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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
Secretary Shaw Submits Ques-
tions Involving Finan-
ciaI Condition.

Washington, Nov. 15.-Secretary
Shaw is expected TO make an address
before the treasury branch of the Civil
Service Retirement association about
Jan. 1. With a view to securing data
that will enable him to determine with
some degree of accuracy the financial
condition of people connected with the
treasury department in whom the sec
retary says he feels a very deep inter
est he submitted to the employees Sc
ries of questions 10 secure the informa-
ton desired.
sample Inquiries.
These questions include an inquiry
OF employ as to sex length OF time in
the government service; approximate
ly (within 81 ,000) the aggregate salary
received during the entire term Of SER
vice; whether the employe has pur-
chased home and at what price; If
it is paid for, and. if not, what amount
has been paid thereon. and what
amount, if any, is due; how much the
employe is worth above his or her
debts and what portion of this has
been saved out of the salary; how
much the employe is in debt in excess
OF the value Of his or her property. and
finally, whether the employees condi-
tion compels him or her occasionally
To borrow money at exorbitant rates OF
interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
One Victim Dead.

Pueblo, Colo. Nov. 15.-Miss Mar
garet Ludwig of Paris, France. who
was badly scalded in the Rio Grande-
Rock Island collision here Monday
night, is dead. The rest of the injured
are recovering.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
ANOTHER INDUSTRIAL STRIKE CALLED To
OVERTHROW M0NARCHIAL GOVERNMENT
MISSIONARIES IN A
PERSONAL QUARREL
Version Of Chinese Government With
Reference to Recent Slaughter
at Lienchow.

Washington, Nov. 15.-No boycott.
no race feeling, but a mere personal
quarrel was the cause of the death of
five American Presbyterian mission
aries recently at Lienchow. China. ac-
cording 10 a report made today to Sec
retary Root by Sir Chentung Liang
Cheng. Chinese minister here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
KILLED 100 Villagers.
AN INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION
Third Annual Of Citizens Association
Held at ST. Louis.

St. Louis. Nov. l5.-The third annual
convention OF the National Citizens In
dustrial association opened here today
with about 400 delegates in attendance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
PICTURE FALLS; THREE DEAD
Breaks Gas Pipe and Members rof Fam
lily Are AsphYxiated.

Patterson, n. j., Nov. 15.-Three
deaths were caused last night by the
falling of a heavy picture from wall
which broke a gas pipe while the
Schroeder family was asleep Chris
Schroeder, his mother, and her grand
child were asphyxiated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
LAST CALL THIS
FOR THE SULTAN
Ambassadors Of Powers Present UIti
matum-Navai Demonstration
Next

Paris. Nov. 15.-It is said in official
quarters here ambassadors of the pow
ers will present an ultimatum to Tur-
key today as a last diplomatic move be-
fore making a naval demonstration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
Oil Wagon Driver Burns to Death.

Anna, ILL.,, Nov. 15.-While lighting
his pipe. George Scurlock. an oil wa
gon driver, ignited his gasoline soaked
clothing and burned to death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
HARD ROW To HOE
Prohibitionistin State Legislature
Has No Snap, Says
Dan r. Sheen.
TO ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
Session at Peoria Ends With Adoption
of Resolution Urging County
AS Political Unit.

Peoria H., Nov. 15.-The way of the
prohibitionist in the state Legislature
is hard according to Dan R. Sheen,
prohibition representative from this
district
This is a government of politicians
and plutOcrats.' he told the members
of the Anti-Saloon League in conven-
ton here yesterday. "A representative
in the state legislature has no right ex-
cept as the speaker of the house wish
es. If he has a voice like a thousand
calliopes and is as big as 16 barns he
will neither be seen nor heard.
May Only Draw Pay.
THE only right of the independent
member is TO hold his seat if it is not
contested and draw his pay if he is not
ousted for muttcring opinions contrary
to the wishes of the gang. The people
should do away with gavel rule, and
the Anti-Saloon League is the only or
ganization that can put enough men,
bers into the legislature to do this
The convention came to a fitting
close last night with the address by
Rev. |. n. McCash, LII. D., of Des
Moines, state superintendent of league
work in Iowa.
Demand Local Option.
On the question of local option, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the only solution of
the saloon question is its abolition, but.
living in license state, we declare
that by the process of local option the
people ought to be given the right to
vote the saloon ont. and to this end We
demand the recognition of the county
as a political unit, and demand, as a
right in justice. county local option;
and we will not support for our legis-
lature any man who favors the dis
of the farmers and citi-
zens of unincorporated towns upon this
subject"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
GOING TO BOTTOM
Mcclellan and Hearst Both De.
mand Tally Sheets Of
Election.
APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT
Which Acts Favorably, But Not Be-
fore CanVassers Had Met and
Adjourned.

