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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
TOOK ACID FOR WHISKY
Whiteside County Farmer Makes .
Fatal Mistake.

Jacob Schneider, an aged and re-
spected farmer of Hahnaman town
ship. Whiteside county, died Sunday as
a result of drinking carbOlic acid by
mistake. He was in poor health and
had been sleeping on a couch early
Sunday. Desiring a drink of whisky,
which he kept in the cupboard, he arose
and poured out what he supposed to be
the liquor and drank it. Immediately
he found that he had taken acid. A
doctor was called, but was unable to
save the unfortunate mans life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
CAR DECORATES AN
AMERICAN CITIZEN
Charles J. Murphy, Formerly Foreign
Agent, Rewarded for Relieving
Famine.

New York. Sept. 12.-Charles ]. Muir
ply, formerly foreign agent of the
United States department of agricul-
ture, yesterday received from Emperor
Nicholas the decoration of the Order OF
St. Stanislaus. This honor, which has
rarely been conferred on an American
citizen. was given in recognition of his
services in behalf of Russian peasants
during the famine of 1891 Murphy
was formerly a resident of Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
LIMIT on ELECTION ACT
Stead Holds Amendment Does Not A.
feet Primaries

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 12.-Attorney
General Stead has rendered an opin-
ion, holding that the recent amend
ment to the general election law pro-
viding form of petition to be used by
persons desiring to have their names
placed on the ballot to be used at gen
eral elections, is not applicable to peti-
tions for nomination of candidates be-
fore a primary election. Under Sec
tion 21 of the primary election act. a
primary electOr may sign any number
of petitions for nomination of candi-
dates of his own party for any county
officer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
Charge Railroad With II Lives.

Norfolk, Va. Sept 12.-The juries
which investigated the wreck of the
Kinston-Greenville excursion train on
the Atlantic Coast Line railway, which
went through an open draw over the
western branch of the Elizabeth river
on Aug II, when II persons lost their
lives. have returned verdicts holding
the railroad company responsible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
Lost Trace in GaIesburG.
RAZOR ENDS TWO LIVES
Kentucky Farmer Cut Wife's Throat
and Then His Own.

Cincinnati. Sept. 12.-While his wife
sat by his bedside. Eulass Morgan, a
rich farmer living near Corinth, KY,
suddenly seized a razor and cut her
throat Almost Immediately Morgan
drew the razor across his own throat.
Physicians say it is impossible for
either 70 recover
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
Tona Dunlap to College.

Miss Tona Dunlap of Aledo has gone
to take a six months course in the
Quincy business college. Miss Dunlap,
it will be remembered was the central
figure in the Allie Dool murder trial
She was almost broken down with the
nervous shock of the charges attempt
ed to be fastened upon her. She has
recovered her strength and is now de,
termined to fit herself for business ca
rec.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
MINERS TURN TO MITCHELL
Chicago and Alton Subdistrict Agree
ment Is Protested.

Springfield, ILL.,. Sept. 12.-President
John Mitchell of the national miners
organization now has the protest and
the appeal of the miners of the Chicago
and Alton subdistrict TO the agreement
effected by the miners state executive
board with the operators of machine
mines OF the district for the settlement
of the lockout existent since July l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
TREASURER AGAIN ON STAND
Legislative Committee Resumes New
York Life InvestiQ alton.

New York. Sept. 1.-THE examina-
ton of Edmund Randolph, treasurer OF
the New York Life Insurance com
pany was resumed today when the ses-
sion of the special legislative commit
tee opened. The removal of the pre-
ferred stock of the Chicago, Milwau
kee & st. Paul railroad from the assets
of the company to satisfy the Prussian
government, was again taken up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
Regular Party Men.

The Withdrawing candidates were
nominated by the regular republican
convention held some time previous to
Mayor Weaver's break with the organ
iZation Since then a committee of 81
citizens has endeavored to secure the
nomination of an entirely new ticket
for the purpose of securing reform
within the party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
BRITISH WARSHlPS USE OIL
Experiments With Liquid Fuel Are En-
tireiy Successful.

London, Sept. 12.-Exhaustive exper-
iments with the use of oil as fuel on
battleships have proved SO satisfactory
that the British admiralty has ordered
the erection of great oil storing depot
at Plymouth with jetties at which
tank steamers can moor. 1t is under
stood that stores of oil will be estab-
lished at most of the home ports
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
Miss Money to christen Ship.

