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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-30
CHURCH LEADERS
ATCONSECRATION
Elevation Of Rev. Davis, Coadjutt r
Bishop Of Davenport. an
Imposing Function.
HELD At SACIED HEART
Fifteen Bishops and Over Two Hun
dred Priests Participated in
Conservation Mass

Al 10 O'Clock this morning before
probably the largest and most distln-
guished audience of church dignitaries
ever assembled in the tri-cities Rev
lanes Davis was consecrated coadJu-
tor bishop Of Davenport Catholic do
cese. the ceremonies taking place at
Sacred Heart cathedral in that city
His grace. the Most Rev. John j.
Keane. acted as consecrator. and 1T
Rev. John l. Spalding. bishop of the
Peoria diocese. delivered the consecra-
ton sermon. Two hundred priests. Is
bishops and four archbishops partici-
pated in the services.
Elaborate decorations
The church was deliberately decora-
ted for the occasion. The color scheme
was purple and white. the bishops
coIors. Festooned from the center of
the gabled ceiling TO the walls were
long streamers of chrysanthemums.
crossed and recrossed in a manner be
wiIdering to the eye. On either side
Of the arch of the sanctuary was a
white dove. each holding several rib
b1ns 81 satin. which stretched across
the opening In "A graceful loop. The
were n IIldSS ID noWtIN.
while the windows were piled with
handsome potted palms. Descending
from the center OF the ceiling were
long streamers of chrysanthemums. 10
the ends OF which were attached large
punches of the same flowers.
Rendered w.S~r'- Mass
The music was under the direction
of ]. - Hebert. and the choir produc-
cd weJcr's mass in q. Following was
the program and the personnel Of the
choir:
kyric EleisOn ........--.- Weber
Csoir.
Gloria in Excelsis -....---- Weber
Choir.
NreuO ..-.... NeDeT
Choir
Soprano soloist Miss Ella Dow
Cloutrnan. of Kansas City.
Qui TOLLS - Solo by George Suppel,
Of Iowa City.
Sanctus. from Gounod's "Messe Sol
ennelle." Solo:st. Wallace Moody.
Anges Die - Soloist, Mrs. Henry
Natthcy.
when Bishop-eIect Davis entered the
church the Ecce Sacerdos. by Weigand.
was sung Nv the following:
Miss Ella Dow Cloutman. of Kansas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-30

ter spending Thanksgiving with Mrs.
c. J. Twomey of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Huntley have
gone to Los Angeles, Cal, TO spend the
winter. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Huntley's piece, Miss Marie
Cooley.
Mrs. F. r. Myers departed this af-
ternoon for Chicago where. she will
join Mr.. Myers who has been trans.
acting business there this week. They
will spend few days visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Feddel have re-
turned to their home at jefferson
City, Mo, after short visit with Rock
Island relatives. They were accom-
panied by their children, Harry and
Mae
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-30
TONS OF WROUGHT IRON CRASH
THROUGH A DAVENPORT BUILDING
Peculiar Accident in Jobbing House Happily Attended by
Little DAMAGE.

Fifty odd tons of wrought iron, piled
up lengthwise about the center of the
building. fell suddenly with a crash
to the floor of the Sieg Iron company
building in Davenport, at 10 O'Clock
this morning. The floor was solidly
built and resisted the impact of the
iron which tangled and Bonded and
snarled into the semblance of clut
ter of giant toothpicks. No one was
in the vicinity at the time and there
fore no one was injured.
The cause of the fall of fully three
car loads of assorted wrought iron was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-30

the giving away of a wooden 1Ox1O
pillar placed between the two iron
pillars and used as a lean for the
iron. The iron was piled on either
side of the post. 1t was crushed and
ground inc spiinters in the fall.
In Bad TnnaIe.
1t will required several days to
st-aighten out the tangle. None of the
irCn is damaged. and the cost of la
Dor to reassort it. and the expense of
putting in a new post or pillar will
sum up the total damage done by the
accident. The building belongs to Joe
r. Lane. who recently purchased il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-30
CITY CHAT.