New York, Nov. 15.-Mayor McClel-
Ian Joined with W. r. Hearst today in
, requesting that the supreme court
grant the application for a mandamus
TO compel the production of the orig
inal tally sheets before the board of
county canvassers. The application was
granted as soon as the mayors request
was made known.
Wants Full investigation.
Judge Parker, speaking in behalf of
the mayor. said Mcclellan desired
there should be full opportunity Civ
en- to have the will of the voters as
expressed on election day fully and
officially expressed.
Before the mandamus was granted
the board of county canvassers had re-
convened and adjourned until tomor
row awaiting the courts action.
HOstilities I'm Earnest.
New York, Nov. 15.-Hostilities in
the contest over the election of Mayor
Mcclellan were begun in earnest yes
terday afternoon. The opening gun
was fired when Austin G.. Fox, repre-
senting William Randolph Hearst, OBJ
tanned from Judge Amend, of the SUI
preme court, an order requiring the
board of canvasSers of Manhattan to
inspect the tally sheets of all the cleo
ton districts and to make the official
returns correspond with them.
Required Court Order.
Application in court was made by
Mr. Fox only after he had asked the
chairman of the canvassing board To
compare the tally sheets and the Off
cial returns, and had been told that
this would not be done except by order
OF court.
COincident with Mr. Fox's appear
ance in court an order was issued by
Judge Dickey in Brooklyn requiring the
boarG<of canvassers in Queens TO show
cause why it should not compare the
tally sheets with the official returns.
jerome spent Nothing.
New York. Nov. 15.-District Attor-
ney Jerome has filed a declaration of
election expenses which he says
amount TO nothing he having spent not
one cent TO obtain his election
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
Taft at WASHINGTON.

Washington. Nov. 15.-Secreiary
Taft arrived in Washington from
Hampton Roads this morning
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
Compare Well wita Others.

Col. Blunt added that he believed the
arsenal shops compare fasorably with
the best of civil manufacturing plants in
the country. Assuredly the people of
the tri-cities are proud of the estab-
lishment and will generally fail to see
the justice of this attack
This resolution is probably an echo
of the machinists' strike some years
back. but evidently the delegates to
the American Federation of Labor, how
ever they may take issue with the gov
eminent in its manner of conducting
its manufactures. did not act with full
knowledge of the working conditions
at the local plant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
Col. Blunt Talks.

Col S. F. Blunt, commandant at
Rock Island arsenal, when the above
dispatch was called to his attention
this afternoon, stated that he was sat
isfied that the impression in the tri-
cities is that the arsenal shops are any
thing but sweat shops. "They are, in
fact, the very reverse" he said. The
conditions under which the men work
here are as nearly ideal as it is possi-
bic to make them. The buildings are
well lighted, heated and ventilated and
the surroundings, l believe, fully as
good, if not better than those at any
other arsenal in the United States.
The system, however, is the same here
as at other government manufactures,
and if there are any defects they are
therefore common and their remedy
lies in a revision of the rules of the
ordnance denartment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
Fall to Join.

Although workmen of many big es-
Establishments beyond Moscow and Mar
va gates and in the Neva and Vassili
Ostroff districts promised to- obey the
strike mandate. those of the Putiloff
and other factories declined 10 Join
in the strike.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
strike Successful.

The order for general strike was
wonderfully successful. almost 100000
men quitting work. Thousands OF
workmen are parading the Industrial
districts carrying red flags and fore
ing those who are reluctant 10 strike
TO join them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
Georgia Demands Autonomy.

The ancient kingdom of Georgia
following the lead of Finland and Po
land. has now plucked up courage and
demanded autonomy An attempt tC
restore order in the government oi
Kutais. trans Caucasia. with force oi
arms has not been successful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
Appeal tn Nation.

