark Corbin.
who is now in the Philippines. tells an
amusing story Of a young lieutenant Of
militia who accompanied his fellow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

though he lived In
Bermuda the rest
az his life. The ia
ther OF Dr. Patton
was born in New
York. but he married
in Bermuda and
was living there
when the future
president OF Prince
ton university was
born. OF course.
the fact OF his IA
Tiers citizenship
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

"a minutes 321a seconds. or at 29.4
gait Those on deck had to brace
themselves against the wind.
In the trip to the Philippines no such
speed as this will be maintained. 1t
is probable that the fiotilla will steam
only about nine or ten miles an hour
most of the time. SO as to cause those
on board as little discomforttas posi-
BILE from the rolling of the sht craft
in the seas and the quiverint and vi
bration incident to fast travel with
small vessels built as the torpedo boats
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

made DIR. Patton an American citizen.
according to American law. even
though he was born on British soil.
But according to English law any one
born on British land Is subject Of
Great Britain. and II Is held that DIR.
Patton has the right to regard himself
as a subject OF King Edward He pre-
fers to consider himself an American
citizen. but has refrained frnm. deciar-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

was dfsayOWeu Dy
the government at
st. Petersburg. 1t Is
said he would have
been recalled had II
not been for Lord
Lansdowne's action
in accepting the dis
avowal for the sake
Of keeping him at
his post The am
bassador did every
thing possible to
avert the precipita-
tion Of hostilities be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08


and saluted. but the volunteer ieuten-
ant sat still.
That was General Grant," said one
Of the regulars TO the lieutenant why
didn't you salute him."
"Oh." responded the volunteer nom
chalantly. 1--WE only been here a few
days, and We haven't been introduced"
Now that Fred c. whitney Is again
reyeling so conspicuously in comic op
era an old saying of his has been re-
viyed-
A number OF years ago, long before
Mr.. Whitney became the highly sue
cessful comic opera manager that he
il today. he produced a comic opera in
New York that was a failure from the
start-und was withdrawn after q few
performances. However. that did not
daunt Mr.. Whitney In the least.
I'm not going TO quit" said he.
Don't you believe il. I'm going to put
on another comic opera right away.
I'm not discouraged. for / know there
Is money in comic opera. I know it's
there because I have put il in
The success OF Professor p. q. Hol-
den OF the Iowa Agricultural college in
making more corn grow in Iowa is the
subject OF eager interest In agricui-
tural communities. Professor Holden
f. an agronomist. This term signifies
being expert in agricultural science.
He found that by making careful Sc
lections from the corn crops for seed
and by planting that seed the next
year in accordance with well known
principles OF agricultural science he
could, with proper methods Of cultiva-
ton. bring about a large increase in
crops. One experiment led to another,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

volunteers to the
war game ut Manas-
sas recently.
1t appears, says
Golfers Weekly, that
the young volunteer
officer In question
was conversing with
certain regular army
officers near General
Corbin's tent when
General Grant and
his stan passed. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

mat the FAMOUS AIiss1ssippian now ana
then catches a Tartar. One day when
he was speaking in Mississippi a man
In the audience cried, I've been rob-
bed by pickpockets.
II did not suspect there were any Re
publicans present" said Mr.. Williams,
amid great laughter.
There amt" cried the victim; I'm
the only one.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

forty years old. Is
OF British parentage
and was brought up
on a farm near Biz
mingham. Mich. He
received "a common
school education and
ns n young man en-
gagged In the cheese
business lie now
owns several cheese
factories and Is also
interested in brick
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08
A Process Reversed.

you regard campaign calculations
as distinct branch of mathematics ?"
Yes" answered the erudite person.
age. THE method differs from all 9TH
ers. You start with the answer and
then work backward and evolve a
problem to demonstrate t"-Washing-
ton Star
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08
BRAVE NINE. sToEssEL.

