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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-21

| millions. StuyveSant FISH scarcely
| could serve as n model for that sort Of
| preachment. for there never was Il
| time when he was in humble circum-
stances. not even when he walked to
| the Illinois Central offices aud back to
| save car fare so that lie could eat bet
ter dinners out of that paternal allow
| ance when he first began work. Back
of him were Fish millions and Stuy
veSaut millions. Tor he is descended
| from sturdy old Peter Stuyvesant. the
| peg leg governor of New Amsterdam,
who got in on the ground floor in New
York real estate long before the Astors
and the VanderOiitS came TO the sur
face. Stuyvesant Fish. both as to
finance and family prestige, was born
with a silver spoon in his mouth big
enough to be called soup ladle.
So we cannot set him upon pedestal
as one who came to town with patch
and 30 cents in his pants and arose to
riches and distinction. But as a man
who has attended strictly to business
and worked hard after getting a pretty
good start by the accident of birth we
may point to Mr.. Fish. He seems al
ways to have been level headed, and
successes have not put his head out of
plumb. Stuyvesant Fish is essentially
Il democratic individual, as becomes
The son of one who was General
Grants close friend and adviser. He
has n reputation as one of the most
courteous and considerate multimillion-
aires in the business. and any newspa-
per man who has had occasion to meet
Mr.. Fish will testify to this fact. In
his office he calls the men Dick and
Jim instead of mastering them, and
that is not done ia Il patroniZing man
ner, but because Stuyvesant Fish is
just that way. He never got stuck up.
Likes to Be Courteous.
Sometimes, when he can't help it, Mr..
Fish goes to his wife's social func-
tions. He likes to be courteous. Ev-
cry day he goes to business, and fire.
quently he stays until all the others
have gone home. Just now he is busy
at his new offices. having given up his
old offices to his successor preparing
his case against the Hartman contin-
gent for the recovery of control in the
Illinois Central. There is every in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-21

hams Vegetable Compound, When I COM
menced taking the Compound l suffered
everything with backaches, headaches, and
female troubles. am completely cured and
enjoy the best of health, and L owe it all
to YOU"
When women are troubled with irreg-
ular, suppressed or painful periods,
weakness. displacements or liberation,
that bearing-down feeling, infamma-
ton of the female organs, backache,
bloating Tor fiatulence) general de-
bility, indigestion and nervous prostra-
ton or are beset with such symptoms
as dizziness, faintness, lassitude, eXcit-
ability, irritability, nervousness, sleep
lessness, melancholy, all gone" and
g want to-be-left-alone" feelings, blues
and hopelessness, they should remem-
Der there is one tried and true remedy.
Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound at once removes such troubles,
No other medicine has such record
of cures of female troubles. No other
medicine in the world has received this
widespread and unqualified endorse
ment. Refuse to buy any substitute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-21

How often do we hear women say: ''It
seems as though my back would break, -
or Don't speak to me, am all out of
sorts? These significant remarks prove
that the system requires attention.
Backache and 8 the blues" are direct
symptoms of an inward trouble which
will sooner or later declare itself. 1t
may be caused by diseased kidneys or
some arrangement of the organs
Nature requires assistance and at once,
and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound instantly asserts its curative
powers in all those peculiar ailments of
women. 1t has been the standby of
intelligent American women for twenty
years, and the best judges agree that
it is the most universally success
full remedy for woman's ills known to
medicine.
Read the convincing testimonials of
Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Cotrely.
Mrs. j. C. Holmes, of Larimore, North
Dakota, writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
Z" have suffered everything with backache
and female trouble let the trouble run on
until my system was in such condition that
/ was unable to be about. and then it was l
commenced to use Lydia Pinkham'S Vege-
table Compound If / had only known how
much suffering would have saved 1 should
nave TAKEN III months SOOner-fOr q Few
weeks treatment made well and strong.
My backaches and headaches are all gone and
/ suffer no pain at my monthly periods,
whereas before took Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound / suffered intense pain. p"
Mrs. Emma Cotrely, 100 East 18th
Street, New York City, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
Il feel it my duty to tell all suffering women
of the relief / have found in Lydia +, Pink
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-21
By RoRERTus LOVE.

