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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-22

The senate has decided that it is all
right for a federal judge TO ride in a
private palace car at the expense of a
railroad company. This is a harder
blow at the railroads than the pro-
posed rate regulation bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-22

Use your influence and industriously
work for the success of the democratic
city and township ticket The ticket
was not dictated by any machine, and
the nominees have no boss" label on
them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-22

TERMS Daily, 10 cents per week
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
All communications OF argumentative
character. political or religious, must
have real name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-22

An exchange wants to know whether
the 59th congress will do any better
than the one that has just passed away.
One thing is certain, it could not do
worse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-22
Observation-Disclosures.

Il is announced that President Roose-
veil has decided 10 name his political
legatee within a few days, This viii
be new one on the American people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-22
Nervous Women
Their Sufferinss Are Usually
Due to Uterine Disorders
Perhaps Unsupported
A MEDICINE THAT CURES
Can we dispute

Can we dispute
the well known
fact thatAmerican
are ner.
vous ?
How often do we
hear the express
sion, Il am SO ner-
Ivous. ii seems as If
i should fly; " or,
" Don't speak to
me-" Little things
annoy you and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-22

a wheelman's tool bag isn't complete
without bottle of Dr. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil. Heals cuts. bruises, stings,
sprains Monarch over pain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-22
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, Ill tEn-
tered at the postofhce as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-22
Wednesday, March p, 1905.

Warner, of Missouri, must believe
after all there is some such thing as
"lucl1''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-22

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-25
INCREASE OF DAILIES.
Plan Adopted by Publishers OF
Weekly Papers.

Anronos of the recent publication of in
formation obtained at the POST OHce De-
partment showing the remarkable CROWN
of the rural mail service throughout the
country, its healthy effect on realty val
ues and the general commentator of farm
ers another important commercial move
ment founded upon rurafservice, was de-
veloped today in the office of the fourth
assistant postmaster general, an outline of
which was embodied in a letter to the head
of that department. The letter detailed
movement in the direction of newspaper
combine in the nature of syndicate whose
purpose is reported to be the transforma-
ton of weekly papers into dailies through
out many rural districts.
The method of procedure 1t appears, con-
templates the printing of two pages of gen.
the pages will be sent out on early morn
ing or late light trains to the various
country districts where the remaining two
pages will be filled with the local news
and the paper shipped each morning
Twenty publishers claimed TO be known to
the writer are alleged to have already
contracted for printed supplies and news
service of the character indicated. In clos
ing his communication the writer says 1t
will not be long until farmers getting
mail at their doors will want, and be in
position to receive, daily papers instead
of being dependent as now upon weeklies.'
seem chimerical, and it may be. yet there is
some good reason to believe that in towns
where papers have good plants capable of
handling news matter rapidly, and where
the daily mail service is such to enable
a publisher to receive his dainty prints late
in the evening or early in the morning, and
mail his papers Immediately after being
printed the proposition is reason
ably possible. In this town. for instance,
about 900 families are served with mall,
about 200 of which already take dailies, and
a local daily ought to increase the list from
SOD to 600 because of its local interest
Farmers on rural routes are rapidly be-
coming subscribers to daily papers, and It
seems as if 1t was a question of short
time when almost every one receiving daily
mail will take daily paper. believe that
the weekly in time is going to be too slow
Many are already being merged and some
suspending in other ways"
The communication during the course of
further discussion of the alleged newspaper
combine says fifty weekly and semi-week-
ly newspapers in various Iowa cities will
be transformed into hustling dailies. IL the
scheme now on foot be carried to success
full conclusion. Capitalists are becoming
interested in the movement and calls are
being made on local printers for prices"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-25
GEN. BARRY SELECTED
CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF THE
ARMY WAR COLLEGE.
End Of q Matter Which Has Been the
Subject Of Much Talk in
Military Circles.

