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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11
INFORMATION BUREAU.


PARTIES desiring domestics, cooks dining
room girls, housekeepers, nurse girls or
washerwomen can be provided by calling
or addressing sig Sixteenth street. New
Phone 5I6S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

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THE LONGVIEW Park Floral company
Meyer & Behring, Props. Green houses
AIS Fifteenth street. Plants, cut noWeEs
and designs.
HENRY GAETHJE - Proprietor Chtppian
mock nursery. Cut flowers and designs o.
all kinds. City store. 1871 Second avenue
Telephone ll10
EDUCATIONAL
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE-BusineSs depart
menL A thorough business training given
for entry into commercial life. Terms
reasonable Apply at Augustana college
VILLA DE CHANTAL-A home school for
girls conducted by the Sisters OF the Visit
tation. Rudimentary and higher branches
and all polite accomplishments taught.
Twentieth street and Fifteenth avenue.
Rock Islard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11
HOTELs AND REsORTs

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GRAND HOTEL-Famous ColfaX mineral
springs Offers best accommodations at
reasonable prices. Address William Frey,
Colfax, Iowa.
LAS VEGAS HOT SPRINGS-Locatede ,767
feet above the sea. All the year round re-
sort. A perfect place for rest. For partic-
ulars address DR.. Daniel s. Perkins, Medi-
cal Director. Las Vegas. N NJ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

81. Louis Springneld,
9aleaburg, Peoria and
Quincy. .......s......... $3.50 ar 20 30
chic ago, ............:... toss am 10 am
s. Louis Kansas City,
Denver and Pacific
Coast ............-. GS7szO PM ~ ID pm
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D Ibuque, Clinton, La
Crosse 81 Paul, MINI.
ana N. W............... sS7'4O PM % 30 am
Of nton, Dubuque. ...... f7.20 AMI 70 s. ON
Canb0n aud Interme Late SCI % AMI IS 50 pm
500 80 laocK Island Is minutes for meals,
sTtails %Dailv ayasnt 0DHA0v
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

MONEY TO LOAN-In any amount, on any
kind of security. Also choice property toJ
sale or rent. W. l. Coyne. $50 Seventeenth
street, up stairs.
WE make a specially or loaning money on
household goods, horses, wagons, etc,
without removal and in a quiet way. Cali
on US for quick loans. Fidelity Loan COM
pany, Room 49, Mitchell & Lynde block.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

WE WILL BOND YOU-EXecutors, admin
istrators, guardians, trustees, trustees or
any kind of judicial bonds; lodge and so
ctety ofhcerS; city, state or u. s. govern
ment ofhcials; contractors; positions of
trust; in fact, any kind of bond you want
except bail bonds). Terms reasonable
Hayes & Cleaveland, resident managers
Fidelity and Deposit company, of Mary
land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11
INSURANCE.

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INSURANCE on dwellings and household
panies, lowest rates Q. r. Chamberlln,
Mitchell & Lyude block. Phone 1000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

FOR SALE-Eight-room house on Third av-
enue, near Twelfth street. Geod house
newly painted and in good repair paving
paid 1t is rented for So per month. own
er has moved to washington and Will ell
for less than the place is wortI. Inquire
of II. K. Walker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

BOOK ISLAND AID PEORIA DIVISION.
Trains leave Twentieth street station. Main
line SrRins start from main depot on Fifth
..suue minutes In advance OF time given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11
PHYSICIANS.


DIR. CORA EMERY REED-Homeopathie
physician Special attention to diseases OF
women and children; also diseases of eye,
ear, nose and throat. once hours. $50 to
- a. M, to p, m. 81 Sixteenth street
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11
MusCELLANEOus.

IF VOC WANT to buy, sell, trade or rent
anything engage helpor secure a situation
the Mail IL the one paper in Moline that can
do II for you. Mail wants are popular and
Mail wants bring results. One-half cent
per word is the price to all alike, cash in
advance 2-cent stamps will do. Evening
and Saturday Mail Moline Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11
MONEY To LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN on real estate security a
lowest rates Marion z. Sweeney, attor
ney, rooms 1886, Mitchell & Lynde build
ing, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

LEsyE AEHiy
100 an SIS pm
lsl.i5 an IO:s5pm
lro;s5pn AIS am
'5.ss am 'ii:5Opm
sIIsOpI s5ss am
Ass PM 2i3 pm
lt2 a pmlff5s pm
$3.50 pml tll50am
+s'ss pmltii;4Oam
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

italy except sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

PLEASANT F. COA-Real estate and insur
ance. Old fire companies represented.
Your patronage solicited. Phone Union
IS. once over Thomas. drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11
ART DECORATION.

