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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-12
VOLCANO rs NOW
GROWING CALMER
Such Is the Opinion Of Professor Mat
, tucel, Who Has Held His Ground at
the Observatory on the Mountain
side-conditions worse5 However,
at Naples.

Rome, April 11.-Professor Mat
tucc1, in charge Of the observatory
on Mount Vesuvius, telegraphed
from there this morning as fol-
lows:
The situation Of myself and
the carbiners in the observatory.
twas very grave throughout the
night.
up to o'clock this morning
the observatory was enveloped in
dense showers of sand but the vol
cano is now calmer.
The seismic instruments show
quieter records than yesterday
and l am most confident that We
suvius will soon return to it's nor
NAL conditions
! Naples, April 11.-The panic here is
increasing. The prisoners in the city
Jail mutinied owing to fright and sue
ceeded in breaking open some of the
doors inside Of the building but they
were subdued by the guards.
sk Town Of sarno Destroyed?
The Mattino today asserts that Sar-
no. a town Of 10000 people ten miles
east Of Mount vesuvius, has been de,
stroyed. 1t is impossible to verify the
report.
The -eruptions from Vesuvius : in.
creased during the night and a coating
OF ashes and cinders to the depth Of
four inches covers the ground and the
roofs Of the buildings today.
All railroad service out Of the city
is interrupted.
Catastrophe Is Widespread.
So widespread is the catastrophe
that it is estimated it will require an
organized body Of 100000 men and
the expenditure of many millions of
dollars to raise the houses made un-
ssle for habitation by the accumula-
tion of ashes and cinders on the roofs,
erect temporary huts for the thous-
ands of refugees, and to extricate
from the ruins and bury the dead.
Air Filled With Smoke.
tt.t
The air is full of smoke. Even with
the sun shining in the heavens the
light is dim yellow, in the midst of
which the few people who remain in
the stricken towns, their clothing,
hair, and boards covered with ashes,
move about in the awful stiffness OF
desolation like gray ghosts.
Railway Travel lmpeded.
The case Of Tore Del Greco is typi
cal. For three days the place has been
practically deserted, but amid the
ruins and a semi-darkness, Illuminated
from time to time by vivid flashes OF
lightning, a few of the inhabitants &c
about hungry and with throats parch.
ed with smoke and dust, seemingly
unable to tear themselves away from
the ruins of what so recently were
their homes.
Communication by rail or tramway
with Tore Del Greco and Tore An
nunziata is impossible owing to the
cinders, sand, and ash deposits.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-12
FATALLY CRUSHED.
Patrick Linehan Of Dubuque SustaIns
Injuries That May Cause Death.

Dubuque, April 11.-(SpeciaD. Pat
rick Linehn, a contracting teamster,
was fatally injured today by being
crushed between wagon and the side
Of his barn.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-12
NO RELIEF
FOR WlTTE
REPORT SAYS HE WILL NOT BE
ALLOWED TO RESIGN
Premiership

St Petersburg, April 1.-THE
Strana, conservative liberal news.
paper, today says it has learned from
high authority that the emperor has
declined to accept Premier Whites
resignation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-12

OF his son, in spite of his faults. He
believes in him.
Why did he deny me?" repeated
the old man, when questioned by the
interviewer last night. who can say?
There is but one explanation. John
Alexander has oyerworked himself,
and his mind is unbalanced. But. he
will resume his sway once more. Let
them wait until John Alexander gets
back to Zion. It Is all very well to
plan an insurrection against him when
he is i'll and away. But they have not
reckoned on his influence. They have
forgotten the tenacity of purpose, the
strength Of will power. the flood Of de-
termination Of DIR. Dowie. When he
appears again before his people things
will be different His people have
faith In John Alexander yet, and he
has a great mission yet to perform =
John Murray Dowie is like enough
to the son who repudiated him to be
la twin brother. There is but nine
teen years between them in age, and
the son appears fully as old as his
father Judge Dowie talked interest
|edly of the sons career, and Of the
family history this morning for over
an hour. Regarding his teachings, the
old man said:
have battled for years with my
son on account of part Of his religion.
l do not hold with his healing. but I
have seen wonderful things done In
Zion City. And when he has cleansed
himself Of the sins and the mistakes
he has made, in the greed of his pow
er, forgetting that what God in his
goodness has given him, that can also
be taken away, he will resume his old
place and his old power among his
people, Zion cannot help but prosper.
But John Alexander has overworked
himself. He has assumed despotic
sway over his people that they will
not brook When he sees this and
realizes that he is but an instrument
in Gods hands he will resume his old
influence
Advance" Is Delayed.
Chicago, Ill, April 11.-Dr. John
Alexander Dowie will not advance on
| the "hosts" of Zion as suddenly as he
expected. Last night, after a long
consultation with his legal adviser,
Emil G. Wetten, Dowie gave out the
statement that; 1t might be several
days before he saw fit to enter the
city which he had founded. Today he
/ is resting quietly at the Auditorium
Annex.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-12
SENATE. WILL, 1T is NOW
THOUGHT, PASS MEASURE
EARLY IN MAY
LITTLE DANGER
OF A FILIBUSTERl

