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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-28
KILLED ON TRACK.
Greek Iaborer Meets Death in
Railway Yards Sum
day.
BREAKS HIS BACK AND ARM
Was Employed on Construction Going
On st. Paul Road-Taken
From Rails Once.

A Greek laborer, name unknown,
who had been employed on the c. NJ
& st. P. railway construction work,
was struck by a car Sunday morning
at 1920 o'clock in the yards near the
c. r. l. & P. depot. and died an hour
later at st. AnthOny's hospital, where
he was removed. His back was brok-
en-, and his right arm broken in several
places. The testimony of those who
saw the man before he was killed is
that he was intoxicated and was unable
TO walk straight. He was sitting on
the track few minutes before II
O'Clock, and Ernest Mcmillan and a
railway employe removed him and
placed him on the depot steps. They
looked for a policeman to take charge
of him. and before one could be found
he had left the steps and. gone back
onto the tracks. The next thing seen
Of him he was lying under the step of
engine No. IS, between the engine and
tender. fatally injured. He was re-
moved TO the baggage room. and from
there was taken 10 the hospital in the
ambulance. He was identified by
means of his working card and num-
ber He with several others had been
in Rock Island drinking Saturday He
was about 80 years of age. Nothing is
known of his relations
Inquest Today.
Coroner Eckhart took charge of the
body. and conducted an inquest this
morning at the Wheelan undertaking
parlOrs, where the body was removed.
Ernest Mcmillan. a driver for Spencer
q TrefZ. testified that while standing
near his omnibus his attention was
called to the Greek sitting on the
tracks. He told of removing the intox-
icated man TO the depot steps, and of
looking for an officer to take charge
of him. Later he saw the injured man
on the tracks. farther east of the bag
SagerOOm that when he was first seen.
George II. BOggs, driver for Robb's
express company. said he had seen the
man a few minutes before the accident
walking east along the platform. He
was so intoxicated that he staggered
as he walked. George ClappeT, fore
man of the night coach engine. said
his attention had been called to the
man on the tracks some time before
the accident, but that his work re
quired his attention. He ordered A
w. Lundy, a switchman, to couple
dining car onto train No. 43. which had
just pulled in. Lundy was riding on
the front of the dining car when the
accident occurred. He jumped from
the car, and signaled to the engineer
to stop. They were moving only four
miles an hour at the time. Fred BlOn-
del. the fireman and F. NJ. McGinty.
the engineer, said they had not seen
the man until after the accident
Razor Found.
A razor was found on the ground
near the scene of the accident but it
gave no clew to the identity of the in
jured man.
The verdict of the jury was that
he came to his death by being
struck by dining car and engine of
the c. r. l. & p. The railway com
pany and employees were exonerated
from any blame for the accident.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-28

ScTofula, salt rheufn. erysipelas and
other distressing eruptive diseases
yield quickly and permanently TO the
cleansing, purifying power of BurdOck
Blood Bitters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-28
Taken With Cramns.

VIM. Kirmse, a member of the bridge
gang working near LittlepoTt, was
taken i'll Thursday night with cramps
and a kind of cholera. His case was
so severe that he had to have the mem
bers of the crew wait upon him until
Mr. Clifford was called and consulted.
He told them that he had a medicine
in the form of Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and DiarrhOea Remedy that
he thought would help him out and &C
cordingly several doses were admin
isteTed with the result that the fellow
was able TO be around the next day. The
incident speaks quite highly of Mr.. Git
ford's Observation-Disclosures, Iowa, Ar
gus
This remedy never fails. Keep il in
your home it may save life. For sale
at all leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-28

II YOU want the family to be healthy
strong and active. give them Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea this month
Makes rich. red blood bone and mus
Gle 80 cents. tea or tablets. T II
Thomas pharmacy
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21

