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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-01
MUCH REVENUE AT PEORIA
Office Sets New High Mark for CoIIec-
tions in One Day.

revenue district, with headquarters in
this city yesterday set new record
for the amount of collections in a sin
gle day. The receipts yesterday were
$25e,3G7. The previous record was
S231.S5S, made on Feb. Is, 1904 The
total for the month was $3,677325, eX-
ceeding November, 1906 by 100000
The record for the fifth district, which
is the largest in the world, is $3,S5S.
S54 for the month of November. 1904.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-01
FOUR GAMES ARE PLAYED
Lively Contests in intermediate Tour
nament of Y. M. c. A.

In the intermediate handball tourna-
ment at the Y. NJ. c. A. yesterday af-
ternoon the teams composed of Weiss
and Cook and Streckfus and Kelly
each won game, Weiss and Cook
winning the first by 21 to 10, while i'll
the second they were defeated u to
IA. Marquis and Schoessel defeated
Schroeder and Mcdonald two games,
the first ending u to 10. and the sec
ond q to 10. There are seven teams
participating in the tournament.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-01
Rose Again In Limelight.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. AT the
track and field day meet of the Olym-
pic club worlds record in putting
the twelve pound shot was broken
by Ralph Rose, who put it 80 feet, 61s
inches. This is one inch and a half
farther than the distance covered by
G. r. Gray of the New York Athletic
club at Travis island in 1902.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-01

HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea pur-
ifies the blood. strengthens the nerves.
regulates the bowels aids the kidneys,
cures stomach troubles, builds up the
nervous force and repairs the i'll eff
fects of over-eating. Tea or tablets, So
cents. T. II. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-01
Little porrit Still Livino.

London. Dec. 1.-The original of Lit
tie Dorret is still living at Islington
and is "a years old She will open
sale of work at the boys training
school in Islington next. Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-01
State of Sieqe Ends.

Sansalvador, Dec. 1.-The state of
siege in the republic of Salvador.
which was proclaimed at the time of
the discovery of a plot against the
government Sept. II. ended today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-01

$35 month. The Humane society, in
the interests of the abandoned chill
dren, had him arrested and brought
back
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-01
LED IN FIELDING.
Rock Island Had Best Team in
Three>Eye in This De.
partment
OFFICIAL AVERAGES SHOW
Steve Reagan Led Batters With $40
Swain Best All Season
Pitcher.

The belated official averages of the
Three-Eye league teams were received
today from President Holland ar
Bloomington. Delay in figuring them
out. it has been stated. was due to the
fact that the official scorers in two of
the cities did not send in reports until
long after the season had ended.
Rock Island led the league in team
fielding. but stood sixth in team bat
ting The Islanders did not head eth
er of the departments in fielding
though Wanner stood second among
the second basemen. Cook was second
among the shortstops Walters and
Carlisle were respectively fourth and
fifth among the outfielders. and the
other players stood well up from the
bCttOm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-01
Reagan Rest Batter.

The best batter on the Rock Island
team, Cy Black. was 18th in the list
with .272 Reagan of Dubuque it Will
surprise most fans to learn, led the
league in the hitting department with
$40. Murphy. Swacina, Hall of Cedar
Rapids. Davis. Lewee. and Donnelly
followed in the order named
Among the pitchers Owens of Cedar
Rapids stood first with $50 games won.
Kinsella was next. Swain of Dubuque
with .719 was the best twirler who put
in the complete season. Wilson of
Rock Island stood 18th with 500. La
kaff had .531, Howard 500, and Scott
.444
The team averages in hitting and
fielding are given below
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-05-25
IN the SPIT FOR
RELATING ~. RATES
The Government Open. Cases
Against Railroads and
Packinghouse Men.
CONGRESS HAD G
Judge Mcpherson, of Iowa, Override.
Demurrer of Burlington Railroad,
Which Claimed Export Business
Was Outside of Jurisdiction.