Acting Secretary Oliver Of the War De-
partment has approved the recommendation
made by a special board of army officers,
Of which Maj. Gen. Bates was chairman,
that Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Barry be de-
tailed to membership on the general staff
of the army. to fill the vacancy occasoned
by the detachment of Brig. Gen. Tasker II.
Bliss. This action Is In accordance with
the law and the regulations and is final
so far the War Department is con-
cerned.
The situation is a peculiar one, but may be
Strengthened out in the natural course Of
events. Three general officers were consid-
cred in connection with the vacancy, viz.
Brig. Gems. Barry. Jesse M. Lee and Gen.
William H. Carter. Several months before
the assembling of the army board to select
an officer for the vacancy Lieut.. Gen. Chat
fee asked Gen. Barry if he would like to be
detailed as president of the war college
Gen Barry thanked him for the compli-
ment but frankly stated that he did not
consider himself suited for the place, and
therefore asked that his name be with
drawn from consideration.
Gen. Chaffee thereupon concluded that
Brig Gen Carter. who had been actively
identified with the establishment of the col
lege, should receive the assignment.
The board of officers appointed to make
the selection were divided in their choice
between Gen. Barry and Gen. Lee. but
when the latter was communicated with
he positively declined the assignment
whereupon the board recommended the de-
tail of Gen. Barry, Notwithstanding his
previous declination.
Gen. Barry Is now in Manchuria with the
Russian army and is probably in ignorance
of his assignment to the general staff, and
his selection president of the war col
lege. 1t Is stated at the War Department
that his orders will be withheld until he is
relieved from his present special duty in
the far east some time In the fall. 1t is
held at the War Department that the pres
ident of the war college must of necessity
be member of the general staff.
This matter, wsich has been the subject
of considerable gossip in military circles. is
now regarded as finally settled, except in
the unexpected event of Gen Barry's asking
to be relieved from the assignment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-25
CHARGED WITH DISCRETION.
Carlton Said to Be McCandless, For
merly of the 9Th Infantry.

A search has been made In the War De-
partment for the record of James II. Nc
Candess who is said to be Frederick h.
Carlton by a man who has written to the
police of Brooklyn from St Louis. This
man says that he can identify the accused
Carlton as McCandless. The records Of the
department show that McCandless left the
army in disgrace, after being dishonorably
discharged and serving two years In prison
at Fort Leavenworth for desertion.
McCandless enlisted November l. 1888,
at ST. Louis in Company D, 9th Infantry.
FIe deserted at Fort Eley April g. 1870,
and was captured the next year. He was
dismissed from the army and given Two
years al hard labor. He was released jan
uary IS, 1893.
The personal description of the man. at
the date of his enlistment. was as follows;
Born in Louisiana. Mo-: twenty-one years
and two months DID, occupation, a COOK
ewes hazel: hair, light: complexion 1air'
height. ) feet 64 inches.
in the search for the record of McCand-
less the name of Frederick Carton was as
covered among the files of the War Depart
ment A clerk in one of the offices served
in the same company, and says that Carl
ton and McCandless were bosom COM
panions.
There is nothing to show that the Fred
crick Carlton of the 9th infantry IS the hiah
who is now under arrest in Brooklyn.
The soldier Carlton, If still alive, must be
about forty-seven years of age, as he was
twenty-four when he enlisted In the ISL
Infantry in 1882
Cartons personal description at the time
of his enlistment was recorded as foilows'
Born in Richmond, Va; age tWenty-four
wears and four months; occupation, a COOK
ewes dark gray; hair. brown; complexion,
fair: height five feet ten inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-25
Funeral of Bennington Victim.
PRESIDENTIAL POSTMASTERS
Announcement of Recent Selec-
tons