missed the drosky. After waiting un-
was not spying on his movements, he
entered restaurant and sat down at
table somewhat apart from the 9TH
er people present. A minute later a
waiter approached. and handing him
card appeared to wait his order.
Radaloff gazed with apparent inter
est at the bill of fare, and then en-
sued this somewhat unusual colloquy:
Have you discovered the address,"
asked Radaloff, pointing to the bill
and speaking in low voice.
The waiter took the card, nodded
and replied: Excellent and fresh
and then in lower tone-"no, Alex
androffski Ulitza."
Radaloff examined the bill of fare
again. Then he paused thoughtfplly,
as If to make selection. Pointing
to another line, he murmured, so that
the words reached the walters ear
alone, Married or SINGLE"
Certainly, SIR" came the prompt
response as the well-trained waiter
made note Of the demand; then,
softly, "single"
Radaloff leaned back with an air of
Indifference. Really it appeared he
was not hard to please. "You can
bring the order" he said; and then,
as If reconsidering, "at home or
away?"
"In St. Petersburg-probably now
at the house of'-and dropping his
voice to its lowest audible tone, the
waiter finished his sentence.
Radaloff, cool and collected as he
invariably was. could not conceal the
look of establishment caused by the
information he had just received. But
the transition from his usual impass.
i've manner was only momentary. at
will do" was all he said, and the
waiter. with polite bow. which your
well-trained servant on the continent
never forgets, withdrew to fill the
somewhat extraordinary order with
which he had been favored.
Ito be continued)
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21

her daughter could hope to attsJn.
The union of the two families meant
much for both, but most for the Karsi.
chefs. The influence resulting from
the alliance could hardly fail to give
General Karsicheff higher place in
the government-perhaps a place in
the imperial council That was the
ambition of the countess for her hus.
band. There was not one cloud on the
horizon Of Katherine karsichetf's fu-
ture. What wonder that the proud,
naughty face lighted up with pass
ing smile Of perfect satisfaction as
her mind rapidly reviewed the past
and formed pleasant picture for the
future!
Michael Radaloff. five minutes after
he had left the presence of the minis
ter Of police. emerged from the house
by a private entrance which com
municated to that part Of the estab-
lishment wherein Gen. Karsichef
transacted his official business. A
brisk walk sof ten minutes brought
him to the nearest public stand for
conveyances, and hailing drosky, he
jumped in. and with word Of direc-
ton to the driver, was driven rapidly
away. Within few doors of his des-
tination Radaloff alighted and dis
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Had a Hard Job.

A former minister of the parish of
Kirkmichael, in Ayrshire, was resting
in his study one Saturday afternoon,
after having finished the preparations
Of his sermon for next day, when he
was startled with sounds of violent
quarreling in his own house. He
jumped up from his easy chair.
opened the door and heard the angry
voice of his own man shouting in
the kitchen. Ma, moo. ye lmmer,
tho chase ye to Jericho I'll catch
ye." The minister burst into the
kitchen and found there, to his great
surprise, nobody but the man himself
who worked on the glebe, and who
was now seated at table taking his
supper. John, John, what's the mean
ing O. this? Wha were ye swearing
at? Wha were ye fetchin' wiz" "Me
minister" said the astonished John.
I'm no fetchin', I'm no swearin' at
onybody; I'm only suppin' thae cauld
sowens iporridge) DOT O. pewter
plate wi this thick horn spoon, and
they're gey an tickle to catch"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Bath In GoIdf1eld.

"All trouble and inconvenience
growing out Of the scarcity of water
in the new mining camps Of Nevada
is rapidly disappearing" remarked
Oscar ]. Smith, lawyer and capitalist
of Reno. '"rhey have quite as much
water in Goldfeld now as will satisfy
the requirements Of the camp. was
down at Goldfield recently, and notic-
ing a sign on building which pro-
claimed the fact that baths were to
be had there I went in and announced
that would like to get bath. The
fellow in charge handed me ticket
and took my money.
"'Well, see here said l, I don't
want bath ticket. want BATH
"'Oh, you'll get bath all right,
and the bathhouse manager. Let me
ses your ticket, No. s13. There are
about S12 people ahead of you. Come
around in about three or four weeks I"
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
CHAPTER n.
The Countess karsicheff.

