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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
DEMOCRATS THROW RATE
BILL ONTO SENATE FLOOR
RETURN SOLDIERS
BURIED IN MEXICO
Demanded by National Association in
Session at the Cap
ital.

Washington, Feb. 23.-At the session
of the National Association of Mexican
War Veterans today, Brig. Gen. George
B. Davis elected a storm of applause
when he suggested that the national
government should bring back its sol
dier dead from Mexico as was done
with the men who died in the war with
Spain. AS a result of his remarks, the
association will pass resolutions to
that end
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
Changes Inheritance Tax Law.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 23.-The SUI
preme court decided that residuary
legac;es must bear their share of the
inheritance tax Immediately after the
death of the testator, and not at the
end of the period of trust
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
TORPEDO BOAT In
TROUBLE OFF COAST
Winslow Reported Broken Down Near
Cape Henry and Tug Mohawk is
Dispatched.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. 23.-A message to
the commandant of the navy yard to-
day said: THE torpedo boat Winslow
is broken down southeast of Cape Hen
ry and wants immediate assistance"
Admiral Harrington at once dispatch
ed the tug Mohawk to the assistance of
the Winslow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
FEARS FOR J. W. ALEXANDER
Former President of Equitable in Seri-
Gus Condition After Operation.

New York, Feb. 23.-Fears over the
condition of James w Alexander,
former president of the Equitable Life
Assurance society, were expressed to-
day by the three physicians attending
him since the operation performed yes
terday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
LIEUT.. SCHARRAR Is
GRANTED A LICENSE
German Army Officer Finally to Wed
Daughter CT st. Louis
Brewer.

Los Angeles, Cal. Feb. 23.-It devel
Oped today a marriage license was is
sued yesterday to Lieut.. Edward Schar-
rer and Miss Wilhelmina Busch, daugh
ter of Adolphus Busch, of st. Louis.
1t is not known when the wedding will
take place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23

and Watson have entered into a con-
spiracy to hold up the company for
money and that the language of the
letter is clearly libelous. The defend
ants will fight the case and say they
can prove the allegations in their let
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23

Hoch reported to the police, the dis.
appearance of her husband. Suspicion
was aroused by her story, and the body
of Mrs. Welcker-Hoch was exhumed.
and 90 grains of arsenic were found
in the stomach
Arrested at New York.
HochS arrest took place in New
York after a search of some length.
He has always maintained his limo
cence of causing the death of any of
his wives. The date of execution at one
time was set for July 2S. last, but with
in an hour of the time, Hoch was given
a respite by the governor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
Expected to Live Easy.
Quiet in China.

Washington, Feb. 23-Minister Rock
hill today cabled the state department
from Pellin everything is quiet in China
and there is no sign of an outbreak.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
SCHEME ANEWONE.
Ohio Man and Woman Arrested
for Wrecking Trains on the
Pennsylvania.
JUST MISSED A PASSENGER
Woman to Inform on Man Who Would
Plead Insanity and Both En-
Joy Reward.

Tiffin, Ohio, Feb. 23.-Mrs. Dora Car
penter, daughter of Augustus Hoke, a
well known and wealthy resident of
Pleasant township, is under arrest
here, with Grover Bachman, 30 years
old, charged with having caused the
wreck of a Pennsylvania freight train
last week
Bachman has confessed that he in
terfered with the frog that caused the
wreck, declaring that he did the work
under the direction of Mrs. Carpen-
ter. According to his story, the wo-
mans intention was TO wreck fast
passenger train on the Pennsylvania
Only the fact that she miscalculated
the time when the passenger train
would pass the spot selected for the
wreck averted a catastrophe that might
have cost many lives.
Woman Wanted Fatal Wreck.
According to Bachman, Mrs. Carpen-
ter wanted train wreck involving the
loss of as many lives as possible. Then,
when the horror of the catastrophe had
caused a large reward to be offered
for the arrest of the train wrecker, it
was arranged that the woman should
cause his arrest and claim the reward.
Bachman asserts that Mrs. Carpen-
ter persuaded him that when arrested
he could offer the plea of insanity and
escape with a light sentence. He told
the police he fell in with her scheme
and was willing to serve a year in
prison.
Expected to Live Easy.
When his sentence had expired he
declares he and the woman planned to
live life of ease on the reward
Bachman's confession has created a |
sensation here. 1t was only procured
after a long process of Sweating" the
being convinced of his guilt
and that he was swayed by the We
man.
Mrs. Carpenter withstood the long
cross examination to which she was
subjected better than Bachmann, re-
fusing to admit that she had anything |
TO do with the wreck of the freight or |
a plot to wreck a passenger train.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23

