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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-03
Cyclone Cuts Strip Two
Blocks Wide in Busy
Streets.
DEAD PLACED AT 35
Property Loss Probably ST.
600, ,000---Few of the Vic
tins Identified.

Birmingham, March "a staff cor
respondent wired the News this after
noon from Meridian that the total lis:
of dead numbers 19, one missing, and
injured about so.
NEWS AT MEMPHIS.
Memphis, March 3.-A dispatch re
ceived direct from Meridian at noon
states a conservative estimate places
the number of people killed last night
at from 25 to so. while the injured
probably exceed a hundred.
LOSS IL x5,OOO.OOO.
Mobile, Ala. March 3.-A Meridian
dispatch places the total property loss
at about s5,ooo,ocO.
SAY 100 DIED.
New Orleans, March "a Meridian
dispatch estimates the loss of life at
100. with about 200 injured. Much
confusion prevails as detailed lists of
casualties are unavailable.
Bodies Recovered.
Meridiagg-, Miss. March 3.-Thirteen
bodies have. been recovered from the
wreckage of buildings caused by last
nights storm and the search goes on.
The property loss by the storm and
fire will be in the neighbOrhoOd of ST.
OOO. 900.
Some of the Dead
The dead identified are:
WILLIAM NELSON. former chief of
police
CLAUDE WILLIAMS, bookkeeper.
J. p. TARRY. policeman.
MRS. ELLA SINGLETON and grand
daughter.
Bodies of eight unidentified negroes.
buildings Destroyed.
Among the buildings destroyed are:
Meridian Cotton Oil mills.
City electric power station.
Queen and Crescent freight depot.
Lyle Grocery company.
RUBBISH lumber yards.
Meyer Neville Hardware company.
Grand avenue hotel.
Ogden hotel.
Railroad Y. VI. c. A.
Elmira's restaurant.
Many Small Buildings.
A large number of small buildings
were either demolished or damaged
Many ptOpIt were ihJuItu- inc
storm did not continue over five min
utes and on leaving. it followed the
line of the Mobile & Ohio railroad to
the north.
Broke mt @. Il. VI.
The storm broke shortly after last
evening. plOwing part way from the
southern 10 the eastern suburbs of the
city. and during its short existence
created a reign of terror among the
inhabitants in all sections.
Rain Quenched Fires
Rain fell half an hour after the tor
nado had passed. aiding in the sup
preston of numerous fires that broke
out among the wrecked buildings. Dam
age to the residence portion of the city
was very small. the greatest havoc
befng wrought in the business section
in % uaorO settlements
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-03
Result Terrible.

Continued on Page Four.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-03
Many Small buildings.

Rain fell half an hour after the tor
nado had passed. aiding in the sup
preston of numerous fires that broke
out among the wrecked buildings. Dam
age to the residence portion of the city
was very small. the greatest havoc
being wrought in the business section
and in the negro settlements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-03

After being released on bail. Walsh
made the following statement: "The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-14
TO REMOVE CHIEF ROSE.
Kansas City. Kan, Council Acts on
Civic League Request.

Kansas City. Kan, March 1.-THE
council last night received a communica-
ton from the executive committee of
the Civic league bearing upon the charge
made by Harry Barry, formerly proprie-
tor Of Joint" at Central avenue and
the Belt line tracks. that agents repr =
sentfng Vernon J. Rose. chief of police
tried to collect a SIS assessment from
him. and that because he refused 70
pay John Halvey, a patrolmau, was
placed in front of his door to warn Gus
toners away. The communication in
cluded a resolution that the city attor
ney institute the necessary legal pro-
eeedings to remove from Office Rose,
Dennis Handrahan, police clerk; John
Halvey, patrolman, and all other police
officers who are violating the section Of
the prohibition law requiring police Of
fcers to report violations to the county
attorney. Councilman Garlich moved
that the resolution be adopted and the
motion carried by a vote to to 3.
More monkey business, said Mayor
Rose, when the vote had been announc-
ed. Then he continued:
mo money has been collected by this
administration, directly or indirectly
from joints or any other source, by
the police department or any other de-
partment, for campaign purposes, OF
other purposes
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ON way TO TOPEKA.
The Famous strang Motor Car Is
Headed This Way.

