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Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
PLANS OUTLINED
Details for Rebuilding of Rock
Island Road Recently
Announced.
MUCH WORK IN IOWA
Extensive Reductions of Grades Be.
tween Here and Bureau and
Changes of Main Line.

The Rock Island roads contem-
plated rebuilding of its system shows
many changes will be made in Iowa,
where it is said. the line is in run
down condition
Three important pieces of work are
contemplated. for which the road eX-
poets TO have definite estimates by
about January /. One is the recon
structiOn of the road between Bureau
and this city where grades will be re
duced and the distance shortened
Another is the building of a new line
from Des MOineS TO Iowa City and the
other is for a cutoff ON the southwest
division from a point near EldOn 10 a
point in Missouri well down toward
Kansas City.
Line Surveyed.
The change IN the line between Des
Moines and Iowa City has been sur
veyed and contemplates a line that
will leave GrinneIl. Marengo Brooklyn.
Newton, ColfaX and come other small
er towns on a branch line. The new
line will run near Montezuma, Sears
thirty miles shorter than the present
line between DeS MoineS and Daven-
port and will avoid ali of the grades
except those in the immediate vicinity
of Davenport, which it is proposed TO
reduce materially An alternate route
proposes the use of the southwest di-
vision TO Muscatine and of the recently
acquired Burlington. Cedar Rapids X
Northern from Muscatine 10 a point
near Thornburg and a new line from
Thornburg. with considerable new
work along the Burlington line. I'M
portant changes in the vicinity of Shel-
by, west of DeS Moines. are also con
templated.
a Requires Several Years.
President WincheiI states that sew
eral years will be consumed in the
work. and estimates that when it is
completed the company can save about
So. 100000 per annum on operating eX
penses. figured or the basis of the pres
ent volume of business.
II is not proposed TO abandon the old
an important local and feeder road and
to divert over the new line the through
passenger and freight business orig
mating in and west of Des Moines and
billed 10 Davenport and points beyond
On the total distance between Chicago
tween fifty and fifty-five miles.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
Shocking Evidence Con.
cerning Mutual Re-
serve Life.
PUBLIC OFFICERS IN
Paid Literally for Especial Fa-
vors---Money to Bribe
Litigants.

New York. Dec 5.-Cieorge d. Ell
bridge, vice president of the Mutual
Reserve Life. testified before the insur-
ance investigation commission today
that the Mutual Reserve paid SIS 900 to
Mr.. Mcdonald of Philadelphia in 1899
to avoid suit by policy holders To
oust Frederick \ Burnham from the
presidency of the Mutual Reserve
Hotel Wan Talks
New York. Dec. Horace H. Brock
way, proprietor of the Ashland house
in this city and director of he Mu-
tual Reserve Life. admitted before the
Armstrong legislative insurance com
mittee yesterday that he was carried
on the company's pay roll for almost
year. His salary for part of the time
was $3oo a week and for the remain
der 5000 per. Mr. Brockway could re-
call only in a general way what ser
vices he rendered in return
The hotel man admitted also that
Two months after his name WAS placed
on the pay roll he gave" Frederick \
Burnham. president of the company.
$4,000. The only considerations enter
ing into the gift was that Mr.. Burnham
needed the money and that Mr. Brock
way was getting "a good salary"
Previously Explained.
This testimony substantiated in part
what was said by James ID Wells. a
former vice president of the Mutual
Reserve. before the Canadian senate's
investigating committee in 1904 Mr.
Wells had declared that President
Burnham told him that in 1898 Lou
Payn, then the superintendent of in
surance in New York. had offered to
allow the Mutual Reserve to draw its
own report for 500, 900 and that he sub
sequently had paid the state insurance
department $4,000 for a manuscript
copy of the report. Wells testified that
President Burnham had borrowed So
600 from Brockway to make mp the
$4,000 payment.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
FRIGHTENED TEAM RUNS
SIX MILES WITH A BOY
Herman Kane, Henry County Farmer,
Badly Injured While Little Son
Escapes

Herman Kane. "A farmer living seven
miles north of Geneseo. is in Hammond
hospital in that city probably fatally
injured as "A result Of a runaway acct
dent while on the way home from
town Saturday night He was thrown
from the wagon a mile from GeneseO
and WAS badly bruised on the frozen
ground His little son. who was with
him. remained in the wagon and
reached home uninjured. the horses
having run six miles without a driver.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
is NOT YET TAKEN
Mrs. Irene Berry Has Now De-
fled Officers in Car
Four Days.