PARDON & SON-Artistic interior decora-
ton. Finest line of late paper carried and
skilled workmen employed. Moderate
prices. AZ Seventeenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

FOR SALE-Or trade. fine modern Groom
house corn T Twentieth street and Ninth
avenue. Hot and cold water. furnace
heat and all late convenienCes One OF the
best built residences in the city, In h"e
nefehborhood. Apply to owner, Peter
Sommers on premises.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11


WANTED-At once, three bell boys at the
Harper House.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

HAYES CLEAVELAND - The pioneer
agency. Old time and fire tested compa-
MES. Fire, lightning plate glass, tornado,
accident, lite, or almost any form of risk.
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

TORNADO INSURANCE-Rates for city
property 20 cents per eI00 one year, 20 cents
per eiO0 three years, 90 cents per 500 five
years. Call or address c. r. Chamberlin
Agent, Mitchell Lynde building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

5-room cottage, nearly new, with one acre
of rich ground good barn and other out
buildings, good well and concrete side
walks, plenty of fruit trees, one block
from street car line. Address o. H. Hand,
l22 Twentieth street
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-23
HOUSE WRECKED BY BOMB.
Home of Prominent Attorney Almost
Destroyed by Explosion.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. 22.-The home of
Elmer Thomas, prominent lawyer
of this city and president of the Civic
Federation, kas badly wrecked by q
bomb placed on the front porch at
O'Clock this morning. Mr.. Thomas and
his family were in the house at the
time and he considers it miraculous
that none of them were injured.
Mrs. Thomas was awakened about 2
o'clock by noise on the front porch
and aroused her husband, believing
that burglars were trying to enter the
house. Mrs. Thomas began an in
vestigation and discovered a fire on
the front porch. Mr.. Thomas picked
up large rug and attempted to smoth'
er the fame when a terrific explosion
occurred.
Although but a few feet from the
missile he escaped injury. The front
wall of the house was blown in, doors
were shattered and an immense hole
torn in the ground. The interior OF
the building is wreck.
A squad of police were on the scene
in short time, but no clew to the per-
petrators of the deed could be found.
The man evidently made a hasty
escape after setting the fuse which ex-
ploded the bomb. Mr.. Thomas saw no
one leaving the premises. The ex.
plosion was heard for miles.
Attorney Thomas had been active for
some time In the prosecution of sa
loon keepers charged with a violation
of the Slocum audience which provides
for midnight and Sunday closing OF
saloons. He had also been active for
the secret service corporation in ha.
beas corpus proceedings in which
Thomas benson has sought to avoid
being taken to Iowa in connection with
the $4,000 Pollock diamond robbery.
These circumstances, Mr.. Thomas
said to the Associated Press, he attrib.
uted the attack on his home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-23
Wants President as Arbitrator.

London, Nov. 22-The movement on
foot to get President Roosevelt to ar
bitrate the difference between Panama
and the corporation of foreign bond
holders in regard to the Colombian
debt. meeting with Colombia com
mittee of the corporation has been
summoned to consider the best mean.
Of recovery from Panama of por
ton of the $4,000, 900 paid by the Unit
ed States in connection with the canal
and it is prposed to call public meet
ing OF the Colombian bondholders fo1
the purpose of requesting President
Roosevelt to arbitrate as to the pro
portion of this amount, the new repub
lie ought to pay towards the liquida
ton of Colombias debt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-23
HEAVY SHOWS IN ENGLAND.
Prevent King of Portugal and Party
From Going Hunting.

