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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-08
FOR YEARS TAX
Library Board Takes Formal
Steps of certification to
Council for $4,000.
LIBRARY GROUNDS
Contracts Awarded for Exterior and
Interior Work-Express Thanks
for Various Gifts.

AT the regular meeting of the libra
ry board last evening. a resolution was
adopted requesting the certification of
the building fund taxes TO the city
council. This is a formal resolution
and procedure necessary in order that
the council may take the steps TO in
clude the 10000 portion assigned TO
this year in the years taxes. This
certification has been made by the
president and secretary of the board.
The library grounds are to be i'm
proved by the construction of concrete
work around the additional lot given
to the city. to make it conform TO the
old lot This work is to be done by s.
Nelson. the contract being for $150
The board last evening made provis
ion. on the recommendation of the
building committee, for additional
shelving for the reference room of the
library, a contract being awarded the
Art Metal Construction company for
1924. Contracts were let for the plant
ing of trees and shrubbery in the IL
brary grounds The book committee
presented a list of books, which the
board ordered purchased.
Gifts of Books.
Resolutions of thanks were adopted.
for the gift of 50 volumes of the "Liv-
ing Age" presented by Mrs. L. NJ. Hav-
erstick; 30 volumes of miscellaneous
works given by Mrs. r. r. Cable, and
the second volume of biographies Of
American lumbermen donated by the
publishers of the American Lumber
man. The gift of Mrs Haverstick COM
pletes the set of this valuable maya
zine.
Report for Month.
The following report of the librarian
was received:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-08
Drill for Parade.

The naval reserves begin drilling to-
night in preparation for the Memorial
day parade. in which they will take
part.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-08
MONDAY
Anthracite Mine Owners Post
Notices of an Early Re-
sumption of Work.
AGREEMENT FULLY RATIFIED
Miners Find Comfort in Fact That
They Have at Least Been Rec
ognized.

Scranton. Pa. May S.-The conven
here today and unanimously ratified
the action taken by its subScale com
mittee in conference with the operat-
ors committee in New York yesterday
declaring operative the award of the
coal strike commission of 1903. Today
notices were posted by the Lackawan-
ma. Delaware & Hudson and Erie
Pennsylvania & Scranton coal compa-
nies. announcing the resumption on
work next Monday.
Complete Agreement.
New York. May S.-After carrying
on negotiations for nearly three
months, the subcommittee represent
ing the anthracite mine workers and
operators of eastern Pennsylvania yes
terday afternoon agreed to continue
the award of the strike commission
for another three years and the men
will return 10 work as soon as prac-
ticable. probably Monday All miners
who have not committed violence
against persons or property will be re
employed. and no one be disseminated
against because of any activity he may
have taken in the strike movement.
Subject to Ratification.
The agreement is subject TO the
of the tri-district cOnven-
tion of the mine workers at Scranton
today. This outcome of the dispute
which threatened 10 develop into a
long. bitter struggle and paralyze a
great industry. was looked upon with
satisfaction by the coal
road presidents. The agreement en-
tered into is their first proposition
made early in March in reply 10 the
mine warkers' original demands.
First General Contract.
The miners had little 10 say regard
ing the agreement. except that it was
the best they could get. They pointed
out, however, that the agreement en-
tered into is the first general agree
ment ever signed between operators
and miners and they look upon it as
a step forward in their efforts TO have
regular agreements with their EN-
ployers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-08
Lecture at Beth Israel.

Rabbi l. Idelson of Denver. Col, will
lecture this evening at Beth Israel
synagogue, Twenty-second street and
Third avenue at 1880.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-08
Number of Shocks on
Pacific Coast Since
April Is.
MOST OF THEM LIGHT
Safety Deposit Vaults Opened
and Found to be in Good
Condition.