Kansas City, May 2&.-The govern
ment TODAY in the United States district
court announced it was ready for trial
IN the three bate cases.
The cases called were those of George
u. Thomas, freight broker of New York
city, and his chief clerk, L. B. Taggart,
under indictment for alleged conspiracy
in securing rebates for shippers and
against George II. Crosby, former as
sistant freight traffic manager of the
Burlington railway, charged with con
Epiracy in giving rebates.
These men were indicted in December
last with other railway and packing
house officials, whose trials have been
set for a later date. H. B. Duncan,
special agent of the department of JUS
tice, arrived here yesterday to assist
in prosecuting he cases.
Judge Mcpherson Presides.
Judge Smith Mcpherson of Iowa, sit
ting In place of Judge Phillips. over
railway to the indictments against
company and 1t must now
go to trial. Defendants contended
congress was without power to
enact legislation regulating export
rates in giving Of alleged rebates, Of
which the Burlington was charged
with having violated the interstate
commerce act.
The Ease against the Burlington is
distinct from that against it's former
assistant traffic manager, George H.
Crosby. The Burlington is charged with
granting concessions to Kansas City
packers on products for export through
the port Of New York.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-05-25

Havana, May 22.-President Palma was
inaugurated at noon Sunday i'm the pres
ence of the diplomatic corps in full uni
form, cabinet officers, senator's and con-
gressmen. Judges. heads of departments
and representatives of economic, agricul-
tural and commercial associations.
None Of the liberal members of congress
attended. The inauguration ceremony
took place in the red salon OF the palace.
Thu oath of office was administered by the
chief Justice Of the supreme court in front
of the dais on which We're seated eight
supreme court Judges. Over the central
portion of the dais was suspended q can
opy of red on which was the Cuban coat
of arms. President Palma, who appeared
to be in the best of health. entered tho
salon as the bell of the palace was strtk-
ing the noon hour. The guns of the
Cabanas fortress pealed forth a noisy wei
come to the incoming administration. and
this was reinforced by the screeching of
many whistles. cheers from the crowd out
side the palace. and the crash of bands
playing the Cuban national anthem.
Accompanied by Vice President Mendez
Capote and the members of his cabinet
President Palma advanced down the aisle
fanked on either Size by members OF the
diplomatic corps, judges of the local
courts, congressman and guests. When no
reached the dais the chief justice smoke
briefly of the significance Of the occasion
During the administration of the oath the
voice of the chief justice was barely
audible above the noise of the celebration
outside.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-05-25
"DIVVY" is MADE OF
RIO GRANDE RIVER
States and Mexican Govern,
ments Arrange Treaty Covering
Water Riqhts.

Washington, May 23.-Secretary Root
for the United States n Ambassador
Casasus for the Mexican government
today signed the treaty regulating the
which, if approved by the senate, will
remove what has been for twenty
years past a source of friction in the
relations of the two countries.
Fol- almos a century the Mexicans
living along the lower river have made
large use of its waters for the purpose
of %irrigating their lands. But in re-
cent years private companies on the
upper waters in the United States have,
by constitution of wing dams, diverted
a large part of the water to this side
of the river. The MeS!cans have pre-
tanned, but so far without success.
Now plans of the reclamation service
a made it certain that practically
all the water will be retained on Ameri-
can soil unless some proper scheme of
division can be arranged.
Construction of a $1,000, 900 dam across
the Rio Grande at Engel, New Mexico,
brought the matter to a climax and led
to negotiations between the two coun-
tries which eliminated in the treaty
signed today.
Underlying the principle of the con-
vention is recognition of the common
law right of MeXicans to use of a fair
share Of the waters of the river, but
as he United States government is
put to the entire expense of building
the great dam n canals the Mexican
share is only a fractional proportion of
the whole flow. 1t is estimated the inn
pounded waters will suffice to irrigate
about zoe, 600 acres of otherwise arid
land, n it is stipulated that, of this
total of 10000 acre feet of water, which
is to make arabic about $4,000 acres of
land, will be delivered on the Mexican
! side of the border each wear
For its part the Mexican government
guarantees the United States govern
ment against any suit for liability on
account of claims of individual Mex
leans who have so far suffered through
diversion of the water. Opposition to
the treaty is expected on tine part Of
some western senators who express the
belief that either the United States is
entitled TO all of the water without COM
pensation in view of the great expense
to which it has been put by the work
of construction of irrigating dams, and
canals or that if the Mexican right is
to be recognized at all it's title should
be purchased outright by a cash pay
mant
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-05-25
STORY so SHOCKING
SPECTATOR FAlNTS
Woman IN Court Room Interrupts Trial
Of Girl for Murder Of Aunt
Awful Treatment.


