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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-07
PERSONAL POINTS.

c. Henning, of Mendoza, is in the
city.
H. ]. Churchill is in Dubuque to-
day.
W. H. Dart went to Chicago last
evening.
F. H. Rain has returned to his home
at Trenton, Mo-, after a visit with
relatives.
Miss Margaret Fender is in Chicago
attending the wedding of her niece,
Miss Fannie Pender.
NJ. A. Patterson, assistant general
freight agent of the Rock Island road,
is in the city from Chicago.
MIR. and Mrs. j. F. Hodges have re-
turned from a visit to ST. Louis, dur
ing which they attended the worlds
fair
Mrs. J. H. Coleman and little daugh-
ter. Neva. of Keokuk, Iowa, are the
guests of Mrs. l.. o. H. Slusher, 2407
Seventh avenue.
Supervisors Charles Long and r. ]
Thompson of La Sale county are in
the city investigating the effect of the
operation of the tax ferrit system here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-07
Defective FIue in Furnace Room Starts Fire
Which Travels to Upper Floors.
WAS DISCOVERED AT 9:45 LAST EVENING
Is Gotten Practically Under Control When it Breaks Out
Afresh in the Partitions Insurance on House.
But Not Furnishings.

Fire last evening caused a damage
estimated by the owner at $1,000
at the handsome home of John
P. Looney, 1875 Twentieth street
The fire, which originated in
the furnace room in the base
ment, burned through the partitions
and practically destroyed the entire
interior finish of the central portion
of the residence.
The flames were first discovered by
Mr.. Looney, about 9:45, when he went
to. the furnace room to bank the fire
for the night. He had attended to the
furnace about half an hour previous
ly, and, as was his custom, had put
in large quantity of coal.
Woodwork is Ablaze.
The drafts were opened, and no at
tention was paid to the furnace until
Mr.. Looney entered the furnace room
and found the woodwork all about the
room ablaze. He at once telephoned to
the fire department, and members of
the family devoted themselves to con-
filming the fire to the basement. The
flames in the furnace room had been
eXtinguished before the arrival of the
and when Chief Hastings
and his men entered the building the
fire apparently was out. Chemicals,
were used, and it was fully ten min
utes later. when it Yves discovered that
the partitions on the upper floors were
in flames. The department. with
chemicals. soon had the fire under con-
troll, but not until the partitions and
the rooms on the two upper floors had
been seriously damaged.
Caused BY Defective FIue.
The origin of the fire is attributed to
a defective flue of the furnace, lead
ing from the furnace to the chimney
This pipe is about five feet in length.
and was suspended just below the
ceiling When the pipe burned out the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-07

measure TO the assistance of the fire
departments of Rock Island. Dayen-
port and Moline. and TO the knowledge
of the men of these departments dis
played in fighting it, Col. Blunt has
sent a letter To each OF the depart
ments expressing his gratitude for the
aid rendered. The last vestige of the
blaze had disappeared at 6 o'clock last
evening. There was no insurance.
1hirty-Hve Tanks of OIL.
The explosion of naphtha in the
basement of the east wing of Shop I,
the harness department. started a fire
which Quilted out the interior OF the
wing, and for a time threatened the
whole shop building. The explosion
occurred in the southeast portion of
the shop, which is devoted to the tank
room, where the harness pieces are
placed in tanks of naptha TO soak.
There are 80 of these large tanks.
each holding about a barrel of the Ii
quid.
The tanks had just been opened.
and the eight workmen in the room
were preparing to remove the leather
from the tanks. when. ii is claimed by
some OF the workmen. Christian Dan
ieison. Jr.. 1913 Thirty-second street.
Rock Island. stepped on a match Oh
the floor. ignit:ng the naptha. Daniel
son and the other workmen in that
portion of the room We're floored by
the first explosion. and il was a few
moments before they were able to
make their way To the door. None OF
the workmen were injured seriously.
though all of those in the immediate
vicinity of the tanks were slight.
burned. Danielson and the othe-
workmen suffered the loss of then
coats. hats. etc. and their working aprons
We're a mass of flames as they fed
from the basement of the shop. The
alarm was sounded at once. and the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-07
Harness Shop is Running as Usual Today, Loss to
Government Being $4,000.
THIR1Y-FIvE NAPTHA TANKS EXPLODE
Many Men Are Rescued From Upper Floors Climbing Down
Ropes and MISUNDERSTANDING
the Cause.

