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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

Among books relating to the present
war in the Far East Is Archer Butler
Hulbert's romance, The Queen Of Quel-
parte." a story Of how Russia by In
trigue and deceit conquered Korea IN
1897 in order to have something to
throw over to Japan TO keep her from
precipitating war over the announce
ment Of the lease Of Port Arthur. Mr..
Hubert went to the Far East IN 1897
as a representative Of several Amer
lean newspapers and located IN Seoul.
Korea, then, as now. the pivot in east
ern politics. He gained close and in
innate knowledge Of Russian politics
and Of Korean life. This knowledge he
has incorporated in his romantic novel,
THE Queen OF Quelparte." published
by Little, Brown & Co.. Boston.
The Bookman announces an interest
ing series of articles on the making Of
a newspaper. This series will describe
the lives and work of the men whose
zeal and highly trained intelligence
have brought the American newspaper
to it's present state.
The first paper in the series win deal
with '"The War Correspondent" Il
will tell who the war correspondent Is.
what his qualifications are, how he
starts for Japan. or for the Balkans.
at a moments notice. what his equip
ment is, how he gets the news Of
great battle, and. more important still.
how he gets the acquired news on the
wire and transmits 1t to his paper. 1t
Will be a narrative teeming with the
intimate side Of great events that have
made history.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

THE World Destroyer" a novel by
Horace Mann, is a peculiar tale. One
reads it with gathering wonder and
not a little surprise that such a plot
,ould get into print and then at the
very last page the seeming inanity of
the whole story is explained away by
a paragraph and the reader catches
himself making apology TO the author
for the hard things he has thought
during earlier pages. The conception
of the story has the merit of being
altogether unusual. but the author
makes the mistake Of not giving the
hint Of the story's explanation earlier
than the last chapter. for 1T is a long
wade through the preceding ones and
some readers may not have that divine
endowment of patience.
CThe Lucas Lincoln Company, WASH
ington, d. c.
Laird & Lee. the school textbook pub
fishers of Chicago, have brought out
n new and abridged Webster's die
tionary of handy desk size for school
use and ready reference. The book Is
we'll printed in bold type and well
bound. If there is any criticism to
he made upon ii it is that the editors
have sacrificed material to the die
tates of a handy volume size and that
the dictionary is too greatly abridged.
Oaird & Lee, Chicago; price, 5Oc)
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

He is now in japan reporting a sixth
war. His method of working is 10
write a month and then "loaf'
month. 1t was by moving himself that
he kept his hero moving so rapidly
through the pages.
The answer to the reviewers is that
there was really such boy and there
is really such man as the Vaga6ond
The original is to-day celebrated
mining engineer. whom Palmer met
on a Pacific liner.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

a correspondent of the Literary World
makes a plea for the historical novel in
the February number. Among other
we'll chosen arguments the writer says:
Now 1t is quite true that the writer's
Of historical novels are not always ex-
pert archaeOlogists, and so cannot be
implicitly relied upon; but as they near
ly always deal with periods whose his
tory is tOlerably well known to the edu-
Gated they are not likely to injure them.
and as for the ignorant-or. in other
words, the average girl-they at least
learn that Queen Elizabeth and Henry
Of Navarro were contemporaries. which
Is something to the good. II is surely
better for the fictiOn-devouring young
person to read OF gallant knights than
gilded youths: the poorest OF the his
torical novels are safer companions
than 'Wooed But Not Mated. or Broken
Vows Sometimes historical novels
even lead to the reading Of sober his
tory. Then, too, the historical novel
has in a measure rescued US from the
problem novel and the novel OF char
acter dissection. which usually meant
the attributing of all actions to the
very meanest and lowest motives"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

(Bobbs-Merrin Company. Indlanapo-
lis.)
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