San Jose, May S.-According to ad-
have been "a earthquake shocks record
ed on the seismograph at that institll-
ton since the morning of April IS.
Most of the tremors were exceedingly
light.
safety Deposit vaults Opened.
San Francisco, May S.-Safety de-
pOsit boxes in several institutions
were accessible yesterday. The vaults
had performed their trust well. All
the contents were found intact. Moth
ing was harmed
The total amount of goods sent 70
the city railroad up TO May | amounts
TO 2.200 carloads, according to DR.. De-
vine. head of the Red Cross work.
This represents a large amount of
supplies he said but nothing like
the amount we will have to have"
Oakland Has None 40 Spare.
Oakland. Cal. May S.-Estimates in
dicate there are 10000 persons in this
city who are dependent upon relief
supplies for necessary food. The gen
eral food supply is limited but under
the strict supervision of the army ii is
expected enough can be procured to
meet immediate demands.
Relief Fund to Date.
San Francisco. May S.-The finance
committee reports the amount of re-
lief subscriptions confirmed was ST.
1nc o1S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-08
EPlTOME OF DOINGS IN
CONGRESS YESTERDAY

Washington. d. c.. May S.-Follow-
ing is a brief resume taken from the
official records of yesterdays proceed
ings in both houses of congress:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-08
CENTRAL.
Attorney General Stead Gives
Opinion on Taxation of
illinois Road
ON SUPREME COURT RULING
Company Has No Right to Make De-
ductions and Must Pay on Stock
and Bonds.

Springfield, H., May S.-According
General Stead to the auditor of public
accounts in answer to an inquiry from
the auditor as to how he should value
the property of the Illinois Central for
taxation, the company must pay taxes
on $S0,000.000 stock and $25.000,000
claimed exemption on the grounds that
stocks are debts and should be de-
Quoted from the credits of the road.
Based ON Decision.
The opinion is based on a decision
of the supreme court, in which is was
held that property and assets must be
valued so as not to violate the constitu-
tional provision that every person and
corporation shall pay tax in proportion
to the value of his or her property. The
opinion holds the railroad company has
a right to deduct all bonafide debts
from its credits.
No Right tO Deduct.
But ii also holds a large number of
bonds and stocks listed by the COM
pany. and which the company claimed
were credits and against which it had
a right to deduct its bOnafide indebted
ness are not such credits as are pro-
vided for in the revenue laws and that
the company has no right to deduct
any bonafide Indebtedness from these
credits represented by said stocks and
bonds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-08

Springfield. ILL.,. May S.-(SpeciaD.-
Owing 10 10 democrats being absent
and three of the insurgent republicans.
Haines of Winnebago, Gillispie of Car
roll and Taggard of Stephenson desert
ing TO the regulars, the Daley amend
ment TO the Trautmann-Shurtleff bill
was defeated in the house by a vote of
90 70 al. All three members from the
Thirty-third district remained firm with
the insurgents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-08
Relief Fund to Date.

San Francisco. May S.-The finance
committee reports the amount of re-
lief subscriptions confirmed was ST.
40G24S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-08
Put Bill ON Passage.

On reconvening Shurtleff stated the
recess had been taken in the hopes
that the republicans and democrats
might appoint committees to meet and
decide upon amendments and that as
the democrats had decided TO stand for
a direct primary, he moved that the
Trautmann-Shurtleff bill be put on its
passage. Allen. of VermiliOn offered
an amendment providing for the nom
ination of county candidates by direct
vote. the men receiving the highest
vote being declared the nominee.
A motion was made TO table this
amendment and Shanahan declared
the motion lost on vive voce vote.
but finally yielded to demands for d
roll call The motion to table carried
by 60 TO GS. The house then took a
recess at 2:30 p. m. Brady, Gillespie
of Carroll, and Kerrick, republicans,
who had voted against the Daley bill
voted in favor of tabling Aliens
amendment, while Mcclure, who had
voted against the Daley bill voted
against tabling the Allen amendment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-08
Those Absent.

Those absent were: Arrand, Craig,
l1oskonslki, +iundy. Sullivan, Walsh.
and Wilson of Cook. and Geckenani-
son and Gibbons of McDonough, demo
Gratis. and McNichols. Montgomery,
Peterson and SmeiZkal. all republi-
cans. Linden, democrat, was present,
bur did not vote. On motion of Speak
er Shurtleff, Shanahan being in the
chair. a recess was taken for 10 min
utes and the democrats caucused and
decided 10 stand for a direct primary
law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-08
Gifts Of Books.
Circulation.

The following report of the librarian
was received:
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05
1an. } In hfstorY.