Girard. Kans., Dec. 5.-Mrs. Irene
Berry today still held undisputed pos
session of the railway coach on the
tracks here in which she has been bar
ricaded since Friday last. Early today
she went from the toilet room into the
car aisle to get a drink, the first she
had taken in four days. She still re-
fuses proffers OF food.
Today she conveTsed with officers
on guard at the car, saying she would
kill her enemies. but did not want TO
Kill everybody Plans for the wo-
mans capture are still being proposed
but no effort has been. made TO carry
them into effect
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
SENATE FOLLOWS CLOSELY
READING OF THE MESSAGE
BANNERMAN TAKES
BALFOUR'S DUTIES
New English Premier Will Form New
Cabinet, Old One Having
Resigned.

London. Dec Sir Henry Camp
bell-Bannerman saw the king this
morning and accepted the task of
forming a new cabinet.
A brief official announcement was
made last night that the cabinet had
resigned. that the king had accepted
the designations of his ministers. and
that Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerma
had been sent for
1t would now appear that the entire
program has been cut and dried for
some time. and it is even probable that
the liberal leader already has complet-
ed his cabinet, though this must be left
to surmise.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
TYPOS MUST NOT
BOTHER EMPLOYERS
Judge at Detroit Makes Permanent
Injunction Secured BY Print
ing Houses.

Detroit. Mich. Dec. 5.-Judge Man
dell today made permanent the tempo
rary injunction secured several weeks
ago by the Detroit Employing Printers
association restraining members of the
Detroit Typographical union from in
terfering with their business by boy
colt or otherwise attempting TO persu-
ade non-union men to leave their en-
DlOyment.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
TELLS NOTHING STARTLING
Mrs. Chadwick Oisappoints in Testi-
monY on DEALINGS

Cleveland. Dec. 5.-Mrs Cassie l..
Chadwick was taken into federal bank
ruptcy court yesterday upon her own
request for the purpose of completing
her testimony IS To some of her finan-
cial dealings. Although she recently
stated she could reveal certain facts
of Importance, nothing of that nature
was brought out The hearing ended
with Mrs. Chadwick bordering ON col
lapse from heart trouble.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
eleven DROWNED
Steamer luninberg Wrecked
OF the Coast OF
Halifax.

Halifax. y. :. Dec. Eleven lives
were lost in the wreck of the steamer
Luninberg. which went ashore yester-
day of Tempest harbor Magdalene is
lands. \ dispatch 10 that effect was
received today by owners OF the steam
er. The steamer had crew of Il and
probably carried several passengers,
including MT Leslie. member of the
Canadian parliament. and a member of
the tirm which owns the vessel
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
MINISTERS YIELD;
TURK HOLDS BACK

COnstantinople. via Sofia. Dec 3
The council of ministers has agreed
TO yield TO the demands OF the powers
in principle but the sultan has not yet
issued an trade approving this action.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
BOTH DO HONOR TO MARSH
Congressman's Memory Causes Ad-
iournment of Houses of Congress.

As will be noticed in tOday's AssO-
ciated Press dispatches. the lower
house Of congress adjourned late yes
terday afternoon. and the senate today
in honor of the late b. +. Marsh. mem
Der OF the lower house from this dis
trict. This is an unusual mark OF re-
spect. so far a. the senate is con
cerned. {
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
BICYCLE RACERS ARE SLOW
Twelve Out of 10 Teams in Six Day
Event Tied Far Behind Record

New YORK, Dec. 5.-The Il teams
which remain ouJ of Is that started in
the siX-day bicycle race were tied at
59i miles, , laps al today This is
50 miles behind the worlds record for
50 hours. Castro and Vanoni. krebs
and Peterson. Dove and Scott have
withdrawn.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
TO GIVE AN entertainment
Fund Being Raised for Purchase of
Piano for Eugene Field School.

A musical and literary program viii
be given at the high school auditorium
Friday evening. the proceeds 10 go TO
ward a fund for the purchase of d
piano for the Eugene Field school. The
teachers and pupils of the school have
arranged an excellent program and
have secured talent from Augustana
college, and the assistance of the Mo
line Y VI. c. \. orchestra
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
Fully Identified.

