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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11
HENRY PIONEERS
The County Association Holds a
Reunion at Grove at
Colona.
ROCK ISLANDERS ATTEND
Congressman Prince and Others
Make Addresses-2,o0
Present.

Old settlers and their friends TO the
number of 1000 attended the annual
reunion of the Henry County associa-
tion yesterday at Ellingsworths Grove,
near ColOna a number from this city
were present.
George Buck, president of the asso-
citation. presided over the sessions. Mu-
sic was furnished by the Coal Valley
brass band and the Colona quartet.
The speakers included Congressman
G. w. Prince of Galesburg; c. X. Ladd,
of Kewanee; Daniel Keller, the silver
tongued orator OF Western township; !;
Rev. S. II. Weed. of Monmouth, and
for 30 pastor of the United Presbyteri-
an church of CoIona; and DR.. Hume, of
.Geneseo, who was one of the first prac-
ticing physicians in Rock Island and
Henry counties. After dinner there
were a number of informal talks.
Unique Badges.
The men belonging to the associa-
ton were provided with blue badges
bearing the likeness Of Uncle Jimmy
Glenn, and the women members white
badges provided with the likeness of
Susan Glenn. Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn We're
the first settlers in Henry county and
built the first house near what is now
known as Blossomburg. William Glenn,
of this city, who is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Glenn, was az the reunion
On exhibition yesterday on the plat
form was a section of the first letter
cases used in a postoffice in Henry
county. They were in use at Green
River, and are made of hewn lumber.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11
PRESIDENT CONVEYS A WARNING TO
RICH WHO TRANiPLE UPON FEDERAL LAW
ATLANTIC LINER GRAF WALDERSEE, IN
TERRIBLE HURRICANE FAR OUT At SEA

New York, Aug. 11-For "a hours
the Hamburg-American liner Graf Wal
dersee drifted at the mercy of hurri-
cane which struck her during the trans
Atlantic voyage which the steamship
finished today in safety. On the arriv-
al at the pier today only two hours late,
the passengers held a reception to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11
CREATORE SUED FOR SUPPORT
italian Bandmaster Must Answer Allie
cations of His Wife.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 11.-Creatore,
the Italian bandmaster. appeared be
fore Justice st. Aubin in Fairview
Wednesday to answer to a charge OF
non-support brought by his wife, Anna,
who with her daughter, Josephine, fol
lowed Creatore here from New York.
The case was adjourned one week on
request of counsel for Signora Crea-
tore, and the bandmaster will have TO
come here from Milwaukee next We'd
nesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11
NEGRO BURNED AT
STAKE IN TEXAS
LARGE Crowd Watches His Final Strug-
giles Accused Of AS
sault.

Dallas. Tex, Aug. IA negro was
burned at the stake at Sulphur Springs,
Tex, today. The negro was charged
with assaulring the daughter of a wi
dow near Sulphur Springs, and was
caught. chained and burned at the
stake in the court house square before
an immense crowd of excited citizens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11
Defends Daughter; Is Killed.

Richview. H.. Aug. 11.-While de
Tending his daughter. whom her cousin,
Alva Morgan. had struck in quarrel
Robert Moore of Woodlawn was shot
and killed by Morgan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11
TMentN Eiremen Burned.

New York. Aug. l1-Twenty firemen
were carried burned and unconscious
from boiling soap, five of them badly
parboiled. from a fire at w. II. Dag
gett's Sons soap factory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11
HOT WAVE IN NORTHWEST
Government Thermometer Shows 60
Degrees at st. Paul.

ST. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 11.-Yesterday
was the hottest day in four years, the
government thermometer registering
sc degrees at 3 p. m. Other good grade
thermometers ranged as high as 100
degrees.
La Crosse. Wis, Aug 11.-Yesterday
was one of the hottest days in the
year. Thermometers registered from
95 to 100 degrees and three prostra-
tions occurred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11
Lama Priests Kill Catholics.