Col. s. l.. Blunt. commandant at
Rock Island arsenal. this afternoon
stated that he did not believe the loss
from the fire OF yesterday afternoon
in shop I. the harness department,
would exceed $4,000. The 700 men
employed in the building were all back
at their work this morning. and little
Inconvenience has been suffered. The
most serious damage was done among
the equipments. the loss to- the build
ing barely reaching $1,000.
On account of the smoking of the
walls and ceilings the building
throughout will have to be whitewash-
ed. On the four floors of the wing to
which the flames were confined the
window sashes and castings and the
wooden floors will have to be repairC
In the basement. where the fire broke
ont. the floor is OF stone. AS the con-
stTuction OF the building is nearly
wholly or iron, stone and brick. the
fire could not make Roadway as rap
fiammable material
Million and n Half of Property.
But when It is considered that the
value OF the building is S4jO.OOO and
the property stored therein s1.OOO.0O0.
the comparative insignificance of
the loss can be appreciated.
Col. Blunt has not had n
full investigation as To- the cause.
but IL is his theory that the explosion:
and fire that followed were due to
spontaneous combustion caused by the
combustion OF the leather oil and the
naptha. although there is a story To
the effect that a workman stepping
ON a match was what ignited the gaso-
line in the tanks.
THAT the fire did not get beyond
the limits to- which IL was confined.
Col. Blunt said. was due in great
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-07
F|REMEN SAVE MILLION and A HALF
OF PROPERTY AT ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL

arsenal fire department was on the
scene in very short order.
Men Jump From Windows.
The 200 workmen in the building
became aware of their position at
once. for the dense heavy gases soon
pervaded all parts of the shop. The
workmen rushed niadly for the first
means of escape. and those on the
ground floors dashed through the
dense smoke and gas to the windows,
and jumped TO the ground. Those oil
the three upper floors hurried to the
elevators and stairways, and nearly ali
were out of the building before the ar
rival of the arsenal firemen. One aged
man became frantic. and fastening 4
rope to the railing of the elevator
shaft. on the fourth floor. he dropped
it to the ground, and thus slid to safe
~.
About a dozen harness makers, at
work on the third floor of the build
ing. were unable TO reach either the
stairway or the elevator. and were
forced to the windows by the gas
They were rescued from their posi-
tons by the arsenal department. The
sight of the men, leaning far out OF
the windows. with smoke and flames
rolling out above them. was what
greeted the soldiers and the spectators
who had surrounded the building. An
extension ladder was placed against
the building. and the men rescued
from their dangerous footings.
Aid From Cities Called.
Col. Blunt and the other Off
GERS in charge at once real
lied the serious nature of the conflag-
to each of the departments of the
three cities. Moline was the first to
reach the scene. and had line of hose
playing on the blaze when the Centrals
of Rock Island who had travelled lifelong
er distance and reached the fire. Daven-
port responded with two wagons at
once. and the members of the city de-
partmentS went to work at once to
get the flames under control Under the
direction of Col. S. E. Blunt and staff
the lines of hose were soon working
portion of the building and from the
west wing.
Lose Tools and Clothing.
When the first flames of the eXplo-
sion had cleared away. the workmen
began TO go back into the burning
building and some of them succeeded
in securing their clothing and tool
boxes. Those employed on the lower
Continued on Page Five.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-07

