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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-23
Is 20 ears Old.

Seims is 20 years old. bennington
had worked at the desk all night,
when early this morning he heard
noise on the roof. On investigation he
found d skylight adjoining the building
broken and a man lowering himself in
to the building bennington command
ed the culpTit TO come out Climbing
up the rope hand over hand the man
reached the roof and started for Bon
nington, who retreated to his office
where the man grabbed a stick and
beat bennington until he was uncOn-
SciOuS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-23
High as Mason.

bennington is well known through
out the state in high Masonic circles,
being the present grand recorder of the
grand cOmmandery, and past grand
commander of Knights Templar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-23
Young New York Finan-
cier Beats Politician
to Rob Him.
ALMOST A MURDER
J. H. bennington, Victim of VIII
liam Seims, Son of a
Banker.

New York, Dec. 23.-John II. Bon
nington. a former assemblyman and
democratic leader in the Borough of
Kings was assaulted in his Office early
today by William Seims, son of the
banker and wealthy real estate dealer
bennington is in a hospital with Sc
we're scalp wounds, but will recover.
Seims is under arrest and according TO
the police, has confessed he was bent
on robbery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-23
fs,cstigasion to be Made.

While these changes have been de
cided on. an investigation Of the insti-
tutions themselves is being continued.
and IL may produce more startling re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-23
Xiii ReNolutionIsts.

Feekoi. peasants have killed two rev
olutionary emissaries. One of then
was beaten TO death aud the otheI
burned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-23
Attack Railroad Men.

NIadimier. Dec. 2S.-Owing To the
hostile attitude of the people here, who
attacked the houses of railroad men,
strike leaders would have been torn 10
pieces had troops not interposed. Th"
railroad strike here is ineffective. Most
of the employees were working Two
policemen who tried vainly 10 save an
agitator in the village OF Nodolar
were themselves torn to pieces
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-23
Heavy Casualties.

St. Petersburg. Dec. 23.-Eleven men
were killed and so wounded by volleys
fired by troops at workmen defending
barricade on Tverskaia street, Mos
COW. today. The total casualties at
Moscow yesterday are estimated at
$50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-23

Kursk. Dec. 23.-Striking railroad
men in this city have proclaimed Z
provisional government, and have is
sued an appeal for support in setting
up Russian republic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-23

ST Petersburg. Dec, 23--At a ses-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-23
More Martial Law.

Pio,rkOw. Russian Poland, Dec. 23.-
Owing To the spread of disorders. mar.
tial law has been declared In the prov
ing of Piotrkow.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-13
Mrs. Gertz ReneWs Her
Grievous Story in
New Form.
Decision of Case Begun Over
Seven Years Ago-Court
News Items.

| Eugenio Arroyo's trial for the muir
der Of Rivera made slow progress yes
terday. Besides DR.. c. B. Wood. who
testified as to the cause of death of
the victim, the only witness examined
was Juanito Colon, a Porto Rican ne
gro, an eyewitness of the fatal quar-
| rel between his two feIIow-country-
| men. In the middle of the afternoon
a visit was paid by court, jury and
counsel to the scene of the killing at
| Iwilei.
DR.. Wood testified of the death of
Rivera from a bullet wound in the
abdomen, taking place on October 4,
twenty days after the victim was TAX
en- to the Queens hospital.
Colon told of his being present at the
junction of King and River streets,
along with three other Porto Ricans,
on September II between 9 and 10
O'Clock in the morning. Rivera and
Arroyo came along in the order named,
from half to an hour or more later,
when a quarrel started between them
about a woman.
Arroyo challenged Rivera to a fight
with fists, and the latter accepting the
two left for a spot at Iwilei behind
the Jail The other four men follow
ed to see the combat. While Rivera
was stripping off his coat he said he
knew Arroyo had a revolver. Arroyo
answered that he did not come to talk
and then he struck Rivera with his
fist. Rivera threw Arroyo into ditch.
falling on top of him. He allowed Ar
royo to get up and then advanced to-
ward him. Arroyo stepped back. drew
a pistol, fired shot that missed and.
as Rivera kept coming at him, fired
again with more success.
Il thought you had a gum Rivera
said after the first shot. You have
wounded me- he said after the sec
ond. placing his hand where the bullet
had entered. Arroyo offered to make
friends with his victim, but Rivera said
he did not want that kind of friends.
Covering the spectators with his revol-
yer, Arroyo got away. Rivera was
helped into a hack and sent to the po-
lice station.
Attorney General Andrews conclud-
ed the direct examination of Colon
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-13
HARMON|Z|NC
IN CIRCLES
County Act Commits
sioners Far From
Agreement.

