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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-09-29

New York. Sept. 24.-Before leav.
ing the democratic national headquar-
tiers Friday Gen. Miles said that he
would make several speeches during
the campaign under the auspices Of
the SPEAKERS bureau.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-09-29
TeIephone substItu,ed For reIearaph.

Chicago. Sept 23-As rapidly as
the change can be brought about. the
management OF the Burlington system
has determined to substitute the teie-
phone for the telegraph IN dispatching
and operating trains.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-09-29
sRlTToN LANDED IN JAIL.
He Is Charged Win the Murder Of
Jim Cockr.u at Jackson.

Lexington. ky Sept William
Button. ~ nreathitt county indicted
Tor the murder % Jim Cockriu az Jack.
son July 81. 1902. was arrested hy tho
posse sent from here 90 his home.
near Jackson. az an early hour Thurs
day morning sheriff Wllkcrson took
charge OF the prisoner upon his ar
rival here. hurried him into "a carriage
and rapidly drove away 70 jail
The indictment contains two counts.
Tho FIRST charges Brtton with tho
murder Of Jim Cockrili and the second
that ne consplrcd with Curtis Jet 10
take the lie Of Cockrin he is %
years ola and win plead not guilty.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-09-29
FELL FROM srReer CAR.

Wealthy Lumber Man Killed in Pres
ence Of Prospective Bride.
Savannah. Ga. Sept Bed NJ
plerson. o. wealthy lumber man % Wall
tcrloro. s. g.. while about Co assist
his prospective bride from street
ear. lost his balance and feli his head
striking the pavement With such force
that he became unconscious. dying
several hours later Ho was 90 have
been married Wednesday ln what
was 90 have been his weddine suit be
will De- buried at Sumter S. O..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04
MORTGAGE FOR
$4,000, FILED
Republic Iron & StesI Company
Puts Papers on Record in
This County.
FEE FOR CLERK WAS sos
One Hundred Thrty-five Printed Pages
Must be Transcribed Upon
Books.

a mortgage in the sum of 10,000,000
was filed at the circuit clerks Office
this morning by the Republic Iron &
Steel company, the trust which is in
corporated in New Jersey and controls
the local Sylvan steel works. The doc
ument, which covers 135 printed pages
of matter, was recorded at an expense
of $95, the largest fee that has ever
been taken in at the Rock Island Office
for recording any single document
There have been number of plats,
and mortgages, that required a fee IF
$40 to file but the one this morning
sets a new record.
The mortgage is to secure an issue
of $4,000, 900 in ) per cent gold bonds,
and covers all of the property of the
company in the states of Alabama.
Illinois. Indiana. Kentucky, Michigan,
Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Reported In All States.
The expense of filing the document
in each of the states will be no small
item. 1t must be recorded in every
state where the company does bust
ness, and in each county of each state
that they transact business in. The
cost is estimated at cents for each
hundred words. To be recorded. the
| exact wording of the document must
| be transcribed and placed in the rec.
ordS of the county
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04
FRESHMEN WIN COLOR
RUSH FIRST TINE AT u. OF /.
Sophs Unable to Scale Their Pole
Two Suffer Broken Bones
in the Scrimmage.

Champaign, Ill, Nov. 2.-(Special
Correspondence.)- annual color
rush between the freshmen and the
sophomores here was held this after
noon and was won by the freshmen.
This is the first time in the history of
the University of Illinois that the sOphs
have failed to win. The rush was held
on Illinois field and at $50 to sophs
made their first rush in which they
used their great flying wedge forma-
tion which was with some difficulty
blocked by the freshmen.
In this rush the sophs got one man
started up the pole but he was hauled
down at once. After this the sophs
rushed again and again. but all efforts
were futile. The classes were evenly
matched in number though the sophs
had the advantage of experience. The
freshmen pole was about 80 feet in
height and about one-half a barrel of
axel grease was used on it. The time
limit was rs minutes during all OF
which time the contest was ferCely
waged. Nearly every man lost the
greater part of his clothes in the rush.
The accidents were serious, indeed
one soph having a leg broken and an
other some ribs while one freshman
had three ribs fractured. 1t is under
stood here that this is the last rush to
| be held here because of the intense
| rivalry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04
NO POLITICS AT ALL IN 1T
Coroner Eckhart Enters Disclaimer in
the Union Gard Incident.