The remains of the young man who
met death by being dragged under
Rock Island train west of Geneseo Sat
urday evening. have been Identified a.
those of Joseph Henderson He had
been working on farms in Henry cOun-
" going under an assumed name. He
claimed TO have brother at jackson
vile. Ill. and other relatives in the
southern part of the state.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
COLLAPSES AT A HANGING
Minnesota Official Unable to Pull Drop
That Kills Murderer

Elk River. Mimi, Dec Sc. ID.
Crawford. convicted of tile murder or
Heine Lundeen in a box car near here.
was hanged here this morning. Sher-
iH Ward. Of Elk River, collapsed and
was unable TO pull the drop. Sherir
Benick. of St Cloud pulled the trap and
Crawford was killed by the fall
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
NEBRASKAN Is PUT
OUT OF LAND OFFICE
President Roosevelt Acts in Case of
James c. Pettijohn-Another to
Resign.

Washington. Dec. 5.-Presidenr
Roosevelt has removed from Office
James c. Petijohn. registrar of the
land Office at Valentine Neb.. for parti-
cipation in alleged land fraud in that
state and has demanded the immediate
resignation of Receiver Albert l.
Towle
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
WRIGHT AND GRISCOM HOME
American Officials Arrive from Scene
of labors in Far East

san Francisco, Dec 5.-Ihe steamer
Manchuria arrived today from the
Orient Among her passengers Were
Lloyd c. Griscom. minister To Japan.
and Luke E. Wright. governor general
of the Philippines.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
GREAT ROOF FALLS
Terrible Accident at CharinQ
Cross Station at
London.

London. Dec. 5-The south end Of
the immense roof spanning the Char
ing Cross main line station here. sud
denly collapsed this afternoon. About
30 injured persons have already been
taken 10 the hospital one of them
died Immediately The others are in
d critical condition There are mum.
Der Of dead among the ruins.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
Jews Reach Border.
FIVE COAL MINERS
ARE SUFFOCATEO
Unable to Get Air When Fire Dam
ages Ventlatine Apparatus in
West Virginia.

Charleston. W. Va. Dec. at Hor-
ton. this county. late yesterday five
coal miners were suffOcated TO death
by smoke. They We're working in a
drift mine when the wooden stack OF
the ventiIating furnace caught fire and
was consumed
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
Break in Japan's traditions.

IN order to get capital 10 enter her
gates Japan has just broken with one
Of her oldest traditions. She is allow
ing foreigners to buy and hold land,
and she is permitting her own people
to mort gage their real estate holdings.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
Much Interested in What
President Has to
Say.
THE CANAL BILL FIRST
Expected to be Passed Before
Congressional Committees
Are Named.

Washington. Dec 5.-When the
house met at noon there was full at
tendance of members and the galleries
were comfortably filled. in anticipation
of the reading of the message of Pres
ident Roosevelt.
WANTS Immediate Action.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa, at
the conclusion of the reading of the
presidents message today will ask the
unanimous consent of the house for
the consideration of the emergency
Panama canal appropriation bill tomor
row. This program has been agreed
upon by the republican leaders.
Vote Money Mt Once.
Washington. Dec. 5.-An emergency
appropriation for the Panama canal
will be made by the house before the
committees of that body have been ap-
pointed. according TO the present incli-
nation of Speaker Cannon. The urgen-
cy for the appropriation makes it ne
cessary that immediate action be
taken
FOR ConsumptiNes.
Washington. Dec. An appropria-
tion of 100000 for a national tubercu-
losis sanitarium is provided for in a
bill introduced by Representative Wi
ley of Alabama.
Message Read.
Washington. Dec. 5.-The annual
message of the president was read 10 |
the senate today very soon after the |
an exceptionally large attendance of |
senators. and most of them followed !,
closely the reading of the message. |
president Roosevelt's message com
plete appears in another section of this |
issue of The Argus.-Ed.l
The presidents message was begun
AT 1925. and was followed with atten-
tive interest
senate Honors Marsh.
The reading of the message consum-
ed two and a half hours. At its con
clusion the senate adjourned as a mark
of respect 30 the memory of the late
Representative Benjamin +. Marsh of
Illinois.
senators in Caucus.
Washington. Dec 5.-The caucus OF
Immediately after adjournment of the
senate today. has its work already de
fined. It's most important function will
be to authorize the appointment of a
steering committee and following the
usual custom the present members are
almost certain to- be reelected.
Present Committee.
The committee now consists of Ali
son. chairman: Hale Aldrich. Cullom.
Lodge. Perkins. Clark tWyoD. Elkins,
Spooner. Kean and Beveridge.
The caucus also will direct the APP
pointment of a committee to I'LL va
cancies on the regular senate commit
tee.
sends in Nominations.
Washington. Dec. 5.-The president
today sent the following nominations TO
the senate: Secretary OF state. Elihu
Root: secretary OF the navy Charles
Joseph Bonaparte: interstate commerce
commissioner. Franklin Lane of Cali
fornia. In addition all the recess
appointments made since the senate
adjourned last March. were sent to the
senate.
Respect to Marsh.
Washington. Dec 5.-The house ad-
jourucd yesterday after a session which
lasted three and half hours. in com
plianCC with resolutions announcing
the death of Senator Platt Conn
and Representative Marsh ullD.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
Record Banana CARGO.