Advices received at the local Offices Of
the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
railway are that the Strang gasoline
electric motor car arrived in Kansas
City from Eldon. Mo. yesterday at
2 o'clock. The future movement of this
famous car has not been determined.
It is probable that 1t viii return to St.
Louis, pick up party of the high Off
Gals of the Rock Island and make a re-
turn trip to Kansas City and possibly
on to Topeka When the original sch O.
dule for the trip Of this car was made
it was planned to cross the continent
in one continuous trip but such inter
est has been manifested in the car at
the points 50 far visited by railroad Tneu
that this schedule has been abandoned
for the present and the trip to the coast
viii not be undertaken Immediately, at
least this is the best inforna ton obtain
able here.
This car which is called the "Ogerfta.
after the young daughter of Mr.. Straug,
completed a 1000 mile trip when Il
reached Kansas City Never in the his
tory Of railrOading has such a record Of
travel been made by a self-propelled
electric car, and not since the invention
Of the trolley has SO important a dis
covery been made, as it promises to rev
olutionize the interurban railway bust
ness in the United States. The Strang
car is a perfected model of the inde-
all the requirements of cars of this
type. The journey half way across the
continent has been without serious trou-
BILE or mishap, and the car has main
tanned a speed of 30 miles an hour over
some Of the railways of the east and its
average time on the present trip has
been IS miles an hour
The great advantage of the strang
system Of propulsion over similar com
binations is that it requires a gasoline
engine ONLY large enough for the aver
age power The engine is of special
construction and indicates number Of
governing devices which are unique in
design and operation. The general plan
Of the system consists of a gas engine
with a direct connected generator, cleo
trio transmission and control. direct con-
nection between the generator and the
trucks, and storage battery.
Several more cars of the same type
are now being built for use on the new
interurban road which is being con-
structed between Kansas City, Mo. and
Olathe, Kan. The new cars are to be
somewhat larger than the present one
and will measure 50 feet 8 inches over
the vestibules.
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New YORK stocks.

Wall St, New York, March 14.-STOCKS
First prices in the stock market today
were a fraction higher than last night
Trading was quiet and the volume OF
transact small. Gains in excess OF a
half point were in General Electric. Colo
rado Fuel. Cotton Oil and Anaconda. Chi
cago Union Traction ran Off 18 points.
Speculative ventures were largely limit
ed to stocks which, for one reason OF an
other, were good mediums for profession
al operations. Among these were the coal
southern and Hill groups of railroads and
certain specialties.
Moderate profit taking and some room
selling on the violent liquidation in Chi
cago Union Traction forced the market
backward and Reading lost its rise.
Illinois Central rose 3 points after. the
general list had lost it's upward impulse.
The average price level receded to below
last night in the second hour. Varying
operations of room traders were all there
was to the market
Bonds were steady at noon.
Uncertainty as to the working out Of
various factors overshadOWed the market,
such as the International political 4situa-
ton and the home labor conditions seem
ed to be regarded as the inducement OF
the stagnation. None OF the usual prorri-
nent stocks moved widely enough between
IL and 1 O'Clock to call for comment.
Professional interest in the market =di-
minished SO greatly and fluctuations were
50 trivial that by ? O'Clock the tape was
being scanned more from that than In the
expectation Of finding anything reSenb-
ling a profitable turn
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MARKETS TODAY.
" heat Is Rather Easy at the
Opening.
Corn Steady Because of Small
Local Receipts.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Quoted at Ten Cents
Higher.
Hogs Also Are Up About Five
Cents.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.

chicago, HI, March 14-WHEAT-The
wheat market was easy at the opening to-
Day Pit traders were bearishly inclined
because Of lower cables, liberal receipts in
me northwest and continued snow in the
southwest. Traders were the chief sellers.
although commission houses Joined some
what in the movement. The chief demand
came from shorts. May opened 1SaHc to
54Qasc lower, at 765sd76szc, advanced to
76s4Q767sc, reacted to 76ss0761kc, and sold
at 169se. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chi
cago reported receipts of 391 cars against
11S cars year ago.
Toward the middle of the day the mar
ket became strong on covering by shorts,
VINO were actuated by reports of a fam
me IN Russia just before the close the
market slumped off somewhat on profit
taking; The high point was reached a
7713Q775sc. The close was steady, with
May up a shade at TIC
CORN-The corn market was steady,
CHIEFLY because OF small local receipts.
Cables were lower, but this was onset
by the diminished amount of arrivals.
May opened a shade lower, at 42skc, sd-
Xanced TO 42A@42Ae, and sold at $3.50
Nay advanced to sc, where It closed
steady and was 1s0Ac higher.
OATS-Proft taking BY local holders
caused an easier tone in the oats market.
There was little news Of any character.
May opened unchanged, at 291sc, and de-
clined to 28sz Q28Bc.
PROVISIONS Trading in provisions
was very quiet, but the market was firm,
based on a &c advance in the price of live
hogs May pork opened PIC higher, At
S15.75, and sold at $3.50. Lard was up III
4oc, at 1881 Ribs advanced 2azd5c, at
WHEAT-Cash No. red. BIZ 08zNc c;
No. red. 77Q80c; No. ? hard, 76549791zc
No. 3 hard, 7254 0761zc; No. northern. TX
@80c; No 2 northern, 763z 07sc; No. Z
spring, 7297Sc.
CORN-No. 2.41A@n1zc; NO. 3. 401k@4oAc
OATS-No. 2 2914c; No. g. 29c.
RYE-Cash: 591zc; May, 601z061c.
FLAX-Cash: NV, sI135z; S.-W.,
S1.09; May. S1.131b.
TIb4OTH Y-Seed, $1.31%
CLOVER@$13.85.
BARLEY-Cash: 37G52c.
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Amatenr Rilliard HVlnners-