Coroner l.. V. Eckhart is somewhat
exercised over the report that it was
through fear of jeopardizing his
chances of reelection that he did not
serve the replevin papers for the Sc
curing of the union cards of the bar
bers from the three Rock Island shops
that have adopted the open" policy.
He asserts that it was because of his
personal friendship for the parties
against whom the papers were made
out that he stated he would rather not
Offlciate. And now comes J. F. Wit
ter the justice before whom the pa
pers were sworn out, and pleads guilty
to having introduced the political ele-
ment TO help Mr. Eckhart out of the
difficulty and square him with the par
ties who wanted him 10 serve the pa
pers. N other words. Justice Witter
made himself the conservator Of Con-
stable Eckhart's political estate. All
of which emphasizes the fact that toes
are very sensitive at this time of ye3S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04
D'ngr Hgt. Change
Line. s am. 81 hrs.
Personal POINTS.

NJ. II. Martin has returned from Il
business trip to Springfield.
Mrs. Dan Forbes :as returned from
a pleasant visit at Kansas City, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs \. c. Harnlan have
returned from a short visit with reia-
tives at Peoria.
Mrs. Addie c. Scott. of Sterling,
who has been visiting with Mrs. l.. w.
Hanson, of Moline, has returned homo
H. G. Winchester departed this
morning for a business trip to South
Dakota. to look after some land inter-
ests.
George B. Walker and sister, Mae,
returned this morning from an extend
ed visit in Colorado and other western
state
Mr.. and Mrs r. E. Edelstein. and
daughter, Blanche. departed last even
( ing for two weeks visit at the St
Louis exposition.
Miss Name Allan. who has been
spending few weeks with Rock Isl
and relatives. departed for her home
| at Springfield, Mass. this morning.
Mrs. George Allen returned Wednes
day from Cuba, H., where she was
called by the serious illness of heI
mother. Mrs. Margaret Byrne
! Mr.. and Mrs H y. NorrelI, of AL
! banY, n. Y. who have been VISITING
with relatives in Rock Island for the
last two weeks. departed last evening
for their home.
/ J. F. Darby. of Muscogee. l, T, and
formerly principal of the local high
school, is in the city and this after
noon addressed the high school stu
dents in general assembly.
Messrs. d. J. Sears and Allan d
: Wclch returned this noon from Aledo
where they assisted the Aledo chapter
r a. NJ in comforting the Royal Arch
degree on a class of candidates.
Mrs c. II. Manteck. and daughter
Ella. departed this morning for their
home al Pittsburg. Pa. after spending
a week with Rock Island relatives
Mrs. Manteck has been on an extend
! ed trip in the west.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04
WILL TRAVEL ON THE BLAIR
Kaaba Temple, Mystic Shrine, Definite.
ly Plans Trip to Fair.