The committee has appealed TO the
strike committee throughout Russia to
join in the movement and has also APP
pealed TO the railroad men with view
of bringing about another general tic
up.
The strike commenced promptly on
the Baltic and Warsaw railways. and
ii IS announced all other lines will fol-
low suit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
Partially Suppressed.

St. Petersburg. Nov. l5.-Advice:
from Vladivostok late this afternoon in
dicate order has been partially re
stored
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15

New York, Nov. 15.-Former Gov.
Odell today requested Chairman Arm.
strong, of the insurance investigating
committee. to call him before the COM
mittee and give him an opportunity to
testify under oath In reply to the tes-
timony of Hyde given before the COM
mittee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15
Required Court Order.
jerome spent Nothing.

New York, Nov. 15.-District Attor-
ney Jerome has filed a declaration of
election expenses which he says
amount TO nothing he having spent not
one cent TO obtain his election
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-15

This also is the real aim of their
brothers, the social democrats. of Po-
land. but the proclamation issued keeps
this in the background and apparently
supports popular sympathy for Polish
autonomy and Indignation against the
application of the death sentence be-
ing imposed on the Cronstadt mutin-
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-23

years ago I took my stand, this time being
armed with 1890 smokeless, as deadly a
weapon as is known today / did not have
long to wait.
Darkness had scarcely fallen and the
moon had Just assumed her brilliancy, when
far away l heard the plaintive cry Of the
moose calling for its mate. Nearer and
and nearer II came, until finally the noble
animal stood not fifty yards away from
me, broadside in the moonlight. Carefully
I took aim and fired, but still the moose
stood there, calling piteously.
Thine after time I fred, until all my
cartridges were gone. but still the moose
stood unharmed, and then after he was
satisfied that he could not find his mate in
that swamp. he turned and re-entered the
willows, calling, calling, calling for the
answer which never came. and then / knew
that the story told me by the hunters OF the
Wise river Of a moose living there which
was a fantom one, which could not be
killed by man or beast, was a true one, and
that the noble old animal still true to his
lost mate, wandered the hills and swamps
and meadows OF the Wise river, ever look
ing for the mate which gave her life to
save his own over forty years ago."-Ana-
conda Standard.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-23

dent of Butte has journeyed into the head
waters of the Wise river before the open
season against moose was abolished in an
effort to bring back the head of the old
timer, adorned with the greatest "shoves"
ever worn by monarch OF the forest, back
to town. All OF these efforts have been
failures, and still the old boy who, be-
cause no one ever was able to place a fatal
shot in his carcass, is known as the fan
tom moose roams the hills surrounding
the head of Wise river, unafraid of man
or any of the modern weapons he carries.
Just recently the hunting fever was de-
veioped in Butte by the unnatural cold
weather which prevailed and around a
steam register I'm popular resort a crowd
had gathered, and among other things the
story of the famous moose OF the head OF
the Wise river came up for discussion, and
IL was up to a man who has been resi-
dent of Montana for over forty years to
tell the following story concerning the
famous animal
Il have been in Montana" he said, ''ever
since the discovery OF gold in Grasshopper
gulch in 1862 attracted the gold hunters to
the southern part OF the state. We called
II Idaho at that time and the place we are
now living in was known as a part OF
Oregon. AS you all know. 1 have been in.
ordinately fond OF hunting; I would rather
wallow through the SHOWS of the mountains
when the hunting season is open than eat
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-23

The best Laundry Starch, lb. &C
lib. pkg. best Cornstarch. &c
The best Soda or Oyster
Crackers per lb b.........0k &c
lib. cans Assorted Soups. INC
lib cans Golden Table Syrup INC
The best Picking Spices. lb. .2Oc
1901. can Condensed Cream 7ho
BUTTER AND CHEESE PRICES.
Choice Dairy Butter, per lb. 1Sc
Fancy Dairy Table Butter, lb. 19c
Extra choice Creamery Butter,
per lb. .............. .21o
Fancy Separator Creamery
Butter, per lb. .2Sc
Fancy Brick or EmburgeT
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-23
HAYDEN BROS.

