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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-11
Hearst Wins in Iowa.

Des Moines, Iowa, May 3.-The in
dicatie'ns tonight are that the Demo
Gratis will send delegation to the St.
Louis Convention instructed for Will
liam Randolph Hearst for President.
The opponents of Mr.. Hearst played
their last card today and lost, and un-
less the unexpected happens, the fol-
lowers of Hearst will control tomor-
rows State Convention.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-11

& Santiago, Cuba, May -four ban
dts convicted of murder were gaEroted
today in the Provincial Jail. It was
the first legal execution since the
Spanish regime. Two executioners
who arrived here from Habana yestef-
day with the garrote were almost
mobbed while on their way to the Jail.
President Palma was petitioned to
commute the sentences, but he declin-
ed 30 interfere.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-11

Lincoln, Neb., May 4.-W. j. Bryan
controlled the Democratic Convention
in his home county today, and plat
form re-affrming the Kansas City
platform was adopted. No names for
the Presidential nomination were men
toned, the Convention voting to
adopt the unit rule and practically
agreeing to act as Mr.. Bryan thinks
best in the National Convention.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-11

The sbrewdest financier of the age
is Ed Kelly of Chicago. He was ar
rested and released on 81, 500 bond.
He put up the cash. He failed to
appear in court and the bond was
forfeited On examination of the
bills he put up they were found to
be counterfeit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-11
THE, CHARLESTON RUM MONEY.

Columbia, May 5.-The dispennsary
profits for Charleston county have at
last been released. The check to re-
imbr!rse Charleston county for its
"peralty'' has been forwarded. 1t is
stated that the expenses and costs OF
the litigation IN connection with the
Wieters case, for which Charleston
was penalized, :" aggregated between
So, 500 and $4,000. After this amount
was subtracted from the profits for
Charleston the balance was sent to
Charleston for current expenses.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-11

Chicago. May 4.-Thirty-five thou
sand loaves of bread were received In
Chicago today from Pittsburg to re-
lieve the famine threatened by the
strike of bakers. Milwaukee and st.
Louis bakers were appealed to for a
portion Of the city's requirements but
refused to respond. fearing that a
sYmpathetic strike III their own estab-
Iishments might follow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-11

United States District Attorney john
G. Capers has appointed Capt. Law
son D. Melton assistant district at
sorney and Attorney General Knox has
desioasted Columbia as the official
sidsnce oss the new IS s ant.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-11

iUS tNICotS oluC0 buCu aSd4uoe IOO-
mans.
Several witnesses have testified at
the coroner's inquest and by affidavit
that Keels rushed up to where You
mans was standing and struck him,
whereupon Youmans. having been
warned by friends during the day to
look out for Keels, drew his pistol and
commenced firing in rapid succession.
One witness has also sworn that in
the scuffle Keels pistol dropped to the
ground. and that just as he fell an
old man by the name of Ransom L.
Logan, who is great friend of Keels,
and who was standing only a few feet
away WHINE the shooting occurred, i'm
mediately picked up the pistol and
stuck it in his pocket. This is par
TALLY corroborated by other witnesses.
The tragedy was horrible one,
viewed from any aspect, and it was
remarkable how Youmans fired five
balls into Keels' chest before he fell,
any one Of which would have proved
fatal, as four of them went through,
three lodging in his clothing in the
back and the fourth passing on
through the clothing. and slightly
scratching a negro on the hip standing
not far away.
Keeis was said to be drinking con-
siderably the day of the shooting and
Immediately after be fell it is claimed
the slayer turned to old man Logan,
who is upwards of 81 years old. and
said: You are the cause of all this
trouble
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-21
TrabaiOS de r6bara
GItl On Ia plaza do San Fer
1andO, en- Carolina.
Sc dice Que eI aICaIde Sall9ntG
trabsIard pOT Ia edlilCaCltn
del Hospital civil.
(Ds maestro CogYesponsaz. J

