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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-03
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

The ladies of the Bethany Home
Sewing circle will give a coffee and
bazaar Thursday afternoon and even
ing. June 8. Aprons, handkerchiefs
and homemade candy will be on sale
All friends are cordially invited to at
tend. The following program will be
rendered in the evening:
Piano solo-Ernest Henning.
Reading-ViOla LARSON
Vocal sOlo-Mrs J. F. Witter.
Piano and violin duet-Frank Erie
stadt. Florence Friestadt.
Reading-Pearl Sarville.
Vocal sOlo-DorOthy Daily.
Piano sOlo-Ernest Henning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-03
svithiod EIeets offcers.

Gustaf Adolphus lodge, No 26, indie
pendent Order of Svithiod, elected Oh
ficers for the ensuing term at its meet
ing last evening. 1t also initiated sew
eral candidates. The officers are:
President-Charles MaImrose.
Vice president-F o. Williams
Secretary-Fred w. Larson.
Financial secretary-Frank o. Lar
son.
Treasurer-John Swanson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-03
LARGE CLASS is ADMITTED
Second Division to Be Sent to the
Grand Tribunal.

A class of 25 candidates received the
obligations last evening in the Fra
ernal Tribunes at the meeting of Rock
Island Tribunal No. /. This class will
form the second division of the class
If candidates to be sent to the Grand
Tribunal to be held at Kewanee. June
20 1t is expected that company of
about 200 members of the order from
Rock Island and Moline will attend the
session, and arrangements are under
way 20 provide special train for those
from this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-03

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-03
Original story.

Lawrence Edward Gowling read an
original story. "A Last Resort" deal
ing with an incident of the camp of the
continental army at Valley Forge. He
pictured the life at the Valley Forge
camp. with Washington impatiently
awaiting supplies and aid. Tom Green,
a sergeant. was ordered to carry dis
patches to Gen Sterling. and Mon
mouth. On his way he overheard spies
plotting to secure the dispatches and
deliver them TO Gen. Howe. Of the Brit
ish army. He went to his home nearby
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-22
THREW BaBK INTO FURNACE.
Shocking Crime Reported by Roches-
 ter Engineer.

Rochester, N. Y, Feb. 21.--One of the most shocking crimes in the history of this city was reported to the police to- night. c. w McCaffery, engineer in charge of an S0-horse power boiler in Ia building on Furnace street, used to heat several business places, told the story. He said that about 2 o'clock last Tuesday morning two men and a woman entered the boiler room and while one man covered him with a brace of revolvers the other threw a package into the fire pot on the red hot coals. The woman uttered shriek as he did so and one of tn enien threat ened her life also. McCaffery says he heard the scream Of baby as the package struck the fire. The men wait ed several minutes and then opened the furnace cor again and raked the bundle about on the coals. Before leav- ing the men threatened to kill McCaf- fiery if he ever revealed a word of the matter. McCaffrey kept silent until it preyed upon his conscience to such an extent he could keep quiet no longer. He says he has been unable to eat or sleep and he is apparently in a very nervous state. All three of the party were so disguised that he could not give a good deseriptio of them.
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ELECTIONS IN PENNsYLYAN1A.
Municipal Contests Throughout the state--The Results.

Philadelphia, Feb. 21. Municipal elec- tions were held to-day throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Fine weather prevailed in nearly all sections, and a fairly heavy vote was cast in places where there were contests. The elec- tors in Philadelphia voted for city so- licitor, fifteen police magistrates, coun- cilmen and school directors. John L.. Kinsey, the present city solicitor, was elected by the republicans for his fourth term of three years by a large majority. Tn the selection of fifteen magistrates the minority, under the law, is entitled to five. The republicans nominated ten candidates, the democrats five and the city party, reform organization re- gently started, also named candidates. All the republicans and the five demo- crats were elected. t
 The interest in the election was the contest made by the city party. It was asserted, and was not denied, that the. republican organization leaders re quested their followers to assist the democrats in the election of the latter's candidates for magistrates in order to defeat the city party's nominees.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-22
TALE WINS POINT TRoPHY.
Results of Athletic Meet of Fordham University.

