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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-17

Secretary Of the Navy Morton reports
that In no other year We're there SO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-17
Executive.
Concessions to Panama.

Concessions TO Panama.
An executive order signed and issued
by Secretary Of War Taft at Panama
Pee. for the president of the United
States and assented to by President
Amador of Panama In a formal letter
brought the questions at issue between
the two countries to friendly settle
ment The principal feature of the or
der Is that no trade for the canal zone
or the republic of Panama shall enter
the ports established by the United
States except supplies for the cOnstrnc-
ton of the canal and articles in trans
il. That means that the customs of
these American ports will be turned
over to the government of Panama.
Panama. Oh the other hand. agrees to
reduce her tariff from ID per cent al
valoren to 10 per cent on all goods eX
cept wines. liquors, alcohol and opium.
Consular fees and port charges are
also TO be reduced. Absolute free trade
is to apply between the canal zone and
the republic Of Panama. AS to santa
ton and quarantine the United States
is to control the liarbors of Colon and
Panama. Panama is to reduce her rate
of postage to . cents and furnish the
same at 40 per cent of their face value
TO the zone authorities. The entire
agreement is conditioned on Panama's
putting into effect the gold standard
according to the currency agreement
of June 20.
Supervision Of Trust Companies.
The annual report of Secretary Of the
Treasury Shaw indicates a probable
deficit of $1S.OOO,00O next year. Refer
ring to the tremendous growth Of the
trust companies i'm all the large cities
the secretary recommends that they be
brought under federal supervision on
somewhat similar lines to that of the
national banks. The deficit at the end
of the last fiscal year was Sal, 770,5I1.
The estimated expenses of the govern
mcnt for the next fiscal year are $619.-
Coo. S52. as against S614 ,54S. 931 for the
current year. The expense Of govern
ment will be little over IS per capita.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-17

dents were the reading OF the presi-
dents message in both branches and
the swearing in OF new senators, in
Guiding Ex-Governor Crane of Massa-
chusetts and ex-Attorney General Knox
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Aid For Philippines First.
Speaker Cannon has voiced the quite
general opinion of the majority in the
house that the Philippine government
measure Oh the lines of Secretary
Taft's tariff recommendation is one OF
the first duties OF this session. The
speaker Is firmly opposed TO the extra
session plan
Antieampaisn Fund Bills.
Fulfilling his promise made during
the campaign. Representative Cochran
Of New York on the first of the session
introduced two bills bearing Oh the
question OF campaign funds. One Gre
ates u commission TO find out the SUMS
spent by the leading parties In all the
campaigns from 1892. The other re-
quires the maker of Il campaign Coa-
tribution Of $50 or more to report the
fact to the federal court of bis dis
trict. 1t also requires the committee
to notify the court when and how it
spends the money.
Reduced Representation Bill.
A bill to reduce representation in
congress and in the electoral college
for any state which curtails the cleo
tive franchise was introduced in the
senate by Mr. Plat of New York. 1t
proposes to cut down the representa-
ton in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana. Mississippi. North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.
Texas and Virginia.
Presidential Appointments.
4 batch of 100 presidential nomi-
nations for federal office was transmit
ted to the senate, headed by the four
members of the cabinet named during
the recess-MOody, Wynne, Morton and
Metcalf. Important postal nominations
were w. X. Wilcox for New York, A.
X. Gill for st. Paul and John A. Mer-
rift for Washington. The list also in
cluded the hold over nomination of DIR.
Crum, the negro, as collector OF
Charleston and A. X. GunniSon as
judge for the First division of Alaska.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-17
General.
MASSACHUSETTS Local Elections.

