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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-14
THE WEATHER.

showers and probably thunderstorns
tonight and Friday; tonight !;
cooler Friday afternoon.
showers and thunderstorms have oc-
CURED In the extreme northwest. along
the eastern Rocky mountain slope from
Alberta to Texas. and far eastwad
Iowa and Minnesota Light rains
have also In lien In northern Florida and
the coast of south Carolina.
10 Is considerably cooler In the Ohio
valley and the Middle Atlantic and New
England states. while rapid rise In
temperature II noted In the Missouri val
ley.
Light frost il again reported from up
per Michigan.
Temperature ut n. 30; mt $3.50
q. o.
J. NJ. sHERIER, Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-14

the WATERFOWL hospital, as was stated
the papers last evening.
Harvest excursion to MuScatine on
the large steamer J. S. September 16.
Leaves Rock Island 8 a. m, arrives
Muscatine II p. m. Leaves Muscatine
3 d. M. arrives Rock Island g p. m.
Fare only 80 cents for the round trip.
Bring your families and lunch baskets
and enjoy this trip.
The Tri-City Women's Union Label
league will meet tomorrow afternoon
in Union hall on West Second street.
Davenport. Hereafter the league will
meet on the first Friday afternoon of
every month. at Industrial hall in Rock
Island. and on the third Friday after
noon in Union hall in Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-14
IN THE SUBURBS.
ORION.

Orion, Sept. 14.-Mrs. VIII Samuel
son and children, who have been visit
ing relatives for some time, departed
Friday evening for their home in Cald-
well. Kan.
Z. II. Tammie was a Rock Island
visitor last Thursday.
Mrs. H. X. Dusenberry and daugh-
ter. Mildred. were Coal Valley visitors
one day last week
Mrs Jennie Clawson has moved her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-14
Best for Children.

Mothers. be careful of the health
of your children. Look out for coughs.
colds. Group and whooping cough. Stop
them in time-One Minute Cough Cure
pleasant Contains no opiates. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-14
CITY CHAT.
ure with Mckee.

Insure with Mckee.
Zazaro Is there. cali for it.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Fresh bulk oysters at Buncher's-
The East Moline lots can be had {
Ward & Hamilton, real estate dealer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-14

visitor one day last week.
Edgar Bell of Moline spent Sunday
at home with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. II. l.. Rice of Watago
have moved into the house formerly
occupied by Pete Matthews.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-14

All the news ali the time-TFt
ARGUS.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
STARTS FIGHT
FOR Big ESTATE
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TACOMA, April Mrs. Elizabeth
Nolan of Chicago has arrived here to
contest the will of James M. Nolan,
who died two months ago leaving an
estate valued at $50,000. Mrs. Nolan
alleges that she did not know that
Nolan secured a divorce from her more
than five years ago on the ground Of
desertion and that by the decree she
was deprived of all interest in the
property left by Nolan In Tacoma and
Port Angeles.
Nolan willed his property to Miss
julia Sekor, who is said to have been
engaged to him. His daughter, Mrs.
Bambula, who is here from Chicago
with her mother, received Nolan's $4,000
life insurance. In order to establish
her right to portion of the estate,
Mrs. Nolan has started a suit to set
aside the divorce alleging that it was
obtained by gross perjury and fraud.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
Suicide ENDS
LIFE OF crime
Special Dispatch to The Can

POPLAR, Iowa, April IA triple
funeral in this village to-day, at which
NJ. Nelson and his two little daughters
were buried, ended, it is hoped, the long
nightmare of crimes that has followed
the murder of Frank P. Richardson
seven years ago. Nelson has always
been supposed to have murdered Rich
ardson and he is believed to have killed
his first wife. He murdered another
man in order that he might marry the
widow; drove his second wife away
with a threat Of death; murdered his
two children. tried to kill his father
and mother, and then blew out his own
brains. Danny Westrope and Christian
Ebert were suspected of being accom-
plices In the Richardson murder West
rope drowned himself four years ago
and Ebert disappeared just as Rich
ardson did. 1t is believed Nelson mur-
dered him.
Nelson stabbed his two children to
death and later when his father and
mother called on him and asked where
they were he gave them an overdose of
strychnine in coffee which fortunately
only made them sick. He afterwards
committed suicide. He left q note to
his parents, asking for forgiveness,
saying he could not help 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
'AERONAUTS ROW
ABOUT AIRSHIP
Special Dispatch to The call.