l. New York, Feb. 2l. Georgetown uni versity's four won the intercollegiate relay race from Fordham at the Ford ham university games held here to- night. The 7O-yards novice dash was won by L. K. Robinson of Yale in 8 seconds. John Ryan of the St. Bar thoIomew's Athletic club, put the 12- pound shot A feet and inches, and with his allowance of 16 feet won from J. T. Boyd of the University of Penn sylvania. The 70.yard dash went to w. D. Dear of Pennsylvania, who made the distance in 4-5 seconds. J. Twichel of Yale was second. H, James of the Fourth regiment of New Jersey was first in the SS0-yards runs, with B. Moore of Yale second. Yale won by the point trophy with a total of 13 Colum- bia was second with Il, St. George Attn letic club third with 10 and Pennsyl- vania fourth with s.
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MATRoN FOUND GUILTY.
Head of Day Nursery Accused of - -~.+ MansIaughter.

z Elizabeth, N. J., Feb. 21.--Mrs. Mary A. Hart, matron of the Elizabeth day nursery, was to-day found guilty of manslaughter in causing the death of Elsie May Ernst, four years old. Ac- companying the verdict was a recom- mendation for mercy. The jury was out two hours. Prosecutor English for the state claimed that Mrs. Hart had plac- ed the child, which was a mute, in a bath of hot mustard water and held her there until she was so badly scala ed that death ensued. The head of the house committee of the nursery tes- tified that Mrs. Hart struck the child while in the bath. Mrs. Hart denied the allegations on the stand and said she used all precaution in placing the little, girl in the water. Sentence was deferred.
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THIRTY.NINE BODIES
 RECOVERED FROM MINE
NOT SLIGHTEST HOPE FOR ANR
 OF ENT0MBED MEN,

Now Positively Stated That 16O Men
 Were in the Virginia Mine When Ex- pIOsiOn Oceurred-Gruesome and
 Heartrending Scenes at Mine as Man
 gIed Bodies Are Brought Fourth. Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 21.-Thirty- nine blackened, bruised and twisted hu- man bodies have been recovered from the Virginia mines at late hour to- night and laid out for identification by heart-broken mothers, wives, sisters and sweethearts.
 It is now stated positively that one hundred and sixty men were in the mine at the time of the "dust" explo- sion, and not slightest hope is held out that one of them will live to tell of the disaster. M sE.
 Scenes at the entrance to the mines all day have been gruesome and heart rendipg in the extreme. As heroic workmen would bring discolored and mangled human forms to the opening, women and children, with a mingled expression of anxiety, fear and hope depicted on their faces, would crowd up. longing to find living father, hus- band, brother or sweetheart. Utter de- spair would be written on their features after looking and examining, for so hlankanad and torn are most of the bodies that positive Identification has been possible in but few instances
 About one hundred families and three hundred children have been left desti- tute and without means of support, and one-third of the inhabitants of a town have been forced out by the calamity.
 Work of rescuing the bodies has been heroic, but greatly hampered by debris and foul gases. Miners from all over the district have volunteered their ser- vices. It will be many hours yet before the work is entirely completed.
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ATHLETES MEET IN HARTFORD.
Results of Fourth Annual Games in $ Armory There.

|
 Hartford, Feb. 21.-Athletes from the Connecticut National Guard met here tonight for the fourth annual games under the auspices of the First division, Naval battalion. Interest centered in the dual meet between Trinity and Am- herst and the contests between the va- rious companies of the c. N. G. Two military records were broken. John F. O'Connell, of Company B, First regi- ment, beat his own record of 20 feet inches in the broad jump, clearing 20 feet inches. H. B. White, of Amherst, put the mile figures at 5:02 1-5. o'Con- nell also won the individual prize, SCOT ing P points, with M. E. Coughlin, of Company F, First regiment, second, with IS points.
 Among the companies the honors were carried off by Company F, First regiment, which scored 30 points, The First division, Naval battalion, was sec- ond, with 25 points and the Second di- vision third, with 23. Company B, First regiment, followed with 22 points, and Company D, Second regiment, scored 2 points. 5s.
 The Hartford high school defeated the New Haven high school in the mile re- lay race and lowered the record two- fifths of second, to 4 minutes F 2-3 seconds.
 In the contests between Amherst and Trinity, Amherst won, 12 points to 6, winning the mile and the forty-yard dash. }.s:
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WHAT ILLINOIS WOULD DO.
House Adopts Resolutions 10 Loan Kan
 .ns sl0O.ooo for OH Reanery.