The following postmasters have been APP
pointed by the President:
Arkansas. Crossett. Edgar II. Finch. and
Hartford, James II. Hill. jr.: California,
Campbell. Daniel II. Coats, Florida, Area
dla. Andrew Green Dade City. Hettie b.
Spencer. and ST. Petersburg. Walter II.
Bates: Illinois. Edinburg. Abraham L. VIII
liams; Gilman. Herrlck Houghton: I4add,
Malcolm Il. Mcintyre, and Lake Forest,
Mary Laughln; Indiana. MoOresVille Frank
Taylor: Maryland, EIlicott City, Philip Il.
Hartman; Massachusetts. Holyoke. Charles
A. Chase. Michigan. Pcllston, Allen G.
Wright. and SauduSky, Thomas +. Daw-
son; Mississippi, Virgins, Henry f. Davis
Montana. Belgrade James McTaggart; Ne
braska, Clarks. Robert r. Douglas ana
Neigh. Amanda Wills: New Hampshire.
Iittleton. Harry NJ. Eaton; New Jersey,
Wildwood, William b, Livezcy. New York,
Broadalbin. Addison A. Gardner; Lynbrook,
Sylvester Pearsall; Mattituck. Henry +.
Tuthill; St. Regis Rails, Robert K. Mci.ane,
and Westbury Station Alexander 5. Tay-
Tor; North Carolina. Shore. Maiinda a.
Renigar; North Dakota, Leeds. j. r. Doc
ley. Ohio, Mantua, Charles w. Brainerd
Oregon. North Bend, Louis j. Simpson
Pennsylvania, Hazieton, w. ID. GerIaeh
Meshoppen. Sailie b. Gregory: Mount
Jewett. r. VI. Swisher, and Siegfried. A +.
Iaubach: Rhode Island. Apponaug. Edgar
r. MatteSon; Wisconsin. Blair, Tosten /.
Gilbert, and Horison. Lydia Chapman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-25
PUSHING THE WORK
TUNNEL ON FIRST STREET AP-
PREACHING END.

Work on the tunnel of the Pennsylvania
railroad. which extends along LIST street. east,
Is being rapidly carried forward. and Ii is
said the tunnel will be completed and ready
for railroad traffic long before the union
depot has been finished The northern APP
proach to the tunnel has been completed.
As to the progress of the tunnel itself ex-
cavation In the top drift has been finished
to the shaft at 1st and streets northeast.
and the brick work and masonry had been
completed at noon today almost TO East
Capitol street.
The masonry work of the south approach
to the tunnel has also been completed and
work on the supertructure will soon begin.
This includes the iron work for the bridges
and trestles.
Work will soon be commenced on the
south portal of the tunnel at New Jersey
avenue and d street southeast. now that the
little dinky locomotives are not being used
SO much. This work was deferred. Ii Is
said because It was feared the smoke from
the putting and snOrting little engines would
blacken the face Of the granite OF which
the handsome and artistic portal Will be
built. This portal will be OF pretty design
1t Is said, and will have a big metal plate
on Its inner roof bearing the names OF the
contractors and the Pennsylvania railroad
engineers who did the construction work.
The tunnel will be double-tracked or
what is known as twin Tunnel. Each of
the twins will be of sixteen feet span. d.
vided or separated from the other by
four-foot granite wall. This wall VIII be
the only masonry in the tunnel the other
building material used being bricks and ce-
ment.
On the north end the work OF tunneling
has begun and is being done by the cut
and cover process.
Little has been said OF the tunnel on Vir-
ginia avenue southeast. This. 1t was learn
ed today, has been completed from LIST to
18th street southeast. and connection has
been made between the new tunnel and the
old tunnel which extends beneath the north
front OF the navy yard
In order to complete the 1st street tunnel
at the earliest practicable moment two
shifts of MCKNIGHT and day-are being
worked by the contractors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-25
SENATOR MARTIN HERE.
Meets Old Friends, But Refuses to Be
interviewed on Politics.

Senator Thomas S. Martin, who is making
a strong fight in the old commonwealth to
succeed himself In the United States Sem
ate, arrived in the city this morning from
his home at Scotsville, Va, and during the
forenoon met his friends besides attending
10 personal business matters.
Senator Martin, when seen by a Star re-
porters in his apartment at the Raleigh
this afternoon would not discuss for publ
cation the present contest for senatorial
honorS between Governor Montague and
himself. He could not however. prevent
an expression of satisfaction and confidence
from overspreading his countenance when
the subject was preached. The senator de-
clared that he followed the inyariable rule
of not discussing the prospects of any cam
paign in which he was engaged. and turned
away the subject Of politics with pleasant
allusion to other and less abstruse themes.
Senator Martin Is visiting every county
in the state, where he is being show the
heartiest hospitality.
His friends assert openly that he is
becoming stronger the election day ap-
proaches and one of his adherents this
morning, who is familiar with the political
situation in different parts of Virginia, as
serted that after the smoke and fire Of the
primaries next month have cleared away
the records will show big majorities for
Senator Martin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-25
RESENTED BY PRESIDENT.
Story of Sending Photograph to "Fads
and Fancies" Denied.