Kaaba Temple, Mystic Shrine, Definite
Iy Plans Trip to Fair.
The streamers of Kaaba temple, of
Davenport. will soon be flying from the
masthead of the Helen Blair, for the
handsome packet has now been def
nitely engaged to take the Shriners on
a grand pilgrimage to the worlds fair.
and a week from Sunday will see the
fez wearers and their families on the
march, with the levee as their common
center, and the popular packet their
home for the week to follow.
The schedule, just issued by Illus
trious Potentate Ira r. Tabor and Re
corder Cornelius J. Brown, calls for
the boats departure from Davenport
at 10 a. m, Sunday. Nov. IS. Musca-
tine will be left at o'clock the follow
ing morning and Burlington at noon.
The party will be at Fort Madison at
2 p. m.
There a big ceremonial session of
Kaaba temple is to be held, under spe-
cial dispensation, and there will be mi.
tiatiOns and feastings, until the boat
pulls out at l O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing. getting TO St. Louis for breakfast
Wednesday morning.
There the party will remain, making
the boat their headquarters. until Fri
day at 4 p. m, thus having nearly three
full days at the fair. They are due
back here the following Sunday at p
m, after a little over seven days alb
sence.
A number of the Rock Island mem
bers and their ladies are expecting tC
take the trip. Among those who viii
go will probably be the following: NJ
S. Heagy. Henry Carse, Ben Payne anC
Ben Lamont. Others are undecided
! The steamer accommodates so pas
sengers for meals and berths. and tn;
rate of $3.50, including meals enroute
and lodging and breakfast while an
chored at st. Louis.
The annual meeting of the temple
will be held in Davenport the frs
! Tuesday in December, and the election
/ of officers will take place at that time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04
LUCY PAGE CASTOR COMING
Anti-Cigaret Leader Will Hold Meet
mas in Rock Island.

Lucy Page CASTOR. president of the
Anti-CiSaret League of America, viii
be in Rock Island and Moline proba-
bly, next week TO hold meetings in fur
therance of the active campaign she is
leading in this cause. Miss CASTOR
will be the guest of the ladies' of the
w. c. T L. in the two cities and she
has been invited to give a stimulus 10
an undertaking which has taken such
deep root that a number of societies
arc maintained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04
Monmouth Beats Illinois COLLEGE.

Monmouth. ILL.,, Nov. 4.-Monmout 4
college won from Illinois college yes
terday by a score of 80 to O. Ca,.t
Clarke, Norwood, Picken, LecIere sud
Owen played great football for Mon
mouth. The second team was used
in the last half and ran up 30 poini 3
I he visitors had little defense. ThS
Monmouth backs made long runs al
from 20 To 90 yards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04
CITY LEAGUE BOWLERs PLAY
Kickapoos Defeat the ArsenaIs and
Business Men Twin Cities.

Last night regular games in the city
bowling league were played at the
Central alleys. The next games,
scheduled for Tuesday evening will be
played Monday evening. Last nights
ScnrnS wore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04
RIVER RIPLETS.

The Helen Blair and Winona were
in and out. The Phil ScheckeI and B.
Hershey were down with logs. The
Ruth was north and south. The stage
of water continues at 40.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04
INDIAN BAND
OPENS COURSE
UNIQUE Musical Organization
Phases Large Audience at
Illinois Last Evening
MEMBERS FROM MANY TRIBES
Artists Show Surprising Ability Under
the Leadership of MIR.
Wiley.

A large audience greeted the Haskell
Indian band at the Illinois last even
ing. the first entertainment of the sea
sons Y. NJ. c. a course. The attrac-
ton was very acceptable to all who
gave their patronage. to say the least.
and proved conclusively that the sea-
sons course includes the best on the
road
From many points of view the en-
ltertainment was noteworthy, one of
the most important being the interest
which all who were present felt in the
concert given by Uncle Sans wards
and proteges. Mr.. Wiley, who is d.
rector of the government official band,
| in a short introductory told that the
boys were pupils of the various Indian
schools, the original band being from
| the government school in Oklahoma.
! OF the 90 members, II are full-blOOded
| Indians, representing II different
tribes, and the remainder were half
breeds. The boys have been given
musical training in the school, and
those who showed the most aptitude
were taken as regular members of tie
official band
|
at St. Louis all summer, and before
going to that city were augmented by
musicians from other Indian schools
throughout the country.
Each number was received with in
terest, for the repertoire embraced a
variety of selections, displaying the
versatility and ability of the Indian
boys. Several of the numbers stood
apart as being particularly worthy of
mention.
Many Tribes Represented.
The entire evening was demon
stration of what can be done and what
has been done with the original Amer
leans. the representatives of the tribes
of the Pueblo, Pawnee, Peoria. Seneca,
Pifa. Moqui. MCjave. Navajo. Chippewa
and Sioux. This particular lot of boys,
and the majority are quite young, have
been under The personal direction of
Lem Wiley. whose influence over them
! is very great.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04
Feed and Fuel.

