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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
NOW FULL PLEDGED
Edgewood Baptist Church To-
Gated on Forty fourth Street
Recognized
AT A DISTRICT CONFERENCE
of Faith Scrutinized and Re-
cognition Services Are
Held

The Rock Island County Baptist as
sociation met yesterday afternoon at
the Edgewood Baptist church on Forty
fourth street and heard the statement
of the new church and its articles of
faith and voted 10 recognize it as d
regular Baptist church.
The council consisted of two dele
gates and the pastors from churches
in the following places: Rock Island
Moline, Orion. Alpha, Cambridge, An
dalusia, Foster and also from the peti-
tioning church. Rev. II. w. Reed was
elected moderator and Rev. w. c.
Rutherford of Orion, clerk.
Recognition Services.
Recognition services were held last
evening at which the following pro-
gram was carried out:
Invocation and Scripture Reading
Rev B. F. Martin of Moline.
Prayer-Rev. w. c. Rutherford of
Orion.
Recognition Services-Rev. C. f.
Hills of Cambridge.
Recognition PrayeT-Dr G. f. Tay-
lor. of Rock Island.
Charge 10 Church-Rev. John Roney
of Alpha
Welcome to Denomination-Rev. J.
r. Spiller. of Andalusia
Benediction-Rev. II. b. Hazen, of
Rock Island
The music was furnished by male
quartet and Mr.. and Miss Bisbing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
MORGAN HOLDS UP ALL
panama Combinations
CHICAGO FIREMAN
KILLED AT A FIRE
Lives of Many Placed in Danger as
Result of Blaze in Sign
Factory.

Chicago. Dec. 20.-One fireman was
killed and several employees may have
lost their lives in fire which destroy
ed the enamel sign factory of the
Charles w. Shonk company. to Is
Park street, last night. Until the ruins
of the building have been searched it
will not be positively known whether
any of the employees were killed either
in the explosion which started the fire
or by the falling of the walls and
floors which followed soon after.
While the fire was at its height one
of the walls suddenly collapsed and
number of firemen were precipitated
in the debris. With the exception of
Lieut. Henry Bassett. of truck COM
pany No. "A. who was crushed to death,
all of the firemen escaped with a Sc
we're shaking up. A number of the
employees were injured in the panic
that followed after the fire broke out
and for time there were all sorts of
rumors as 10 the number of persons
killed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
THREE DAVENPORT JUNK
THIEVES ARRESTED HERE
Trying to Dispose of Valuable Copper
Kettle to Local Dealer Want
ed Elsewhere.

The Rock Island police have effect
ed the capture of three men wanted
for the theft of some junk from the
Pariser garden in West Davenport.
Among the articles taken was a cop
per kettle of unique construction val
ued at $25, which the trio had broken
to pieces and were endeavoring to dis
pose of to a local junk dealer The
prisoners, who have been taken across
the river, give their names as Ollie
Stevens, Fred. Johnson and James
Leigh. The latter also passes under
the name of Durham and is wanted
for the same sort of a caper at Deca-
tur
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
WRECK ON | ROAD
New York Central trains side.
swipe" While Leaving
New York.
ENGINEERS CARELESSNESS
Car Cut in Two, One Being Killed
Outright and Many Seriously
Injured.

New York. Dec '0.-Gross careless
the heavy Poughkeepsie express crash
ing into the lighter Stamford local on
the elevated tracks of the New YORK
Central and Hudson River railroad at
One Hundred and Fourth street last
night. crushing the life out of j. w.
Knapp of New Rochelle. and seriously
injuring two score of passengers. sew
eral of whom are almost certain to die
of their wounds.
The accident was of the sort known
among railroad men as a side swipe,"
the local being struck as it was pass
ing over to the track already occupied
by the express. which was coming up
behind il. Both trains were outbound.
Passengers Hurled In Wreckage.
The car which was struck by the ex-
press was tOppled over on its side,
mass of shattered and splintered wood
work From this heap of wreckage
men and women were dragged forth
by firemen, who We're forced to cut
away the sides of the car in order to
make it possible to rescue the huddled
masses of bleeding and injured passen-
gers.
The car was filled with escaping
steam from the heating pipes, and in
the darkness caused by the shattering
of all the lamps and the breaking of
the gas pipes men and women were
driven frantic with terror, and were
taken from the car suffering from hys-
terra amounting to actual dementia
Engineer is Arrested.
John d. Horn, engineer of the Pough-
keepsie express, was at once placed
under arrest, charged with manslaugh-
ter, but was later released on bail.
Ii was made clearly evident by state
ments of officials of the road tonight
that he had disregarded signals giving
the Stamford train the right of way.
and which should have held his train
| 900 feet from where the accident oc-
Cured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
Alabama Man Declares
Senate Has Acted
illegally.
HOUSE PASSES BILL
Dolliver introduces important
Bill to Solve Freight
Rate Evil.