Chicago. March 14.=Calvin Dema-
rest, Chicago, and J. Ferdinand Pog-
genberg. New York, won the second
and third game in the national anna
teur billiard cham pionshfp. tournament
here Tuesday. They defeated the ma
tional champion, c. F. Conkling, Chi
cago, and Charles S. Norris, New
York, respectively, the victors display
ing masterful billiards, especially
Demarest. whose youth and fnexperi-
ence in tournament play were ex-
pected to count against him Except
COR occasional flashes of nervous
ness, however. he stuck n his work
like veteran and piled up a brilliant
run IF So
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LOST A DIAMOND EARRING.
An lola Woman Has a Missing Jewel
OF $3.50 Value.

lola, Kas.. March 14.-Mrs. ]. ].
Hoffman. who runs a boarding house
at 918 East street, was on the street
yesterday looking for a $3.50 diamond
earring which she says she lost Sat
urday afternoon. She was in num-
Der of Offices and stores while down
town Saturday evening and did not
miss the ring until she returned home
She with friends made a thorough
search of all the stores and offices and
of her route 10 and from home, but
found nothing of the earring. She
was at first Of the opinion that it was
probably swept up in the dust of the
stores and thrown into the sewers
Several were opened but It could not
be found.
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NO ACTION TAKEN.
CONTINUED from Page u

They claimed that the state text book
commission had ordered that the chart
be purchased. and that it was incumbent
upon the board to obey this order. This
result was that thousands of dollars
worth of charts were unloaded in thu
state of Kansas. Mr.. Lyon, who has
written the letter to Mr.. Dayhon so Sc
verely condemning him, says:
Dickinson county lost about 81, $50:
Nemaha lost about 81, 300, and many
other counties in proportion. They are
working other states now. Dayhon has
carried page advertisement for this
outfit all the time. and still carries it.
We have been trying for almost a year
to get something done. but Dayhof
blocks the way
The page advertisement which APP
pears in Dayhoff's paper. the Kansas
Educator, published at Hutchinson, is
in part as follows
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write you a personal letter. I solicit
the same courtesy from you
Evidently Mr. Dayhoff's little blum
about his attorneys" was intended
simply to make A1r. Stanley quit send
ing things to the State Journal for
publication. It was the publicity Of
the thing which ranked with Mr.. Day
hon.
Mr. Stanley then wrote Mr.. Dayhod
two letters stating that he would be
willing to let the matter drop provided
the text book commission should be call
ed for an Immediate meeting. The first
letter brought no response. The second
letter was rewarded with q curt reply
on January % to the effect that Mr.
Dayhoff had just written to the mem
bers Of the state text book commission
asking them what time would suit them
best for a meeting. Mr.. Dayhom adds.
would be OF interest to you. Cannot
write it
Mr.. Dayhoff's prefer Of a confidential
communication which was too good to
put in writing did not seem to make
much impression on Mr.. Stanley, who
waited until February 13, and then
wrote to Mr.. Dayton:
I am reliably informed that almost
every member of the text book commits
sion is ready to come to Topeka at any
time. I have looked for the announce
ment of the call of the commission in
vain. am addressing you the last let
ter I propose to about the matter. The
pubic IS asking Justice at the hands OF
the commission, and you alone. may or
can convene them: hence you alone are
responsible for the delay. Hoping that
you have the courage to take a decisive
step, am very truly,
ARTHUR J. STANLEY"
It was this letter which called forth
Mr.. DayhOG's reply as quoted at the
opening Of this story, stating that there
would be no meeting of the commission.
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MORGAN READY TO QUIT.
He win Drop the Fight in Reno Now
He Says.