Diciembre 49,.
En- esta semana han empezsdO los
trabajos de repAraci6n, en- Ia plaza San
Fernando.
Nuestra plaza es una de las mayOres
de Ia isis. perO dado ell estado de aban-
dono en- que hasta hoy Ia han tenidO.
POGO 8 NADIA nosS preocupaba: pero en-
Ell futuro tendr6mos IN paseo que de-
er6dito & Ia saba Administraci6n del
sefior Delgado. aIcalde de IL locslidad.
Sc dice que ell Alcalde de este pue-
bio, antes de entregar Ia Alcaldfa al
futuro sefior Ftutos, trabajara por Is
ediicaci6n del hospital Civil. ST re-
sult8ra vsrdad. dejarf8 entire nosotros
recuerdos impefecederOs.
La eFederaci6n Libre,1 pronto
podr6 sumiuistrar pan, complete y en-
condolences mas barat0 que las otras
tahonas. La Union de Panaderos n6-
nero 391, rompers eli monop0lio que
h&sta hoy tienen los tahoneros con el
PAM que hay d1as que no Sc puede CO.
mer Agrio. crudo. incomplete ca
70. Bueno es que los obrer0s den
ejempl0 de morsIidad en- casos opor-
tunos.
Ell obrero Andres Rodriguez, CO.
lebrara una conferencia p6blica, en- los
salones del AyuntAmiento, en- pro del
peri6dicO eThe Puerto Rico Working
mans Journals encargado especial
de la propagation del cafe de Puerto
Rico entire las organizaciones obreras
de los Estados Unidos, Y 6reano of
cial de las uniones obreras adEcritas
Ia Federation Libre de los Trabojado-
res de Puerto Rico.o Nos dice que
pedir6 el concursO de todos los hom-
bSes de buena voluntad. susCribi6ndose
& tan importante colega.
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NOTIuIAS OBRERAs.

En- 81 gran emeetipgo que verif.
cars. h, Fadaraci6n Libra an 81 teatro.
dOnde haFan su Grep0rtS los deleQadOe
obreros que llegar6n en- el eCoamo, ,
se llevAr6 efecto por el cuadro infan-
til de dicha Federation In representa-
ci6n de uu sainete en- an actO.
Sc comenta por ,todas parties Ia
lIegada de los delegados obferos '
muchas son las personas que asistir6n
al teatrO. para oir las decIaraciones
que hsgan dichOs delegados.
-Aunque no esta deinitivamente
seflsIado ell die del emeetiDgs que pre-
para Ia Federation Libre. Sc cree que
este Sc llevar6 & efecto el viernes de IL
presente semana.
Los delegados obreros Informs
ran en- 81 testro de su conferencia con
81 Presidente Roosevelt. con Mr.. Win
thop y con ell presidente general de Ia,
aac cisci6n de marines de los Estados
Unidos.
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AUEVO MET0DO.

The International College Of Languages, hs
1deado un metodo nueYo, MetOdO del Le7sQUG-
SG9eO que es un sistema de enseGar Ell InRl&s
los Latino-americanos, OgSedOZo h06Iqr.
Es simplemente ensefar por la voz humane.
esta voz Sc oye tan Claramente como Ia de
ualquier miembro de la familiR habl&ndo-
AoS en- el hogar. Los elementoS teCnicos quo
dan eliminados, desaparecen obstScuIos. Ia
simpiifca ell procedimiento de aprender , es
adquisicion de la habilidad de converssr sc
hace facil en- muy corto tempo.
El acento corFiente y la pronunciation Sc
Rseguran, porque los fonRgramas solo EXPIRE
san sOnido emitidos por un cantor perfecto.
Todas las lecciones revisten el car4cter de
conversation, Qsea la espeCie de palabras Y
Traces que Sc smplean diariamente las mas
necesarias que Ell extranjero debe aprsnder.
Setiene ala vista uno deloS libroS, medi.
da que Ell dido esCuoha & Ia lengua pronunciar
cada s1laba, el ojo observa como SO deletr6a
cada palabra y Ia mente guarda las impresio-
mes transmitidas asf. Oasi antes de aperci-
blrnos de clio, nos acoStumbramos pensGr
en- el idioma que estudiamos.
he aqu1 algunas de las Yentaias de este sis
Gema: NO t1ene maestro, no hay honorarios
nj contratiempos, no SO olvidan las lecciones
pasadas, nj pehgro de adquirir un nal acen-
20. se aprende tanto en- una semana, por
unas cuantas lecciones de diez minutes cada
ola como 10 que un professor ordinafio ensefia-
LA en un mes. Con Ell Metodo Lengu4ono la
la adqulslcion de un idioma ha cesado de ser
81 arduo deber que muchos suponen. En- dos
palahras el sistema es tan complete y esta dis
puesto de talmodo que 81 primer dfa vase ha-
pla algo IN POGO mas 81 siguiente mas a6n
q que slgue: y On muy Corto tempo So apren-
0e nablar, leer y escribir f6cil Correcta
mente.
n Frances, 81 A1em4n 81 Castellano han
sldo enenados con 6xito por este Bistema.
Las peFsonrs que deseen conocer mas por-
memories puedan diTigirse The InteFnGt6OnG
sSge Aengaqisss Metropolis Building, Nueva
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-21
MediaGi6n De las po-
t0ncIaS en- Ia guerra
de Extreme 0riGnte.
Ia aetitud Do d Tspdbllea fran
esa,
El 0mbsjadOT de italia ta hachO
>l1VestfgecIOnes 0RtrG sus CO.
IGgaS.
Ia aeiiiud Do d TaPdbIIGa fran