Her Infinite Variety" by Brand
Whitlcek, is the first novel of the year
to be brought out By the Bobbs- Merrill
Company. 1t might better be called
novelette, if that word were rot of
somewhat doubtful worth, for the tale
itself is not long enough to be classed
as anything but a short story and
marginal decorations and copious IL
Illustrations by Howard Chandler
Christy have to serve as very artistic
padding in order that the book covers
may not be too near together.
Whitiock. who will be remembered as
the author of that strong story of pG-
litical life, THE Thirteenth District"
has cast this story into political mold,
the scene being laid in the legislative
halls of Illinois capitol. A very hand
some and rather self-important young
State Senator who wishes to bring to
the eyes of his beloved a somewhat
loftier conception Of the game of poll
tics vigorously espouses the cause of
woman's- suffrage at the Legislature.
A dashing young lady attorney who is
pushing the cause succeeds in so en-
tangling the Senator in her meshes that
he Is not certain whether 1t is for the
cause of many women or one that he is
working. Finally he awakens from his
dream of enthusiasm to find that he has
all the society women of Chicago, ,includ-
ing his own fiancee, about his ears. BY
the clever manipulation OF one of these
matrons the young Senator's own lady
love is the innocent cause for the loss
OF the suffrage bill, but she herself is
satisfied that her Henator means we'll
at least and everything is serene.
Whitlock has not written much of a
story in Her Infinite Variety for at
first blush 1T cannot readily be seen
to which of the ladies in the book the
Her" refers. nor wherein lies any
INFINITE variety in either. 1t would
seem that the story was modelled after
some Of Paul Ford's shorter skits, say,
Wanted, Matchmaker" The borders
and Christy drawings serve to carry
out the idea, but the keen-edged clever
ness of the late Ford is lacking in this
book.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
FINDS OPAL, LOST A MONTH
BEFORE, IN CHICKENS CRAW

The story has often been related of
the hen that laid the golden egg. but
now the Galesburg Republican-Regis-
ter vouches for hen i'm Galesburg
which had an opal in her craw. About
two months ago it i said. II. w. Pal
mer, who iS Il clerk in the Office of
j. T. BaSSett. master car builder of
the C.. Il. * O.. lost fine opal set ont
of his ring. He searched high and
low for il. but all in vain.
Sunday morning while hi, mother
in-law. Mrs. {. VI. EaNes. was dressing
Il chicken for dinner, she found i'm its
cTaw the lost opal, which had all the
brilliancy and luStrc that it had be-
fore coming in contact with the hens
digestive organs.
Mr.. Palmer said that he believed
she had swallowed the opal over "a
month ago. as the chickens had been
cooped up nearly Il month. and had
not been in the yard where he thinks
he lost the set. But Cnly few days
ago he had purchased an new set for
his ring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
KALAMAZOO NOT
GIVEN TO DOODLE
OTer Of Bribes to Fire Chief Turned
Over to City COun-
Gil.

Kalamazoo. Mich. Jan. %. - Ere
Chief Henry RaSeman has turned over
10 the council three letters addressed
to him by New Hampshire fire &c
paItnent supplies firm in connection
with the ordering of delUge outfit by
the last council. These letters were
read 40 the council. The first TWO.
dated Jan. 2G. 1903. asked the chief
to look out for the interest of the firm
in Battle Creek. The last letter dated
Jan. III. 1904 contained 81 in bills and
another request to the chief to look
out for the firms interests.
The chief was commended for his
action i'll coming to the council, and
the 81 was turned over TO the finance
fund. and the clerk ordered to notify
the firm that III" amount had been
credited to the city'S conscience fund
for oVercharge. Mayor FOlZ then tuld
the council that he had been Informed
that several firms doing business with
municipalities kept lists of cities. with
certain towns marked with big let
ter Il that meant Doodle. The mayor
said he had been told Kalamazoo had
n "B' opposite its name on some of
these books
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
WOMAN WITH A RECORD
Also Numerous Aliases. Is Taken i'm and
Held for Using the Mails TO
Defraul

Philadelphia. Jan. 2S. Alice Ed
wards. II young woman with numerous
aliases. has been held in $1.OG0 IaiI
for trial by United States Commission
or Craig, charged with using the mails
to defraud. y specific instance WAS
cited in the case of j. w. Jenkins, of
Baltimore, vino received letter from
the woman Claiming friendship and
asking for the loan of $12 She stated
that she had lost her SicheI contain
Ing her money, and promised TO return
the loan within few days. Jenkins
forwarded the letter to the postal au-
thOrities. Other letters of similar
character We're received 10y the post
office inspectors. ana at the hearing
more than 100 We're exhibited from ev-
cry part of the east.
Postal Inspector Ryan testified that
he had investigated the case and found
l.. ]. ROeSS. Il lawyer. of Oil City. Pa,
and j. f. Crandall. of Washington, to
be among those to whom the de-
fendant had written. Ryan wrote two
dccOy registered letters, which were re-
ceived by the woman and receipted FOR
by her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
GOVERN MENT RESTS
IN MACHEN TRIAL
Several PostOfice Inspectors Last to
Testify Against Ac-
cused.