The County Act Commissioners met
| to harmonic last night and harmo-
| liked in constantly widening circles,
| that left them at the conclusion of the
meeting farther from an agreement
than they have been at any stage of
ton or non-election of Supervf ors,
whom Chairman Cooper and Mr.. Wat
son were willing should be provided for
in the main bill, and elected under
the provisions of a. second, and whom
Stewart did not want to elect at all,
just at first.
But said Watson. I understood
from what you said when you took a
copy of our bill last night that yoG
would be willing to come to an agree
menr tonight upon something"
Why do you pass the buck UP to
ne, SUM-" asked Stewart. My gen
eral position is known. 1 am opposed
to putting the election of Supehvisohs
in the county bill at all, and to giving
them he powell of taxation"
We'll, if you are not willing to reach
some kind of an agreement SAID Wat
son, Il do not see the use of meeting
tonight at ALL
Mr. Watson and myself are willing
TO make the concession that the su-
pervisors shall be provided for in the
main bill and that there shall be
subsequent bill providing for their cleo
ton said Chairman Cooper.
Can you say, as matters stand now,
that you would agree to that in the
interest of harmony" asked Watson
of Stewart.
Can you say that you would be will
ing to take the supehvisohs out alto
getheh in the intehest of hahmoniza-
tion?" retorted Stewart.
mo, SIR" answered Watson. But
had some faint hope from the posi-
ton that you took last night that you
would be ready to get together to-
night
The Naturalization cannot come al
together from me- said Stewart. "Will
you come togetheh fob Naturalization
on my bill?'
NO, sir But it seems that you have
changed your position radically since
last night, as 1 understood your posi-
ton
'-Suttenly not, sub! Suttenly not! But
the Naturalization cannot all be on one
side
Then, Mr.. Chairman, I move we adj
journ,'' said Watson. And after a lit |
tie wrangling the commissioners did
adjourn until next Tuesday night. |
when it is undersood that the several |
revised county bills VIII be reported |
ready for printing.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-13
A CHANCE FOR A GOOD home.

If you want a fine lot ready for
building at F[aimul<i, do not buy before
.'cu have consulted the undersigned,
who offers bargt ms at your own terms
and without interest.
Two 50x100 Kewalo lots at $500 each.
A nice lot, with a new, comfortable
house, at Kaluapalena, Kalihi, for $3.50
Two pretty homes new houses) in
NuuanU Tract, provided with good
water, at $3.50 and $3.50 respectively;
bargains. Also in the same tract the
coolest and healthiest place about the
city; some fine, cheap lots at your own
terms.
Also for rent, a nice. cozy cottage in
good neighborhood and close to center
of city. at SIG per month J. H. Schnack.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-13
OF THE MULTITUDES

who have used it, or are now u.s.
ing it, we have never heard OF
any one who has been disappoint-
ed in it. No claims are made for
it except those which are amply
justified by experience. In com
mending it to the afflicted we
simply point to its record. 1t
has done great things, and it is
certain to continue the excellent
work. There is-we may hon.
estly affirm-no medicine which
can be used with greater and
more reasonable faith and conf
dence. It nourishes and keeps up
the strength during those periods
when the appetite fails and food
cannot be digested. To guard
against limitations this Il" trade
mark" is put on every bottle of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-13
The RELIEF and BURIAL AS
ISOLATION

Is now $50 days old and has a mem
bership of 44O up to December 81, and
no death since its organization. We
have received from the 1st of Deem
her to the 31st, $50 new members. Now
come and take out a policy and have
your family protected.
Relief and Burial Association, No. 50
Beretania street, between Fort and
Nuuanu
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-13

