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Evening journal., 1904-11-26

Epworth N. E. Church. Tenth and
Lombard streets, the Rev. A. W. Light
bourne, Ph. D., pastor. Preaching SER
vices at 1890 a. M, and 7.S0 p. m. by
the pastor. Morning subject; "The
Light Of the World" second sermon.
Evening subject: THE Perils Of the
Dance"
Evening journal., 1904-11-26

Scott NJ. p. Church. Seventh and
Spruce streets. the Rev. r. X. Stephen
son. pastor. 9.15 a. m. class meeting
L. T. Grubb leader; 1890 a. m, preach
ing by the pastor; ? p. m, Sunday
School; $50 p. m, Epworth League de-
votional services in charge Of thu
Scott Reapers. subject: Missions.
ZsO D. M, preaching by tie pastor
Morning subject: "The Forward Move
ment" Evening subject: What i
Costs Not to be a Christian"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-28
The January Pearson's.

Pearson's Magazine for January
presents a remarkable collection of in
teresting special articles and clerev
short stories, numbering in all eight
cen.
The leading article is a clear, con-
else, exhaustive narrative, handsome
ly illustrated and describing in pop
ular way the dangers, the difficulties
and the magnitude of that most re-
cent marvel of engineering, the New
York Subway" Skin Sculpture, the
Modern Taxidermy," and "a Seventy
five Thousand Pound Meteorite," are
articles that will please those of a
scientific turn of mind. THE Making
of Incandescent Lamps" 1.-The Life
Story of Wild Boar" and "Pneumo-
mia, an Unsolved Problem" are arti-
cles that will appeal to those interest
ed respectively in industry, in animals
and in problems of health; while
Scoring a Beat" is a stirring, striking
article consisting Of adventures of
those daring, resourceful fellows, the
New York newspaper reporters. Still
other special articles are Kate v. Saint
Maur's serial, THE Self-SuppOrting
Home" and Robert Sloss' interview
with Julia Marlowe.
In fiction Pearson's has taken the
daring step of printing "A Limb Of the
Law" a story Of that latter-day apos-
dare. Three delicate love stories,
of adventure. one western story. and
an exciting detective story complete
the list of the contents page.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-28
January's Woman's Companion.

The January number of the Wom-
ans Home Companion makes good it's
title of being a Woman's magazine.
Marion Harland writes on My Twelve
Favorite Recipes" Other articles of
interest to the housewife are How to
Bring Up the Children" MRS. Sang
ster's Home Page" "a Calendar Par
ty," For the Girl Who Earns Her
Own Living" Notices for the New
year." Underwear for the Little
Folks Some Famous Old Virginia
Dishes" The double page contains a
number of photographs showing the
charm of old age. Henry Irving
Dodge has a dramatic story of modern
business, 1.-The Epoch Making Strug-
gle for Northern Pacific and Fritz
Morris writes on when Royalty Goes
Visiting" The fiction includes 1.-THE
King of Diamonds" by Louis Tracy;
Uncle Peleg's Queer WILL" by Fred
erick Smith, and Father" by Owen
Oliver Published by The Crowell
Publishing Company. Springfield,
Ohio: one dollar a year, ten cents
copy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-28
Star Article Of January's Century

Star Article Of January's Century.
: From the point of view Of unique
ness the star article in The Century
for January is Helen Kellar's "Chat
About the Hand" illustrated with nu-
merous photographs of Miss Keller
alone or in company with various
friends-Mr. Jefferson, DR.. Hale. Prof.
Bell and her devoted teacher, Miss
Sullivan. Miss Keller's article is an
anomaly in literature. being an account
by one who is deaf, dumb and blind of
the way in which she uses the hand
as a medium of communication. Her
impressions of people. her literary
skill, and her cheerful philosophy of
life are alike amazing. Following it
is a poem by Richard Watson Glider,
entitled 1.-TWO Optimists," being let
ter to Joseph Jefferson acknowledging
a copy of Helen Keller's essay on OPP
timism.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-28

because OF sudden changes in freight
schedules in favor Of the Sound that
made it impossible for the plant to
continue in operation except at
heavy loss. The interstate commerce
should have power to pre-
vent such discrimination as this and
it would have it if the Cooper Quarles
bill should become a law.
Before the interstate commerce
was stripped of it's powers
by the supreme court, the shippers Of
walla Walla were enabled to secure
substantial reductions in freight
rates through the Intervention of the
commission. That experience should
be convincing proof of the necessity
of restoring to the commission the
control over freight rates that it form
erly possessed. To accomplish this 1t
is important that Washington's sena-
tors and representatives in congress
should vote right and that no man
should be, elected to the national SEN
ate by the legislature that is soon to
meet who is not with the people on
this question.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-28
FACTOR IN THE WHEAT MARKET