Call for Improved Zazaro.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
For insurance. E. J. Burns.
Lage-Waters for fine footwear.
Tri-City lowell Supply company.
Foot fitters-Dolly Bros.
1891 to 19O4-Dolly Bros.
Fair dealing-Doliy Bros.
Stylish shoes at Dolly Bros.
Two shoe stores-Dolly Bros.
Reliable shoes at Dolly Bros.
Big shoe values at Dolly Bros.
Comfortable shoes at Dolly Bros.
Kerler Bros. renovate mattresses.
For bus. baggage. express, call Robb's.
For real estate and insurance, E. j.
Burns.
McCabe's ad will tell you where it
pays to buy furs.
Children's specials this week at
Byrnes' millinery store.
81 evening wear silks. SO cents at
McCabe's tomorrow at a m.
Deep cut in all trimmed goods this
week at Byrnes' millinery store.
Walline & Hamilton. express and
transfer Old phone 1870. new 1854.
W. Fl. Siemon will do your tin work !;
1927 Sixth avenue. New phone STAG.
See Young & McCombs' toy depart
ment, large variety of toys and books.
A manufacturer surplus stock of
ribbons at half price tomorrow at Nc
Cabe's.
You are next for a first class shave
and hair cut at Waddells, opposite
Harper house.
No early breakfast is complete with
out Mrs. Austin's pancakes. Buy from
your grocer today.
% per cent discount Thursday all
day on ready-to-wear trimmed hats.
Young & McCombs'.
Ready tomorrow morning at 3
o'clock. 500 pieces taffeta ribbons at
half. See McCabe's ad.
You'll find it tonight on page S.
The big sale starts tomorrow morn
ing. Simon & Mosenfelder.
The regular annual meeting of Trio
lodge. a. F. & y. NJ, will be held
Thursday evening of this week.
Have you read every word of it?
It's all on the back page of this pa
per tonight Simon & Mosenfelder.
E. B. McKown has secured the agen-
CIV for the celebrated Black Hawk soft
coal. 1t is free from slate and dust,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-30
SPECIAL THURSDAY SALE

At Young e. MeCocnbs' Tomorrow
Morning at 10 a. m.
Fifteen ladies' suits worth $40
Thursday, 1898.
YOUNG q M'COMBS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-30

City, soloist; Mrs. William McEniry,
Rock Island; Mrs. William Crubaugh.
Rock Island: Mrs. Thomas B. Reidy.
Rock Island: Miss Amanda Schmitt.
Rock Island; Miss Loretta Huot, Miss
Matilda Lorraine. Miss Anna NJ. Sulli-
van, Miss Celia King, Miss Alice O'Con-
nor. Mrs. J. b. Keefe. Miss Emily Dwy-
er. Miss Agnes Hurley, Amelia Balzer.
Miss Grace Moore. Davenport; Mrs.
Thomas Casey. Rock Island; Mrs. DIR.
Henry Matthey, Mrs. J. ]. Flanagan,
Mrs. Nettie lie Claire Thompson, Miss
Ella Mullen. Miss Anna O'Brien, Miss
Emily Huot, Miss Nellie Smith, Alice
Mccormack, Davenport; George Sup
pei, Iowa City; lfessrs. Wallace
Moody, James T. Lindley, w. F. Fine
field, Martin Cakes. Camille Ingers,
Howard Carroll. Davenport: Frank
SuppeI. Iowa City; Nessrs. George II.
Blanchard. J. A. Huot. William Muel-
Ter. l.. p. Button. J. J. Hill. Davenport
Miss Kathryn Mccormack. organist.
banquet Followed.
The banquet after the conservation
ceremonies was given in the parochial
school building, on the ground floor.
The following was the program of the
speaking:
Toastmaster-MostR Rev J. ]. Keane.
d. D.. Dubuque.
His Holiness. Pope Plus x."-Rt
Rev. J. ]. Keane. Cheyenne. Wyo.
The Bishop and His Coadjutor"-
Rev. J. p. Ryan. Davenport. Iowa.
Church and State"-Rt Rev. Rich
ard Scannell. ID. D.. Omaha, Neb.
Our Church in Iowa"-Rt. Rev.
Philip Garrigan. ID. D.. Sioux City.
Iowa.
The Diocese of Davenport"-Very
Rev. NJ. Fiavin. v. F.. Des Moines.
The Catholic Pioneers of the North
west"-Rt Rev Thomas O'Gorman, ID.
D.. Sioux Falls. S. ID.
Reception Last Evening.
Last night at o'clock. at the Sacred
Heart cathedral. took place the presen-
tation service to Coadjutor Bishop
elect Davis. when the various congre-
gational societies and those not affilia-
ted with any OF the parish societies.
and the Davenport council, knights of
and the children OF the par
ochial schools presented their testimo-
malls TO the bishop-elect.
Cons-crnte Bishop In South.
New Orleans. Nov. 30.-Father Cor
relius Vandeven. perhaps the young
est Catholic bishop in the United |
States was today consecrated bishop |
Of Natchitoches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-30
A Runaway Bicycle