1740 - Benedict Arnold born in Norwich,
Conn; died 1901 Arnolds military
career WAS a glorious one up to the
date Of his treason at West Point.
He aided Ethan Allen in the capture Of
TiconderOga and led an expedition
through the wilderness to Quebec,
where he was wounded. He fought
with great skill on Lake Champlain
while in command Of the tlotilla. Al
Bemis' Heights he commanded the left
wing of the American army and = few
days later performed heroic deeds at
Saltwater, where he was again wound
ed After his desertion to the British
he engaged in q warfare Of burning
and pillage in Virginia.
1793-Lucretia Coffin Mott, rel0rmer and
abolitionist, born on Nantucket island
died 1880.
1858-Rachel. the actress, died at Cannes,
France; born 1920.
1888 - Mrs. Martha joan Reade Nash
Lamb, a distinguished historical au-
thor and editor, died in New York
city; born 1929
1905-Japanese troops took possession OF
Port Arthur.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05
GIadstone's Early Joys.

When Mr.. Gladstone was quite AL
old man it CHANGED that he and Mr..
Chaplin were staying at the same cOun-
try house together on Il visit. One
night after dinner the Grand Old Man
asked Mr.. Chaplin whether his grand
mother had not lived in certain
street in Mayfair. Mr.. Chaplin replied
that she had done SO. WELL" said MI
Gladstone, Il remember it distinctly.
lived next door to her for awhile when
1 was child. She used to give even
ing parties. When the carriages were
assembled to take up, my brother and
I used to creep out Of bed-it was in
the summer time-softly open the Win
dow, get out our squirts and discreetly
fire away at the coachmen on the
boxes. I remember the intense delight
with which we used to see them look
up to the sky and call out to ask each
other whether it wasn't beginning TO
rain"
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05
7an. 5 Tn bistory.

106G-Edward the Confessor, Saxon king
of England, died; born 1904.
15S9-Catherine de- Medicl, cruel and in
triguing queen Of France, died.
1779-Stephen Decatur, commodore u. S.
n, born in Sinnepuxent, Md: killed in
a duel at Bladensburg, Nd, 1920. Zeb-
ulon Montgomery Pike, soldier and ex-
plorer OF the Rocky mountains, born
In Lamberton, n. j.. killed 1913. Cen
eral Pike fell in the attack on York
lnow Toronto) His explorations were
conducted while he was a lieutenant
in the regular army. In 1S05-06, after
months of exploration and constant
exposure to hardship, he succeeded II
tracing the Mississippi river to its
source While exploring the new Loui
siana purchase in 1S06-07 he discovered
Pixies peak. in the Rocky mountains.
.S91-Emma Abbott, prima donna, died II
Salt Lake City.
1905 - Foes fraterniZed at Port Arthur
Russian officers permitted to return
home on parole and the men held a
prisoners OF war.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05
Big EIIns In Maine.

One of the champion elms of Maine
stands in HallowelI. Its girth is 81 feet
10 inches, and it has a spread of top,
measured at right angles, of JOG feet
by III feet. This elm has q most mag
nifcent and symmetrical top, throwing
out it's branches more than fifty feet i'll
all directions. Down in old York they
have some elms of which they are just
~ proud One known as the Grant
elm has Il girth of II feet 8 inches and
spread of top Il feet. Another very
symmetrical elm stands but a few
yards from the York village postotfice
whose girth is II feet 10 inches, spread
Of top 80 feet. kennebec Journal.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05
San. | In blstory.

1515-Louis XII. duke Of Orleans. called
The Father Of His People" died; born
14G2.
1729-Edmund Burke, English statesman,
born; died 1871.
17S5-Paul Revere, patriot rider, bo,n in
Boston; died 1878.
177G-American flag first used by WASH
ington at Cambridge, Mass.
1G09-Aholition Of Irish parliament md
legislative union Of Great Britain and
Ireland proclaimed
1879-Resumpton of specie payments in
the United States. Specie payments
were suspended in some Of the sou.A-
ern states in 1860, but not until HOSTILE
ties broke cut in 1861 in the north.
1eQ1-Irnattus DonnGlly, Noted American
scholar ana orator, died at MinnaapO-
lis. Mimi; born 1881.
1905-Gcneral St0esscI, Russian comraand-
ant at Port Arthur, offered to surren-
der the post.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05
IAN. & Tn history.