Washington. Jan. 2S.-In the trial
of August W. Machen and Others,
charged with conspiracy to defraud the
government in connection with the sale
of Croft letteF-boX fasteners. the prose
cutiOn has rested its case. The days
testimony was confined entirely TO
postOffice inspectors. Inspector Mayer.
under continued cross-eXa minatiOn, de-
clared that he made no promise of
immunity from prosecution TO u. r.
Croft. Inspectors Williams and Far
rell detailed their conversations in To-
ledO with DR.. and Mrs. Lorenz prior
to their arrest.
From Mrs. LoTenZ they said they
had secured a statement that she new
er knew or heard OF ID. Il. Croft, and
that she had received 10 checks from
him and had no knowledge of her hus-
band receiving any. In answer to va
riOus questions put TO DIR. Lorenz both
inspectors stated that DIR. LOrenZ said:
THAT is none of your business. That is
my personal affair and don't propose
TO answer"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
BURIED MAN BACK
IN PERFECT HEALTH
Left Home by Rail Instead Of by
Boat as Was Sup
posed.

Bemidji. Mimi. Jan. 2S.-Two years
ago in April friends OF James Pratt
saw his coffin lowered into the grave.
Now Pratt has arrived in the city alive
and well. Late in October. 1901. two
wOodSmen left the dock here for the
head OF Lake Bemidji in small row
boat. The next day their boat was
found overturned. The lake was
dra gged. bat only one body recovered.
One of the men was believed to be
Pratt by employees at the dock who
saw him leave in the boat. The other
man was stranger to them.
The other body was found when the
ice. went out in spring and\ was iden-
titled as Pratt's by his friends. On
the morning of the accident it hap
pened that Pratt left for the Pacific
coast. He did not write his friends
and was thought TO be dead and buried
until his present appearance. Nothing
concerning the identity of the man
buried in his place can be learned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
TRAIN WRECK WILL BE FATAL
Collision on the Iron Mountain Injuros
Eight Passengers, Two of Whom
viii Die of Their Wounds.

Newport. Ark. Jan. %. South
bound passenger train No. l, on the st.
Louis and Iron Mountain road, ran in
TO the White river branch passenger at
Diaz. the junction Of the branch with
the main line, two miles north of here,
injuring eight persons, several of them
fatally. That there was not great loss
of life was due to the fact that Joe
Pennington. the news butcher, saw the
approach of the st. Louis train and
ran through the coaches warning the
passengers to jump for their lives.
The injured are: j. X. Greigle, Cord,
Ark. chest crushed and injured inter
nally. will die; ID. l.. Fluke, fireman of
No. l, skull fractured and otherwise
Injured, will die: Mrs NJ. +. Rice,
DateSville. Ark. crushed and injured
internally. may die; Miss Belle Rye.
Batesville. Ark. head injured; Jenim
Weaver. McHugh. Ark, badly bruised
about the hips: Daniel O'Brien, New
York. face skinned and othewirse
bruised; G.. y. Williams Benton Har-
Dor. Mich. thigh crushed; Mrs. J. ID.
Aylor. Melbourne. Ark, several ribs
fractured. The passengers on No.
We're badly shaken UP but none was
injured so as to need medical assist
ancC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
EVIL OF CROWDED TRAINS
Guard on an Elevated Car Prevented from
Doing Anything to Save
a Life,

New York. Jan. 2S.-A young wom-
an who was killed-On the Sixth avenue
elevated road has been identified as
Mrs. Bedford COdrington, of this city.
She tried to enter crowded train at
Eighteenth street, was caught by the
gate, and fell to the track as the train
moved away from the station, six fol-
lowing trains passing over the body be-
fore ii was removed.
The coroner ordered the arrest of
the train crew and also the employees
at the station who witnessed the ac-
cident. When Christopher George. the
guard on the train which Mrs. Codring-
ton tried to board. was arrested he de-
clared that the train was so crowded
he could neither shut the gate nor res
cue the n. and that after the
train started he was pinned ill by the
crowd and could not reach the bell
cord
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
FURTHER 1NCRININArING FACTS
Wakes Up Screaming That He Had Killed
IA Woman.