Of recent influences upon the price
has been more potent than the heavy
movement from Russia. That coun-
try, always uncertain as to the yields
and supply possibilities, has shown
wonderful capacity for filling up Liver
pool or other European markets when
American prices have been out of line
for export. and for the past several
months Russian shipments have been
bushels a week at times. This has
been followed by the grain trade with
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-28

the greatest interest, for it is use
less to expect any export inquiry for
American wheat, so long as England
can fill up cheaper, with the Russian
product.
The point of Importance about it all
is whether or not this heavy movement
has drained Russia appreciably, and
here It is that opinions differ.
1t is interesting, therefore, to note
the view taken by a leading English
trade journal. the British and Foreign
Baker. This paper believes that there
will be sharp falling off in the Rus
sian movement in the. coming four
months. The opinion embraces
knowledge of Russian internal affairs
that makes it look reasonable. The
Baker points out that in Russia econo-
mic conditions, which may change ma
terially from one year to another, play
an important part in the manner and
rate Of crop distribution. The war with
japan has caused a big drain upon
finances, and the taxgatherers have
been harsh. The agricultural banks
are, in way, state banks, and in
times of depression and low prices for
grain, are liberal towards the produ
GERS, advancing money freely on the
grain. This year they changed their
attitude and restricted loans, the re-
suit upon the producer being greater
incentive, by far, to turn wheat into
cash.
All this suggests that the opinion
that Russia has had a great abundance
to draw upon. opinion based upon the
heavy shipments seen every week, may
be erroneous, at least in some degree.
Should it develop, as the Baker sug-
gests, that the country has been
cleaned out of it's exportable surplus,
then the Russian situation, long a lead
ing bearish feature in wheat, might in
the spring be an influence for a con-
trary effect.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-28
WILL GUARD HIS AUOTCRACY.

The Car Nicholas did not give his
people the Christmas gift they had
asked. The fact that, a few days ago.
the mayor of Moscow was ordered to
be tried by the imperial senate for per-
hitting the municipality to discuss the
question of a constitution for Russia.
suggested that the car had repented
of his ebullition Of liberaity in allow
ing the public assembly Of the zemstvo
people to formulate demands for re-
form, and he has now formally noui-
fled the advocates of constitutional
government, who sent to him another
petition, that such action is "presump-
tuous and tactless,' and that ques-
lions of state administration are of no
concern to zemstvos, whose rights are
limited by law.
AS the car himself started the re-
form loom running, he will probably
not be so blind as to abandon all re-
form measures, such as he has already
caused to be announced, and which
embody definite program of rational
measures of reform in the direction of
liberality." 1t may be that this will
quiet somewhat the agitation by the
zemstvos and lead them to the practice
of patient waiting for what they fun
damentally demand, but it will not
abate much the tumultuary antagon-
ism of the social democrats and the
more irrational nihilistic firebugs.
AS far back as 1903 the car, hav-
ing read the disclosures made under
his orders by M. Demtchinsky. an ex-
perienced journalist, who had investi-
gated the corruption and espionage of
bureaucratics government issued an
imperial decree granting absolute
religious federation, and organizing
commission to effect reforms for the
rural population. These reforms did
not go very deep and the whole ten
dency was to strengthen and central
ize the control of the bureaucracy. It
was recently cabled from St. Peters
burg that it is the cars purpose to
give the three estates of landed pro-
prietors, the rural communes and the
municipal corporations, represented in
the district and provincial legislatures,
larger privileges. This may be a gain,
but, as the local bodies have, even
with their close limitations of legisla-
tive action, inspired the people with
ambition to take part in the national
government through a constitutional
monarchy, it is not probable that the
cars proposed quieting powders will
induce docile contentment with an
overshadowing autocracy.
Autocracy in Europe, has, step by
step, with the growth of liberal ideas,
been forced eastward until Turkey and
Russia alone stand the champions of
the system, and, even in those regions,
buttressed as it has been, it is yield
ing slowly to the insistence of the time
spirit. The struggle in Russia between
the reactiOnary and the progressive in
tellectual forces is on and in earnest
and the car himself has, without in
tending it, contributed largely to the
vitality of the latter, and, if he re-
traces his steps to clutch and save the
threatened bauble of autocracy, it will
be his own undOing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-28
WHERE DO THEY STAND?