I'm the OustinG of Stuyvesant Fish
from the presidency of the Illinois
Central railroad more issues APP
pear to be involved than. in the
language of Abraham Lincoln or some
body else. You can shake Il stick at
The event is interesting both socially
and sociologicallv
If reports may he credited the am
bitiOn of Mrs. Stuyves1nt Fish To be-
come the leader of society was used
by +. H. Hartman to encompass the
defeat of Mr. Fish. This matter af
fects personally only the -Four Hun
bred who constitute society with big
as" as it consists in New York city and
at Newport. But in the sociological
trend of the incident are concerned
life insurance. Standard Oil and other
interests of Importance To the general
public Thus the vote of the eight I'LL
nOis Central directors who removed
Mr.. Fish ON the 18th of November af-
fects practically as many persons, in
some degree. as did the general cleo
lions throughout the country the pre-
ceding day.
Two Set Purposes Achieved.
BY the removal OF Mr. Fish from the
railroad presidency which he has held
for nearly twenty years. Mr.. Hartman
achieves two set purposes. He extends
his railroad holdings 50 that he is now
master of $4,000 miles OF railroad and
S2.J00,0G0.0O0 capital. and he Furnishes
StuyveSant Fish for that gentleman'S
admirable ObStinacy in refusing. at
Harriman's demand. to serve ~ Il
dummy in the attempted dummy in
veStigatiOn OF the Mutual Life InSur-
ance company from the inside. Har-
riman already was president of dozen
railroads and three or four steamship
companies, with practically absolute
power over many other companies and
it is held by astute Wall street men
that the Standard Oil company is be-
hind him in all his operations Mr..
Harahan, it is true. was chosen pres
ident of the Illinois Central. but the
name sounds so much like Hartman
that il fits in finely with the fact that
Hartman and not Harahan is now
running the Illinois Central
Stuyvesant Fish is now very widely
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-21
One Man Who Rose
Despite a Silver Spoon
Railroad President Who Is Considerable and
MultimiIIionaire Who Is Courteous
Stuyvesant Fish, Former
ponent n a Railroad Is Big Over Level
Democratic In His
Than Attend a Social FunctiOn-NOvei Entertain.
Given by Who Aspires
Be Socety's Leader

ana Iavordbly' known He is an inter
national char;i cter. The bold stand he
took in favor of insurance policy hold
erS as against the Vaccinations of
plundercrs when lie resigned from the
Mutual Life ana took w the fight for
Investigation from the outside made
hin OF international size There are 50
Few other big fishes Of this sort III the
financial seas that it is quite worth
while to tank StUyvesGnt Fish in the
public aquarium for brief inspection.
The Fish family is IL big family in
America. It dates back to our founda-
ton as republic. Nicholas Fish was
Il corps commander in the Revolution
airy war. Later he WIS the firm friend
and executor of Alexander Hamilton,
after whom he named his son. This
Hamilton Fish was President Grants
secretary of war for eight years after
serving as congressman. governor OF
New York AMI United States senator.
His son Nicholas became 4 distin-
%uiShed diplomat. His son Hamilton
made wide reputation as politician
and parIiameHtarian. one of the first
American soldiers to fall in Cuba dur
ing the war of 1898 was Hamilton
Fish Ri
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-21
FREE ADVICE TO WOMEN.

Remember, every woman is cordially
invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham If
there is anything about her symptoms
she does not understand. Mrs. Pink
ham is the daughterin-lawo of Lydia E.
Pinkham, her assistant before her de-
cease, and for twenty-five years since
her advice has been freely and cheer
fully given to every ailing woman who
asks for it. Her advice and medicine
have restored to health innumerable
women. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-21
Had a Close Call.