Toxic. Aug IA dispatch from
Peking states that 1000 Lama priests
have killed or wounded many French
missionaries and other Catholics in the
province of Honan. NJ. Dubail. French
minister. made a strong complaint 70
the Chinese government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11
BENHAM, RETIRED
REAR ADMIRAL, DEAD

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE death of
Rear Admiral K Benham, retired. al
Lake Mahopac. y. Y. was reported at
the navy department today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11
DIES IN HALLWAY
Mystery Surrounds Fate of Prom
inent and Wealthy
Paorian.
WIFE BECOMES INSANE
Holding Feet of Corpse in Air to
"Allow Soul to Es-
cape"

Peoria, Ill, Aug. 11.-Edward Drou-
in. formerly a wealthy and influential
merchant of Philadelphia, was found
dead in a hallway of his residence ear
ly today. DrOuin married a daughter
of the late S. H. Thompson, a wealthy
wholesale grocer of Peoria. and who
inherited the entire fortune of her
father.
Wife Driven Insane.
When found his wife was driven in
sane by the death of her husband. and
was holding the feet of the corpse in
the air. in order, she said to allow the
soul to escape. The cause of death is
a mystery which the coroner is endeav-
oring to solve
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11

thank Capt. Krech for bringing them
safely through the greatest storm in
the history of the Graf Waldersee and
probably one of the worst ever faced
by an Atlantic liner.
Baby Born.
At the height of the storm baby
was born in the steerage and named af-
ter the ship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11

tum a statement of their terms Whlcn
they will ask the Russians TO take or
leave
Cost IL Growing.
AS far as the cost of the war is con
cerned, while the Japanese have men
toned no sum, it is known they esti-
mate the cost To date at about $780,
100000. The advantage from this point
of view of not naming a fixed sum is
that it was clear that the principle of
money compensation which they have
adopted is the cost of the war which
will continue at the rate of 100000
a day as long as the war continues.
Others Guess at Terms.
The publication of Associated Press
dispatches giving the Japanese condi-
tons created a great furry at the ho-
tel among the guests and newspaper
correspondents who had only been able
to guess at the terms.
VIII Not End Negotiations.
Nevertheless. this will not end the
negotiations. Witte is sincerely desir-
Gus of making peace. and the Russian
reply plainly stating what points can
and what points cannot be accepted as
a base of negotiations will leave the
way open for further proposals and
counter proposals
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11
LOOTENS WILL is ADMITTED

eequeathes All of Property, Real and
Personal, to Brother.
The will of the late Henry Lootens
OF East Moline, was admitted to pro-
bate in county court yesterday after
noon. According to the provisions of
the will all of the property is awarded
to the brother Resie Lootens. Ed Co
ryn of Moline is named as executor of
the will, which bears the date of July
Is, 1905.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11
Twelve New Cases.

The new cases of yellow fever in
this city since p, m. Thursday were
u; deaths. 5 total cases to date, 759;
deaths, 127.
There is practically no change in the
fever situation in New Orleans today.
Reports of new cases continue at
record figures and the death rate con
tinues TO increase.
There is no fever in Alabama or Mis-
siSSippi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11
more new CASES
High Record Made in Number of
yellow Victims To.
day.
LITTLE CHANGE OTHERWISE
Federal Surgeons Expect Present Ten
dency to Continue for Some
Time.

New Orleans. Aug. 1.-THE fever sit
uatiOn shows no material change
though the record of new cases in the
preceding "a hours is the high water
mark, during the present visitation.
The federal surgeons are not in the
least surprised at the number DR..
White expects a large report daily for
some time vet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11
LOSES POSITION FOR
DEFENDING WILSON
Vice President Peters of Southern Cot
ton Association Shows Too Much
Sympathy.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 11.-President
Harvie Jordan of the Southern Cotton
association has wired Vice President
Peters demanding his resignation. and.
without waiting for a reply. has sus-
pended Peters as an officer of the as
sociation. President Jordan said that
Peters recent interviews in defense of
Secretary Wilson indicate Peters is
not in sympathy with the efforts of the
association to force a thorough probing
of the bureau of cotton statistics and
other divisions of the department of
agriculture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11

tum. a statement of their terms which
they will ask the Russians to take or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11

CContlaued On Page Three.)
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-01
PROCEEDINGS IN HOUSE.