SIC
rage-Tinothy hay. $1,000 q Si1-o0;
prairie $1,000 n 1850. straw $500 n 500.
WOod-Hard- per load. $500 n $3.50.
CoaI-Lump,. per busnel. l4c' slack,
uer bushel. &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04
RIVER FORECAST.

Slowly decreasing stages in the Mis-
siss;ppi will continue between Dubuque
and MusCatinC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04
THE M1RKETS.

chfSago NSy 4n1 oysIf 9 cIest the
quotations in today's markets:
Wheat.
December. 112, 1928. 111A. 1l13s.
May, I1l&, 111B, Ill Is, 11lh.
Corn.
December, 4gA, lg4. 49,. 4sH.
May 457s' 45%, os MS 15's,
December, 2$?s, 2s7$;, 2SSs, 2S5s.
May. 81 i, 311s; 81; 81.
January. 1922. 12;57, 12,;45: 12,52.
May $3.50 l2,5i ,, "a 1850,
January. 40. 10, 7.o5, 7.o5.
May. 7.25, 7.25. ~. III.
January, 6.52. $50. ca. G.47.
May. $50 $50. ESQ. So
Receipts today: Wheat As, corn 81.
oats 10, hogs 1900, cattle 5000, sheep
Hog market opened steady. Light $50
n 5.1J, mixed and butchers A." a so,
good heavy go a 5.05, rough heavy i.65
Cattle market opened steady.
Sheep market opened strong; 900
Hogs at Kansas City 5000. cattle 5000
steady Light 4.go@5,i5., mixed and
a 4.S6. good heavy 465 a 5.25.
Cattle market STEADY. Reeyes 2.l2m
100. cows and heifers. 100 a 4.25, Texas
steers 2SO@3.5O. stockers and feeders
1.90GI4.1
sheep market strong.
New York stocks
New York Nov. sugar 145A, Gas
1OSss c, r. ]. x p. SO s.. Southern Pa
cific 81 Is b & O. - y. Atchison com
mon S55s. AtchisOn preferred 1ul y. g.
NJ & st =. III. Manhattan 1919, Cop
per 30 H. w. L. Tel co. Y"~,. y Cen
trial 1875. L. Il y. 1873. Reading common
l72T Canadian Pacific 129Is, Leather
common $1s,. B. r. T g =; Pacific Mail
40 L :. Steel preferred 50. I. : Steel
common 24K. Penna 135. Missouri Pa
cific 1O3S, Union Pacific 100 =. Coal &
Iron 6224 Erie common 80 Y. Wabash
preferred 43x G. * g. w. 23l2 Illinois
Central 1927. Car Foundry -. Repub-
/ lie Steel preferred 81, Republic Steel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04
Charles {. HOdgson,
FIRE INSURANCE
AGENCY.
Established 1874.

American Ins. Co. Newark, N !.
Continental Ins. Co. New York
Agricultural Ins. New York
Traders Ins. Co....... Chicago, III.
Williamsburg lnS. Co. New York
New Hampshire Ins. Co. N. Hampshire
North German ms. Co. New York
American ms. CO.. Philadelphia, Pa.
Security lns. Co... New Haven. Conn.
lns- Co. State of Illinois Rockford. Ill.
Ohice-Room ;, Buford block. Rates
as low as consistent with security.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04
Live stock.