Jackson. Miss. Sept. 12.-Gov. Var
daman has appointed United States
Senator H. ID. Money TO take his place
as representative of the state when the
battleship Mississippi is launched at
Philadelphia on Sept &c. Miss Mabel
Money. the senator's granddaughter.
will act as sponsor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
Blew ship Up.
FOLKURGED ASPARTYLEADER
Governor OF Missouri Suggested for
Democratic Nominee for President.

Salt Lake City. Sept. l2.-Gov. Folk
of Missouri was recommended for the
democratic nomination for the presi-
dency by Former Congressman King
at a banquet given here last night The
sentiment was warmly applauded even
by Gov. Cutler, Senator Smoot and 9TH
er prominent republicans present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
New Place for Jones.

An official circular brings word that
c. NJ. Jones, son of the late p. c. Jones
of Davenport. has been appointed su-
perintendent of the Mexico division of
the Rock Island road, vice NJ. E. Sc
bree. resigned. Mr. Jones has been
trainmaster of the Texas division, with
headquarters al Ft. Worth. His new
Offices will be at Dalhart, Tex.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
Swedish Conditions for
Separation of States
UnaIterabIe.
MEET AGAINiTOMORROW
Contraband Laden Ship is
Wrecked Off FinIand.-.An.
other to Carry Troops.

Stockholm. Sept. 12.-Delegates OF
Norway and Sweden appointed TO dis
cuss the dissolution of the union will
reassemble at Karlstad Sept. 13. AS il
is declared here Swedish conditions
are unalterable, the outcome seems TO
depend on the Norwegian acceptance
OF these conditions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
Cholera Situation.

Berlin, Sept 12.-An official bulletin
today announced eight new cases of
cholera. Three deaths were reported
toay. making a total of 166 cases and
81 deaths
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
FEVER IS SLOWLY SPREADING
Nests Of Concealed Cases Continue to
Be Discovered in the South.

New Orleans, Sept. 12.-New cases
of yellow fever today numbered IL ;
deaths, /; total cases, 1923; total
deaths, 317. The disease spreads slow.
ly in the country districts and nests OF
concealed cases in out of the way
places continue to be found.
Pensacola, Fla, Sept. 12.-One new
case and one death from yellow fever
were reported today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
SPEAKER CANNON WAS ILL
But Has Recovered Sufficiently to
Leave Nebraska for Home.

Omaha. Sept. 12.-Speaker Joseph
Cannon, who has been spending a week
in Nebraska, left here today for his
home in Danville, Ill. He has been
confined the past few days to his hotel
with an attack of the grip but says
he has quite recovered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
TWO TRAINMEN LOSE LIVES
From Burns Received in Wreck of the
Burlington Fast Mail, No. 8.

Council Bluffs, Iowa. Sept. 12.-Bur-
lington fast flyer No. s. leaving Oma-
ha at s last night for Chicago, ran in
to string of freight cars at the Wa
bash crossing in this city. Engineer
Wood and Fireman Hosier, both if
Creston. Iowa. received burns from
which they died in a short time. The
train carries only mail The engine
was demolished
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
WHIPPED PUPIL;
CARVED TO DEATH

Athens. Tenn. Sept. 12.-Prof. Al
bert Waehtenberger was cut to death
today by Ernest Powers, a pupil in his
school. Wachtenberger had attempted
TO chastise the boy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
RUSSIAN ENJOYS
DEPART FOR HOME

New York, Sept. I2.-The Russian
commissioners who successfully con-
clade the treaty OF peace with the en-
voys OF Japan at Portsmouth sailed on
the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm H. this
afternoon enroute for st. Petersburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
Ministers Resign.

Vienna. Sept. 12.-Dr. Ritter Won
Hartel, minister of instruction and
public worship, and Baron Won Call,
minister of commerce, have resigned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
Kid zimmerman Knocked Out.

Kid zimmerman was knocked out by
Kid Balm. OF Cincinnati. in fight out
side Of the Davenport limits last night.
The blow that did the work was in the
second round, and consisted of right
hand punch on the jaw. zimmerman
made good fight but was outclassed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
WILL FIGHT ARCANUM RULING
Boston Lodges to Combine With 9th
ers in Court Procedure.