Bills were passed on the Oath authorizing
the kensington Il Eastern Railroad com
pany to build a bridge across the Calumet
river in Cook county Illinois, and extending
the time for the completion of a bridge
across the Missouri river at Oacoma. s. D
The District Of Columbia appropriation bill
was taken up proposition to increase
salaries of teachers in the district was lost
Adjourned at 4:51 p. NJ
The House on the 10Th passed the District
of Columbia and the military academy APP
preparation bills. The Senate amendments
to the Notifications appropriation bill were
not concurred III, IN and and the bill was sent TO
Dental succession act so as to include the
secretaries of agriculture and commence
The agricultural appropriation bill was re-
ported notice being given that it would be
called up on the 26th Mr.. Baker of New
protective tariff policy of the Republican
party. At $3.50 p. m. the House adjourned
The agricultural appropriation bill was
committee of the whole, the Hepburn bill
to restrict freight rates forming the basis
of the discussion An amendment was
agreed to striking out the appropriation for
which the bill was laid aside Joint reso-
luton appropriating $4,000 to defray the
expenses of the Senate in conducting the
trial OF Judge Charles Swayne was agreed
to.
The House, on the 9th, passed the agri-
cultural appropriation bill without material
was sent Lack to committee after Mr. Will
liams Of Mississippi had objected to unanl-
nous consent to nonconcur in the Senate
amendments and Mr.. Hull had refused to
make motion TO accept the Senate amend
ment regarding retired army officers as!
signed to active duty. Resolutions were
adopted calling on the secretary of the in
terror for information whether any member
or employe of the Dawes commission is en-
gagged in dealing in Indian lands, and to de,
fray the expenses of the inauguration Of
President Roosevelt. Bills were passed
authorizing the construction of bridges
across the Arkansas river at or near Van
Buren,. Ark, and across Dog river, at or
near Moss Point, and granting to the Keo1
kuk and Hamilton Water company authoritd
to construct a dam across the Mississippp
river at Keokuk, Ia. Sunday, February 19j
was set for memorial services for the late
Senator Quay.
The naval and diplomatic and consular ap-
preparation bills were reported to the House
on the 2Sth. a resolution agreed to
authorizing the department of commerce
and labor 10 investigate the iron and steel
industry in the United States. At 1890
O'Clock the House took up private pension
legislation and at 1870 adjourned until Mon
day.
The conference report on the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bills
was agreed to, 121 to 112 on the 30th.
The conference report on the Philippine gov
eminent bill was presented The pOstoffice
appropriation bill was taken up and debated
until adjournment at 800 p. N.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-01
OYSTER EXCELS AS A FOOD.
Easily Digestible and Highly Beneficial
to the Nerves

Recent experiments show the great di-
gestive ability Of the oyster When the
oyster was crushed and placed in cold
water about half Of the solid matter was
dissolved. When the oyster was placed
uncrushed in the same medium one fourth
of its sold matter was dissolved It is
believed that if the oyster be clle,yed
more than half Of it is dissolved in the
mouth.
Cold water appears to be the best thing
to drink with oysters. But chablis IS
good. dissolving SO per cent. Of the solid
matter of the oyster.
What are the solids OF the oyster?
They are the proteids corresponding 10
the lean of meat or the white OF an egg,
fat, starchy matters and 2lycogen. This
last means the substance which the liver
manufactures for future use. 1t is very
like sugar, and when wanted for use is
changed into sugar. It is the substance
which makes the oyster sweet ii the
mouth.
But there are other valuable const;tu-
ents Of the oyster-what are called the
ro-phosphoric compounds. Medical
men prescribe these for improving the
nervous system, so that Il diet Of oysters
is unquestionably good for the nerves
They also contain common salt, a little
copper and several phOsphates. And tax
ing the whole contents Of the oyster shell!
one finds almost everything necessary for
the food of the body.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-01
PREPARE FOR WAR TO
MAINTAIN PEACE.
President Roosevelt Tells Naval Grad
yates to See That Each
Shot Hit"

Annapolis, Md, Jan. 3O-Before a
host Of their friends and relatives who
came from all parts Of the country to
witness their graduation, the ia mem
bers of the first class at the naval acad-
envy today completed their four years
course and received their diplomas at the
hands Of President Roosevelt.
Of all the "baseless alarms III the
country, the President said that the cry
about militarism was the most foolish
and most baseless. ''No nation is as free
from the danger Of a growth of militar-
ism as are we" he said. "The danger is
lest we do not take sufficient thought to
prepare our men and material. IF this
country intends to do it's duty on the side
of law and order, then it must see to it
that it is able TO make good, should the
necessity arise"
He then talked to the members of the
graduating class, reminding that one of
their great duties was "to see that your
shot hits" In the naval engagements of
modern times, the President said, the de-
feated belligerents were defeated through
no lack CT bravery, but through lack of
preparation or defective material.
Hugh Allen, Milwaukee, second class,
has been chosen ensign of the Eleventh
company Of the midshipmen's brigade at
the naval academy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-01