even at the present time In the early days
I had the passion. and the years which
have passed over my head, while they have
not cooled my ardor. have sapped the
strength from my limbs so that l can no
longer follow a trail for long distance as
l did many years ago.
Big Game Plentiful.
when Bannack was first founded; when
the gravel bars and rimrock along Grass
hopper creek were turning out thousands
OF dollars every day, 1 saw an opportunity
of making my livelihood with my rife and
l forsook the diggings OF the gold seekers
and established a camp near the warm
springs which are at the head OF the Grass
hopper These days they call my camp the
Elkhorn springs, named because OF the
hundreds Of elkhorns which left there and
which came from the animals which I
killed in order to help supply the miners of
Bannack with fresh meat.
1T is needless to tell you OF the hunts /
had during those days. Elk and deer could
be had for the shooting and 1t was seldom
necessary to travel far from camp to find
ali that could be loaded on q pack train,
and, in spite Of that fact that we had moth
ing but old muzzle-loading, single-shot rines
as our weapons, the game could be killed
easily.
Moose were comparatively plentiful and
II was no unusual thing. to md COW and
a bull living happily together In the marshes
which surrounded one of the tributaries of
the Wisdom river. as It was then called.
and which has since been changed to the
Big Hole in honor OF the big basin which
surrounds its headwaters. Afterward when
it was learned that Lewis ana Clark had
named the branch Wise river the title
-.
known by that name.
Track OF the Moose.
But / am getting away from my story
I had scarcely made more than one or two
hunts In the mountains which divide the
head of the Grasshopper from the Wise
river. until 1 found the track Of a big bull
moose, which made a track in the soft
ground as big as an ordinary work OK of
those days. From its actions / knew Il
was the biggest moose that ever went un-
killed. and my ambition was 10 slay that
animal, let the cost be as much toll as It
may. Day after day / tracked that animal
through the forests and the marshes and
willows which abound at the head Of the
river, but every time my efforts proved a
| failure and, though occasionally could
get a feeting glimpse Of the animal as he
! lunged through some thicket of brush.
invariably he would get away. leaving
nothing save a red hot trail TO comfort
me as a result OF my long hunt
zone day when was the least expecting
II, / found the big bull and his consort
wallowing in a swamp less than a hundred
yards away. Taking as good aim as pos
/ sible with my old Misunderstanding rife
which, by the way. was loaded with a bull
let patched with buckskin. I pulled the
hair trigger. ana when the smoke rolled
away there was an animal nOundsrinE IL
the marsh. and when I ran 10 Il with q Oh
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-23
RAID ON OPIUM RESORTS
ConhscatinE Roundup is Made by
Police Omcers of Third
Ward Joints.

Thursday night Sergeant Vanous and De-
tectives Heitfeld and Mcdonald made a
raid on two suspected opium joints, AZ
resting seven colored people at Sl4 North
Thirteenth street and 1907 Cass street.
From the first mentioned address Lee VII
liams was taken under the charge OF
maintaining an opium joint, while Richard
Beese and Robert Anderson were charged
with being inmates. From the second ad-
dress Jack Raggs was arrested as keeper
and Charles Taylor. Mamie Hicks and
George Johnson as inmates Several
opium outfits were confscated. All parties
furnished bond for appearance In police
court Tuesday morning for trial
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-23