SAN JOSE, April Professor John
]. Montgomery Of Santa Clara College,
the inventor of the aeroplane that
promises to revolutionize aerial navi-
CATION, to-day filed suit against T.
S. Baldwin, the well-known aeronaut,
for 100000 damages for violation of
contract and pilfering his invention.
Another suit was also filed asking for
an accounting of all moneys received
from the exhibition of the California
Arrow, as Baldwin calls his airship,
and for perpetual injunction prevent
ing Baldwin from constructing and
further exhibiting airships Of the Ar
row type.
In the damage suit Professor Mont
gomery sets forth that on April %,
1904. he entered into a contract with
Baldwin in which a partnership was
formed for the purpose of giving public
exhibitions for profit of a contrivance
to be invented by the plaintiff for Gid
ing and soaring through the air with
out the aid Of gas. 1t was agreed that
Baldwin was to act in the dual role
of agent and partner; that as partners
both were to contribute all their
knowledge and experience for the pur-
pose of advancing the interests Of the
partnership, and that the defendant as
agent was to account to the partner
ship for all the moneys received for
such public exhibitions and to pay to
the plaintiff one-half Of all the net
proceeds from said public exhibitions.
Professor Montgomery states that by
the terms of the contract he was to re-
tain and reserve to himself the sole
and exclusive ownership Of said in
vented contrivance and each and every
part thereof.
The complaint further alleges that
plaintiff. relying upon the promises and
representations of the defendant, at
great expense and inconvenience, en-
tertained said defendant as his guest
at Santa Clara College and taught and
instructed the defendant in the under
lying principles and laws requisite to
the successful construction and manip-
ulation of the invention.
Plaintiff alleges that he did all In his
power to carry out his part Of the con-
tract. 1t is asserted that Baldwin
neglected and refused to assist in the
experiments: to give his time and at
tention to the perfecting or manipula-
ton of the contrivance and refused to
pay the costs and expenses of the ex-
periments and development work men
toned In the contract. Because Of this
apathy on the part Of Baldwin, Mont
gomery alleges he has been damaged to
the extent of 100000.
The second suit. which asks for a
perpetual Injunction restraining Bald
win from constructing or operating the
California Arrow, alleges that Baldwin
built parts Of Montgomery's contriv-
ance and attached them to gas bal
loon as a propeller thereof and called
the machine the California Arrow.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS

HUSBAND HAS GONE.-oakland, April
Elsie NJ. Reid has begun an action of di-
has deserted her. They have one child, of
which she asks the custody.
DISTRIBUTES FLETTER ESTATE.-Oak-
land, April An order has been made dis
tributing the estate Of the late Freeborn Flet-
ter Of Alameda, valued at S199 1SS 80 TO the
widow and three sons Of deceased, each to re-
ceive a quarter Of the estate.
GoDDARD'S WILL FILED.-Oakland,
April THE will Of the late Clark LaMotte
Goddard of Berkeley was filed to-day and dis
poses of an estate valued at more than $780,
600. The property goes to the widow, a son,
Malcolm, and daughter, Florence.
EXEMPTS ORGANIZE.-Oakland, April Z.
At a meeting held in this CITY last night the
preliminary steps of forming an Exempt Fire
mans Association were taken. A second meet
ing will be held on Saturday evening, when a
permanent organization will be effected. j. M.
Rosenburg presided.
PROHIBITION ORATORS SPEAK.-Oak-
land. April AT the third annual intercol-
legiate prohibition oratoricaI contest held al
Hamilton Hall In this city :ast night. w. 8.
Andrews of the University of California was
declared winner by the judges. Edward l..
Lord Of the University Of California presided
CAPTURE ROOM THIEF.-Oakland, April
Louis Schultz, an escape from the San Fran
cisco County jail, who is wanted in this city
for numerous room thefts including the Oak
Lawn; Eighth and Castro streets; R. Hanson.
31T Twenty-fourth street; Mrs Woods. $50
Oak street.
GETS THREE YEARS.-Oakland, April T.
Fred Simmons, who stole S1004 from w. Gron-
dona and afterward gave himself up to the
st. Louis police, sentenced TO three years
at San Quentin to-day by Judge Greene The
money fund raised by the scavengers
TO fight the establishment OF garbage crema-
tory. Simmons says that he spent the money
for liquor.
LENA KoEHN DENIED BAIL-oakland.
April IA petition for bail made In behalf OF
Mrs. Lena Koehn, charged with the murder Of
her husband, was denied this afternoon by
Judge W. z. Greene. petition was present.
ed TO the Judge by Attorney A l. Frick ask
ing him to fix thef amount OF bail, but the
court said that under the showing made there
was nothing TO entitle her TO such leniency.
MAYNARD SON IN JAIL--Oakland, April
Efforts are being made In behalf of Eugene
Legros. son of wealthy Belgian, who is un-
der arrest for stealing the bicycle of General
Oscar F. Long, to have him given the benefit
Of the probation law. He stole nearly 5000
worth OF bric-a-brac while employed at the
Long home. His continued this
morning for further consideration.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
MOTT CHOSEN
AS PRESIDENT