Katherine, Countess Karsicheff,
was one of the social leaders of the
most exclusive society in St. Peters
burg. For centuries her family had
occupied foremost position among
the great names of the empire. Kath-
crime Karsicheff was of the truest
Russian type of the grande dame and
of the bluest blood of the old Musco.
vite nobility. So it was that when
Katherine became the wife Of the
then comparatively unknown COVER
nor of Tambov, her family influence
was sufficiently powerful to push the
fortunes of Countess Karsicheff,
until now he was at the head of the
imperial police, then perhaps the most
responsible and arduous post in the
empire.
The family consisted at this time
Of two children, son and daughter,
Nicholas and Olga. The former os-
tensibly acted as his fathers secre.
tary, but really spent most of his
time in the pursuits common to the
younger sons of the nobility, the ex.
travagant and riotous dissipations of
the capital.
Olga Karsicheff, on the other hand.
was a marked contrast to her broth.
er. She was tall, graceful girl with
rather pensive face, the expression
of which was intensified by the sad
ness which continually haunted her
great brown eyes.
| The Countess Karsicheff, immed.
| lately after entering the house, pro.
ceeded to her own apartments. As
| the countess glanced at herself in the
| mirror she wore a smile of pride and
triumph. All day long she had been
receiving congratulations on the ap.
preaching marriage of her daughter
| Olga with the dashing young Colonel
Alexis Nazimoff, only son and heir OF
| Paul, Count Nazimoff, and the great.
| est catch of the day in st. Peters.
| burg.
The trousseau had arrived from
Paris. and the rich and elegant cos.
| tunes had been pronounced by the
few nearest and dearest friends privi
legged to inspect them to be absolute
| ly faultless in their perfection.
The wealth and station of the par
ties, the youth and beauty of the pros
pective bride and the popularity OF
the young heir of the house of Nazi
mott, the elaborate preparations fol
the event-all these made the ap
preaching marriage one of more than
ordinary interest and the topic OF
/ conversation in the higher circles OF
| society.
| No wonder Katherine Karsichefl
was proudly triumphant. The mar
riage of Olga was the one dream OF
her life. and an alliance with the
house of Nazimoff the highest honor
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
War Ha. Mad. chum. Foes.

Lady Takahira, wife of the Japan
ese minister, and Baroness Rosen.
whose husband succeeds Count Cas-.
sini as Russian ambassador, were
great chums in Toxic when the baron
represented his government there.
Society in Washington is somewhat
interested to know just how these two
women will act when they meet. The
Baroness Rosen loves music and poet.
ry. as does Lady Takahira. Both are
excellent linguists and have a wit
which long ago made them conspicu.
GUS in the diplomatic set. The wife of
the Japanese minister is a dainty and
gracious woman, not above five feet.
She can sing like thrush, loves to
wear ropes of pearls, runs to white in
her gowns and in her intensely blacln
hair wears diamond sunburst OF
great beauty. In Toxic the Baroness
Oyama, Lady Takahira and Baroness
Rosen were inseparable. All three
play chess.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
eudaeon. No Longer Biting.

Confidence in Wall street is at low
ebb, as evidenced by the refusal Of
the public to bite at the bait thrown
to it by promoters, spectators and
financial adventurers. In the good old
days all that was necessary to sell
new stock or bond was the indorse-
ment of some alleged reputable bank
ing house. The banking house would
reap the harvest and let the public
hold the bag. But investors have
learned few things during the last
few years and they are now as wary
of the traps set for them by designing
Wall street men as they are OF known
confidence sharks. What is needed In
Wall street is thorough cleaning.
Weed out the rascals, big and little,
expose their crooked methods and
bring them before the bar Of Justice.
Present methods can not continue
Baltimore News.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
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done, and at once. Any further de-
lay now, and | may be deposed with
out moments notice! Anything but
that, my God! anything but that! 1t
would mean ruin. disgrace, dishonor."
Wrought up by the picture his fears
had brought before him, Karsicheff
strobe up and down his apartment, a
prey to the most poignant anxiety
and apprehension
Suddenly he stopped. and pulling a
bell cord with quick. impatient mo-
sumed his seat.
A moment later and the door ST.
lently opened to give entrance to a
tall. soldierly man. Taking one Of the
papers from the desk before him
Karsicheff ran his eyes over it. and
then turning to the man, handed him
the document, with the remark:
Have we that name on the list of
suspects?"
Radaloff, confidential agent of the
minister, took the paper, and with a
quick glance mastered its contents.
II do not recall the name, your ex-
cellency." was his reply.
Consult the register and find out. !"
Radaloff bowed and withdrew.
1T is my last chance" mused the
minister, when his subordinate had
withdrawn. II will arrest him to-
night and take the chances Of making
sensation that will at least show
he smiled bitterly as he recalled the
prime minister's words-"that l have
done something"
Within five minutes Radaloff again
entered the apartment, and respect
fully approaching Karsicheff, present
ed the paper. THE name ocurs in
the report of the students of the Poly
technique, your excellency, marked
simply Suspect No reason is as
signed, nor are any particulars CIV
en-"
Detail Ferzan on the case at once
or, stay! Take the case yourself. 1t
is important. Spare no expense and
lose not moment. Report to me in
person at any place may be when
you have finished. And"-as Rada-
loft was about to withdrawn re-
quire full report. See that nothing
is wanting to make it complete
Radaloff bowed and left the room.
Once more Karsicheff resumed his
restless walk.
The sound Of the great bell in the
official residence caused him to walk
to the window just as magnificently
appointed sleigh. drawn by four coal
black horses, dashed up to the door.
Reclining among the mass of furs
were two ladies'. at the sight Of whom
karsicheff's expression changed to
one of mingled pride and affection. A
moment more and the occupants Of
the sleigh had entered the house, and
a servant announced to the minister
that the Countess Karsicheff and
Mile. Olga Karsichen, his wife and
only daughter, had returned from
their drive.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Railroad company's Gratitude.