Washington Dec 20.-In the eXecl.-
| tive session announced today Morgan
| wanted the senate TO request the re-
turn of all nominations for Isthmian
canal commissioners which had hereto
fore been confirmed. He asserted the
| committee on interoceanic canals had
held no meeting TO act on the nomina-
| tions and the combinations were void.
The senate acceded to the request
and the nominations were reconsidered
and referred TO the Isthmian canal
committee.
Adopts Canal Report.
Washington. Dec. 20.-The confer
ence report on the emergency appro-
priations for the Panama canal work
was adopted by the house today imme-
diately upon convening.
Job for ..Press Agent"
Washington. Dec. 20.-President
Roosevelt today appointed Joseph
Buckley Bishop as member of the 18TH
mian canal commission to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
Chief Engineer Wallace. Bishop has
been secretary and historian of the
commission.
DoIliyer's Rate BilI.
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Dol
liver introduced a bill yesterday de-
signed to simplify the railroad regula-
tions measure proposed by the inter
state commerce commission II au-
thoriZes the commission TO favor and
enforce a maximum and reasonable
rate to go into effect 80 days after no
tice. The court procedure of the com
mission bill is eliminated and railroads
are left free to follow their constitu-
tional remedies in the courts. The
commission is increased to seven mem
bers at a salary of $4,000 each.
Nominated by the President.
Washington, Dec. 20.-The president
sent the following nominations TO the
senate:
Chief justice of the court of claims
Stanton J. Peelle. Indiana.
Judge of the court of claims-Sam-
uel S. Barney, Wisconsin.
The senate confirmed the following
among others:
Robert &. Pearce, surveyor of Gus
toms. Rock Island. Ill
Marshals - Leon A. Townsend.
southern district OF Illinois; Charles L.
Hitch eastern district of Illinois.
District attorneys - William +.
Trautmann, eastern district of Illinois,
A. Northcott. southern district
Of Illinois,
Major general-John F. Weston.
Major generals. retired-John =.
Story and George NJ. Randall.
Brigadier general-Winfield S. Edg
erly.
Brigadier general and chief commits
G.. Sharpe.
Brigadier general and chief of artli-
lery-Samuel NJ. Mills.
CrOzier Holds Place.
A long list of army nominations
were confirmed. Among those which
were held up were Gen. CroZier. To he
chief of ordnance and Gen. Davis to- be
Judge advocate general Both are hold
ing the positions now
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
GEORGE WRIGHT Is
NAMED By BOARD
Almost Unanimous Vote for Court
House Engineer - Election
Costs County $1,787.56.

At the morning session of the board
of supervisors George II. Wright was
named as engineer at the court house
for the year 1896. Twenty-four OF the
28 votes cast were for him.
The committee on public expeDdi-
lures, consisting Of Supervisors Pfoh.
Sundine and Shallberg, reported rec
ommending a new heating system for
the court house. but the report was
laid on the table.
The special election for congress
man to fill the vacancy caused by the
death OF Hon. Il. +. Marsh cost Rock
Island county $1.7S756. or at least bills
totaling that sum have been brought
before the supervisors and allowed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
Sunday Lid On.

Burlington. Iowa. Dec. 20.-Rev
William A. Sunday is responsible for
a drastic Sunday closing law issued
last night by Mayor Castor. The may
or orders that all saloons. eating hous-
es. hotels. restaurants. wholesale IT,
qnor houses and breweTies shall be
closed on the day bearing the same
name as the evangelist. The lid is be.
ing fitted into place and will be on
tight next Sunday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
ECKELS SAYS WALSH IS NOT OUT
GIFT FOR SALVATION ARMY
Gen. Booth Notifies King of Receipt OF
100000 for Work

London, Dec. 20.-General Booth OF
the Salvation army has written 10 King
Edward announcing that George Herr
ing. chairman OF the City OF London
Electric Lighting company, and mem
ber of many other corporations, had
donated 100000 TO the army to be
used in a home colonization scheme,
but that the army had engaged To re-
pay this sum in 25 annual installments
in the kings hospital fund.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
APOLOGIES TO BRAZllIANS
German Government Expresses Regret
at Act of Officers.