Boston, Mass. Sept. 12.-At meet
ing here yesterday of a special COM
mittee of Is representing the Royal
Arcanum lodges of Boston and vicinity
the sentiment was unanimously in fav-
or of making an organized resistance to
the action of the Put-inBay convention
in regard to the new rates of assess
ments. The committee will seek the
cooperation of similar committees in
some method of court procedure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
CAST0N NOT DEAD
Finding of Monmouth Man Ends
Suit Against Modern
Woodmen.
HAD DISAPPEARED IN 1896
Wife Attempting to Recover Amount of
Benefit Certificate in Courts
Man in West.

General Attorney Truman PlantZ of
the Modern Woodmen of America feels
that he has won a suit that was
brought by a Monmouth woman to re-
cover on the certificate held by her
husband in the society The insured,
whose name was Dell l.. Gsston, who
disappeared from Monmouth in Eebru-
airy, 1896, has been found, and this, the
general attorney thinks, ought to put
an end to the suit. The case has gone
through the lower court.
One of Dcfenses.
One of the defenses made by the So
ciety was that the man was not dead,
but had simply deserted his wife and
children. After seven years, before
which the law does not presume man
dead, suit was commenced TO recover
on the certificate, and for years detect
ives have been at work in an fort to
locate CASTOR. Only recently were
they successful in obtaining clew that
led to his discovery, and he is said to
be in the wset, where he was known
under an assumed name. The city
marshal of Monmouth and an attorney
from that city went west and brought
back what are alleged TO be indisput-
able evidences that he is living.
Lost Trace I'm GaIesburG.
After leaving Monmouth he went TO
Galesburg. all traces of him being lost
there except it being found that man
answering his description had boarded
a Santa Fe train bound westward.
The marshal learned that he departed
from Galesburg over the Santa Fe. Gas
ton for a long time was on sheep
rancho in Wyoming.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
Mikasa Which Survived
Russian Fire Meets
Fate
WITH 1879 OF HER CREW
Fire at Midnight Reached Mag
azine and Side Was
Blown Out.

Toxic. Sept 12.-The Japanese bat
tleship Mikasa. which was Togos flag
ship during the battle of the Sea of
Japan, caught fire and sank yesterday
The Mikasa was a first class battle
ship of 1920 tons displacement She
was built in England in 1902 The bat
tleship was 400 feet long. had a speed
of over IS knots and carried a crew of
935 officers and men.
Cause Uaknown.
The fire started from an unknown
cause at midnight Sunday Before the
officers could be rescued the fire reach
ed the aft magazine. which exploded.
blowing in the port side of the vessel
below the water line and causing the
ship to sink. Investigation is now be-
ing made to determine the cause of the
fire
100 Men Drowned.
The loss of life by the sinking OF
the Mikasa totals 1879 officers and men.
including detachments from other war
ships which went TO the rescue OF the
crew.
The Mikasa was the flagship of the
Japanese navy. She was present at all
the principal engagements during the
war, and was on several occasions re-
ported severely damaged in action.
Lost Heavily in BattIes.
In the battle of the Sea of Japan the
Mikasa was the heaviest loser of the
Japanese ships, having 63 killed and
wounded. She approached nearer to
the Russians than any other battle
ship. In the great naval battle off
Port Arthur the ship also suffered most.
but continued in the fighting line. On
that occasion the Mikasa had four Of
ficers and 20 men killed and 10 officers
and So men wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12