Wampole's Preparation" and
without it none is genuine. It
is palatable as honey and con-
tains the nutritive and curative
properties of Pure Cod Liver Oil,
extracted by us from fresh cod
livers, combined with the Com
pound Syrup of Hypophosphites
and the Extracts Of Malt and
Wild Cherry. Taken before meals
it creates an appetite, aids diges-
ton, renews vital power, drives
out disease germs, makes the
blood rich, red and full of con-
structive elements, and gives
back to the pleasures and labours
Of the world many who had
abandoned hope. Doctor S. Fl.
Mccoy, of Canada, says: 81 testify
with pleasure to its unlimited
usefulness as a tissue builder"
Its curative powers can always
be relied upon. 1t makes a new
era in medicine, and is beneficial
from the first dose. "You can
trust it as the Ivy does the Oak"
One bottle convinces. Avoid all
unreliable limitations. Sold by
chemists throughout the world.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-13
COMMISSIONERS SALES.

AT MY SALESROOM, S57 Kaahumanu
street,
SATURDAY, February 4, 1905,
Il O'clock Noon.
Property known as the PROGRESS
BLOCK, Fort Street, Honolulu.
AT JUDICIARY BUILDING.
SATURDAY, February 4, 1905,
u O'clock Noon
All and Singular II E PA CIFIC
HEIGHTS ELECTRIC RAILWAY.
MONDAY, January %, 1905.
II O'clock Noon.
Fee Simple Lands, LeasehoIds and
Other Property of the
HOTEL COMPANY, LTD.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-13
RECEIVERS S!LFS

AT JUDICIARY BUILDING.
SATURDAY, February %, 1905.
i O'clock Noon.
tDate of sale subject to changeD
All and Singular til Property. Rights
and Francl Sc of the
PUMA SUGAR { COMPANY. LTD
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-13
NOTICE.

ANY WOMAN OR GIRL NEEDING
help or advice, is invited to commune
cate, either in person or by letter, with
Ensign L. Anderson. matron of the
salvation Army Woman's Industrial
Home, No. 1880 King street.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-13
MORTGAGES SALES

AT MY sALEsROOM. $50 Kaahumanu
street,
SATURDAY, January Il, 1906
Y O'clock Noon
Cow Chong and Wee Shing Co. to AL
len & Robinson, long Lease and
Buildings Beretania street. near
River.
Ahlo to Trustees, Oahu Railway and
Land Company, several choice lots
Pearl City.
TAG T. HE@p~snT
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-13

about 11:45. Mr.. Straus took the rest
of the day until ) o'clock, less an hour
and a half recess at noon, in cross
examining the witness.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-01

was built. The method adopted was simple. Cribs of the stoutest umbers were launched into place and loaded down with broken stone. Crib was joined to crib until the outer wall of defense was finished. Each of these cribs Is twenty-four feet in width, and inside of it. separated by a space of six feet, Is q re-enforcement crib sixteen feet in width. The Intervening space was filled with clay puddle. which k water-tlght Some idea of the magni- tude of this undertaking may be had when il Is learned that the cofferdam is 2,-do feet in length and lays bare eleven acres of the river bed.
 Great Proportions of he Work.
 Much of the ingenuity was necessary not only to launch the cribs success fully. but 10 discover as the work pro ceeded. the character of the bottom of the raging river To do this sounlings were made. and so terrific was the force of the water that often the sounding irons were bent at right an gles. Although the construction work was extremely hazardous. only two
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-01
WI MILL LL,1N>lI1kxAGARA DISAPPEAR
 ...-s7s "A THE~BEHEST OF INDUSTRY |?
Glorious spectacle may be effdced through sythdrdHd Of wdter5 to crede electric power

thorized the diversion of as much as 33,0Oo cubic feet of water a second. Hydraulic engineers have reported to the Ontario authorities that an addl- tional 5000 cubic feet a second may easily be diverted at and near Queen Victoria Park. There are other possi- bilities of developing the same kind of economical power by further diversion of the waters of the great lakes. The Illinois river at Joliet. only twenty five miles from Lake Michigan. has a
 surface elevation of 531 feet. and while flowing 325 miles across the State of Illinois drops 405 feet at its mouth in
 the Mississippi river. By diverting the water of Lake Michigan and dis
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-01