account Of the vast extent of the field
covered. He added that sufficient had
been shown to prove continuous Offenses
and an offerse Of such nature to justify
the proceeding.
The opinion continues the injunction
granted against the packers under the
Sherman antitrust law by the lower
courts. The opinion was concurred in by
all the members of the court.
Judge Grosscup Explains.
Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 30.-Judge Peter S.
Grosscup of the United States circuit
court speaking Of the decision, said:
THE substance OF the case presented
to the circuit court was whether the pur-
chase Of cattle from sellers living in diff
ferent states, to manufacture into
dressed meats, and the sale of such
meats to purchasers in different states
constituted interstate commerce or not
In holding that such transactions were
interstate commerce, the circuit court en-
tered upon ground that, from a judicial
standpoint, was almost wholly new; for
it was ground that had not been COW
cred by previous decisions Of the su-
preme court, or Of the other federal
supreme court unfolding the ground tax
Ell by the circuit court, is personally
pleasing to me.
Gives Government Control.
''The decision establishes the right of
the government to prevent combinations
among the manufacturers Of meats. 1t
is long step in the direction of effectual
government supervision. But to my
mind the real significance Of the decision
is much deeper and far reaching than
even this. 1t effectively clears the decks
for what I believe will be the next really
great national movement-as the restric-
ton, and finally the abolition of slavery
was the last great fundamental move
ment-the organization and supervision,
by the nation itself, Of the great corDo-
ration Of the future-a movement whose
chief object will be not so much to con-
troll prices or merely to curb power, as
to bring corporate ownership within the
reasonable confidence Of the people at
large, and thus to republicanize and re-
popularise the industrial ownership Of
the country"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-01
SUE PENNSYLVANIA ROAD
Damages in Sum of $2,ooo,ooo Asked for
Alleged Discrimination and
Rebates Refused.

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 28.-Two suits
for damages, aggregating nearly $1,000
O0O, have been fled in the United States
court against the Pennsylvania railroad
The plaintiffs are the Webster Coal and
Coke company and the Pennsylvania
Coal and Coke company. The charges,
virtually Identical in both suits, assert
that the Pennsylvania railroad arbitrarily
assumed the right to estimate the ca
pacity of the mines and refused to fur
nish the plaintiff with cars which it was
entitled to receive L acticing favoritism
toward the Berwind- White Coal Mining
company and the Keystone Coal and
Coke company, and further that the rail
road allowed a special rebate or draw
back OF 10 cents ton to the Altoona
Coal and Coke company and the Glen
White Coal and Coke company, and re-
fused to allow the same to the plaintiffs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-01
Could Distinguish Tread of a Flea.

The quickness which some persons pos
sess in distinguishing the smaller sounds
is very remarkable. A friend Of the
writer has declared he could readily per-
ceiye the motion Of a flea, when on his
nightcap, by the sound emitted by the
machinery of his leaping powers.
However extraordinary this may ap-
pear, we find similar statement is Civ
en- in the ingenious work upon insects by
Kirby and Spense. who say: II know
of no other insect the tread of which is
accompanied by sound, except indeed the
flea, whose step woman assured me she
always hears when it passes over her
nightcap, and that it clacks as if it were
walking in pattensr' If we can suppose
the ear to be alive to such delicate yibra-
tons, certainly there is nothing in the
way of sound too difficult for it to
achieve.
Cats and dogs can hear the movements
of their prey at incredible distances, ana
chat even in the midst of noise which we
would have thought would have over
powered such effects. Rabbits, when
alarmed, forcibly strike the earth with
their feet. by the vibrations of which
they communicate their apprahensions to
burrows very remote.-Nature.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-01
Hog Lifters.