Idoli.ed By Port Arthur Soldiers.
The wife of General Anatole Stoessel.
the commander and defender OF Port
Arthur. has proved the heroine OF the
siege of that fortress. She has refused
from the beginning Of the Investment
Of the city to leave her husbands side.
no matter how great the hardship and
danger incident to remaining. Wishing
to serve the soldiers Of the garrison.
she took charge of the ambulance serv-
ice and in the discharge Of her work
often exposed herself to danger. One
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

IHIFIt'ItN III UfIth =. ,..u~rp
making His home
is NJ Pennington. He has served two
terms n n member OF the Michigan
state senate and - now serving his
second term as secretary of state
DR. Francis l. Patton. formerly pres
ident Of Princeton university and now
president OF Princeton Theological
seminary, enjoys the unique distinction
OF being by right of birth both cid
zen OF the United States AMI n sub
jet OF Great Britain Ii comes about
in this way: His grandfather. n ma
tive born American and n New Yorker.
was engaged In the coastwise trade
and went to live In Bermuda He
retained bis American citizenship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

Never o Let Up.
Poor pas just working himself to
DEATH"
Why, thought he had a political
fob"
He has. but 1t seems as If he no
sooner gets reappointed than it is neces-
sary for him TO get out and work again
SO that somebody else won't getit next
time."LChicago Record-Herah. ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08
Accustomed TO II.

Ada-And weren't you a bit nervous
when he proposed? CIara--Oh, no. A
proposal doesn't make me nervous any
more.-Sew York Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

that magnifying powers can be used
there two or three times as high az in
New England.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

and the success he
met with resulted
in his being en-
gagged as n profess
or of the Iowa
Agricultural col
lege- In conse-
quence largely Of
needing his advice
the farmers OF
lana rofSnH in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

Ing 10 say them
II didn't say 'em last night nor to-
night said the small heather cheer
fully. an then. II nothin' happens to-
morrow night. i won't say EN- any
more at ALL"
Count Benckendorf. the Russian am
bassador to Great Britain was placed
in n very difficult and perplexing posi-
ton by the North sea episode. which
recently 80 wrought up public feeling
In England. He had to make pledges
on Russia's behalf to allay the indigna-
ton OF the English, and In some cases
the home government failed to back
him up In respect to these promises.
II Is stated that Count Benckendorn
promised that part OF the Baltic feet
would be detained ut vigo until the
firing oil the British fishermen could
he investigated. 1t was not so detain-
Ell. however. and the counts action
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

are Each ship OF the little fiotilla will
carry two officers and twenty-six men
except the Bailey, the flagship of the
fleet, which will carry three officers
and fifty-six men. To accommodate so
many men, the armor and the coal the
boats are necessarily crowded The
Dupont and Porter have coal bunker
capacity Of sixty tons each, and their
steaming radius is 5000 knots when
proceeding ut the rate of approximate
ly fourteen miles an hour. The slower
the speed the less is the amount of
fuel consumed 1t is believed That the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

1904 about 25.Ooo. 600 more bushels of
corn than they did the year previous.
The increase in the value OF the state
crop is put at 100000. In a voting
contest among the farmers for the
most popular man in the state it is
thought Professor Holden would win
by a tremendous majority.
John Sharp Williams is one OF the
wittiest men I'm congress and usually
more than holds his own at reparfaa
but the following anecdote indicates
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

Much bending breaks the bow; much
unbendin0 the mind.-Racon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

at his mothers knee
before going to bed
lone night she
was called away
and returned to find
him Struggled under
the warm blankets
d" Did you say
your prayers. dearr
she inquired
" Nope was the
answer.
Are you not 60
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

easily makes friends with them
and has a large fund Of humorous
anecdotes concerning them "a GER
tain young mother" he said recently,
was striving to bring mp her small
son In n proper Christian manner. His
day ended with the usual short prayer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

AMES wHITCOMB RILEY. tie
Hoosier poet, Is a bachelor and
Is very fond Of children He
easily makes friends with them
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-14
GENERAL GORDON DEAD.
Soldier, United States Senator ane
Governor Of Georoia,