Two days ago Behr produced news
papers containing accounts of the
| Schafer murder, and asked Lizzie
White to read to him the story of the
| murder. He was smoking opium fire.
| quently, and was twice heard to say
that he had woman'S blood on his
clothing. Yesterday morning Behr
| awoke from Il stupOr induced by the
pipe and screamed for Lizzie White,
calling out that he had killed Il woman.
The negreSs notified the detectives and
the arrest followed. To the officers
Behr stated that he was native of
Memphis. and gave the address of his
mother there. He declared that he left
Memphis last Thursday night coming
TO Louisville and remaining here.
The cuts on his face he said he had
received during theturbulent municipal
election at Memphis on Jan. in
row i'll the Ninth ward. Mrs. Behr
was unable to give the date OF her
sons departure beyond saying that it
occurred about week ago. She stated
fatty that her son did not participate
in any fight in the Ninth ward. Bchr
is six feet. two inches high. smooth
ly shaven, with dark hair and dark
eyes. lie says he is 90 years old, and
is apparently of Hebrew parentage.
The local officers are now following
up two trails. Some are endeavoring
to follow Behr'S movements from
Memphis. Others have instituted an
inquiry as To the possibility of his
having ridden out of Bedford on a
Monon freight on the night of the
murder.
The facts in favor of the prisoner
are: The hair clutched in the dead
woman's hand was red. while that of
the prisoner is dark Cbut the latest
from Bedford is that the hair are horse
hairs. Behr is an opium fend and
the detectives frankly admit that his
cry uttered to Lizzie White may have
resulted from an opium dream follow
ing the reading and discussion of the
Schafer case. The work of tracing
Behr's movements will take time and
the case is at standstill for the pres
ent.
y strong point in Behr's favor has
just come to light. telephone mes
sage is received from c. {. Howard,
editor of 4 newspaper at Hodgenvil!e.
Ky. who says that he boarded an
Illinois Central train at Cecilia. Ky,
last Friday morning. and that there
was n fight between two passengers
one of whom was said to be named
Harry Behr, of Memphis. Howard
also says that the man answers in ev-
cry way the description of the man ar
rested at Louisville.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28

the ordinances relating 10 tIcdJ:Ts mot
gl.e IrUuUois: the sub 'C't Of the i.o-
qUOis thcatoT's being defective III any
respect was never lrUrght 10 his no
ticel. he Immediately referred the mat
ter 10 the Legislative body Of the mu-
nicipality. where it properly belonged.
Referring to the cOroEcr's !nvcstiga-
ton Trude said: Great stress was
laid upon the fact that the sEylights
we're tied down instead Of being
equipped with automatic devices. As
Il matter of fact. there is no ordinance,
and never was an ordinance, requiI
ing any skylights at all. and the state
ment Of the coroner to the various wit
nesses that skylights were required
and the ordinance was in that respect
violated is incorrect. and is false
assumption which can he Established
ny investigation by any one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
LOST In RACE TO
SEE DYING WIFE
Charles W. Clark Hurries From Al
buquerque to Chicago
in Vain.

Chicago, Jan. 2s.-The Santa Fe
special on which Charles W. Clark,
son Of Senator Clark, Of Montana,
started in a record-breaking attempt
to reach the bedside Of his dying wife
in New York, reached Chicago at 100
today. Clark had been notified of his
wife's death. which took place last
night.
The special made the trip from Al
buquerque. y. NJ. LII miles. in -
hours. minutes Clark leaves at
$50 for New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
Yesterday I'm Congress.

Washington. Jan. %. - The senate
proceedings Included speech by Sim
mons of North Carolina in support of
the Panama canal treaty and the pas
Ge of number Of bills and reso-
iutiOLs. Simmons was the first Demo
cratic senator TO favor the meas on
the floor Of the senate. \ resolution
authorizing the investigation Of the
charges against S,nOot was passed and
an executive session was held
General debate in the house on the
urgent deficiency bill Idigrcssed to a dis
cussiOn of political topics. the race
question and aerial navigation. and ev-
erything before the people was consid-
cred except the bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
DOPE FIEND TAKEN
As Possibly the bastard Who Beat
the Life Out of Miss Sa..
rah Schafer.
BLOOD SPOTS ON HIS CLOTHES
Scratches on His Face and a Cry as
He Wakes from an Opium
Smoking Dream.

Louisville. Jan. 2S.-With his cloth
ing in several places clotted with
blood. one clot on the right coat sleeve
being five inches long and three inches
wide. his face badly scratched, Harry
Bchr has been taken into custody as Il
suspect in connection with The murder
of Miss Sarah Schafer ut Bedford. Ind,
on the night OF Jan. u. Chief of De
tectivcs Sullivan and Detective Maher
arrested Behr ut the home of Roger
White, Il negro with whom he has been
boarding since the day following the
murder. The grounds given for Behr's
arrest are stated by the officers as fol-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
SCHOOL BOARDS
ARE DEFRAUDED
SwIndIers Get $4,000 Through Op-
eTatiOns About La
Crosse.