New York, May 22.-Josephine Ter
ranova today too the witness stand
In her own behalf at her trial on the
charge Of having murdered her aunt.
Defendant said she came to this
country when9S years old, going to live
with her uncle and aunt, the Reggios.
II did not go to church or school,"
she said, '.for sever years after came
to America. My uncle and aunt would
not let me. l wanted to go. I did
everything, washing, scrubbing, every
thing. Sometimes there were ten, elev-
en-, sixteen boarders in the house."
.sDo you remember n winter morn
ing when you were about II and one
half years old?" she vas asked.
The girl replied that she did, that her
aunt had taken her to her uncle's room
that day. AS the girl told of her uncle's
treatment a oma spectator tainted,
and court proceedings were interrupted
by the resulting commotion.
The girl hesitated in giving her testi-
mony saying she was ashamed to speak
1t. She said her aunt had forced her
to obey her uncle and had beaten her.
breaking q stick during one of the
wVhippings, and making witness SO sick
she went to bed. The girl said she was
never permitted to play with other chill
dren and was forbidden to talk Eng
fish or associate with the boarders in
the house. She said she wanted to go
TO her mother. blu was not permitted
to do 80.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-05-25
FOREST FIRES OUT:
Rain Comes and Wind Dies out-Loss
Everywhere Probably
EXAGGERATED.

Marinette, Wis, May 21.-All dan.
ger from forest fires is past. 1t is rain
ing this morning and the vino has died
out. The loss everywhere is believed
to have been greatly exaggerated.
Milwaukee, Wis, May PA staff
correspondent OF the Sentinel who
made a tour of the district in the up
per peninsula of Michigan covered by
the forest fires in a special train, the
first train to go through the district
since the catastrophe, telegraphs that
the fire appears to be practically out
in all the district. The fire ragged for
a distance of sixty-four miles along the
line of the Escanaba n Lake Superior
railroad and for thirty miles beyond
Claiming, the western terminus of the
o 1t seems certain now that 1000
persons are homeless in that district
and that 1000 are left desolate at Quin-
nesec. The Quinnesec fire, however,
canada fire, having started in a field
where men were pulling stumps and
burning debris. This fire spread into
the city and wiped out all the buildings
except three residences and the paper
mills. Then the fire spread into the
timber, and running north for forty
miles, finally joined the flames sweep
ing east on E~scanaba.
1t was also learned that Woodlawn
and Kingsley, on the Escanaba and
Lake Superior line, and Perkins, on the
Northwestern road. were destroyed.
The strip burned along the Escanaba
and Lake Superior road appears to be
thirty miles wide and the alarming
nature CT the earlier reports of the fire
seem to be thoroughly verified.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-05-25
HIT "PARLoR GAMBLING"
Baptist Condemn Progressive Eucher
and Bridge Whist-WouId Enforce
Sunday CIosino.

Dayton, O., May 23.-The American
Baptist Home Missionary society closed
the celebration of it's seventy-fourth
anniversary today with the election of
Hon. w. S. Shallenberger, second as
sistant postmaster general, as presi-
dent.
Resolutions were adopted to petition
congress to demand certificates from
revenue collectors showing Whistles
sold to I" speak-easies;.' condemn oar
lor gambling, commonly called progress
sive eucher and bridge whist; demand
more stringent enforcement of laws
covering the "slave girl traffic." de-
mand more stringent laws regarding
horse race gambling; approve efforts of
Ohio's governor to suppress the sale of
Intoxicating liquors. and to enforce
Sunday closing laws.
This afternoon the ninety-second an
niversary of n American Baptist
Missionary union, the oldest Baptist
mission society in the world, began it's
sessions.
Definite steps to bring about union
of the Baptist and Free Faptists We're
taken by the american Baptist Home
Mission society in session here Sun
day. The c%of..littee appointed last
year to consider a plan for co-opera-
ton and possible union reported favor
bh1v
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-05-25
HURT IN EXPLOSION.
First Stories Of Many Killed
Mere Due to Con-
fusion.

