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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24

ton for the Fourteenth district here
this afternoon. There were but two
ballots. On the second every county
but Rock Island went so!idly 10 the
Mercer county man.
Organization Made Permanent.
The convention recunvened after the
noon recess at 1850 this afternoon.
The temporary organization was made
permanent, after the other usual for
malities were gone through with.
When the call for nominations was
made. Rock Island county presented
+. G.. ARen, Mercer county James Nc
Kinney. Henderson G. r. Cuttings. War
ren. George {. Rankin and McDon-
ough c. V. Chandler
Hancock broke.
After voting on the first ballot for
Chandler. Hancock went To the Mercer
county man. Henderson followed. and
McDonough asked 10 minutes for con
sultation. II was granted. Upon the
return it voted the fun delegation for
Mckinney. Rock Island staid by Al
len and Warren went 10 Mckinney
Deal Finished TodHy.
II Is UGueNtu the uedl WdS uBl lhllg
completed until this morning. but. az
has been said before. IL seemed most
likely the hand OF Sherman that was
shown.
After Mckinney addressed the con-
vention, Mr. Allen was called upon
and introduced as slightly disfigured-
Admitting that. he said; But down in
my heart / am just as sound for the
republican party az | was when 1
thought / was 10 be the man"
Organization of the Convention.
Bushnell. Ill, Aug. 24.-(SpeciaL)-
The republican convention Of the Four
teenth congressional district was call
ed 10 order al II. ~ by J. F. Crawford
Senator o. F. Berry. Of Hancock. was
elected temporary chairman. and W. ).
Brown. OF McDOnough county, temper
AIRY secretary. In taking the chair
Senator Berry paid a tribute 10 Col
Marsh. touching his war record and
his public and private life He said the
Continued on Eighth PageJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
CLAIM WORKMEN KNEW
OF RISK THEY WERE TAKING
Developments Before cononer's Jury
In Albany Building Col
lapse.

Albany. Aug. 24-The coroner's ex-
animation of the workmen who were
digging the cellars under Myers de-
partment store at the time il collapsed
recently has shown the men were
warned of the approaching disaster
for nearly an hour before the structure
fell and crushed the life out of the IS
persons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
GOOD ROADS BOARD USELESS
President of Illinois Commission Re-
signs.

Springfield. H.. Aug 24.-S. Dewitt
w. Smith of Springfield. president of
the Illinois good roads commission,
has resigned. He holds that. as a new
law. which went into effect July /.
provides for new commission, the
old commission is powerless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
MINER WISHED A RECONCILIATION
eighteen SINK WITH SHIP
Foundering of British Bark 5idston
Hill Reported.

Buenos Ayres. Aug 24.-It is report
ed here that the British bark Bidston
Hill has foundered with a loss Of IS
of the crew. The survivors are on an
Argentine steamer en- route here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
Results at Tennis.

Omaha. Aug. 24.-In the singles in
the fourth round OF the middle west
tennis tournament. Snow of Chicago
beat Blacherwick. of Rock Valley; w.
II. Hayes beat Matteson; Gilman beat
Sanderson and Peters beat Holbrook.
In the doubles the first round. Hassler
and Griffith beat John and Hughes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
Was RoOsevrIt's Proposition.