Terminated with an ugly cut on the
leg of J. b. Orner. Franklin Grove. Ill.
1t developed a stubborn ulcer unyield-
ing 10 doctors and remedies for four
years. Then Bucklin's Arnica Salve
cured. It's just as good for burns.
scalds. skin eruptions and piles. 25
cents at Hartz G. Ullemeyer's drug
store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-30

The following petit jurors have been
drawn for the January term of court.
the first panel to report Jan. 2 and the
second panel to report Jan. 10:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-30
Saloon Notice.

John Johnson wishes to- announce
that he will open a saloon at 119 Eigh-
teenth street called THE Betwixt and
Between" and give his opening lunch
Saturday night Dec. g.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-30
Bring Suit For Partition.

a suit for partition has been COM
menced by Frances Wittick and the
other heirs of George B. Wittick
against Thomas Wittick The suit is
to divide the property located i'm the
George b. Wittick first addition 10
Rock Island. Thomas Wittick's last
address was Maraposa county, Cali
fornia, but he disappeared from there.
and has not been heard from since.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-30

Joseph Little, Burlington-My wife
says she couldn't keep house without
HOIIster'S Rocky Mountain Tea.
Keeps the whole family well. Haven't
spent cent for doctors in three years.
T. H. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-30
STARTING UP NEW FACTORY

ROCK isidho oroom company begins
Operations Next Monday.
Rock Island has a new manufactur-
ing concern in the Rock Island Broom
company which has leased quarters at
Seventh avenue and Fourteenth street
where a shop has been fitted up and
operations will be begun next Monday.
The proprietors are w. II. Smith and
James Reynolds. Both are experience
ed in their line of work
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-14

tary with eight marines in Mariinsk,
three in Alexandroffsk, eight in Kon-
stantinovsk and eight in Ilinsk
She Stirs Herself WonderOusIy.
In the spring of 1857 Russia began
to make truly vast Improvements in
Siberia. Along the left bank of the
Amur the government established
transportation service, which was
maintained partially by horses and par
TALLY by dogs.
In that same year the Milwaukee
and Prairie du Chen Railway, the
Pittsburg branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio and the Memphis and Charleston
railways were finished. Baltimore and
st. Louis were connected by direct rail-
road trains in that same year. The
laying of the Atlantic cable was begun.
At the same time that Russia at last
made its first great attempt at open
ing up Siberia by sending 5000 immi-
grants into the lower Amur country,
people in st. Louis were in regular re-
ceipt of mails from San Francisco,
carried by the overland pony express.
Siberia, known hundreds of years
before Columbus was born, explored
before America was discovered, con-
quered before America was settled, re-
| manned a prmeval wilderness while
the American colonies were formed,
remained a wilderness while they be-
came the United States, remained a
| wilderness while the United States be-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-14

Obi river with his band, which then
numbered several thousand men.
BY 1852 he had taken the town of
Sibir which was the key to practical
ly all the western part of Siberia. It's
Importance may be estimated from
the fact that the name Siberia" given
to the country by the conquerors, was
based on that of the town. Tobolsk
is built near the site of this old city.
In 1854 Jermak was drowned in
the Irtisch river. He was no outlaw
when he died. The Car had granted
him amnesty and had sent him money
and a coat which had once graced
his own shoulders.
Tribute Hunters, Not Settlers.
Adventures and traders pushed in
after him. They had comparatively
little fighting to do, and most of it
was because they tried to enforce
tribute and not because of any re-
sistance offered to exploration or set
tlement by the Tartars and Mongols.
These races had fought themselves to
a standstill during the generations of
the Tartar invasions of Europe, and
they had most of the war knocked
out of them. In addition, what fight
ing they still did was done among
themselves, and the Russians were
quick, then as now, to take advan-
tage of these internecine feuds.
The Russian government now be-
gan to encourage its Cossack hordes
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-14
The Eskimo Trolley Car
1t Is More or Less Tumultuous and
Won't Always Stop When Ordered.