Stockholm, Sept. 12.-Delegates OF
Norway and Sweden appointed TO dis
cuss the dissolution of the union will
reassemble at Karlstad Sept. 13. AS ii
is declared here Swedish conditions
depend on the Norwegian acceptance
OF these conditions.
Papers Defiant.
The tone adopted by Norwegian
newspapers this morning is very
threatening and 1t is considered TO be
specially significant coming after yes
terday's meeting of the Norwegian del
egates. Ii is recognized that breach
may follow the reassembling of dele
gates and the Swedish authorities are
preparing for such an eventuality.
Demand Arbitration.
Christiania, Sept. 12.-Newspapers
continue TO somewhat heatediy discuss
Sweden's refusal to agree TO an arbi-
tration treaty. The Morgenbladet says
Norway is prepared TO dismantle her
new Notifications in order to show her
love for peace and desire for a set
tlement with Sweden but not a gun
or stone shall be moved until an ar
bitration treaty is signed"
To Garry Troops.
Copenhagen. Sept. 12-The National
Tidende prints dispatch from Fred
erickshaven stating that the NolwtS-
ian steamer Harold has been charter
ed by the Norwegian government 10
convey troops and ammIIition to n
destination which is kept secret.
Crisis Hourly Expected.
Christiania. Sept. 12.-The tone of
the Norwegian newspapers indicates
that the negotiations between the COM
missioners of Norway and Sweden re-
garding the dissolution of the union
have reachen an impasse. Norway be
ing unable to accept the conditions
laid down by Sweden
The Dagbladet commenting on Swe-
denis refusal TO discuss an arbitration
treaty until Norway had accepted the
Swedish conditions. declares that even
war would be preferable to a peace
bought at the expense of national hui
initiation.
Csatrnband ship Overhauled.
Helsingsfors, Finland. Sept 12.-
Customs officials on Saturday discov-
cred coo carbines of Swedish manufac-
ture. with bayonets and 10000 cart
ridges, ON a barren island in the gulf
of Bothnia. near kerni.
Sunday morning boat belonging TO
the customs service discovered 300
ton steamer loaded with rifles and am
munition near Kalfskaer rock, 20
miles outside of Jakobstad. The Gus
toms officials ordered the captain to
take his vessel into port and discharge
his cargo.
Blew ship Up.
The steamer proceeded towards the
shore. Suddenly several explosions
were heard from the steamer. and the
customs officers on returning found the
steamer sinking and her crew in life
boats disappearing hurriedly towards
the south. The officers Immediately
pressed into service a number of fish
ermen, who unloaded most of the rifles
and ammunition on the beach.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
Oil Up Aoain.

Pittsburg, Sept. 12.-The Standard
Oil company today advanced the price
of all grades of crude oil two cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
Demand Arbitration.
To Carry Troops.

Copenhagen. Sept. 12.-The National
Tidende prints a dispatch from Fred
erickshaven stating that the Nolw.S
ian steamer Harold has been charter
ed by the Norwegian government II
convey troops and ammr1ition to 4
destination which is kept secret.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
ROME HAS RUM0R
Hears Members of Baron Komu.
ra's Family Have Been
Assassinated
BUT IT IS PROBABLY FALSE
Envoy Is Recovering from His illness
and Has Received No Alarming
News from Home.

Rome, Sept. 12.-The Tribune today
published rumor from Tientsin TO the
effect that the family of Baron Komura
the Japanese peace plenipotentiary
now in New York, has been assassina-
ted. In view OF the fact that recent de-
tailed dispatches describing the dis
turbances in Toxic have apparently
been uncensored, it is not believed the
above rumOr is well founded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
kOnura Better.

New York, Sept. 12.-Baron Komura,
the Japanese peace plenipotentiary,
was somewhat improved today. Mem
bers of his suite consider the report
from Rome that Komura's family had
been assassinated to be entirely un-
founded as no dispatches had been re-
ceived by the Japanese which could
furnish any ground for believing the
reported misfortune.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-14
PLANS BEING ORA WN
Third Floor to Be Added to Kim
ball Building on Main Street
for FraternaI Societies
GREAT CHANGE FOR ORDERS