Huron and Erie are drawn off by the Niagara river, making a descent in its twenty-seven miles of 327 feet, of which 161 feet is q perpendicular drop, forming the worldfamed falls, into Lake Ontario. IL will be apparent that as practically all the overflow of the lakes is drawn off by the Niagara riv- CT, and consequently is preclpitated over the great cliffs forming the falls, any diversion of the waters in any of the lakes above the falls must reduce the volume of water passing over the falls. Therefore. while the power plants erected and being built on both sides of the Niagara river have, up to the present time proved the greatest menace. they are not by any means the only dangers threatening the great cataract.
 The normal disc4arse Of the Niagara river. according to measurements made by the United States engineers in the years 1899 and 1900, and taken with Lake Erie at Its mean level, is S--,pyJ CuOIC IEtl d setpuI, uul lulS sinks at times to 1f5.34O cubic feet a second While this volume of water Is enormous, It Is by no means beyond the power of industry to absorb 1t all in turning turbines.
 Power Plants on the Niagara.
 At present there are two power plants on the New York side of the river, and on the Ontario side three enodmous plants are nearing comple- ton. while a smaller plant is being op- erated. The discharge tunnels of the plants now in operation are said to have a capacity of 163o0 cubic feet of water a second. Across the river, in Queen Victoria Park, the hydraulic plants now under construction will di- vert as much as 32,1OO cubic feet of water a second from the Niagara river above the falls, when they are in full operation. In the same park the pow CT house of an electric railway and the pumping plant for town water are estimated to draw about 4pO cubic feet a second from the river. The total ca pacity of the power plants either In operation or ill construction on both sides of the river is thus about 4S,SOO
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-01

ment on a newspaper he was told: There are never any vacancies on good paper, but there's always room for a good man." Col. Wattecson says he thought the reply so good and true that, after becoming an editor himself. he said the same thing to all appli- cants. It is true in all kinds of busI- ness. The whole world is full of gooi places for a good man. There is hard ly a big business concern anywhef" that does not reaaZe its need of good men. Tine work Is waiting for them. Thousands of incompetents offer them- selves, are sized up by quick. shrewd methods of measurement and dismiss cd. But the good man. bright, alert, willing. ambitious, reliable. Is slow in coming. He Is rare. But when he does come to claim his own he comes into a kingdom. When Grant was President, George Pullman. the palace ear maguate. once remarked 10 him that he had long been looking for young man. keen as the keenest, built for big work and absolutely reliable. And, do you know" he added, T haven't been able to find such man in five years search:' T know the man." said Grant but you can't have him. He is Horace Porter, my secre- tary." But Pullman did get him, and for twenty years the present ambassa- dor to France was the executive heal of the big Pullman business. The prae- tical question confronting every young man to-day Is not: Is a big job ready for you? But: Are you ready for biz job? If you have the right stuff in your stomach for any mans favor. You don't need to beg for a job as though you were asking charity. But don't swell up and wait for big jobs 10 come after you with a brass band. Maybe, after all, there's not much In you. People will not take you at your own unsupported estimate. You have 10 show them. Ninety-nine men in hundred think they each would cut q fine figure if only they could be picked up and set upon ready-made pedestal. But there's nobody in the business of making pelestaIs for others to stand on. A good way to begin Is by taking the best job you can get though little one. and turning it into a biz ole. The smaller it Is when you take it and tine bigger you make 1t. the better. Mems abilities are measured by what they have done, not by what they think they could do If somebody else gave them a chance. Most all of the men in the world who have amounted to much never had half q chance, until they made it themselves
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-01

cubic feet a second. A little calcula- tion will prove that this is about % per cent of the minimum discharge of the river.
 Other Drains on the Lakes.
 As has been said, there are other drains upon the resources of the upper Niagara river. 4 few miles west Of Buffalo the Welland canal leaves the Canadian shore of Lake Erie and runs about thirty miles to Lake Ontario. with a drop of about 327 feet All the water traffic between these two lakes passes through this canal and conse- quently the consumption of water for navigation purposes above is consider able. In addition. however. a large amount Is used for the development of power. one of the generating stations recently completed passing about HOO cubic feet of water second when op- erating under full load. If the new barge canal follows the line of the present Erie canal from Buffalo to Sa- vannah. a distance of 13Sla miles, this length of canal will be supplied with water from Lake Erie. as the corre- spending length of the old canal is now, and 1t Is estimated that the amount of water required for this pur,
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-01