DlIatory Methods VIII Not, II Is En.
pected, Be Resorted to BY oppo.
nents Of the Bill, Even Senator Aid.
rIeh-AllIson's Support Helps DOLL.
yer In His Fight.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-12
FATHER OF JOHN ALEXANDER
DoWlE is HOPE
Full
SURE He WILL WIN OUT
Judge John Murray Dowie Of Essex,
Iowa, Venerable Parent Of "Pro-
phet," Watches His Strenuous Son
With Great Interest and Confidence.

Chicago, April 11.-Attorney e.
G. Wetten, who is conducting John
Alexander Dowie's legal affairs,
said today that he had advised
Dowie to leave Chicago and go
south again.
Both sides at Zion City" said
{ Wetten, ARE so excited that If
Dowie were to return there things
might happen which we would all
regret later and I therefore ad-
vised him not to visit Zion City
and he will not go there for some
time"
Dowie remains at the Auditor
ium Annex.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-12
CONTRACTS ARE LET.

CONTINUED on Page 81.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-12

Naples, April 1.-THE panic here is
Increasing. The prisoners in the city
jail mutinied owing to fright and sue
ceeded in breaking open some of the
doors inside Of the building but they
were subdued by the guards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18
The Oldest Town.

Often We hear discussions about
about the Oldest resident of the United
States; the youngest member of the
corn, the most wheat per acre, who
plucked the biggest pumpkin, and
many other interesting subjects which
concern our nation and its affairs.
Now comes a discussion as to which
is the oldest town in the United States.
DR.. Alexander Craig of Tucson, Ariz,
contends that Tucson is 13 years older
than st. Augustine, Fla, the city which
has long contested with Tucson for
oldest town" honors. Dr. Craig says
he is right. He dashes all opposition
when, says he, that intrepid Spaniard,
Melendez. discovered the coast of Flor
ida, planted the standard of his coun-
try and founded the city of st. Angus
tine in the year of our Lord 1865, Tue
son was a struggling and growing
pueblo, and had been for Is years.
This is not according to our books on
geography. but it is just as much 4
fact for all of that, and the proof of it
may be found in a stained and time
worn document of vellum, signed by
their Catholic majesties, Ferdinand and
Isabella, and countersigned by the vice
roy of Mexico and General Coronado,
who in the early part of 1852 raised
the flag of Spain over the little Indian
village of Tucson and laid the corner
stone of the first mission with his own
hands. This important paper was lost
to the public until about II years ago,
when it was discovered by a mere ac-
cident among the archives of the an
cient church of San Xavier, nine miles
south of Tucson. AS a matter of pre-
caution it was forwarded to the library
at Washington, d. c., where it now
lies. The discovery gives the residents
of Tucson the right to claim that their
city is the oldest in the United States.
Whether or not Dr. Craig is correct
in his conclusions, he has again open
ed an interesting argument which is
open to all authorities and others.
Next
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18
IN FIELD OF Literature