Was ROOseVeIt's Proposition.
Ii was Roosevelt's compromise prop
osition which Baron Komura formally
presented at Saturdays meeting, in
which Japan agreed to entirely with
draw articles 10 and IL Cthe surrender
of interned warships and the limitation
of Russia's naval force in the far easD
and TO substitute for articles and 8
(the cessiop of Sakhalin and indemni-
tyD. a new article providing for an ar
rangement by which Japan should get
q legal title to the southern half OF
Sakhalin which she possessed before
the treaty of 1875. while Russia should
redeem or repurChase the title TO the
northern half OF the island for 1900
O0O. 900 yen. or 100000 600.
While il is Roosevelts proposition in
substance, the Associated Press is in
formed that. as offered yesterday. il
varies slightly from the terms of the
compromise as the president suggest
ed Il TO both sides. In exactly in what
particular cannot be ascertained. Rus
STA. Il can be stated, that while reject
ing the compromise because IL includ-
ed a remuneration for the cost of the
war under another name. was willing
and indeed offered the island of SAX.
halin by not only restoring the status
quo existing before the treaty of 1875.
but 10 delimit the frontier and forever
renounce all claim To the southern
half Under the financial head. Russia
offers TO pay literally for the mainte-
nance OF Russian prisoners in Japan.
Her cession of the Chinese Eastern
railroad also will place a tidy sum in
the Japanese eXchequer but further
than that Witte has as yet no instruc-
tions TO go
Eject Of Money Market.
So the situation stood yesterday
when the conference adjourned until
Saturday But the president did not
surrender. He carried his appeal for
peace to the throne of the Romanoffs.
Ambassador Meyers three hours audi
ence with Emperor Nicholas yesterday
may have proved a deciding factor
There is yet no clue TO the response
Meyer received from the emperor. but
10 is already in Roosevelt's possession
and he is in position today 10 determine
his next step. II the emperor declined
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
M'KINNEY IS |
!. IN bushnell
STORM DISASTER
Third in a Week Lays Out
Roads in Vicinity of
La Crosse.

Lacrosse, Wis. Aug. 24-As re-
suit of another disastrous storm to the
north and west of Lacrosse today rail
road traffic on the Burlington and Nil
waukee roads is again badly demOrai-
lied and trains running several hours
behind the schedule. This was the
third storm within a week. each of
which did immense damage to rail
road property and demoralized traffic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
illinois and Michigan Now Have
Cases of Yellow
Fever.
LOOKS BAD AT BROWNSVILLE
Large Construction Crew Exposed by
Afflicted Negro-came From
the South.
NEW ORLEANS FEVER RECORD.

New Orleans. Aug. 24.-The educa-
tional campaign in the yellow fever
situation is showing itself in many
phases and can be readily noticed in
a decrease of cases under treatment.
Case in Michigan.
Grand Rapids. Mich. Aug. PA
cred in Ottawa county, 10 miles from
here. The patient is Godfrey Limburg,
a telephone lineman. who left New Or
leans a week ago last Tuesday.
Case in Illinois.
Brownsville. Ill. Aug. 24.-With over
300 hborers here exposed to the dread
contagion by a negro from Shreveport,
who admits he came from an infected
yellow fever point i'll the south and
who now lies critically i'll with the
fever at a camp near here, the people
of Brownsville are in frantic fear of
the epidemic becoming general at this
point Many of the citizens of this
town have been exposed to the germs
of the disease.
Strict quarantine regulations have
been instituted and every effort made
TO conduct brave fight against the
dread fever. in case the worst fears of
the people are realized.
300 Exposed.
The negro was a menabersOf sc5ns
struction gang several days before she
broke down with the fever. Means
while every one of the 800 men in the
gang were exposed. Many of these
men board in Brownsville, and 9it .sis
feared they may have given the germs
of the disease a wide spread
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
MYSTERY REMAINS
IN CHICAGO MURDER
William Bracey Suspected of Killing
Mrs. Mize is Dismissed from
Custody.

Chicago, Aug. 24.-William Bracey,
a negro waiter who was seen following
Mrs Elizabeth F. Mize shortly before
she was killed by robbers Tuesday
night. will be released.
Inspector Hunt declared he is salts
fed Bracey is innocent The mystery
of the crime is now more dense than
heretofore
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
SENSATIONAL SEQUENCE
TOMRS. STANFORD'S DEATH
Money Said to Have Been Offered
to Eliminate the Strychnine
Theory.

Honolulu. Aug. 24.-The tragic death
sof Mrs. Leland Stanford has been re-
called by a sensational story publish
sed here to the effect that representa-
tives of the Stanford estate have prac-
tically offered monetary inducements
to local physicians 10 change their
opinion that strychnine caused the
denth of Mrs Stanford.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
Bishop Joyce's Estate s43.5 500.