Berlin, Dec. 2O,-The German gov
ernment has directed it's minister at
Pretopolis to express to the Brazilian
government it's regret that the officers
and men of the cruiser Panther sent
ashore at Itajahy 10 obtain unobstrus-
lively facts concerning a supposed de-
serter from the Panther overstepped
the proper forms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
MURDERS WORK OF A NEGRO
Beat Two White Men to Death With
Piece of Iron Pine.

st. Joseph, La, Dec. 20.-Ora Bee, q
young negro, beat two white men TO
death near here last night with a piece
OF iron pipe. fatally wounded another.
and seriously injured fourth. Rob
berry prompted the crime.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
Arrests President of Union.
HAS NO POWER TO DISMISS
Secretary Bonaparte Finds Mddes
Must Have a Trial.

Washington, ID. c.. Dec. 20.-Secre-
tary Bonaparte has found that he has
no power to dismiss Midshipmen Coffin
and Van Dever. charged with compile
ity in the hazing of Midshipman Kim
brough This information was con-
veyed To him by Attorney General
Moody. who ruled that a cadet must
be tried by court martial as a condi-
ton precedent TO his dismissal from
the academy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
BOTH ACCEPT SEVEN JURORS
Hon. William jackson Compelled to Re-
tire Temporarily from Case.

Seven jurors have been accepted by
both state and defense in the McKin-
ney cruelty case in Aledo. and 3S of
the 100 answering the summons are
left. II is not probable that the panel
can be filled with that number.
Hon William Jackson has temper
arily Withdrawn from the trial of the
case on account of illness. He return
ed 10 Rock Island last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
GREAT STRIKE IN RUSSIA
BIDS FAIR TO BE ASUCCESS|
MEN CONvICTS DO
MANY HEROIC ACTS
Save Hundreds of Female Prisoners
in Fire at BIackwelrs
Island.

New York. Dec 20-Fire early to-
day destroyed the woman's workhouse
on Blackwelrs island. Male convicts
marshaled by the keepers, saved 594
frantic female prisoners by heroic eff
forts from cells on the top floor of the
building, and so others from hospital
beds. besides aiding greatly in fighting
the flames.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
Quiet AT SHANGHAI

Shanghai, Dec. 20.-All is quiet in
town today. Business has been Tesum-
ed, but volunteers and sailors landed
by warships. remain on dury as a pre-
caution against a renewal Of the riot
Ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
WORTH
OF VAlUABLES LOST
Money and Jewelry Destroyed by Burn
ing of Express Car in Santa
Fe Wreck.

Kansas City, Dec. 20.-Besides the
loss of life in the Santa Fe train
wreck at Lang. Kans., Tuesday there
was about $4,000 in gold, $4,000 in cur
rency. and many thousand dollars
worth of jewelry destroyed by the ex-
press car attached to the train taking
fire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
Fire at Washington.

Washington, Dec. 20.-Two fires in
the commission house district early
this morning destroyed several build
ings and threatened the destruction of
the Majestic theater The loss is $780,
600
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
Psatt's step-Dauohter weds.

New York. Dec 20-I.ouise Aarga-
ret Snow. daughter of Mrs. Thomas c.
Plat. and step-daughter Of Senator
Plat, was married TO Francis J. Car
mody OF Minneapolis at Grace church
yesterday. Senator Plait's gifts TO the
bride were numerous.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
AFFECTING SCENE IN COURT ROOM

came him. Judge. attorneys, witnesses
and spectators were affected. There
was scarcely a dry eye in the cham
Der.
When. after a few minutes. he had
recovered partially. he said haltingly,
pausing frequently TO wipe away the
tears and regain control of his voice.
What ! have TO say can be said in
few words. Soon after | was arrest
ed in this matter | came to St. Paul
with two of my friends to see the dis
trict attorney. AT no time would l
have been unwilling TO plead guilty to
having fenced those lands for pasture.
never tried TO get those lands for
any other purpose. Sixty other men
who have been doing the same thing
that l have been doing have come To
the district attorneys Office and have
been allowed to go free
Thought There Was No Wrong.
Il myself have had the honor TO have
been elected a county judge in South
Dakota. yet never while | was in that
position did | ever sign a false paper
for any Of the many persons who came
daily 10 my Office in order 10 induce
me TO do So
Down there. your honor. il has been
believed generally for years that there
was no harm in doing these things
Everybody did them and nobody
thought anything about it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
Even Judge Sheds Tears in
Sentencing Man for Fenc-
Ing Public Lands.