"a dangerous surgical operation, in
volving the removal of a malignant III
Ger, as large as my hand, from my
daughters hip, was prevented by the
application of BuckleH's Arnica Salve,"
says A. c. Stickel Of Miletus, w. Va.
Persistent use of the Salye completely
cured it." Cures cuts, burns and inju-
ries. 25c at Hartz & Ullemeyer's, drug
gis+~.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-21

Here is our condensed opinion of the
Original Laxative Cough Syrup: Near
ly all other cough syrups are cOnsti-
pating, especially those containing op-
iates. Kennedy's Laxative. (cCntain-
ing honey and tar), moves the bowels.
Contains no opiate>. Conforms to the
national pure food and drug law. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-21

He is nothing of Il society man him
self, cannot even wear his clothes so
that they look as if he ordered them to
his measure and doesn't care the snap
of his finger for anything on earth ex-
cept more power as a railroad man.
Hartman. it is alleged, talked pleas
antly to the ladies and induced them
to get their husbands TO vote against
Fish in order to weaken the struggle
of Mrs. Fish for the society leadership.
All that sounds like the outline of Il
chapter on European court intrigue,
but such is the story they are now tell
ing in New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-21
Gave a Duck Pond Dinner.


Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish truly is an in
teresting person. She is very uncon-
ventiOnal despite her social aspirations.
! She set out from the start to be q
reformeF rather than conformer. The
first thing she did in society was to
give dinner with pond in the center
of table whereon little live ducks
hoated. Ward McAIliSter, who invent
ed the Four Hundred fiction, was
then the official drum major of society.
He was Mortified by the duck pond din
ner and read Mrs Fish out of socle-
ty The lady had II spirit. She detied
Ward McAllister and plunged right
into the middle of society and became
so popular as an entertainer that Nc
Allister was compelled to put the
Fishes on his famous list when he
made 1t up. That was more than TWEEN
ty years ago. As the Ftzh wealth in
creased the social advance of Mrs. Fish
kept pace.
Mrs. Fish likes to do things different
~. She required the SWEETEST residence
in New York. so she built Il reprOduc-
ton of the palace of the DOgeS at
Venice, filling it with choice and costly
art works. One of her first recep-
tons thSre was a theatrical entertain
ment. "a Chinese Honeymoon" being
the play 1t was a social novelty.
But the harvest home festival which
she gave at her Newport summer home
six years ago was still greater nov
city. All the guests came dressed as
farmers and peasants, bringing to Mrs.
Fish as the lady of the manor suita-
Bile present. One millionaire swain
brought live pig, which escaped and
ran between the feet of a milkmaid
worth S1,000,000 in her own right. The
milkmaid shrieked and let go of the
rope which held the sucking calf she
had brought to Mrs. Fish. This caus-
ed the chickens to cackle and the
geese TO quack, and together it was
n very realistic affair.
There is something refreshing in Mrs.
Fishs candor. She says what she
means. Il should not like to be the
wife of president of the United
States" she once remarked to a re-
porter for 1 might have to eat with
negroes"
To the same newspaper man she
gave several OF ner set Opinions, re-
questing him to write them just as she
said them, and here they are!
Il do not believe in equality. It
would never do. There always Will
be classes i'm this country. We are
coming more and more to have an
aristocracy and common people.
do not believe in being too democratic"
As to Newport, Mrs. Fish said: New
port just now is paying too much at
tention to foreign lords. 1 think that
this country is making itself ridicu-
lous in regard to titles. / think 1t
foolish"
First Worked as a Clerk.
Stuyvesant Fish went to work as a
clerk in the New York Offices of the
Illinois Central railroad when he was
twenty years old and just out of Co
lumbia college. 1t is said that he re-
ceived So week at first. and his ia
Their made him an allowance of $50 a
month for his living expenses. This
allowance was small not through neces-
sity of course, but as a matter of dis |
81, m fol ohnrTf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-21
Big All Over.

StuyyeSant Fish is the youn-est son
of the great secretary of state. He has
struck out in new waters. He appears
never Ia have had any taste for poll
tics. and there was no war during his
fighting ace. 50 he became Il financier
Physically he is big enough to stand
proxy for his whole historic family.
He is six feet four inches long and
would be that high were it not for q
perceptible stoop, said TO be due TO the
lifelong necessity of getting his ear
down low enough to hear the talk of
average sized men.
Mr.. Fish is big all over His face is
large, his head is large, his frame is
large. and his whole aspect and bear
ing give one the distinct impression of
a thoroughly masculine type. He is
not at all the sort of man one might
naturally assume TO be the husband of
the woman who aspireS to be the ac-
knowledged and absolute queen of So
cial swelldom in America. Yet that is
Mrs. Fish's aspiration.
While SIr. Fish has been building I'D
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-02-26