1739-David Dale, philanthropist and ma
ternal grandfather of Robert Dale
Owen, born; died 1906.
1S11-Charles Summer, Massachusetts SEN
ator and statesman. born in Boston:
died in Washington 1874. Sumner acted
as a confidential adviser of President
Lincoln and from 1861 to 1870 served as
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations.
1910 - Nine. DArblay (Frances Burney),
popular English novelist. died.
1s9+Dr Clinton Cavendish. English ex-
plorer died at San Antonio, Tex; born
1S41.
1eo0-Main Boer attack on the British lines
at Ladysmith: heavy fighting and cas-
ualties
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05

the allies in Flanders. John Nll!ianl
After Turenne and Con- draper M ~
de he was the ablest of
French generals and led the armies Of
France to numerous victories, twice
defeating William III. of England, at
whose expense he gained fresh renoWn.
Benjamin Lundy. philanthropist and
~abolitionist, born in Warren county,
N. J.; died 1899
1877 $3.50 Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
died; born 1854
1SS2-John William Draper, NJ. D., Ameri-
can phiIosophic writer, died; born 1871.
DIR. Draper was a native of England.
His most noted works were History
of the Civil War In America" and "a
History of the Conflict Between Reli-
giOn and Science"
19O5-Theodore Thomas, noted orchestra
leader, died in Chicago; born 1884.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05

According to the last religious cen
sus Of the United States there are in
this country not less than l45 distinct
denominations, or church bodies, com
ing under the general name Of Protes-
tant. The Presbyterians themselves
are subdivfded into seventeen bodies,
the Methodists into twelve and Luth-
Grams into fourteen.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05
The Havre Herald
w. c. KEsTER, EDITOR AND Prop

Entered at the postoffce at Havre, Mon
tana, as second-class mail matter.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05
HAVRE, MONTANA, JAN. 5, 1906.

Secretary Shaw says that we want
a more elastic currency. Right you
are, Mr.. Secretary Something that
that will stretch from one pay day to
another.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05

The pOst0tlice department. has >erY-
ed notice on the railroads that i'll the
future all mail trains on the branch
roads which are late will cause 4nc
to be imposed by the government.
This order has been made necessary
on account Of the inferior service
rendered by the railroads on their
branch lines
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05

There is no more important bill be
fore Congress today than the Latiner
BrownI0w Good Roads bill, which ap-
pr0priatcs twenty-four millions Of dol
lars on the nations roads, to be eX-
pended in the next three years. one
half to- be furnished by the states
and the. other half by the general
Government. Germany has $4,000
miles OF superb roads, England $4,000
miles. France $4,000 miles. The Unit
ed States, the richest Of all Of them,
has not q mile except in cemeteries
and parks.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05

The men OF Big Horn County, Wyo.,
are about to advertise for 1000 single
women. They have prepared census
of the county, showing that there are
ten bachelorstO one unmarried woman
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05

In 1906 no holidays will occur on
Sunday. New Years day was on
Monday, WashingtOn's birthday will
be on Thursday, Memorial day on
Wednesday, Independence day on
Wednesday and Labor day on Monday.
Other special days are Valentines day
on Wednesday, Halloween on We'd
nesday, Thanksgiving, Nov. 10Th, and
Christmas on Tuesday. There will be
only one eclipse, that Of the moon,
visible in this locality during the
year. This will be at midnight on
February 8th. The eclipse will be
total. and if the weather is clear and
the sleighing good there will be a
formidable excuse for staying out Il
little late.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05

The bureau Of statistics Of the De
partment of Commerce and Labor es-
Inmates that the aggregate commerce
between the United States and the
Philippine Islands for the calendar
wear 1905, will amount to about $2O,-
100000, against about $l5,0O0,000 in
1904, Sl0,000,000 in 1900 and $4,000
600 in 1898. Prior to 1899 the eX-
ports from the United States to the
Philippines never exceeded $250,OO0,
while in the present year they will
aggregate nearly S6,0O0,0OO, The i'm
ports in 1905 are chiefly hemp and
sugar.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05

Right thinking is the foundation
of right living. To live the highest
life of which we, as human beings,
are capable, we must firmly believe
and live up to our belief that we can,
should and must resolutely master
our thoughts as we'll as our actions;
and that we must control the mental
pictures in which we indulge as much
as the words which issue from our
lips. AS a man "thinketh III his
heart, 50 is Re" Thoughts generate
feeling, When discouraged and de-
pressed, lift up your chest, take an
attitude Of courage and speak these
words several times, slowly and earn
estly: Faith, hope, courage" When
sensitive over Entertainment, take the
correct physical attitude and say,
Love, patience, forgiveness, and
see if you don't feel better"
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05
IAN. J In blstory.