The other day we heard two men talk
ing about hogs. One OF them said-
''There is no telling how much man
can lift with one hand. Yesterday [ SOLD
hog that weighed $50 pounds. and
could lift him from one pen into another
easily with one hand. | commenced to
do that when he was a little pig, lifting
him every day from one pen into the
other by the ear with one hand" Said
the other: 81 do not doubt it, for I have
done the same thing, and I will tell you
another thing l did. I built two pens
close together and put a pig in one Of
them. 1 fixed up that pen fer a bed
room and fed him in the other. | made
a hole in the partition just large enough
for him to crawl through comfortably.
and every time he was fed he had to go
through that hole Well, yesterday I
sold that pig, and he weighed just 400
pounds. He seemed to get through the
hole on the last day as easily as he did
on the first" Liar No. hung his head
a minute and then said: 81 don't believe
a DANCED word Of thatr'-Bolton (Tex.>
Democrat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-01
SAVAGE BRIDE IN SILK DRESS.
Rhodesian Natives Celebrate Nuptials in
Garments of Civilization.

A recent marriage of natives at FRAN
cistown, South Africa, was described, ac-
cording to the Rhodesia Herald, as
"smart, pretty, fashionable and chic.
The wedding ceremony was carried out
in the European way, and o white min
lister officiated. The bride, a daughter of
the chief of the Bechuana warriors, wore
a white silk dress with q two foot train,
q bridal veil and Il wreath Of orange
blossoms.
The bridegroom was the son of q
Matabele chief living in Matoppos. He
was resplendent in a black suit, linen
collar and cuffs, silk tie, white felt hat,
orange blossom buttonhole, lowered
socks and patent strapped slippers.
The ceremony over, the register was
signed and choir Of fourteen sang
BLESSED Is the Man and peace and
Good Will" The minister then took two.
snap shots of the wedding group, ana
gave them good advice, after which they
left for the kraal Of the bridegroom's.
father. There four bullocks We're killed,
and the wedding festivities were kept up
with much feasting and merriment
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-01
SPREADING THE NEWS BROAD
CAST.

That Dodd's Kidney Pills Cured His
Diabetes-After Long Suffering Mr.
G.. Cleghorn Found a Permanent Re
lief in the Great American K iliney
Remedy.
Port Huron, Mich, Jan. 3Gtb-(Sre-
cial.) -TGrtured with Diabetes and
Bladder Disease from which he could
apparently get no relief, MI G. CIeg-
horn, a bricklayer, living at 10 Butler
St, this city, has found a complete and
permanent cure in Dodd's Kidney Pills
and in his gratitude he is spreading.
the news broadcast.
"Dodds Kidney Pills made n man Of
me" Mr.. Cleghorn says. 81 was Il suf-
ferer from Diabetes and Bladder Dis
ease. | was SO bad I could do.no work
and the pain was something terrible.
[ could not get anything to help me till
1 tried Dodd's Kidney Pills They
helped me right from the first and
now [ am completely cured. I have
recommended Dodd's KiGney Pills to
all my friends and they have found
them all that is claimed for them"
Dodd's Kidney Pills cure all Kidney
Ills from Backache to Bright's Disease
They never fail to cure Rheumat isn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-01
SUPREME COURT TO
HEAR MERGER CASE.
Hartman Wins Victory and All Stocks
Sensitive to Northern Securities
Take Drop.

Washington, d. c.. Jan. 30.-The SUI
preme court of the United States today
granted the petition for writ Of GER
tiorari in the case of E. II. Hartman
and others versus the Northern Securities
company, growing out of the former de-
cision of the court relative to the distrl-
button of the stock OF the Securities
company.
The effect of granting the writ is to
bring the case to the supreme court for
review.
The argument is set for February 20
after other cases on the. ..all for that
day.
New York, Jan. 3O.-The decision in
the Northern Securities case caused a
sharp drop in all the stocks which have
been sensitive to the course Of that case.
Northern Securities on the curb, after
selling early at $50, dropped to 1.471a.
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
Yielded over two points and st. Paul
nearly two points. The rest of the mar
ket was affected on sympathy, but il a
moderate degree, and fell into dullness On
a moderate rally from drop.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-01
Taste and Touch.

Touch, DR.. Andrew Wilson has just re-
minded us in the Illustrated London
News, is probably the oldest of our
senses. It is also, we may add, the most
active where taste has always been as
sumed to be paramount-at the dinner
table. 1t is a fact overlooked that we
like what we like far less because we
taste it than because we feel it. What
is there wonderful in the taste OF your
perfect. your ripe potato? Nothing or lit
tie. But ali. the feelingl What have the
resistance of bread, the sudden GOODNESS
Of butter, the tenderness Of asparagus,
the crispness of biscuit to do with taste?
Something almost negligible - London
Chronicle.