Special Dispatch 10 Inc Star.
OYSTER BAY N. Y, July 25.-Unquali-
fled denial was made at the executive office
here this morning that President Roosevelt.
Notwithstanding the statement Of Col.
Mann. editor and chief owner of Town
Topics to the contrary. had ever author
lied the sending of photograph Of his for
publlca tion in "Fads and Fancies'' either
three years ago or at any time. Col. Manns
suggestion that President Roosevelt had
furnished the photograph and data asked
for and then forgotten the circumstances
has, it is understood, been resented by the
President. who has no reason to believe
that his memory has become In any way
impaired.
AS matter of fact, the President is
fairly deluged every year with presentation
copies of books, the great majority of which
he never sees. Many of them are turned
over to the Congressional Library, and
others. after having been duly acknowledge
ed, are stacked away in the Offices of the
Presidents private secretary. 1t is there
fore. hardly fair to assume that because a
book has been able to reach the President
through the mails it has passed what Is
equivalent to the country's press censor
ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-25
HANGED AT ToWANDA, PA.
Bigler Johnson Executed for Murder
of Wife and Niece.

TOWANDA, Pa. July 25.-The crime for
which Bigler Johnson was hanged hepe to-
day was the murder of his wife, Margaret
Johnson, from whom he had separated, and
her niece, Annie Benjamin, aged ten years,
on September IS, 1904. 1t was alleged by
the prosecution that the Johnson family,
consisting of five persons went to the home
of Mrs. Bigler Johnson and, with an AK,
killed the woman and the girl. The John
sons, it was then charged. set fire to the
house in an effort to conceal their crime.
The entire family was arrested. Bigler
pleaded guilty and the trial judge fixed the
grade of guilt murder in the first de-
gree. Charles Johnson. brother of BIGGER,
stood trial and was convicted of murder in
the first degree. He is awaiting the de-
termination of his case by the courts on an
appeal. Bigler Johnson also appealed to the
supreme court, but that tribunal refused TO
interfere.
The other members of the family were ac-
quilted. Bigler Johnson made several con-
fessions. In one he implicated his brother
Charles, but In a confession given out last
night he exonerated him from all blame.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-25
DEATH OF A HERO.
Young Man Lost Life Trying to Save
Others.

NEW YORK, July 25.-In heroic effort
to save his mother and sister. who with a
score of others were for time In great
peril from fire, Nathan Newman. twenty
years of age. today lost his own life in a
burning Brooklyn tenement house. Half a
dozen families all of them Hebrews. were
sleeping in the doubled-deck three-story
building when the fires started. When the
alarm was given the fire had reached prac-
tically every floor and the occupants were
forced to flee for their lives.
Many were too late to get down the stair
ways before the escape was cut on by
flames These sought escape by the mar
row ladder which leads to the roof. New
man got through in safety. but was unable
to find his mother and sister. He went
back into the burning building. found the
women and assisted them through the
Opening to the roof.
When he tried to follow them. however,
the ladder was surrounded by flames. he
made rush through the fire but was over
come Just as he reached the top and fell
back into the burning building. All the
other occupants OF the house escaped. Inc
loss on the building was 10000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-25
THE LAMONT OBSEQUIES
FUNERAL AT MILLBROOK TOMOR-
ROW AT 1890 PM.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, July 25.-
Former President Grover Cleveland and
Mrs. Cleveland arrived at Millbrook today,
having come from their summer home at
North Sandwich. n. Y, via Boston and
New York. They were driven at once to
Altamont, the Lamont home, where they
will remain until after the funeral, which
will be tomorrow at 1880 pm.
The service. which will take place at the
Lamont residence. will be of the simplest
nature. DR.. W. Merle Smith. pastor of the
Central Presbyterian Church. New York
city, which the Lamont family attended
when in New York, will officiate. There
will be no pallbearers and few guests are
expected. special train, consisting of a
funeral car and one coach, will convey the
party to Woodlawn cemetery, New York
city, where interment will be made in the
afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-25
FIRST TO INDoRsE AMENDMENT
Convention of Washington County,
Nd, Democrats.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DiSpdtcu 10 lDc otAE.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, July 25-The Wash
ington county democratic convention at
Hagerstown today passed strong resolutions
indorsIng the Poe negro DISTINGUISHING
amendment. being the first county on the
western shore to indorse the proposed meas
ure.
The denomination of Gordon 7. Atkinson
of Somerset county for the office OF state
controller is recommended by the resolu
tions adopted.
The democratic organization. headed by
Col. Buchanan Schley, state tax commits
sioner. had absolute control of today's con-
vention. the prearranged program going
through without the slightest hitch.
A mass delegation consisting OF one dele
gate from each of the twenty-five districts
in the county, was elected to the state con-
vention.
The following were elected members OF
the state central committee for Washing
ton county. to serve two years: State Sem
ator b. Abner Belts. DR.. J. H. Wade. VIII
liam A. Carr, John b. Sweeney and Ben
jamln Mitchell. tr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-25
News Briefs.