Minneapolis. Mimi. Aug. 2i.-The
will of Bishop Isaac w. Joyce. deceas-
ed has been filed for probate. He left
$50 900 in life insurance and Sl3.5oO
in realty and personal property. The
money goes to the widow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
Would Adiudoe Husband Insane.

Kalamazoo, Mich. Aug. 24.-Mrs.
Nina Page. wife of Elbert l.. Page,
president of the defunct Exchange
bank at Vicksburg, Mich, and now in
an asylum here, has asked that her
husband be declared mentally incompe-
tent and that a conservator be named.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
CASHIER OF ESTATE is SHORT
Alleged $4,000 is Missing frccn Prop,
erty of D. n. Morgan.

New York, Aug. 2I.-Charged with
forgery of checks amounting to 100000
against the estate of the late million
aire. d. II. Morgan. James +. Hen
messy. cashier of the estate. was ar
rested today. after being indicted by
the grand jury Hennessy is alleged
to have lost money playing horse races.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
BIG MILITARY TOURNAMENT
BEGINS IN NEW JERSEY
National Individual Match Shows a
List of Competitors Num-
bering 657.

Seagirt. n. J.. Aug. "a The great
est military shooting tournament ever
held in the United States opened here
today. Without d moments delay the
National individual match begun with
657 competitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
CAPITALIST BROWNS IN IOWA
q. =. Ebert Of Des Moines Leaps from
Buggy Drawn by Runaway Team.

Des Moines. Iowa. Aug. 24.-Ben F.
Elbert. prominent capitalist. met
death in a small river south of Des
MOines while driving. His team ran away
and he jumped out of the buggy to
bridge and fell into the stream. El-
bert carried life insurance aggregat-
ing more than $500. 600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
ONE IS INDICTED
First Formal Charge Brought
in Connection With Cot
ton Leakage.
F. A. PECKHAM UNDER BONDS
Broker Who Is Alleged to Have Been
Gamer by Conspiracy to
Defraud.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 24-Freder-
ick A. Peckham, indicted for compli-
city in the department of agriculture
cotton reports scandal, was arrested in
Saratoga, y. Y. yesterday and arraign-
ed before United States Commissioner
Charles NJ. Davidson. In default of $12.-
600 bail, Peckham was lodged in Jail
at BaIlstOn.
F. A. Peckham, who is "A New York
broker, has been one of the most con
spicuOus figures in the investigation of
the cotton report leakage His indict-
ment is the first which has become
known in connection with the sensa-
tional developments growing out Of the
charges against the integrity OF the
government cotton statistics.
Charge il Conspiracy.
1t is understood that his arrest was
made on a bench warrant issued by
Chief Justice Clabaugh of the supreme
court of District of Columbia for al
legged conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment in connection with the cotton
crop report OF the department OF agri-
culture. The fact of the issuance OF
the indictment had carefully been Kept
secret in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
FOUR ARE INJURED
IN AN AUTOMOBILE
Serious Accident Occurs in Collision
With a Trolley Car in Brook
lyn.

New York. Aug. 24.-TwO men and
two women. occupants OF an automo-
bile. were badly injured today in col
lision with a trolley car. in Brooklyn.
1t is thought both the women and one
man will die. The injured are Miss
Erma Judge. Miss Agnes Rice, and
Otto Novis. Frank Brown was owner
of the motor car.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
THE PRESS WRONG ON FRATERNITIES

ment of insurance to the widow of a
member who died year after allow
inf his policy, on which he had paid
for five years, to lapse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
Council Bluffs, iowa. Cashier Short.