1926 - John r. Broadhead,
diplomat and author of
O. history Of New York.
born in Philadelphia;
died 1873.
1sGl-Fredcrick William ".
Of Prussia died. Access
sion of William l.. the
great Kaiser Wilhelm.
fS7g-Caleb Gushing, iurist
- ..4n.A .-....a.-,n .linl L.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05
San. 4 In bistory.

f695-The Marshal Due de
Luxembourg, famous
French general, died;
born 1923. De LuXcm-
bourg fought against
France under Prince de
Condo in the armies Of
Spain, but receiving
pardon from Louis XIV.
entered his service and
gained victories over
the allies in Flanders.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05
Dec. 81 In Dlstory.

13S4-John Wyclif, first not
ed English reformer, IT'S
died; born 1924. MN ~h
1494-Jacques Cartier, first I'M zNs sssS
to sail up the ST. Law-SMg "a II
renee, born at ST. Malo, &SN ~ th
France; died 1855 XXX
172o - Charles T d wa d IA6Ns %esss9M
Gouis Philip Casimir) $3.50 ~ SgsYfSS
an English prince who Nv
claimed the throne of II
the Stuarts, born; died na cr,a+
ITS.
1801-Peter John de Smet, American ex-
plorcr and missionary, born in Bel
GUM; died 1872.
1S62-The celebrated ironclad Monitor went
down ut midnight in q storm Off Cape
Iatteras.
16S2-Leon Gambetta, prime minister Of
France, leader of the Republicans
when the empire was overthrow in
1870, died in Paris; born 1888
1884 $50 Susan Fenimore Cooper, second
daughter of James Fenimore Cooper
ana herself an author Of note, died at
p CQoparStoWn.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-01-05

At Fort Benton, Tuesday, Dec. 4th,
after inviting bids from the several
newspapers and with the assurance
that the contract would be let to the
lowest bidder, the county commissions
ers received and opened bids from five
newspapers of the county, and let the
contract to the highest bidder-The
Fort Benton River Press. Bids were
submitted by the River Press, The
Harlem News, The Chinook Opinion,
The Havre Plaindealer, and the Havre
Herald. We have not seen the bids,
but are reliably informed that the
lowest bid was put in by the News,
with the PIaindealer next lowest, and
then the others in the following order
The Herald, The Opinion, and the
River Press highest of all. This does
not seem very fair treatment OF the
newspapers, and also appears to work
a hardship upon the taxpayers OF the
county. The main consideration Of
the commissioners appears to be one
Of convenience for the county officials
who order and use the work. After
considerable experience with county
printing We are pleased to see the
prices going up, but think. the COM
missioners used poor Judgment in the
manner in which they raised the price.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-12-12

Messrs. II. Il. Ferguson ana II. IA.
Cunningham to Operate Ceda:.
GrOCe Farm.
"Messrs. A. Brown Ferguson
and L. X. Cunningham of Lam
caster have organized com pa
ny to conduct lie Cedar Grove
farm. The capital is $4,000.
These are two OF the brainiest far
mers in the State"
The foregoing is from the Col
umhia State of Sunday. The farm
referred to is the place whereon
Mr.. Cunningham resides, about 3
miles from town. and it is already
considered model plantation,
being well improved and in
high state OF cultivation, but un.
derthecombined management and
skill of two such exceptionally
fine farmers as Messrs. Ferguson
aud Cunningham it is destined to
rank second to none in the
South. +
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-12-12

The NJ. E. Zion church Con.
ference convenes in Cheraw to-
day. Ministers and delegates from
Lancaster left here yesterday for
Cheraw.