London, Nov 22.-Keen frost and
heavy snow squalls are reported from
all parts of the United Kingdom. A
gale ragged all night long over the
coasts driving vessels to shelter and
seriously dislocating the telegraph
wires and especially in the north part
of England and Scotland.
Binding snowstorms are causing
deep drifts, rendering traffic difficult
in the country districts and are neces.
stating a cessation of outdoor work
in many of the provincial towns.
In London little snow has fallen, but
sharp fall in temperature is accentu
ating the distress among the poor,
which is already prevalent. The snow
is so deep at Charlesworth that the
King of Portugal and others of the
house party there have been prevented
from shooting.
Some small crafts have been wrecked
Up to the present time November has
been unusually mild and the sudden
change is causing much misery.
Wintry weather seems general In
Europe, frost being reported as far
south as Naples.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-23
NAN PATTERSON is
NOW FACING JURY
Search For Missing Witnesses
Enliven the Trial.
DEAD MANS WIFE 70 TEsTlF>

DEAD MANS WIFE 70 TESTIFY
Several Witnesses for the Prosecution
Are Examined-The Court Room Is
Crowded-Prsoner Believes She
Will Be Cleared of Murder Charge.
| New York, Nov. 22.-Searcn for a
missing witness who formerly has elud.
ed the detectives of the district attor.
ney's Office and the possibility that one
| of the central figures in the case the
| dead mans widow-would appear be.
fore the jury and tell her story, were
the points of special interest today,
when the trial of Nan Patterson for the
alleged murder of Caesar Young was
resumed.
In outlining his case yesterday AS
sistant District Attorney Rand, in.
| formed the jury that the prosecution,
after months of endeavor, had been un-
successful in locating J. Morgan Smith,
who, he claimed, purchased the revol-
Yer with which Young was killed. He
hoped, however, that Smith would be
brought forward by the defense at the
proper time. Later in the day Miss
Patterson's counsel, Mr.. Levy, said
the defense had no intention of produc-
ing Smith.
Following the announcement 1t was
said that the district attorneys office
renewed its search for the missing wit.
ness with the hope of locating him
and compelling him to appear in court
before it is too late.
Only the announcement that the de-
fendant herself would go on the stand
| and tell Of her acquaintance with
Young could have created more public
interest than the report that the dead
bookmaker's widow might appear in
the case.
Since the day her husband died Mrs.
Young has remained in seclusion, ex-
cept when she called at the district
attorneys Office and testified before
the grand jury. During the trial she
has not appeared in the court room,
but it is said she has followed all the
proceedings from an adjoining room
A big crowd was present in the
court room when the trial was re.
sumed. Among the spectators sat
Milton w. Hazelton, of Oneonta, one
of the men who claims to have seen
young fire the shot which caused his
death.
Several police officials were called
to the stand in rapid succession and
examined briefly regarding happenings
in the police court when Miss Patter.
son was brought there under arrest
Captain Sweeney, who was in charge
of the station house at the time, identi
fed the revolver which he said was
found in Young's pocket, and which,
he said, he subsequently turned over
to his assistant, District Attorney Gar
vim, with the three loaded cartridges
and the exploded shell.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-23
STOLE PREFERRED STEEL STOCK
Express Company EmpIoye Absconds
With Securities.

Express Company EmpIoye Absconds
With Securities.
New York, Nov. 22.-Behind the pub.
lication by a detective agency In Wall
street of a notice warning brokers and
bankers that the assignment on two
certificates for 100 shares of United
States Steel preferred stock, worth
about $4,000, and one certificate fo1
80 shares of Michigan Copper Mining
stock worth about $500 had been
forged is report that the certificates
were stolen by a trusted empIoye OF
Edward Breitung, of Marquette.
1t is also stated that the employe OF
the express company asked for a va
cation three weeks ago. After he had
gone Breatung learned that the man
had left no definite address and told
different persons various stories as to
his destination. Suspicion was aroused
and an examination of the safety de
posit box to which the man had access
was hurriedly made. 1t Is said to have
resulted in the discovery that several
hundred shares were missing besides
the certificates mentioned
Breitung hurried east and found that
the man already had transferred some
of the shares to his own name. Owing
to the form of assignment which the
certificates bore there is some question
as to who will have to bear the loss.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-23