OAKLAND, April 1.-THE Board of
Public Works and the Board Of Police
and Fire Commissioners were reor-
ganized this afternoon by the election
Of Mayor Frank K. Mott as president
of each board. City Engineer Turner
declined to serve as president Of the
Board of Public Works. No action was
taken on the election of secretary
E. j. Terrell was appointed clerk and
stenographer, succeeding George A.
Hanmore. The resignation Of r. b.
Aver as chief clerk in the Superin-
tendent of Streets office was accepted,
Aver having been appointed chief dep
uty city treasurer.
AT the request Of the Frank K. Mott
Company the Board of Public Works
Cancelled all contracts held by that CON-
pany with the city to furnish supplies.
This action was taken because Mayor
Mott is principal stockholder in the
company and as Mayor is forbidden to
hold an interest in municipal contracts.
The company agreed to protect the
city against any loss by reason of the
annulment.
The board, on petition of residents In
the vicinity of Lincoln Park. decided
to withhold for investigation its per-
mission granted to the Board Of Edu-
cation to place the old Lincoln school
building in the park while the new
school is under construction.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
GRIEF HASTENS
SELLS DEMISE

BERKELEY, April 7.-Apoplexy, su-
perinduced through grieving over the
death of his daughter, Mrs. Nellie Bat
terman, who was asphyxiated by gas
last Sunday night, caused the demise
last night at his home, 2216 Ellsworth
street, of Walter E. Sell. for many
years private secretary to the late AL
vinza Hayward. Sell came to Berkeley
thirty-f1ve years ago and at one time
was rated as wealthy. He was an en-
ergetic business man and at different
periods was identified with several i'm
portant local enterprises. He built the
first street car line in Berkeley. Sell
was one of the organizers in 1878 Of
the First Presbyterian Church of this
city and endowed in memory of a de-
ceased son the Walter Sell Sunday
school Library, one of the largest Of
its kind In California. Sell was 73
years old and native Of Pennsylvania.
He Is survived by a widow, now a
resident of Seattle, and from whom
he had lived apart for some years. His
funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon at o'clock from the First Pres
byterian Church.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
USE The MAIL
TO GET VOTES
Campaign of Letters Is
Being Waged by the Poll
ticians of Marin County
ELECTION NEXT MONDAY
Good Government Club and
Citizens Municipal League
Are the COntending Forces
special plspateh 70 rhe caII.

SAN RAFAEL. April Next Mon
day the citizens OF San Rafael win
make known their choice for city Of
ficers by voting either for the candi-
dates Of the Good Government Club or
those OF the Citizens Municipal League.
The campaign is unique in one par
ticular. There has been no personal So
ncitation for votes. the leaders OF both
parties seeking to gain the votes OF the
citizens by appeals through the mail.
1t is called here the campaign Of let
ters. From the literature thus far sent
out both parties appear to be standing
on the same platform-the enforcement
of the laws and public improvements
1t is conceded. however. that this
Good Government Club represents the
anti-saloon people. The Citizens Mu-
nicipal League prefers to leave the
liquor question in statu quo. Voting
machines viii be used.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
ACTORS SPEND
NIGHT TN JAIL
Special Dispatch to The Call

TACOMA, April THE Thornton
Comedy Company went to Oakville
Sunday and proceeded to make ar
rangcments for dates. The Thespians
had been in hard luck and hoped to
make a raise there. They We're getting
along nicely when one of the women
of the company had a wordy converse
tion with one of the women guests of
the Oakville Hotel, where the troupe
was stopping. The matter was taken
up by the husband of the actress with
the result that a warrant was issued
for the arrest of one woman and two
men Of the company.
The case was tried before Judge Har-
ris. The actors were fined s25 and costs
for using abusive language, intended to
provoke an assault. Being unable to
pay the fine they were taken to the
County Jail at Montesano. They were
released the following day.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
DISPUTE MAY
END IN A SUIT
San Mateo County Superyi-
sors and Contractors Are at
War Over Courthouse Plans
WILL REPAIR BRIDGE
Boards of Two Counties to
Remedy Defects in Struc-
ture Said to Be Unsafe
Special Dispatch to IN. CALI