With the Eskimo the dog takes the
place of trolley cars, and the Eskimo
trolley is as full of unexpected tricks
as our trolleys. The Eskimo motor
man who knows his business keeps
the power going by leaning forward
and with the lash of his long whip
just Ticking the ear or leg of any
dog he may select.
The dogs do not get a taste of the
whip often, but only when one per-
sists in refusing to do his share of the
pulling.
Each dog knows his name and will
respond with fresh exertions when the
driver calls it. The largest Eskimo
dogs compare in size with the average
Newfoundland dog. They are gener-
ally of the brindle color Of the wolf.
though black dogs, white dogs and
black and white dogs are not I'M
known.
The Eskimo dog is never allowed in
the hut Of his master after he has
grown UP, though sometimes he is al
lowed to sleep in the passage leading
to it, but the puppies are taken into
the "inglu" and tenderly nursed.
The Eskimo around Point Barrow,
the most northerly point Of Alaska,
seldom ride in their dog sledges. They
load the sledge with whatever they
have TO transport and a woman or
feet-footed boy runs ahead of the
team calling out "Tullal Tulla!"
Come on! Come onD while the man
running behind the sled to guide it
or keep IL from capsizing in emer-
gencies. shouts out "Ku! Kul" (Get
on Get onD.
Thus they go careering over the
desoate country. awakening the Arc
tic echoes-a noisy and tumultuous
outfit.
Sometimes the boy running before
the dog team ties a piece Of meat
has the effect of increasing the speed
of the team, the dogs, yelping and
barking as they run, making every
effort to get at the meat, and the boy
shouting with laughter at their failure
to do so.
II is a work Of difficulty to get one
of these Point Barrow teams 10 stop
after IL is once set in motion. Unless
the journey has been unusually long
and has much tired the dogs. they
will not obey the command OF Lie
down." which brings the teams OF
other Eskimos 10 a standstill. but in
sist upon going on and the owner
and his family have 20 pull back on
the sled with all their might. drag
back on the harness and shout COM
mands and entreaties TO the dogs to
stop.
The Esklmos Of the Siberian coast
always ride on their sledges and drive
their dogs but they take good care
OF them and protect their feet with
little sealskin shoes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-14

came world-power, and is mostly a
wilderness to-day.
Russias failure as an empire builder
is explained when the history of her
conquest of Siberia is considered.
Where the Anglo-Saxon conquered
America to upbuild it, fighting only in
order to settle down in peace, the
Russians fought for the sake of con-
quest, and, having once made the land
tributary, pressed on to seize more
land. For centuries the Russian gov
ernments were content with a petty
annual tribute of skins and robes and
gold and rugs wrested from vassal
chiefs by Russian swords, when mill
lions of acres of land lay waiting to
pay tribute ten thousand times as
great to Russian plows.
JermnI, the First COnquerOr.
The first conqueror of Siberia was
typical of Russia. Vassili Timofe-
witsch was his real name. Jermak is
the name that has gone down into
history, even the history of the
church, for he is now a Saint of the
Russian Church.
Jermak was a nickname. 1t means
"milstone," and was given to the
present Saint because he was a. boat
man on the Volga during his boyhood
and one of his duties was to grind
the meal.
Jermak was a Cossack. At that
time the Cossacks were as much river
men as plainsmen. They We're in
, steady feud with the Tartars, and
when there We're no Tartars to fight
they levied tribute on ships that Piled
the Volga. Jermak led the worst
band of pirates, and at last the mer-
chants of Russia induced the Car to
send soldiers out after him. This
drove the pirates up the stream until
they reached the territory of the
Stroganoffs in the Ural. The Strog-
anoffs themselves were descended
from a Tartar race, but held that part
of the frontier under compact with
the Gar.
Jermak and his band promised to
be exceedingly annoying to Them so
they did what the Muskovite- Tartar
diplomat did then and does now
they hired the outlaws and started
them across the Ural and into Asia to
make conquests.
! Jermak went as far as he could by
boats, dragged the craft over the gem
| tie slopes of the Ural, took to the
| river again on the other side and
| swept through Siberia as far as the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-14