Springfield, Ill. Feb. 21.--The house to-day adopted two resolutions affeet- ing the Standard Oil company One. resolution offers to lend the state of Kansas s1OOOOo, without interest, for six years, to aid in establishing a state oil refinery, and refers to the Standard Oil company as that merciless octopus whose tentacles now encircle every state in the Union. The resolution was adopted by a close viva voce vote amid considerable confusion and laugh ter.
 The other resolution asks for an in of the laying of pipe lines through Illinois by the Standard Oil company, and provides for the appoint ment of joint committee to confer with the state officials of Kansas to agree on steps to be taken toward de- claring such pipe lines common carri- CTS. This resolution was adopted with out a dissenting vote.
 As the resolution is a joint one no action will be taken by Speaker Shurt- Jeff until the senate has acted upon it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-22
HANNAH ELIAS WINS.
John R. PIatt Loses sss5,ooo He Gave
 to Negress.

New York, Feb. 21.-The suit of John R. Platt, the octogenarian millionaire, to compel Hannah Elias, negress, to return to him $6S5,00O which he alleges he gave to her during a period ex- tending over twenty-five years, to-day was dismissed by Justice O'Corman in the supreme court. Justice O'Gorman said the case was absolutely without evidence to sustain Platt's allegation that the money was obtained from him by means of threats of bodily harm and exposure of their relations. On the other hand, the court says the plaintiff asserted that the alleged threats never affected him, and he expressly admit ted thai he was moved alone by senti- ments of affection for the woman in giving the money in question. Justice O'Gorman finds no allegation in the complaint that Platt was an incom- potent or of impaired mental capacity, nor that the money was obtained by the exercise of undue influence. He therefore dimisses the complaint but without costs. tAs,a.-.<. ssz
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THEIR WORD NO eooD.
Admiral NTcCaIIu Declares Russian Of
 fcer Broke Word of Parole.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The naval de- pertinent to-day received report from Admiral McCalla, commandant of the Mare isiland navy yard, stating that the three Russian officers of the Lena, who left the ship at San Francisco, and are now in St. Petersburg, gave him, individually and personally their paroles not to go beyond the limits of San Francisco except upon express per. mission from the president of the United States or in accordance with any arranbements that might be reaeh- ed touching their movements between the governments of Russia and Japan. Admiral McCalla's report Is in response to an inquiry from the navy depart ment following a suggestion reaching the state department that the officers left under a misunderstanding of the conditions under which the Russian transport was allowed to be informed and did not intend to break their pa- role.
 The three Russian officers were granted a weeks leave from their ship, which lies at Mare island, to visit San Francisco, their applications being ap- proved by the captain Of the Lena. The naval officers here feel that it is only fair to the officer to say that he appears to be greatly distressed at their disappearance. He has furnished Ad- miral McCalIa with such information as he has been able to secure touching the whereabouts of the three officers. Therefore no orders have been sent to Admiral Mcctalla to suspend further paroles in the case of the Lena's of ficers and crew and he will be allowed to execrise his discretion in dealing with the matter. No response has yet come from St. Petersburg to the rep resentations that have been made by She state department concerning the disappearance of the three Russian off, cers and it is presumed that the Rus sian foreign office is seeking inforlna- tion by cable from the Russian consul general at San Francisco and the cap- tain of the Lena. as the basis for it's reply.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-22
FOR FIVE NEW DORMITORIES
PLANS BEING MADE BY CLASS OF
 YALE ,94.