The strengthening of the powers of
the interstate commerce commission,
giving it control over freight rates
subject to appeal to the courts, is of
even more Importance to the people
of this state, as Of every other state
in the Union than the creation of
state railway commission to regulate
freight rates within the state. Both
would promote the prosperity of the
state by protecting the people against
extortion or unjust discrimination.
1t is of the highest importance,
therefore, that Washington's senators
and representatives at the national
capital should be right on the ques-
ton of proper regulation of the rail-
roads. President Roosevelt has ex-
pressed himself strongly in favor of
giving the interstate commission
power to abolish unreasonable freight
rates and to fix others to stand until
approved or disapproved by the
courts in case of appeal by the rail-
road companies. For ten years prior
to 1897 the interstate commission ex-
ercised this power, but in that year
the United States supreme court de-
clared that the commission had ex-
ceeded it's authority in attempting to
regulate freight rates, this power not
being clearly expressed in the statute
creating the commission. 1t is now
proposed to restore to the commission
the power of which it was shorn by
the supreme court. The Cooper
Quarles bill introduced at the last
session of congress appears to be
the country.
How do Washington's two senators
and her three representatives at
the national capital stand on
this question? So far none of
them has given public expression to
his views. How do the candidates for
Senator Fosters seat stand on this
question? The only one who has de-
clared himself is Charles Sweeny of
Spokane, who has come out in an in
terview supporting President Roose-
velt's position. The other candidates
have expressed themselves since the
election in favor of state railway
commission, but not one Of them has
said a word in favor of greater powers
for the interstate commission. 1t is
suspected that their belated advocacy
OF a state railway commission is
prompted by their anxiety to capture
legislative votes from eastern Wash
ington.
Members of the legislature from
eastern Washington should not vote
for any senatorial candidate who will
not pledge himself to support Presi-
dent Roosevelt in his effort to place
the powerful railroad corporations OF
the country under governmental re-
straint. The legislation that the presi-
dent recommends is necessary for the
protection of the shippers and con-
sumers Of eastern Washington against
discrimination in favor of the coast
cities. Recently a prosperous manu-
featuring concern of Spokane was
driven to the wall and forced to close
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-28
WEATHER..

Tonight and Thursday rain or snow
warmer tonight, high south winds.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-28
NOTICE 70 ADVERTISERS.

Sooy Of change Of advertisement
must be delivered to the business OF.
fee by the hour Of 10 o'clock .. m. to
insure insertion in the issue Of even
date.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
SUICIDE PROVED
Finding of Body in River Below
Davenport Explains a
Disappearance.
HAEs THoRDsEN WAS DROWNED
Leaped From Deck of the TriIby OPP
posite City Night of
Nov. 8.

Yesterday forenoon Doc" Buergel.
a fisherman, who resides in Old Rock
iugham. below Davenport. while ply
ing his avocation, discovered the body
of q foater out in the floe-filled river.
He went out and retrieved it, and
lowed il inshore. The police and cor
oner were notified. and Constable
Byron Rumsey was put upon the case.
The body was brought To Davenport.
When the remains arrived at the
RunGc undertaking establishment.
Miss Annie Tiuene viewed them and
pronounced them TO be these of Hans
Thorlsen, the Young Dane who dis
appeared Nov. of last year from the
foredcck of the Trilby. where he had
been lettering. and where his over
coat was found at the time.
Jesse Thordsen. brother of Hans.
who is employed at the Lee Broom &
Buster company. was called and pos
itively identified the body by Il seal
ring bearing the initial letter IT, ana
small staghorn handled penknife
which was found in the pockets.
Thought He Was Living.
Hans Thurdsen lived ON Rock Isl
and street above Seventh street, and
opposite the high school building. AZ
ter his disappearance last fall it was
said that the man was seen at Iowa
City and West Liberty. His father
made Il fruitlesS visit there, but the
family still kept hope up as TO his be
ing in the land of the living. He
was 80 years of age at the time of his
death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
WHOLANDEDDEEKE
Cues SION That IS Pulling Rock
Island End of Lowden Con-
gressional Delegation.
STURGEON LEFT OUT III COLD
MoIine's Only Interest Securing OF
Election Of Their Man as
National Delegate.

