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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-03-16
VERDICT OF GUILTY
MRS. CASSIE L. CHADWICK CON.
vIcTED IN FEDERAL COURT
AT CLEVELAND.

Cleveland, March 11-Mrs. Cassie
L. Chadwick tonight was found guilty
of conspiring to defraud the United
States by conspiring to procure the
certifcation of checks on a national
bank when there were no funds In the
bank to her credit.
She was found guilty on all seven
counts on which the jury was at lib
erty to Judge her.
The original indictment contained
sixteen counts. Two of these counts
were ruled out during the trial by
Judge Tayler and Of the remaining
fourteen one-half charged her with Sc
curing the certification of checks with,
out having the proper entries made On
the books of the bank. Judge Tayler
In his charge directed the jury TO dis.
regard these counts and consider only
the remaining seven, which related to
the certification with no funds on de-
post.
Under the law she can be fined on
each count not more than $4,000 or
imprisoned not more than two years
on each count.
]. r. Dawley, her senior counsel
said the verdict was not according to
the terms of the indictment and the
case would be taken to the court of
appeals at Cincinnati as soon as pos.
sible.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-03-16
LOSS is VERY HEAVY
MORE THAN A THIRD OF RUSSIAN
ARMY KILLED, WOUNDED
OR CAPTURED.

Toxic, March 13.--The overwhelm.
ing cb3racter of the Japanese victory
Is now unfolding itself. The total
Russian losses number 10000 and
the battle is still raging. One fact,
almost unprecedented In warfare, is
that the Japanese have captured vast
amount Of bullion. and this in itself in
dicates that the confusion Is SO great
that the Russians are now trying only
to save themselves.
Washington, March 13.-Minister
Griscom has cabled the state depart.
mont from Toxic as follows:
"Oficial report states Japanese
army captured 10000 prisoners on the
l1th."
Another oficial report reads:
Russian losses over $4,000: 10000
prisoners; a6.500 dead on the field and
about 10000 other casualties."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-03-16
NINETEEN PERSONS BURNED TO
DEATH IN NEW YORK APART
MENT BUILDING.

Two Score cthe.s Injured, Some So
Seriously They May Die-About Two
Hundred People Homeless as Result
of the 6Iaze-ReekIess Display of
Heroism by Firemen and Policemen
In Efforts to Save Life.
New York, March 15.-Nineteen per
sons dead, two score injured, some so
seriously that they may die, and nearly
200 persons temporarily homeless is in
brief the story of New York's latest
fire horror. The victims of the DAYS
disaster were typical East Side people,
the scene a typical East Side tenement
at Is Allen street, and the incidents at
tending II We're in many ways peculiar
to that cosmopolitan quarter. To ap-
parently reckless displays of heroism
shown by iiremen, policemen and vol
unteers alone is due the fact that the
list of dead is not greater.
Two hundred persons herded in the
big fve-story double decker tenement
house were sleeping. when flames from
an overturned or exploded kerosene
lamp in the basement spread through
the structure and wrapped the entire
building in flames almost before an
alarm had been sounded Even when
the sleepers awoke at the first cry II
was almost too late but hardly more
than a moment was necessary to show
them that their troubles had scarcely
begun.
The long narrow iron fire escapes
which ran down the building on each
of it's exposed sides had been made
receptacles for rubbish of all descrip
tions and in many cases they were lit
| tie better than useless Ii was found
also, that every fire escape platform
on the building had in ii a blind" OF
a square piece of board which fits into
| the opening through which the ladder
| passes In the grated floor. The result
OF these INSTRUCTED escapes was
evident when il was found that nearly
all of the dead belonged on the tor
| floor of the building and were roasted
before they were able to reach the
ground. Another case of negligence
which was responsible for the loss Of
some lives was an immovable skylight
at the head of ladder leading to the
roof. Battened securely and partially
covered with ice, this skylight resisted
all efforts to force 1t and pile of the
bodies of the dead lay under it wher
the horror was over
| 1t was on the fame-swept fire es
eapes that the finest displays of hero
ism were shown. Scores of men, wo
men and children driven from tn,
rooms by the flames, which swept VI
through Railways and hight shafts
lowered high In the air on the hot iroI
ladders and platforms, the flames
swirling around them as they waited
| for help. Through the flames and
smoke, time after time, the firemer
rushed up to their assistance ant
every trip meant q life saved. From
the fire escape, too. the men plunged
through windows belching flames t.
come forth a moment later bringing ar
unconscious form to some place Of
safety Many of the hremen and Other
rescuers suffered severely but they
continued at the work until II was fin
ished.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-03-16
ADVERSE TO WILLIAM }. BRYAN