Committee Appointed f0 Raise Funds
 for New BuiIdings-Plan Provides
 for the Giving of One Domitory by
 Glasses Previous to 1se5-Others by
 Glasses Representing Each of Four
 Successive Decades -- Yale Alumni
 weekly Attacks Expensive Private
 Dormitories.
 It is announced that under the au- spices of the Yale class of 1894, a com mittee has been appointed to promote a movement for raising funds for five new dormitories at Yale. The plan provides for one dormitotry to be given by classes previous to 1865, and four new dormitories by classes represent ing each of four successive decades.
 The Yale Alumni Weekly to-day will print an editorial attack upon the ex- pensiye private dormitories at Yale in their relations to the society system of the academic department After pointing out the fact that Harvard is also having trouble with her luxurious private dormitory system, the Alumni Weekly says that in the race for the honors of the society system at Yale every student should enter at scratch and none should be either handicapped or favored save by what he is and what he does, and that the list must be open, The Alumni Weekly then con- tinues:
 Now analysis shows that very large majority of the lower class men who have "made'' the fraternities have lodged in two or three of those private dornitories where the prices have been highest, and, indeed, by official testimony, at least double the cost of good lodgings elsewhere, and such as the student pays for in the average college dormitory. To the friend of Yale democracy the undeniable fact is, to say the least, very alarming. Very few years have gone since the sopho- more societies were killed because it was believed they formed cult in the Yale social world, whose restrictions and privileges interfered with the free play of individual competition and ex- ercise of full opportunity. But a worse cult than the sophomore societies were ever claimed to represent can be built up in a system of expensive private dormitories. From such center can be projected against democracy an ab- solutely fatal weapon-the adding of the credential of money to the require nlents for social honors. There is time yet to eliminate the risk"
 As a remedy the Alumni Weekly calls for more campus dormitories own ed by the college.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-22
SPEAKS IN BOSTON.
Secretary stokes' Proposition to Re-
 duce University Deficit.

Boston, Feb. 21.-Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, jr, secretary of Yale universi- ty, was the principal speaker at the annual banquet of the Yale Alumni as sociation of Boston at the Hotel Bruns- wick here tonight. More than 100 members of the Alumni association were present.
 In his address Mir. Stokes dismissed as inadvisable two proposition to re- duce the deficit at the university, name ly, raising the tuition fee and reducing the salaries. of the teaching staff. He suggested instead, first, the increase of the alumni university fund; second, dormitory construction by the univers- ity; third, remembering Yale in wills; fourth, voluntary free tuition, and fifth, scholarships to be considered as loans, for which notes should be given and received and interest charged.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-22
Shipping News.

New York. Feb. 21.-Arrived: Steam CT Butcher, Hamburg.
 New York Feb. 21.-Sailed: Steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm, Bremen via Ply mouth and Cherbourg.
 Naples, Feb. 19.--Arrived: Steamer Algeria, New York via MarseiiIes and Leghorn.
 Gibraltar, Feb. 21.--Arrived: Steamer Necxar, New York for Naples (and pro- ceeded)
 Piraeus, Arrived: Steamer Arabic, New York via Funchal, Gibraltar, etc. Con cruise).
 Palermo, Feb. 17.--SaMed. Steamer Lombardia (from Genoa), New York
 Antwerp, Feb. 21.--Arrived: Steamer Zeeland, New York via Dover.
 Browhead, Feb. 21--9:25 p. n.--Pass- ed: Steamer Oceanic, New Fork for Liv- #erpool via Queenstown. & Santiago, Feb. 21,---Arrived: Steamer Prinzessin Victoria Luise, New York via St. Thomas, etc. Con cruise).
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-22
CoAoHMAN DIES OF INJURIES
Servant Who Was Driving Grand Duke
 Sergius.

Moscow, Feb. 21.-The coachman who Iwas driving the carriage on which Grand Duke Sergius was riding when he was assassinated died to-day of his injuries. He sustained seventy-six dis tinct wounds. ,. x5. #...
 There was a continuous procession of Muscoyites to-day passing through the Kremlen gates to visit the Chudoff monastery and the scene of the tragedy in Senate square, pausing to cross themselves at the tall iron cross which has been erected at the exact spot where the assassination took place, and before which a lamp is constantly burning, as before a shrine. Pieces of the carriage and other evidences of the tragedy are continually being found.
 Among the guard of honor around the coffin is the Grand Duke Dimitri, adopt ed son of Sergius and child of Grand Duke Paul, who has just been restored to his place in the imperial family.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-22
PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL.
Passed by the House--opium Not
 Prohibited. s3 .# ..!

Washington, Feb. 21.-The house to- day passed the Philippine tariff bill practically as it came from committee, and with but little discussion There was no especial opposition to it al- though amendments coming from the democratic side designed to put cer- tain products on the free list met with efeat An effort to prohibit the impor- tation of opium into the islands, except for medicinal purposes, failed, although MT. Payne of New York explained that the Philippine commission was dealing with the subject in it's own way.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-22
sTABBED BY UNKNOWN MAN
Charles H. Sawyer Attacked While Y. Leaving His Home.