\ record cargo Of bananas was land
ed at Manchester recently, consisting
OF $1,000 lunches. They were from
Costa Rica
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
Fire at Manassas. Va.

Manassas. Va. Dec 5.-Fire broke
out at this morning and swept the
business section of the town. 1t is
estimated the loss is over 100000.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
Unconscious Two Hours.

Upon one occasion, she says, he
struck her. knocking her down, after
which she remained unconscious for a
period of two hours. Another time he
struck her. he broke her nose She
makes further charges against him. in
Guiding almost every ground for di-
vorce in the book She asks that she
be given the custody of their three
children and have her maiden name
restored. The parties to the suit were
married June IS, 1893, and lived to-
gether until Sept. 10. 1905. II. NJ.
Schriver is attorney for the complain
ant
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
Advises Investigation of
States Public Ser
vice Corporations
IN SPECIAL MESSAGE
Will Resign During the Present
Session of the Wisconsin
Legislature.

Madison. Wis. Dec 5.-Gov. LaFoi-
lette's message to the special session
of the Wisconsin legislature is a
lengthy document and contains over
40 pages of closely printed matter He
recommends that the railroad commits
sion law be revised to authorize the
commission to prescribe a uniform
system of keeping accounts of Wis
consin railroads and requiring roads
TO file reports with the commission
showing their income and that the
commission be given additional power
TO investigate rates. Immediate legis
lation is recommended compelling rail
roads to pay taxes promptly. but Civ
ing roads the right to recover taxes
unjustly collected.
Urges investigation.
investigation of public service cor
pOratiOnS and insurance companies is
one of the most important features of
the message. He takes the railroads
To- task for maintaining what he calls
expensive Hobbies, and for resisting
prompt paying of taxes, suggests leg
islative investigation which would un-
cover all the facts with relation TO this
subject
Reviews Eastern Case~.
The governor discusses at length the
insurance scandals of New York and
is bitter in his denunciation of those
companies which have been caught by
the eastern investigation.
He recommends that a committee
with all power necessary to inVesti-
gate insurance companies operating in
the state be appointed end report on
or before November next
Would Use Australian Method.
The governor pays considerable at
tention 10 the primary election law.
pointing out certain defects and recon-
mends the adoption of the plan now
used in Australia
Accepts ~enatorS.ip.
At the conclusion of his message La
Toilette made the statement he would
accept the United States senatorship To
which he was elected last session.
VIII Resign soon.
LaFOllettes resignation will take ef-
feet during the present special ses-
sion of the legislature
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
CRUELTY CHARGED
Woman Unconscious Two Hours,
She Says, After Struck
BY Husband.
ALSO BREAKS HER NOSE
Complainant Lodges All Charges in the
Book Against the Defendant
Custody of Children.

Charging her husband. James G.
Schafer. with extreme cruelty i'll vari-
GUS manners and degrees. Mrs. Louisa
Schafer has begun suit in circuit courj
for divorce. Besides numerous times
alluded TO i'll which he has committed
offenses against her, she alleges III her
bill several specific charges
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
FOR A RECEIVER
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
and Pere Marquette Roads
In Courts Hands.
FORCED BY J. P. MORGAN
Taking Over of Marquette System
Last Year inauqurated Finan-
cial Difficulties.