SOvSsuOs VI 0SSsHuas
Atlanta, Ga.-Lieutenant General
John Brown Gordon died at his winter
home, near Miami, Fla. His fatal i'll.
ness was congestion of the stomach
and liver, following an acute attack of
indigestion, to which he was subject.
John Brown Gordon was born in Up.
son county, Georgia, February 6, 1882.
He was educated at the University Of
Georgia and admitted to the bar. In
1854 he married Miss Fannie Haral.
son of La Grange, Georgia. He served
in the confederate army, being pro-
NOTED through the grades from captain
to major general. He was shot eight
times and was severely wounded at the
battle of Antietam.
General Gordon was the democratic
candidate for governor of Georgia in
1868 and claimed election, but his re-
publican opponent, Rufus B. Bullock,
obtained the Office. He was a presi.
Dental elector in 1868 and 1872; Unit
ed States senator from 1873 to 1880,
and from 1891 to 1897. He was COVER
nor of Georgia from 1887 to 1890 and
commander in chief of the United Con.
federate Veterans for several years.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-14
The wenatchee school board has de.

The Wenatchee school board has de-
cided to employ another teacher in
the high school. With the three teach.
ers employed in the north end subur-
ban school this will make q corps Of
II for Wenatchee. with every room
crowded to the utmost.
The total volume Of business handl.
ed in the money order department Of
the Spokane postofice for the year
ending December 81, 1903, was $4,226,.
285.71, an increase Of a little under
II per cent over the amount handled
during the preceding year.
The Washington Woolgrowers' asso-
citation at it's annual meeting in North
Yakima recently elected the following
officers: President, John Cleman; vice
president, J. T. McCredy; secretary
and treasurer, R. X. Nichols; executive
committee, H. -. Coffin, Malcolm Nc
Clennan, T. H. Smith.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-14
MONTANA NOTES.

As the result Of long standing DIFF
ferences between the machinists' and
carpenters unions strike was de-
clared recently on the federal build
ing now nearing completion in Butte,
and all operations on that structure
except the steam fitting being done by
the machinists, are at standstill.
About 60 men are involved.
J. M. Reeves, accused of having
headed the alleged whitecapping party
that visited the home Of George
Gould, in the Hollywood section, on the
night of December 80, has been bound
over to the district court.
Arthur Parker of Butte. a member
of the Western Federation of Miners,
has been arrested by the military au.
thorities at Victor, COL, as he has been
here three weeks and the military say
he was sent here to foment.
Chief Engineer F. T. Robertson
says that IL miles Of the recently built
Montana railroad, to Lewiston, Mont,
will be rebuilt this year to reduce the
maximum grade from IL to / per
cent.
Agnes Holland, a beautiful 16 year
old girl, blew her brains out late Sun.
day night at Butte after being taken
from ballroom by one Of the sheriff
officers and being threatened with a
term in the House of the Good Shep.
herd, a girls reformatory at Helena.
Peter Larson, the multimillionaire of
Helena, Mont. and holder Of interests
in the Occur d'Alenes and all over
the northwest, was one Of the passen-
gers saved in the wreck Of the i'll.
fated Clallam, in the Straits of Fuca.
John Hazeltine, known throughout
central New York as philanthropist,
has announced plans to take colony
Of 1000 Syracuse people to Montana
for the purpose Of establishing a town.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-14

ROSSLAND, B. c., Jan. 12.-An
unfortunate fatality occurred today at
the War Eagle mine, Frank Goddo,
an Italian miner, being killed and
Charles McPhee probably fatally in
jured.
The men were working in the 500
foot west drift with a machine drill
when they drilled into q missed hole.
An explosion followed. Goddo was
instantly killed by q small piece of rock
which sunk into his brain between the
eyes. McPhee had one eve destroyed
and suffered other injuries which are
expected to cause death. The accident
was purely inadvertent an Inquest not
deemded necessary.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-14
Three NORTHWEST STATES
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection Of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanges
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
-Numsrous Accidents and Personal
Happenings Occur.
' IDAHO NEWS.