St Paul. Mimi. Dec. 20.-Although
nearly every person in the court room.
including Judge Amidon. wept in sym
pathy with Royal b. Stearns and w. T.
Horsnell. the two aged South Dako-
tans. convicted late yesterday after
noon of defrauding the government out
of public lands. il was declared neces-
sary to- offer them up as examples To
would-be grafters. and they were SEN
fenced to the penitentiary
The scene was affecting Tears
sjreamed from the eyes of either old
man. as standing before the bar. they
begged for clemency. because they
were doing no more than hundreds Of
others who have gone scott free and
whose immunity led them TO believe
that no offense was being committed.
Old Man breaks Down.
Incidentally Mr.. Stearns made sensa-
tioual charges of corruption against
South Dakota officials. Asked if he
had anything TO say before sentence
was pronounced. he arose and endeav-
ored TO speak. A fit of weeping over
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
Massacre Still In Progress.

ConstantinOple. Dec. 20.--The mas
sacre of Mussulmans by Armenians
was still In progress an Tifiis and
throughout Caucasia. Dec. ~. accord
ing 10 "A dispatch from TifiIs. under
that date.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
IN
PERIL ARE RESCUED
Perry Mesarge and David Fassett
Showed in and Near Death in
Arizona.

Flagstaff, Ariz., Dec. 20.--A search
ing party late last night located the
lost trans-continental automobilists.
Perry +. Megarge, of New York, and
David F. Fassett. of Lansing. Mich,
in a desperate condition, showed in
without food or gasoline Is miles from
town. In a few hours longer they
would have perished from the bitter
cold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20

DurnovO attempted to telegraph orders
to Moscow to arrest members of the
railway union and of the workmen' s
council. but the dispatches were held
up by the railroad telegraphers.
Waste for 12O Miles.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 20.-The consul
of a continental power who arrived
here from Riga this morning on train
heavily guarded by troops says
throughout the district extending 120
miles this side of Riga, the land has
been laid waste, and all buildings be-
longing TO the landlords have been
burned. The situation in Courland.
the consul says, is even worse.
Riga Gsarri~os Helpless.
AT Riga the garrison is too small to
attempt to wrest the power from the
hands OF the workmen who have or
ganized police force and are admins
tering the affairs of the city. The city
is terror stricken but comparatively
quiet. Several killings take place in
the street daily. but the workmen's
militia is successfully preventing pillage
showing no mercy to rowdies. several
of whom have been shot or hanged.
Arrests President of Union.
Alexandrov. Dec. 20.-A message re-
ceived here from Warsaw today says
the president of the Warsaw railroad
union has been arrested and the union
consequently has decided TO order the
employees of the Vistula railroads to be-
gin a strike on Friday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
BANK ROBBERSDESTROYCASH
Blow Open Safe at Baldwin, H., and
Currency is Torn to Shreds.

Currency is Torn to Shreds.
St. Louis. Mo. Dec. 20-Four rob-
bers blew open the safe in the bank at
Baldwin, ILL.,. 45 miles southeast of st.
Louis, yesterday. battled desperately
with citizens, and escaped in rubber
tired buggy. Nobody was hurt. About
$2.500 in currency was torn into shreds
by the explosion and $1,000 in silver
was damaged 1t is not known how
much the robbers secured. A posse
with bloodhounds is in pursuit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
French General Dead.

Paris. Dec. 20.-Gen. SausSier. FORM
er commander-in-chief of the French
army died today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
Eager ia buy.

Mr. Eckels said the assets OF the
Walsh banks, and particularly the ma
tional bank, will liquidate for much
more than was anticipated when the
transfer took place early Monday morn
ing The eagerness with which many
rich corporations have sought to- OBJ
tain first options on certain properties,
bonds and stocks has convinced the
directors of the Chicago National bank
that the Walsh holdings are of i'm
mense value.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
Predicts Chicago Financier
Will Come Out of Storm
Safely.