". z. Morgan was in Topeka today.
Morgan is covered with smiles as a
result Of the Reno county primaries.
He said today:
THE fight in the Reno primaries
was between the crowd behind George
and the crowd behind Ryker. The
people who live right there at home
preferred RySer. They know him,
and they Ike him better than George.
I believe that Ryker's nomination is
almost assured.
'As far as 7 am concerned, I am
ready to stop the fighting. I have
nothing against George. He is good
man. Some pretty mean things were
said about me IN the campaign, but
do not hold any grudge against any
body I believe that everybody in
our county will be for Ryker. Even
Ryker's friends were surprised at the
ease with which he won the fight.
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Kansas civ Live Stock MarIget.

Kansas City. Mo- March 14-CATTLE-
Receipts today. 1000 head. including 400
head southerns. Market steady to strong
Native steers S4.00Q5. 80; southern steers
s.. 50G5. 90; southern cows. 81. 25G14.00; native
cows and heifers 81. 25615 10; stockers and
feeders, S3.00d4.75; bulls. s.. s504.15i calves.
50 09dT.00; western fed steers, $S5975. so;
western fed cows, s.. 50Q4 SO.
ket strong to SC higher. Bulk Of SAFES.
Sc 15G6. 274s; heavy, S6,2506 S245; packers j,
s615d6. 30; pigs and lights. SIS. 5096.20
SHFFP=Receipts today, 5000 head
Market strong Muttons, 81. 50dS 80; lambs
s.. 1906. 70; range wetherss $55006.00 fed
ewes 81 25O5. 40
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T1.ied ID scare stanley.

Early in January. the State Journal
printed a signed article from Superlh-
tendent Stanley. IN which MI STANLEY
criticised Mr.. Dayhoh rather severely
for his failure to call the text book
commission together, and have the ac-
ton of the board approving the agri-
cultural charts revoked. as the thing
had then been going on Tor NUMBER
of months.
Mr.. Dayhoff addressed TINS 4etteE ~
Mr.. Stanley:
pear Sir: Ny attorneys have just
handed me a clipping from the sun
day Topeka Journal. wish 70 ASK
voll If YOU signed that article, and II
the printed statement Is not just the
same as your article, kindly send me
copy OF your article and obl1ge
ST. L. DAYHOFF."
This letter indicated that Mr.. Day
hon intended to bring some legal ac-
ton against Mr.. Stanley. or the State
Journal. In reply to It, MI Stanley
wrote to Mr.. Dayhofg and asked him
what objections he had TO the article
as printed in the State journal To
this Mr.. Dayton replied on January
IS. with a letter cover 1B TOUR type
written pages Some parts Of it Of
especial interest are as follows.
Your letter of last Sunday, pub
lished in the State Journal seems to
convey the idea that I am trying to
up hold those scoundreIs who have
been defrauding and misrepresenting
things in the school districts in yarf-
Gus parts Of the state. I have been
endeayorfng to the utmost or my aDll-
ity to get inforTnatfon and to locate the
fellows IN order that the law may be
applied to them. I have failed utterly
so far, and propose IN a short time to
call the commission together and re-
woke their approval.
Il trust that [ shall have your CO.
operation in this matter rather than
opposition. I want you to take this
letter In the friendly spirit in which i
IS given. If I believed that you needed
any advice in the adninistratfo Of
your duties as your friend would
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of apparent health, Mrs. Margaret
Swartz, of this city, predicted her own
death and was dead two hours later. She
was IS years old. When she had finished
preparing the evening meal she turned
III and was going to die suddenly, as
she had always wished to die. She ask :
ed that a minister and the members of
her family be sent for. and when they
had assembled at her bedside she died
as she had predicted.
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CANCEL GAME WITH BAKER.
Ks~U. Management cans on Basket
ball Contest.


Lawrence. Kan, March 14-Manager
Lansdon, of the University of Kansas
Athletic association, was forced to can
eel the Baker basketball game, which
was to have been played here March IS
to decide the Missouri valley champion
ship. today on account of the illness Of
Captain NJ Miller and the transfer of
Tommy Johnson, the freshman guard.
to the track team. The season for
basketball is too far gone ito get a play
ported that Forest Allen would not
play on account of having coached the
Baker team for few weeks.
This closes the university basketball
schedule for this year The team has
done very good work and has won more
than half Of the games played. The
most notable victories we're those over
Nebraska, Armour institute and Wash
was the Baker game, which was played
at Baldwin before the freshmen were
eligible here.
A special dispatch was received from
Baldwin. stating that the general i'm
preston among the Baker university
students was that Kansas had Cancelled
the game because they feared to meet
the Baker i've Baker will pay p game
with the Newton. Kan. Athletic club
in place Of that arranged with the Jay
haWkers. The Methodists have made
an envtable record the past season, hay
ing lost but three games out OF seven
teen played. One of their most nota bic
victories was over the K. c. A. c. five.
which they defeated by a close score IN
the last minute os play
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Dons WilI Fieht a Duel.