industries, and its Pacific coast is be-
set with city on city, each ranking
nigh in the list of the worlds great
places. The Pacific coast of the other
is as desolate and as wild as il was
century ago, with only a few poor
towns set on it's shores.
No Reason for Russia's Failure.
Climate and other natural obstacles
do not explain this. In the interior of
SIBERIA lies land as rich as our prai-
rleS bottom land as fertile as anv of
ours, mountain country as rich in
gold and coal and iron. And where
ours could be reached only by weary
professions of wagon trains, beset
with hostile saVages for every mile
OF road, the Siberian country has been
safe to travel for centuries-more. it
has been easy to traverse for great
rivers offer water highways in all di-
rections, north, east. south and west.
Russian trading expeditions went
down the Amur $50 years ago, one and
a half centuries before the source of
our own Mississippi river was discov-
cred,
Russia never lacked explorers, ad-
Venturers, fighters and traders to
pierce Siberia. They went into it in
plenty But Russia did not press after
her pathfnders. America did.
So, when American was building her
first railroad in California, Russia's
California still was a country so re-
mote that the general governor of
Eastern Siberia, Murawioff, required a
year to reach it from st. Petersburg.
A year afterward, in 1856, when Ameri-
ca completed her Chicago Burlington
and Quincy, her Chicago and Alton,
her Penobscot and Kennebec Railroads
and began her Hoosac tunnel, Russia
held her claims on the Gulf of Tar
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-14

to enter Asia, and the Cossacks were
not 10th. They were the most in
dependent of the many races and tribes
of RuSsia-so independent that the
Russian government was always glad
when they found fields for their wild
activities.
So, when they padded out into the
Black sea in dugouts and climbed
aboard Turkish ships to loot them,
the government said nothing, even
when there was a peace between the
two nations. But, having robbed
Turkish ships one day, the Cossack
of the fifteenth century, was some
what blind about flags, and was just
as likely to loot Russian ships enter
ing the Don the next day.
Siberia and the COssack.
Siberia was a welcome field for the
Cossack. Soon Cossacks appeared on
the Yenesei then on Lake Baikal, then
on the Lena. Sibir, or Isker, as it
came to be called, was their base. In
and out of it flooded the troops of Co.'S
sack LEVERS of tribute. Cossack fur
hunters, CosSack scouts.
Then came the gold hunters, and at
last but never in troops, the mer-
chant. Such a merchant, Chabaroff,
led an expedition down the Amur in
1649, and had the first hostile encount-
err that the Russians had with Chinese.
The city of Chabaroffsk, or Khaba-
rovsk, now one of the important places
of Manchuria. was founded by him.
His fight with the Chinese began the
long and wearisome history of fighting,
intriguing and mutual swindling be-
tween Russia and China.
In 1865, one of the Russian conquer
ors established a strong frontier post
and held it against the yellow men,
to the great advantage of Russia. This
particular conqueror was, like Jermak,
an outlaw. His name was Niktor
Tschernigoffski He had murdered the
| Governor of IIimsk and had escaped
to the Amur with a band of convicts.
To defend themselves they erected the
first Russian colony on the Amur and
called it Albazin. 1t proved so val
| liable in the contest with China that
the founder was pardoned and reward
! ed with high honors.
| From that time on. the history of
| Siberia. is a mere catalogue of land
| grabbing, petty fighting and constant
| intrigue. But of true and beneficial
exploitation there is little or none.
History has no Winning of the East
like our Winning of the West.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-14
The Empire That
Was Thrown AWav
How Russia Has Written Her Own Failure as Empire Build
er-She Had Entered Siberia Before America
Was Discovered
BY JULIUS MULLER.

whatever may be the outcome of
sbe Russo-Japanese War-even if it
spsllv went to crown Russia's arms
,-irh overwhelming triumph-the light
sba+ has been shed on Russia as an
empire builder has put her into an I'M
eyiable place in history
THE disclosures of the wofully I'M
developed character of the vast and
tnvaluable empire of Siberia. the lack
~ methods for swift communication,
sbe condition of the great" Siberian
Railway itself, have all fixed Russia s
r+arus as being little better than that
NJ china, so far as concerns her pre-
tense at being civilizing force.
Russia went into Siberia before
n,oariaan was discovered. After her
arst wars with the Tartars-the worst
nf which were ended before Column
Sus set sail for his first voyage
Fussta had few wars with the natives.
She had no experience like that which
faced the conquerors of America and
the American pioneers until the begin
ring of the present generation in the
shane of hostile Indians, who contest
ID every foot of the white mans way
westward, and marked his advance
with blood from the Atlantic to the
pacific She had no laborious sea
voyages to make to reach her new
empire. No inhospitable mountain
ksnges blocked her way eastward.
TVbat Has She Done With It9
What has she done with the land
(which she entered before men know
that there was such a thing as the
Western Hemisphere; the land that she
had conquered as far as the Obi river
before Sir Walter Raleigh landed his