Paris. N00iembre 15.-LOs rumores
que con insistencia han estado circu-
landO recientemente acerca de "a po-
sible mediaci6n de las potencias en- el
coDficto del Extreme Oriente. han
servido de oportunidad Francia para
afrmsr nuevamente, de IN modo po-
sltiyo que no es lIegado el ,momentO
sun de eiercer iEfuenCia aisIada 6 CO.
lectivamente para Obligar Russia &
aceptar determinadas propOsiciones.
Mientras en- distintas capitales Sc decfs,
como producto de aut6nticos informes,
que Francia se dispopia 4 proceder,
M. DelCass6. ninistro de ReIaciones
Exteri0res. Cuidaba de manifestar &
CuantOs representatives diplomaticos
Sc le presentaba Il OCCASION de hacerlo,
que TODD esfuerzo de mediaci6n habrfa
de resultar in6til. He aqnf, textual-
mente, les palabras usadas con uno de
los embsjadOres que pretendierOn &C
nocer ell mOdO de pensRr del ministro:
-Es de Iamentarse diio ell embsjR-
dor que las parties interesadas no ha-
yan seguido sd tempo Las adverten-
cias de Francis, para impedir el con-
ficto.
En- efecto- contest6 81 ministro-
90 de sentirse que pors squel entonces
nuestros esfoerzos fracasasen.
y. Snada puede haceFse en- Ia &C.
tu8lidad9 -interrog6 eI embEjador.
In contestaci6n de M. Delcasse.
breve, como fue, demuestra que los
mejofss amigos del Imperio mOscovita
no AFRICAN. por ahorO. ID mas remotR
intenci6n de inteFVenir.
-Nol-dijo el miniatro. al parecer
apenad0. 0.-Siento decirlo; per0 NADIA,
abgoluttmente NADIA puede hacerse.
81 Conde Tornietti. embsjador de
Italia, ha hecho investigaciones entire
sus colegas AcercR de las pr0babilida-
des de pOner t6rmino & ID guerra. pc
70 esas investigation no han dRdo ell
resultado que se propOnia.
In embsjadR rusa y Ia Legaci6n ja-
ponesa en- esta capital. han hechO
tambi6n declaraciones que hacen per-
der toda esperRnza 6 los defens0res de
Ia paz. La primerR ha dicho que ID
actitud de Russia frente & todR propo-
sici6n de mediaci6n. es inaIterabie. AL
Go bierno que Sc peFmita hacerls, Ru-
sia contestant cort6s pero en6rgicBmen-
to rechRzandOIa. El ministrO ispOnes
h8 oicho que cuando ell Ej6rcito russo
sea arrOllado hacia ell BsikaI, entonces
81 Mikado prestar6 Gtenci6n & Las pc
tici0nes que directamente pArtan del
CzAE.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-21
|. PLANAS MARTI.
TETuAN As.