Now that almost a decade has
elapsed since the Spanish-American
war, the time has come when it is
possible to estimate the actual effects
of defeat upon the Spaniards. That is
what Havelock Ellis, the English sci
enlist, has done in striking article in
the December Atlantic THE Spirit of
Present Day Spain" For the defeated
nation what appeared to be disaster
was, he maintains, the greatest posi-
BILE blessing. The shackles of centu-
ries were struck off by it, once and
for all, and a marvellous awakening
began-an awakening which is rapidly
bringing the civilization of Spain once
more abreast of it's sister nations.
Signs of commercial and industrial
activity abound, the streets are swarm
ing with electric cars" Everywhere,
even in the remotest provinces. one
finds electric lights-and grama-
phones. 1t begins to look as if the
Spaniards were not such degenerate
race after all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18

against a theory of government that
would reduce the states to the lever of
mere counties. | don't like i'm .:erial-
ism any more at home THAI I do
abroad.
Although | am inclined to believe
that this matter of regulati)l of child
labor is properly state m atter, l am
perfectly willing to be convinced, and
if any senator or representative pro
poses bill that meets my ideas of
what such a measure should be, and
does not infringe on what contend TO
be the rights of the states. / will give
it all my support. l believe with ev-
erybody else who has looked into the
situation that it is wrong to WORK
these little children in factories |
know that it is done in my
own state, in Georgia and in
other southern commonwealth, and l
should like TO see the governors and
Legislators of these states put a stop
TO il"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18

pleased to say that am now completely
cured and well.
at was impossible for me to get
employment, as my face, head, and
body were covered with it. The
eczema first appeared on the top of
my head, and it had worked all the
way around down the back of my neck
and around to my throat, down my
body and around the hips. 1t itched
so l would be obliged to scratch it,
and the flesh was raw.
81 would first wash the affected
parts with warm water and Cuticura
Soap, and then apply Cuticura Oint-
ment and let it remain on all night, and
in the morning ] would use Cuticura
Soap. / am now all well, which all
my friends can testify to, and | will be
pleased to recommend the Cuticura
Remedies to any and all persons who
wish a speedy and permanent cure of
skin Diseases" Thomas NJ Rossiter,
300 Prospect Street,
Mar. 80, 1905. East Orange, N j.
Complete External and Internal Treatment Every
HumoT Pimples Scrofua, from Infancy to Age,
consisting of Cuticura Soap, 25c Ointment 5nc Resov
Of co. may he had of all druggists single set often
the most distressing when all else fails Potter Drug
s. Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston, Mass
RS- Mailed Free, AL About the Skin, Scalp and HAIR
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18
TiIIman and Child Labor.

The effort to prohibit child labor in
mines and factories has gained a stout
champion in Senator Tillman. A pro-
duct of the poor whites of South Caro-
lima. his attitude rebounds to his credit.
The picture we have of Tillman is of u
man going about seeking whom he may
devour. His friendship for the child
forced into mines and shops from
whence it comes mentally and physi-
calIy misshapen, reveals the springs of
a good mans feelings Discussing the
proposed anti-child labor law, Senator
Tillman says:
Il believe with all my heart that no
child under IA years of age should be
permitted to work in a factory or mill
unless it has had sufficient schooling
The only exception / make to this is
in the case of children who have lost
both parents and are absolutely de-
pendent on their own efforts for sup
port If the choice lies between letting
the child work or committing it to a
charitable institution / would take the
first alternative-that is, of course, If
the child was physically strong aud
able to do the work it was give-i.
But l believe that in no circum-
stances should any child II years old
or under be allowed to work III a fac
tory and become stunted al / ,dxaifed
in mind and body. The state Should
provide for the maintenance of cnl;-
dren under that age who have no par
ents or legal guardians to support
them, and / favor a drastic la " that
would prevent parents from putting
children of that tender age in factot.
les.
Il have not read Senator Begarilge's
bill carefully, but l understand that i:
provides that no carrier of interstate
commerce shall accept for transporting
the products of any factory or mine in
which children under IA are employ Z,
/ don't know whether | would be in ia
vor of a proposition like that or not
1t seems to me that the interstate Gem
merce act is being worked too hard If
we keep on using it to right every
wrong that is alleged TO exist We shall
soon wear it out.
Il am not one of those peop.e who
believe that the federal 81 5s.rnment
should do everything to make the
world nice place to live in. | am
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18
Good Cooks EIated
Much Satisfaction Expressed by All
at Reduction in Price of Snow
Flake FIavorinu Powders