OF exultation, l found it was the COW, who
at the instan I had pulled the trigger
had interposed her bulk between me and
my quarry. She gave up her life to save
the one who had lorded It over her.
II was bitterly disappointed. 1t is true,
had no meat but I wanted that big bull
with the shovel horns. which were fully a
foot across. But l dressed the piece OF
meat which fate insisted should be mine.
and in day or two II was gracing the
tables of the miners of Bannack When
was in the town that trip one OF the store
keepers showed me a Henry rife. It was
the first development of the modern maga-
zine gun to be brought to the dlggings,
and as it looked to have great possibilities
in the matter of quick firing, I bought It
and paid Ave ounces OF gold dust for Il
and 100 rounds OF ammunition. Armed with
this gun felt morally certain that could
get the old moose which had evaded death
by scratch a few days before.
1.-TWO days later I was at the swamp
where I had killed the COW, hiding in the
willows less than 100 yards away, for the
signs told me that the old bull had returned
and was grieving around the ohfal which
was all that remained OF his companion OF
many a wandering through the timber and
swamps OF the Wise river.
The Wait and the shot.
For fully six hours 1 waited impatientIy
for the old bull to come to the trystine
place, and when my patience was almost
gone far in the distance came the plaintive
cry of a moose calling for it's mate
Nearer and nearer came the sound and
with its approach l trained my rife upon
a clump Of bushes through which / felt
morally certain the bull would come as he
approached the swamp. Presently I could
hear the swapping of twigs and the goose
flesh fairly raced up and down my back
an instant later as the biggest moose
had ever seen in my life pushed his way
through the willows, calling piteously all
Of the while, and stood for a moment,
broadside on, less than 100 yards away.
Only for a moment did he hesitate and
then stepped forward TO where the skull
Of his mate was lying and he licked II
fondly with his tongue as II he could bring
life back into the senseless brainpan Then
II was that | realized that ! was there 70
shoot this monarch Of the forest and
pulled the trigger.
Intuition told me that something was
wrong. All that could see was a flash OF
hre and a roar OF artillery. Consciousness
faded away and | knew nothing for a space
which seemed an eternity. Finally became
conscious OF an intense pain and when
opened my eyes there was darkness or
every hand and through the trees above
me a glimmsring OF starlight told me thai
night had fallen upon the earth. My right
/ arm was useless by my side and my head
was torn and painful ana dried blood upor
Il showed that had been sorely hurt witt
extreme dificulty I moved myself ant
/ found that my right arm was broken al
the elbow. there was a lump under my
right ear big as an apple. my right eye wal
! nearly torn from lie socket and Iny sur
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-23

20 lbs Pure Cane GrhnuIhtod
sugar SA'OO
10 bars best brand Laundry
soap '.''''' .'''' .SOO
4S-lb. sack Fancy High Patent
Minnesota Flour, nothing
better for family use. 81 .8S
The best Pearl Tapioca, sago
or Barley, ID. ..............Ac 40
Choice Japan Rice, per lb. 80. 40
Jello, Jellycon or Advo Jell,
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lib. cans Rex Pork and Beans, 10
Large bottles pure Tomato
CAtsup ......,......... VHc
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-23
HUNTING "FANTOM" MOOSE
MyItSriouI Animal that Holds Sway in q
Montana Forest.
CRACK SHOTS FAIL TO MAKE A HIT
Hundreds of Men on It's Track at
Different Times I'm Forty Years
wierd story of Frontier
Experience.
CRACK SHOTS FAIL TO MAKE A HIT

Every man who has lived in southern
Montana for any length of time. especially
II he enjoys the hunting stories told by the
old-timers, has heard OF the 'fantom
moose" which makes his home at the head
OF Wise river and has defied the efforts Of
all the hunters OF Montana to slay him.
For forty years more this animal has
held undisputed sway in the forest sur
rounding the head OF Wise river and not
one OF the hundreds OF hunters who have
sworn TO slay him has ever had the salts
faction OF seeing the animal turn a hair or
falter in his step, no matter how many
shots might be fired at him, how near the
distance or deadly the aim. Many a resi-
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-23
The YIennest WOmnn.

Miss Carolina Powell Of Boston said one
day that she had heard that morning or
the meanest woman in the world.
"she called before breakfast at the home
NJ a neighbor and said:
Madam, see that you have advertised
IN the papers for cook.
Yes, I have returned the other; but
surely you are not after the placer
No, said the stranger, but ! only live
two blocks away from you, and since
need cook myself, I thought you might
send me all the applicants you reject -
New York Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-23
MOST POPULAR cow PUNCHER
Tom Mcdonald, Who Won worlds
FAir Trip from Wyoming,
BrinRs Cattle 10 Omaha.

Tom Mcdonald OF Casper wyo., was
calling on his friend, Frank Dewey, book
keeper for County Clerk Drexel, Friday
morning Mr.. Mcdonald came to Omaha
with several cars Of cattle and disposed ot
his four-footed property at good rate
He has the distinction OF being voted the
most populor cowboy iH Wyoming last year
having been sent TO the St Louis eSposi.
tion by vote Of all the COW punchers In
hia district.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-23
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