Mamie Gibson, a barefooted 11-year.
old girl who lives with her parents in
the Black mountains of North Caro-.
lima, is to be given college educa.
tion by the Southern Railway, which
will also provide for her in other
ways. Some time ago big slide oc.
Cured on the mountain while she
was home alone. She ran down the
railroad waving her red petticoat. A
heavy train was stopped by her ten
feet from where the mountain haA
caved in. Below was an abyss seve Sd
al thousand feet deep.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Roosevelt's Opinion Of Root,

Some months ago President Roose.
welt uttered this estimate of Elihu
Root: "In John Hay l have a great
secretary Of state. In Philander
Knox have great attorney general,
In other cabinet posts I have great
men. Elihu Root could take any OF
these places and fill it as we'll as the
man who is now there. And, in addi.
tion, he is what probably none OF
these gentlemen could be-a great
secretary of war. Elihu Root is the
ablest man I have known in our gov.
ernment service. l will go further.
He is the greatest man that has ap.
peared in the public life Of any coun.
try. in any position, on either side OF
the ocean, in my time"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
SHAH ON HIS TRAVELS.
Persian Ruler Accompanied by Nu-
nerous Attendants.

Persian Ruler Accompanied oy Nu-
merous Attendants.
No European potentate has, when
ne travels, so many attendants, Off
GERS and adjutants with him as the
shah Of Persia, who has recently been
visiting Vienna again. He Is also ac-
companied by two of his little sons,
to whom he pays a great deal of at
tention, listening in the parlor car to
their prattle with evident delight. A
Viennese journalist says that were 1t
not for the huge jewels in his attire
he would look more like Wallachian
shepherd than like a shah. He Is
short and rather stout, has sloping
shoulders and body that looks as If
1t might be made Of tallow or cheese.
His countenance is thin, his features
relaxed, his expression blase. Though
he seems almost like caricature,
there is something pathetic about his
appearance.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
STOLEN GEMS HARD TO SELL
Man Who Stole Tiffany Diamonds
Gathered In q White Elephant.

In the opinion of Detective Char
lie Heidelberg, the man who stole
the great Tiffany diamonds has a
white elephant of prodigious size on
his hands. While the stones represent
a fortune in themselves. there is alb
solutely no way in which the thief
can dispose Of them without subject
ing himself to immediate capture The
only satisfaction left him is to gaze
at the gems in the solitude of his
home and weave dreams about great
possibilities contained in those three
sparkling bits of carbon.
All the diamond cutters in the
world may be numbered on the fin
gers OF both hands," said Heidelberg.
They have all received accurate de-
scrlptions OF the stones and IL they
are presented to any of these experts
to be cut. the person in whose custody
they are will Immediately be arrested.
Some days ago 1t was reported
that there was diamond eating ex-
pert In Pittsburg who had not been
included in the official list. An inves-
tigation was made at once and the re-
port proved to be false. There is one
cutter in Chicago. but none nearer.
The description of the missing gems
has been scattered broadcast, and SO
much publicity given to the matter
that even the most daring fence
would not take the diamonds at
fthe of their value.
I'm my opinion, the theft was not
the work of an outsider" added the
detective. "The stones were taken
by some one in the store who was
familiar with the methods of the es-
tablishment.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Mark JWain's Retort