Three commissioners at Constantinople
are inuuiring into the attempt on the life
of the sultan, Friday, but they have not
been able to find the slightest clue either TO
the author or the origin OF the outrage.
The killed include Beha Bey. tutor of the
sultan's sons. The majority of the victims
were coachmen.
William Snowden Nichols, said to be the
third Oldest living member of the New York
Stock Exchange, one of the incorporators Of
the Union and Union League clugs and a
charter member of the Metropolitan Mu-
scum Of Art and the Academy of Design, Is
dead in Great Neck, L. 1. Mr.. Nichols was
eighty three years old.
Rene de -Marceaux. the sculptor,
has been elected to membership In the
Academic des Beaux Arts, Paris. in place
OF the late Paul Dubois. and DR.. Paul
Richer. member of the Academy Of Medi-
cine. has been elected to I'LL the vacancy
Rothschild.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-25
An Unprecedented Condition.

Postmaster General Cortelyou will leave
Washington tonight for New York, to at
tend the funeral of Daniel S. Lamont. He
is expected to return Immediately after the
services.
The first. second and third assistant post
masters general are out of the city, and
unless General Shallenberger should return
tomorrow morning. the fourth assistant.
ter general.
AT the Post Office Department today no
former instance could be recalled when the
Postmaster General and his first three as
sistants were out of the city at the same
time. Mr.. Madden Is at Atlantic City and
Gen. Shallenberger and Mr.. Hitchcock are
In New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-25
SUICIDE FROM STEAMER.
To Escape Deportation Immigrant
Leaped Overheard Near New York

NEW YORK, July PA desire to escape
deportati ton led to tragic suicide today on
board the steamer Grosser Kurfurst. bound
for Bremen. While the steamer was pass
ing through the Narrows, one of group Of
immigrants declared unfit to enter the
United States. suddenly leaped overheard
The liner was stopped, and for nearly ff-
teen minutes a lifeboat rowed back and
forth over the eddy-marked path where the
unfortunate foreigner went down. The
sailors recovered nothing except a life
buoy which had been thrown out at the
first cry of Nah overheard
The tug William j. McCaldin drew up
alongside the Grosser Kurfurst and learned
the details of the tragedy. but not the vic
TINS name. 1t could not be ascertained
whether the lost immigrant was man or
a woman. The steamer proceeded on her
voyage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-25
Cricket Match at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. July 25.-The cricket
match between the Gentlemen of Philadel-
phia and the Marylebone Cricket Club of
London was resumed today, with the local
eleven at the bat. When stumps were drawn
yesterday the home players. In their second
innings had scored 80 runs for the loss of
three wickets. In their first innings the
locals were all out for l0S runs and the
Englishmen were retired for total of 49,
The gentlemen of Philadelphia were
all out in their second innings for 155
runs, total on the two innings of 263.
The Englishmen only require SO runs to
win the match.