Decision OF Connecticut Court In ben-
nett viii Case.
Hartford. Conn. March 10.-In .
decision handed down by the supreme
court the superior court Is upheld In
declaring that the sealed letter in the
Philo s. Bennett will containing q be-
quest Of $4,000 to William ]. Bryan
II not a part Of the Bennett will. The
case went up on Bryan's appeal from
the superior court decision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-27

hension he answered: "No. sir; there
was no possibility OF a panic. There
was nobody. 1 think. except Mr.. Ryan
who had that in view, and / doubt
whether he had" Phew! That is an
indirect way OF calling a man liar.
and not very indirect either.
But Hartman said other things Of
Ryan even more uncomplimentary.
For example, he asserted more than
once that he doubted Mr.. Ryan's sim
cerity. When one reflects what that
statement really means he must real
ize that il Is about as severe thing
as one man can say of another. More
over. the railroad king accused the
present owner of the Equitable of tri-
fling with him. To a man with fine
point of honor statements like these
would be regarded as nothing less
than personal insults. 4 century ago
they would have called for coffee and
pistols. Dueling is no longer in vogue.
Has honor gone out of fashion also:
John Shelton Williams said things as
severe concerning Ryan. and they bore
on the very point that Hartman touch
eS-yiZ. that the owner of the EQuita
bic has no regard for his promises
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-27
II. HarrIman VIII NOT resign.

point. Hartman Will NOT resign w
fear-or should 1 say hope?-of that.
BE is not the resigning kind True. he
did resign from the Equitable-sort Of
''wow-wow-wowed" himself out. as ii
were. But he only did that because
nothing more was in sight there. No
juice left in that lemon. There is a
whole lot of juice in all those western
railroads that Hartman controls. He
could not be scared out of those il
every state were bristling with an in
vestigation and at the head of every
investigation were a Hughes. Not on
your life He himself has said that he
never lets anything get away that he
wants, not If he has his fingers on il.
He wants the railroads, and he has
them in his grip. So do not imagine
that there is anything more doing in
the resigning line by Edward Henry
Hartman.
" hat Odell thought of that testimony
IS not on record. Perhaps it would not
look well if it were on record. Harri-
man explained afterward that it was
all a joke. He even gave Il diagram
Of the joke and seemed surprised and
panied that anybody had taken it seri-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-27
Bold In His Concepts.

Mr.. Hartman is about sixty No
body knows exactly except himself, AMI
he won't tell He was born In New
Jersey. the son of clergyman.
Strange. the way preachers sons turn
out, high finance humorists and what
not. This preachers son went to Wall
street In his teens. soon got into bank
ing then into railroads. Nobody heard
much about him until he had annexed
most of the roads west OF the Rockies.
He Is now president of the Union
Pacific and the Southern Pacific. and
controls several other systems. be
sides being director in many
more. He has Il genius for developing
the properties he secures. his special
forte being to take IL line that is on the
verge of bankruptcy and turn il into
bonanza. He is bold in his concepts.
spends money Ike water in making I'm
provements and always wins out lie
Strengthened out the Union Pacific.
bridging Great Salt Lake in the opera
ton. 1t IS said that when this difficult
feat Of engineering was finally ac-
complished the usually sedate Mr.. Har
riman danced a highland fling. Yet.
though he scatters millions so freely.
one of his railroad presidents resigned
because Hartman made him account
for his postage stamps. He is n small
man. only about five feet four, and
stoop shouldered at that His dress Is
almost shabby. He wears a heavy
dropping mustache and a funny little
Goatee parted in the middle. He is
taciturn. a hard worker. with a genius
for details. looks not unlike Jay Gould.
avoids publicity, has bug for science
and travels much. He has house in
New York and an estate OF over 10000
acres at Arden. v Y, where most OF
his time is spent. There he breeds fine
horses and stock and il a grand old
farmer. At Arden he il no longer L.
IL Hartman. railroad king. but Uncle
Hank He is affectionateiy greeted
by this title or by the still shorter one
Of Pop" Hartman in all the region
roundabout. He is especially popular
with the children Of the village. who
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-27