"dSS1CnuSettS Local GieCS'0nS.
Elections were held Dec. in thir.
teen of the thirty three cities of Mas
sachusetts. the result being generally
favorable to the Republican candidates
and unfavOrable To the Luce caucus
law. At Brockton the Socialist candi-
date for mayor was defeated by the
Republican by ffty-three votes.
Cortelyou to Stay Chairman.
1t is reported informally at Wash
ington that when Mr.. Cortelyou be-
comes postmaster general he Will con-
tinue to serve as chairman Of the Re
publican national committee. while the
active duties will fall to Mr.. New Of
Indiana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-17

many warships
launched by this
or any other na-
ton, and he be-
lieves that our
new ships will
compare favOra-
bly, with those
of any navy
ahOat. The cost
of the navy last
year was Il lit
tie over q dollar
per capita, ac-
cOrding to this
report, and the
SanroforU thinks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-17

There was no
sign in the cor
dial greeting 8
andinterchanges
Of members of
opposing parties
that the presi-
dentialcanpaiSn
had left serious
EN- bitterinentS.
Both houses nd
journed prompt
ly out OF respect
for the memory
of the late Sen
ators HOar and
Quay. Next day
fhA main Incl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-17
Legislative.

Congress In Session Again.
The Fifty-eighth congress reas-
semDied In the capitol at Washington.
Dec. 8. as required by law and with
the customary scenes and ObservanceS
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-27

Light, scattered showers have
been general during the week,
except over the southeastern por-
ton of the State, where rain is
now needed. With the exception
of Tuesday, when 80 degrees was
quite generally reached, the max
imum temperatures have ranged
from Is to IS degrees, and the
minimum temperatures from 30
to 68 degrees. The mean temper
allure average about degree per
day below the normal, and the
rainfall has been considerably de-
ficient. The sunshine has been
about normal.
The weather during the week
has generally been fine for
growth, but somewhat showery
for harvesting. Wheat and rye
are generally in shock or stack !:
the yield is rather light, but of
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-27

Another use for Kansas oil has
been discovered. At Tulsa, In
dian Territory, cattleman re-
Gently dipped 400 head of cattle
in crude petroleum for the exter-
mination of the Texas fever tick.
A vat IS erected, which is 8 feet
in depth 4 feet wide and II feet
long. This is filled with water
and crude oil, and the cattle are
driven into it. They are COM
pletely covered with the mixture
before they emerge from the
tank. 1t requires about 10 bar
rels of oil for each 100 head OF
cattle treated in this manner. The
remedy is inexpensive, and is
said to have been employed in
Texas with great success. The
Texas or splentic fever is an
infectious disease Of cattle prop
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-27
new USE FOR KANSAS OIL

agated by the bite of the boovis
boophilus, or Texas tick. This
little animal is a native of all
parts of the Southern States, and
it's ravages among the cattle are
enormous, the loss in Indian Ter
ritory being not less than 1870 of
all the cattle pastured there. So
susceptible are animals to the vi
rus that it has been next to i'm
possible to import Northern cat
tie into the infected regions. In
it's natural home the tick spreads
out over large scopes Of country
and covers the entire grazing dis
trict in such numbers as to pre-
clude the possibility of any stock
escaping from its influence. How
to rid the country of it has been
the subject of study by stockmen
and entomologists for years.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-27

Clarksburg, w. Va, July o.
Thomas W. Tichenal, alias O. S.
Gundale, postmaster at Pleasant
Hill, Preston county, this State,
was lodged in Jail here today by
Postoffice Inspector Edward l.
Allen, charged with working a
bold green goods scheme.
In his position as postmaster
Tichenal is charged with sending
circular letters through the mails
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-27

Bluefeld, w. Va, July 81
r. F. Candell was shot and ia
tally wounded at Hallsville by
John Muse. Muse is a dope fiend
and was drunk, and met Mr.. Can
dell in the street and asked him
for a match. Candell felt in his
pockets for a match, remarking
that he would give him one if he
had it. Muse replied that he
wanted to kill some man, and
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-27
THE WEATHER AND
CROP CONDITIONS

fairly good quality. Meadows
are generally good, and haying
has been somewhat delayed by
showery weather, but it will be
in general progress this week.
Oats will make a good crop, and
some are being cut over the
southern section. Corn is max
ing rapid progress, and is begin
ming. to silk. Gardens are very
good, and potatoes will make a
large crop. Millet and cow peas
are doing well, as is also buck
wheat. Pastures are holding up
well, and stock is in, fine condl-
ton. Apples will make a very
moderate yield; peaches will
make fair crop, and grapes will
be abundant, but they are rottlng
to some extent. Some damage was
done in localities by hail and
high winds.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-27