Springfield, H., Feb. 23.-The United
Mine Workers of Illinois in conven-
ton today endorsed the stand taken by
the national convention in regard to
the wage scale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
CANNOT AVERT A
BIG COAL STRIKE
Francis L. Robbins, President Of Bi-
luminous Operators, Says
There Is No Hope.

Pttsburg, Feb 23.-Francis l.. Rob
bins, leader of the bituminous coal op-
orators, declared upon his arrival from
New York today he could see no pos
sibility of averting coal strike In the
bitumnous coal regions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23

Dawson, Wis, Has $4,000 Fire.
Dawson. Wis, Feb. 23.-The bust
ness section of this village was de
stroyed by fire. two block being burn
ed. The loss is $4,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
JOHANN H0CH FINALLY PAYS EXTREME
PENALTY FOR REMARKABLE CRIMES

temporarily stop preparations for the
execution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
BROAD REFORMS IN
SIGHT FOR AUSTRIA
Five Bills introduced in Parliament by
Premier Expected to Bring
Peace.

Vienna, Feb. 23.-F'ive bills embody-
ing a scheme for universal suffrage
and other electoral reforms, were intro
duced in the lower house of the Austri-
an parliament today by Premier Fran
kenthurn. The premier was subjected
to noisy Interruptions on the part of
the Pan-Germans while explaining the
details of the plan, but the majority of
deputies heartily applauded his speech.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
COnfesses BIgamy.

Rev. Burkland had a talk with the
prisoner shortly before he went TO the
scaffold and said later Hoch had con-
fessed that he had been a bigamist
and very wicked man, but the minis
ter declined to say whether or not
Hoch had confessed the crime for
which he was executed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
slept Well.

Chicago, Feb. 23.-Hoch slept well
all night, and was in apparently a jo-
vial mood when he awoke. The attor-
neys for the condemned man shortly
before the hour set for the execution
filed a petition in the federal court
asking Intervention to save Hoch The
petition stated the authorities were en-
deavoring to execute Hoch in violation
of the Fourteenth amendment and
without due process of law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23

He chopped off the last words in a
short incisive manner and before his
voice was silenced the drop fell. DIR.
Mcnamara. the county physician, de-
clared death was instantaneous, the
neck being broken.
The body late in the afternoon was
delivered to a local undertaken who
had engaged to inter it at his own ex-
nPnSQ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23

Continued on Page Two.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
Ate Hearty Dinner.

Shortly before the march to the scat
fold commenced Hoch ate hearty din
ner with evident relish. At 1872 Hoch,
accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Peters,
Jailer Whitman. Rev. Schlecter and
Rev. j. r. Burkland stepped upon the
scaffold, and two minutes later he was
"A cOrnSa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
walked Like n Soldier.

He walked upon the scaffold quietly
and stood directly under the moose with
heels together and head erect, like a
soldier on parade. He was pale but
composed. and full of courage. When
asked if he had anything to say Hoch
replied: YES" and in strong German
accent said:
Father, forgive them, they know
not what they do. | must die an inno-
cent man. Goodbye"
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-04-14
There,n be a Hot Time.

There are lively mining camps in a
good many States but nothing ever
seen in mining will compare with what
will be going on in Nevada by the
Fourth of next July. There will be a
continuous roar for hundreds Of miles
from Walkers Lake via Tonopah to
the Colorado river; from a few miles
south of Toano to Phoebe, and with a
little encouragement a dozen districts
in eastern Nevada and western Utah
will be adding their quota. 1t is said,
too, that old T~uscarora has been sold
and will soon be in ''active eruption
and with it the old Cope, Bull Run and
Mountain City districts are beginning
to throb with new life. A good many
hearts will be broken, a good many
graves will be made in the desert, but
these things always attend upon mining
in an unsettled country. On the other
hand, there will be many princely for
tunes made and the wealth of the
world will be much increased. 1t is
certain that Nevada has the call on all
the other mining regions On earth just
now. Salt Lake Telegram.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-04-14
Important Notice to TOnOpah
Realty Holders.