Who Is responsible for landing C. II
Deere. of Moline. the election As dele
gate TO the national republican con
vention. IS a question that continues
10 puzzle the Lowden members from
that city who attended ,rhe congres-
sional convention at Bushnell Tues
day.
". 4. Meese. the Moline leader, ha-
been credited at this end Of the line
with pulling of the job. bun q promi-
nant light ia the local Yates camp *
authority for the statement that he
Lad nothing to d with Il; that a man.
Just who wiz have 10 De guessed.
higher in the councils Of the Tepubii-
can party than Mcese has ever touch
ed * responsible. He sent word To
leader. # the delegations in the conn
ties aside from Rock Island. partici-
pafing in the bushnell convention.
and they saw to il that his wishes
were carried ont. If they had failed
something would have dropped.
On the other hand. il j. known that
Mecse took q trip through the district
week prior To the convention for the
purpose. il was then given out. of cam
paigning in behalf of u. NJ. Sturgeon
for the nomination for member Of the
state board of equalization and Incl
dentaIly to work mp sentiment for Mr..
Deere for national delegate. II will
be recalled that MIR. Deere was nOmi-
mated by McDoLough county after the
Lowden faction from Rock Island
county had withdrawn from the hall.
The Yates delegation. which remained.
proposed +. G. Allen, of Moline. Il
Denecn man. but he WAS defeated. Mr..
Deere and j. ID. Diffenbaugh winning.
Rock Island Delegates VIE Too Lat.
The Lowden delegates marched di-
rectIy from the hall to their special
car on the Burlington tracks. When
they received tn" news of Mr.. Dcere's
selection there was surprise express
ed. This was specially pronounced
among the Rock Island contingent
The Moline delegates Winked know
ingly AT one another. They We're
caught ut it Ey their Rock Isl
and brethren. The latter. before they
were far on their journey towards
home. awoke to the realization that
they had been WEIGHED by the Moline
members of their own delegation. In
n caucus the night previous in Bush
nell the LuwdcnifeS voted unanimously
10 bolt unless they we've recognized to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
FAIR GIRLS IN n CONTEST
fhcy Want the Honor of Christening "a
New steamer To BE Launched at
ToIedo Next Month.

Michigan City, Ind. March &c. -
The owners of the new Michigan City
Chicago steamer, tie indianapolis,
which viii DC launched ut Toledo carly
next month, have stirred up one Of
the hottest contests among the Nuung
women Of the IICosicr state in the mat
ter of selecting a fair hand to break a
bottle of hare cider over the Prov of
the steamer. Usually the daughter OF
some prominent citizen or politician
las been selected, but the transporta-
ton company decided to let the people
of the state make a selection.
At present four towns have candi-
dates. The first choice Of Indianapolis
among seven girls of that town, has
over 1900 votes, Michigan City has
seven Candidates, the leader OF whom
has 3.4GO votes; NIuncie five candi-
dates. the leader having 1900 votes,
and Terre Haute five candidates, the
girl leading having 5000 votes At
this writing Miss Eula Clay, OF Indi-
anapolis. leads all OF the other con
tcs;Ants. The leading girls at the 9th
er towns are: Miss BeUlah Miles, Of
Michigan City; Miss Rena Harris, Of
Aiuncic: Miss Neil LoudCrbach. Of
Terre II9Utg
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
Wireless MESSAGES

The recent experiments in wireless
telegraphy have been 50 successful!
that it is now claimed wireless mes
sageS Will be sent across the Atlantic
ocean i'm the spring. In the spring i
also Il splendid time TO take few
doses Of Hc~tcttcr's Stomach Bitters.
The system Is ram down. sleep rest
less, the blood impure and the appe-
tite poor. The Bitters viii correct
these ailments in short time: i'm fact.
thousands If persons know from eX-
pericnce that there is no medicine like
HoStetter'S Stomach Filters fora
or all spring ailments. Your health h.
then, demands a fair trial. 1t also
cures dyspepsia, Indigestion. constipa-
ton and Ia grippe. Sickly women need
the Hitters 10 restore functional reg
ularity AMI build mp strength. Try a
bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
ANNAwAN WOMAN GROUND
TO PIECES UNDER A FREIGHT

Mrs. Felomina Van NoOran attempt
ed to cross the tracks at Annawan
yesterday in front of a westbound
freight train. She was caught and
crushed. her body being horribly
mangIed. Both legs We're cut off. the
body was disemboweled, and there
was scarcely a bone that was not
crushed or broken. The testimony at
the inquest did not show that the
train was moving rapidly at the time,
but the woman was evidently cOnfus-
ed and made n Decentralization as TO
the chances of getting across. She
was 90 years of age and is survived by
her husband and seven children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
Hepburn-DoIIiver sin Favored.