Ofrece preeioa m6dicos: ARNE-
SES COMPLETOS AMERICANOS
DE CADENA Y RETRANCA.
CONSTANTE SURTIDO DE FRU-
TOS DEL PALS. A PBECIOS LIMI-
TADOS.
AGENTE GENERAL de los Moli-
NOS de PILLSBURY, WASHBURN,
FLOUR MILLS Co. Ltd. de Minnea-
polls, MINI: que pF0ducen las afsma-
das harinas de trigO <PILLSBURY s
EST XXXX0 y la de maiz, sLA
ESMERALDA.1
AGENTE GENERAL de los Sefo-
res HUFFMAN BROS de New York.
f .bricantes de las af6madas marCss de-
MantequilIa sLA FAVORITA1 Y GEL
YANKEE
AGENTE GENERAL de Il cerve-
cerfa sTHE CONGRESS BREWING
co.. de Brooklyn, N. Y 9Ov.s.
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8 & mas meaAa

I Ten5SOs d los SaopOmesates so5re ZS6yk.
tgS: Sc sortear6n 8 todOs los amos en-.
tre los que mas SO distinQan por 81
co lstancia en- ell AhorrO.
HOras dc Gaia: Para las imposicio
nes:
De s & 10R de Ia ma6ana, Y de 6S}
de la tarde los dfas lRborables; Y de 81
s 103 de Ia mafIana los Domingos. Para
la extracciones las mismas horas ex-
septo Ia de los Domingos.
Re0Z1nlestO de ID SeccS6n: Las per
sonas que interesen mas pormenores
dobre Las imposiciones. extracciones
manera de liQuidar intereses. etc. pue-
ellen solicitar un eiempIar en- Ii Gaia.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-21
SERVICIOS SANITARIOs.
"A CAsAs De PuER1A De TERRA DEuuHellDAs

Han sido denunCiadas por 81 inspec-
tor sefIor PaOIi. Ia Cssas del barrio de
PueEta de TERRA. pOr halIaYse On pc
simas condolences higi6nicas.
Psrece que las letrinas de tales casas
andan manga por hombre y otros ex-
cesos.
Tambi6n fueron conducidos 81 Juz-
gado de Psz por 81 propiO inspector de
la Jnnts Superior de Sanidad en- IL
mtnsna de hoy. eI individuo Pedro Be-
tanCOurt. por vender leche fraudulen-
tamente en- una lata de manteca, en-
Puerta de TERRA: y 81 individuo Ma
rianO Martfnez-Que fu6 detenid0-
por estar vendiend0 cRrne ca dos CO.
nastoa, en- Santurce.
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Communicate
de GuayaDa.
Guayama, 19 de DIRE. de 1904.
Sefior Director de eLa Correspondent,
cia de Puerto Rico.o

Guayams, 10 de DIRE. de 1904.
Senior Director de Ella Correspondent
ciR de Puerto Rico.a
San Juan.
Muy senior nuestro y distinguido
amigo:
Rogsmos usted que de cAbida en-
So peri6dico q ID siguiente manifesto
ci6D:
Para acallar rumores que circular
en- Guaysma sobre quien 8 quienes
han sido Rutor 8 aut0res de los aEtfcu-
los que aparecier0u hace POGO en- las
columns de Gel HeraIdo Espt no. ,
frmadcs con ell seud6nimo eCarite;0
P0rque sabemos que NAL intenciO-
nados sin duda acaricisndo eI deseo de
enfriar amistades hondas. antiguas y
prOfundas. como las que sentimos p0r
aIgunos individuos de los aludidos,
acariciando tambi6n Ia idea de h&cer
surgir divisiones entire los correligio-
nariOs de esta Ciudad.
Con eI fin de dar satisfaction mere
Clda nuestrOs amigos de siempre
matar de una VI 2 ID murmuraci6n.
DeClRrRmos pOP nuestro honor de
cabalIeros que no sOmos los eutores de
semejantes aFtfculos. que han mereci-
do nuestra mis- acerVa Censura y que
nunca hemOs esCrito NADIA en- dicho pc
ri6dico, Rpelando para el caso Il testi-
monio de los redactores del mismo.
Anticip4ndOle les gFacias pOr Ia In
serci6n de estas Ifneas nos suscribimos
aus amigos y S. s.
Jose LOPEZ Curet.
CelestsaaO DOna5agWes G6naes.
F6lir Limo RSvera.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-21
UnO detenldO por dsuda.
Fu@ reducido a prisi6n y Iuego
puesto en- Iibertad baio fianza

Aver. momentos antes de saIir ell
vapOr ePonce0 para los Estados Uni
dos. solicit6 Mr.. ScomoviI eT arresto
de Mr.. Morton por una deuda de $40
que le hRb1a facilitado para la cons
trucci6n de una casa.
Prestada Ia fanza de $500, ell Juez
Municipal de San Juan. decret6 el
arresto de Mr.. Morton, comisionando
al Marshall para la ejecuci6n de 10
mandado.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-21
LINEA FERREA DEL OEsTE