All parties claiming any title to any
of the ground within the exterior boun-
diaries of the claims owned by the Tono-
pah Mining Company of Nevada, or the
Jim Butler Tonopah Mining Company
by reason of agreements heretofore
made by said companies, or by the per-
sons from whom said companies pur-
chased, are hereby notified to file within
sixty days from the first publication of
this notice in the office of the Southern
Nevada Abstract Company, room 3,
Brokers' Exchange building, the evil
dence of title to ground claimed. Upon
presentation of evidence the question
of title to the respective lots will be adj
justed. Parties not presenting evidence
within the period named will be deemed
to have waived all rights to the ground
in question.
ToNoPAH MINING Co. OF NEVADA.
jim BUTLER-ToNoPAH MINING Co.
By F.. A. KEITH, General Manager.
Tonopah, Sept. 81, 1905.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-04-14
important Announcement.

j. J. Benner, of the firm of Libby &
Benner, who were lately involved in the
failure of the publishing house of j. E..
r. Moore, is in the city disDosing of
the assets, consisting of a valuable line
of reference books: Encyclopedia Bri-
tanica, international Dictionary and
Encyclopedia, Natural Histories, Works
on Literature, Worlds Histories,
Worlds Atlas and the best French,
English and American authors, including
Shakespeare, Dickens, Scott, Thackary,
Humes, Carlysle, McCauley, Lytton,
Voltaire, Hugo, Dumas, Balzac, Ginzot,
Guyde, Mapasant, Braute, Matley,
Cooper, Eliot, Gibbons, Hawthorne, Irv-
ing, Poe, Reed and Ruskin. An ex-
ceptionally fine line of standard and De
Lux editions bound in leather and will be
sold for less than half the publishers
price. Mr.. Benner's stay will be short
in Tonopah. Anyone interested can
write, call or phone Capital Hotel.
Phone 500. If
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-04-14
HO! for Manhattan!!!

The Pioneer stage line, owned by
Summerfield Johnson, is doing a rush
ing business these days, in fact it is
doing all the business as far as taking
people to the new mining camp is con-
cerned. The stages leave the Pioneer
stables, near the depot, every morning
and it is certainly a pleasure to ride in
them. Experienced, careful drivers
handle the ribbons and make splendid
time over fair roads. Make your re-
servations ahead. The phone is 514.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-04-14
Notice.

The Tonopah Carriage and Wagon
Works company herewith dissolve
partnership, W. V. Ryan withdraw
ing from the firm. H. Heidemann
will collect and pay all bills.
H. HEIDEMANN,
w, V. RYAN.
L. S. Finnegan, townsite agent
Gold6eld. Write him for prices. =
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-04-14

The Merchants hotel is the head
quarters for mining men. In fact it is
the headquarters for the travelling pub
lie. You will find nice airy rooms and
warm comfortable beds at this popular
hostelry. m
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-04-14

Let us show you our Razors; Gillette
Safety, also, when thinking of purchas-
ing. We also have a large assortment
of Mugs, Strops, Brushes and other ac-
c~essories. The Miners Drug Store,
Inc, Golden Block. d
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-08-31
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of execution No. 40 di-
rected to me, which issued from the
Clerks office of the Ohio Circuit
Court, in favor of S. A. Anderson
Admir-. against John A. st. Clair and
M. L. Heavrin.
|, or one of my deputies, will, on
Monday the 3rd day of September,
1906, between the hours of one
O'Clock p. M, and three o'clock p.
m, at the Court house door in Hart
ford Ohio county, Kentucky, expose
to public sale, to the highest bidder
the following property Tor so much
thereof as may be necessary to salts
fly Plaintiffs debt Sl36.56 interest,
and cost, to-wit:
A tract or parcel of land, lying in
and near Centertown Ohio County,
Kentucky. on the West side of Mill
Street, being the Northern part of
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-08-31
How He Killed Them.