Cincinnati. Dec. 5-COmplications in
the affair of the Cincinnati. Hamilton
and Dayton and the Pere Marquette
were brought TO head last night when
United States Judge Henry LurtOn Or
dered them placed in the hands of re-
ceiver and appointed former Judge Jud-
son Harmon, attorney general under
President Cleveland. to act in that ca
pacity.
The application was made by Walter
p. Horn of New York, whom. it is un
derstoOd, acted for ]. Pierpont Morgan.
He is a creditor of both roads. No OBJ
lection was raised by the defendants,
the principal charges of insolvency be
ing acknowledged
Gave Bonds.
Mr. Harmon gave bond for 100000
Sl00. 900 for each road
The action was taken on the general
ground that the Cincinnati. Hamilton
and Dayton is insolvent AMI unable TO
pay its debts which already have ma
tured and others that are about to ma
ture. These include S1.100.000 on fixed
charges. payable in December and Jan
uary. a November payroll of 100000
vouchers and obligations aggregating
So 900. 900 additional. making the total
outstanding obligations more than So
000, 900.
Due to buying Pere Marquette.
The unfortunate turn in the affairs
of the road are given as dating from
July. 1904. when the Pere Marquette
system was taken over the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton management
II was stated to the court that mum
Der of the leased lines held by the road
were about to be retaken by their
former owners. owing TO the failure to
meet the rental obligations and was
made the most urgent reason for hav-
ing the receiver appointed Immediately.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
WOULD SAVE LIFE.
General Strike Threatened Rus
sia Unless Sentsnce is
Suspended.
IN EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT
Poland Completely Freed From Mill
tary Rule - Fleeing Jews
Reach Border.

Warsaw. Dec. 5.-The executive com
mittee of the railroad employees union
has telegraphed TO all stations of the
Russian railroads urging the men TO
begin general strike at midnight un-
less the sentences of death passed by
court martial on local leaders of the
recent railroad strike at Samara are
reversed before that hour.
Poland Free fros Troops.
Warsaw, Dec. 5.-The abolition of a
minor state of martial law was gazet-
ted today and Poland is now complete
ly freed from military rule.
The authorities have prohibited the
proposed meeting of striking post and
telegraph employees. Advices from
Sevastopol say the government has or
dered the mutineers TO be tried by
court martial Information from Mos
COW says committee OF the bourse is
trying to arrange a settlement of the
telegraph strike.
Jews Reach border.
Bucharest. Roumania. Dec An
army of wealthy refugee families from
Odessa and Kishinef have reached
Jassy. They report an alarming spread
of the Agrarian movement.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
VIII Resign Soon.

LaFollette's resignation will take ef-
feet during the present special ses-
sion of the legislature.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
senate Honors Marsh.

The reading of the message consum-
ed two and a half hours. At its con
clusion the senate adjourned as a mark
of respect 20 the memory of the late
Representative Benjamin +. Marsh. Of
Illinois
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
Present Committee.

The committee now consists of Ali
son. chairman; Hale Aldrich. Cullom
Lodge. Perkins. Clark CWyoD. Elkins
Spooner. Kean and Beveridge.
The caucus also will direct the ap
pointment of a committee to till va
cancies on the regular senate commit
tee
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
Reviews Eastern NCase~.
Accepts ~enatorShip.

AT the conclusion of his message l.;
Toilette made the statement he woul'
accept the United States senatorship [,
which he was elected last session.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-05
Senators in Caucus.

Washington. Dec. 5.-The caucus OF
republican senators, which will be held
Immediately after adjournment of the
senate today. has its work already de
fined. It's most important junction will
be To authorize the appointment of a
steering committee and following the
usual custom the present members are
almost certain to- be reelected.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-02

Abe Lincoln once was known to fame as great
Emancipator
By setting free the ringers" long ago,
But poor old Abe is now ranked as second or
third rater;
To hold first place he doesn't stand show.
For now we have hero
Who stands up for the negro,
And tries to put him where he don't belong
He dimes with Booker r.,
Nor holds his nOse-not he.
THEODORE again. Please ring the chest
nut gong.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-02

We used to think Columbus was q mighty II
at sailing,
For he il was who first sailed to this shor,
But now we know his number comes amC
those that are trailing,
And Christof isn't in it any more.
We have now husky man
Who plunges to the land
That lies beneath the oceans mighty roa
He docs all things with ease
That others vex and tease.
His mother named this wonder
THEODORE.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-02

The Dove Of Peace was wont to sit and never
moult feather,
Whilst bloody wars she caused to stop off
hand;