REDWOOD CITY, April IA dis
agreement over the specifications for the
new county courthouse. involving an
increased expenditure Of $1,000, may re-
suit in a lawsuit. The Board Of Su-
pervisors and the contractors have
locked horns, and as neither seems in
clined to give way it is probable that
the courts will be asked to interpret the
plans.
The Board of Supervisors has ap-
pointed DIR. H. G. Plymire Health Of
ficer for another term OF a year.
The board has been asked by the
Mayfield Board of Trade to cooperate
with the Supervisors of Santa Clara
County in making necessary repairs to
the Stanford bridge. which is said to be
in an unsafe condition. Measures will
be taken at once to make the structure
secure.
Invitations have been received by the
Supervisors and other leading county
officials to attend the State session Of
Boards Of Supervisors, which viii be
held in San Diego on May g. As the
meeting promises to be one OF excep-
tional Importance 1t is probable that
San Mateo will be well represented.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
MRS. FAIRBANKS
SERIOUSLY I'LL
Special Dispatch to IN. Call

RICHMOND, Va, April 7.-What Is
understood to be quite a serious illness
prevented Mrs. Fairbanks. wife OF Vice
President Charles w. Fairbanks, from
attending an important social function
given for her here to-day. The affair
was intended TO honor her. not only as
the wife Of the Vice President, but ON
her own account as the president gen
eral of the National Association OF the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, whose committee of seven leaves
here tomorrow for jamestown under
instructions to select a site and deter
mine upon suitable memorial to mark
the spot where the first permanent set
tlement In America was made.
Mrs. Fairbanks illness was brought
about by the strain Of the Washington
season
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
EATS A FATAL
DISH OF BEANS
Infant Dies From the Effect
of Ptomaine Poison Con-
tanned in Canned Edibles
OTHERS NOT AFFECTED
Family Partakes of the
Succulent Vegetable, but
Only the Baby Succumbs

OAKLAND, April 7.-Ptomaine pois-
oning from eating canned string beans
is ascribed as the cause of death in
the case of Mary Esther Greenwood, 2
years old, the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. r. Greenwood, 82S Thirty fifth
street, whose demise yesterday was
reported to-day to Coroner Mehrmann.
The family ate the beans Wednes-
day. Some were given to the baby,
who soon afterward became very ill.
Physicians were called, but could not
relieve the infant. Others Of the fam
lily who partook of the vegetable were
unaffected, but this is said by the doc
tors to have been due to the fact that
they were older and better able to
Withstand the effects of the poison
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
FINDS FAULT WITH UNIFORMS

BERKELEY, April THE mill
tary uniforms worn by freshmen at
the State University have incurred
the disapproval of Captain ]. T.
Nance military instructor. His dis
content with them is expected to open
up anew a question agitated before,
that of the compulsory purchase by
freshmen of uniforms from a con-
tracing tailor who has held the con-
tract in spite of protests from both
in and out of the university, for many
years.
Captain Nance. who always has re-
fused TO discuss his plans with respect
to Improvements in the military de-
partment insisting that his reports
and recommendations must first go to
President Wheeler, now declines to
admit that he has recommended an
investigation of the entire military
uniform question. But members of
his class, who listened to-day to his
diatribes against their uniforms and
his explanation that followed took it
for granted that Nance purposes sift-
ing TO the bottom the process by
which uniforms that he terms ''im-
possible" are given to the freshmen
at a figure which is supposed to be
nominal, but which students say is
exorbitant.
Nance assured his freshmen that
their uniforms did not ft; that they
never would pass muster at the hands
of United States army officers, and
that they were not at all suitable to
military standards.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
AGED MERCHANT
HURT TN SOUTH
speci.l pispatch to rhe can.