flames were directed against the wood
work, and it is supposed that the fire
had been burning for about 8 minutes
before it was discovered. Neighbors
state that they noticed flames coming
from the chimney fully 20 minutes
before the alarm was turned in. bu.
ii was supposed that the chimney had
become so heated that the SCOT was
set afire.
The residence is one of the finest
in the city. and was deliberately fin
ished throughout. The finish was of
mahogany. birds eye maple. quarted
sycamore. and white oak. Just recent
ly Mr.. Looney had at a great OK
pense. redecorated the home.
Furniture IL Ruined.
Directly above the furnace the main
stairway is located. and the stairs
were entirely destroyed Several
large nantes were damaged consid-
erably, and the furniture and house
hold goods were greatly damaged
The floor of the reception hall. which
is over the furnace room. was burned
through, before the arrival of the de
partment.
The loss is fully covered by
insurance. held with the Maucller
and Reidy Bros. agencies. No insur-
ance whatever was carried on the
household goods. and this damage is
a complete loss to Mr.. Looney.
Insurance of xI5,OOO Carried.
The insurance of $4,000 on the
residence was distributed as follows:
$4,000; Phoenix, Brooklyn. (Maucker
agency. $1,000; Home. New York.
tReidy Bros.), $4,000
The farmer loves the rolling plain,
The sailor loves the sea.
The girls they love their lovers,
And their Rocky Mountain Tea.
IT II. Thomas pharmacy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-07

Rock Island. Dec. Editor Argus:
In reply to G. w. McCaskrin, l will
say that l am standing on the same
grounds now that l stood on at the
opening of this investigation. 1 will
agree to be one of the IA to reopen the
case whenever there are specific
charges preferred. but until there are
charges l will take no part There has
been too much money and labor spent
on this matter already and without
any results for the benefit of the peo-
pie. In regard to not calling those
two young men. will state that there
was an invitation to all citizens of
Rock Island to appear and give evil
dence. We could not compel any per-
son to attend, as the records show. If
the good name of these boys has been
treated unjustly, it seems to me that
it is their own fault; and it was very
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-07
TWO ALDERMEN
MAKE REPLIES
TO M'CASKR|n

Rock Island, Dec. Editor Argus:
Mr. McCaskrin says in his communica-
ton in The Argus that specific
charges were filed with the council in
the waterworks case. AS a matter of
fact the only charges filed was a copy
of the report taken from the city
clerks book, showing that $40 was
the total amount turned in to the city
clerk from the waterworks depart
ment, as the amount from the sale of
junk.
The council did not consider that as
a specific charge. and waited patiently
for over six weeks for some one to
come forth and make affidavit to go on
record that they were willing to sub
stantiate any charges they might
make. After six weeks time the city
clerk admits that he had practiced
an old custom, in vogue for over so
years, of issuing an order or orders,
and while the council knows that that
power can only be used by order from
the council. yet ii has been an ola
custom, and the only thing for the
council to do was to bring in report
of no wrong intent on the part of the
city clerk 1t was impossible for the
council to proceed without evidence.
If Mr.. McCaskrin or any other citizen
of the city, or of any city. will come
forth and produce evidence, they will
be given an opportunity to be heard,
and l as one member of the council,
will say that the committee of thu
whole is ready to act.
Respectfully,
JOHN p. SEXTON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-07

Continued on Page Five.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-07

When the first flames of the eXplo-
sion had cleared away, the workmen
began TO go back into the burning
building and some of them succeeded
in securing their clothing and tool
boxes. Those employed on the lower
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-07

arsenal fire department was on the
scene in very short order.
Men Jump From Windows.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22
krNcFlsHER is AFTER NEW ROAD
The Usual Bonus Is Asked by the
Railroad.