Council Bluffs, Iowa. Aug. 24-Da-
vid T. .Stubbs. cashier of the Citizens
Gas and Electric company was arrest
ed yesterday on a charge of embezz-
ling s1.S75 OF the cOmpany's funds.
Stubbs admits that discrepancy Of al
least $500 will be shown in his ac-
counts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
Charge Is Conspiracy.
VESSEL BURNING
OFF ISLE OF WIGHT

London. Aug. 24.-An unknown YES
sci is on fire OF the Isle OF Wight, and
blazing fuFiously.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
nominated
| CONVENTION
Mercer County Man Gets
Congressional Honor
With Ease.
FULLY AS PREDICTED
Rock Island Republicans Left
Alone on Second
Ballot.
RESULT FIRST BALLOT.

Bushnell. Ill. Aug. 24.-(Special)-
James Mckinney. of Aledo, was nom-
mated for congress to succeed the late
B. F. Marsh by the republican conven-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24

yielded a good deal 10 his persuasion.
Only a single point still separates them,
but is, as il has been from the begin
ming of the cTuX.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
Introduces 900 Natives.

Gov. Curry, of Samar island, intro
duced a delegation of 500 natives from
that place, whose appearance consti-
tuted one of the most picturesque feat
ures of the festivities. The transport
sails for Legaspi, island of Luzon, to-
morrow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24

according to today's Associated
Press dispatches. ne is dominant factor
on the worlds war stage in the far
east
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
NATIVE HONORS
Are Accorded Secretary Taft and
Party at Taclo-
ban.
A PICTURESQUE FEATURE
Appearance of 500 of the Islanders
Who Glve Welcome to
Anne ricans.

Tacloban. Aug. 24.-The transport
Logan arrived here this morning with
Secretary Taft and party on board.
The distinguished visitors witnessed a
great parade of the citizens of Taclo-
ban. who showed every sign of bust
ness prosperity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24

IJames Mckinney. who was today
nominated for congress by the Four
tcpnth district congressional Couvsu-
tiou at EuShncI. was born in Hcndcr-
son county and graduated in 1874 from
Monmouth college lie was taken Into
partnership in the Alcdu hank by his
father. John Mckinney. and has deVcl-
oped into one of the best known busi-
ness men iu western Illinois For IN"
past TO years Do" has 'cn "a member OF
the republican stat" central committee
from the Fourteenth district. and iu 1900
was chairman of the executive commit
tee and iu 1904 was "a member OF the
managing committee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24

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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-05-26

~-~~~~~~~~N~~~~~~~~~~~~o~~
CoNGREG ATIoNAL-Services every Sunday.
Sunday school at 10 GOA. M.
Public worship at II 90 q. m.
Evening service at 30 p m.
Meeting for conference, prayer and bible
study at the church every Saturday at 30
The Ladies Guild meets every Thursday at
3 90 D. m, at the home of members, as announced
Busy Bees meet every Saturday at 90 p. M,
at the home of the members.
The old building will be used for religious SER
vices while the new one is being constructed.
services.
w. s. BIXBY, Pastor.
CATHoLIC-Services at the Catholic church
every fourth Sunday in the month; mass at
7:3O a m Sunday school at p. M; vespers
80 p. m. ; low mass following monday.
Father H. Colin, Pastor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-05-26

Commenting upon the recently ex-
pressed opinion that the best known
women writers of the present day are
not college graduates, Harper's Week
ly notes that among men writers WHO
have achieved success the college grad
uate is an exception. Stevenson went
to college, but proved a lazy student.
Hawthorne and Holmes were college
bred, and in this class belong Winston
Churchill, Booth Harrington and Jack
London. On the other hand, the ranks
of authors who missed a college career
include Scott, Dickens, Thackeray,
Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Howels,
Henry James, George W. Gable, Kip
ling, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Du Mau-
rier, Lew Wallace and others of less
distinction.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-05-26
Abyssinia and Morocco.