Chicago, Dec 20.-"Mr. Walsh is by
no means down and out He will
emerge from this financial storm ex-
cellently equipped to renew his busi-
ness activities"
So spoke James Fl. Eckels last night,
Mr.. Eckels is a member of the clear
ing-house committee (now the director
ate OF the Chicago National bankJ
which arranged for the full payment
of all depOsitors in the affected institu-
tions and whose prompt and farseeing
action avoided a serious monetary cri-
sis in Chicago and other large cities of
the nation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
Not in One Day.

Although the blow is timed for to
morrow noon on account of the difficult
ty of communication, the strike lead
ers do not hope to bring the life of the
empire TO n standstill by single
stroke. but they will labor for a gener
al extension of the strike movement.
The nature of the manifesto of the
workmen's council of Moscow 10 the
army is so inhammatory that even
radical papers are afraid TO print it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
CrOzIer Holds Place.

A long list of army nominations
were confirmed. Among those which
were held up were Gen. CroZier. To be
chief of ordnance and Gen. Davis to be
Judge advocate general Both are hold
ing the positions now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
All Liable 10 Arrest.

The strike order renders every men,
her Of the unions signing il liable 10
arrest and punishment under the new
strike law. Minister OF the Interior
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14
SOMETHING OF TIE PASS.

Tie Ling or Tie Pass captured by
the Japanese Wednesday midnight,
is one of the old towns of Manchuria.
1t has population of about O,OOO.
and commands a considerable trade
in agricultural products. The plains
to the north and northeast are pro-
ductive and for the most part thickly
setted by Manchus, many of whom
make living by raising horses. The
city is surrounded by high walls
and defended by old and new fortifi-
cations. In the immediate vicinity
are high hills and mountains. those
to the east being almost impossible.
1t is one of the most important sta
tions on the Port Arthur branch of
the Siberian railroad, and since the
Russian occupation of Manchuria.
has been looked upon as strategic
point of great value. The Liao river.
which finds its outlet below New
Chwang, comes close to the town and
there are numerous highways to the
north and sonth, among them the
celebrated Mandarin road, leading
from Kirin and other towns in the
northeastern part of the province to
New Chwang and Port Arthur in the
south
The next important place to the
north is Kai Yuan, 80 miles away.
This has population of about 70, 600
and is the center of rich agricuItur-
al district.
One hundred miles further north
is another town called Quan Chentz
or Kuan Cheng Use 1t has a porula
tion of about as large as Kai Yuan,
and is widely known as great horse
market. The plains to the west are
occupied by rowing bands of Manchus.
and being unsettled are frequently
to as desert.
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14
DISPUTED LAND TITLE.

Taking testimony in an important
land case, says the Sacramento Union
OF the 7th inst, tried before John F.
Armstrong, Register of the United
States land office in this city, was
completed yesterday. The suit was
instituted by John E. Keegan against
ii. II. Page, ana its purpose is to de-
termine the respective rights of the
parties, the plaintiff claiming title by
agricultural filing and the defendant
by a mineral filing The property in,
cludes torty-two claims, and is Iocat-
ed just across the line in Amador
county. A number of people from
that ne1ghborhood have been in at
tendance at the trial. The testimony
was so conflicting that Register Arm
strong and Receiver Newcum deter
mined to reserve their decision until
they had viewed the property.
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14
GIRLS WEDDING CLUBS.

Wedding clubs have of late been
found among the working girls of a
number of Pennsylvania manufacture
ing towns. One of these girls des-
cribed wedding club recently, accor-
ding to the Baltimore Herald:
" A wedding club, she said, Z" is
built on the plan of watch club. All
the members pay iu SO much week.
and each member, when she comes to
be married, is entitled to draw out of
the treasury enough to give FER a
grand send-off. She has fine, mag
niticent wedding, and at the same
time no scrimping is needed, no bor-
rowing, and no running into debt.
To belong to wedding club, you
have only to be unmarried and of good
character. Your weekly dues run from
five cents up TO fifty cents-you pay
in according to your means-and, of
course, when you draw out for your
wedding, what you get is regulated
by what you put in. | mean by that,
that girl who has been putting III
fifty cents week will draw out for
her wedding ten times more money
than girl who has only been putting
in five cents a week. Of course. that
stands to reason.
Our club has thirty members. 1t
has been running two years, and seven
girls have got married out of it.
One girl-she was a broad loom wea-
one hundred dollar we'd
ding. Her dress was Ivory satin trim
med with valenciennes lace. Her
trousseau was as fine as eye could
wish to see. There was a reception at
her home, with fried oysters and
salad, and lobster outlets.