Unless steps are taken by the federal and Canadian governments to curb the campaign being made in the name of industry upon the great lakes to di- vert their waters, the falls of Niagara, the grandest cascade on the continent. will be ruined as a natural spectacle This statement Is not made by alarm ists, but ny engineers whose duties have led them to make the calcula- tioas leading to this alarming pro- phecy.
 Neither is this sad day placed in that future whose perspective Is so dim that one believes it will be the herlt- age of the countless millionse yet un- born. l. is declared that If the work of diyerting the waters continues and should all the projects ,lat have been formed for the purpose take substance, those now living may see the time when the American falls will be dry and the Canadian fails but trayesty of their former greatness.
 Dangers Threatening the Falls.
 There is cons. lerdble difference in level among tha great lakes the water descends from oaa to another and the waters of Lakes uperior. Michigan.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-01
PIANO ENAMELED IN GOLD.
Richly Decorated One in Los Angeles
 Home Brought S10,000.


 A piano that is. so far as known, the costliest in the world, has just been placed in the music room of Ed ward L. Doheny's handsome home in Chester place, says the Los Angeles Times. It is a concert grand, the case fashioned in the Louis XY. style and heavily enameled in 14-carat gold leaf. So elaborate was the construction that more than two years elapsed between the placing of the order in New York and the delivery in Los Angeles. The instrument is exquisitely toned; bell-like clearness and depth of melo- dy would distinguish II instantly among a score of fine pianos, were it's pretentious case replaced by one of conventional finish. IL cost S10.000.
 The case carries the appearance of solid gold and it's dull, rich gleam is relieved by finely executed paintings in subdued crimsons and toned sepias the work of noted master of deco rative art. The face of the lid is adorned with an allegorical scene Apollo with his harp, surrounded by hearkening goddesses and rosy cupids. On the reverse of the lid the artist has portrayed a bit of landscape gar den-the broad lawns of the Doheny place. with the mansion and tall shrubbery for a background and the figure of the mistress of the home pausing in a bend of the drive.
 The tawny panels are highly carved and embossed with painted cupids; the lateral panels supports troops of mer- ry children, central among them be ing the face of MT. Doheny's hand some little son and heir, Edward, Jr., from studies made when the lad was aged years. Cupid figures on indl vidual bosses are after the same studies: and at either end of the key board a diminuuve bust of the boy Is inset. The original has now attain ed the masterful dignity of II years
 One of the striking elegances of the case Is it's carving, executed In richest detail in the massive antique legs. The carrying out of the Louis KY. style in dull gold scrolls and inlay relieves rather stunning surface and lends eff fectiveness of the whole.
 A local factory has about completed for MT. and Mrs Doheny a S15,O00 pipe organ. and 1t is to be installed midway between the music room and the library; wall will be broken out to form a deep embrasure. The pipes of the great reed instrumn nt will be gold enameled. like the piano. Flee trical attachments will make possible the playing of both organ and piano from either the first or the second floor of the house. These attachments will be connected. also, with an organ chimes" on the open staircase and an echo above stairs
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-01
Could Not Wait on So Many.

The young man, says the New York Times, was of that peculiarly embar- rassing age when tAe male voice changes
 He had gone into a store, and in a tone that was one moment a promising bass and the next a thin treble, was ordering some collars.
 "One at time" the bewidere proprietor suddenly lnterjected One at a time. please"
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-01

A tax on posters Is suggested. Why not? What reason exists for permit ting the dishgurement of public streets without restraint? A man who covers a dead wall facing on a public street Is really grabbing a public franchise. In Italy, Belgium and France this fact Is recognized and bill posters pay a franchise tax. There is no question of the legality of such a tax Munich palities have right to levy 1t. Fur thermore, the courts have repeatedly held that the taxing power can be ex. ercised to the point of confscation. There Is no limit 10 it. The posters are usually an offense to the eye and sometimes to morals. Wherever they are, in the subway or on dead walls. they can be readily put out of existence by the taxing method. Tax them to death.