Kinghsher Star: A special meeting
of the Commercial club was held to
consider a railroad proposition from
w. S. McCaull
Letters from McCaull ad dressed to J.
e. Ruth. chairman Of the Railroad
committee, was read by Mayor J. NJ
speice,
In his letter Mr. McCaull, as agent
for the Guthrie. Fairyiew and Western
road, proposes 10 have a line in opera
tion by June 1. 1905. from Fairvlew to
King6sher provided Kinghsher will
put up a s15.OOOOO cash bonus. This
was not considered very definite pro
position as the letter fails to state
particulars Of vital Importance First
Is the road 70 be continued to Guthrie
and Oklahomacity. Second. whether
or not this line. after completion will
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22
peainess cannot ne cured

by local applications, as they can not
reach the diseased portion Of the car.
There is only one way TO cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inhamed condition Of the mucous lln-
ing OF the Enytachian Tube. When
this tube is inhamed you have a rumb-
ling sound OF imperfect hearing, and
when it Is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result, and unless the inhamma-
tion can be taken cut and this tube
restored to it's normal condition, hear
ing will he destroyed forever; nine
cases out OF ten are caused by Catarrh
which is nothing but an inhamed con
dition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for ary case Of Deafness tcaused by
catarrh) that can not be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
patton.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22

(First published in the Daily Leader
June 1S, 1904.)
Application for Liquor License.
Territory of Oklahoma, Logan Coun-
ty, IS.
Notice is hereby given that
Henry Dauman
has this day filed in the Office OF the
County Clerk, in and for said County,
his petition, asking that a license be
granted him to sell at retail, malt,
spirituous and vinous liquors on
Lot one %. block twenty-five (25),
Third ward. Orlando, o. T., in said
County and Territory
II no protest be filed on or before
July, 1, 1904,
his petition will be granted and
license issued.
Witness my hand and the seal ol
said County hereto AFFIXED .his
18th day Of June. 1904.
(sEAL9
N. !. c. Johnson,
County CLERK
BY J. ~ Burnett, Deputy,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22

revert to the Rock Island or Santa
Fe.
After considerable comment It was
moved by Mayor Speice, seconded by
w + Bort that it be the sense Of
this body to enter into a contract GOV
erlng the clubs conception OF the
proposition as discussed and properly
drawn, with Mr.. McCaull. for the con
struction Of the road from Fairyiew
through Kingfsher to Guthrie and
Oklahoma City Carried
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22
Baseball

Special Dispatch to Daily Leader
Enid, June 22-Enid defeated Guth-
rie yesterday in a one-sided game. score
to 3. Bruington and Bennett visited
in Bruington's home and failed to get
back in time for the game.
Local players were substituted who
proved inefficient Simpson for the
visitors mCde two errors and Fetz for
the locals made three, otherwise the
game was perfect
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22
SHORT suNrs.

An Oklahoma City paper claims that
zone fact stands out clearly, that Ok
lahoma City has the best batting club
in the league" Laughable isn't it,
when one remembers the hit and run
game which the Blues played at Okla
homa City Saturday. When it is hit
ting, the local team can give any team
in the league cards and spades on the
art.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease,
A powder for the feet It cures swol
len, Sore, Hot Callous. Aching. Sweat
ing Feet. Corns and Bunlons AT all
Druggists and shoe stores, Csc. ASH
today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22
Topeka Journal.

Topeka journal
John Ulmer pitcher who has been
at Oklahoma City all spriug, was in
structed to report at Fort Scott by the
last official act of Jake Bene Ulmer
started Immediately. Up near the
Kansas line he got into a railroad
wreck and while taking dinner at a ho-
tel, the house was quarantined for
smallpox. After three weeks Ulmer
was released. He Is still looking for a
job
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22

that he would tender his resignation
to the church board at the meeting
tomorrow night, with request that il
be Immediately accepted
Rev Williams has an offer from a
church in a city in Kansas, which pays
him hetter and is a stronger institu-
ton.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22
CHICKAsHA 8; FIT. SILL /.

Special Dispatch % Daily Leader.
Chickasha, June 22.-The game OF
baseball between the soldiers of FIT.
sill and the Chickasha league team to-
day resulted in almost a shut out for
the soldiers Score, Chickasha 8; FIT.
Sill l.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22
REV. WILLIAMS RESIGNS.
Pastor Of the Christian Church Of Enid
Has Call to Kansas Town.