of Negroes Who Were Charged with
Killing Man-onIy by the Hardest
Work Were Prisoners Saved.
Lexington, KY, Nov. pa mob
threatening to lynch the negroes held
in jail here ON the charge of murder
ing a white man last Saturday night
and attempting to kill other white peo'
pie, dispersed as day dawned. The
troops and extra police have also re-
tired and the Jail Is nov guarded by
deputies. 1t is believed that all dan.
ger of lynching Is passed as the author
tiles cannot now be taken by surprise,
and the jail will be we'll guarded at
night with the troops In readiness for
calls
The preliminary hearing of the ne
groes today was the cause of much ex-
element. They were taken to the
courthouse about IL O'Clock in pa
troll wagon guarded by IL policemen.
A large crowd had gathered at the Jail
and the streets were lined with shout
ing people. The patrol wagon was
driven at breack-neck speed to the
courthouse where, after brief hear
ing the negroes were held to the grand
jury. The same exciting scenes marked
the return of the men to the jail. The
doors of the jail were open when the
patrol wagon returned, and the negroes
we're literally thrown through the en-
trance and the doors slammed in the
face of the mob, which surged around
the place. Many threats of lynching
were heard.
Arrangements are being made to
move the prisoners to some other town
for safekeeping.
While officers will not divulge the
destination, Louisville is mentioned as
the place to which they will be taken.
Attorneys for the negroes desire this
done, and they will probably be re-
moved before night.
Public indignation was intensified by
another outrage when a negro pushed
from wagon the 10-year-old son of the
murdered man, the boys leg being
broken.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-23
BOGUS Silver Hals Dollars.

Columbus, o., Nov 22.-An aban'
doned counterfeiters' Office with com.
plete outfit for the making of spugious
silver half dollars has been discovered
in a thicket of Bullet park. In all,
Is dies were secured, together with a
quantity of supplies. Memoranda
found with the tools show that approx.
imately $4,000 were made before the
camp was located, on which the coun.
terfeiters figured to realize profit OF
95 per cent. Investigation proves that
the operators disguised themselves as
women and so avoided suspicion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-23
TWELVE LIVES LOST
IN TENEMENT FIRE
Origin of Confiagration Believed
To Have Been Incendiary.
MANY CAUGHT IN DEATH TRAP
Firemen and Police Unable to Enter
Burning Building on Account of the
Fierceness of FIames-A Mother
Barely Saved When Child Is Born.

D0i hi!t9 Bdii0ItiS OH ACSOOnI Of t1c
Fierceness of Flames-A Mother
Barely Saved When Child Is Born.
New York, Nov. 22.-Twelve lives
were lost in fire at No. 1856 Trautman
street, Brooklyn, which is believed by
the police and fire department officials,
most Infamous case of incendiarism in
that city in many years.
1t is the theory of Police Captain
Becker, of the Hamburg street police
station, that the fire was the work Of
a Sicilian frebug working out a
scheme of hatred and revenge against
an enemy.
The dozen who died were trapped ON
the third floor of the house by the
flames, which spread quickly from the
cellar and from the rear of the house
as well.
The house, described by Roundsman
Anthony, of the Hamburg avenue po.
lice station, as a death trap, was fitted
with makeshift iron ladders reaching
down to the second floor only, and
making it impossible for the police to
enter the house in that way and res.
cue those who had fallen, overcome by
smoke, on the upper floor.
Only one man escaped from the third
floor of the building, and he is now in
ST. Nicholas hospital suffering from
severe burns. The occupants of the
entire third floor, with this one excep.
ton, died before they could be rescued.
Although deaths were caused only
in No. 1876, the three houses on one
side and two on the other, were burned
out by the flames, which spread quick
ly in either direction. The fact that
fire blazed up with such sudden fierce.
ness and swept through the houses
with such rapidity is regarded as one
of the best reasons for suspecting an
incendiary cause, as every fireman en-
gagged in battling with the flames was
struck with the peculiar aspect of the
fire, and recognized the flames as
strangely similar to those of oil-fed or
igin.
The dead are as follows: Mrs
Catharina Bolognio, Sc, and her five
children-Maria, "a; Anita, 10; Cas-
pan, 6; Catherine, 2, and Caligiro, 8.
Giuseppi DriIo, Sc; his wife, Maria
sc, and his daughter, Lidi, Is.
Anna Ambrosio, 80, and her sister,
Nina Ambrosio, Is.
Mrs Carrie Martin lay i'll on the top
floor of No 1873. Her family was in
a frenzy of despair when the flames
advanced. The sick woman was placed
on blankets and carried carefully
through the smoke-flled halls to the
home of friends at No. 185, across the
street. There she gave birth to a
13-pound boy while the fire was raging
across the street Mother and child
apparently suffered but little Ill effects
There was frail, makeshtft fire es
cape upon the rear part of the build.
ing in which the deaths occurred, but
it was impossible to use it, as the
flames swept upward and wrapped the
fire escape it's entire length. 1t was
almost white hot when the firemen ar
rived
That the fire was the Infamous work
official of the fire and police depart
mnts who has made any attempt at in
vestigation
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-23
coNFEssEs JUDGMENT.
Charged with EmbezzIement of the
Sum of $4,000.