GItncr III Gr-,tS to gre"t E.s Homo com
ings. lie l)ais lunches of them into
his automobile ana whizZes with them
through the country. being as happy
with these little ones as he is when tax
Ing group of scientists TO Alaska or q
juniet OF government officials 10 Japan
In New York, crisp and curt, dictatorial
and human steam engine for work
seeing nobody except by special APP
pointment: III his country home he is
kindly. generous and accessible to all.
Here is shown his human and Iovablc
side, and perhaps it is best that we look
at him from this viewpoint
J. \. EDG ERTON
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-27
OLD CASE IS UP.
Attempt to Force Action in the
McCaskrin. Nc Concchie
Election Contest.
COURT C0NvENES TOMORROW
Little for the Grand Jury of the Ja.
uSry Ternl-ievering Larceny
Case Principal One.

Notice has been served upon George
W. McCaskrin and his attorney. J. T.
Kenwor;hy that the case of George
w McCaskrin VS. William McConochie
will be brought up in the circuit court
upon its converting at 8 O'Clock, Scare
& Marshall appearing for the defend
ant
This is the election contest case be
gun by Mr.. McCaskrin Immediately af
ter his defeat two years ago last spring.
and which progressed only through the
recount of the ballots, the remainder
of the testimony being referred TO the
master in chancery for hearing. Ii re-
mains TO be seen whether Mr.. McCask-
rim was mayor for the two years previ-
Gus TO his taking the chair or whether
William McConochie was the chief eX-
ecutive
Reconyenes Tomorrow.
Circuit court reconveneS tomorrow
morning with Judge Gest on the bench
and such matters will be disposed of
as may come up before the January
term of court. which opens next week.
The case against w. r. lowering,
charged with stealing rings from an
express package, is the only important
case to come before the grand jury al
the January term. aside from the eff
fort To again obtain indictments
against William Nagel and Josephine
Collet. each being charged with being
an accessory after the fact in the case
of murder of Carl Brady. Following
is the grand jury. called TO report for
service in the January term:
Grand Jury.
Cordova-Lester Benway.
COe-Lewis Gilbert.
Canoe Creek-Alvin Farber
Zuma-James Adams.
Port Byron-William Fflbert.
Hampton-Harry Cosner
South Moline-William Haner
Moiine-H. J. Gripp, Charles W.
Wright. Cal Earnest.
Rock Island-John Konosky. julius
Mosenfelder. Martin Weinberger, Ira
Buffum.
South Rock Island-Herman Schave.
Black Hawk-Fred Salpaugh.
Coal Valley-William Sackville.
Rural-Lafayette Metzler.
BOwiing-John Tindall.
Edgington-Henry B. Carpenter
Andalusia-Thomas Bopes.
Buffalo Prairie-Gideon Reed.
Drury-Dan Kleist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-27

When one is held up /. back alley
and relieved of all his valuab!es. be-
sides being dubbed half to death. 1t
sort Of takes the fine edge off Of his
sense OF humor. 1t may be funny to
the footpad and other people, but
scarcely to the victim.
The upshot of that Northern Pacific
matter was that Hartman secured a
majority Of the preferred stock, but
Morgan retained Il majority of the
common stock. Then ]. Pierpont re-
tired the preferred stock, most OF
which Hartman held. and left the
younger man high and dry Possibly
there was q joke in it all, but Morgan
seemed to do most of the chuckling
oh, the humOrs of high finance, The
millions who have to scratch to make
both ends meet should appreciate tbs
delicate irony of the situation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-27
EDWARD H EARpIhiAI