In recent battle for the NOM
nation between Dawson and Te-
ter the latter was held up as an
emissary and representative of
the "tax lodging corporations, y
because he advocated the Wash
ington compromise meaures in
stead of the Tax Commission bills,
which Dawson declared repre-
sented the only true reform. The
others he pronounced the spuri-
GUS inventions of the tax dodgers.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-27

Charleston, July 27.-The Sher-
iff of Jefferson county last night
called on Governor White and
asked for troops to escort the ne
gro, Williams, charged with as
saulting Miss Knade, a school
teacher, from the State prison at
Moundsville, to Charlestown, for
trial.
Assistant Adjutant General
Baker ordered out the National
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-27
GREEN GOODS TO SELL CHEAPLY

claiming that he had been an en-
graver in the Treasury depart
ment at Washington and propos-
ing to sell bank notes at 81 for
$40 worth of the spurious money.
The arrest is of National i'm
portance, as his correspondence
shows names of people in all
parts of the country, who were
willing to circulate counterfeit
money. Tichenal will have a
hearing on Friday next.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-27
ENOUGH TO MAKE CHARLEY
TETERS CORPSE TURN

Now that Dawson has won the
nomination-Presto! change he
relegates the Tax Commission
bills to the rear and comes out
fiat-footed for the whole Wash
ington compromise scheme as the
only true reform!
All of which is sufficient to
make poor, buncoed Charley Te-
ter's political corpse turn over in
the grave which Dawson, White
& company have dug for it.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-27
The Other Murder .
TROOPS CALLED

guard companies in Clarksburg
and Kingwood. They will 60 to
Moundsville to escort the prison
er and guard the Jail and court
house at Charlestown, in which
John Brown s trial was held. The
soldiers will remain throughout
the trial. The county authorities
believe they will be needed to
avert a lynching. The death pen
atty is provided for this crime in
West Virginia.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-27

DR.. William Stewart of Phila-
delphia, arrived in the city this
morning. DR.. Stewart is interest
ed quite extensively in valuable
oil territory in this State and
Ohio.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-27

The % cents fare for "Around
the World" includes ride, lunch
and fun.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-27

P. 81. Anderson of Friendly,
was in the city today.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-27
TWO MURDERS

fired the shot. The shooting was
without any provocation what
ever.
The Other Murder.
John jackson shot and killed
Hester Allen, a woman, at Key
stone. The trouble grew out of a
loan of SO cents. Jackson and
the Allen woman were neighbors,
living in adjoining houses. He
was arrested and lodged in Jail
at Welch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-30
With Small Receipts of Cattle
Quotations Showed a De-
cline Today
BUTCHERS WELL SUPPLIED
The Supply of 10000 Hogs Met With
a Fair Demand and Prices Held
strons-Trade Was Fairly Brisk
Best Lots Sold as High at 4.s712-
Sheep Steady.

Chicago, Dec 3O.-With only 5000
cattle today prices were lower and the
hest steers sold at $6.40 and most OF the
good smooth ones we'll below Sc. Cool
ers are still we'll stocked with beef and
the local dealers are not looking Gag
erlv for butcher stock, being still sup
piled with holiday beef.
Conditions in the stocker alleys are
quite disappointing to traders, the de-
mand ruling small from all sources,
and while prices show little change
from the level noted early this week,
the market rules weak and unsatisfac-
tory. There were few country buyers
here yesterday, and while fresh Offer
ings were of small volume, dealers
took hold very slowly having liberal
amount Of stock in their pens which
was purchased earlier this week.
There is fair assortment Of offerings,
tho no strictly choice grades were here
yesterday, and these were about the
only ones which were in fair demand.
Supplies of plain and medium grades
We're quite liberal and these went very
SLOWLY, as ulu Tie SoiIlliioLl dHo 1A6AS
steers, country buyers evidently not
being DESTROYS of taking hold very free
ly until after the first of the new
year.
Hogs.
The supply of hogs, 10000, met with
fair demand and prices held strong
with trade fairly brisk and the best
lots of choice hogs sold up to $4S71s.
Sheep.
Sheep lost none Of yesterdays adj
vance and some choice one sold higher.
Choice lambs sold up to s7.25 and the
best western wethers touched $3.50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-30
OPPOSES STATEHOOD BILL.
Gen. Lew Wallace Denounces tn
Measure.