Everybody calls Alfred j. Stofer, a
uelbknown Washington character,
Mai" Stofer, says the Cleveland
Leader.
Where did you get your title,
Sso5&r2 Representative Littlefeld,
Maine, once asked him.
Earned it, suh," Stofer replied,
KILN Yankees in the war;"
But, Stofer, you were not old
snou4h TO be soldier"
Who said | was a soldier, sub;
Bh] said was soldier? | was liv-
N in my native village of Culpeper,
Va. D. sab, in those tryin' times, and
L was there | won glory for the
~, nted confederate cause and my
ads KILN Yankees"
Sat how did you kill them?"
Filled them by Indigestion, sub.
Indigestion, sold 'em apple pies and
81 ed EN-, by scores"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-08-31
A Visit From The P0St0ffice In
SpectOr,

A woman out West tells how her
husband, Silas got appointed post
master: There was four candi-
tes,-three men and a woman.
One was milliner and the only way
they could settle it was by having
a post-office inspectator come along
and decided it. He come and the
undertaken showed his hearse, along
with other qualification which he
thought entitled him to the post.
office. The woman and her friends
showed the Inspector how clear the
milliner shop was kept and showed
him the artificial flowers and arti-
fetal limb. Silas lowed, trying to
out do the undertaken. The other
candidates was keeping a drug store
and sold nip to poor and weary
pilgrims travelling from afar at ten
cents nap and, while the inspector
took a deadhead nap, he said the
law made it impossible to dispense
drinks and mail out of the same
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-08-31

roy first gets the motion that it Is
rra5 ox smoke. He tries it per
taps. his father was smoker and
noe habit is easily acquired because
he has been a second hand smoker
It HE, birth. A close acweakens his
nervous system impairs his brain
aSfion and makes him the easy VIC
siaa. Of all vice and crime that the
usual associates of such a boy can
idevide or pick up from their elders.
The habit of congregating on street
corners or around some saloon in
dangerous to the morals of whole
community and it ought to be the
duty of the people to break up and
prevent such practices. The boy s
place is at home, if he has no better
pace to go than the streets. The
use of tobacco by minors ought to
he broken up by q self denial on the
TART Of the parents and others of
mature age. There is absolutely no
hope Of this ideal condition of things
n this generation or the next. The
world must first be brought closer
h. God-so close that to know duty
Is 20 do it and in the happy day to-
bacco and the saloon will be Danish
sd like the srakes and toads were
Pocicbed from Ireland
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-08-31
Bryan's Tour Worth S65,000 to
him.

Mr.. Bryan has been away from
America eleven months. and during
that time he has made 81 900 week
by writing articles on his travels for
a syndicate Of American papers. He
will earn approximately $4,000 by
his articles. and they will be repro
duced in book form later. which will
net him at least S25, 900 more. 1t is
estimated that Mr.. Bryan's expenses
to travel with his wife. son and
daughter have been 5000 a week, or
about $4,000 for the time he has
been away. His earnings for the
year, therefore will net him S65, 900.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-08-31
ONE CENT POSTAGE
Ii Is Bound to Come in Time
Says the High Official
Mr.. Madden.

Dertoit Mich. Aug. 29.-Third
Assistant Postmaster General Edwin
c. Madden, who arrived in Detroit
this afternoon, in his address before
the delegates to the Nat ional Assoc
citation Of second and third-class
postmasters' and members Of the
Michigan Postmasters association
this evening made some point state
ments concerning defeats in the de-
partment.
Mr.. Madden deplored the facts
that the present postal laws and
regulations providing for so much
red tape" tend to the cultivation of
machine men giving, too little room
for enterprise and initiative. The
postal laws. enacted one at a time
have produced a patchwork result
declared Mr.. Madden.
Mr.. Madden would like to see
remedied the mail classification laws
which need revision to modernize
them. He declared the present rate
on printed matter too high and advo-
cate1 joining the third and fourth
class at the third class. Mr.. Madden
said a new law was needed in the in
terests of the publishers relative to
matter and added that
there should be no special privilege
in the postal service. The present
law as to second-class matter requir-
ed too much Interpretation too much
Interpretation and supervision he
averred.
As to the agitation for one cent
letter postage MIR. Madden pointed
out that % per cent. Of the depart
ment is from letter postage, and
the deficit would be too great at
present with a one-cent rate. The
one-cent rate was bound to come in
time, however, he declared.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-08-31
Ducal Morality.