The American state department is
not greatly exercised over the uncer-
tain situation in northern Africa. Kings
and emperOrs may visit and address
colonists and natives of Morocco with
out ruflling the serenity of Uncle Sam.
The. United States, despite the Perli-
caris- RaisuI incident, has established
relations with the government at Fee
which no potentate is likely TO disturb.
The Abyssinia-American treaty jam
med the door of Menelik's kingdom in
the face of Europe and opened the
gateWays leading to the west.
Having captured the foreign trade
of the realm over which the queen of
Sheba once ruled, we are now in a
position to compete with Germany for
the commerce of Morocco. 1t is true
that the trade of that eXcitable coun-
try is largely prospective, but there is
no reason why Uncle Samuel should
not have generous share of its fu-
ture fruits. With the extension of Flu
ropean spheres Of influence" over the
coasts of ancient Carthage, an indus
trial boom is due which may restore
to the southern shores of the Mediter-
ranean their ancient wealth and pres
tige.
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After a careful study of the worlds
sources of gold supply the mining ex-
perts have reached the conclusion that
the discovery and opening of new
mines is not keeping pace with the ex-
haustion of those now being worked.
A glut of gold is therefore not a dan
ger for the near future at least.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-05-26

Now that they have concluded a
like that, with Argentina. the bellicose
Chileans have time to fry other fish,
They are holding down territory to
which they have no title and, like the
Russians in Manchuria not SO very
long ago, refuse to move on.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-05-26

The phalanx of American heroes who
have been called collectively THE
Bravest Five Hundred" has a rival
claimant for historic fame in an Eng
lish body OF Victoria cross winners OF
about the same number
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-05-26

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-22
SCHOOL GUARANTEED.
Dozen Virginia Girls Shut Up
Under Precautionary Regulations

isneslai to The 'rlincs-Dispatcli)
III MONTERREY, Ma, Jan, 2l--,A telephone
message to the effect that aGcase Of stnlllr
6pon had developed in the school ~ Nv,
M Garsonnat Reliance. VA, brought con-
starnntion 10 several homes in Highland
y For three yebrs. Mr.. Carson conducted q
y high school in This county. and when
lie established one at Rallfnce. many
8pf his friends here continued to54liatroni1e
him. a a result so,pe ten or twelve
SIiEghland girls ars now shut up IN The
sunfoytArate premises over which Is
the yellow flag
# Strict quarantine reala'iprs haze made
il$bufd 10 abrain details; but thransh
Iof. Clarence Jones, OF Augusta son pf
+ Treasurer j, a IpEea, ard who igs a
young brother III the Carson school, AZ
was learned tbut he flrst yietiiu ~ g
sI'al.to lsico lad. i VII 10 siipposad % iaNc
been inoeuiataI by means gpt "a f,irltt-
nus hpx sent MN by lis5 pareDts some
lime ago. n bis Theory So lseld 2bfpause
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-22
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and Oliver have q contract for "a miies Of the
new railroad }, They that by Feb lat they
will have about 400 moi, at work on his con-
tract, They now have 800 lenen further
says Ing viii !, ths y.
Ena ne efeS 's DTnk sf
,razewe!i should 10 built g connect with the
Already several u town sites have been laid
out along the new limo and new iota are
beng sad and Gsntfa 81
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pspalatea !, u and
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and cold water. and telephon esaS II % n.
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Spring Mr.. Hughes tIs yea thiss .Gount!,.s
Y grazG,
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-22
Chatham Gilt Chat

Especial d to Tl,a Timeu. y spat chi s3S
}tipnary and fancy GROCERY has been oppll-
cd by u. j. Sands on Main Street. as iii 4
Dr. William Anderson Payne left this
week for San Antonio, Texas 81 where be
will3hnllg out his shinglc, 4. II re
Work was this week commenced on tho
comnodlops storage warehouse Of III Is q
OVERLY. III s 81 4 rs 3 RI A; N 4, @,,
Mrs NJ. R.yNN. Halle, Of Iissex county,
has moved to this place ana wi i reside
With her son, pr, Ianes s, Halle. Dun
can NJ cI3ae. u grandson, ACCOMPANIMENT her,
= George Parsons was on Monday fined
800 ana costs by Justice Hurt for ass
tsuultlng William CrawleS, THE diniculty
occurred "a Purson's store. AZ 4,