Washington, Dec. 80. - Gen. Lew
Wallace, ex-governor of New Mexico,
has Joined the ranks Of statehood OPP
ponents. He doesn't like the terms
under which New Mexico is to be ad-
mitted to the union, and II the Hamil-
ton bill passes he intends to go to New
Mexico and urge the voters to repud-
late it., Gen. Wallace has been re-
ported as slowly dying in Indianapolis,
but he has authorized a statement
which indicates that he is still capable
of expressing himself with vigor. A
dispatch from Indianapolis quotes him
as saying:
ST consider it nothing short Of a
criminal mistake that congress seems
about to force New Mexico to accept
statehood with Arizona. 1t means that
the name New Mexico is to be forever
lost and the territorities are to be
known as the state of Arizona"
81 love the people of New Mexico;
lived with them two and one half
years as their governor. and l know
the conditions and their needs. The
bill now advocated by Senator Bever-
idge is bad. 1t means the practical
Acknowledgement of the whole people
of both territorities."
Gen. Wallace criticised both the
methods and motives Of the men en-
cheering the measure. AS he warm
ed up to his subject his vigor return
ed Fire leaped into his eyes and he
leaned forward in his chair and raised
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-30
START BANK ON NOTHING.
President Of Defunct Nebraska lnsti
tuition SAYS He Expected Failure.


tuition Says He Expected Failure.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 30.-"I am inno-
cent and mean to prove it."
This was the confident declaration
of President Bernard McGreevy, Of the
Elkhorn Valley bank of O'Neil, while
resting in a Lincoln hotel from his ar
duous trip from Phoenix, Ari. He is
charged with wrecking the bank in
company with his brother-in-law,
Cashier Patrick Hagerty.
McGreevy, who is man more than
go years Of age, seemed cheerful and
happy. He declared he had a quarrel
with Hagerty and abandoned his job
at the bank, where he was merely
workly working for $500 year.
He said the stories of his having
$4,000 were false. He insisted that he
was merely an employe and Hagerty
manipulated the bank. He said the in
stitution was started on nothing and
expected to fail, but thought Hagerty
would worry along until spring.
McGreevy said he knew of the failure
when he was arrested and insisted he
went away to look after mining prop
erty in which his wife owned stock.
McGreevy was taken to O'Neil. The
community is reported to be excited
and McGreevy's lawyers advised him
not to give bail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-30
Stock Yards Notes.

Commission men are receiving a
good many inquiries from Iowa re-
garding the cattle market for next
week. Owing to taxes being due jan
uary 1, it is expected many feeders
will let go of their holdings.
Gust. Salmonson of Odebolt market
ed Yesterday some short-fed western
cattle at s4.S5 that cost s3.15 in Sioux
City in September. He was very well
pleased with the market.
"The Indifferent demand for cattle
today gives further evidence that beef
trade is still in clogged condition" said
a trader, land country shippers had
best operate with conservatism In the
near future and disregard Wednesdays
advance in values when figuring on
probable selling prices of cattle here at
the start next week"
Average cost price of hogs at Chi
cago for Thursday SAT-, against $3.50
Wednesday, SAP week ago and $4.71
a year ago.
The Northwestern road contributed
IT'S and Rock Island 1856 of the 7l9
car loads of stock reported at the gate
Thursday morning.
1.-THE low range of prices last week
for hogs was the prime cause for the
reduction in receipts of hogs thus far
this week, although storms may have
had some influence" commented a
salesman yesterday morning. How
ever, this higher trend to the market
may encourage larger receipts later
this week, but should the market quit
very much lower, there will again be
light runs at the start next week.
Farmers are bullish on the hog situa-
ton and any time they are asked to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-30