One never hears of duke going
wrong. Every one bearing any 9TH
er title in the peerage may perhaps
be subjected to the temptations of
the world, the flesh and the devil, "
but duke-never! Indeed, the old
Scotsman's verdict that dukes are
vera varra respectable people"
seems one about which there can be
no doubt-London Tattler.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-08-31
ACetyline in the BlOWpipe.

The use of acetylene gas in the
blowing pipe is an accomplished fact.
and, according to Mr.. Binet. has
many advantageous features. Of
these not the least is the very high
temperatures that can be obtained.
The heat is not absolutely known,
but is in the neighborhood of 1000
degrees, and, in any event, much
higher than the oxyhydrogen blow
pipe is capable Of. Oxygen is used
in connection with the acetylene,
and. being of higher calorifc power
than hydrogen, accounts for the in
crease of temperature.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-08-31

two lots of ground conveyed to Re-
neer Bros, by A. l.. Rowe, ETC., by
deed of record in the Ohio County
Clerks office, Deed Book 10, page
4SS and book "a. page Is and bound
ed as follows:
BEGINNING at stone on the West
side of Mill street; thence N. 2 W..
20 poles and 81 links to stone at
the West side of said street; thence
N. SO w. l6 poles and II links to a
stone; thence . 2 w. 20 poles and
81 links to a stone; thence SIS +. 16
poles and II links to the beginning
containing . acres more or less, the
property conveyed to j. w. Chan
cellor by l.. Z. and c. X. Reneer on
October Goth, 1903, and recorded in
Deed book No. 26. page 1919, and
which was conveyed to J. A. St.
Clair by J. w. Chancellor and wife
btph WHICH HibPCiNg hill iiouoS,
tlouer mill, boiler and engine and
lot of other machinery are situated
all of which is levied upon as the
property of j. A. St. Clair, by going
upon said property and lacking a
a written notice of the levy herein
upon the mill door and also by leav-
ing written notice of the said levy
AZ the home of the defendant. st.
Clair, he being absent from the
State.
TERMS Sale will be made on a
credit of three months, bond with
approved security required. bearing
interest at the rate of six per cent.
per annum from day of sale. AMI
having the force and effect of sale
bond.
Witnessed my hand, this "a day of
July 1906. +. b. MARTIN, S. &C.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-08-31
Perfectly Understood Him.

Senator Clay. of Georgia, was tell
ing Senator Pettus. of Alabama,
about an unfair. browbeating and
insolent federal judge in the south.
HE is-he is-he is" said Senator
Clay, hesitating for a word. 81 un-
derstand you perfectly, senator"
Senator Pettus said. You are a
Baptist and your religion does not
furnish the words necessary proper
~ to describe such a man."
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-08-31
WALKING NUN"
Opens His Campaign for Con
gress at MadiSOnville.
Demands Holding CT Primary for
the Election of Nominee for
Democratic Party.

jacksonville, KY, Aug. 25.-The
Hon. Munnell Wilson. Democratic
candidate for congress in this dis
trict, opened his campaign here to-
day in a speech that was listened to
by large crowd. He spoke in front
of courthouse, using the cul bstone
as his rostrum. The opening speech
had been announced in the papers
for several days and it attracted
many to hear it. The crowd is said
to have been the largest gathered
here since the day on which Beck
ham spoke.
Mr.. Wilson publicly demanded that
the Democratic chairman recall the
meeting of the district committee so
that convention could be called
and he be given a fair chance for the
nomination against Hon. A. o. Stan
ley. He declared that if this was
not done by September, he would
adopt for his emblem the scales and
would make the race independently.
He said his fight would be one for
justice. He said he was opposed to
dissipated men in office and he would
speak everywhere against such. He
also declared that his constant sup
port would be given to the cause of
Temperance and local option in every
county in the district. He pro-
pounded several questions to Mr..
Stanley in regard to that gentle
man Shaking use of telegraph. eX-
press and railroad franks. He said no
man could be true to the people and
the corporations at the same time,
and the use Of franks by Mr.. Stanley
showed that he was serving the cor
porations.
In the last general assembly, Mr..
Wilson was an ardent friend of or
ganized labor and also of the county
unit local option bill. He will rely
very largely on his record on these
matters in his campaign, which has
now been commenced in real earnest.