Washington, d. c.. Feb. 26.--Presi-
dent Roosevelt has grown suspicious
of the good faith of the Chinese gov
ernment, as a result of the policy of
suing. He has been given assurances
through Minister Rockhill which are
not in keeping with the acts of the
Pekin authorities. There has appar-
emily been adopted at the Chinese
capital tactics such as were observ-
ed in 1900 prior to the Boxer out
break The diplomatic corps was told
in the most positive manner that re-
ports of a general uprising were
without foundation, and the govern
ment amply able to suppress local
disturbances.
The administration sees in the
present situation a parallel to that
prior to the Boxer outbreak, with the
exception that the present disturb
ance is not confined to the two pro-
vinces in the north, but prevails all
over the empire Missionaries are be-
ing warned to leave inaccessible
spots and concentrate where they
can be protected. Both the army and
navy departments are making every
effort to be ready to act the moment
the President gives the word.
Consul General Rogers, at Shang-
hal, cabled the State Department un-
der today's date that the American
mission stations at Nan Chang and
Kienze had been destroyed. 1t was
thought probable that the cause was
local kilograms received from those
points state that fourteen American
missionaries at those places escap-
ed, but the bingham family, English,
two adults and two children, were
reported killed. The American gun
boat El Cano at Marking, has been
ordered to proceed Immediately to
Kiukiang, where she probably will ar
rive Wednesday. The scene of the
trouble is 400 miles up the Yangtse
river.
cablegram fro-u Commander
Fletcher, the senior officer of the Ra-
leigh at Shanghai, received at the
Navy Department today, confirms
Consul General Rogers report
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-02-26
TO MAKE CONCESSIONS.

Germany Will Offer Compromises
on Moroccan Question.
Berlin, Feb 26.-The German gov
ernment has decided to make furth-
er concessions to the French views
on the Moroccan question, provided
France will also yield something.
The extent of Germany's proposals
will be communicated to the French
delegates. Emperor William and Chan
cellor Won 3uelow, it is understood
would rather make an effort to rec
oncile French aims and Germany
interests than to allow serious sit
uation to drift.
Some efforts have been made by
certain small financiers to create q
war scare out OF the Emperor's reply
to the congratulatory address of the
Generals yesterday on the occasion
of His Majesty's silver wedding. IN
which the Emperor remarked that he
prayed God war would not come, but
IL it came said that he was convinc
ed the army would acquit itself as ef
ficiently as 1t did 35 years ago.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-02-26
TWENTY-SIx MURDERS.
Mine Officers Accused of Completely
in Wholesale Assassination.

Boise Idaho, Feb. 26.-Governor
Gooding has issued an official state
ment with respect to the Steunen-
berg assassination case. He said that
Harry Orchard made a full confes-
sion of the manner and motive of the
assassination of Governor Steunen-
berg. In that confession he implicat-
ed the mine officers now under arrest
and others, including j. L. Simpkins
He told stories of twenty-six murd-
ers in which all the accused parties
were implicated. The governor said
there was no doubt the accused men
would get a fair trial.
None of the suspects under arrest
in connection with the murder of Co
vernon Steunenberg were taken to
Caldwell today, and none will be call
ed before the grand jury until tomor-
row. Floyd r. Thompson, secretary
of the Western Mine Owners Asso-
citation, has arrived from Cripple
Creek, Colo, and will appear before
the grand jury to identify the priso-
ners. Thompson today stated that
Harry Orchards wife, who lives at
independence, Colo, has denied that
the man under arrest here is her hus-
band. The preliminary examinations
of Meyer, Haywood, Pettibone and
Adams, set for tomorrow, will be
postponed pending the proceedings
before the grand jury.
The attorneys representing the
Western Federation of Miners con-
tinue to complain of the treatment
accorded their clients at the state
penitentiary. They are imprisoned
under the same regulations, the law
yers say, as govern the keeping of
.convicts The electric lights have been
taken out of their cells and candles
substituted. This is done, it is said,
to lessen the opportunity of suicide.
The condition of Orchard, which last
week caused the prosecution anxiety,
has so far improved that recovery
seems certain. He is now without fe-
yer.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-02-26
ANTI-INJUNcTION LEAGUE.
Formed for General Fight Against
Issuance of Court Writs During
the Time of Strikes