Washington, March 2G.-The house
committee on judiciary has author
lied favorable port cI the Hep
burn-Dollivor bin granting the states
police power over original packages"
of intoxicating liquor coming into their
borders as interstate commerce. with
Amendment stipulating that the bill
shall not apply TO persons receiving in
terstate shipments Of llqCOr for their
own personal use.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
iowa Concern in Trouble.

Sioux City, Ia. March 2G.-An ap-
piication has been fled in the district
court for the appointment Of a receiver
for the Iowa Mutual Merchants IHsur-
ance association. OF this city. The APP
plication is made by =. \. Dougherty,
who has Il claim against the COM
pauy upon Il 81 800 note, and viii come
up for hearing next Thursday. The
embarrassment of the company is due
TO failure to realize upon assessments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
victim ef Heart disease. Probably.

Tuscola. Ill, March 26.-A novel
death occurred near here. Roliicc Chofr-
stoll was found drowned in a small
stream. the water bcirg not over six
inches deep. lie had fallen in prob
ably while suffering an attack Of heart
disease or similar trouble ard was
found lying ca his back. There was no
indications Of suicide.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
AT THE HOTELS

st the Harper, House-Levi Water
man. Geneseo; T. F. Mitchell. Cleve-
land: \. z. Schmale. New York: !.
T. Walker. F. : Coole, Kansas City:
J. x. Oniev. Milwaukee: W. W. Alt
ney. Chicago: F. ~ Grimes. SterI-
ing; T. Sweeney. ST. Louis; George
Ebersole. Chicago; II. p. Napkins.
Bradford; H. Fretog, W. H. Benjamin,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
Pneumonia Follows Co,d

but never follows the use of Foley's
Honey and Tar. Il stops the cough
heals and strengthens the lungs and
affords perfect security from an at
tack Of pneumonia. Refuse substi-
tutes. All druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
Money for the Canal Coming In

New York. March 2G.-The final in
stallment of the 81. 100000 called for
depository banks IN connection with
the Panama canal payment has been
paid into the depository BANKS OF this
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26

Officers of the road do not substan-
tate this. While some changes in the
service are under consideration for
worlds fair year, ii is probably they
will lee made by simply putting ON eN-
ira trains between Chicago and st.
Louis and possibly between St. Paul
and st. Louis according to the de
manGS of the business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
LOCAL nzARKEr CONDITIONS.

EOcsy'H Quotations ON ProvisiOns. Live
Stock. Feed and Fuel
Rock Island, March % Following are the
quotations on the local market.
ProVtstons
Butter-Creamery 22cGz3c, dairy 2Oc.
ERgE-Fresh I3c.
Lard 10c.
Live poultrv-Spring chickens &c per
pound oens SC per pound, turkeys lfc.
ducks 10c, geese SC
egeLsb.es-PoJ4toes. CSC. Onions $3.50.
Live stock.
Cattle-Steers ESQ 20 t475. cows ana
neifers t2.Oc 70 e4.Oc, calves 200 70 10 %
Hogs-Mixed and butchers a Is u t5.25
Sheep-YcarliuRE or over. 1870 - Is %.
Lamb s 500 10 as 30
Feed and Fuel
GFain-COrn - to 52:: o8ts, 3lc.
Forage-Timotny nay, e8-50 u 40; prairie
o. 20 9, straw sc 50.
Woodland, per load q s.
Co1--Lump. per bushel l8c. SLACK. TeT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26

II * said that he st. Louis and Min
neapoliS passenger will hereafter be
run through Galesburg instead of
Monmouth. as they now run. and that
Monmouth will be made the end of n
local run. Local trains. according to
the rumor, will run between here and
Beardstown, and between here and
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
Millinery Opening.

Mrs. Arthur Brooks. 513 Seventeenth
less there win be large audience TO
hear him