While temporarily insane, W. ].
Smith, an employee Of a Wallace laun-
dry, leaped from his room In the Sec
ond story Of building and escaped
uninjured.
In the University Of Idaho versus
Washington Agricultural college prep.
aratory debate at the Moscow Audi.
forum, Idaho won the decision. The
teams debated the South American
question along the Monroe doctrine
lines.
United States Engineer David B.
Ogden has completed arrangements
for the immediate commencement of
work on removing Mountain Sheep
rock from the channel Of Snake river,
just this side Of the mouth of the I'm
naha. This is the rock upon which
the steamer Imnaha was wrecked two
months ago. 3
Bonnie Riggs, the year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Riggs, of Lewis
ton was instantly killed recently by
picking up the end of broken electric
light wire. The accident occurred near
the corner Of Sixth avenue and Eighth
street. The child was on his way to
school and is supposed to have pick
ed up the broken wire from curiosity.
The old Fort Sherman military res.
ervation on Lake Occur d'Alene will
not be sold during the present session
of congress, and during the session the
veterans who are interested in having
it made a national soldiers home will
bend all possible efforts to secure the
passage of a bill through congress hav-
ing that end in view.
The Standpoint board Of aldermen
has passed the revised ordinance
granting to Drumheller &>Malloy Of
Spokane the privilege of putting in and
maintaining q water works system.
Miss Tessie Edwards, miss of IA,
residing near Clark Fork, recently,
alone and without assistance, brought
down huge mountain lion with two
shots from her rifle. Tessie and her
father were out rabbit hunting at the
time and were over on Blue creek, six
miles from Cabinet.
The jury in the case Of the American
Bonding company against the regents
of the University of Idaho brought in a
verdict in favor Of the university for
s1S44.50. The bond company brought
suit for about $4,000 for extra labor and
material furnished in completing the
dormitory and mining buildings.
Hay is a scarce article these days
around Kendrick. Loose hay is held
at $40 per ton.
Leonard E. Hanson, one Of the most
widely known young men in the Occur
d'Alenes, was tender ed the offer Of an
assistant paymaster in the United
States navy by Senator Hepburn, but
declined the honor.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-14
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

The Walla Walla charity ball will
be given January 20.
All business men in Dayton report
business good this winter.
There is agitation for the establish.
ment of a creamery at Waitsburg.
The postofice at North Yakima
shows a gain in business for 1902 over
1903 of $2228.
Joseph w. Downer died suddenly OF
apoplexy in the Christian church at
North Yakima, recently.
The year just closed was one Of the
best in the history of the state for
real estate transactions.
]. P. Graves is considering the ex-
tension of his electric line at Spokane
out to Moran prairie, southeast Of the
city.
Recently the safe In the Kittitas
creamery at Ellensburg was blown
open and robbed Of its contents in
cash, amounting to about 800.
In a quarrel at Leavenworth between
Edward Martin and John Gutschow,
the latter was stabbed. The injury
may prove fatal. Martin was intoxi-
Gated.
The republican state committee will
meet in Seattle February Is to issue
a call for the state convention which
is to elect delegates to the national
republican convention.
One of the additions to Spokane So
ciety in the near future will be DR..
Charles w. Thorp and his bride. for
merly Mrs. Arta Cody Boal, daughter
of Colonel William Cody BUFFALO BilD.
While two sons Of halfbreed nam
ed Cooper were playing deer" near
Deming, one of them picked up what
he supposed to be an unloaded rife,
pulled the trigger. and shot his brother
dead.
D. E. Dugdale has announced that he
and his associates have purchased the
Athletic park for $4,000. thus insur'
ing him place to play ball next sea-
son right in the heart Of the city of
Seattle.
Ran Corley, youth about 1S years
old, living near Tyler. was shot re-
Gently and instantly killed. The bull
uet took effect in the left temple. A
love affair is said to be the cause Of
the mysterious murder.
The state board Of medical examin-
ers is decisive on the matter Of not al
lowing "quack doctors" to practice in
the state. President Coe Of the board
says that hereafter the board will give
them no quarter, but will hunt the
quacks down from the Idaho line to
the tidewater of the Pacific.
w. H. Enos, a pioneer farmer living
on Spring fiat, seven miles southeast
OF Colfax, died recently of paralysis,
from which he had been a sufferer for
two years. Mr.. Enos was 60 years
old and had resided in Whitman coun-
ty 10 years.
Miss Louise Harris, one Of the most
beautiful and accomplished Of Spo-
kane's younger social set. and daught-
er of William J. and Mrs. Carrie Har.
ris, was one of the victims in the
sinking of the steamer Clallam In the
straits Of Fuca.