ously. Then the pubic rOared. II saw
the point. But these high tinanciers
should not spring their playful humor
this way. They should furnish dia-
grams as they 90 along. How is any
one to know when to laugh? There is
danger of breaking into the most serl-
Gus passages of testimony with I'M
seemly hilarity and being IL dead blank
when the really funny things are
thrown off by the witnesses. If those
in the chair could sort of prepare us
so that we might cachinnate at the
right places ii would save Il whole lot
of embarrassment. After Hartman
made il plain that he was only in fun
even Lew DOckstadcr, the minstrel.
saw the point and came out with the
offer OF Il handsome salary to the rail-
road king to be an end man in Dock
stadcr's justly famous show. But If
Oden laughed he went down in the
basement where no one could hear
him. And Hughes never cracked a
smile. lie was IN deadly earnest any
way. lie generally is.
Almost Broke the Roof OFT.
Mr. Hartman is given to being play
full and humorous that way. There
was once when be tried TO take-or
everybody supposed he was trying TO
takc-the Northern Pacific away from
Morgan and Hill Wall street In all
its strenuous career has scarcely ever
seen such a time as that. Hartman
and his people bought Northern Pacific
right and left and high and low-most-
~ high. The way that stock went up
was scandalous aud heartbreaking.
Then, when he had all he wanted, or
thought he had, Hartman called in bis
ioaned stock, and there was more
trouble. A whole bunch OF people
were caught short. and northern Pa
ciic hit the Stock Exchange ceiling so
hard that ii almost broke the roof out
There was wild scurrying TO keep some
of the Oldest houses from going broke.
For Il time it looked like a panic. and
many a poor lamb lost not only his
wool, but his pelt, and was lucky II he
escaped with his life.
Some time afterward Mr.. Hartman
in testifying before the interstate COM
MERGE commission said that the pub
lie had been under curious misap-
prehension as to that Northern Pacific
corner. He said that he had not tried
10 get control OF the road at all. Evil
IDENTIFY another joke. oh, but IL was
funny. But those who lost their for
tunes in the scrimmage may be par
doned If they do not appreciate the
side splitting nature OF the affair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-27
KOdOl
Dyspepsia Cure
Diaests What You Eat

SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-27

Yet Ryan is n Nirginian, and Virgin
ians are not in the habit OF bearing
such imputatiOnS in silence. That
Thomas +. Ryan bears them argues
one of two things. either that he has a
wonderful control of his temper or a
calloused indifference to ethical con-
siderations. Probably both elements
enter into his attitude. If 50 he Is not
peculiar in Wall street for TO play the
modern game of high finance men
have 10 control their tempers and they
seemingly have to become callouscd TO
considerations of ethics and honor.
Threatening Reply.
Perhaps the most sensational part or
the Hartman testimony related to pO-
litical influence. Ryan had alleged that
Hartman had demanded a half share
IN the Equitable stock, threatening. at
least by implication. that if he did not
receive it he would use all his infiu-
ence, political and otherwise. against
the deal. II was when questioned as
u whether he had used this influence
that he made the significant and threat
ening reply, Not yet When intcrro-
gated more closely concerning this po-
litical influence Odell was brought into
the game. Now, Odell and Hartman
have long been close friends. 1t has
even been charged that the two have
played into each others hands in large
ways in the past: that the railroad
magnate. for example. had helped the
New York boss TO get his money out
OF the shipbullding miXUp; that Harri-
man had stepped in and saved Depew,
using his influence with Oden when
the governor chairman was on the eve
OF throwing the senator down in hls
candidacy for reelection, and that
but why extend the list? The world Is
full of rumors, the political world espe-
| cially That fairly oozes with more
kinds of gossip than the ancient quilt
ing bee Old man 1T Is Said" IS the
busiest politician of them all
Through all this mist of allegations
one fact stands forth clearly. 1t at
least IS undisputed. Odell aud Harri-
man are and have been very close To-
gether Chief Inquisitor Hughes never
overlooks things of this kind. So when
be had Hartman worked up 70 The
right pitch he urbanely asked:
TT has been charged that through
your relation with Mr.. Odell you have
political influence. What would you
say as to thatY'
We'll" replied Mr. Hartman, II
should think Mr.. Odell had political in
fuence because OF his relations with
me"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-27
Ingalls, Jewelry Store

The Christmas eve closed
holiday
might of a long vista and
point upward
forward which business
The mil, grind is
ed only helps the inspiration per
NIT
To than be
application within three methods
gave
q rythm to manya
&z4444>
1907 AVE
Rock ISLAND. III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-27
Not the ResiguiHg Kind.