Itinerario.-salidas de Bayam6n Capital
simultaneamente.
Dias labOrable. -Manana 6, 7.15, $50; 9.45
HOO, Tarde 1915, LAS, 3.15, 435, $50 y
6.l5.
Dias festivos. Manana g. 6 15, $50, 9.45,
11O0. Tarde 1214, 1,3O, 2.30, 3 80, 4.3O, 80
6.15.
Billetes baratos para dias festivos. De Ca
pital Bayam6n, iday vuelta g clase 1925
2 .. clase $O-16. De Bayamon Catafo ida
vuelta g clase O.15, 90 clase 0.10.
Billete ordinario de Capital Oatano en-
- clase q centavos
Bayam6n, 10 de septiembre de 1908 Ra-
mon ValdGs.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-21
THE CONSOLIDATED
EXPRESS OFFICES
Cargadores y remitentes para
todos los lugares de los Estados
Unidos, Europa y vice-versa.


Todos los paquetes Q carga
confados a nosotros recibiran
pronta atenci6n, y Sc remitiran
a los precios de exPreso mas Ii
mitado.
Los efectos que Sc deseen en-
War por expreso, en- los vapo-
res de la N. Y. & P. r. S. S.
Co, ~CoamoS y ~Ponce> deben
ser entregados los hnes hasta
las 10 de la manana, Y los que
vayan en- los de la <Red d. has
ia las 2 de la tarde los martes.
San Justo A. c. BURSIAN.
administrator.
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BancO Territorial J Agr1cola
pc Puerto Rico.
sECCION DE AHORROs.

lneposicioses so6re zS5retas: Desde
1926 8 81. 900. devengar6n intereses 81
6 por 100 annual.
zoepOsSci0nes d pz0so .1FJo: Desle
600 en- adelante deVenQar6n inter6s Al:
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-21

coNsEJo A LAS AFADREs. -F9 iarabe ealmante
de Ia sehora Winslow debe sempre que los nos
estan e periodic de a den con. Proporciona alivo
Immediate al Pequedo paciente produce un sueho
tura tranquios alvia e dolor el angelic despierta
uy vivo alegre. Es muy agradable al paladar calma
a nio, abanda sus encias, aliva Dolores hace m
Giles las funciones del est6mago regua los intestnos
Is e meior remedio conocdo para Ia diarrea va pro-
yenga 6sta de Ia dentci6n de cuaquisra causa.
T6ngase mucho cuidado pedir e "Jarabe Camante
de Ia Sefora WinslOw'i es q nejor de todos.
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DIR. LoPEZ ANToNaIORGI.

MEDICo CIRUJANO. .-Ofrece sus servi-
oios profecionales Gale de la Cruz no 5,
Telefono no 1853. Horas de consulta; Office
hours: De II IL a. m. de l q 8 p m.
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JACINTo NARANJO.- Ciruiano Den
tista.-Ha trasladado su oficinadental q Ia
callo de Ia Tanca, No. 5, altos, donde ofrece
lns aervicios al pdblico en- general. p.
PLANTAs DE CLAVEL.-NIargarita On
tiestos. Amarillos, blancos y rojos q 25 cts
una. Los vende. Francisco MARTINEZ. Ca
lie Amistad Ia -Yauco p r.
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En- esta imprenta % Vanda papel de
pori6disO Viaio 6 900 auintal.
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En e1ta imprenta g Vende papeI de
paFi6dioo vieio 6 "a 90 Quintnl.
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s. pADzcE De AlmOrranas

hsa haba pude Las oPERAGo
URGICAS han orado mucho EMPHASIZES UNGUEN
FL maraviloso invento de
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-22

but in the authorized republican or
gans. so IT must be correct and Of
fetal. and shows evidence that the
magnates stand not in trepidation OF
Mr.. Knox. To the people who honestly
favor public ownership of public utili-
ties the progress OF these combinations
will be hailed with considerable JOY, as
while IL may for time work hardship
to those not participants in the bless
ings OF the combination, il will be
abundant demonstration that these
utilities may be managed successfully
source and the consolidation will leave
very little to be done when the people
take charge OF these things and have
them conducted by the government as
is the postoffice.
As the Bloomington Bulletin saws:
"In the case of the postoffice nobody
hears that the steel trust or the Stan
dard oil trust or any other trust gets
rebates on its stamps, thus enabling
IL To beat the smaller competitor in the
shall have been put on the same basis.
there Will he no complaint of trusts in
anything being able TO crush small
competition by the reason of rebates
from the railroads or monopoly of the
cars. The amalgamation now going
ON will greatly simplify the taking over
Of these properties
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-22
Work Ahead for Douglas.