Chicago, Feb. 26.-Asking the CO.
operation of all the labor unions in
the country, Typographical Union
No. 16 yesterday launched an anti
injunction league with the purpose
of opening a general fight against the
issuance of restraining court writs
during the time of strikes and other
labor troubles. The Federation of La
Dor will be asked to promote the
League, and if possible to make it
national in scope. The league it is
expected will start with a member
ship of $4,000 trade unionists in Chi
cago. 1t is declared by the printers
that more than fifty per cent of the
labor organizations in the country
have been enjoined during strikes
These having a membership of close
to million, if allied in action might
exert strong political force against
the issuance of labor injunctions.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-02-26
Speaker Henderson,s Death.
NO GENERAL STRIKE.
President Mitchell Endorses Opinion
of Vice President LeHis

President Mitchell Endorses Opinion
of Vice President Lewis.
New York, Feb. 26.-John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Work
ers of America, today endorsed the
opinion that there would be no gen.
eral strike on April 1st next, which
was given out last night in Indianap-
oils by Vice President T. L. Lewis.
of the United Mine Workers. Mitchell
was shown the vice presidents state
ment in which the latter said in ad-
dition to the assertion that there
would be no general strike on April
1st, that the operators will restore
the reduction accepted by the miners
two years ago, and perhaps more,
and an era of peace be established
for another period of years. After
hearing the statement, Mitchell said:
'T guess that is right"
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-02-26

dashed north he fell ON the single
trees and tongue. Opposite the Rec
ord Office the tongue broke and the
aged driver fell under the wheels,
with the horses kicking at him. He
held his hands to his face, and the
wheels passed over his neck, breast
and legs. Letting the team go the
spectators ran to the assistance of
the driver and he was carried into
the second hand store north of the
Record Office and a physician called.
The physician found no broken bones
but Mr.. Carter was badly bruised on
the face, hands, neck, breast and
thighs. He is 81 years of age.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-02-26
A TIDAL WAVE
Follows Earthquake and 1t is Estima-
ted That TWO Thousand Die by the
Waves or are Crushed by Falling
Houses.

New York, Feb. 26.-A cable mes
sage from Buena Ventura, Columbia,
says: can earthquake on the morn
en- minutes. The town was considera-
bly, shaken. The damage from this,
however, was small, though the peo-
pie were panic stricken. Following
the earthquake was a tidal wave,
people perished along the coast by
the falling of houses or drowned in
the waves.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-02-26

which provides that the members are
left free to exercise individual judg-
ment concerning the amendments
that may be offered in the senate. AS
soon as Vice President Fairbanks
called for the reports of outstanding
committees, a number of senators
arose, but TElman was recognized.
structed by the Committee on Inter
state Commerce to report to the
senate the house bill No. 12,967 with
out amendment, and read the resolu-
ton adopted. After discussion con-
cerning the printing of testimony ta-
made for the publication of 10000
copies. Tillman gave notice that he
would press the bill to the earliest
possible consideration.
AS soon as Tillman concluded,
Senator Aldrich was recognized and
said: 'The majority of the members
of the committee did not join in the
favorable report which has just been
made by the Senator from South Car
olina, for the reason that in their
Judgment an attempt should have
been made by the committee to rem
edy by proper amendments some of
the obvious and admitted defects and
omissions of the house bill, and that
clear and adequate provision should
have been made for subjecting the
orders of the Interstate Commerce
Commission affecting rates to judi
cial review. They believed that these
amendments were not only necessa-
ry to protect the rights of all par
ties, but that they were essential to
the vitality and efficiency of the
measure.
AT TWO O'CLOCK THE STATE
HOOD BILL WAS TAKEN UP IN
THE SENATE, AND DICK, OF OHIO
RESUMED HIS SPEECH IN ITS
FAVOR.
Speaker Henderson's Death.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 26.-Former
Speaker David B. Henderson's death,
which occurred yesterday, was the
burden of the prayer by the Chaplain
in the opening session of the house
today. Later in the day an adjourn
ment will be taken after the passage
of appropriate resolutions as a mark
of respect to his memory.