There you have il Is it not refresh
ing1 That is almost as good as the
statement OF the Perfect" Perkins
that he was the whole thing in the New
York Life Perkins. by the way. Is
not In the New York Life at all now.
He talked and then resigned. So did
MeCprty. But all this Is beside the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-27
Licensed TO Wed.

Edward NJ. Stewart ........ Hilisdale
Lena H. Behrens ......... Port Byron
Mary Loan ................ Iowa City
William q. Blessing ...... .Muscatine
Lillian B. Skeels .......C Chicago
William 5. Brandenburg ....... Milan
Myrtle l.. Hamburger ........... Milan
John Benson ............. Carbon Cliff
Minnie NJ. Dophler ...... Carbon Cliff
Edward \. Aldrich ..... Rock Island
Addie l.. Armstrong ........ Eureka
Arthur c. Smith ....... Superior. Wis
Mrs Mary f. futile st. Paul MINI.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-06
TRADE CONDITIONS
Slight Friction Between Capital and
Labor-BusIness Good
BY Associated Press.

by Associated freSS
NEW YORK, May 5.--Dun's Weekly Review
of Trade tomorrow will say: Weather irregu-
larity provided the only check to business.
partly through the direct effect OF retail dis
tribution OF seasolable wearing apparel. but
more through the resumption Of caution
among traders in somo sections where crops
have been damaged or farm work retarded.
On the whole. however, encouraging progress
is shown In most trade reports, and Industrial
activity is unabated.
Aside from the Chicago strike. there is little
friction between capital and labor, many
higher wage scales going into effect this week.
earnings for April exceeding last years by
10.5 per cent. Foreign commerce at this port
alone for the last week shows gain Of
So 159 534 in value OF merchandise imports over
the same week in 1904. while exports increased
81, ,768, ,4SS.
Hides continue firm. but sales are small as
the leading buyers supplied for current
needs Dealers are declining bids slightly
below the market.
Failures this week in the United States num-
ber 1872 against 204 last week.
NEW YORK May 5.-Bradstreets tomorrow
will say: What might be termed a threatening
spell is being taken In numerous lines OF trade
and Industry pending the advent OF settled
weather clearer views OF crop outlook and the
settlement of the Chicago strike.
All statistical measures or trade progress
point to general business as showing satisfac-
tory increase over prec sding years at this date.
Bank clearings are of enormous volume, next
to the largest ever recorded,
Failures are fewer and liabilities smaller
than a year ago. railway earnings being In
dieatiye OF a heavy tonnage movement. but
most strikngly easy considering present and
past activity in trade and finance
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-06
Pacific Coast Trade
BY Associated Press,

SAN FRANCISCO. May 5-Beans-Pink.
81. oo93.so Lima, s3,7Oa490; small white, SO. 20
Q3 so: large white, s2E092.S So.
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, s1.25@160; river
Burbanks. 9oc@$l .25; new potatoes. 1@11Ac
Onions-Fancy, s1.75; common. s1.5o.
Various-Green peas. 2k@3c; string BEANS
7Gp1Oc; egg plant 15@2oc; green peppers. S@15c
tomatoes, 81 $l.509400; summer squash, Sl.25;
asparagus, 4h@Sc; rhubarb, So@75c; garlic
1O@121sc.
FlouI-Famiy extras, a.So@5 o5; bakers ex-
tras, $4.7565 90.
wheat-shipping, s1.45@1.51A milling. s155
al .66N
Barley-Feed. s1.2oa1. .22h; brewing. s1.2S%G
1.25; chevalier. 81 .2Od1.2715.
Oats-Red S1.404160; white, 81 .42la@1 .60
black. S132h@145.
MiIistuffs- -Middlings s25 5o@2s 90; mixed
feed $23. .00D24O0; rolled barley, $26. 006D26. 80
Hay-wheat, s1o.ooQ13.5O; wheat and oat,
50 .oo@12.5o; oat. wild, ssoo@s. 90: oat, tame,
s8 O011 .00 barley. IS 00QD1O00; alfalfa, 81. 900
10. 90: clover, s1,oo@1o.Oo; straw, 20@5Oc.
Receipts-Flour 1924: wheat, 1903; barley
6S77; oats, 90 beans, 1896: corn, 645 potatoes
1920; onions. 100; bran, AIS; middlngs. 5; hay.
se5 hides 1902; wine $1,000.