New York, May PA score of men
employed in the engine and dynamo
rooms OF the New York Glucose COM
pany's plant at Shady Side, N. j., were
more or less injured by the explosion Of
q big steam pipe.
The roof of the building. was blown
and the wreckage caught fire.
Thirty men at work in the building
had narrow escapes from death. In the
confusion which followed the explosion
many reports of serious loss Of life were
spread.
One Early Report.
New York, May 22.-Six men were
killed and fifty Others more or less in
duredytoday by an explosion in the plant
OF the New York Glucose company,
Shady Side, N. J.. It is believed the ex-
plosion was caused by a defect In m
OF the steam boilers. A four-story brick
building was completely wrecked and
the outbuildings tor to pieces.
There were 500 men In the building
at the time, and the wives and chill
dren Of these, who live in the neigh
gborhood, were thrown into a panic.
Rescuers found twelve living men
imprisoned in the burning debris and
made frantic efforts to rescue them.
Two were taken out fatally injured
and then the flames drove back The
rescuers, It appeared the ten men
would be burned to death. -Four priests
from neighboring churches offered
prayers for the dying when hope of
aiding the imprisoned men was aban-
idnpad t&t -r8 s ~
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-05-25

Washington, May 23.-Although an
official statement to that effect canot
be had, it is known that marines are
now being shipped on the cruiser Co
lumbia at League Island, Pa, and are
bound primarily for Guantanamo, Gu
ba, there to be kept in readiness for
any emergency that may arise on the
1sthmus of Panama.
Elections that will take place Their.
mex month may be accompanied by
revolutionary disorders; in fact, GER
tain inquiries have been directed to
Governor Magoon by disconnected par
ty leaders and have been followed by
threats of an uprising against the
Amador administration
Keep Away from Canal.
These have led Secretaries Root and
Taft to serve notice upon the malcon-
tents that no such manifestation will be
admitted anywhere near the canal one
or at any place where the peace of the
zone may be threatened.
To give effect to his notice the nav
will haze a sufficient force of marines
on either side of the jsthmus to MAIN
tain order and to this end the Columbia
is going to a convenient point for OBJ
servation and action if necessary on
the gulf side While the Marblehead is
nearing Panama on the Pacific coast.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-05-25
nBIG MEN" INDICTED.
Charges of Wholesale Land Frauds
Made by Federal Grand Jury
in Nreoon

Portland, Ore, May 21.-Details of
the land fraud indictments returned by
the federal grand jury on April 9, and
involving prominent men of Los An
gcles, San Francisco INC southwestern
Oregon, have been made public by
United States District Attorney w. A.
Bristol.
The property alleged to have been
eraudulently secured lies on the banks
Of Lobster and Eucher creeks, in
southwestern Curry county, Ore, and
consists of 5000 acres practically all in
one tract OF fine timber land.
The indictment charges conspiracy
to defraud the government of timber
land by securing entry men to file upon
the land with the intention of disposing
Of it to alleged Observation-Disclosures ID.
Jones and William H. Smith, OF San
Francisco; jeremiah Humely, former
United States commissioner in Curry
county, Ore; A. S. Johnston. formerly a
deputy clerk Of Curry county, Ore.;
William II. Kerr, of Coquille. 0re.;
John r. Miller. of Port Oxford, Ore;
Warren Gillelen and r. w. Kenny. re-
spectively president n cashier OF The
of Los Angeles; G.. L. Stearns. formerly
president, and Jacob c. Cross. director
of the Pacific Furniture n Lumber
of LOS Angeles: David NJ.
Goodwin, Maryland, and A. H. He'd
Derby, of Los Angeles; Richard
Hynes, NJ. NJ. Riley and Lee r. Ayres,
stock brokers of Los Angeles: w. d.
Gould, attorney of Los Angeles, and F.
w. Dennis, broker and real estate deal
er, of San Francisco.
The Indictment asserts that the Pa
cifc Furniture and Lumber company.
which is alleged to have been the active
agency through which h alleged con
spiracy was perfected. was organized
at Los Angeles by Messrs. Cross, Good
win, Stearns. Miller. Kerr and Jones.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-05-25
GOES TO CONFERENCE.
Committee Decides to Recon-
mend Disagreement on All The
Senate Amendments.