Enid, Okla, June 22.--Rey. Williams
pastor of the local Christian church.
announced from the pulpit yesterday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

AMEHICAN A5SOCTAITON
At LouisYille Louisville 6; India
napolis !.
At Kansas City: Kansas City, ];
Minneapolis 0; second game, Kansas
City a; Minneapolis 2.
At Milwaukee: Milwaukee 2; st.
Paul T.
At Toledo: Toledo Z; Columbus 10,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22
WESTERN LEAGUE.

AT sioux Nlly-
Sioux City ......0 0 0 1 OIL
Denver ........4 0 0 90 1 lis
Jarrott and Kelly; Kenna and Lu-
ola
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Brooklyn .....O 0 O 0 2-3
Philadelphia 80 2 0 0 "a
Cronin aud Bergen; Mitchell and
Doom.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22
AMERIcAN LEAouE.

At Washington
Washington 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
New York $50 0 0 20 0 2 0 1-a
Patten and Drill; Chesbro and Nc
CURE.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22

~ ot. JUotUII--
st. Joseph .....OO5 5OO2O 0 x--7
Omaha ......1 0 0 o 0 0 0 o.
Hodson and Garvin; Companion,
Schafstall and Gonding
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st. Louis .... O203100 20 O--6
Pittsburg ......2 0 0 900 2-9
Corbett, Sanders, Mclean and Gra-
dy Lynch, Phelps and smith
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At Boston
New York ......O2O0tO 3-6
Boston ..... 20 100 90 1 1--2
McGinnity and Warner; Willis and
Moran.
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At Chicago
Chicago .......0 100000 1--2
Cleveland .....O01 100 90 0 OIL
Owen and Sullivan; Donahue and
Abbot.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22

At ST. Louis
st. Louis .......0 0 0 0 0 0-C
Detroit ...1 0 0 90 0 0 0 2-S
Sievers and Sugden; Mullin and Bue-
low.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22

At Cincinnati
Cincinnati 80 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Ks
Chicago ......0 0 0 1000 0 0 90
Walker and Peitz; Weimer and
King
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-17
Dixie BUILT AGES SINCE.
Remains of an Earthwork Evidently
Constructed in Prehistoric Times.

The Western states and territories
contain many evidences that this con-
tinent was once peopled by race
well advanced in the arts of civiliza-
ton. A wonder of apparently prehis-
torlc origin has been discovered re-
Gently by surveyor in northern Ida
no. 1t is the well-preserved remains
of a dixie, and lies along the east
side of swamp known as Hoodoo
lake, Kootenai county, in a country
thickly covered with timber and I'M
derbrush.
The dixie is 5000 feet in length, is
built carefully Of rock and covered
with earth. In dimensions it is four
feet in height and three feet wide on
top. The dixie is broken in two or
three places for rod or two, and at
one point apparently 1t has been cut
in recent years. There are also evil
dences that parts of the dixie have
been broken and swept away by
floods in times long past. Trees over
100 years old growing on the crest
Of the dixie also attest in some degree
to its antiquity.
The surveyor, William Ashley, was
at first inclined to the belief that 1t
was an old MORAN Of the glacial pc
riod, such as are frequently encoun.
tered in the Northwest. Upon close
investigation, however, he was con-
WINGED that it was the work of man,
owing to the singular regularity of
its form and the materials which COM
pose 1t. The earth's surface must
have undergone some great changes
since the construction of this dixie.
for the present geological formation
Of the locality renders 1t useless
either for reclamation purposes or to
keep back the water. It could not
have been the work Of Indians. It's
origin is suggestive of vast expenses
of time and recalls the work of the
ancient mound builders.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-17
rheater Panic MortaIItY,

The Gazette Medicale de Paris
states that in theater panic and fire
about one out Of every three specta-
tors perlshes. This was the proportion
at the Brooklyn theater fire in 1876,
with 400 victims; at Nice, In 1880,
with 6S victims; at Smolensk, in 1883,
with $50; at the Opera Comique, at
Paris, in 1887. with 1871; the Exeter
Theater, England, with 1877 victims, in
1887; at the Oporto Theater, in 1888.
with 80; and at the Iroquois Theater,
In Chicago, where 573 persisted.