Giant strides have been taken in the
movement to provide a fraternal
temple for the use of the fraterna1
orders now represented in the city
and to this end the owners of the
Kimbal1 block, at the corner of Main
and Wisconsin streets, have ordered
plans drawn for the addition of third
story to the building, and this story
is planned for the use of the or
ders.
The matter has been taken up with
the committee appointed by three of
the orders for the purpose Of securing
the building OF such a temple as
would furnish home for all the or
ders. The plans as made include the
building Of hall which will be sixty
feet in length and eighty feet deep.
This hall will be sufficiently large
enough to afford big lodgeroom for
the use of the orders, and retiring
and club rooms.
1t is thought that the committee in
charge of the work will be able to
reach satisfactory terms with the
owners of the building, and it is now
the plan to begin che work Of build
ing the addition as soon as the new
building season opens.
The plans when completed will pro-
vide for an ideal club home. It will
be connected with the street by a
private stairway, and elevators are
planned for the exclusive use of the
tenants of the hall. 1t will have
large club rooms fronting on Main
street and in the rear of the building
will be rooms for use as billiard and
card rooms, corresponding rooms,
and possibly cafe and dining
room. The change in the building
will cost many thousands of dollars
but if the orders are willing to take a
long time lease it is thought that the
hall can be secured at rental lower
than is now being paid.
The change would make for Keno
sha one of the finest fraterna1 temples
in the southern part of Wisconsin.
The Knights of Pythias, Modern
Woodmen, and Royal League are
interested in the plan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-14
Balm LEADS KNIGHTS
Local Chapter of knights of Pythias
Holds Annual Election of officers

Howard w. Balm was elected Chan
ce11or Commander of the local lodge
of the Knights of Pythias at the an-
nua1 meeting of the lodge held on
Wednesday night. The meeting was
one of the best ever held by the
lodge, and after the new officers had
been elected luncheon was served and
the evening closed with an informal
smoker. The following is the list of
officers chosen:
c. C.-H. w. Balm.
v. C.-Conrad Shearer.
Prelate- a. Smith.
M. of W.-Eric Herth.
K. of r. & S. and M. of F.-Albert
Fransway.
NJ. of Ell. D. Chidester.
M. at A.-W. 0. Gouty.
I. GIL. ]. Monson.
o. Gang. Rudd.
Trustees--C. A. Tarbell, ]. K. Bal
com, ]. HI. Blair.
CIR. Reps. M. Jones.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-14
XMAS HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATES

Via the Nickel Plate Road between
Chicago and Buffalo. Dates of sale,
December %, a. Is, 30 and 81, 1905,
and January |, 1906, at fare and a
third for the round trip, with return
limit of January 8, 1906. Through
train service to New York City,
Boston and other Eastern points. No
excess fare. Individual club meals
served in Nickel Plate dining cars.
Three through trains daily from la
Sale and Van Buren, street station,
the only depot in Chicago on the
elevated loop. w33
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-14
MUST SPRUCE UP
WaukegantPaper Tells of New Orde1
Issued by President Frost

WaukegantPaper Tells of New Order
Issued by President Frost
A. G. Frost is. an apostle Of that
cleanliness which is next to Goodness,
and as such Kenosha has fallen under
his dire disp1easure
everyone is accustomed to think
ing OF Mr.. A. G. Frost as one of the
kings in the electric railroad line,
but IN the new role he is rather a
surprise perhaps.
But it's true. The other day he
bought out the Kenosha railroad sys-
tenn, and took possession of it at once.
OF course one of the first things to be
done was to make formal tour Of
inspection, and this he did at his
earliest opportunity. The first thing
he noticed was the Kenosha con-
ductors and motormen.
Accustomed as he was to immacu-
lately uniformed, tall, good looking
men on the line between Waukegan
and Evanston, the Kenosha con-
ductors did not appeal to him.
In fact they looked scrubby and
sloppy. They were understood or
else they didn't stand up straight.
Their uniforms didn't look right and
it didn't suit the president.
a long general order relating to
personal appearance and a general
|reprimand is reported to have fol-
lowed, and as a result things are
looking better on the Kenosha spur.
Waukegan Gazette.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-14
DISTRICT ENDEAVOR RALLY
Young People From, Kenosha, somers
and Mygatt's to Visit Racine

ana MygaTCS 10 Visit hac1ne
Racine will entertain a large number
of Endeavorers at thei.. rally at the
State Street Congregational church,
on Friday evening, Dec, IS.
A large outpouring is expected and
the meeting promises to be Of great
interest.
Rev. Aaron Breeze, of Union Grove,
will give an address, also Rev.
Broadly, of Somers.
Special music is being prepared by
some of Racine's best talent, and the
president Of the district, r. Stanley
Pow1es, of Milwaukee, anticipates
good things for those in attendance.
Young people from Kenosha, Somers
and Mygatt's Corners will join the
Racine Endeavorers in this event,
and the public is very cordially in
vited to be present. A general re-
ception will close the rally.