his hand and said: "And this thing will
never be brought about as long as 1
can fight it. Those people have not
forgotten me yet, and l shall use very
influence to save them. If this tyran-
nical business Is forced upon them /
shall do all can to make them repud-
late the act. l shall advise them to
accept nothing from this government
l shall tell them not to go to the. polls.
I shall tell them not to elect congress-
men and senators, not to choose leg
islature, and if needs he I'll go back
down there to those people and help
them fight this battle"
While it is unquestionably true, as
claimed by the advocates Of statehood,
that a clear majority of senators favor
the Hamilton bill, it's passage by the
senate is not conceded by it's oppon-
ents. Any sort of senate row would
defeat the statehood bill. There will
be only seven weeks left for consider
ing legislation after the holiday recess.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-30
Husband Killed: Wife Held.

San Francisco, Dec. 3O.-Bruce Met
calf, a photographer, was shot and
killed yesterday in a room which ne
was occupying with his wife. Mrs. Met
calf. who was arrested, told story
to the police that duplicates Edward
pierce Kelley, a structural iron work.
err. :.
The woman. who had filed an appli-
cation for divorce. had met her hus-
band and had gone to the room with
him. They auarreled, and soon after
wards the other dodgers in the house
heard pistol shots. The police found
Metcalf on the floor with a bullet
wound in his neck. His wife had ned
to another room.
Mrs. Metcalf says man resemb-
ling Kelley, came to the room, broke
in the door after her husband had
knocked her down. and shot Met
calf. The police are looking for Keel
ey.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-30

sell their hogs around s3.75@4.oO, as
they were on the low days of last week
1t may be confidently expected there
will be a sudden shutting off Of the
supply"
One hundred and eighty-nine loads
of cattle were shipped from Chicago
Wednesday. Exporters took So, New
York got Sc, Philadelphia s, Pittsburg,
4, Boston 5, with the remainder scat
tering, % cars going to various points.
Western roads handled 20 loads.
"For some weeks to come liberal runs
Of butchers stock are over" opined one
of the big handlers of such stock here,
"as farmers have sent in a great snare
Of this class of stock, and such as
they have left will be put in better
shape. Country dealers are of late get
ting the idea the markets will show
much improvement. This l think they
will find to be true, for the demand
will materially improve just as soon
as the markets are cleared OF poul-
try and game. Beefstakes will soon
be the order again"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-30


ut has been found impracticable to
make a definite estimate of the amount
Of wheat fit for milling, owing to the
difficulty of drawing hard and fast
line between the millable and the nom
millable. Reports, however, have been
made on the average weight Of wheat
per bushel in the three principal wheat
states, and such average has been
found to be fifty-two pounds in Min
nesota, ffty-one pounds in North Da-
kota and fifty pounds in South Da-
kota.
The census bureau today issued re-
port, giving the quantity of cotton
ginned in 1877 counties up to December
Is, to have been II, 9S6,614. running
bales. which is the equivalent of H.
S48,l13 commercial bales. The COM
mercial bales reported for the same
period of 1903, amounted to S,747,669.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-30
A BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
Three Prisoners Killed and Three Bad
ly Injured.

Three Prisoners Killed and Three Bad
ly Injured.
Folsom, Cal, Dec. 30.-Seven of the
nine convicts at the state prison who
made break for liberty were almost
riddled with bullets, three being now
deal, three in critical condition, and
one slightly wounded. Captain r. j.
Murphy, prison official, is wounded
by a shot in the leg and two slight
knife wounds.
The convicts attacked the guard in
the rock crusher, selling two, the 9TH
ers escaping them. A desperate strug-
gle followed and as soon as the guards
on the outside saw the trouble they
began firing. In less than a minute
seven convicts were lying on the
ground helpless. Warden You'll hear
ing the noise, rushed from his office
and joined in the battle. The other
convicts were lined up and marched
into prison. Three convicts were kill
ed outright, three more were SO Sc
verely injured that they will die and
seventh was only Slightly wounded.