1t is probable that never in so short
time has any article met with such
Widespread use and universal endorse
ment as Snow Flake Flavoring Pow
ders. And now on top of this popular
ity comes the announcement by the
manufacturers that owing to the great
ly increased production, the cost of
making this delicious food product has
been cut almost in half and the public
is to be given the benefit of the saving.
The can that has been sold for 20 cents.
and which was the most economical
fiavoring that could be used even at
that price. is now but - cents.
Snow Flake Flavoring Powders give
cakes, buildings. ice cream, ices, sher-
bet. custard, etc, the most delicious
flavor of fresh picked fruit. They con-
tain nothing but wholesome havors,
combined with the purest of white SUI
gar, and cost less than one-fifth as
much as any liquid extract you can
buy, for one lucent can of Snow Flake
Powder will go as far four 25-cent
bottles. of any liquid extract. They are
made in four fiavors-Lemon. Vanilla,
Orange and Nutmeg. and are for sale
by all first class grocers. Is cents per
can. If in any way unsatisfactory. re-
turn the can and get your money back.
Accept no extract but Snow Flake Fla
voring Powders. and order a can now
while YOU think of it, Remember. the
regular 25-cent can is now 10 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18
King of all Couch Medicines.

Mr.. E. G. Case, mail carrier of Can.
ton Center, Conn, who has been in the
United States service for about 16
years, says: 1--WE have tried many
cough medicines for Group, but Cham.
berlain's Cough Remedy is king of all
and one to be relied upon every time
We also find it the best remedy for
coughs and colds, giving certain re.
suits and leaving no bad after effects
For sale by all leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18

That the supreme court justices now
dress in uniform manner, must not be
misinterpreted to mean that they wear
uniforms. All the justices now wear
black frock coats. OF course a judge
clad in an abbreviated flashy sack coat
may be as mentally brilliant and equi-
table as one in an elongated garment
of more sombre hue, but the reform
is made to add to the dignity of the
court
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18
WOMAN DIGS THROUGH
WALLS OF COUNTY JAIL
Prisoner at Mason, Mich. Makes Spec.
tacular Escape-Believed a
Bad One.

Mason, Mich, Dec. 1S.-A woman
arrested three weeks ago at Lansing
on the charge of shoplifting known
as Molly Mcguire, made her escape
from the county Jail by cutting two
foot hole through an 1S-inch brick wall
and descending by a rope ladder from
the second story of the jail. The wo-
mans identity has baffled the officers
since her arrest and she is believed
to be a criminal of Importance. The
nearest clue to her identity was had
when she sent a telegram to men,
Der of a detective force in Milwaukee
asking for money. In some unknown
manner the woman received two steel
chisels, with which she picked hole
through the wall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18

Frederick Landis, congressman from
the Eleventh Indiana district, who was
defeated for reelection last month, is
now hustling to secure the job of door
keeper in the house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18

The motion to quash the indictments
against Mayor Schmitz and Abram
Reuf of San Francisco indicates there
may yet be found a little fire back of
all that graft smoke.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18

The government should hasten Grim
inal proceedings against the trusts, so
that Imprisonment may follow their
misdoings. As it is, the fines simply
operate to raise the prices of their
commodities every time a fine is in
fiicted 1t is only the innocent con-
sumers that are made to suffer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18

John G. Carlisle. former speaker of
the house, is in Washington. Don't
ask me about politics" said he impa-
tiently the other day. ''The politics of
this country is becoming absolutely in
comprehensive to me. Here's Roose-
welt endorsing Root for president, Root
endorsing Francis, Francis endorsing
Bryan, and Bryan endorsing Hearst.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18

The Storers have concluded to not
occupy their Washington house this
winter. The quarters have become too
close for them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18

of dollars trying
to cure, and l went
to the hospital,
but they failed to
cure me and it
was getting worse
all the time. Five
weeks ago my wife
bought a box of
Gu ticura Oint-
m en- t and one
cake of Cuticura
SOaD. and | am
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18

The national house hesitated about
giving its membership Christmas gifts
IN the way of increases, but it did the
graceful thing with respect to the
higher officials.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18

Three more war aids for the White
house have been appointed The presi-
dents military household has almost
reached royal court proportions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18