Lacrosse. Wis. Jan %. - District
school boards of Lacrosse. Vernon and
Monroe counties have ibeen swindled
to the amount of $4,000. notes for
which have been deposited in several
banks in the counties named. The
Swindlers took conditional contra cts
for books and other school supplies.
representing themselves as agents of
Il Chicago concern.
The conditions are on an end of the
document, and shortly after the con-
tract is entered into it bobbed up at Il
bank as Il note, the conditions having
been torn off. The swindlers have
disappeared.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28

sentCd before his audience Two can
Ger patients which he claimed had
been cured of malignant growthS on
the face a a result Of the radium
treatment. The prince also said he
had prevented the development of
hydrophobia in dogs which had been
inoculated with virus by using radi-
um. The system Of modern warfare
would be revolutionized. according TO
the prince. if quantities of ra5ium
were available, a powder and other
explosives in magazines. forts. or the
holds Of vessels could be exploded at
long distances If brought under the
power Of radium rays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
ATTORNEY AND JURY CRITICISED
Coroner said tn Have Cited an Ordinance
Having No Existence

Coroner said tn Have Cited an Ordinance
Having No Existence.
Assistant States Attorney Farnes
urged the court To act on the legality
of the commitment. but the court re-
fused. Judge Tuthiil declared from
the bench that the judges and the
members Of the bar had been surprised
ut the action of the coroner's jury in
rendering the verdict it did and he fur
ther said that if the theory presented
by Assistant States Attorney Barnes
was good law Mayor Harrison would
he personally and criminally liable for
the acts of commission and omission
of every policeman
In discussing the case Attorney
Trude said that the mayor and all
who have followed this case careful
Il feel that the chief of the fire de
uartmeut. Musham. and Building In
spector Williams are both able, con-
scientious and capable men. and that
in appointing these men he displayed
no lack of good Judgment and was
loyuI to Chicago'S best interests, and
that rs soon as there We're reports
brought TO the mayor by one Of the
two mentioned stating that some Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
Carnegie Nay ueIn Depanw.

CreeHcastIe. Ind. Jan %. Row
G. ii. Line. financial secretary of the
Depauw university has received COM
municatiOn from Andrew Carnegie's
secretary asking fer detailed de-
scT.ptiOn of the university buildings
and grounds. This letter was in re-
spOrsc 20 visit Of Line TO Carnegie
several weeks ago, at which time he
made request for q new library build
ing at DPDauw
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
Russian Claims Radium Will
Do Number of Wonderful Things

ST. Petersburg. Jan. 2S.-New tEeo-
ries of radium and its possibilities aS
set forth by Prince Tarkanor. the
well-known scientist. have electrified
Russian scientific circles. The prince
holds that by use of the rays of the
new element it viii be possible to
solve the problem of determining the
sex of children. which Prof. Schenck
failed TO solve. and that many human
ills now regarded as almost beyond
the reach IF the powers of medicine
and science Will be durable by means
of radium-
Vt recent lecture before The milf
tarv association here the prince pre-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
Physicians Admit Futi1ity of Drug
in Cases of Pneumonia

Chicago, Jan. 2s.-"Drug treatment
j. useless in cases Of pneumonia The
medical profession. so far as medi-
cines are concerned. can be of no as
sistance in the fight against this dis
ease. The sooner the profession will
acknowledge this 10 the public and
set 10 work TO discover scme specific
to save pneumonia patients the better
for all concerned.
This startling statement by DR.. Ar
thur D. Bevan, who stands high in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
Train Nearly Goes into a River.

WinSted. Conn. Jan. 2S.-The New
York express on the New York. New
Haven and Hartford railroad. bound
for PittSfield. Mass. was derailed ut
HouSatonic Mass. was derailed at
coaches were thrown down the en-
bankment of the HOusatonic river. but
only one end of the second coach went
into the water There were a dozen
passengers in the two coaches and sew
eral of them received minor injuries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
GIVES BURGLARS
A WARM RECEPTION
Keeper of Sub-POstOfIicc at st. Louis
Kills One and Wounds
Another.

ST. Louis. Jan. ESP. ". Deichman
early today discovered burglars in his
drug store, in which is located a sub
postolfice. Deichman. in pistol duel,
killed one burglar and wounded am
other. who escaped with third man
who was acting as lookout"