CattIe-Steers S350N 5.75; COWS and
heifers S3H4.50; calves So n SIS.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers 4.50fI 800.
Sheep-Yearling5 or over $500 q 400:
lambs S3.0095.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04

Butter-Creamery, 81 dairy. u
Eggs-Fresh, 19c-
Lard-yc
Live Poultry-Spring chickens. Sc pr
pound; hens. &C per pound ducks. -
turkeys. 1ON11c-
ducks Sc: turkeys 1GT lie
Vegetables-Potatoes 80 y Soc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04
New York stocks.
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
TOday's Quotations on Provisions, Live
stock Feed md Fuel.
Provisions and Produce.

Rock Island, Nov. 4-FolIowing are
the wholesale quotations in the local
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-04
Select "A Pin.

The high school senior class held a
class meeting yesterday after school
IN the senior session room and selected
"a class pin. The pin chosen is known
as the Medill pin, pin submitted by a
Chicago house. The background of the
emblem is black. and the figures on the
foreground. sold. II viii be given in
the spring to those who are 10 gradu-
ate:
The sun., 1904-06-12

in him from his nat head to his NO good
rattle. ~
aye remember that first one We got-that
yellow backed one we got alive. Well,
he ratified all the time and he was game
snake. He didn't stop till tho moose was
around his neck an choked him, did he!
sNow, 70 jest watch this sneak here.
II he's q game snake he'll rattle. Ease up
on the fork, an give him a chance to aght
II he wants to. I'll bet he quits right where
he lays
The forks were raised. and instead Of taking
advantage Of the apparent chance Of free
dom and squirming into q. coil for strike,
the rattler lay as limp as he was when the
forks were pmning him down.
There. didn't / tell ye he was sneak
an a quitterl XIII himi He's disgrace
to the rattlesnake tribe declared Coggs-
well In disgust, and he proceeded to stab
the snake to death with his fork.
Near Indian Jim Harris's cabin Dash, the
dog, set up loud barking in the brush
back Of the cabin. Coggsweu ran over to
the dog and found chubhead, which Ia the
LOCAL name for the copperhead, a snake
more venomous, II anything, than the
rattler. and more dangerous, for the reason
that he never gives any warning before
striking. So the hunt netted three live
rattlesnakes, five dead ones and chub-
head 'f
The sun., 1904-06-12

Nihon-futtairs'--bot you and ! are Jap
asleee--and We stood together ready. for
the worst. for river plratss, Cossack raiasrs
or we knew not what. II was n0thine'
Ing adrift and srnaahinS INTO syery othfr.
But II was queer introduction TO fellow
oountryman In an outlandish plaoe, chi
I tell you honestly hadn't suspected him
for one Of US nor he me- 30 you $50 how
It Ia
or course. do not mean that the story
i have @ omitted the Incidental eOOentricitisa
II was impossible TO extract any ad-
mission that this man had been q bandit.
He had seen the Hung-hu-tze, az every
one had who travelled In the country put
he would not say he had been one OF them;
He said, however. that there was no. real
secret about Japanese being among them;
IL was obviously In the nature OF things,
and need not be denied.
He said the bandits were quiet ct pree.
ent, for several reasons. The coming OF
spring weather meant agricultural &c activM,ty: NY
pursuits. The bandits had no concerted
plans nor settled policy. some OF the
leaders Of bands were meeting secretly
to discuss whether any combined movemens
could be organized In the summer and
autumn. when farm work would agaan pS
be plentiful. Probably something could
be arranged, but not what the outer world
seemed to think; not the formation OF .
grand army OF national liberation. nor any
such ambitious thing.
The Hung-hu.tze were ohieny men OF no
tents, ne er-do-w weels or escaped criminals.
Chinese, Manchu, Mongol. Ordos, Eisuts,
Buriats and even few Russians, fugitives
from the Siberian prisons. Most Of them
had no aspirations or thoughts beyond
mere self-preservation and the need Of
entirely Of the most sordtd, and politioa!
questions or national issues never entered
their heads, except in 30 far as they might
directly affect the bandit business. They
took to the business for livelihood.
The stories about the Hung -hu-tze being
in the pay OF Japan were absurd; It was
plain that there was no way TO convey any
pay to them, nor any means to guarantee
that the pay would be earned.
Any man who might become member OF
a band might In time come to influence
the other members Of that band In any
desired direction; that was all that could
be done, and 1t could not amount to much.
Still, it might be worked up into force
with some cohesion In few months; ana
il they could show a few successes every
Chinaman in Manchuria would be ready to
join the winning side. That sort OF thing,
however, counted for nothing, because what
was wanted was body Of men willing TO
karass the Russians without waiting for
them to be already losing OF such men the
numbers possible to raise were small. COM
But they were good. With
a little instruction they made distinctly
better soldiers in every way than the Rus
SLAMS, whether Cossacks or others.
My informant, while denying that he
ever witnessed an engagement between
Hung -hu- TIE and Cossacks, stated that on
several occasions the bandits had defeated
q superior number OF Russians. The latter
usually allowed themselves to be outwitted
and neglected the most ordinary precau-
tiona
The sun., 1904-06-12
SENDING COINS IN LETTERS.
various Devices That Arc Employed I,
Keep Them From Breaking Out.