Cosmetics will ruin the complexion.
There's no beauty practice equal TO the
effects of HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. 1t keeps the entire body in per-
feet health. Tea or tablets, So cents.
T. II. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. tEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18
D|SF|GUR|NG
SKIN HUMOR
Impossible to Get Employment, as
Face and Body Were Covered With
itching Sores - Scratched Till
Flesh Was Raw-Spent Hun
dreds of Dollars on Doctors and
Hospitals and Grew Worse
CURED BY CUTICURA
IN FIVE WEEKS

"Since the year 1894 I have been
troubled with a very bad case of
eczema which l have spent hundreds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18

The provision for more tracks is the
sole essential to the development Of
the new factory district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18
TERMS = Daily, 10 cents per weel

BY THE ]. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-18

TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per week.
Weekly. 81 per year in advance.
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious, must
have real name attached for publica-
tion. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-16

and unanimous vote Of the Memorial
Chapter, Of Little Rock, to give s. an
nually towards the maintenance OF the
room, but upon the written request Of
Mrs. Polk To the remaining chapters IN
the State the amount of 81 annually was
cheerfully subscribed by the following
chapters;
The Robert +. Lee Chapter. Of Conway.
the Joe Wheeler Chapter. OF Dardanene:
the ". T. Cabeu Chapter. OF Lockesbure.
the Patrick Cleburne Chapter. OF Forrest
city; the Sidney Johnston Chapter. of
Batesville; the j. c. Govan Chapter. OF
Mariana: the Felix j. Batson Chapter.
OF Gainesville; tho James II. Berry
Chapter. Of Fort Smith; the Fanny Scott
Chapter, of Harrison; the Annie Sewer
Churchill Chapter, of Charleston: the Hot
Springs Chapter. Hot Springs, Ark; the
Malvern Chapter Of Malvern.
The regent has sent 10 the room n Dor
trait Of the Hon. Augustus II. Garland.
who was successfully a member OF the
Constitutional Convention OF 1861. n MEM
Der OF the lower house OF the Confed-
crate Congress, OF the Confederate Sen
ate. Senator Of the United States and
orney-General OF the United States
under the first administration OF President
Grover Cleveland
Another portrait. not without its TO
nance. is the daguerreOtype Of a hand
some young girl which was taken from
the knapsack OF a Confederate soldier
who lay dead upon the battlefield OF Ar
kansas post II was given into the care
of the Rev. De Witt Clinton Baker. chan
lain OF Company T.. Ninth Iowa Volun-
teer Infantry. 20 be delivered by him 10
a person IN Clayton county. Iowa.
This person was never found and the
daughter OF tho Rev. Baker has sent IL
70 the Arkansas Room IN the hope that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-16

ly the evergrcens on "a countrymau's cart
which was drawn close up against the
ciroing. and almost hidden by the dark
kfeen and scarlet heap of beauty from
tit deep woods. Coming nearer tho cart.
! observed more closely. the sweet pale
race or Inc little girl standing there
Ieinaps the owner awaiting purchasers
Tor that for which the child was long,
ing. had not noticed the unvoiccd pleading
ln ne wide open blue ewes. giving sucn
pi'iIul emphasis to the touch. or ho MIGHT
nave broken Off a branch and given ST.
Eve.
choosing the prettest bunch Of mis-
tletoe / could find. 1 then selected In
warm contrast 10 the pearly drops nest
mig In the foliage "a branch of hou,.
"itn d weight Of scarlet berries. 10 give
Il htnt OF warmth TO the numb. rlovelese
hands as ] placed them in them For d
moment beneath little hewildcred face.
tney lay, held loosely there then sudden
~ awning it was beautiful reality. tina
myers ughtcned about them. the hfre
eyes lifted 90 mine with the ioveNcst ber,-
diction smile transforming the wan face.
then she turned and fed down the street
Where the flying little footsteps paused
never knew But the breathiess joy.
beautfui unsclnsh eyes. the nur~rfrt
away. told silently OF another 90 shars
in the bright unexpected. revealing the
true Christmas spirit IN the eiad pl'satinE
heart or the little waie ei-l and Go was
THIS that photographed hor OH Che wallis
or memory by tho sida OF lttlo Tar
Polly" from the hills.
I had passed but a few squares from
tho market when the snow tnat had sifted
gently about the fair hair of tle uttlc
girl from tho alley zen iu snow clapicts
about tho dark hair OF a familiar little
figure, standing near large department.