Many years ago when Mark Twain
was a struggling journalist he found
himself one day with a note coming
due and total lack of funds with
which to meet it. Half distracted, he
was rushing around the city in a fe-
verish hunt for funds to tide him over
the trying time. He rushed a little
too quickly, however, for as he was
turning corner he collided with a lit
tie man and overthrow him. The vic.
tim regained his feet and yelled:
You Go that again and III knock
you into the middle of next week"
"My dear sir" said the apologize
humorist, do it by all means. If I
can get through till then without
breaking I'm safe"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
RYAN A MONEY GETTER.
characteristics Of the New Head Of
the EQUITABLE,

SHdTACSSTIStIC8 u kUC TNS" EVSao W
the Equitable.
John Shelton Williams Of Rich
mond, Va, one of the foremost bank
ers and railway organizers Of the
south. says of Thomas Fortune Ryan.
the new head of the Equitable: 81
have known Mr.. Ryan six years and
in that time have been associated
with him in enterprises in which we
were mutually interested and opposed
to him in struggles for the control Of
properties. 1t was difacult for me to
understand that man could be capa-
BILE of violating pledges and promises,
deliberately and solemnly given, and
afterward Of looking me calmly in the
face, expressing friendship and appar-
emily not at all ashamed or embar-
rassed-not even angered-when
!bluntly told my opinion Of his con-
duct. Mr.. Ryan has the tendencies
which, If his lines had been cast in a
humble and contracted sphere. prob
ably would have made him a klepto-
maniac. His strongest impulse is to
acquire money."-Chicago Chronicle.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
MODERN LIFE TOO FAST.
Grave Danger In the HustIlng Habits
Of Americans.

Of Americans.
Surgeon General Rixey sounds a
note Of warning to the American peo-
pie when he declares that the death
OF Secretary Hay and a number Of
other men prominently identified with
the government in recent years is due
to too much work and too little exer-
else. The statement coming from an
authority 80 high can not be passed
without consideration. The energy
of the American is one Of the wonders
OF the world and there ia reason to be,
lieve that persons in private life die
from the cause that has taken so
many public men. The mad pace ap.
pears to pervade all branches of 30.
ciety, and while some men have the
wisdom to temper their toll with the
necessary exercise they appear to be
the exception rather than the rule.
1t is therefore plain that If Americans
are to live their allotted days they
must change their mode Of living, but
how? The principles are established
and 1t is difficult to change them. 1t
has become almost second nature for
the American to hustle, evidently one
Of the most dangerous elements Of our
business life.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Where the Gang Rules.

Col. Sheldon Potter, who represents
reformed Philadelphia in the headship
of the city's police department, was
talking at a dinner party about gang
rule and municipal corruption.
"Gang rule" he said, encourages
bad habits, drunkenness, hundred
evils. This was well shown in a
school board meeting in New Eng.
land town. Corruption in that town
was rampant. and in consequence dis
sipation was rampant, too.
"Well, at the school board meeting
I speak of it was said that the clerk
long before the nights business end
ed was signing checks with the whisky
and drinking the ink."-Cincinnall
Enquirer.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Russell Sage AZ a Legislator.

Everybody knows Russell Sage as
faancier. Only few remember that
at one time in his career he repre-
sented a New York district in con-
gress. He was elected to the thirty
third congress as a whig. taking his
seat Dec. 5, 1858. On the second day
of the session he participated in dis
cussion regarding the creed of a
clergyman who had been suggested for
chaplain of the house. From that
time on he took active part in the de-
liberations Of that body, proving him.
self strong debater.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
A Proper Distinction.

Here is story that the Rev. Mox.
ON of Springfield tells of John Fiske,
which illustrates his frankness:
1t seems that one day his wife had
to report to him that their son had
been guilty Of calling Mrs. Jones, a
neighbor, fool and Mr.. Jones much
worse fool.
Prof. Fiske sent for the youngster,
and when he appeared in the library
said to him sternly: my son. is it
true that you said Mrs. Jones was q
fool?"
Hanging his head the boy replied
Eyes, father, did"
"And did you call Mr.. Jones a worse
fool?"
"Yes, father"
After a moments reflection the fam.
Gus historian said slowly: well, my
son. that is just about the distinction
l should make. Boston Record.