Washington. ID. c., May 2o.-The rail-
read rate bill was considered Tor lhtea
hours last night by the house commit
tee on foreign and Interstate commerce.
and the decision reached TO recommends
disagreement TO all of the senate
amendments and to send the measure
to conference. The committee VIII not
ask that Instructions of amy character
be given to the house conferees.
There was no disposition TO clltlclse
the amendment comforting 1urlSdlclloh
upon the court to review orders made
by the Interstate commas
sion, for in the house committee as Wen
as in the senate many members con-
tended that the bill as it was passed
by the house gave that authority 10
ers which collectively are known as the
Allison compromise undoubtedly Will
be agreed to by the house conferees.
The amendment which gave the
house committee the greatest concern
was that making pipe lines common
carriers, which the committee thought
inconsistent with the amendment pro-
hibiting common carriers from produce
ing commodities carried by 1t.
Formal action was not had on any
of the amendments and therefore the
house conferees likely will be left free
to exercise their best Judgment.
Pass Twenty-Five Bills.
Washington, ID. c., May 22.-Not-
withstanding that the leader of the
minority, Mr.. Williams, of Mississippi,
insisted upon the presence of a quo
rum, delaying as possible the orderly
| procedure OF legislation, the house yes
terday passed twenty-five bills. six
| senate and sixteen house measures.
Among he bills passed We're a num-
Der in which the country has special
interest, including the following:
To regulate enlistments nj punish
ments in the United States revenue
cutter service.
To authorize additional aids to navi-
cation in the light house establish
ments.
To amend section 6 of AN act n
titled. A act to define and fix the
standard value. to maintain the parity
of all forms of honey issued or coined
by the United States, to refund the
public debt, and for other purposes"
approved March IA, 1900.
Prohibiting shanghaiing in the Unit
ed States.
Enlarging the authority of the Mis-
sissippi river commission in making
allotments and expenditure of funds
appropriated by congress for the inn
provement of the Mississippi liver.
Providing for the manner of select
ing and ~impaneling juries in the Unit
United States.
After five and one-half hours work
the house adjourned until noon today.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-05-25
VIOLET RAYS FOR
TREATING INSANE
Or. N. w. Taylor Provides Room in
Which Maniacs May Bask in
Soft Lioht.

Chicago. May 23.-Dr. N. w. Tay-
Tor, superintendent of the Illinois
Western hospital for the insane, is con-
WINGED that violet rays are ~etticacious
in the treatment of insanity, and in
an interview he detailed experiments
now being made under his direction.
II have had constructed a house
rooted with v~iolet-colored glass, in
which insane patients are placed to
get the sun baths that filter through
the tinted panes. l have followed the
experiments with violet rays made by
French and Danish scientists, and for
several years past have experimental
along the lines of their Investigations
and in others that have suggested
themselves to me.
THE patients are placed in the glass
enclosure without clothing, expert
ments having shown that the rays will
not penetrate cloth, and the direct APP
plication of the violet rays made to the
Dare skin from sunrise to sunse Meals
are sent into the glass house to them,
so that there is n o intermission in the
application of the treatment"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-05-25
CAR GRANTS
LIMITED AMNESTY
Russian Douma Wins One of Its Main
lssues-Terrorists Are Not
Included.

ST. Petersburg, May 24.-The long
awaited political amnesty will, the As
ISOLATED Press learns from a govern
lnent source, be proclaimed on May 81,
the anniversary of the coronation of
Emperor Nicholas II. The exact scope
of the measure has not yet been deter
mined. 1t will, as anticipated, be linn
tied, but the Associated Press is in a
position to state that the constitu-
tional democratic party is prepared,
though ~grudgingly, to accept the act
Of grace from which the terrorists are
excluded, recognizing, though not pub
!icly, that the government is not alto.
gether unjustified in refusing to set
ut large men who will be as eady in
the future as they have been in the
past to shoot down or blow to pieces
hated representatives of authority.
Their demand for unlimited am
nesty was based on the expectation
that with h institution of a full con-
stitutional era the terrorists, as was
promised in an open letter just before
the assassination of Alexander II,
would abandon active operations, but
the crimes Of the last few days give
the government no guarantee that the
promise will be kept.
The administration is daily cutting
down the number of prisoners who
may be affected by the amnesty, re-
leasing convicts by hundreds in the
provinces, while among those released
in st. Petersburg are twenty-seven
members of the council of workmen's
delegates who drew up the famous
manifesto preaching a raid or the gov
ernment's gold reserve.
Premier Goremykin has been sum-
moned to Peterhof for a conference
with Emperor Nicholas to put the fin
ishing touches on the speech which the
premier will deliver unless unfOreSeen