Madrid, March 14.-ColoneI Primo
Rivera, nephew Of the general of that
name. who formerly commanded the
Spanish troops in the Philippines, has
arranged to fight a duel with Deputy
Sogiano. who yesterday was savagely
assaulted by the colonel for criticising
acts of the Spanish gererals in Cuba
and the Philippines
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New York. March 14-BUTTER- Market
ern factory, common to frsts IS0l6es
western imitation creamery, extras, z8ci
western imitation creamery. frsts. lie.
EGIfS-Market Arm Western 6rstss
149<c: western seconds, l4Glz1zc; south
ems. I21a1141Ac.
POULTRY-Alive poultry firm. West
crn chickens, I1zc; fowls I35Lc; turkeys,
7SQ2oc. Dressed poultry firm. Western
chickens 109lScs turkeys 14020cs fowls
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chicaco Prollnce Hlsrlzet.

Chicago, ILL., March 14-BUTTEF-Afar
ket steady. Creamery. 1eq261sc' dairy, 10
Csc.
EGGs- Market easy. At mark. cases in
eluded, 1215zc.
sE-bIarlet steady. Daisies, 421a
67l3c; Twins llsE0I214c; Young Americas,
POULTRY-Alive poultry steady. Tur-
keys, 121ze: chickens and springs, PC
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Kansas City, March 14.-Close-YE HEAT
Receipts today. p cars. Quotations
were steady and as follows: May Ilssei
July, 70es sept, 6egsc. Cash. No. hard
75@751zc; No ) hard. 72tzQ76cs No. RED
fs0RN-Rfarket STEADY. May, 3sstc. Ju-
", ag5kc. Cash. No mixed S91sc; NO.
white. 41A0411ze; No. white, sc
OATS-Market hTn- No. white sl7z4
&c.
RYE-Karket steady. 57d575ze.
HAY-Market strong. Cholce tlmotn5s
$11-25d1150; choice prairie s.. 5o18.io.
BLJrTER-Cr sc; packing, 12c.
EGGS Market steady. FRESH &c
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4. Q. Want 10 Keen Red suits.

Lawreuce5 Kan, March 14@Tbere
has been a reaction against the use Of
gray suits by the baseball team at the
University Of Kansas this year which
has reached the athletic board. me
students Cont like to sec the red suits
which have beer used for the past af-
teen years. discarded for the gray. The
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Card of Thanks.

We desire to thank our many
friends for their kindness and sym
pathy during the sickness and death
Of our husband and father, R. B.
Allison.
MRS. R. B. ALLISON and Family,
1905 Polk.
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Liverpool opening cables: Wheat SD
Liverpool. 1880 p m: wheat ss01ad
lower; corn SD lower
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat. Z
cars; graded. 0. Corn. 1913 cars; graded, 1.
Oats. los cars; graded. II.
Northwest grain receipts today: Mime
apolis, 1913 cars; Duluth, IS cars. A year
ago: Minneapolis, 164 cars; Duluth, 8
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W. a. WHITE TO SPEAK.
Enporin Editor WIN Be at the lola
Y. IS. C. a. Reception.

lola. Kas- March 14.-secretarv
starkey 0f the r NJ. c. A. talked viii,
william Allen White, of Empor3a. over
the telephone and was Informed bv
Mr.. White that he was ready and
anxious to come to lola and make an
address at the mems reception which
ds TO be held March SO. Mr White
said that he had aIready seTected the
subject for his remarks and that he
would be here unless sickness in his
family prevented st. Both Mrs. White
and one Of the children are sick.
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possible they will be dyed red. The
players do not like the gray suits on
account of the ease with " hich they are
soiled and the intolershle heat that
they absorb on hot days
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AmnlunItion for 80

a million rounds Of ammunition for
target practice has reached here. The
ammunition is for Craig rifles. the old
pattern and not the new The nav
rifles probably VIII not be here in time
for the practice of the first battalions
e go TO the rife range in April.