LOS ANGELES. April Louis b.
Bonestell. senior member OF the firm OF
Bonestell & Co, wholesale paper deal
ers at Sansome and Sacramento streets.
San Francisco. was struck by an cleo
trio car at Grand avenue and Adams
street tonight and sustained injuries
which may result In his death.
He was waiting to take the car to
the depot, where he. intended to leave
for home. and as the car approached
he stepped too close to the track. The
step Of the car struck him and threw
him thirty feet to the gutter. He sus-
tanned a compound fracture Of the left
leg below the knee and 1t Is feared in
ternal injuries. He was taken to the
California Hospital. Owing to his ad-
vanced age. IS years. his injuries are
all the more serious.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
WILL BUY ISLANDS.

OAKLAND, April I'm order to
satisfy the Mexican Government as to
the title of Tres Marias Islands,
which it has recently purchased, the
widow Of the late Kimball c. E. Ed
redge is having his estate probated for
a second time in order to have a mort
gage held by him specially mentioned
in the decree Of distribution.
The islands are chiefly valuable for
their cedar trees. Eldredge loaned TO
Don Manuel Carpena a large sum of
money on them and s12,246 rs still re-
mains unpaid, and in order that Mrs.
Eldredge may give a clear settlement
Of her claim she asks Of the court,
through her attorney. Louis Bartlett,
70 have this mortgage specially set
apart to her.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
SATISFIED With
WORK OF BOARD
Special Dispatch to The call.

SAUSALITO, April 7.-An exciting
election took place here to-day for the
office of School Director. The candi-
dates were P. ]. Elliott. the incumbent.
and James McAdams. When the votes
were counted this evening Elliott re-
ceived Isl and McAdams 142.
Much interest was taken in the out
come of the election by the citizens.
Every available rig was called into
requisition. to carry the voters to and
from the polls.
Chief Wray of the Sausalito Fire De-
partment was one Of the principal sup
porters of McAdam and took an active
part in the election. The result Of the
election shows that the residents here
are perfectly satisfied with the work
being done by the present board of
school directors.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
RIFLES Cooked
AWAIT ORDERS
Oyster Men Say BlOodshed Is
Threatened and Ask for
an Injunction From Court
ARMED MEN WATCHING
Order Is Granted and While
Neither Side Will Back
Down Writ Is to Be Heard

OAKLAND, April IA. battle be-
tween the oystermen may be expected
at any moment. According to a petit
ton for a temporary injunction filed
by the Darbee G. Immel Oyster Com
pany to-day, a move on the part Of the
mercenaries Of the Smith Oyster Com
pany means bIcodshed. Both forces
are intrenched on islands built on pill
ing, within easy rife range, and are
waiting for q pretense to begin the at
tack
To put itself upon the side of law
and order the Darbee & Immel Com
pany to-day asked for and obtained an
injunction from Judge Hall prevent
ing the Smith Company employees from
interfering with its operations; but
according to Attorney Louis Goldstone
i9junction or no injunction, neither
side will call away its force, and any
demonstration will precipitate trouble
The hearing Of the writ has been set
for April q, and it involves the title
10 some 1000 acres of land favorable
for the propagation of oysters. Both
companies lay claim to the title, and
a short time ago the Smith oyster
men cut down the piling under the
buildings Of the Darbee people and
fioated them away on the tide. The pill
ing, however, has been replaced, and
both sides are established on the scene
of operations, some two miles from
shore
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
HENEY is PREPARING
BATCH OF INDICTMENTS

PORTLAND. April 7.-Francis j.
Heney, United States Attorney for the
District Of Oregon. devoted the entire
forenoon to-day to the preparation of
indictments to be returned by the Fed
eral Grand jury tomorrow. Heney's
place in the jury-room was filed by
Assistant United States District Attor-
ney William Banks. It is generally
expected that an. additional number of
indictments against prominent people
and some lesser lights will be returned.
The prospective indictments are the
result of Heney's bitter fight against
the land fraud ring.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
BLINDS CAPTOR
WITH PEPPER

SAN DIEGO, April Tin the ar
rest of Frank Wilson this afternoon
the police believe they have in custody
the miscreant who threw pepper in q
San Bernardino police officers eyes
last Tuesday after the officer had
placed him under arrest.
Wilson was arrested this afternoon
by Police officer Farwell for stealing
a number of grain bags. While the
officer was walking along the street
with his prisoner Wilson reached into
his pocket, pulled out a handful Of pep
per and threw it in the officers eyes
Farwen was completely blinded for
few moments, but rubbed enough Of
the pepper out of his eyes to enable
him to see and started in pursuit OF
his escaping prisoner. Wilson was soon
overtaken and thrown to the ground
and handcuffed.