W. l. Douglas. the coming governor
Of Massachusetts. has a chance to i'm
mOrtalize himself when he enters upon
his new duties. and il is believed he
will be equal To the task. AS a result
of studying al close range the Massa-
chusetts legislature. fits workings and
those who worked IT" says Mr.. Law.
son In -Frenzied Finance. Every body 5
Magazine for December. II do not hes
itate TO say that:
The Massachusetts legislature is
bought and sold as are sausages and
fish NJ the markets and wharyes. That
the largest. wealrhiest and most prom
inent corporations I'm New England
whose affairs are conducted by our
most representative citizens. habitual
ly corrupt the Massachusetts legisla
ture. and the man of wealth among
them who would enter protest against
the iniquity would be- looked ON as a
class anarchist. will go further and
say that IL I'm New England a man OF
the type OF Folk of Missouri. can he
found who will give over six months
To turning up the legislative and Bos-
ton municipal sod Of the past 10 years.
who does not expose TO the world a
condition of Tottenness more rotten
than was ever before exhibited in any
community in the civilized world. il
would be because he has been suffoca-
ted by the stencil Of what he ex-
humes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-22
DAVENPORT LAD
KILLS HIMSELF
Adolph ] Schmidt. Aged io,
Blows Brains Out in Fit
of Amer.
QUARRELED WITH HIS MOTHe R
Deed Committed With Shotgun, Which
Tore Top of Head
Off.

Shortly before O'Clock last evening
Rudolph J. Schmidt. 19-year-oid LAD
employed as fireman at the T. W. Nc
Cielland plant, Davenport, placed a
shotgun to his head and pulled the
trigger with the result that the en-
tire rear portion of his head was
blown off and his brains scattered
over the bed room in which the deed
was committed.
The father is employed as engineer
at the McClelland plant and the son
was the fireman for him. Yesterday
the young man drew his weeks
wages. amounting TO 50. Upon arriv-
ing home he gave the envelope con
tanning the money 10 his mother and
after supper. desiring To go down
town. asked his mother for some of
the money back. The mother gave
MIN 30 cents and this amount he re-
fused TO take. The mother then gave
him dollar but still the Young man
refused To accept it and insisted upon
having more. The mother next offer
ed him $3.50 but refused 10 make the
hLicuit any larger anu argued Ildt
the money was needed for the family
and household expenses The young
man still refused also to accept the
latter amount and angry words fol-
lowed between the mother and SON
During his fit of anger the young man
proceeded up stairs TO his bed room.
Called Brother.
y few seconds later he called TO his
brother and the latter had scarcely
started to ascend the stairway. when
the report of a gun was heard eman-
ating from the room in which the
young man had gone. The family has
tened to the room and there found the
young man lying PROSTATE upon the
floor. with the larger portion of his
head blown off. DR.. a. w. Bowman
was hastily summoned but his attend
ance was of no assistance as the
young man was dead before his ar
rival and his death is believed to have
been almost instantaneous.
The deceased was of nervous AMI
eXcitable temperament and it is
thought that during his fit of anger. h0
temporarily lost his reason. The sur
vivors are the parents. MIR. and Mrs.
Adolph +. Schmidt and five brothers.
These are John. Henry. Fred. George
and Philip. The funeral will be held
al . O'Clock Wednesday afternoon.
with interment at Paramount Gene
terry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-22
There's trouble ahead for the

There's trouble ahead for The far
mer. Government reports show The
presence Of the hession fly in GG coun
ties in Illinois. The warm weather that
everybody enjoys So much seems Ia
have put life and ginger into the ny
and he has started in his career of dey
astation among the young shoots OF
fall sOwn wheat. Spectators are liable
To boost prices OF May wheat on the
strength Of the reports of the damage
already wrought