Various Devices That Are Employed to
Keep Them From Breaking Out.
Coins sent loose In letter." said clerk
in an establishment receiving much money
bymail ARE always likely to break through
the envelope and get lost but there are vari-
ous ways in which this may be avoided, and
people generally now show more care In
sending coins by mail than they formerly
did.
sThers are now made devices especially
designed for use in sending coins through
the mails-coin carriers. One Of these con-
sists Of o card Of the thickness of the coin
and having punched in 1t a hole Of the exact
size Of the coin to be sent. this card having
a patch of thin paper pasted on the back Of
It, across the coin hole. while on the other
side there is pasted. by one edge. q nap that
can be pasted down over the hole on that
side when the coin has been inserted In 1t.
I'm such holder it is obviously tmpos-,
sible for the coin to move about In the letter.
Such devices are used by concerns sending
out circulars inviting subscriptions to
periodicals, the holder sent having an open
ing Of the exact size Of tho coin required.
sSonfe people wrap . scrap Of paper
around coin before putting Il IN letter,
anu tIilb hoitS w pICNout Iu0 buaip c0koo
Of the coin from outing or breaking through
the envelope. But more and moro people
nowadays have advanced On that. Some,
for instance, now take a card and cut
in it parallel slits not quito 30 far apart %
the diameter Of the coin and then crowd
the opposite edges Of the coin into the two
Sits, between which 1t Is held.
And then some people take card and
lay the ooin on 1t and simply paste piece OF
paper over 1t on the card; and then there
are many people now who lay coin down
on the paper on which they are writing,
near one corner, and then double the corner
Of the paper over the coin and paste It down
to the sheet around 1t.
$50 there are many ways OF sending q
coin In letter without fear OF it's shifting
about in II and breaking out; and while
there are still plenty Of people who just
drop a coin In q letter and let it 60, there
are more and moro people who in sending
coins by mail now exercise a reasonable
care
The sun., 1904-06-12

From the Peoria journal.
Senator Bates OF Tennessee Is a passionate
lover Of tobacco, yet the cigar he carrics In
his mouth is always unlighted. No. he Ia
not taking the cure; he explains 1t In this
way.
II seems that during the war. Senator
then General Bates was riding by the side
OF his brother during battle He felt the
longing for q smoke coming on. and SO
He. scratched a match against the saddle.
and was just about to light q weed, when q
ras y a
match out. He was about TO strike another
whom. turning. he discovered that the shell
body Of his brother, To this day be has .
T :ort sS,. e suDsy:sls!sn SssssdsnE As5sSd 1s
dry smoke"