{ Charles H. Sawyer of Oak street, who is employed as a blacksmith on Meadow street, was stabbed by an un- known man as he was leaving his home last evening and received a severe cut in his right arm. It is. believed that Sawyer was mistaken for another man. With the aid of two friends he walked to the New Haven hospital, where, aft CT a brief examination 1t was found that his injuries were not serious. Both Sawyer and his companions claim that they do not know the identity of the man who done the stabbing. No ar rests have been made. 5,# s5#
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OPPRESSIVE TRUSTS.
Sentiment in Kansas Grows to Restric1
 Them.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 2L-The sentiment in favor of restricting all oppressive corporations in Kansas is growing. To-day a resolution was introduced in the senate providing for an inyestiga- tion of the following alleged combina- tions: Beef, grain. implement, milling and lumber.
 The evidence gained in the investiga tion will be presented to the governor and attorney general for action.
 The senate oil and gas committee to- day brought in majority and minority reports on the anti-pumping gas bill. The minority favors the measure which has already passed the house.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-22
Yale and Princeton to Play Chess

Princeton, N. J., Feb. 21.-Yale and Princeton will meet in the first dual chess match ever held between the two institutions on February 25, at the Brooklyn Chess club. The Princeton team of ten men has been selected in the order of their board as follows:
 S. F. Nelson, 'O5; J. c. Mowry, '05; W. M Ward, 'O7; Williams, '0S; H. c. Richards, '06; R. Hinds, 'o6; L. G, Bis- sell, '0s; w. L. Richards, 'os; H. L. Jones, '0S; J, T, Dulles, 'OS,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-22
TRAIN STRIKES SLEIGH,
Wife of Former United States Senator
 .s Killed.

St. Johnsbury, Vt, Feb. 21.-While Jonathan Ross, former United States senator and former chief justice of the supreme court of Vermont, was driving with his wife this afternoon their sleigh was struck by train on the St. Johns- bury and Lake Champlain branch of the Boston and Maine railroad and Mrs. Ross was killed. Mir. Ross was severe iy injured.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-22
Collisions and Salvage Considered.

Brussels, Feb. 21.-The international conference of maritime law at it's first meeting here to-day, discussed regula- tions dealing with collisions and sal wage. Delegates are present represent ing Belgium, the United States, France, Spain, Italy, Japan, Russia, Sweden and Norway, Holland, Roumania, Por- tugal and the Congo Independent State. Foreign Minister De Favereau welcomed the delegates, M. Beernaert, the senior Belgium delegate, was elect ed president of the conference.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-22
international Golf.

X Mexico City, Feb. 21.-In the selni- finals of the professional championship international golf tournament at tha San Pedro links to-day Alex Smith des feated Gilbert Nichols, 2 up; Willis Smith defeated Willie Anderson, up. Fred Petit of Milwaukee remains in the amateur class, with IS holes in S4.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-22
Annual Cannon Rush at wesleyan.

Middletown, Feb. 2L-The annual cannon rush between Wesleyan fresh- men and sophomores tonight was won by the freshmen,- who outwitted the by bringing the cannon on the campus behind a city fire engine, which they had called out by ringing the fire alarm on the campus. |
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-22
WORSE IN SOUTHWEST.
Condition of Railroad Strike in South
 west Russia.

St. Petersburg, Feb. 22.-1:10 a. m.- The railroad strike situation is reported to be growing worse in the southwest, and private advices are said to show the existence of a reign of terror in Tiflis and the Caucasus generally. Many murders by Tartars and Armenians are reported. Communication has been al- most cut off, even the telegraphers striking, the few who are still at their keys being kept there with pistols at their heads. The railroad employees at Dorpat struck yesterday.
 The situation in Poland along the Austrian border is also causing great uneasiness.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-22
Early Morning Fire.

An alarm of fire early this morning from Box 2S1 called No. 2's apparatus to the Europe hotel on Water street, between State and Meadow streets, op- posite the railroad office building. There was g. small fire in one of the rooms on the second floor, which was extinguished with chemicals. The damage was inconsequential.