Macon, Ca, Nov. 22.-E. r. Hender-
son, former auditor of the Macon and
Birmingham railroad, has confessed
judgment in the sum of $4,000 in the
civil suit brought against him growing
out of his alleged defalcation of thai
amount from the railroad.
He gave as his reason for this step,
which allows the road to take judg.
ment against him, that he did not wish
to expose his defense in the criminal
case which Is also against him and
will be tried at the present term OF
court.
The step taken by Mr.. Henderson
came as a great surprise to many OF
his friends and leaves the impression
that he will spring considerable sen.
sation when the criminal action against
him is called
Henderson was jointly indicted with
Julian R. Lane, general manager of the
roGd, and both cases will be heard at
the present. term of court
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-23
To Restore Flag on High Seas.

Cleveland, O., Nov, 22.-At a meet
ing of the prominent business men here
camille marine league of the United
States has been organized with the OBJ
ject of restoring the American flag to
it's proper place on the high seas. The
following officers were elected: Pres
dient, Harvey D. Goulder; vice presi.
dent, Aaron Vanderbilt; secretary, J,
A. Penton, aud treasurer, j. J. Sulli'
van. Vice presidents of the league
will later be chosen from each state
in the union to make it national in
scope.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-23
ALABAMA WOMAN PLEADS LAW.
The First Female to Enter the Profaes
sion in that State.

The First Female to Enter the Profss
sion in that State.
Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 22.-Miss o
L. Womack, of Gadsden, was admitted
to practice law by the supreme court
today, the first woman licensed in the
history of the state.
Miss Womack is reported to be skill
ed in her profession, and her advent in
the ranks of the attorneys of Alabama
is expected to cause something of q
sensation.
It is said that the new addition to
the bar prosecuted her studies with
rare diligence, and that she passed
fine examination.
Where she will locate for the prac
tice of her profession has not yet
been announced, nor is it known
whether she win have partner in the
work.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-23
Heavy imports from Japan.

San Francisco, Nov. 22.-The collec
tor of the port of San Francisco says
exceptionally large amounts of Japa
nese goods are coming here, and thai
the increase of importations has beer
so large that the custom house officials
cannot handle the goods. The occa
sion of the exceptionally heavy impor
tations is that the Japanese people are
offering their manufactures at Low
prices in order to help raise nnone.
for carrying on the war with Russia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-23
USED THE MAILS FRAUDU4ENTLY
Chicago Man in the Tolls for Violating
the Postal Laws.

Chicago Man in the Tolls for Violating
the Postal Laws.
Chicago, Nov. 22.-Many complaints
made to the Chicago postofice con
cerning the use of the United States
mails fraudulently have resulted in
the arrest of Charles Sturtz.
A number of complaints from various
parts of the country will probably ap
pear to prosecute him.
Charles Eberting, Of Maynard, Iowa
alleged that he received a letter from
Sturtz who claimed that the presiden
cy of the Central railroad bureau oi
Chicago wanted men. Eberting said
he was informed that for SO he would
be taught the various signals and in
formation necessary to become a fire
man and for an additional $40 he would
be given a position. He paid the
money, but failed to secure the posi-
ton and finally asked Che postal au
thorities to investigate the case.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-23

They were having a good gossip.
"How girls change! My Mamie, when
she was little, never would go even in
to the parlor at night without light
because, as she put 1t, there might be
a man there. And now," she added
significantly, "she won't have light
In 1t because there is man there four
or five nights q week"